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Lennon , Paul McCartney , Ringo Starr and George Harrison then appearing . The other Beatles are then seen teasing Paul about Heather Mills having one leg , calling her " Peg " and " Eileen " . After much maneuvering , Han is able to escape the TIE fighters , eventually parking in a handicapped zone , citing vertigo as his medical condition . This leads Leia to question Han 's decision making , and causes Han to film a " video confession " similar to those on the MTV reality show The Real World .
While departing Hoth , Luke meets Flash Gordon , the title character to the 1954 television series that inspired Lucas to create Star Wars . When Luke reaches the Dagobah system , he crash lands into a swamp , prompting Allstate spokesperson and actor Dennis Haysbert to appear , in a parody of his commercials . Haysbert was reportedly approached to voice himself , but rejected the offer for unspecified reasons . Later getting out of the crashed ship , R2 @-@ D2 is eaten and spat back out by a swamp monster , prompting R2 to question what else is located beneath the swamp water . The Legion of Doom lair then rises from the swamp , which angers Luke . After Luke meets him , Yoda , as portrayed by Carl , reveals that the secret to mastering the Force is to " check out sweet @-@ ass DVD releases " , and goes on to reference several films , including National Lampoon 's Van Wilder and Iron Man , as well as Iron Man 's director Jon Favreau . A montage depicts Luke performing various athletic feats under Yoda 's guidance , interlaced with clips of Dolph Lundgren as Ivan Drago from the 1985 film Rocky IV . Going on to test Luke 's knowledge of various films , Yoda begins to ask the best and worst " naked chick " scenes , with Luke responding by citing the best as Rebecca De Mornay in Risky Business , and the worst as Kathy Bates in About Schmidt . Yoda then asks about the best scene in the 1985 film Teen Wolf and Luke picks the scene in which Michael J. Fox in wolf make @-@ up opens the bathroom door to see his father is also a werewolf . Yoda says Luke is correct , but that he also would have accepted the end celebration in which an extra allegedly exposes himself .
Once the Emperor , portrayed by Carter Pewterschmidt , contacts Darth Vader , he first begins by telling him that he is getting rid of all his CDs because he is " downloading all his music to his new iPod " , then proceeds to list several albums , including singer Natalie Merchant 's 1995 album Tigerlily , Alanis Morissette 's album Jagged Little Pill , and finally Richard Marx 's single " Hold On to the Nights " , the last of which Darth Vader excitedly agrees to take . Calling upon various bounty hunters , Darth Vader reviews a lineup of auditioning hunters , including Dog the Bounty Hunter , IG @-@ 88 , Zuckuss , Bossk , Boba Fett as portrayed by the Giant Chicken , and finally Raggedy Andy , who Vader angrily dismisses . During a confrontation with Han , Darth Vader deflects lasers using his gloves and sings the theme song from the Wonder Woman television series . Once Han Solo is captured by Darth Vader , he is tortured into confessing his clogging one of the bathrooms on Cloud City . Vader then forces Han to listen to Paula Cole 's " Where Have All the Cowboys Gone ? " on full blast . When Luke lands on Cloud City to fight Vader , he is first subjected to appearing on the popular reality competition American Idol , with Ryan Seacrest as host of the ensuing " lightsaber battle " before he is quickly killed by Luke . After losing his battle against Darth Vader , Luke falls to the bottom of the floating city and calls out for Leia , along with Obi @-@ Wan and actor Tom Selleck , the last of which is then seen briefly looking up from his book in a real @-@ life cameo from the movie Her Alibi . Sensing this , Leia then orders Chewbacca to turn the ship around , prompting a parody of Vicki Sue Robinson 's single " Turn The Beat Around " , reworded to " Turn the Ship Around " .
As the story comes to a close , Luke interrupts the ending sequence and raises the viewer 's awareness to all of the " unanswered questions " that the movie leaves behind . The Western Union postal worker from the 1989 film Back to the Future Part II then appears , and hands Luke a message delivered by Doc Brown from the year 1885 , with the story then ending on the words " To be Concluded " , in the same fashion of Back to the Future . Composer Alan Silvestri allowed the producers to use his Back to the Future theme since he 's a fan of Family Guy .
The episode then cuts back to the Griffin family household , with Peter immediately rehashing the argument between him and Chris that first started in " Blue Harvest " , a joke grounded in the fact that Chris ' voice actor , Seth Green , is one of the creators and producers of the stop motion comedy series Robot Chicken . Peter begins by suggesting that Robot Chicken would never be able to top the story he had just told . Hearing this , Chris defends Robot Chicken . Peter continues to poke at Chris and finally states that he " may have more time to tell another story " entitled Without a Paddle , a critically panned movie in which Seth Green starred . Chris then angrily storms off yelling " Fuck you " to Peter .
= = Reception = =
In a significant decrease from the previous episode , " Something , Something , Something , Dark Side " was viewed in 6 @.@ 13 million homes in its first half @-@ hour , and 6 @.@ 39 in its second ( previous episode was viewed in 7 @.@ 59 million homes ) . It aired simultaneously with the season finale of The Celebrity Apprentice on NBC , the series finale of Lost on ABC , and Brooks & Dunn – The Last Rodeo on CBS . The episode acquired a 3 @.@ 0 and 3 @.@ 2 rating , in the first and second half @-@ hours respectively , in the 18 – 49 demographic . The episode beat the season finales of The Simpsons and The Cleveland Show in both the 18 – 49 demographic and in total viewership .
Reviews of the television broadcast were highly positive , praising its close attention to detail in parodying the original film . Jason Hughes of TV Squad found the episode to be " incredibly [ impressive ] , " going on to note , " As much as we fans love the films , we know they 're not perfect , and that they 're downright ridiculous in places . Family Guy managed to point out virtually all of those moments in this parody . " Todd VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club found the episode to have " a lot of solid laughs " , and admired the show for " throwing itself into these outsized movie parody things " . Critics of the DVD and Blu @-@ ray Disc releases gave the episode high praise for its ability to accurately reflect the original film . Cindy White of IGN gave the episode an 8 out of 10 , noting that it " lives up to its predecessor and , like the film it spoofs , arguably exceeds it in some ways " . John Scott Lewinski of Wired praised the faithfulness to the original film , saying that it " becomes clear that MacFarlane and his writers are legit Star Wars fans " . Adam Rosenberg of MTV Movies Blog called the episode " hilarious " and Paul Semel of Metromix praised the episode for featuring " some very ribald humor " , and " [ skewering ] the original movie with some rather insightful moments " . In a subsequent review of Family Guy 's eighth season , Ramsey Isler of IGN listed " Something , Something , Something , Dark Side " as being a " pretty entertaining parody , and a safe way to wrap things up . "
= = Home release = =
On December 22 , 2009 , before the episode first aired , it was released on DVD in Region 1 , and — in a first for the series — the episode was available on Blu @-@ ray Disc . It was released on December 26 , 2009 in Region 2 , and on December 23 , 2009 in Region 4 . As with " Blue Harvest " , a limited edition version is available in the region 2 version , and comes with collectible items , including a T @-@ shirt of The Giant Chicken as Boba Fett . The Blu @-@ ray Disc release features a second disc containing a " digital copy " of the episode .
= = Sequel = =
With the success of " Blue Harvest " and " Something , Something , Something , Dark Side " , a sequel episode , entitled " It 's a Trap ! " and parodying the film Return of the Jedi , aired during the ninth season of Family Guy . The episode was written by David A. Goodman and Cherry Chevapravatdumrong , and directed by Peter Shin , in his first episode since the fourth season .
= Shinan District =
Shinan District ( Chinese : 市南 ; pinyin : shìnán " South City " ) is an urban district ( 区 ) of Qingdao , Shandong . It has an area of 30 @.@ 01 square kilometres ( 7 @,@ 420 acres ; 11 @.@ 59 sq mi ) and had approximately 527 @,@ 000 inhabitants as of 2007 . Shinan is located in coastal hilled terrain , and has a temperate monsoon climate . Common features include moderate temperatures , moist air , abundant rainfall , and four distinct seasons . It is notable for its early 20th @-@ century German architecture , unusual in Chinese cities .
In the mid @-@ 19th century the European powers forcibly opened China to foreign trade . Germany acquired the Kiautschou Bay concession from China in 1898 , and substantially developed a fishing village they spelled " Tsingtao " ( simplified Chinese : 青岛 ; traditional Chinese : 青島 ; pinyin : Qīngdǎo ) . The area built by the Germans falls into the part of Qingdao known today as Shinan District .
Shinan is a center for political , business and finance activities , and is home to investment from an increasing number of Fortune 500 companies . To facilitate urban planning , it is divided into a number of areas , including a port and logistics area , tourism area , software / IT area , high @-@ end retail area and financial area .
Shinan is home to the Qingdao International Sailing Centre ( simplified Chinese : 青岛奥林匹克帆船中心 ; traditional Chinese : 青島奧林匹克帆船中心 ; pinyin : Qīngdǎo Àolínpǐkè Fānchuán Zhōngxīn ) , a world @-@ class sailing marina constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics . It hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Sailing competitions . It has also hosted a leg of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race each year since 2005 .
= = History = =
After China 's defeat in the First Opium War , the country was forcibly opened to foreign trade by a number of treaties collectively referred to as the Unequal Treaties . Following the Treaty of Nanjing ( 1842 ) , the British established the first treaty ports . Following China 's concession to the British Empire , other foreign powers including France , the United States , Portugal , Germany , Japan , and Russia won concessions as well . Foreigners , who were centered in foreign sections of the cities , enjoyed legal extraterritoriality as stipulated in the Unequal Treaties . Foreign clubs , racecourses , and churches were established in major treaty ports . Some of these port areas were directly leased by foreign powers , such as the concessions in China , effectively removing them from the control of local governments .
= = = German presence in Qingdao = = =
In the early 1890s , the German Empire had been considering occupying Jiaozhou Bay ( " Jiaozhou " was formerly romanized as Kiaochow , Kiauchau or Kiao @-@ Chau in English and Kiautschou in German ) for building its first naval base in East Asia in order to expand into the interior of Shandong . In 1891 the Qing government decided to make Qingdao ( commonly spelled " Tsingtao " until well into the 20th century ) defensible against naval attack and began to improve the existing fortifications of the town . German naval officials observed and reported on this Chinese activity during a formal survey of Jiaozhou Bay in May 1897 . In November 1897 , the German Navy seized Jiaozhou Bay under the pretext of ensuring that reparations were paid for the murder of two German Catholic missionaries in the province . In the spring of 1898 , the German government signed a treaty that allowed the Germans to lease an area of 540 square kilometres ( 130 @,@ 000 acres ; 210 sq mi ) for 99 years , to construct a railway to Jinan , the capital of Shandong province , and to exploit coalfields along the railroad .
The Kiautschou Bay concession , as it became known , existed from 1898 to 1914 . With an area of 552 square kilometres ( 136 @,@ 000 acres ; 213 sq mi ) , it was located in the imperial province of Shandong ( alternatively romanized as Shantung or Shan @-@ tung ) on the southern coast of the Shandong Peninsula in northern China . Qingdao was its administrative center . According to Dr. Wilhelm Matzat , of the University of Bonn , " The so @-@ called Marktstrasse ( Market street ) was nothing more than the old main street of the Chinese village of Tsingtao , and the buildings lining it were the former homes of fishermen and farmers . Having sold their property , they resettled their homes and fields in the villages further east . " On gaining control of the area , the Germans outfitted the impoverished fishing village of Tsingtao with wide streets , solid housing areas , government buildings , electrification throughout , a sewer system and a safe drinking water supply . The buildings were built in a European style . The area had the highest density of schools and per capita student enrollment in all of China ; primary , secondary and vocational schools were funded by the Imperial German treasury and Protestant and Roman Catholic missions . This area is what later became Shinan District .
During World War 1 the territory was conquered by a joint Anglo @-@ Japanese task force during the 1914 Siege of Tsingtao and the victorious Allies of World War 1 awarded the continuation of the lease to the Empire of Japan over the objections of the Republic of China . The territory reverted to Chinese control in 1922 .
= = = World War II and subsequent civil war = = =
The Japanese reoccupied Qingdao in January 1938 after the start of the Second Sino @-@ Japanese War .. On August 15 , 1945 , Japan surrendered to Allied forces , officially ending World War II , and forces of the Kuomintang entered the city in September , restoring the government of the Republic of China . During the Chinese Civil War , Qingdao served briefly as a port for the United States Navy .
On June 2 , 1949 , the Communist @-@ led Red Army entered Qingdao and both the city and Shandong Province have since been under Chinese government control .
= = = Under Mao = = =
Soon after the Communists assumed control , a combination of assertive nationalism and socialist ideology led to the eradication of the Western presence in China , including Western culture and products . " The denunciation of anything Western as ' capitalist , ' ' bourgeois ' and representative of the ' imperialist world ' reached a peak during the ideological extremism of the Korean War ( 1950 – 1953 ) when the final vestiges of the Western economic and cultural presence were eradicated . " This took the form of expulsion of foreigners and destruction or defacement of foreign property . An example of this in Shinan District was St. Michael 's Cathedral , which was badly damaged during the Cultural Revolution which lasted from 1966 to 1971 . During this time St. Michael 's Cathedral was defaced by the Red Guards . The crosses topping the twin steeples were removed , with two Red Guards falling to their deaths during the removal .
= = = After Mao = = =
The Chinese government subsequently repudiated the Cultural Revolution . A major document presented at the September 1979 Fourth Plenum of the Eleventh National Party Congress Central Committee , gave a " preliminary assessment " of the entire 30 @-@ year period of Communist rule . At the plenum , party Vice Chairman Ye Jianying declared the Cultural Revolution " an appalling catastrophe " and " the most severe setback to [ the ] socialist cause since [ 1949 ] . " The Chinese government 's condemnation of the Cultural Revolution culminated in the Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People 's Republic of China , adopted by the Sixth Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China . This stated that " Comrade Mao Zedong was a great Marxist and a great proletarian revolutionary , strategist and theorist . It is true that he made gross mistakes during the " cultural revolution " , but , if we judge his activities as a whole , his contributions to the Chinese revolution far outweigh his mistakes . His merits are primary and his errors secondary . "
Since the 1984 inauguration of China 's open @-@ door policy to foreign trade and investment , Qingdao has developed quickly as a modern port city . In 1986 , Qingdao became one of five cities specifically designated in the state plan and granted with provincial level authority over economic administration . In 1994 , Qingdao was elevated to one of China 's 15 sub @-@ provincial cities .
= = Terrain , climate and demographics = =
Shinan has an area of 30 @.@ 01 km ² and around 527 @,@ 000 inhabitants as of 2007 . It is located in coastal hilly terrain , and has a temperate monsoon climate . Common features include moderate temperatures , moist air , abundant rainfall , and four distinct seasons . In the spring , temperatures tend to rise slowly , a month later than inland . Summers are warm and rainy , winters are windy and dip below freezing . The hottest month is July , with an average temperature of 25 @.@ 3 ° C ( 77 @.@ 5 ° F ) , and the coldest month is December , with an average temperature of − 1 @.@ 9 ° C ( 28 @.@ 6 ° F ) Average rainfall is 42 @.@ 46 centimetres ( 16 @.@ 72 in ) per year .
= = Economy = =
Shinan " is situated in Qingdao 's downtown area ; it is a centre for political , business and finance activities , and is home to investment from an increasing number of ' Fortune 500 ' companies . " To facilitate urban planning , it is divided into a number of areas , including a port and logistics area , tourism area , software / IT area , high @-@ end retail area and financial area .
= = = Foreign investment = = =
Shinan 's foreign direct investment utilization reached US $ 188 million in 2006 , a 45 % increase over 2005 . By the end of 2006 , 2 @,@ 282 foreign companies had facilities in Shinan ; 55 of which had invested over USD $ 10 million each , and over 30 being counted in the world 's top 500 companies .
According to a report by global consulting firm KPMG , " Ranked according to size of investment , the top five industry sectors for foreign investment in Shinan in 2006 were real estate , professional services ( accounting , legal services ) , logistics , wholesaling , retailing and restaurant and tourism ; more than half of this amount was invested in real estate . "
= = Culture = =
Economic reform has paved the way for rapid development of cultural undertakings in Shinan District , which strives to maintain its coastal culture in the face of major urban development by holding ocean @-@ themed festivals such as " Marine Day " and " Sea of Love " . The 2008 Olympics provided an unprecedented level of cultural exchange in the city .
Major outdoor cultural facilities in Shinan include May 4th Square ( pictured at left ) , Music Square , Ba Da Guan Square , Tanzan Square , Lao She parks , Huiquan Square , and Station Square .
Theaters include Red Star Cinema , Chinese Cinema , and Huiquan Theater . Conference / exhibition facilities include Qingdao People 's Hall , Qingdao Stadium , and the Qingdao Municipal Conference Center .
= = Tourism = =
Over three @-@ quarters of Qingdao 's tourist resorts are located in Shinan , due to its scenic coast and beaches .
= = = Attractions in Shinan = = =
Zhan Qiao ( Pier , 栈桥 )
Little Qingdao Isle ( 小青岛 )
Tian Hou Temple ( 天后宫 ) , Qingdao Folk Museum
Ba Da Guan ( Eight Great Passes , 八大关 ) , an area of Shinan with surviving German and Japanese architecture
Lu Xun Park , named after Lu Xun ( 鲁迅 ) , a famous modern Chinese writer and critic , who lived and taught in 1930s
Zhongshan Park , named after the style name ' Zhongshan ' of Sun Zhongshan ( 孙文 ， 字中山 ) , a famous modern Chinese politician
Xiao Yu Shan ( Little Fish Hill , 小鱼山 )
Qingdao Botanical Garden
The twin @-@ spired , neo @-@ Romanesque St. Michael 's Cathedral , completed in 1934 by German missionaries
Huashi Villa ( 花石楼 ) , a stone mansion in the Ba Da Guan neighborhood built by a Russian aristocrat
Qingdao Aquarium
Jiaozhou Governor 's Hall ( 提督府 ) , office building of former German governors [ Gouverneurspalast ] and former municipal government
Guest House , a classic German Castle
Signal Hill ( 信号山 )
Astronomical Observatory Hill ( 观象山 )
Tuan Dao Shan ( Dumpling Peninsula Hill , 团岛山 )
Qingdao Naval Museum
The Protestant Church ( 基督教堂 )
Qingdao Bathing Beaches , 6 well @-@ known beaches with complete facilities .
= = Sport = =
The Qingdao International Sailing Centre ( simplified Chinese : 青岛奥林匹克帆船中心 ; traditional Chinese : 青島奧林匹克帆船中心 ; pinyin : Qīngdǎo Àolínpǐkè Fānchuán Zhōngxīn ) is a sailing marina located on the former site of the Beihai Shipyard on Shinan 's Fushan Bay . It was constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics . It hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Sailing competitions . Wind conditions vary greatly from very light winds to greater than 15 knots . During the Olympic competitions , fog was also an occasional factor . The sailing centre is now open to the public .
Since 2005 , Shinan has hosted a leg of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race . In May 2008 , the Qingdao International Sailing Centre hosted the 2008 IFDS Qingdao International Regatta In the first quarter of 2009 , the sailing centre hosted sailors from eight teams of the 2008 – 09 Volvo Ocean Race .
= = Health , welfare , and education = =
Shinan District has 3 @,@ 084 beds and 4 @,@ 560 healthcare personnel in 18 hospitals and health centers as of March 2007 . In 2009 , the Shinan District Red Cross Society was listed as one of the top 10 county @-@ level Red Cross organizations in the People 's Republic of China .
In 2008 , a training base for teacher development was founded in Shinan District , the first of its kind in the nation .
= Quagmire ( The X @-@ Files ) =
" Quagmire " is the twenty @-@ second episode of the third season of the science fiction television series The X @-@ Files . It premiered on the Fox network in the United States on May 3 , 1996 . It was written by Kim Newton and directed by Kim Manners . The episode is a " Monster @-@ of @-@ the @-@ Week " story , unconnected to the series ' wider mythology . " Quagmire " earned a Nielsen household rating of 10 @.@ 2 , being watched by 16 million viewers in its initial broadcast . The episode received mostly positive reviews from television critics .
The show centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) who work on cases linked to the paranormal , called X @-@ Files . Mulder is a believer in the paranormal , while the skeptical Scully has been assigned to debunk his work . In this episode , Mulder and Scully investigate a series of deaths at a lake in Georgia that Mulder believes were caused by a " sea " monster that the locals have affectionately named Big Blue .
Although the episode was written by Newton , noted writer Darin Morgan provided assistance on the script . Because of this , the episode contains several references to previous Morgan @-@ penned episodes , like " Clyde Bruckman 's Final Repose " and " War of the Coprophages " . One specific dialogue scene featuring Mulder and Scully stranded on a small rock was praised by critics and included approximately 10 pages of dialogue . Series co @-@ star Gillian Anderson later recalled that she " loved " the scene .
= = Plot = =
In Millikan County , Georgia , biologists Paul Farraday and William Bailey discuss the decreasing frog population . Bailey goes looking for a missing beeper and ends up getting dragged into the lake by an unseen creature and killed .
Agents Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) drive down to Georgia to investigate . Scully is forced to bring her dog Queequeg with them due to the short notice . Mulder tells Scully that a Boy Scout Troop Leader has also disappeared near the lake . Scully soon finds that Mulder believes " Big Blue " — a plesiosaur @-@ like cryptid — is responsible . The agents talk to Dr. Farraday and visit a local bait and tackle shop that sells Big Blue merchandise . Soon afterwards , the half eaten body of the Scout Leader is found .
Later that night , the bait and tackle shop owner walks through the swamp in boots , making fake dinosaur tracks . However , he is attacked and killed . Mulder wants the lake to be closed but the local sheriff declines and says that he does not have enough men to cover the 48 miles of shoreline . Two teenagers , previously seen in the episode " War of the Coprophages " , head to the lake to lick toads ; while experimenting , a diver friend of theirs is suddenly attacked underwater and his severed head floats to the surface . Scully , still skeptical about Big Blue being the killer , thinks that a boat propeller was responsible . A photographer named Ansel is also attacked just as he was frantically taking pictures of the creature . After falling into the lake and feeling something in the water , the Sheriff orders the lake closed . While Mulder looks at Ansel 's photographs later that night , Scully takes Queequeg for a walk ; the dog , sensing something in the nearby woods , ends up running off and disappearing ( yelping is heard ) , becoming the latest victim of the attacks and leaving Scully saddened . Mulder realizes that the Big Blue sightings have been occurring closer and closer to shore .
Mulder and Scully rent a boat and head out onto the lake ; their boat is quickly struck by something and sinks . The two find a large rock to climb up on and talk for a while about Mulder 's quest to catch Big Blue , and the book Moby @-@ Dick . When Dr. Farraday walks by the two realize they were close to shore all along . Mulder thinks the drop in the frog supply has caused Big Blue to move closer to shore and seek alternative food sources . Farraday is soon attacked but manages to make it out alive . Mulder chases the attacker into the woods and fires at it , revealing it to be an alligator . Mulder is disappointed that the killer ended up being an alligator and not Big Blue . As the agents leave , Big Blue swims nearby in the lake , unnoticed .
= = Production = =
= = = Writing = = =
Kim Newton wrote the episode , but fellow writer Darin Morgan provided assistance on the script . Several references to previous Morgan @-@ penned episodes make an appearance in " Quagmire " . Scully 's dog Queequeg , which first appeared in the episode " Clyde Bruckman 's Final Repose " was killed in this episode . Story editor Frank Spotnitz stated that the dog was brought back in this episode simply to kill it , seeking to incorporate it in an episode in a grisly fashion . Furthermore , " Stoner " kid ( Tyler Labine ) and hesitant " Chick " ( Nicole Parker ) both first appeared in the episode " War of the Coprophages " . The episode also contained various series in @-@ jokes and pop culture references . Millikan County , where the lake in the episode is located , is named after casting director Rick Millikan . The boat that Mulder and Scully ride on in this episode , the Patricia Rae , is named after the mother of director Kim Manners . Mulder 's discussion about having a wooden leg in this episode is a reference to the book Games People Play .
= = = Filming = = =
The episode was filmed around three British Columbian lakes : Buntzen Lake , north of Coquitlam ; Pitt Lake , north of Pitt Meadows ; and Rice Lake , part of the Seymour Demonstration Forest . Buntzen Lake was used for shots of the quagmire reeds . Pitt Lake was used for shots of the boat dock and Ted 's Bait and Tackle Shop . Finally , Rice Lake and the Seymour Demonstration Forest were used for the final scene , featuring a discreet shot of Big Blue . The conversation scene was filmed on a " Rocky Island Set " at B.C. Research Wave Tank . During the day of filming , the artificial rock set was placed in the tank and filled with water . However , the rock set began to float and " an emergency crew of carpenters [ ... ] worked furiously through the night " to reattach the platform . The scene of Big Blue at the end of the episode was originally intended to feature a rubber sea serpent pulled through the water by a boat , but the producers were unhappy with how it turned out . Originally , they tried enhancing the image digitally but were still unhappy with the shot , so the entire scene was scrapped and Big Blue was created entirely by digital effects .
Director Kim Manners said of the episode : " Not a great show , but a good one . It 's a lighter show . There is a lot of humor in it , but I think it 's a hit with fans because there is some wonderful Mulder and Scully 's relationship stuff . The entire third act is just the two of them talking , which is actually kind of interesting . The scene where Mulder and Scully talk while stranded on a rock included approximately 10 pages of dialogue . Gillian Anderson said of the scene : " I loved that . That was so much fun , and I think it was written really well ... It was just neat to have us separated from everything and stuck on this island where we could wax philosophical and kind of tell the truth to each other in strange ways . " Character Dr. Paul Farraday was named after English scientist , Michael Faraday , maybe . The lake is Heuvelmans Lake , probably named for Belgian @-@ French zoologist Bernard Heuvelmans , known as the ' father ' of cryptozoology ; he was still alive at the time of first air @-@ date ( October 10 , 1916 – August 22 , 2001 , age 84 ) .
= = Reception = =
= = = Ratings = = =
" Quagmire " premiered on the Fox network in the United States on May 3 , 1996 . The episode earned a Nielsen rating of 10 @.@ 2 , with an 18 share , meaning that roughly 10 @.@ 2 percent of all television @-@ equipped households , and 18 percent of households watching television , were tuned in to the episode . The episode was watched by a total of 16 million viewers .
= = = Reviews = = =
Critical reception to the episode was mostly positive . Many reviews praised the Moby Dick conversation between Mulder and Scully . Zack Handlen of The A.V. Club was positive towards the episode , grading it an A- . He wrote that it " starts off amazingly " and positively noted the way the monster was handled . However , he noted that it was the " linger [ ing ] " conversation scene that " sets ' Quagmire ' apart from all the other standard Monster Of The Week procedurals . " John Keegan of Critical Myth gave the episode an 8 out of 10 rating , noting " Overall , this episode was a strong look into the psychological issues that Mulder and Scully are carrying around this season . The plot of the episode is little more than a tool chosen to pry into the minds of the two agents , revealing just how dependent they are on each other . A rare case of character development taking center stage . " Keegan also wrote positively of the conversation sequence , writing that the " isolation caused by the sinking of the boat [ ... ] forces Mulder and Scully to actually discuss their issues . " Robert Shearman and Lars Pearson , in their book Wanting to Believe : A Critical Guide to The X @-@ Files , Millennium & The Lone Gunmen , rated the episode four stars out of five , and called " Quagmire " a " delightful little gem " and " something rather magical " . Furthermore , Shearman and Pearson praised Anderson and Duchovny 's acting , calling their performances " beautifully played " . Paula Vitaris of Cinefantastique gave the episode a positive review and awarded it three stars out of four . She referred to the episode as " part Jaws , part The Lost World , and part Buster Keaton " and noted that the third act was when the episode " becomes truly special , when Mulder and Scully are forced to abandon ship and take refuge on a big rock in the middle of a pitch @-@ black night . " Vitaris , however , was critical of the episode 's closing shot , noting that the " shot destroys the story 's ambiguity . A large ripple in the water would have been much more clever . "
Not all reviews were so positive . Entertainment Weekly gave the episode a C and was critical of the entry 's monster , writing " hey , the show kinda had to tackle Loch Ness " . Furthermore , the review wrote that the episode was " notable only for Mulder and Scully 's Moby Dick digression " .
= Ed , Edd n Eddy =
Ed , Edd n Eddy is a Canadian @-@ American animated comedy television series created by Danny Antonucci for Cartoon Network , and the sixth of the network 's Cartoon Cartoons . The series revolves around three preteen boys : Ed , Edd " Double D " , and Eddy , collectively known as " the Eds " , who live in a suburban cul @-@ de @-@ sac in the fictional town of Peach Creek . Under the unofficial leadership of Eddy , the trio frequently invent schemes to make money from their peers to purchase their favorite confectionery , jawbreakers . Their plans usually fail , leaving them in various , often humiliating , predicaments .
Adult cartoonist Antonucci was dared to create a children 's cartoon ; while designing a commercial , he conceived Ed , Edd n Eddy , designing it to resemble classic cartoons from the 1940s – 70s . He pitched the series to Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon , but the latter demanded creative control , leading to him making a deal with the former and the series premiering on January 4 , 1999 . During the show 's run , several specials and shorts were produced in addition to the regular television series . The series concluded with a TV movie , Ed , Edd n Eddy 's Big Picture Show , on November 8 , 2009 .
Ed , Edd n Eddy received generally positive reviews from critics and became one of Cartoon Network 's most successful original series . It won a Reuben Award , two Leo Awards and a SOCAN Award , and was also nominated for another four Leo Awards , an Annie Award and two Kids ' Choice Awards . The show attracted an audience of 31 million households , was broadcast in 120 countries , and proved to be popular among children , teenagers , and adults . With a 10 @-@ year run , Ed , Edd n Eddy remains the longest @-@ running Cartoon Network original series and Canadian @-@ made animated series to date , and is also one of the longest @-@ running United States animated series .
= = Premise = =
Ed , Edd n Eddy follows the lives of " the Eds " , three preteen boys who all share variations of the name Ed , but differ greatly in their personalities : Ed ( voiced by Matt Hill ) is the strong , dull @-@ witted dogsbody of the group ; Edd ( Samuel Vincent ) , better known as Double D , is an inventor , neat freak , and the most intelligent of the Eds ; and Eddy ( Tony Sampson ) is a devious , quick @-@ tempered , bitter con artist , and self @-@ appointed leader of the Eds . The three devise plans to scam the cul @-@ de @-@ sac kids out of their money , which they want to use to buy jawbreakers . However , problems always ensue , and the Eds ' schemes usually end in failure and humiliation .
The cul @-@ de @-@ sac kids mostly hate or show indifference toward the Eds : Jonny 2 × 4 ( David Paul " Buck " Grove ) is a loner whom his peers consider to be a nuisance , and spends most of his time with his imaginary friend , a wooden board named Plank ; Jimmy ( Keenan Christensen ) is a weak , insecure , and accident @-@ prone child , who is most often seen spending his time with Sarah ( Janyse Jaud ) , Ed 's vile , spoiled , and ill @-@ tempered younger sister ; Rolf ( Peter Kelamis ) is an immigrant , who often participates in odd customs and eats strange food ; Kevin ( Kathleen Barr ) is a cynical and sardonic jock who detests the Eds , particularly Eddy ; Nazz ( Tabitha St. Germain ; Jenn Forgie ; Erin Fitzgerald ) , usually seen with Kevin , is a stereotypical dumb blonde and an unattainable love interest for the cul @-@ de @-@ sac kids . All of the cul @-@ de @-@ sac kids share a common fear of the Kanker Sisters , Lee ( Kathleen Barr ) , May ( Erin Fitzgerald ; Jenn Forgie ) , and Marie ( Janyse Jaud ) , three teenage girls who live in a nearby trailer park and are in love with the Eds .
Aside from the Eds , the other cul @-@ de @-@ sac kids , and the Kanker Sisters , no other characters appeared in the series until the fifth season , when the silhouettes of other people were occasionally shown , and in one episode the arms of Eddy 's father and Ed 's mother were seen . In the series finale , Ed , Edd n Eddy 's Big Picture Show , Eddy 's adult brother ( Terry Klassen ) was seen for the first time , making him the only non @-@ main character , and the only adult character to ever fully appear on the show .
The series takes place mostly within the fictional town of Peach Creek , and new locations were rarely introduced . The first four seasons of the show are set during an endless summer vacation , though from the fifth season onwards , the characters are shown attending junior high school in the fall and winter months .
= = Production = =
= = = Development = = =
Although cartoonist Danny Antonucci began his career by working as an animator on various children 's series for Hanna @-@ Barbera , his later solo works were edgy and aimed at adult audiences . He gained notoriety with the 1987 short film Lupo the Butcher and then , after founding his own production studio , a.k.a. Cartoon in 1994 , created the series The Brothers Grunt for MTV . It was quickly cancelled , however , upon being met with generally poor reviews .
On a dare , Antonucci then decided that he would try producing a children 's animated series of his own . While designing a commercial , he ended up drawing three characters that he felt particularly pleased with . Growing excited over their potential , he named them Ed , Edd , and Eddy and spent the following months developing a show around them . He faxed a one @-@ page concept sheet to Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon in 1996 . Both studios quickly responded , Cartoon Network in only 20 minutes , and were enthusiastic and wanted to see more ; they each demanded creative control , however , and Antonucci refused . After Cartoon Network agreed to let Antonucci have control of the show , conversations between Antonucci and the studio continued .
Vice president of programming and production of Cartoon Network , Mike Lazzo , showed high interest in the series and requested a show bible , which came through by fax , a few pages at a time , over a period of the next few months . After an affirmative response from Cartoon Network president Betty Cohen , the legal paperwork and deal @-@ making began , followed by a start @-@ up meeting at the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Los Angeles . A deal was made that Antonucci 's studio , a.k.a. Cartoon , would produce Ed , Edd n Eddy , the first Cartoon Network original series to be produced by an outside production company rather than Cartoon Network 's Hanna @-@ Barbera . The series also entered production and by @-@ passed a seven @-@ minute short ; this marked the first time that one of the studio 's original series had ever done this .
According to Antonucci , he based the characters on real people in his life . The personalities of Ed , Double D , and Eddy are based on his own traits , and the activities of his two sons while the cul @-@ de @-@ sac children and the Kanker sisters were all based on children he grew up with . Rolf is based on Antonucci and his cousins , since he was part of an Italian immigrant family , and grew up in a first generation foreign household with different customs and ways of living , compared to those born in Canada .
Rolf is me and all of my cousins . My parents were right off the boat so I grew up playing to two worlds , the modern world and the 1950s Italian world . My parents like Rolf 's lived — still live in the past , with strong traditions and strange cooking and having a hard time assimilating to modern life .
Jimmy is based on one of his cousins , who was rather feminine and spent most of his time playing with girls rather than with boys . Jonny and Plank are inspired by one of Antonucci 's childhood friends , a loner who spent most of his time outside with his blanket . He stated that he believed it was important to add Plank , a board of wood , to the show , and that he " thought it would be really cool to do the show with Plank taking on a character of his own " and to cause Jonny to do things he would usually never do . Some wanted Plank to be able to talk , smile and blink as if he was alive , but Antonucci insisted that it should be treated as a piece of wood , brought to life by Jonny 's imagination .
= = = Casting = = =
Matt Hill , Samuel Vincent , and Tony Sampson were respectively cast as Ed , Double D , and Eddy . David Paul " Buck " Grove and Keenan Christensen played the parts of Jonny 2 × 4 and Jimmy , respectively , while Sarah was voiced by Janyse Jaud . Peter Kelamis voiced Rolf , while Kathleen Barr was cast as Kevin . Nazz was voiced by Tabitha St. Germain in season 1 , Jenn Forgie in season 3 and Erin Fitzgerald in seasons 2 , 4 , 5 and 6 . Fitzgerald also played the part of May , one of the Kanker Sisters , except in season 3 when she was voiced by Jenn Forgie . The other two Kanker sisters , Marie and Lee , were voiced by Kathleen Barr and Janyse Jaud . Eddy 's adult brother is mentioned frequently throughout the series but does not appear until Ed , Edd n Eddy 's Big Picture Show , where he is voiced by series voice director Terry Klassen .
= = = Animation = = =
Antonucci , an advocate of hand @-@ drawn animation , wanted to ensure Ed , Edd n Eddy was produced in a way similar to cartoons from the 1940s to 1970s . As a result , the series was the last to use cel animation ; the cels were shipped to Korea for creating the initial animation , and then later edited back at Antonucci 's a.k.a. Cartoon studio . The first four seasons were produced traditionally , though the series was forced to switch to digital ink and paint in 2004 , starting with Ed , Edd n Eddy 's Jingle Jingle Jangle .
To give the impression of movement , Ed , Edd n Eddy used " boiling lines " , shimmering character outlines which have been compared to Squigglevision . The boiling lines are not as noticeable as those in Dr. Katz , Professional Therapist , but are still visible , and Antonucci likens it to cartoons of the 1930s . The boiling line is created by tracing off a drawing three times through sheets of paper . Antonucci explained that he felt it " helps keep the characters alive " and that he wanted to depart from other Cartoon Network series and pay homage to the classic cartoon era .
All the children have multicolored tongues ; Antonucci said that the idea came after he saw his son and his friends with different @-@ colored tongues because of eating different candy while he was working on a storyboard . The characters went through a number of " walking cycles " , a process used to determine how each character should walk or run , turn around , blink , etc. before the crew came up with the final product .
= = = Music and title sequence = = =
Antonucci showed the theme song to the studios when first pitching the series , thinking it would be better than only looking at drawings . It was inspired by the Bob Crosby and The Big Cats song " Big Noise from Winnetka " , which was whistled , something Antonucci enjoyed doing as a child . Composed by Patric Caird , who created all the music in the series , Antonucci performed the whistling himself . The theme song was featured on the compilation album Cartoon Medley . The title sequence was created by Paul Boyd .
= = = Broadcast = = =
Although Ed , Edd n Eddy was originally set to premiere on November 7 , 1998 , the pilot , " The Ed @-@ touchables / Nagged to Ed " , aired on January 4 , 1999 , as the sixth Cartoon Cartoon , due to minor post @-@ production delays . During the series ' original run , episodes often aired as a part of Cartoon Network 's weekly programming block " Cartoon Cartoon Fridays " .
Cartoon Network ran several marathons for either commercial promotions or special airings of one of their shows . The eight @-@ hour " Boy Girl , Boy Girl " marathon ran on March 7 , 1999 , airing episodes of Ed , Edd n Eddy and The Powerpuff Girls , which had been Cartoon Network 's two newest series at the time . Later that year , Ed , Edd n Eddy was featured with other original Cartoon Network series in the third annual " Cartoon Cartoon Weekend " , a fifty @-@ three @-@ hour marathon , which ran from August 20 to August 22 . In 2002 , the show was included in the similar " Cartoon Cartoon Marathon Weekend " , which ran from August 23 to August 25 . The six @-@ hour " Ed 's Day Off Marathon " aired 22 episodes on January 19 , 2004 , in celebration of Martin Luther King , Jr . Day .
" The Best Day Edder " , in which every episode was shown in chronological order , ran from April 27 to April 28 , 2007 , and ended with the previously unbroadcast season five finale , which was promoted as the " final episode ever " . However , it was quickly followed by " The Eds are Coming , the Eds are Coming " in the next month , as part of a special alien @-@ themed event called " Cartoon Network Invaded " . As of May 2 , 2007 , " The Best Day Edder " provided Cartoon Network their best ratings of the year . A seven @-@ hour Sunday marathon , which ran before the premiere of Ed , Edd n Eddy 's Big Picture Show , posted double @-@ digit delivery gains among children ages 9 – 14 ( up 14 % ) , boys ages 9 – 14 ( up 16 % ) and girls ages 6 – 11 ( up 17 % ) , compared to the same time frame last year , highlighting the network 's weekend performance .
The series ' fourth season was originally ordered as the last , but two additional seasons and four specials , including a movie , were ordered as a result of the series ' popularity . The series ' finale movie , Ed , Edd n Eddy 's Big Picture Show , aired on November 8 , 2009 , officially ending the series .
= = Episodes = =
= = = Specials = = =
Along with an additional fifth and sixth season , Cartoon Network ordered three holiday specials that originally aired in 2004 and 2005 . " Ed , Edd n Eddy 's Jingle Jingle Jangle " , the first , is a Christmas special aired on December 3 , 2004 . Valentine 's Day 's " Ed , Edd n Eddy 's Hanky Panky Hullabaloo " originally aired on February 11 , 2005 . The final , Halloween special , " Ed , Edd n Eddy 's Boo Haw Haw " aired on October 28 , 2005 . Antonucci stated that " Boo Haw Haw " was
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one of his favorite Ed , Edd n Eddy episodes that he worked on . On May 11 , 2007 , a fourth special , " The Eds are Coming , the Eds are Coming " aired ; however , it was not a holiday special , but an adjunct to other Cartoon Network series Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends , My Gym Partner 's a Monkey , Camp Lazlo , and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy in the alien @-@ themed mini @-@ series Cartoon Network Invaded that aired all five specials from May 4 to May 28 , 2007 .
= = Appearances in other series or works = =
Besides their own series , Ed , Double D , and Eddy have also appeared in other cartoon series . They appeared in an episode of Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends and were drawn using that series ' style of animation , and made a short cameo in " The Grim Adventures of the KND " , a crossover of The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and Codename : Kids Next Door . They also appeared on a small crossover poster during its credits entitled Ed , Edd n Mandy . In 2012 , Double D made an appearance in the animated sketch comedy Cartoon Network series Mad episode " Once Upon a Toon " .
The show was featured in the 2002 edition of Cartoon Network 's fictional awards program , The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special : Live in Stereo . It won Best Performance by an Inanimate Object in a Dramatic Role for the character of Plank , and Best Performance by a Team in a Cartoon Series for the characters of Ed , Double D , and Eddy . The character of Sarah was nominated for Best Performance by a Female in a Cartoon Series , but lost to Bubbles from The Powerpuff Girls .
In 2004 , the Eds appeared in a short series of basketball commercials with NBA All @-@ Star Steve Francis . Ed appeared in the " Cartoon Network Elections 2004 " with Grim from The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy as a team , and they ended up winning , due to the highest number of votes by viewers .
= = Reception , legacy , and achievements = =
= = = Ratings and run length achievements = = =
Ed , Edd n Eddy attracted an audience of 31 million households , was broadcast in 120 countries , and was popular among both children and adults . According to Cartoon Network executive Linda Simensky , the first season did " remarkably well " in ratings following its premiere , becoming one of the top @-@ rated series on the network . It was Cartoon Network 's most popular show among boys ages 2 – 11 . In 2005 , it was reported that Ed , Edd n Eddy was the number one rated show on Cartoon Network and basic cable with huge awareness , being known to 79 % of children age 6 – 11 . The series ran for nearly 11 years , making it the longest @-@ running original Cartoon Network series and Canadian -made animated series to date . It is one of the longest @-@ running United States animated series .
= = = Critical reception = = =
Ed , Edd n Eddy received generally positive reviews from critics . David Cornelius of DVD Talk considered the Eds to be child equivalents of The Three Stooges , believing that " the series revels in the sort of frantic , often gross humor kids love so much , and there 's just enough oddball insanity at play to make adults giggle just as easily . " Cornelius also wrote that the " animation is colorful and intentionally bizarre ; bold lines forming the characters and backgrounds wiggle and morph in a delirious haze . This is animation that 's , well , really animated . " When Netflix offered several Cartoon Network shows to stream on @-@ demand , James Castle , a columnist for the University of Minnesota 's newspaper , The Minnesota Daily , wrote a tongue @-@ in @-@ cheek article suggesting that Ed , Edd n Eddy and the other available shows are of such high quality , that he would be unable to focus on his exams , unless he took a lawsuit against the company to have them removed . In his praise of the shows , he wrote , " We do not contend that any person of ordinary will could , or should , resist such classic and well @-@ crafted animations . "
Despite this , not all reception of the show was positive . Terrence Briggs of Animation World Magazine considered every second of the show " filler " and lamented that the main characters are drawn as " products from the school of acid @-@ trip caricature . " After Briggs ' review was published , a large number of letters supportive of the show were sent to the magazine , prompting it to " take a second look " at the show . Different reviewers then gave it a positive review , calling it a " fresh show with very different approaches . "
= = = Accolades = = =
During its run , Ed , Edd n Eddy was nominated for a Reuben Award , six Leo Awards , an Annie Award , two Kids ' Choice Awards and a SOCAN Award , winning the Reuben Award , two Leo Awards and the SOCAN Award . It was ranked seventh on ScrewAttack 's " Top Twenty Cartoon Network Shows " . Desi Jedeikin of Smosh.com listed Ed , Edd n Eddy on the website 's list of " 9 Cartoons That Need a Reboot " . Complex included Eddy 's room on their list of " Movie and TV Characters ' Bedrooms You Wished Were Yours " , and ranked Jimmy 14th on their list of " 15 Artistic Characters We Miss From Our Childhood " . Cracked.com praised the show 's high level of violence , stating that it " set the bar on cartoon violence for anything that was played on Cartoon Network , and thus far , none have surpassed them " . Bob Higgins , head of creative at Wild Brain , considered Ed , Edd n Eddy to be a " landmark in animation " .
= = Other media = =
= = = Shorts = = =
Cartoon Network produced short cartoons involving the Eds which were shown during commercial breaks . A short music video was produced with stylized versions of Ed , Edd , Eddy and Sarah , entitled " The Incredible Shrinking Day " ( listed on the Season 2 DVD as " I 'm Not Coming in Anymore " ) , which aired on Cartoon Network in 2002 and 2003 . In the video , Sarah uses a potion to shrink the Eds to a size capable of playing in her dollhouse , with predictable results . Plank starred in a similar video called " My Best Friend Plank " , which aired in 2002 .
= = = Film = = =
The made @-@ for @-@ TV movie Ed , Edd n Eddy 's Big Picture Show served as the series ' finale and premiered in the United States on November 8 , 2009 ; although it had completed production a year earlier and first aired in Scandinavia , Australia , and Southeast Asia . The plot focuses on the Eds ' search for Eddy 's Brother , a character mentioned several times throughout the series , but never seen until the film . He is voiced by series voice director Terry Klassen . The film was directed by Antonucci , who also co @-@ wrote the script with Rachel Connor , Jono Howard , Mike Kubat , and Stacy Warnick . The story was written by Joel Dickie , Steve Garcia , Jim Miller , Raven Molisee , and Scott Underwood , while the score was written by series composer Patric Caird . The film achieved huge ratings success for Cartoon Network with high delivery gains .
= = = Publications = = =
Ed , Edd n Eddy was regularly featured in DC Comics ' Cartoon Network Block Party ( originally Cartoon Cartoons , the collective name of original Cartoon Network series from 1995 to 2003 ) comic books , along with other Cartoon Network series . Two books based on the series have been released , both published by Scholastic Inc. in 2005 : Ed , Edd n Eddy : Lots of Laughs , written by Jesse Leon McCann , and Ed , Edd n Eddy : Book of Extreme Excuses , written by Howie Dewin .
= = = Video games = = =
Four video games based on the series have been produced . Ed , Edd n Eddy : Jawbreakers ! was released on September 15 , 2003 , for the Game Boy Advance . Ed , Edd n Eddy : Giant Jawbreakers was released on March 4 , 2004 , for mobile phones . Ed , Edd n Eddy : The Mis @-@ Edventures was released in 2005 for the Nintendo GameCube , PlayStation 2 , Xbox , Game Boy Advance , and PC . The most recent game , Ed , Edd n Eddy : Scam of the Century , was released for the Nintendo DS on October 26 , 2007 . The games were met with generally mixed reception .
Characters and locations from the show appear in other Cartoon Network video games , including 2003 's Cartoon Network : Block Party and Cartoon Network Speedway . All three main characters , and the Kanker sisters , appear as non @-@ playable " Nano " characters in the massively multiplayer online game Cartoon Network Universe : FusionFall .
= = Merchandise = =
The first two seasons of Ed , Edd n Eddy were released as DVD box sets by Warner Home Video and Madman Entertainment in 2006 and 2007 . The Fools ' Par @-@ Ed @-@ Ise DVD , the box sets of the first two seasons , and several Ed , Edd n Eddy T @-@ shirts are available for purchase on the Cartoon Network Shop . Selected episodes from the series were also featured on various Cartoon Network compilation DVDs . All five seasons of the series , as well as Ed , Edd n Eddy 's Big Picture Show , are available for download on the iTunes Store . The first four seasons are available on Netflix . The third season can be downloaded at Google Play and Amazon . The Eds and Sarah have been free toys in children 's meals for Subway .
= Kona Lanes =
Kona Lanes was a bowling center in Costa Mesa , California , from 1958 to 2003 . Known for its " Space Age " design , it featured 40 wood @-@ floor bowling lanes , a game room , a lounge , and a coffee shop ( later the Island Grill and finally a Mexican diner ) . Built during the heyday of Googie architecture , its Polynesian Tiki styling extended from the massive roadside neon sign to the building 's " flamboyant neon lights and ostentatious rooflines meant to attract motorists like moths . "
Kona Lanes was one of the last remaining examples of the Googie style in the region ; when it was demolished , only Java Lanes in Long Beach remained until it was razed in 2004 . Following a sale of much of the equipment , the building housing Kona Lanes was leveled while the distinctive sign was saved and sent to Cincinnati , Ohio , for inclusion in the American Sign Museum .
During public hearings on the future of the site , members of Costa Mesa 's planning commission originally approved a proposal to build a department store . Following public outcry , those plans were scrapped in favor of senior apartments and commercial development .
= = History = =
= = = Early years = = =
Kona Lanes opened in 1958 , featuring the Tiki @-@ inspired signage and architecture that became popular following World War II . The building on Harbor Boulevard near Adams Avenue was one of three designed and built around the same time by Powers , Daly , & DeRosa featuring the Googie style ; Kona Lanes and its sister center , Java Lanes , used names that suggested South Pacific island locales . They were " expensive and attractive buildings that screamed , ' Have fun here ' " , and Kona retained much of that old @-@ time feel over the years . Its original neon @-@ lit street sign remained for the life of the building , and Kona was the only bowling establishment in the area to eschew automatic scoring equipment throughout its existence .
Kona Lanes hosted the Southern California PBA Open twice , in 1964 ( won by Billy Hardwick ) and 1965 ( won by Jerry Hale ) . Longtime general manager Dick Stoeffler , known at the time as the host of TV Bowling Tournament on KTLA , finished third during the televised finals in his own building in 1964 , behind Hardwick and Bud Horn . When Stoeffler rolled back @-@ to @-@ back 300 games in one league session at Kona in 1968 , he was one of only four men in the country to have managed the feat .
= = = Peak years = = =
Numerous champions bowled at Kona Lanes during its 45 @-@ year history , including John Haveles , the one @-@ time Orange County Bowling Hall of Fame inductee who began a stint as Kona 's manager in 1974 ; two @-@ time female Bowling Writers Association of America Bowler of the Year Aleta Sill ; future Michigan Women 's Bowling Association Hall @-@ of @-@ Famer Cora Fiebig ; and Barry Asher , the multiple @-@ Professional Bowlers Association tour champion and Hall of Fame inductee who as of 2014 was running the pro shop at Fountain Bowl in nearby Fountain Valley . Kona Lanes and Tustin Lanes hosted nearly 10 @,@ 000 teams of five players each taking part in the United States Bowling Congress Women 's Championships in 1986 .
Under Dick Stoeffler 's " innovative " management , Kona Lanes kept busy 24 hours a day , making him one of the most successful proprietors in the country . Stoeffler met his future wife there , and similar reminiscences were printed in local newspapers . Kona was often so busy that customers would have to make reservations to get a lane during " open " ( non @-@ league ) bowling hours . At its peak , Kona Lanes " was the busiest place in Orange County , averaging more than 80 lines " on each of its 40 lanes . A flier posted in the building in 1993 to promote its 35th anniversary called Kona " ' the place to be ' in Costa Mesa . "
Bowling as a participation sport flourished starting in the early 1960s , but its popularity would be diluted due to overbuilding — the number of bowling alleys sanctioned by the then @-@ American Bowling Congress peaked at about 11 @,@ 000 by mid @-@ decade , and Kona was one of more than 30 in southern California alone — and to a decline in league bowling starting in the 1980s . One AMF Bowling official argued that the customer base remained steady because an increase in open bowling made up for fewer league bowlers .
Jack Mann bought Kona Lanes in 1980 ; he began a renovation that tamed some of the building 's colors and features , and re @-@ branded it New Kona Lanes the following year . Mann 's family owned several bowling centers in the region ; he was behind the creation of Fountain Bowl in 1973 and the short @-@ lived Regal Lanes in Orange in 1974 . He also owned Tustin Lanes before selling it to his youngest son , Alex . Mann bought Kona not because he loved bowling , but because it would continue to pay dividends " even if I were incapacitated . " Mann would later sell Kona to his son Jack Jr .
= = = Music = = =
The center 's lounge , known as the Outrigger Room , hosted numerous local artists over the years . Jazz quintet The Redd Foxx Bbq released four songs recorded there , while Roscoe Holland recorded a set of eight live performances for his album Beyond the Reef .
In later years , large portions of the bowlers ' area would be taped off for rock concerts and weekend promotions like Club Crush , which proved popular among teen @-@ agers and also led to album recordings . The idea failed at least once : Kona Lanes was hit with some negative publicity when a planned event featuring a local punk rock group was shut down by the Costa Mesa Police Department .
= = = Decline and demolition = = =
The waning " nostalgic appeal " took its toll on Kona Lanes over time , despite efforts to maintain relevance and to appeal to a more diverse customer base by hosting local music acts , supporting a Polynesian @-@ themed restaurant called Kona Korral , and promoting gimmicks like " nude bowling " . Eventually , the property became more valuable than the business . The landowners , C.J. Segerstrom & Sons , gave Jack Mann Jr. a choice : spend US $ 10 – 20 million to update the center , or give it up . Mann chose the latter rather than spend such a sum on a site without a long @-@ term lease .
Plans to build a Kohl 's department store on the site occupied by Kona Lanes and the already @-@ demolished Edwards Cinema Center and Ice Capades Chalet were approved by the city 's planning commissioners but met with resistance by neighbors who didn 't think it fit in . Then @-@ mayor Karen Robinson complained that Costa Mesa 's policy @-@ makers had " completely lost sight of play for the quality of life " of city residents , and appealed the commissioners ' decision in February 2003 . By April , the city council had rejected the proposal . Meantime , efforts to save Kona Lanes failed ; it closed for good in May 2003 and was leveled soon thereafter .
= = = Rezoning and new use = = =
The 7 @.@ 5 acre parcel was rezoned in 2010 for senior housing that was expected to provide a new customer base for the restaurants and retailers already in the area and for commercial developments still to come . By October 2013 , after the lot had sat empty behind a chain @-@ link fence for a decade , construction on the 215 @-@ unit complex was under way ; Azulón at Mesa Verde opened in 2014 . Several dozen palm and eucalyptus trees were saved and replanted on the site .
= = Legacy = =
The loss of Kona Lanes was a repeated topic at political events . One Costa Mesa city council candidate said he made a commitment to public service when the building was torn down , because he " didn 't hear local officials kicking and screaming . " Another would @-@ be council member agreed that " they should have never torn down the bowling alley ! "
Kona did see an increase in activity in its final days , due to the nostalgic value of potential keepsakes . Manager Juanita Johnson said people were asking to buy furniture , office equipment , and more . " Some of that is older than I am . " The more substantial items , including the " legendary " original wood lanes , had been sold off prior to demolition , while dumpster divers hit the parking lot each day , looking for anything of interest . The occasional knickknack was still being offered for sale more than ten years later .
Nine years after its only remaining bowling center was leveled , Costa Mesa looked to the future : plans to upgrade the retail space known as The Triangle — bordered by Harbor Boulevard , Newport Boulevard and West 19th Street , two miles south of the Kona Lanes site — included a 10 @-@ lane bowling alley that opened in 2014 , answering a long @-@ standing " outcry for an upscale bowling alley in town . "
= = = Historic roadside sign = = =
The huge , neon @-@ lit KONA LANES BOWL sign was featured in such publications as The Book of Tiki and Tiki Road Trip . It inspired professional paintings , an unofficial T @-@ shirt , and an effort led by then @-@ Costa Mesa Planning Commissioner Katrina Foley to save it from the scrap heap .
Thanks in part to a private donation , the marquee was trucked 2 @,@ 500 miles to Cincinnati , one of the first 20 signs accepted by the American Sign Museum . The KONA LANES portion was refurbished and is now on display ; the larger BOWL section buckled and tore during the unloading process and could not be saved .
= Dowse Sod House =
The William R. Dowse House , more commonly known as the Dowse Sod House , is a sod house in Custer County in the central portion of the state of Nebraska , in the Great Plains region of the United States . It was built in 1900 and occupied until 1959 . After a long period of neglect , it was restored beginning in about 1981 , and opened as a museum in 1982 .
The house is listed in the National Register of Historic Places , as " an excellent example of the sod house phenomenon " , and as one of the few surviving sod houses in Nebraska .
= = Sod houses on the Great Plains = =
The Homestead Act of 1862 was a major factor in opening the Great Plains to white settlement . Under the provisions of the Act , settlers could obtain title to a quarter @-@ section ( 160 acres , or 65 ha ) of land for a nominal fee , provided that they built a house , made certain improvements , farmed the land , and occupied the site for at least five years .
Settlers in the regions east of the Missouri River had found ample trees with which to build log houses . The eastern quarter of Nebraska was also well supplied with timber . However , as settlers moved further west , they encountered the treelessness that had led Major Stephen H. Long , exploring the region in 1820 , to label it the " Great American Desert " . Especially before the arrival of the railroad , the cost of importing building materials was prohibitive ; and many homesteaders had spent all that they had on farming equipment , and could barely afford the filing fees for their land claims .
There is no consensus among scholars regarding the origin of sod construction on the Plains . Some maintain that the inspiration came from the earth lodges of the local native peoples , including the Omahas and the Pawnees . However , these earth lodges were circular in cross @-@ section , and built upon heavy timber frameworks . It has also been suggested that the idea of building with sod came from European immigrants , either Russian @-@ Germans , who are known to have built rammed earth dwellings in the Plains , or immigrants from the British Isles , particularly from Ireland , where turf houses were built with stone foundations and frames to support the turf . None of these closely resembled the unframed sod @-@ block houses built in the Midwestern United States ; but they might have engendered the idea of building with earth .
A simple sod house could be built in about a week , and for a cost of less than five dollars . Cost was not the only advantage . The thick walls provided insulation against summer heat and winter cold ; the latter was particularly important in light of the dearth of firewood on the plains , which forced the early settlers to burn corncobs , twisted grass , or dried buffalo dung . The walls also withstood prairie winds better than framed walls ; even sod houses struck by tornadoes generally survived with no worse damage than the loss of the roof , leaving the walls standing . Sod houses also provided a safe refuge against prairie fires , especially when surrounded by a plowed and back @-@ burned firebreak .
The sod house was not without its disadvantages , however . Initially , at least , most had dirt floors , which had to be sprinkled with water to abate dust . To protect against invasion by rodents , insects , and snakes , the interior walls were often shaved smooth and plastered with lime , or with a mixture of local clay and sand or ashes ; the lower portions of the exterior walls could also be reinforced , with planks or concrete if they were available , or with a second layer of sod to thicken them . Leaky roofs were also a problem ; to protect the inhabitants and the interior furnishings from falling water , dirt , and vermin , it was common to make a ceiling of a white muslin sheet tacked to the walls . Since windows were one of the most expensive elements of a sod house , pioneers on a budget were often forced to make do with windows that were small and few in number ; a light muslin ceiling and plastered walls helped to illuminate the house by reflecting daylight through the interior .
Sod houses continued to be occupied and built even after wood for construction became available . A number of contemporary photographs show occupied sod houses adjacent to frame barns and outbuildings . The Dowse house was built in 1900 , although the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad had reached the nearby town of Comstock in 1899 , and a lumber company was available there . During the Great Depression of the 1930s , several Custer County farmers who had lost their homes relocated to vacant land and built sod houses there . As late as 1940 , a sod house was built near Dunning , Nebraska .
The sod houses of Custer County are particularly well documented , owing to the efforts of Solomon Butcher . An itinerant photographer , Butcher conceived the idea of creating a photographic history of pioneer life in Nebraska . Between 1886 and 1912 , he produced nearly 3 @,@ 500 glass plate negatives ; over 1 @,@ 800 of these were taken in Custer County , and over 1 @,@ 500 show sod houses . Butcher 's photographs are now owned by the Nebraska State Historical Society .
= = = Sod construction = = =
In constructing a sod house , a site had to be chosen that was close to good sources of sod . All prairie grasses were not alike for purposes of construction sod ; the best were those with a strong and dense root network to hold the blocks together . Preferred species included buffalo grass ( Bouteloua dactyloides ) , slough grass ( Spartina pectinata ) , and big bluestem ( Andropogon gerardi ) .
At the house site , the grass was removed . Often , the soil was excavated one to two feet ( 30 to 60 cm ) below ground level ; this reduced the height of the walls , and thus the amount of sod that had to be cut . The ground that would form the house floor was moistened and then tamped with a fencepost to flatten and harden it . Footings were rarely laid , due to the cost or unavailability of material .
Before the sod blocks were cut , the grass was mown short or burned off . At times , the surface was scored with a cutter or disc ; the blocks could then be removed with a spade . This approach , however , tended to produce rough and non @-@ uniform blocks , which complicated the task of laying them in even courses . Blocks could also be cut with a plow . An ordinary plow could be used , given considerable skill and care on the part of the operator ; however , the mouldboard tended to turn over and break up the blocks ; even if intact blocks were produced , they were generally not of uniform thickness . In the late 19th century , a modified plow designed specifically for sod cutting was invented : this " grasshopper plow " replaced the mouldboard with a set of adjustable rods , which allowed the operator to cut a uniform strip of sod three to six inches ( 7 @.@ 6 to 15 @.@ 2 cm ) deep and 12 to 18 inches ( 30 to 46 cm ) wide . This strip could then be cut into blocks . The dimensions of these depended , among other things , on the strength of the builder — the blocks were dense , and had to be sized so that the builders could lift them . Typical blocks cut with a grasshopper plow might measure four inches ( 10 cm ) deep by 12 inches ( 30 cm ) wide by 24 to 36 inches ( 60 to 90 cm ) long .
In building the walls , the sod blocks were laid one course at a time ; each course was completed before the next was begun . Walls were generally two or three wythes thick ; the vertical joints were staggered to avoid creating a direct path through the wall for wind and vermin . To bind the wythes and increase the stability of the wall , every second , third , or fourth course was laid crosswise .
Early sod houses were roofed with sod . The weight of the roof helped to keep it from blowing away in strong winds , and the insulating power of such a roof helped to moderate temperatures within the house . However , the sod roof 's weight also posed the risk of collapse if there was insufficient wood support for it , and sod roofs tended to drip water , mud , and insects . In later sod houses , for which the material was more readily available , roofs were shingled or covered with tarpaper , boards , or metal .
= = History = =
The first homestead established in Custer County was that of Lewis R. and Sarah M. Dowse , who in August 1873 occupied a site on the Middle Loup River . Lewis Dowse was born in 1845 in Sherborn , Massachusetts . After service in the Civil War , he moved to Iowa in 1868 . In the following year , he married Sarah Wagner , who was born in 1854 in Auglaize County , Ohio . In 1871 , their oldest child , William R. Dowse , was born . The family moved to Nebraska in 1873 , accompanied by Sarah Dowse 's parents ; the latter remained in Loup City while their daughter and son @-@ in @-@ law established their homestead , then moved to Custer County in 1874 . The Dowses initially occupied a dugout on their claim ; in 1874 , they built a slab house , using material brought from Loup City . There , they raised nine children , including an adopted daughter .
= = = Building the house = = =
In October 1900 , William Dowse married 18 @-@ year @-@ old Florence Murphy , daughter of John and Leah Thrist Murphy . At the beginning of that year , he was living in a dugout just south of his parent 's farm ; by April 1900 , a sod house was under construction , to be occupied by the couple . John Murphy was an experienced builder of sod houses , and the William Dowse house was built with his aid and that of neighbors and friends .
The new house was located northwest of the homestead of the senior Dowses . William Dowse did not homestead the site . The property was originally acquired in 1884 by Kate Prescott , under the provisions of the Timber Culture Act of 1873 ; it is not known whether Prescott had built a dwelling on the parcel .
The blocks for the house were cut from bluestem sod , probably obtained from a site very close to the house . The grass was mown to a height of 1 / 4 inch ( 6 mm ) ; the blocks were then cut with a grasshopper plow , to dimensions of about 24 inches ( 60 cm ) long by 16 inches ( 40 cm ) wide by 3 – 4 inches ( 8 – 10 cm ) thick . Blocks were laid with the grass side down , in a one @-@ course common bond ; the walls were battered , measuring 27 inches ( 69 cm ) thick at ground level and 20 inches ( 51 cm ) thick at the top .
The plan of the house was L @-@ shaped , with stems projecting to the east and to the south . It occupied a rectangle measuring 29 feet by 31 feet 3 inches ( 8 @.@ 8 m by 9 @.@ 5 m ) ; each stem of the L was approximately 20 feet ( 6 m ) wide . The single @-@ story house was topped with a steeply @-@ pitched wood @-@ shingled hip roof .
The interior was divided by wood partition walls into three rooms . A small bedroom occupied the northwest corner , at the angle of the L. The eastward projection contained a large kitchen and hall ; the southward projection , a somewhat smaller parlor and dining room . A steep stairway led up to an unfinished attic . The floors were packed dirt ; the ceiling was muslin tacked beneath boards . The interior of the sod walls was plastered with a mixture of clay , straw , and hog hair .
Two east @-@ facing doors led into the house . One , at the end of the eastern projection of the L , led into the kitchen @-@ hall . A second , on the east side of the southern projection , led from the space enclosed by the arms of the L into the parlor @-@ dining room . Two windows faced northward : one from the kitchen @-@ hall , one from the bedroom . Two more faced southward : one from the kitchen @-@ hall and one from the parlor @-@ dining room . A single window faced eastward from the kitchen @-@ hall . Windows were flush with the exterior walls of the house . The window wells were beveled , widening toward the interior of the house ; this admitted more light to the house . The configuration of the west wall is not known , since the wall was removed in 1924 .
= = = Living in the house = = =
William and Florence Dowse raised five sons , born between 1905 and 1919 : Harold , William Jr . , Philip , Curtis , and Kermit . After occupying a crib in his parents ' bedroom , each son moved up to the attic room , where they slept on straw ticks .
As the family expanded , the house was enlarged and improved . In 1915 , the muslin ceiling was replaced with plaster . Two years later , wood tongue @-@ and @-@ groove flooring was installed . In 1924 , two additions were made . The space between the two arms of the L was framed in and covered with a shed roof ; the resulting southeast corner room was left unfinished and used as a laundry room . The west sod wall of the house was removed completely , and a second shed @-@ roofed addition constructed to extend the house to the west . Both additions were clad in wooden shingles . William Dowse , Jr. and his wife Inez occupied the western addition .
At some point , the house was wired for electricity . Plumbing was never installed .
The last major alteration to the house took place in 1935 , when it was realized that the projection of the eaves was not sufficient to protect the house 's walls from erosion . At that time , concrete was applied to the lower portion of the exterior sod walls : boards were placed against the wall and concrete poured into the space between board and wall , then allowed to dry before the boards were raised and the process repeated .
The durability of the house was tested in the early 1940s , when a tornado struck the farmstead . All of the farm 's outbuildings were destroyed ; but the house escaped undamaged , apart from a sawhorse blown through one of the windows .
William Dowse lived in the house until his death in 1951 . Florence Dowse remained for another two years before moving to Comstock ; she died in 1969 . The final occupants of the house were the family of William Dowse , Jr . , who remained there until 1959 , the year before his death .
= = = Restoring the house = = =
After the departure of the last occupants , the house stood neglected for over two decades . Fire damaged the roof and shingles were blown off , allowing leakage ; all of the windows and doors were broken or destroyed . With nothing to bar their entrance , cattle passed through the house , leaving a foot ( 30 cm ) of manure on the floors .
In about 1981 , descendants of William and Florence Dowse decided to restore the house . The project was spearheaded by two of the Dowse sons , Philip and Curtis , and supported by the Comstock Community Club . In the course of several years , over $ 6 @,@ 000 was raised for the project . A fence was built to exclude cattle from the house . The roof was repaired and reshingled . The exterior walls were reinforced and repaired with new sod blocks , cut with a horse @-@ drawn plow about 600 feet ( 200 m ) from the house ; additional concrete coating was applied in places . The porch walls were re @-@ shingled , and doors and windows were replaced . Inside the house , the manure covering the floors was removed , and the wood flooring repaired ; the plaster on the walls was patched or replaced , up to 20 layers of old wallpaper was removed , and new wallpaper applied in places . Pioneer @-@ era interior furnishings such as a cast @-@ iron stove were installed . In May 1982 , the house was opened as a museum .
In 1986 , the house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places , under the name " William R. Dowse House " . In the form nominating it for the register , it was described as " an excellent example of the sod house phenomenon " , and as one of the few surviving sod houses in the state . For their efforts in restoring the house and opening it to the public , Philip and Curtis Dowse received the Nebraska State Historical Society 's Nebraska Preservation Award in 1990 . In the 21st century , the Dowse Sod House is promoted as a tourist destination by the village of Comstock and by the Nebraska Division of Travel and Tourism .
= Authentic Science Fiction =
Authentic Science Fiction was a British science fiction magazine published in the 1950s that ran for 85 issues under three editors : Gordon Landsborough , H.J. Campbell , and E.C. Tubb . The magazine was published by Hamilton and Co . , and began in 1951 as a series of novels appearing every two weeks ; by the summer it became a monthly magazine , with readers ' letters and an editorial page , though fiction content was still restricted to a single novel . In 1952 short fiction began to appear alongside the novels , and within two more years it completed the transformation into a science fiction magazine .
Authentic published little in the way of important or ground @-@ breaking fiction , though it did print Charles L. Harness 's " The Rose " , which later became well @-@ regarded . The poor rates of pay — £ 1 per 1 @,@ 000 words — prevented the magazine from attracting the best writers . During much of its life it competed against three other moderately successful British science fiction magazines , as well as the American science fiction magazine market . Hamilton folded the magazine in October 1957 , because they needed cash to finance an investment in the UK rights to an American best @-@ selling novel .
= = History = =
In 1950 , science fiction ( sf ) magazines had been published successfully in North America for over twenty years , but little progress had been made in establishing British equivalents . The bulk of British sf was published as paperback books , rather than magazines ; a situation opposite of that in the US . Several short @-@ lived magazines had come and gone , both before and after the war . John Spencer launched four very poor quality juvenile magazines in 1950 , which continued into the mid @-@ 1950s , while one magazine , New Worlds , had survived since 1946 . Since 1939 , Atlas , a British publisher , had been producing a reprint edition of Astounding Science Fiction , one of the most well @-@ regarded American sf magazines . During the war the contents had often been cut severely , and the schedule had not been regular , but it was reputed to sell 40 @,@ 000 copies a month . This was enough to attract the attention of Hamilton & Co . , a British publisher looking for new markets .
In 1949 , Hamilton hired Gordon Landsborough as an editor . Landsborough did his best to improve the quality of the science fiction he was publishing , and was allowed to offer £ 1 per 1 @,@ 000 words for selected material . He also was joined at Hamilton by H.J. Campbell , who was hired as a technical editor . Campbell was a London science fiction fan ; he had been brought on by Hulton Press ( publisher of the very successful comic the Eagle ) to create a science fiction magazine , but the project had been abandoned before seeing print .
By the start of 1951 , Hamilton 's science fiction titles were being published every two weeks . On 1 January 1951 , Hamilton published Mushroom Men from Mars , by Lee Stanton , which was a pseudonym for Richard Conroy . A banner was added to the base of the cover reading " Authentic Science Fiction Series " ; the same banner appeared on the 15 January novel , Reconnoitre Krellig II , by Jon J. Deegan , also a pseudonym , this time for Robert G. Sharp . With the next book , Roy Sheldon 's Gold Men of Aureus , Landsborough changed the banner to read " Science Fiction Fortnightly No. 3 " , thinking that the caption might help sales . In addition to the banner , a contents page ( including a date and issue number ) , a letter column , an editorial , and an advertisement for subscriptions were inserted . According to Landsborough , the banner was only intended to indicate the publishing schedule to readers , but combined with the other changes the appearance became much more magazine @-@ like . These changes established the sequence in the minds of readers and collectors , and retroactively determined that Mushroom Men from Mars had been the first in the series : the first two issues had carried no issue number . Issue 3 was also the first issue to carry the editors ' names : Landsborough used the pseudonym L.G. Holmes ( " Holmes " was his middle name ) for his editing role on the magazine .
The caption did apparently help sales : Landsborough subsequently commented that while Hamilton 's other titles were selling perhaps 15 @,@ 000 copies , Authentic managed to sell 30 @,@ 000 . After the banners were in place , Hamilton proposed launching a monthly sf magazine . Landsborough was concerned about the workload , and also felt it would be difficult to find enough good material ; Hamilton refused to increase the pay rate , which was not high enough to attract the best stories . A compromise was reached , and Authentic was born as a monthly magazine in paperback format , with a single novel and a short editorial feature in each issue , plus an occasional short story . The eighth issue was the last on the fortnightly schedule . Issues 9 – 12 were titled " Science Fiction Monthly " in the footer of the cover . In mid @-@ 1951 , Landsborough left Hamilton , and Campbell replaced him as editor of Authentic with the thirteenth issue , which was also the first one on which the title changed to " Authentic Science Fiction " .
Under Campbell Authentic improved somewhat , and continued its metamorphosis into a magazine , with additional non @-@ fiction writing , and short fiction in addition to the main novel in each issue . Hamilton also ran a science fiction paperback imprint , Panther Books , which would go on to become one of the leading British sf houses . By 1953 the British sf market was going through a metamorphosis similar to the one going in the US at the same time : poor quality sf markets were failing , and the result was a reduced but active market , with four magazines : Authentic , New Worlds , Science Fantasy , and Nebula Science Fiction .
At the end of 1955 Campbell decided to give up editing in favour of his scientific career as a research chemist . He was replaced from the February 1956 issue by E.C. Tubb , who remained editor to the end of the magazine 's life . Tubb had contributed a great deal of material to the magazine under various pseudonyms , often amounting to more than half of an issue 's fiction , and he later recalled that Campbell 's way of hiring him as editor was to say to him , " As you 're practically writing it , you may as well edit it . "
The quality of material submitted to Tubb was " dreadful " , in the words of sf historian Michael Ashley , and included many stories that had previously been rejected by Campbell : he was able to recognize these because Campbell had kept a log of all submissions . One story was rejected that had been plagiarized from one that had appeared twelve years earlier in Astounding Science Fiction . Tubb 's overall acceptance rate was about one in twenty @-@ five submissions . As a result , he found it difficult to keep standards up , often finding himself forced to write material under pseudonyms to fill an issue .
In early 1957 , Tubb persuaded Hamilton to switch the magazine from pocket @-@ book to digest size format , in the hope that this would improve the magazine 's visibility on bookstalls . The circulation did indeed rise , to about 14 @,@ 000 copies per month — a surprisingly low figure given Landsborough 's assertion that Authentic had been selling 30 @,@ 000 copies in the early days . However , later that year , Hamilton made the decision to invest a substantial sum in the UK paperback rights of an American best @-@ seller : it is not known for certain which book this was , but it is thought to have been Evan Hunter 's The Blackboard Jungle . Hamilton could no longer afford to have cash tied up in Authentic , and in the summer of 1957 Tubb was given two months to close down the magazine , printing stories that had already been paid for . The last issue was dated October 1957 .
= = Contents and reception = =
For the first twenty @-@ five issues , Authentic ran a full novel in every issue , but no other fiction , though there were various non @-@ fiction departments such as " Projectiles " ( readers ' letters ) , an editorial , book reviews , fanzine reviews , and science related articles , quizzes , and news columns . In issue 26 , dated October 1952 , the first installment of Frontier Legion , a serial by Sydney J. Bounds , appeared . With issue 29 , the full @-@ length novel , Immortal 's Playthings by William F. Temple , was accompanied by a short story , Ray Bradbury 's " Welcome , Brothers ! " as well as part four of Frontier Legion . The serial was stretched out over six issues by printing scarcely more than a dozen pages in each installment ; it finally completed in issue 31 .
With issue 36 ( August 1953 ) , the cover text changed from advertising a " Full @-@ length Novel " to " Full @-@ length Story " ; the " featured story " , as it was called in the contents page , was still the longest piece of fiction in the issue , but was no longer necessarily even close to novel length . Issue 41 , for example , ran Richard deMille 's " The Phoenix Nest " as the lead story , with fewer than forty pages of text . Finally , in issue 60 ( August 1955 ) , the word " feature " was removed from the contents page , and with it the last vestige of the origin of the magazine as a series of novels .
The early novels published by Hamilton were of generally poor quality . Michael Ashley , a historian of sf , described the first issue , Lee Stanton 's Mushroom Men of Mars as " of abysmal quality " , and the third , Roy Sheldon 's Gold Men of Aureus as " atrocious " . However , Campbell contributed some better work , beginning with Phantom Moon , under the house name Roy Sheldon , which appeared in issue 6 , dated 15 March 1951 ; his first novel under his own name was World in a Test Tube , which appeared in issue 8 , dated 15 April 1951 . He continued to write for the magazine after he became editor — his work has been described as " enjoyable " , though " not especially sophisticated " . Tubb was also a regular contributor , often under house names , which according to Landsborough were used by Hamilton to prevent authors gaining name recognition under a pseudonym and then taking that name to another publisher .
Regulars in the magazine included Sydney J. Bounds , William F. Temple , Bryan Berry , and Ken Bulmer . At the start of 1953 , Authentic began to include material that had been previously published in the US ; this practice ceased later that year , but began again in 1956 , and led to the reprinting of material by well @-@ known names such as Isaac Asimov , whose 1951 story " Ideals Die Hard " was reprinted in issue 78 , dated March 1957 . Other well @-@ known names that appeared in Authentic included Brian Aldiss and John Brunner . Campbell had encouraged science articles during his tenure , but under Tubb 's editorship these were gradually eliminated .
Perhaps the most notable story Authentic published was Charles L. Harness 's " The Rose " , which appeared in the March 1953 issue . Other than this , Authentic published little of note : the Nicholls / Clute Encyclopedia of SF commented that it " seldom published stories of the first rank " , specifically excepting Harness 's " The Rose " . David Kyle , in his Pictorial History of Science Fiction , states that Campbell improved the magazine , making it " remarkably good " , and sf expert Donald Tuck 's opinion was that it eventually achieved " a good standard " , but in Michael Ashley 's opinion , the magazine " sadly lacked originality " , and ran fiction that was " stereotyped and forced , frequently because Campbell had to rely on the same small band of regulars to supply the bulk of the fiction " .
The cover artwork was initially poor : the very first issue has been described as " British pulp at its most infantile " , but the covers began to improve from mid @-@ 1953 . Josh Kirby , now well known for his Discworld art , contributed seven covers , beginning with issue 61 in September 1955 . There were also many covers on astronomical themes : these were clearly influenced by the US artist Chesley Bonestell , and were fairly successful .
= = Bibliographic details = =
Authentic was pocket book size ( 7 @.@ 25 × 4 @.@ 75 inches ) for most of its life , changing to digest size ( 7 @.@ 5 × 5 @.@ 5 inches ) for the last eight issues . The issue numbering was consecutive from 1 to 85 , with no volume numbers . The first issue had a publication date of 1 January 1951 , and the first eight issues had publication dates of the 1st and 15th of each month . From the ninth issue to the end Authentic maintained a completely regular monthly schedule ; the publication date was given in the magazine as the 15th of each month from issue 9 through issue 73 ; thereafter the date was just given as the month and year .
The price began as 1 / 6 ( one shilling and six pence ) ; the price was raised to two shillings with issue 60 , February 1955 , and stayed at that price until the end of the run . Interior artwork was not used for the first issues , which contained no fiction other than a single novel ; illustrations began to appear with issue 29 . Tubb announced in issue 85 , which turned out to be the last issue , that he had dropped all interior artwork .
The title of the magazine changed several times :
The first six issues were 132 pages , with the page count dropped to 116 for issues 7 through 25 . Issue 26 saw the page count return to 132 . The cover layout for all these issues remained essentially the same , despite title changes . With issue 29 a layout using a yellow inverted " L " to frame the cover picture was introduced , and the page count was increased to 148 . Another cover redesign with issue 39 saw the yellow " L " removed , and the page count went up again to 164 with issue 41 , then back to 148 with issue 47 . The cover design varied further , with different title fonts ; the page count went back to 132 with issue 57 , then returned to 164 from issue 60 through issue 77 , the last in pocket @-@ book format . The eight issues in digest format all had 132 pages .
The editors were :
L.G. Holmes ( pseudonym for Gordon Landsborough ) , issues 1 – 27 ( 27 issues )
H.J. Campbell , issues 28 – 65 ( 38 issues )
E.C. Tubb , issues 66 – 85 ( 20 issues )
= Elwyn Roy King =
Elwyn Roy King , DSO , DFC ( 13 May 1894 – 28 November 1941 ) was a fighter ace in the Australian Flying Corps ( AFC ) during World War I. He achieved twenty @-@ six victories in aerial combat , making him the fourth highest @-@ scoring Australian pilot of the war , and second only to Harry Cobby in the AFC . A civil pilot and engineer between the wars , he served in the Royal Australian Air Force ( RAAF ) from 1939 until his death .
Born in Bathurst , New South Wales , King initially saw service as a lighthorseman in Egypt in 1916 . He transferred to the AFC as a mechanic in January 1917 , and was subsequently commissioned as a pilot . Posted to No. 4 Squadron , he saw action on the Western Front flying Sopwith Camels and Snipes . He scored seven of his " kills " in the latter type , more than any other pilot . His exploits earned him the Distinguished Flying Cross , the Distinguished Service Order , and a mention in despatches . Returning to Australia in 1919 , King spent some years in civil aviation before co @-@ founding a successful engineering business . He joined the RAAF following the outbreak of World War II and held several training commands , rising to the rank of group captain shortly before his sudden death in November 1941 at the age of forty @-@ seven .
= = Early life = =
Roy King was born on 13 May 1894 at The Grove , near Bathurst , New South Wales . He was the son of English @-@ born Elizabeth Mary ( Miller ) King and Richard King , an Australian labourer . The youth attended public school , and further educated himself in mechanical engineering via correspondence . Having been employed repairing bicycles , automobiles , and farming equipment , he was living in Forbes and working as a motor mechanic when he joined the Australian Imperial Force under the name Roy King on 20 July 1915 .
= = World War I = =
= = = Early service = = =
On 5 October 1915 , King embarked for Egypt aboard HMAT Themistocles , as part of the reinforcements for the 12th Regiment of the 4th Light Horse Brigade . He joined the 12th Light Horse at Heliopolis in February 1916 , as the unit was reassembling following its service in the Gallipoli Campaign . The regiment was engaged in the defence of the Suez Canal during May , and subsequently undertook patrols and sorties in the Sinai Desert .
King transferred to the Australian Flying Corps ( AFC ) on 13 January 1917 , and was posted to Britain to join No. 4 Squadron AFC ( also referred to as No. 71 ( Australian ) Squadron , Royal Flying Corps , by the British ) as an air mechanic on 18 April . He was assigned to a training squadron for flying instruction in August . On 15 October , he gained his wings and officer 's commission . Allocated to No. 4 Squadron in November 1917 , King was posted to France for active duty on 21 March 1918 . The same day , the Germans launched Operation Michael , the opening phase of the Spring Offensive .
= = = Fighter ace = = =
No. 4 Squadron was operating its Sopwith Camels in hazardous , low @-@ altitude support of Australian ground troops when King arrived in France , and he had little opportunity for air @-@ to @-@ air combat . The burly 6 @-@ foot @-@ 5 @-@ inch ( 196 cm ) King — nicknamed " Bo " , " Beau " , or " Bow " — also had problems landing the Camel ; crammed into its small cockpit , his large frame impeded control stick movement . The resulting rough landings annoyed his commanding officer , Major Wilfred McCloughry , brother of ace Edgar McCloughry . King 's friend and fellow No. 4 Squadron pilot , Harry Cobby , recalled that " there was some speculation that he might go home — but he proved himself an impressive pilot " . Cobby often took King on " special missions " to make mischief with the Germans ; No. 4 Squadron found that two @-@ man patrols were generally able to lure enemy aircraft into a fight , whereas larger formations tended to deter engagements . On 14 May 1918 , King shot down a two @-@ seat German scout that was spotting for artillery between Ypres and Bailleul , but clouds prevented him from confirming its destruction . By 20 May , he had been credited with his first aerial victory , over a Pfalz D.III near Kemmel – Neuve Église . He was promoted to lieutenant on 1 June . On 20 June , he destroyed a German balloon over Estaires ; although vulnerable to attack with incendiary bullets , these large observation platforms were generally well protected by fighters and anti @-@ aircraft defences , and were thus considered a dangerous but valuable target . Later that month he shot down two more aircraft , a Pfalz and a two @-@ seat LVG , in the Lys region .
King registered his fifth victory , an LVG , after raiding Armentières on 25 July 1918 . Four days later , he led a flight of six Camels from No. 4 Squadron escorting Airco DH.9 light bombers of the Royal Air Force in another raid on Armentières . In an action that the Australian official history highlighted as an " example of cool and skilful air fighting " , the DH.9s completed their bombing mission while the Camels drove off an attacking force of at least ten German Fokkers , three of the Australians including King claiming victories , without any Allied losses . He destroyed a German two @-@ seater on 3 August and another the following day , sharing the second with Herbert Watson . No. 4 Squadron was heavily engaged in the Allies ' great offensive on the Western Front , launched with the Battle of Amiens on 8 August . King was credited with two victories — a balloon and an LVG — near Estaires during a bombing raid on 10 August . On 12 and 13 August , the Camels of No. 4 Squadron operated in a massed formation over Flanders with the S.E.5s of No. 2 Squadron AFC , the former 's two flights led by Cobby and King , and the latter 's by Adrian Cole and Roy Phillipps . Pickings were scarce and No. 4 Squadron 's only success came on the second day when King and his flight collectively destroyed a two @-@ seat Albatros .
On 16 August 1918 , King participated in a major assault against the German airfield at Haubourdin , near Lille , that resulted in thirty @-@ seven enemy aircraft being destroyed on the ground . During the action , described by the official history as a " riot of destruction " , King set on fire a hangar housing four or five German planes . He also , according to No. 2 Squadron pilot Charles Copp , flew down Haubourdin 's main street , waving as he went , his reason being that " the girls in that village must have had a heck of a time with all that bombing and must have been terribly scared so I thought I 'd cheer them up a bit " . By this time the Lille sector was largely clear of German fighters . The official history recorded that on 25 August , " King went out alone as far as Don railway station , bombed it , machine @-@ gunned a train , and returned among the low clouds — all without seeing any enemy " . The only contact around this time was on 30 August , when King , Thomas Baker and another pilot shot down two DFWs near Laventie . On 1 September , King destroyed an observation balloon over Aubers Ridge . Three days later he shot down an LVG after attacking a train near Lille with Cobby . He was recommended for the Distinguished Flying Cross ( DFC ) on 8 September . The award , promulgated in The London Gazette on 3 December , cited his " gallant and valuable service in bombing and attacking with machine gun fire enemy billets , trains , troops etc " , during which " he ensure [ d ] success by descending to low altitudes , disregarding personal danger " . On 16 September , following a lull in aerial combat in the region , King destroyed a Fokker biplane over Lille . Around this time he was promoted to captain and flight commander . He took over " A " Flight from Cobby , who had been posted to England . By the end of September , King 's tally was eighteen . He registered his final victory in a Camel on 2 October , when he used bombs to send down his fourth balloon .
During October 1918 , King converted with the rest of No. 4 Squadron to the upgraded Sopwith Snipe , whose larger cockpit was a better fit for him . He scored with the Snipe on both 28 and 29 October , the latter over Tournai , in what is frequently described as " one of the greatest air battles of the war " . At Tournai , amid a confrontation involving over seventy @-@ five Allied and German fighters , King evaded five enemy Fokkers that dived on him , before destroying an LVG in a head @-@ on attack . The next day , he downed three Fokker D.VIIs , two without firing a shot . As he zoomed up from shooting one out of control , he cut off another . This second Fokker pulled up to avoid collision and toppled onto a third Fokker . One of the war 's last air battles took place near Leuze on 4 November . King 's destruction of two D.VIIs in the space of five minutes , the latter in flames , capped his combat career . His tally of seven victories with the Snipe in the closing days of the war made him the highest @-@ scoring pilot in this type .
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= = = = Shape = = = =
The shape of wings exhibits great variety in Lepidoptera . In the case of the Papilionoidea , the costa may be straight or highly arched . It is sometimes concave on the hindwing . It is occasionally serrate or minutely saw @-@ toothed on the forewing . The apex may be rounded , pointed or falcate ( produced , and concave below ) . The termen tends to be straight or concave on the forewing while it is usually more or less convex on the hindwing . The termen is often crenulate or dentate , i.e. produced at each vein and concave in between them . The dorsum is normally straight but may be concave .
The hindwing is frequently caudate , i.e. the veins near the end of the tornus have one or more tails . The tornus itself being often produced and frequently lobed . Along the hindwing termen there are tightly @-@ packed scales in a double row . The underside of the scales project and form a regular narrow fringe referred to as cilia .
= = = = Venation = = = =
Tubular veins run through the two @-@ layered membranous wing . Veins are connected to the haemocoel and in theory allow haemolymph to flow through them . In addition , a nerve and trachea may pass through the veins .
Lepidopteran venation is simple in that there are few crossbars . The wing venation in Lepidoptera is a diagnostic for distinguishing between the taxa as also the genera and families . The terminology is based on the Comstock @-@ Needham system which gives the morphological description of insect wing venation . In the basal Lepidoptera , the venation of the forewing is similar to that of the hindwing ; a condition referred to as " homoneurous " . The Micropterigidae ( Zeugloptera ) have venation that resembles the most primitive caddisflies ( Trichoptera ) . All other Lepidoptera , the vast majority ( around 98 % ) , are " heteroneurous " , the venation of the hindwing differing from that from the forewing and being sometimes reduced . Moths of the families Nepticulidae , Opostegidae , Gracillariidae , Tischeriidae and Bucculatricidae , amongst others , often have greatly reduced venation in both wings . Homoneurous moths tend to have the " jugum " form of wing @-@ coupling as opposed to the " frenulum – retinaculum " arrangement in the case of more advanced families .
= = = = Wing coupling = = = =
The Lepidoptera have developed a wide variety of morphological wing @-@ coupling mechanisms in the imago which render these taxa " functionally dipterous " . All but the most basal forms exhibit this wing coupling . There are three different types of mechanisms – jugal , frenulo – retinacular and amplexiform .
The more primitive groups have an enlarged lobe @-@ like area near the basal posterior margin ( i.e. at the base of the forewing ) called a jugum , that folds under the hindwing during flight . Other groups have a frenulum on the hindwing that hooks under a retinaculum on the forewing .
In all butterflies ( with the exception of male Euschemoninae ) and in Bombycoidea moths ( with the exception of the Sphingidae ) , there is no arrangement of frenulum and retinaculum to couple the wings . Instead , an enlarged humeral area of the hindwing is broadly overlapped by the forewing . Despite the absence of a specific mechanical connection , the wings overlap and operate in phase . The power stroke of the forewing pushes down the hindwing in unison . This type of coupling is a variation of frenate type but where the frenulum and retinaculum are completely lost .
= = Scales = =
The wings of Lepidoptera are minutely scaled , which gives the name to this order ; the name ' Lepidoptera ' was coined in 1735 by Carl Linnaeus for the group of " insects with four scaly wings " . It is derived from Ancient Greek lepidos or λεπίδος ( scale ) , itself originating from the Greek lepis ( female genitive singular form lepidos ) meaning " ( fish ) scale " ( and related to lepein " to peel " ) and pteron or πτερόν ( wing ) .
Scales also cover the head , parts of the thorax and abdomen as well as parts of the genitalia . The morphology of scales has been studied by Downey & Allyn ( 1975 ) and scales have been classified into three groups , namely hair @-@ like , or piliform , blade @-@ like , or lamellar and other variable forms .
Primitive moths ( non @-@ Glossata and Eriocranidae ) have ' solid ' scales which are imperforate , i.e. , they lack a lumen .
A few taxa of the Trichoptera ( caddisflies ) , which are the sister group to the Lepidoptera , have hair @-@ like scales , but always on the wings and never on the body or other parts of the insect . Caddisflies also possess caudal cerci on the abdomen , a feature absent in the Lepidoptera . According to Scoble ( 2005 ) , " morphologically , scales are macrotrichia , and thus homologous with the large hairs ( and scales ) that cover the wings of Trichoptera ( caddisflies ) " .
= = = Structure = = =
Although there is great diversity in scale form , they all share a similar structure . Scales , like other macrochaetes , arise from special trichogenic ( hair @-@ producing ) cells and have a socket which is enclosed in a special ' tormogen ' cell ; this arrangement provides a stalk or pedicel by which scales are attached to the substrate . Scales may be piliform ( hairlike ) or flattened . The body or ' blade ' of a typical flattened scale consists of an upper and lower lamella with an air @-@ space in between . The surface towards the body is smooth and known as the inferior lamella . The upper surface , or superior lamella , has transverse and longitudinal ridges and ribs . The lamellae are held apart by struts called trabaculae and contain pigments which give colour . The scales cling somewhat loosely to the wing and come off easily without harming the butterfly .
= = = Colour = = =
The scales on butterfly wings are pigmented with melanins that can produce the colours black and brown . The white colour in the butterfly family Pieridae is a derivative of uric acid , an excretory product . Bright blues , greens , reds and iridescence are usually created not by pigments but through the microstructure of the scales . This structural coloration is the result of coherent scattering of light by the photonic crystal nature of the scales . The specialised scales that provide structural colours to reflected light mostly produce ultra @-@ violet patterns which are discernible in that part of the ultra @-@ violet spectrum that Lepidopteran eyes can see . The structural colour seen is often dependent upon the angle of view . For example , in Morpho cypris , the colour from the front is a bright blue but when seen from an angle changes very quickly to black .
The iridescent structural coloration on the wings of many lycaenid and papilionid species , such as Parides sesostris and Teinopalpus imperialis , and lycaenids such as Callophrys rubi , Cyanophrys remus , and Mitoura gryneus , has been studied . They manifest the most complex photonic scale architectures known – regular three @-@ dimensional periodic lattices , that occur within the lumen of some scales . In the case of the Kaiser @-@ i @-@ Hind ( Teinopalpus imperialis ) , the three @-@ dimensional photonic structure has been examined by transmission electron tomography and computer modelling to reveal naturally occurring " chiral tetrahedral repeating units packed in a triclinic lattice " , the cause of the iridescence .
= = = Function = = =
Scales play an important part in the natural history of Lepidoptera . Scales enable the development of vivid or indistinct patterns which help the organism protect itself by camouflage , mimicry and warning . Besides providing insulation , dark patterns on wings allow sunlight to be absorbed and are probably involved in thermoregulation . Bright and distinctive colour patterns in butterflies which are distasteful to predators help communicate their toxicity or inedibility , thus preventing predation . In Batesian mimicry , wing colour patterns help edible Lepidopterans mimic inedible models , while in Müllerian mimicry , inedible butterflies resemble each other to reduce the numbers of individuals sampled by inexperienced predators .
Scales may have evolved initially for providing insulation . Scales on the thorax and other parts of the body may contribute to maintaining the high body temperatures required during flight . The ' solid ' scales of basal moths are however not as efficient as those of their more advanced relatives as the presence of a lumen adds air layers and increases the insulation value . Scales also help increase the lift to drag ratio in gliding flight .
For newly emerged adults of most myrmecophilous Lycaenidae , deciduous waxy scales provide some protection from predators as they emerge from the nest . In the case of the Moth butterfly ( Liphyra brassolis ) , the caterpillars are unwelcome guests in nests of tree ants , feeding on ant larvae . The adults emerging from pupae are covered with soft , loose adhesive scales which rub off and stick on the ants as they make their way out of the nest after hatching .
= = = = Androconia = = = =
Male Lepidoptera possess special scales , called androconia ( singular – androconium ) , which have evolved as a result of sexual selection for the purposes of disseminating pheromones for attracting suitable mates . Androconia may be dispersed on the wings , body , or legs or occur in patches , referred to as " brands " , " sex brands " or " stigmata " on the wings , usually in invaginations of the upper surface of the forewings , sometimes concealed by other scales . Androconia are also known to occur in the folds of wings . These brands sometimes consist of hairlike tufts which facilitate the diffusion of the pheromone . The role of androconia in the courtship of pierid and nymphalid butterflies , such as Pyronia tithonus , has been proven experimentally .
Successive close @-@ ups of the scales of a Peacock wing
= = Abdomen = =
The abdomen or body is composed of nine segments . In the larva it ranges from segments 5 to 13 . The eleventh segment of the larva holds a pair of anal claspers , which protude in some taxa and represent the genitalia .
Many families of moths have special organs to help detect bat echolocation . These organs are known as tympana ( singular – typanum ) . The Pyraloidea and almost all Geometroidea have tympana located on the anterior sternite of the abdomen . The Noctuoidea also have tympana , but in their case , the tympana are located on the underside of the metathorax , the structure and position of which are unique and a taxonomic distinguishing feature of the superfamily .
The females of some moths have a scent @-@ emitting organ located at the tip of the abdomen .
= = = Genitalia = = =
The genitalia are complex and provide the basis for species discrimination in most families and also in family identification . The genitalia arise from the tenth or most distal segment of the abdomen . Lepidoptera have some of the most complex genital structures of all insects , with a wide variety of complex spines , setae , scales and tufts in males , claspers of different shapes and different modifications of the ductus bursae in females , through which stored sperm is transferred within the female directly , or indirectly , to the vagina for fertilisation .
The arrangement of genitalia is important in courtship and mating as they prevent cross @-@ specific mating and hybridisation . The uniqueness of a species ' genitalia led to the use of the morphological study of genitalia as one of the most important keys in taxonomic identification of taxa below family level . With the advent of DNA analysis , the study of genitalia has now become just one of the techniques used in taxonomy .
There are three basic configurations of genitalia in the majority of the Lepidoptera based on how the arrangement in females of openings for copulation , fertilisation and egg @-@ laying has evolved :
Exoporian : Hepialidae and related families have an external groove that carries sperm from the copulatory opening ( gonopore ) to the ( ovipore ) and are termed Exoporian .
Monotrysian : Primitive groups have a single genital aperture near the end of the abdomen through which both copulation and egg laying occur . This character is used to designate the Monotrysia .
Ditrysian : The remaining groups have an internal duct that carry sperm and form the Ditrysia , with separate openings for copulation and egg @-@ laying .
The genitalia of the male and female in any particular species are adapted to fit each other like a lock ( male ) and key ( female ) . In males , the ninth abdominal segment is divided into a dorsal ' tegumen ' and ventral ' viniculum ' . They form a ring @-@ like structure for the attachment of genital parts and a pair of lateral clasping organs ( claspers or ' harpe ' ) . The male has a median tubular organ ( called the aedeagus ) which is extended through an eversible sheath ( or ' vesica ' ) to inseminate the female . The males have paired sperm ducts in all lepidopterans ; the paired testes are separate in basal taxa and fused in advanced forms .
While the layout of internal genital ducts and openings of the female genitalia depends upon the taxonomic group that insect belongs to , the internal female reproductive system of all lepidopterans consists of paired ovaries and accessory glands which produce the yolks and shells of the eggs . Female insects have a system of receptacles and ducts in which sperm is received , transported and stored . The oviducts of the female join together to form a common duct ( called the ' oviductus communis ' ) which leads to the vagina .
When copulation takes place , the male butterfly or moth places a capsule of sperm ( spermatophore ) in a receptacle of the female ( called the corpus bursae ) . The sperm , when released from the capsule , swims directly into or via a small tube into a special seminal receptacle ( spermatheca ) , where the sperm is stored until it is released into the vagina for fertilisation during egg laying , which may occur hours , days , or months after mating . The eggs pass through the ovipore . The ovipore may be at the end of a modified ovipositor or surrounded by a pair of broad setose anal papillae .
Butterflies of the Parnassinae ( Family Papilionidae ) and some Acraeini ( Family Nymphalidae ) add a post @-@ copulatory plug , called the sphragis , to the abdomen of the female after copulation preventing her from mating again .
The males of many species of Papilionoidea are furnished with secondary sexual characteristics . These consist of scent @-@ producing organs , brushes , and brands or pouches of specialised scales . These presumably meet the function of convincing the female that she is mating with a male of the correct species .
Tree species of hawkmoth have been recorded to emit ultrasound clicks by rubbing their genitalia ; males produce by rubbing rigid scales on the exterior of the claspers while females produce sound by contracting their genitalia which causes rubbing of scales against the abdomen . The function of this noise @-@ making is not clear and suggestions put forward include the jamming of bat echo @-@ location , and , advertising that the bat 's prey are prickly and excellent fliers .
= = Development = =
The fertilised egg matures and hatches to give a caterpillar . The caterpillar is the feeding stage of the Lepidopteran life @-@ cycle . The caterpillar needs to be able to feed and to avoid being eaten and much of its morphology has evolved to facilitate these two functions . After growth and ecdysis , the caterpillar enters into a sessile developmental stage called a pupa ( or chrysalis ) around which it may form a casing . The insect develops into the adult in the pupa stage ; when ready the pupa hatches and the adult stage or imago of a butterfly or moth arises .
= = = Egg = = =
Like most insects , the Lepidoptera are oviparous or ' egg @-@ layers ' . Lepidopteran eggs , like those of other insects , are centrolecithal in that the eggs have a central yolk surrounded by cytoplasm . The yolk provides the liquid nourishment for the embryo caterpillar until it escapes from the shell . The cytoplasm is enclosed by the vitteline envelope and a proteinaceous membrane called the chorion protects the egg externally . The zygote nucleus is located posteriorly .
In some species of Lepidoptera , a waxy layer is present inside the chorion adjacent to the vitelline layer which is thought to have evolved to prevent desiccation . In insects , the chorion has a layer of air @-@ pores in the otherwise solid material which provides very limited capability for respiratory function . In Lepidoptera , the chorion layer above this air pore layer is lamellar with successive sheets of protein arranged in a particular direction and stepped so as to form a helical arrangement .
The top of the egg is depressed and forms a small central cavity called micropyle through which the egg is fertilised . The micropyle is situated on top in eggs which are globular , conical , or cylindrical ; in those eggs which are flattened or lenticular , the micropyle is located on the outer margin or rim .
The eggs of Lepidoptera are usually rounded and small ( 1 mm ) though they may be as large as 4 mm in the case of Sphingidae and Saturniidae . They are generally quite plain in colour , white , pale green , bluish @-@ green , or brown . Butterfly and moth eggs come in various shapes ; some are spherical , others hemispherical , conical , cylindrical or lenticular ( lens @-@ shaped ) . Some are barrel @-@ shaped or pancake @-@ shaped , while others are turban or cheese @-@ shaped . They may be angled or depressed at both ends , ridged or ornamented , spotted or blemished .
The eggs are deposited singly , in small clusters , or in a mass , and invariably on or near the food source . Captive moths have been known to lay eggs in the cages they have been sequestered in . Egg size in the Lepidoptera is affected by a number of factors . Lepidoptera species which overwinter in the egg stage usually have larger eggs than the species that do not . Similarly , species feeding on woody plants in larval stage have larger eggs than those species feeding on herbaceous plants . Eggs laid by older females of a few butterfly species have been noted to be smaller in size than their younger counterparts . In the absence of adequate nutrition , the females of the corn @-@ borer moth ( Ostrinia spp . ) have been recorded to lay clutches with egg sizes below normal .
While escaping , the newly hatched larvae of many species sometimes eat the chorion to emerge . Alternatively , the egg shell may have a line of weakness around the cap which gives way allowing the larva to emerge . The egg shell and a small amount of yolk trapped in the amniotic membranes forms the first food for most lepidopteran larvae .
= = = Caterpillar = = =
Caterpillars , are " characteristic polypod larvae with cylindrical bodies , short thoracic legs and abdominal prolegs ( pseudopods ) " . They have a toughened ( sclerotised ) head capsule , mandibles ( mouthparts ) for chewing , and a soft tubular , segmented body , that may have hair @-@ like or other projections , 3 pairs of true legs , and additional prolegs ( up to 5 pairs ) . The body consists of 13 segments , of which 3 are thoracic ( T1 , T2 and T3 ) and 10 are abdominal ( A1 to A10 ) .
All true caterpillars have an upside @-@ down Y @-@ shaped line that runs from the top of the head downward . In between the Y @-@ shaped line lies the frontal triangle or frons . The clypeus , located below the frons , lies between the two antennae . The labrum is found below the clypeus . There is a small notch in the centre of the labrum with which the leaf edge engages when the caterpillar eats .
The larvae have silk glands which are located on the labium . These glands are modified salivary glands . They use these silk glands to make silk for cocoons and shelters . Located below the labrum are the mandibles . On each side of the head there are usually six stemmata just above the mandibles . These stemmata are arranged in a semicircle . Below the stemmata there is a small pair of antennae , one on each side .
The thorax bears three pairs of legs , one pair on each segment . The prothorax ( T1 ) has a functional spiracle which is actually derived from the mesothorax ( T2 ) while the metathorax has a reduced spiracle which is not externally open and lies beneath the cuticle . The thoracic legs consist of coxa , trochanter , femur , tarsus and claw and are constant in form throughout the order . However they are reduced in the case of certain leaf @-@ miners and elongated in certain Notodontidae . In Micropterigidae , the legs are three @-@ segmented , as the coxa , trochanter and femur are fused .
Abdominal segments 3 – 6 and 10 each bear a pair of legs that are more fleshy . The thoracic legs are known as true legs and the abdominal legs are called prolegs . The true legs vary little in the Lepidoptera except for reduction in certain leaf @-@ miners and elongation in the family Notodontidae . The prolegs contain a number of small hooks on the tip , which are known as crochets . The families of Lepidoptera differ in the number and positioning of their prolegs . Some larvae such as inchworms ( Geometridae ) and loopers ( Plusiinae ) have five pairs of prolegs or less , while others like Lycaenidae and slug caterpillars ( Limacodidae ) lack prolegs altogether . In some leaf @-@ mining caterpillars there are crochets present on the abdominal wall which are reduced prolegs , while other leaf @-@ mining species lack the crochets entirely . The abdominal spiracles are located on each side of the body on the first eight abdominal segments .
Caterpillars have different types of projections ; setae ( hairs ) , spines , warts , tubercles , and horns . The hairs come in an assortment of colours and may be long or short ; single , in clusters , or in tufts ; thinner at the point or clubbed at the end . A spine may either be a chalaza ( having a single point ) or a scolus ( having multiple points ) . The warts may either be small bumps or short projections on the body . The tubercles are fleshy body projections that are either short and bump @-@ like or long and filament @-@ like . They usually occur in pairs or in a cluster on one or more segments . The horns are short , fleshy , and are drawn to a point . They are usually found on the eighth abdominal segment .
A large number of species of families Saturniidae , Limacodidae and Megalopygidae have stinging caterpillars which have poisonous setae , also called urticating hairs , and in the case of Lonomia – a Brazilian saturniid genus – can kill a human due to its potent anticoagulant poison . Caterpillars of many taxa that have sequestered toxic chemicals from host @-@ plants or have sharp urticating hair or spines , display aposematic colouration and markings .
Caterpillars undergo ecdysis and have a number of larval instars , usually five but varying between species . The new cuticle is soft and allows the increase in size and development of the caterpillar before becoming hard and inelastic . In the last ecdysis , the old cuticle splits and curls up into a small ball at the posterior end of the pupa and is known as the larval exuvia .
= = = Chrysalis or pupa = = =
A cocoon is a casing spun of silk by many moth caterpillars , and numerous other holometabolous insect larvae as a protective covering for the pupa . Most Lepidoptera larvae will either make a cocoon and pupate inside them or will pupate in a cell under the ground , with the exception of butterflies and advanced moths such as noctuids , whose pupae are exposed . The pupae of moths are usually brown and smooth whereas butterfly pupae are often colourful and their shape varies greatly . In butterflies , the exposed pupa is often referred to as a chrysalis , derived from the Greek term " chrysalis " : χρυσός ( chrysós ) for gold , referring to the golden colour of some pupae .
The caterpillars of many butterflies attach themselves by a button of silk to the underside of a branch or stone or other projecting surface . They remain attached to the silk pad by a hook @-@ like process called a cremaster . Most chrysalids hang head downward , but in the families Papilionidae , Pieridae , and Lycaenidae , the chrysalis is held in a more upright position by a silk girdle around the middle of the chrysalis .
The pupae of most Lepidoptera are obtect , with appendages fused or glued to the body , while the rest have exarate pupae , having the antennae , legs , and wings free and not glued to the body .
During the pupal stage , the morphology of the adult is developed through elaboration from larval structures . The general aspect of the adult is visible before the outer surface hardens – the head , resting on the thorax , the eyes , antennae ( brought forward over the head ) , the wings brought over the thorax and the six legs between the wings and the abdomen . Among the features discernible in the head region of a pupa are sclerites , sutures , pilifers , mandibles , eye @-@ pieces , antennae , palpi and the maxillae . The pupal thorax displays the three thoracic segments , legs , wings , tegulae , alar furrows and axillary tubercles . The pupal abdomen exhibits the ten segments , spines , setae , scars of larval prolegs and tubercles , anal and genital openings , as well as spiracles . The pupa of borers display the flange @-@ plates while those of specialised Lepidoptera exhibit the cremaster .
While the pupa is generally stationary and immobile , those of the primitive moth families Micropterigidae , Agathiphagidae and Heterobathmiidae have fully functional mandibles . These serve principally to allow the adult to escape from the cocoon . Besides this , all appendages and the body are separate from the pupal skin and enjoy a degree of independent motion . All other superfamilies of the Lepidoptera are more specialised , have non @-@ functional mandibles , appendages and body attached to the pupal skin , and lose a degree of independent movement .
The pupae of some moths are able to wriggle their abdomen . The three caudal segments of the pupal abdomen ( segments 8 – 10 ) are fixed ; the other segments are movable to some degree . While the more evolved Lepidoptera can wriggle only the last two @-@ three segments at the end of the abdomen , more basal taxa such as the Micropterigidae can wriggle the remaining seven segments of the abdomen ; this presumably helps them to protrude the anterior end from the pupal case before eclosion . The pupae of Hepialidae are able to move back and forth in the larval tunnel by wriggling , aided by projections on the back in addition to spines . Abdominal wriggling is considered to be of startle value and discouraging to predators . In the case of a few hawk moths , such as Theretra latreillii , the wriggling of the abdomens is accompanied by a rattling or clicking sound which adds to the startle effect .
In some species , such as Heliconius charithonia , mating can occur inside the pupa of females by males .
= = Defense and predation = =
Lepidopterans are soft bodied , fragile and almost defenseless while the immature stages move slowly or are immobile , hence all stages are exposed to predation by birds , small mammals , lizards , amphibians , invertebrate predators ( notably parasitoid and parasitic wasps and flies ) as well as fungi and bacteria . To combat this , Lepidoptera have developed a number of strategies for defense and protection which include camouflage , aposematism , mimicry , and the development of threat patterns and displays .
Camouflage is an important defense strategy enabled by changes in body shape , colour and markings . Some lepidopterans blend with the surroundings , making them difficult to be spotted by predators . Caterpillars can be shades of green that match their host plant . Others resemble inedible objects , such as twigs or leaves . The larvae of some species , such as the Common Mormon and the Western Tiger Swallowtail look like bird droppings .
Some species of Lepidoptera sequester or manufacture toxins which are stored in their body tissue , rendering them poisonous to predators ; examples include the Monarch butterfly in the Americas and Atrophaneura species in Asia . Predators that eat poisonous lepidopterans may become sick and vomit violently , and so learn to avoid those species . A predator who has previously eaten a poisonous lepidopteran may avoid other species with similar markings in the future , thus saving many other species as well . Toxic butterflies and larvae tend to develop bright colours and striking patterns as an indicator to predators about their toxicity . This phenomenon is known as aposematism .
Aposematism has also led to the development of mimicry complexes of Batesian mimicry , where edible species mimic aposematic taxa , and Müllerian mimicry , where inedible species , often of related taxa , have evolved to resemble each other , so as to benefit from reduced sampling rates by predators during learning . Similarly , adult Sesiidae species ( also known as clearwing moths ) have a general appearance that is sufficiently similar to a wasp or hornet to make it likely that the moths gain a reduction in predation by Batesian mimicry .
Eyespots are a type of automimicry used by some lepidopterans . In butterflies , the spots are composed of concentric rings of scales of different colours . The proposed role of the eyespots is to deflect predators ' attention . Their resemblance to eyes provokes the predator 's instinct to attack these wing patterns . The role of filamentous tails in Lycaenidae has been suggested as confusing predators as to the real location of the head , giving them a better chance of escaping alive and relatively unscathed .
Some caterpillars , especially members of Papilionidae , contain an osmeterium , a Y @-@ shaped protrusible gland found in the prothoracic segment of the larvae . When threatened , the caterpillar emits unpleasant smells from the organ to ward off the predators .
= Vlastimil Koubek =
Vlastimil Koubek ( March 17 , 1927 – February 15 , 2003 ) was a Czech American architect who designed more than 100 buildings , most of them in the Washington , D.C. , metropolitan area . When he died , he had designed buildings worth more than $ 2 billion . Most of his work is Modernist in style , although he developed a few structures in other vernaculars . He created the site plan for the redevelopment of Rosslyn , Virginia , and his Ames Center anchored the area 's economic recovery . He also designed the World Building in Silver Spring , Maryland , which sparked redevelopment of that town 's downtown and the L 'Enfant Plaza Hotel in Washington , D.C. amongst many other buildings . In 1985 , Washingtonian magazine considered him to be one of 20 people " who in the past 20 years had the greatest impact on the way we live and who forever altered the look of Washington . " In 1988 , The Washington Post newspaper said his Willard Hotel renovation was one of 28 projects in the area which made a signal contribution to the " feel " and look of Washington , D.C.
= = Early life = =
Vlastimil Koubek was born in Brno , Czechoslovakia and received his degree in architecture from the Faculty of Architecture at Czech Technical University . After graduation , he worked for several Czech architecture firms , designing office buildings .
Because he and his father held strong anti @-@ communist beliefs , Koubek decided to flee Czechoslovakia after the Communist coup d 'état of February 1948 . He tried to cross the border into the American Zone of Occupation of Allied @-@ occupied Germany , and failed . A second attempt in July succeeded . Koubek emigrated to the United Kingdom in October 1948 , where he worked in a brickyard , as a draftsman for the city of Gloucester and county of Gloucestershire , a draftsman for the Ministry of Works , and announcer for the Czech language news service of the BBC . He encountered his future wife , Eva , in a bookstore in London . Eva was born in Prague , the daughter of a Czech Army officer . Her brother , whom she later rescued , was imprisoned in a concentration camp in Nazi Germany during World War II .
The couple emigrated to the United States via Ellis Island on February 8 , 1952 and initially lived in New York City . When they arrived they had $ 6 in their pockets . They married in New York City on August 9 , 1952 , with Eva ( the only one with any funds ) paying the $ 2 marriage license fee . He worked as a draftsman for the architectural firm of Emery Roth and Sons , the city 's largest architectural firm and a noted designer of office buildings , for a year . In 1953 , Koubek entered the United States Army , where he worked for the Army Exhibit Unit ( a unit which creates displays and presentations about Army history , organization , and culture for the public ) . Koubek and his wife became naturalized United States citizens , relocated to Washington , DC , and later had a daughter , Jana . He briefly worked for the D.C.-based Edward Weihe architectural firm .
= = Career = =
Vlastimil Koubek passed his architectural exam and established Koubek Architects in 1957 . One of his first commissions to be built was Southern Maryland Medical Center ( now Southern Maryland Hospital Center ) in Clinton , Maryland . His first major commission in the area was for 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW , a 13 @-@ story building with a facade of gold @-@ anodized aluminum and white marble . But the United States Commission of Fine Arts , which had design approval authority over all private buildings adjacent to federal buildings in the city , objected to this facade . Koubek submitted a revised design which utilized larger , octagonal window designs of marble with recessed ribs of bronze aluminum , which not only was accepted but highly praised by influential architect Frederick Gutheim as pushing District architectural design " forward 10 years . " A similar design was created for the facade of One Farragut Square South , which began construction in November 1960 . A more Modernist glass @-@ wall building was planned in October 1961 for 1666 Connecticut Avenue NW ( the southwest corner of Connecticut Avenue NW and R Street NW ) .
= = = Rosslyn = = =
Koubek was instrumental in helping to redevelop Rosslyn , Virginia , an unincorporated area of Arlington County directly across the Potomac River from the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington , D.C. In 1960 , Rosslyn was a seedy area of bars , pawn shops , small industry , and used car lots . But land values in Rosslyn had been significantly revalued upward , and in order to take advantage of the building boom they believed was coming , Arlington County county planners required site plans that emphasized tall , free @-@ standing buildings . In 1961 , Koubek drafted a site plan for the 80 @-@ acre ( 32 ha ) site around the proposed Ames Center ( an area which represented about half the total acreage in the Rosslyn area ) . Koubek also was the architect for the Ames Center itself , a complex which included a 13 @-@ story office building , bank , church , and civic auditorium located at 1820 N. Fort Myer Drive .
The construction of the Ames Center and approval of a site plan for the area around it led to the wholesale economic and architectural redevelopment of Rosslyn , Koubek also developed the site plan for the area bounded by Wilson Boulevard , North Arlington Ridge Road , 19th Street North , and North Kent Street . This included the London House and Normandy House apartment complexes . Although it also proposed constructing two apartment complexes in the center of the area , three office buildings were built instead . London House opened in January 1965 .
= = = Other works in the 1960s = = =
Numerous commissions came his way throughout the 1960s . His Jefferson Building ( 1225 19th Street NW ) , built in 1963 , was an eight @-@ story glass @-@ and @-@ marble clad structure that was the first skyscraper in the city to feature a columnless interior . It became home to the upscale The Palm steak restaurant in December 1972 , although building 's exterior reflecting pool and numerous fountains were replaced by a mundane garden and short trees . Later that year , he designed a sister building across the street ( 1234 19th Street NW ) which incorporated solarized glass windows , dark bronze panels , and dark brown aluminum ribbing . He was the chief architect of the World Building ( 8121 Georgia Avenue ) in Silver Spring , Maryland , The World Building helped revitalize the long @-@ blighted Silver Spring downtown business district , and became home to long @-@ time home of top @-@ rated radio stations WWRC and WGAY . One of Koubek 's less notable efforts , however , was the 1963 five @-@ story Del Ray Building ( 4905 Del Ray Avenue ) in Bethesda , Maryland , a bland office building with penthouse clad in grey brick . In 1964 , Koubek received his first commission from outside the District of Columbia and its immediate suburbs . This was Horizon House ( 1101 N. Calvert Street ) in Baltimore , Maryland , an 18 @-@ story apartment building with rooftop pool and ground @-@ floor retail area in the historic Mount Vernon neighborhood .
In March 1963 , he created a design for 1050 31st Street NW , a spare , Federalist @-@ style red brick building — the first such non @-@ Modernist structure he designed . He had initially proposed in 1961 a building with an all @-@ glass first floor and exposed stone upper floors , but the Commission of Fine Arts rejected his design as too modern . After redesigning his building along Federalist lines , the Commission approved the design but the D.C. zoning board refused to approve it because of the changes . The zoning board also was unhappy with the way Koubek intended to conceal the elevator and air conditioning equipment on the roof . After redesigning the rooftop , the building began construction in March 1963 . The first major office building to be constructed on the Georgetown waterfront in 50 years ,
Construction began in April 1963 on his Brawner Building ( 888 17th Street NW ) , a 12 @-@ story office building on Farragut Square which incorporated dark bronze panels and solarized windows much as his 1234 19th Street building had . By the late 1960s , it was one of his best @-@ known designs . In January 1964 , Koubek designed what was then the D.C. metropolitan region 's tallest office building , the 19 @-@ story steel @-@ and @-@ black glass clad Barlow Building ( 5454 Wisconsin Avenue ) . In August , the Freed family commissioned him to build the eight @-@ story Chatham Apartments , the first high @-@ rise , medium @-@ income apartment building to be constructed among the two @-@ story Georgian @-@ style townhouses that comprised the 125 acres ( 51 ha ) Buckingham Historic District . His first major D.C. residential structure was a nine @-@ story apartment building ( now turned to condominiums ) at 1800 R Street NW , which opened in October 1964 . In April 1965 , construction began on the seven @-@ story 1325 Massachusetts Avenue NW , a Modernist building with broad horizontal swaths of grey brick and glass . ( The structure was home to the National Air Traffic Controllers Association and National Gay and Lesbian Task Force in 2011 . ) Another major office building , 1200 17th Street , NW ( at the time , the headquarters of the American Psychological Association ) , opened in October 1965 . It was a neo @-@ Brutalist structure featuring repetitive polished concrete panels and deeply recessed rectangular windows , and one of the first high @-@ rise office buildings on the downtown business district portion of Connecticut Avenue . That same year his 18 @-@ story Ross Building ( now known as Wytestone Plaza ) in Richmond , Virginia , opened — the first high @-@ rise built in the city since 1928 , and the first glass @-@ curtain wall building constructed in the city . Koubek was also lead architect for and an investor in a syndicate ( " Reservation Eleven Associates " ) which designed a new United States Department of Labor ( DOL ) building at 2nd Street NW and Constitution Avenue NW in 1966 . The group proposed an arrangement in which it would construct the building , lease it to the federal government for 30 years , and then donate it to the government . Congress , cutting back on construction funds as well as interested in the build / lease / donate proposal , refused to appropriate funds for the DOL structure . Eventually , however , Koubek 's syndicate lost the commission , and a new DOL building ( jointly designed by the firm of Brooks , Barr , Graeber & White and the firm of Pitts , Mebane , Phelps & White ) was completed in 1974 .
Koubek 's D.C. area output slowed in the late 1960s . In February 1967 , the Bureau of National Affairs ( a privately held publisher of government news ) commissioned him to design a six @-@ story Modernist building at 1231 25th Street NW . ( This glass @-@ and @-@ white concrete neo @-@ Brutalist building was stripped to its frame in 2007 , four floors added , and joined to both an existing and a new structure to create luxury apartments . ) In October 1967 , construction began on his design for 1401 I Street NW , west of Franklin Square . ( The bland glass @-@ and @-@ steel box underwent a multimillion @-@ dollar renovation in 1991 . It was given a postmodern facade of finished grey concrete panels and brown granite , the center portion of the building on the south and east sides extended slightly outward to break up the flatness of the building , and twin giant six @-@ story @-@ high non @-@ structural Doric columns topped by a non @-@ structural colonnade and entablature . The building is now called Franklin Tower . ) In December 1967 , Koubek designed a new home for the Motion Picture Association of America at 1601 I Street NW , described as a " bronze @-@ tinted glass box on stilts enclosed by a bold screen of tan concrete " . Another critic later called it " elegant " and as good as the work of I. M. Pei . Construction began in February 1968 on his building for One Dupont Circle NW , an eight @-@ story office building with vertical concrete ribs over glass walls .
Meanwhile , Koubek was at work designing Bayfront Plaza , a $ 50 million " scaled @-@ down Rockefeller Center " complex of hotels , apartment buildings , retail shops , and piers on the waterfront of St. Petersburg , Florida . Proposed in 1966 , the project was significantly delayed by lawsuits from local citizens . Costs began to climb , interest rates on the proposed development loans soared , and the project was cancelled in 1969 . Koubek sued lawyer Hubert Caulfield and businessman Martin Roess , who led the legal challenges against Bayfront Plaza , for $ 7 million , claiming legal harassment and abuse of the judicial process . The Supreme Court of Florida eventually ruled in favor of the developers , but it was too late . The parties settled out of court in 1972 for an undisclosed sum , and Koubek said he was pleased with the settlement . A 23 @-@ story office building planned for downtown Roanoke , Virginia , in 1969 was never built .
Several of Koubek 's buildings for important clients began or completed construction in 1969 . The Willoughby , at the time the largest apartment building in the D.C. metropolitan area , opened at 4515 Willard Avenue in Chevy Chase , Maryland , in January . Koubek assisted former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower and developer William Zeckendorf in breaking ground in February for the West Building ( 475 L 'Enfant Plaza SW ; now United States Postal Service headquarters ) , at 640 @,@ 000 square feet ( 59 @,@ 000 m2 ) the largest private office building at the time in Washington . Eight months later , his headquarters at 1133 15th Street NW for Fannie Mae ( the secondary mortgage market packaging corporation ) opened .
= = = Works from the 1970s = = =
Additional commissions from important clients as well as notable buildings continued in the 1970s . Construction on the Koubek @-@ designed 1 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 square feet ( 93 @,@ 000 m2 ) , $ 23 million L 'Enfant Plaza Hotel and office building began until June 1971 . In July 1970 , construction began on his 37 @-@ story , pink granite United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company Building in Baltimore . It was the largest building yet constructed in the United States to employ the slipform method of continuously poured concrete . The USF & G Building successfully sparked the economic revival of the Inner Harbor . Opened in 1974 , as of 2010 it remained the tallest building in Baltimore . Forty years later , it is considered a Baltimore landmark . Richard Burns of Design Collective Inc. has said , " In my opinion , his USF & G tower , now Legg Mason , is one of the best if not the best office buildings in downtown Baltimore . It is simple , direct and honest ...
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also critical of Federalist architecture . He once scathingly noted , " I think that on Georgetown architecture I 'd rather not comment at all . You may quote me on that . I wish you would . "
= = Legacy = =
The Koubek Auditorium in the Edward M. Crough Center for Architectural Studies at Catholic University of America is named for Koubek in honor of his many contributions to architectural design .
Among Koubek 's most notable buildings are :
American Automobile Association ( former headquarters in Fairfax , Virginia )
International Finance Corporation headquarters
International Square
L 'Enfant Plaza Hotel
Motion Picture Association of America headquarters
USF & G Building ( now the Transamerica Tower )
World Bank Annex
= Calostoma =
Calostoma is a genus of 29 species of gasteroid fungi in the suborder Sclerodermatineae . Like other gasteroid fungi , Calostoma do not have the spore discharge mechanism associated with typical gilled fungi ( ballistospory ) , and instead have enclosed spore @-@ bearing structures . Resembling round , orange to red gelatinous puffballs on thick stalks , species have been collected in regions of deciduous , temperate , tropical or subtropical forests . They have a worldwide distribution , including eastern North America , Asia , and Australasia . The common name given to some species , " prettymouth " , alludes to the bright red fruit bodies with openings that may somewhat resemble lips .
The unusual fruit body structure has historically led mycologists to suggest various classification schemes based on presumed relationships to other puffball or " stomach mushrooms " . Phylogenetic analyses performed in the 2000s show the genus to be evolutionarily related to the Bolete mushrooms . Calostoma species are ectomycorrhizal , forming symbiotic associations with trees from various families . The type species , Calostoma cinnabarinum , is ectomycorrhizal with oak .
= = Taxonomy = =
The original genus description , based on the type species Calostoma cinnabarinum ( synonymous with cinnabarina ) , was published by French botanist Nicaise Auguste Desvaux in 1809 . Before the advent of modern genetic analysis , the Calostoma was considered to be part of the Gasteromycetes , a grouping of fungi with enclosed spore @-@ bearing structures . Specifically , it was classified in the order of stalked puffballs , although some mycologists have suggested that the genus Calostoma should be merged with Tulostoma ( xerophilic stalked puffballs ) , Scleroderma ( hard puffballs ) , Geastrum ( earthstars ) , or Pseudocolus ( stinkhorns ) . Some authors have placed Calostoma in its own family , the Calostomataceae .
In the 2000s , a phylogenetic analyses using nuclear and mitochondrial ribosomal gene sequences helped to clarify the phylogeny of Calostoma . Using the species C. cinnabarinum and C. ravenelli as representative examples , the research showed the genus evolutionarily related to the monophyletic Boletales clade , and separate from clades containing most of the gilled mushrooms , puffballs , stalked puffballs , earthstars , stinkhorns and non @-@ bolete Gasteromycetes . Calostoma belongs to the suborder Sclerodermatineae in the Boletales order . The Boletales comprise the following genera : Boletinellus , Calostoma , Gyroporus , Phlebopus , Pisolithus , Scleroderma , and Veligaster . Calostoma is thought to have diverged evolutionarily from the other Boletales between 52 – 115 million years ago .
The genus name Calostoma is derived from the Greek kallos or " beauty " , and stoma ( στóμα ) or " mouth " ; similarly , several species are referred to in the vernacular as " prettymouths " . In Korea , it is called Yongi , or " red cheeks " .
= = Description = =
Fruit bodies , technically known as gasterocarps , form spherical spore @-@ bearing heads with a peridium ( outer tissue layer ) made of two to four clearly defined layers of tissue . The outermost peridial layer is a thick gelatinous or shiny cuticle , which during maturity peels away to reveal the brightly colored peristome that has a star @-@ shaped pore through which spores may escape . The innermost layer of the peridium is papery and membranous , and remains attached to the outer layers only at the apex of the star @-@ shaped apical pore or slit . The fruit bodies may either have no stalk ( sessile ) , or be atop a stalk . The stalk , made of thick , intertwined and fused cords of hyphae , is hygroscopic , and will expand upon absorbing moisture . The spore mass in the head , the gleba , is pale , and initially has thick @-@ walled skeletal hyphae called capillitia . Clamp connections are present in the fungal hyphae .
= = = Spores = = =
The spores are spherical to elliptical in shape , and typically have surfaces that are reticulate ( with interconnected grooves resembling a net ) or pitted . The variations in the elaborate pitted @-@ spore reticulations have inspired investigation with techniques such as scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy . The latter technique was used to distinguish subtle details ( at the nanometer scale ) and differences in the fine structure of the spores of various Calostoma species . The spore reticulations have purpose : they become entangled and interwoven with nurse cells and scaly hyphae , the net effect of which is to prevent the spores from being blown away simultaneously .
= = Development = =
When grown in humid conditions , such as might typically be found in a temperate deciduous forest , Calostoma species develop a thicker , more gelatinous exoperidium ( the outermost peridial layer ) . As the stalk expands , the exoperidium becomes sloughed off , exposing the endoperidum and a raised peristome — the ridge of tissue around the opening suggestive of the common name , " prettymouth " . The exoperidium may help to protect the maturing gleba of late @-@ fruiting species from harmful variations in temperature or humidity , or from insect predation .
= = Habitat and distribution = =
The species in Calostoma have been collected in regions of deciduous , temperate , tropical or subtropical forests , containing tree species from the families Fagaceae , Nothofagaceae , Myrtaceae , and Dipterocarpaceae . The type species C. cinnabarinum was shown to form ectomycorrhizae with Quercus species , using isotopic labeling , molecular and morphological analyses . Southeast Asian Calostoma have also been described as ectomycorrhizal . Calostoma sarasinii forms ectomycorrhizae with species of Lithocarpus ( Fagaceae ) while Calostoma retisporum forms ectomycorrhizae with species from the Myrtaceae . The ectomycorrhizal mode of nutrition is predominant in the Sclerodermatineae suborder . Historically , it had been assumed to be saprobic , due to its taxonomic uncertainly , and presumed relatedness to other saprobic fungi like the stalked puffballs and the earthstars .
The distribution of the genus is limited to Australasia ( Australia , New Zealand , Papua New Guinea ) , Southeast Asia , Asia , and North and Central America . Species have been described from Indonesia ( Borneo , Java , Sumatra , New Guinea ) , Ceylon , Himalaya , Nepal , Taiwan , China , New Zealand , North America , and Latin America . Australian species include C. fuhreri , C. fuscum , C. insigne , C. rodwayi , and C. viride . David Arora mentions a preference for humid forests in eastern North America , particularly in the southern Appalachian Mountains .
= = Uses = =
= = = Edibility = = =
In general , Calostoma species are not considered edible ; because they typically begin their development underground , by the time fruit bodies appear they are too tough for consumption . However , a 2009 study reported that in the community of Tenango de Doria ( Hidalgo state , Mexico ) , Calostoma cinnabarinum used to be collected by children and consumed " like a tidbit " , although the tradition seems to have been abandoned in recent years . Locals called the young fruit bodies " yemitas " .
= = = Bioactive compounds = = =
Calostoma cinnabarinum contains a pigment named calostomal that is responsible for its red color . The chemical structure is all @-@ trans @-@ 16 @-@ oxohexadeca @-@ 2 @,@ 4 @,@ 6 @,@ 8 @,@ 10 @,@ 12 @,@ 14 @-@ heptaenoic acid .
= = Species list = =
The following species list is compiled from Index Fungorum as well as species published in the literature , but missing in Fungorum , specifically C. formosanum , C. junghuhnii , and C. sarasinii . The name listed under the species binomial is the authority — the author of the original description of that species , followed by the year of publication .
= Faryl =
Faryl is the debut album by British mezzo @-@ soprano Faryl Smith , released on 9 March 2009 by Universal Classics and Jazz . Smith rose to fame after her appearance on the second series of Britain 's Got Talent , and signed with Universal after the competition . The album was recorded during December 2008 and January 2009 and features the track " River of Light " , a song set to The Blue Danube with newly written lyrics . Faryl was produced by Jon Cohen , and the backing music was provided by a 60 @-@ piece orchestra . As part of the album 's promotion , Smith made numerous television and radio appearances and filmed a music video for " River of Light " . Around this time , she met with then @-@ Prime Minister Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street .
After its release , Faryl became the fastest @-@ selling classical solo album in British chart history , selling 20 @,@ 000 copies in the first four days , and a total of 29 @,@ 200 copies in the first week , higher than any other debut album of a classical singer . Faryl entered the UK Albums Chart at number 6 , rising to number 4 the next week , and was the third album by a Britain 's Got Talent contestant to reach the top ten in Britain . Smith subsequently embarked on a promotional tour in the US to publicise the album , where it reached number 6 on the classical chart .
Faryl was fairly well received by critics , who praised Smith 's performances and Cohen 's production . However , criticism was directed at the use of the orchestra and at the song choices . As one of the ten best @-@ selling classical albums in the UK in 2009 , Faryl was nominated for a Classical BRIT Award in the album of the year category , but lost to Only Men Aloud 's Band of Brothers . In 2013 , the album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry .
= = Background = =
Smith rose to fame when she , aged 12 , competed in the second series of ITV talent show Britain 's Got Talent . During the series , she performed " Ave Maria " and a cover of Sarah McLachlan 's " Angel " . After her initial performance , she received singing lessons from Yvie Burnett , a move criticised by the press . Although she was at one point the favourite to win , she finished outside the top three in the live final . During the competition , Smith rejected offers of a record deal , and afterwards rejected offers from Sony BMG , instead signing a £ 2 @.@ 3 million , multi @-@ album deal with Universal Classics and Jazz , the most lucrative ever offered to a schoolgirl .
= = Recording = =
Faryl was recorded in London during Smith 's Christmas holiday during December 2008 and January 2009 , and completed on 3 January . It features a 60 @-@ piece orchestra , which was recorded at Air Studios , in London . The album includes the song " River of Light " . The track is a recording of The Blue Danube , a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II , with newly written lyrics . Smith talked about " River of Light " to the press , saying that The Blue Danube " now has words put to it . I like it because it 's different . Everyone knows the tune and everybody has got high hopes for it . " Smith said that her favourite song on the album was her version of the Welsh hymn " Calon Lân " . Other songs include Smith 's version of " Amazing Grace " , a cover of " Annie 's Song " by John Denver , and a version of " The Way Old Friends Do " , rewritten for Smith by Björn Ulvaeus . Smith spoke about the song , saying " It was about divorce ... They didn 't think it was appropriate for me to sing about that , so Björn changed the lyrics so it 's about friendship . " The album was produced by Jon Cohen , who has previously worked with artists including the Operababes and Vanessa Mae .
On 23 February , The Sun reported that Universal had received the first shipment of Faryl , but due to a pressing error , though they looked like Smith 's albums , they actually contained the music of The Fall 's album Imperial Wax Solvent . Universal was reported to have " severe words " with the pressing plant . The mix @-@ up received attention from the international press , including an article in Canadian magazine Exclaim ! .
= = Promotion = =
Promotion began in January , with performances by Smith at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel and appearances at the debut of the Oliver ! 2009 revival . Smith also took part in a photoshoot for publicity and cover photos . According to writers for the Daily Mail , the cover photo was modified to give Smith " a smile worthy of a model from a Colgate advert " , due to her " gappy teeth " . Though generally critical of the move , the report conceded that it was better for Smith 's teeth to be digitally straightened , rather than forcing her " to endure a battery of dental surgery " . A television advert and music video for " River of Light " were recorded to further publicise the release , and Smith also appeared on the cover of April 's Classic FM Magazine . Further promotion in the weeks leading up to the release of Faryl included Smith appearing on Loose Women , The Paul O 'Grady Show , BBC Radio 4 , Radio Five Live and BBC Breakfast . She also appeared at the Children 's Champion Awards and met then @-@ Prime Minister Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street . On the day of the release , there was an album signing in Smith 's hometown of Kettering , at the HMV branch . Smith said " I definitely want to be at home for the launch . I want to be surrounded by my friends and family because , obviously , it 's a big deal for me . "
After the UK release , Dickon Stainer , head of Universal Classics and Jazz , spoke of plans to publicise Faryl in the US , saying " America is going to be key . Because of her history on the talent show there 's already a great deal of interest in her . The demand is intense . " In April 2009 , Smith travelled to Los Angeles to begin her promotion of Faryl in the US . She appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in early May as part of her promotional tour . Faryl was released in the US on 5 May . Smith said before the release that she did not expect it to sell as well as it did in the UK . She said that " in the US it 's a lot harder because I 'm not as well @-@ known . In the UK , a lot of people obviously watched ' Britain 's Got Talent ' and stuff , and that was like fresh in everyone 's minds . " After the release , she was more optimistic , saying " [ w ] hen I performed in New York , it reminded me of the HMV signing in Kettering and there was quite a big queue so I think my album was well received . " Smith returned from the US in early May . Despite the contrary being said when she performed on the third series of Britain 's Got Talent , Smith had no plans for a concert tour in 2009 ; she was quoted as saying that " I 'm too young and don 't think I would be able to do a tour on my own " . However , she did plan to return to the US during her summer holidays to again promote Faryl . She said that " everyone in America was really nice and they do like classical music , but it is so difficult to make it over there ... They seem to like their own singers , but I will just keep trying my best " . However , she instead took a short break from her music career in summer , before returning to the recording studio later in the year for Wonderland , her second album , which was released in November .
= = Reception = =
Reviewers were generally impressed by Smith 's performances . Pete Paphides , writing for The Times , said that the songs were performed " with power and restraint " , while Johnny Davis , writing for The Observer , said " [ y ] ou can practically hear Katherine Jenkins weep as Faryl flawlessly executes Amazing Grace " . Jason Birchmeier , writing for Allmusic , considered Smith 's performance even more noteworthy because of her young age . However , though he considered Smith 's voice impressive , Malcolm Mackenzie , writing for The London Paper , asked " will we care when the kid from Kettering loses her precocious appeal ? " Reviewers also responded positively to Cohen 's contribution to the album . Paphides claimed that his arrangements " suggest some kind of aesthetic endeavour beyond the basic thing for which they exist " , while Birchmeier claimed that the album was " produced with fine precision " .
Reviewers were more critical of the use of the orchestra . Helen Sloan , writing for Crackerjack ( Bristol Evening Post ) found that the orchestra rendered " the whole thing a bit bland and movie @-@ soundtrack " , and Birchmeier found it to be " a bit overwhelming " by the end of the album . Further , he was critical of the inclusion of " Amazing Grace " and " Ave Maria " , considering them to be overly predictable song choices . Though he was pleasantly surprised by some of the inclusions ( such as " River of Light " and " The Way Old Friends Do " ) , he concluded that " [ i ] t 's too bad that [ Smith ] isn 't given more creative material to sing . One hopes her next album is more adventurous . "
Overall , Paphides awarded the album 3 out of a possible 5 stars , and compared it favourably to three other Mothering Sunday releases , Lionel Richie 's Just Go , Ronan Keating 's Songs for My Mother and Barry Manilow 's The Greatest Songs of the Eighties , considering it stronger than any of the others . Davis also awarded the album 3 out of 5 , while Birchmeier was slightly more positive , awarding Faryl 3 @.@ 5 out of 5 .
= = Performance = =
At the beginning of February , Faryl was placed at 295 in Amazon.co.uk 's best @-@ sellers chart and 13 in its easy listening chart , based on pre @-@ orders alone . A week before its release , the album was in the top 100 selling albums , and was the top @-@ selling opera album . Retailers in the UK ordered more than 80 @,@ 000 copies of the album in the week leading up to release , which Simon Cable , writing for the Daily Mail , noted was more than U2 's recent No Line on the Horizon . It also topped the Amazon.co.uk presale chart . On the day of the release , based only on presales , the album was at the number 1 spot on the UK Albums Chart . The album became the fastest @-@ selling classical solo album in Britain , beating Hayley Westenra 's Pure , selling 20 @,@ 000 copies in the first four days . The first week resulted in sales of 29 @,@ 200 copies , which is higher than any other debut album of a classical singer . Faryl officially entered the UK Albums Chart at number 6 , and climbed to number 4 the following week . Faryl made Smith the third former Britain 's Got Talent contestant to achieve a top ten album , after Paul Potts ( with One Chance ) and Andrew Johnston ( with One Voice ) . In the US , Faryl peaked at 31 on Top Heatseekers Albums chart , and at 6 on the Classical Albums chart , remaining in the charts for one and 17 weeks respectively . By February 2010 , over 160 @,@ 000 copies of Faryl had been sold , with over 150 @,@ 000 of these in the UK . In July 2013 , the British Phonographic Industry certified the album gold , denoting shipments of over 100 @,@ 000 units in the United Kingdom .
In February 2010 , after the release of Wonderland , Faryl was nominated for a Classical BRIT Award in the album category . The category is voted for by the public , and the shortlist comprises the ten best @-@ selling classical albums of the previous year . Faryl lost to Only Men Aloud 's Band of Brothers . Smith herself was also nominated in the young British classical performer category , becoming the youngest ever double Classical BRIT nominee .
= = Track listing = =
= = Personnel = =
= = Charts = =
= = = Chart positions = = =
= Takahito Eguchi =
Takahito Eguchi ( 江口 貴勅 , Eguchi Takahito , born August 28 , 1971 ) is a Japanese video game composer , arranger , and orchestrator . He is best known for collaborating with fellow composer Noriko Matsueda on numerous soundtracks , most notably The Bouncer and Final Fantasy X @-@ 2 . He became interested in music when he was six years old after hearing his neighbor playing the piano . He attended the Tokyo Conservatoire Shobi where he acquainted Matsueda .
Employed at Square Enix from 1998 to 2003 , Eguchi is currently working for Sega Digital Studio . He has also scored three anime series . In addition , he performed the piano on Yoko Shimomura 's album Murmur . Eguchi created mostly electronic music in the early part of his career , but now almost exclusively focuses on orchestral composition and arrangement , along with performing keyboards for various other musicians .
= = Biography = =
Born in Nagasaki , Japan , Eguchi became interested in music at the age of six when he heard his neighbor playing the piano . While his father , a judo athlete , initially tried to push him into pursuing sports , he eventually agreed to let him take piano lessons , as long as he agreed to study with his sister . Eguchi enrolled at the Tokyo Conservatoire Shobi , where he met long @-@ term composing partner Noriko Matsueda . After graduating from the conservatoire , he produced numerous compositions , joined a band as a keyboardist , and worked as a software designer . He also gave Matsueda advice on music manipulation during her first game project , Front Mission , in 1995 . At her request , he also arranged and orchestrated " Theme of Bahamut Lagoon ~ Opening " for the bonus disc of the original soundtrack to Bahamut Lagoon ( 1996 ) .
Eguchi joined Square ( now Square Enix ) in 1998 ; his first job was composing the 1999 title Racing Lagoon alongside Matsueda . Although his role was minor compared to Matsueda 's , he was responsible for the opening and ending themes , the majority of the battle themes , and the bonus track " Taiman Battle Remix " . Eguchi and Matsueda collaborated once again in 2000 on the PlayStation 2 game The Bouncer . He created a lot more music than on previous soundtracks ; a large amount of the music produced was not used in the game and there were also many post @-@ production demands . He composed the pop ballad " Forevermore " , which was arranged and provided lyrics by Narada Michael Walden and Sunny Hilden and performed by Shanice in " Love Is the Gift " , the ending theme to the English @-@ language versions of the game . The song was also sold as a single and featured in a promotional album . In 2002 , Eguchi arranged the track " Hand in Hand -Reprise- " for Yoko Shimomura 's score to Kingdom Hearts .
Eguchi reunited with Matsueda to compose Final Fantasy X @-@ 2 ( 2003 ) . Despite being panned by critics and fans alike and having a low budget , the soundtrack was commercially successful . He was also the game 's orchestrator and the composer of the love ballad " Real Emotion / 1000 no Kotoba " . In 2004 , Eguchi and Matsueda composed Final Fantasy X @-@ 2 International + Last Mission and arranged three pieces in the Final Fantasy X @-@ 2 Piano Collection album . The Piano Collections album was their final project at while at Square Enix , which they both left afterward . Since his departure , he has been involved in several anime projects ; he was the co @-@ composer of D.N.Angel ( 2003 ) and Rental Magica ( 2007 ) and the sole composer of Trinity Blood ( 2005 ) . He has also mixed Shimomura 's arrangements for the Dark Chronicle Premium Arrange album and performed piano on her vocal album Murmur . In 2006 , he contributed three compositions and two arrangements to the Xbox 360 game Sonic the Hedgehog ; he also worked on the 2008 follow @-@ up Sonic Unleashed . He has since worked on a number of Sonic Team games , such as Super Monkey Ball : Step & Roll , Sonic Colors , Sonic Generations , Rhythm Thief & the Emperor 's Treasure , Sonic Lost World , and Sonic Runners .
= = Musical style and influences = =
Eguchi and Matsueda are noted for creating mainly jazzy and electronic tracks for the scores they have collaborated on ; Eguchi is credited for most of the electronic music . The soundtrack to The Bouncer , of which Eguchi and Matsueda co @-@ composed a lot of the pieces , featured among other genres rock , electronica , and jazz fusion . A professional pianist , Eguchi often utilizes the piano in his compositions . He has stated that most of the time he composes and arranges music is at his home studio , where his friends help out by recording acoustic instruments ; if the quality of these recordings are not adequate , however , Eguchi replaces them at the company 's studio . He has said that by the time he is finished creating the music , he is only sleeping three to four hours a week .
Since joining Sega Digital Studio in 2006 , Eguchi has switched over to almost an exclusively orchestral style . On recent projects , he has assisted his fellow co @-@ workers with string and keyboard arrangements , in addition to writing his own material .
He cites Igor Stravinsky , Ryuichi Sakamoto , and Miles Davis as musical influences . When asked about which musicians he would like to collaborate with , he replied , " A musician who has passed away , Miles Davis . There are too many living musicians to talk about . A few are Herbie Hancock , Aretha Franklin , and Ryuichi Sakamoto . " His interest in composition came about after being inspired by a variety of jazz , electronic , modernist , and pop musicians .
= = Works = =
= Faisalabad =
Faisalabad ( pronunciation : / fɑːɪsɑːlˌbɑːd / ; Lyallpur until 1979 ) , is the third most populous city in Pakistan , and the second largest in the eastern province of Punjab . Historically one of the first planned cities within British India , it has long since developed into a cosmopolitan metropolis . Faisalabad was restructured into City District status ; a devolution promulgated by the 2001 Local Government Ordinance ( LGO ) . The total area of Faisalabad District is 58 @.@ 56 km2 ( 22 @.@ 61 sq mi ) while the area controlled by the Faisalabad Development Authority ( FDA ) is 1 @,@ 280 km2 ( 490 sq mi ) . Faisalabad has grown to become a major industrial and distribution centre because of its central location in the region and connecting roads , rails , and air transportation . It has been referred to as the " Manchester of Pakistan " because it contributes over 20 % toward Pakistan 's annual GDP . Faisalabad 's average annual GDP is $ 20 @.@ 55 billion ( USD ) , of which 21 % comes from agriculture .
The surrounding countryside , irrigated by the lower Chenab River , produces cotton , wheat , sugarcane , vegetables and fruits . The city is an industrial centre with major railway repair yards , engineering works , and mills that process sugar , flour , and oil seed . Faisalabad is a major producer of superphosphates , cotton and silk textiles , hosiery , dyes , industrial chemicals , beverages , clothing , pulp and paper , printing , agricultural equipment , and ghee ( clarified butter ) . The Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry monitors industrial activity in the city and reports their findings to the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and provincial government . The city also has a major dry port and international airport .
Faisalabad is home to the University of Agriculture , Government College University as well as the Ayub Agricultural Research Institute , Divisional Public School Faisalabad and National Textile University . The city has its own cricket team , Faisalabad Wolves , which is based at the Iqbal Stadium . There are several other sports teams that compete internationally , including hockey and snooker as well as other sporting events .
= = History = =
= = = Toponymy = = =
Faisalabad district actually began as Lyallpur district in 1904 and prior to that , was a tehsil of Jhang district . During the British Raj , the city Lyallpur was named in honour of the then Lieutenant @-@ Governor of Punjab , Sir James Broadwood Lyall , for his services in the colonisation of the lower Chenab Valley . His surname Lyall was joined with " pur " which in old Sanskrit language means city . In the late 1970s , the Government of Pakistan changed the name of the city from Lyallpur to Faisalabad ( meaning City of Faisal ) , in honour of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia , who made several financial contributions to Pakistan .
= = = Early settlements = = =
According to the University of Faisalabad , the city of Faisalabad traces its origins to the 18th century when the land was inhabited by a number of forest @-@ dwelling tribes . It is believed these early settlements belonged to the ancient districts of Jhang and Sandalbar , which included the area between Shahdara to Shorekot and Sangla Hill to Toba Tek Singh .
= = = Colonial rule = = =
By the mid @-@ 18th century , the economic and administrative collapse of provinces within the Mughal Empire , from Punjab to Bengal , led to its dissolution . Internal unrest resulted in multiple battles for independence and further deterioration of the region , which then led to formal colonialisation as established by the Government of India Act 1858 , with direct control under the British Raj from 1858 to 1947 . In 1880 , Poham Young CIE , a British colonial officer , proposed construction of a new strategic town within the area . His proposal was supported by Sir James Broadwood Lyall and the city of Lyall was developed . Historically , Faisalabad , ( Lyallpur until 1979 ) , became one of the first planned cities within British India .
Young designed the city centre to replicate the design in the Union Jack with eight roads extending from a large clock tower at its epicentre ; a design geometrically symbolic of the Cross of Saint Andrew counterchanged with the Cross of Saint Patrick , and Saint George 's Cross over all . The eight roads developed into eight separate bazaars ( markets ) leading to different regions of the Punjab . In 1892 , the newly constructed town with its growing agricultural surplus was added to the British rail network . Construction of the rail link between Wazirabad and Lyallpur was completed in 1895 . In 1896 , Gujranwala , Jhang and Sahiwal comprising the Tehsils of Lyallpur were under the administrative control of the Jhang District .
In 1904 , the new district of Lyallpur was formed to include the tehsils of Samundri and Toba Tek Singh with a sub @-@ tehsil at Jaranwala , which later became a full tehsil in itself . The University of Agriculture , originally the Punjab Agricultural College and Research Institute , Lyallpur , was established in 1906 . The Town Committee was upgraded to a Municipal Committee in 1909 . Lyallpur grew into an established agricultural tool and grain centre . The 1930s brought industrial growth and market expansion to the textile industry as well as to food processing , grain crushing and chemicals .
= = = Independence = = =
In August 1947 , following three decades of nationalist struggles , India and Pakistan achieved independence . The British agreed to partition colonial India into two sovereign states – Pakistan with a Muslim majority , and India with a Hindu majority ; however , more Muslims remained in India than what governing authorities believed would assimilate into Pakistan . The partitioning led to a mass migration of an estimated 10 million people which made it the largest mass migration in human history . India 's Bengal province was divided into East Pakistan and West Bengal ( India ) , and the Punjab Province was divided into Punjab ( West Pakistan ) and Punjab , India . There were also respective divisions of the British Indian Army , the Indian Civil Service , various administrative services , the central treasury , and the railways . Riots and local fighting followed the expeditious withdrawal of the British , resulting in an estimated one million civilians deaths , particularly in the western region of Punjab . Lyallpur , which was located in the region of the Punjab Province that became West Pakistan , was populated by a number of Hindus and Sikhs who migrated to India , while Muslim refugees from India settled in the district .
In 1977 , Pakistani authorities changed the name of the city to " Faisalabad " to honour the close relationship of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia with Pakistan . During the eighties , the city realised an increase in foreign investment . More Faisalabadis began working abroad as bilateral ties improved within the new dominion . This led to more monetary funds returning to the city that aided the development of the region . In 1985 , the city was upgraded as a division with the districts of Faisalabad , Jhang and Toba Tek Singh .
= = Government and public services = =
= = = Civic administration = = =
Faisalabad was restructured into City District status ; a devolution promulgated by the 2001 Local Government Ordinance ( LGO ) . It is governed by the city district 's seven departments : Agriculture , Community Development , Education , Finance and Planning , Health , Municipal Services , and Works and Services . The district coordination officer of Faisalabad ( DCO ) is head of the city district government and responsible for co @-@ ordinating and supervising the administrative units . Each of the seven departments has its own Executive District Officer who is charged with co @-@ ordinating and overseeing the activities of their respective departments .
The aim of the city district government is to empower politics by improving governance which basically involved decentralising administrative authority with the establishment of different departments and respective department heads , all working under one platform . The stated vision and mission of the city district government of Faisalabad is to " establish an efficient , effective and accountable city district government , which is committed to respecting and upholding women , men and children 's basic human rights , responsive towards people 's needs , committed to poverty reduction and capable of meeting the challenges of the 21st century . Our actions will be driven by the concerns of local people . "
= = = Tehsil municipal administration = = =
In 2005 , Faisalabad was reorganised as a city district composed of eight Tehsil municipal administrations ( TMAs ) . The functions of the TMA include preparation of the spatial and land use plans , management of these development plans and exercise of control over land use , land sub @-@ division , land development and zoning by public and private sectors , enforcement of municipal laws , rules and by @-@ laws , provision and management of water , drainage waste and sanitation along with allied municipal services .
There are 118 union councils in Faisalabad . Their role is to collect and maintain statistical information for socio @-@ economic surveys . They consolidate ward neighbourhood development needs and prioritise these into union @-@ wide development proposals . The council also identifies any deficiencies in the delivery of these services and makes recommendations for improvement to the TMA .
= = = Faisalabad Development Authority = = =
The Faisalabad Development Authority ( FDA ) was validly established in October 1976 under The Punjab Development of Cities Act ( 1976 ) to regulate , supervise and implement development activities in its jurisdiction area . The FDA acts as a policy @-@ making body for the development of the city and is in charge of arranging and supervising major developments within the city . It is responsible for the administration of building regulations , management of parks and gardens and subsoil water management . The FDA works with the Water and Sanitation Agency ( WASA ) to control and maintain the water supply , sewerage and drainage . The FDA also works to improve conditions in the slums .
= = = Healthcare = = =
Healthcare services are provided to the citizens by both public and private sector hospitals . The government – run hospitals are Allied Hospital , District HQ Hospital , Institute of Child Care , PINUM Cancer Hospital , Faisalabad Institute of Cardiology ( FIC ) and General Hospitals in Ghulam Muhammadabad and Samanabad . There are also a number of private hospitals , clinics and laboratories in the city , notably Al @-@ Rahmat labs , Mujahid Hospital lab , National Hospital lab & Agha Khan lab .
= = = Law enforcement = = =
Law enforcement in Faisalabad is carried out by the City Police . City Police are under the command of the City Police Officer ( CPO ) , an appointment by the provincial government . The office of the CPO is located in the District Courts , Faisalabad . Various police formations include District Police , Elite Police , Traffic Police , Punjab Highway Patrolling , Investigation Branch and Special Branch .
= = = Water supply and sanitation = = =
The Water and Sanitation Agency ( WASA ) , is a subsidiary of Faisalabad Development Authority ( FDA ) , established 23 April 1978 under the Development of Cities Act 1976 . 2015 estimates indicate that WASA provides about 72 % of the city 's sewerage services and about 60 % of their water services . The existing production capacity of WASA is 65 million imperial gallons per day ( 300 million litres per day ) , almost all of which is drawn from wells located in the old beds of the Chenab River . From the wells , water is pumped to a terminal reservoir located on Sargodha Road . Water is normally supplied for a total of about 8 hours per day to the majority of the city . The Japan International Cooperation Agency ( JICA ) has also provided financial and hardware equipment to help improve the water and sanitation conditions in the city .
= = Geography = =
= = = Location = = =
Faisalabad lies in the rolling flat plains of northeast Punjab , at 184 metres ( 604 ft ) above sea level . The city proper comprises approximately 1 @,@ 230 square kilometres ( 470 sq mi ) while the district encompasses more than 16 @,@ 000 square kilometres ( 6 @,@ 200 sq mi ) . The Chenab River flows about 30 kilometres ( 19 mi ) , and the Ravi River meanders 40 kilometres ( 25 mi ) to the southeast . The lower Chenab canal provides water to 80 % of cultivated lands making it the main source of irrigation . Faisalabad is bound on the north by Chiniot and Sheikhupura , on the east by Sheikhupura and Sahiwal , on the south by Sahiwal and Toba Tek Singh and on the west by Jhang .
= = = Geology = = =
The district of Faisalabad is part of the alluvial plains between the Himalayan foothills and the central core of the Indian subcontinent . The alluvial deposits are typically over a thousand feet thick . The interfluves are believed to have been formed during the Late Pleistocene and feature river terraces . These were later identified as old and young floodplains of the Ravi River on the Kamalia and Chenab Plains . The old floodplains consist of Holocene deposits from the Ravi and Chenab rivers .
The soil consists of young stratified silt loam or very fine sand loam which makes the subsoil weak in structure with common kankers at only five feet . The course of the rivers within Faisalabad are winding and often subject to frequent alternations . In the rainy season , the currents are very strong . This leads to high floods in certain areas which do last for a number of days . The Rakh and Gogera canals have encouraged the water levels in the district however the belt on the Ravi River has remained narrow . The river bed does include the river channels which have shifted the sand bars and low sandy levees leading to river erosion .
Faisalabad is situated at the centre of the lower Rechna Doab , the area is located between the Chenab and Ravi rivers . There is a mild slope from the northeast to the southwest with an average fall of 0 @.@ 2 – 0 @.@ 3 metres per kilometre ( 1 @.@ 1 – 1 @.@ 6 feet per mile ) . The city is situated at an elevation of about 183 metres ( 600 ft ) . The topography is marked by valleys , local depression and high ground .
= = = Climate = = =
The weather in the city is monitored by the Pakistan Meteorological Department . The Pakistan Meteorological Department regularly provides forecasts , public warnings and rainfall information to farmers with the assistance of the National Agromet Centre . Faisalabad has been classified as a hot desert climate ( BWh ) by the Köppen @-@ Geiger climate classification system .
Average annual rainfall is approximately 375 millimetres ( 14 @.@ 8 in ) and highly seasonal . It is usually at its highest in July and August during monsoon season . Record @-@ breaking rainfall of 264 @.@ 2 millimetres ( 10 @.@ 40 in ) was recorded on 5 September 1961 by the Pakistan Meteorological Department . Observations from the Meteorological Observatory at the University of Agriculture indicate that overall rainfall levels in the city have increased by 90 @.@ 4 millimetres ( 3 @.@ 56 in ) over the course of thirty years .
= = Demographics = =
Faisalabad was established as one of the first planned towns of British India covering an area of 3 square kilometres ( 1 @.@ 2 sq mi ) . It was initially designed to accommodate 20 @,@ 000 people . The city 's population increased from 69 @,@ 930 in 1941 to 179 @,@ 000 in 1951 ( 152 @.@ 2 % increase ) . Much of the increase is attributed to the settlement of Muslim refugees from East Punjab and Haryana , India . In 1961 , the population rose to 425 @,@ 248 , an increase of 137 @.@ 4 % . Faisalabad set a record in the demographic history of Pakistan by registering an overall population increase of 508 @.@ 1 % between 1941 and 1961 . The industrial revolution of the 1960s also contributed to population growth . In 1961 , the population was 425 @,@ 248 . A 1972 census ranked Faisalabad as the 3rd largest city of Pakistan with a population of 864 @,@ 000 . In a 1981 census , the population was 1 @,@ 092 @,@ 000 ; however , the Faisalabad Development Authority estimated the number to be 1 @,@ 232 @,@ 000 . A 2014 demographic profile shows the population count at 3 @.@ 038 million .
= = = Religion and ethnic groups = = =
The province of Punjab , in which Faisalabad is the second largest city , has prevalent sociocultural distinctions . Population sizes vary by district but some distinguishing factors include a young age structure , high age dependency ratio , a higher percentage of males , a higher proportion of married population , and heterogeneity in castes and languages .
Islam is the common heritage in the region with a 97 @.@ 22 % Muslim majority according to the 1998 Pakistan census report and 2001 population data sheet . Islamic influences are evident in the fundamental values of various inhabitants including cultural traditions , marriage , education , diet , ceremonies and policies with may reflect stark differences in rural villages as compared to urban areas . People live in tight @-@ knit joint families , although a nuclear family system is also emerging due to changing socio @-@ economic conditions . Ancient Pakistani culture prevails in most marriage practices in the region , as do certain restrictions related to ethnicity and caste . However , the influences of more modern societies have effected some change , particularly in the area of the dowry system . As of 2016 , monogamous and polygamous unions remain an acceptable marriage practice . In following ancient culture , marriages are customarily arranged by the parents or matchmakers . In some instances , the husband must buy his wife from her parents . Marriage ceremonies , which can be more or less formal , include rituals which are universal in nature and hold sociological importance . Studies conducted in 2007 and 2013 , the latter in an outlying rural village in Faisalabad District , acknowledged the existence of gender bias and discrimination against females , stating that " Gender discrimination is not a new phenomenon " , and that it still exists in the modern world . It was further noted that situations may be worse in villages because " whenever a girl is born , nobody celebrates her birth , whereas when a boy is born , it means great joy and celebration . "
Social change in the region has been a slow process but there are indications that change has occurred as more villages are exposed to various forms of media and modernized urban communities . It is further noted that there has been a " conscious and persistent effort " to educate rural and urban societies about gender bias and equality . In early 2014 , there was a march known as the " White Ribbon Campaign " which took place in front of the Faisalabad Press Club . Protestors appealed to the government to adopt new laws " to protect women who are discriminated against in the family and workplace . "
Prevalent minorities , particularly Hindu and Christian , feel a sense of vulnerability because of their religious beliefs . Labourers and farmhands comprise the countless Christian villages throughout Punjab ; many are descendants of people who converted from Hinduism to Christianity under the British Raj , and considered low caste by virtue of their birth . A small population of wealthy , well @-@ educated Christians have settled in Karachi ; however , as a result of increasing Islamization , religious intolerance in Pakistani society , blashphemy laws and Islamist militancy , most have left Pakistan to settle in other countries where there is more religious tolerance , such as Canada and Australia .
= = = Languages = = =
Punjabi is the dominant language spoken by over three @-@ fourths of the population . In the south @-@ southwest regions , Saraiki is the common language . The national language is Urdu , which is customarily used between various ethnic groups .
= = Economy = =
Faisalabad contributes over 20 % toward Pakistan 's annual GDP ; therefore , it is often referred to as the " Manchester of Pakistan " . Faisalabad 's average annual GDP is $ 20 @.@ 55 billion ( USD ) , of which 21 % comes from agriculture . The surrounding countryside , irrigated by the lower Chenab River , produces agricultural commodities such as cotton , rice , sugarcane , wheat , fruit and vegetables . The city has carved a niche as an industrial centre with its highways , railways , railway repair yards , processing mills , and engineering works . It is also a producer of industrial goods and textile manufacturing including cotton and silk textiles , super phosphates , hosiery , dyes , industrial chemicals , clothing , pulp and paper , printing , agricultural equipment , ghee ( clarified butter ) , and beverages .
The Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry monitors industrial activity in the city and reports their findings to the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and provincial government . The city also has a major dry port and international airport .
Faisalabad is recognised as the centre of the textile industry in Pakistan , contributing to half of Pakistans total textile shipments . At the end of June 2012 , textile mills employed 20 % of the nation 's workforce , and generated 1 @.@ 3 trillion rupees ( $ 13 @.@ 8 billion ) in textile products , most of which were exported to the US and Europe . While Punjab 's economy is driven primarily by agriculture , the textile industry along with leather products and light engineering goods also play an important role with over 48 @,@ 000 industrial units spread across Punjab . In an effort to boost bilateral trade , Romania and Turkey have honorary @-@ consulates in Faisalabad which enable trade links with the city .
The Faisalabad clock tower and its eight bazaars ( markets ) remain a major trading zone in the city . Each of the eight bazaars has a special name and is known for selling certain goods as follows :
Katchery Bazaar , named for the court ( Katchery ) is known for its mobile phone and accessory market .
Rail Bazar is a gold and cloth market .
Bhawana Bazaar supplies electrical and electronic goods .
Jhang Bazaar supplies fish , meat , vegetables and fruits .
Aminpur Bazaar supplies stationery and interior décor .
Kharkhana Bazaar is known for herbal medicines .
Gol Bazaar contains dry fruit , as well as wholesale soap , oil , and ghee shops .
Chiniot Bazaar is known for allopathic and homoeopathic medicinal stores , cloth , blankets , sofa cloth , and curtains . It also has poultry feed wholesale shops .
Montgomery Bazaar ( also known as Sutar Mandi ) is known for yarn and raw cloth trading .
Faisalabad has also received substantial funding from the Government of Punjab and the City District Government to improve infrastructure and roads to rural areas . In an effort to deal with the energy crisis , the FCCI has been working with private companies to develop renewable energy resources such as solar energy and the construction of dams within the district . CAE , a German @-@ based renewable energy company , has disclosed plans to establish the first solar panel manufacturing facility in Faisalabad , second of its kind in Asia , with intentions of investing upwards of € 100 million ( Rs12.9 billion ) for its development .
= = Transportation = =
Faisalabad is well @-@ connected by rail , road and air . Public transportation in Faisalabad includes auto @-@ rickshaws , buses and railways . Faisalabad International Airport is located on the outskirts of the city , and operates flights to the Middle East .
= = = Road = = =
The majority of roads are under the control of the National Highway Authority ( Pakistan ) , linking Faisalabad with other cities in the country .
National highways and motorways passing through Faisalabad
Faisalabad is connected to various parts of the country by several National Highways and Motorways :
The Grand Trunk Road , otherwise known as GT Road , is the original highway that links Faisalabad to most parts of Pakistan as well as neighbouring countries . GT Road was the main highway that ran through the district before the completion of the motorways .
The M3 motorway ( Pakistan ) or M3 is an access @-@ controlled motorway connecting Faisalabad with the M2 motorway ( Pakistan ) or M2 via the Pindi Bhattian Interchange . The M2 was the first motorway connecting Rawalpindi and Islamabad to Lahore .
The M4 motorway ( Pakistan ) or M4 is an access @-@ controlled motorway connecting Faisalabad to Multan . The M4 once complete will join the M5 which will run to the southern city of Karachi .
The District Government has worked with the National Highway Authority to connect Multan and Faisalabad . The construction of the M4 is scheduled for completion by 2019 . The new motorway will help reduce congestion , boost trade , and reduce travel times and transportation costs from Faisalabad , a major textile hub to the major trade centre of Multan . One section of the M4 was inaugurated on 16 March 2015 which links Faisalabad to Gojra .
= = = Buses = = =
The Faisalabad Urban Transport System Service ( FUTS ) is the main bus operator within the city . It was launched in 1994 , and operates a number of large CNG buses and smaller Toyota hiace vans connecting the majority of the city . There is another public @-@ private run bus operator , Brothers Metro , which is a consortium between the government of Punjab and a private firm who operates a fleet of air @-@ conditioned CNG buses .
= = = Rails = = =
The Faisalabad railway station is the central railway station in the city . The railway line forms part of the Khanewal @-@ Wazirabad railway line . Rail services are operated by Pakistan Railways , owned and operated by the Ministry of Railways .
Cargo Express services are also operated by Pakistan Railways which runs from Karachi to Faisalabad via Multan . Twenty @-@ seven bogies comprise the goods train , and are handled respectively by private contractors at the station . The station has a special cargo facility operated by the Ministry of Railways ( Pakistan ) for handling various goods from the city to other regions of the country . An express parcel service also runs from Karachi to Lahore via Faisalabad .
= = = Air traffic = = =
Faisalabad International Airport is approximately 15 kilometres ( 9 @.@ 3 mi ) from the city centre and is a major airport for domestic and international travel . The airport also includes a cargo facility . As of January 2016 , passenger flights are run by the national flag carrier , Pakistan International Airlines , and a number of middle eastern carriers . There are seasonal Hajj operations to Jeddah and Medina operated by Shaheen Air . FlyDubai became the first international carrier to launch operations from the city followed by Qatar Airways , Air Arabia and Gulf Air .
In 2015 , significant upgrades and renovations to the airport were initiated by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority , including updates to aviation technology , construction of additional areas and services for travellers , and the expansion of air traffic capabilities to accommodate wide @-@ body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 .
= = Culture = =
Faisalabad , the third most populated metropolis in Pakistan after Karachi and Lahore is an epicentre for trade that has gained popularity for its colonial heritage sites . In 1982 , the Government of Punjab established the Faisalabad Arts Council , a division of the Punjab Arts Council which is overseen administratively by the Information , Culture and Youth Affairs Department . The Faisalabad Arts Council building , designed by architect Nayyer Ali Dada , was completed in 2006 . The auditorium was named after the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan , a Pakistani musician and singer .
= = = Festivals = = =
The Punjabi people celebrate a variety of cultural and religious festivals throughout the Punjab region , such as arts and craft , music , local events , and religious celebrations . The city of Faisalabad customarily celebrates its independence day on 14 August every year by raising the Pakistan flag at the clock tower in the Commissioner Office compound . Bazaars are colourfully decorated for the celebration , government and private buildings are brightly lit , and there are similar flag – raising ceremonies that are typically held in the district and its tehsils .
The arrival of spring brings the annual " Rang @-@ e @-@ Bahar " festival where the Parks & Horticulture Authority of the city district government organise a flower show and exhibition at Jinnah Gardens . The University of Agriculture also organises a similar event at their main campus which is known as the " Kissan Mela " . The festival of Basant which involves kite flying is an annual tradition in the city despite the ban . The provincial government also introduced the " Canal Mela " which involves five days of festivities including the main canal in the city being decorated with national floats and lights ending with a musical concert to conclude the festival .
Being a Muslim majority the city religious observances include Ramadan and Muharram . The festivals of Chaand Raat , Eid al @-@ Fitr and Eid al @-@ Adha are celebrated and are national holidays . The celebration of the Prophet Muhammad birthday is also observed in the city which is often referred to as " Eid Milād @-@ un @-@ Nabī " . There are a number of darbar and shrines which attract a number of devotees during the annual Urs . There are a number of Christian churches in the city where Easter and Christmas services take place each year .
= = = Attire = = =
Traditional attire in Faisalabad is Punjabi clothing such as the dhoti , kurta and pagri ( turban ) . Faisalabadi men wear white shalwar kameez as do women but also with a dupatta ( scarf ) . The more conservative women wear burqas that may or may not cover the face . Combinations of Pakistani and Western attire are also worn by women , such as an embroidered kurta worn with jeans or trousers , and half sleeve or sleeveless shirts with Capri pants . Men have also adopted some of the modern Western styles for both casual and formal business dress such as dress pants , trousers , T @-@ shirts and jeans .
Faisalabad Institute of Textile and Fashion Design at the Government College University ( Faisalabad ) teaches Fashion Design as part of their Fine Arts program . Some of the more conservative establishments and universities follow strict dress codes , such as the National Textile University in Faisalabad where a notice was issued on 27 April 2016 by university professor Muhammad Ashfaq . The intent of the notice was to " promote a positive image of the NTU and to maintain good moral , religious and cultural values among the faculty , staff and students . " The dress code bans certain styles of Western attire including shorts , sleeveless shirts and shawls for men . Women are prohibited from wearing jeans , tights or leggings , sleeveless or half @-@ sleeved shirts for women . Women are also prohibited from wearing heavy make @-@ up and expensive jewellery .
= = = Cuisine = = =
Faisalabadi cuisine is very much Punjabi cuisine , with influences from the realms of the Mughal and Colonial empires . Key ingredients include rice or roti ( flatbread ) served with a vegetable or non @-@ vegetable curry , a salad consisting of spiced tomatoes and onions , and yogurt . This is usually accompanied by a variety of South Asian sweets such as jaggery , gajar ka halwa , gulab jamun , and jalebi . Tandoori barbecue specialties consist of a variety of naan bread served with tandoori chicken , chicken tikka or lamb shishkebab served with a mint chutney .
Street foods are a key element to Faislabadi cuisine . Samosas ( deep fried pastry filled with vegetables or meat ) topped with an onion salad and two types of chutney . There is even a square dedicated to them in the old city . Other street foods include , dahi bhale ( deep fried vadas in creamy yoghurt ) , gol gappay ( fried round puri filled with vegetables and topped with tamarind chutney ) and vegetable or chicken pakoras . Biryani and murgh pilao rice are also a speciality in Faisalabad .
A typical breakfast in Faislabadi is halwa poori comprising a deep fried flatbread served with a spicy chickpea curry and sweet orange coloured halwa . It is customarily accompanied by a sweet or salty yoghurt based drink called lassi . During winter , a common breakfast is roghni naan bread served with paya curry .
Specialty drinks vary depending on climate . During winter , a variety of hot drinks are available , such as rabri doodh , a creamy dessert drink commonly made with full @-@ fat milk , almonds , pistachios and basil seeds , dhood patti ( milky tea ) , and Kashmiri chai , a pink coloured milky tea containing almonds and pistachios . During summer , drinks such as sugar cane rusk , limo pani ( iced lemon water ) , skanjvi ( iced orange and black pepper ) and lassi are common .
There are also American @-@ style fast food franchises that cater to the local community such as McDonald ’ s , Fried Chicken ( KFC ) , and Pizza Hut .
= = = Literacy = = =
According to a report by the United Nations Educational , Scientific and Cultural Organisation ( UNESCO ) , the 2015 literacy rate for Pakistan ranked 160th which is among the lowest literacy rates in the world .
In 1981 , Faisalabad was among four districts in Punjab , which also included Gujranwala , Jhelum and Gujrat , that were experiencing low literacy rates , due primarily to either a lack of resources or family pressure ; the latter of which may also be attributable to illiteracy . In 1998 , Faisalabad progressed to a higher literacy rate with the most improvement realised at the primary school level . In 2008 , Faisalabad District ranked 51 @.@ 9 % which placed the district 9th in literacy out of the 34 Punjab districts .
In 2014 , the city held its first literary festival which brought a number of writers to the city to encourage the community to follow the arts . Two literary groups were also established , the Faisalabad Union of Column Writers and Faisalabad Union of Journalists , to bring together printed media personalities for the purpose of providing training to budding writers from the city .
= = Recreation = =
= = = Parks and open spaces = = =
Faisalabad is home to a number of parks , most of which are maintained by the Parks and Horticulture Authority , Faisalabad . The oldest park in the city is Jinnah Garden , the city 's central park , commonly known as " Company Bagh " and where the monument of Sir Charles James Lyall is situated .
Other parks include Canal Park , a family park located on the west bank of the Rakh Branch Canal . The Gatwala Wildlife Park is a botanical natural reserve located at Gatwala that was renovated by the city district government . The Pahari Grounds near D Ground is another renovated park that has a Pakistan Air Force F @-@ 86 Sabre on display .
= = = Sports = = =
Cricket is a popular sport in Faisalabad . Regional and international cricket matches are held in Iqbal Stadium , named after Pakistani poet Sir Allama Muhammad Iqbal . The stadium is home to Faisalabad 's local team , the Faisalabad Wolves . Iqbal Stadium hosted the 1987 Cricket World Cup , and the 1996 Cricket World Cup .
The Faisalabad Hockey Stadium located on Susan Road was constructed in 2002 , and can accommodate 25 @,@ 000 spectators . On 16 April 2003 , the stadium was inaugurated by Khalid Maqbool , governor of Punjab . It is the third largest hockey stadium in the country . The stadium has hosted field hockey matches for both national and international competition but by the beginning of 2016 was reported to be in " pathetic condition as its astroturf has completed its life span about eight years ago . " Commissioner Naseem Nawaz advised that efforts were under way to maintain the stadium .
In October 2002 , the Government College University established a Directorate of Sports to promote university and national level sports for male and female players . Infrastructure and facilities are available for university players in track , hockey , tennis , basketball , table tennis , badminton and cricket pitch .
= = Education = =
The population of Faisalabad has a literacy rate of approximately 60 % , with a split of 69 % for males and 46 % for females ( all figures are higher than the national average within the country ) .
Faisalabad has several research and educational institutions , both public and private , such as the University of Agriculture , Government College University , National Textile University , Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology , University of Faisalabad , and the University of Engineering & Technology of Lahore . In 2014 , the University of Agriculture ranked 1st in agriculture and 4th overall for universities in Pakistan according to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan ( HEC ) , and was ranked 142nd in the 2013 Top 200 World Universities for agriculture and forestry by Quacquarelli Symonds ( QS ) .
= = = Education system = = =
The education system is monitored by the District Education Officer of the City District Government of Faisalabad . The city government reports its findings to the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training and the Minister for Education . Funding is provided by the Government of Punjab , Pakistan , City District Government and the fees collected from schools . There are four levels of the education system in the city : Primary , Elementary , High and Higher Secondary Level . Primary level education is only compulsory . There are also a number of schools for the assistance of children with special needs .
= = = Public libraries and museums = = =
There are two libraries that are open to the public : Allama Iqbal Library and Municipal Corporation Public Library . They are funded and regulated by the Government of Punjab , Pakistan under the service sector .
Allama Iqbal Library is located on University Road , opposite the District Courts . The library is housed in the 1911 @-@ built colonial building originally named " Coronation Library " during the rule of the British Empire . In 2012 , the building came under control of the Lyallpur Heritage Foundation and the Punjab Archives and Libraries Department .
Lyallpur Museum is located adjacent to the Allama Iqbal Library on University Road . It is a heritage museum and art gallery open to the public . The museum is primarily focused on regional history with a collection of artwork , artefacts and photographs .
Municipal Library is located in Iqbal Park on Narwala Road , opposite the historical grounds of Dhobi Ghat . The library has a large collection of books , a photo gallery and a conference centre . In 2011 , the library underwent a renovation costing 40 million rupees .
The Forest Library at the Punjab Forestry Research Institute ( PFRI ) is one of two specialist libraries , the other being in Lahore . Opened in 1986 , the research library is based at the Wildlife Research Center in Gatwala .
= = Media = =
= = = Television and radio = = =
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority ( PEMRA ) is responsible for the regulation and monitoring of electronic media entertainment in the country . Pakistan Television Corporation , is the state @-@ owned regulated television broadcasting network . The government began licensing private broadcasters in 2002 .
The government of Pakistan installed the first radio transmitters in the city on 15 September 1982 . " Radio Pakistan " broadcasts three government regulated FM stations : " Radio Pakistan FM101 , Radio Pakistan FM93 and Radio Pakistan Sautul Qur 'an Channel FM93.4. FM101 became operational in 2002 , FM93 went live in 2010 and FM93.4 Sautul Qur 'an Channel went live in 2016 ; PBC all three stations are standard power KW 2 @.@ 5 .
= = = Telecommunications = = =
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority is a government @-@ owned organisation that is responsible for the establishment , operation and maintenance of telecommunications in the city . The organisation monitors and prevents illegal exchanges in the city .
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited is the main provider of fixed line , mobile and broadband services . Regional headquarters is located at the Central Telecom House in Chinot Bazaar . With the deregulation of the telecommunication sector by the Ministry of Information Technology , a range of companies now offer mobile and broadband services in the city .
= = = Film and theatre = = =
In 2008 , the Government of Pakistan lifted a forty @-@ year ban on Bollywood films which allowed Indian films to be played in cinemas . The cinema industry has since seen the introduction of new cinemas such as Cinepax by Hotel One , and Cine Nagina .
The Government College University in Faisalabad encourages students from the University of Agriculture to hold workshops and explore themes of peace and tolerance which can be used in an engaging and entertaining way to communicate complex issues to different audiences .
= Early thermal weapons =
Early thermal weapons were devices or substances used in warfare during the classical and medieval periods ( approx 8th century BC until the mid @-@ 16th century AD ) which used heat or burning action to destroy or damage enemy personnel , fortifications or territories .
Incendiary devices were frequently used as projectiles during warfare , particularly during sieges and naval battles ; some substances were boiled or heated to inflict damage by scalding or burning . Other substances relied on their chemical properties to inflict burns or damage . These weapons or devices could be used by individuals , manipulated by war machines , or utilised as army strategy .
The simplest and most common thermal projectiles were boiling water and hot sand , which could be poured over attacking personnel . Other anti @-@ personnel weapons included the use of hot pitch , oil , resin , animal fat and other similar compounds . Smoke was used to confuse or drive off attackers . Substances such as quicklime and sulfur could be toxic and blinding .
Fire and incendiary weapons were used against enemy structures and territory , as well as personnel , sometimes on a massive scale . Large tracts of land , towns and villages were frequently destroyed as part of a scorched earth strategy . Incendiary mixtures , such as the oil @-@ based Greek fire , could be launched by throwing machines or administered through a siphon . Sulfur- and oil @-@ soaked materials were sometimes ignited and thrown at the enemy , or attached to spears , arrows and bolts and fired by hand or machine . Some siege techniques — such as mining and boring — relied on combustibles and fire to complete the collapse of walls and structures .
Towards the latter part of the period , gunpowder was invented , which increased the sophistication of the weapons , and led to the eventual development of the cannon and other firearms . Development of the early weapons has continued ever since , with modern war weapons such as napalm , flame throwers , and other explosives having direct roots in the original early thermal weapons . Fire @-@ raising and other destructive strategies can still be seen in modern strategic bombing .
= = " Fire and sword " = =
The destruction of enemy possessions and territory was a fundamental strategy of war , serving the dual purpose of punishment and deprivation of resources . Until the 5th century BC , the Greeks had little expertise in siege warfare and relied on a strategy of devastation to draw the enemy out ; they destroyed crops , trees and houses . Centuries later , the Byzantines recommended this strategy , even though they had developed siege technology .
Fire was the easiest way of harrying and destroying territories , and could be done easily and quickly by small forces . It was a strategy put to good use by the Scots during the Wars of Independence ; they repeatedly launched raids into northern England , burning much of the countryside until the whole region was transformed . King Edward II of England pursued one raiding party in 1327 by following the lights of burning villages .
The tactics were replicated by England during the Hundred Years ' War ; fire became their chief weapon as they laid waste to the French countryside during lightning raids called chevauchées , in a form of economic warfare . One estimate records the destruction of over 2000 villages and castles during one raid in 1339 .
As well as causing the destruction of lands , foods and belongings , fire could also be used to divert manpower . 13th century Mongol armies regularly sent out small detachments from their main forces to start grass fires and fire settlements as diversions .
Devastation by fire was not only used as an offensive tactic ; some countries and
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armies employed ' scorched earth ' policies on their own land to deprive invading armies of all food and forage . Robert I of Scotland reacted to the English invasion of 1322 by launching punitive and diversionary chevauchées into north @-@ west England , then retreating to Culross , burning as he went the Scottish lands which lay in the path of the English army . The English ran out of food and had to abandon the campaign . Kitchener employed scorched earth tactics to subdue Boer forces in South Africa when three years of warfare had resulted in a stalemate .
Such acts of aggression were not limited to wars against territorial enemies , but could form part of the strategies of conquest , subjugation and punishment of rebellion . Alexander the Great suppressed a revolt in Thebes , Greece in 335 BC , after which he ordered the city to be torched and laid waste . Alexander ordered ( or allowed ) a similar arson at Persepolis in 330 BC . It was a policy which was repeated throughout the period . William I of England , following his conquest of England in the 11th century , asserted his control of Northumbria by destructive campaigns throughout the region : " He ordered that crops and herds , tools and food should be burned to ashes . More than 100 @,@ 000 people perished of hunger " , reported Orderic Vitalis , a contemporary chronicler . It was a scene repeated the following century , during the anarchy of Stephen of England 's reign . Civil war erupted between Stephen 's supporters and those of the Empress Matilda , a rival claimant for the throne . The Gesta Stephani tells of the deeds of one of Stephen 's supporters , Philip of Gloucester , by describing how he " raged in all directions with fire and sword , violence and plunder " , reducing territory to " bare fields and dreadful desert " .
= = Techniques of use = =
At the simplest level , fire itself was used as a weapon to cause large @-@ scale destruction , or to target specific enemy positions or machinery . It was frequently used against siege engines and wooden structures . Incendiary weapons could be used to set fire to towns and fortifications , and a wide range of thermal weapons were used against enemy personnel . Some armies developed specialised " fire @-@ troops " . By 837 , many Muslim armies had groups of " naffatin " ( fire archers ) , and when the Mamluk Sultanate raised a fleet for an attack on Cyprus they had " nafata " , or firetroops .
= = = Simple fire @-@ raising = = =
The burning of enemy positions and equipment was not necessarily a complicated procedure , and many fires were set by individuals using common materials . When William of Normandy 's army besieged Mayenne in 1063 , they shot fire into the castle to panic the garrison , while two boys stole into the castle in order to start a fire within . The garrison surrendered .
Besieged forces would sometimes launch sorties in an attempt to fire the attackers ' camps or equipment . When Hugh Capet besieged Laon in 986 – 987 , his troops became drunk one night , and Duke Charles 's men sallied forth and torched the camp , forcing Hugh to abandon the siege .
The besieged were not the only ones who might fire siege equipment ; when Frederick I Barbarossa abandoned his siege of Alessandria in 1175 , he burned his own camp and equipment .
However , like all weapons , fire @-@ raising had its own dangers . In 651 Penda of Mercia attempted to win Bamburgh Castle by building a pyre at its base from planks , beams , wattle and thatch . The wind changed direction and the fire blew back on Penda 's men , who had to abandon the attack . This fortuitous wind @-@ change was credited to Saint Aidan , who saw the smoke from the Farne Islands and prayed for the defenders .
= = = Throwing machines = = =
Various throwing machines were in use throughout the classical and medieval periods . Generally referred to as " artillery " , these engines could hurl , fire or shoot missiles and most could be used or adapted for throwing thermal weapons , by attacking and defending forces . Barrels , fire pots and other breakable containers of pitch , Greek fire , and other incendiary mixtures could be thrown ; other machines fired arrows and bolts , which could be ignited , or adapted to carry flammable mixtures . From the 12th century , Muslims in Syria were using clay and glass grenades for fire weapons , thrown by machines .
Most of the terms used for throwing machines were vague , and could refer to different engines , all of which went through changes and developments over the period . Among the most common were the ballista , mangonel and trebuchet . The ballista was similar in form to a crossbow , though much larger , and used a string @-@ winding mechanism to fire a missile or bolt placed in a groove . Other giant crossbows were used throughout the period , and an " espringal " , based on the ballista , which threw large bolts , was developed in the 13th century . Torsion @-@ powered arrow firers had been used from 400 BC , and were adapted for stones . A mangonel had a wooden spoon @-@ shaped arm , to hold a stone or other projectile , which was manipulated under tension from a twisted rope . The trebuchet was an advanced development of the 12th or 13th century , which used a counter @-@ weight to power the throwing arm , and was the major siege engine until the cannon became widespread .
= = = In mining = = =
Forces attacking a castle of other strong fortification sometimes sought to undermine the foundations by digging " mines " or tunnels underneath them . Usually , such mining or digging machinery was protected by a tortoise ( also called a cat , sow , or owl ) : a covered shed on wheels , which shielded the miners from missile attack .
As the tunnels were constructed , they were generally supported by wooden beams and posts . Once the mine had been finished , the internal space was filled with combustibles , such as brushwood , firewood , resin , and other incendiary substances ; once ignited , these would burn the supporting props , causing the mine to collapse , bringing down with it the structures lying above . From the 15th century , gunpowder was also used , although the aim remained to burn the props .
Defenders might sometimes dig counter @-@ tunnels in order to reach the enemy 's mines and launch an attack ; frequently thermal weapons were used to drive the besiegers from the tunnels .
Rather than undermining a structure , some besiegers used borers to drill holes in the outer walls in an effort to destroy them ; such methods were more effective than rams on brick walls ( which tended to absorb the shocks from the ram ) . Borers differed in size and mechanism , but a typical machine was made from a log of wood , tipped with iron and supported and driven by windlasses or ropes . Once a series of holes had been bored along the length of a wall , the holes were typically filled with rods of dry wood , saturated with sulfur or pitch and then ignited . Bellows could be used to encourage a blaze .
= = = Fire ships = = =
Fire ships were used on several occasions throughout the period . In 332 BC Alexander the Great laid siege to Tyre , a coastal base of the Phoenicians . In order to bring his siege engines within range , Alexander ordered the construction of moles . The Tyrians responded by attacking the first mole with a large fireship , which destroyed it . A large horse transport ship was packed with cedar torches , pitch , dried brush and other combustibles ; above this were suspended cauldrons of sulfur , bitumen and " every sort of material apt to kindle and nourish flame " . This was towed to the mole , and lit by the Phoenicians before they jumped overboard and swam away .
Another example occurred during the 886 Siege of Paris , when the Vikings filled three warships with combustible material and pulled them upriver in a failed attempt to destroy the Franks ' fortified bridges . Fire ships containing straw and powder were also used during the Chinese Battle of Lake Poyang in 1363 .
= = = Other methods = = =
Often ingenious methods were developed for administering the weapons . The 10th @-@ century Olga of Kiev is reported to have tied burning tinder to birds which , when released , flew back to their nests in the hostile town and set them alight . Siege towers and ladders could be fitted with a long , narrow tilting beam at the top , gouged with a groove , so that hot oil and water could be poured down on the enemy defenders during an escalade .
During an attack , castle or fortification defenders could launch or pour the substances on the heads of attackers below . This could be done over the battlements , but also through purpose @-@ built holes such as machicolations and murder @-@ holes . Indian records suggest smoke and fire was used defensively within a fortress to confuse and disorient attackers ; iron grills could also be heated and used to block passageways . During night attacks , defenders could drop lighted bundles over the walls so the enemy could be seen ; Chinese and Muslim sources also describe the light gained by torches hung on the walls .
= = = Use against stone castles = = =
Stone castles were susceptible to fire , since they contained many combustible materials . In 1139 , Henry de Tracy forced the surrender of Torrington Castle by the simple expedient of tossing lighted torches through the keep 's loopholes .
Stone was also susceptible to intense heat , which would cause it to crack and collapse . Byzantine sources recorded the demolition of stone structures caused by placing clay pots of burning charcoal at the base of walls moistened with vinegar or urine , and the 6th century treatise by an engineer in Justinian 's army includes the lighting fires beneath the walls amongst its instructions for sieges .
Stone castles sometimes offered other inflammatory targets . During the Crusades , Muslim defenders frequently hung bundles of straw against their walls as buffers against stones and rams ; in turn , the Crusader archers would set these alight with fire arrows .
= = = Defence against thermal attack = = =
Defence from thermal weapons and fire attacks was usually water or other liquids such as urine ; hides were soaked and draped over vulnerable wooden hoardings and siege engines , and vats and barrels of liquid were collected and stored by defenders and attackers . Hides were hung in an overlapping manner so that any water would run down the whole structure to extinguish flames . Some thermal weapons ( such as quicklime or oil ) could not be extinguished or eased by water , in which case sand or earth could be used . Wooden structures were frequently soaked in alum to increase their fire resistance . The Romans covered their tortoises ( mobile siege sheds ) with raw hides packed with vinegar @-@ soaked seaweed or chaff , to serve as protection against regular and incendiary missiles . Throughout the period , sacks or nets might be filled with vinegar @-@ moistened chaff , seaweed or wet moss and hung on the exterior . The wooden siege engines of the Crusaders were vulnerable to attack from the Byzantine and Muslim fire @-@ weapons , so the troops inside siege towers kept stores of water and vinegar .
During the High Middle Ages , the majority of Poland 's castles were still made of wood , so uncut stone was frequently added to the front to improve their fire defences .
Both attackers and defenders needed to be prepared for incendiary and thermal attack . When the Athenians besieged Syracuse in 416 BC they lost many siege engines to fire . The Syracusan ruler Dionysius I must have taken note of this success , for when he laid siege to Motya in 398 BC he organised special fire " brigades " , who successfully doused the fires when his siege engines were bombarded .
During the First English Civil War , incendiary devices were used to raze city centers . Defenders in London were advised to combat the flames using milk , sand , earth , and urine . In Colchester , fires caused by hand grenades ( the weapon was called " wildfire " by the combatants ) were extinguished using wet clothes saturated in milk and vinegar .
= = Types of weapons = =
= = = Flaming arrows , bolts , spears and rockets = = =
Lit torches ( burning sticks ) were likely the earliest form of incendiary device . They were followed by incendiary arrows , which were used throughout the ancient and medieval periods . The simplest flaming arrows had oil- or resin @-@ soaked tows tied just below the arrowhead and were effective against wooden structures . Both the Assyrians and the Judeans used fire arrows at the siege of Lachish in 701 BC . More sophisticated devices were developed by the Romans which had iron boxes and tubes which were filled with incendiary substances and attached to arrows or spears . These arrows needed to be shot from loose bows , since swift flight extinguished the flame ; spears could be launched by hand or throwing machine .
Flaming arrows and crossbow bolts were used throughout the period . Fifteenth @-@ century writer Gutierre Diaz de Gamez witnessed a Spanish attack on the Moorish town of Oran in 1404 and later described how " During the most part of the night , the galleys did not cease from firing bolts and quarrells dipped in tar into the town , which is near the sea . The noise and the cries which came from the town were very great by reason of the havoc that was wrought . "
Anna Komnene records that at the 1091 Battle of Levounion , lighted torches were fixed to spears .
The Chinese Song Dynasty created fire arrows - rockets attached to arrows and launched in mass through platforms , and later created rockets such as the huo long chu shui , a multistage rocket used in naval combat . Primitive rockets made from bamboo and leather were used by the Mongols , under Genghis Khan , but were inaccurate . However , the Fatamids used " Chinese arrows " from the 11th Century , which probably included saltpetre . The Mamluks experimented with a rocket @-@ powered weapon described as " an egg which moves itself and burns . "
A 2 @-@ metre @-@ long ( 2 @.@ 2 yd ) iron crossbow @-@ bolt probably designed to carry a fire cartridge was found in a 13th @-@ 14th @-@ century castle in Vladimir , Eastern Russia . Such large machine @-@ thrown bolts were ideal for incendiary weapons . The Mongols used an " ox @-@ bow " machine to throw bolts which had been dipped in burning pitch , with a range of 2500 paces .
During the British Civil Wars ( mid @-@ 17th century in Great Britain ) , both the Parliamentarian and Royalist armies used various incendiary devices to attack enemies and destroy property that might be used for military purposes , according to historian Stephen Porter in Destruction in the English Civil Wars . The flaming arrow attack was used to set fire to buildings at a distance . An arrow with a flammable substance attached to the shaft , close to the tip , was shot from a bow or short @-@ muzzled musket . Such arrows shot from a musket had their feathers removed , to fit inside the muzzle , and were called fire @-@ darts . These devices were cheap to make and easy to prepare . Although used infrequently during the wars , the flaming arrows and darts proved to be destructive . The Royalists shot flaming arrows into the thatched homes in the suburbs of Chester causing extensive damage . Lyme Regis was partly razed using flaming arrows .
= = = Greek fire = = =
Greek fire was one of the most effective thermal devices , although it was extremely dangerous for the users . A combustible liquid , it could be shot from siphons or catapults , and it burst into flames on impact . First developed by the Byzantines in the 7th century , it was later used by the Turks during the Crusades , and was probably first used in Western Europe in the 12th century . Early experiments by the Byzantines in the 6th century used a mixture of sulfur and oil , which would have been terrifying if not destructive . Various versions seem to have existed , and the recipes were frequently kept secret ; experts today still debate the exact composition , although some recipes are known . It probably had regional variations ; the Islamic derivative was known as " naft " and had a petroleum base , with sulfur ; the Persian word for " petroleum " is نفت ( naft ) .
The combustible liquid could be shot from catapults , and would burst into flames on impact . Siphons , frequently of copper , were also developed , first appearing in the 10th and 11th centuries . The siphons could shoot a blazing stream , which a 10th @-@ century Mesopotamian source claimed could engulf twelve men . Mardi bin Ali al @-@ Tarsusi , who wrote a military manual for Saladin in the 12th century , suggested that " naft " could be placed inside blown eggshells , which could be thrown from horseback . From the 12th century , mouth @-@ blown tubes were developed for use in mines .
Similar petroleum and bitumen @-@ based incendiary mixtures had been known for centuries before the invention of Greek fire , but this new recipe created a blaze which was extremely difficult to extinguish . It burned on water , and was used effectively in naval warfare , although it was primarily an anti @-@ personnel weapon rather than a ship @-@ burner . It remained effective at sea even after its use had declined on land after the 13th century .
The Greek fire recipes continued to be developed over the centuries , and by the High Middle Ages was much more sophisticated than the early versions . Saltpetre ( also called " Chinese salt " ) was added to the mixture in the Islamic world , and China developed a dry saltpetre mixture in the 12th century , which eventually became gunpowder . Both the Parliamentarian and Royalist armies used Greek @-@ fire @-@ like petroleum @-@ based incendiary devices known as " wildfire " during the British Civil Wars .
= = = Hot oil = = =
Oil of various kinds could be heated to high temperatures and poured over an enemy , although , since it was extremely expensive , its use was limited , both in frequency and quantity . Moreover , it could be dangerous and volatile . Since the smoke point of oil is lower than its boiling point , the oil was only heated and not boiled .
Pouring @-@ oil was used in historic battles , and Josephus described its use at Jotapata in AD 67 , saying " the oil did easily run down the whole body from head to foot , under their entire armour , and fed upon their flesh like flame itself . "
Oil was usually used to create incendiary devices . The Roman @-@ Byzantine armies of the 6th century created " fire @-@ pots " , oil @-@ based incendiary weapons which could be launched by hand or with ballistae . During the siege at Montreuil @-@ en @-@ Bellay in 1147 , a mixture of oils from nuts , cannabis and flax , was heated in iron containers , launched by mangonel , and burst into flames on impact . The Chinese made early grenades out of oil @-@ soaked hemp and cotton , which were ignited and thrown by mangonels .
Another use of oil can be seen in the naval battle of La Rochelle during the Hundred Years ' War ; the Castilians sprayed oil on the decks of English ships then ignited it by shooting flaming arrows down .
= = = Water , sand and other heated missiles = = =
Hot oil was considerably less common than boiling water or heated sand , which were cheap and extremely effective ; even " dust from the street " could be used . These would penetrate armour and cause terrible burns . Sand , especially , could work its way through very small gaps in armour . The Phoenicians at the Siege of Tyre ( 332 BC ) dropped burning sand down on the attacking Greeks , which got in behind the armour and burned the flesh .
Such heated missiles have also been used in mining situations ; the 1st century Roman writer Vitruvius describes a counter @-@ mine dug above the attackers ' gallery by defenders at the siege of Apollonia . Piercing the floor between the mines , the Apollonian defenders poured down boiling water , hot sand and hot pitch onto the heads of their enemy . Other mixtures were more innovative ; the defenders at Chester in 918 boiled a mixture of water and ale in copper tubs and poured it over the Viking besiegers , causing their skin to peel off .
When Frederick I Babarossa besieged Crema , Italy in the 12th century , the defenders threw red @-@ hot iron objects down on them .
= = = Pitch , tar and resin = = =
Burning pitch was used on occasion ; the Mongols were known to fire containers of burning tar during sieges using catapults and trebuchets . Wheels could be covered in pitch , set alight , and rolled along ; this technique was commonly used during the Crusades . The besieged Carthaginians in Motya , 398 BC , set alight the siege engines of the attacking Syracusan forces under Dionysius I by dropping burning charred logs and resin @-@ soaked oakum ; however , the Syracusans were able to put out the fires .
Pitch was a base ingredient in many incendiary devices throughout the period . The Boeotians developed a fire machine , which they used against the Athenian wooden fortifications during the Battle of Delium in 424 BC . A cauldron of burning coals , pitch and sulfur was suspended at one end of a hollowed @-@ out log and bellows were fixed to the other end . A similar mixture was used 1700 years later by the Scots , when they dropped bales of wood , tar and sulfur by crane onto the English " sow " ( a large protective shield covering the battering ram ) at the 1319 siege of Berwick @-@ upon @-@ Tweed .
= = = Animal renderings and parts = = =
At the 1215 siege of Rochester Castle , King John ordered that fat from 40 pigs be used to set fire to the mines beneath the keep , which caused it to collapse , a cheap and effective technique in place of the more complicated mixture of sulfur , tallow , gum , pitch and quicksilver he had used in France the previous year . Animal fat was not uncommon as an accelerant ; in the 13th century French sortie @-@ parties would often be equipped with animal fat , straw and flax to use as fuel when setting fires amongst enemy siege engines .
There were some other intriguing uses of animal parts ; during the Siege of Paris in 886 AD , the Franks dropped bucket @-@ loads of a hot mixture of pitch ( or oil ) , wax and fish on the attacking Vikings ; the mixture got under the armour and stuck to the skin . Konrad Kyeser 's Bellifortis of 1405 describes a poisonous mixture of sulfur , tar and horses ' hooves . Other incendiary ingredients included egg yolks , and pigeon and sheep droppings .
Some documented uses of animals were not thermal or incendiary . Live insects were also used , to sting the enemy . 4th century BC writer Aeneas Tacticus suggested defenders should let wasps and bees into enemy mines , and jars of scorpions were sometimes fired during early bombardment in naval battles . In 189 BC Ambracia was besieged by the Romans , who dug mines under the walls . The defenders filled a clay jar with chicken feathers , which they then lit , using bellows to blow the acrid smoke down the tunnel ; unable to approach the pot due to defensive spears , the Romans were forced to abandon their works .
= = = Quicklime , sulfur and smoke = = =
The 15th @-@ century engineer Taccola recommended quicklime , although its use went back to ancient times , and might well have been a component of Greek fire . Quicklime reacts violently with water , and can cause blindness and burns . While quicklime was used in some naval battles , it does not appear to have been standard issue on board ships , due to the danger of the quicklime blowing back and burning the user .
Other substances smoked rather than flamed . Sacks of burning sulfur were effective at clearing enemy mines due to the toxic smoke produced . Any smoke could be used in small confines ; the Greek military writer Aeneas Tacticus recommended burning wood and straw to drive out enemy sappers by the smoke .
= = Gunpowder and cannon = =
The discovery of gunpowder was probably the product of centuries of alchemical experimentation . Saltpetre was known to the Chinese by the mid @-@ 1st century AD and there is strong evidence of the use of saltpetre and sulfur in various largely medicinal combinations . The impetus for the development of gunpowder weapons in China was increasing encroachment by tribes on its borders . The earliest known formula for gunpowder can be found in a Chinese work dating probably from the 9th century . The Chinese wasted little time in applying it to warfare , and they produced a variety of gunpowder weapons , including flamethrowers , rockets , bombs , and mines , before inventing firearms . European descriptions of gunpowder first appear in Opus Maius and Opus Tertium , written by the English philosopher Roger Bacon in the mid @-@ 13th century , although the mixture was not very effective . The composition of gunpowder varied throughout the period , and did not settle into the current ratios of saltpetre , sulfur and coal until the 17th century .
The years 904 – 906 saw the use of incendiary projectiles called ' flying fires ' ( fei @-@ huo ) . Needham ( 1986 ) argues that gunpowder was first used in warfare in China in 919 as a fuse for the ignition of another incendiary , Greek fire . Initially , gunpowder mixtures were utilised through traditional engines and throwing mechanisms ; containers and grenades were thrown by mangonels and trebuchets , and explosive rockets and arrows were developed , along with gunpowder flamethrowers .
Like firearms , cannon are a descendant of the fire @-@ lance , a gunpowder @-@ filled tube used as a flamethrower ; shrapnel @-@ like material was sometimes placed in the barrel so that it would fly out together with the flames . In due course , the proportion of saltpeter in the propellant was increased to increase its explosive power . To better withstand that explosive power , the paper and bamboo of which fire @-@ lance barrels were originally made came to be replaced by metal . And to take full advantage of that power , the shrapnel came to be replaced by projectiles whose size and shape filled the barrel more closely . With this , we have the three basic features of the gun : a barrel made of metal , high @-@ nitrate gunpowder , and a projectile which totally occludes the muzzle so that the powder charge exerts its full potential in propellant effect .
Firearms remained in use in China throughout the following centuries . Meanwhile , gunpowder and firearms spread elsewhere very quickly . Gunpowder seems to have been widely known by the 13th century . The Europeans , Arabs , and Koreans all obtained firearms in the 14th century . The Turks , Iranians , and Indians all got firearms no later than the 15th century , in each case directly or indirectly from the Europeans . The Japanese did not acquire firearms until the 16th century , and then from the Portuguese rather than the Chinese .
In 1326 , the earliest known European picture of a gun appeared in a treatise entitled " Of the Majesty , Wisdom and Prudence of Kings . " On February 11 of that same year , the Signoria of Florence appointed two officers to obtain canones de mettallo and ammunition for the town 's defense . A reference from 1331 describes an attack mounted by two Germanic knights on Cividale del Friuli , using gunpowder weapons of some sort . Cannon were first used by the Muslims at Alicante in 1331 , or Algeciras in 1343 . The French raiding party that sacked and burned Southampton in 1338 brought with them a ribaudequin and 48 bolts ( but only 3 pounds of gunpowder ) . The Battle of Crécy in 1346 was one of the first in Europe where cannons were used .
However , early cannon were not very effective , the main benefits being psychological , frightening men and horses . Short barrelled , large @-@ calibre " bombards " were used up until the late 15th century in Europe , during which period they grew increasingly larger . In the mid @-@ 15th century , mortars also appeared . Various smaller weapons also existed , including the serpentine , ribaudequin and cropaudin . The powder was of poor quality and was used in small quantities – to prevent explosion of the barrel – so the effective range of these cannon was rarely more than 200 – 250m .
The barrels of the cannon were forged or cast , and each gun generally differed in calibre and length . Early powder resembled a paste , and tended to burn slowly . Its composition varied in different geographical areas , the powder of Europe being quite different to that used in the Islamic world . The projectiles used were generally stone balls for bombards and mortars . Forged iron balls were used in smaller @-@ calibre cannon , and coated with lead to make them smooth . From the 15th century , cast iron balls were used , which caused great destruction . As they were denser than stone , even small balls could be destructive . Thus , cannon became smaller in calibre , and longer barrels increased the range .
= = Later development = =
The use of incendiary devices had decreased by the 14th century , perhaps due to the economic realities of war where it became increasingly important that captured castles and towns were undamaged . Moreover , fewer wooden engines and structures were employed in the battlefield after the late 13th century , perhaps because of the prior success of the incendiary weapons at destroying them .
While the incidence of use dropped , towards the latter end of the Middle Ages the incendiary devices became more sophisticated , and the principle of wielding fire with sword remained present throughout the Early Modern and Modern periods ; improving technology merely allowed the process to become more efficient .
= = = The principle of fire and sword = = =
Fire itself remained a part of warfare . In his reminisces of the Peninsular War ( 1807 – 1814 ) , a British soldier recorded that the French soldiers would " regularly burn to the ground every place they pass through . In following them we find each town and village a heap of smoking ruins . " During World War I , Leuven , in Belgium was " looted and burned in medieval fashion " , when German soldiers set fire to much of the town , destroying the library and other cultural buildings , and causing outrage around the world . Yet the tactic was not dispensed with . In World War II , firebombing with incendiary bombs was carried out by the Germans against Britain during the Blitz , and by the Allies against Germany and Japan . After one heavy raid on Tokyo in March 1945 , the resulting conflagration destroyed a quarter of the predominantly wooden buildings . Much as the Ancient Greeks before them , it was a strategy of devastation . Fire has continued to be used as a destructive measure in warfare . During the 1991 – 1992 Gulf War , Iraq set fire to three @-@ quarters of Kuwait 's oil wells .
Fire remained an extremely successful weapon . During naval warfare of the Napoleonic wars , " the one thing most likely to destroy a ship was fire " . Sometimes the fires were merely a side effect of weapon technology . Early firearms proved incendiary in their use and could start fires . During the Peninsular War , both Talavera and Salamanca battlefields were wracked by tremendous grassfires , first started by the guns . At the Battle of Trafalgar , 1805 , the French ship Achille caught fire when musket @-@ flashes from her own men 's guns set fire to the tar and grease on the sail rigging ; the ship eventually exploded .
Smoke screens have continued to be used by attackers and defenders as a means of sowing confusion and hiding movements . During naval battles in the 18 – 19th centuries , shots were sometimes fired early so a defensive screen was erected before the ships converged , to spoil the aim of the enemy .
= = = Development and continued use of weapons = = =
The major development of weapons in the early modern and modern periods occurred with firearms , which became progressively more efficient . Gunpowder settled into its standard ratio in the 17th century , and general ballistic technology improved . Initially , iron round shot replaced the earlier stone balls for cannon then , latterly , different types of shot were invented .
A carcass was a hollow projectile usually formed either by an iron cage of ribs joining two small rings or a cast iron ball with holes . A carcass was so named because the iron cage was thought to resemble the ribs of a body . A carcass was filled with a highly flammable mixture . Carcasses were used for the first time by the French under Louis XIV in 1672 .
For short range use against personnel , canister and the smaller naval grapeshot were popular during the 19th century ; it comprised smaller iron or lead pellets contained within a case or bag , which scattered on explosion . In 1784 , Lt Henry Shrapnel invented a spherical case @-@ shot , which was later named after him . The case was a hollow iron sphere which was filled with musket balls and was detonated by a gunpowder charge . Shot fired from cannon could be so hot that it scorched or set fire to materials that it brushed .
The incendiary liquids of the ancient and medieval periods were also developed , and have their modern equivalents . World War I saw the development of the flamethrower , a modern version of the Byzantine siphons , which used gas under pressure to squirt a mixture of inflammable oil and petrol , ignited by a burning taper . Similarly , the carcass projectile found new use in the Livens Projector , a primitive mortar that could throw a large canister of inflammable liquid ( it was soon used for poison gas instead ) .
Technology improved throughout the 20th century , and the latter half saw the development and use of napalm , an incendiary liquid formed in part from naphtha , which was the main ingredient of the Arabic " naft " .
Flames continued to be used for defensive light until artificial lights were developed . At the Siege of Badajoz in 1812 , the French defenders flung down burning " carcasses " of straw so that the attacking British might be seen . Like the sieges of old , the British were met by incendiary weapons , but now these took the form of explosive grenades , mines and powder barrels as well as the enemy 's guns .
Specific weapons from the ancient and medieval periods continued to develop , and many have modern equivalents . Rocket technology , originally trialled by the Mongols , Indians and the Chinese , amongst others , was improved by the 19th century ; one example was the incendiary Congreve rocket , which had a tail , a fuse , and a powder charge ( saltpetre , sulfur and carbon ) inside a hollow shell . Grenades continued to develop , although still retaining some aspects of their medieval equivalents . The grenades carried on board British Royal Navy ships in the late 18th century and early 19th century were constructed from hollow cast iron , filled with gunpowder ; the fuse was a hollow wooden tube filled with combustible material . During World War I , grenades were still occasionally launched by ballistae .
The use of some weapons continued with little change . The Koreans used fire arrows against the Japanese at the Battle of Hansan Island in 1592 . At Trafalgar , in 1805 , the British ship Tonnant shot wads covered in sulfur , which set fire to the Algésiras . Fireships were used in later periods . In 1588 , the English sent fireships loaded with gunpowder , pitch and tar amongst the anchored Spanish Armada ; the Spanish fleet broke formation , setting them up for the later battle . The last battle under sail was the Battle of Navarino ( 1827 ) , part of the Greek War of Independence , during which fireships were utilised by the Turks .
Chemical warfare had been experimented with during the early period with sulfur , quicklime ( calcium oxide ) , and others , and developments continued . World War I saw many gases used , including the extremely effective sulfur mustard ( mustard gas ) .
= Pavel Bure =
Pavel Vladimirovich Bure ( Russian : Па ́ вел Влади ́ мирович Буре ́ , IPA : [ ˈpavʲɪl bʊˈrɛ ] ; born March 31 , 1971 ) is a retired Russian professional ice hockey right winger . Nicknamed " The Russian Rocket " for his speed , Bure played for 12 seasons in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) with the Vancouver Canucks , Florida Panthers and New York Rangers . Trained in the Soviet Union , where he was known as " Pasha " , he played three seasons with the Central Red Army team before his NHL career .
Selected 113th overall in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by Vancouver , he began his NHL career in 1991 – 92 and won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league 's best rookie before leading the NHL in goal @-@ scoring in 1993 @-@ 94 and helping the Canucks to the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals . After seven seasons with the Canucks , Bure was dealt to the Panthers , where he won back @-@ to @-@ back Rocket Richard Trophies as the league 's leading goal @-@ scorer ( accomplished with Vancouver in 1993 – 94 as well , before the trophy 's inauguration ) . Bure struggled with knee injuries throughout his career , resulting in his retirement in 2005 as a member of the Rangers , although he had not played since 2003 . He averaged better than a point per game in his NHL career ( 779 points with 437 goals in 702 NHL games ) and is fourth all @-@ time in goals per game . After six years of eligibility , Bure was elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame in June 2012 .
Internationally , Bure competed for the Soviet Union and Russia . As a member of the Soviet Union , he won two silver medals and a gold in three World Junior Championships , followed by a gold and a silver medal in the 1990 and 1991 World Championships , respectively . After the Soviet Union was dissolved in 1991 , Bure competed for Russia in two Winter Olympics , claiming silver at the 1998 Games in Nagano as team captain and bronze at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City . Following Bure 's retirement in 2005 , he was named the general manager for Russia 's national team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin . Bure was later recognized for his international career as a 2012 inductee in the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame .
= = Early life = =
Bure was born in Moscow to Vladimir and Tatiana Bure in 1971 . At age 12 , his parents separated , and Bure remained with his mother . Vladimir Bure , a Russian swimming legend , had dreams of Pavel becoming a professional swimmer , but Pavel aspired to play hockey at an early age . He attended his first tryout with the CSKA Moscow hockey school at the age of six despite his limited skating ability . Until that point , Bure had only played hockey on the streets with a ball . After Bure failed to impress in his first tryout , his father told him that if he did not show significant improvement within two months , he would withdraw him from the hockey school . By age 11 , he was named the best forward in his league . Around that time , in July 1982 , Bure was selected as one of three young Russian players to practice with Wayne Gretzky and Soviet national goaltender Vladislav Tretiak in a taped television special . By the time he was 14 years old , he was named to the Central Red Army 's junior team .
In December 1986 , he embarked on a tour of Canada , spanning from Ottawa to Vancouver , with the Soviet national midget team . Nearly five years before Bure made his NHL debut with the Vancouver Canucks in 1991 at the Pacific Coliseum , he played his first game at his future home rink as part of the tour . Bure also earned another opportunity to meet Gretzky , as well as defenseman Paul Coffey , when his team stopped in Edmonton to play at the Northlands Coliseum .
= = Playing career = =
= = = Central Red Army ( 1987 – 1991 ) = = =
Bure began his professional hockey career at age 16 , playing for the Central Red Army team . He was invited to the senior club 's training camp for the 1987 – 88 season and although he was deemed too young and not yet ready for the Soviet League , Bure earned minimal playing time filling in for absent regulars . He made his debut in September 1987 when the club briefly lost several players to the 1987 Canada Cup ; Bure played in five games that season . He scored his first professional goal for CSKA Moscow while playing on the fourth line in his senior club debut .
Bure joined the club full @-@ time in 1988 – 89 and amassed 17 goals , a Soviet League record for rookies . The record @-@ setting mark stood for 18 years before New York Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov scored 18 goals in 2006 – 07 . Bure added 9 assists for 26 points to earn the league 's rookie of the year honours . His individual success helped CSKA Moscow capture their thirteenth consecutive Soviet championship and twelfth consecutive IIHF European Cup in 1989 ( they repeated as European champions the following year ) .
As a member of the Moscow @-@ based club , Bure joined a lineup that featured several future NHL players , including linemates Sergei Fedorov and Alexander Mogilny , as well as Igor Larionov , Slava Fetisov , Sergei Makarov , and Vladimir Konstantinov . The combination of Bure , Fedorov and Mogilny formed a promising combination for head coach Viktor Tikhonov , with expectations to replace the previous top Soviet line , the K @-@ L @-@ M combination of Vladimir Krutov , Larionov and Makarov . The trio was short @-@ lived , as Mogilny defected to play for the Buffalo Sabres in 1989 and Fedorov joined the Detroit Red Wings the following year .
In his third and final season with the Red Army , Bure tied for the lead in team @-@ scoring with Valeri Kamensky , tallying 46 points . His 35 goals was second in the league , one goal behind Ramil Yuldashev of Sokil Kyiv . Bure turned down a three @-@ year contract extension in August 1991 , which resulted in him being left off the roster of the Soviet team for the Canada Cup .
= = = Transfer to the NHL ( 1989 – 1991 ) = = =
Prior to the 1989 NHL Entry Draft , William Houston of The Globe and Mail wrote , " The best of the group is Soviet star winger Pavel Bure , a spectacular player with outstanding speed . He is compared to Vladimir Krutov and also the late Soviet superstar of the 1970s , Valeri Kharlamov . " NHL organizations were afraid he would not leave the Soviet Union to play in the NHL thus deterring teams from selecting him early , although scouts and analysts believed he could have been selected as high as the second round in case he defected . Many analysts compared Bure to Valeri Khalarmov . Edmonton Oilers scout Barry Fraser commented , " From what I 've seen of him , Bure can play on any team in the NHL right now ... he 's quick , real quick , small and very exciting . He may be the top player in this year 's draft , but because he is from the Soviet Union , we don 't analyze him the same way as a kid from the West ... I don 't expect him to go really early because it is still too much of a gamble to hope he will defect . " Bure was selected 113th overall in the sixth round of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks , following his rookie season with CSKA Moscow . The pick was controversial , as the Canucks had chosen him seemingly a year ahead of his eligible draft season . At the age of 18 , he was available to be chosen in the first three rounds of the draft , but in order to be selected any later than that , he would have needed to play in at least two seasons — with a minimum of 11 games per season — for his elite @-@ level Soviet club , the Central Red Army . While most teams believed he was ineligible , the Canucks ' head scout at the time , Mike Penny , discovered that Bure had played in additional exhibition and international games to make him an eligible late @-@ round draft choice a year early . Jack Button , the Washington Capitals ' director of player personnel , admitted " everybody would have taken him earlier . We assumed he was not eligible ... you 've got to give the Canucks credit for doing their homework . "
Several other teams either had similar knowledge or had pursued Bure , but there was confusion as to the legitimacy of the extra games . The Detroit Red Wings had inquired to league vice president Gil Stein as to Bure 's supposed availability prior to their fifth @-@ round pick , but were told that he was not eligible . According to General Manager Ken Holland of the Detroit Red Wings , their European scout Christer Rockstrom insisted that the Wings select Bure while he was still available in the fifth round , but upon being told of his ineligibility the team selected Shawn McCosh instead . The Red Wings then decided they would select him with their sixth @-@ round pick , 116th overall , " no matter what " and then settle his eligibility later . The Canucks selected Bure three picks ahead of Detroit 's turn . Winnipeg Jets general manager Mike Smith , meanwhile , claimed he travelled to Moscow prior to the draft and made an offer to the Soviet Ice Hockey Federation . The deal involved a transfer fee to be paid to the Soviets over three years , after which time , Bure would join the Jets as a 21 @-@ year @-@ old . Smith did not have any plans to draft Bure in 1989 , however , as he believed Bure was ineligible .
General manager Pat Quinn originally intended to draft Bure in the eighth round , but after receiving word that the Edmonton Oilers had similar intentions , he selected him in the sixth . Detroit 's European scout Christer Rockstrom immediately began protesting , while several other unidentified team representatives reportedly stormed the Met Center stage in Minnesota , where the draft was being held , following the announcement of Bure 's draft . The Hartford Whalers and Washington Capitals then filed formal complaints to the league , resulting in an investigation into the selection . After the pick was deemed illegal by league president John Ziegler in a press release on May 17 , 1990 , the Canucks appealed the decision , procuring game sheets proving Bure 's participation in the additional games with the help of recent Soviet acquisition Igor Larionov . It was not until the eve of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft , in which Bure would have been re @-@ entered , that the draft choice was upheld .
Although Larionov and Fetisov had successfully spearheaded the rebellion against Soviet ice hockey officials in the late 1980s that led to the allowance of Soviet players to join the NHL , Bure 's transfer to the Canucks met with resistance . Soviet authorities forbade the Canucks to contact Bure personally . During the 1991 World Junior Championships , he told the Toronto Sun in an interview that he was hesitant to defect for fears that the Soviets would make things difficult for his younger brother Valeri Bure , who was 15 at the time and playing in the junior league .
Bure left Moscow with his father and brother on September 6 , 1991 , temporarily staying in Los Angeles . His mother arrived shortly afterwards . The Canucks began negotiating a contract with Bure , but before one could be finalized , the issue of his existing contract with the Central Red Army had to be settled . The Canucks management and officials from the Soviet Ice Hockey Federation met in late @-@ October 1991 in a Detroit court , where they bartered for a cash settlement . After the Canucks offered $ 200 @,@ 000 , Bure stood up in the courtroom to offer an additional $ 50 @,@ 000 , bringing the total to $ 250 @,@ 000 . The Soviet officials accepted , and Canucks management paid the full $ 250 @,@ 000 . Bure signed a four @-@ year contract worth a reported $ 2 @.@ 7 million with an $ 800 @,@ 000 signing bonus soon thereafter . The deal made Bure the Canucks ' second highest paid player behind team captain Trevor Linden , who had just recently signed a four @-@ year , $ 3 @.@ 7 million contract .
= = = Vancouver Canucks ( 1991 – 1999 ) = = =
Due to the court proceedings , Bure 's Canucks debut in 1991 – 92 was delayed until a month into the season . Garnering much attention in Vancouver , his first practice with the club on November 3 , 1991 , was attended by approximately 2 @,@ 000 fans at Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver . He played his first game for the Canucks on November 5 , 1991 , in a 3 – 3 tie against the Winnipeg Jets . Despite being kept off the scoresheet in his NHL debut , Bure showcased his talent and speed with several end @-@ to @-@ end rushes , carrying the puck past several defenders from near his defensive zone to the opposing net . Following the game , Vancouver Sun columnist Iain MacIntyre compared him to a rocket , calling him " the fastest Soviet creation since Sputnik " . MacIntyre 's comments are credited for having laid the groundwork for Bure 's moniker as the " Russian Rocket " . It took Bure until his third game , a 6 – 0 win against the New York Islanders , to record his first point , an assist on a Cliff Ronning goal . He scored his first two NHL goals in the next game on November 12 against Daniel Berthiaume of the Los Angeles Kings in an 8 – 2 win . He scored 34 goals and 60 points in 65 games that season , including 22 goals in his final 23 games . In the last game of the regular season , Bure scored a goal to tie Ivan Hlinka 's 1981 – 82 team mark for most points by a rookie . Bure 's addition to the Canucks lineup bolstered a core that featured Linden and goaltender Kirk McLean , a Vezina Trophy nominee in 1989 and 1992 as the league 's best goaltender , and helped the Canucks to their first of two consecutive Smythe Division titles .
As the Canucks opened the 1992 playoffs against the Winnipeg Jets , Bure recorded his first NHL hat trick in game six to help force a seventh and deciding game . Vancouver won the series to advance to the second round , but were then eliminated by the Edmonton Oilers . Bure finished his first Stanley Cup playoffs with 6 goals and 10 points in 13 post @-@ season games . At the end of the season , Bure was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year over Detroit Red Wings defenceman Nicklas Lidström . His 60 points were second among first @-@ year players to Tony Amonte 's 69 points with the Rangers , although Bure played in 14 fewer games . When accepting the award , he thanked Canucks linemate Igor Larionov for his guidance . On arriving in Vancouver , the former Red Army teammate took Bure into his North Vancouver home for two weeks before Bure moved into his own downtown apartment . The two also roomed together on the road . Bure 's Calder Trophy , along with head coach Pat Quinn 's Jack Adams Award as the league 's top coach , marked the first major individual NHL awards in Canucks team history . Despite being distinguished as the league 's top rookie , however , Bure was left off the NHL All @-@ Rookie Team , making him the only Calder recipient to not be named to the lineup . He was left off the All @-@ Rookie Team because he split his time playing both left and right wing . When it came to voting for the players , Bure had the most total votes , but not enough at either position to claim a spot .
Bure improved on his rookie season in 1992 – 93 for his first of two consecutive 60 @-@ goal seasons . In the third game of the season , Bure scored a career @-@ high four goals against the Winnipeg Jets . His three goals and one assist in the second period set a pair of Canucks records for most goals and points in a period , in addition to the team mark for most goals overall in a game ( for which he is tied with several players ) . Furthermore , Bure scored two of his goals on the penalty kill to set a fourth team record for most short handed goals in one contest . Bure appeared in his first NHL All @-@ Star Game that season in 1993 , being named to the Clarence Campbell Conference Team as the lone Canucks representative . He scored two goals in his All @-@ Star debut in a 16 – 6 loss to the Wales Conference . Shortly after the All @-@ Star break , Bure established a new franchise record for goals in a season during a 5 – 1 win over the Quebec Nordiques , surpassing Tony Tanti 's 45 @-@ goal mark . The next month , on March 1 , Bure reached the 50 @-@ goal mark for the first time in his career , scoring against Grant Fuhr of the Buffalo Sabres in a neutral @-@ site game in Hamilton , Ontario . On March 9 , Bure recorded two assists in a 7 – 2 win against the New Jersey Devils to surpass Patrik Sundström 's franchise record of 91 points . This record stood until it was broken by Henrik Sedin 's 112 points in 2009 – 10 . Bure finished the season with 110 points in 83 games and became the first Canuck named to the NHL First All @-@ Star Team .
Bure began the 1993 @-@ 94 season with 7 goals and 13 points in 8 games , but then suffered his first career injury on October 23 , 1993 , pulling his groin in a match against the San Jose Sharks . Despite the injury , Bure was allowed to play the next night against the Sharks . He had to be helped off the ice after his first shift because he re @-@ injured his groin . As a result of the injury , Bure 's production the following two months declined substantially . On October 27 , 1993 , Pat Quinn voiced his opinion , stating in regards to Bure 's injury , " groins aren 't something you can fool with . You can have a problem all year long . If it actually pops , it could mean a career problem . " Bure recorded only four goals between his return on November 14 , 1993 and December 19 , 1993 , a dramatic decline from his near goal @-@ per @-@ game pace throughout that season . Although he missed eight games with the injury and struggled over the next two months , Bure led the league in goal @-@ scoring by repeating his 60 @-@ goal feat from the previous season . In doing so , he became the eighth player in NHL history to record back @-@ to @-@ back 60 @-@ goal seasons . He concluded the season with a streak of 49 goals and 78 points in his final 51 games , and earned player of the month honours in March 1994 after scoring 19 goals and 30 points in 16 games that month . His March scoring burst was just one point shy of Stan Smyl 's 31 @-@ point March in 1983 for the most productive month by a Canucks player . Bure 's 154 NHL goals at that point in his career put him behind only Wayne Gretzky and Mike Bossy for the most in any NHL player 's first three seasons . As the Canucks struggled to score in the second half of the 1993 @-@ 94 season , Bure recorded 49 goals in the club 's final 51 games and contributed to 46 @.@ 45 % of his team 's goals in the final 47 games of the season to carry the Canucks into the 1994 postseason . Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal called Bure " the NHL 's best forward the last 40 games , scoring almost a goal a game . " Bure played that season with linemates Gino Odjick and Murray Craven . The previous season , Bure played with Anatoli Semenov and Greg " Gus " Adams . Pat Quinn acknowledged , in failing to acquire suitable linemates to complement Bure , that he would likely continue to look " for that big , talented centre until the day I die . "
Entering the 1994 Stanley Cup Playoffs as the seventh seed , the Canucks went on a run to the Stanley Cup Finals . In the seventh game of the opening round series against the Calgary Flames , Bure scored one of the most significant and well @-@ known goals in Canucks history . After receiving a breakaway pass from defenceman Jeff Brown , he deked and scored on Flames goalie Mike Vernon in the second overtime to win the series . The Canucks advanced past Calgary with three consecutive overtime wins after having been down 3 – 1 in the series . In game two of the second round against the Dallas Stars , Bure knocked enforcer Shane Churla to the ice with an elbow to the jaw . Bure also scored two goals in the game to help Vancouver to a 3 – 0 win . Although Bure was not initially penalized for the play , he later received a $ 500 fine from the league . Bure recorded 6 goals and 8 points in five games against the Dallas Stars , and against the Toronto Maple Leafs the following round scored 4 goals and 6 points in five games . Sports journalist Damien Cox recognized Bure as an emerging , committed playoff performer .
After defeating Dallas in five games , the Canucks eliminated the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Campbell Conference Finals to meet the New York Rangers in the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals . With the series tied 1 – 1 , Bure was ejected in game three after delivering a high stick to Rangers defenceman Jay Wells . Bure 's stick caught Wells beneath the eye , drawing blood and resulting in a five @-@ minute major and a game misconduct . With Bure out of the game , the Canucks lost the contest 5 – 1 . A 4 – 2 loss in game four put the Canucks at the brink of defeat in
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of Mogilny 's number 89 .
Early in the season , Bure sustained the first of what were to be several serious knee injuries during his career . On November 9 , 1995 , in a game against the Chicago Blackhawks , Bure was grabbed around the head by defenceman Steve Smith while approaching the end boards . Falling to the ice , he caught his skate against the boards , tearing the anterior cruciate ligament ( ACL ) in his right knee . Requiring arthroscopic surgery , in which tendon was removed from his hamstring to repair the ACL , he was sidelined for the remainder of the season . Without Bure , the Canucks managed to make the 1996 playoffs on the strength of an offence led by Linden and Mogilny , but were defeated in six games of the opening round by the Colorado Avalanche , who went on to win the Stanley Cup .
Bure returned to the Canucks lineup with his knee fully recovered in the 1996 – 97 season . Competing for Russia in an exhibition match for the 1996 World Cup in August , he had suffered another setback with a bruised kidney and was sidelined for three weeks , but was able to recover in time for the NHL season . In the season opener against the Calgary Flames , on October 5 , 1996 , Bure was pushed into the boards head @-@ first by rookie defenceman Todd Simpson . He continued to play following the hit , though head coach Tom Renney admitted that Bure was still experiencing headaches in the weeks following . As Bure 's play dropped early in the season , speculation began that he was playing injured . After Bure went eight games without a goal , Renney claimed that Bure was not playing with a head injury , but instead had injured his shoulder in a game against the New York Rangers on November 23 . Nevertheless , Bure continued to play . With under a month left in the season , he received another hit , this time from defenceman Aaron Miller of the Colorado Avalanche during a game on March 3 , 1997 . He left the game and did not return for the remainder of the season . Afterwards , Bure admitted that he was playing with a neck injury , having sustained whiplash from the first game against Calgary , but did not want to take himself out of the lineup after having missed 62 games the previous season . With Bure 's reduced playing capacity , he managed 55 points in 63 games , well below his usual pace , and the Canucks missed the playoffs for the first time since Bure joined the team . In a 2012 interview , Bure admitted having sustained a head injury on the Simpson hit and that " he should not have played through it . "
In the off @-@ season , the Canucks made another significant move , signing Rangers captain Mark Messier during free agency on July 26 , 1997 . Despite finally having a high @-@ profile centre to play with , reports in the media began soon thereafter that Bure was requesting to be traded , starting with an article published by The Province on August 26 , 1997 , by Tony Gallagher . Bure and the Canucks opened the season with two games against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in Tokyo – an event organized by the league to market hockey for the upcoming 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano . After two injury @-@ plagued seasons with the number 96 on his jersey , Bure switched back to his familiar number 10 , explaining that " I 'm not superstitious , but the last two seasons have been bad memories . " Although the Canucks missed the playoffs for the second straight year , he returned his previous form in 1997 – 98 , scoring 51 goals for his first 50 @-@ goal season since 1993 – 94 and third overall . Bure later recalled that with the Canucks out of playoff contention with a handful of games left , head coach Mike Keenan told Bure he could play as much as he wanted in order to reach the milestone . Scoring 50 goals was also implicit in a contract bonus for Bure . With an additional 39 assists , Bure 's 90 points ranked him third in the NHL , behind Peter Forsberg and Jaromír Jágr .
Bure scored his last goal as a Canuck , and his 254th with the team , in the final game of the season against the Toronto Maple Leafs . The total left him just eight goals shy of Stan Smyl 's all @-@ time franchise record of 262 goals , which was later surpassed by Trevor Linden and Markus Näslund .
Following the 1997 – 98 season , Bure told newly appointed general manager Brian Burke in a meeting on July 5 , 1998 , that he would not play for the Canucks again , despite still having a year left in his contract worth USD $ 8 million . Bure then went public with the declaration the following month , stating that he intended to leave the club for " personal reasons " . Bure did not report to the club the following season . He instead went back to his hometown Moscow to practice with his former Central Red Army club . During this time , Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko offered Bure a tax @-@ free US $ 4 million salary to play in Belarus , which Bure turned down .
= = = Florida Panthers ( 1999 – 2002 ) = = =
Bure held out well into the 1998 – 99 season until he was traded on January 17 , 1999 , to the Florida Panthers , with Bret Hedican , Brad Ference , and Vancouver 's third @-@ round choice in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft ( Robert Fried ) for Ed Jovanovski , Dave Gagner , Mike Brown , Kevin Weekes , and Florida 's first @-@ round choice in the 2000 draft ( Nathan Smith ) . Talks between general managers Burke and Bryan Murray had begun in late @-@ December , with the two meeting at the 1999 World Junior Championships in Winnipeg . After the trade was completed , Bure explained in a joint @-@ interview with the Toronto Sun and The Province that he felt he was alienated by Canucks management ever since arriving in North America from Moscow . He cited having stayed in Los Angeles for two weeks before any Canucks representative came down to see him , in addition to several bitter contract negotiations . Bure also claimed that the constant allegations of him threatening not to play during the 1994 playoff run were planted by someone within Canucks management .
Meeting the Panthers in New York for a game against the Islanders , Bure debuted with his new club on January 20 , 1999 . He played on an all @-@ Russian line with Viktor Kozlov and Oleg Kvasha and scored two goals to help the Panthers to a 5 – 1 win . In his first six games with the club , Bure scored eight goals and three assists for eleven points . Less than a month into his Panthers debut , he suffered a strained right knee while kicking a loose puck during a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on February 5 . Despite the injury , the Panthers announced three days later that Bure had signed to a five @-@ year , US $ 47 @.@ 5 million deal ( with an option for a sixth year at US $ 10 @.@ 5 million ) , the most lucrative in team history .
After being out of the lineup for nearly three weeks , Bure returned to appear in five more games , but was sidelined once more for the rest of the season with a knee injury that he suffered on March 3 after a collision with defenceman Adam Foote in a game against the Colorado Avalanche . After initial arthroscopic surgery revealed that his right ACL was not functioning , Bure underwent further reconstructive surgery on March 29 . Due to his holdout from Vancouver and the two injuries in Florida , Bure appeared in just 11 games that season , but managed to record 13 goals and 3 assists for 16 points .
In his first full season as a Panther , in 1999 – 2000 , he led the league in goal @-@ scoring to capture his first of two consecutive Rocket Richard Trophies with a 58 @-@ goal season . It marked the second time Bure led the league in goal scoring , but his first Rocket Richard Trophy as the award had just been inducted the previous season . Combined with 36 assists , his 94 points came within two of Art Ross Trophy winner Jaromír Jágr as the league 's leading point @-@ scorer . His 58 goals and 94 points both set franchise records . Bure helped Florida to a fifth @-@ place finish in the Eastern Conference to earn their first post @-@ season berth in three seasons . They were , however , swept in the opening round by the eventual Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils . It was Bure 's final appearance in the NHL playoffs . At the end of the season , he was listed as a nominee for the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league 's most valuable player . He finished as the second runner @-@ up with 11 first @-@ place votes , behind Jágr ( 18 first @-@ place votes ) and award @-@ winner Chris Pronger ( 25 first @-@ place votes ) . He was named to the NHL Second All @-@ Star Team for the first time , finishing second in balloting for right wingers behind Jágr ( he also mistakenly received a first @-@ place ballot as a left winger ) . Bure also finished fourth in balloting for the Lady Byng Trophy as the league 's most sportsmanlike player .
Bure was set to make his much @-@ anticipated return to Vancouver to play the Canucks on November 5 , 1999 , but was instead kept out of the lineup due to a broken finger suffered in a game against the Edmonton Oilers . The injury came after having missed five games to a groin injury , which also kept him out of a home game against the Canucks . During the season , he was also named to the 2000 NHL All @-@ Star Game in Toronto , where he recorded an assist and the 11th hat trick in the history of the All @-@ Star Game . Of Bure 's three goals , two were assisted by his brother Valeri , who played on the same line with Bure , along with Bure 's Panthers linemate , Viktor Kozlov . Helping lead the World team to a 9 – 4 victory over North America , Bure was named the All @-@ Star Game MVP .
Bure repeated as league scoring champion in 2000 – 01 with 59 goals , reaching the 50 @-@ goal plateau for the fifth and final time in his career , as well as bettering his franchise single @-@ season goal @-@ scoring record . Without much secondary scoring , however ( the second leading scorer on the team was Viktor Kozlov with 37 points ) , the Panthers missed out on the playoffs , finishing 12th place in the East . Bure set a league record that season by scoring 29 @.@ 5 % of his team 's total goals over the course of the season . He was named to the NHL Second All @-@ Star Team , behind Jágr in the right wing position for the second consecutive year .
Prior to the 2001 – 02 season , the Panthers acquired Valeri Bure from the Calgary Flames in a trade , reuniting the two brothers under the same team . Bure suffered a setback in the pre @-@ season , however , re @-@ injuring his groin . Bure recalled having " good relations " with Panthers management , who often consulted with him on team matters , including the acquisition of his brother . After the season began , he was sidelined for seven games in November and December due to a concussion . He sustained the head injury during a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on November 19 , 2001 , after he was checked into the glass by forward Darcy Tucker . Several days after returning to the lineup , on December 16 , 2001 , Bure reached the 700 @-@ point mark with two assists and an empty net goal in a 3 – 1 win over the New York Islanders . At the trading deadline , Bure was dealt to the New York Rangers . During his 56 games for the Panthers that season , he led the team in scoring for the third consecutive season with 49 points .
= = = New York Rangers ( 2002 – 2003 ) = = =
The New York Rangers acquired Bure on March 18 , 2002 , along with Florida 's second @-@ round pick in the 2002 draft ( Lee Falardeau ) for Igor Ulanov , Filip Novak , as well as the Rangers ' first and second @-@ round choices in the 2002 draft ( Petr Tatíček and Rob Globke , respectively ) and a fourth @-@ round choice in the 2003 draft . The Rangers had shown interest in Bure when he was originally shopped by the Canucks in 1997 . After losing their initial bid for Bure , Wayne Gretzky , who retired the same season Bure was dealt to Florida , announced prior to the 1999 – 2000 season that he would have extended his career had the Rangers been able to pull the trade off . Bure made his Rangers debut against the Vancouver Canucks the day after his trade on March 19 , scoring a goal in a 3 – 1 loss to his former team . He scored 12 goals and 20 points in 12 games upon being traded , up from his pace with Florida that season . Between the two teams , he finished the season with 34 goals and 69 points .
Bure suffered another knee injury in a 2002 – 03 pre @-@ season matchup with the New Jersey Devils on September 24 , 2002 . Combined with a case of strep throat , the injury caused him to miss the first three games of the regular season . Bure returned to the lineup to record 14 goals and 21 points in his first 27 games , including two goals and an assist in his first game back , before suffering a knee @-@ on @-@ knee collision with Buffalo Sabres forward Curtis Brown in a game on December 6 , 2002 . After undergoing surgery 10 days later , it was revealed that there was no damage to the ACL as previously feared , but instead a tear to the meniscus in his left knee , which was repaired . Bure returned that season to appear in 39 games , managing 19 goals and 30 points .
Bure did not play in 2003 – 04 due to lingering effects of the knee injury , even after two operations . He failed a pre @-@ season physical and was declared medically unable to play . Left with Bure 's fully insured US $ 10 million salary ( which would be reimbursed to the team by 80 percent ) , the Rangers consequently left him unprotected in the NHL 's Waiver Draft . He was unclaimed .
= = = Retirement and HHOF = = =
Bure remained inactive for another season due to the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout . After the NHL resumed play for the 2005 – 06 season , Bure announced his retirement from professional hockey at a press conference in Moscow on November 1 , 2005 , due to complications with his chronically injured knee . In an interview with hockey magazine Puck Life , Bure explained that he did not want to extend his playing career without being able to play at an elite level .
Because Bure had been inactive since the 2002 – 03 season , he was eligible for selection into the Hockey Hall of Fame ( HHOF ) immediately following his retirement . After being passed for induction in his first six years of eligibility , Bure was voted in on June 27 , 2012 , alongside Joe Sakic , Adam Oates and Mats Sundin . He became the fifth Soviet or Russian player ( after Vladislav Tretiak , Viacheslav Fetisov , Valeri Kharlamov and Igor Larionov ) and the first Canucks player to be inducted into the HHOF .
His non @-@ selections in previous years were widely debated in the media . Among the players chosen over him , defensive forward Dick Duff ( inducted in 2006 ) was singled out by Vancouver sports journalist Tony Gallagher in The Province as one Bure deserved recognition over . Often Bure was compared with Cam Neely , a player who also waited six years for induction ; Neely recorded similar goals @-@ per @-@ game numbers in a career that was also shortened to 700 @-@ plus games . After being passed a sixth time in 2011 , Bure 's brother , Valeri went public on the Vancouver radio station TEAM 1040 , declaring " somebody in the committee probably doesn 't like him . " It had been often rumoured that Bure 's former head coach and general manager in Vancouver , Pat Quinn , who became co @-@ chairman of the HHOF 's selection committee , opposed Bure 's induction . In a conference call following his selection , however , Quinn was among the most prominent figures he singled out to thank . He also accused the Canucks organization for not yet retiring Bure 's jersey .
In his retirement , Bure has remained publicly steadfast in his dissatisfaction with the way he was treated by the Canucks organization during his playing career . Among his claimed disservices , Bure has singled out his arrival in North America after defecting from Russia , in which it took the Canucks organization several weeks to get in contact with him in Los Angeles . Another instance he has mentioned in particular were his contract negotiations in 1994 , when it was rumoured that Bure was threatening to sit himself out of the playoffs as leverage . Bure 's agent at the time , Ron Salcer , has said he believes the story came from within the Canucks organization . While Bure has admitted to " a lot of disagreements with the Canucks management , " he has maintained that he " never had any problems with the Canucks fans . "
On November 2 , 2013 , the Canucks officially retired Bure 's # 10 jersey . One day prior , Canucks Sports & Entertainment announced that the organization 's Most Exciting Player Award would be officially renamed the Pavel Bure Most Exciting Player Award in honor of Bure .
= = International career = =
Prior to joining the NHL in 1991 , Bure competed in several junior international tournaments for the Soviet Union . The first was the 1988 Quebec Esso Cup , an under @-@ 17 tournament ( now known as the World U @-@ 17 Hockey Challenge ) held in Quebec City , where he earned a gold medal . That same year , he competed in his first of two consecutive European Junior Championships .
The following year , Bure debuted at the world under @-@ 20 level as a 17 @-@ year @-@ old at the 1989 World Junior Championships in Anchorage , Alaska . The top line of CSKA Moscow teammates Bure , Alexander Mogilny and Sergei Fedorov led the Soviet Union to a gold medal . Bure 's eight goals tied him for the tournament lead with Jeremy Roenick of the United States , in addition to a team @-@ high 14 points . He was named to the Tournament All @-@ Star Team and earned Best Forward honours .
Bure competed in his second World Juniors the following year in 1990 , winning a silver medal in Helsinki , Finland , while scoring seven goals in seven games . Later that year , he made his senior debut with the Soviet national team as a 19 @-@ year @-@ old at the 1990 World Championships in Switzerland . He scored two goals and four assists in ten games to help the Soviets to a gold medal finish , winning all three games in the medal round . Despite winning the overall tournament , the Soviets finished with a silver in the European Championship , which took into account only games played amongst European teams during the tournament . Nevertheless , each Soviet player was awarded $ 10 @,@ 000 for winning the overall tournament , which Bure used to buy a new Lada . Several months later , in July , Bure took part in his third international tournament of the year at the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle . Bure scored four goals and an assist in five games , and the Soviets captured the gold medal by defeating the United States in the final .
In 1991 , Bure appeared in his third and final World Junior Championships . Having won their first four games , the Soviets required only a win in their the second @-@ to @-@ last @-@ game against Finland to clinch the gold medal . After the Finns built a 4 – 0 lead , Bure led a 5 @-@ goal comeback in which he scored his team 's final three goals for a natural hat trick . Nevertheless , the Soviets gave up a goal in the final minute of the game to set up a gold medal match against Canada . Although Bure finished the tournament as the leading scorer with 12 goals in 7 games , the Soviets fell to Canada 3 – 2 to settle for silver . He finished his three @-@ year World Junior career with a tournament @-@ record 27 goals , to go with 39 points , in 21 games . Bure later competed in the 1991 World Championships for his second international appearance of the year . He improved on his previous year 's total with 11 points in 11 games , tied for the team lead with Valeri Kamensky , and helped the Soviets to a bronze medal finish . Bure was named to the tournament 's Second All @-@ Star Team . The 1991 team marked the last World Championships that the Soviets played as the USSR , giving way to the union 's dissolution later that year .
Prior to the dissolution , Bure was set to represent the Soviet Union at the 1991 Canada Cup several months later in Canada . However , after turning down a three @-@ year contract with his Russian club , CSKA Moscow , he was left off the final roster . Further controversy ensued five years later in the inaugural 1996 World Cup ( the successor tournament to the Canada Cup ) . Bure had recently recovered from reconstructive surgery to his right knee and had begun practicing with the Russian national team , when he refused to sign a petition organized by national team veteran Slava Fetisov . With the Russian Ice Hockey Federation dealing with internal corruption , the petition called for the ouster of a select few Russian ice hockey officials . In response , Bure explained , " I do not sign petitions . I believe I should work – play hockey . Petitions to the federation or to Olympic committees do not interest me . "
In the 1996 World Cup of Hockey , Team Russia had played five preliminary games in order to set the groupings for the main tournament stage . Russia was the only team that went undefeated ( winning against Finland ( Moscow ) , Germany ( Landshut ) , Sweden ( Stockholm ) , USA ( Detroit ) , and tied against Canada ( Calgary ) . The U.S.A , Sweden and Finland games saw the pairing line of " Bure @-@ Fedorov @-@ Mogilny " , for the first and only time internationally on the senior level , and was considered " perhaps the best forward line on earth " at the time . With Bure injured as a result of a bruised kidney suffered in the preliminary game against the United States in Detroit , he would not play in the main tournament .
Two years later , Bure made his Olympic debut with Russia at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano . He helped his team to the gold medal game after an Olympic record five @-@ goal game in Russia 's 7 – 4 semifinal win against Finland , two of which came on breakaways . Playing the Czech Republic in the final , however , Bure and the Russians were shut out by goaltender Dominik Hašek and lost the gold medal by a 1 – 0 score . He finished with a tournament @-@ high nine goals to be named the top forward and , while recording no assists , placed third in point @-@ scoring with nine points in six games .
After the Panthers were eliminated in the 2000 playoffs , Bure was added to the Russian roster for the 2000 World Championships , held in Saint Petersburg . The Russians were not able to make the medal rounds , suffering upset defeats to both Latvia and Belarus . In six games , Bure managed four goals and an assist .
Two years later , Bure made his second Olympic appearance at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City , playing with a fractured hand . Attempting to make his second straight trip to the gold medal game , Bure and the Russians knocked out the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals 1 @-@ 0 , but lost in the semifinals to the United States by 3 – 2 . Bure finished his final international tournament as a player with two goals and an assist in six games to go with a bronze medal , having defeated Belarus in the bronze medal game .
Upon the announcement of his retirement in 2005 , Bure was named Russia 's Olympic general manager , succeeding Viacheslav Fetisov . He promised to put an end to the Russian Hockey Federation 's history of internal conflict and player boycotts , stating , " You won 't see such a mess with the national team that you 've seen here before " , and that " You won 't see grouchy players here anymore . Only those who really want to play for Russia will be called into the team . " As general manager , Bure chose the team for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin . The Russians failed to win a medal after they were shut out by the Czech Republic in the bronze medal game . Leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , former Soviet national goaltender Vladislav Tretiak was named Bure 's successor as Olympic general manager on October 12 , 2009 .
Over five years later , in December 2011 , Bure was announced as one of the 2012 inductees for the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame . He was named alongside American Phil Housley , Finn Raimo Helminen and Czechoslovak Milan Novy in the annual class . The players will be officially inducted in a ceremony in May 2012 .
= = Playing style = =
Trained in the Soviet Union under the CSKA Moscow hockey program , Bure 's playing style reflected the speed , skill and puck possession that the Soviets held at a premium . The most prevalent aspects of Bure 's game were his skating speed , agility , and acceleration , which earned him his nickname as the " Russian Rocket " . He was able to use his quickness to separate himself from defenders , to retrieve pucks before the opposition could in all zones of the ice , and to skate coast @-@ to @-@ coast on many occasions . In a 1993 NHL coaches poll conducted by hockey writer Bob McKenzie , Bure was named the league 's best skater with eight of twenty @-@ one votes , twice as many votes as any other player . One coach noted " Bure has the best combination of speed , agility and balance ... He can also use change of speed better than anybody in the league right now . " Vancouver Canucks conditioning coach Peter Twist noticed during Bure 's rehabilitation period following his first major knee injury in 1995 , that his skating style was distinct in comparison to typical North American players . He explained , " Most players skate on their inside edge and push off at a 45 @-@ degree angle , but Bure starts on his outer edge and rolls over to his inside edge and pushes back straighter on his stride ... he gets more power and force in his stride to get up to top speed quicker . "
Bure 's skating was also complemented by his ability to deke out defenders and goaltenders at top speeds , making him capable of routinely starting end @-@ to @-@ end rushes . However , several knee injuries and consequent reconstructive surgeries compromised the speed that defined Bure 's game , ultimately leading to his retirement in 2005 .
Early in Bure 's career , he was noted for playing a strong two @-@ way game . Having joined head coach Pat Quinn 's defensive @-@ minded Vancouver Canucks in 1991 , his transition to the NHL was cited as being much easier than that of his countryman , Igor Larionov , due to his quick adjustment to the team 's defensive demands . Regarding Bure 's first NHL game against the Winnipeg Jets , reporter Mike Beamish explained that " hockey fans marvelled at his offensive thrusts , but hockey people were taken by a singular display of jet @-@ powered defensive diligence . On one play , after the Canucks were caught deep in the Winnipeg zone , the Russian winger raced back and almost singlehandedly foiled a two @-@ on @-@ one Jets ' rush , making up a half @-@ rink disadvantage . " Bure was used on the team 's penalty kill for his entire tenure with the Canucks , and was proficient at generating shorthanded chances , pressuring the opposition with his quickness and positioning in the defensive zone . During the 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs , commentator and ex @-@ NHL coach Harry Neale commented , " I like the effort he gives it when he doesn 't have the puck . We all know what he can do when he thinks he can score , but he 's killing penalties , he 's checking , doing a lot of things . " Bure tied for second @-@ place on Bob McKenzie 's 1993 coaches poll for the NHL 's best penalty killer . He was also voted the league 's second @-@ best stickhandler that season and garnered recognition as one of the smartest players in the NHL .
Sports journalists Damien Cox and Stephen Brunt wrote about Bure during the 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs that he was a " two @-@ way dynamo , " accounting for " several bodychecks he handed out on the night " and for his defensive abilities as he stayed on the ice in the final minutes of a one @-@ goal playoff match against the Toronto Maple Leafs . They spoke highly of his creativity as well , recognizing him as " someone who sees in his game a world of possibilities that just never occur to others , " praising his " sheer elegance and imagination " and characterizing his hockey sense as " ho @-@ hum brilliance from the most explosive player in the sport . " Brunt called him " a nonpareil , a van Gogh , a Picasso , a Charlie Parker . " During the 1993 @-@ 94 season , Bure demonstrated his strong playmaking abilities , helping linemate and friend Gino Odjick score a career @-@ high 16 goals in a single season , more than twice the number of goals Odjick would score in any other year separated from Bure and doubling his career goal totals up to that point in his career . According to teammate Cliff Ronning in 1994 , " we play a much sounder game defensively when Pavel 's flying , as he was in the first period . " Former Canuck Jyrki Lumme spoke of Bure as a player and teammate , " That guy does something spectacular every time ... it 's frustrating to go against him in practice because he 's all over the place . He makes everybody on our team better . " In reference to Bure 's ability in his time as a Canuck to transition from defense to offense rapidly , anticipate plays and retrieve loose pucks with his explosive skating , Pat Quinn explained after a Canucks victory in Edmonton , " The winning goal was an alert play on Pavel 's part . He was positioned well on defence and then he saw that wicked bounce and he turned it into a goal . He 's a cut above in those situations . We have nine or 10 other guys who would have probably missed the net . " Adrien Plavsic , whose dump @-@ in resulted in the opportunity , stated , " I made the safe play , it took a funny bounce and with his speed he got there first . All I was trying to do was get it in . " The Vancouver Sun 's summary of the game described that " while Bure 's winner displayed his exquisite sense of the dramatic , his second @-@ period assist on Greg Adams ' goal was far the more spectacular play . He turned Oiler defenceman Brian Glynn around like a set of revolving doors before feeding Adams in front . "
Bure won the Canucks ' Most Exciting Player Award , as voted by the fans , a team record five times ( tied with Tony Tanti ) from 1992 – 1995 and once more in 1998 . Canucks teammate and captain Trevor Linden , who had played with Bure for seven seasons , said following Bure 's retirement , " I don 't know if I 've ever seen or played with a player that 's brought people out of their seats like that . " During the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals , New York Rangers coach Mike Keenan , who later coached Bure for one @-@ and @-@ a @-@ half seasons in Vancouver , called him " perhaps the most electrifying forward in the league " . On November 1 , 2013 , the Vancouver Canucks officially renamed the award the Pavel Bure Most Exciting Player Award in his honor .
Bure has been described as a pure goal scorer and is statistically among the top players in NHL history in that regard . In addition to having reached the 50 @-@ goal mark in his career five times and the 60 @-@ goal mark twice , his .623 goals per game average is third among the top 100 goal scorers in NHL history , behind Mike Bossy and Mario Lemieux . In the 1993 @-@ 94 season , Bure began the year with 7 goals and 13 points in his first 8 games , and finished the season with a streak of 49 goals and 78 points in his final 51 games , a goal @-@ per @-@ game pace playing with Gino Odjick and Murray Craven , interrupted primarily by a groin injury suffered on October 23 , 1993 . In the final 47 games of that season , Bure scored 29 @.@ 67 % of his team 's goals to catapult them into the 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs . NHL veteran Mike Keane , playing with the Montreal Canadiens at the time , called Bure " dangerous ... right behind Lemieux and ( Wayne ) Gretzky . He can zip , he 's strong and he can finesse you . A bona @-@ fide superstar . " Michael Farber of the Montreal Gazette described Bure as " the most dangerous scorer in the National Hockey League with the continued absence of Mario Lemieux because Bure can beat a defence with his speed , his strength , his mind . Bure isn 't a scorer as much as he is a permanent late @-@ night television guest ; he is to highlight packages what Terri Garr is to Letterman . "
= = Personal life = =
= = = Family = = =
Bure comes from an athletic family ; his father Vladimir , who is of Swiss descent ( his side of the family originated from Furna , Switzerland ) , was an Olympic swimmer who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1968 , 1972 , and 1976 Olympic Games . He won four medals , including a bronze medal for the 100 @-@ metre race in the 1972 Games , in which he lost the gold medal by half a second to American swimming legend Mark Spitz . Bure retained his father as his personal trainer well into his playing career , before severing ties with him in 1997 . Bure 's paternal grandfather , Valeri Bure , also competed for the Soviet Union in the Olympics as a goalkeeper for the national water polo team . Named after their grandfather , Bure 's younger brother , Valeri Bure , was also a hockey player , spending 10 years in the NHL . The two siblings played with each other briefly as members of the Florida Panthers , after Valeri was traded there on June 25 , 2001 , as well as on the Russian national team at Nagano and Salt Lake City in 1998 and 2002 , respectively .
In addition to athleticism , nobility ran in the family . Bure was named after his great @-@ grandfather , a watchmaker to Tsar Alexander III . Bure 's family made precious watches for the tsars from 1815 – 1917 ; as craftspersons of the imperial family , they were granted noble status . After Bure sustained his first serious knee injury in 1995 , he pursued the watchmaking business during his rehabilitation period in an attempt to revive the family business . Fifty replicas of the same watches his ancestors sold to the Russian imperial family were made and priced at US $ 30 @,@ 000 each . Bure presented three of the gold replicas to Russian President Boris Yeltsin , Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin and Moscow mayor Yuriy Luzhkov .
Pavel 's younger brother Valeri Bure has been married to actor Candace Cameron Bure for over 19 years . Together they have three children
= = = Relationships = = =
Five days after arriving in North America from Moscow with his father and brother on September 6 , 1991 ( his mother Tatiana arrived two months later ) , Bure married an American fashion model in a civil ceremony . The model was later revealed to be Jayme Bohn . The marriage was allegedly set up by Bure 's agents as a preventative measure against deportation in the event Bure and the Canucks could not come to terms with a contract . Bure derived no immigration benefit from the marriage , which was dissolved the following year . Bohn became a costume designer in the film and television industry . Bure later obtained his permanent residence visa ( " green card " ) as an alien " with extraordinary ability in sciences , arts , education , business , or athletics " .
After being linked to girlfriend Dahn Bryan , a model and actress , early in his NHL career , Bure shared a relationship with tennis star and fellow Russian Anna Kournikova . The two met in 1999 when Kournikova was still linked to Bure 's former Russian teammate Sergei Fedorov . Bure and Kournikova were reported to have been engaged in 2000 after reporter Andrew Greven took a photo of them together in a Florida restaurant where Bure supposedly asked Kournikova to marry him . As the story made headlines in Russia , where they were both heavily followed in the media as celebrities , Bure and Kournikova both denied any engagement . Kournikova , 10 years younger than Bure , was 18 years old at the time . The following year , Kournikova and Fedorov were married in Moscow . They were soon divorced , however , and Kournikova later entered into a long term relationship with pop star Enrique Iglesias in 2001 after appearing in his music video " Escape . "
Bure married 23 @-@ year @-@ old model Alina Khasanova on October 10 , 2009 . Bure and Khasanova had known each other for four years after meeting in Turkey . The wedding was held in Moscow for over 300 guests at a restaurant . Pravda reported the couple had officially married on October 10 , 2008 , in Miami .
= = = Legal activity = = =
In 2002 , Bure sued the Russian newspaper the eXile for publishing an article stating that he broke up with Kournikova on account of her having two vaginas . Although the newspapers ' editorial staff claimed the story was a mere joke , the court ruled in favour of Bure in the amount of 500 @,@ 000 rubles ( US $ 17 @,@ 770 ) . Furthermore , the eXile was obligated to print another article refuting the previous story . Two years later , on December 27 , 2004 , the Russian cosmetics chain Arbat Prestige published a story in their free promotional paper that Bure had bragged about Kournikova losing her virginity to him . Shortly thereafter , on January 31 , 2005 , Bure sued Arbat Prestige for 300 million rubles ( US $ 10 @.@ 65 million ) in a court in Moscow . He also demanded Arbat Prestige print a retraction and apology in a future paper , similar to the suit against the eXile . The court ruled in favour of Bure in November 2005 . The amount was , however , reduced from 300 million to approximately 320 @,@ 000 rubles .
Nearly a year after his retirement , on October 31 , 2006 , Bure filed another suit after being kicked off a British Airways flight by the pilot , having been mistaken for a rowdy soccer fan . Despite an official apology from the airline company in June 2007 , Bure took the issue to court , suing British Airways for 20 million rubles . In late @-@ August 2007 , the Tver Court of Moscow ruled in favour of Bure in the total amount of 67 @,@ 000 rubles .
= = = Alleged Mafia connections = = =
During Bure 's playing career , much speculation surrounded Russian NHL players and their potential ties to the Russian mafia as both victims and associates . As Soviet players began defecting to the NHL , many cases of extortion began surfacing that the Russian mafia was targeting the players ' families still living in Russia . Former teammate Alexander Mogilny was a victim of such an extortion attempt in 1994 , while Bure was reported to have made payments totaling in the thousands of dollars to Russian extortionists in 1993 . Three years later , however , in 1996 , American sports network ESPN aired reports alleging Bure was a potential associate to the Russian mafia on account of his relationship with friend and business partner Anzor Kikalishvili , known to both Russian and American police as a suspected criminal and possible Russian mob boss . Bure was revealed to hold a position as vice president in the sports company Twenty First Century Association , owned by Kikalishvili , and reportedly believed by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation to be a mafia front worth at least US $ 100 million in illicit funds . While Bure did not deny his business and personal relationships with Kikalishvili , he refuted reports that Kikalishvili was involved in any criminal activity . Speculation resurfaced in 1999 , as Bure was included in an investigation aired by CBC documentary series fifth estate that made several supposed associations between Soviet NHL players and the Russian mafia . An allegation arose that Bure 's former Red Army teammate Viacheslav Fetisov used a company of which he was president to launder money for Vyacheslav Ivankov , considered to be the " Russian godfather " in North America . Bure 's relationship with Kikalishvili continued to be questioned . Bure denied Kikalishvili 's involvement in any criminal activity , dismissing the allegations as " rumours " .
= = = Residences = = =
During his stay with the Canucks , Bure initially lived with teammate and countryman Igor Larionov , who helped him transition in the city of Vancouver . He later moved into his own apartment in Downtown Vancouver overlooking False Creek before purchasing a $ 1 million , 6 @,@ 000 @-@ square @-@ foot ( 560 m2 ) mansion in 1994 on Vancouver 's Southwest Marine Drive . He spent numerous off @-@ seasons during this time in Los Angeles . Comparing his time playing for Vancouver and Florida , Bure has recalled playing in the latter as having more opportunity to " live a normal life ... without anyone paying much attention . "
= = Career statistics = =
= = = Regular season and playoffs = = =
Bolded numbers indicate season / playoff leader
= = = International = = =
adoes not include 1988 Quebec Esso Cup ( U17 ) bdoes not include penalty minutes for the 1991 Goodwill Games
= = Awards = =
= = = Soviet = = =
= = = International = = =
= = = NHL = = =
= = = Vancouver Canucks = = =
= = Records = =
= = = Team = = =
Vancouver Canucks ' single @-@ season record , most points by a rookie – 60 in 1991 – 92 ( tied with Ivan Hlinka , 1981 – 82 )
Vancouver Canucks ' single @-@ season record , most goals – 60 in 1992 – 93 and 1993 – 94
Vancouver Canucks ' all @-@ time playoffs record , most goals – 34 ( tied with Trevor Linden )
Vancouver Canucks ' all @-@ time record , most shorthanded goals – 24
Vancouver Canucks ' single @-@ game record , most goals – four versus the Winnipeg Jets on October 12 , 1992 ( tied with Rosaire Paiement , Bobby Schmautz , Rick Blight , Petri Skriko , Greg Adams , Tony Tanti , Martin Gelinas , Markus Näslund and Daniel Sedin )
Florida Panthers ' single @-@ season record , most goals – 59 in 2000 – 01
Florida Panthers ' single @-@ season record , most points – 94 in 1999 – 2000
= = = International = = =
World Junior Championships all @-@ time record , most goals – 27 in 21 games ( 1989 – 1991 )
Winter Olympics single @-@ game record , most goals – five ( 1998 ; semifinal vs. Finland )
= = = NHL = = =
NHL record , most goals scored in proportion to team – 29 @.@ 5 % of the Florida Panthers ' goals in 2000 – 01 .
= = Transactions = =
June 9 , 1989 – Drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the sixth round , 113th overall , in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft .
October 31 , 1991 – Signed by the Vancouver Canucks to a four @-@ year , $ 3 @.@ 5 million contract .
June 16 , 1994 – Re @-@ signed by the Vancouver Canucks to a five @-@ year , $ 24 @.@ 5 million contract .
January 17 , 1999 – Traded by the Vancouver Canucks , along with Bret Hedican , Brad Ference and Vancouver 's third @-@ round draft choice ( Robert Fried ) in 2000 , to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Ed Jovanovski , Dave Gagner , Mike Brown , Kevin Weekes and Florida 's first @-@ round draft choice ( Nathan Smith ) in 2000 .
February 8 , 1999 – Signed by the Florida Panthers to a five @-@ year , $ 47 @.@ 5 million deal .
March 18 , 2002 – Traded by the Florida Panthers , along with Florida 's second @-@ round draft choice in 2002 ( Lee Falardeau ) , to the New York Rangers in exchange for Igor Ulanov , Filip Novak , the Rangers ' first @-@ round draft choice in 2002 ( Petr Taticek ) , the Rangers ' second @-@ round draft choice in 2002 ( Rob Globke ) and the Rangers fourth @-@ round draft choice in 2003 ( later traded to the Atlanta Thrashers ; Atlanta selected Guillaume Desbiens ) .
= George Howell ( VC ) =
George Julian " Snowy " Howell , VC , MM ( 19 November 1893 – 23 December 1964 ) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest decoration for gallantry " in the face of the enemy " that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces . Howell was decorated with the Victoria Cross following his actions during the Second Battle of Bullecourt , in which he ran along the parapet of a trench bombing the German forces attacking his position through the use of grenades , and thus driving them back .
Born in a suburb of Sydney , New South Wales , Howell was employed as a builder before enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force in June 1915 . Allotted to the force 's 1st Battalion , he served at Gallipoli prior to transferring to the Western Front . Participating in the Somme offensive of 1916 , Howell was wounded at Pozières and promoted to corporal in early 1917 . During an attack on a German held village , he led a rifle bombing section and was awarded the Military Medal for his actions . Severely wounded in his Victoria Cross action , Howell underwent a prolonged hospitalisation period before returning to Australia and receiving his discharge on medical grounds . Settling in Coogee , he gained employment by working on the advertising staff of several newspapers . Following the outbreak of the Second World War , Howell served with the Australian Eastern Command Headquarters but soon sought his discharge and enlisted with the United States Sea Transport Service . Howell died in 1964 at the age of 71 .
= = Early life = =
Howell was born in the Sydney suburb of Enfield , New South Wales , on 19 November 1893 , the fourth son of English @-@ born carpenter , Francis John Howell , and his Australian wife , Martha ( née Sweeny ) . Howell was educated at Croydon Park and Burwood Public Schools , before receiving an apprenticeship as a bricklayer . Becoming a builder , he was employed in his native Enfield area of Sydney .
= = First World War = =
On 3 June 1915 , Howell enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force for service in the First World War . Allotted to the 7th Reinforcements of the 1st Battalion as a private , he embarked from Sydney for Egypt on 14 July aboard HMAT Orsova . Joining the 1st Battalion at Gallipoli on 1 November , Howell served on the peninsula until the Allied evacuation the following month . Returning to Egypt , the battalion spent several months training in the desert in preparation for service on the Western Front .
The 1st Battalion embarked for France in March 1916 , and by April the unit was entrenched in the Fromelles sector . In the third week of July , Howell was wounded in the Battle of Pozières while taking part in the Somme offensive . Evacuated to a hospital in Sheffield , England , during early August , Howell attended a training school before returning to his battalion on 26 November . Appointed lance corporal on 10 December , he was promoted to corporal on 6 February 1917 .
On 9 April 1917 , Howell took part in the 1st Battalion 's attack on the German held village of Demicourt . During the engagement , Howell led a rifle bombing section at the forefront of his company against the German position . The section was held up several times in their advance due to heavy machine gun fire , but managed to overcome the opposition and continue the advance each time . For his actions during the battle , Howell was awarded the Military Medal , the recommendation of which cited his " ... courage and devotion to duty ... was of great assistance to his company in the capture of its objectives " . The notification of the award was published in a supplement to the London Gazette on 26 May 1917 .
= = = Victoria Cross = = =
In preparation for an attack on the Hindenburg Line at Bullecourt , the 1st Australian Brigade — of which the 1st Battalion was part — was attached to the 2nd Australian Division . The attack commenced in the morning of 3 May 1917 , with the 2nd Division lined up in conjunction with thirteen other divisions . Despite some progress made early in the attack , the Australian forces were soon held up by strong opposition , and in the evening the 1st Battalion was entrenched in the old German line known as ' OG1 ' . Three of the battalion 's companies occupied the line , while a fourth was placed in reserve . Their position was such that they occupied a wedge into the German line , while two flanks were in German held territory .
From the initial attack , only the Canadians on the extreme right and the 3rd Australian Brigade on the extreme left were able to capture and hold their set objectives . Over the course of the next three days , severe fighting took place and further troops were drawn in to hold and extend the gains of 3 May . On 6 May , the Germans launched a counter @-@ attack which forced the 3rd Brigade to withdraw from their trenches ; it was during this engagement that Howell was to perform the act which was to earn him the Victoria Cross .
At 06 : 00 , Howell , who was in charge of a post to the right of the line , noticed the battalion on the right flank was being forced out of its trench and was beginning to retire . Immediately alerting battalion headquarters , Captain Alexander MacKenzie — who had assumed temporary command of the battalion — hurriedly organised a group of non @-@ combatant soldiers from headquarters together with several signallers to form a defensive line along a road bank in order to fend off the expected German advance . A fierce bombing and grenade fight soon ensued , with both sides suffering heavy casualties . Fearing the Germans would outflank his battalion , Howell climbed onto the top of the parapet and began running along the trench line throwing bombs down on the Germans , all the while being subject to heavy rifle and bomb fire . Forcing the Germans back along the trench , Howell was supported by Lieutenant Thomas Richards who followed him along the trench firing bursts from his Lewis Gun . Soon exhusting his supply of bombs , Howell began to attack with his bayonet until he fell into the trench wounded . Howell had been hit in both legs by machine gun fire , and when he was brought into the clearing station some hours later , it was discovered he had suffered at least twenty @-@ eight separate wounds . Due to his actions , the ground which had been lost was soon retaken , and the German attack was later repulsed .
The full citation for Howell 's Victoria Cross appeared in a supplement to the London Gazette on 27 June 1917 , reading :
War Office , 27th June , 1917 .
His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the award of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned Officer , Warrant Officer , Non @-@ commissioned Officers and men : —
No. 2445 Cpl. George Julian Howell , Inf . Bn . , Aus . Imp . Force .
For most conspicuous bravery . Seeing a party of the enemy were likely to outflank his Battalion , Cpl. Howell , on his own initiative , single @-@ handed and exposed to heavy bomb and rifle fire , climbed on to the top of the parapet and proceeded to bomb the enemy , pressing them back along the trench .
Having exhausted his stock of bombs , he continued to attack the enemy with his bayonet . He was then severely wounded .
The prompt action and gallant conduct of this N C.O. in the face of superior numbers was witnessed by the whole Battalion and greatly inspired them in the subsequent successful counter attack .
= = = Hospitalisation and repatriation = = =
Howell 's multiple wounds at Bullecourt required a prolonged hospitalisation period for treatment , and he was sent to the Norfolk and Norwich War Hospital in England . On 21 July 1917 , Howell was invested with his Victoria Cross and Military Medal by King George V in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace . A photograph of the pair together was taken at this time , and later published in the Times History of the War . Promoted to sergeant , Howell returned to Australia on 31 October . Having not adequately recovered from his wounds , he was discharged from the Australian Imperial Force on 5 June 1918 on medical grounds . Howell 's father and one of his brothers had also served on the Western Front during the First World War ; his father with the 54th Battalion and his brother , Frederick , with the 1st Pioneer Battalion .
= = Later life = =
On 1 March 1919 , Howell married Sadie Lillian Yates , a nurse , at St Stephen 's Presbyterian Church in Sydney . The pair settled in Coogee , where Howell was employed on the advertising staff of Smith 's Newspapers Ltd and later the Bulletin Newspaper Co . Pty Ltd . By 1933 , he was the New South Wales representative for the Brisbane Standard and the Queensland Worker .
At the outbreak of the Second World War , Howell once again offered his services and enlisted in the Australian Army on 14 October 1939 . Posted to Eastern Command Headquarters , Paddington , he was granted the rank of staff sergeant , but found staff work to be dull and sought his discharge in February 1941 . In August 1944 , Howell enlisted in the United States Army for service in the United States Sea Transport Service , and was thus able to participate in the invasion of Leyte at the commencement of the Philippines campaign .
In December 1953 , following his wife 's death , Howell moved from Sydney to Western Australia . Accompanied by his grandson , the journey took four days by train before the pair arrived in the Perth suburb of Applecross , where Howell was to live with his married daughter , Norma . He later moved to Gunyidi , via Watheroo , where he was to reside for a few years before returning to Perth . In 1956 , he joined the Australian contingent of Victoria Cross recipients who attended the parade in London 's Hyde Park to commemorate the centenary of the institution of the Victoria Cross .
Howell died at the Repatriation General Hospital , Hollywood , Perth , on 23 December 1964 . He was granted a funeral with military honours , before his body was cremated and his ashes interred at Karrakatta Cemetery , Perth . Howell 's name is commemorated by a plaque in the Western Australian Garden of Remembrance , and his Victoria Cross and other medals are on display at the Australian War Memorial , Canberra .
= Unleashed ( Fringe ) =
" Unleashed " is the 16th episode of the first season of the American science fiction drama television series Fringe . It centered on a man @-@ made chimera , which escaped from an animal testing facility and attacked various people , including Agent Charlie Francis while the Fringe team tries to stop it .
The episode was written by Zack Whedon and J. R. Orci , and directed by Brad Anderson . Actress Kiersten Warren guest starred as Charlie 's wife Sonia .
It first aired in the United States on the Fox Broadcasting Network on April 14 , 2009 , and more than 10 million viewers watched the episode . It received mixed reviews , with a common criticism being that the " monster @-@ of @-@ the @-@ week " was becoming a tired idea for the show .
= = Plot = =
Animal rights activists ransack a laboratory and unwittingly release a creature with a ferocious appetite . As they flee in an SUV , the creature follows and grotesquely mutilates them . The Fringe team consisting of FBI agents Olivia Dunham ( Anna Torv ) , Charlie Francis ( Kirk Acevedo ) , Philip Broyles ( Lance Reddick ) , and civilian consultants Peter ( Joshua Jackson ) and Walter Bishop ( John Noble ) arrives , and Walter sees evidence of different creatures ' marks on the bodies . Olivia realizes one of them is missing , and after interviewing a student at MIT to try to identify the victims , she realizes they were animal rights activists . While conducting autopsies on the bodies , an animal control team at a different site is killed by the creature after investigating a call .
While investigating the animal control team deaths , Charlie is attacked by the creature , but it fails to kill him after Olivia arrives on the scene . Walter explains he believes the creature is a man @-@ made chimera , which has the best genetic traits of many different creatures , including a lizard , bat , and wasp . He had tried to create the creature years before , but his experiments failed , and concludes that someone else must have taken up his research . Though initially thinking Charlie was healthy after the attack , they realize the chimera 's stinger injected him with its larvae , and that he has less than 24 hours to live .
After experimenting with poison fails to kill the larvae in Charlie 's body , Walter believes that mixing the chimera 's blood with Charlie 's will stop the larvae from attacking and bursting out of his body , as they did in the other victims ' corpses . Olivia learns one of the victims , Jonathan Swift , was the son of a scientist who tests on animals , and was killed while breaking into his father 's lab . They also realize the chimera was created based on work by one of Walter 's
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ized to least oxidized . Particles with short residence times in a calciner will generally be less oxidized than those with long retention times or particles recovered in the stack scrubber . Uranium content is usually referenced to U
3O
8 , which dates to the days of the Manhattan project when U
3O
8 was used as an analytical chemistry reporting standard .
Phase relationships in the uranium @-@ oxygen system are complex . The most important oxidation states of uranium are uranium ( IV ) and uranium ( VI ) , and their two corresponding oxides are , respectively , uranium dioxide ( UO
2 ) and uranium trioxide ( UO
3 ) . Other uranium oxides such as uranium monoxide ( UO ) , diuranium pentoxide ( U
2O
5 ) , and uranium peroxide ( UO
4 · 2H
2O ) also exist .
The most common forms of uranium oxide are triuranium octoxide ( U
3O
8 ) and UO
2 . Both oxide forms are solids that have low solubility in water and are relatively stable over a wide range of environmental conditions . Triuranium octoxide is ( depending on conditions ) the most stable compound of uranium and is the form most commonly found in nature . Uranium dioxide is the form in which uranium is most commonly used as a nuclear reactor fuel . At ambient temperatures , UO
2 will gradually convert to U
3O
8 . Because of their stability , uranium oxides are generally considered the preferred chemical form for storage or disposal .
= = = = Aqueous chemistry = = = =
Salts of many oxidation states of uranium are water @-@ soluble and may be studied in aqueous solutions . The most common ionic forms are U3 + ( brown @-@ red ) , U4 + ( green ) , UO +
2 ( unstable ) , and UO2 +
2 ( yellow ) , for U ( III ) , U ( IV ) , U ( V ) , and U ( VI ) , respectively . A few solid and semi @-@ metallic compounds such as UO and US exist for the formal oxidation state uranium ( II ) , but no simple ions are known to exist in solution for that state . Ions of U3 + liberate hydrogen from water and are therefore considered to be highly unstable . The UO2 +
2 ion represents the uranium ( VI ) state and is known to form compounds such as uranyl carbonate , uranyl chloride and uranyl sulfate . UO2 +
2 also forms complexes with various organic chelating agents , the most commonly encountered of which is uranyl acetate .
Unlike the uranyl salts of uranium and polyatomic ion uranium @-@ oxide cationic forms , the uranates , salts containing a polyatomic uranium @-@ oxide anion , are generally not water @-@ soluble .
= = = = Carbonates = = = =
The interactions of carbonate anions with uranium ( VI ) cause the Pourbaix diagram to change greatly when the medium is changed from water to a carbonate containing solution . While the vast majority of carbonates are insoluble in water ( students are often taught that all carbonates other than those of alkali metals are insoluble in water ) , uranium carbonates are often soluble in water . This is because a U ( VI ) cation is able to bind two terminal oxides and three or more carbonates to form anionic complexes .
= = = = Effects of pH = = = =
The uranium fraction diagrams in the presence of carbonate illustrate this further : when the pH of a uranium ( VI ) solution increases , the uranium is converted to a hydrated uranium oxide hydroxide and at high pHs it becomes an anionic hydroxide complex .
When carbonate is added , uranium is converted to a series of carbonate complexes if the pH is increased . One effect of these reactions is increased solubility of uranium in the pH range 6 to 8 , a fact that has a direct bearing on the long term stability of spent uranium dioxide nuclear fuels .
= = = Hydrides , carbides and nitrides = = =
Uranium metal heated to 250 to 300 ° C ( 482 to 572 ° F ) reacts with hydrogen to form uranium hydride . Even higher temperatures will reversibly remove the hydrogen . This property makes uranium hydrides convenient starting materials to create reactive uranium powder along with various uranium carbide , nitride , and halide compounds . Two crystal modifications of uranium hydride exist : an α form that is obtained at low temperatures and a β form that is created when the formation temperature is above 250 ° C.
Uranium carbides and uranium nitrides are both relatively inert semimetallic compounds that are minimally soluble in acids , react with water , and can ignite in air to form U
3O
8 . Carbides of uranium include uranium monocarbide ( UC ) , uranium dicarbide ( UC
2 ) , and diuranium tricarbide ( U
2C
3 ) . Both UC and UC
2 are formed by adding carbon to molten uranium or by exposing the metal to carbon monoxide at high temperatures . Stable below 1800 ° C , U
2C
3 is prepared by subjecting a heated mixture of UC and UC
2 to mechanical stress . Uranium nitrides obtained by direct exposure of the metal to nitrogen include uranium mononitride ( UN ) , uranium dinitride ( UN
2 ) , and diuranium trinitride ( U
2N
3 ) .
= = = Halides = = =
All uranium fluorides are created using uranium tetrafluoride ( UF
4 ) ; UF
4 itself is prepared by hydrofluorination of uranium dioxide . Reduction of UF
4 with hydrogen at 1000 ° C produces uranium trifluoride ( UF
3 ) . Under the right conditions of temperature and pressure , the reaction of solid UF
4 with gaseous uranium hexafluoride ( UF
6 ) can form the intermediate fluorides of U
2F
9 , U
4F
17 , and UF
5 .
At room temperatures , UF
6 has a high vapor pressure , making it useful in the gaseous diffusion process to separate the rare uranium @-@ 235 from the common uranium @-@ 238 isotope . This compound can be prepared from uranium dioxide and uranium hydride by the following process :
UO
2 + 4 HF → UF
4 + 2 H
2O ( 500 ° C , endothermic )
UF
4 + F
2 → UF
6 ( 350 ° C , endothermic )
The resulting UF
6 , a white solid , is highly reactive ( by fluorination ) , easily sublimes ( emitting a vapor that behaves as a nearly ideal gas ) , and is the most volatile compound of uranium known to exist .
One method of preparing uranium tetrachloride ( UCl
4 ) is to directly combine chlorine with either uranium metal or uranium hydride . The reduction of UCl
4 by hydrogen produces uranium trichloride ( UCl
3 ) while the higher chlorides of uranium are prepared by reaction with additional chlorine . All uranium chlorides react with water and air .
Bromides and iodides of uranium are formed by direct reaction of , respectively , bromine and iodine with uranium or by adding UH
3 to those element 's acids . Known examples include : UBr
3 , UBr
4 , UI
3 , and UI
4 . Uranium oxyhalides are water @-@ soluble and include UO
2F
2 , UOCl
2 , UO
2Cl
2 , and UO
2Br
2 . Stability of the oxyhalides decrease as the atomic weight of the component halide increases .
= = Isotopes = =
= = = Natural concentrations = = =
Natural uranium consists of three major isotopes : uranium @-@ 238 ( 99 @.@ 28 % natural abundance ) , uranium @-@ 235 ( 0 @.@ 71 % ) , and uranium @-@ 234 ( 0 @.@ 0054 % ) . All three are radioactive , emitting alpha particles , with the exception that all three of these isotopes have small probabilities of undergoing spontaneous fission , rather than alpha emission . There are also five other trace isotopes : uranium @-@ 239 , which is formed when 238U undergoes spontaneous fission , releasing neutrons that are captured by another 238U atom ; uranium @-@ 237 , which is formed when 238U captures a neutron but emits two more , which then decays to neptunium @-@ 237 ; uranium @-@ 233 , which is formed in the decay chain of that neptunium @-@ 237 ; and finally , uranium @-@ 236 and -240 , which appear in the decay chain of primordial plutonium @-@ 244 . It is also expected that thorium @-@ 232 should be able to undergo double beta decay , which would produce uranium @-@ 232 , but this has not yet been observed experimentally .
Uranium @-@ 238 is the most stable isotope of uranium , with a half @-@ life of about 4 @.@ 468 × 109 years , roughly the age of the Earth . Uranium @-@ 235 has a half @-@ life of about 7 @.@ 13 × 108 years , and uranium @-@ 234 has a half @-@ life of about 2 @.@ 48 × 105 years . For natural uranium , about 49 % of its alpha rays are emitted by each of 238U atom , and also 49 % by 234U ( since the latter is formed from the former ) and about 2 @.@ 0 % of them by the 235U . When the Earth was young , probably about one @-@ fifth of its uranium was uranium @-@ 235 , but the percentage of 234U was probably much lower than this .
Uranium @-@ 238 is usually an α emitter ( occasionally , it undergoes spontaneous fission ) , decaying through the " Uranium Series " of nuclear decay , which has 18 members , into lead @-@ 206 , by a variety of different decay paths .
The decay series of 235U , which is called the actinium series , has 15 members and eventually decays into lead @-@ 207 . The constant rates of decay in these decay series makes the comparison of the ratios of parent to daughter elements useful in radiometric dating .
Uranium @-@ 234 , which is a member of the " Uranium Series " , decays to lead @-@ 206 through a series of relatively short @-@ lived isotopes .
Uranium @-@ 233 is made from thorium @-@ 232 by neutron bombardment , usually in a nuclear reactor , and 233U is also fissile . Its decay series ends at bismuth @-@ 209 and thallium @-@ 205 .
Uranium @-@ 235 is important for both nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons , because it is the only uranium isotope existing in nature on Earth in any significant amount that is fissile . This means that it can be split into two or three fragments ( fission products ) by thermal neutrons .
Uranium @-@ 238 is not fissile , but is a fertile isotope , because after neutron activation it can produce plutonium @-@ 239 , another fissile isotope . Indeed , the 238U nucleus can absorb one neutron to produce the radioactive isotope uranium @-@ 239 . 239U decays by beta emission to neptunium @-@ 239 , also a beta @-@ emitter , that decays in its turn , within a few days into plutonium @-@ 239 . 239Pu was used as fissile material in the first atomic bomb detonated in the " Trinity test " on 15 July 1945 in New Mexico .
= = = Enrichment = = =
In nature , uranium is found as uranium @-@ 238 ( 99 @.@ 2742 % ) and uranium @-@ 235 ( 0 @.@ 7204 % ) . Isotope separation concentrates ( enriches ) the fissionable uranium @-@ 235 for nuclear weapons and most nuclear power plants , except for gas cooled reactors and pressurised heavy water reactors . Most neutrons released by a fissioning atom of uranium @-@ 235 must impact other uranium @-@ 235 atoms to sustain the nuclear chain reaction . The concentration and amount of uranium @-@ 235 needed to achieve this is called a ' critical mass ' .
To be considered ' enriched ' , the uranium @-@ 235 fraction should be between 3 % and 5 % . This process produces huge quantities of uranium that is depleted of uranium @-@ 235 and with a correspondingly increased fraction of uranium @-@ 238 , called depleted uranium or ' DU ' . To be considered ' depleted ' , the uranium @-@ 235 isotope concentration should be no more than 0 @.@ 3 % . The price of uranium has risen since 2001 , so enrichment tailings containing more than 0 @.@ 35 % uranium @-@ 235 are being considered for re @-@ enrichment , driving the price of depleted uranium hexafluoride above $ 130 per kilogram in July 2007 from $ 5 in 2001 .
The gas centrifuge process , where gaseous uranium hexafluoride ( UF
6 ) is separated by the difference in molecular weight between 235UF6 and 238UF6 using high @-@ speed centrifuges , is the cheapest and leading enrichment process . The gaseous diffusion process had been the leading method for enrichment and was used in the Manhattan Project . In this process , uranium hexafluoride is repeatedly diffused through a silver @-@ zinc membrane , and the different isotopes of uranium are separated by diffusion rate ( since uranium 238 is heavier it diffuses slightly slower than uranium @-@ 235 ) . The molecular laser isotope separation method employs a laser beam of precise energy to sever the bond between uranium @-@ 235 and fluorine . This leaves uranium @-@ 238 bonded to fluorine and allows uranium @-@ 235 metal to precipitate from the solution . An alternative laser method of enrichment is known as atomic vapor laser isotope separation ( AVLIS ) and employs visible tunable lasers such as dye lasers . Another method used is liquid thermal diffusion .
= = Human exposure = =
A person can be exposed to uranium ( or its radioactive daughters , such as radon ) by inhaling dust in air or by ingesting contaminated water and food . The amount of uranium in air is usually very small ; however , people who work in factories that process phosphate fertilizers , live near government facilities that made or tested nuclear weapons , live or work near a modern battlefield where depleted uranium weapons have been used , or live or work near a coal @-@ fired power plant , facilities that mine or process uranium ore , or enrich uranium for reactor fuel , may have increased exposure to uranium . Houses or structures that are over uranium deposits ( either natural or man @-@ made slag deposits ) may have an increased incidence of exposure to radon gas . The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA ) has set the permissible exposure limit for uranium exposure in the workplace as 0 @.@ 25 mg / m3 over an 8 @-@ hour workday . The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ( NIOSH ) has set a recommended exposure limit ( REL ) of 0 @.@ 2 mg / m3 over an 8 @-@ hour workday and a short @-@ term limit of 0 @.@ 6 mg / m3 . At levels of 10 mg / m3 , uranium is immediately dangerous to life and health .
Most ingested uranium is excreted during digestion . Only 0 @.@ 5 % is absorbed when insoluble forms of uranium , such as its oxide , are ingested , whereas absorption of the more soluble uranyl ion can be up to 5 % . However , soluble uranium compounds tend to quickly pass through the body , whereas insoluble uranium compounds , especially when inhaled by way of dust into the lungs , pose a more serious exposure hazard . After entering the bloodstream , the absorbed uranium tends to bioaccumulate and stay for many years in bone tissue because of uranium 's affinity for phosphates . Uranium is not absorbed through the skin , and alpha particles released by uranium cannot penetrate the skin .
Incorporated uranium becomes uranyl ions , which accumulate in bone , liver , kidney , and reproductive tissues . Uranium can be decontaminated from steel surfaces and aquifers .
= = = Effects and precautions = = =
Normal functioning of the kidney , brain , liver , heart , and other systems can be affected by uranium exposure , because , besides being weakly radioactive , uranium is a toxic metal . Uranium is also a reproductive toxicant . Radiological effects are generally local because alpha radiation , the primary form of 238U decay , has a very short range , and will not penetrate skin . Uranyl ( UO2 +
2 ) ions , such as from uranium trioxide or uranyl nitrate and other hexavalent uranium compounds , have been shown to cause birth defects and immune system damage in laboratory animals . While the CDC has published one study that no human cancer has been seen as a result of exposure to natural or depleted uranium , exposure to uranium and its decay products , especially radon , are widely known and significant health threats . Exposure to strontium @-@ 90 , iodine @-@ 131 , and other fission products is unrelated to uranium exposure , but may result from medical procedures or exposure to spent reactor fuel or fallout from nuclear weapons . Although accidental inhalation exposure to a high concentration of uranium hexafluoride has resulted in human fatalities , those deaths were associated with the generation of highly toxic hydrofluoric acid and uranyl fluoride rather than with uranium itself . Finely divided uranium metal presents a fire hazard because uranium is pyrophoric ; small grains will ignite spontaneously in air at room temperature .
Uranium metal is commonly handled with gloves as a sufficient precaution . Uranium concentrate is handled and contained so as to ensure that people do not inhale or ingest it .
= Operation Ferdinand =
Operation Ferdinand was a military deception employed by the Allies during the Second World War . It formed part of Operation Bodyguard , a major strategic deception intended to misdirect and confuse German high command about Allied invasion plans during 1944 . Ferdinand consisted of strategic and tactical deceptions intended to draw attention away from the Operation Dragoon landing areas in southern France by threatening an invasion of Genoa in Italy . Planned by Eugene Sweeney in June and July 1944 and operated until early September , it has been described as " quite the most successful of ' A ' Force 's strategic deceptions " . It helped the Allies achieve complete tactical surprise in their landings and pinned down German troops in the Genoa region until late July .
= = Background = =
Operation Ferdinand formed part of Operation Bodyguard , a broad strategic military deception intended to confuse the Axis high command as to Allied intentions during the lead @-@ up to the Normandy landings . During early 1944 the main thrust of deceptions in the Middle Eastern theatre were contained under Operation Zeppelin ( including its sub @-@ plan Vendetta ) , which developed threats against Greece and Southern France , and Operation Royal Flush , which ran political deceptions against Spain and Turkey . On 14 June the Allies committed to a landing in Southern France , codenamed Operation Dragoon ( formerly Anvil ) . Royal Flush and Zeppelin were scaled back , to tone down the threat to France , and it was decided a new plan ( Ferdinand ) was required to cover the intended invasion .
The Allied nations invaded Italy in September 1943 and by mid @-@ 1944 had pushed the Germans back to the Gothic Line in the North of the country . Ferdinand was intended to develop a threat against Genoa , as part of an expected Allied assault on the Gothic Line in August / September 1944 . German forces in the French Riviera ( originally threatened by Vendetta ) were to be put at relative ease , but not left feeling too secure lest they be moved to re @-@ inforce Normandy . Planning for the operation was handled by ' A ' Force ; the department in charge of deception in the Middle East . A large part of the operation planning was handed to Major Eugene J Sweeney , an Irish @-@ American career officer who had joined the department in late 1943 with the express task of learning the arts of deception before the war ended . Working out of Algiers , at Advanced HQ ( West ) , Sweeney helped implement several deceptions . The most notable of these was Operation Oakfield , the cover plan for Operation Shingle and the Battle of Anzio .
John Bevan , head of the London Controlling Section , met with Colonel Dudley Clarke ( head of ' A ' Force ) in Algiers in early June to decide on the outline for Ferdinand . After four days he returned to London leaving ' A ' Force to work on the draft . On 4 July the draft was approved by Field Marshall Henry Wilson , Supreme Allied Commander in the Mediterranean theatre . In July , Seventh Army HQ ( the army group due to be used for Dragoon ) moved from Algeria to Naples . Sweeney moved with them , as the head of the newly formed No. 2 Tac HQ , and tasked by Colonel Clarke to focus entirely on planning for Ferdinand . Sweeney worked on the plan until its final form on 28 July . Despite not being completed until the end of the month Ferdinand went into effect as soon as the first draft was approved .
= = Operation = =
Ferdinand was a complex plan , involving misinformation and extensive physical deception . The underlying plot was the Allied forces had been surprised to find the Germans had not moved forces from the Mediterranean to re @-@ inforce Normandy . Therefore , plans to invade southern France and the Balkans were looking less appealing . Instead the Allied commanders had decided to focus all of their resources on the Italian campaign . The real force assigned to Dragoon , the US VI Corps , would land in Genoa . Meanwhile , notional formations , such as the Seventh Army and the British 5th Airborne Division would support pushes along the Italian front and threaten targets in the Balkans . Ferdinand also recycled some of Zeppelin 's threats against Turkey with the fictional British Ninth and Twelfth Armies .
The key to Ferdinand was the threat to Genoa . Intelligence intercepts showed that the Abwehr ( German military intelligence ) listed it as one of the main areas they expected an Allied attack . It was not possible to hide the buildup of naval and amphibious forces in the region , which were easily accessible to German aerial reconnaissance . German commanders identified both Genoa and southern France as the only logical targets , so the task for Allied double agents was to convince them that the former was the true goal . The deception was maintained on the invasion date itself , with a tactical deception . The Dragoon fleet travelled on a course toward Genoa until late at night on 14 August , when they turned west toward their real target .
The Ferdinand threat was continued until 8 September , to support the Allied efforts in France and Italy . It was ' A ' Force 's last major operation , a brief follow up called Braintree was designed but never implemented because the overall Bodyguard strategy had been mothballed in late August .
= = Related operations = =
At the same time as Ferdinand , Tac HQ ran Otterington . This deception built a threat against Rimini in the east of Italy , in support of Alexander 's proposed assault on the centre of the Gothic Line . It developed a pincer movement , in tandem with Ferdinand 's threat to the west . However , once Otterington had gotten underway , with a major buildup of dummy armour , Alexander changed his plans and decided to push against Rimini . Clarke hastily implemented Ulster , a double bluff in which Otterington was revealed as a sham in the hope it would distract attention from that sector .
= = Impact = =
Ferdinand successfully led Fremde Heere West ( German military intelligence for the Western Front , also referred to as FHW ) to expect a landing in Genoa . In late July and early August the buildup of forces in Italy made it clear that a seaborne invasion was imminent , and the deception was successful in creating this as a realistic threat to Genoa . As a result , the Dragoon landings achieved complete tactical surprise . In his history of British wartime intelligence , historian Michael Howard calls it the " most successful of ' A ' Force 's strategic operations " . However , Howard states that the overwhelming force used for Operation Dragoon meant that the element of surprise was less important than on D @-@ Day .
= Matthew Boulton =
Matthew Boulton FRS ( / ˈboʊltən / ; 3 September 1728 – 17 August 1809 ) was an English manufacturer and business partner of Scottish engineer James Watt . In the final quarter of the 18th century , the partnership installed hundreds of Boulton & Watt steam engines , which were a great advance on the state of the art , making possible the mechanisation of factories and mills . Boulton applied modern techniques to the minting of coins , striking millions of pieces for Britain and other countries , and supplying the Royal Mint with up @-@ to @-@ date equipment .
Born in Birmingham , he was the son of a Birmingham manufacturer of small metal products who died when Boulton was 31 . By then Boulton had managed the business for several years , and thereafter expanded it considerably , consolidating operations at the Soho Manufactory , built by him near Birmingham . At Soho , he adopted the latest techniques , branching into silver plate , ormolu and other decorative arts . He became associated with James Watt when Watt 's business partner , John Roebuck , was unable to pay a debt to Boulton , who accepted Roebuck 's share of Watt 's patent as settlement . He then successfully lobbied Parliament to extend Watt 's patent for an additional 17 years , enabling the firm to market Watt 's steam engine . The firm installed hundreds of Boulton & Watt steam engines in Britain and abroad , initially in mines and then in factories .
Boulton was a key member of the Lunar Society , a group of Birmingham @-@ area men prominent in the arts , sciences , and theology . Members included Watt , Erasmus Darwin , Josiah Wedgwood and Joseph Priestley . The Society met each month near the full moon . Members of the Society have been given credit for developing concepts and techniques in science , agriculture , manufacturing , mining , and transport that laid the groundwork for the Industrial Revolution .
Boulton founded the Soho Mint , to which he soon adapted steam power . He sought to improve the poor state of Britain 's coinage , and after several years of effort obtained a contract in 1797 to produce the first British copper coinage in a quarter century . His " cartwheel " pieces were well @-@ designed and difficult to counterfeit , and included the first striking of the large copper British penny , which continued to be coined until decimalisation in 1971 . He retired in 1800 , though continuing to run his mint , and died in 1809 . His image appears alongside James Watt on the Bank of England 's new Series F £ 50 note .
= = Background = =
Birmingham had long been a centre of the ironworking industry . In the early 18th century the town entered a period of expansion as iron working became easier and cheaper with the transition ( beginning in 1709 ) from charcoal to coke as a means of smelting iron . Scarcity of wood in increasingly deforested England and discoveries of large quantities of coal in Birmingham 's county of Warwickshire and the adjacent county of Staffordshire speeded the transition . Much of the iron was forged in small foundries near Birmingham , especially in the Black Country , including nearby towns such as Smethwick and West Bromwich . The resultant thin iron sheets were transported to factories in and around Birmingham . With the town far from the sea and great rivers and with canals not yet built , metalworkers concentrated on producing small , relatively valuable pieces , especially buttons and buckles . Frenchman Alexander Missen wrote that while he had seen excellent cane heads , snuff boxes and other metal objects in Milan , " the same can be had cheaper and better in Birmingham " . These small objects came to be known as " toys " , and their manufacturers as " toymakers " .
Boulton was a descendant of families from around Lichfield , his great @-@ great @-@ great @-@ great grandfather , Rev. Zachary Babington , having been Chancellor of Lichfield . Boulton 's father , also named Matthew and born in 1700 , moved to Birmingham from Lichfield to serve an apprenticeship , and in 1723 he married Christiana Piers . The elder Boulton was a toymaker with a small workshop specialising in buckles . Matthew Boulton was born in 1728 , their third child and the second of that name , the first Matthew having died at the age of two in 1726 .
= = Early and family life = =
The elder Boulton 's business prospered after young Matthew 's birth , and the family moved to the Snow Hill area of Birmingham , then a well @-@ to @-@ do neighbourhood of new houses . As the local grammar school was in disrepair Boulton was sent to an academy in Deritend , on the other side of Birmingham . At the age of 15 he left school , and by 17 he had invented a technique for inlaying enamels in buckles that proved so popular that the buckles were exported to France , then reimported to Britain and billed as the latest French developments .
On 3 March 1749 Boulton married Mary Robinson , a distant cousin and the daughter of a successful mercer , and wealthy in her own right . They lived briefly with the bride 's mother in Lichfield , and then moved to Birmingham where the elder Matthew Boulton made his son a partner at the age of 21 . Though the son signed business letters " from father and self " , by the mid @-@ 1750s he was effectively running the business . The elder Boulton retired in 1757 and died in 1759 .
The Boultons had three daughters in the early 1750s , but all died in infancy . Mary Boulton 's health deteriorated , and she died in August 1759 . Not long after her death Boulton began to woo her sister Anne . Marriage with a deceased wife 's sister was forbidden by ecclesiastical law , though permitted by common law . Nonetheless , they married on 25 June 1760 at St. Mary 's Church , Rotherhithe . Eric Delieb , who wrote a book on Boulton 's silver , with a biographical sketch , suggests that the marriage celebrant , Rev. James Penfold , an impoverished curate , was probably bribed . Boulton later advised another man who was seeking to wed his late wife 's sister : " I advise you to say nothing of your intentions but to go quickly and snugly to Scotland or some obscure corner of London , suppose Wapping , and there take lodgings to make yourself a parishioner . When the month is expired and the Law fulfilled , live and be happy ... I recommend silence , secrecy , and Scotland . "
The union was opposed by Anne 's brother Luke , who feared Boulton would control ( and possibly dissipate ) much of the Robinson family fortune . In 1764 Luke Robinson died , and his estate passed to his sister Anne and thus into Matthew Boulton 's control .
The Boultons had two children , Matthew Robinson Boulton and Anne Boulton . Matthew Robinson in turn had six children with two wives . His eldest son Matthew Piers Watt Boulton , broadly educated and also a man of science , gained some fame posthumously for his invention of the important aeronautical flight control , the aileron . As his father before him , he also had two wives and six children .
= = Innovator = =
= = = Expansion of the business = = =
After the death of his father in 1759 , Boulton took full control of the family toymaking business . He spent much of his time in London and elsewhere , promoting his wares . He arranged for a friend to present a sword to Prince Edward , and the gift so interested the Prince 's older brother , George , Prince of Wales , the future King George III , that he ordered one for himself .
With capital accumulated from his two marriages and his inheritance from his father , Boulton sought a larger site to expand his business . In 1761 he leased 13 acres ( 5 @.@ 3 ha ) at Soho , then just in Staffordshire , with a residence , Soho House , and a rolling mill . Soho House was at first occupied by Boulton relatives , and then by his first partner , John Fothergill . In 1766 Boulton required Fothergill to vacate Soho House , and lived there himself with his family . Both husband and wife died there , Anne Boulton of an apparent stroke in 1783 and her husband after a long illness in 1809 .
The 13 acres ( 5 ha ) at Soho included common land that Boulton enclosed , later decrying what he saw as the " idle beggarly " condition of the people who had used it . By 1765 his Soho Manufactory had been erected . The warehouse , or " principal building " , had a Palladian front and 19 bays for loading and unloading , and had quarters for clerks and managers on the upper storeys . The structure was designed by local architect William Wyatt at a time when industrial buildings were commonly designed by engineers . Other buildings contained workshops . Boulton and Fothergill invested in the most advanced metalworking equipment , and the complex was admired as a modern industrial marvel . Although the cost of the principal building alone had been estimated at £ 2 @,@ 000 ( about £ 276 @,@ 000 today ) ; the final cost was five times that amount . The partnership spent over £ 20 @,@ 000 in building and equipping the premises . The partners ' means were not equal to the total costs , which were met only by heavy borrowing and by artful management of creditors .
Among the products Boulton sought to make in his new facility were sterling silver plate for those able to afford it , and Sheffield plate , silver @-@ plated copper , for those less well off . Boulton and his father had long made small silver items , but there is no record of large items in either silver or Sheffield plate being made in Birmingham before Boulton did so . To make items such as candlesticks more cheaply than the London competition , the firm made many items out of thin , die @-@ stamped sections , which were shaped and joined together . One impediment to Boulton 's work was the lack of an assay office in Birmingham . The silver toys long made by the family firm were generally too light to require assaying , but silver plate had to be sent over 70 miles ( 110 km ) to the nearest assay office , at Chester , to be assayed and hallmarked , with the attendant risks of damage and loss . Alternatively they could be sent to London , but this exposed them to the risk of being copied by competitors . Boulton wrote in 1771 , " I am very desirous of becoming a great silversmith , yet I am determined not to take up that branch in the large way I intended , unless powers can be obtained to have a marking hall [ assay office ] at Birmingham . " Boulton petitioned Parliament for the establishment of an assay office in Birmingham . Though the petition was bitterly opposed by London goldsmiths , he was successful in getting Parliament to pass an act establishing assay offices in Birmingham and Sheffield , whose silversmiths had faced similar difficulties in transporting their wares . The silver business proved not to be profitable due to the opportunity cost of keeping a large amount of capital tied up in the inventory of silver . The firm continued to make large quantities of Sheffield plate , but Boulton delegated responsibility for this enterprise to trusted subordinates , involving himself little in it .
As part of Boulton 's efforts to market to the wealthy , he started to sell vases decorated with ormolu , previously a French speciality . Ormolu was milled gold ( from the French or moulu ) amalgamated with mercury , and applied to the item , which was then heated to drive off the mercury , leaving the gold decoration . In the late 1760s and early 1770s there was a fashion among the wealthy for decorated vases , and he sought to cater to this craze . He initially ordered ceramic vases from his friend and fellow Lunar Society member Josiah Wedgwood , but ceramic proved unable to bear the weight of the decorations and Boulton chose marble and other decorative stone as the material for his vases . Boulton copied vase designs from classical Greek works and borrowed works of art from collectors , merchants , and sculptors .
Fothergill and others searched Europe for designs for these creations . In March 1770 Boulton visited the Royal Family and sold several vases to Queen Charlotte , George III 's wife . He ran annual sales at Christie 's in 1771 and 1772 . The Christie 's exhibition succeeded in publicising Boulton and his products , which were highly praised , but the sales were not financially successful with many works left unsold or sold below cost . When the craze for vases ended in the early 1770s , the partnership was left with a large stock on its hands , and disposed of much of it in a single massive sale to Catherine the Great of Russia — the Empress described the vases as superior to French ormolu , and cheaper as well . Boulton continued to solicit orders , though " ormolu " was dropped from the firm 's business description from 1779 , and when the Boulton @-@ Fothergill partnership was dissolved by the latter 's 1782 death there were only 14 items of ormolu in the " toy room " .
Among Boulton 's most successful products were mounts for small Wedgwood products such as plaques , cameo brooches and buttons in the distinctive ceramics , notably jasper ware , for which Wedgwood 's firm remains well known . The mounts of these articles , many of which have survived , were made of ormolu or cut steel , which had a jewel @-@ like gleam . Boulton and Wedgwood were friends , alternately co @-@ operating and competing , and Wedgwood wrote of Boulton , " It doubles my courage to have the first Manufacturer in England to encounter with — The match likes me well — I like the Man , I like his spirit . "
In the 1770s Boulton introduced an insurance system for his workers that served as the model for later schemes , allowing his workers compensation in the event of injury or illness . The first of its kind in any large establishment , employees paid one @-@ sixtieth of their wages into the Soho Friendly Society , membership in which was mandatory . The firm 's apprentices were poor or orphaned boys , trainable into skilled workmen ; he declined to hire the sons of gentlemen as apprentices , stating that they would be " out of place " among the poorer boys .
Not all of Boulton 's innovations proved successful . Together with painter Francis Eginton , he created a process for the mechanical reproduction of paintings for middle @-@ class homes , but eventually abandoned the procedure . Boulton and James Keir produced an alloy called " Eldorado metal " that they claimed would not corrode in water and could be used for sheathing wooden ships . After sea trials the Admiralty rejected their claims , and the metal was used for fanlights and sash windows at Soho House . Boulton feared that construction of a nearby canal would damage his water supply , but this did not prove to be the case , and in 1779 he wrote , " Our navigation goes on prosperously ; the junction with the Wolverhampton Canal is complete , and we already sail to Bristol and to Hull . "
Products of Boulton 's manufactory
= = = Partnership with Watt = = =
Boulton 's Soho site proved to have insufficient hydropower for his needs , especially in the summer when the millstream 's flow was greatly reduced . He realised that using a steam engine either to pump water back up to the millpond or to drive equipment directly would help to provide the necessary power . He began to correspond with Watt in 1766 , and first met him two years later . In 1769 Watt patented an engine with the innovation of a separate condenser , making it far more efficient than earlier engines . Boulton realised not only that this engine could power his manufactory , but also that its production might be a profitable business venture .
After receiving the patent , Watt did little to develop the engine into a marketable invention , turning to other work . In 1772 , Watt 's partner , Dr. John Roebuck , ran into financial difficulties , and Boulton , to whom he owed £ 1 @,@ 200 , accepted his two @-@ thirds share in Watt 's patent as satisfaction of the debt . Boulton 's partner Fothergill refused to have any part in the speculation , and accepted cash for his share . Boulton 's share was worth little without Watt 's efforts to improve his invention . At the time , the principal use of steam engines was to pump water out of mines . The engine commonly in use was the Newcomen steam engine , which consumed large amounts of coal and , as mines became deeper , proved incapable of keeping them clear of water . Watt 's work was well known , and a number of mines that needed engines put off purchasing them in the hope that Watt would soon market his invention .
Boulton boasted about Watt 's talents , leading to an employment offer from the Russian government , which Boulton had to persuade Watt to turn down . In 1774 he was able to convince Watt to move to Birmingham , and they entered into a partnership the following year . By 1775 six of the 14 years of Watt 's original patent had elapsed , but thanks to Boulton 's lobbying Parliament passed an act extending Watt 's patent until 1800 . Boulton and Watt began work improving the engine . With the assistance of iron master John Wilkinson ( brother @-@ in @-@ law of Lunar Society member Joseph Priestley ) , they succeeded in making the engine commercially viable .
In 1776 the partnership erected two engines , one for Wilkinson and one at a mine in Tipton in the Black Country . Both engines were successfully installed , leading to favourable publicity for the partnership . Boulton and Watt began to install engines elsewhere . The firm rarely produced the engine itself : it had the purchaser buy parts from a number of suppliers and then assembled the engine on @-@ site under the supervision of a Soho engineer . The company made its profit by comparing the amount of coal used by the machine with that used by an earlier , less efficient Newcomen engine , and required payments of one @-@ third of the savings annually for the next 25 years . This pricing scheme led to disputes , as many mines fuelled the engines using coal of unmarketable quality that cost the mine owners only the expense of extraction . Mine owners were also reluctant to make the annual payments , viewing the engines as theirs once erected , and threatened to petition Parliament to repeal Watt 's patent .
The county of Cornwall was a major market for the firm 's engines . It was mineral @-@ rich and had many mines . However , the special problems for mining there , including local rivalries and high prices for coal , which had to be imported from Wales , forced Watt and later Boulton to spend several months a year in Cornwall overseeing installations and resolving problems with the mineowners . In 1779 the firm hired engineer William Murdoch , who was able to take over the management of most of the on @-@ site installation problems , allowing Watt and Boulton to remain in Birmingham .
The pumping engine for use in mines was a great success . In 1782 the firm sought to modify Watt 's invention so that the engine had a rotary motion , making it suitable for use
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in 1808 by the striking of almost 90 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 pieces for the East India Company . He wrote , " Of all the mechanical subjects I ever entered upon , there is none in which I ever engaged with so much ardour as that of bringing to perfection the art of coining . "
By early 1809 he was seriously ill . He had long suffered from kidney stones , which also lodged in the bladder , causing him great pain . He died at Soho House on 17 August 1809 . He was buried in the graveyard of St. Mary 's Church , Handsworth , in Birmingham – the church was later extended over the site of his grave . Inside the church , on the north wall of the sanctuary , is a large marble monument to him , commissioned by his son , sculpted by the sculptor John Flaxman . It includes a marble bust of Boulton , set in a circular opening above two putti , one holding an engraving of the Soho Manufactory .
Boulton is recognised by several memorials and other commemorations in and around Birmingham . Soho House , his home from 1766 until his death , is now a museum , as is his first workshop , Sarehole Mill . The Soho archives are at the Birmingham City Archives . He is recognised by blue plaques at his Steelhouse Lane birthplace and at Soho House . A gilded bronze statue of Boulton , Watt and Murdoch ( 1956 ) by William Bloye stands outside the old Register Office on Broad Street in central Birmingham . Matthew Boulton College was named in his honour in 1957 . The two @-@ hundredth anniversary of his death , in 2009 , resulted in a number of tributes . Birmingham City Council promoted " a year long festival celebrating the life , work and legacy of Matthew Boulton " .
On 29 May 2009 the Bank of England announced that Boulton and Watt would appear on a new £ 50 note . The design is the first to feature a dual portrait on a Bank of England note , and presents the two industrialists side by side with images of a steam engine and Boulton 's Soho Manufactory . Quotes attributed to each of the men are inscribed on the note : " I sell here , sir , what all the world desires to have — POWER " ( Boulton ) and " I can think of nothing else but this machine " ( Watt ) . In September 2011 it was announced that the notes would enter circulation on 2 November .
In March 2009 , Boulton was honoured with the issue of a Royal Mail postage stamp .
On 17 October 2014 a memorial to him was unveiled in Westminster Abbey beside that of his business partner James Watt .
= Tropical Storm Arlene ( 1981 ) =
Tropical Storm Arlene was a rare off @-@ season tropical cyclone that hit Cuba and the Bahamas in May 1981 . Its formation was unusual , originating from a tropical disturbance that crossed from the eastern Pacific Ocean into the Caribbean Sea ; few Atlantic hurricanes develop in this manner . On May 6 , a tropical depression developed , and the next day it became Tropical Storm Arlene near the Cayman Islands , three weeks before the start of the hurricane season . This marked the first Atlantic tropical storm in May since 1970 's Hurricane Alma . Arlene moved northeastward throughout its life , bringing rainfall and locally gusty winds as it crossed Cuba and the southeastern Bahamas . On May 9 , the storm dissipated when a large non @-@ tropical storm absorbed Arlene . There were no reports of deaths or significant damage .
= = Meteorological history = =
The origins of Arlene were from a cloud mass that developed in the eastern Pacific Ocean in early May 1981 . The system crossed Central America , and by the afternoon of May 5 , a low @-@ level circulation was evident near Roatán , off the coast of Honduras . Convection was initially disorganized , preventing classification as a tropical cyclone . It was not until late on May 6 that Dvorak satellite intensity estimates began on the system . Around that time , it is estimated it became a tropical depression , while located near the Cayman Island . It was a rare example of an Atlantic depression forming from a disturbance that originated in the eastern Pacific .
After becoming a tropical depression , the system evolved rapidly as a spiral band formed around the circulation . Based on satellite imagery , the National Hurricane Center upgraded the depression to Tropical Storm Arlene on May 7 . Shortly thereafter , Hurricane Hunters confirmed the intensity , while reporting a pressure of 1 @,@ 000 @.@ 0 hectopascals ( 29 @.@ 53 inHg ) . By then and through much of its lifetime , the circulation was located along the western edge of the deep convection . Arlene strengthened slightly further to winds of 50 mph ( 85 km / h ) , before it moved ashore in eastern Cuba early on May 8 . As it approached land , the convection was weakening , although its center maintained a steady northeast path , due to a high pressure system to its north .
While crossing eastern Cuba , the circulation of Arlene became ill @-@ defined , although re @-@ strengthening over water was considered possible . When it reached open waters , Arlene was already a depression , and there was considered little likelihood of redevelopment , with strong shear pushing the convection far east of the center . Nevertheless , a NOAA reconnaissance mission found that winds briefly increased to 60 mph ( 95 km / h ) , or tropical storm strength , located over the southeastern Bahamas in a large convective band extending of the center . When the thunderstorms dissipated , the winds again dropped , and Arlene returned to tropical depression status . Early on May 9 , the depression was absorbed by an advancing trough . Late the next day , the combined systems reorganized and resembled having some subtropical characteristics , although it weakened further by May 11 .
= = Preparations and impact = =
As Arlene was approaching its first landfall , the National Hurricane Center noted the potential for heavy rainfall in Jamaica , Cuba , and the Bahamas ; small boats in those regions were advised to remain at harbor . Meanwhile , the government of the Bahamas issued storm warnings for the central and southeastern portion of its country . There were no reports of damage or casualties from Cuba or the Bahamas , and therefore storm affects were judged to have been minimal . Early in the duration of Arlene , Cayman Brac reported 46 miles per hour ( 74 km / h ) winds ; later , peak winds in the Bahamas reached around 35 miles per hour ( 56 km / h ) . Arlene was the only May tropical storm on record to affect the Cuban province of Camagüey , although its passage was mostly noticed in its disruption of sugar cane production .
= Kepler @-@ 40b =
Kepler @-@ 40b , formerly known as KOI @-@ 428b , is a hot Jupiter discovered in orbit around the star Kepler @-@ 40 , which is about to become a red giant . The planet was first noted as a transit event by NASA 's Kepler spacecraft . The Kepler team made data collected by its satellite publicly available , including data on Kepler @-@ 40 ; French and Swiss astronomers used the equivalent to one night of measurements on the SOPHIE échelle spectrograph to collect all the data needed to show that a planet was producing the periodic dimming of Kepler @-@ 40 . The planet , Kepler @-@ 40b , is twice the mass of Jupiter and slightly larger than it in size , making it as dense as Neptune . The planet is also nearly thirteen times hotter than Jupiter and orbits five times closer to its star than Mercury is from the Sun .
= = Observational history = =
Kepler @-@ 40 was first observed by the Kepler spacecraft , a NASA satellite that searches for planets in transit ( crossing in front of and dimming ) their host stars , from May 13 , 2009 , to June 15 , 2009 in its first days of operation . The resulting light curve was made available to the public by the Kepler science team , revealing four transit events over 33 @.@ 5 days .
A team composed of astronomers from France and Switzerland used the SOPHIE échelle spectrograph at the Haute @-@ Provence Observatory in southern France to examine Kepler @-@ 40 . SOPHIE uses radial velocity measurements to examine stars for exoplanets . After background light was removed and alternative causes for radial velocity variations were disproved ( for example , that Kepler @-@ 40 was actually a close binary star ) , the team used SOPHIE to analyze the properties of the actual star . The astronomers observing the star found that it is nearing the main sequence turn @-@ off ( the star fuses the last of its hydrogen and becomes a red giant ) . The establishment of stellar parameters helped the astronomers extrapolate the exoplanet 's parameters and prove the existence of Kepler @-@ 40b . The discovered planet was the sixth transiting planet to have been discovered in orbit around stars with a radius of more than 1 @.@ 8 times that of the Sun , after planets including Kepler @-@ 5 and Kepler @-@ 7 .
The discovery of Kepler @-@ 40b demonstrated that smaller telescopes , such as SOPHIE , are effective when used as follow @-@ ups to space missions like Kepler . The team of astronomers spent what amounted roughly to one night on a 1.93d @-@ meter telescope and gathered all the data needed to establish Kepler @-@ 40b 's existence and parameters . Kepler @-@ 40b was published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics on January 4 , 2011 , after it was sent to the journal on September 15 , 2010 .
= = Host star = =
Kepler @-@ 40 is an F @-@ type star located in the Cygnus constellation . The star is 1 @.@ 48 times the mass of the Sun and 2 @.@ 13 times its radius . With an effective temperature of 6510 K , Kepler @-@ 40 is larger , more massive , more diffuse , and hotter than the Sun is . The metallicity of Kepler @-@ 40 , [ Fe / H ] = 0 @.@ 10 , means that it has 25 @.@ 9 % more iron than is measured in the Sun . Kepler @-@ 40 is nearing the main sequence turn @-@ off ; in other words , it is about to fuse the last of its hydrogen and become a red giant .
Kepler @-@ 40 hosts the sixth planetary system to be discovered in the orbit of a star with a mass of over 1 @.@ 8 solar masses . It lies 2700 parsecs ( 8806 @.@ 4 light years ) away from Earth , making it more distant than any previously verified planet discovered by Kepler , and has an apparent magnitude of 14 @.@ 58 . Thus , it is invisible to the unaided eye .
= = Characteristics = =
Kepler @-@ 40b is a Hot Jupiter that is estimated to be 2 @.@ 2 times the mass of Jupiter ( over 700 times the mass of Earth ) , but 1 @.@ 17 times Jupiter 's radius ( 13 @.@ 12 times the radius of Earth ) . Thus , the planet has a density of 1 @.@ 68 grams per cubic centimeter , similar to that of Neptune ( 1 @.@ 638 g / cm3 ) . The planet 's equilibrium temperature is estimated to be 1620 K , thirteen times hotter than Jupiter 's equilibrium temperature .
Kepler @-@ 40b orbits its star every 6 @.@ 87 days at an average distance of 0 @.@ 081 AU . It also has an orbital inclination of 89 @.@ 7 ° , meaning that it can be seen nearly edge @-@ on with respect to Earth . In comparison , Mercury orbits the Sun every 87 @.@ 97 days at an average distance of 0 @.@ 387 AU ; therefore , Kepler @-@ 40b 's orbit is approximately thirteen times faster than that of Mercury 's and five times closer to its host star than Mercury is to the Sun .
= Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak =
Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak syndrome ( SCSFLS ) is a medical condition in which the cerebrospinal fluid ( CSF ) held in and around a human brain and spinal cord leaks out of the surrounding protective sac , the dura , for no apparent reason . The dura , a tough , inflexible tissue , is the outermost of the three layers of the meninges , the system of meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord .
A spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak is one of several types of cerebrospinal fluid leaks and occurs due to the presence of one or more holes in the dura . A spontaneous CSF leak , as opposed to traumatically caused CSF leaks , arises idiopathically . A loss of CSF greater than its rate of production leads to a decreased volume inside the skull known as intracranial hypotension . A CSF leak is most often characterized by orthostatic headaches — headaches that worsen in a vertical position and improve when lying down . Other symptoms can include neck pain or stiffness , nausea , vomiting , dizziness , fatigue , and a metallic taste in the mouth ( indicative of a cranial leak ) , among others . A CT scan can identify the site of a cerebrospinal fluid leakage . Once identified , the leak can often be repaired by an epidural blood patch , an injection of the patient 's own blood at the site of the leak , fibrin glue injection or surgery .
SCSFLS afflicts 5 out of every 100 @,@ 000 people . On average , the condition is developed at the age of 42 , and women are twice as likely as men to develop the condition . Some people with SCSFLS chronically leak cerebrospinal fluid despite repeated attempts at patching , leading to long @-@ term disability due to pain . SCSFLS was first described by German neurologist Georg Schaltenbrand in 1938 and by American physician Henry Woltman of the Mayo Clinic in the 1950s .
= = Classification = =
SCSFLS is classified into two main types , cranial leaks and spinal leaks . The vast majority of leaks are spinal . Cranial leaks occur in the head . In some of these cases , CSF can be seen dripping out of the nose , or ear . Spinal leaks occur when one or more holes form in the dura along the spinal cord . Both cranial and spinal spontaneous CSF leaks cause neurological symptoms as well as spontaneous intracranial hypotension , diminished volume and pressure of the cranium . While referred to as intracranial hypotension , the intracranial pressure may be normal , with the underlying issue instead being low @-@ volume CSF . For this reason SCSFLS is referred to as CSF hypovolemia as opposed to CSF hypotension .
= = Signs and symptoms = =
Most people who develop SCSFLS feel a sudden onset of a severe and acute headache . It is a headache usually but not necessarily orthostatic ( worse when standing ) , typically becoming prominent throughout the day , in which usually the pain is worse when the person is vertical and less severe when horizontal . Orthostatic headaches can be incapacitating ; these ailments often become chronic and can be sufficiently disabling to make those afflicted unable to work . Some patients with CSF leak will develop headaches that begin in the afternoon . This is known as second @-@ half @-@ of @-@ the @-@ day headache . This may be an initial presentation of CSF leak or appear after treatment and likely indicates a slow CSF leak .
Apart from headache , about 50 % of patients experience neck pain or stiffness , nausea , and vomiting . Other symptoms include dizziness and vertigo , facial numbness or weakness , unusually blurry or double vision , neuralgia , fatigue , or a metallic taste in the mouth . Leaking CSF can sometimes be felt or observed as discharge through the nose or ear .
Lack of CSF pressure and volume allows the brain to descend through the foramen magnum , or occipital bone , the large opening at the base of the skull . The lower portion of the brain is believed to stretch or impact one or more cranial nerve complexes , thereby causing a variety of sensory symptoms . Nerves that can be affected and their related symptoms are detailed in the table at right .
= = Causes = =
The two main theories as to the underlying cause of SCSFLS are as a result of a connective tissue disorder or spinal drainage problems .
= = = Connective tissue theory = = =
A spontaneous CSF leak is idiopathic , meaning the cause in unknown . Various scientists and physicians have suggested that this condition may be the result of an underlying connective tissue disorder affecting the spinal dura . It may also run in families and be associated with aortic aneurysms and joint hypermobility . Up to two thirds of those afflicted demonstrate some type of generalized connective tissue disorder . Marfan syndrome , Ehlers @-@ Danlos syndrome and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease are the three most common connective tissue disorders associated with SCSFLS .
Roughly 20 % of patients with SCSFLS exhibit features of Marfan syndrome , including tall stature , chest divot ( pectus excavatum ) , joint hypermobility and arched palate . However these patients do not exhibit any other Marfan syndrome presentations .
= = = Spinal drainage theory = = =
Some other studies have proposed that issues with the spinal venous drainage system may cause a CSF leak . According to this theory , dural holes and intracranial hypotension are symptoms caused by low pressure in the epidural space due to outflow to the heart through the inferior vena cava vein .
= = = Other causes = = =
Patients with a nude ( absent ) nerve root are at increased risk for developing recurrent CSF leaks . Cranial CSF leaks are as a result of intracranial hypertension in a vast majority of cases . The increased pressure causes a rupture of the cranial dura mater , leading to CSF leak and intracranial hypotension . Lumbar disc herniation has been reported to cause CSF leak in at least one case . Degenerative spinal disc diseases cause a disc to pierce the dura mater , leading to a CSF leak .
Another view of the cause of orthostatic headaches proposes a malformed distribution of craniospinal elasticity as a result of the collapse of the lower spine 's CSF space resulting in the collapse of the dura sac .
= = Pathophysiology = =
Cerebrospinal fluid is produced by the choroid plexus in the ventricles of the brain and contained by the dura and arachnoid layers of the meninges . The brain floats in CSF , which also transports nutrients to the brain and spinal cord . As holes form in the spinal dura mater , CSF leaks out into the surrounding space . The CSF is then absorbed into the spinal epidural venous plexus or soft tissues around the spine . Due to the sterile conditions of the soft tissues around the spine there is no risk of meningitis .
= = Diagnosis = =
The primary place of first complaint to a physician is a hospital emergency room . Up to 94 % of those suffering from SCSFLS are initially misdiagnosed . Incorrect diagnoses include migraines , meningitis , Chiari malformation and psychiatric disorders . The average time from onset of symptoms until definitive diagnosis is 13 months . A study found a 0 % success rate for proper diagnosis in the emergency department .
Diagnosis of CSF leak can be done through various imaging techniques , chemical tests of bodily fluid discharged from a head orifice , or clinical exam . The use of CT , MRI , and assays are the most common types of CSF leak instrumental tests . Many CSF leaks do not show up on imaging and chemical assays , thus such diagnostic tools are not definitive to rule out CSF leaks . A clinician may often depend upon patient history and exam to diagnose , for example : discharge of excessive amount of clear fluid from the nose upon bending over , the increase in headache following a Valsalva maneuver or the reduction of headache when the patient takes a prone position are positive indicators .
Clinical exam is often used means to diagnose CSF leaks . Improved patient response to conservative treatment may further define a positive diagnosis . The lack of clinician awareness of the signs -symptoms and ailments- of a CSF leak is the greatest challenge to proper diagnosis and treatment , in particular : the loss of the orthostatic characteristic of headache and that every chronic CSF leaker will have a unique symptom set that as a whole contributes to the underlying condition , and diagnosis of , a CSF leak .
= = = CT = = =
Diagnosis of a cerebrospinal fluid leak is performed through a combination of measurement of the CSF pressure and a computed tomography myelogram ( CTM ) scan of the spinal column for fluid leaks . The opening fluid pressure in the spinal canal is obtained by performing a lumbar puncture , also known as a spinal tap . Once the pressure is measured , radiopaque contrast material is injected into the spinal fluid . The contrast then diffuses out through the dura sac before leaking through dural holes . This allows for a CTM with fluoroscopy to locate and image any sites of dura rupture via contrast seen outside the dura sac in the imagery .
= = = MRI = = =
Magnetic resonance imaging is less effective than CT at directly imaging sites of CSF leak . MRI studies may show pachymeningeal enhancement ( when the dura mater looks thick and inflamed ) , sagging of the brain , pituitary enlargement , subdural hygromas , engorgement of cerebral venous sinuses , and other abnormalities . For 20 % of patients , MRIs present as completely normal . There is disagreement over whether MRI should be the study of choice . MRIs performed with the patient seated upright ( vs. laying supine ) are not better for diagnosing CSF leaks , but are more than twice as effective at diagnosing cerebellar tonsillar ectopia , aka Chiari malformation . Cerebellar tonsillar ectopia shares many of the same symptoms as CSF leak , but originates either congenitally or from trauma , including whiplash strain to the dura .
An alternate method of locating the site of a CSF leak is to use heavily T2 @-@ weighted MR myelography . This has been effective in identifying the sites of a CSF leak without the need for a CT scan , lumbar puncture , and contrast and at locating fluid collections such as CSF pooling . Another highly successful method of locating a CSF leak is intrathecal contrast and MR Myelography .
= = = Assay = = =
When cranial CSF leak is suspected because of discharge from the nose or ear that is potentially CSF , the fluid can be collected and tested with a beta @-@ 2 transferrin assay . This test can positively identify if the fluid is cerebrospinal fluid .
= = = CSF analysis = = =
Patients with CSF leak have been noted to have very low or even negative opening pressures . However , patients with confirmed CSF leaks may also demonstrate completely normal opening pressures . In 18 – 46 % of cases , the CSF pressure is measured within the normal range . Analysis of spinal fluid may demonstrate lymphocytic pleocytosis and elevated protein content or xanthochromia . This is hypothesized to be due to increased permeability of dilated meningeal blood vessels and a decrease of CSF flow in the lumbar subarachnoid space .
= = = Clinical presentation = = =
The diagnostic criteria for SCSFLS is based on the 2004 International Classification of Headache Disorders , 2nd edn ( ICHD @-@ II ) ( Table 1 ) ( 50 ) criteria . However , the presentation of patients with confirmed diagnosis may be very different from that of the clinical diagnostic criteria and cannot be considered authoritative .
= = Treatment = =
Initial measures can include rest , caffeine intake ( via coffee or intravenous infusion ) , and hydration . Corticosteroids may provide transient relief for some patients . An abdominal binder — a type of garment that increases intracranial pressure by compressing the abdomen — can temporarily relieve symptoms for some people .
= = = Epidural blood patch = = =
The treatment of choice for this condition is the surgical application of epidural blood patches , which has a higher success rate than conservative treatments of bed rest and hydration . Through the injection of a person 's own blood into the area of the hole in the dura , an epidural blood patch uses blood 's clotting factors to clot the sites of holes . The volume of autologous blood and number of patch attempts for patients is highly variable . One @-@ quarter to one @-@ third of SCSFLS patients do not have relief of symptoms from epidural blood patching .
= = = Fibrin glue sealant = = =
If blood patches alone do not succeed in closing the dural tears , placement of percutaneous fibrin glue can be used in place of blood patching , raising the effectiveness of forming a clot and arresting CSF leakage .
= = = Surgical drain technique = = =
In extreme cases of intractable CSF leak , a surgical lumbar drain has been used . This procedure is believed to decrease spinal CSF volume while increasing intracranial CSF pressure and volume . This procedure restores normal intracranial CSF volume and pressure while promoting the healing of dural tears by lowering the pressure and volume in the dura . This procedure has led to positive results leading to relief of symptoms for up to one year .
= = = Neurosurgical repair = = =
For patients that do not respond to either epidural blood patching or fibrin glue , neurosurgery is available to directly repair leaking meningeal diverticula . The areas of dura leak can be tied together in a process called ligation and then a metal clip can be placed in order to hold the ligation closed . Alternatively , a small compress called a muscle pledget can be placed over the dura leak and then sealed with gel foam and fibrin glue . Primary suturing is rarely able to repair a CSF leak , and in some patients exploration of the dura may be required to properly locate all sites of CSF leak .
= = Prognosis = =
Final outcomes for people with SCSFLS remain poorly studied . Symptoms may resolve in as little as two weeks , or persist for months . Less commonly , patients may suffer from unremitting symptoms for many years . People with chronic SCSFLS may be disabled and unable to work . Recurrent CSF leak at an alternate site after recent repair is common .
= = = Complications = = =
Several complications can occur as a result of SCSFLS including decreased cranial pressure , brain herniation , infection , blood pressure problems , transient paralysis , and coma . The primary and most serious complication of SCSFLS is spontaneous intracranial hypotension , where pressure in the brain is severely decreased . This complication leads to the hallmark symptom of severe orthostatic headaches .
People with cranial CSF leaks , the rarer form , have a 10 % risk of developing meningitis per year . If cranial leaks last more than seven days , the chances of developing meningitis are significantly higher . Spinal CSF leaks cannot result in meningitis due to the sterile conditions of the leak site . When a CSF leak occurs at the temporal bone surgery becomes necessary in order to prevent infection and repair the leak . Orthostatic hypotension is another complication that occurs due to autonomic dysfunction when blood pressure drops significantly . The autonomic dysfunction is caused by compression of the brainstem , which controls breathing and circulation .
Low CSF volume can cause the cerebellar tonsil position to descend , which can be mistaken for Chiari malformation ; however when the CSF leak is repaired the tonsil position often returns to normal ( as seen in upright MRI ) in this " pseudo @-@ Chiari " condition . A further , albeit rare , complication of CSF leak is transient quadriplegia due to a sudden and significant loss of CSF . This loss results in hindbrain herniation and causes major compression of the upper cervical spinal cord . The quadriplegia dissipates once the patient lies supine . An extremely rare complication of SCSFLS is third nerve palsy , where the ability to move one 's eyes becomes difficult and interrupted due to compression of the third cranial nerve .
There are documented cases of reversible frontotemporal dementia and coma . Coma due to a CSF leak has been successfully treated by using blood patches and / or fibrin glue and placing the patient in the Trendelenburg position . Empty sella syndrome , a boney structure that surround the pituitary gland , occurs in CSF leak patients .
= = Epidemiology = =
A 1994 community @-@ based study indicated that two out of every 100 @,@ 000 people suffered from SCSFLS , while a 2004 emergency room @-@ based study indicated five per 100 @,@ 000 . SCSFLS generally affects the young and middle aged ; the average age for onset is 42 @.@ 3 years , but onset can range from ages 22 to 61 . In an 11 @-@ year study women were found to be twice as likely to be affected as men .
Studies have shown that SCSFLS runs in families and it is suspected that genetic similarity in families includes weakness in the dura mater , which leads to SCSFLS . Large scale population @-@ based studies have not yet been conducted . While a majority of SCSFLS cases continue to be undiagnosed or misdiagnosed , an actual increase in occurrence is unlikely .
= = History = =
Spontaneous CSF leaks have been described by notable physicians and reported in medical journals dating back to the early 1900s . German neurologist Georg Schaltenbrand reported in 1938 and 1953 what he termed " aliquorrhea " , a condition marked by very low , unobtainable , or even negative CSF pressures . The symptoms included orthostatic headaches and other features that are now recognized as spontaneous intracranial hypotension . A few decades earlier , the same syndrome had been described in French literature as " hypotension of spinal fluid " and " ventricular collapse " . In 1940 , Henry Woltman of the Mayo Clinic wrote about " headaches associated with decreased intracranial pressure " . The full clinical manifestations of intracranial hypotension and CSF leaks were described in several publications reported between the 1960s and early 1990s . Modern reports of spontaneous CSF leak have been reported to medical journals since the late 1980s .
= = Research = =
IV Cosyntropin , a corticosteroid that causes the brain to produce additional spinal fluid to replace the volume of the lost CSF and alleviate symptoms , has been used to treat CSF leaks .
In two small studies of two patients and another with one patient suffering from recurrent CSF leaks where repeated blood patches failed to form clots and relieve symptoms , the patients received temporary but complete resolution of symptoms with an epidural saline infusion . The saline infusion temporarily restores the volume necessary for a patient to avoid SIH until the leak can be repaired properly . Intrathecal saline infusion is used in urgent cases such as intractable pain or decreased consciousness .
The gene TGFBR2 has been implicated in several connective tissue disorders including Marfan syndrome , arterial tortuosity , and thoracic aortic aneurysm . A study of patients with SCSFLS demonstrated no mutations in this gene . Minor features of Marfan syndrome has been found in 20 % of CSF leak patients . Abnormal findings of fibrillin @-@ 1 has been documented in these CSF @-@ leak patients , but only one patient demonstrated a fibrillin @-@ 1 defect consistent with Marfan syndrome .
= Ip Man ( film ) =
Ip Man is a 2008 Hong Kong martial arts film based on the life of Yip Man , a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun and teacher of Bruce Lee . The film focuses on events in Ip 's life that supposedly took place in the city of Foshan during the Sino @-@ Japanese War . The film was directed by Wilson Yip , and stars Donnie Yen as Ip Man , with martial arts choreography by Sammo Hung . The supporting cast includes Simon Yam , Lynn Hung , Lam Ka @-@ tung , Xing Yu and Hiroyuki Ikeuchi .
The idea of an Ip Man biopic originated in 1998 when Jeffrey Lau and Corey Yuen discussed the idea of making a film based on Bruce Lee 's martial arts teacher . However , the studio producing that proposed film closed , and the project was abandoned . Producer Raymond Wong decided to develop his own Ip Man film with full consent from Ip 's sons , and had filmmakers head to Foshan to research Ip 's life . Ip Chun , Ip Man 's eldest son , along with martial arts master Leo Au @-@ yeung and several other Wing Chun practitioners served as technical consultants for the film . Principal photography for Ip Man began in March 2008 and ended in August ; filming took place in Shanghai , which was used to architecturally recreate Foshan . During filming , conflicts arose between the producers of Ip Man and filmmaker Wong Kar @-@ wai over the film 's working title . Wong , who had been developing his own Ip Man biopic , clashed with the producers after learning that their film would be titled Grandmaster Ip Man ( Chinese : 一代宗師葉問 ) , which was too similar to the title of the other film . The producers of Ip Man agreed to change the film title , despite Wong 's film being in development hell . Kar @-@ wai 's film , titled The Grandmaster , was released on 10 January 2013 .
Ip Man is the first film in the Ip Man film series . It premiered in Beijing on 10 December 2008 , and was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 19 December 2008 , receiving widespread acclaim from critics and audiences . Before the film 's release , Raymond Wong announced that there would be a sequel ; a second installment titled Ip Man 2 , was released in April 2010 , and a third installment titled Ip Man 3 was released in 2015 . Ip Man grossed over US $ 21 million worldwide , despite not being released in North America and most of Europe . Following its success , the film was nominated for 12 Hong Kong Film Awards , winning awards for Best Film and Best Action Choreography .
= = Plot = =
In the 1930s , Foshan is a hub of Southern Chinese martial arts , where various schools actively recruit disciples and compete against each other . Although the Wing Chun master Ip Man is the most skilled martial artist in Foshan , he is unassuming and keeps a low profile . As an independent wealthy man , he feels no need to accept any disciples and instead spends his days training , meeting with friends , and spending time with his family . However , his wife is often resentful of the time he spends training and discussing martial arts with friends and colleagues . Though not a professional martial artist , Ip is respected in Foshan due to the abilities he displays in friendly , closed @-@ door competitions with local masters . Ip 's reputation is further enhanced when he defeats an aggressive , rude , highly skilled Northern Chinese martial arts master , Jin Shanzhao , thus upholding the regional pride of fellow Southern stylists and others in Foshan .
The Japanese invasion in 1937 adversely affects the life of everyone in Foshan . Ip 's house is claimed by the Japanese and used as their Foshan headquarters . Ip and his family lose their wealth and are forced to move into a decrepit house . Desperate to support his family , Ip accepts work at a coal mine . The Japanese General Miura , who is a Karate master , establishes an arena where Chinese martial artists compete with his military trainees . The Chinese earn a bag of rice for every match they win . Li Zhao , a former police officer and Ip 's acquaintance , is now working as a translator for the Japanese and is making the offer to the martial artists working at the coal mine . Ip at first declines to participate in the matches . However , when his friend Lin goes missing , he agrees to take part in order to investigate . Ip arrives to see Lin executed by Miura 's lieutenant , Sato , for picking up a bag of rice from a prior victory after conceding in a second match against three karateka . He also comes to understand that Lin was killed in an earlier fight . Barely able to contain his rage , Ip demands a match with ten karateka at once . Despite having not practiced Wing Chun since the invasion began ( in order to conserve what little food his family had to survive ) , he proceeds to mercilessly crush each of them with a brutal barrage of his martial art mastery , showing none of the restraint he exhibited in previous engagements . His skill arouses the interest of Miura , who seeks to learn more about Ip and see him fight again .
When Ip does not return to the arena , Miura grows impatient and sends Sato along with several soldiers to find him . The lieutenant then gestures at Ip 's wife , prompting Ip to incapacitate them . Ip later visits his friend Chow Ching @-@ chuen , who owns and runs a cotton mill in Foshan . Chow tells Ip that a bandit gang led by Jin Shanzhao is harassing his workers and trying to extort money from them . Ip trains the workers in Wing Chun for self @-@ defense . When the bandits return to the cotton mill , the workers fight back using the techniques that Ip taught them . Ip himself arrives midway through the battle to take care of things personally and defeats Jin Shanzhao , warning him never to harass the workers again .
The Japanese soldiers eventually find Ip at the cotton mill . Miura tells Ip that his life will be spared if he agrees to instruct the Japanese soldiers in martial arts . Ip refuses and challenges Miura to a match , which Miura accepts , both because of his love for martial arts and because refusing the challenge would be a humiliation to the Japanese . The match between Ip and Miura is held in public in Foshan 's square . At first , the two fighters seem equally matched , but Miura soon finds himself unable to penetrate Ip 's impeccable defense and becomes overwhelmed by his relentless and direct blows . He is helpless to defend himself as Ip effortlessly uses him as a wooden dummy , inflicting a severe beating on him and clearly winning .
As the beaten general lies down after his defeat , Ip looks over to the cheering Chinese crowd and spots his wife and child with Chow . Enraged , Sato shoots at Ip , sparking a scuffle between the Chinese audience and the Japanese soldiers . During the scuffle , Li Zhao kills Sato with Sato 's own gun . Ip is taken away amidst the chaos . The epilogue reveals that he survives and escapes to Hong Kong with his family with the help of Chow Ching @-@ chuen . There , Ip establishes a Wing Chun school , where his students come to learn martial arts from him , including Bruce Lee .
= = Cast = =
Donnie Yen as Ip Man ( simplified Chinese : 叶问 ; traditional Chinese : 葉問 ; pinyin : Yè Wèn ) , a sole practitioner of the martial art Wing Chun .
Lynn Hung as Cheung Wing @-@ sing ( simplified Chinese : 张永成 ; traditional Chinese : 張永成 ; pinyin : Zhāng Yǒngchéng ) , Ip Man 's wife .
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi as Miura ( Chinese : 三浦 ; pinyin : Sānpǔ ) , a Japanese general and a Karate expert .
Gordon Lam as Li Chiu ( simplified Chinese : 李钊 ; traditional Chinese : 李釗 ; pinyin : Lǐ Zhào ) , a police inspector and Ip Man 's acquaintance .
Fan Siu @-@ wong as Kam Shan @-@ chu ( Chinese : 金山找 ; pinyin : Jīn Shānzhǎo ) , an aggressive northern martial artist who comes to Foshan to challenge other masters .
Simon Yam as Chow Ching @-@ chuen ( Chinese : 周清泉 ; pinyin : Zhōu Qīngquán ) , a businessman and Ip Man 's close friend .
Xing Yu as Master Lam ( Chinese : 武痴林 ; pinyin : Wǔchī Lín ) , the first son of a restaurant owner in Foshan , he is a martial artist and Ip Man 's friend .
Wong You @-@ nam as Yuan , the second son of a restaurant owner in Foshan who causes a lot of trouble .
Calvin Cheng as Chow Kong @-@ yiu , the son of the cotton mill owner , who is interested in learning kung fu .
Chen Zhihui as Master Liu ( simplified Chinese : 廖师傅 ; traditional Chinese : 廖師傅 ; pinyin : Liào Shīfù ) , a martial arts master .
= = Production = =
The idea of an Ip Man biopic originated in 1998 when Jeffrey Lau and Corey Yuen discussed the idea of making a film based on Bruce Lee 's martial arts master . However , Paragon Films Ltd , the studio producing the proposed film , closed and the project was abandoned . Producer Raymond Wong decided to develop his own Ip Man film with full consent from Ip 's sons , and had filmmakers head to Foshan to research Ip 's life . Ip Chun , Ip Man 's eldest son , along with martial arts master Leo Au @-@ yeung and several other Wing Chun practitioners served as technical consultants for the film . Principal photography for Ip Man began in March 2008 and ended in August ; filming took place in Shanghai , which was used to architecturally recreate Foshan . During filming , conflicts arose between the producers of Ip Man and filmmaker Wong Kar @-@ wai over the film 's working title . Wong , who had been developing his own Ip Man biopic , clashed with the producers after learning that their film would be titled Grandmaster Ip Man ( Chinese : 一代宗師葉問 ) , which was too similar to the title of Wong 's film .
Ip Man is the first film based on the life of Ip Man . It also marks the fourth film collaboration between director Wilson Yip and actor Donnie Yen . The two also reunite with co @-@ star Simon Yam after 2005 's SPL : Sha Po Lang . The screenplay for Ip Man was written by Edmond Wong , the son of film producer Raymond Wong . Wong was the screenwriter of Yip and Yen 's second collaboration , 2006 's Dragon Tiger Gate . Ip Man 's eldest son , Ip Chun , his student Leo Au @-@ yeung , and Changquan gold medalist To Yu @-@ hang served as technical consultants for the film , providing advice on the film 's story and martial arts choreography . The music for the film was provided by veteran Japanese composer Kenji Kawai , who also served as a composer on the 2006 film , Dragon Tiger Gate which featured Wilson Yip and Donnie Yen as director and actor respectively .
= = = Pre @-@ production = = =
The film was originally conceived in 1998 when Jeffrey Lau and Corey Yuen first thought of the idea of making a film based on Ip Man 's life . Donnie Yen signed onto the project , hoping to star as Ip , with Stephen Chow co @-@ starring as Bruce Lee . Yen had signed the contract and received part of the acting fee . However , the studio producing the film closed , and the project was abandoned .
In December 2007 , plans to make a new Ip Man film were announced with the filmmakers researching Ip 's life in Foshan . Producer Raymond Wong stated that the film would take on a similar look and feel to SPL : Sha Po Lang . On 26 February 2008 , a press conference for the film was held in Foshan , where it was announced that Wilson Yip would be directing the film , while Yen would appear in the leading role as Ip . Lynn Hung , Lam Ka @-@ tung , Simon Yam were announced to be appearing in supporting roles , while Sammo Hung would serve as the film 's martial arts choreographer . Casting director Zhang Yan Bin spent three months casting actors in various roles for the film . He had completed casting during principal photography in March 2008 .
= = = Filming = = =
Principal photography for Ip Man began in March 2008 , and was completed by the end of August . A majority of the film focuses on events surrounding Ip Man that took place in Foshan in the 1930s and 1940s during the Sino @-@ Japanese War . Since the buildings in modern @-@ day Foshan are architecturally different from the ones of the film 's period , the filmmakers decided to shoot the film in Shanghai .
Filming first took place in a storeroom in the industrial district of Shanghai . Having difficulties scouting a cotton factory suitable for shooting , set designers decided to recreate one in the style of the 1930s . They spent weeks transforming an abandoned storeroom into the Zhen Hua Cotton Mill Factory , a 1930s cotton mill factory founded by Ip 's friend Chow Ching @-@ chuen ( played in the film by Simon Yam ) during the Sino @-@ Japanese War . It was where Ip Man first taught Wing Chun openly to the public .
Production designer Kenneth Mak included Western elements in his design , since Foshan , in earlier years , was a unique place where Chinese and Western cultures converged . Pillars were made to resemble English lampposts , and Western lighting , chairs and tableware were also used . To convey the culture and feel of the time , the buildings were made to look obsolete and worn out . Apart from historical references , Mak also created a glass house which was used in a scene in the film .
= = = Stunts and choreography = = =
The martial arts choreography was designed by Sammo Hung and veteran fight and stunt coordinator Tony Leung Siu @-@ hung . Hung had previously collaborated with Wilson Yip and Donnie Yen as an actor in the 2005 film SPL : Sha Po Lang . He was hired as the choreographer mainly because of his experience on the 1978 film Warriors Two and 1982 's The Prodigal Son , both of which involved Wing Chun . When asked how he would work with Yen to direct the action scenes , Hung replied matter @-@ of @-@ factly , " With my mouth . "
Yen described the role as the most emotionally and mentally difficult in his career . He spent months preparing for the role by going on a strict diet which consisted of eating one meal a day , training in Wing Chun , and learning more about Ip Man through his two sons . This was all in the hopes of portraying an erudite and cultured Ip Man , as well as bringing out the special traits of Wing Chun . Yen even went as far as to stay in character after filming , wearing his costume and changing his voice and movement patterns . While rehearsing a fight scene , Yen was reportedly injured when an axe wielder accidentally slashed the side of his left eye . Yen also had a masseur on set as he could not raise his right shoulder due to an injury .
Japanese actor Hiroyuki Ikeuchi , who holds a black belt in Judo , found it " difficult " working under Hung 's command . In one scene , he suffered a mild concussion after receiving four consecutive blows . Hung later praised Yen and Ikeuchi 's performances in the film , even though Ikeuchi was not trained in Chinese martial arts and was not given a lot of complex moves .
= = Film title controversy = =
Ip Man 's original title was controversial . It was disputed when film director Wong Kar @-@ wai announced plans to make his own Ip Man film with Tony Leung Chiu @-@ wai while filming 2046 . Wong had planned his own Ip Man biopic titled The Great Master ( 一代宗师 ) , with Leung playing the role of Ip . Wong 's film , however , had been in development hell , having been announced several years earlier . Producer Raymond Wong wanted to name his film Grandmaster Yip Man , which bore a resemblance to the title Wong Kar @-@ wai wanted to use for his film .
To settle the dispute , Raymond Wong publicly retracted the film title , stating " Actually , all along , we have called our film Ip Man , but our mainland investors said that Yip Man was a great master of his times , so we changed our title to Grandmaster Yip Man out of respect for him . " In a more recent interview , Raymond Wong revealed that The Great Master is currently in development . Wong Kar @-@ wai 's Ip Man film , titled The Grandmaster , was released on 8 January 2013 in China .
= = Release = =
Ip Man premiered in Beijing , China on 10 December 2008 , only two days prior to its release in China . The film was later released in Malaysia , Singapore and New Zealand on 18 December 2008 , one day prior to its release date in Hong Kong . The film was released in the United Kingdom on 2 October 2009 . In 2010 , Mandarin Films sold North American distribution rights for the film to distributor Well Go USA .
= = = Reception = = =
Prior to its theatrical release in China , Ip Man held a test screening in Beijing on 4 December 2008 . The film was highly praised , based on survey sheets returned by the audience . Donnie Yen 's portrayal of Ip Man was repeatedly hailed as the year 's best performance . High praise was also given to the film 's co @-@ stars , Fan Siu @-@ wong , Lam Ka @-@ tung , and Lynn Hung . Ip Man also received positive reactions from film critics . Salon 's Andrew O 'Hehir deemed Ip Man a " well @-@ paced and satisfying piece of Chinese @-@ nationalist pulp , " referring to the film 's heavy anti @-@ Japanese sentiment .
Derek Elley of Variety Magazine wrote in his review , " Yen , who 's taking on real star charisma in middle age , is aces as Ip , with a simple dignity that exactly mirrors the movie 's own and a gracefulness in combat that 's very different from his trademark whiplash style . " Malaysian film critic Lim Chang Moh of The Malay Mail awarded the film three stars out of four , writing that the film was " nicely balanced with great martial arts action and an engaging narrative . " Lim later placed the film at number six in his list of " Top Ten Movies of 2008 . " Jen Ogilvie of Fortean Times wrote , " what carries Ip Man is its dramatic charge : it is the story 's entanglement in the real horrors of Japanese occupation that pulls the viewer in and builds tension into the fight scenes . "
= = = = Fact and fiction = = = =
The film was never meant to be a true biographical film to Ip Man 's life , but to broadly touch on the elements from his life . Most of the central turns of the plot are there only for the purpose of making a movie more exciting , including the scenes depicting duels between Ip Man and the Japanese , including Consul General Miura Yoshiaki ( 三浦義秋 ) , as well as Ip Man encountering hardship during the Second Sino @-@ Japanese War .
Ip Man 's eldest son , Ip Chun , would have preferred the film to be shot on location in Foshan and noted the mansion being more grand than the original .
= = = Box office = = =
Ip Man grossed ¥ 14 @,@ 948 @,@ 157 ( US $ 2 @,@ 188 @,@ 982 ) on its opening weekend in China . The film 's revenues increased largely by 86 @.@ 1 % , grossing ¥ 27 @,@ 812 @,@ 224 ( US $ 4 @,@ 073 @,@ 201 ) to retain second place at the box office . The film experienced a small decrease in revenue in its third weekend , dropping 10 @.@ 5 % to ¥ 24 @,@ 889 @,@ 189 ( $ 3 @,@ 645 @,@ 112 ) , though remaining in second place . Ip Man continued to decrease in revenue , grossing ¥ 19 @,@ 956 @,@ 454 ( US $ 2 @,@ 922 @,@ 695 ) in its fourth week while staying in second place . After six weeks of theatrical release , Ip Man grossed a total of ¥ 93 @,@ 740 @,@ 529 ( US $ 13 @,@ 728 @,@ 640 ) . The film currently remains as China 's 13th highest grossing film of 2008 .
During its opening weekend in Hong Kong , Ip Man came in first place at the box office , grossing HK $ 4 @.@ 5 million ( US $ 579 @,@ 715 ) . In its second week , Ip Man moved to second place , while grossing HK $ 6 @,@ 156 @,@ 765 ( US $ 789 @,@ 303 ) with a 36 @.@ 2 % increase in revenue . The film continued to decrease in revenue in its third week , grossing HK $ 3 @,@ 494 @,@ 366 ( $ 447 @,@ 981 ) , while staying in second place at the box office . Ip Man moved to third place in its fourth week , grossing HK $ 2 @,@ 075 @,@ 250 ( $ 266 @,@ 055 ) . After seven weeks of theatrical release in Hong Kong , Ip Man had grossed HK $ 25 @,@ 581 @,@ 958 @.@ 69 ( US $ 3 @,@ 300 @,@ 847 ) domestically . The film ranks as the 8th highest @-@ grossing film of 2008 . In total , the film had grossed $ 21 @,@ 888 @,@ 598 worldwide , despite not being released in North America and most of Europe .
= = = Home media = = =
Ip Man was released on DVD and Blu @-@ ray disc formats on 13 February 2009 . Releases include single @-@ disc and two @-@ disc special @-@ edition formats . Features for the special edition include deleted scenes , a making @-@ of featurette , a theatrical trailer , interviews with director Wilson Yip and actor Donnie Yen and featurettes on both Ip Man and Wing Chun martial arts . Ip Man was released on DVD and Blu @-@ ray in the United States on 27 July 2010 . A 3 @-@ disc Deluxe Collector 's Edition was released in China , but only contains Mandarin @-@ dubbed soundtracks and no English subtitles .
= = Accolades = =
= = Sequels = =
Ip Man is the first film in a planned trilogy . Donnie Yen reprised the lead role in the sequel Ip Man 2 , the second feature film based on the life of Ip Man . The film focuses on Ip 's movements in Hong Kong as he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun martial arts ; at the end it also briefly introduces a young Bruce Lee prior to becoming one of Ip 's most famed disciples . Ip Man 2 was released theatrically in Hong Kong in late April 2010 . Lynn Hung and Fan Siu @-@ wong reprise their supporting roles , while martial arts choreographer Sammo Hung appears as a master of Hung Ga martial arts .
Yen expressed his lack of interest in making a third film , feeling that , " Ip Man 2 will incontrovertibly become a classic , bettering the first . " Yen later stated that after Ip Man 2 , he would no longer be involved in a film based on Ip 's life . While both Donnie Yen and Raymond Wong were not keen on making a third Ip Man film , director Wilson Yip expressed interest in making one that would focus on the relationship between Ip and Bruce Lee . While Ip Man 2 very briefly shows Lee as a child , Yip hoped to find a suitable actor to portray Lee as an adult for the third installment .
In January 2014 , Variety reported that Ip Man 3 would begin shooting in 2015 with Donnie Yen reprising his role as Ip Man and Wilson Yip returning to direct . The film was initially scheduled for a late 2015 release , but it eventually was released in early 2016 .
= Michael Rush ( rower ) =
Michael Rush ( 3 January 1844 – 17 December 1922 ) was an Irish Australian sculler noted for his one @-@ on @-@ one competitions against champion opponents , which drew vast crowds of spectators . He attempted to win the World Sculling Championship .
Rush arrived in Sydney in 1861 at the age of 16 , an assisted immigrant brought to augment Australia 's mostly agricultural workforce . Rush was a farm labourer , who knew nothing of boats or boating , but within ten years of his arrival in Australia , Rush was Champion Sculler of the Clarence River , as well as a selector , cattle @-@ raiser and butcher . His interest in the sport of rowing dominated Rush 's life , and hampered his prosperity . He repeatedly travelled from his Clarence River home to compete for large money prizes on Sydney 's Parramatta River , neglecting his business affairs . Rush became Champion Sculler of Australia in 1873 , and defended his championship several times , not always successfully . Rush succeeded on a few occasions in having the Championship venue moved from Sydney to the Clarence River , the first to shift the focus of sculling away from the capital city . From 1874 , there was talk of Rush travelling to England to compete for the World Sculling Championship , but this did not eventuate . Instead , Edward Trickett won the World Championship on the Thames in 1876 . Rush and Trickett in 1877 competed on the Parramatta River for the World Championship , but Rush lost this race .
Rush was unique in early Australian sculling in that he provided opportunities for others to compete and excel , by organising regattas and other rowing events , though financially he gained little . He raised and raced horses , organised athletic carnivals , and was a generous supporter of charities , churches , and schools . His background as the son of Irish tenant farmers , a class traditionally debarred by law from owning land and hence accumulating wealth , gave Rush little understanding of the management of money . Rush and his wife had fourteen children , and the Rush family lived in grand , if not extravagant style ; most Rush enterprises were financed by mortgages or promissory notes . When the Banks Crash of 1893 came , Rush was not only deeply in debt , he did not even own the house he lived in .
Though his finances remained shaky , and his attempts at various business enterprises were unsuccessful , Rush continued to the end of his life to be interested and involved in the sport of rowing and sculling , organising carnivals and umpiring important matches . Rush died on his small farm in Hurstville , in December 1922 .
= = Youth and early life = =
Rush was the second son of William and Margery Rush née McGrath . He was born and spent his early years on a tenant farm in the Townland of Dooish , County Tyrone , in the Province of Ulster , in what is now Northern Ireland . The Rushes were cattle @-@ raisers , but their 26 @-@ acre holding was too small to support their family of sons , of whom four have been identified ; there were reputedly ten Rush sons . Rush 's birth @-@ date is given as 3 January 1844 .
Seeking employment and better opportunities than their native land offered , Rush and his brother John emigrated in 1860 , arriving in Sydney in February 1861 per Hotspur , as assisted immigrants . The brothers at first worked in Camperdown for their uncle Michael McGrath , a retail ( or ‘ cutting ’ ) butcher , who sponsored their immigration . McGrath 's brother , Thomas McGrath , was a former Champion Sculler of the Colony of New South Wales .
Rush then spent some months as a drover in southern New South Wales , while his brother John , taking advantage of the new Crown Lands Act took up a selection on the Lower Clarence River in 1863 . Rush soon joined his brother , at first working for other settlers as a stockman and slaughterman . In 1866 , he selected land at Ashby and began business in his own right as a butcher .
= = Early rowing matches = =
During its early days of settlement , the Lower Clarence district lacked roads ; virtually all communication within the area and with the outside world depended upon water transport . Lower Clarence settlers were by necessity good oarsmen , and several of them became national and even world champion scullers . Rush , who in his prime was over six feet tall and weighed 13 stone , soon distinguished himself as a powerful ' puller ' . He rowed the heavy settlers ’ boats , also known as ' butcher boats ' delivering meat to Clarence River customers . By 1866 , Rush was competing in various regattas regularly held among the riverside settlements of Ulmarra , Lawrence , Brushgrove and Rocky Mouth .
In 1869 , Rush won the title of Champion of the Clarence from Prospero Coulon . The two men then joined forces as a rowing team and competed at the Anniversary Day Regatta of 26 January 1870 held at Port Jackson . Rush and Coulon contested several events , notably winning the single @-@ scull and pair @-@ oar races , and while the prize money they received was modest , their performances were noted by Sydney rowers who quickly challenged them to private matches for large stakes . Rush and Coulon remained in Sydney for some months after the January regatta , and continued to win as a team .
Rush then engaged in a series of one @-@ on @-@ one matches with the scullers William Hickey , the Australian champion , and his brother Richard Hickey . Rush , being unfamiliar with rowing outrigger wager boats , on that occasion failed to win the championship from Hickey , but returned to the Lower Clarence with prize money totalling over £ 700 .
= = Business ventures = =
Rush set up as a store @-@ keeper in the town of Rocky Mouth ( Maclean ) . He operated a ' floating store ' which was anchored at Chatsworth Island during the sugar @-@ cane harvesting season when hundreds of itinerant labourers moved into the district . His steam launch Jinnie Rush was used as a mobile general store , delivering goods to farmers and villagers along the river . Rush also bought several racing boats , importing ‘ riggers ’ from England , as well as ordering them custom @-@ made from local boat @-@ builders .
Rush divided his energies between his business ventures and his sculling contests , organising as well as competing in regattas and ' aquatic carnivals ' , so much so , that he never achieved the solid prosperity of other Clarence River commercial pioneers . He added the Criterion Hotel and a string of race @-@ horses to his business ' empire ' at Rocky Mouth . As a former farm @-@ boy from impoverished Ireland , where he might never have owned even a house plot , Rush now purchased many acres of Clarence River land , much of it having little value . Rush 's Irish background of tenant farming gave little understanding of managing capital , property , or conducting a business career . Rush fits an Irish immigrant model offered by historian Patrick O 'Farrell :
Too often [ Irish immigrants ] bought extensive tracts of marginal land , just because it was land , and cheap , and their pride was built on quantity ... To the dangers of inexperience and chancy judgement , they added an ingredient which made a recipe for disaster – prodigal generosity . They gave loans at no interest , gave money to unreliable friends and relations , were free and imprudent with credit they could not afford , pursued paths of extravagance when thrift was needed and were careless when caution was called for . [ T ] hey were men with big ideas seeing in the colonies their chance to cut a fine figure and break away from mean Irish lives .
= = Major sculling matches = =
Rush set his sights on the Australian Sculling Championship , and in February 1873 , won it from William Hickey in a controversial match : many claimed that Hickey ' sold ' the race . Rush insisted that the championship be contested on his home waters of the Clarence River . To make this condition was his right as the holder of a current championship . Rush 's enterprise in arranging for sponsors to provide substantial sums of prizes encouraged Australia 's best scullers to compete . These events drew large crowds of spectators and gamblers to the Clarence River , especially the town of Grafton . Rush helped to organise , and took part in , aquatic contests held Grafton in 1874 , and 1875 Two of these were held in conjunction with Grafton 's celebration of the Queen 's Birthday . Rush also organised an Intercolonial Regatta , held at Grafton 7 October 1874 at which he successfully defended his championship . However , at the Queen 's Birthday regatta of 1875 , Rush , who was ill , lost the race to Elias C. Laycock .
= = = World Sculling Championship = = =
Edward ' Ned ' Trickett sought to win the Australian Championship from Rush . Trickett was outclassed by Rush at the 1874 and 1875 events , but afterwards competed at numerous regattas and in private matches , and his form was consistently improving . Trickett and his backers demanded that Rush contest the title on the Parramatta River where he won it from Hickey . Rush declined to row anywhere but on the Clarence River , and demanded that the stakes be not less than £ 500 . By 1875 , Rush had a wife and five children to support , as well as many business commitments , and could not afford to undertake a sporting endeavour involving a major investment in time and money , unless there was a chance of an adequate financial return . Dozens of letters and articles in the Australian press debated the issue for nearly two years , as Trickett and his supporters became increasingly incensed at Rush 's stalling . Finally , former champion sculler and now a prosperous publican and backer of sculling events , offered to finance an attempt by an Australian sculler to topple the current holder of the World Sculling Championship , Englishman Joseph Sadler . Rush declined to travel to London . Trickett agreed to the journey , went to the Thames , beat Sadler , and brought home the World Championship to Australia . Rush challenged Trickett for the World title . Trickett demanded that the race be rowed on the Parramatta River , and the match came off on the afternoon of 30 June 1877 .
The Rush vs. Trickett match attracted the largest number of spectators ever before gathered at a Sydney sporting event , and the event is part of Australian sporting history . Estimates of the size of the crowd range from 30 @,@ 000 to 70 @,@ 000 . Shops and government offices closed for the event , special trains brought people into the city . Steam @-@ ships carrying spectators accompanied the competing champions , and hundreds of smaller , private vessels crowded the river . Special Regulations were published by the Marine Board of the NSW Government to deal with the problems of regulating maritime traffic during the event .
Rush was soundly beaten , Trickett winning by several lengths . A combination of factors led to Rush 's defeat . Trickett had won a World Championship , at an international venue , and he brought home to Australia the polish and self @-@ confidence that arose from this experience . Trickett trained on the Thames , the home of championship sculling , by expert coaches including Harry Kelley . Rush , though trained by the ex @-@ champion Richard Green , remained in effect an amateur , largely self @-@ taught . Rush invented his own sculling technique , based on sheer strength and endurance ; his style was often deprecated . Trickett was three inches taller than Rush , and had a longer reach . Finally , Trickett learned on the Thames to use racing @-@ craft fitted with a sliding seat , which allowed a more efficient use of the sculler 's whole body when rowing . Before the race , Rush tried a sliding seat racing @-@ shell , but could not discover any advantage , and chose instead to row a fixed @-
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10 March 1883 . The Carnival attracted thousands of spectators . The main event was Rush vs Laycock for a stake of £ 1000 and the Championship of Australia , which Laycock won convincingly . At a banquet later that week , Rush announced his retirement from professional sculling , but in December of that year , he rowed Trickett on the Parramatta River for a stake of £ 400 , and lost convincingly . The newspapers praised Rush for his valour , but hinted that it was high time he retired .
Rush organised an Aquatic Carnival at Grafton , held on 2 January 1888 , as part of the national celebrations marking the centenary of European settlement in Australia . The event attracted many up @-@ and @-@ coming scullers , including future World Champion Henry Searle , and even Ned Hanlan , who declined to compete due to illness , though he gave an exhibition of ' trick ' sculling . Rush rowed his last professional match on this occasion , as a member of a pair @-@ oar crew .
= = Later life and career = =
Rush remained interested and involved in the sport of sculling . He was in demand as a race official , for example , as a umpire or timekeeper , though he did little coaching .
In 1893 , Rush moved his family to Sydney . The Banks Crash reduced many Australian businessmen to ruin , Rush included . His business was built on credit alone : Rush did not even own the Grafton house where he and his family lived , having mortgaged it from the man who sold it to him . He borrowed from local banks , using his store @-@ keeping business as security . In Sydney , Rush took a lease on the York Hotel , at the corner of King and York Streets , which quickly became known as ' Mick Rush 's Hotel ' , a popular venue for meetings of sportsmen . During the next decade , Rush kept several hotels in the city of Sydney , and operated also as a hotel broker .
Rush organised two major Sydney sculling events , held on the Parramatta River . The first was in August 1906 which included a Veterans ' Race , and a Ladies ' Double Sculling Championship . The Veterans ' Race included many old sculling champions , with the exception of Trickett who had retired from sporting activity . In 1907 , Rush organised an even more ambitious event , ' Rush 's Rowing Carnival ' , held in February 1907 @.@ with a Veteran 's Event , and an ' All Comers ' Handicap ' offering a prize of £ 50 . Rush hoped to ' resuscitate an interest in rowing . ' The Carnival attracted several promising scullers , including future champions Richard Arnst and Peter Kemp , but spectator attendance was ' very small ' . Rush 's last recorded participation in a major sculling event was as umpire of the World Championship match between William Webb and Charles Towns held 3 August 1907 , over the Parramatta course .
= = Appearance and character = =
Rush was a tall , well @-@ built and powerful man . He was described many times in Australia 's colonial press , his ' form ' being of interest to sports fans . Journalists commented repeatedly on Rush 's open and honest manner – ' the genial Mick Rush ' – and his honourable conduct in the world of professional sculling , which earned a reputation for dishonesty . He possessed a strong social conscience , and was involved with many community and charitable projects . Some years after his death , a Grafton resident wrote , ‘ Mick Rush was the best @-@ hearted Irishman who ever broke bread , and helped many a poor beggar irrespective of colour or creed , and may his descendants follow in his footsteps . ’
= = Personal life = =
Rush married Anne Aby ( known as Annie ) Fitzpatrick on 18 September 1865 , at St Mary 's Cathedral , Sydney . Annie Fitzpatrick , born 1846 , was the daughter of Irish ex @-@ convicts . She bore Rush fourteen children , three of whom died in infancy and two in early adulthood . None of Rush 's children became professional sportsmen , though three of his sons competed successfully in various amateur sculling contests and one as a cyclist . His daughter Emily was a well @-@ known amateur singer during her youth . Two Rush sons fought in the Boer War , another went gold @-@ prospecting on the Kalgoorlie gold @-@ fields , and died there . Rush retired around 1913 , to a cottage and ten acres of land in Hurstville , New South Wales . He died there on 22 December 1922 , after a brief illness . Rush is buried in Sydney 's Waverley Cemetery .
= = Books = =
Bennett , Scott . 1973 . The Clarence Comet : the career of Henry Searle , 1866 – 89 . Sydney University Press . ISBN 0 @-@ 424 @-@ 06690 @-@ 4
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . 1985 " Professional Sculling in New South Wales . " Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society Vol . 71 .
Gard , Stephen . 2011 . Michael Rush : champion Australian sculler . Thirlmere , NSW : BlueDawe Books . ISBN 978 @-@ 0 @-@ 646 @-@ 55987 @-@ 2
Kass , Terry . 2009 . Grafton : Jacaranda city on the Clarence . A History . Grafton NSW : Clarence Valley Council . ISBN 978 @-@ 0 @-@ 9589805 @-@ 5 @-@ 5
McSwan , E. H. 1976 edition . Discovery and Settlement of the Lower Clarence . Maclean District Historical Society .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . 1992 . Maclean : the first fifty years , 1862 – 1912 . Maclean District Historical Society . ISBN 0 @-@ 909323 @-@ 12 @-@ 7
O ’ Farrell , Patrick . 2000 . The Irish in Australia : from 1788 to the present . Notre Dame , Ind . : University of Notre Dame Press .
Ripley , Stuart . 2009 . Sculling and skulduggery : a history of professional sculling . Petersham , N.S.W. : Walla Walla Press .
Stoddart , Brian . 1986 . Saturday Afternoon Fever : sport in the Australian culture . North Ryde : Angus & Robertson . ISBN 978 @-@ 0 @-@ 207 @-@ 15133 @-@ 0
Trickett , Gordon . H. 2001 . Ned Trickett : champion sculler of the world . Lane Cove NSW , Lane Cove Library , Local Studies Monograph No. 17 .
= = Newspaper articles and journals = =
Old Times : A unique illustrated history of the early days , dealing with every phase of life from the arrival of Governor Phillip , with many reminiscences of old colonists living and dead Vol1 . # 4 . July 1903 . Sydney : Commercial Publishing Co. of Sydney Ltd .
McFarlane , Duncan . " Rowing on the Clarence : Some Early History " Daily Examiner ( Grafton NSW ) Monday , 10 May 1920 .
= William Sterndale Bennett =
Sir William Sterndale Bennett ( 13 April 1816 – 1 February 1875 ) was an English composer , pianist , conductor and music educator . At the age of ten Bennett was admitted to the London Royal Academy of Music ( RAM ) , where he remained for ten years . By the age of twenty , he had begun to make a reputation as a concert pianist , and his compositions received high praise . Among those impressed by Bennett was the German composer Felix Mendelssohn , who invited him to Leipzig . There Bennett became friendly with Robert Schumann , who shared Mendelssohn 's admiration for his compositions . Bennett spent three winters composing and performing in Leipzig .
In 1837 Bennett began to teach at the RAM , with which he was associated for most of the rest of his life . For twenty years he taught there , later also teaching at Queen 's College , London . Amongst his pupils during this period were Arthur Sullivan , Hubert Parry , and Tobias Matthay . Throughout the 1840s and 1850s he composed little , although he performed as a pianist and directed the Philharmonic Society for ten years . He also actively promoted concerts of chamber music . From 1848 onwards his career was punctuated by antagonism between himself and the conductor Michael Costa .
In 1858 Bennett returned to composition , but his later works , though popular , were considered old @-@ fashioned and did not arouse as much critical enthusiasm as his youthful compositions had done . He was Professor of Music at the University of Cambridge from 1856 to 1866 . In that year he became Principal of the RAM , rescuing it from closure , and remained in this position until his death . He was knighted in 1871 . He died in London in 1875 and was buried in Westminster Abbey .
Bennett had a significant influence on English music , not solely as a composer but also as a teacher , as a promoter of standards of musical education and as an important figure in London concert life . In recent years , appreciation of Bennett 's compositions has been rekindled and a number of his works , including a symphony , his piano concerti , some vocal music and many of his piano compositions , have been recorded . In his bicentenary year of 2016 , several concerts of his music have been planned .
= = Biography = =
= = = Early years = = =
Bennett was born in Sheffield , Yorkshire , the third child and only son of Robert Bennett , the organist of Sheffield parish church , and his wife Elizabeth , née Donn . In addition to his duties as an organist , Robert Bennett was a conductor , composer and piano teacher ; he named his son after his friend William Sterndale , some of whose poems the elder Bennett had set to music . His mother died in 1818 , aged 27 , and his father , after remarrying , died in 1819 . Thus orphaned at the age of three , Bennett was brought up in Cambridge by his paternal grandfather , John Bennett , from whom he received his first musical education . John Bennett was a professional bass , who sang as a lay clerk in the ( then unified ) choir of King 's , St John 's and Trinity colleges . The young Bennett had a fine alto voice and entered the choir of King 's College Chapel in February 1824 . In 1826 , at the age of ten , he was accepted into the Royal Academy of Music ( RAM ) , which had been founded in 1822 . The examiners were so impressed by the child 's talent that they waived all fees for his tuition and board .
Bennett was a pupil at the RAM for the next ten years . At his grandfather 's wish his principal instrumental studies were at first as a violinist , under Paolo Spagnoletti and later Antonio James Oury . He also studied the piano under W. H. Holmes , and after five years , with his grandfather 's agreement , he took the piano as his principal study . He was a shy youth and was diffident about his skill in composition , which he studied under the principal of the RAM , William Crotch , and then under Cipriani Potter , who took over as principal in 1832 . Amongst the friends Bennett made at the Academy was the future music critic J. W. Davison . Bennett did not study singing , but when the RAM mounted a student production of The Marriage of Figaro in 1830 , Bennett , aged fourteen , was cast in the mezzo @-@ soprano role of the page boy Cherubino ( usually played by a woman en travesti ) . This was among the few failures of his career at the RAM . The Observer wryly commented , " of the page ... we will not speak " , but acknowledged that Bennett sang pleasingly and to the satisfaction of the audience . The Harmonicon , however , called his performance " in every way a blot on the piece " .
Among Bennett 's student compositions were a piano concerto ( No. 1 in D minor , Op. 1 ) , a symphony and an overture to The Tempest . The concerto received its public premiere at an orchestral concert in Cambridge on 28 November 1832 , with Bennett as soloist . Performances soon followed in London and , by royal command , at Windsor Castle , where Bennett played in April 1833 for King William IV and Queen Adelaide . The RAM published the concerto at its own expense as a tribute . A further London performance was given in June 1833 . The critic of The Harmonicon wrote of this concert :
[ T ] he most complete and gratifying performance was that of young Bennett , whose composition would have conferred honour on any established master , and his execution of it was really surprising , not merely for its correctness and brilliancy , but for the feeling he manifested , which , if he proceed as he has begun , must in a few years place him very high in his profession .
In the audience was Felix Mendelssohn , who was sufficiently impressed to invite Bennett to the Lower Rhenish Music Festival in Düsseldorf . Bennett asked , " May I come to be your pupil ? " Mendelssohn replied , " No , no . You must come to be my friend " .
In 1834 Bennett was appointed organist of St Ann 's , Wandsworth , London , a chapel of ease to Wandsworth parish church . He held the post for a year , after which he taught private students in central London and at schools in Edmonton and Hendon . Although by common consent the RAM had little more to teach him after his seventh or eighth year , he was permitted to remain as a free boarder there until 1836 , which suited him well , as his income was small . In May 1835 Bennett made his first appearance at the Philharmonic Society of London , playing the premiere of his Second Piano Concerto ( in E @-@ flat major , Op. 4 ) , and in the following year he gave there the premiere of his Third Concerto ( in C minor , Op. 9 ) . Bennett was also a member of the Society of British Musicians , founded in 1834 to promote specifically British musicians and compositions . Davison wrote in 1834 that Bennett 's overture named for Lord Byron 's Parisina was " the best thing that has been played at the Society 's concerts " .
= = = Germany : Mendelssohn and Schumann ( 1836 – 42 ) = = =
In May 1836 Bennett travelled to Düsseldorf in the company of Davison to attend the Lower Rhenish Music Festival for the first performance of Mendelssohn 's oratorio St Paul . Bennett 's visit was enabled by a subsidy by the piano @-@ making firm of John Broadwood & Sons . Inspired by his journey up the Rhine , Bennett began work on his overture The Naiads ( Op. 15 ) . After Bennett left for home , Mendelssohn wrote to their mutual friend , the English organist and composer Thomas Attwood , " I think him the most promising young musician I know , not only in your country but also here , and I am convinced if he does not become a very great musician , it is not God 's will , but his own " . After Bennett 's first visit to Germany there followed three extended visits to work in Leipzig . He was there from October 1836 to June 1837 , during which time he made his debut at the Gewandhaus as the soloist in his Third Piano Concerto with Mendelssohn conducting . He later conducted his Naiads overture . During this visit he also arranged the first cricket match ever played in Germany , ( " as fitting a Yorkshireman " as the musicologist Percy M. Young comments ) . At this time Bennett wrote to Davison :
[ Mendelssohn ] took me to his house and gave me the printed score of [ his overture ] ' Melusina ' , and afterwards we supped at the ' Hôtel de Bavière ' , where all the musical clique feed ... The party consist [ ed ] of Mendelssohn , [ Ferdinand ] David , Stamity [ sic ] ... and a Mr. Schumann , a musical editor , who expected to see me a fat man with large black whiskers .
Bennett had been at first slightly in awe of Mendelssohn , but no such formality ever attached to Bennett 's friendship with Robert Schumann , with whom he went on long country walks by day and visited the local taverns by night . Each dedicated a large @-@ scale piano work to the other : in August 1837 Schumann dedicated his Symphonic Studies to Bennett , who reciprocated the dedication a few weeks later with his Fantasie , Op. 16 . Schumann was eloquently enthusiastic about Bennett 's music ; in 1837 he devoted an essay to Bennett in the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik , praising amongst other works Bennett 's Op. 10 Musical Sketches for piano , " three of Bennett 's loveliest pictures " . The essay ends : " For some time now he has been peering over my shoulder , and for the second time he has asked ' But what are you writing ? ' Dear friend , I shall write no more than : ' If only you knew ! ' " Bennett however had from the outset some reservations about Schumann 's music , which , he told Davison in 1837 , he thought " rather too eccentric " .
On Bennett 's return to London he took up a teaching post at the RAM which he held until 1858 . During his second long stay in Germany , from October 1838 to March 1839 , he played his Fourth Piano Concerto ( Op. 19 , in F minor ) and the Wood Nymphs Overture , Op. 20 . Returning to England , he wrote to his Leipzig publisher Friedrich Kistner in 1840 , bemoaning the difference between England and Germany ( and hoping that a German would redress the situation ) :
You know what a dreadful place England is for music ; and in London I have nobody who I can talk to about such things , all the people are mad with [ Sigismond ] Thalberg and [ Johann ] Strauss [ I ] , and I have not heard a single Symphony or Overture in one concert since last June . I sincerely hope that Prince Albert ... will do something to improve our taste .
On Bennett 's third trip , from January to March 1842 , in which he also visited Kassel , Dresden and Berlin , he played his Caprice for piano and orchestra , Op. 22 , in Leipzig . Despite his then @-@ pessimistic view of music in England , Bennett missed his chance to establish himself in Germany . The musicologist Nicholas Temperley writes
One might guess that the early loss of both parents produced in Bennett an exceptionally intense need for reassurance and encouragement . England could not provide this for a native composer in his time . He found it temporarily in German musical circles ; yet , when the opportunity came to claim his earned place as a leader in German music , he was not quite bold enough to grasp it .
= = = Teacher and conductor ( 1842 – 49 ) = = =
Bennett returned to London in March 1842 , and continued his teaching at the RAM . The next year the post of professor of music at the University of Edinburgh became vacant . With Mendelssohn 's strong encouragement Bennett applied for the position . Mendelssohn wrote to the principal of the university , " I beg you to use your powerful influence on behalf of that candidate whom I consider in every respect worthy of the place , a true ornament to his art and his country , and indeed one of the best and most highly gifted musicians now living : Mr. Sterndale Bennett . " Despite this advocacy Bennett 's application was unsuccessful .
Bennett had been impressed in Leipzig with the concept of chamber music concerts , which had been , apart from string quartet recitals , a rarity in London . He began in 1843 a series of such concerts including piano trios of Louis Spohr and Ludwig van Beethoven , works for piano solo , and string sonatas by Mendelssohn and others . Amongst those taking part in these recitals were the piano virtuoso Alexander Dreyschock and Frédéric Chopin 's pupil , the 13 @-@ year old Carl Filtsch .
in 1844 Bennett married Mary Anne Wood ( 1824 – 1862 ) , the daughter of a naval commander . Composition gave way to a ceaseless round of teaching and musical administration . The writer and composer Geoffrey Bush sees the marriage as marking a break in Bennett 's career ; " from 1844 to 1856 [ Bennett ] was a freelance teacher , conductor and concert organiser ; a very occasional pianist and a still more occasional composer . " Clara Schumann noted that Bennett spent too much time giving private lessons to keep up with changing trends in music : " His only chance of learning new music is in the carriage on the way from one lesson to another . "
From 1842 Bennett had been a director of the Philharmonic Society of London . He helped to relieve the society 's perilous finances by persuading Mendelssohn and Spohr to perform with the Society 's orchestra , attracting full houses and much @-@ needed income . In 1842 the orchestra , under the composer 's baton , gave the London premiere of Mendelssohn 's Third ( Scottish ) Symphony , two months after its world premiere in Leipzig . In 1844 Mendelssohn conducted the last six concerts of the society 's season , in which among his own works and those of many others he included music by Bennett . From 1846 to 1854 the Society 's conductor was Michael Costa , of whom Bennett disapproved ; Costa was too devoted to Italian opera and not a partisan of the German masters , as was Bennett . Bennett wrote to Mendelssohn on 24 July , displaying some querulousness , " The Philharmonic Directors have engaged Costa ... with which I am not very well pleased , but I could not persuade them to the contrary , and am tired of quarrelling with them . They are a worse set this year than we have ever had . "
In May 1848 , on the opening of Queen 's College , London , Bennett , as one of the Founding Directors , delivered an inaugural lecture and joined the staff , while continuing his work at the RAM and private teaching . He wrote the thirty Preludes and Lessons , Op. 33 , for his piano students at the college ; they were published in 1853 and remained in widespread use by music students well into the twentieth century . In a profile of Bennett published in 1903 F. G. Edwards noted that Bennett 's duties as a teacher severely reduced his opportunity to compose , although he maintained his reputation as a soloist in annual chamber music and piano recitals at the Hanover Square Rooms , which included chamber music and concerti by Johann Sebastian Bach and Beethoven 's An die ferne Geliebte , " then almost novelties " . Over the years he gave over forty concerts at this venue , and amongst those who took part were the violinists Henri Vieuxtemps and Heinrich Ernst , the pianists Stephen Heller , Ignaz Moscheles and Clara Schumann , and the cellist Carlo Piatti ( for whom Bennett wrote his Sonata Duo ) ; composers represented included — apart from Bennett 's favourite classical masters and Mendelssohn — Domenico Scarlatti , Fanny Mendelssohn and Schumann .
As well as the demands of his work as a teacher and pianist , there were other factors that may have contributed to Bennett 's long withdrawal from large @-@ scale composition . Charles Villiers Stanford writes that the death of Mendelssohn in 1847 came to Bennett as " an irreparable loss " . In the following year Bennett severed his hitherto close ties with the Philharmonic Society , which had presented many of his most successful compositions . This break resulted from an initially minor disagreement with Costa over his interpretation at the final rehearsal of Bennett 's overture Parisina . The intransigence of both parties inflated this into a furious row , and began a breach between them which was to last throughout Bennett 's career . Bennett was disgusted at the Society 's failure to back him up , and resigned .
= = = Music professional ( 1849 – 66 ) = = =
From this point in his life Bennett was ever increasingly involved in the burdens of musical organization . In the opinion of Percy Young , he became " the prototype of the modern administrative musician ... he eventually built for himself an impregnable position , but in doing so destroyed his once considerable creative talent . " Bennett became a victim as well as a beneficiary of a trend towards professionalization in the music industry in Britain ; " The Principal and the Professor became powerful , whereas the status of the composer and the executant ( unless foreign ) was implicitly downgraded . "
In 1849 Bennett became the founding president of the Bach Society in London , whose early members included Sir George Smart , John Pyke Hullah , William Horsley , Potter and Davison . Under his direction the Society gave the first English performance of Bach 's St Matthew Passion on 6 April 1854 . Further performances of the Passion were given by the Society in 1858 and 1862 , the latter coinciding with the publication of Bennett 's own edition of the work , with a translation of the text into English by his pupil Helen Johnston .
In June 1853 Bennett made his last public appearance as a soloist with orchestra in his own Fourth Piano Concerto . This performance was given with a new organization , the Orchestral Union , and followed a snub from Costa , who had refused to conduct the pianist Arabella Goddard ( Davison 's wife ) in Bennett 's Third Concerto at the Philharmonic Society . In the same year Bennett declined an invitation to become the conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra . He was greatly tempted by the offer , but felt it his duty to remain in England , as the offer came too late for Bennett to make alternative arrangements for some of his pupils , and he refused to let them down . After the controversial 1855 season of the Philharmonic Society at which Richard Wagner conducted , Bennett was elected to take over the conductorship in 1856 , a post which he held for ten years . At his first concert , on 14 April 1856 , the piano soloist in Beethoven 's Emperor Concerto was Clara Schumann , wife of his old friend . It was her first appearance in England .
Bennett 's stewardship of the Philharmonic Society orchestra was not entirely happy , and the historian of the orchestra , Cyril Ehrlich , notes " a sense of drift and decline " . Many leading members of the orchestra were also in the orchestra of the Italian Opera House in London ( and therefore partisans of the displaced Costa ) , and , in addition , Bennett proved unable to resolve personal animosities amongst his leading players . Costa took to arranging schedules for his musicians which made rehearsals ( and sometimes performances ) for the Society impractical . This gave an " impression that [ Bennett ] was capable of exerting only waning authority amongst professionals " . Moreover , comparing London with other centres around the mid @-@ century , Ehrlich notes " Verdi was in Milan , Wagner in Dresden , Meyerbeer in Paris , Brahms in Vienna , and Liszt in Weimar . London had the richest of audiences , and was offered Sterndale Bennett . " He instances the London premiere of Schumann 's Paradise and the Peri in the 1856 season , which , by engaging Jenny Lind as soloist , and with Prince Albert in the audience , brought in a substantial subscription , but was musically disastrous ( and was not helped by the chaos of a seriously overcrowded venue ) . One member of the audience thought Lind 's voice was " worn and strained " and that there would have been " vehement demonstrations of derision had not the audience been restrained in the presence of Royalty " . Newspaper critics were scarcely more complimentary .
Temperley writes : " After 1855 [ Bennett ] was spurred by belated honours , and occasional commissions , to compose a respectable number of significant and substantial works , though it was too late to recapture his early self @-@ confidence . " Works from his later years included the cello Sonata Duo for Piatti ; a pastoral cantata , The May Queen , Op. 39 , for the opening of the Leeds Town Hall in 1858 ; an Ode ( Op. 40 ) with words by Alfred , Lord Tennyson for the opening of the 1862 International Exhibition in London ; an Installation Ode for Cambridge University ( Op. 41 ) with words by Charles Kingsley , which included a lament for the late Prince Albert ; a symphony in G minor ( Op. 43 ) ; a sacred cantata , The Woman of Samaria for the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival of 1867 ; and finally a second Piano Sonata ( The Maid of Orleans , Op. 46 ) . Many of these works were composed during his summer holidays which were spent at Eastbourne . The Ode for the Exhibition was the cause of a further imbroglio with Costa , who although in charge of music for the Exhibition refused to conduct anything by Bennett . Eventually it was conducted by Prosper Sainton , between works by Meyerbeer and Daniel Auber also commissioned for the occasion . The affair leaked into the press , and Costa was widely condemned for his behaviour .
In March 1856 Bennett , while still teaching at the RAM and Queen 's College , was elected Professor of Music at the University of Cambridge . He modernised the system of awarding music degrees , instituting viva voce examinations and requiring candidates for doctorates to first take the degree of Bachelor of Music . He held the professorship for ten years , relinquishing it in 1866 when he was appointed Principal of the RAM .
In 1858 came yet another clash involving Costa , when the autocratic Earl of Westmorland , the original founder of the RAM , saw fit to arrange a subscription concert for the Academy to include a Mass of his own composition , to be conducted by Costa and using the orchestra and singers of the Opera , over the heads of the Academy directors . Bennett resigned from the RAM at this overbearing behaviour , and was not to return until 1866 . Towards the end of 1862 Bennett 's wife died after a painful illness . His biographer W. B. Squire suggests that " he never recovered from the effects of Mrs. Bennett 's death , and that henceforward a painful change in him became apparent to his friends . " In 1865 Bennett again visited Leipzig where he was reunited with old friends including Ferdinand David , and his Op. 43 Symphony was performed .
= = = Principal of Royal Academy of Music ( 1866 – 75 ) = = =
In 1866 Charles Lucas , the Principal of the RAM , announced his retirement . The position was first offered to Costa , who demanded a higher salary than the directors of the RAM could contemplate , and then to Otto Goldschmidt , who was then professor of piano at the RAM . He declined and urged the directors to appoint Bennett . Lind , who was Goldschmidt 's wife , wrote that Bennett " is certainly the only man in England who ought to raise that institution from its present decay " .
Bennett was to find that heading a leading music college was incompatible with a career as a composer . The post of Principal was traditionally not arduous . He was contractually required to attend for only six hours a week , teaching composition and arranging class @-@ lists . But Bennett had not only to run the RAM but to save it from imminent dissolution . The RAM had been temporarily saved from bankruptcy by grants from the government , authorised by Gladstone as Chancellor of the Exchequer , in 1864 and 1865 . The following year Gladstone was out of office , and the new Chancellor , Disraeli , refused to renew the grant . The directors of the RAM decided to close it , over the head of Bennett as Principal . Bennett , with the support of the faculty and the students , assumed the Chairmanship of the board of directors .
In Stanford 's words , " As Chairman he succeeded , after the Government had withdrawn its annual grant , in winning it back , restored the financial credit of the house , and during seven years bore the harassing anxiety of complex negotiations with various public bodies of great influence who were discussing schemes for the advance of national musical education . " The schemes referred to were two proposals which would have undoubtedly undermined the viability and influence of the RAM , one to merge it in a proposed National School of Music , backed by the Royal Society of Arts under Henry Cole , the other to relocate it ( without security of tenure ) in the premises of the Royal Albert Hall .
The RAM in 1866 was in poor shape in terms of influence and reputation as well as financially . The critic Henry Chorley published data in that year showing that only 17 per cent of orchestral players in Britain had studied there . No alumni of the RAM were members of the orchestra at Covent Garden opera house . Chorley added , " I cannot remember one great instrumental player the Academy has turned out during the last 25 years . " Bennett himself was not entirely in accord with the emphasis Chorley placed on instrumental training for the RAM ; he was concerned ( and with reason ) that such a policy could mean supply oustripping demand for graduates . Bennett himself taught composition at the RAM ; this was undoubtedly where his greatest interests lay at this period , and it appears that the examples he gave to his pupils concentrated on his own ' conservative ' favourites of Mendelssohn , Beethoven and Mozart . Nonetheless , the reputation and popularity of the RAM increased markedly under his stewardship . The number of pupils , which had dropped catastrophically at the time when the directors had proposed closing the institution , rose steadily . At the end of 1868 there had been 66 students . By 1870 the number was 121 , and by 1872 it was 176 .
Bennett received honorary degrees from the universities of Cambridge ( 1867 ) and Oxford ( 1870 ) . The Philharmonic Society awarded him its Beethoven gold medal in 1867 . In 1871 he was knighted by Queen Victoria ( two years after his old antagonist Costa had been accorded the same honour ) , and in 1872 he received a public testimonial before a large audience at St James 's Hall , London . The money subscribed at this event founded a scholarship and prize at the RAM , which is still awarded . An English Heritage blue plaque has been placed at the house in 38 Queensborough Terrace , London , where Bennett lived during many of his later years .
Bennett died aged 58 on 1 February 1875 at his house in St John 's Wood , London . According to his son the cause was " disease of the brain " ; unable to rise one morning , he had fallen into a decline and died within a week . He was buried on 6 February , close to the tomb of Henry Purcell , in Westminster Abbey . The a cappella quartet , God is a Spirit , from his cantata The Woman of Samaria , was sung to accompany the obsequies . The first concert of the Philharmonic Society 's season , on March 18 , began with a tribute to its sometime conductor : pieces from his unfinished music for Sophocles 's tragedy Ajax , and the complete The Woman of Samaria , for which the choir was provided by the RAM . These were followed by Mendelssohn 's Violin Concerto , for which the soloist was Joseph Joachim , to whom Mendelssohn had introduced Bennett at Joachim 's London debut in 1844 . The final concert of the season ( 5 July ) included an Idyll in memory of Bennett composed by his old associate George Alexander Macfarren .
= = Family = =
Bennett 's son James Robert Sterndale Bennett ( 1847 – 1928 ) wrote a biography of his father . Many of the composer 's descendants became musicians or performers , including his grandsons Robert ( 1880 – 1963 ) , director of music at Uppingham School , Rutland ; Tom ( T.C. ) ( 1882 – 1944 ) , composer and singer , whose daughter Joan Sterndale @-@ Bennett ( 1914 – 1996 ) was a well known West End actress ; and Ernest Sterndale Bennett ( 1884 – 1982 ) , a theatre director in Canada .
= = Music = =
= = = Style = = =
Stanford wrote of Bennett :
He maintained his British characteristics throughout his life ... The English take a kind of pride in concealing their feelings and emotions , and this is reflected in their folk @-@ song . The Thames has no rapids and no falls ; it winds along under its woods in a gentle stream , never dry and never halting ; it is the type of the spirit of English folkmusic ... England is as remote from Keltic fire and agony , as the Thames is from the Spey . Bennett was a typical specimen of this English characteristic . He was a poet , but of the school of Wordsworth rather than of Byron and Shelley .
W. B. Squire wrote in 1885 :
His sense of form was so strong , and his refined nature so abhorred any mere seeking after effect , that his music sometimes gives the impression of being produced under restraint . He seldom , if ever , gave rein to his unbridled fancy ; everything is justly proportioned , clearly defined , and kept within the limits which the conscientiousness of his self @-@ criticism would not let him overstep . It is this which makes him , as has been said , so peculiarly a musician 's composer : the broad effects and bold contrasts which an uneducated public admires are absent ; it takes an educated audience to appreciate to the full the exquisitely refined and delicate nature of his genius .
Temperley suggests that , despite his reverence for Mendelssohn , Bennett took Mozart as his model . Geoffrey Bush agrees that " [ h ] is best work , like his piano playing , was full of passion none the less powerful for being Mozartian ( that is to say , perfectly controlled ) " , and characterizes him as " essentially a composer for the piano , a composer of the range ( not necessarily the stature ) of Chopin " .
It would appear that Bennett displayed and aroused greater emotion through his piano technique than from his compositions . Stanford writes that " his playing ... was undoubtedly remarkable and had a fire and energy in it which does not appear on the gentle surface of his music " , and notes that Bennett 's performances were eulogized by , amongst others , John Field , Clara Schumann , and Ferdinand Hiller .
Bennett 's attitudes to the music of his continental contemporaries , aside from that of Mendelssohn , were cautious . Arthur Sullivan claimed that Bennett was " bitterly prejudiced against the new school , as he called it . He would not have a note of Schumann ; and as for Wagner , he was outside the pale of criticism . " In Bennett 's 1858 lecture on " The visits of illustrious foreign musicians to England " , the latest mention is of Mendelssohn , bypassing Chopin , Wagner , Verdi and Hector Berlioz , ( who all only came to England after Mendelssohn 's last visit ) ; Liszt ( who visited London in 1827 ) is omitted . In a subsequent lecture he opined that Verdi was " immeasurably inferior " to Gioachino Rossini , and could only say in favour of Berlioz that he " must be allowed the character of a successful and devoted artist ... it cannot be doubted that his treatment of a great orchestra is masterly in the extreme . " Of Wagner , " the hero of the so @-@ called ' music of the future ' " , Bennett noted " I have no intention of treating him disrespectfully ; that I entirely misunderstand him and his musical opinions may be my fault and not his . At any rate he possesses an influence at this moment over musical life , which it would be impossible to overlook . "
= = = Early compositions = = =
Bennett 's early period of composition was fruitful and includes those of his works which are most esteemed today . By the time of his first visit to Germany ( 1836 ) he had already written , amongst other works , five symphonies and three piano concerti . John Caldwell assesses his early songs as " exquisitely judged essentially Mendelssohnian affairs ... the integration and coherence of their accompaniments is a strong feature . "
Firman writes that Bennett 's finest works are those for the piano : " Rejecting the superficial virtuosity of many of his contemporaries , he developed a style ... peculiarly his own , essentially classical in nature , but with reference to a multiplicity of influences from his own performance repertory . " The early piano works were all praised by Robert Schumann , and Temperley points out how Schumann himself was influenced by them , with ( as examples ) clear traces of Bennett 's Op. 16 Fantasie ( 1837 ) ( in effect a sonata ) on Schumann 's Novelette , Op. 21 no . 7 ( 1838 ) , and parallels between Bennett 's Op. 12 Impromptus ( 1836 ) and Schumann 's Op. 18 Arabesque ( 1838 ) .
Temperley feels that the early symphonies are the weakest works of this period , but he suggests that " few piano concertos between Beethoven and Brahms are as successful as Bennett 's in embodying the Classical spirit , not in a stiff frame to deck with festoons of virtuosity , but in a living form capable of organic growth , and even of structural surprise . "
= = = Later works = = =
Bennett 's style did not develop after his early years . In 1908 the musicologist W. H. Hadow assessed his later work as follows : " [ W ] hen The May Queen appeared [ 1858 ] the idiom of music had changed and he had not changed with it . ... He was too conservative to move with the times . ... [ His last works ] might all have been written in the forties ; they are survivals of an earlier method , not developments but restatements of a tradition . " Firman comments that later popular , and more superficial , pieces such as Genevieve ( 1839 ) came to overshadow the more innovative works of his earlier period such as the Sonata Op. 13 , and the Fantasia Op. 16 .
Young suggests that the cantatas The May Queen and The Woman of Samaria enjoyed in their hey @-@ day " a popularity that was in inverse relation to their intrinsic merit " . Caldwell notes that The Woman of Samaria shows that " Bennett was a good craftsman whose only fault was a dread of the operatic ... One would probably tolerate the narrative recitative more readily if the inserted movements showed any spark of life . " As regards The May Queen , Caldwell praises the overture ( a Mendelssohn @-@ style work originally written as a concert piece in 1844 ) " but the rest of the work is tame stuff " . He comments that " both works received immense longstanding popularity and may be considered as the narrative prototype for the later Victorian secular and sacred forms ... conforming to the current standards of taste and respectability " , anticipating such works as Arthur Sullivan 's Kenilworth ( 1864 ) .
= = = Editions and writings = = =
Bennett edited some of the keyboard works of Beethoven and Handel and co @-@ edited the Chorale Book for England with Otto Goldschmidt ( 1863 ) , based on German hymns collected by Catherine Winkworth . He supervised the first British printed edition of the St Matthew Passion . A full vocal score ( with piano accompaniment ) was adapted from the German edition prepared by Adolf Bernhard Marx ( Berlin 1830 ) , which followed Mendelssohn 's revival of the work ; this was revised with reference to the score published by the Leipzig Bach Society in 1862 . Bennett 's additional tempo and dynamic markings were shown in parentheses for distinction . He provided harmonies for the figured bass both in the solo music sections ( based on the Leipzig full score ) and elsewhere . Bennett also produced editions of Bach 's The Well @-@ Tempered Clavier and Handel 's masque Acis and Galatea .
Bennett lectured both at Cambridge and the London Institute ; texts of his lectures were edited and published in 2006 . At a Sheffield lecture in 1859 he also played works of the composers he discussed , and " so may be regarded as the founder of the lecture @-@ recital " .
= = Reception = =
As a composer Bennett was acknowledged in his time in both Britain and ( particularly in the first half of the century ) in Germany , although many British music lovers and several leading critics remained reluctant to acknowledge the possibility that an English composer could be of the same stature as a German one . The Leipzig public , which had initially held that view , had been rapidly converted . Mendelssohn wrote to Bennett " ... [ M ] y Countrymen became aware that music is the same in England as in Germany and everywhere , and so by your successes you have destroyed that prejudice which nobody could ever have destroyed but a true Genius . "
Bennett 's son , in his biography of his father , juxtaposes as illustrations English and German reviews of the overture The Wood Nymphs . The London critic William Ayrton wrote :
... a discharge of musical artillery in the shape of drums , seconded by blasts of trombones and trumpets that seemed to realise all that we have heard of a tropical tornado . ... So very clever and promising a young man ought to meet with every kind of reasonable encouragement , but judicious and true friends would have hinted to him that his present production is the dry result of labour .
Schumann , by contrast , wrote : " The overture is charming ; indeed , save Spohr and Mendelssohn , what other living composer is so completely master of his pencil , or bestows with it such tenderness and grace of colour , as Bennett ? ... Essay measure after measure ; what a firm , yet delicate web it is from beginning to end ! "
Outside these countries , Bennett remained almost unknown as a musician , although his reputation as a conductor led Berlioz to invite him to join his Société Philharmonique , and the Dutch composer Johannes Verhulst solicited his support for the Netherlands Society for Encouragement of Music . Davison 's attempts to interest the French composer Charles Gounod in Bennett 's music led to polite but sardonic responses .
= = Legacy = =
Sir John Betjeman , in a 1975 lecture , rated Bennett as " Queen Victoria 's Senior Musical Knight " . Temperley assesses Bennett as the most distinguished British composer of the early Victorian era , " the only plausible rivals being Samuel Sebastian Wesley ( 1810 – 76 ) and Michael William Balfe ( 1808 – 70 ) " .
The novelist Elizabeth Sara Sheppard portrayed Bennett as ' Starwood Burney ' in her popular eulogy of Mendelssohn , the 1853 novel Charles Auchester . Although Bennett 's reputation in Germany did not notably survive the 1840s , his English pupils had significant influence on British music of the later 19th and earlier 20th century Britain . Among his pupils at the RAM and elsewhere were Arthur Sullivan , Joseph Parry , Alice Mary Smith , W. S. Rockstro , Hubert Parry , Tobias Matthay , Francis Edward Bache and William Cusins . Bennett 's contributions to elevating musical training standards at Cambridge and the RAM were part of a trend in England in the latter part of the 19th century whose " cumulative effect ... prior to World War I was incalculable " , according to Caldwell .
Through his concert initiatives at the Hanover Rooms Bennett introduced a variety of chamber music to London audiences . His championship also significantly changed British opinion of the music of JS Bach . His " promotion of Bach was a story of perseverance against a contemporary perception that Bach 's music was ... too difficult to listen to . " Newspaper reviews of the chamber concerts in which he included the music of Bach would initially describe the music in terms such as " grandeur there is , but no beauty " ( 1847 ) or " somewhat antiquated ... [ but ] extremely interesting " ( 1854 ) . A significant turning point was the attendance of Prince Albert at Bennett 's 1858 performance of the St. Matthew Passion .
Bennett left a substantial music library , a large proportion of which is owned by his great @-@ great @-@ grandson Barry Sterndale Bennett ( b . 1939 ) and is on deposit at the Bodleian Library in Oxford . Of his total of some 130 compositions , about a quarter have been recorded for CD ; among these are symphonies , overtures , piano concerti , chamber music , songs and piano solo music . During his bicentenary year of 2016 , several concerts and events dedicated to Bennett 's works are to be arranged , including concerts and seminars at the RAM . From April 11 to April 15 2016 he was featured as ' Composer of the Week ' on BBC Radio 3 .
= Major depressive disorder =
Major depressive disorder ( MDD ) ( also known as simply depression ) is a mental disorder characterized by a pervasive and persistent low mood that is accompanied by low self @-@ esteem and by a loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities . The term " depression " is used in a number of different ways . It is often used to mean this syndrome but may refer to other mood disorders or simply to a low mood . Major depressive disorder is a disabling condition that adversely affects a person 's family , work or school life , sleeping and eating habits , and general health . In the United States , around 3 @.@ 4 % of people with major depression die by suicide , and up to 60 % of people who die by suicide had depression or another mood disorder .
The diagnosis of major depressive disorder is based on the person 's reported experiences , behavior reported by relatives or friends , psychological tests , and a mental status examination . The United States Preventive Services Task Force ( USPSTF ) recommends screening for depression , and that with proper treatment available screening improves outcomes . There is no laboratory test for major depression , although physicians generally request tests for physical conditions that may cause similar symptoms . The most common time of onset is between the ages of 20 and 30 years , with a later peak between 30 and 40 years .
Typically , people are treated with antidepressant medication and , in many cases , also receive therapy , particularly cognitive behavioral therapy ( CBT ) . Medication appears to be effective , but the effect may only be significant in the most severely depressed . Hospitalization may be necessary in cases with associated self @-@ neglect or a significant risk of harm to self or others . A minority are treated with electroconvulsive therapy ( ECT ) . The course of the disorder varies widely , from one episode lasting weeks to a lifelong disorder with recurrent major depressive episodes . Depressed individuals have shorter life expectancies than those without depression , in part because of greater susceptibility to medical illnesses and suicide . It is unclear whether medications affect the risk of suicide . Current and former patients may be stigmatized .
The understanding of the nature and causes of depression has evolved over the centuries , though this understanding is incomplete and has left many aspects of depression as the subject of discussion and research . Proposed causes include psychological , psycho @-@ social , hereditary , evolutionary and biological factors . Long @-@ term substance abuse may cause or worsen depressive symptoms . Psychological treatments are based on theories of personality , interpersonal communication , and learning . Most biological theories focus on the monoamine chemicals serotonin , norepinephrine and dopamine , which are naturally present in the brain and assist communication between nerve cells . This cluster of symptoms ( syndrome ) was named , described and classified as one of the mood disorders in the 1980 edition of the American Psychiatric Association 's diagnostic manual .
= = Signs and symptoms = =
Major depression significantly affects a person 's family and personal relationships , work or school life , sleeping and eating habits , and general health . Its impact on functioning and well @-@ being has been compared to that of other chronic medical conditions such as diabetes .
A person having a major depressive episode usually exhibits a very low mood , which pervades all aspects of life , and an inability to experience pleasure in activities that were formerly enjoyed . Depressed people may be preoccupied with , or ruminate over , thoughts and feelings of worthlessness , inappropriate guilt or regret , helplessness , hopelessness , and self @-@ hatred . In severe cases , depressed people may have symptoms of psychosis . These symptoms include delusions or , less commonly , hallucinations , usually unpleasant . Other symptoms of depression include poor concentration and memory ( especially in those with melancholic or psychotic features ) , withdrawal from social situations and activities , reduced sex drive , irritability , and thoughts of death or suicide . Insomnia is common among the depressed . In the typical pattern , a person wakes very early and cannot get back to sleep . Hypersomnia , or oversleeping , can also happen . Some antidepressants may also cause insomnia due to their stimulating effect .
A depressed person may report multiple physical symptoms such as fatigue , headaches , or digestive problems ; physical complaints are the most common presenting problem in developing countries , according to the World Health Organization 's criteria for depression . Appetite often decreases , with resulting weight loss , although increased appetite and weight gain occasionally occur . Family and friends may notice that the person 's behavior is either agitated or lethargic . Older depressed people may have cognitive symptoms of recent onset , such as forgetfulness , and a more noticeable slowing of movements . Depression often coexists with physical disorders common among the elderly , such as stroke , other cardiovascular diseases , Parkinson 's disease , and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease .
Depressed children may often display an irritable mood rather than a depressed mood , and show varying symptoms depending on age and situation . Most lose interest in school and show a decline in academic performance . They may be described as clingy , demanding , dependent , or insecure . Diagnosis may be delayed or missed when symptoms are interpreted as normal moodiness .
= = = Comorbidity = = =
Major depression frequently co @-@ occurs with other psychiatric problems . The 1990 – 92 National Comorbidity Survey ( US ) reports that half of those with major depression also have lifetime anxiety and its associated disorders such as generalized anxiety disorder . Anxiety symptoms can have a major impact on the course of a depressive illness , with delayed recovery , increased risk of relapse , greater disability and increased suicide attempts . American neuroendocrinologist Robert Sapolsky similarly argues that the relationship between stress , anxiety , and depression could be measured and demonstrated biologically . There are increased rates of alcohol and drug abuse and particularly dependence , and around a third of individuals diagnosed with ADHD develop comorbid depression . Post @-@ traumatic stress disorder and depression often co @-@ occur . Depression may also coexist with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ) , complicating the diagnosis and treatment of both .
Depression and pain often co @-@ occur . One or more pain symptoms are present in 65 % of depressed patients , and anywhere from 5 to 85 % of patients with pain will be suffering from depression , depending on the setting ; there is a lower prevalence in general practice , and higher in specialty clinics . The diagnosis of depression is often delayed or missed , and the outcome worsens . The outcome can also worsen if the depression is noticed but completely misunderstood .
Depression is also associated with a 1.5- to 2 @-@ fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease , independent of other known risk factors , and is itself linked directly or indirectly to risk factors such as smoking and obesity . People with major depression are less likely to follow medical recommendations for treating and preventing cardiovascular disorders , which further increases their risk of medical complications . In addition , cardiologists may not recognize underlying depression that complicates a cardiovascular problem under their care .
= = Causes = =
The biopsychosocial model proposes that biological , psychological , and social factors all play a role in causing depression . The diathesis – stress model specifies that depression results when a preexisting vulnerability , or diathesis , is activated by stressful life events . The preexisting vulnerability can be either genetic , implying an interaction between nature and nurture , or schematic , resulting from views of the world learned in childhood .
Depression may be directly caused by damage to the cerebellum as is seen in cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome .
These interactive models have gained empirical support . For example , researchers in New Zealand took a prospective approach to studying depression , by documenting over time how depression emerged among an initially normal cohort of people . The researchers concluded that variation among the serotonin transporter ( 5 @-@ HTT ) gene affects the chances that people who have dealt with very stressful life events will go on to experience depression . To be specific , depression may follow such events , but seems more likely to appear in people with one or two short alleles of the 5 @-@ HTT gene . In addition , a Swedish study estimated the heritability of depression — the degree to which individual differences in occurrence are associated with genetic differences — to be around 40 % for women and 30 % for men , and evolutionary psychologists have proposed that the genetic basis for depression lies deep in the history of naturally selected adaptations . A substance @-@ induced mood disorder resembling major depression has been causally linked to long @-@ term drug use or drug abuse , or to withdrawal from certain sedative and hypnotic drugs .
= = = Biological = = =
= = = = Monoamine hypothesis = = = =
Most antidepressant medications increase the levels of one or more of the monoamines — the neurotransmitters serotonin , norepinephrine and dopamine — in the synaptic cleft between neurons in the brain . Some medications affect the monoamine receptors directly .
Serotonin is hypothesized to regulate other neurotransmitter systems ; decreased serotonin activity may allow these systems to act in unusual and erratic ways . According to this " permissive hypothesis " , depression arises when low serotonin levels promote low levels of norepinephrine , another monoamine neurotransmitter . Some antidepressants enhance the levels of norepinephrine directly , whereas others raise the levels of dopamine , a third monoamine neurotransmitter . These observations gave rise to the monoamine hypothesis of depression . In its contemporary formulation , the monoamine hypothesis postulates that a deficiency of certain neurotransmitters is responsible for the corresponding features of depression : " Norepinephrine may be related to alertness and energy as well as anxiety , attention , and interest in life ; [ lack of ] serotonin to anxiety , obsessions , and compulsions ; and dopamine to attention , motivation , pleasure , and reward , as well as interest in life . " The proponents of this theory recommend the choice of an antidepressant with mechanism of action that impacts the most prominent symptoms . Anxious and irritable patients should be treated with SSRIs or norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors , and those experiencing a loss of energy and enjoyment of life with norepinephrine- and dopamine @-@ enhancing drugs .
Besides the clinical observations that drugs that increase the amount of available monoamines are effective antidepressants , advances in psychiatric genetics indicate that phenotypic variation in central monoamine function may be marginally associated with vulnerability to depression . Despite these findings , the cause of depression is not simply monoamine deficiency . In the past two decades , research has revealed multiple limitations of the monoamine hypothesis , and its explanatory inadequacy has been highlighted within the psychiatric community . A counterargument is that the mood @-@ enhancing effect of MAO inhibitors and SSRIs takes weeks of treatment to develop , even though the boost in available monoamines occurs within hours . Another counterargument is based on experiments with pharmacological agents that cause depletion of monoamines ; while deliberate reduction in the concentration of centrally available monoamines may slightly lower the mood of unmedicated depressed patients , this reduction does not affect the mood of healthy people . The monoamine hypothesis , already limited , has been further oversimplified when presented to the public as a mass marketing tool , usually phrased as a " chemical imbalance " .
In 2003 a gene @-@ environment interaction ( GxE ) was hypothesized to explain why life stress is a predictor for depressive episodes in some individuals , but not in others , depending on an allelic variation of the serotonin @-@ transporter @-@ linked promoter region ( 5 @-@ HTTLPR ) ; a 2009 meta @-@ analysis showed stressful life events were associated with depression , but found no evidence for an association with the 5 @-@ HTTLPR genotype . Another 2009 meta @-@ analysis agreed with the latter finding . A 2010 review of studies in this area found a systematic relationship between the method used to assess environmental adversity and the results of the studies ; this review also found that both 2009 meta @-@ analyses were significantly biased toward negative studies , which used self @-@ report measures of adversity .
= = = = Other hypotheses = = = =
MRI scans of patients with depression have revealed a number of differences in brain structure compared to those who are not depressed . Meta @-@ analyses of neuroimaging studies in major depression reported that , compared to controls , depressed patients had increased volume of the lateral ventricles and adrenal gland and smaller volumes of the basal ganglia , thalamus , hippocampus , and frontal lobe ( including the orbitofrontal cortex and gyrus rectus ) . Hyperintensities have been associated with patients with a late age of onset , and have led to the development of the theory of vascular depression .
There may be a link between depression and neurogenesis of the hippocampus , a center for both mood and memory . Loss of hippocampal neurons is found in some depressed individuals and correlates with impaired memory and dysthymic mood . Drugs may increase serotonin levels in the brain , stimulating neurogenesis and thus increasing the total mass of the hippocampus . This increase may help to restore mood and memory . Similar relationships have been observed between depression and an area of the anterior cingulate cortex implicated in the modulation of emotional behavior . One of the neurotrophins responsible for neurogenesis is brain @-@ derived neurotrophic factor ( BDNF ) . The level of BDNF in the blood plasma of depressed subjects is drastically reduced ( more than threefold ) as compared to the norm . Antidepressant treatment increases the blood level of BDNF . Although decreased plasma BDNF levels have been found in many other disorders , there is some evidence that BDNF is involved in the cause of depression and the mechanism of action of antidepressants .
There is some evidence that major depression may be caused in part by an overactive hypothalamic @-@ pituitary @-@ adrenal axis ( HPA axis ) that results in an effect similar to the neuro @-@ endocrine response to stress . Investigations reveal increased levels of the hormone cortisol and enlarged pituitary and adrenal glands , suggesting disturbances of the endocrine system may play a role in some psychiatric disorders , including major depression . Oversecretion of corticotropin @-@ releasing hormone from the hypothalamus is thought to drive this , and is implicated in the cognitive and arousal symptoms .
The hormone estrogen has been implicated in depressive disorders due to the increase in risk of depressive episodes after puberty , the antenatal period , and reduced rates after menopause . On the converse , the premenstrual and postpartum periods of low estrogen levels are also associated with increased risk . Sudden withdrawal of , fluctuations in or periods of sustained low levels of estrogen have been linked to significant mood lowering . Clinical recovery from depression postpartum , perimenopause , and postmenopause was shown to be effective after levels of estrogen were stabilized or restored .
Other research has explored potential roles of molecules necessary for overall cellular functioning : cytokines . The symptoms of major depressive disorder are nearly identical to those of sickness behavior , the response of the body when the immune system is fighting an infection . This raises the possibility that depression can result from a maladaptive manifestation of sickness behavior as a result of abnormalities in circulating cytokines . The involvement of pro @-@ inflammatory cytokines in depression is strongly suggested by a meta @-@ analysis of the clinical literature showing higher blood concentrations of IL @-@ 6 and TNF @-@ α in depressed subjects compared to controls . These immunological abnormalities may cause excessive prostaglandin E ₂ production and likely excessive COX @-@ 2 expression . Abnormalities in how indoleamine 2 @,@ 3 @-@ dioxygenase enzyme activates as well as the metabolism of tryptophan @-@ kynurenine may lead to excessive metabolism of tryptophan @-@ kynurenine and lead to increased production of the neurotoxin quinolinic acid , contributing to major depression . NMDA activation leading to excessive glutamatergic neurotransmission , may also contribute . A number of factors that increase inflammation have been linked to depression including a poor diet , smoking , and obesity .
= = = Psychological = = =
Various aspects of personality and its development appear to be integral to the occurrence and persistence of depression , with negative emotionality as a common precursor . Although depressive episodes are strongly correlated with adverse events , a person 's characteristic style of coping may be correlated with his or her resilience . In addition , low self @-@ esteem and self @-@ defeating or distorted thinking are related to depression . Depression is less likely to occur , as well as quicker to remit , among those who are religious . It is not always clear which factors are causes and which are effects of depression ; however , depressed persons that are able to reflect upon and challenge their thinking patterns often show improved mood and self @-@ esteem .
American psychiatrist Aaron T. Beck , following on from the earlier work of George Kelly and Albert Ellis , developed what is now known as a cognitive model of depression in the early 1960s . He proposed that three concepts underlie depression : a triad of negative thoughts composed of cognitive errors about oneself , one 's world , and one 's future ; recurrent patterns of depressive thinking , or schemas ; and distorted information processing . From these principles , he developed the structured technique of cognitive behavioral therapy ( CBT ) . Further support for the concept of distorted information processing in individuals with depression has been provided from several areas of research . These include attention and reward and punishment processing . According to American psychologist Martin Seligman , depression in humans is similar to learned helplessness in laboratory animals , who remain in unpleasant situations when they are able to escape , but do not because they initially learned they had no control .
Attachment theory , which was developed by English psychiatrist John Bowlby in the 1960s , predicts a relationship between depressive disorder in adulthood and the quality of the earlier bond between the infant and the adult caregiver . In particular , it is thought that " the experiences of early loss , separation and rejection by the parent or caregiver ( conveying the message that the child is unlovable ) may all lead to insecure internal working models … Internal cognitive representations of the self as unlovable and of attachment figures as unloving [ or ] untrustworthy would be consistent with parts of Beck 's cognitive triad " . While a wide variety of studies has upheld the basic tenets of attachment theory , research has been inconclusive as to whether self @-@ reported early attachment and later depression are demonstrably related .
Depressed individuals often blame themselves for negative events , and , as shown in a 1993 study of hospitalized adolescents with self @-@ reported depression , those who blame themselves for negative occurrences may not take credit for positive outcomes . This tendency is characteristic of a depressive attributional , or pessimistic explanatory style . According to Albert Bandura , a Canadian social psychologist associated with social cognitive theory , depressed individuals have negative beliefs about themselves , based on experiences of failure , observing the failure of social models , a lack of social persuasion that they can succeed , and their own somatic and emotional states including tension and stress . These influences may result in a negative self @-@ concept and a lack of self @-@ efficacy ; that is , they do not believe they can influence events or achieve personal goals .
An examination of depression in women indicates that vulnerability factors — such as early maternal loss , lack of a confiding relationship , responsibility for the care of several young children at home , and unemployment — can interact with life stressors to increase the risk of depression . For older adults , the factors are often health problems , changes in relationships with a spouse or adult children due to the transition to a care @-@ giving or care @-@ needing role , the death of a significant other , or a change in the availability or quality of social relationships with older friends because of their own health @-@ related life changes .
The understanding of depression has also received contributions from the psychoanalytic and humanistic branches of psychology . From the classical psychoanalytic perspective of Austrian psychiatrist Sigmund Freud , depression , or melancholia , may be related to interpersonal loss and early life experiences . Existential therapists have connected depression to the lack of both meaning in the present and a vision of the future .
= = = Social = = =
Poverty and social isolation are associated with increased risk of mental health problems in general . Child abuse ( physical , emotional , sexual , or neglect ) is also associated with increased risk of developing depressive disorders later in life . Such a link has good face validity given that it is during the years of development that a child is learning how to become a social being . Abuse of the child by the caregiver is bound to distort the developing personality and create a much greater risk for depression and many other debilitating mental and emotional states . Disturbances in family functioning , such as parental ( particularly maternal ) depression , severe marital conflict or divorce , death of a parent , or other disturbances in parenting are additional risk factors . In adulthood , stressful life events are strongly associated with the onset of major depressive episodes . In this context , life events connected to social rejection appear to be particularly related to depression . Evidence that a first episode of depression is more likely to be immediately preceded by stressful life events than are recurrent ones is consistent with the hypothesis that people may become increasingly sensitized to life stress over successive recurrences of depression .
The relationship between stressful life events and social support has been a matter of some debate ; the lack of social support may increase the likelihood that life stress will lead to depression , or the absence of social support may constitute a form of strain that leads to depression directly . There is evidence that neighborhood social disorder , for example , due to crime or illicit drugs , is a risk factor , and that a high neighborhood socioeconomic status , with better amenities , is a protective factor . Adverse conditions at work , particularly demanding jobs with little scope for decision @-@ making , are associated with depression , although diversity and confounding factors make it difficult to confirm that the relationship is causal .
Depression can be caused by prejudice . This can occur when people hold negative self @-@ stereotypes about themselves . This " deprejudice " can be related to a group membership ( e.g. , Me @-@ Gay @-@ Bad ) or not ( Me @-@ Bad ) . If someone has prejudicial beliefs about a stigmatized group and then becomes a member of that group , they may internalize their prejudice and develop depression . For example , a boy growing up in the United States may learn the negative stereotype that gay men are immoral . When he grows up and realizes he is gay , he may direct this prejudice inward on himself and become depressed . People may also show prejudice internalization through self @-@ stereotyping because of negative childhood experiences such as verbal and physical abuse .
= = = Evolutionary = = =
From the standpoint of evolutionary theory , major depression is hypothesized , in some instances , to increase an individual 's reproductive fitness . Evolutionary approaches to depression and evolutionary psychology posit specific mechanisms by which depression may have been genetically incorporated into the human gene pool , accounting for the high heritability and prevalence of depression by proposing that certain components of depression are adaptations , such as the behaviors relating to attachment and social rank . Current behaviors can be explained as adaptations to regulate relationships or resources , although the result may be maladaptive in modern environments .
From another viewpoint , a counseling therapist may see depression not as a biochemical illness or disorder but as " a species @-@ wide evolved suite of emotional programs that are mostly activated by a perception , almost always over @-@ negative , of a major decline in personal usefulness , that can sometimes be linked to guilt , shame or perceived rejection " . This suite may have manifested in aging hunters in humans ' foraging past , who were marginalized by their declining skills , and may continue to appear in alienated members of today 's society . The feelings of uselessness generated by such marginalization could in theory prompt support from friends and kin . In addition , in a manner analogous to that in which physical pain has evolved to hinder actions that may cause further injury , " psychic misery " may have evolved to prevent hasty and maladaptive reactions to distressing situations .
= = = Drug and alcohol use = = =
Very high levels of substance abuse occur in the psychiatric population , especially alcohol , sedatives and cannabis . Depression and other mental health problems can have a substance induced cause ; making a differential or dual diagnosis regarding whether mental ill @-@ health is substance related or not or co @-@ occurring is an important part of a psychiatric evaluation . According to the DSM @-@ IV , a diagnosis of mood disorder cannot be made if the cause is believed to be due to " the direct physiological effects of a substance " ; when a syndrome resembling major depression is believed to be caused immediately by substance abuse or by an adverse drug reaction , it is referred to as , " substance @-@ induced mood disturbance " . Alcoholism or excessive alcohol consumption significantly increases the risk of developing major depression . Like alcohol , the benzodiazepines are central nervous system depressants ; this class of medication is commonly used to treat insomnia , anxiety , and muscular spasms . Similar to alcohol , benzodiazepines increase the risk of developing major depression . This increased risk of depression may be due in part to the adverse
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the castle was used as an isolation ward for infected patients , and during the Napoleonic Wars the castle was used to hold the equipment and stores of the local Framlingham Volunteer regiment . Following the closure of the poorhouse , the castle was then used as a drill hall and as a county court , as well as containing the local parish jail and stocks .
In 1913 the Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act was passed by Parliament and Pembroke College took the opportunity to donate Framlingham to the Commissioner of Works . The undulating Inner Court was levelled up to its present form as part of the Commissioner 's maintenance works . During the Second World War , Framlingham was an important defensive location for British forces ; at least one concrete pill box was built near to the castle as part of the plans to counter any German invasion , and Nissen huts were erected and a lorry park created in the Bailey .
Today , Framlingham Castle is a scheduled monument and a grade I listed building , owned by English Heritage and run as a tourist attraction , incorporating the Lanman Museum of local history . The castle mere is owned by Framlingham College and run by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust .
= = Architecture = =
= = = Design = = =
Framlingham Castle is located on a bluff overlooking the River Ore , and today is made up of three distinct parts , the Inner Court , the Bailey and the Lower Court , surrounded by the remaining mere and farmland .
The Bailey lies to the south of the walled Inner Court and was originally topped by a wooden palisade and earthworks , of which only the latter survive . The Bailey would have entered from an eastern gate and contained a range of buildings , probably including a Sergeant 's Chamber , a Knights ' Chamber , the Great Stable , barns and a granary . Modern visitors to the castle enter the complex through the Bailey from the south , which also contains the modern car park for the castle .
The Inner Court , or the Castle , lies beyond the Bailey across the 15th @-@ century bridge that replaced the earlier drawbridge on the site . The gate tower that forms the entrance is a relatively simple design from the 12th century : the fashion for much grander gatehouse designs began shortly afterwards . The 2nd Duke of Norfolk , Thomas Howard , however , had it remodelled in the 16th century , adding his coat of arms and additional ornamentation to the walls . The Inner Court is formed around a stone curtain wall of local flint and septaria stone , 10 @.@ 5 m ( 34 ft ) high and 2 @.@ 3 m ( 7 @.@ 5 ft ) thick , protected by thirteen square mural towers with open backs , each around 14 @.@ 3 m ( 47 ft ) high , with corners made of sandstone . A wall @-@ walk runs around the top of the towers and wall .
Originally various buildings were built around the curtain wall . Moving clockwise from the entrance to the Inner Court , the shape of the 12th @-@ century castle chapel can still be made out on the curtain wall . Convention at the time required a chapel to point along a north @-@ east / south @-@ east axis ; in order to achieve this , the chapel had to extend out considerably into the bailey , similar to the design at White Castle . The chapel is adjacent to the site of the first stone hall in the castle , built around 1160 ; in the 16th and 17th centuries the chapel tower was probably also used as a cannon emplacement .
On the far side of the Inner Court is the poorhouse , built on the site of the 12th @-@ century Great Hall . The poorhouse forms three wings : the 17th century Red House to the south , the 18th @-@ century middle wing , and the northern end which incorporates part of the original Great Hall ; all of the building was subject to 19th @-@ century renovation work . Five carved , medieval stone heads are set into the poorhouse , taken from the older medieval castle buildings . Next to the poorhouse is the Postern Gate , which leads to the Prison Tower . The Prison Tower , also called the Western Tower , is a significant defensive work , redesigned in the 16th century to feature much larger windows . In the middle of the Inner Court is the castle well , 30 m ( 98 ft ) deep .
A number of carved brick chimneys dating from the Tudor period can be seen around the Inner Court , each with a unique design ; all but three of these were purely ornamental , however , and historian R. Allen Brown describes them as a " regrettable " addition to the castle from an architectural perspective . Two of the functional Tudor chimneys make use of original mid @-@ 12th century flues ; these two chimneys are circular in design and are the earliest such surviving structures in England .
One of the castle meres can still be seen to the west of the castle , although in the 16th century there were two lakes , much larger than today , complete with a wharf . This dramatic use of water to reflect the image of the castle is similar to that used at several other castles of the period , including Bredwardine and Ravensworth Castle . Water castles such as Framlingham made greater use of water than was necessary for defence and enhanced the appearance of the castle . The view from the Great Hall in the Inner Court would originally have included the gardens of the Lower Court , and these would have then been framed by the mere and the Great Park beyond . The area around the castle today remains a designed and managed landscape ; although the Great Park is now covered by fields , the view still gives a sense of how the castle and landscape was meant to appear to its late medieval owners .
= = = Interpretation = = =
The late 12th @-@ century defences at Framlingham Castle have invoked much debate by scholars . One interpretation , put forward for example by historian R. Allen Brown , is that they were relatively advanced for their time and represented a change in contemporary thinking about military defence . Framlingham has no keep , for example - this had been a very popular feature in previous Anglo @-@ Norman castles , but this castle breaks with the tradition , relying on the curtain wall and mural towers instead . The pattern of ground @-@ level arrowslits at Framlingham were similarly innovative for their time , enabling interlocking and flanking fire against attackers . The design of Framlingham 's defences is similar in many ways to Henry II 's innovative work at Dover and Orford .
The defensive architecture of the castle also contains various weaknesses . The Inner Court is overlooked by the Bailey , for example ; the north of the Inner Court is largely exposed , while the positioning of arrow @-@ slits in the curtain wall ignores much of the castle . The open @-@ backed mural towers , whilst cheaper to build than closed towers , could not have been easily defended once the wall had been penetrated , and because they projected only a little way from the wall , they provided very little options for enfilading fire against attackers close to the walls . These weaknesses have been used by historians such as Robert Liddiard to argue that the architecture of castles such as Framlingham were influenced by cultural and political requirements as well as purely military intent .
Focusing on the cultural and political use of the architecture at Framlingham , historian D. Plowman has put forward a revisionist interpretation of the castle 's architecture in the late medieval period . Plowman suggests that the castle was intended to be entered from the north end of the Lower Court , passing through the ornamental gardens , with travellers then entering through the gate by the Prison Tower - in this interpretation , more of a barbican than a tower - and then up into the Inner Court . This would have provided high status visitors with dramatic views of the castle , reinforcing the political prestige of the owners . Historian Magnus Alexander disputes the practicality of this arrangement , although agrees that the route would have been more practical for hunting parties proceeding to the local parklands .
= SS Panaman =
SS Panaman was a cargo ship built in 1913 for the American @-@ Hawaiian Steamship Company . The ship was sometimes incorrectly referred to as SS Panamanian . During World War I she was known as USAT Panaman in service for the United States Army and USS Panaman ( ID @-@ 3299 ) in service for the United States Navy . Late in her career she was known as SS Marcella for the Italian government .
She was built by the Maryland Steel Company as one of eight sister ships for the American @-@ Hawaiian Steamship Company , and was employed in inter @-@ coastal service via the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and the Panama Canal after it opened . In World War I , USAT Panaman carried cargo and animals to France under charter to the U.S. Army . When transferred to the U.S. Navy in August 1918 , USS Panaman continued in the same duties , but after the Armistice , was converted to a troop transport and returned over 11 @,@ 000 American troops from France . Returned to American @-@ Hawaiian in 1919 , Panaman resumed inter @-@ coastal cargo service .
During World War II , Panaman was requisitioned by the War Shipping Administration and initially sailed between New York and Caribbean ports , but with two trips to African ports mixed in . Beginning in mid 1943 , Panaman sailed from New York or Boston to ports in the United Kingdom . In late 1946 , she was sailing in the Pacific Ocean . In July 1947 , American @-@ Hawaiian sold Panaman to the Italian government . Renamed Marcella at that time , she was scrapped in September 1954 at Baltimore .
= = Design and construction = =
In November 1911 , the American @-@ Hawaiian Steamship Company placed an order with the Maryland Steel Company of Sparrows Point , Maryland , for two new cargo ships — Panaman and Washingtonian . The contract cost of the ships was set at the construction cost plus an 8 % profit for Maryland Steel , but with a maximum cost of $ 640 @,@ 000 each . The construction was financed by Maryland Steel with a credit plan that called for a 5 % down payment in cash with nine monthly installments for the balance . Provisions of the deal allowed that some of the nine installments could be converted into longer @-@ term notes or mortgages . The final cost of Panaman , including financing costs , was $ 70 @.@ 29 per deadweight ton , which came out to just over $ 715 @,@ 000 .
Panaman ( Maryland Steel yard no . 128 ) was the first ship built under the contract . The ship was 6 @,@ 535 gross register tons ( GRT ) , and was 407 feet 7 inches ( 124 @.@ 23 m ) in length ( between perpendiculars ) and 53 feet 8 inches ( 16 @.@ 36 m ) abeam . She had a deadweight tonnage of 10 @,@ 175 LT DWT , and her cargo holds , which had a storage capacity of 492 @,@ 255 cubic feet ( 13 @,@ 939 @.@ 1 m3 ) , were outfitted with a complete refrigeration plant so that she could carry perishable products from the West Coast — like fresh produce from Southern California farms — to the East Coast . Panaman had a single steam engine powered by oil @-@ fired boilers that drove a single screw propeller at a speed of 12 knots ( 22 km / h ) .
= = Early career = =
When Panaman began sailing for American @-@ Hawaiian , the company shipped cargo from East Coast ports via the Tehuantepec Route to West Coast ports and Hawaii , and vice versa . Shipments on the Tehuantepec Route would arrive at Mexican ports — Salina Cruz , Oaxaca , for eastbound cargo , and Coatzacoalcos , Veracruz , for westbound cargo — and would traverse the Isthmus of Tehuantepec on the Tehuantepec National Railway . Eastbound shipments were primarily sugar and pineapple from Hawaii , while westbound cargoes were more general in nature . Panaman sailed in this service on the west side of North America .
After the United States occupation of Veracruz on 21 April 1914 ( which found six American @-@ Hawaiian ships in Mexican ports ) , the Huerta @-@ led Mexican government closed the Tehuantepec National Railway to American shipping . This loss of access coupled with the fact that the Panama Canal was not yet open , caused American @-@ Hawaiian to return in late April to its historic route of sailing around South America via the Straits of Magellan . With the opening of the Panama Canal on 15 August , American @-@ Hawaiian ships switched to taking that route .
In October 1915 , landslides closed the Panama Canal and all American @-@ Hawaiian ships , including Panaman , returned to the Straits of Magellan route again . Panaman 's exact movements from this time through early 1917 are unclear . She may have been in the half of the American @-@ Hawaiian fleet that was chartered for transatlantic service . She may also have been in the group of American @-@ Hawaiian ships chartered for service to South America , delivering coal , gasoline , and steel in exchange for coffee , nitrates , cocoa , rubber , and manganese ore .
= = World War I = =
At some point after the United States declared war on Germany , the United States Army chartered Panaman for transporting pack animals to Europe in support of the American Expeditionary Force . Although there is no information about the specific conversion of Panaman , for other ships this typically meant that passenger accommodations had to be ripped out and replaced with ramps and stalls for the horses and mules carried . Details about Panaman 's first two animal transport journeys are not known , but her third trip began 1 April 1918 when she sailed from Newport News , Virginia , with 180 animals for Saint @-@ Nazaire . All 180 animals arrived in good health ; none had died , fallen ill , or been injured during the trip . Further details of Panaman 's Army service are not known .
On 12 August , Panaman was transferred to the United States Navy at New York , and was commissioned into the Naval Overseas Transportation Service ( NOTS ) the same day . Panaman was loaded with a cargo of general supplies , beef , and a deck @-@ load of trucks and sailed in a convoy from New York on 21 September , arriving at its destination of Saint @-@ Nazaire 6 days later . Back in New York on 7 October , Panaman was outfitted with 821 stalls for horses , and took on a load of horses , general cargo , and 78 officers and men . Sailing in her next convoy on 19 October , she reached Bordeaux on 6 November , five days before the Armistice . After sailing from France on 16 November , she arrived at Newport News eleven days later and underwent repairs .
Panaman sailed on 8 December for New York , where the Board of Survey found her fit for conversion to a troop transport and transferred her from the NOTS to the Cruiser and Transport Force . Though sources do not indicate the specific modifications Panaman underwent , typical conversions for other ships included the installation of berths for troops , and adding greatly expanded cooking and toilet facilities to handle the large numbers of men aboard . Similar modifications on Panaman 's sister ship Minnesotan took three months , but it is not known how long Panaman 's refit took . After her conversion , she made six roundtrip voyages to France and brought home 11 @,@ 393 American personnel . USS Panaman was decommissioned on 18 September 1919 , and returned to American @-@ Hawaiian the same day .
= = Interwar years = =
Panaman resumed cargo service with American @-@ Hawaiian after her return from World War I service . Though the company had abandoned its original Hawaiian sugar routes by this time , Panaman continued inter @-@ coastal service through the Panama Canal in a relatively uneventful career . Hints at cargos she carried during this time can be gleaned from contemporary news reports from the Los Angeles Times . In April 1923 , for example , the newspaper ran a report provided by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce that went into great detail listing the contents of the 2 @,@ 651 @,@ 042 @-@ pound ( 1 @,@ 202 @,@ 492 kg ) cargo that Panaman had unloaded . The items included items such as 90 @,@ 372 pounds ( 40 @,@ 992 kg ) of iron conduit pipe , 73 @,@ 486 pounds ( 33 @,@ 333 kg ) of paper towels and toilet tissue , and 40 @,@ 873 pounds ( 18 @,@ 540 kg ) of canned hominy . In June 1926 , the newspaper ran a photograph that showed the loading of a $ 1 @,@ 000 prize bull that was beginning its journey from Los Angeles Harbor to Guatemala City aboard Panaman .
In 1940 , Panaman made the news when eleven crewmen mutinied , according to the ship 's captain . The ship was held up in San Diego for 18 hours because the men refused to obey the captain 's orders . When an agreement brokered by Harry Lundeberg of the Sailors ' Union of the Pacific was reached , the men followed orders to get the ship to Los Angeles where the union would attempt to settle the issue . But on arrival in Los Angeles Harbor , the ship was boarded by three FBI agents and two representatives of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation . After interviewing the captain behind closed doors aboard the ship , the FBI turned the investigation over to the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation , whose two investigators conducted a hearing for the eleven men .
= = World War II = =
After the United States entered World War II , Panaman was requisitioned by the War Shipping Administration and frequently sailed in convoys . Though complete records of her sailings are unavailable , partial records indicate some of the ports that Panaman visited during the conflict and some of the cargo . From August 1942 to April 1943 , Panaman sailed primarily between New York and Caribbean ports , calling at Trinidad , Key West , Hampton Roads , and Guantánamo Bay . One exception to this pattern was in November 1942 when Panaman sailed on one roundtrip to Durban , South Africa , returning by way of Bahia .
In late April 1943 , Panaman sailed from Hampton Roads to Algiers and back , returning to the former in late June . Beginning in July , Panaman sailed from either Boston or New York to Halifax and Liverpool for some eight round trips between then and October 1944 . Panaman also visited Belfast Lough in March 1944 , Falmouth and Seine Bay in June , and Southampton and Belfast Lough again in July . In October , Panaman sailed from New York to Guantánamo Bay . Sources do not reveal where or in what capacity Panaman spent the remainder of the war .
= = Later career = =
After the war 's end , American @-@ Hawaiian continued operating Panaman for about two more years . In December 1946 , the Chicago Daily Tribune reported that Panaman was speeding to Manila with two men ill with polio . The news article reported that the ship had one man die in Saigon from the disease two months prior . In July the following year , the company sold the Panaman to the Italian government . The ship operated under her new name of Marcella and remained in Italian hands until she was scrapped on 15 September 1954 at Baltimore .
= 2007 Major League Baseball All @-@ Star Game =
The 2007 Major League Baseball All @-@ Star Game was the 78th midseason exhibition between the all @-@ stars of the American League ( AL ) and the National League ( NL ) , the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball . The game was held on July 10 , 2007 , at AT & T Park , the home of the NL 's San Francisco Giants . It marked the third time that the Giants hosted the All Star Game since moving to San Francisco for the 1958 season . The 1961 and 1984 All Star Games were played at the Giants former home Candlestick Park , and the fourth overall in the Bay Area , with the Giants bay area rivals the Oakland Athletics hosting once back in 1987 , and the second straight held in an NL ballpark .
The American League defeated the National League by a score of 5 – 4 . Ichiro Suzuki won the MVP award for the game for hitting the first inside @-@ the @-@ park home run in All @-@ Star history . As per the 2006 Collective Bargaining Agreement , the American League champion ( which eventually came to be the Boston Red Sox ) received home field advantage in the 2007 World Series . The victory was the 10th consecutive ( excluding the 2002 tie ) for the AL , and their 11 @-@ game unbeaten streak is only beaten by the NL 's 11 @-@ game winning streak from 1972 to 1982 in All @-@ Star history .
= = Background = =
As with each All @-@ Star Game since 1970 , the eight starting position players ( with no designated hitter due to playing in an NL stadium ) of each league were elected by fan balloting . The remaining players were selected by a players ' vote , each league 's team manager , and a second fan balloting to add one more player to each roster . In all , 32 players were selected to each league 's team , not including players who decline to play due to injuries or personal reasons .
The Giants were awarded the game on February 9 , 2005 . The game marked the first time since 1962 that one league hosted consecutive All @-@ Star Games , after Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , hosted the game in 2006 .
The game was the fifth straight All @-@ Star Game to decide home @-@ field advantage in the World Series . The AL entered the game on a ten @-@ game unbeaten streak ( nine wins , with one tie in 2002 ) . The NL was looking for their first win since the 1996 game in Philadelphia .
= = Fan balloting = =
= = = Starters = = =
Balloting for the 2007 All @-@ Star Game starters ( excluding pitchers ) began on April 27 and continued through June 28 . The top vote @-@ getters at each position and the top three among outfielders , are named the starters for their respective leagues . The results were announced on July 1 . About 18 @.@ 5 million votes were cast by close to twelve million fans . Alex Rodriguez was the leading vote @-@ getter with 3 @,@ 890 @,@ 515 votes , easily outpacing his Yankees teammate Derek Jeter by over 700 @,@ 000 votes . Ken Griffey , Jr. was the top vote @-@ getter in the National League , with 2 @,@ 986 @,@ 818 votes .
= = = Final roster spot = = =
After the rosters were announced , a second round of fan voting , the Monster All @-@ Star Final Vote , was commenced to determine the occupant of the final roster spot for each team . This round lasted until July 5 . Chris Young and Hideki Okajima were elected to represent the National League and American League , respectively , in the All @-@ Star Game as first time All @-@ Stars . All ten players included in the balloting were pitchers , a first for the event .
= = Rosters = =
Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame .
^ a These players did not see action in the game . ^ b Voted onto the roster through the All @-@ Star Final Vote . ^ c Unable to play due to injury . Brandon Webb took his roster spot . ^ d Unable to play due to injury . Roy Oswalt took his roster spot .
= = Managers = =
National League : Tony La RussaAmerican League : Jim Leyland
= = Game = =
O Canada was played by members of the San Francisco Symphony . The Star @-@ Spangled Banner was sung by Chris Isaak . Before the game , there was a tribute to former San Francisco Giants slugger Willie Mays . Mays threw the ceremonial first pitch to New York Mets shortstop José Reyes . Paula Cole sang God Bless America during the seventh @-@ inning stretch . The first pitch was thrown by the National League 's starter , Jake Peavy at 8 : 54 EDT The game was completed in 3 hours , 6 minutes under an overcast sky and a gametime temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit .
= = = Umpires = = =
Umpires for the game were announced on June 14 . Bruce Froemming , the most tenured current umpire in Major League Baseball , was named crew chief for the game . It was also revealed that day that Froemming would retire following the 2007 season .
= = = Starting lineups = = =
= = = Game summary = = =
The National League got things started in the bottom of the first when José Reyes led off with a base hit off American League starter Dan Haren and proceeded to steal second . He scored on an RBI single by Ken Griffey , Jr. to give the NL a 1 – 0 lead . Barry Bonds nearly gave his hometown fans something to cheer for in the bottom of the third when , with Reyes on second , he lofted a high fly ball to left field , but it was snared at the warning track by Magglio Ordóñez . The AL nearly tied the game in the fourth when Alex Rodriguez attempted to score on a two @-@ out single by Iván Rodríguez . However , the throw to home plate by Griffey allowed Russell Martin to tag Rodriguez out at the plate to end the inning . The AL would score one inning later when , after Chris Young issued a leadoff walk to Brian Roberts , Ichiro Suzuki hit a long fly ball off the right field wall . Instead of caroming straight to Griffey , the ball took an unusual bounce off a sign and ricocheted to Griffey 's right . This allowed Ichiro to score on what became the first and only inside @-@ the @-@ park home run in All @-@ Star Game history . The homer gave the AL a 2 – 1 lead and resulted in Ichiro 's MVP win .
The lead would be augmented in the sixth when Carl Crawford hit a line drive that just cleared the right field wall for a home run . Though it appeared a fan may have reached over the wall to catch it , NL manager Tony La Russa did not challenge the umpires ' call . The NL got a run back in the bottom of the inning when Carlos Beltrán led off with a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly by Griffey . The AL added some insurance runs in the eighth when Víctor Martínez hit a two @-@ run home run just inside the left field foul pole to give the AL a 5 – 2 lead .
The American League 's closers then entered the game , with Jonathan Papelbon pitching a scoreless bottom of the eighth . In the ninth , J. J. Putz tried to earn the save and began by inducing a weak pop @-@ up and striking out Brian McCann . Pinch @-@ hitter Dmitri Young rolled a ground ball deep in the hole to Brian Roberts , but he could not come up with it . Alfonso Soriano followed with a two @-@ run home run to right field to cut the NL 's deficit to one . After Putz walked J. J. Hardy , AL manager Jim Leyland replaced him with Francisco Rodríguez . However , Rodriguez had trouble consistently locating his pitches and walked Derrek Lee on a check @-@ swing 3 – 2 pitch and then Orlando Hudson to load the bases . In a move that drew criticism , La Russa elected not to pinch @-@ hit his last player on the bench , Albert Pujols , and instead let Aaron Rowand hit . Rowand lofted a fly ball to right field that was caught by Alex Ríos to close the game , earning the American League their tenth consecutive victory .
= = Home Run Derby = =
The State Farm Home Run Derby was held the night before the All @-@ Star Game , July 9 , and broadcast on ESPN . Four players from each league competed to hit as many home runs as they could in each round to advance and eventually win the contest . This year , a five @-@ swing swing @-@ off would be used to break ties occurring in any round . This became necessary when Albert Pujols and Justin Morneau tied for fourth in the first round . The champion of last year 's Derby , Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies , competed even though he was not named to the NL All @-@ Star roster .
In the finals , Vladimir Guerrero of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim defeated Alex Ríos of the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 3 – 2 . Guerrero hit 17 home runs in all , second only to Ríos ' 19 . Guerrero also hit the longest blast of the competition , a 503 @-@ foot ( 153 m ) drive to left field that just missed hitting a giant replica glove and baseball set up on the concourse beyond the left field bleachers .
AT & T Park is distinguished by having the San Francisco Bay beyond its right field bleachers . The body of water located adjacent to the ballpark is known as McCovey Cove , named for legendary Giants slugger Willie McCovey . McCovey Cove is known for having many fans sitting in the water in kayaks and boats hoping to retrieve a long home run ball hit there . Though dozens of fans waited in the cove during the Derby , no home runs were actually hit into the water , either on the fly or off the promenade next to the right field seats , though , one foul ball hit by Prince Fielder did reach the water . This was largely due to the three left @-@ handed competitors all exiting in the first round , as well as wind currents blowing toward left field . Prior to the All @-@ Star break , a total of 58 home runs were hit into the cove on the fly during the park 's history .
Gold balls were utilized whenever any player had one out remaining during his round . Any home runs hit with the balls meant Major League Baseball and State Farm would pledge to donate money to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America . Due to the change in sponsors from Century 21 to State Farm , each ball 's value was reduced to US $ 17 @,@ 000 to reflect the 17 @,@ 000 State Farm agents in the United States and Canada . In all , twelve gold ball home runs were hit , which , along with a $ 50 @,@ 000 " bonus " constituted $ 254 @,@ 000 raised for charity .
^ a Recorded only seven of ten outs before hitting winning home run . ^ b Advanced after defeating Morneau 2 – 1 in a swing @-@ off .
= = Futures Game = =
The 2007 XM All @-@ Star Futures Game took place on July 8 , showcasing the top minor league prospects from all thirty teams ' farm systems . The contest is seven innings regardless of the score with pitchers limited to no more than one inning of work . The World team defeated the United States by a score of 7 – 2 . Chin @-@ Lung Hu of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization won the Larry Doby MVP award after driving in two runs on a single and double , plus a stolen base and a run .
= Article 14 of the Constitution of Singapore =
Article 14 of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore , specifically Article 14 ( 1 ) , guarantees to Singapore citizens the rights to freedom of speech and expression , peaceful assembly without arms , and association . However , the enjoyment of these rights may be restricted by laws imposed by the Parliament of Singapore on the grounds stated in Article 14 ( 2 ) of the Constitution .
There are two types of grounds . For the first type , it must be shown that restricting the rights is " necessary or expedient in the interest " of the grounds . The grounds are the security of Singapore and public order ( applicable to all three rights protected by Article 14 ( 1 ) ) , morality ( freedom of speech and freedom of association ) , and friendly relations with other countries ( freedom of speech only ) . In a 2005 judgment , the High Court expressed the view that the phrase necessary or expedient confers upon Parliament " an extremely wide discretionary power and remit that permits a multifarious and multifaceted approach towards achieving any of the purposes specified in Art 14 ( 2 ) of the Constitution " . It is unnecessary for the courts to determine whether a legislative restriction of a right is reasonable . All that is required is a nexus between the objective underlying the restrictive law and one of the grounds specified in Article 14 ( 2 ) that Parliament is entitled to restrict the right on .
The right to free speech is limited on the ground of the security of Singapore by the Official Secrets Act ( Cap . 213 , 1985 Rev. Ed . ) , and on the ground of public order by the Broadcasting Act ( Cap . 28 , 2003 Rev. Ed . ) and Newspaper and Printing Presses Act ( Cap . 206 , 2002 Rev. Ed . ) . Public order also justifies restrictions on both free speech and assembly imposed by the Sedition Act ( Cap . 290 , 1985 Rev. Ed . ) , Public Entertainments and Meetings Act ( Cap . 257 , 2001 Rev. Ed . ) and Public Order Act ( Cap . 257A , 2012 Rev. Ed . ) ; and restrictions on the right to freedom of association imposed by the Societies Act ( Cap . 311 , 1985 Rev. Ed . ) . Freedom of speech has also been limited on the basis of morality by the Films Act ( Cap . 107 , 1998 Rev. Ed . ) , which establishes film censorship and classification regimes ; and the Undesirable Publications Act ( Cap . 338 , 1998 Rev. Ed . ) , under which obscene or otherwise objectionable publications may be banned .
No necessity or expedience requirement applies to the second type of grounds , which appear in Articles 14 ( 2 ) ( a ) ( restrictions " designed to protect the privileges of Parliament or to provide against contempt of court , defamation or incitement to any offence " ) and 14 ( 3 ) ( laws relating to labour or education ) . At present , it appears that Parliament may restrict Article 14 ( 1 ) rights on these grounds simply by enacting legislation , and that the courts are not entitled to assess if the restrictions are appropriate . The privileges of Parliament are set out in the Parliament ( Privileges , Immunities and Powers ) Act ( Cap . 217 , 2000 Rev. Ed . ) , and the Singapore courts have held that the common law offence of scandalizing the court ( a form of contempt of court ) does not violate Article 14 ( 1 ) ( a ) . The courts have also determined that the traditional common law rules of the tort of defamation strike a proper balance between free speech and the protection of reputation , and have declined to apply a public figure doctrine or responsible journalism as additional defences to the tort .
= = Text of Article 14 = =
Article 14 ( 1 ) of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore was designed to protect the rights to freedom of speech and expression , peaceful assembly without arms , and association . It is subject to Article 14 ( 2 ) which qualifies these rights . Judicial and statutory limits have been read into the Article , a process which is deemed necessary because the rights to free speech , assembly and association do not exist in a vacuum but jostle with competing interests and counter @-@ values . As was said in Chee Siok Chin v. Ministry of Home Affairs ( 2005 ) , " [ f ] reedom of action invariably ends where conflicting rights and / or interests collide " .
The text of Article 14 , which is entitled " Freedom of speech , assembly and association " , is as follows :
14 . — ( 1 ) Subject to clauses ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) —
( a ) every citizen of Singapore has the right to freedom of speech and expression ;
( b ) all citizens of Singapore have the right to assemble peaceably and without arms ; and
( c ) all citizens of Singapore have the right to form associations .
( 2 ) Parliament may by law impose —
( a ) on the rights conferred by clause ( 1 ) ( a ) , such restrictions as it considers necessary or expedient in the interest of the security of Singapore or any part thereof , friendly relations with other countries , public order or morality and restrictions designed to protect the privileges of Parliament or to provide against contempt of court , defamation or incitement to any offence ;
( b ) on the right conferred by clause ( 1 ) ( b ) , such restrictions as it considers necessary or expedient in the interest of the security of Singapore or any part thereof or public order ; and
( c ) on the right conferred by clause ( 1 ) ( c ) , such restrictions as it considers necessary or expedient in the interest of the security of Singapore or any part thereof , public order or morality .
( 3 ) Restrictions on the right to form associations conferred by clause ( 1 ) ( c ) may also be imposed by any law relating to labour or education .
Articles 14 ( 1 ) to ( 3 ) are in pari materia with Articles 10 ( 1 ) to ( 3 ) of the Constitution of Malaysia , from which they were adopted following Singapore 's independence from Malaysia in 1965 . Articles 14 ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) are also somewhat similar to Articles 19 ( 1 ) to ( 4 ) of the Constitution of India .
There is no constitutional right to bear arms in Singapore , as Article 14 ( 1 ) ( b ) provides Singapore citizens with " the right to assemble peaceably and without arms " . Under the Arms and Explosives Act , no person may possess , import , export , manufacture or deal in any arms or explosives without a licence . It may be that the words and without arms were included in Article 14 ( 1 ) ( b ) to ensure that arguments based on the clause in the English Bill of Rights 1689 stating that " the Subjects which are Protestants may have Arms for their Defence suitable to their Conditions and as allowed by Law " , which inspired the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution ( " A well regulated Militia , being necessary to the security of a free State , the right of the people to keep and bear Arms , shall not be infringed . " ) , cannot be raised in Singapore .
The freedoms of speech , assembly and association guaranteed by the Constitution are enjoyed only by Singapore citizens . In Review Publishing Co . Ltd. v. Lee Hsien Loong ( 2009 ) , it was held that the appellant newspaper company did not have the requisite locus standi to rely on the constitutional right of free speech and expression as it was not a Singapore citizen , and Article 14 ( 1 ) ( a ) of the Constitution expressly provides that only Singapore citizens are entitled to the right .
= = Restrictions on the rights = =
The rights guaranteed to the citizens of Singapore by Article 14 ( 1 ) are subject to restrictions set out in subsection ( 2 ) of the same Article . In Chee Siok Chin , Justice V.K. Rajah elucidated the justification for these qualifications :
The right of freedom of expression should never be exercised on the basis that opinions are expressed in hermetically sealed vacuums where only the rights of those who ardently advocate their views matter . That is entirely inappropriate . Freedom of expression when left unchecked may reach a point where protest , criticism and expression culminate in nuisance or something even more serious . The law inevitably has to intervene then .
In 1993 in a statement delivered at the World Conference on Human Rights , the Minister for Foreign Affairs Wong Kan Seng took the position that " order and stability are essential for development " as economic growth requires a stable legal environment protective of contractual and property rights . Excessive focus on civil @-@ political liberties during the early stages of national development would impair this . However , the Government appears to have loosened restrictions on political liberties like free speech over time to manage demands for a more participatory political culture . In fact , citizens were urged by Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong not to be " passive bystanders in their own fate " but to debate issues " with reason , passion and conviction " . Wrestling with " honest differences " was to be preferred over being " an apathetic society with no view " .
Parliament may impose restrictions on the rights guaranteed by Article 14 ( 1 ) on two types of grounds . For the first type , it must be shown that restricting the rights is " necessary or expedient in the interest " of the grounds . No such requirement applies to the second type of grounds , which appear in Articles 14 ( 2 ) ( a ) and 14 ( 3 ) . At present , it appears that Parliament may restrict Article 14 ( 1 ) rights on these grounds simply by enacting legislation , and that the courts are not entitled to assess if the restrictions are appropriate .
= = = Meaning of Parliament may by law impose = = =
Article 14 ( 2 ) of the Constitution states that " Parliament may by law impose " restrictions on the rights referred to in Article 14 ( 1 ) . This is arguably in line with Singapore 's adoption of the Westminster system of government that rests upon parliamentary supremacy , the rule of law and common law principles . The terms law and written law are defined in Article 2 ( 1 ) of the Constitution as follows :
In this Constitution , unless it is otherwise provided or the context otherwise requires —
" law " includes written law and any legislation of the United Kingdom or other enactment or instrument whatsoever which is in operation in Singapore and the common law in so far as it is in operation in Singapore and any custom or usage having the force of law in Singapore ; ...
" written law " means this Constitution and all Acts and Ordinances and subsidiary legislation for the time being in force in Singapore .
One reading of Article 14 ( 2 ) is that in order to restrict the rights to freedom of speech , assembly and association , Parliament must impose the restrictions by passing written laws , that is , Acts of Parliament , since it exercises the legislative power of Singapore by passing bills that are assented to by the President . However , in Jeyaretnam Joshua Benjamin v. Lee Kuan Yew ( 1990 ) , a case involving defamation law , the Court of Appeal took a much broader approach . The Court noted that according to Article 2 ( 1 ) , law in Article 14 ( 2 ) includes the common law in so far as it is in operation in Singapore . In May 1963 , the Parliament of Malaysia had enacted the Malaysia Act 1963 , which extended the Defamation Act 1957 to Singapore , then a state in the Federation of Malaysia . Since the Act , now the Defamation Act ( Cap . 75 , 1985 Rev. Ed . ) , was premised on common law rules of the tort of defamation , the Court held that the Legislature had " clearly intended that the common law relating to defamation , as modified by the Act , should continue to apply in Singapore " . Thus , it is " manifestly beyond argument that Art 14 ( 1 ) ( a ) is subject to the common law of defamation as modified by the Act " .
It has been said that this argument " suffers from two fatal flaws " . There is no evidence that the constitutionality of the existing rules of defamation was considered by either the Malaysian or Singapore Parliaments . More significantly , even if the Governments of Malaysia and Singapore had believed these rules to be constitutional , this should not have been treated by the Court of Appeal as decisive as it is the courts ' duty to independently determine whether the assumption is justified . Otherwise , a similar argument might be extended to all legislation passed by Parliament , and " [ i ] t is not difficult to see that this would spell the end of constitutional law itself " .
= = = Restrictions premised on necessity or expediency = = =
Parliament may restrict the rights to free speech , assembly and association on the grounds set out in the table below if it is " necessary or expedient in the interest " of them :
In Chee Siok Chin , the High Court interpreted the phrase necessary or expedient as conferring upon Parliament " an extremely wide discretionary power and remit that permits a multifarious and multifaceted approach towards achieving any of the purposes specified in Art 14 ( 2 ) of the Constitution " . The Court emphasized the fact that , unlike Article 19 ( 3 ) of the Constitution of India which provides that the right to fetter the freedom of speech and assembly is subject to the touchstone of reasonableness , Singapore 's Article 14 ( 2 ) does not contain the word reasonable . However , despite the broad power that Article 19 ( 3 ) accords to the Indian courts , they have been " most reluctant " to invalidate legislation purportedly infringing the rights to free speech or assembly . There exists a strong presumption of legislative constitutionality , as the Supreme Court of India has expressed a need for " judicial self @-@ restraint and extreme caution " when determining whether legislation unreasonably restricts a constitutional right . It has been noted that the Indian courts have thus been used to exemplify how much more deference Singapore courts should give to the Government , and that the Article 14 ( 2 ) derogation clause was said to confer upon Parliament a great amount of discretionary power .
The High Court also rejected the use of a proportionality analysis when determining the extent of Parliament 's powers to impose restrictions on individual rights . The analysis enables the judiciary to assess if an interference with rights is proportionate to a legitimate and important aim of the legislation in question . A court will inquire into whether relevant and sufficient reasons justify the statutory interference , and may substitute its own judgment for that of Parliament . The High Court concluded : " Needless to say , the notion of proportionality has never been part of the common law in relation to the judicial review of the exercise of a legislative and / or an administrative power or discretion . Nor has it ever been part of Singapore law . "
Bearing in mind these restraints , the court 's only task is to ascertain whether an impugned law is within the purview of any of the permissible restrictions . Hence , all that needs to be established is a nexus between the object of the law in question and one of the permissible subjects stipulated in Article 14 ( 2 ) . In doing so , the Government must merely satisfy the court that there is a factual basis on which Parliament has considered it " necessary or expedient " to restrict one 's individual right to freedom of speech , assembly or association .
When determining whether legislative restrictions are " in the interest of " the relevant purposes specified in Article 14 ( 2 ) , the courts may examine the impugned statute , relevant parliamentary material and contemporary speeches and documents , and will adopt a " generous and not a pedantic interpretation " . Moreover , the term in the interest of , when contrasted with the maintenance of , grants " a much wider legislative remit that allows Parliament to take a prophylactic approach " and includes " laws that are not purely designed or crafted for the immediate or direct maintenance " of the Article 14 ( 2 ) grounds .
= = = = Security of Singapore ; friendly relations with other countries = = = =
Parliament may restrict the rights to freedom of speech , assembly or association if it is necessary or expedient in the interests of the security of Singapore or any part thereof . The courts have taken a broad approach to this exception , and have shown a considerable amount of deference to the Government . For instance , in Public Prosecutor v. Phua Keng Tong ( 1986 ) , a case involving the Official Secrets Act , the High Court held that security in Article 14 ( 2 ) does not merely mean protection from danger but includes the " protection of information which the Government considers vital or essential for its administration " . However , not everything that the Government regards as an official secret will be necessarily be deemed to be so by the court , especially if the information is " innocuous in nature " . The burden of proving that official information is secret lies on the Prosecution .
Freedom of speech and expression may also be restricted in the interest of friendly
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Act , Public Entertainments and Meetings Act , and Public Order Act 2009 are statutes which arguably impose restrictions on the freedom of speech and expression , as well as the freedom of assembly , in the interests of public order . The Sedition Act has been used to restrict the propagation of opinions that have a seditious tendency , which includes a tendency to promote feelings of ill @-@ will and hostility between different races or classes of Singapore 's population . In Public Prosecutor v. Koh Song Huat Benjamin ( 2005 ) , the accused was convicted under the Act for posting invective and pejorative anti @-@ Muslim remarks on a blog and a forum on the Internet ; and in Public Prosecutor v. Ong Kian Cheong and another ( 2009 ) , a married couple were similarly convicted for distributing religious tracts that were considered seditious and objectionable to Muslims . The Public Entertainments and Meetings Act renders it an offence to provide public entertainment and hold meetings without a licence , and its constitutionality has been upheld before the courts in cases concerning political activities organized by opposition parties .
= = = = = Restrictions on the freedom of association = = = = =
The right to freedom of association guaranteed by Article 14 ( 1 ) ( c ) is curtailed on public order grounds by the Societies Act . The Act requires all clubs , companies , partnerships and associations of ten or more persons to be registered with the Registrar of Societies unless they are already lawfully registered under other statutes . The Registrar may refuse to register certain specified societies if satisfied that , among other things , they are likely to be used " for purposes prejudicial to public peace , welfare or good order in Singapore " ; it would be contrary to the national interest ; or , if the society is a political association , its rules do not require all its members to be Singapore citizens or it is affiliated with some foreign organization that the Registrar considers contrary to the national interest . The list of specified societies includes the following :
A society representing , promoting any cause or interest of , or discussing an issue relating to any clan , ethnic group , nationality or religion , or a class of persons defined by reference to their gender or sexual orientation .
A political association .
A society representing people who advocate , promote or discuss any issue relating to any civil or political right , including animal rights , environmental rights and human rights .
A society discussing any matter relating to how Singapore society is governed .
Any society that is not registered is deemed to be an unlawful society , and , as regards such a society , being involved in its management , being a member of it , and attending its meetings , are all offences .
The Minister for Home Affairs also has power to order that a registered society be dissolved if it appears to him or her that , among other things , it is being used for unlawful purposes or for purposes " prejudicial to public peace , welfare or good order in Singapore " . Once an order has been made , the society becomes an unlawful society . On 14 January 1972 , the Singapore Congregation of Jehovah 's Witnesses was dissolved , the Minister stating that the existence of the society was prejudicial to public welfare and good order because its members refused to do National Service , which is generally compulsory for male citizens and second @-@ generation permanent residents . An attempt in Chan Hiang Leng Colin to challenge the ban on the grounds of freedom of religion protected by Article 15 ( 1 ) of the Constitution proved unsuccessful .
= = = = Morality = = = =
Parliament may , under Articles 14 ( 2 ) ( a ) and 14 ( 2 ) ( b ) of the Constitution , rely on the ground of morality to impose restrictions on two of the constitutional freedoms embodied in Article 14 : the right to freedom of speech and expression , and the right to freedom of association .
There are currently no Singaporean cases which have specifically discussed the meaning of morality . However , legislation such as the Films Act , which establishes film censorship and classification regimes ; and the Undesirable Publications Act , under which obscene or otherwise objectionable publications may be banned , can be regarded as restrictions on free expression pursuant to this ground . In Rathinam Ramesh v. Public Prosecutor ( 2010 ) , where the issue was the sentence that should be imposed on a person convicted of distributing uncertified films contrary to the Films Act , the High Court held that " the control of film distribution under the Films Act was for the purpose of maintaining public order and morality " and the accused had not undermined public morality since the films he had been distributing were not obscene .
With regard to the issue of censorship , in 2003 the Censorship Review Committee said that " the responsibility to guide and control will have to be increasingly borne by the individual , the public , particularly parents , and the industry . While the regulator may define and regulate sensitive areas like race and religion , in the areas of morality , the responsibility will have to be devolved to the public and citizen advisory committees . " In response , the Ministry of Information , Communication and the Arts ( MICA ) stated that the Government " must continue to remain mindful of the concerns and values of the majority " .
The meaning of morality is therefore dependent on the views of the majority of Singapore citizens , as expressed through public channels and citizen advisory committees . Censorship has therefore been applied to obscene content that " erodes moral values through pornography , deviant sexual practices , sexual violence , child pornography , bestiality , etc . " Public morality is not a static idea , but one that evolves with societal norms and values . For example , the MICA has endorsed a " flexible and contextual approach for homosexual content " , and has liberalized its censorship of issues such as violence , sexual content and nudity , and coarse language in media .
= = = Restrictions not premised on necessity or expediency = = =
Unique to Article 14 ( 2 ) ( a ) is an addendum stating that the right to freedom of speech and expression may be curtailed by restrictions designed to protect the privileges of Parliament , or to provide against contempt of court , defamation or incitement to any offence . The Constitution does not require Parliament to show that is necessary or expedient to restrict free speech in the interest of these grounds .
= = = = Protection of the privileges of Parliament = = = =
Article 63 of the Constitution provides for the Legislature to " determine and regulate the privileges , immunities or powers of Parliament " by law , and it has done so by enacting the Parliament ( Privileges , Immunities and Powers ) Act .
Under the Act , it is a contempt of Parliament to perform certain acts , for instance , to insult the Speaker or any Member of Parliament ( MP ) coming to or going from Parliament on account of his or her conduct in Parliament or of anything done or said by him or her in Parliament ; or to publish any statement , whether in writing or otherwise , which falsely or scandalously defames , or which reflects on the character of , the Speaker or any MP touching on his or her conduct in Parliament or anything done or said by him or her in Parliament . It is presumably not open to a person charged with one of these offences to argue that it violates the Article 14 right to freedom of speech and expression . However , there is not yet any case law addressing this provision , and thus little guidance as to how the courts are to interpret the restriction .
= = = = Contempt of court = = = =
= = = = = Constitutionality of the offence of scandalizing the court = = = = =
Article 14 ( 2 ) ( a ) of the Constitution provides that Parliament may restrict the right to freedom of speech and expression to provide against contempt of court . One of the more prominent uses of the court 's contempt power has been for the Attorney @-@ General to charge persons with the common law offence of scandalizing the court .
The High Court case of Attorney @-@ General v. Wain ( 1991 ) established that by enacting section 8 ( 1 ) of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act ( Cap . 322 , 1985 Rev. Ed . ) ( now section 7 ( 1 ) of Cap . 322 , 2007 Rev. Ed . ) ( " SCJA " ) , which states that " [ t ] he High Court and the Court of Appeal shall have power to punish for contempt of court " , Parliament had conferred on these courts the power to act against persons that have scandalized the court . Furthermore , Article 162 could not be relied upon to require that the offence be read down to conform with the right to freedom of speech and expression . Article 162 states :
Subject to this Article , all existing laws shall continue in force on and after the commencement of this Constitution and all laws which have not been brought into force by the date of the commencement of this Constitution may , subject as aforesaid , be brought into force on or after its commencement , but all such laws shall , subject to this Article , be construed as from the commencement of this Constitution with such modifications , adaptations , qualifications and exceptions as may be necessary to bring them into conformity with this Constitution .
The Court reasoned that Article 162 had no application to the SCJA as the latter was not an existing law at the date of commencement of the Constitution ( that is , 9 August 1965 ) , having been enacted in 1969 . However , the Court did not consider the effect of Article 4 of the Constitution on the offence . That Article states : " This Constitution is the supreme law of the Republic of Singapore and any law enacted by the Legislature after the commencement of this Constitution which is inconsistent with this Constitution shall , to the extent of the inconsistency , be void . " Subsequently , in Attorney @-@ General v. Chee Soon Juan ( 2006 ) , the High Court held that the offence of scandalizing the court could not be regarded as unconstitutional since Article 14 ( 2 ) ( a ) clearly empowered Parliament to restrict free speech in order to punish acts amounting to contempt of court . Parliament had done so by enacting section 7 ( 1 ) of the SCJA .
= = = = = Constitutionality of the elements of the offence = = = = =
The classic definition of a contempt by scandalizing the court was enunciated in R. v. Gray ( 1900 ) by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales , Lord Russell of Killowen , who said : " Any act done or writing published calculated to bring a Court or a judge of the Court into contempt , or to lower his authority , is a contempt of Court . "
Up until Attorney @-@ General v. Shadrake ( 2010 ) , the High Court had adopted an " inherent tendency " test to determine liability for the offence . This was in contrast to the " real risk " test adopted by many other common law countries . The inherent tendency test was characterized by the act or words complained of possessing an inherent tendency to interfere with the administration of justice . Moreover , an act or statement would have such an inherent tendency if it conveyed to an average reasonable reader or viewer allegations of bias , lack of impartiality , impropriety or any wrongdoing concerning a judge ( and a fortiori , a court ) in the exercise of his judicial function .
In Shadrake , Justice Quentin Loh suggested that the distinction between the tests was in truth illusory . He expressed the view that if it was purely a question of semantics , it would be preferable for the court to adopt the real risk test as it precisely conveys to laymen and lawyers what the law is concerned with . He stated :
The [ inherent tendency ] formula has shown itself to be susceptible to controversy and misunderstanding , not least because the literal meaning of inherent tendency tends to obscure the fact that a contextual analysis is actually required . Indeed , given how the word ' inherent ' is commonly understood to indicate something intrinsic , an inherent tendency test would therefore appear to preclude any consideration of extrinsic factors .
Holding that " a publication must post a real risk of undermining public confidence in the administration of justice before it is held to be contemptuous " , Loh J. elucidated the elements of the real risk test as follows :
A real risk is not to be equated with a serious or grave risk , but merely something more than a de minimis , remote or fanciful risk .
Whether such a real risk is posed is an objective question of fact to be determined in light of all the circumstances of the case .
The law is not concerned with the effect of the impugned publication , but the potential effect on public confidence in the administration of justice .
Counsel for the respondent had argued that the right to free speech compelled the adoption of the real risk test . However , the Court declined to consider the matter as it had already decided to adopt the test , and since full arguments had not been made on the point . Nonetheless , Loh J. said that the courts had to define the offence " consistently with the words , structure and spirit of Art 14 , which clearly demand some kind of balance to be struck between the freedom of speech , which is the rule , and the offence of contempt , an exception to the rule . At the very minimum , neither can be defined in such a way that renders the other otiose . " He noted that the respondent 's counsel had not argued that the offence is inherently unconstitutional , and that a majority of cases had concluded that the real risk test , coupled with a right of fair criticism , is a reasonable limitation on free speech .
On appeal , the Court of Appeal in Shadrake v. Attorney @-@ General ( 2011 ) held that the apparent difference between the inherent tendency test and the real risk test was a " legal red herring " . However , since the inherent tendency test had caused confusion , it affirmed the High Court 's ruling that the real risk test was the applicable test for scandalizing the court . It felt that trying to elaborate on the meaning of a " real risk " was not helpful , and that the court should simply ask itself whether , " having regard to the facts as well as surrounding context , a ' real risk ' that public confidence in the administration of justice is – or would be – undermined as a result of the impugned statement ? "
Although fair criticism has been treated as a defence to scandalizing the court in some cases , the Court of Appeal preferred to view it as an element of liability , though it cautioned that " the precise characterisation of the concept of fair criticism was not fully canvassed before us ... . Accordingly , our views on this point must necessarily be taken , to that extent , to be provisional in nature . " The Court said that adopting this approach ensures that an alleged contemnor is not disadvantaged with regard to the burden of proof : " If the concept of fair criticism relates to liability , then the evidential burden would be on the party relying on it . The legal burden , on the other hand , would be on the Respondent to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the impugned statement does not constitute fair criticism , and that it presents a real risk of undermining public confidence in the administration of justice . If , however , the concept of fair criticism constitutes a defence , then the legal burden would shift to the alleged contemnor to show on the balance of probabilities that the impugned statement amounts to fair criticism . "
The Court approved the factors set out by the High Court in Attorney @-@ General v. Tan Liang Joo John ( 2009 ) that are relevant in establishing that criticism of the courts is fair :
Criticism must be supported by argument and evidence .
Criticism must generally be expressed in a temperate and dispassionate manner . This allows rational debate about the issues raised , and thus may even contribute to the improvement and strengthening of the administration of justice .
Courts can take into consideration the party 's attitude in court and the number of instances of condemning conduct .
In Tan Liang Joo John , Justice Judith Prakash stated that this was not a closed list , and that the court is entitled to take into account all the circumstances of the case which in its view go towards showing bad faith . She also noted that English authorities impose another limit on the content of criticism – that the acts or words in question must neither impute improper motives to nor impugn the integrity , propriety and impartiality of judges or the courts . However , she declined to follow these authorities and averred that to impose such a limit would be unnecessary and potentially over @-@ restrictive of legitimate criticism .
As regards the relationship between the offence of scandalizing the court and the right to free speech , the Court of Appeal commented that :
... the law relating to contempt of court operates against the broader legal canvass [ sic : canvas ] of the right to freedom of speech that is embodied both within Art 14 of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore ... as well as the common law . The issue , in the final analysis , is one of balance : just as the law relating to contempt of court ought not to
unduly infringe the right to freedom of speech , by the same token , that right is not an absolute one , for its untrammelled abuse would be a negation of the right itself .
The Court pointed out that the last mentioned point was embodied in Article 14 ( 2 ) and noted that Parliament had provided the courts with jurisdiction to punish for contempt by enacting section 7 ( 1 ) of the SCJA . It held that the real risk test strikes an appropriate balance between free speech and its abuse , and declined to apply the " clear and present danger " test applicable to the First Amendment to the US Constitution as free speech had gained a paramount status in the US quite different from Commonwealth jurisdictions due to the nation 's unique cultural and constitutional heritage .
= = = = Defamation = = = =
Article 14 ( 2 ) ( a ) of the Constitution also provides Parliament with the power to impose restrictions designed to provide against defamation . The law of defamation thus functions as a restriction on a person 's right to freedom of speech . The law of defamation has its roots in the common law which existed before the enactment of the Constitution in 1965 . As such , the courts must take Article 162 of the Constitution into consideration when deciding whether the common law tort of defamation offends the fundamental liberty of freedom of speech and expression . The Article provides that all existing laws shall continue in force after the commencement of the Constitution subject to " modifications , adaptations , qualifications and exceptions as may be necessary to bring them into conformity " with the Constitution of Singapore .
However , in Review Publishing , the Court of Appeal held that the common law of defamation , as modified by the Defamation Act , restricts the right to free speech . The appellants in that case pointed out that the Defamation Ordinance 1960 , which presupposed the existence of the common law of defamation , had been enacted before the 1963 Constitution of the State of Singapore . Thus , it could not have been a law enacted to derogate from the right to free speech guaranteed by Article 10 ( 1 ) ( a ) of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia , which became applicable to Singapore when it became a state of the Federation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963 . The Court disagreed , holding that Article 105 ( 1 ) of the 1963 State Constitution , which was the predecessor of Article 162 , had the effect of re @-@ enacting all laws existing as at 16 September 1963 , including the Defamation Ordinance . Thus Article 105 ( 1 ) itself was an express restriction on the right to free speech . If this was not the case , then when the 1963 State Constitution came into force all laws which restricted Article 10 ( 1 ) of the Federal Constitution would have become unconstitutional , a result which the Court regarded as an " astonishing conclusion " .
= = = = = Defence of qualified privilege and the public figure doctrine = = = = =
Article 14 of the Constitution has been raised as a point of contention in relation to the defence of qualified privilege . The Court of Appeal has discussed the applicability of Article 14 in two cases concerning prominent government figures .
In Jeyaratnam Joshua Benjamin v. Lee Kuan Yew ( 1992 ) , Justice L.P. Thean , when delivering the judgment of the court , held that " [ p ] ersons holding public office or politicians ... are equally entitled to have their reputations protected as those of any other persons " . In this case , counsel for the appellant argued that " qualified privilege attaches to defamatory publications concerning public officials ( or candidates for a public office ) relating to their official conduct or the performance of their public duties by those who have an honest and legitimate interest in the matter to those who have a corresponding and legitimate interest ( whether as electors or as citizens potentially affected by the conduct of public officials ) " . The fact that the statements were made in a political rally during the run @-@ up to elections meant that the requirement of a legitimate interest was met . Lingens v. Austria ( 1986 ) was relied upon in support of the premise that " the limits of acceptable criticism are accordingly wider as regards a politician as such than as regards a private individual " . In Lingens , the European Court of Human Rights was of the opinion that a politician " inevitably and knowingly lays himself open to close scrutiny of his every word and deed by both journalists and the public at large , and he must consequently display a greater degree of tolerance " . The reasoning of the European Court was in line with the public figure doctrine enunciated in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan ( 1964 ) , where the United States Supreme Court decided in favour of the defendant newspaper , making it one of the key decisions supporting the freedom of the press .
However , the Singapore Court of Appeal dismissed the applicability of both cases on the ground that the terms of Article 14 of the Constitution differ materially from Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights , which was relied upon by the court in Lingens ; as well as the First Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution , which were relied upon by the court in New York Times . The public figure doctrine was thus expressly rejected by the Court . Thean J. said : " Such criticisms or attacks must , in our opinion , respect the bounds set by the law of defamation , and we do not accept that the publication of false and defamatory allegations , even in the absence of actual malice on the part of the publisher , should be allowed to pass with impunity . "
To further rebut the presumption that the circumstances of a general election are sufficient to give rise to an occasion of privilege , the Court also relied on section 14 of the Defamation Act which , at the time , provided thus :
A defamatory statement published by or on behalf of a candidate in any election to Parliament or other elected or partially elected body shall not be deemed to be published on a privileged occasion on the ground that it is material to a question in issue in the election , whether or not the person by whom it is published is qualified to vote at the election .
The court was unwilling to extend the traditional defence of qualified privilege as it was of the opinion that Parliament 's intention in enacting section 14 was clear : it is wholly untenable that the speech made at an election rally is privileged when the same speech published by or on behalf of a candidate for the election is not .
The Court of Appeal 's reasoning in Jeyaretnam has been the subject of academic criticism . Michael Hor has criticized the distinction drawn by the Court between Article 14 of the Constitution and its American and European counterparts as overly literal . The current interpretation of the law gives the legislature an unfettered discretion in limiting freedom of speech in Singapore through the enactment and amendment of relevant legislation . Hor opines that :
What is instructive and applicable in Singapore is the realisation that it is the constitutional responsibility of the judiciary to ensure that the basic commitment to the freedom of speech is not undermined by giving the Legislature carte blanche to derogate therefrom in either some or all of the specified exceptions . Our courts must assume the task of scrutinising the prevailing rules of defamation to ensure that they strike a justifiable balance between the freedom of speech and the need to protect individual reputation .
Hor has also said that the Court 's approach in Jeyaretnam fails to provide adequate safeguards to account for future politicians and holders of public office who may be less than honourable . Moreover , Singapore courts should not start with the assumption that the common law is necessarily constitutional , as this would be tantamount to " putting the cart before the horse " . Rather , the Constitution ought to be interpreted consistently with the common law .
= = = = = Defence of responsible journalism = = = = =
In Review Publishing , Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong , delivering judgment on behalf of the Court of Appeal , declined to infer into the common law of Singapore the defence of responsible journalism , or " Reynolds privilege " , developed by the House of Lords in Reynolds v. Times Newspapers Ltd . ( 1999 ) , at least where non @-@ Singapore citizens who have been sued for defamation are seeking to rely on it . This was because the defence was not a natural development of common law principles but had been impelled by the right to freedom of expression protected by Article 10 of the European Convention . The Reynolds privilege could only be adopted in Singapore on the basis of the right to free speech guaranteed by Article 14 ( 1 ) ( a ) of the Constitution . However , as the appellants were not Singapore citizens , they could not rely on this provision .
The Court then discussed , on an obiter basis , the applicability of the Reynolds privilege to Singapore citizens . It held that the key question is whether or not , in the context of publication of matters of public interest , the rationale behind the Reynolds privilege ought to apply such that constitutional free speech is the rule and restrictions on this right are the exception . In considering the factors relevant to the key question , Chan C.J. stated that whilst the court has the power to dictate the direction of the common law of defamation as adopted upon the enactment of the Constitution , Parliament still has overriding powers to limit the freedom of speech and expression where defamatory publications and statements are made :
First , our courts must be mindful of the extent to which they can decide whether constitutional free speech should prevail over protection of reputation . Although there is nothing in Art 14 ( 2 ) ( a ) of the Singapore Constitution and the Defamation Act which precludes our courts from developing the common law of defamation for the common convenience and welfare of society in keeping with Singapore 's prevailing political , social and cultural values ( save for those provisions in these two statutes which impose such a restriction ) , Art 14 ( 2 ) ( a ) also expressly provides that it is Parliament which has the final say on how the balance between constitutional free speech and protection of reputation should be struck .
Secondly , when striking a balance between freedom of expression and the protection of reputation , the court will need to make a value judgment that is dependent on local political and social conditions . The Court said that the following factors were relevant to the making of this value judgment :
In its opinion , the balance between constitutional free speech and protection of reputation that has been struck by the current law of defamation in Singapore is appropriate in the circumstances of the present day .
Singapore law does not recognize journalistic material that relates to matters of public interest as having any particular importance , and " there is no room in our political context for the media to engage in investigative journalism which carries with it a political agenda " .
Honesty and integrity in public discourse on matters of public interest , particularly the way the country is governed , are greatly emphasized by the political culture in Singapore .
Finally , the Court expressed the view that if free speech is to be favoured over the protection of reputation in applying a Reynolds @-@ type defence , another issue that will have to be considered is what balance should be struck between the two competing interests . In this connection , Chan C.J. said that the court would have to decide whether freedom of expression is to be given preference over the protection of reputation , whether it is a fundamental right that trumps the protection of reputation unless it is shown that the defamatory statement was made maliciously , or whether it is co @-@ equal with the protection of reputation .
The Chief Justice also suggested that the rationale in the Reynolds case might be given effect by continuing to find the defendant liable for defamation but reducing the amount of damages payable depending on how much care he or she took to ensure the accuracy of the information published . He noted : " There is no reason why a defendant who has published a defamatory statement should be allowed to get off scot @-@ free for injuring the plaintiff 's reputation simply because he has satisfied the ' responsible journalism ' test . "
= = = = Incitement to any offence = = = =
Article 14 ( 2 ) ( a ) of the Constitution provides that the right to freedom of speech and expression may be restricted to provide against incitement to any offence . This ground has not yet been considered in a Singapore case .
A number of statutory provisions prohibit incitement . Under section 107 ( a ) of the Penal Code , a person is said to abet the doing of a thing if he or she instigates someone to do that thing . If a person abets an offence , and as a result the act abetted is committed , the person is to be punished with the punishment provided for the offence . If the offence is not committed due to the abetment , and it is punishable by imprisonment , the abettor is to be imprisoned for up to a quarter of the maximum jail term of the offence , or may receive a fine , or both . If either the abettor or the person abetted is a public servant whose duty it was to prevent the offence from happening , the abettor may be imprisoned for up to half of the maximum jail term of the offence , or may be fined , or receive both penalties . However , if the offence abetted but not committed is punishable with death or life imprisonment , the abettor is liable to a penalty of up to seven years ' imprisonment , a fine , or both . If any hurt is caused as a result of the abetment , the abettor may be jailed up to 14 years and must also be fined .
Under section 505 ( c ) of the Penal Code , it is an offence to make , publish or circulate any statement , rumour or report in written , electronic or other media with an intent to incite , or which is likely to incite , any class or community of persons to commit any offence against any other class or community of persons . The penalty is imprisonment for up to three years , a fine , or both . No offence is committed if the person who made , published or circulated the statement had reasonable grounds for believing it was true , and did not intend to incite one community against another .
= = = = Laws relating to labour or education = = = =
Article 14 ( 3 ) provides that the right to form associations may also be restricted by any law relating to labour or education . The Trade Unions Act regulates labour organizations , while schools are generally required to be registered under either the Education Act or the Private Education Act . Under the Education Act , it is an offence for pupils or other persons to assemble on the premises of a school the registration of which has been cancelled . Statutes governing universities provide that student bodies created pursuant to a university 's constituent documents must be registered under the Societies Act unless the Minister for Home Affairs has exempted such bodies .
= = = Other restrictions = = =
Under Article 149 ( 1 ) of the Constitution , if an Act recites that action has been taken or threatened by any substantial body of persons inside or outside Singapore :
to cause , or to cause a substantial number of citizens to fear , organized violence against persons or property ;
to excite disaffection against the President or the Government ;
to promote feelings of ill @-@ will and hostility between different races or other classes of the population likely to cause violence ;
to procure the alteration , otherwise than by lawful means , of anything by law established ; or
which is prejudicial to the security of Singapore ,
any provision of that law designed to stop or prevent that action or any amendment to that law is valid even if it is inconsistent with specified fundamental liberties , including the rights to freedom of speech , assembly and association guaranteed by Article 14 . Article 149 thus shields the Internal Security Act from unconstitutionality . Among other things , the Act authorizes detention without trial to prevent persons from acting in a manner prejudicial to Singapore 's security or the maintenance of public order or essential services .
= = Other provisions = =
Section 5 of the Parliament ( Privileges , Immunities and Powers ) Act , enacted pursuant to Article 63 of the Constitution , specifically provides for freedom of expression in Parliament in the following terms :
There shall be freedom of speech and debate and proceedings in Parliament , and such freedom of speech and debate and proceedings shall not be liable to be impeached or questioned in any court , commission of inquiry , committee of inquiry , tribunal or any other place whatsoever out of Parliament .
This provision is based on one of the rights stated in the English Bill of Rights 1689 which reads : " [ T ] he Freedome of Speech and Debates or Proceedings in Parlyament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any Court or Place out of Parlyament . "
= = = Cases = = =
Dow Jones Publishing Co . ( Asia ) Inc. v. Attorney @-@ General [ 1989 ] 1 S.L.R. ( R. ) [ Singapore Law Reports ( Reissue ) ] 637 , Court of Appeal ( Singapore ) .
Jeyaretnam Joshua Benjamin v. Lee Kuan Yew [ 1992 ] 1 S.L.R. ( R. ) 791 , C.A. ( Singapore ) , archived from the original on 24 July 2011 .
Chan Hiang Leng Colin v. Public Prosecutor [ 1994 ] ICHRL 26 , [ 1994 ] SGHC 207 , [ 1994 ] 3 S.L.R. ( R. ) 209 , archived from the original on 26 October 2012 , High Court ( Singapore ) .
Chee Siok Chin v. Ministry of Home Affairs [ 2006 ] 1 S.L.R. ( R. ) 582 , H.C. ( Singapore ) .
Review Publishing Co . Ltd. v. Lee Hsien Loong [ 2010 ] 1 S.L.R. 52 , C.A. ( Singapore ) .
Rathinam Ramesh v. Public Prosecutor [ 2010 ] 1 S.L.R. 868 , H.C. ( Singapore ) .
Attorney @-@ General v. Shadrake [ 2011 ] 2 S.L.R. 445 , H.C. ( Singapore ) ( " Shadrake ( H.C. ) " ) .
Shadrake v. Attorney @-@ General [ 2011 ] 3 S.L.R. 778 , C.A. ( Singapore ) ( " Shadrake ( C.A. ) " ) .
= = = Legislation = = =
Constitution of the Republic of Singapore ( 1999 Reprint ) .
Broadcasting Act ( Cap . 28 , 2003 Rev. Ed . ) .
Newspaper and Printing Presses Act ( Cap . 206 , 2002 Rev. Ed . ) ( " NPPA " ) .
Parliament ( Privileges , Immunities and Powers ) Act ( Cap . 217 , 2000 Rev. Ed . ) ( " PPIPA " ) .
Penal Code ( Cap . 224 , 2008 Rev. Ed . ) .
Societies Act ( Cap . 311 , 1985 Rev. Ed . ) .
= = = Other works = = =
Hor , Michael ( 1992 ) , " The Freedom of Speech and Defamation : Jeyaretnam Joshua Benjamin v. Lee Kuan Yew " , Singapore Journal of Legal Studies : 542 – 556 , SSRN 965143 .
= = = Articles and websites = = =
Chan , Cassandra ( 2003 – 2004 ) , " Breaking Singapore 's Regrettable Tradition of Chilling Free Speech with Defamation Laws " , Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review 26 : 315 – 339 , archived from the original on 5 October 2012 .
Sim , Cameron ( 2011 ) , " The Singapore Chill : Political Defamation and the Normalization of a Statist Rule of Law " , Pacific Rim Law and Policy Journal 20 ( 2 ) : 319 – 353 , archived from the original ( PDF ) on 16 November 2011 .
Tan , Yock Lin ( 2011 ) , " Sedition and its New Clothes in Singapore " , Singapore Journal of Legal Studies : 212 – 236 , SSRN 1965870 .
Tey , Tsun Hang ( November 2008 ) , " Confining the Freedom of the Press in Singapore – A ' Pragmatic ' Press for ' Nation Building ' ? " , Human Rights Quarterly 30 ( 4 ) : 876 – 905 , doi : 10 @.@ 1353 / hrq.0.0034 .
Tey , Tsun Hang ( 2008 ) , " Singapore 's Jurisprudence of Political Defamation and its Triple @-@ Whammy Impact on Political Speech " , Public Law : 452 – 462 .
Thio , Li @-@ ann ( 2003 ) , " Singapore : Regulating Political Speech and the Commitment ' to Build a Democratic Society ' " , International Journal of Constitutional Law 1 ( 3 ) : 516 – 524 , doi : 10 @.@ 1093 / icon / 1 @.@ 3 @.@ 516 .
Thio , Li @-@ ann ( 2008 ) , " The Virtual and the Real : Article 14 , Political Speech and the Calibrated Management of Deliberative Democracy in Singapore " , Singapore Journal of Legal Studies : 25 – 57 , SSRN 1265329 .
Zhong , Zewei ( 2009 ) , " Racial and Religious Hate Speech in Singapore : Management , Democracy , and the Victim 's Perspective " , Singapore Law Review 27 : 13 – 59 , SSRN 1418654 .
= = = Books = = =
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= Kronan ( ship ) =
Kronan , also called Stora Kronan , was a Swedish warship that served as the flagship of the Swedish navy in the Baltic Sea in the 1670s . When built , she was one of the largest seagoing vessels in the world . The construction of Kronan lasted from 1668 to 1672 and was delayed by difficulties with financing and conflicts between the shipwright Francis Sheldon and the Swedish admiralty . After four years of service , the ship foundered in rough weather at the Battle of Öland on 1 June 1676 : while making a sharp turn under too much sail she capsized , and the gunpowder magazine ignited and blew off most of the bow . Kronan sank quickly , taking about 800 men and more than 100 guns with her , along with valuable military equipment , weapons , personal items , and large quantities of silver and gold coins .
The loss of Kronan was a hard blow for Sweden during the Scanian War . Besides being the largest and most heavily armed ship in the Swedish navy , she had been an important status symbol for the monarchy of the young Charles XI . Along with Kronan , the navy lost a sizeable proportion of its best manpower , acting supreme commander Lorentz Creutz , numerous high @-@ ranking fleet officers , and the chief of the navy medical staff . A commission was set up to investigate whether any individuals could be held responsible for the Swedish fiasco at the Battle of Öland and other major defeats during the war . Although no one was officially held accountable , Creutz has been blamed by many historians for the sinking of Kronan because of his naval and command inexperience . Recent research has provided a more nuanced picture , and points to Sweden 's general lack of a well @-@ developed naval organization and officer corps at the time .
Most of the guns that sank with Kronan were salvaged in the 1680s , but eventually the wreck fell into obscurity . Its exact position was rediscovered in 1980 by the amateur researcher Anders Franzén , who had also located the 17th @-@ century warship Vasa in the 1950s . Yearly diving operations have since surveyed and excavated the wreck site and salvaged artifacts , and Kronan has become the most widely publicized shipwreck in the Baltic after Vasa . More than 30 @,@ 000 artifacts have been recovered , and many have been conserved and put on permanent public display at the Kalmar County Museum in Kalmar . The museum is responsible for the maritime archaeological operations and the permanent exhibitions on Kronan .
= = Historical background = =
In the 1660s , Sweden was at its height as a European great power . It had defeated Denmark , one of its main competitors for hegemony in the Baltic , in both the Torstenson War ( 1643 – 45 ) and the Dano @-@ Swedish War ( 1657 – 58 ) . At the Treaties of Brömsebro ( 1645 ) and Roskilde ( 1658 ) , Denmark had been forced to cede the islands of Gotland and Ösel , all of its eastern territories on the Scandinavian Peninsula , and parts of Norway . In a third war , from 1658 to 1660 , King Charles X of Sweden attempted to finish off Denmark for good . The move was bold royal ambition in an already highly militarized society geared for warfare , a fiscal @-@ military state . Disbanding its armies would have required paying outstanding wages , so there was an underlying incentive to keep hostilities alive and
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let soldiers live off enemy lands and plunder . The renewed attack on Denmark threatened the interests of the leading shipping nations of England and the Dutch Republic , who were best served by keeping the Baltic region politically divided . The Dutch intervened in 1658 by sending a fleet to stop the attempt to crush Denmark . England also sent a fleet in November the same year , to assist Sweden in keeping the Sound Toll out of Danish and Dutch control . The English expedition failed as a result of adverse winter weather and the political turmoil that ended the Protectorate , and in the end , Charles ' plans were thwarted .
Charles X died in February 1660 . Three months later , the Treaty of Copenhagen ended the war . Charles ' son and successor , Charles XI , was only five when his father died , so a regency council — led by the queen mother Hedvig Eleonora — assumed power until he came of age . Sweden had come close to control over trade in the Baltic , but the war revealed the need to prevent the formation of a powerful anti @-@ Swedish alliance that included Denmark . There were some successes in foreign policy , notably the anti @-@ French Triple Alliance of England , Sweden , and the Dutch Republic . By early 1672 , Sweden had improved its relations with France enough to form an alliance . The same year , King Louis XIV attacked the Dutch Republic , and in 1674 Sweden was pressured into joining the war by attacking the Republic 's northern German allies . France promised to pay Sweden desperately needed war subsidies on condition that it moved in force on Brandenburg . A Swedish army of 22 @,@ 000 men under Carl Gustaf Wrangel advanced into Brandenburg in December 1674 and suffered a minor tactical defeat at the Battle of Fehrbellin in June 1675 . Though not militarily significant , the defeat tarnished the reputation of near @-@ invincibility that Swedish arms had enjoyed since the Thirty Years ' War . This emboldened Sweden 's enemies , and by September 1675 Denmark , the Dutch Republic and the Holy Roman Empire were at war with Sweden and France .
= = = State of the fleet = = =
By 1675 the Swedish fleet was numerically superior to its Danish counterpart ( 18 ships of the line against 16 , 21 frigates against 11 ) , but the Swedish ships were generally older and of poorer quality than the Danish , which had replaced a larger proportion of its vessels with more modern warships . The Swedish side also had problems with routine maintenance , and both rigging and sails were generally in poor condition . Swedish crews lacked the level of professionalism of Danish and Norwegian sailors , who often had experience from service in the Dutch merchant navy , and the Swedish Navy lacked a core of professional officers while the Danish had seasoned veterans like Cort Adeler and Nils Juel . The Danish fleet was reinforced with Dutch units under Philip van Almonde and Cornelis Tromp , the latter an experienced officer who had served under Michiel de Ruyter .
= = Design = =
The First Anglo @-@ Dutch War ( 1652 – 54 ) saw the development of the line of battle , a tactic where ships formed a continuous line to fire broadsides at an enemy . Previously , naval tactics had favored short @-@ range firepower and boarding with intent to take prizes . After the mid @-@ 17th century , tactics shifted from close @-@ quarter fighting to disabling or sinking opponents through superior , long @-@ distance firepower . This entailed major changes in doctrine , shipbuilding , and professionalism in European navies from the 1650s onwards . The line of battle favored large ships that were heavily armed and robust enough to hold the line in the face of enemy fire . The increased centralization and concentration of power in the emerging nation @-@ states during the late 17th century allowed for a great expansion of armies and navies , and new government shipyards began building much much larger ships . Sweden embarked on an expansive shipbuilding program in the late 1660s .
Kronan was one of the most heavily armed warships in the world in 1672 when she was launched , a three @-@ decker with 110 guns . The ship had three full gundecks with guns from bow to stern . Altogether there were seven separate levels , divided by six decks . Furthest down in the ship , above the keel , was the hold , and immediately above it , but still below the waterline , lay the orlop ; both were used primarily for storage . Above the orlop were the three gundecks , two of them covered , while about half of the topmost gundeck was open to the elements in the ship 's middle , or waist . The bow had one deck , making up the forecastle , and the stern had two decks , including a poop deck .
During the first half of the 17th century , Swedish warships were built in the Dutch manner , with a flat , rectangular bottom with a small draft . This shipbuilding style was adapted mainly for smaller ships in the shallow coastal waters of the Netherlands , and allowed for quick construction , but these less sturdy vessels were generally unsuitable as warships and somewhat unstable in rough seas . When Kronan was built , the English approach to building had prevailed , giving hulls a more rounded bottom and greater draft , as well as a sturdier frame and increased stability . The stern was more streamlined below the waterline , which lessened resistance .
The measurements for Kronan were recorded in contemporary navy lists . Its length from stem post to stern post was 53 m ( 174 ft ) ; this was considerably shorter than the length if the bowsprit and beakhead were included . The width was 12 @.@ 9 m ( 42 ft ) and was defined as the widest point between the frames , excluding planking . The draft varied depending on how heavily she was laden , but with full stores , ammunition and armaments it would have been about 6 @.@ 2 – 6 @.@ 8 m ( 20 – 22 ft ) . The height of the ship from keel to the highest mast was never recorded , but Kalmar County Museum has estimated it to have been at least 66 m ( 217 ft ) .
Kronan 's displacement – the ship 's weight calculated by how much water it displaced while floating – is not known precisely , since there are no exact records of the dimensions . By using contemporary documents describing the approximate measurements , it has been estimated at around 2 @,@ 300 tonnes . By its displacement in relation to the number and weight of guns , Kronan was over @-@ gunned , though this was not uncommon for the era . European shipwrights had not been building three @-@ deckers on a large scale before the 1650s ; by the 1660s , designs were still quite experimental . Contemporary records show that English and French three @-@ deckers tended to be rather unstable because they were built high , narrow and with too much artillery . Some English ships had to be reinforced with a " girdle " of built @-@ up planking at the waterline to perform satisfactorily . In rough seas these ships could be forced to close the lowest row of gunports , depriving them of their heaviest and most effective guns . In these situations they were effectively just over @-@ priced two @-@ deckers . Kronan 's construction was not inherently flawed ; the ship handled harsh weather conditions in 1675 and again only a week before capsizing , but she could be dangerous if handled poorly . Later , during the 18th century , ships with the same weight of guns had more tonnage to support their guns , usually weighing 3 @,@ 000 – 5 @,@ 000 tonnes , which made them more stable . When Kronan was built , she was the third or fourth largest ship in the world , but as the trend moved towards ever greater ships , she was surpassed by other large warships . At the time Kronan sank , she was down to seventh place .
= = = Armament = = =
According to the official armament plan Kronan was to be equipped with 124 – 126 guns ; 34 – 36 guns on each of the gundecks and an additional 18 shared between forecastle and sterncastle decks . Guns were classed by the weight of the cannonballs they fired , varying between 3 and 36 pounds ( 1 @.@ 3 – 15 @.@ 3 kg ) . The guns themselves weighed from a few hundred kg ( 400 – 500 lbs ) up to four tonnes ( 4 @.@ 4 tons ) with the heaviest pieces placed in the middle of the lower @-@ most gundeck with successively lighter ones on the decks above . Kronan 's most lethal weapons were the 30- and 36 @-@ pounders on the lowest gundeck which had a range and firepower that outclassed the armament of almost any other warship . The guns lighter than 18 @-@ pounders were primarily intended to inflict damage on the enemy 's crew and rigging rather than the hull .
According to modern research , the number of guns was considerably less than the official armament plan . At the time , armament plans regularly overstated the number of guns available . In reality , they were ideal estimations that seldom reflected actual conditions , either because of a lack of ordnance or because they were impractical when tested . Heavy 30- and 36 @-@ pounder guns were particularly difficult to find in sufficient numbers and lighter guns were frequently used instead . Going by the number of guns salvaged from Kronan in the 1680s ( see " History as a shipwreck " ) and during the excavations in the 1980s the total comes to 105 – 110 . The upper figure matches the calculations of the number of gunports on the remains of the wreck and the number of guns that could practically fit on the gun decks . The lower figure is the number of guns found in the 1980s excavations combined with the list of guns brought up during the salvage operations in the 1680s . The table below lists the number of guns , comparing the official 1671 armament plan to the calculations by naval historian Jan Glete .
Several types of ammunition were available , each for different uses : round shot ( cannonballs ) against ship hulls , chain shot against masts and rigging , and canister shot ( wooden cylinders filled with metal balls or fragments ) , which had a devastating effect on tightly packed groups of men . For boarding actions Kronan was equipped with 130 muskets and 80 matchlock or flintlock pistols . For close combat there were 250 pikes , 200 boarding axes and 180 swords . During the excavations , large @-@ caliber firearms were found – hakebössor , similar to blunderbusses ; they were equipped with a small catch underneath the barrel which allowed them to be hooked over a railing to allow it to absorb the recoil of the charges . One hakebössa was still loaded with a small canister containing 20 lead balls that would have been used to clear enemy decks before boarding .
= = = Ornamentation = = =
Expensive and elaborate ornamentation was an important part of a ship 's appearance in the 1660s , even though it had been simplified since the early 17th century . Such ornamentation was believed to enhance the authority of absolute monarchs and to portray the ship as a symbol of martial prowess and royal authority . There are no contemporary illustrations of the ornamentation of Kronan , but according to common practice it was most lavish on the transom , the flat surface facing aft . There are two images of Kronan shown from the stern by two Danish artists . Both works were commissioned many years after the sinking to commemorate the Danish victory . Claus Møinichen 's painting at Fredriksborg Palace from 1686 shows a transom dominated by two lions rampant holding up a huge royal crown . The background is blue with sculptures and ornaments in gold . Swedish art historian Hans Soop , who has previously studied the sculptures of Vasa , a prestige ship of Gustavus Adolphus 's navy that sank only 20 minutes into her maiden voyage in Stockholm in 1628 , has suggested that Møinichen may have intentionally exaggerated the size of the ship to enhance the Danish victory . A tapestry at Rosenborg Castle shows Kronan as a two @-@ decker with a crown motif that is even larger than Møinichen 's painting .
Archaeologists have not been able to recover enough of Kronan 's sculptures for a detailed reconstruction of the ornamentation . The mascarons ( architectural facemasks ) and putti ( images of children ) that were salvaged as of 2007 show considerable artistic quality according to Soop . A large sculpture of a warrior figure was found in 1987 and is an example of high @-@ quality workmanship , possibly even a symbolic portrait of King Charles . Since nothing is known of the surrounding ornamentation and sculptures , the conclusion remains speculative .
= = Construction = =
In the early 1660s , a building program was initiated to expand the fleet and replace old capital ships . A new flagship was needed to replace the old Kronan from 1632 . The felling of vast quantities of timber that were required for the new admiral 's ship had already begun in the winter of 1664 – 65 . Swedish historian Kurt Lundgren has estimated that 7 – 10 hectares ( 17 – 25 acres ) of hundred @-@ year @-@ old oak forest was required for the hull and several tall , stout pines for the masts and bowsprit .
The construction of Kronan began in October 1665 , and the hull was launched on 31 July 1668 . The English shipwright Francis Sheldon frequently came in conflict with the admiralty over the project . The navy administrators complained that he was unduly delaying the project and was spending too much time on his own private business ventures . The most aggravating contention was Sheldon 's extensive and lucrative export of mast timber to England . Sheldon in turn complained about constant delays on the navy 's part and lack of funds . When the ship was launched , the slipway turned out to be too small and the rear section of the keel broke off during the launching . The admiralty demanded an explanation , but Sheldon 's reply was that the damage was easily mended and that the problem was that the timber had been left to dry too long . The conflict between the Admiralty and Sheldon dragged on for several years and caused constant delays . The sculptures were finished in 1669 , but the rigging , tackling , and arming was drawn out a further three years , to 1672 . The first occasion that the ship sailed was during the celebrations of Charles XI 's accession as monarch in December 1672 .
= = Crew = =
As one of the largest ships of her time , Kronan had a sizable crew . When she sank there were 850 people on board – 500 sailors and 350 soldiers . Historians working with the excavation of the wreck site have compared the ship with a middle @-@ sized Swedish town of the late 17th century , describing it as a " miniature society " . On board were male representatives of both lower and upper classes . ( Women were allowed on navy vessels only within the limits of Stockholm archipelago ; before reaching the open sea , they had to disembark . ) As a community afloat , Kronan mirrored the contemporary social standards of military and civilian life , two spheres that were not strictly separated in the 17th century .
The entire crew dressed in civilian clothing and there were no common navy uniforms . The Swedish army had only recently introduced standardized uniforms , something that was still uncommon in most of Europe . Clothing was differentiated according to social standing , with officers from the nobility dressed in elegant and expensive clothing while the ordinary crew dressed like laborers . The only exceptions were the soldiers of the Västerbotten infantry regiment who had by the 1670s been equipped with the first " Carolingian " uniforms in blue and white . The crew was sometimes assigned clothing or cloth with which to prepare " sailor garb " ( båtmansklädning ) , which set them apart from the usual dress of the general populace . Officers maintained a large collection of fine clothing for use on board , but it is not known if it was used during everyday work . Quite likely they owned a set of clothes made from simpler , more durable and more comfortable fabrics which were more practical at sea .
Recruitment was done by forced musters as part of the earlier form of the so @-@ called allotment system . Sailors and gunners were supplied by a båtsmanshåll ( literally " sailor household " ) , small administrative units in coastal regions that were assigned the task of supplying the fleet with one adult male for navy service . The soldiers on board were recruited from the army equivalents , knekthåll or rotehåll , ( " soldier " or " ward household " ) from inland areas . Officers originated mainly from the nobility or from the upper middle class , and were paid through the allotment system or the income from estates designated for the purpose . Higher @-@ ranking officers most likely brought their personal servants on board . A valuable red jacket in bright red cloth that was worn by one of those who drowned on the ship could have belonged to one of these retinues .
= = Military career = =
= = = Expedition of 1675 = = =
After the Swedish loss at the battle of Fehrbellin in June 1675 , the fleet was to support troop transports to reinforce Swedish Pomerania . It had potential for success as it was equipped with several large , well @-@ armed ships : Svärdet ( " the sword " ) of 1 @,@ 800 tonnes , Äpplet ( " the orb " ) and Nyckeln ( " the key " ) , both 1 @,@ 400 tonnes , and the enormous Kronan ( " the crown " ) . Altogether there were 28 large and medium warships and almost the same number of smaller vessels . The supply organization was lacking . There were few experienced high @-@ ranking officers and internal cooperation was poor ; Danish contemporaries scornfully described the Swedish navy crews as mere " farmhands dipped in saltwater " .
With Kronan as its flagship , the fleet went to sea in October 1675 under Admiral of the Realm ( riksamiral ) Gustaf Otto Stenbock , but got no farther than Stora Karlsö off Gotland . The weather was unusually cold and stormy and the ships could not be heated . The crew were poorly clothed and soon many of them fell ill . Supplies dwindled , and after Kronan lost a bow anchor after less than two weeks at sea , Stenbock decided to turn back to the Dalarö anchorage north of Stockholm . Nothing came of the reinforcements of the North German provinces . King Charles reacted with anger and held Stenbock personally responsible for the failed expedition , forcing him to pay more than 100 @,@ 000 dalers out of his own pocket . King Charles later rehabilitated Stenbock by giving him an army appointment in Norway , but in early 1676 he replaced him with Lorentz Creutz , a prominent treasury official . Naval historian Jan Glete has explained this as a step that was " necessary in a time of crisis " due to Creutz 's administrative skills and treasury connections , but Creutz had no experience as a naval commander , something that would later prove crucial .
= = = Failed winter expedition = = =
As the situation for the Swedish army in Pomerania deteriorated during the winter of 1675 – 76 , the fleet , with Kronan as flagship , was ordered to sea again in a desperate attempt to relieve the hard @-@ pressed Swedish land forces . The weather was unusually cold and large parts of the Baltic were iced in . The fleet , now under the command of the seasoned sea officer Claes Uggla , was blocked by ice when it reached Dalarö on 23 January . The Privy Councilor Erik Lindschöld had been assigned by the King to assist with the expedition , and he came up with the idea of cutting the fleet out of the ice to reach the open sea . Hundreds of local peasants were ordered out to open a narrow channel through the ice with saws and picks to the anchorage at Älvsnabben , more than 20 km ( 12 mi ) away . On reaching the naval station on 14 February , three weeks later , it turned out that most of the sea outside the inner skerries was frozen as well . A storm hit the tightly packed ships and the ensuing movement of the ice crushed the hull of the supply vessel Leoparden , sinking it . A Danish force had managed to reach the open waters farther off and observed the immobilized Swedish ships from a distance . When temperatures fell even further , the project was declared hopeless and Lindschöld gave up the attempt .
= = = 1676 = = =
Early in March 1676 , a Danish fleet of 20 ships under Admiral Niels Juel left Copenhagen . On 29 April it landed troops on Gotland , which soon surrendered . The Swedish fleet was ordered out on 4 May , but experienced adverse winds and was delayed until 19 May . Juel had by then already left Visby , the principal port of Gotland with a garrison force . He headed for Bornholm to join with a small Danish – Dutch squadron in cruising between Scania and the island of Rügen to prevent any Swedish seaborne reinforcement from reaching Pomerania . On 25 – 26 May the two fleets met each another in the battle of Bornholm . Despite the considerable Swedish advantage in ships , men and guns , they were unable to inflict any losses on the allied force , and lost a fireship and two minor vessels . The battle revealed the lack of coherence and organization within the Swedish ranks , which soured relations between Creutz and his officers .
After the failed action , the Swedish fleet anchored off Trelleborg where King Charles was waiting with new orders to recapture Gotland . The fleet was to avoid combat with the allies at least until they reached the northern tip of Öland , where they could fight in friendly waters . When the Swedish fleet left Trelleborg on 30 May they were soon intercepted by the allied fleet , which then began a pursuit . By this time the allies had been reinforced by another small squadron and totaled 42 vessels , with 25 large and medium ships of the line . The reinforcements brought with them a new commander , the Dutch Admiral General Cornelis Tromp , one of the most renowned naval tacticians of his time . The two fleets sailed north and on 1 June passed the northern tip of Öland in a strong gale . The Swedish ships fared poorly in the rough winds , losing masts and spars . The Swedish officers formed a battle line that held together only with great difficulty . They tried to get ahead of Tromp 's ships to gain the weather gage by getting between the allies and the shore , and thereby gaining an advantageous tactical position . The Dutch ships of the allied fleet managed to sail close @-@ hauled faster than the rest of the force and slipped between the Swedes and the coast , taking up the crucial weather gage . Later that morning the two fleets closed in on each other and were soon within firing range .
= = = Sinking = = =
Around noon , some distance northeast of Hulterstad , the Swedish fleet made what the military historian Ingvar Sjöblom has described as " a widely debated maneuver " . Because of misunderstandings and poorly coordinated signaling , the Swedish fleet attempted to turn and engage the allied fleet before they had sailed past the northern end of Öland , which had been agreed on before the battle . Sharp turns in rough weather were known to be perilous , especially for ships that had stability weaknesses . Kronan turned to port ( left ) , but with too much sail , and heeled so far over that she began to flood through the open gunports . The crew was unable to correct the imbalance and the ship laid over completely with the masts parallel with the water . Soon after , the gunpowder store in the forward part of the Kronan ignited for unknown reasons and exploded , ripping apart a large section of the starboard side forward of the mainmast . The remaining section rose with the stern pointing up in the air and the broken @-@ off front part toward the bottom . She then rapidly sank with the port side down . When the wreck hit the seabed , the hull suffered a major fracture along its side , further damaging the structure .
During this rapid sinking , a large proportion of the crew suffered severe trauma , as is shown by osteological analyses of the skeletal remains . Many of the remains had deep , unhealed lacerations on skulls , vertebrae , ribs and other limbs . There are two primary theories about the cause of the injuries . Osteologist Ebba Düring has suggested that discipline and social cohesion collapsed during the sinking . The crew would have resorted to " all the means at their disposal , both physical as well as psychological " to escape the ship , an interpretation that is echoed by historian Ingvar Sjöblom . Medical historian Katarina Villner , on the other hand , has proposed that the injuries were caused by the sudden and violent chaos of the sinking itself , which would have thrown men , heavy equipment and cannons around .
The loss of the Admiral 's flagship threw the Swedish forces into disorder , and soon Svärdet , next in line as fleet flagship , was surrounded by the allied admirals and set ablaze by a Dutch fireship after an extended artillery duel . Only 50 of the 650 @-@ strong crew escaped the gun battle and the inferno , and among the dead was the acting Admiral Claes Uggla . After losing two of its highest ranking commanders as well as its two largest ships , the Swedish fleet fled in disarray . Solen later ran aground ; Järnvågen , Neptunus and three smaller vessels were captured . Äpplet later sank after breaking her moorings off Dalarö .
= = = Aftermath = = =
According to the artillery officer Anders Gyllenspak , only 40 men , including himself , survived the sinking : Major Johan Klerk , 2 trumpeters , 14 sailors and 22 soldiers , which means that more than 800 had perished . Among them were half a dozen navy and army officers as well as the chief physician of the Admiralty and the fleet apothecary . Altogether around 1 @,@ 400 men died when Kronan and Svärdet were lost , and in the days following the battle , hundreds of corpses were washed up on the east coast of Öland . According to the vicar of Långlöt parish , 183 men were taken from the beaches and buried at Hulterstad and Stenåsa graveyards . Lorentz Creutz 's body was identified and shipped to his estate in Savolaks , Finland , where it was buried . The losses were even worse since Kronan was the flagship and was manned with the best sailors and gunners in the fleet . When Kronan and Svärdet went down , they took with them the navy 's entire stock of 30- and 36 @-@ pounder guns . Altogether over 300 tonnes of bronze guns worth nearly 250 @,@ 000 silver dalers went down with the ships , a sum that was slightly higher than the value of the ships themselves .
Within a week , the news of the failure at Bornholm and the disaster at Öland reached King Charles , who immediately ordered that a commission be set up to investigate the fiasco . Charles wanted to know if Bär and other officers were guilty of cowardice or incompetence . On 13 June the King wrote that " some of our sea officers have shown such cowardly and careless behavior [ that they ] have placed the safety , welfare and defense of the kingdom at great peril " , and that " such a great crime should be sternly punished " . The commission began its work on 7 June 1676 and finished in October 1677 , without passing any sentences . Admiral Johan Bär of Nyckeln and Lieutenant Admiral Christer Boije , who ran aground with Äpplet , were never again given a navy command . One of the accused , Hans Clerck of Solen , was promoted to full admiral by the King even before the commission presented its findings .
= = Causes of sinking = =
Inappropriate handling in rough weather was the most obvious cause for Kronan 's sinking . Unlike Vasa , Kronan 's sailing characteristics were not inherently flawed and the ship had served for several years in rough seas . During the work of the commission , artillery officer Anders Gyllenspak even made direct comparisons to Vasa . He testified that Kronan 's ballast had been lightened at Dalarö at the beginning of the campaign and that she had not replenished her supply of drink , so that the ship had a shallower draft and would have been somewhat less stable than with full stores , though he did not blame this on Creutz .
Why the Swedish fleet deviated from the original plan of engaging the allied force in home waters north of Öland has never been satisfactorily explained . According to Rosenberg and Gyllenspak on Kronan , Creutz made a turn because Uggla had signaled that he was going about . Rosenberg also believed that Bär on Nyckeln , admiral of the first squadron , was first to make a turn , and that Uggla considered it necessary to follow this unplanned maneuver to keep the fleet together . Officers Anders Homman and Olof Norman , who both survived Svärdet , claimed that only Creutz as fleet commander could have made such a decision and that Uggla was only following Kronan 's lead . Witnesses who testified before the commission claimed that conflict between the officers was the reason that necessary precautions were not taken before Kronan came about . Rosenberg testified that Lieutenant Admiral Arvid Björnram and Major Klas Ankarfjäll had openly disagreed on how much sail should be set and how close to land the ship should sail . According to Gyllenspak , senior fleet pilot Per Gabrielsson had voiced his concerns against turning in the rough weather , but no one had heeded his advice .
Several scholars and authors have blamed Creutz for the loss of his ship , and he has been criticized as an incompetent sailor and officer who through lack of naval experience brought about the sinking . Historian Gunnar Grandin has suggested that the intent of the maneuver was to take advantage of the scattered allied fleet , but that many of the officers on Kronan opposed the idea ; Creutz and Björnram urged that the ship turn quickly to gain a tactical advantage while Ankarfjäll and Gabrielsson were concerned about the immediate safety of the ship . Grandin has also suggested that Creutz may have suffered a mental breakdown after the failure at Bornholm and the open dispute with his officers , which led to a rash and ultimately fatal decision .
More recent views present the question of responsibility as more nuanced and complex – suggesting that Creutz cannot be singled out as solely responsible for the disaster . Historians Ingvar Sjöblom and Lars Ericson Wolke have pointed out that Creutz 's position as admiral was comparable to that of a chief minister . He would have primarily been an administrator without the need for intimate knowledge of practical details ; turning a ship in rough weather would have been the responsibility of his subordinates . Sjöblom has stressed that the disagreement between Major Ankarfjäll and Lieutenant Admiral Björnram on how much sail was needed wasted precious time in a situation where quick decisions were crucial . Creutz was also unique as a supreme commander of the navy since he had no experience of military matters . The Swedish naval officer corps in the late 17th century lacked the prestige of army commanders , and seasoned officers and even admirals could be outranked by inexperienced civilians or army commanders with little or no naval background . Maritime archaeologist Lars Einarsson has suggested that Creutz 's " choleric and willful temperament " probably played a part , but that it could equally be blamed on an untrained and inexperienced crew and the open discord among the officers . According to Sjöblom it is still unclear to historians whether there was a designated ship commander on Kronan with overall responsibility .
= = History as a shipwreck = =
The total cost of Kronan was estimated at 326 @,@ 000 silver dalers in contemporary currency , and about half of the cost , 166 @,@ 000 dalers , lay in the armaments . It was therefore in the interest of the Swedish navy to salvage as many of the cannons as possible . In the early 1660s almost all the guns from Vasa had been brought up through greatly improved technology . Commander Paul Rumpf and Admiral Hans Wachtmeister were put in charge of the salvage of Kronan 's cannons . With the help of diving bells , they were able to raise 60 cannons worth 67 @,@ 000 daler in the summers ( c . June @-@ August ) of 1679 – 86 , beginning as soon as the war with Denmark had ended . In the 1960s , diving expert Bo Cassel made some successful descents to Vasa with a diving bell made according to 17th @-@ century specifications . In 1986 , further experiments were done on Kronan . The tests proved successful and the conclusion was that the 17th @-@ century operations must have required considerable experience , skill and favorable weather conditions . Though the conditions off Öland were often difficult , with cold water and unpredictable weather , and required a large crew , the expeditions were very profitable . Historian Björn Axel Johansson has calculated that the total cost for the entire crew for all eight diving seasons was less than 2 @,@ 000 dalers , the value of one of Kronan 's 36 @-@ pounder guns .
= = = Rediscovery = = =
The marine engineer and amateur historian Anders Franzén had searched for old Swedish wrecks in the Baltic since the 1940s and became nationally renowned after he located Vasa in 1956 . Kronan was one of several famous shipwrecks on a list of potential wreck sites that he had compiled . For almost 30 years Franzén and others scoured archives and probed the seabed off the west coast of Öland . During the 1950s and 1960s the team searched off Hulterstad by dragging , and later followed up with sonar scans . In 1971 planks believed to belong to Kronan were located , but the lead could not be followed up properly at the time . Later in the 1970s the search area was narrowed down with a sidescan sonar and a magnometer , an instrument that detects the presence of iron . With the two instruments the team pinned down a likely location , and in early August 1980 , sent down underwater cameras to reveal the first pictures of Kronan .
= = Archaeology = =
The remains of Kronan lie at a depth of 26 m ( 85 ft ) , 6 km ( 3 @.@ 7 mi ) east of Hulterstad , off the east coast of Öland . Since her rediscovery in 1980 , there have been annual diving expeditions to the site of the wreck from June to August . By Baltic Sea standards , the conditions are good for underwater archaeological work ; the wreck site is far from land , away from the regular shipping lanes , and has not been affected by pollution from the land or excessive growth of marine vegetation . The visibility , especially in early summer , is good and can be up to 20 m . The seabed consists of mostly infertile sand that reflects much of the sunlight from the surface , aiding the surveying and documentation of the site with underwater cameras . Around 85 % of the wreck site has been charted so far and Kronan has become one of the most extensive and well @-@ publicized maritime archaeological projects in the Baltic Sea .
= = = Finds = = =
More than 30 @,@ 000 artifacts from Kronan have been salvaged and cataloged , ranging from bronze cannons of up to four tonnes to small eggshell fragments . There have been several discoveries of considerable importance , and some of unique historical and archaeological value . One of the first finds was a small table cabinet with nine drawers containing navigational instruments , pipe @-@ cleaning tools , cutlery and writing utensils , which most likely belonged to one of the officers . As a flagship , Kronan carried a large amount of cash in the form of silver coins . Besides wages for the crew , a war chest was required for large , unforeseen expenses . In 1982 , a collection of 255 gold coins was found , most of them ducats . The origin of the individual coins varied considerably , with locations such as Cairo , Reval ( modern @-@ day Tallinn ) , and Seville . Another 46 ducats were found in 2000 . The coin collection is probably the largest gold treasure ever encountered on Swedish soil , though it was not enough to cover large expenses , which has led to the assumption that they were the personal property of Admiral Lorentz Creutz . In 1989 , more than 900 silver coins were found in the remains of the orlop , at the time the largest silver coin collection ever discovered in Sweden . In 2005 , a much larger cache of nearly 6 @,@ 200 coins was uncovered and in 2006 yet another with more than 7 @,@ 000 coins . The silver treasure of 2005 consisted almost entirely of 4 öre @-@ coins minted in 1675 , which represented over 1 % of the entire production of 4 öre @-@ coins of that year .
Several musical instruments have been found , including a trumpet , three violins and a viola da gamba , all expensive objects that probably belonged to either the officers or the trumpeters . One of the trumpeters on board was a member of the admiral 's musical ensemble and it is assumed that one of the particularly fine , German @-@ made instruments belonged to him . Another remnant of the officers ' personal stores was discovered in 1997 , consisting of a woven basket filled with tobacco and expensive imported foodstuffs and spices , including ginger , plums , grapes and cinnamon quills .
Approximately seven percent of the finds consist of textiles . Much of the clothing , particularly that of the officers and their personal servants , is well preserved and has provided information on clothing manufacture during the late 17th century , something that has otherwise been difficult to research based only on depictions .
= Operation Iskra =
Operation Iskra ( Russian : операция « Искра » , operatsiya Iskra ; English : Operation Spark ) was a Soviet military operation during World War II , designed to break the German Wehrmacht 's Siege of Leningrad . Planning for the operation began shortly after the failure of the Sinyavino Offensive . The German defeat in the Battle of Stalingrad in late 1942 had weakened the German front . By January 1943 , Soviet forces were planning or conducting offensive operations across the entire German @-@ Soviet front , especially in southern Russia , Iskra being the northern part of the wider Soviet 1942 – 1943 winter counter offensive .
The operation was conducted by the Red Army 's Leningrad and Volkhov Fronts , and the Baltic Fleet during January 12 – 30 , 1943 with the aim of creating a land connection to Leningrad . The Soviet forces linked up on January 18 , and by January 22 , the front line was stabilised . The operation successfully opened a land corridor 8 – 10 kilometres ( 5 @.@ 0 – 6 @.@ 2 mi ) wide to the city . A rail road was swiftly built through the corridor which allowed more supplies to reach the city than the Road of Life across the frozen surface of Lake Ladoga , significantly reducing the possibility of the capture of the city and a German – Finnish linkup .
The success led to a much more ambitious offensive operation named Polyarnaya Zvezda ( Polar Star ) less than two weeks later . That operation had the aim of decisively defeating Army Group North , lifting the siege altogether , but it achieved only minimal progress . Soviet forces made several other attempts in 1943 to renew their offensive and completely lift the siege , but made only modest gains in each one . The corridor remained in range of German artillery and the siege was only over on January 27 , 1944 .
= = Background = =
The Siege of Leningrad started in early autumn 1941 . By September 8 , 1941 German and Finnish forces had surrounded the city , cutting off all supply routes to Leningrad and its suburbs . However , the original drive on the city failed and the city was subjected to a siege . During 1942 several attempts were made to breach the blockade but all failed . The last such attempt was the Sinyavino Offensive . After the defeat of the Sinyavino Offensive , the front line returned to what it was before the offensive and again 16 kilometres ( 9 @.@ 9 mi ) separated Leonid Govorov 's Leningrad Front in the city and Kirill Meretskov 's Volkhov Front .
Despite the failures of earlier operations , lifting the siege of Leningrad was a very high priority , so new offensive preparations began in November 1942 . In December , the operation plan was approved by the Stavka and received the codename " Iskra " ( Spark ) . The operation was due to begin in January 1943 .
By January 1943 , the situation looked very good for the Soviet side . The German defeat in the Battle of Stalingrad had weakened the German front . The Soviet forces were planning or conducting offensive operations across the entire front , especially in southwestern Russia . Amidst these conditions , Operation Iskra was to become the first of several offensive operations aimed at inflicting a decisive defeat on the German Army Group North .
= = Preparations = =
The area south of Lake Ladoga is a heavily forested area with many wetlands ( especially peat deposits ) closer to the lake . In addition the forest shielded both sides from visual observation . Both of these factors greatly hindered the mobility of artillery and vehicles in the area , providing a considerable advantage to the defending forces . One of the key locations were the Sinyavino heights which were some 150 metres higher than the surrounding flat terrain , which were some of the few dry and clear areas , and in addition provided good observation . Since the front line had changed very little since the blockade was established , the German forces had built a dense defensive network of strong points , interconnected by trenches and protected by extensive obstacles and interlocking artillery and mortar fire . The Neva River and marshes were partially frozen in winter which allowed infantry to cross it , but not heavy vehicles .
= = = German preparations = = =
The Germans were well aware that breaking the blockade was very important for the Soviet side . However , due to the reverse at Stalingrad and the Soviet offensive at Velikiye Luki to the south of Leningrad , Army Group North was ordered to go on the defensive and was stripped of many troops . The 11th Army , which was to lead the assault on Leningrad in September 1942 , and which had thwarted the last Soviet offensive , was transferred to Army Group Center in October . Nine other divisions were also reassigned to other sectors .
At the start of the Soviet offensive , the German 18th Army , led by Georg Lindemann consisted of 26 divisions spread across a 450 kilometres ( 280 mi ) wide front . The army was stretched very thin and as a result had no division @-@ level reserves . Instead , each division had a tactical reserve of one or two battalions , and the army reserves consisted of portions of the 96th Infantry Division and the 5th Mountain Division . The 1st Air Fleet provided the air support for the army .
Five divisions and part of another one were guarding the narrow corridor which separated the Soviet Leningrad and Volkhov Fronts . The corridor was only 16 kilometres ( 9 @.@ 9 mi ) wide and was called the " bottleneck " . The German divisions were well fortified in this area , where the front line had been virtually unchanged since September 1941 , and hoping to repel the Soviet offensive .
= = = Soviet preparations = = =
The plan for Operation Iskra was approved in December . The orders from the Stavka were :
This meant recapturing the " bottleneck " and opening a 10 kilometres ( 6 @.@ 2 mi ) corridor to Leningrad . After that , the two fronts were to rest for 10 days and resume the offensive southward in further operations .
The biggest difference from the earlier Sinyavino Offensive was the location of the main attack . In September 1942 the Soviet forces were attacking south of the town of Siniavino , which allowed them to potentially encircle several German divisions , but also left the army open to flanking attacks from the north , and it was this which ultimately caused the offensive to fail . In January 1943 the offensive was conducted north of Siniavino , closer to the Ladoga Lake shore , which removed the threat of flanking attacks and increased the probability of success , but forced the Soviets to abandon the idea of encircling most of the German forces in the " bottleneck " .
The offensive was to be conducted by Leningrad Front 's 67th Army and Volkhov Front 's 2nd Shock Army commanded by Major General M.P. Dukhanov and Lieutenant General V.Z. Romanovsky respectively . The 8th Army , commanded by Lieutenant General F.N. Starikov , was to conduct a limited offensive on the 2nd Shock Army 's flank and defend elsewhere . 13th and 14th Air Armies provided air support .
The two fronts spent December training and preparing for the offensive , and received significant reinforcements . These included not just replenishment and additional rifle divisions and brigades , but also significant additional artillery and engineer units , which were vital for breaching the heavy German defenses . Specialized winter units included three ski brigades and four aerosleigh battalions . To ensure the Soviet forces had air superiority , which they had lacked in the previous offensive , the air strength in the area was increased to a total of over 800 planes , predominantly fighters . Large tank forces could not operate well in the swampy terrain , so the tank forces were used primarily as battalions reinforcing divisions or slightly larger brigades , which were to operate independently .
Originally the operation was due to begin on January 1 , but poor ice conditions on the Neva caused the offensive to be delayed until January 10 – 12 . A number of measures were taken to prevent the details of the operation being revealed to the Germans . Only a limited number of senior officers were involved in the planning , all redeployments took place in bad weather or at night and simulated attack preparations were made elsewhere to confuse the German side .
On January 10 , the Stavka sent Georgy Zhukov as its representative to coordinate the battle . The rifle divisions occupied their jumping @-@ off positions on January 11 , and first echelon tanks moved into their advanced positions early on January 12 .
= = Battle = =
= = = Start of the battle : January 12 = = =
The night before the start of the operations , the Soviet night bombers attacked the German divisional headquarters and artillery positions to disrupt the German command and control . The bombers also attacked German airfields and communication centres to disrupt the flow of reinforcements . Operation Iskra began at 9 : 30 on January 12 , when the two Soviet fronts began their artillery preparation , which lasted for 2 hours 20 minutes on the western side and 1 hour 45 minutes on the eastern side of the bottleneck . The Soviet attack started five minutes before the artillery preparation finished with a Katyusha barrage , to fully exploit its effects .
The Leningrad Front forces achieved their greatest success between Shlisselburg and Gorodok 1 . Here , the Soviet 136th and 268th Rifle Divisions with supporting tanks and artillery captured a bridgehead approximately 5 kilometres ( 3 @.@ 1 mi ) wide and 3 kilometres ( 1 @.@ 9 mi ) deep . At 18 : 00 the sappers constructed bridges near Mar 'ino to allow second echelon troops to advance . However , attacks further south , near Gorodok only resulted in the capture of the first line of German trenches . The attack further north at Shlisselburg failed . By evening , the Front command decided to exploit the formed bridgehead and troops attacking Shlisselburg across the Neva were redeployed there and started attacking it from the south .
The Volkhov Front attack saw less success as the forces of the 2nd Shock Army managed to envelop but not destroy the German strong points at Lipka and Workers Settlement No. 8 . The latter was an impressive defensive position with a garrison of 700 men and 16 bunkers . Heavy flanking fire from these strong points prevented any further advance , but the 2nd Shock Army penetrated the German defenses 2 kilometres ( 1 @.@ 2 mi ) between these points . Further south , between Workers Settlement No. 8 and Kruglaya Grove the advance was 1 – 2 kilometres ( 0 @.@ 62 – 1 @.@ 24 mi ) deep , while even further south , the flanking attacks by the 8th Army only managed to capture the first line of German trenches .
The German side reacted by deploying their reserves to the region throughout the night . One improvised battle group consisting of five battalions from the 96th Infantry Division , supported by artillery and four Tiger tanks moved to Gorodok No. 2 to reinforce the 170th Infantry Division to the west . Another similar battle group using battalions from the 96th Infantry Division was sent to Workers Settlement No. 1 to support the 227th Infantry Division .
= = = Soviet advance : January 13 – 17 = = =
The next five days saw very heavy fighting as the Soviets slowly advanced through heavy German defences and repelled German counterattacks . On January 13 , bad weather prevented the Soviet side from employing their air force . That day they gained almost no ground and incurred heavy losses . The German side , after their counterattacks had failed to throw back the Soviet troops , started further reinforcing the area by assembling battle groups using portions of divisions from the quiet parts of the front . These included battle groups from the 1st Infantry Division , the 61st Infantry Division , the 5th Mountain Division and the SS Police Division .
On January 14 the weather improved enough to allow air support again and the Soviet advance resumed , albeit at a slow pace . To speed up the encirclement of the strong point at Lipka , the Soviet side used the 12th Ski Brigade which crossed the ice of the Ladoga Lake and attacked the German rear lines . By the end of the day the German forces in the Lipka and Shlisselburg areas were almost completely cut off from the rest of the German forces .
Throughout January 15 – 17 the Soviet fronts fought towards each other , capturing the strong points at Workers Settlements Nos. 3 , 4 , 7 , 8 , and most of Shlisselburg . By the end of January 17 they were only 1 @.@ 5 – 2 kilometres ( 0 @.@ 93 – 1 @.@ 24 mi ) apart between Workers Settlements Nos. 1 and 5 . On January 15 , Govorov was promoted to colonel general .
= = = Linkup and land corridor : January 18 – 21 = = =
On January 18 , at 9 : 30 the lead elements from the 67th Army 's 123rd Rifle Division and 2nd Shock Army 's 372nd Rifle Division linked up near Workers Settlement No. 1 , thus technically breaking the blockade and marking an important date in the Siege of Leningrad . German forces north of the settlement were cut off . Group Huhner , made up of two battle groups under the Lieutenant General Huhner , commander of the 61st Infantry Division , was supposed to hold the corridor between Workers Settlements Nos. 1 and 5 but was no longer able to do it . Later that day the Soviet forces captured Workers Settlement No. 5 after repelling a strong German counterattack . The lead elements from the 67th Army 's 136th Rifle Division and 2nd Shock Army 's 18th Rifle Division linked up to the north of the settlement at 11 : 45 . Group Huhner became cut off too and was ordered to break out through the forested area toward Siniavino before the main Soviet forces arrived and made a breakout impossible . Group Huhner abandoned its artillery and heavy equipment and ran " the gauntlet of fire " before reaching Siniavino on January 19 – 20 . The breakout was costly for both sides . By early afternoon , the Soviet forces cleared Shlisselburg and Lipka from German forces and started liquidating the forces remaining in the forests south of Lake Ladoga .
During January 19 – 21 the Soviet forces eliminated the encircled German forces and tried to expand their offensive southward towards Siniavino . However , the 18th Army significantly reinforced its positions there with the SS Police , 21st Infantry , and soon after the 11th Infantry and 28th Mountain Divisions . The Soviet forces captured Workers Settlement No. 6 but were unable to advance any further .
= = = Front line stabilises , railway construction : January 22 – 30 = = =
There were no changes in the front line after January 21 as a result of Operation Iskra . The Soviet forces were unable to advance any further , and instead started fortifying the area to thwart any German attempt at re @-@ establishing the blockade . On January 22 , work started on the rail line linking Leningrad to the rest of the country through the captured corridor . The plan from the GKO written on January 18 , ordered the construction to be finished in 20 days . The work was completed ahead of schedule and trains began delivering supplies on February 6 , 1943 . The operation officially ended on January 30 .
= = Aftermath = =
Operation Iskra was a strategic victory for the Soviet forces . From a military perspective , the operation eliminated the possibility of the capture of the city and a German – Finnish link up , as the Leningrad Front was now very well supplied , reinforced and able to co @-@ operate more closely with the Volkhov Front . For the civilian population , the operation meant that more food was able to reach the city , as well as improved conditions and the possibility of evacuating more civilians from the city . Breaking the blockade also had a significant strategic effect , although it was overshadowed by the surrender of the German 6th Army at Stalingrad only a few days later . Notably , the first Tiger tank captured by the Soviets was taken during this battle . It was undamaged and evacuated by the Soviet forces for evaluation .
Also the victory led to promotions for Govorov , who was promoted to colonel @-@ general on January 15 , and Zhukov , who was promoted to marshal of the Soviet Union on January 18 . In addition Govorov and Meretskov were awarded the Order of Suvorov 1st Class on January 28 . The 136th and 327th Rifle divisions were awarded the designation of 63rd and 64th Guards Rifle Divisions , while the 61st Tank Brigade was designated the 30th Guards Tank Brigade .
For the German side , the battle left the 18th Army very stretched and exhausted . Lacking sufficient reinforcements , the command of Army Group North made the decision to shorten the front line by evacuating the Demyansk Pocket salient . The salient had been held throughout 1942 , despite being encircled for a few months , as it was an important strategic bridgehead . Together with the Rzhev salient ( which was also evacuated in spring 1943 ) , it could potentially be used to encircle a large number of Soviet forces . However , in the situation that had developed , retaining it was no longer possible .
Nevertheless , despite these conditions , the Stavka knew that " Operation Iskra " was incomplete , as the corridor it had opened was narrow and was still in range of the German artillery , and the important heights and strong point at Sinyavino were still under German control . This led Zhukov to plan a much more ambitious offensive operation named Polyarnaya Zvezda ( Polar Star ) . The operation had the aim of decisively defeating Army Group North , but faltered early on . The Soviet forces carried several other offensives in the area in 1943 , slowly expanding the corridor , making other small gains before finally capturing Siniavino in September . However , the city was still subjected to at least a partial siege as well as air and artillery bombardment until January 1944 , when the Leningrad @-@ Novgorod Offensive broke through the German lines , lifting the siege completely .
= Gal Vihara =
The Gal Vihara ( Sinhalese : ගල ් විහාරය ) , also known as Gal Viharaya and originally as the Uttararama , is a rock temple of the Buddha situated in the ancient city of Polonnaruwa in North Central Province , Sri Lanka . It was fashioned in the 12th century by Parakramabahu I. The central feature of the temple is four rock relief statues of the Buddha , which have been carved into the face of a large granite rock . The images consist of a large seated figure , another smaller seated figure inside an artificial cavern , a standing figure and a reclining figure . These are considered to be some of the best examples of ancient Sinhalese sculpting and carving arts , and have made the Gal Vihara the most visited monument at Polonnaruwa .
The images of Uttararama follow a different style from the images of the previous Anuradhapura period , and show some significant differences . The identity of the standing image is subject to a certain amount of dispute among historians and archaeologists , some of whom argue that it depicts the monk Ananda rather than the Buddha . Each of the images have been carved in a way that uses a maximum possible area of the rock , and their heights seem to have been decided based on the height of the rock itself . Each statue appears to have had its own image house , as indicated by the remains of brick walls at the site . The Uttararama was where Parakramabahu I held a congregation of monks to purify the Buddhist priesthood , and later drew up a code of conduct for them . This code of conduct has been recorded in an inscription on the same rock face containing the images of the Buddha .
= = Uttararama = =
The Gal Vihara or " rock monastery " ( so named after the large rock face where the four images of the Buddha were carved ) was originally named Uttararama " the northern monastery " . It is located in Polonnaruwa , and according to the Cūḷavaṃsa was one of the more prominent of the hundred temples built throughout Lanka by King Parakramabahu I ( 1153 @-@ 86 ) . The Cūḷavaṃsa mentions that Parakramabahu I had his workmen build three caves in the rock after finishing the temple : the Vijjadhara Guha ( cave of the spirits of knowledge ) , the Nissina Patima Lena ( cave of the sitting image ) , and the Nipanna Patima Guha ( cave of the sleeping image ) . Although they are described as " caves " , only the Vijjadhara Guha is a cave , while the others were image houses similar to the Thivanka and Lankathilaka , with their walls connected to the rock face . These walls , which were evidently decorated with frescoes , have since been destroyed and only their bases now remain ,
By the time Parakramabahu I ascended to the throne , the Buddhist priesthood in the country was divided into three fraternities : Abhayagiri vihāra , Jetavanaramaya and Mahavihara . He held a congregation of monks to reconcile the three fraternities , and " purified the order " by expelling corrupt monks . With the help of the elders
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other LucasArts adventure games , but with the passionate response they got on the news of the Grim Fandango remaster , they decided to continue these efforts . Schafer described getting the rights to Day of the Tentacle a " miracle " though aided by the fact that many of the executives in the legal rights chain had fond memories of playing these games and helped to secure the rights . Schafer has expressed interest in continuing to restore these older titles , listing Full Throttle as his next goal , which is also confirmed to release in the future . 2 Player Productions , which has worked before with Double Fine to document their game development process , also created a mini @-@ documentary for Day of the Tentacle Remastered , which included a visit to the Skywalker Ranch , where LucasArts games were originally developed , where much of the original concept art and digital files for the game and other LucasArts adventure games were archived .
Day of the Tentacle Remastered retains its two @-@ dimensional cartoon @-@ style art , redrawn at higher resolution for modern computers . The high resolution character art was updated by a team led by Yujin Keim with consultation of Ahern and Chan . Keim 's team used many of the original sketches of characters and assets from the two and emulated their style with improvements for modern graphics systems . Matt Hanson worked on recreating the background assets in high resolution . As with the Grim Fandango remaster , the player can switch back and forth between the original graphics and the high @-@ resolution version . The game includes a more streamlined interaction menu , a command wheel akin to the approach used in Broken Age , but the player can opt to switch back to the original interface . The game 's soundtrack has been redone within MIDI adapted to work with the iMUSE system . There is an option to listen to commentary from the original creators , including Schafer , Grossman , Chan , McConnell , Ahern , and Bajakian . The remaster contains the fully playable version of the original Maniac Mansion , though no enhancements have been made to that game @-@ within @-@ a @-@ game .
Day of the Tentacle : Remastered has received positive reviews , with the PC version having an aggregate review score of 87 / 100 tallied by Metacritic . Reviewers generally praised the title as having not lost its charm since its initial release , but found some aspects of the remastering to be lackluster . Richard Corbett for Eurogamer found the game " every bit as well crafted now as it was in 1993 " , but found the processes used to provide high @-@ definition graphics from the original 16 @-@ bit graphics to making some of the required shortcuts taken in 1993 for graphics , such as background dithering and low animation framerates , more obvious on modern hardware . IGN 's Jared Petty also found the remastered to still be enjoyable , and found the improvement on the graphics to be " glorious " , but worried that the lack of a hint system , as was added in the The Secret of Monkey Island remastered version , would put off new players to the game . Bob Mackey for USgamer found that while past remastered adventure games have highlighted how much has changed in gamers ' expectations since the heyday of adventure games in the 1990s , Day of the Tentacle Remastered " rises above these issues to become absolutely timeless " .
= SL95 =
SL95 is a series of 32 low @-@ floor , articulated trams operated on the Oslo Tramway . The series is built by Ansaldo / Firema of Italy and delivered between 1999 and 2004 . Capacity for the eight @-@ axle , three @-@ section vehicles is 212 passengers , of which 88 can be seated . The name derives from being ordered in 1995 . Original plans called for the delivery to be between 1997 and 1998 . Delivery took many years due to a magnitude of technical flaws , including high noise levels , freezing during the winter and corrosion . The trams are 33 @.@ 12 metres ( 108 @.@ 7 ft ) long , 2 @.@ 6 metres ( 8 ft 6 in ) wide and 3 @.@ 62 metres ( 11 @.@ 9 ft ) tall . The aluminum vehicles weigh 64 @.@ 98 tonnes ( 63 @.@ 95 long tons ; 71 @.@ 63 short tons ) and have a power output of 840 kilowatts ( 1 @,@ 130 hp ) .
The trams operate all services on lines 13 , 17 and 18 . Due to their heavy weight and large turning radius they are unsuitable for the other lines . However , they are the only bi @-@ directional trams in the fleet , and are needed on lines 17 and 18 along the Ullevål Hageby Line . The trams cost about NOK 20 million each , but discounts were awarded after the delays and technical faults .
= = Background = =
In the early 1990s , Oslo Sporveier was in need of new trams to operate on their network . Except for 40 articulated SL79 @-@ trams that had been delivered between 1982 and 1990 , the company had several series of non @-@ articulated trams with trailers that were built before 1960 . The largest series were 13 SM53s , 11 rebuilt SM83s and 28 trailers , in addition to 34 SM91s that had been bought used from the Gothenburg Tramway in 1991 . Oslo Sporveier considered several possibilities for new trams , including ordering additional SL79s , purchasing motorized trailers for SL79 , purchasing new low @-@ floor trams , purchasing trams from ČKD Tatra , purchasing the 11 used TT Class 8 trams from Trondheim , rebuild the SL79s with an additional section or purchasing used articulated trams from abroad . Purchasing used material and rebuilding the SL79s was quickly rejected . An non @-@ articulated Tatra tram was tested in Oslo during January 1991 .
Oslo Sporveier had previously bought all their new trams custom @-@ made . For the 1995 order , the company instead wanted to purchase a pre @-@ designed tram . The company for a long time considered purchasing trams along with Storstockholms Lokaltrafik , who were needing new rolling stock for two light rail systems in Stockholm , Sweden . Three existing trams were tested in Oslo during 1995 , and several trams were also tested in Stockholm .
The first was a six @-@ axle articulated tram from Kassel , Germany , with 80 % low floor . The company disliked the lack of air suspension and a door construction where the doors went outwards . A Variotram built by ABB from the Chemnitz Stadtbahn was also tested . It has 100 % low @-@ floor , is 2 @.@ 65 metres ( 8 ft 8 in ) wide and also has outward @-@ opening doors . The width made it unsuitable for stopping at some of the new stops . Oslo Sporveier stated that although the tram had many nice features , it was too experimental for their liking . The final tested vehicle was a Class T tram from the Wien Tramway . The six @-@ axle vehicle was not well @-@ adapted for the Oslo system , since it was built after German light rail standards with high platforms and 25 metres ( 82 ft ) curve radius , and could not be operated on the Briskeby Line and the loop at Jar on the Lilleaker Line .
Following the tests in Oslo , a delegation was sent to look at compatible systems outside Oslo . After it had returned , the company went into negotiations with three manufacturers : Duewag , Bautzen and Ansaldo / Firema . Oslo Sporveier signed a contract with Ansaldo / Firema for delivery of 17 units in 1997 – 98 , with options for additional 15 units . The first 17 units cost NOK 335 million , or NOK 20 million per vehicle . The option rights were later exercised , and the total order was increased to 32 . This allowed Oslo Sporveier to replace all trams that were not articulated , and would give a maximum age in the tram fleet to 18 years . While Oslo Sporveier at first had planned to debt @-@ finance the purchase , by 1999 it was decided that the trams would be leased from Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken . Due to a labor dispute about privatizing the operation of the tramway and the Oslo Metro , the ownership of all trams and metro trains , including the SL95 , were transferred to the municipally owned limited company Oslo Vognselskap in 2007 .
= = Construction and delivery = =
In January 1997 , two bogies were installed and tested on a ST55 @-@ tram trailer . On 10 February 1997 , a mock @-@ up of the driver 's cab was made in Italy and sent to Oslo to try to optimize the layout . On 8 April 1997 , Oslo Sporveier decided to order an additional 13 trams . The full options were not realized due to lack of funding . At the same time it was decided that all SM91 @-@ trams would be retired , while some SM83 @-@ trams would remain in service after the full delivery of the SL95s . By 1998 , delivery date for the first vehicle , no . 141 , was set to 23 May , with plans to put it into scheduled service on 23 June . The mock @-@ up was scrapped on 12 February . However , the tram was not completed until October , when representatives for the tram company could operate it for the first time at Firema 's plant . This delay was caused by the roof having blown off the plant . A NOK 1 million discount per tram was granted due to the incident .
Tram no . 141 arrived at Oslo on 5 January 1999 in three parts . They were connected together and tried within the end of the month on the entire network , prior to the delivery of tram 142 . Delivery frequency was set to every two weeks . During periods from April through June , the voltage along sections of the Lilleaker Line was raised from 600 to 750 V ; this included trials with the SL95 to ensure that it could operate under this current as well .
Tram 141 was first used in scheduled traffic on 30 May , when it was put into service on the newly extended Ullevål Hageby Line . This line had been extended 1 @.@ 6 kilometres ( 0 @.@ 99 mi ) to Rikshospitalet , where it would serve the new national hospital . Unlike all the other lines of the tramway , this terminus does not have a turning loop , so only bidirectional trams can operate . SL95 was the only bidirectional tram in Oslo Sporveier 's fleet . Delays in the delivery caused the line to terminate at John Colletts plass , where there is a turning loop .
Tram 142 was first used in schedule service on 1 June 1999 , and 143 was delivered to Oslo on 3 June . To be able to use the trams on the desired lines , Oslo Sporveier had to upgrade its infrastructure several places . The SL95 need a vertical curve radius of 500 metres ( 1 @,@ 600 ft ) , requiring upgrades at Wessels plass and Gamlebyen . The curves would also need to be fixed at Geita Bridge , but this was not done since the trams exceed the bridge 's permitted load . The minimum permitted horizontal curve radius is 17 metres ( 56 ft ) , making it impossible for the trams to operate through the intersection between Riddervolds gate and Inkognitogata , where the radius is 16 @.@ 5 metres ( 54 ft ) . This means the trams cannot operate on the Briskeby Line , and all trams to Majorstuen are therefore operated with SL79 . Restrictions on two trams passing was issued on several shorter sections , including the S @-@ curve from Kirkeristen to Stortorvet , but these sections were quickly rebuilt .
By 2000 , deliveries were delayed , and in June all trams were taken out of service for three weeks to modify the gearboxes . In October , ten of thirteen trams were taken out of service due to radial run @-@ out . The problem was large enough that some trams got a new radial run @-@ out the day after they were fixed . From 6 January 2001 , SL95 could be used on the Grünerløkka – Torshov Line , and from 6 February , on the Ekeberg Line . However , the latter still had too short platforms .
Operation proved to give several major difficulties , and by March 2001 , Oslo Sporveier was threatening to terminate the purchase agreement unless the manufacturer — who by then had merged to become AnsaldoBreda — fixed the problems . These included the noise being 15 dB too loud , and trams being out of service during the January – February cold spell , when batteries and rectifiers would not operate . It was agreed that AnsaldoBreda would have to replace all 256 motors to satisfy the criteria in the contract . By 1 June , AnsaldoBreda had delivered one tram that met all the contract 's criteria . Tram 155 was by then still undelivered , and was being used for testing by the manufacturer . At the same time , 149 was being used for tests in Oslo . The trams were taken out of service , and gradually put back as they were upgraded . In February 2002 , tram 155 was equipped with new motors , and a new agreement was made where all motors would be replaced by December 2003 , if Oslo Sporveier was satisfied with six months of trials with 155 .
The last day with SM91 in service was on 1 November 2002 . By then , 27 of the SL95 @-@ trams had been delivered , and Oslo Sporveier was able to operate its entire network with only articulated trams . Until 2003 , trams 142 and 149 were not in service for long @-@ term repairs . On 8 July 2004 , a computer error caused tram 161 neither to be able to run nor open the doors , even with the emergency system . This was caused by the computer indicating that the tram was running at 12 @.@ 5 kilometres per hour ( 7 @.@ 8 mph ) while it stood still . All trams were later altered so the motorman could override such incidents . The final trams were delivered in 2004 , and no . 142 was put into service in January 2005 . At the same time , corrosion was discovered inside the articulation of tram 141 . In 2006 , Oslo Sporveier introduced a program to upgrade all the SL95 @-@ trams , including removing corrosion from the bodywork and the inside , as well as simplifying the lubrication of the joints , which prior to the upgrades required the entire trams to be de @-@ hooked . These upgrades are planned to be completed by 2009 . The trams have also had problems with the air supply freezing during cold spells , making it impossible to retract the side mirrors when changing direction , and terminating the secondary suspension . This requires the trams to be operated at walking speed without passengers .
= = Specifications = =
SL95 is a bidirectional , eight @-@ axle articulated tram built exclusively for the Oslo Tramway by Ansaldo of Italy . The tram has three sections , with one bogie on the first and last section and two bogies on the center section . The body is in aluminum , with sections that are welded along the floor and roof , and bolted on the side , to ease replacement of dented sections . The trams are 33 @.@ 12 meters ( 108 @.@ 7 ft ) long , 2 @.@ 6 meters ( 8 ft 6 in ) wide and 3 @.@ 62 meters ( 11 @.@ 9 ft ) tall . The axle distance in the bogies is 1 @.@ 80 meters ( 5 ft 11 in ) , and the distance between the bogie centers is 9 @.@ 85 meters ( 32 @.@ 3 ft ) from the center to the end , and 5 @.@ 17 meters ( 17 @.@ 0 ft ) between the two in the center . The tram weighs 64 @.@ 2 tonnes ( 63 @.@ 2 long tons ; 70 @.@ 8 short tons ) empty , and 78 @.@ 3 tonnes ( 77 @.@ 1 long tons ; 86 @.@ 3 short tons ) with payload .
Each of the four bogies have two three @-@ phase asynchronous motors on a steel bogie with two axles . The wheels have a 680 @-@ millimeter ( 27 in ) diameter when new and 610 @-@ millimeter ( 24 in ) when fully worn . The axles are rubber @-@ suspended against the bogies , while the bogies are air @-@ suspended against the chassis . The motors are type MTA @-@ F6 @-@ 105V built by Ansaldo , and the eight motors have a total power output of 840 kilowatts ( 1 @,@ 130 hp ) at 750 V. This allows a maximum speed of 80 kilometres per hour ( 50 mph ) and an acceleration of 1 @.@ 5 meters per second squared ( 4 @.@ 9 ft / s2 ) . The vehicle can be reversed , but the speed is then automatically limited to 15 kilometres per hour ( 9 @.@ 3 mph ) . While the tram operated with 600 V , it had power output of 672 kilowatts ( 901 hp ) .
The vehicles have three braking systems : a primary regenerative dynamic brake , a secondary disc brake and an emergency rail brake . When braking with the regenerative brake , the energy can be fed back to the overhead wires . The trams are dimensioned to operate an entire day with the dynamic brakes disconnected from one bogie , and for one hour if disconnected from two bogies , in which case only disc brakes will be used .
The trams are bidirectional , with a driver 's cab at each end . These cabs are built so the motorman can also sell tickets . The cab 's have a door to close them off , so the riders cannot access rear cab . There are four doors on both sides ; the front door is single while the three back doors are double . In addition to the front door , there is one door in each section . To operate the doors on the left side , the motorman must engage a security switch . It is also possible to open each individual door on the right side from the driver 's cab . Half the length is low @-@ floor , with an entry height at 350 millimetres ( 14 in ) , including three of the four doors . There are 88 seats , of which 64 are on the high @-@ floor section , giving a total capacity of 212 riders .
= = Operation = =
The SL95s make up 32 of the 72 trams in the system , supplementing the older SL79 . The SL95s are the only bidirectional trams , and therefore the only ones that can operate on the Ullevål Hageby Line , that is served by lines 17 and 18 . Since line 13 is a continuation of line 17 at Sinsen , the SL95s also operate on that line . Due to a too @-@ small curve radius on the Briskeby Line , the SL95s do not operate on any of the lines to Majorstuen . They run on the Ullevål Hageby- , Ekeberg- , Sinsen- , Grünerløkka – Torshov- , Lilleaker- and Skøyen lines . Each service has a ten @-@ minute headway , giving a five @-@ minute interval on section that are served by two lines .
In 2007 , two trams were involved in an accident and sent to Firema for reparations . However , the company filed for bankruptcy , and as of October 2010 the trams were still not repaired or returned to Oslo . In 2010 , Commissioner for Environmental Affairs and Transport Jøran Kallmyr ( Progress Party ) stated that the SL95 trams were being considered for replacement , at the same time as the much older SL79 . Problems with the units included excessive noise , excessive amount of time out of order , rust , cracks in the axles , and increased wear to the infrastructure because they weighed too much . All except two of the SL95 trams were temporarily grounded on 29 April 2013 when it was discovered that rust had damaged the joints between the articulated sections on several trams .
From 2012 , the trams were equipped with an automatic train protection system , which will allow them to run concurrently with the metro trains on the Kolsås Line . Oslo Vognselskap announced in September 2012 that they were preparing a tender to receive bids for new trams , which would replace all SL79 and SL95 units . In addition to procuring about seventy new units , Ruter initiated plans to upgrade the tramways for a combined NOK 4 billion . Oslo Vognselskap stated that the replacement trams would be about the same size as SL95 , but weigh only 40 tonnes ( 39 long tons ; 44 short tons ) , giving less wear on the tracks , and have a floor height of 30 centimeters ( 12 in ) . Replacements could start in 2016 and would be completed by 2019 .
= Brandenburg @-@ Prussia =
Brandenburg @-@ Prussia ( German : Brandenburg @-@ Preußen ) is the historiographic denomination for the Early Modern realm of the Brandenburgian Hohenzollerns between 1618 and 1701 . Based in the Electorate of Brandenburg , the main branch of the Hohenzollern intermarried with the branch ruling the Duchy of Prussia , and secured succession upon the latter 's extinction in the male line in 1618 . Another consequence of the intermarriage was the incorporation of the lower Rhenish principalities of Cleves , Mark and Ravensberg after the Treaty of Xanten in 1614 . The Thirty Years ' War ( 1618 – 48 ) was especially devastating . The Elector changed sides three times , and as a result Protestant and Catholic armies swept the land back and forth , killing , burning , seizing men and taking the food supplies . Upwards of half the population was killed or dislocated . Berlin and the other major cities were in ruins , and recovery took decades .
By the Peace of Westphalia , which ended the Thirty Years ' War in 1648 , Brandenburg gained Minden and Halberstadt , also the succession in Farther Pomerania ( incorporated in 1653 ) and the Duchy of Magdeburg ( incorporated in 1680 ) . With the Treaty of Bromberg ( 1657 ) , concluded during the Second Northern War , the electors were freed of Polish vassalage for the Duchy of Prussia and gained Lauenburg – Bütow and Draheim . The Treaty of Saint @-@ Germain @-@ en @-@ Laye ( 1679 ) expanded Brandenburgian Pomerania to the lower Oder .
The second half of the 17th century laid the basis for Prussia to become one of the great players in European politics later on . The emerging Brandenburg @-@ Prussian military potential , based on the introduction of a standing army in 1653 , was symbolized by the widely noted victories in Warsaw ( 1656 ) and Fehrbellin ( 1675 ) and by the Great Sleigh Drive ( 1678 ) . Brandenburg @-@ Prussia also established a navy and German colonies in the Brandenburger Gold Coast and Arguin . Frederick William , known as " The Great Elector " , opened Brandenburg @-@ Prussia to large @-@ scale immigration ( " Peuplierung " ) of mostly Protestant refugees from all across Europe ( " Exulanten " ) , most notably Huguenot immigration following the Edict of Potsdam . Frederick William also started to centralize Brandenburg @-@ Prussia 's administration and reduce the influence of the estates .
In 1701 , Frederick III , Elector of Brandenburg , succeeded in elevating his status to King in Prussia . This was made possible by the Duchy of Prussia 's sovereign status outside the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation , and approval by the Habsburg emperor and other European royals in the course of forming alliances for the War of the Spanish succession and the Great Northern War . From 1701 onward , the Hohenzollern domains were referred to as the Kingdom of Prussia , or simply Prussia . Legally , the personal union between Brandenburg and Prussia continued until the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 . However , by this time the emperor 's overlordship over the empire had become a legal fiction . Hence , after 1701 , Brandenburg was de facto treated as part of the Prussian kingdom . Frederick and his successors continued to centralize and expand the state , transforming the personal union of politically diverse principalities typical for the Brandenburg @-@ Prussian era into a system of provinces subordinate to Berlin .
= = Establishment under John Sigismund ( 1618 ) = =
The Margraviate of Brandenburg had been the seat of the main branch of the Hohenzollerns , who were prince @-@ electors in the Holy Roman Empire , since 1415 . In 1525 , by the Treaty of Krakow , the Duchy of Prussia was created through partial secularization of the State of the Teutonic Order . It was a vassal of the Kingdom of Poland and was governed by Duke Albert of Prussia , a member of a cadet branch of the House of Hohenzollern . On behalf of her mother Elisabeth of the Brandenburgian Hohenzollern , Anna Marie of Brunswick @-@ Lüneburg became Albert 's second wife in 1550 , and bore him his successor Albert Frederick . In 1563 , the Brandenburgian branch of the Hohenzollern was granted the right of succession by the Polish crown . Albert Frederick became duke of Prussia after Albert 's death in 1568 . His mother died in the same year , and thereafter he showed signs of mental disorder . Because of the duke 's illness , Prussia was governed by Albert 's nephew George Frederick of Hohenzollern @-@ Ansbach @-@ Jägersdorf ( 1577 – 1603 ) . In 1573 , Albert Frederick married Marie Eleonore of Jülich @-@ Cleves @-@ Berg , with whom he had several daughters .
In 1594 , Albert Frederick 's then 14 @-@ year @-@ old daughter Anna married the son of Joachim Frederick of Hohenzollern @-@ Brandenburg , John Sigismund . The marriage ensured the right of succession in the Prussian duchy as well as in Cleves . Upon George Frederick 's death in 1603 , the regency of the Prussian duchy passed to Joachim Frederick . Also in 1603 , the Treaty of Gera was concluded by the members of the House of Hohenzollern , ruling that their territories were not to be internally divided in the future .
The Electors of Brandenburg inherited the Duchy of Prussia upon Albert Frederick 's death in 1618 , but the duchy continued to be held as a fief under the Polish Crown until 1656 / 7 . Since John Sigismund had suffered a stroke in 1616 and as a consequence was severely handicapped physically as well as mentally , his wife Anna ruled the Duchy of Prussia in his name until John Sigismund died of a second stroke in 1619 , aged 47 .
= = George William , 1619 – 1640 = =
From 1619 to 1640 , George William was elector of Brandenburg and duke of Prussia . He strove , but proved unable to break the dominance of the Electorate of Saxony in the Upper Saxon Circle . The Brandenburg @-@ Saxon antagonism rendered the defense of the circle ineffective , and it was subsequently overrun by Albrecht von Wallenstein during the Thirty Years ' War . While George William had claimed neutrality before , the presence of Wallenstein 's army forced him to join the Catholic @-@ Imperial camp in the Treaty of Königsberg ( 1627 ) and accept garrisons . When the Swedish Empire entered the war and advanced into Brandenburg , George William again claimed neutrality , yet Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden compelled George William to join Sweden as an ally by occupying substantial territory in Brandenburg @-@ Prussia and concentrating an army before the town walls of Berlin . George William did not conclude an alliance , but granted Sweden transit rights , two fortresses and subsidies . Consequently , Roman Catholic armies repeatedly ravaged Brandenburg and other Hohenzollern lands .
= = " The Great Elector " , Frederick William , 1640 – 1688 = =
During the Thirty Years ' War , George William was succeeded by Frederick William , born 1620 , who became known as " The Great Elector " ( Der Große Kurfürst ) . The character of the young elector had been stamped by his Calvinist nurturer Calcum , a long stay in the Dutch Republic during his grand tour , and the events of the war , of which a meeting with his uncle Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden in Pomerania was among the most impressive .
= = = Conclusion of the Thirty Years ' War = = =
Frederick William took over Brandenburg @-@ Prussia in times of a political , economical and demographic crisis caused by the war . Upon his succession , the new elector retired the Brandenburgian army , but had an army raised again in 1643 / 44 . Whether or not Frederick William concluded a truce and neutrality agreement with Sweden is disputed : while a relevant 1641 document exists , it was never ratified and has repeatedly been described as a falsification.he established the growth of Brandenburg @-@ Prussia .
At the time , the forces of the Swedish Empire dominated Northern Germany , and along with her ally France , Sweden became guarantee power of the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 . The Swedish aim of controlling the Baltic Sea by establishing dominions on the coastline ( " dominium maris baltici " ) thwarted Frederick William 's ambitions to gain control over the Oder estuary with Stettin ( now Szczecin ) in Pomerania .
The Brandenburgian margraves had long sought to expand northwards , connecting land @-@ locked Brandenburg to the Baltic Sea . The Treaty of Grimnitz ( 1529 ) guaranteed Brandenburgian succession in the Duchy of Pomerania upon the extinction of the local House of Pomerania , and would have come into effect by the death of Pomeranian duke Bogislaw XIV in 1637 . By the Treaty of Stettin ( 1630 ) however , Bogislaw XIV had also effectively handed over control of the duchy to Sweden , who refused to give in to the Brandenburgian claim . The Peace of Westphalia settled for a partition of the duchy between Brandenburg and Sweden , who determined the exact border in the Treaty of Stettin ( 1653 ) . Sweden retained the western part including the lower Oder ( Swedish Pomerania ) , while Brandenburg gained the eastern part ( Farther Pomerania ) . Frederick William was dissatisfied by this outcome , and the acquisition of the whole Duchy of Pomerania was to become one of the main goals of his foreign policy .
In the Peace of Westphalia , Frederick William was compensated for Western Pomerania with the secularized bishoprics of Halberstadt and Minden and the right of succession to the likewise secularized Archbishopric of Magdeburg . With Halberstadt , Brandenburg @-@ Prussia also gained several smaller territories : the Lordship of Derenburg , the County of Regenstein , the Lordship of Klettenberg and the Lordship of Lohra . This was primarily due to French efforts to counterbalance the power of the Habsburg emperor by strengthening the Hohenzollern , and while Frederick William valued these territories lower than Western Pomerania , they became step @-@ stones for the creation of a closed , dominant realm in Germany in the long run .
= = = Devastation = = =
Of all Brandenburg @-@ Prussian territories , the Electorate of Brandenburg was among the most devastated at the end of the Thirty Years ' War . Already before the war , the population density and wealth in the electorate had been low compared to other territories of the empire , and the war had destroyed 60 towns , 48 castles and about 5 @,@ 000 villages . An average of 50 % of the population was dead , in some regions only 10 % survived . The rural population , due to deaths and flight to the towns , had dropped from 300 @,@ 000 before the war to 75 @,@ 000 thereafter . In the important towns of Berlin @-@ Cölln and Frankfurt an der Oder , the population drop was one third and two third , respectively . Some of the territories gained after the war were likewise devastated : in Pomerania , only one third of the population survived , and Magdeburg , once among the wealthiest cities of the empire , was burned down with most of the population slain . Least hit were the Duchy of Prussia , which was only peripherally involved in the war , and Minden .
Despite efforts to resettle the devastated territories , it took some of them until the mid @-@ 18th century to reach the pre @-@ war population density .
= = = Cow War = = =
In June 1651 , Frederick William broke the provisions of the Peace of Westphalia by invading Jülich @-@ Berg , bordering his possessions in Cleves @-@ Mark at the lower Rhine river . The Treaty of Xanten , which had ended the War of the Jülich succession between Brandenburg and the count palatines in 1614 , had partitioned the once united Duchies of Jülich @-@ Cleves @-@ Berg among the belligerents , and Jülich @-@ Berg was since ruled by the Catholic counts of Palatinate @-@ Neuburg . After the Thirty Years ' War , Wolfgang William , Count Palatine of Neuburg , disregarded a 1647 agreement with Frederick William which had favored the Protestants in the duchies , while Frederick William insisted that the agreement be upheld . Besides these religious motives , Frederick William 's invasion also aimed at territorial expansion .
The conflict had the potential to spark another international war since Wolfgang William wanted to have the still not demobilized army of Lorraine , which continued to operate in the region despite the Peace of Westphalia , to intervene on his side , and Frederick William sought support of the Dutch Republic . The latter however followed a policy of neutrality and refused to aid Frederick William 's campaign , which was furthermore opposed by the Imperial estates as well as the local ones . Politically isolated , Frederick William aborted the campaign after the Treaty of Cleves negotiated by Imperial mediators in October 1651 . The underlying religious dispute was only solved in 1672 . While military confrontations were avoided and the Brandenburg @-@ Prussian army was primarily occupied with stealing cattle ( hence the name ) , it considerably lowered Frederick William 's reputation .
= = = Standing army = = =
Due to his wartime experiences , Frederick William was convinced that Brandenburg @-@ Prussia would only prevail with a standing army . Traditionally , raising and financing army reserves was a privilege of the estates , yet Frederick William envisioned a standing army financed independently of the estates . He succeeded in getting the consent and necessary financial contributions of the estates in a landtag decree of 26 July 1653 . In turn , he confirmed several privileges of the knights , including tax exemption , assertion of jurisdiction and police powers on their estates ( Patrimonialgerichtsbarkeit ) and the upholding of serfdom ( Leibeigenschaft , Bauernlegen ) .
Initially , the estates ' contributions were limited to six years , yet the Frederick William obliged the estates to continue the payments thereafter and created a dedicated office to collect the contributions . The contributions were confirmed by the estates in 1662 , but transformed in 1666 by decree from a real estate tax to an excise tax . Since 1657 , the towns had to contribute not soldiers , but monetary payments to the army , and since 1665 , the estates were able to free themselves from contributing soldiers by additional payments . The initial army size of 8 @,@ 000 men had risen to 25 @,@ 000 to 30 @,@ 000 men by 1688 . By then , Frederick William had also accomplished his second goal , to finance the army independently of the estates . By 1688 , these military costs amounted to considerable 1 @,@ 500 @,@ 000 talers or half of the state budget . Ensuring a solid financial basis for the army , undisturbed by the estates , was the foremost objective of Frederick William 's administrative reforms . He regarded military success as the only way to gain international reputation .
= = = Second Northern War = = =
The Swedish invasion of the Polish – Lithuanian Commonwealth in the following year started the Second Northern War . Frederick William offered protection to the Royal Prussian towns in the Treaty of Rinsk , but had to yield Swedish military supremacy and withdraw to his Prussian duchy . Pursued by Swedish forces to the Prussian capital , Frederick William made peace and allied with Sweden , taking the Duchy of Prussia and Ermland ( Ermeland , Warmia ) as fiefs from Charles X Gustav of Sweden in the Treaty of Königsberg in January 1656 . The alliance proved victorious in the Battle of Warsaw in June , enhancing the elector 's international reputation . Continued pressure on Charles X Gustav resulted in him conceding full sovereignty in Ducal Prussia and Ermland to Frederick William by the Treaty of Labiau in November to ensure the maintenance of the alliance . The Treaty of Radnot , concluded in December by Sweden and her allies , further awarded Greater Poland to Brandenburg @-@ Prussia in case of a victory .
When the anti @-@ Swedish coalition however gained the upper hand , Frederick William changed sides when Polish king John II Casimir Vasa confirmed his sovereignty in Prussia , but not in Ermland , in the Treaty of Wehlau @-@ Bromberg in 1657 . The duchy would legally revert to Poland if the Hohenzollern dynastic line became extinct . Hohenzollern sovereignty in the Prussian duchy was confirmed in the Peace of Oliva , which ended the war in 1660 . Brandenburg @-@ Prussian campaigns in Swedish Pomerania did not result in permanent gains .
= = = Dutch and Scanian Wars = = =
In 1672 , the Franco @-@ Dutch War broke out , with Brandenburg @-@ Prussia involved as an ally of the Dutch Republic . This alliance was based on a treaty of 1669 , and resulted in French occupation of Brandenburg @-@ Prussian Cleves . In June 1673 , Frederick William abandoned the Dutch alliance and concluded a subsidy treaty with France , who in return withdrew from Cleves . When the Holy Roman Empire declared war on France ( Reichskrieg ) , Brandenburg @-@ Prussia again changed sides and joined the imperial forces . France pressured her ally Sweden to relieve her by attacking Brandenburg @-@ Prussia from the
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= Forestry in the United Kingdom =
Forestry is the management of trees and forests for environmental or economic gain . The United Kingdom , being in the British Isles , is ideal for tree growth , thanks to its mild winters , plentiful rainfall , fertile soil and hill @-@ sheltered topography . Growth rates for broadleaved ( hardwood ) trees exceed those of mainland Europe , while conifer ( softwood ) growth rates are three times those of Sweden and five times those of Finland . In the absence of people , much of Great Britain would be covered with mature oaks , except for Scotland . Although conditions for forestry are good , trees do face damage threats arising from fungi , parasites and pests .
Nowadays , about 12 @.@ 9 % of Britain 's land surface is wooded and this area is increasing . The country 's supply of timber was severely depleted during the First and Second World Wars , when imports were difficult , and the forested area bottomed out at under 5 % of Britain 's land surface in 1919 . That year , the Forestry Commission was established to produce a strategic reserve of timber . However , the recovery is still very much in progress . Other European countries average from 25 % to 37 % of their area as woodland .
Of the 31 @,@ 380 square kilometres ( 12 @,@ 120 sq mi ) of forest in Britain , around 30 % is publicly owned and 70 % is in the private sector . More than 40 @,@ 000 people work on this land . Broadleaves account for 29 % of Britain 's woodlands , the rest being conifers , but considering only England , the figures are 55 % broadleaf and 45 % conifer . Britain 's native tree flora comprises 32 species , of which 29 are broadleaves . Britain 's industry and populace uses at least 50 million tonnes of timber a year . More than 75 % of this is softwood , and Britain 's forests cannot supply the demand ; in fact , less than 10 % of the timber used in Britain is home @-@ grown . Paper and paper products make up more than half the wood consumed in Britain by volume .
In October 2010 , the new coalition government of the UK suggested it might sell off around half the Forestry Commission @-@ owned woodland in the UK . A wide variety of groups were vocal about their disapproval , and by February 2011 , the government abandoned the idea . Instead , it set up the Independent Panel on Forestry led by Rt Rev James Jones , then the Bishop of Liverpool . This body published its report in July 2012 . Among other suggestions , it recommended that the forested portion of England should rise to 15 % of the country 's land area by 2060 .
= = History = =
Throughout most of British history , the trend has been to create farmland at the expense of forest . Furthermore , variations in the Holocene climate have led to significant changes in the ranges of many species . This makes it complex to estimate the likely extent of natural forest cover . For example , in Scotland four main areas have been identified : oak dominated forest south of the Highland Line , Scots Pine in the Central Highlands , hazel / oak or pine / birch / oak assemblages in the north @-@ east and south @-@ west Highlands , and birch in the Outer Hebrides , Northern Isles and far north of the mainland . Furthermore , the effects of fire , human clearance and grazing probably limited forest cover to about 50 % of the land area of Scotland even at its maximum . The stock of woodland declined alarmingly during the First World War and " a Forestry Subcommittee was added to the Reconstruction Committee to advise on policy when the war was over . The Subcommittee , better known as the Acland Committee after its chairman Sir A. H. D. Acland , came to the conclusion that , in order to secure the double purpose of being able to be independent from foreign supplies for three years and a reasonable insurance against a timber famine , the woods of Great Britain should be gradually increased from three million acres to four and three quarter millions at the end of the war " . Following the Acland Report of 1918 the Forestry Commission was formed in 1919 to meet this need . State forest parks were established in 1935 .
Emergency felling controls had been introduced in the First and Second World Wars , and these were made permanent in the Forestry Act 1951 . Landowners were also given financial incentives to devote land to forests under the Dedication Scheme , which in 1981 became the Forestry Grant Scheme . By the early 1970s , the annual rate of planting exceeded 40 @,@ 000 hectares ( 99 @,@ 000 acres ) per annum . Most of this planting comprised fast @-@ growing conifers . Later in the century the balance shifted , with fewer than 20 @,@ 000 hectares ( 49 @,@ 000 acres ) per annum being planted during the 1990s , but broadleaf planting actually increased , exceeding 1 @,@ 000 hectares ( 2 @,@ 500 acres ) per year in 1987 . By the mid @-@ 1990s , more than half of new planting was broadleaf .
In 1988 , the Woodland Grant Scheme replaced the Forestry Grant Scheme , paying nearly twice as much for broadleaf woodland as conifers . ( In England , the Woodland Grant Scheme was subsequently replaced by the English Woodland Grant Scheme , which operates six separate kinds of grant for forestry projects . ) That year , the Farm Woodlands Scheme was also introduced , and replaced by the Farm Woodland Premium Scheme in 1992 . In the 1990s , a programme of afforestation resulted in the establishment of Community Forests and the National Forest , which celebrated the planting of its seven millionth tree in 2006 . As a result of these initiatives , the British Isles are one of a very few places in the world where the stock of forested land is actually increasing , though the rate of increase has slowed since the turn of the millennium .
England Rural Development Programme is the current overarching grants scheme that includes money for forested land within it .
= = Ancient woodland = =
Ancient woodland is defined as any woodland that has been continuously forested since 1600 . It is recorded on either the Register of Ancient Semi @-@ Natural Woodland or the Register of Planted Woodland Sites . There is no woodland in Britain that has not been profoundly affected by human intervention . Apart from certain native pinewoods in Scotland , it is predominantly broadleaf . Such woodland is less productive , in terms of timber yield , but ecologically rich , typically containing a number of " indicator species " of indigenous wildlife . It comprises roughly 2 @.@ 5 % of the forested area .
= = Native and historic tree species = =
Britain is relatively impoverished in terms of native species . For example , only thirty @-@ one species of deciduous tree and shrub are native to Scotland , including ten willows , four whitebeams and three birch and cherry . This is a list of tree species that existed in Britain before 1900 . The sheer number of tree species planted subsequently precludes a complete list .
= = Threats = =
Most serious disease threats to British woodland involve fungus . For conifers , the greatest threat is White Rot Fungus ( Heterobasidion annosum ) . Dutch Elm Disease arises from two related species of fungi in the genus Ophiostoma , spread by Elm Bark Beetles and acute oak decline has a bacterial cause . Another fungus , Nectria coccinea , causes Beech bark disease , as does Bulgaria polymorpha . Ash canker results from Nectria galligena or Pseudomonas savastanoi , and most trees are vulnerable to Honey Fungus ( Armillaria mellea ) . The oomycete Phytophthora ramorum ( responsible for " Sudden oak death " in the USA ) has killed large numbers of Japanese Larch trees in the UK .
Beetles , moths and weevils can also damage trees , but the majority do not cause serious harm . Notable exceptions include the Large Pine Weevil ( Hylobius abietis ) , which can kill young conifers , the Spruce Bark Beetle ( Ips typographus ) which can kill spruces , and the Cockchafer ( Melolontha melolontha ) which eats young tree roots and can kill in a dry season . Rabbits , squirrels , voles , field mice , deer , and farm animals can pose a significant threat to trees . Air pollution , acid rain , and wildfire represent the main environmental hazards .
= = Timber industry = =
In 2013 , the UK produced 3 @,@ 582 @,@ 000 cubic metres of sawn wood , 3 @,@ 032 @,@ 000 cubic metres of wood @-@ based panels and 4 @,@ 561 @,@ 000 tonnes of paper and paperboard . The UK does not produce enough timber to satisfy domestic demand , and the country has been a net importer of timber and paper for many years . In 2008 the country imported sawn and other wood to a value of £ 1 @,@ 243 million and exported £ 98 million ; imported £ 832 million of wood @-@ based panels and exported £ 104 million ; and imported paper and paper @-@ based products to a value of £ 4 @,@ 273 million and exported £ 1 @,@ 590 million . In 2012 approximately 15 @,@ 000 people were employed in forestry and 26 @,@ 000 in primary wood production in the country , resulting in a gross value added to the country of £ 1 @,@ 936 million . With the ongoing closure of sawmills , the biomass industry is likely to be a key driver for future growth .
= = = Planting = = =
Successful forestry requires healthy , well @-@ formed trees that are resistant to diseases and parasites . The best wood has a straight , circular stem without a spiral grain or fluting , and small , evenly spaced branches . The chances of achieving these are maximised by planting good @-@ quality seed in the best possible growing environment .
Commercial seed is relatively inexpensive , but some foresters still prefer to collect their own seed . This should be done in dry weather , the seed kept in a well @-@ ventilated place away from damp ; broadleaved seeds do not keep well in long @-@ term storage ( apart from oak , sweet chestnut and sycamore , which can be kept ) . Conifer seed does tend to be storable . Stored seed is best pre @-@ treated by being chilled and moistened before planting .
Tree breeding programmes , to ensure the best seed , are hampered by the trees ' long life @-@ cycles . However , particularly since the 1950s , the Forestry Commission among other organisations has been running a programme of breeding , propagation , induced flowering and controlled pollination with the aim of producing healthy , disease @-@ resistant , fast @-@ growing stock .
= = = Stewardship and management = = =
The Forestry Commission manages almost 700 @,@ 000 hectares ( about 1 @.@ 7 million acres ) of land in England and Scotland , making it the country 's biggest land manager . The majority of the land ( 70 % ) is in Scotland , 30 % of the landholding is in England . Activities carried out on the forest estate include maintenance and improvement of the natural environment and the provision of recreation , timber harvesting to supply domestic industry , regenerating brownfield and replanting of harvested areas .
Afforestation was the main reason for the creation of the commission in 1919 . Britain had only 5 % of its original forest cover left and the government at that time wanted to create a strategic resource of timber . Since then forest coverage has doubled and the commission 's remit expanded to include greater focus on sustainable forest management and maximising public benefits . Woodland creation continues to be an important role of the commission , however , and works closely with government to achieve its goal of 12 % forest coverage by 2060 , championing initiatives such as The Big Tree Plant and Woodland Carbon Code .
The Forestry Commission is also the government body responsible for the regulation of private forestry ; felling is generally illegal without first obtaining a licence from the Commission . The Commission is also responsible for encouraging new private forest growth and development . Part of this role is carried out by providing grants in support of private forests and woodlands .
In contrast , Natural Resources Wales ( Welsh : Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru ) is a Welsh Government sponsored body , for the management of all the natural resources of Wales . It was formed from a merger of the Countryside Council for Wales , Environment Agency Wales , and the Forestry Commission Wales , and also assumes some other roles formerly taken by Welsh Government .
The Forest Stewardship Council , more specifically FSC UK , sets forest management standards for the UK , promotes the system and provides an information service . It looks at the environmental , social and economic impacts of the timber industry . It has issued 2 @,@ 340 Certificates of Conformity encompassing 1 @,@ 609 @,@ 414 ha of forest .
Plans featuring " good forestry practice " must always consider the needs of other stakeholders such as nearby communities or rural residents living within or adjacent to woodland areas . Foresters consider tree felling and environmental legislation when developing plans . Plans instruct the sustainable harvesting and replacement of trees . They indicate whether road building or other forest engineering operations are required .
= = = Transportation = = =
Currently , the vast majority of Britain 's timber uses road haulage . As forests are located in rural areas , the heavy timber vehicles have severely damaged many single lane tracks , especially in the Highlands . In order to combat this , companies are being forced to provide funding for repairs , as well as using alternative transport systems such as rail and coastal shipping . Despite the number of forest railways plummeting after the Beeching Axe , rail 's share of timber transport has risen from 3 % in 2002 with the opening of new lines in Devon , the Pennines , Scotland and South Wales by Colas Rail .
= = Land values = =
The price of woodland has risen out of proportion to its productivity , and in 2012 reached peak prices over £ 10 @,@ 000 per acre . Woodland prices are affected by its very favourable tax treatment and its high amenity value .
= Mi Novia Se Me Está Poniendo Vieja =
" Mi Novia Se Me Está Poniendo Vieja " is a Latin pop song written by Guatemalan singer @-@ songwriter Ricardo Arjona for his thirteenth studio album , Independiente ( 2011 ) . It was produced by Arjona , Dan Warner and Lee Levin . It was released as the album 's third single on 8 May 2012 . The song was used by American telecommunications corporation AT & T on a commercial promoting the Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone , and has been widely performed on Arjona 's Metamorfosis World Tour . A music video was filmed on the Universal Studios in Los Angeles , and is protagonized by Arjona alongside his son Ricardo Arjona Jr . In 2013 , Arjona received a Song of the Year nomination at the 14th Latin Grammy Awards for the song .
= = Background = =
Independiente is the first album Arjona released as an independent artist , and through his own record label , Metamorfosis , a company he created to refocus his career . Presided by Arjona and some friends , Metamorfosis is based in Miami and Mexico City , and also includes the photographer and director Ricardo Calderón , Universal Music México 's executive Humberto Calderon and BMG 's Miriam Sommerz . Although the album is marketed with the new label , distribution was handled by Warner Music . Arjona commented many times , that he considered the way he decided to go independent raised more compromise than freedom , saying that " Inside the word ' Independent ' , even when it sounds like extreme freedom , there 's a big amount of compromise and the responsibility of being able to administrate , in the best way possible , such independence . "
Independiente was composed and written within one year , and marks the fourth time Arjona had collaborated with Tommy Torres , who had helped writing , composing , producing and providing backing vocals . The other three albums in which the two artists had worked together are Quién Dijo Ayer , in which Torres helped producing the singles " Quién " and " Quiero " , and offering additional work on the new versions of Arjona 's hits ; 5to Piso , and Adentro , respectively . Also , in the album , Arjona returned to his classic and trademark sound , which Torres has helped crafting it since six years now , after the drastic change he made in Poquita Ropa . On that album , the artist made use of the fewest instruments possible , simplifying his sound , and introducing what he called a " stripped @-@ down version of his music " .
Weeks before the release of Independiente , Arjona issued a letter in which he talked about his past relations with recording companies . In the letter , he revealed that he entered in his first record label as an exchange , commenting that " a producer , friend of mine , told them [ the record label ] that if they don 't sign me they won 't sign two artists he had [ at that time ] " , and that he received the " minimum royalty percentage " out from his most successful albums . Billboard notes that although other groups have decided to launch independently their works after having a contract with major record labels , Arjona is by far the most important artist in the Latin pop to follow this trend .
= = Composition = =
" Mi Novia Se Me Está Poniendo Vieja " is a latin pop ballad song with a length of five minutes and 12 seconds . It was composed within a year , as well as the rest of Independiente , and was produced by Arjona , alongside longtime collaborators Dan Warner , Lee Levin and Dan Rudin . A piano version of the song was recorded at the Jocoteco Studios in Mexico City , and was included as the last track on the album . This version was produced by Arjona and Victor Patrón , the latter whom also played the piano , the only instrument present on this version of the song .
Arjona wrote the song for his mother , Noemí Morales . She told him she didn 't like it because it make her cry . He said that he " wrote the song as a gift for my mom in a Mother 's Day and two sisters ( a couple of years ago ) [ ... ] and i thought the idea of including it on the album was very good " . Lyrically , " Mi Novia Se Me Esta Poniendo Vieja " revolves around how a son looks at their mother from a sentimental perspective , with Arjona singing " She loves me either if i gor as a guerrilla , or I won the Nobel Prize for Peace / She does 't care if i 'm last or first , if i 'm going as a conformist or as tenacious . " He also said that he never thought to include the song in an album , just as happened with his single " Señora De Las Cuatro Decadas " from Historias back in 1994 .
= = Release and promotion = =
On 25 April , Arjona started promotion of the song by posting on his website a preview of the music video , which was released a few days after , on 30 April 2012 . It was intended to be a promotional single to coincide with Mother 's Day , and was released in the United States and Mexico as a digital download on 8 May 2012 .
= = = Music video = = =
The music video was filmed on the Universal Studios in Los Angeles , and is protagonized by himself and his son Ricardo Arjona Jr . It was directed by Robert García . The video was released on 29 April 2012 . In it , Arjona is seen walking throughout a city . While he walks with a guitar on his shoulder , on the road of that city , he encounters with many people , including a musician and a police man while remembering past memories of his life .
= = = Live performances and media appearances = = =
" Mi Novia Se Me Está Poniendo Vieja " was in the set list for a televised program in 2011 . The special included guest singers such as Gaby Moreno , Ricky Muñoz ( from Mexican band Intocable ) and Paquita la del Barrio . Broadcast by Televisa , the program was made to showcast the new fourteen songs included on Independiente . Ricky Muñoz commented that he was " happy to do things for Ricardo [ Arjona ] " and elaborated that the met each other " some time ago " and that it was " a very special situation . " The show was later bordcasted on 5 November 2011 by Canal de las Estrellas . The song is also present on his ongoing Metamorfosis World Tour . It is performed while on one of the ambiences the concert , alongside " Acompañame A Estar Solo " , " Dime Que No " , " Como Duele " and " Señora De Las Cuatro Décadas " .
" Mi Novia Se Me Está Poniendo Vieja " was also used by American telecommunications corporation AT & T on a commercial promoting the Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone . Titled " The Shoot " , the spot , which also features Arjona , shows how a teenage boy uses his Nokia smartphone to record the singer 's performance , and then showing it to his mother . The commercial was , as well as the song , released to coincide with Mother 's Day .
= = Track listing = =
Digital download
" Mi Novia Se Me Está Poniendo Vieja " — 5 : 12
Piano version
" Mi Novia Se Me Está Poniendo Vieja " ( Piano version ) — 5 : 05
= = Personnel = =
Credits are taken from Independiente Liner notes .
Technical
" Mi Novia Se Me Esta Poniendo Vieja " ( Piano version ) was recorded at Jocoteco Studios , Mexico City .
Standard version
Piano version
= = Charts = =
= = Release history = =
= Amanda Award =
The Amanda Award ( Norwegian : Amandaprisen ) is an award given annually at the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund , Norway , to promote and improve Norwegian film . The award originated in 1985 , and has since 2005 been exclusively a film award ( not television ) . Winners are awarded a trophy by the Norwegian sculptor Kristian Kvakland , and the name — and theme — of the sculpture comes from a legendary local woman from the 1920s . The award ceremony is marked every year by a major , nationally televised , event .
= = History = =
The Amanda Award was instituted in 1985 as part of the Norwegian International Film Festival " to increase the quality of and further the interest for Norwegian films " . The year 1993 marked an exception to the norm , when the so @-@ called " Nordic Amanda " included contribution from all the Nordic countries . From 2005 onwards , TV @-@ drama was no longer included among the categories honoured , as the TV @-@ specific award " Gullruten " had taken over this function . Instead the award became exclusively for films . Around the same time another change occurred also . Since the beginning , the award ceremony had been produced in cooperation with the Norwegian state broadcasting corporation Norsk rikskringkasting ( NRK ) . In 2006 , however , NRK ended the partnership , and the show has since that time been the responsibility of the private broadcasting company TV 2 .
In the year 2007 , a " People 's Amanda " ( " Folkets Amanda " ) was awarded for the first time , where the winner was arrived at by popular vote . The first winner of the award was the horror movie Fritt Vilt , directed by Roar Uthaug .
= = Sculpture = =
The name " Amanda " is derived from a song , or sea shanty , titled " Amanda fra [ from ] Haugesund " . Supposedly the song in turn refers to a real woman from the 1920s – a lone mother who made a living from selling liquor to sailors during the prohibition period .
The figurine that is awarded to prize winners originated from a competition held by the local newspaper Haugesunds Avis in 1985 , to create a sculpture of the legendary Amanda . The competition was won by Kristian Kvakland from Nesodden in Akershus . The full @-@ size sculpture now stands outside the newspaper 's office , but a miniature version was adopted as a trophy for the Amanda Award . The figurine is 30 cm ( 11 @.@ 81 in ) tall , with a skirt measuring 14 cm ( 5 @.@ 51 in ) in diameter . While the current sculpture is hollow and weighs 2 @.@ 5 kg ( 5 @.@ 51 lbs ) , for the first few years it was made of solid metal . Weighing in at 4 @.@ 5 kg ( 9 @.@ 92 lbs ) it was difficult to hoist for many winners .
It was one of these prizes that , in the year 1986 , was won by director Anja Breien , who decided to sell it through a newspaper advert , as a protest against that year 's budget cuts for Norwegian film . The Swedish Film Institute , which had experienced similar cuts and sympathized , bought the sculpture . In 2005 , as Breien was presented with an honorary award , she was also given back the original sculpture by former Minister of Culture and director of the Swedish Film Institute , Åse Kleveland .
= = Show = =
The award show has long been a central point of the film festival , as well as a major television event for the whole of Norway . Particularly in earlier years , international stars were sometimes brought in to enhance the prestige of the event . Examples of this are Roger Moore , who was a special guest at the very first ceremony in 1985 , and Diana Ross in 1987 , then married to Norwegian entrepreneur Arne Næss , Jr . Other international names appearing in the show as presenters have included Ned Beatty , Lauren Bacall , Jon Voight , Brian Cox , Jeremy Irons , Ben Kingsley and Pierce Brosnan .
The show has in recent years been hosted by prominent Norwegian comedians . Jon Almaas , known from the TV @-@ show " Nytt på nytt " , played host for several years in the early 2000s . Thomas Giertsen , known as a stand @-@ up comedian and from several TV @-@ shows , has hosted the show in recent years . An episode that received some media attention in 2005 was when host Marit Åslein and Minister of Culture and Church Affairs from the Christian conservative party KrF , Valgerd Svarstad Haugland , kissed on stage as part of a humorous routine .
= = Awards and winners = =
The only actor ever to have won four Amanda Awards is Bjørn Sundquist . These were awarded for the movies Over grensen ( 1987 ) , Søndagsengler ( 1996 ) and Sejer - se deg ikke tilbake ( 2000 ) , as well as an Honorary Award in 2000 . Also Ane Dahl Torp has won three awards for specific acting roles ; she won Best Actress for her roles in Svarte penger - hvite løgner ( 2004 ) and Gymnaslærer Pedersen ( 2006 ) , and was the first ever to receive the newly created award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her effort in Lønsj in 2008 . Sverre Anker Ousdal has also been named Best Actor twice , for Kreditorene in 1990 and Blodsbånd in 1998 , and won the Honorary Award in 2009 . Nils Ole Oftebro , Espen Skjønberg and Anneke von der Lippe have all been honoured twice each – Oftebro and Skjønberg once as lead actors and once as supporting actors . Among the directors , Ola Solum , Nils Gaup , Berit Nesheim and Bent Hamer have each received two awards . Erik Gustavson has the rare distinction of having won in three different categories : for best film and best documentary , in addition to winning the special " Nordic Amanda " in 1993 . This is an accomplishment also Kjersti Holmen can claim , for winning the Best Actress award in 2000 , Best Supporting Role in 1993 , and the Honorary Award in 2009 . The only film to have won the three main awards – best film , best actor and best actress – is Budbringeren in 1997 .
As of 2010 , the categories awarded are :
Best Norwegian Film in Theatrical Release
Best Director ( for films in theatrical release )
The People ’ s Amanda ( audience vote )
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Children ’ s and Youth Film
Best Original Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Sound Design
Best Music
Best Editing
Best Production Design / Scenography
Best Visual Effects
Best Short Film
Best Documentary
The foreign film of the year in Theatrical Release
The Amanda Committee 's Golden Clapper ( technical award )
The Amanda Committee 's Honorary Award
= Pikachu =
Pikachu ( Japanese : ピカチュウ ) are a species of Pokémon , fictional creatures that appear in an assortment of video games , animated television shows and movies , trading card games , and comic books licensed by The Pokémon Company , a Japanese corporation . The Pikachu design was conceived by Atsuko Nishida and finalized by Ken Sugimori . Pikachu first appeared in Pokémon Red and Green in Japan , and later in the first internationally released Pokémon video games , Pokémon Red and Blue , for the original Game Boy .
Like other species of Pokémon , Pikachu are often captured and groomed by humans to fight other Pokémon for sport . Pikachu are one of the most well @-@ known varieties of Pokémon , largely because a Pikachu is a central character in the Pokémon anime series . Pikachu is regarded as a major character of the Pokémon franchise as well as its mascot , and has become an icon of Japanese pop culture in recent years .
= = Concept and design = =
Developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo , the Pokémon series began in Japan in 1996 , and features several species of creatures called " Pokémon " that players , called " trainers " , are encouraged to capture , train , and use to battle other players ' Pokémon or interact with the game 's world . Pikachu was one of several different Pokémon designs conceived by Game Freak 's character development team . Artist Atsuko Nishida is credited as the main person behind Pikachu 's design , which was later finalized by artist Ken Sugimori . According to series producer Satoshi Tajiri , the name is derived from a combination of two Japanese sounds : pika , a sound an electric spark makes , and chu , a sound a mouse makes . Developer Junichi Masuda noted Pikachu 's name as one of the most difficult to create , due to an effort to make it appealing to both Japanese and American audiences .
Standing 1 ft 4 in ( 0.4m ) tall , Pikachu are mouse @-@ like creatures , and were the first " Electric @-@ type " Pokémon created , their design intended to revolve around the concept of electricity . They appear as mouse @-@ like creatures that have short , yellow fur with brown markings covering their backs and parts of their lightning bolt shaped tails . They have black @-@ tipped , pointed ears and red circular pouches on their cheeks , which can spark with electricity . In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl , gender differences were introduced ; a female Pikachu now has an indent at the end of its tail , giving it a heart @-@ shaped appearance . They attack primarily by projecting electricity from their bodies at their targets . Within the context of the franchise , a Pikachu can transform , or " evolve " into a Raichu when exposed to a " Thunderstone " . In later titles an evolutionary predecessor was introduced named " Pichu " , which evolves into a Pikachu after establishing a close friendship with its trainer .
Initially both Pikachu and the Pokémon Clefairy were chosen to be lead characters for the franchise merchandising , with the latter as the primary mascot to make the early comic book series more " engaging " . However , with the production of the animated series , Pikachu was chosen as the primary mascot , in an attempt to appeal to female viewers and their mothers , and under the belief that the creature presented the image of a recognizable intimate pet for children . Its color was also a deciding factor , as yellow is a primary color and easier for children to recognize from a distance , and with consideration to the fact the only other competing yellow mascot at the time was Winnie @-@ the @-@ Pooh . Though Tajiri acknowledged that the character was relatively popular with both boys and girls , the idea of Pikachu as the mascot was not his own , and stated he felt the human aspect of the series was overlooked by Japanese children who embraced Pikachu by itself more readily .
= = Appearances = =
= = = In the video games = = =
In the video games , Pikachu is a low @-@ level Pokémon , which has appeared in all of the games except Black and White naturally without having to trade . The game Pokémon Yellow features a Pikachu as the only available Starter Pokémon . Based on the Pikachu from the Pokémon anime , it refuses to stay in its Poké Ball , and instead follows the main character around on screen . The trainer can speak to it and it displays different reactions depending on how it is treated . An event from April 1 to May 5 , 2010 allowed players of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver to access a route on the Pokéwalker which solely contained Pikachu which knew attacks that they were not normally compatible with , Surf and Fly . Both of these attacks can be used outside battles as travel aids .
Aside from the main series , Pikachu stars in Hey You , Pikachu ! for the Nintendo 64 . The player interacts with Pikachu through a microphone , issuing commands to play various mini @-@ games and act out situations . The game Pokémon Channel follows a similar premise of interacting with the Pikachu , though without the microphone . Pikachu appear in almost all levels of Pokémon Snap , a game where the player takes pictures of Pokémon for a score . A Pikachu is one of the sixteen starters and ten partners in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games . PokéPark Wii : Pikachu 's Adventure features a Pikachu as the main protagonist . Pikachu has also appeared in all four Super Smash Bros. games as a playable character . Pikachu is an amiibo character . Pikachu appears as a playable fighter in Pokkén Tournament , along with " Pikachu Libre " , based on " Cosplay Pikachu " from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire . Meitantei Pikachu : Shin Konbi Tanjō features a talking Pikachu who becomes a detective and helps to solve mysteries .
= = = In the anime = = =
The Pokémon anime series and films feature the adventures of Ash Ketchum and his Pikachu , traveling through the various regions of the Pokémon universe . They are accompanied by a group of alternating friends , including Misty , Brock , Tracey , May , Max , Dawn , Iris , Cilan , Bonnie , Serena , and Clemont .
In the first episode , Ash Ketchum , a young boy from Pallet Town turns 10 years old and is ready to acquire his first Pokémon . Hopeful to become a Pokémon Master , the night before he receives his starter Pokémon ( either Squirtle , Charmander or Bulbasaur ) he has a dream where he is catching a Pokémon and actually while sleeping , physically breaks his alarm clock . Ash quickly runs to Professor Oak 's lab , where he finds out all the starter Pokémon have been given away . Professor Oak tells Ash there is one more Pokémon , a Pikachu . At first , Pikachu largely ignores Ash 's requests , shocking him frequently and refusing to be confined to the conventional method of Pokémon transportation , a Poké Ball . However , Ash puts himself in danger to defend Pikachu from a flock of wild Spearow , then rushes the electric mouse to a Pokémon Center . Through these demonstrations of respect and unconditional commitment to Pokémon , Pikachu warms up to Ash , and their friendship is formed . However , it still refuses to go into its Poké Ball . Soon after , Pikachu shows great power that sets it apart from Pokémon , and other Pikachu , which causes Team Rocket to constantly attempt to capture it in order to win favor from their boss , Giovanni . Only once had Ash almost released Pikachu , and that was in the episode Pikachu 's Goodbye , because Ash thought Pikachu would be happier living in a colony of wild Pikachu , but Pikachu chose him instead . Pikachu also has his very own segment in the first two seasons called " Pikachu 's Jukebox " , which included songs from 2.B.A. Master .
Other wild and trained Pikachu appear throughout the series , often interacting with Ash and his Pikachu . The most notable among these is Ritchie 's Pikachu , Sparky . Like most other Pokémon , Pikachu communicates only by saying syllables of its own name . It is voiced by Ikue Ōtani in all versions of the anime . In Pokémon Live ! , the musical stage show adapted from the anime , Pikachu was played by Jennifer Risser .
= = = In other Pokémon media = = =
Pikachu is one of the main Pokémon used in many of the Pokémon manga series . In Pokémon Adventures , main characters Red and Yellow both train Pikachu , which create an egg that Gold hatches into a Pichu . Other series , including Magical Pokémon Journey and Getto Da Ze also feature Pikachu while other manga series , such as Electric Tale of Pikachu , and Ash & Pikachu , feature the most well known Pikachu belonging to Ketchum in the anime series .
Collectible cards featuring Pikachu have appeared since the initial Pokémon Trading Card Game released in October 1996 , including limited edition promotional cards . The character has also been used in promotional merchandising at fast @-@ food chains such as McDonald 's , Wendy 's and Burger King .
= = Promotion and legacy = =
As a mascot for the franchise , Pikachu has made multiple appearances in various promotional events and merchandise . In 1998 , then @-@ Mayor of Topeka , Kansas Joan Wagnon renamed the town " Topikachu " for a day , and a " got milk ? " advertisement featured Pikachu on April 25 , 2000 . A Pikachu balloon has been featured in the Macy 's Thanksgiving Day Parade since 2001 . The original balloon was flown for the last time publicly at the Pokémon Tenth Anniversary " Party of the Decade " on August 8 , 2006 in Bryant Park in New York City , and a new Pikachu Balloon that chases a Poké Ball and has light @-@ up cheeks debuted at the 2006 Parade . In 2014 's parade , a new Pikachu balloon was wearing a green scarf and holding a smaller Pikachu snowman .
During the first episode of the eleventh series of Top Gear , presenter Richard Hammond compared an image of the Tata Nano to one of Pikachu stating " they 've saved money on the styling ' cause they 've just based it on this . " In the episode " Dual " of the third season of Heroes , Hiro Nakamura is nicknamed " Pikachu " by Daphne Millbrook , much to his chagrin . He is called this again by Tracy Strauss , after which he excuses himself before punching her in the face . A Pikachu spoof called Ling @-@ Ling was a main character in the Comedy Central show Drawn Together . An image of Pikachu has also been featured on the ANA Boeing 747 @-@ 400 ( JA8962 ) .
Pikachu has appeared multiple times on The Simpsons . In the 2002 episode " Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade " , Bart Simpson has a hallucination while taking a test in class and envisages his classmates as various television characters , one of which is a Pikachu . Maggie Simpson appeared as a Pikachu in a couch gag during the opening animation of the 2003 episode " ' Tis the Fifteenth Season " . The couch gag was utilized a second time for the 2004 episode " Fraudcast News " . In the 2010 episode " Postcards from the Wedge " , Bart is distracted from his homework by an episode of Pokémon . After watching Ash Ketchum talk to his Pikachu , he muses how the show has managed to stay fresh over the years .
Pikachu was ranked as the second best person of the year by Time in 1999 , who called it " The most beloved animated character since Hello Kitty " . The magazine noted Pikachu as the " public face of a phenomenon that has spread from Nintendo 's fastest selling video game to a trading @-@ card empire " , citing the franchise 's profits for the year as the reason for the ranking ; behind singer Ricky Martin but ahead of author J.K. Rowling . The character placed eighth in a 2000 Animax poll of favorite anime characters . In 2002 , Ash 's Pikachu received fifteenth place in TV Guide 's 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time . GameSpot featured it in their article " All Time Greatest Game Hero " . In 2003 Forbes ranked Pikachu as the eighth top @-@ earning fictional character of the year with an income of $ 825 million . In 2004 the character dropped two spots to tenth on the list , taking in $ 825 million for a second straight year . In a 2008 Oricon poll Pikachu was voted as the fourth most popular video game character in Japan , tying with Solid Snake . The character has been regarded as the Japanese answer to Mickey Mouse and as being part of a movement of " cute capitalism " . Pikachu was listed 8th in IGN 's " Top 25 Anime Characters of All Time " . Nintendo Power listed Pikachu as their ninth favourite hero , stating that while it was one of the first Pokémon , it is still popular to this day . Authors Tracey West and Katherine Noll called Pikachu the best Electric type Pokémon and the best Pokémon overall . They added that if a person were to go around and ask Pokémon players who their favourite Pokémon was , they would " almost always " choose Pikachu . They also called Pikachu " brave and loyal " . On a less positive note , Pikachu was ranked first in AskMen 's top 10 of the most irritating 1990s cartoon characters . Similarly , in a poll conducted by IGN , it was voted as the 48th best Pokémon , with the staff commenting " despite being the most recognized Pokémon in the world ... Pikachu ranks surprisingly low on our top 100 " .
A newly discovered ligand believed to provide better visual acuity , discovered by Osaka Bioscience Institute Foundation ( 大阪バイオサイエンス研究所 ) , is named " Pikachurin " , borrowed from the nimbleness of Pikachu . The name was inspired due to Pikachu 's " lightning @-@ fast moves and shocking electric effects " .
Pikachu and ten other Pokémon were chosen as Japan 's mascots in the 2014 FIFA World Cup .
= Lawrence Wetherby =
Lawrence Winchester Wetherby ( January 2 , 1908 – March 27 , 1994 ) was an American politician who served as lieutenant governor and governor of Kentucky . He is the only governor in state history born in Jefferson County , despite the fact that Louisville , the county seat , is the state 's most populous city .
After graduating from the University of Louisville , Wetherby held several minor offices in the Jefferson County judicial system before being elected lieutenant governor in 1947 . He was called Kentucky 's first " working " lieutenant governor because Governor Earle C. Clements asked him to carry out duties beyond his constitutional responsibility to preside over the state Senate , such as preparing the state budget and attending the Southern Governors Conference . In 1950 , Clements resigned to assume a seat in the U.S. Senate , elevating Wetherby to governor . Wetherby won immediate acclaim by calling a special legislative session to increase funding for education and government benefits from the state 's budget surplus . In 1951 , he won a four @-@ year full term as governor , during which he continued and expanded many of Clements ' programs , including increased road construction and industrial diversification . He endorsed the Supreme Court 's 1954 desegregation order in the case of Brown v. Board of Education and appointed a biracial commission to oversee the successful integration of the state 's schools . As chair of the Southern Governors Conference in 1954 and 1955 , he encouraged other southern governors to accept and implement desegregation .
Limited to one term by the state constitution , Wetherby supported Bert T. Combs to be his successor , but Combs lost in the Democratic primary to A. B. " Happy " Chandler , a former governor and factional opponent of both Wetherby and Clements . Chandler 's failure to support Wetherby 's 1956 bid to succeed Democrat Alben Barkley in the Senate contributed to his loss to Republican John Sherman Cooper . From 1964 to 1966 , Wetherby served on a commission charged with revising the state constitution , and in 1966 he was elected to the Kentucky Senate , where he provided leadership in drafting the state budget . Following this , he retired from politics and served as a consultant for Brighton Engineering . He died March 27 , 1994 of complications from a broken hip and was buried in Frankfort Cemetery in Frankfort , Kentucky .
= = Early life and career = =
Lawrence Wetherby was born January 2 , 1908 in Middletown , Kentucky . He was the fourth child of Samuel Davis and Fanny ( Yenowine ) Wetherby . His grandfather was a surgeon in the Union Army during the Civil War . His father was also a physician and farmer , and during his childhood years , Wetherby worked on the family farm .
After graduating from Anchorage High School , Wetherby enrolled in the pre @-@ law program at the University of Louisville . He was a letterman on the football team in 1927 and 1928 ; he also played second base on the baseball team in 1928 and 1929 , and was a letterman in that sport in 1929 . He was later inducted into the university 's Athletic Hall of Fame . In 1929 , he earned his Bachelor of Laws degree and went to work for Judge Henry Tilford . The two would remain partners until 1950 . On April 24 , 1930 , he married Helen Dwyer ; the couple had three children .
Thanks to his father 's influence , Wetherby became interested in local politics at an early age . School board races fascinated him , and he allied himself with a faction of the Jefferson County Democratic Party headed by Leland Taylor and Ben Ewing . When Ewing was elected county judge in 1933 , he appointed Wetherby as a part @-@ time attorney for the Jefferson County juvenile court . He held this position through 1937 , then returned to it in 1942 and 1943 . In March 1943 , he was appointed the first trial commissioner of the juvenile court .
= = Lieutenant governor = =
Wetherby was elected chairman of the 34th Legislative District Democratic Committee in 1943 and held the position through 1956 . In March 1947 , he resigned as trial commissioner of the juvenile court in order to run for lieutenant governor . The strongest of his four opponents in the Democratic primary was Bill May , the nephew of U.S. Representative Andrew J. May . May had sought the support of gubernatorial candidate Earle C. Clements , but Clements refused , possibly because Congressman May was an ally of Clements ' political opponent John Y. Brown . Wetherby was also unable to secure Clements ' public endorsement , but he won the primary and went on to defeat Republican Orville M. Howard by over 95 @,@ 000 votes .
Despite Clements ' refusal to endorse Wetherby in the primary , the two generally agreed on their legislative agendas and worked well together . Some observers called Wetherby Kentucky 's first " working " lieutenant governor . Previous lieutenant governors did little beyond their constitutionally mandated duty of presiding over the Kentucky Senate , but during Clements ' administration , Wetherby was charged with preparing a state budget , presiding over the Legislative Research Commission , leading tours for the state Chamber of Commerce , and attending the Southern Governors Conference . Clements also made Wetherby executive secretary of the State Democratic Central Committee , which allowed Wetherby to make many important political contacts .
= = Governor of Kentucky = =
On November 27 , 1950 , Clements resigned to accept a seat in the U.S. Senate , elevating Wetherby to governor . One of his first actions was to call a special legislative session to convene on March 6 , 1951 for the purpose of allocating the state 's $ 10 million budget surplus . Among the expenditures approved in the special session were increases in teachers ' salaries and state benefits for the needy and government employees . Wetherby 's popularity soared as a result of this session , and he seriously considered running for the Senate seat vacated by the death of Virgil Chapman in 1951 . Instead , after talking with Clements and other Democratic leaders , he decided to seek a full , four @-@ year term as governor .
= = = Election of 1951 = = =
Among the potential candidates for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1951 was former governor A. B. " Happy " Chandler , who was about to be released as baseball commissioner . Chandler and Clements were bitter political enemies , and the possibility of a Chandler candidacy provided the Clements faction of the Democratic party with the impetus to unite behind Wetherby to prevent Chandler from gaining the nomination . Ultimately , Chandler did not seek the nomination and , despite implying that Clements controlled Wetherby , Chandler endorsed Wetherby on May 15 , 1951 . Wetherby had little trouble defeating Howell Vincent and Jesse Cecil in the Democratic gubernatorial primary , polling the largest majority ever in a Kentucky primary race .
In the general election , Wetherby faced Republican Court of Appeals judge Eugene Siler . Siler was a fundamentalist Christian who claimed that the state government was full of corruption , and only he could stop it . Citing the gambling in Northern Kentucky , bribery accusations against members of Clements ' and Wetherby 's administrations , and a 1951 scandal involving the University of Kentucky men 's basketball team , he referred to Frankfort as " our Nineveh on the Kentucky River " . Wetherby countered Siler 's accusations of corruption by removing one of the officials accused of bribery from office . He deployed the newly organized Kentucky State Police to counter organized crime in Campbell and Henderson counties . To further discourage crime , he supported legislation to revoke the alcohol licenses of establishments that allowed gambling . Siler 's pro @-@ temperance and anti @-@ Catholic views played well in the state 's rural areas , but cost him the vote of the growing urban population . Wetherby won the election by a vote of 346 @,@ 345 to 288 @,@ 014 .
= = = Administration = = =
Early in Wetherby 's term , the state 's revenues were inflated by the Korean War . Having adopted a pay @-@ as @-@ you @-@ go program for the state , he was forced to raise additional revenue after the war ended . He did so by imposing sin taxes on cigarettes , alcoholic beverages , and parimutuel betting , but he was unable to convince the General Assembly to adopt a sales tax .
Because three members of Wetherby 's close family had been killed in automobile accidents on the state 's roadways , improving roads was a high priority for Wetherby . Using revenue from a two @-@ cent @-@ per @-@ gallon gasoline tax passed under the Clements administration , Wetherby authorized the building , re @-@ building , or re @-@ surfacing of nearly 6 @,@ 000 miles ( 9 @,@ 700 km ) of roads during his administration . The most important of these was the state 's first toll road — the Kentucky Turnpike — connecting Louisville and Elizabethtown . He encouraged President Dwight D. Eisenhower to construct a federal toll road connecting the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico . Other political leaders joined him , convincing Eisenhower to construct the long @-@ talked @-@ about Interstate Highway System . Improved roads brought increased tourism , which Wetherby supported by increasing funding to the state park system and adding Breaks Interstate Park , a new park owned jointly by Kentucky and Virginia . Wetherby also brought national attention to Kentucky as prime hunting and fishing land by conducting his own personal sporting excursions in the state .
Wetherby tried to diversify the industries located in Kentucky to balance the state 's primarily agrarian economy . He expanded the Agricultural and Industrial Development Board and charged it with conducting land surveys to identify potential industrial sites . He encouraged the development of modern airports in the state and supported the canalization of the Big Sandy River and improvement of the locks and dams on the Kentucky River . He continued to personally lead tours given by the state 's Chamber of Commerce . Among the industries that came to the state during his administration were the General Electric Appliance Park in Louisville and the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Paducah . In 1954 , he used the state police to quash labor unrest in Central City and other parts of the Western Coal Fields . He was not a pawn of industry , however : he secured passage of the state 's first laws regulating strip mining and killed a right @-@ to @-@ work bill in 1954 .
Neither did Wetherby ignore the needs of agriculture . Under his Green Pastures Program , measures were enacted to diversify crop production , improve beef production , and encourage soil conservation . He secured federal flood control programs for the watersheds of the Salt , Licking , Green , and Kentucky Rivers , saving valuable farmland . In 1952 , Wetherby organized an agricultural council to consolidate the work of the state 's agricultural bureaucracy . He oversaw completion of the state fairgrounds in Louisville , a project begun under Clements , to better display the state 's agricultural products .
Improvements in education were a hallmark of Wetherby 's term as governor . Over the course of his administration , he increased funding to education by $ 20 million . He called for the creation of an educational television network and initiated the state 's first publicly funded bookmobile program . He supported the 1954 Minimum Foundation Program , an amendment to the state constitution that allowed funding to be allocated to school districts based upon need rather than number of pupils .
In 1954 and 1955 Wetherby served as chairman of the Southern Governors Conference and urged the southern governors to peacefully implement desegregation as required by the Supreme Court 's decision in Brown v. Board of Education . He was one of five southern governors that refused to sign a statement opposing integration . In Kentucky , he appointed an advisory council of both white and black citizens to oversee public school integration , which was accomplished with little acrimony compared to other states . Desegregation was one issue where Wetherby and his lieutenant governor , Emerson " Doc " Beauchamp , disagreed , but because Beauchamp believed he would succeed Wetherby as governor , he did not openly oppose Wetherby 's actions .
Among Wetherby 's other accomplishments were the creation of a Department of Mental Health and the construction of fifteen hospitals and thirty health centers throughout the state . In 1952 , he created the Youth Authority as a central point for the administration of services to delinquent children . He constructed new state prisons , modernized the probation and parole systems , and established a more orderly system of selecting grand and petit juries . He also oversaw some voting reform measures , including the provision of funds to purchase voting machines in areas where they were desired . He was not as successful in the area of government reform . He failed in his efforts to amend the state 's constitution to allow the governor to succeed himself in office . He was also unable to win support for a plan to consolidate some of Kentucky 's counties . In 1955 , the state 's voters approved a constitutional amendment granting suffrage to eighteen @-@ year @-@ olds over Wetherby 's objections .
= = Later life = =
Both Clements and Wetherby endorsed Bert T. Combs to succeed Wetherby as governor . Wetherby had named Combs to the Kentucky Court of Appeals in 1951 to fill a vacancy created by the death of Judge Roy Helm . Happy Chandler , Clements ' old foe , ran against Combs in the primary and painted him as a pawn of " Clementine " and " Wetherbine " , his derogatory nicknames for Clements and Wetherby . In fact , Chandler ran the entire campaign not just against Combs , but against Clements and Wetherby as well . He charged both Clements and Wetherby with extravagant spending in their administrations . Among his allegations were that Clements had purchased a $ 20 @,@ 000 rug for his office and that Wetherby had paneled his office with African mahogany . Chandler promised that , if elected , he would use " good , honest Kentucky wood " in his office and that all Kentuckians would be invited to the capitol to walk on the $ 20 @,@ 000 rug . Ultimately , invoices showed that no $ 20 @,@ 000 rug had been purchased by Clements and Wetherby 's paneling had been purchased from and installed by a local contractor . Chandler 's charges may have been inaccurate , but he defeated Combs in the primary and went on to win the general election .
Following his term as governor , Wetherby resumed his private law practice . In 1956 , Senator Alben Barkley unexpectedly died of a heart attack . The timing of his death meant that the state would elect two senators in 1956 — Clements ' term was expiring and now Barkley 's seat was vacant . President Eisenhower convinced former senator and ambassador John Sherman Cooper to be the Republican candidate for the seat , hoping Cooper 's immense popularity in the state would help his own re @-@ election bid . Barkley 's death occurred so late in the year that there was not time for a Democratic primary to choose the party 's candidate for the open seat . The Democratic state committee chose Wetherby , who was only six months removed from his term as governor .
Neither Wetherby nor Clements enjoyed the support of Governor Chandler . Coupled with this , Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson suffered a heart attack during the campaign , and as majority whip , Clements assumed the role of acting majority leader . This took him away from the campaign trail for extended periods of time . During the infrequent visits he was able to make to the state , he campaigned for his former lieutenant governor , Wetherby . In the general election , Cooper defeated Wetherby by 65 @,@ 000 votes and Clements lost to Thruston Ballard Morton by about 7 @,@ 000 votes . It was the first time Clements had lost a race in thirty years , and Kentucky Democrats would not elect a senator again for another sixteen years .
After this defeat , Wetherby moved to Franklin County and secured a position at Brighton Engineering with help from his old primary opponent , Bill May . From 1964 to 1966 , he was a delegate to an assembly charged with revising the state constitution . In 1965 , May backed Wetherby in his campaign for the Kentucky Senate . He won the election , defeating the candidate favored by Chandler , and was chosen president of that body from 1966 to 1968 . He was so effective in this position that the state 's 1966 budget was debated for only ten days before passing by a vote of 31 – 5 in virtually the same form as it was presented .
After his service in the state senate , Wetherby returned to Brighton Engineering , where he eventually became a vice @-@ president . He died March 27 , 1994 of complications from a broken hip . He is buried at the Frankfort Cemetery . The administration building at Western Kentucky University and a gymnasium at Morehead State University were named in his honor .
= Wulfred =
Wulfred ( died 24 March 832 ) was an Anglo @-@ Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury in medieval England . Nothing is known of his life prior to 803 , when he attended a church council , but he was probably a nobleman from Middlesex . He was elected archbishop in 805 and spent his time in office reforming the clergy of his cathedral . He also quarrelled with two consecutive Mercian kings – Coenwulf and Ceolwulf – over whether laymen or clergy should control monasteries . At one point , Wulfred travelled to Rome to consult with the papacy and was deposed from office for a number of years over the issue . After Coenwulf 's death , relations were somewhat better with the new king Ceolwulf , but improved much more after Ceolwulf 's subsequent deposition . The dispute about control of the monasteries was not fully settled until 838 , after Wulfred 's death . Wulfred was the first archbishop to place his portrait on the coinage he struck .
= = Reform of Christ Church = =
One of Wulfred 's main objects as archbishop was the reformation of the cathedral chapter of Canterbury – that of Christ Church . A main tenet was the establishment of communal life for the clergy in the cathedral chapter . This effort was modelled on that of Bishop Chrodegang of Metz . By 813 , Wulfred was already claiming in a document that he had " revived the holy monastery of the church of Canterbury by renewing , restoring and rebuilding it " . Wulfred may have based the rule of the community on Chrodegang 's Regula canonicorum , or perhaps on the rule of Benedict . His efforts including requiring the clergy to eat together , to give over their personal property to the chapter , and ensuring that the canonical hours were kept as part of the liturgy . Although it is clear that a communal style of living was practised , whether the cathedral clergy were transformed into canons or if they remained monks is unclear . Later , Wulfred granted land to the chapter , but the gifts would only be valid as long as the chapter kept to the new standards . Wulfred also used his personal wealth to fund the construction of new buildings .
= = Disputes with Coenwulf = =
Wulfred came into conflict with King Coenwulf of Mercia over the issue of whether laymen could control religious houses , with the king supporting the rights of laymen to control monasteries . In 808 the papacy informed Charlemagne that Cenwulf had not yet made peace with the archbishop , but by 809 they seem to have been on good terms ; the two were involved in a series of land transfers from 809 to 815 .
In 814 , Wulfred travelled to Rome to visit Pope Leo III . Although the exact nature of his business with the pope is unknown , it was likely connected with the issue that arose between the archbishop and Coenwulf over lay control of monasteries . He was accompanied by the bishop of Sherborne , Wigberht . Laymen controlling monasteries had been customary for centuries , though in the half @-@ century or so before Wulfred became archbishop the church had begun to assert control over monasteries . In England , this attempt to secure control was manifested in decrees made by synods at Clofesho in 803 and more especially the synod of Chelsea in 816 . Tensions over the Kentish monastic houses of Reculver and Minster @-@ in @-@ Thanet reached such a point that Wulfred was deprived of authority by the king for a period of some years ; six according to the document drawn up in 825 recording the – then victorious – Canterbury view of the debate , though four is perhaps more likely . Wulfred still witnessed documents as archbishop in 817 , and by September 822 , he was once more officiating as archbishop , when he consecrated King Ceolwulf of Mercia . Wulfred was driven into exile briefly at some point during his suspension from office . However , the dispute was still active in the last years of Coenwulf 's reign , as at a council held perhaps in 821 , the king threatened the archbishop with exile unless he yielded . Wulfred and the Canterbury community fought Coenwulf vigorously , sending embassies to the pope and concocting forgeries in their favour which purported to have been issued by earlier kings .
Around 820 Coenwulf forced Wulfred into an unfavourable settlement by which Wulfred gained control over the debated monasteries in exchange for a large payment of gold and the loss of a very large estate to the king . Nor did Coenwulf and his followers quickly cede control of Minster and Reculver to the archbishop . In September 822 , Wulfred reached a settlement with Coenwulf 's successor Ceolwulf signified by the consecration of Ceolwulf as king , which had been delayed about a year because of the dispute with the archbishop . After Ceolwuf 's deposition in 823 Wulfred 's situation improved . The new Mercian king , Beornwulf , presided over another council at Clofesho in 825 where the conflict was finally settled in Wulfred 's favour and an account of the whole conflict up to that point was written down . Coenwulf 's daughter Cwenthryth , abbess of Winchcombe and Minster , paid compensation to Wulfred and lost control over the houses in Kent . Later in 825 ( or possibly the following year ) , however , Kent was lost to Mercia after Egbert of Wessex defeated Beornwulf at Ellendun . Relations between Wulfred and the new West Saxon rulers were cold , and coinage in Wulfred 's name appears to have ceased for a time , though it had been restored before Wulfred 's death in 832 . Final settlement of the debate over lordship of monasteries came in 838 at Kingston , shortly before Egbert 's death .
= = Death and legacy = =
Wulfred died in 832 , probably on 24 March . Most of his wealth was left to a kinsman , Werhard , who was to give the lands to Christ Church after his own death . Werhard , who was a member of the monastery of Christ Church , rose to the position of " priest @-@ abbot " by the middle years of the 830s . This is known from Wulfred 's will , which survives in a late copy . This document names Werhard as Wulfred 's nephew , and calls him priest .
The Christ Church scriptorium was particularly active under Wulfred . Although the handwriting of the documents produced during Wulfred 's archiepiscopate is quite elegant , the actual contents of the charters is marked by bad grammar and other errors . From this , the historian N. P. Brooks has deduced that the clergy of the cathedral were not very literate in Latin , and would have likely been unable to compose new Latin works .
Wulfred was the first archbishop to place his portrait on the pennies struck in his name which , unlike those of previous archbishops , never made reference to the ruling Mercian king . Wulfred also rebuilt some buildings at Christ Church , Canterbury , although it is not known whether these were support buildings , such as the dormitory and refractory , or if he rebuilt the cathedral itself .
= Lake Winfield Scott =
Lake Winfield Scott is an 18 @-@ acre ( 7 @.@ 3 ha ) mountain pond located 10 miles ( 16 km ) south of Blairsville , Georgia in Union County . The lake , which is owned and managed by the U.S. Forest Service , is the source of Cooper Creek . It is the centerpiece of the Forest Service 's Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area , a park which features hiking , fishing , boating and other outdoor activities . At 2 @,@ 854 feet ( 870 m ) elevation it is one of Georgia 's highest altitude lakes . The various habitats surrounding the lake support a wide assortment of plants and animals .
= = History = =
Completed in early 1942 , Lake Winfield Scott is a man @-@ made reservoir created as part of the Civilian Conservation Corps ' efforts to establish recreational areas in north Georgia . It was the final CCC project in Georgia and one of the last in the nation , completed just after the United States ' entry into World War II . It is located in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains near Blood Mountain .
The lake was named after General Winfield Scott , a 19th @-@ century United States Army general , diplomat , and presidential candidate . Known as " Old Fuss and Feathers " and the " Grand Old Man of the Army " , Scott was a hero of the Mexican @-@ American War and the first American since George Washington to hold the rank of lieutenant general .
By the late 17th century the Cherokee and Creek had begun to compete for the same resources and fought a battle at nearby Slaughter Gap . The Creek lost , ceding the Blood Mountain area to the Cherokee , who considered it a holy place . Archaeological evidence has been discovered that tends to back the story of the battle , but the date of the battle and its participants are still disputed .
In 1838 , the American Indians were removed from the area by General Winfield Scott and forced westward along the " Trail of Tears . " Farmers moved in later , and by the 1880s lumber companies began logging the area . On May 14 , 1938 , the lake was first opened to the public as part of the Forest Service 's multiple @-@ use plan for administering the Chatahoochee National Forest for the " greatest good for the greatest number of people . " During the 1990s , the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers rebuilt and strengthened the lake 's dam .
= = Location and surroundings = =
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Edel Music , which re @-@ released Don 't Bore Us , Get to the Chorus ! , replacing some non @-@ US hits with songs from Have a Nice Day . To promote the release the duo did a small tour of America , performing at the Boston Mixfest and at the Virgin Megastore in Times Square . The single " Wish I Could Fly " included in the album reached No. 27 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and No. 40 on the Adult Top 40 tally .
Room Service followed in 2001 to a mixed response from critics . " Probably the best Roxette album since Joyride " , wrote Leslie Mathew of Allmusic , " Room Service is an exciting , immediate , high @-@ gloss pop gem that contains very little filler indeed . " Per Bjurman from Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet was critical of the album , " It is not very good . " he wrote . He did praise the three singles , " Real Sugar " , " The Centre of the Heart " and " Milk and Toast and Honey " , but ended the review with " Roxette is not finished . But soon , I suspect . "
The album topped the Swedish charts and reached No. 3 in Germany , but received little attention in the UK . A penned US release through Edel America Records did not happen as the label was disbanded due to financial difficulties , though it did peak at No. 2 on CNN 's Worldbeat album chart . The first single , " The Centre of the Heart " topped the charts in Sweden , made the top 10 in Spain , and the top 15 in Finland . The other singles , " Real Sugar " , the album 's opening track and " Milk and Toast and Honey " were less successful . Roxette again went on tour , this time in Europe only , as concerts planned in South Africa were cancelled after the 11 September 2001 attacks . On reviewing their Löfbergs Lila Arena concert , Bjurman from Aftonbladet said " Roxette succeed in all cases , to never leave the 80s . " , criticising Roxette 's playlist which consisted of some of their early hits . Johan Lindqvist from Göteborgs @-@ Posten was more positive , scoring their Munich concert four stars out of five .
= = = 2002 – 2008 : Compilations , solo albums and hiatus = = =
In 2002 , at the Grammis ceremony , Roxette received a Music Export Prize from the Swedish Government . After that came a set of compilations , The Ballad Hits in late 2002 and The Pop Hits in early 2003 . Each set contained a separate CD with material previously available and never heard before tracks . " A Thing About You " was released as the lead single from The Ballad Hits . The album was released in the UK on 14 February 2003 to coincide with Valentine 's Day and entered the charts there at No. 23 before climbing to its peak position of No. 11 a week later . It also peaked in the top 10 in Germany and The Netherlands . The single " Opportunity Nox " was released from The Pop Hits in 2003 . The Ballad Hits which sold over a million copies within a year , helped the duo win a World Music Award as the Best selling Scandinavian artist in October 2003 . In that year , Roxette were also awarded with achievement medals by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden " for appreciated achievements in Sweden and internationally " .
In September 2002 , Fredriksson was hospitalised after she received concussion during a fainting spell at her home . She was then diagnosed with a brain tumour , which was later successfully removed in surgery . Four months later , Swedish newspaper Expressen reported Fredriksson had been diagnosed with a second tumor . This turned out to be false and the newspaper issued an apology saying its report had no basis but dismissed demands from Fredriksson for compensation . During her recovery , she recorded her first @-@ ever English @-@ language solo album , The Change . The album which was inspired by her brush with mortality , entered the Swedish album chart at No. 1 in October 2004 . With Fredriksson 's illness and rehabilitation , the duo took a hiatus , allowing Gessle to release Mazarin ( Cupcake ) in 2003 . It was his first Swedish @-@ language solo album in 18 years and became very successful in his home country , topping the charts and winning numerous awards . One of the tracks , " På promenad genom stan " ( " Strolling Through the Town " ) , featured Fredriksson singing back @-@ up . In 2004 , Gessle and Gyllene Tider reunited for a 25th @-@ anniversary celebration that included the band 's first album in 20 years , Finn 5 fel ! , and another successful tour in Sweden .
In 2005 , Belgian dance group D.H.T. ' s trance @-@ cover of " Listen to Your Heart " became a worldwide club hit . Originally released in Belgium in 2003 , by the mid @-@ 2005 , the song reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 , and was certified gold in October by the RIAA . Also that year , several songs were released as re @-@ mixes and covers . Among them : two prominent versions of " Fading Like a Flower " , one a trance cover by German group Mysterio and one a sampling by Dancing DJs that reached the UK chart . In November 2005 , while Gessle was in the middle of promoting his Son of a Plumber album , he and Fredriksson appeared at the Dorchester Hotel in London for an awards presentation by Broadcast Music Incorporated ( BMI ) . Gessle received two awards , the first for " It Must Have Been Love " , which by that time had been played on US radio more than 4 million times , while he and co @-@ songwriter Mats Persson also received an award for Dance Song of the Year for D.H.T. ' s cover of " Listen to Your Heart " . The ceremony marked the first time Gessle and Fredriksson had appeared in public together since before the onset of Fredriksson 's brain tumour and subsequent surgery in 2002 . When asked by an Aftonbladet reporter if there would be a Roxette reunion , Gessle replied , " We haven 't decided yet . No doors are closed . We 're still young " . Fredriksson returned in 2006 with an album of Swedish cover songs , titled Min bäste vän ( My Best Friend ) , while Gessle recorded two more solo albums , En händig man ( A Handy Man ) ( 2007 ) and Party Crasher ( 2008 ) .
In mid @-@ 2006 , Roxette released to radio " The Rox Medley " to promote a forthcoming 20th Anniversary package . The medley included six Roxette hit singles : " The Look " , " Joyride " , " Listen to Your Heart " , " Dangerous " , " It Must Have Been Love " and " Fading Like a Flower ( Everytime You Leave ) " . It was eventually released as b @-@ side to the single " One Wish " and was also available to download . The 20th Anniversary package better known as The Rox Box was released on 18 October 2006 to commemorate Roxette 's 20 years in the music industry . Spanning over 4 CDs and single DVD , it included two new singles , " One Wish " , which was their first new single in four years , and " Reveal " . Both songs were also included on a new greatest hits album , Roxette Hits , which was released at the same time as The Rox Box . Nunstedt of Expressen was disparaging of Roxette Hits , giving the album two stars and ending the review , " ... the CD subtitle Their Twenty greatest songs is a matter of discussion , I can only count eight hits . "
= = = 2009 – 2010 : Night of The Proms and European Tour = = =
Rumours started of a Roxette reunion when Gessle was interviewed by the BBC in April 2009 . " Yeah , we 've talked about it . It 's really up to Marie . " Gessle said . Online news sites also picked up on the possibility of a reunion . On 5 May 2009 , an announcement was made that " Roxette would re @-@ unite after 8 years and play for the first time on the Night of the Proms in Belgium , The Netherlands and Germany " . The tour started on Friday , 23 October in the Sportpaleis Antwerp . Roxette were due to play the Night of the Proms back in 2002 , but Fredriksson 's illness meant they had to pull out .
Despite the Night of the Proms announcement , the first appearance of Roxette after 8 years was on 6 May 2009 , during Per Gessle 's concert in Amsterdam as part of his Party Crasher tour . Almost at the end of the concert , Gessle said : " I 'd like you all to welcome an old friend of mine : Marie Fredriksson " , then she joined the band to perform " It Must Have Been Love " and " The Look " . Later she also appeared on stage with him in Stockholm , at the last concert of his solo tour , 9 May 2009 . Later in July 2009 , they took part in the New Wave festival in Latvia .
In January 2010 , a concert at The Race Legends event in Sweden on 14 August was announced , followed by confirmation of other concerts in Russia , Denmark and Norway which took place during August and September 2010 . On 18 June 2010 , Roxette performed a one off set at Stockholm Concert Hall , performing " The Look " in front of Victoria , Crown Princess of Sweden , during the gala concert on the day before her wedding . On 4 August 2010 , Roxette played a 2 @-@ hour secret gig at Leifs Lounge , Hotel Tylösand , just outside Halmstad . This was seen as a dress rehearsal for the upcoming European tour . On 31 December 2010 , Roxette performed in Poland at New Year 's Eve concert , transmitted live from Warsaw internationally .
= = = 2011 – 2012 : Charm School , Travelling and World Tour = = =
On 23 October 2009 , the Swedish newspaper Expressen reported that Roxette were recording new songs . Per stated that he had been working on new material for an upcoming album since May 2009 . In early November 2010 , it was announced that the band would undertake their first world tour since 1995 . Their eighth studio album , Charm School , was released in Europe on 11 February 2011 and peaked within the top 20 of eleven European album charts . The set also became their first since 1992 's Tourism to reach No. 1 on the German album chart , where it was certified gold for shipments in excess of 100 @,@ 000 units . The album was preceded by the single " She 's Got Nothing On ( But the Radio ) " on 10 January 2011 , which became Roxette 's biggest hit in the German market since " How Do You Do ! " , and for several weeks was the fourth most @-@ played song on radio in the world . Charm School also received a full commercial release in South America , debuting at No. 1 on the Argentinian album chart . The Charm School World Tour , their first in 15 years , started on 28 February 2011 in Kazan , Russia . The tour eventually comprised 140 concerts plus three corporate gigs and ended on 9 September 2012 in Mexico City , with the band performing to over 800 @,@ 000 people in the 77 concerts and two corporate gigs held in 2011 alone . On 15 November , Roxette played their first UK gig in 17 years at London 's Wembley Arena , and in March 2012 , they performed two concerts in China , after the Chinese Ministry of Culture gave them permission to play .
In early 2012 , Gessle confirmed through his official Twitter account that recording for Roxette 's ninth studio album , titled Travelling , had been completed . The fifteen track album and the first single " It 's Possible " was released in March 2012 .
= = = 2013 – present : Break , RoXXXette 30th Anniversary Tour and Good Karma = = =
In 2013 , Gessle reunited with his former Swedish boy band Gyllene Tider . They released a new album and toured Sweden . Roxette 's first Blu @-@ ray / DVD concert titled Roxette Live Travelling The World was released . Meanwhile , Fredriksson promoted her new Swedish solo album Nu which led to a successful tour in the spring . In April 2014 , succeeding the announcement of the 25th anniversary of Roxette 's first United States # 1 hit " The Look " they announced they will be embarking on their RoXXXette 30th Anniversary Tour starting in Russia in late October 2014 . The tour ended in February 2016 .
" The Look ( 2015 Remake ) " , a new recording of their 1988 single , was released on 17 July 2015 . A physical 7 @-@ inch vinyl was released on 26 August 2015 .
On 18 April 2016 , an official statement was released , cancelling the last leg of the RoXXXette 30th Anniversary Tour due to concerns about Marie Fredriksson 's health . As her doctors have advised her to refrain from playing live , there will be no further Roxette tours . Fredriksson stated : " Sadly , now my touring days are over and I want to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful fans that has followed us on our long and winding journey . " Gessle added : " The joyride on the road is over now - but we sure had fun , didn 't we ? "
Roxette has also worked in the studio on their tenth studio album , Good Karma . They have worked with young producers from Sweden like Addeboy vs Cliff " to inject new blood into the Roxette sound " . Remixes aside , this is the first time that they have allowed anyone outside of the Roxette canon to produce new music . On 8 April 2016 , the lead single off the album , " It Just Happens " , was released . The album followed on 3 June 2016 .
= = Awards = =
= = Discography = =
Pearls of Passion ( 1986 )
Look Sharp ! ( 1988 )
Joyride ( 1991 )
Tourism ( 1992 )
Crash ! Boom ! Bang ! ( 1994 )
Have a Nice Day ( 1999 )
Room Service ( 2001 )
Charm School ( 2011 )
Travelling ( 2012 )
Good Karma ( 2016 )
= = Tours = =
Rock Runt Riket Swedish Tour ( with Eva Dahlgren and Ratata ) ( 1987 )
Look Sharp ' 88 ! Tour Swedish Tour ( 1988 )
Look Sharp Live ! European Tour ( 1989 )
Join the Joyride ! World Tour ( 1991 / 92 )
The Summer Joyride – European Tour ( 1992 )
Crash ! Boom ! Bang ! World Tour ( 1994 / 95 )
Room Service Tour ( 2001 )
Night of the Proms ( 2009 ) ( Classic meets Pop – headliner , with several artists )
European Tour ( 2010 ) ( Six dates as a test for a bigger tour in 2011 )
Charm School – The World Tour ( 2011 / 12 )
RoXXXette The 30th Anniversary Tour ( 2014 / 15 / 16 )
= Alcohol laws of New Jersey =
The state laws governing alcoholic beverages in New Jersey are among the most complex in the United States , with many peculiarities not found in other states ' laws . They provide for 29 distinct liquor licenses granted to manufacturers , wholesalers , retailers , and for the public warehousing and transport of alcoholic beverages . General authority for the statutory and regulatory control of alcoholic beverages rests with the state government , particularly the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control overseen by the state 's Attorney General .
Under home rule , New Jersey law grants individual municipalities substantial discretion in passing ordinances regulating the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages within their limits . The number of retail licenses available is determined by a municipality 's population , and may be further limited by the town 's governing body . As a result , the availability of alcohol and regulations governing it vary significantly from town to town . A small percentage of municipalities in the state are " dry towns " that do not allow alcoholic beverages to be sold , and do not issue retail licenses for bars or restaurants to serve alcohol to patrons . Other towns permit alcohol sales 24 hours a day . Retail licenses tend to be difficult to obtain , and when available are subject to exorbitant prices and fervent competition .
In addition to granting local governments wide latitude over liquor sales , New Jersey law has some other unusual features . Corporations are limited to two retail distribution licenses , making it impractical for chain stores to sell alcoholic beverages ; this restriction , in conjunction with municipal ordinances , severely limits supermarket and convenience store chains from selling beer as they do in many other states . State law treats drunk driving as a traffic offense rather than a crime , and permits individual municipalities to define the scope of underage drinking laws .
= = History = =
New Jersey 's history of taverns and alcohol production dates to its early colonial period . Colonial winemakers received recognition by the Royal Society of Arts for producing high @-@ quality wine , and a local distillery owner was asked by George Washington for his recipe for " cyder spirits . " Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries , the industry developed with the influx of European immigrants , specifically Germans and Italians , who presented a sizable market for alcoholic beverages and brought with them old world winemaking , brewing , and distilling techniques . With the rise of the temperance movement culminating in Prohibition ( 1919 – 1933 ) , New Jersey 's alcohol industry suffered ; many breweries , wineries , and distilleries either closed or relocated to other states . The legacy of Prohibition restricted and prevented the industry 's recovery until the state legislature began loosening restrictions and repealing Prohibition @-@ era laws starting in 1981 . New Jersey 's alcohol industry is experiencing a renaissance , and recently enacted laws provide new opportunities for the state 's wineries and breweries .
= = Controlling authority = =
= = = Statewide statutes and enforcement = = =
New Jersey 's laws and regulations regarding alcohol are overseen by the Department of Law and Public Safety 's Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control ( ABC ) , which is managed by the state 's Attorney General . The current director of the Alcohol Beverage Control division is Michael I. Halfacre . State and municipal laws , including those that regulate alcoholic beverages , apply in all territorial waters which includes inland rivers , lakes , and bays , and tidal waters up to three nautical miles from the New Jersey shoreline .
Starting in 1738 , towns in New Jersey began issuing liquor licenses to tavern keepers . Before federal Prohibition in 1919 , despite many state liquor statutes , the regulation of alcoholic beverages in New Jersey was almost exclusively local , with wide variations among municipalities . In 1933 , after the repeal of Prohibition , the states were again permitted to regulate alcoholic beverages . Immediately upon the end of Prohibition in 1933 , New Jersey instituted the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law , which established and granted rulemaking powers to the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control . The law also established a three @-@ tier alcohol distribution system whereby , with minor exceptions , alcohol manufacturers may only sell to wholesalers , who may only sell to retailers , who may only sell to customers .
New Jersey 's alcohol laws and regulations are codified in Title 33 of the New Jersey Statutes , and Title 13 , Chapter 2 of the New Jersey Administrative Code respectively . After New Jersey 's current state constitution was adopted in 1947 and some departments were consolidated , the department was incorporated into the Department of Law and Public Safety under the New Jersey Attorney General 's office . The statutes define an alcoholic beverage as " any fluid or solid capable of being converted into a fluid , suitable for human consumption , and having an alcohol content of more than one @-@ half of one per centum ( 1 / 2 of 1 % ) by volume , including alcohol , beer , lager beer , ale , porter , naturally fermented wine , treated wine , blended wine , fortified wine , sparkling wine , distilled liquors , blended distilled liquors and any brewed , fermented or distilled liquors fit for use for beverage purposes or any mixture of the same , and fruit juices . "
= = = Municipal control = = =
New Jersey has a strong tradition of municipal home rule . Local municipalities thus have considerable authority in the licensing and regulating of alcohol @-@ related businesses . These powers include :
limiting the number of licenses to sell alcoholic beverages at retail ( Class C licenses ) ,
limiting the hours of retail alcohol sales ,
prohibiting the retail sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday ,
regulating the conduct of any retail establishment licensed to sell alcoholic beverages ,
regulating the nature and condition of the licensed premises
limiting persons within the municipality to a single liquor license ,
limiting a license to cover only the specific licensed premises ; and
allowing municipalities with populations of 15 @,@ 000 or more to appoint a municipal alcoholic beverage control board of three persons with terms for three years .
Retail licenses for consumption or distribution are allocated proportionally to a municipality 's population . Licenses permitting on @-@ premises retail sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages ( i.e. bars and restaurants ) are allocated at a ratio of one license for 3 @,@ 000 residents . Distribution licenses are available at a ratio of one license per 7 @,@ 500 residents . Small towns with populations less than 1 @,@ 000 can issue at least one consumption and one distribution license . Given the regulatory latitude allowed municipalities , the actual number of licenses extant in a municipality may more or less depend on a variety of factors , including :
whether the municipality 's existing licenses were grandfathered by predating the 1948 imposition of statutory limits on the number of retail licenses per town ,
whether the town has decided to offer fewer licenses , and
whether the municipality has decided by ordinance or referendum to become dry , and prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages within its limits .
Because the law grants a municipality significant regulatory latitude , 35 of the state 's 565 municipalities are currently dry . Conversely , because of the grandfathering of licenses , several municipalities have a substantially higher ratio of licenses . For instance , the resort town of Wildwood has a permanent population of 5 @,@ 300 , but 61 active liquor licenses .
= = = Other authorities = = =
Casinos in Atlantic City and federal enclaves ( e.g. military bases , national parks ) are not under the jurisdiction of either the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control or municipal alcoholic beverage control boards . The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement and the New Jersey Casino Control Commission are responsible for the regulation of alcoholic beverages at casinos . Per Article I , Section 8 , Clause 17 of the United States Constitution , the federal government may " exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the state in which the same shall be , for the erection of forts , magazines , arsenals , dockyards , and other needful buildings . " While some state laws do apply in federal enclaves , court decisions have exempted military bases and other federal lands from state and local alcohol laws .
= = Liquor licenses and permits = =
New Jersey law provides for 29 distinct liquor licenses divided into the following five classes : Class A for manufacturers , Class B for wholesalers , Class C for retailers , Class D for transportation licenses , and Class E for public warehouses . State law allows the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control to create temporary permits " to provide for contingencies where it would be appropriate and consonant with the spirit of this chapter to issue a license , but the contingency has not been expressly provided for . " Special permits are allowed to range in price from $ 10 to $ 2000 , are limited to 25 days per year for a given premises , and currently there are 3 types of permits for non @-@ licensees . Excluding seasonal licenses and special permits , ABC licenses are issued for one year starting on July 1 , and ending on June 30 .
= = Municipal issues = =
= = = Availability of retail liquor licenses = = =
The number of Class C retail licenses for bars , restaurants , and liquor stores is limited by population and often by municipal ordinances . Licenses are typically obtained from existing licensees who choose to sell , or when a new license is offered as a town 's population grows . As a result , the price for a retail license is often prohibitively expensive . The sale of a new license is usually conducted by public auction . The intense competition can benefit a town by generating several hundred thousand dollars of revenue from the highest bidder . A 2006 license auction in Cherry Hill , New Jersey set the state record at $ 1 @.@ 5 million .
Supermarkets , convenience stores , and gas stations in New Jersey rarely sell alcoholic beverages because state law prohibits any person or corporation from possessing more than two retail distribution licenses . While licenses for bars , restaurants and liquor stores are limited , other retail licenses are not . Class C licenses can be granted without limit for common carriers ( such as limousines and boats ) , private clubs with a minimum of 60 members , hotels with at least one @-@ hundred rooms , and theatres with at least 1 @,@ 000 seats .
Special permits exist to allow for the sale of alcoholic beverages at golf courses , government @-@ owned facilities , and at social events run by non @-@ profit organizations ( for example , church carnivals ) . A restaurant in New Jersey without a liquor license can sell wine from a New Jersey winery by becoming an offsite retail sales outlet of the winery . Since the early 1990s , there have been a handful of unsuccessful proposals to create a separate restaurant license allowing eating establishments to sell beer and wine . Such proposals have been strongly opposed by current retail license holders who believe that it would decrease their income , and thus the value of their liquor license .
= = = Dry towns = = =
Some municipalities , particularly in South Jersey , are dry towns where no alcohol can be legally served or sold . Some of them are dry because of their origins as Quaker , Methodist , or other Protestant religious communities . For example , the seaside resort town of Ocean City has been dry since it was founded in 1879 by four Methodist clergymen . In recent years , several municipalities have questioned whether they ought to remain dry . Dry towns frequently have public referendums on whether they should remain dry or allow liquor sales in order to attract new businesses and increase property tax revenue .
Dry towns in New Jersey cannot forbid the possession , consumption , or transportation of alcohol , but have the option to permit or prohibit BYOB at restaurants and social affair permits for non @-@ profit organizations . In 2012 , Ocean City residents rejected a proposal to allow restaurant patrons to bring their own wine or beer to unlicensed establishments . It is possible for a dry town to have a winery or brewery that offers tastings , since alcohol manufacturing licenses in New Jersey are issued by the state , and are not regulated by municipalities . As of 2013 , there are 35 dry municipalities in New Jersey , down from 44 in 2002 .
= = = Hours of operation and other licensing regulations = = =
The hours of sale for on @-@ premises consumption are regulated by local ordinance , and closing times vary by town . Atlantic City does not have closing hours , and alcohol can be purchased at its casinos and local bars 24 hours a day . With the exception of Newark and Jersey City , the law forbids hard liquor packaged goods sales before 9 am and after 10 pm any day of the week . This can be restricted further by local ordinance . Liquor stores may sell beer and wine during any hours that on @-@ premises sales are allowed .
New Jersey regulations for liquor stores and bars are extensive . Licensed establishments may not offer nudity . It is illegal to sell liquor below cost , charge a flat fee for unlimited drinks ( except for private parties and on New Year 's Eve ) , offer any promotion that is contingent on drinking a certain amount of alcohol , allow patrons to remain after closing time , or sell liquor at a drive @-@ through window . Bars and clubs are prohibited from having a ' ladies ' night ' or any pricing which is regarded as discriminatory . Police officers are prohibited from working for licensed businesses in the same town where they are employed , and some municipalities require fingerprinting for all liquor store and bar employees .
Gambling and related paraphernalia , broadly defined by ABC to include claw and crane machines , casino @-@ themed video games , football pools , and door prizes , irrespective of whether any profit is being made by the business , are prohibited at licensed establishments . The only exceptions are for those bars licensed by the state to sell lottery tickets or have off @-@ track betting on horse racing . Charity bingo games or raffles are also allowed . Card games , darts , billiards and other games are permitted as long as no money is exchanged , and no prizes are given .
ABC regulations permit a bar owner or employee to give away a free drink as long as it is not advertised . Businesses may issue free or complimentary drink coupons ( up to one per day per patron ) . Hotel and motel licensees may also give guests complimentary bottles of wine on special occasions . Licensed establishments are permitted to institute dress codes , cover charges , and minimum age restrictions . Liquor stores are allowed to conduct tastings of beer , wine , and spirits . Bars , restaurants , state concessionaires ( e.g. PNC Bank Arts Center ) , and non @-@ profit organizations with a special permit can host both tastings and tasting dinners , the latter of which permits larger sample sizes .
= = = BYOB : bring your own bottle = = =
Because some restaurants are unable or choose not to get a retail consumption license , the practice of " bring your own bottle " ( BYOB ) is prevalent in establishments statewide . Patrons are permitted to bring their own beer or wine to a restaurant that does not possess a liquor license , as there is no municipal prohibition against it . By law , a BYOB restaurant may not allow consumption of hard liquor or mixed drinks , nor may it allow consumption of beer or wine by those under 21 , visibly intoxicated , or during hours in which the sale of these products is prohibited by licensees in that municipality ( i.e. after closing time ) . Establishments offering BYOB are not allowed to assess a cover charge , charge a corkage fee , or advertise that patrons may bring beer or wine . A restaurant or other business with a retail consumption license may allow consumers to bring their own beer or wine , though many do not .
New Jersey law prohibits strip clubs and " sexually oriented business " , where stripteases and erotic dances are regularly performed , from offering both full nudity and alcohol sales . Establishments that possess a retail license and serve alcohol can only offer partially clothed services such as go @-@ go dancing ( typically in bikinis or lingerie ) . Clubs that are not licensed to serve alcohol will work around the restriction by implementing a bring your own bottle ( BYOB ) policy and operating as a " juice bar " . Juice bars have the appointments of full bars but only serve non @-@ alcoholic beverages such as water , fruit juice , and flavored carbonated beverages . Such a bar could double as a service counter for the storage of BYOB material and offer ice and mixing services to create mixed drinks using the customer @-@ purchased ingredients . Recent court decisions have held that municipalities that allow BYOB policies for restaurants must allow the same practices for strip clubs .
= = Alcohol production and distribution = =
In 1981 , the state legislature began to reform the laws that governed the production of alcoholic beverages . With the passing of the New Jersey Farm Winery Act in 1981 , and laws providing for licenses for brewpubs and microbreweries in the 1990s , these two industries have grown significantly and the number of wineries and breweries have steadily increased . In February 2013 , New Jersey issued the first new distillery license since before Prohibition , and legislation has been proposed to make it easier to establish craft distilleries in New Jersey . As of 2014 , New Jersey currently has 48 wineries , 28 breweries , and 2 distilleries .
= = = Wineries = = =
New Jersey winemaking dates to the colonial period . In 1767 , two landowners , Edward Antill and William Alexander , Lord Stirling , were recognized by the Royal Society of Arts in London , which had challenged colonists in British North America to cultivate vinifera grapes and produce " those Sorts of Wines now consumed in Great Britain . " Shortly after , Antill wrote an 80 @-@ page instructional essay on grape cultivation and winemaking that was published in the Transactions of the American Philosophical Society .
While the cultivation of grapes and fruit trees supported a flourishing wine industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries , the effects of Prohibition and a legacy of restrictive laws after its repeal devastated the industry . For 50 years , New Jersey was limited by law to one winery license for every 1 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 state residents , which by 1980 effectively allowed for only seven wineries . The growth of the state 's winery industry has been bolstered by the 1981 New Jersey Farm Winery Act , which repealed many Prohibition @-@ era laws and allowed many small growers to open new wineries .
As of 2014 , New Jersey has 48 licensed and operating wineries which produce wine from more than 90 varieties of grapes , and from over 25 other fruits . Many New Jersey wineries sell their products at festivals that are held annually throughout the state . In 2012 , 1 @.@ 56 million gallons ( approximately 656 @,@ 000 cases ) of wine were produced by New Jersey wineries , making it the ninth @-@ largest wine @-@ producing state . A considerable portion of those are non @-@ grape fruit wine , particularly apple , blueberry , raspberry , and cranberry wines ; fruits produced by many farms in the state . The state 's wineries generate between $ 30 – 40 million of revenue annually . New Jersey law treats hard cider as a type of wine because it is made from fermented fruits . Although there is currently no licensed hard cider production in New Jersey , cider can be produced with a plenary or farm winery license , and several businesses have taken preliminary steps in establishing cider mills .
= = = Breweries = = =
The first brewery in New Jersey was established in a fledgling Dutch settlement in what is now Hoboken when the state was part of the New Netherland colony . It was soon destroyed by a band of Lenape in 1643 during Governor Kieft 's War ( 1643 – 1645 ) . Large German immigrant populations in Newark and Jersey City led to the establishment of a healthy brewing industry in the 19th and early 20th centuries . Brewing beer became the fourth @-@ largest industry in Newark , with names like Kruger , Hensler , and Feigenspan among the leading industrial families in Newark .
Later , regional ( and later national ) brands Ballantine , and Rheingold , and Pabst , among others , operated large breweries in Newark and surrounding towns . With accusations of German propaganda and persecution of German @-@ Americans during World War I , many of the state 's brewers relocated to the Midwestern United States Prohibition closed many of the remaining breweries in the state . For instance , of Newark 's 27 breweries before Prohibition , none exist today . As the industry reorganized and consolidated in the 1970s and 1980s to compete nationally , the larger producers like Ballantine ( in the 1960s ) Rheingold ( 1977 ) , and Pabst ( 1985 ) closed their doors .
Presently , the state is home to one large @-@ production brewery , Anheuser @-@ Busch in Newark , which opened in 1951 and is used for brewing Budweiser and Rolling Rock . New Jersey offers a limited brewery licenses for microbreweries and a restricted brewery license for brewpubs that has allowed the industry to grow in recent years . In 1995 , the Ship Inn Restaurant and Brewery in Milford became the first brewpub in New Jersey . Since then the industry has expanded to 28 breweries , most of which are microbreweries or brewpubs . In 2010 , New Jersey craft brewers produced 32 @,@ 000 barrels ( 992 @,@ 000 gallons ) of craft brew . In 2012 , New Jersey liberalized its licensing laws to allow microbreweries to sell beer by the glass as part of a tour , and sell up to 15 @.@ 5 gallons ( i.e. a keg ) for off @-@ premises consumption . The same legislation permits brewpubs to brew up to 10 @,@ 000 barrels of beer per year , and sell to wholesalers and at festivals .
= = = Distilleries = = =
New Jersey has had a long distilling history dating to the colonial era when large landowners converted surplus fruit into brandy , sugar into rum , and grain into whiskey . Until recently , New Jersey had only one licensed distillery , Laird & Company in Scobeyville ( Colts Neck ) . Founded by Robert Laird , it is the oldest licensed distillery in the United States and received License No. 1 from the U.S. Department of the Treasury in 1780 . George Washington , who was acquainted with the distillery 's owner , once asked him for his recipe for " cyder spirits . " By 1834 , New Jersey boasted 388 distilleries .
Today , Laird is the nation 's only remaining producer of applejack . Presently none of the company 's distilling takes place in New Jersey . Laird 's obtains all its apples from Virginia 's Shenandoah Valley and distills its products in Virginia . Distilling at its New Jersey facilities ceased in 1972 and Laird 's blends , ages and bottles its products in Scobeyville . In February 2013 , the state issued the first distillery license since Prohibition to Jersey Artisan Distilling of Fairfield , which currently produces and sells rum . Another prospective distiller , Cooper River Distillers in Camden is on the path to obtaining a license in the near future . Others are expected to follow . In August 2013 , the state passed a law creating a craft distillery license . The license costs substantially less than the plenary distillery license ( $ 938 versus $ 12 @,@ 500 ) , but limits production to 20 @,@ 000 gallons per year , and requires that at least 51 % of the raw materials used for distillation be grown or produced in New Jersey .
= = = Direct shipping to consumers = = =
Until 2004 , New Jersey permitted in @-@ state wineries to directly ship products to in @-@ state customers . The state did not allow out @-@ of @-@ state producers to ship to New Jersey residents or permit New Jersey wineries to ship to out @-@ of @-@ state customers . This practice was declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2005 in a case from Michigan . New Jersey 's statute was subsequently struck down by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in 2010 because such limitations were held to violate the Interstate Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution .
On 17 January 2012 , New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed into law a bill that legalized direct shipping from wineries to consumers , and permits New Jersey wineries to open as many as 15 offsite retail sales outlets in the state . The law allows wineries that make less than 250 @,@ 000 gallons of wine annually , which includes all of New Jersey 's wineries , to ship up to 12 cases of wine to per year to any person over 21 in New Jersey or any other state that allows wine shipments . Because this prohibits 90 % of wine made in the United States , but does not affect New Jersey 's small wineries , proponents of the law fear that this section of the law will be struck down as unconstitutional . The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit had struck down a similar limit in Massachusetts in 2008 in light of the United States Supreme Court decision addressing direct shipping laws a few years earlier .
Federal law prohibits alcoholic beverages from being shipped through the mail . New Jersey effectively prohibits the shipment of beer and spirits to customers by requiring a liquor license to transport alcohol , but not having any class of liquor license that grants permission to ship beer or spirits . United Parcel Service ( UPS ) and Federal Express will ship wine to a person 's home , but will only deliver beer or hard liquor to a licensed business . Although uncommon , it is legal for a liquor store to deliver alcoholic beverages by car or van to a person 's home . ABC regulations mandate that the alcoholic beverages being delivered are paid for in advance , that they are received by someone 21 or older , and that they take place when the licensed establishment is permitted to be open .
= = Legal drinking age = =
= = = Underage drinking laws = = =
A person must be at least 21 years old in New Jersey to purchase alcoholic beverages in a retail establishment , or to possess or consume alcoholic beverages in a public ( for example , a park or on the street ) or semi @-@ public area ( e.g. restaurant , automobile ) . A person only needs to be 18 to own a liquor license , or to sell or serve alcohol ( for example , a waiter or supermarket cashier ) . State law also prohibits an underage person from misrepresenting their age in a licensed establishment .
It is illegal to serve alcohol to anyone under 21 , encourage an underage person to drink , knowingly allow underage drinking on property that one owns or leases , or possess alcoholic beverages on public school property without written consent of the school board or school principal . State law grants an exemption for religious services , and for parents and guardians over 21 who serve alcohol to their own children in a private location ( such as a private home ) .
New Jersey and all other U.S. states comport with the requirement of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 , which sought to set a national standard of 21 as the minimum age for purchasing and publicly possessing alcoholic beverages . To make states comply , Congress tied a state 's failure to enact a drinking age at 21 to a punitive decrease in a state 's apportionment of federal highway funding . Federal law requires colleges and universities that accept federal financial aid institute policies to sanction students who violate underage drinking and other alcohol laws , and to track the number of liquor laws violations . The Chronicle of Higher Education has reported that many colleges fail to comply with these laws , and federal enforcement is minimal .
There is no state law prohibiting consumption of alcohol by minors while on private property , but many municipalities prohibit underage consumption unless parents or adult relatives are present . Public schools are not permitted to have " 24 / 7 " conduct policies which sanction students for alcohol consumption outside of school . Minors are allowed to enter licensed establishments , and while state law does not prohibit bars and nightclubs from having events such as " teen nights , " or " 18 to party , 21 to drink , " some municipalities impose restrictions . It is legal for a person under 21 to be in a location where underage drinking is occurring , and New Jersey does not have an " internal possession " statute criminalizing underage drinking after the fact .
= = = Penalties for underage drinking = = =
The state underage drinking statute is a disorderly persons offense ( misdemeanor ) , which upon conviction is punishable by up to 6 months in jail ( rarely imposed ) , a $ 500 – $ 1000 fine , and a mandatory 6 @-@ month suspension of the person 's driver 's license . The penalties are the same for using fake identification . Those who unlawfully serve alcohol to an underage person , entice an underage person to drink , knowingly permit underage drinking on their property , or bring alcohol onto a public school property face similar sanctions , except that their driver 's license will not be suspended . A licensed business which serves alcohol to a person under age 21 , even unintentionally , may be fined or have their liquor license suspended or revoked .
Violation of a municipal underage drinking statutes is a non @-@ criminal offense , which has a fine of $ 250 for the first offense , and $ 350 for subsequent offenses . A person 's driver 's license can be suspended for a municipal underage drinking conviction , but usually it just results in a fine without a court appearance being required . There is a " good samaritan " defense to an underage drinking charge – if an underage drinker calls for medical help for another underage drinker who is ill , and cooperates with law enforcement and medical responders , neither may be prosecuted . It is common for a state underage drinking charge to be downgraded to a municipal ordinance violation in order for the defendant to avoid a criminal record and a suspended license . The statute of limitations for both state and municipal underage drinking charges is one year .
= = = History of New Jersey 's drinking age = = =
The first drinking age law in New Jersey was passed in 1846 . It allowed the parents of a student under 21 to sue for up to $ 10 ( $ 260 in modern dollars ) in damages against a tavern keeper or shopkeeper who supplied alcoholic beverages to their children . In 1880 , a criminal statute was enacted , fining businesses that sold liquor to people under 18 if their parents had told the establishment not to sell to their child . The law was amended in 1888 to eliminate the parental consent provision , thus making it illegal in all cases for a tavern or liquor store to sell alcohol to person under 18 . In 1908 , the penalties were increased so that a tavern keeper who served a minor could be jailed . Upon the start of Prohibition , New Jersey repealed its laws regarding the sale of alcohol to minors since the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibited almost all liquor sales .
Upon repeal of Prohibition and the passage of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law , the ABC issued regulations that prohibited bars and liquor stores from selling alcohol to a person under 21 , which was considered the age of majority at that time . In 1939 , it became a criminal offense to sell alcohol to a person under 21 , and for a person under 21 to purchase or consume alcohol in a licensed establishment . The state criminalized the underage possession of alcohol in motor vehicles and other public areas in 1957 , possibly in response to young New Jerseyans traveling to New York , where the drinking age was 18 , and returning home with liquor . For many years laws against underage drinking and the serving of alcohol to minors did not apply on private property , though an adult who supplied a substantial amount of liquor to an underage person could possibly be prosecuted for contributing to the delinquency of a minor Furthermore , arrests and criminal prosecutions for underage drinking in bars or public areas were very uncommon before the 1980s .
New Jersey 's drinking age was lowered to 18 in 1973 as part of a broader legal change which reduced New Jersey 's age of majority from 21 to 18 . Much of the impetus for lowering the drinking age to 18 was to grant returning Vietnam veterans the right to purchase alcohol . Possibly because of concerns about 18 @-@ year @-@ old high school students being able to legally purchase liquor , and then illegally consume it school , the state raised the drinking age to 19 in 1980 . Citing statistics that indicated an increase in car deaths among drivers under 21 , the drinking age was raised back to 21 in 1983 . At the same time , the penalties for underage drinking were increased to include a mandatory driver 's license suspension . In 1985 , the state made it illegal for an adult to give alcohol to a person under 21 , with exception for religious services and parents serving alcohol to their own children at home or in a private area .
Historically , a few municipalities had ordinances against underage drinking on private property , but a class action lawsuit in 1998 against the town of Avalon nullified these laws . In 2000 , the New Jersey Legislature passed a bill criminalizing underage consumption of alcoholic beverages on private property New Jersey Governor Christine Whitman pocket vetoed the bill over privacy concerns : " While I completely support the intent of the bill , I am concerned that the bill 's prohibitions could be construed to apply to situations in which an underage person consumes even a small amount of alcohol under the watchful eye of an adult family member . " Later that year , Whitman signed a revised bill that allowed municipalities to pass ordinance prohibiting underage drinking on private property . Besides giving municipalities a choice on whether to implement such a policy , the revised bill imposed substantially lighter penalties on underage drinkers , and the new law made an exception for alcohol provided by any relative , not just a parent or guardian .
= = Drunk driving = =
= = = DUI laws = = =
Like all other US states , New Jersey sets a 0 @.@ 08 percent weight by volume blood alcohol content ( BAC ) as the threshold for intoxication when operating a motor vehicle ( e.g. automobile , boat ) . It is possible to be charged with driving under the influence ( DUI ) with a BAC level below 0 @.@ 08 % , but there is a presumption in that situation that the driver is not intoxicated . State law prohibits those under 21 from driving if their BAC is 0 @.@ 01 % or more , prohibits the operation of a commercial vehicle with a BAC of 0 @.@ 04 % or more , and mandates that drivers submit a breath sample if requested by a police officer . To be convicted of DUI in New Jersey , a person must be operating or attempting to operate a motorized vehicle ; thus activities such as sleeping in a car while intoxicated or bicycling while drunk are not illegal .
Drivers are not legally required to take field sobriety tests , although the results are admissible in court . The Alcotest has replaced the Breathalyzer as the standard device for determining blood alcohol level . When a driver is arrested for DUI , the police are prohibited from using force to obtain a breath , blood , or urine sample , and must warn the driver of the consequences of refusing a breath sample . In 2010 , the New Jersey Supreme Court overturned the breath sample refusal conviction of a non @-@ English speaking driver , ruling that drivers must be notified of the law in a language that they understand . A person can be charged with DUI or breath refusal up to 90 days after the incident , except in cases of serious injury or death , in which case the statute of limitations is 5 years .
New Jersey is one of only two states ( along with Wisconsin ) that classify DUI as a traffic violation , and not a criminal offense , except in cases of serious injury or death . Because it is not a criminal offense , those charged in New Jersey with DUI and related offenses are not fingerprinted , do not have the right to a jury trial , DUI arrests and convictions are not submitted to the FBI 's NCIC criminal database , and DUI arrests and convictions cannot be expunged . Statutory criminal defenses ( e.g. duress , entrapment ) are not available for DUI , and in State v. Hammond , the state Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a person who drove after unknowingly having his drink spiked with alcohol . Common @-@ law criminal defenses are available in DUI cases , and a state appellate court reversed the conviction of a person who drove while intoxicated in order to escape assailants , citing the doctrine of necessity .
= = = Penalties for DUI = = =
Penalties for DUI vary by level of intoxication and number of previous convictions . A first offense DUI with a BAC level of less than 0 @.@ 10 % faces a fine of $ 250 to $ 400 , an automobile insurance surcharge of $ 1000 per year for 3 years , 12 hours of alcohol education , a 3 @-@ month license suspension , and imprisonment for up to 30 days ( rarely imposed ) . If the driver 's BAC level is 0 @.@ 10 % or greater , the fine increases to $ 300 to $ 500 , and the license suspension increase to 7 to 12 months . If the driver 's BAC level is 0 @.@ 15 % or greater , the driver will be required to have an ignition interlock device installed in their car for 6 to 12 months after they have their license restored . New Jersey does not have administrative license revocation , and thus a suspected drunk driver 's license is not suspended until they are convicted .
A person under 21 who is convicted of driving with a BAC level of at least 0 @.@ 01 % , but less than 0 @.@ 08 % will have their driver 's license suspended for 1 to 3 months , be required to perform 15 – 30 hours of community service , and take part in an alcohol education program . Penalties for refusal to submit a breath sample are the same as driving with a BAC over 0 @.@ 15 % . The holder of a commercial driver 's license ( CDL ) is subject to a one @-@ year suspension of their CDL for the first offense , and a lifetime CDL suspension for repeat offenses if they drive a commercial vehicle with a BAC of 0 @.@ 04 % or greater , drive an automobile with a BAC of 0 @.@ 08 % or greater , or refuse to submit a breath sample . More severe penalties may be imposed if the DUI took place within 1000 feet of a school , or if there was a juvenile in the vehicle . DUI accidents resulting in serious injury or death are considered indictable crimes .
New Jersey prohibits plea bargaining in DUI cases unless the prosecutor believes there is insufficient evidence to prove the case , and New Jersey does not offer hardship ( work ) licenses for people convicted of DUI . Because DUI is not a criminal offense in New Jersey , defendants are ineligible for pretrial intervention ( PTI ) and other diversion programs . A previous DUI conviction , in New Jersey or another state , cannot be used to disqualify a person from such programs , and those charged with an indictable offense stemming from drunk driving ( e.g. cases involving serious injuries or eluding arrest ) are eligible for PTI . A person convicted of DUI is barred from recovering accident @-@ related damages from other drivers , but may be able to sue the business or person who served them alcoholic beverages .
For a second DUI conviction in a 10 @-@ year period , irrespective of BAC , there is a fine of $ 500 – $ 1 @,@ 000 , 2 – 90 days imprisonment , a 2 @-@ year license suspension , an automobile insurance surcharge of $ 1 @,@ 000 a year for 3 years , and installation of an ignition interlock device for 1 to 3 years after license restoration . A person who has 3 or more DUI convictions and a gap of less than 10 years since the last conviction incurs a fine of $ 1 @,@ 000 , 6 months imprisonment , a 10 @-@ year license suspension , an automobile insurance surcharge of $ 1 @,@ 500 a year for 3 years , and installation of an ignition interlock device for 1 to 3 years after license restoration . Jail sentences issued in New Jersey for DUI are often served through work release programs ( e.g. weekends in jail ) .
= = = History of New Jersey 's drunk driving laws = = =
New Jersey first established drunk driving laws in 1909 , making it a disorderly persons offense ( misdemeanor ) . In 1921 , DUI was converted to a traffic violation with a 1 @-@ year license suspension for the first violation , and a 5 @-@ year suspension for repeat violations . Penalties were increased in 1926 to a 2 @-@ year suspension , and a lifetime suspension and a mandatory 3 months in jail for repeat offenses . In 1951 , out of concerns regarding the evidence needed to prove " intoxication " , the New Jersey Legislature amended the DUI statute to state that a driver with a BAC of 0 @.@ 15 % or greater was presumed to be intoxicated . A driver with a BAC of 0 @.@ 15 % or greater could be acquitted if they could show that they were not physically intoxicated .
Because of new ideas about the treatment of alcoholism , the lifetime suspension was downgraded to a 10 @-@ year suspension in 1952 . DUI prosecutions remained difficult in cases when drivers refused to take a Breathalyzer test , and so in 1966 , the state authorized the suspension of a person 's driver 's license for refusing to submit a breath sample . In 1977 , the BAC limit was reduced to 0 @.@ 10 % , but the law was modified to differentiate between the second and third offenses , with lesser penalties for first and second convictions . In 1983 , the state established a per se rule wherein a person over the limit was considered drunk in all cases ( that is , not merely a presumption ) . Nine years later , the 0 @.@ 01 % BAC limit for drivers under 21 was instituted , and in 2003 , the 0 @.@ 10 % BAC limit was reduced to 0 @.@ 08 % to comply with federal highway funding requirements .
= = Other alcohol @-@ related legal issues = =
= = = Open container and public consumption laws = = =
It is illegal in New Jersey to have an open container of alcohol in the passenger portion of a private automobile , but open bottles of alcohol may be transported in the trunk of a car , and consumption of alcohol on a bus , train , taxi , limousine , or boat is permitted . The penalty for having an open container of alcohol in a car is $ 200 fine for the first offense , and a $ 250 fine or 10 days of community service for repeat violations . The state Motor Vehicle Commission does not impose license points for open container convictions , but some automobile insurance companies impose a surcharge . New Jersey 's law on open containers in motor vehicles is compliant with the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century ( TEA @-@ 21 ) , a federal act passed in 1998 which reduces the highway funding of states that do not prohibit open containers in passenger areas of automobiles .
New Jersey 's state parks and forests prohibit the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages except at pre @-@ approved events . There is no state law against public consumption of alcohol in other locations , but most municipalities have open container laws prohibiting or restricting public consumption . The fine for alcohol possession in a state park is $ 71 , whereas municipal fines for public consumption violations can be as high as $ 2000 , although they are generally much lower . Per the Alcoholism Treatment and Rehabilitation Act ( ATRA ) , public intoxication without accompanying disorderly behavior is not a criminal offense , and municipalities are prohibited from making ordinances against public intoxication . New Jersey law allows a police officer to take people found to be intoxicated in public to their residence or to a medical facility .
= = = Purchasing and home production restrictions = = =
Unlike many other states , New Jersey imposes no restrictions on the types or quantities of alcoholic beverages that a person of legal age may purchase . Grain alcohol , caffeinated alcoholic beverages , and absinthe can be legally sold , and state law imposes no limitations on the alcohol content of beer or wine . New Jersey does not require kegs to be registered , and state ABC regulations prohibit municipal keg registration laws . A resident can import any amount of alcohol into the state for personal use , but a $ 50 permit is required if more than 3 gallons of beer , 1 gallon of wine , or a half @-@ gallon of spirits are being imported within a 24 @-@ hour period . Any person who is 21 years or older may produce up to 200 gallons of beer or wine per year . No permit is required , but any brewing or winemaking must take place at a private home or non @-@ commercial property , and any beer and wine produced cannot be sold . It is a criminal offense to possess an unregistered still , or distill any amount of hard liquor .
= = = Dram shop liability and social host liability = = =
Bars and restaurants are considered strictly liable for their patrons ' behavior , and liquor licenses can be suspended or revoked if a customer engages in illegal activity ( e.g. fighting , public urination ) after drinking . New Jersey law recognizes both dram shop liability and social host liability , wherein the server of alcohol to visibly intoxicated persons or minors is liable if that person then causes death or injury to a third party in an alcohol @-@ related automobile collision or other accident . In order to mitigate liability , the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control ( ABC ) grants licensed establishments the right to exclude any patron for any reason , but warns business against violating civil rights laws .
While the courts in New Jersey allow actions based on dram shop liability or social host liability , they will instruct a jury to consider the intoxicated person 's negligence under the doctrine of comparative negligence . Licensed establishments and social hosts may be liable for drunk driving accidents , assaults , falls , and other injuries and property damage caused by a customer , but are not liable for behavior which is unforeseeable ( e.g. falling out of a tree ) , nor are they liable if they only served food or non @-@ alcoholic beverages to a drunk patron . Dram shop and social host litigation may involve both compensatory and punitive damages . There is a 2 @-@ year statute of limitations for such lawsuits , but the time limit may be extended if the victim is a juvenile .
Social hosts are given more liability protection than licensed businesses in that a private person is generally only liable for the actions of guests over 21 if their blood alcohol content is above 0 @.@ 15 , and the lawsuit involves drunk driving injuries . As long as a guest is not underage , a social host has no liability for assaults , falls , and other non @-@ DUI injuries . Although most alcohol @-@ related lawsuits involve parties injured by drunk drivers , there have been cases in New Jersey where drunk drivers were able to successfully sue the establishment that served them . Recently , in Voss v. Tranquillino the New Jersey courts held that a drunk driver can sue a bar or restaurant under the " Dram Shop Act " and prevail under the theory that :
" [ a ] person who sustains personal injury or property damage as a result of the negligent service of alcoholic beverages by a licensed alcoholic beverage server may recover damages from a licensed alcoholic beverage server if the server was negligent ( i.e. served a visibly intoxicated person ) , the injury was proximately caused by the negligent service of alcoholic beverages , and the injury was a foreseeable consequence of the negligent service . "
In 1959 , the New Jersey Supreme Court permitted a lawsuit against several taverns that had served alcohol to an underage person , who then caused a fatal automobile accident . The court stated that its decision was based on the fact that this conduct was already illegal under ABC regulations , stating that , " We are convinced that recognition of the plaintiff 's claim will afford a fairer measure of justice to innocent third parties whose injuries are brought about by the unlawful and negligent sale of alcoholic beverages to minors and intoxicated persons . " New Jersey courts have expanded the dram shop doctrine to include social hosts who serve alcoholic beverages to guests , and automobile owners who allow drunk drivers to operate their cars .
Because of complaints from bar owners about their inability to obtain liability insurance , the state passed legislation in 1987 to limit liability to cases where the server could have realistically known that the patron was underage or intoxicated , and to limit lawsuits to types of injuries that are foreseeable . The act also instituted the legal standard of comparative negligence in these cases , wherein the monetary damages against a licensed establishment can be reduced if there are others who are also negligent ( e.g. the patron , other bars ) . Additional legislation passed in 1987 substantially limited the liability of social hosts for adult guests .
= = = Intoxication defense , diversion , and treatment = = =
New Jersey 's criminal code prohibits voluntary intoxication from being used directly as a defense to a crime , though if a crime requires that the conduct was committed intentionally , intoxication may prevent the person from having the necessary mens rea to be guilty . For example , a person accused of killing a person during a fight while drunk may not be guilty of murder because New Jersey law requires that the actor purposely or knowingly " causes death or serious bodily injury resulting in death . " In such a case , an accused killer could be found guilty of manslaughter , which only requires reckless conduct , including acts committed while intoxicated .
Involuntary and pathological intoxication are affirmative defenses to all criminal offenses in New Jersey , but are not defenses to regulatory law and traffic law offenses that are considered strict liability violations ( e.g. environmental regulations , DUI ) . Involuntary intoxication relates to cases where someone did not know that they had consumed alcohol ( e.g. a spiked drink ) . Pathological intoxication is applicable where , for medical reasons , a person had an exaggerated response to alcohol . To be used as a defense , the person being charged must show that " at the time of his conduct did not know the nature and quality of the act he was doing , or if he did know it , that he did not know what he was doing was wrong . " Contracts made with an intoxicated person may be voided by courts if " the defendant was so intoxicated " that he or she " could not realize and appreciate the nature and consequences of what defendant was doing . "
In 1976 , the New Jersey legislature passed the Alcoholism Treatment and Rehabilitation Act ( ATRA ) , which declared that the public policy of New Jersey was that " alcoholics and intoxicated persons may not be subjected to criminal prosecution because of their consumption of alcoholic beverages , but rather should be afforded a continuum of treatment in order that they may lead normal lives as productive members of society . " Since the implementation of ATRA , it has been the general policy of New Jersey to treat alcoholism as a disease . Under ATRA , an intoxicated person arrested for a non @-@ indictable criminal offense may be taken to a medical facility ,
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Doby 's career in Newark was interrupted for two years for service in the United States Navy . Doby spent 1943 and part of 1944 at Camp Robert Smalls at the Great Lakes Naval Training School near Chicago . He appeared on an all @-@ black baseball squad and maintained a .342 batting average against teams composed of white players , some of which featured major leaguers . He then went to Treasure Island Naval Base in San Francisco Bay , California . Before serving in the Pacific Theater of World War II , Doby spent time at Navy sites in Ogden , Utah and San Diego , California . He was stationed on Ulithi in the Pacific Ocean in 1945 . Doby heard of Jackie Robinson 's minor league contract deal with the Montreal Royals of the International League from his base on Ulithi listening to Armed Forces Radio , and as a result Doby saw real hope in becoming a professional baseball player . While in Hawaii , Doby met fellow Navy man and future teammate Mickey Vernon . Vernon , then with the Washington Senators , was so impressed with Doby 's skills he wrote to Senators owner Clark Griffith , encouraging Griffith to sign Doby should the MLB ever allow integration . During his time in the Navy , Doby was described by his colleagues as quiet . Doby was discharged from the Navy in January 1946 . In the summer of that year , Doby and Helyn Curvy were married .
After playing for the San Juan Senators in Puerto Rico , Doby rejoined the Eagles in 1946 . He made the All @-@ Star roster , batted .360 ( fourth in the NNL ) , hit five home runs ( fifth ) and led the NNL in triples ( six ) . Manager Biz Mackey led the Eagles , including Doby , Monte Irvin and Johnny Davis , to the Negro World Series championship over Satchel Paige and the Kansas City Monarchs in seven games to conclude the 1946 season . For the Series , Doby hit .372 with one home run , five RBIs , and three stolen bases . Many in the Negro leagues believed Doby or Irvin would be first to break the MLB color barrier , not Robinson . On considering a career in the MLB , Doby said , " I never dreamed that far ahead . Growing up in a segregated society , you couldn 't have thought that that was the way it was going to be . There was no bright spot as far as looking at baseball until Mr. Robinson got the opportunity to play in Montreal in ' 46 . "
= = Major League Baseball career = =
= = = Integration of American League ( 1947 ) = = =
Cleveland Indians owner and team president Bill Veeck proposed integrating baseball in 1942 , which had been informally segregated since the turn of the century , but this was rejected by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis . Veeck had begun the process of finding a young , talented player from the Negro leagues , and told a reporter in Cleveland that he would integrate the Indians ' roster if he could find a black player with the necessary talent level who could withstand the taunts and pressure of being the first black athlete in the AL . The reporter suggested Doby , of whom Veeck had seen at the Great Lakes Naval Training School . Doby 's name was also mentioned when Veeck talked with reporters who covered the Negro leagues . Indians scout Bill Killefer rated Doby favorably and perhaps just as important for Veeck , reported Doby 's off @-@ field behavior was not a concern . The Dodgers rated Doby their top young Negro league prospect . But unlike the Brooklyn Dodgers ' Branch Rickey , who signed Robinson one full season before bringing him to the National League , Veeck used a different strategy , letting Doby remain with the Eagles instead of bringing him through the Indians ' farm system . He told the Pittsburgh Courier , " One afternoon when the team trots out on the field , a Negro player will be out there with it . "
While Rickey declined to pay for the purchasing rights of Robinson while he played for the Kansas City Monarchs , Veeck was " determined to buy Doby 's contract from the Eagles " and had no problem paying purchasing rights . Effa Manley , business manager for the Eagles , believed her club 's close relationship with the New York Yankees might put Doby in a Yankees uniform , but they did not take interest in him . Veeck finalized a contract deal for Doby with Manley on July 3 . Veeck paid her a total of $ 15 @,@ 000 for her second baseman — $ 10 @,@ 000 for taking him from the Eagles and another $ 5 @,@ 000 once it was determined he would stay with the Indians for at least 30 days . After Manley agreed to Veeck 's offer , she stated to him , " If Larry Doby were white and a free agent , you 'd give him $ 100 @,@ 000 to sign as a bonus . " The press were not told that Doby had been signed by the Indians as Veeck wanted to manage how fans in Cleveland would be introduced to Doby . " I moved slowly and carefully , perhaps even timidly " , Veeck said . The Eagles had a doubleheader on July 4 but Doby , who had a .415 batting average and 14 home runs to that point in the season , only played in the first as Veeck sent his assistant and public relations personnel member , Louis Jones , for Doby . The two took a train from Newark to Chicago where the Indians were scheduled to play the Chicago White Sox the next day .
On July 5 , with the Indians in Chicago in the midst of a road trip , Doby made his debut as the second black baseball player after Robinson to play in the majors after establishment of the baseball color line . Veeck hired two plainclothes police officers to accompany Doby as he went to Comiskey Park . Player @-@ manager Lou Boudreau initially had a hard time finding a place in the lineup for Doby , who had played second base and shortstop for most of his career . Boudreau himself was the regular shortstop , while Joe Gordon was the second baseman . That day , Doby met his new teammates for the first time . " I walked down that line , stuck out my hand , and very few hands came back in return . Most of the ones that did were cold @-@ fish handshakes , along with a look that said , ' You don 't belong here " , Doby reminisced years later . Four of Doby 's teammates did not shake his hand , and of those , two turned their backs to Doby when he tried to introduce himself . During warm @-@ ups , Doby languished for minutes while his teammates interacted with one another . Not until Joe Gordon asked Doby to play catch with him was Doby given the chance to engage . Gordon befriended Doby and became one of his closest friends on the team .
Doby entered the game in the seventh inning as a pinch @-@ hitter for relief pitcher Bryan Stephens and recorded a strikeout . In the 1949 movie The Kid from Cleveland , Veeck tells the story that Gordon struck out on three swings in his immediate at @-@ bat after Doby to save face for his new teammate . However , Doby 's second strike was the result of a foul ball , both the Associated Press and Chicago Tribune stated Doby struck out on five pitches instead of three , and in addition , Gordon was standing on third base during Doby 's at @-@ bat . From Pride and Prejudice : The Biography of Larry Doby :
" After the game , Doby quickly showered and dressed without incident in the Cleveland clubhouse . His escort , Louis Jones , then took him not to the Del Prado Hotel downtown , where the Indians players stayed , but to the black DuSable Hotel in Chicago 's predominantly black South Side , near Comiskey Park . The segregated arrangement established a pattern , on Doby 's first day , that he would be compelled to follow , in spring training and during the regular season , in many cities , throughout his playing career . "
The Indians had a doubleheader against the White Sox on Sunday , July 6 , for which 31 @,@ 566 were in attendance ; it was estimated that approximately 30 percent of the crowd were black . Some congregations of black churches let out early while others walked immediately from Sunday service to Comiskey Park . Boudreau had Doby pinch @-@ hit in the first game but for the second , listed him a starter at first base , a position Doby was not expected to fill when the Indians brought him up to play at second base . Doby had played the position before with the Eagles but was without a proper mitt for first base and met much resistance when attempts were made to borrow one from teammates , including first baseman Eddie Robinson , for whom Boudreau had asked Doby to replace that day . Doby said only because Gordon asked in the clubhouse to borrow one of the first baseman 's mitts did he have one to use in the second game of the doubleheader as earlier direct requests from Doby were rejected . The mitt was loaned by a White Sox player . Boudreau recounts an incident where Robinson refused the mitt to Doby , but when asked by Indians traveling secretary Spud Goldstein , Robinson obliged . It was the only game Doby started for the remainder of the season . Doby recorded his first major league hit in four at @-@ bats and had an RBI in a 5 – 1 Indians win .
A columnist wrote in the Plain Dealer on July 8 : " Cleveland 's man in the street is the right sort of American , as was evidenced right solidly once more by the response to the question : ' How does the signing of Larry Doby by the Indians strike you ? Said the man in the street : Can he hit ? ... That 's all that counts . " Conversely , Doby was criticized from players both active and retired . Noted former player Rogers Hornsby said , after watching Doby play one time in 1947 :
" Bill Veeck did the Negro race no favor when he signed Larry Doby to a Cleveland contract . If Veeck wanted to demonstrate that the Negro has no place in major league baseball , he could have used no subtler means to establish the point . If he were white he wouldn 't be considered good enough to play with a semi @-@ pro club . He is fast on his feet but that lets him out . He hasn 't any other quality that could possibly recommend him . "
In his rookie year , Doby hit 5 @-@ for @-@ 32 in 29 games . He played four games at second base and one each at first base and shortstop . Throughout the season he talked with Robinson via telephone , the two encouraging each other . " And Jackie and I agreed we shouldn 't challenge anybody or cause trouble — or we 'd both be out of the big leagues , just like that . We figured that if we spoke out , we would ruin things for other black players . " After his rookie season , Doby again pursued time on the basketball court and appeared with the Paterson Crescents of the American Basketball League after signing a contract in January 1948 . He was the first black player to join the league .
= = = Cleveland Indians = = =
= = = = 1948 – 1950 = = = =
In 1948 , Doby experienced his first spring training with the Indians in Tucson , Arizona . Unlike their white teammates , Doby , along with Satchel Paige and Minnie Miñoso , were not permitted to stay at the nearby Santa Rita hotel but instead stayed with a local black family and used a rental car provided by the Indians for transportation . During spring training , Doby read books concerning outfield play , and received instruction and encouragement from former Indians manager Tris Speaker and Indians ' farm system director Hank Greenberg . Doby also credited Indians coach Bill McKechnie with helping him adjust to the majors and learning the outfield . In an exhibition game in Houston against the New York Giants , Doby hit a home run that " may have traveled 500 feet before landing far beyond the fence in center field . " As Moore wrote in his biography of Doby , " With that home run , all doubts that Doby would make the 1948 Cleveland team vanished . That year , he played in 121 games and hit .301 for the season with 14 home runs and 66 RBIs . Throughout the regular season Doby was racially abused by opposing teams , and Veeck asked AL president Will Harridge for support in getting players to rein in their animosity towards Doby .
Doby played a major role in Cleveland 's World Series victory against the Boston Braves . In Game 4 on October 9 , Doby hit the first home run by a black player in World Series history . A picture featuring an embrace between Doby and white teammate Steve Gromek , who had pitched a complete game that day , was on the cover of the next day 's Plain Dealer . Richard Goldstein of The New York Times called the photograph " a signature moment in the integration of Major League Baseball . " Of the picture , Doby said , " The picture was more rewarding and happy for me than actually hitting the home run . The picture finally showed a moment of a man showing his feelings for me . " The Indians defeated the Braves in six games and with it , Cleveland had its first World Series championship since the 1920 season . Doby 's .318 batting average during the Series led the Indians . Nationally syndicated columnist Grantland Rice argued that without Doby and Gene Bearden , who had won 20 games that year , the Indians would have finished in fourth or fifth place . After the Series , Doby received a celebratory parade in Paterson , New Jersey , and during the offseason he , along with other teammates , appeared in the 1949 film The Kid From Cleveland . With additional income available due to the post @-@ season run and Series championship , Doby and his wife attempted to buy a home in Paterson in an all @-@ white neighborhood but were kept out by a petition from members of the community . The Dobys were allowed to purchase their desired home when the Paterson city mayor intervened on their behalf .
During the 1949 season , Doby was selected to his first MLB All @-@ Star Game . He was one of five Indians selected by Boudreau and joined Jackie Robinson , Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe as the first black players to be amongst those chosen to participate in the 1949 All @-@ Star Game . Boudreau fined Doby after he attempted to steal home with no outs and bases loaded in a game against the Yankees on July 20 . Of the fine , Boudreau said , " It was not based only on that attempt to steal home . Larry has taken several unnecessary chances lately . This should make him more careful . " His home run ( 24 ) and RBI ( 85 ) totals increased during the 1949 season , and by 1950 , he was considered the best center fielder in the game by The Sporting News . By the first week in July , Doby 's .370 batting average trailed only 1949 AL batting champion George Kell , who had a .375 average . He earned career @-@ bests in batting average ( .326 ) , hits ( 164 ) and on @-@ base percentage ( OBP ) ( .442 ) , while playing in 142 games . Doby hit the 100 @-@ RBI mark ( 102 ) for the first time in his career while his OBP led the AL . He finished eighth in AL MVP voting , highest among outfielders . At the end of the season , Cleveland signed him to a new , more lucrative contract . Doby was named by Cleveland sports writers as the Cleveland Baseball Man of the Year after the season , the first time a black player was chosen .
= = = = 1951 – 1955 = = = =
Doby hit 20 home runs and 69 RBIs in 1951 , both fewer than last season , and his batting average improved to .295 . His 21 @-@ game hit @-@ streak was the second @-@ longest for the Indians that season , behind Dale Mitchell 's mark of 23 games in a row . Indians general manager Hank Greenberg reduced Doby 's salary due to the lower home run numbers despite Doby , who attributed the lower numbers to tightness in his legs , stating he would not accept a pay cut . Indians manager Al López confirmed that Doby was injury @-@ riddled throughout the season , stating that he " was beset by first one injury and then another " including " a muscle tear in his thigh , a groin pull , an ankle twist . " Doby received blame for the Indians ' failure to win the AL pennant and was labeled a " loner " by some in the press , including Plain Dealer sports editor Gordon Cobbledick who in an article in Sport wrote " Larry 's a mixed @-@ up guy — a badly mixed @-@ up guy " stemming from " the emotional impact of discovering racial prejudice against him . " Cobbledick also took issue with Doby 's assertion that opposing pitchers were knocking him down due to Doby being black . The assertion was confirmed by Sam Lacy , who wrote in the Baltimore Afro @-@ American , " Statistics show that eight colored players in the two major leagues were hit by pitches a total of 68 times during the 1951 campaign , an average of 8 1 ⁄ 2 times per man . No other player was hit as many as eight times in the season . "
One month before spring training for the 1952 season , Doby employed former Olympic track and field athlete Harrison Dillard to come to his home in New Jersey to prepare his legs in hopes of eliminating injuries , which had affected him the previous season . Dillard and the Indians ' team doctor prescribed lower @-@ body warm @-@ ups to Doby before the start of each game . Leg injuries continued to bother Doby during the start of the season . On June 4 , 1952 , he hit for the cycle . By the end of the 1952 season , Doby was second in the AL in RBIs to teammate Al Rosen by one , 105 to 104 . His .541 slugging percentage , runs scored ( 104 ) , strikeout ( 111 ) , and home run ( 32 ) totals were all highest in the AL .
Leading up to the 1953 season , Doby asked Greenberg and Indians management for a pay raise after earning $ 22 @,@ 000 the previous season . In early March , the raise was granted , and he was slated to make $ 28 @,@ 000 that year . For 1953 , Doby had a .263 batting average , which was his lowest since joining the league in 1947 . He led the AL in strikeouts for the second and final time in his career , a career @-@ high 121 times , but hit 29 home runs and 102 RBIs on the year . He also had 96 walks , which was third in the AL .
For the sixth time in his major league career , Doby was named an All @-@ Star during the 1954 season , one of five Indians named . The game was held at Cleveland 's Municipal Stadium and featured the second @-@ largest crowd to watch an All @-@ Star Game ( the largest was in 1935 at the same stadium ) . In what would prove his final career All @-@ Star at bat , Doby hit a pinch @-@ hit solo home run in the eighth inning to tie the game at 9 – 9 ; the AL squad went on to win , 11 – 9 . His home run was the first hit by a black player in an All @-@ Star Game . The game , which had a record 17 hits by the AL and was the highest @-@ scoring All @-@ Star Game until 1998 , was called the best ever by All @-@ Star Game founder Arch Ward . As the regular season resumed , Doby helped the Indians to win a franchise @-@ record 111 games and the AL pennant . His regular season 32 home runs and career @-@ high 126 RBIs were highest in the AL , which led to him finishing second in AL MVP voting . The Indians were swept in the 1954 World Series by Doby 's former Eagles teammate Monte Irvin and the New York Giants .
In his last full season with the Indians in 1955 , Doby was selected for his seventh consecutive and final All @-@ Star Game . Doby 's leg injuries affected him severely at this point in his career and he did not enter the game . He finished the 1955 season with 26 home runs and 75 RBIs while hitting .291 in 131 games , his fewest played since 1948 . Not all in Cleveland were disappointed to see Doby leaving . Wrote one Plain Dealer columnist , Franklin Lewis : " He has been a controversial athlete . Highly gifted , he was frequently morose , sullen , and upon occasion , downright surly to his teammates ... He thought of himself , at the beginning , as the symbol of the Negro in his league . " Doby responded , " I was looked on as a Black man , not as a human being . I did feel a responsibility to the Black players who came after me , but that was a responsibility , basically , to people , not just to Black people . "
= = = Latter years ( 1956 – 1960 ) = = =
After spending nine seasons with Cleveland , Doby was traded on October 25 , 1955 , to the Chicago White Sox for Chico Carrasquel and Jim Busby . Chicago was looking for a consistent home run hitter after finishing the season with 116 home runs as a team . " The search is over for a long ball hitter . We 've certainly needed a consistent one — and we 've been eying Doby for some time " , said White Sox vice president Chuck Comiskey . White Sox manager Marty Marion believed Doby 's bat would be a welcome addition to his club when he said , " The guy used to murder us when we played Cleveland . He 'll make a big difference in the number of one @-@ run and two @-@ run decisions we might lose . " After winning a doubleheader against the Yankees on June 22 , 1956 , Doby and the White Sox swept New York , the first time since the 1945 season the Yankees had been swept in a four @-@ game series . The White Sox won eight straight games , the longest winning streak in the AL to that point in the season , and had done so with the help of Doby 's six home runs during the eight @-@ game stretch . " You know , when we dealt for Doby , we weren 't worried about Larry . We knew he 'd come through " , Comiskey said . Doby finished the season with a .268 batting average and led the team with 24 home runs and 102 RBIs . Chicago finished 1956 in third place in the AL with an 85 – 69 record .
In a game on August 20 , 1957 against the Washington Senators , Doby helped preserve pitcher Bob Keegan 's no @-@ hitter with a backhand catch off a long line drive from Herb Plews , one of " two close calls " for Keegan that game . His 1957 home run total of 14 tied for the team @-@ high , as he managed a .288 average and recorded 79 RBIs , second @-@ highest on the team after former Indians teammate Minnie Miñoso . The White Sox finished second in the AL with a 90 – 64 record .
Doby was part of a December 3 , 1957 , multi @-@ player trade between the White Sox and Baltimore Orioles , then was traded again on April 1 to Cleveland along with Don Ferrarese for Gene Woodling , Bud Daley , and Dick Williams . He appeared in 89 games with the Indians that season and had a .289 batting average , 13 home runs , and 45 RBIs . He was sent to the Detroit Tigers on March 21 , 1959 , in exchange for Tito Francona . Tigers general manager Rick Ferrell said , " this gives us some more power and we just hope Doby hits as well in Briggs Stadium this season as he has in other years . " With the Tigers he appeared in 18 games and was the first black player to play for the Tiger franchise . He hit .218 with four RBIs before Detroit sold the 35 @-@ year @-@ old Doby to the White Sox on May 13 for $ 20 @,@ 000 .
After 21 games with the White Sox , he was sent to Triple @-@ A affiliate San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League after hitting .241 with no home runs and 9 RBIs . Doby fractured an ankle while sliding into third base after hitting a triple during a road game the Padres played against Sacramento , and was sent to a local hospital in Sacramento before going to Johns Hopkins Hospital for further evaluation . Doby worked out with the White Sox before the 1960 season but , due to nagging injuries , did not earn a roster spot . In late April he joined the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League on a trial basis but was released by the team on May 6 after X @-@ rays showed bone deterioration in his affected ankle .
Doby finished his 13 @-@ year major league career with a .283 batting average , accumulated 1 @,@ 515 hits , 253 home runs and 970 RBIs in 1 @,@ 533 games and 5 @,@ 348 at @-@ bats . Of his 1 @,@ 533 career games , 1 @,@ 146 of them were spent with the Indians . " I played against great talent in the Major Leagues and I played against great talent in the Negro Leagues . I didn 't see a lot of difference " , said Doby .
= = = Nippon baseball ( 1962 ) = = =
Doby had participated in baseball clinics in 1962 as a member of a travel delegation from the U.S. Department of State . That year , Doby came out of retirement and became one of the first Americans to play professional baseball in Japan 's Nippon Professional Baseball league when he and Don Newcombe , a former teammate with the Newark Eagles , signed contracts with the Chunichi Dragons . After the season , Doby returned to the U.S. in October and resumed his work as a liquor retailer .
= = Managerial and executive appointments = =
After retiring as a player , Doby became a scout with the Montreal Expos in 1969 and served as a minor league instructor with the organization in 1970 . He was batting coach under manager Gene Mauch from 1971 to 1973 and again in 1976 . He managed various teams during five seasons of winter league baseball in Venezuela , including Águilas del Zulia during the 1970 – 71 winter season . Doby rejoined the Indians for the 1974 season as first base coach for manager Ken Aspromonte . When Aspromonte was fired after the 1974 season , the Indians named Frank Robinson the club 's player @-@ manager and baseball 's first black manager .
After Robinson 's hire as manager , Doby returned to work for the Expos . In 1976 , Bill Veeck purchased the White Sox for a second time and hired Doby to be the team 's batting coach . As a team , the White Sox finished the 1976 season with a .255 batting average , 586 runs scored and 73 home runs . By June 29 , 1977 , the team 's average was .284 , and had recorded 382 runs scored and 87 home runs . They finished the season second in team batting average ( to the Yankees and Red Sox , each with a .281 average ) and had 192 home runs and 844 runs scored as a team . After firing the White Sox 's manager and former Doby teammate Bob Lemon , Veeck replaced him with Doby on June 30 , 1978 . At age 53 , Doby became the second black manager in the majors after Robinson . " It 's so nice to work for a man like Bill Veeck . You just work as hard as you can , and if the opportunity arises , you will certainly get the opportunity to fulfill your dreams " , Doby said after being named White Sox manager .
To that point in the season , the White Sox had a 34 – 40 record . On July 1 in his first game as manager , the White Sox suffered a 10 @-@ 0 loss to the Minnesota Twins but Doby won his first game , 8 – 5 , the next day against the same team . The White Sox finished 71 – 90 , including 37 – 50 under Doby , in what would be Doby 's sole managerial role . Veeck hired player @-@ manager Don Kessinger to succeed Doby after deciding not to re @-@ hire Doby , although Kessinger resigned as manager in the second half of the 1979 season . After removing Doby from the manager 's role and reassigning him to batting coach , the position Doby held before being named manager , Veeck said , " Larry will always have a role on this team in some capacity . " He served in that role for one additional season and resigned in October 1979 .
After retiring from baseball , Doby was named director of communications for the National Basketball Association 's New Jersey Nets from 1980 to 1989 and also served as the Nets ' director of community affairs until 1990 . Doby was named special assistant to the AL 's last president , Gene Budig , on April 17 , 1995 .
= = Second man = =
The New York Times wrote , " In glorifying those who are first , the second is often forgotten ... Larry Doby integrated all those American League ball parks where Jackie Robinson never appeared . And he did it with class and clout . " During the 1997 season , when the long @-@ departed Jackie Robinson 's number 42 was being retired throughout baseball , and the still @-@ living Doby was being virtually ignored by the media , an editorial in Sports Illustrated pointed out that Doby had to suffer the same indignities that Robinson did , and with nowhere near the media attention and implicit support . Scoop Jackson in 2007 wrote , in response to the tradition of MLB players wearing jerseys in homage of Robinson , " Second place finishers in America are suckers . And so are those who make the story of history less simple than it needs to be . This happens sometimes in America . Those who don 't come first or don 't do things a certain way get lost . They disappear . " " Jackie got all the publicity for putting up with it ( racial slurs ) . But it was the same thing I had to deal with . He was first , but the crap I took was just as bad . Nobody said , ' We 're gonna be nice to the second Black , ' " Doby said .
Doby served as one of the pallbearers at Robinson 's funeral . As fellow Hall of Famer Joe Morgan wrote , " Anyone who knew Larry knew that he admired Robinson and was never jealous of the attention Robinson received . " Former teammate Al Rosen said :
" Jackie was a college educated man who had been an officer in the service and who played at the Triple @-@ A level . Jackie was brought in by Branch Rickey specifically to be the first black player in major league baseball . Larry Doby came up as a second baseman who didn 't have time to get his full college education , and was forced to play a different position in his first major league season . I think , because of those circumstances , he had a more difficult time than Jackie Robinson . I don 't think he has gotten the credit he deserves . "
Doby experienced many prejudices during his time before , during , and after the majors . One incident took place during a game as Doby was sliding into second base when the shortstop from the opposing team spat tobacco juice on him . Doby called it the worst injustice he experienced on the field . He endured many racial slurs , from the stands and elsewhere , during games . He also received death threats . After he had retired as a player , Doby recalled memories of his days as a barrier @-@ breaker . " You know why I hit so well in Washington and St. Louis ? They were major Jim Crow seating parks and when I came to bat , I knew where the noise was coming from and who was making it . I felt like a quarterback with 5 @,@ 000 cheerleaders calling his name . You know most of them couldn 't afford to be there . I never forgot them . "
Shortly after the Indians had honored Doby by naming a nearby street after him , The Plain Dealer columnist Bill Livingston wrote , " The Larry Doby way of pioneering was the same as the Jackie Robinson way in the National League , only Doby 's debut occurred six short weeks later and with almost no advance preparation by Doby or the Indians . " Doby threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the 1997 Major League Baseball All @-@ Star Game , played at Jacobs Field . The decision to have the game in Cleveland coincided with the 1997 season marking the fiftieth anniversary of Robinson breaking baseball 's color barrier . It was also 50 years and 3 days since Doby became the first black player in the American League .
= = Hall of Fame = =
Doby was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on March 3 , 1998 , by the Veterans Committee at the age of 74 . " This is just a tremendous feeling . It 's kind of like a bale of cotton has been on your shoulders , and now it 's off " , said Doby . When he received word about his election it was via telephone call from fellow Hall member Ted Williams . Upon hearing of Doby 's election , Gene Mauch , said , " You have to be some kind of special person to go through what Larry and Jackie Robinson went through . They both are . I 'm not too sure there 's a player in the game today who could handle it . "
He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on July 26 , 1998 . Doby became the first member born in South Carolina elected to the Hall . Although he was the first to play in MLB , Doby was the last member elected to the Hall of the four players to ever play in both a Negro league and MLB World Series , the others being Satchel Paige , Monte Irvin , and Willie Mays .
= = Death and legacy = =
Doby and his wife , Helyn , had five children , six grandchildren and four great @-@ grandchildren . When the Dobys moved to Montclair , Yogi Berra and his wife became neighborhood friends and children of the two families played baseball and football together . Doby had a kidney removed in 1997 after a cancerous tumour was detected . Helyn , married to Doby for 55 years , died in 2001 after a six @-@ month battle with cancer .
Doby died on June 18 , 2003 , at his home in Montclair , New Jersey , at age 79 after suffering cancer . When Doby died , President George W. Bush made the following statement :
" Larry Doby was a good and honorable man , and a tremendous athlete and manager . He had a profound influence on the game of baseball , and he will be missed . As the first African American player in the American League , he helped lead the Cleveland Indians to their last World Series title in 1948 , became a nine @-@ time All @-@ Star and was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998 . Laura joins me in sending our condolences to Larry 's family during this difficult time . "
MLB Commissioner Bud Selig ( 1998 – 2015 ) released a statement a day following Doby 's death :
" ... Like Jackie , he endured the pain of being a pioneer with grace , dignity , and determination and eased the way for all who followed . He achieved another historic second 31 years later he became the second African @-@ American to manage a big league club , following Frank Robinson . "
Former MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent said :
" Larry 's role in history was recognized slowly and belatedly . Jackie Robinson , who broke the color line first but in the same year , quite naturally received most of the attention . Larry played out his career with dignity and then slid gracefully into various front @-@ office positions in basketball and then later in baseball . Only in the 90 's did baseball wake up to the obvious fact that Larry was every bit as deserving of recognition as Jackie . "
Long before Doby was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame came induction in the Indians Hall of Fame in August 1966 . Later , in May 1973 , he was inducted into the South Carolina Hall of Fame and in 2010 , the New Jersey Hall of Fame . On August 10 , 2007 , the Indians paid tribute to Doby on Larry Doby Day by collectively using his number ( 14 ) on their uniforms . The franchise again honored him when in 2012 , Eagle Avenue , next to the Indians ' Progressive Field , was renamed " Larry Doby Way " in an on @-@ field postgame ceremony . Among those present at the ceremony were Jim " Mudcat " Grant , Indians president Mark Shapiro , Cleveland mayor Frank Jackson , and various members of Doby 's family .
The city of Paterson , New Jersey , renamed the Eastside Park baseball field " Larry Doby Field " on June 1 , 2002 . The Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center has a section named the Larry Doby Wing . Of Berra , Doby said , " Yogi was one of the first opposing players to talk to me . As a catcher , Yogi talked to everybody . I finally had to tell the umpire : ' Please tell him to shut up . He asked me how my family was back in the first inning . ' " In 2011 , the U.S. Postal Service announced that Doby would be one of the four baseball players ( along with Ted Williams , Joe DiMaggio , and Willie Stargell ) to appear on a postage stamp in 2012 , as part of its " Major League Baseball All @-@ Stars " series . The stamp was released July 21 , 2012 .
= SMS Prinz Heinrich =
SMS Prinz Heinrich was a unique German armored cruiser built at the turn of the 20th century for the Imperial German Navy , named after Kaiser Wilhelm II 's younger brother Prince Henry . Prinz Heinrich was built at the Imperial Dockyard in Kiel . She was laid down in 1898 and completed in March 1902 , at the cost of 16 @,@ 588 @,@ 000 Marks . Prinz Heinrich 's design was a modification of the previous armored cruiser , Fürst Bismarck , and traded a smaller main battery for higher speed and more comprehensive armor protection . The ship set a precedent for subsequent German armored cruisers by concentrating her secondary armament amidships , as opposed to Fürst Bismarck , which spread the secondary armament along the length of the ship .
Prinz Heinrich served with the German fleet for the majority of her career . After the outbreak of World War I in August 1914 , the ship participated in the operation against the British coast in December 1914 , after which she was transferred to the Baltic Sea . Here , she operated against the Russian navy and was involved in the Battle of the Gulf of Riga in August 1915 , where she damaged a Russian destroyer . In 1916 , the ship was withdrawn from active duty and was used in several secondary roles in Kiel , including acting as a floating office for naval staff . Prinz Heinrich was ultimately sold in 1920 and broken up for scrap later that year .
= = Design = =
The Second Naval Law in Germany , passed in 1900 , envisioned a force of fourteen armored cruisers intended for overseas service in the German colonies . However , the German Navy required cruisers for operations with the fleet as well , and attempted to design ships that could fulfill both roles , primarily due to budget constraints . The first product of the 1900 Naval Law , Prinz Heinrich was an alteration of an earlier vessel , Fürst Bismarck , and was equipped with fewer guns and thinner armor in a trade @-@ off for higher speed and lower cost . The design also set the precedent of concentrating the secondary battery amidships ; Fürst Bismarck secondary guns had been spread along the length of the hull . All subsequent armored cruisers were developments of Prinz Heinrich . Prinz Heinrich was laid down in 1898 at the Imperial Dockyard in Kiel . She was launched on 22 March 1900 and completed just under two years later , on 11 March 1902 . The new cruiser cost 16 @,@ 588 @,@ 000 Marks .
= = = Dimensions and machinery = = =
Prinz Heinrich was 124 @.@ 9 meters ( 410 ft ) long at the waterline and 126 @.@ 5 m ( 415 ft ) overall . She had a beam of 19 @.@ 6 m ( 64 ft ) and a draft of 7 @.@ 65 m ( 25 @.@ 1 ft ) forward and 8 @.@ 07 m ( 26 @.@ 5 ft ) aft . The ship displaced 8 @,@ 887 metric tons ( 8 @,@ 747 long tons ; 9 @,@ 796 short tons ) as built , and 9 @,@ 806 t ( 9 @,@ 651 long tons ; 10 @,@ 809 short tons ) at full combat load . The hull was constructed with transverse and longitudinal steel frames , and incorporated thirteen watertight compartments and a double bottom that extended for 57 percent of the length of the ship . The German navy considered the ship to be a good sea boat with gentle motion , though she suffered from severe roll . Her transverse metacentric height was .731 m ( 2 ft 4 @.@ 8 in ) . Prinz Heinrich was manned by a crew of 35 officers and 532 enlisted men . For the duration of her career as the second command flagship of the Cruiser Division , the standard crew was augmented by an additional nine officers and 44 enlisted men . She carried a number of smaller vessels , including two picket boats , a launch , a pinnace , two cutters , two yawls , and two dinghies .
The ship was propelled by three vertical 4 @-@ cylinder triple expansion engines ; the center shaft drove a four @-@ bladed screw 4 @.@ 28 m ( 14 @.@ 0 ft ) in diameter while the two outer shafts drove 4 @.@ 65 @-@ meter ( 15 @.@ 3 ft ) wide four @-@ bladed screws . Fourteen Dürr boilers , produced by Düsseldorf @-@ Ratinger Röhrenkesselfabrik , supplied steam to the engines at pressures up to 15 standard atmospheres ( 1 @,@ 500 kPa ) . The propulsion system was rated at 15 @,@ 000 indicated horsepower ( 11 @,@ 000 kW ) and gave the ship a top speed of 20 knots ( 37 km / h ; 23 mph ) , though on sea trials , Prinz Heinrich 's engines reached 15 @,@ 694 ihp ( 11 @,@ 703 kW ) but a top speed of only 19 @.@ 9 kn ( 36 @.@ 9 km / h ; 22 @.@ 9 mph ) . She was designed to carry 900 t ( 890 long tons ; 990 short tons ) of coal , though additional storage allowed up to 1 @,@ 590 t ( 1 @,@ 560 long tons ; 1 @,@ 750 short tons ) . This enabled a maximum range of 2 @,@ 290 nautical miles ( 4 @,@ 240 km ; 2 @,@ 640 mi ) at a speed of 18 kn ( 33 km / h ; 21 mph ) and 4 @,@ 580 nmi ( 8 @,@ 480 km ; 5 @,@ 270 mi ) at a cruising speed of 10 kn ( 19 km / h ; 12 mph ) .
= = = Armor = = =
Prinz Heinrich was protected by Krupp armor . Her armor belt was 100 millimeters ( 3 @.@ 9 in ) thick in the central portion of the ship , which protected the ammunition magazines , machinery spaces , and other vital areas of the cruiser . The belt was reduced to 80 mm ( 3 @.@ 1 in ) on either end of the main belt , and the bow and stern were unarmored . The entire length of the belt was backed by equal thicknesses of teak planks . The armored deck was 35 to 40 mm ( 1 @.@ 4 to 1 @.@ 6 in ) thick and was connected to the belt by 50 mm ( 2 @.@ 0 in ) thick sloped armor on the broadside .
The forward conning tower had 150 mm ( 5 @.@ 9 in ) thick sides and a 30 mm ( 1 @.@ 2 in ) thick roof . The aft conning tower was much less thoroughly protected ; it was covered by only 12 mm ( 0 @.@ 47 in ) of steel plating . The main battery gun turrets had 150 mm @-@ thick sides and 30 mm @-@ thick roofs . The 15 cm gun turrets had 100 mm @-@ thick armor , while the casemated weapons were protected by 70 mm ( 2 @.@ 8 in ) gun shields . The casemates themselves were armored with 100 mm worth of steel plating .
= = = Armament = = =
Prinz Heinrich was armed with a variety of weapons . Her primary armament consisted of two 24 cm ( 9 @.@ 4 in ) SK L / 40 quick @-@ firing guns mounted in single turrets , one on either end of the superstructure . These guns were supplied with 75 rounds each ; they could depress to − 4 ° and elevate to 30 ° , which enabled a maximum range of 16 @,@ 900 m ( 18 @,@ 500 yd ) . The guns fired a 140 kg ( 310 lb ) round at a muzzle velocity of 835 m ( 2 @,@ 740 ft ) per second . A secondary battery of ten 15 cm ( 5 @.@ 9 in ) SK L / 40 quick @-@ firing guns rounded out her offensive armament . Six of these guns were mounted in amidships casemates on either side of the vessel , and the remaining four were mounted in turrets in the ship 's hull above the casemates . These guns were supplied with 120 rounds each . The shells weighed 40 kg ( 88 lb ) and were fired at a muzzle velocity of 800 m ( 2 @,@ 600 ft ) per second . The guns could elevate to 25 ° for a maximum range of 13 @,@ 700 m ( 15 @,@ 000 yd ) .
The cruiser carried ten 8 @.@ 8 cm ( 3 @.@ 5 in ) SK L / 30 quick @-@ firing guns for defense against torpedo boats . Each of these guns was supplied with 250 shells . The shells weighed 7 kg ( 15 lb ) and were fired at a muzzle velocity of 670 m ( 2 @,@ 200 ft ) per second . This enabled a maximum range of 7 @,@ 300 m ( 8 @,@ 000 yd ) at an elevation of 20 ° . The ship 's gun armament was rounded out by four autocannons , though these were subsequently removed . The ship was also fitted with four 45 cm ( 18 in ) torpedo tubes . One was mounted on the stern in a swivel mount , one was mounted submerged in the bow , and one was placed submerged in the hull on either side abreast of the forward gun turret .
= = Service history = =
Following her commissioning in 1902 , Prinz Heinrich served with the fleet . She was the flagship of the Cruiser Division , along with the protected cruiser Victoria Louise and eight light cruisers . In January 1904 , the cruiser and two passenger ships went to the Norwegian town of Ålesund in the aftermath of a fire that destroyed the town . The ships carried supplies and medical stores to the port and assisted with the relief effort . She was reassigned to the II Subdivision of the Cruiser Division of the Active Fleet in 1905 , after the arrival of the new armored cruiser Friedrich Carl . The II Subdivision also included the light cruisers Arcona , Hamburg , and Amazone , and was attached to the II Squadron of the Active Fleet . A second subdivision , composed of an armored cruiser and three light cruisers was attached to the I Squadron .
Prinz Heinrich conducted a series of tests with the Miller apparatus , a device used by the US Navy to resupply warships at sea , in February 1907 . The ship engaged in the experiments with the collier Hermann Sauber ; the first test took place on 17 February , and resulted in the crew being able to transfer 56 short tons ( 51 t ) of coal per hour . On the 22nd , another test was undertaken , under harsh weather conditions , and similar results were reached . In 1914 , Prinz Heinrich went into drydock at the Imperial Dockyard in Kiel for modernization . The arrangement of the searchlights was modified , the superstructure deck bulwark was removed , and the masts were modernized . Following the improvements , she returned to the fleet .
= = = World War I = = =
Following the wave of declarations of war between the major European powers at the end of July 1914 , Britain declared war on Germany on 5 August . Prinz Heinrich participated in the second major German offensive in the North Sea , the operation to bombard Hartlepool on 15 – 16 December 1914 . Prinz Heinrich , along with Roon and a flotilla of torpedo boats , was assigned to the van of the High Seas Fleet , commanded by Admiral Friedrich von Ingenohl . The main fleet was providing distant cover to Rear Admiral Franz von Hipper 's battlecruisers , which were conducting the bombardment . During the night of the 15th , the German battle fleet of some twelve dreadnoughts and eight pre @-@ dreadnoughts came to within 10 nmi ( 19 km ; 12 mi ) of an isolated squadron of six British battleships . However , skirmishes between the rival destroyer screens in the darkness convinced von Ingenohl that he was faced with the entire Grand Fleet . Under orders from Kaiser Wilhelm II to avoid risking the fleet unnecessarily , von Ingenohl broke off the engagement and turned the battle fleet back toward Germany . After the operation , it was determined that the twelve @-@ year @-@ old Prinz Heinrich had no place in operations against the powerful British Grand Fleet , and she was transferred to the Baltic Sea to operate against the Russian Baltic Fleet .
Rear Admiral Hopman , the commander of the reconnaissance forces in the Baltic , conducted a major assault on Libau , in conjunction with an attempt by the German Army to seize the city . The attack took place on 7 May , and consisted of Prinz Heinrich and the armored cruisers Roon and Prinz Adalbert , the elderly coast defense ship Beowulf , and the light cruisers Augsburg , Thetis , and Lübeck . They were escorted by a number of destroyers , torpedo boats , and minesweepers . The IV Scouting Group of the High Seas Fleet was detached from the North Sea to provide cover for the operation . The bombardment went as planned , though the destroyer V107 struck a mine in Libau 's harbor , which blew off her bow and destroyed the ship . German ground forces were successful in their assault however , and took the city .
On 1 July , the minelayer SMS Albatross , escorted by the cruisers Roon , Augsburg , and Lübeck and seven destroyers , laid a minefield north of Bogskär . While returning to port , the flotilla separated into two sections ; Augsburg , Albatross , and three destroyers made for Rixhöft while the remainder of the unit went to Libau . Augsburg and Albatross were intercepted by a powerful Russian squadron commanded by Rear Admiral Bakhirev , consisting of three armored and two light cruisers . Commodore Johannes von Karpf , the flotilla commander , ordered the slower Albatross to steam for neutral Swedish waters and recalled Roon and Lübeck . Albatross was grounded off Gotland and Augsburg escaped , and the Russian squadron briefly engaged Roon before both sides broke contact . Upon being informed of the situation , Hopman sortied with Prinz Heinrich and Prinz Adalbert to support von Karpf . While en route , the cruisers encountered the British submarine E9 , which scored a hit on Prinz Adalbert . Hopman broke off the operation and returned to port with the damaged cruiser .
German naval forces in the Baltic were reinforced by elements of the High Seas Fleet during the Battle of the Gulf of Riga in August 1915 . The Germans sought to drive out the Russians in the Gulf of Riga and to lay defensive minefields that would prevent a Russian counterattack . The battleships of the I Battle Squadron were the primary force , though Prinz Heinrich and the rest of the older vessels assigned to the Baltic fleet participated . On 10 August , Prinz Heinrich and Roon bombarded Russian defenses at Zerel , on the southernmost tip of the Sworbe Peninsula on the island of Ösel . Several Russian destroyers were anchored off Zerel , and were caught unawares by the German bombardment . Prinz Heinrich and Roon damaged one of the destroyers during their attack . A combination of tenacious Russian defense and reports of British submarines in the area — proved by the torpedoing of the battlecruiser Moltke on 19 August — caused the German navy to break off the operation .
Beginning in 1916 , Prinz Heinrich was removed from front @-@ line service and used as a floating office in Kiel . After she left active duty , the ship had her armament removed . She was subsequently used as a tender , also in Kiel , for the remainder of her service career . She was stricken from the navy list on 25 January 1920 and sold later that year . The ship was ultimately broken up for scrap at Audorf @-@ Rendsburg .
= Malaysia =
Malaysia ( / məˈleɪʒə / mə @-@ LAY @-@ zhə or / məˈleɪsiə / mə @-@ LAY @-@ see @-@ ə ; Malaysian pronunciation : [ məlejsiə ] ) is a federal constitutional monarchy located in Southeast Asia . It consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of 330 @,@ 803 square kilometres ( 127 @,@ 720 sq mi ) separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions , Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia ( Malaysian Borneo ) . Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime borders with Singapore , Vietnam , and Indonesia . East Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur , while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government . With a population of over 30 million , Malaysia is the 44th most populous country . The southernmost point of continental Eurasia , Tanjung Piai , is in Malaysia . Located in the tropics , Malaysia is one of 17 megadiverse countries on earth , with large numbers of endemic species .
Malaysia has its origins in the Malay kingdoms present in the area which , from the 18th century , became subject to the British Empire . The first British territories were known as the Straits Settlements , whose establishment was followed by the Malay kingdoms becoming British protectorates . The territories on Peninsular Malaysia were first unified as the Malayan Union in 1946 . Malaya was restructured as the Federation of Malaya in 1948 , and achieved independence on 31 August 1957 . Malaya united with North Borneo , Sarawak , and Singapore on 16 September 1963 . Less than two years later in 1965 , Singapore was expelled from the federation .
The country is multi @-@ ethnic and multi @-@ cultural , which plays a large role in politics . About half the population is ethnically Malay , with large minorities of Malaysian Chinese , Malaysian Indians , and indigenous peoples . The constitution declares Islam the state religion while allowing freedom of religion for non @-@ Muslims . The government system is closely modelled on the Westminster parliamentary system and the legal system is based on common law . The head of state is the king , known as the Yang di @-@ Pertuan Agong . He is an elected monarch chosen from the hereditary rulers of the nine Malay states every five years . The head of government is the prime minister .
Since its independence , Malaysia has had one of the best economic records in Asia , with its GDP growing at an average of 6 @.@ 5 % per annum for almost 50 years . The economy has traditionally been fuelled by its natural resources , but is expanding in the sectors of science , tourism , commerce and medical tourism . Today , Malaysia has a newly industrialised market economy , ranked third largest in Southeast Asia and 29th largest in the world . It is a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations , the East Asia Summit and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation , and a member of Asia @-@ Pacific Economic Cooperation , the Commonwealth of Nations , and the Non @-@ Aligned Movement .
= = Etymology = =
The name " Malaysia " is a combination of the word " Malay " and the Latin @-@ Greek suffix " -sia " / -σία . The word " melayu " in Malay may derive from the Tamil words " malai " and " ur " meaning " mountain " and " city , land " , respectively . " Malayadvipa " was the word used by ancient Indian traders when referring to the Malay Peninsula . Whether or not it originated from these roots , the word " melayu " or " mlayu " may have been used in early Malay / Javanese to mean to steadily accelerate or run . This term was applied to describe the strong current of the river Melayu in Sumatra . The name was later adopted by the Melayu Kingdom that existed in the seventh century on Sumatra .
Before the onset of European colonisation , the Malay Peninsula was known natively as " Tanah Melayu " ( " Malay Land " ) . Under a racial classification created by a German scholar Johann Friedrich Blumenbach , the natives of maritime Southeast Asia were grouped into a single category , the Malay race . Following the expedition of French navigator Jules Dumont d 'Urville to Oceania in 1826 , he later proposed the terms of " Malaysia " , " Micronesia " and " Melanesia " to the Société de Géographie in 1831 , distinguishing these Pacific cultures and island groups from the existing term " Polynesia " . Dumont d 'Urville described Malaysia as " an area commonly known as the East Indies " . In 1850 , the English ethnologist George Samuel Windsor Earl , writing in the Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia , proposed naming the islands of Southeast Asia as " Melayunesia " or " Indunesia " , favouring the former . In modern terminology , " Malay " remains the name of an ethnoreligious group of Austronesian people predominantly inhabiting the Malay Peninsula and portions of the adjacent islands of Southeast Asia , including the east coast of Sumatra , the coast of Borneo , and smaller islands that lie between these areas .
The state that gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1957 took the name the " Federation of Malaya " , chosen in preference to other potential names such as " Langkasuka " , after the historic kingdom located at the upper section of the Malay Peninsula in the first millennium CE . The name " Malaysia " was adopted in 1963 when the existing states of the Federation of Malaya , plus Singapore , North Borneo and Sarawak formed a new federation . One theory posits the name was chosen so that " si " represented the inclusion of Singapore , North Borneo , and Sarawak to Malaya in 1963 . Politicians in the Philippines contemplated renaming their state " Malaysia " before the modern country took the name .
= = History = =
Evidence of modern human habitation in Malaysia dates back 40 @,@ 000 years . In the Malay Peninsular , the first inhabitants are thought to be Negritos . Traders and settlers from India and China arrived as early as the first century AD , establishing trading ports and coastal towns in the second and third centuries . Their presence resulted in strong Indian and Chinese influences on the local cultures , and the people of the Malay Peninsula adopted the religions of Hinduism and Buddhism . Sanskrit inscriptions appear as early as the fourth or fifth century . The Kingdom of Langkasuka arose around the second century in the northern area of the Malay Peninsula , lasting until about the 15th century . Between the 7th and 13th centuries , much of the southern Malay Peninsula was part of the maritime Srivijaya Empire . After the fall of Srivijaya , the Majapahit Empire had influence over most of Peninsular Malaysia and the Malay Archipelago . Islam began to spread among Malays in the 14th century . In the early 15th century , Sultan Iskandar Shah , a runaway king of the former Kingdom of Singapura , founded the Malacca Sultanate , commonly considered the first independent state in the peninsula area . Malacca was an important commercial centre during this time , attracting trade from around the region .
In 1511 , Malacca was conquered by Portugal , after which it was taken by the Dutch in 1641 . In 1786 , the British Empire established a presence in Malaya , when the Sultan of Kedah leased Penang Island to the British East India Company . The British obtained the town of Singapore in 1819 , and in 1824 took control of Malacca following the Anglo @-@ Dutch Treaty . By 1826 , the British directly controlled Penang , Malacca , Singapore , and the island of Labuan , which they established as the crown colony of the Straits Settlements . By the 20th century , the states of Pahang , Selangor , Perak , and Negeri Sembilan , known together as the Federated Malay States , had British residents appointed to advise the Malay rulers , to whom the rulers were bound to defer to by treaty . The remaining five states in the peninsula , known as the Unfederated Malay States , while not directly under British rule , also accepted British advisers around the turn of the 20th century . Development on the peninsula and Borneo were generally separate until the 19th century . Under British rule the immigration of Chinese and Indians to serve as labourers was encouraged . The area that is now Sabah came under British control as North Borneo when both the Sultan of Brunei and the Sultan of Sulu transferred their respective territorial rights of ownership , between 1877 and 1878 . In 1842 , Sarawak was ceded by the Sultan of Brunei to James Brooke , whose successors ruled as the White Rajahs over an independent kingdom until 1946 , when it became a crown colony .
In the Second World War , the Japanese Army invaded and occupied Malaya , North Borneo , Sarawak , and Singapore for over three years . During this time , ethnic tensions were raised and nationalism grew . Popular support for independence increased after Malaya was reconquered , by Allied forces . Post @-@ war British plans to unite the administration of Malaya under a single crown colony called the " Malayan Union " met with strong opposition from the Malays , who opposed the weakening of the Malay rulers and the granting of citizenship to the ethnic Chinese . The Malayan Union , established in 1946 , and consisting of all the British possessions in the Malay Peninsula with the exception of Singapore , was quickly dissolved and replaced on 1 February 1948 by the Federation of Malaya , which restored the autonomy of the rulers of the Malay states under British protection . During this time , mostly Chinese rebels under the leadership of the Malayan Communist Party launched guerrilla operations designed to force the British out of Malaya . The Malayan Emergency lasted from 1948 to 1960 , and involved a long anti @-@ insurgency campaign by Commonwealth troops in Malaya . On 31 August 1957 Malaya became an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations . After this a plan was put in place to federate Malaya with the crown colonies of North Borneo ( which joined as Sabah ) , Sarawak , and Singapore . The date of federation was planned to be 31 August 1963 so as to coincide with the anniversary of Malayan independence ; however , federation was delayed until 16 September 1963 in order for a United Nations survey of support for federation in Sabah and Sarawak , called for by parties opposed to federation including Indonesia 's Sukarno and the Sarawak United Peoples ' Party , to be completed .
Federation brought heightened tensions including a conflict with Indonesia , Singapore 's eventual exit in 1965 , and racial strife . This strife culminated in the 13 May race riots in 1969 . After the riots , the controversial New Economic Policy was launched by Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak , trying to increase the share of the economy held by the bumiputera . Under Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad there was a period of rapid economic growth and urbanisation beginning in the 1980s . The economy shifted from being agriculturally based to one based on manufacturing and industry . Numerous mega @-@ projects were completed , such as the Petronas Towers , the North @-@ South Expressway , the Multimedia Super Corridor , and the new federal administrative capital of Putrajaya . However , in the late 1990s the Asian financial crisis almost caused the collapse of the currency and the stock and property markets .
= = Government and politics = =
Malaysia is a federal constitutional elective monarchy , and the only federation in Southeast Asia . The system of government is closely modelled on that of the Westminster parliamentary system , a legacy of British colonial rule . The head of state is the Yang di @-@ Pertuan Agong , commonly referred to as the King . The King is elected to a five @-@ year term by and from among the nine hereditary rulers of the Malay states ; the other four states , which have titular Governors , do not participate in the selection . By informal agreement the position is systematically rotated among the nine , and has been held by Abdul Halim of Kedah since December 2011 . The King 's role has been largely ceremonial since changes to the constitution in 1994 , picking ministers and members of the upper house .
Legislative power is divided between federal and state legislatures . The bicameral federal parliament consists of the lower house , the House of Representatives and the upper house , the Senate . The 222 @-@ member House of Representatives is elected for a maximum term of five years from single @-@ member constituencies . All 70 senators sit for three @-@ year terms ; 26 are elected by the 13 state assemblies , and the remaining 44 are appointed by the King upon the Prime Minister 's recommendation . The parliament follows a multi @-@ party system and the government is elected through a first @-@ past @-@ the @-@ post system . Since independence Malaysia has been governed by a 13 @-@ party coalition known as the Barisan Nasional .
Each state has a unicameral State Legislative Assembly whose members are elected from single @-@ member constituencies . State governments are led by Chief Ministers , who are state assembly members from the majority party in the assembly . In each of the states with a hereditary ruler , the Chief Minister is normally required to be a Malay , appointed by the ruler upon the recommendation of the Prime Minister . Parliamentary elections are held at least once every five years , the most recent of which took place in May 2013 . Registered voters of age 21 and above may vote for the members of the House of Representatives and , in most of the states , for the state legislative chamber . Voting is not mandatory . Except for state elections in Sarawak , by convention state elections are held concurrently with the federal election .
Executive power is vested in the Cabinet , led by the Prime Minister . The prime minister must be a member of the house of representatives , who in the opinion of the King , commands a majority in parliament . The cabinet is chosen from members of both houses of Parliament . The Prime Minister is both the head of cabinet and the head of government . The incumbent , Najib Razak , appointed in 2009 , is the sixth prime minister .
Malaysia 's legal system is based on English Common Law . Although the judiciary is theoretically independent , its independence has been called into question and the appointment of judges lacks accountability and transparency . The highest court in the judicial system is the Federal Court , followed by the Court of Appeal and two high courts , one for Peninsular Malaysia and one for East Malaysia . Malaysia also has a special court to hear cases brought by or against royalty . The death penalty is in use for crimes such as murder , terrorism and drug trafficking . Separate from and running parallel to the civil courts are the Syariah Courts , which apply Shariah law to Muslims in the areas of family law and religious observances .
Race is a significant force in politics , and many political parties are ethnically based . Affirmative actions such as the New Economic Policy and the National Development Policy which superseded it , were implemented to advance the standing of the bumiputera , consisting of Malays and the indigenous tribes who are considered the original inhabitants of Malaysia , over non @-@ bumiputera such as Malaysian Chinese and Malaysian Indians . These policies provide preferential treatment to bumiputera in employment , education , scholarships , business , and access to cheaper housing and assisted savings . However , it has generated greater interethnic resentment . There is ongoing debate over whether the laws and society of Malaysia should reflect secular or Islamic principles . Islamic criminal laws passed by the Pan @-@ Malaysian Islamic Party with the support of UMNO state assemblymen in the state legislative assembly of Kelantan have been blocked by the federal government on the basis that criminal laws are the responsibility of the federal government .
= = Foreign relations and military = =
A founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ( OIC ) , the country participates in many international organisations such as the United Nations , the Asia @-@ Pacific Economic Cooperation , the Developing 8 Countries , and the Non @-@ Aligned Movement ( NAM ) . It has chaired ASEAN , the OIC , and the NAM in the past . A former British colony , it is also a member of the Commonwealth of Nations . Kuala Lumpur was the site of the first
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2050 , with a GDP of $ 1 @.@ 2 trillion ( Year 2000 dollars ) and a GDP per capita of $ 29 @,@ 247 ( Year 2000 dollars ) . The report also says " The electronic equipment , petroleum , and liquefied natural gas producer will see a substantial increase in income per capita . Malaysian life expectancy , relatively high level of schooling , and above average fertility rate will help in its rapid expansion " . Viktor Shvets , the managing director of Credit Suisse , has said " Malaysia has all the right ingredients to become a developed nation " .
In the 1970s , the predominantly mining and agricultural @-@ based economy began a transition towards a more multi @-@ sector economy . Since the 1980s , the industrial sector , with a high level of investment , has led the country 's growth . The economy recovered from the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis earlier than neighbouring countries did , and has since recovered to the levels of the pre @-@ crisis era with a GDP per capita of $ 14 @,@ 800 . Economic inequalities exist between different ethnic groups . The Chinese make up about one @-@ quarter of the population , but accounts for 70 per cent of the country 's market capitalisation . Chinese businesses in Malaysia are part of the larger bamboo network , a network of overseas Chinese businesses in the Southeast Asian market sharing common family and cultural ties .
International trade , facilitated by the shipping route in adjacent Strait of Malacca , and manufacturing are the key sectors . Malaysia is an exporter of natural and agricultural resources , and petroleum is a major export . Malaysia has once been the largest producer of tin , rubber and palm oil in the world . Manufacturing has a large influence in the country 's economy , although Malaysia 's economic structure has been moving away from it . Malaysia remains one of the world 's largest producers of palm oil .
In an effort to diversify the economy and make it less dependent on export goods , the government has pushed to increase tourism to Malaysia . As a result , tourism has become Malaysia 's third largest source of foreign exchange , although it is threatened by the negative effects of the growing industrial economy , with large amounts of air and water pollution along with deforestation affecting tourism . The tourism sector came under some pressure in 2014 when the national carrier Malaysia Airlines had one of its planes disappear in March , while another was brought down by a missile over Ukraine in July , resulting in the loss of a total 537 passengers and crew . The state of the airline , which had been unprofitable for 3 years , prompted the government in August 2014 to nationalise the airline by buying up the 30 per cent it did not already own . Between 2013 and 2014 , Malaysia has been listed as one of the best places to retire in the world too , with the country in third position on the Global Retirement Index . This in part was the result of the Malaysia My Second Home programme to allow foreigners to live in the country on a long @-@ stay visa for up to 10 years . In 2015 , Malaysia ranked in fourth position on The World 's Best Retirement Havens while getting in the first place as the best place in Asia to retire . Warm climate with British colonial background made foreigners easy to interact with the locals .
The country has developed into a centre of Islamic banking , and is the country with the highest numbers of female workers in that industry . Knowledge @-@ based services are also expanding . To create a self @-@ reliant defensive ability and support national development , Malaysia privatised some of its military facilities in the 1970s . The privatisation has created defence industry , which in 1999 was brought under the Malaysia Defence Industry Council . The government continues to promote this sector and its competitiveness , actively marketing the defence industry .
Science policies in Malaysia are regulated by the Ministry of Science , Technology , and Innovation . The country is one of the world 's largest exporters of semiconductor devices , electrical devices , and IT and communication products . Malaysia began developing its own space programme in 2002 , and in 2006 , Russia agreed to transport one Malaysian to the International Space Station as part of a multibillion @-@ dollar purchase of 18 Russian Sukhoi Su @-@ 30MKM fighter jets by the Royal Malaysian Air Force . The government has invested in building satellites in through the RazakSAT programme .
= = = Infrastructure = = =
The overall infrastructure of Malaysia is one of the most developed in Asia and ranked 8th in Asia and 25th in the world . Malaysia is ranked 19th in the world for its quality roads , quality of port infrastructure and quality of air transport infrastructure but ranked 39th in quality of electricity supply . Its telecommunications network is second only to Singapore 's in Southeast Asia , with 4 @.@ 7 million fixed @-@ line subscribers and more than 30 million cellular subscribers . The country has seven international ports , the major one being the Port Klang . There are 200 industrial parks along with specialised parks such as Technology Park Malaysia and Kulim Hi @-@ Tech Park . Fresh water is available to over 95 per cent of the population . During the colonial period , development was mainly concentrated in economically powerful cities and in areas forming security concerns . Although rural areas have been the focus of great development , they still lag behind areas such as the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia . The telecommunication network , although strong in urban areas , is less available to the rural population .
= = = = Energy = = = =
Malaysia 's energy infrastructure sector is largely dominated by Tenaga Nasional , the largest electric utility company in Southeast Asia , with over RM99.03 billion of assets . Customers are connected to electricity through the National Grid , with more than 420 transmission substations in the Peninsular linked together by approximately 11 @,@ 000 km of transmission lines operating at 132 , 275 and 500 kilovolts . In 2013 , Malaysia 's total power generation capacity was over 29 @,@ 728 megawatts . Total electricity generation was 140 @,@ 985 @.@ 01 GWh and total electricity consumption was 116 @,@ 087 @.@ 51 GWh . Energy production in Malaysia is largely based on oil and natural gas , owing to Malaysia 's oil reserves and natural gas reserves , which is the fourth largest in Asia @-@ Pacific after China , India and Vietnam .
= = = = Transportation = = = =
Malaysia 's road network is one of the most comprehensive in Asia and covers a total of 144 @,@ 403 kilometres ( 89 @,@ 728 mi ) . The main national road network is the Malaysian Federal Roads System , which span over 49 @,@ 935 km ( 31 @,@ 028 mi ) . Most of the federal roads in Malaysia are 2 @-@ lane roads . In town areas , federal roads may become 4 @-@ lane roads to increase traffic capacity . Nearly all federal roads are paved with tarmac except parts of the Skudai – Pontian Highway which is paved with concrete , while parts of the Federal Highway linking Klang to Kuala Lumpur , is paved with asphalt . Malaysia has over 1 @,@ 798 kilometres ( 1 @,@ 117 mi ) of highways and the longest highway , the North – South Expressway , extends over 800 kilometres ( 497 mi ) on the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia , connecting major urban centres like Kuala Lumpur , Penang and Johor Bahru . In 2015 , the government announced a RM27 billion ( US $ 8 @.@ 23 billion ) Pan @-@ Borneo Highway project to upgrade all trunk roads to dual carriage expressways , bringing the standard of East Malaysian highways to the same level of quality of Peninsular highways .
There is currently 1 @,@ 833 kilometres ( 1 @,@ 139 mi ) of railways in Malaysia , 767 km ( 477 mi ) are double tracked and electrified . Rail transport in Malaysia comprises heavy rail ( KTM ) , light rapid transit and monorail ( Rapid Rail ) , and a funicular railway line ( Penang Hill Railway ) . Heavy rail is mostly used for intercity passenger and freight transport as well as some urban public transport , while LRTs are used for intra @-@ city urban public transport . There two commuter rail services linking Kuala Lumpur with the Kuala Lumpur International Airport . The sole monorail line in the country is also used for public transport in Kuala Lumpur , while the only funicular railway line is in Penang . A rapid transit project , the KVMRT , is currently under construction to improve Kuala Lumpur 's public transport system . The railway network covers most of the 11 states in Peninsular Malaysia . In East Malaysia , only the state of Sabah has railways . The network is also connected to the Thai railway 1 @,@ 000 mm ( 3 ft 3 3 ⁄ 8 in ) network in the north . If the Burma Railway is rebuilt , services to Myanmar , India , and China could be initiated .
Malaysia has 118 airports , of which 38 are paved . The national airline is Malaysia Airlines , providing international and domestic air services . Major international routes and domestic routes crossing between West Malaysia and East Malaysia are served by Malaysia Airlines , AirAsia and Malindo Air while smaller domestic routes are supplemented by smaller airlines like MASwings , Firefly and Berjaya Air . Major cargo airlines include MASkargo and Transmile Air Services . Kuala Lumpur International Airport is the main and busiest airport of Malaysia . In 2014 , it was the world 's 13th busiest airport by international passenger traffic , recording over 25 @.@ 4 million international passenger traffic . It was also the world 's 20th busiest airport by passenger traffic , recording over 48 @.@ 9 million passengers . Other major airports include Kota Kinabalu International Airport , which is also Malaysia 's second busiest airport and busiest airport in East Malaysia with over 6 @.@ 9 million passengers in 2013 , and Penang International Airport , which serves Malaysia 's second largest urban area , with over 5 @.@ 4 million passengers in 2013 .
Malaysia is strategically located on the Strait of Malacca , one of the most important shipping lanes in the world . Malaysia has two ports that are listed in the top 20 busiest ports in the world , Port Klang and Port of Tanjung Pelepas , which are respectively the 2nd and 3rd busiest ports in Southeast Asia after the Port of Singapore . Port Klang is Malaysia 's busiest port , and the 13th busiest port in the world in 2013 , handling over 10 @.@ 3 million TEUs . Port of Tanjung Pelepas is Malaysia 's second busiest port , and the 19th busiest port in the world in 2013 , handling over 7 @.@ 6 million TEUs .
= = Demographics = =
As of the 2010 census , the population of Malaysia was 28 @,@ 334 @,@ 135 , making it the 42nd most populated country . 91 @.@ 8 per cent of the population are Malaysian citizens . Malaysian citizens are divided along ethnic lines , with 67 @.@ 4 per cent considered bumiputera The largest group of bumiputera are Malays , who are defined in the constitution as Muslims who practice Malay customs and culture . They play a dominant role politically . Bumiputera status is also accorded to certain non @-@ Malay indigenous peoples , including ethnic Thais , Khmers , Chams and the natives of Sabah and Sarawak . Non @-@ Malay bumiputera make up more than half of Sarawak 's population and over two thirds of Sabah 's population . There also exist aboriginal groups in much smaller numbers on the peninsula , where they are collectively known as the Orang Asli . Laws over who gets bumiputera status vary between states .
Other minorities lack bumiputera status . 24 @.@ 6 per cent of the population are of Chinese descent , while those of Indian descent comprise 7 @.@ 3 per cent of the population . The Chinese have historically been dominant in the business and commerce community , and form a plurality of the population of Penang . Immigrants from India , the majority of them Tamils , began arriving in Malaysia early in the 19th century . Malaysian citizenship is not automatically granted to those born in Malaysia , but is granted to a child born of two Malaysian parents outside Malaysia . Dual citizenship is not permitted . Citizenship in the states of Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysian Borneo are distinct from citizenship in Peninsular Malaysia for immigration purposes . Every citizen is issued a biometric smart chip identity card known as MyKad at the age of 12 , and must carry the card at all times .
The education system features a non @-@ compulsory kindergarten education followed by six years of compulsory primary education , and five years of optional secondary education . Schools in the primary education system are divided into two categories : national primary schools , which teach in Malay , and vernacular schools , which teach in Chinese or Tamil . Secondary education is conducted for five years . In the final year of secondary education , students sit for the Malaysian Certificate of Education examination . Since the introduction of the matriculation programme in 1999 , students who completed the 12 @-@ month programme in matriculation colleges can enroll in local universities . However , in the matriculation system , only 10 per cent of places are open to non @-@ bumiputera students .
The infant mortality rate in 2009 was 6 deaths per 1000 births , and life expectancy at birth in 2009 was 75 years . With the aim of developing Malaysia into a medical tourism destination , 5 per cent of the government social sector development budget is spent on health care . The population in concentrated on Peninsular Malaysia where 20 million of approximately 28 million Malaysians live . 70 per cent of the population is urban . Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the largest city in Malaysia , as well as its main commercial and financial centre . Putrajaya , a purpose @-@ built city constructed from 1999 , is the seat of government , as many executive and judicial branches of the federal government were moved there to ease growing congestion within Kuala Lumpur . Due to the rise in labour @-@ intensive industries , the country is estimated to have over 3 million migrant workers ; about 10 per cent of the population . Sabah @-@ based NGOs estimate that out of the 3 million that make up the population of Sabah , 2 million are illegal immigrants . Malaysia hosts a population of refugees and asylum seekers numbering approximately 171 @,@ 500 . Of this population , approximately 79 @,@ 000 are from Burma , 72 @,@ 400 from the Philippines , and 17 @,@ 700 from Indonesia . Malaysian officials are reported to have turned deportees directly over to human smugglers in 2007 , and Malaysia employs RELA , a volunteer militia with a history of controversies , to enforce its immigration law .
= = = Religion = = =
The Malaysian constitution says it guarantees freedom of religion while making Islam the state religion . According to the Population and Housing Census 2010 figures , ethnicity and religious beliefs correlate highly . Approximately 61 @.@ 3 % of the population practice Islam , 19 @.@ 8 % practice Buddhism , 9 @.@ 2 % Christianity , 6 @.@ 3 % Hinduism and 1 @.@ 3 % practice Confucianism , Taoism and other traditional Chinese religions . 0 @.@ 7 % declared no religion and the remaining 1 @.@ 4 % practised other religions or did not provide any information . Sunni Islam of Shafi 'i school of jurisprudence is the dominant branch of Islam in Malaysia , while 18 % are nondenominational Muslims .
The Malaysian constitution strictly defines what makes a " Malay " , considering Malays those who are Muslim , speak Malay regularly , practise Malay customs , and lived in or have ancestors from Brunei , Malaysia and Singapore . Statistics from the 2010 Census indicate that 83 @.@ 6 % of the Chinese population identify as Buddhist , with significant numbers of adherents following Taoism ( 3 @.@ 4 % ) and Christianity ( 11 @.@ 1 % ) , along with small Hui @-@ Muslim populations in areas like Penang . The majority of the Indian population follow Hinduism ( 86 @.@ 2 % ) , with a significant minority identifying as Christians ( 6 @.@ 0 % ) or Muslims ( 4 @.@ 1 % ) . Christianity is the predominant religion of the non @-@ Malay bumiputera community ( 46 @.@ 5 % ) with an additional 40 @.@ 4 % identifying as Muslims .
Muslims are obliged to follow the decisions of Syariah courts in matters concerning their religion . The Islamic judges are expected to follow the Shafi 'i legal school of Islam , which is the main madh 'hab of Malaysia . The jurisdiction of Syariah courts is limited to Muslims in matters such as marriage , inheritance , divorce , apostasy , religious conversion , and custody among others . No other criminal or civil offences are under the jurisdiction of the Shariah courts , which have a similar hierarchy to the Civil Courts . Despite being the supreme courts of the land , the Civil Courts do not hear matters related to Islamic practices .
= = = Language = = =
The official and national language of Malaysia is Malaysian , a standardised form of the Malay language . The terminology as per government policy is Bahasa Malaysia ( literally " Malaysian language " ) but legislation continues to refer to the official language as Bahasa Melayu ( literally " Malay language " ) . The National Language Act 1967 specifies the Latin ( Rumi ) script as the official script of the national language , but does not prohibit the use of the traditional Jawi script .
English remains an active second language , with its use allowed for some official purposes under the National Language Act of 1967 . In Sarawak English is an official state language alongside Malaysian . Historically English was the de facto administrative language , with Malay becoming predominant after the 1969 race riots . Malaysian English , also known as Malaysian Standard English , is a form of English derived from British English . Malaysian English is widely used in business , along with Manglish , which is a colloquial form of English with heavy Malay , Chinese , and Tamil influences . The government discourages the use of non @-@ standard Malay but has no power to issue compounds or fines to those who use improper Malay on their advertisements .
Many other languages are used in Malaysia , which contains speakers of 137 living languages . Peninsular Malaysia contains speakers of 41 of these languages . The native tribes of East Malaysia have their own languages which are related to , but easily distinguishable from , Malay . Iban is the main tribal language in Sarawak while Dusunic and Kadazan languages are spoken by the natives in Sabah . Chinese Malaysians predominantly speak Chinese dialects from the southern provinces of China . The more common Chinese varieties in the country are Cantonese , Mandarin , Hokkien , Hakka , Hainanese , and Fuzhou . Tamil is used predominantly by Tamils , who form a majority of Malaysian Indians . Other South Asian languages are also widely spoken in Malaysia , as well as Thai A small number of Malaysians have Caucasian ancestry and speak creole languages , such as the Portuguese @-@ based Malaccan Creoles , and the Spanish @-@ based Chavacano language .
= = Culture = =
Malaysia has a multi @-@ ethnic , multicultural , and multilingual society . The original culture of the area stemmed from indigenous tribes that inhabited it , along with the Malays who later moved there . Substantial influence exists from Chinese and Indian culture , dating back to when foreign trade began . Other cultural influences include the Persian , Arabic , and British cultures . Due to the structure of the government , coupled with the social contract theory , there has been minimal cultural assimilation of ethnic minorities .
In 1971 , the government created a " National Cultural Policy " , defining Malaysian culture . It stated that Malaysian culture must be based on the culture of the indigenous peoples of Malaysia , that it may incorporate suitable elements from other cultures , and that Islam must play a part in it . It also promoted the Malay language above others . This government intervention into culture has caused resentment among non @-@ Malays who feel their cultural freedom was lessened . Both Chinese and Indian associations have submitted memorandums to the government , accusing it of formulating an undemocratic culture policy .
Some cultural disputes exist between Malaysia and neighbouring countries , notably Indonesia . The two countries have a similar cultural heritage , sharing many traditions and items . However , disputes have arisen over things ranging from culinary dishes to Malaysia 's national anthem . Strong feelings exist in Indonesia about protecting their national heritage . The Malaysian government and the Indonesian government have met to defuse some of the tensions resulting from the overlaps in culture . Feelings are not as strong in Malaysia , where most recognise that many cultural values are shared .
= = = Fine arts = = =
Traditional Malaysian art was mainly centred on the areas of carving , weaving , and silversmithing . Traditional art ranges from handwoven baskets from rural areas to the silverwork of the Malay courts . Common artworks included ornamental kris , beetle nut sets , and woven batik and songket fabrics . Indigenous East Malaysians are known for their wooden masks . Each ethnic group have distinct performing arts , with little overlap between them . However , Malay art does show some North Indian influence due to the historical influence of India .
Traditional Malay music and performing arts appear to have originated in the Kelantan @-@ Pattani region with influences from India , China , Thailand and Indonesia . The music is based around percussion instruments , the most important of which is the gendang ( drum ) . There are at least 14 types of traditional drums . Drums and other traditional percussion instruments and are often made from natural materials . Music is traditionally used for storytelling , celebrating life @-@ cycle events , and occasions such as a harvest . It was once used as a form of long @-@ distance communication . In East Malaysia , gong @-@ based musical ensembles such as agung and kulintang are commonly used in ceremonies such as funerals and weddings . These ensembles are also common in neighbouring regions such as in Mindanao in the Philippines , Kalimantan in Indonesia , and Brunei .
Malaysia has a strong oral tradition that has existed since before the arrival of writing , and continues today . Each of the Malay Sultanates created their own literary tradition , influenced by pre @-@ existing oral stories and by the stories that came with Islam . The first Malay literature was in the Arabic script . The earliest known Malay writing is on the Terengganu stone , made in 1303 . Chinese and Indian literature became common as the numbers of speakers increased in Malaysia , and locally produced works based in languages from those areas began to be produced in the 19th century . English has also become a common literary language . In 1971 , the government took the step of defining the literature of different languages . Literature written in Malay was called " the national literature of Malaysia " , literature in other bumiputera languages was called " regional literature " , while literature in other languages was called " sectional literature " . Malay poetry is highly developed , and uses many forms . The Hikayat form is popular , and the pantun has spread from Malay to other languages .
= = = Cuisine = = =
Malaysia 's cuisine reflects the multi @-@ ethnic makeup of its population . Many cultures from within the country and from surrounding regions have greatly influenced the cuisine . Much of the influence comes from the Malay , Chinese , Indian , Thai , Javanese , and Sumatran cultures , largely due to the country being part of the ancient spice route . The cuisine is very similar to that of Singapore and Brunei , and also bears resemblance to Filipino cuisine . The different states have varied dishes , and often the food in Malaysia is different from the original dishes .
Sometimes food not found in its original culture is assimilated into another ; for example , Chinese restaurants in Malaysia often serve Malay dishes . Food from one culture is sometimes also cooked using styles taken from another culture , For example , sambal belacan ( shrimp paste ) are commonly used as ingredients by Chinese restaurants to create the stir fried water spinach ( kangkung belacan ) . This means that although much of Malaysian food can be traced back to a certain culture , they have their own identity . Rice is popular in many dishes . Chili is commonly found in local cuisine , although this does not necessarily make them spicy .
= = = Media = = =
Malaysia 's main newspapers are owned by the government and political parties in the ruling coalition , although some major opposition parties also have their own , which are openly sold alongside regular newspapers . A divide exists between the media in the two halves of the country . Peninsular @-@ based media gives low priority to news from the East , and often treats the eastern states as colonies of the Peninsula . The media have been blamed for increasing tension between Indonesia and Malaysia , and giving Malaysians a bad image of Indonesians . The country has Malay , English , Chinese , and Tamil dailies .
Freedom of the press is limited , with numerous restrictions on publishing rights and information dissemination . The government has previously tried to crack down on opposition papers before elections . In 2007 , a government agency issued a directive to all private television and radio stations to refrain from broadcasting speeches made by opposition leaders , a move condemned by politicians from the opposition Democratic Action Party . Sabah , where all tabloids but one are independent of government control , has the freest press in Malaysia . Laws such as the Printing Presses and Publications Act have also been cited as curtailing freedom of expression .
= = = Holidays and festivals = = =
Malaysians observe a number of holidays and festivities throughout the year . Some are federally gazetted public holidays and some are observed by individual states . Other festivals are observed by particular ethnic or religion groups , and the main holiday of each major group has been declared a public holiday . The most observed national holiday is Hari Merdeka ( Independence Day ) on 31 August , commemorating the independence of the Federation of Malaya in 1957 . Malaysia Day on 16 September commemorates federation in 1963 . Other notable national holidays are Labour Day ( 1 May ) and the King 's birthday ( first week of June ) .
Muslim holidays are prominent as Islam is the state religion ; Hari Raya Puasa ( also called Hari Raya Aidilfitri , Malay for Eid al @-@ Fitr ) , Hari Raya Haji ( also called Hari Raya Aidiladha , Malay for Eid ul @-@ Adha ) , Maulidur Rasul ( birthday of the Prophet ) , and others being observed . Malaysian Chinese celebrate festivals such as Chinese New Year and others relating to traditional Chinese beliefs . Hindus in Malaysia celebrate Deepavali , the festival of lights , while Thaipusam is a religious rite which sees pilgrims from all over the country converge at the Batu Caves . Malaysia 's Christian community celebrates most of the holidays observed by Christians elsewhere , most notably Christmas and Easter . East Malaysians also celebrate a harvest festival known as Gawai , and another one known as Kaamatan . Despite most festivals being identified with a particular ethnic or religious group , celebrations are universal . In a custom known as " open house " Malaysians participate in the celebrations of others , often visiting the houses of those who identify with the festival .
= = = Sports = = =
Popular sports in Malaysia include football , badminton , field hockey , bowls , tennis , squash , martial arts , horse riding , sailing , and skate boarding . Football is the most popular sport in Malaysia and the country is currently studying the possibility of bidding as a joint host for 2034 FIFA World Cup . Badminton matches attract thousands of spectators , and since 1948 Malaysia has been one of four countries to hold the Thomas Cup , the world team championship trophy of men 's badminton . The Malaysian Lawn Bowls Federation was registered in 1997 . Squash was brought to the country by members of the British army , with the first competition being held in 1939 . The Squash Racquets Association Of Malaysia was created on 25 June 1972 . Malaysia has proposed a Southeast Asian football league . The men 's national field hockey team ranked 13th in the world as of December 2015 . The 3rd Hockey World Cup was hosted at Merdeka Stadium in Kuala Lumpur , as well as the 10th cup . The country also has its own Formula One track – the Sepang International Circuit . It runs for 310 @.@ 408 kilometres ( 192 @.@ 88 mi ) , and held its first Grand Prix in 1999 . Traditional sports include Silat Melayu , the most common style of martial arts practised by ethnic Malays in Malaysia , Brunei , and Singapore .
The Federation of Malaya Olympic Council was formed in 1953 , and received recognition by the IOC in 1954 . It first participated in the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games . The council was renamed the Olympic Council of Malaysia in 1964 , and has participated in all but one Olympic games since its inception . The largest number of athletes ever sent to the Olympics was 57 to the 1972 Munich Olympic Games . Malaysian athletes have won a total of six Olympic medals , five in Badminton , one in Platform diving . The country has competed at the Commonwealth Games since 1950 as Malaya , and 1966 as Malaysia , and the games were hosted in Kuala Lumpur in 1998 . The most common martial arts are Silat Melayu and kickboxing or tomoi .
= Delightful Dolly =
Delightful Dolly is a 1910 American silent short comedy produced by the Thanhouser Company . The film follows Marie Allen , an orphan girl who lives with her grandfather , who sees a large doll in the window of the shop . At night , she sneaks out to visit the shop with the doll , but finds it gone . She sneaks into the shop and ends up hiding in the box , to prevent from being discovered by the store clerk . She is taken to the home of the rich little girl , Daisy . After taking the doll 's clothes , Marie hides in the box as Daisy approaches . When Daisy opens the box , Marie acts like a doll . When Daisy takes a break for food , Marie secretly takes the food and drink much to Daisy 's bewilderment . Marie 's grandfather arrives at the home and explains the situation and Marie receives the doll from the family . Little is known about the production or cast of the film , but Marie Eline played the role of Marie . The film was released on October 14 , 1910 and was met with some praise in trade publications . The film is presumed lost .
= = Plot = =
Though the film is presumed lost , a synopsis survives in The Moving Picture World from October 15 , 1910 . It states : " Little Marie Allen , a penniless orphan , lives with her granddad . Out for a walk she admires a huge doll in a shop window . That night , after her granddad has fallen asleep , she slips out to have another look at the doll . Arriving at the toy shop , she sees that the doll is gone . Unseen by anyone , she enters the store . She finds the wonderful doll and lifts it out of its box to admire it . Hearing a clerk approaching , she becomes frightened and gets into the doll box . The doll rolls under the counter . The clerk sends the errand boy off with the box , thinking it contains the doll , which has been ordered for Daisy Smythe , a rich little girl . Arriving at Daisy 's house , Marie steps out of the box as soon as the room is empty . She removes the doll clothes from the box and admires them greatly . She decides to try them on , and soon a little cap , shoes and garments are on her figure . Then she hears Daisy coming and retreats to the box . Daisy enters and takes the supposed doll from the box , falls in love with it instantly and enthusiastically works its arms and limbs . Marie lives up to her role well , imitating with stiff , jerky movements of the limbs that belong to real dolls . Then Daisy eats , and Marie grows hungry as she watches . When Daisy sets down her bowl of milk , Marie reaches over and drinks it down . Daisy is amazed when she misses the milk . Marie helps herself to all the food and Daisy 's wonderment is amusing to see . Finally Daisy falls asleep in her chair and Marie falls asleep on the floor . Here she is found by her granddad , who managed to trace her from the toy shop , and Daisy and her mother laugh so heartily over Marie 's adventure that they reward her cleverness with - the doll itself ! "
= = Cast = =
Marie Eline as Marie Allen
The roles of Daisy Smythe and the grandfather were likely played by members of the Thanhouser Company , but the roles were uncredited and apparently not given in trade publications .
= = Production = =
The writer of the scenario is unknown , but it was most likely Lloyd Lonergan . He was an experienced newspaperman employed by The New York Evening World while writing scripts for the Thanhouser productions . The film director is unknown , but it may have been Barry O 'Neil . Film historian Q. David Bowers does not attribute a cameraman for this production , but at least two possible candidates exist . Blair Smith was the first cameraman of the Thanhouser company , but he was soon joined by Carl Louis Gregory who had years of experience as a still and motion picture photographer . The role of the cameraman was uncredited in 1910 productions . The role of Marie was played by Marie Eline , but the other cast credits are unknown . Many 1910 Thanhouser productions have fragmentary cast credits . In late 1910 , the Thanhouser company released a list of the important personalities in their films . The list includes G.W. Abbe , Justus D. Barnes , Frank H. Crane , Irene Crane , Violet Heming , Martin J. Faust , Thomas Fortune , George Middleton , Grace Moore , John W. Noble , Anna Rosemond , Mrs. George Walters .
= = Release and reception = =
The single reel comedy , approximately 1 @,@ 000 feet long , was released on October 14 , 1910 . The film had a wide national release , with known theaters in North Carolina , Washington , Montana , Arizona , Kansas , and Minnesota . The film was also shown in Vancouver , Canada .
The review received barely a sentence from Walton of The Moving Picture News who stated it was : " Good from A to Z. " The Moving Picture World offers little more , highlighting that the film would please children and offered a brief summary devoid of criticism or praise . The New York Dramatic Mirror gave a much more substantial treatment of the subject and stated , " This film , intended for juvenile patrons , has yet a charm for older spectators as well , because it tells a pretty story in a pretty way . ... The narrative is frankly impossible in plot , but that makes it no less entertaining to the youthful . A little make @-@ believe is relished by the best of men . The acting of the wee heroine is really wonderful ; it is spontaneous , lively , resourceful , graceful , and charming . The part of the rich girl , however , although it is capitally played , should have been entrusted to a smaller , if not to a younger , woman . The size of the actress makes the film look bizarre . The scenery is not all that might be desired , still it is passable . " The effect and usage of a living doll would be attempted again with The Spoiled Darling 's Doll , apparently with better success than Delightful Dolly .
= Carnival of Carnage =
Carnival of Carnage is the debut album by American hip hop group Insane Clown Posse , released on October 18 , 1992 , by Psychopathic Records . It is the first Joker Card in the first deck . Recording sessions for the album took place from 1991 to 1992 at Miller Midi Productions and The Tempermill Studio . The album is the first Joker 's Card in the group 's Dark Carnival mythology . The album 's lyrics describe the Carnival of Carnage as a representation of the violence that occurs within the ghettos , which takes the form of a traveling carnival to enact the same brutality on the upper class .
Carnival of Carnage was the first album on which Insane Clown Posse collaborated with producer Mike E. Clark , who would work with the group throughout much of their career . It features guest appearances by popular Detroit rappers Esham and Kid Rock . The album features the only recorded appearances of member John Kickjazz , who left the group prior to the album 's release . Although the album did not initially sell well , it became eligible for gold certification by the RIAA in 2010 .
= = Conception = =
= = = Background = = =
Joseph Bruce and Joseph Utsler formed a hip hop group in 1990 . Under the stage names Violent J , 2 Dope , and John Kickjazz , the group began performing at local night clubs under the name of their gang , Inner City Posse . By late 1991 , the group had invested more money into production than was covered by returns . They decided that their gangsta rap style was the cause of the problem : Most emcees at the time used similar styles , making it difficult for Inner City Posse to distinguish itself stylistically . Bruce suggested the band instead adapt a style similar to the hallucinatory , surrealistic " acid rap " of fellow Detroit rapper Esham , in a bid to have Detroit represent acid rap , much as Los Angeles represented gangsta rap . The group agreed , but not to copying the style of Esham closely . Instead , they suggested using horror @-@ themed lyrics as an emotional outlet for all their negative life experiences . They were also unanimous in deciding not to rap openly about Satan , which Esham often did .
After the change in musical style , the group decided that it needed a new name . Utsler suggested keeping the " I.C.P. " initials to inform the community that Inner City Posse was not defunct , an idea to which the group agreed . Several names were considered before Bruce recalled his dream of a clown running around in Delray , which became the inspiration for the group 's new name Insane Clown Posse . The other members agreed , deciding that they would take on this new genre and name , and would all don face paint due to the success of their former clown @-@ painted hype man .
= = = Recording = = =
Carnival of Carnage began recording at Miller Midi Productions in Detroit , Michigan with Chuck Miller producing and mastering the album . Miller charged the group US $ 6 @,@ 000 to produce the songs " Red Neck Hoe , " " Psychopathic , " " Your Rebel Flag , " and part of " Night of the Axe . " Seeing that they were being overcharged , Alex Abbiss made his first major managerial move by finding another producer , Mike E. Clark . The group finished recording the album with Clark at The Tempermill Studio in Ferndale , Michigan . Clark mastered his part of the album at Rythmatic Studio , and continued to work with the group throughout their career .
Original group member John Kickjazz appeared on the songs " Your Rebel Flag , " " Psychopathic , " " Blacken ' Your Eyes , " " Wizard of the Hood , " " Red Neck Hoe , " and " Taste . " " Carnival of Carnage " was originally recorded by Esham at Hells Doors Studio , but he pronounced " carnage " as " carnicks " and refused to redo it . The final version of the song was recorded by Joseph Bruce over a reversed recording of the original
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02 indeed had a half @-@ life much longer than the 3 seconds claimed by Berkeley . Later work in 1967 at Berkeley and 1971 at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory fully confirmed the discovery of element 102 and clarified earlier observations . In December 1966 , the Berkeley group repeated the Dubna experiments and fully confirmed them , and used this data to finally assign correctly the isotopes they had previously synthesized but could not yet identify at the time , and thus claimed to have discovered nobelium in 1958 to 1961 .
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102No * → 254
102No + 6 1
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In 1969 , the Dubna team carried out chemical experiments on element 102 and concluded that it behaved as the heavier homologue of ytterbium . The Russian scientists proposed the name joliotium ( Jo ) for the new element after Irène Joliot @-@ Curie , who had recently died , creating an element naming controversy that would not be resolved for several decades , which each group using its own proposed names .
In 1992 , the IUPAC @-@ IUPAP Transfermium Working Group ( TWG ) reassessed the claims of discovery and concluded that only the Dubna work from 1966 correctly detected and assigned decays to nuclei with atomic number 102 at the time . The Dubna team are therefore officially recognised as the discoverers of nobelium although it is possible that it was detected at Berkeley in 1959 . This decision was criticized by Berkeley the following year , calling the reopening of the cases of elements 101 to 103 a " futile waste of time " , while Dubna agreed with the IUPAC 's decision .
In 1994 , as part of an attempted resolution to the element naming controversy , the IUPAC ratified names for elements 101 – 109 . For element 102 , it ratified the name nobelium ( No ) on the basis that it had become entrenched in the literature over the course of 30 years and that Alfred Nobel should be commemorated in this fashion . Because of outcry over the 1994 names , which mostly did not respect the choices of the discoverers , a comment period ensued , and in 1995 IUPAC named element 102 flerovium ( Fl ) as part of a new proposal , after either Georgy Flyorov or his eponymous Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions . This proposal was also not accepted , and in 1997 the name " nobelium " was restored . Today , the name " flerovium " , with the same symbol , now refers to element 114 .
= = Characteristics = =
= = = Physical = = =
In the periodic table , nobelium is located to the right of the actinide mendelevium , to the left of the actinide lawrencium , and below the lanthanide ytterbium . Nobelium metal has not yet been prepared in bulk quantities , and bulk preparation is currently impossible . Nevertheless , a number of predictions and some preliminary experimental results have been done regarding its properties .
The lanthanides and actinides , in the metallic state , can exist as either divalent ( such as europium and ytterbium ) or trivalent ( most other lanthanides ) metals . The former have fn + 1s2 configurations , whereas the latter have fnd1s2 configurations . In 1975 , Johansson and Rosengren examined the measured and predicted values for the cohesive energies ( enthalpies of crystallization ) of the metallic lanthanides and actinides , both as divalent and trivalent metals . The conclusion was that the increased binding energy of the [ Rn ] 5f136d17s2 configuration over the [ Rn ] 5f147s2 configuration for nobelium was not enough to compensate for the energy needed to promote one 5f electron to 6d , as is true also for the very late actinides : thus einsteinium , fermium , mendelevium , and nobelium were expected to be divalent metals , although for nobelium this prediction has not yet been confirmed . The increasing predominance of the divalent state well before the actinide series concludes is attributed to the relativistic stabilization of the 5f electrons , which increases with increasing atomic number : an effect of this is that nobelium is predominantly divalent instead of trivalent , unlike all the other lanthanides and actinides . In 1986 , nobelium metal was estimated to have an enthalpy of sublimation between 126 kJ · mol − 1 , a value close to the values for einsteinium , fermium , and mendelevium and supporting the theory that nobelium would form a divalent metal . Like the other divalent late actinides ( except the once again trivalent lawrencium ) , metallic nobelium should assume a face @-@ centered cubic crystal structure . Divalent nobelium metal should have a metallic radius of around 197 pm . Nobelium 's melting point has been predicted to be 827 ° C , the same value as that estimated for the neighboring element mendelevium . Its density is predicted to be around 9 @.@ 9 ± 0 @.@ 4 g · cm − 3 .
= = = Chemical = = =
The chemistry of nobelium is incompletely characterized and is known only in aqueous solution , in which it can take on the + 3 or + 2 oxidation states , the latter being more stable . It was largely expected before the discovery of nobelium that in solution , it would behave like the other actinides , with the trivalent state being predominant ; however , Seaborg predicted in 1949 that the + 2 state would also be relatively stable for nobelium , as the No2 + ion would have the ground @-@ state electron configuration [ Rn ] 5f14 , including the stable filled 5f14 shell . It took nineteen years before this prediction was confirmed .
In 1967 , experiments were conducted to compare nobelium 's chemical behavior to that of terbium , californium , and fermium . All four elements were reacted with chlorine and the resulting chlorides were deposited along a tube , along which they were carried by a gas . It was found that the nobelium chloride produced was strongly adsorbed on solid surfaces , proving that it was not very volatile , like the chlorides of the other three investigated elements . However , both NoCl2 and NoCl3 were expected to exhibit nonvolatile behavior and hence this experiment was inconclusive as to what the preferred oxidation state of nobelium was . Determination of nobelium 's favoring of the + 2 state had to wait until the next year , when cation @-@ exchange chromatography and coprecipitation experiments were carried out on around fifty thousand 255No atoms , finding that it behaved differently from the other actinides and more like the divalent alkaline earth metals . This proved that in aqueous solution , nobelium is most stable in the divalent state when strong oxidizers are absent . Later experimentation in 1974 showed that nobelium eluted with the alkaline earth metals , between Ca2 + and Sr2 + .
Nobelium 's complexing ability with chloride ions is most similar to that of barium , which complexes rather weakly . Its complexing ability with citrate , oxalate , and acetate in an aqueous solution of 0 @.@ 5 M ammonium nitrate is between that of calcium and strontium , although it is somewhat closer to that of strontium .
The standard reduction potential of the E ° ( No3 + → No2 + ) couple was estimated in 1967 to be between + 1 @.@ 4 and + 1 @.@ 5 V. The positive value shows that No2 + is more stable than No3 + and that No3 + is a good oxidizing agent . While the quoted values for the E ° ( No2 + → No0 ) and E ° ( No3 + → No0 ) vary among sources , the accepted standard estimates are − 2 @.@ 61 and − 1 @.@ 26 V. It has been predicted that the value for the E ° ( No4 + → No3 + ) couple would be + 6 @.@ 5 V. The Gibbs energies of formation for No3 + and No2 + are estimated to be − 342 and − 480 kJ · mol − 1 , respectively .
= = = Atomic = = =
A nobelium atom has 102 electrons , of which three can act as valence electrons . They are expected to be arranged in the configuration [ Rn ] 5f147s2 ( ground state term symbol 1S0 ) , although experimental verification of this electron configuration had not yet been made as of 2006 . In forming compounds , all the three valence electrons may be lost , leaving behind a [ Rn ] 5f13 core : this conforms to the trend set by the other actinides with their [ Rn ] 5fn electron configurations in the tripositive state . Nevertheless , it is more likely that only two valence electrons may be lost , leaving behind a stable [ Rn ] 5f14 core with a filled 5f14 shell . The first ionization potential of mendelevium was measured to be at most ( 6 @.@ 65 ± 0 @.@ 07 ) eV in 1974 , based on the assumption that the 7s electrons would ionize before the 5f ones ; this value has since not yet been refined further due to nobelium 's scarcity and high radioactivity . The ionic radius of hexacoordinate and octacoordinate No3 + had been preliminarily estimated in 1978 to be around 90 and 102 pm respectively ; the ionic radius of No2 + has been experimentally found to be 100 pm to two significant figures . The enthalpy of hydration of No2 + has been calculated as 1486 kJ · mol − 1 .
= = = Isotopes = = =
Twelve isotopes of nobelium are known , with mass numbers 250 – 260 and 262 ; all are radioactive . Additionally , nuclear isomers are known for mass numbers 251 , 253 , and 254 . Of these , the longest @-@ lived isotope is 259No with a half @-@ life of 58 minutes , and the longest @-@ lived isomer is 251mNo with a half @-@ life of 1 @.@ 7 seconds . However , the still undiscovered isotope 261No is predicted to have a still longer half @-@ life of 170 min . Additionally , the shorter @-@ lived 255No ( half @-@ life 3 @.@ 1 minutes ) is more often used in chemical experimentation because it can be produced in larger quantities from irradiation of californium @-@ 249 with carbon @-@ 12 ions . After 259No and 255No , the next most stable nobelium isotopes are 253No ( half @-@ life 1 @.@ 62 minutes ) , 254No ( 51 seconds ) , 257No ( 25 seconds ) , 256No ( 2 @.@ 91 seconds ) , and 252No ( 2 @.@ 57 seconds ) . All of the remaining nobelium isotopes have half @-@ lives that are less than a second , and the shortest @-@ lived known nobelium isotope ( 250No ) has a half @-@ life of only 0 @.@ 25 milliseconds . The isotope 254No is especially interesting theoretically as it is in the middle of a series of prolate nuclei from 231Pa to 279Rg , and the formation of its nuclear isomers ( of which two are known ) is controlled by proton orbitals such as 2f5 / 2 which come just above the spherical proton shell .
The half @-@ lives of nobelium isotopes increase smoothly from 250No to 253No . However , a dip appears at 254No , and beyond this the half @-@ lives of even @-@ even nobelium isotopes drop sharply as spontaneous fission becomes the dominant decay mode . For example , the half @-@ life of 256No is almost three seconds , but that of 258No is only 1 @.@ 2 milliseconds . This shows that at nobelium , the mutual repulsion of protons poses a limit to the island of relative stability of long @-@ lived nuclei in the actinide series . The even @-@ odd nobelium isotopes mostly continue to have longer half @-@ lives as their mass numbers increase , with a dip in the trend at 257No .
= = Preparation and purification = =
The isotopes of nobelium are mostly produced by bombarding actinide targets ( uranium , plutonium , curium , californium , or einsteinium ) , with the exception of nobelium @-@ 262 , which is produced as the daughter of lawrencium @-@ 262 . The most commonly used isotope , 255No , can be produced from bombarding curium @-@ 248 or californium @-@ 249 with carbon @-@ 12 : the latter method is more common . Irradiating a 350 μg cm − 2 target of californium @-@ 249 with three trillion ( 3 × 1012 ) 73 MeV carbon @-@ 12 ions per second for ten minutes can produce around 1200 nobelium @-@ 255 atoms .
Once the nobelium @-@ 255 is produced , it can be separated out in a similar way as used to purify the neighboring actinide mendelevium . The recoil momentum of the produced nobelium @-@ 255 atoms is used to bring them physically far away from the target from which they are produced , bringing them onto a thin foil of metal ( usually beryllium , aluminium , platinum , or gold ) just behind the target in a vacuum : this is usually combined by trapping the nobelium atoms in a gas atmosphere ( frequently helium ) , and carrying them along with a gas jet from a small opening in the reaction chamber . Using a long capillary tube , and including potassium chloride aerosols in the helium gas , the nobelium atoms can be transported over tens of meters . The thin layer of nobelium collected on the foil can then be removed with dilute acid without completely dissolving the foil . The nobelium can then be isolated by exploiting its tendency to form the divalent state , unlike the other trivalent actinides : under typically used elution conditions ( bis- ( 2 @-@ ethylhexyl ) phosphoric acid ( HDEHP ) as stationary organic phase and 0 @.@ 05 M hydrochloric acid as mobile aqueous phase , or using 3 M hydrochloric acid as an eluant from cation @-@ exchange resin columns ) , nobelium will pass through the column and elute while the other trivalent actinides remain on the column . However , if a direct " catcher " gold foil is used , the process is complicated by the need to separate out the gold using anion @-@ exchange chromatography before isolating the nobelium by elution from chromatographic extraction columns using HDEHP .
= Lepiota castaneidisca =
Lepiota castaneidisca is a species of agaric fungus in the family Agaricaceae . Formally described in 1912 , it was for a long time considered the same species as the similar Lepiota cristata until molecular analysis reported in 2001 demonstrated that it was genetically distinct . It is most common in coastal and northern California , and has also been recorded in Mexico . A saprobic species , it is usually found under redwood and Monterey cypress . Its fruit bodies ( mushrooms ) have white caps with an orange @-@ red to orange @-@ brown center that measure up to 3 @.@ 2 cm ( 1 @.@ 3 in ) wide . The cream @-@ colored to light pink stems are up to 6 @.@ 5 cm ( 2 @.@ 6 in ) long by 0 @.@ 2 – 0 @.@ 6 cm ( 0 @.@ 1 – 0 @.@ 2 in ) thick , and have a ring . L. castaneidisca can be distinguished from other similar Lepiota species by differences in habitat , macroscopic , or microscopic characteristics .
= = Systematics = =
The species was first described as new to science by mycologist William Alphonso Murrill in 1912 . Murrill collected the type material growing near redwoods near Searsville Lake , California , in December 1911 . In 1914 , Murrill decided that the species was the same as Lepiota cristata ( which he called Lepiota conspurcata ( Willd . ) Morgan ) ; this opinion was later corroborated by Walter Sundberg in 1989 after he studied the type collection and concluded that the microscopic characteristics of both were the same . Using molecular analysis based on comparing DNA sequences of the internal transcribed spacer region , mycologist Else Vellinga determined that despite the lack of distinguishing micro @-@ morphological characteristics , the two species were distinct .
The epithet castaneidisca refers to the chestnut @-@ colored center of the cap . Lepiota means " the scaly one " .
= = Description = =
The fruit bodies of Lepiota castaneidisca have white , bell @-@ shaped to convex caps 0 @.@ 8 to 3 @.@ 2 cm ( 0 @.@ 3 to 1 @.@ 3 in ) in diameter , with an orange @-@ reddish to pale orange @-@ brown center . Mature specimens fade and lose the reddish shades . The cap surface develops small pale pink or cream patches ( especially on the outermost zone ) on a white background that has radially arranged fibrils . The gills are somewhat crowded to moderately distant , with typically 40 – 45 full length gills , and 1 – 5 tiers of interspersed lamellulae ( short gills that do not extend fully from the cap margin to the stem ) . They are slightly ventricose , measuring 2 @.@ 5 – 5 mm wide , and have a white fringed or irregular edge . Whitish when young and cream @-@ colored in age , they have a free gill attachment to the stem . The stem is 25 – 65 mm ( 1 @.@ 0 – 2 @.@ 6 in ) long by 2 – 6 mm ( 0 @.@ 1 – 0 @.@ 2 in ) thick , cylindrical , slightly widened at the base , hollow , and fibrillose . Its color is pinkish in the lower part , and it stains reddish where damaged , especially in older specimens . The flesh is whitish , sometimes with cream tones , or reddish @-@ brown in mature specimens . There is a ring that points upward in young specimens , but in maturity it degrades to remnants that are left behind on the stem . It has a sharp odor similar to rubber or cod liver oil . The mushroom is not known to be poisonous , but consumption is not recommended due to the risk of possible confusion with Lepiota species that contain deadly amatoxins .
The smooth , dextrinoid spores are in side view triangular with a spurred base , in frontal view oblong , and typically measure 5 – 9 by 3 – 4 μm . Staining with Cresyl blue shows them to be somewhat metachromatic , and binucleate . Cystidia on the gill edge ( cheilocystidia ) are club @-@ shaped to cylindric or sometimes spheropedunculate ( somewhat spherical with a stem ) , and have dimensions of 20 – 44 by 6 @.@ 5 – 13 @.@ 5 μm . Basidia are 18 – 30 by 5 – 8 μm , mostly four @-@ spored , and are absent on the gill edge . Pleurocystidia ( cystidia on the gill face ) are absent . The cap cuticle is a hymeniderm ( lengthened cells arranged side by side ) with mostly colorless elements of different lengths , measuring 16 – 62 by 8 – 18 μm . The stipitipellis ( outer covering of the stem ) comprises a layer of colorless hyphae measuring about 2 – 3 μm wide . Clamp connections are present in the hyphae of all parts of the fungus .
= = = Similar species = = =
Lepiota castaneidisca closely resembles L. cristata ( with which it has commonly been confused ) , but it has a more rounded cap , lacks an umbo , and is reddish- or pinkish @-@ brown , rather than orange @-@ brown . L. cristata , which is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere , prefers habitats where the natural vegetational cover has been disturbed by humans , or in the beds of rivers and creeks ; in contrast , L. castaneidisca is found in natural , undisturbed habitats . Other similar species in similar habitats with which L. castaneidisca could be confused include L. thiersii and L. neophana ; in contrast to L. castaneidisca , both of the latter two species have ellipsoid spores . The fruit bodies of L. thiersii appear from November through April , and grow scattered or in groups under cypress . It usually lacks the reddish color in the center of the cap associated with L. castaneidisca , and its spores are not as long , with dimensions of 4 @.@ 7 – 6 @.@ 3 by 3 @.@ 1 – 3 @.@ 9 μm . L. neophana is a rare species , but more widely distributed in the United States than L. castaneidisca , as it has been reported from Ohio and Michigan in addition to California . It also fruits under cypress , usually between December and April . This mushroom is most readily distinguished from L. castaneidisca by the dark brown to blackish @-@ brown color of the cap center .
= = Habitat and distribution = =
Lepiota castaneidisca is a saprobic fungus . Fruit bodies appear in the late fall and winter ( November to February ) , where they grow gregariously near cypress , redwood or in mixed coast live oak forests . The fungus is common in coastal and northern California , and is often found in the San Francisco Bay Area . The northern limit of its distribution is Washington State and southern British Columbia , and it has been recorded as far south as Mexico .
= Washington quarter =
The Washington quarter is the present quarter dollar or 25 @-@ cent piece issued by the United States Mint . The coin was first struck in 1932 ; the original version was designed by sculptor John Flanagan .
As the United States prepared to celebrate the 1932 bicentennial of the birth of its first president , George Washington , members of the bicentennial committee established by Congress sought a Washington half dollar . They wanted to displace for that year only the regular issue Walking Liberty half dollar ; instead Congress permanently replaced the Standing Liberty quarter , requiring that a depiction of Washington appear on the obverse of the new coin . The committee had engaged sculptor Laura Gardin Fraser to design a commemorative medal , and wanted her to adapt her design for the quarter . Although Fraser 's work was supported by the Commission of Fine Arts and its chairman , Charles W. Moore , Treasury Secretary Andrew W. Mellon chose a design by Flanagan , and Mellon 's successor , Ogden L. Mills , refused to disturb the decision .
The new silver quarters entered circulation on August 1 , 1932 ; and continued to be struck in silver until the Mint transitioned to copper @-@ nickel clad coinage in 1965 . A special reverse commemorating the United States Bicentennial was used in 1975 and 1976 , with all pieces bearing the double date 1776 – 1976 ; there are no 1975 @-@ dated quarters . Since 1999 , the original eagle reverse has not been used ; instead that side of the quarter has commemorated the 50 states , the nation 's other jurisdictions , and National Park Service sites — the last as part of the America the Beautiful Quarters series , which will continue until 2021 . The bust of Washington was made smaller beginning in 1999 ; in 2010 it was restored to bring out greater detail .
= = Inception = =
On December 2 , 1924 , Congress created the United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission . The 200th anniversary of the birth of Washington , the first President of the United States , would occur in 1932 , and Congress wished to plan for the event well in advance . President Calvin Coolidge was ex officio chairman of the commission , which included government officials as well as prominent private citizens such as automobile manufacturer Henry Ford . In 1929 , the Secretary of Commerce , Herbert Hoover , succeeded Coolidge both as president and in his commission role . By that time , however , the commission had become inactive , doing little after sending out an initial flurry of press releases . A new group , the George Washington Bicentennial Committee was established by Act of Congress in February 1930 .
Hoover was concerned about the large numbers of designs used for commemorative coins in the 1920s ; he feared that confusion would aid counterfeiters . When a commemorative coin bill was sent to him by Congress , Hoover vetoed it on April 21 , 1930 . In a lengthy veto message delivered to Congress with the returned bill , Hoover noted his counterfeiting concerns , and stated that the coins were selling badly anyway — large quantities of Oregon Trail Memorial half dollars remained unsold .
The Bicentennial Committee wanted a commemorative Washington half dollar , and sought to assuage Hoover 's concerns by proposing that all 1932 half dollars depict Washington instead of bearing the usual Walking Liberty design . The Depression had decreased demand for coin in commerce ; no half dollars had been struck in 1930 , and none would be until 1933 . Most commemorative coins at the time were struck in a quantity of a few thousand . The half dollar was seen as the largest and most prominent design — the Peace dollar was not then being struck and did not circulate in much of the country . Other commemoratives had been sold at a premium , the Washington half dollar would , for one year , be the normal Mint issue . Although it had not yet received congressional approval , the committee went ahead and began a competition . The committee anticipated that the same artist would first design the committee 's medal and then the coin . The obverse of both medal and coin were to be based on the well @-@ known bust of Washington by French sculptor Jean @-@ Antoine Houdon ; the artist was not restricted as to the reverse design . By law , coinage designs were approved by the Secretary of the Treasury , at that time Andrew W. Mellon , a noted art collector and connoisseur ; it was anticipated he would interpose no objection to the plan .
After reviewing the entries , both the Bicentennial Committee and Fine Arts Commission agreed on designs by Laura Gardin Fraser . The wife of James Earle Fraser , designer of the Buffalo nickel , Laura Fraser was a notable coin designer in her own right , having designed several commemorative coins , including the Oregon Trail Memorial pieces . With a right @-@ facing Washington , Fraser 's designs were to be used for the medal , and , as those involved expected , the half dollar as well .
On February 9 , 1931 , New Jersey Representative Randolph Perkins introduced legislation for a Washington quarter , to the dismay of the Bicentennial Committee and Fine Arts Commission . The House of Representatives Committee on Coinage , Weights and Measures issued a memorandum stating that the design of the existing Standing Liberty quarter had been found to be unsatisfactory , and that the new piece would not only be struck for 1932 , it would permanently replace the older design . Thus , a new quarter would both be a tribute to Washington on his bicentennial , and relieve the Mint of the burden of having to coin a difficult @-@ to @-@ strike piece . On February 12 , Fine Arts Commission Chairman Charles W. Moore wrote to the House Committee , objecting to the change of denomination , and proposing that they mandate that Laura Fraser 's design for the medal also appear on the coin . Moore was ignored , and Congress passed authorizing legislation for a Washington quarter on March 4 , 1931 . The act provided that Washington 's image , to appear on the obverse , was to be based on the " celebrated bust " of the former president by Jean @-@ Antoine Houdon ; Fraser had based her design on Houdon 's work .
= = Competitions = =
On July 14 , 1931 , Assistant Mint Director Mary Margaret O 'Reilly wrote to Moore , asking the Commission 's advice on a design competition for the new quarter . Moore replied , stating that as Fraser had won the competition for the medal , she should adapt her design for the quarter . Secretary Mellon responded to Moore , stating that as the Treasury had been no party to the earlier design agreement , it was not bound by it , and would not follow it . The Treasury proceeded to hold a design competition , and when the Fine Arts Commission met to consider the submitted designs in an advisory role , it selected those submitted by Fraser . The designs were submitted to Mellon in November 1931 ; he selected Flanagan 's design and notified Moore of the decision . Moore and commission member Adolph Weinman ( who had designed the Mercury dime and Walking Liberty half dollar ) attempted to get Mellon to change his mind , but only got him to agree to allow the various sculptors more time to improve their entries — they had asked for more time just for Fraser . On January 20 , 1932 , following resubmissions , the commission affirmed its support of the Fraser designs .
Mellon left office on February 12 , 1932 ; he was succeeded by Ogden L. Mills . With a new Secretary of the Treasury in office , Moore renewed his protest , sending Mills a letter on March 31 deprecating Flanagan 's design and urging the new secretary to accede to the commission 's recommendation . Mills had already been briefed by O 'Reilly on the quarter matter , and responded to Moore on April 11 . Secretary Mills informed Moore that the chairman 's letter had caused him to request changes from the sculptor , but that he would not override Mellon 's decision . On April 16 , the selection of Flanagan 's designs was publicly announced .
Mellon was aware of which artists had submitted which designs , and has been accused of discriminating against Fraser as a woman . Numismatic historian Walter Breen stated , " it has been learned that Mellon knew all along who had submitted the winning models , and his male chauvinism partly or wholly motivated his unwillingness to let a woman win . " Bowers , however , noted that Mellon had approved Fraser 's designs for commemorative coins several times , as well as those by other women , and that no contemporary source speaks to any bias on Mellon 's part . Bowers called the belief " modern numismatic fiction " . Fraser 's design was used in 1999 as a commemorative half eagle issued 200 years after Washington 's death .
= = Flanagan 's design = =
As originally struck , the quarter depicts a head of Washington facing left , with " Liberty " above the head , the date below , and " In God We Trust " in the left field . On the reverse , an eagle with wings outspread perches on a bundle of arrows framed below by two olive branches .
= = = Houdon bust = = =
In 1785 , the French sculptor Jean @-@ Antoine Houdon was commissioned by the Virginia General Assembly to sculpt a bust of Washington , who had led the nascent United States to victory in the American Revolutionary War . Houdon had been recommended by the recently returned United States Minister to France , Benjamin Franklin . The retired general sat for Houdon at Mount Vernon , the Washington family home in Fairfax County , Virginia between October 6 and 12 , 1785 . The sculptor took a life mask of the general 's face — Washington 's adopted granddaughter Nelly Custis , aged six at the time , later recalled her shock in seeing Washington lying on a table , as she thought dead , covered by a sheet and by the plaster for the mask . She was told that two quills extended into his nostrils , providing him with air . A bust at Mount Vernon today testifies to that visit . On his return to Paris , Houdon used his visage of General Washington in a number of sculptural settings , including the commissioned statue for the General Assembly , which still stands in marble in the Virginia State Capitol .
Portraits of Washington on medals and in other media subsequent to the sculptor 's visit were most often based on Houdon 's work , beginning with the 1786 " Washington Before Boston " medal engraved by Pierre Simon DuViviers . Although only one American , Abraham Lincoln , had appeared on a circulating US coin by the 1920s , the Houdon bust had been used as the basis of the portrait of Washington on the commemorative Lafayette dollar dated 1900 and on the Sesquicentennial half dollar of 1926 . According to coin dealer and numismatic historian Q. David Bowers , the Houdon bust , even then , was the most common representation of Washington on coins and medals . Little is known of Flanagan 's creative process , although models of Flanagan 's quarter with a different portrayal of Washington , facing right , and with a different eagle , have come on the market . Flanagan 's adaptation differs from the Houdon bust in some particulars : for example , the shape of the head is different , and there is a roll of hair on the quarter not found on the bust .
Art historian Cornelius Vermeule said of Flanagan 's quarter , " a die designer could do little wrong in having Houdon 's Neoclassic image as his prototype ... Still , it might be asked whether or not it was fair to force an ideal [ ized ] portrait of Washington made in 1785 on an artist working in 1932 . There is something cold and lifeless about the results . " Vermeule suggests that the quarter started a trend of similar portrait coins issued by the United States , notably the Jefferson nickel and Franklin half dollar . The historian preferred Laura Fraser 's version , and termed Flanagan 's reverse " a stiff bit of heraldry amid too large a wreath and too much or too large lettering " .
= = Production = =
= = = Silver strikings ( 1932 – 1964 ) = = =
In early July 1932 , newspapers announced that the Washington quarter was being struck and would be issued at the end of the month , once there were sufficient pieces for a nationwide distribution . They stressed that the new quarter was not a commemorative .
The quarter was released into circulation on August 1 , 1932 . There was no great need for the coins in commerce ; despite that , it was announced that six million pieces would be struck in honor of the Washington bicentennial . The coins were generally well received , though the reverse prompted discussion as to whether a bald eagle was depicted , or some other sort of eagle . An eagle expert consulted by The New York Times concluded it was a bald eagle .
About 6 @.@ 2 million quarters were struck in 1932 , of which 5 @.@ 4 million were coined at the Philadelphia mint . Production runs of just over 400 @,@ 000 each occurred at the Denver and San Francisco mints ; these are still the low mintages of the series . The small mintage of the 1932 Denver piece meant that few were available to be hoarded by coin dealers , leading to present @-@ day scarcity in mint state or uncirculated condition ; the mint marks on the 1932 @-@ D and 1932 @-@ S have been counterfeited . No quarters were struck at any mint in 1933 , as there was an oversupply caused by the 1932 issue .
Unlike many earlier coins , the Washington quarter struck exceptionally well , bringing out its full details . This sharpness is possible because the designs of both sides were spread out , with no points of high relief . Nevertheless , the Mint repeatedly adjusted the design . In the first three years of striking ( 1932 , 1934 and 1935 ) , three different varieties of the obverse are known . They are generally called after the appearance of " IN GOD WE TRUST " , to the left of Washington 's head : the Light Motto , Medium Motto , and Heavy Motto . The Heavy Motto apparently proved most satisfactory to the Mint , as beginning in 1936 , only pieces bearing the Heavy Motto were struck . For unknown reasons , the original reverse hub was used only in 1932 ; a new hub was used when coining resumed in 1934 . The original style had a high rim around the reverse design , protecting it from wear so well that 1932 quarters in lower grade generally are about equally worn on either side . In later years , with a lowered rim , circulated silver pieces tend to be more worn on the reverse .
The fine @-@ tuning of the design continued through the end of silver production with pieces dated 1964 . During that time , the obverse was modified six times . One revision , in 1944 , left Flanagan 's initials , on the cutoff of the bust , distorted ; this was adjusted the following year . Beginning in 1937 , and continuing until the end of silver circulation production with pieces dated 1964 , a very slightly different reverse was used for proof coins , as opposed to circulation pieces . This is most evident in examining the letters " es " in " States " which almost touch on circulation strikes , and display a separation on proofs .
The piece was struck in numbers exceeding 100 million in some years through 1964 . The San Francisco Mint ceased striking coins after 1955 ; it struck no quarters that year or in 1949 .
= = = Clad composition with Flanagan reverse ( 1965 – 1998 ) = = =
In 1964 , there was a severe shortage of coins . Silver prices were rising , and the public responded by hoarding not only the wildly @-@ popular new coin , the Kennedy half dollar , but the other denominations , including the non @-@ silver cent and nickel . Hopeful that issuing more 1964 @-@ dated coins would counter the speculation in them , the Treasury obtained Congressional authorization to continue striking 1964 @-@ dated coins into 1965 .
The Mint 's production of coins rapidly depleted the Treasury 's stock of silver . Prices for the metal were rising to such an extent that , by early June 1965 , a dollar in silver coin contained 93 @.@ 3 cents ' worth of it at market prices . On June 3 , 1965 , President Lyndon Johnson announced plans to eliminate silver from the dime and quarter in favor of a clad composition , with layers of copper @-@ nickel on each side of a layer of pure copper . The half dollar was changed from 90 % silver to 40 % . Congress passed the Coinage Act of 1965 in July , under which the Mint transitioned from striking 1964 @-@ dated silver quarters to striking 1965 @-@ dated clad quarters . Beginning on August 1 , 1966 , the Mint began to strike 1966 @-@ dated pieces , and thereafter it resumed the normal practice of striking the current year 's date on each piece .
The new clad quarters were struck without mint mark in 1965 – 1967 , regardless of the mint of origin . Beginning in 1968 , mint marks were restored . The San Francisco Mint had reopened , but from 1968 , it struck quarters only for collectors , for the most part proof coins . The Mint adjusted both sides of the coin for the initiation of clad coinage , lowering the relief ( the modified reverse design exists on some 1964 @-@ dated silver quarters ) . The obverse was slightly changed in 1974 , with some details sharpened . Mint marks on post @-@ 1965 pieces are found on the lower right of the obverse , to the right of Washington 's neck .
In January 1973 , Representative Richard C. White introduced legislation for commemorative dollars and half dollars for the 1976 United States Bicentennial . On June 6 , Mint Director Mary Brooks testified before a congressional committee , and responding to concerns that only the two least @-@ popular denominations would be changed , agreed to support the temporary redesign of the quarter as well . On October 18 , 1973 , President Richard Nixon signed legislation mandating a temporary redesign of the three denominations for all coins issued after July 4 , 1975 and struck before January 1 , 1977 . These pieces would bear the double date 1776 – 1976 . In addition to circulation pieces , Congress mandated that 45 million Bicentennial coins be struck in 40 % silver . Fearful of creating low @-@ mintage pieces which might be hoarded as the cent recently had been , thus creating a shortage of quarters , in December 1974 the Mint obtained congressional approval to continue striking 1974 @-@ dated quarters , half dollars and dollars until Bicentennial coinage began . Accordingly , there are no 1975 @-@ dated quarters . Almost two billion Bicentennial quarters were struck , as the Mint sought to assure that there would be plenty of souvenirs of the anniversary . The Mint sold the silver sets , in both uncirculated and proof , for more than a decade before ending sales at the end of 1986 . Jack L. Ahr 's colonial drummer , which had appeared on the Bicentennial quarter , was replaced after 1976 by Flanagan 's original reverse .
Beginning in 1976 , and continuing over the following twenty years , Mint engravers modified the design a number of times . The Philadelphia Mint 's mint mark " P " was used beginning in 1980 . Coins dated 1982 and 1983 , both from Philadelphia and Denver , command a large premium over face value when found in near @-@ pristine condition . Beginning in 1992 , the Mint began selling silver proof sets , including a quarter struck in .900 silver ; this has continued to the present day . Although President George H.W. Bush signed authorizing legislation for these pieces in 1990 , coinage did not begin until 1992 due to difficulty in obtaining sufficient coinage blanks in .900 silver .
= = = Commemorative ( 1999 – present ) = = =
The Mint traces the origins of the 50 State Quarters program to a congressional hearing in June 1995 , at which Mint Director Philip N. Diehl , as well as prominent numismatists , urged Congress to pass legislation allowing a series of circulating commemorative coins similar to the quarters Canada had recently struck for its provinces . In response , Congress passed the United States Commemorative Coins Act of 1996 , which was signed by President Bill Clinton on October 20 , 1996 . The act directed the Mint to study whether a series of commemorative quarters would be successful . The Mint duly studied the matter , and reported favorably . Although the act had given Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin the authority to carry out the report by selecting new coin designs , Secretary Rubin preferred to await congressional action . The resulting 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act was signed by President Clinton on December 1 , 1997 . Under the act , each of the fifty states would be honored with a new quarter , to be issued five a year beginning in 1999 , with the sequence of issuance determined by the order the states had entered the Union . The act allowed the Secretary to determine the position of the required legends , such as " IN GOD WE TRUST " on the coin : To accommodate a large design on the reverse , " UNITED STATES OF AMERICA " and " QUARTER DOLLAR " were moved to the obverse , and the bust of Washington shrunken slightly . A state 's design would be selected by the Treasury Secretary on the recommendation of the state 's governor .
As part of the series , the Mint sold collector 's versions in proof , including pieces struck in .900 silver . The Mint also sold a large number of numismatic items , including rolls and bags of coins , collector 's maps , and other items designed to encourage coin collecting among the general public . The Mint estimated that the government profited by $ 3 billion through seignorage on coins saved by the public and through other revenues , over what it would otherwise have earned .
Legislation to extend the program to the District of Columbia and the territories had been four times passed by the House of Representatives , but the Senate had failed to consider it each time . Provisions authorizing such a program were inserted into an urgent appropriations bill , and passed in December 2007 . The resultant 2009 District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Quarters Program maintained the Washington obverse but on the reverse displayed designs in honor of the District of Columbia , Puerto Rico , Guam , American Samoa , Virgin Islands , and the Northern Mariana Islands , all minted in 2009 .
In 2008 , Congress passed the America 's Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act . This legislation called for 56 coins , one for each state or other jurisdiction , to be issued five per year beginning in 2010 and concluding in 2021 . Each coin features a National Park Service site , one to a jurisdiction . Flanagan 's head of Washington was restored to bring out detail . In addition to the circulating pieces and collector 's versions , bullion pieces with 5 troy ounces ( 155 g ) of silver are being struck with the quarter 's design .
In February 2012 , President Barack Obama included in his 2013 budget a provision , inserted at the behest of Mint officials , which if enacted would mandate that the silver dimes , quarters , and half dollars produced for collectors be a minimum of .900 silver , rather than requiring that exact fineness . If the provision becomes law , the Mint intends to strike the collector 's coins from .999 silver . Alloy which is .900 fine is now being used by the Mint only for these pieces ; .999 silver , which is also used for bullion pieces , would be cheaper for the Mint to produce . Customers would pay an additional charge to reflect the extra silver content . In May of that year , the Mint announced plans to strike the first circulation @-@ quality quarters at the San Francisco Mint since 1954 , to be sold only at a premium in bags and rolls . All five 2012 designs were struck , the first circulation @-@ quality coins struck at San Francisco since 1983 ( when Lincoln cents were struck without mint mark ) , and the first with the S mint mark since the Anthony dollar in 1981 ( struck for mint sets only ) .
= = = Number minted = = =
= Imelda Marcos =
Imelda Romuáldez Marcos ( born 2 July 1929 ) is the widow of the Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos , the 10th president . She served as First Lady from 1965 to 1986 during the dictatorship of her husband . She remains one of the richest politicians in the Philippines through her collection of clothing , artwork , and jewelry , along with money in offshore bank accounts under the pseudonym " Jane Ryan " . As a result , she has been called a kleptocrat by her critics who accuse her of plunder .
Marcos was born in Manila but moved to Tacloban prior to World War II after the death of her mother . She returned to Manila in 1950 to pursue a career as a singer and as a beauty queen . In 1954 , she married Ferdinand Marcos , who became president of the Philippines in 1965 , and in 1972 declared martial law . As first lady , she built developments in and around the metropolis of Manila while spending much of her time abroad on state visits and shopping sprees .
The assassination of opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr. in 1983 caused mass protests that eventually led to the People Power Revolution . The Marcos family were forced into exile , and Aquino 's widow Corazon was installed as president . After the death of her husband Ferdinand , she returned to the Philippines and was later elected four times to the House of Representatives as a congresswoman for Leyte in 1995 and for Ilocos Norte in 2010 , 2013 and 2016 .
Marcos is infamous for her extravagance . This included owning more than a thousand pairs of shoes , some of which are now housed in a museum in Marikina . She worked as a fashion designer and model . She has sometimes been referred to as the " Steel Butterfly " , by her supporters .
= = Early life = =
Imelda Remedios Visitación Romuáldez y Trinidad was born on July 2 , 1929 , in Manila , Philippines to Remedios Trinidad ( died 1938 ) and Vicente Romuáldez . Her uncle was Philippine Supreme Court Associate Justice Norberto Romuáldez . The Romuáldez paternal ancestors were from a land @-@ owning family in Tolosa , Leyte with mixed Visayan and Spanish ancestry . She has five other siblings , including Benjamin Romualdez ( 1930 – 2012 ) . After their mother died in 1938 , the family moved to Tacloban . She claimed to have met Douglas MacArthur when he landed in Palo , Leyte at the end of World War II . She speaks Tagalog and English , the languages of Manila , as well as Waray , the language of Leyte . She is Roman Catholic .
She returned to Manila in 1950 at the request of her cousin Daniel Z. Romualdez , where she worked in a music store on Escolta street as a singer to attract customers . She entered the Miss Manila beauty pageant in which she came second but was named the Muse of Manila after contesting the result . She briefly dated Benigno Aquino , Jr. in the early 1950s before she met her future husband . On May 1 , 1954 , she married Ferdinand Marcos , a Nacionalista Party congressman from Ilocos Norte . The marriage resulted in four children : Imee ( born on November 12 , 1955 ) , Ferdinand Jr . ( born on September 13 , 1957 ) , and Irene ( born on September 16 , 1960 ) , and an adopted girl named Aimee .
= = First Lady = =
Marcos served as First Lady after her husband Ferdinand was elected on November 9 , 1965 as the 10th President of the Philippines . Her role in the presidency was controversial partly because she was involved in altercations with celebrities . One such was with The Beatles when the band allegedly snubbed her invitation for a state dinner at the presidential palace . Another such was with Dovie Beams because of the actress ' alleged relations with Ferdinand . On September 23 , 1972 , Ferdinand declared martial law and rewrote the constitution of the country .
As First Lady , she became " the other half of the conjugal dictatorship . " She stirred controversy after an assassination attempt against her occurred on December 7 , 1972 , when an assailant tried to stab her with a bolo knife but was shot by the police.The motive appeared to have been her role in her husband 's presidency but human rights dissidents believed it was staged by the government .
Marcos orchestrated public events using national funds to bolster her and her husband 's image . She secured the Miss Universe 1974 pageant in Manila , which required the construction of the Folk Arts Theater in less than three months . She organized the Kasaysayan ng Lahi , a festival showcasing Philippine history . She also initiated social programs , such as the Green Revolution , which was intended to address hunger by encouraging the people to plant produce in household gardens , and created a national family @-@ planning program . During the early 1970s , she took control of the distribution of bread called nutribun , which actually came from the United States Agency for International Development ( USAID ) .
In 1978 , she was appointed a member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa ( National Congress ) representing Region IV @-@ A. She was also appointed as Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary , allowing her to tour the United States , the Soviet Union , Yugoslavia , and Cuba . Throughout her travels , she became friends with Richard Nixon , Muammar Gaddafi , Saddam Hussein , Fidel Castro , and Joseph Tito . She traveled to Iraq to secure oil and to Libya for a peace treaty with the Moro National Liberation Front .
Imelda Marcos held the position of Minister of Human Settlements , allowing her to construct the Cultural Center of the Philippines , the Philippine Heart Center , the Lung Center of the Philippines , the Philippine International Convention Center , the Coconut Palace , the Manila Film Center , and the Calauit Safari Park . She purchased property in Manhattan in the 1980s , including the US $ 51 million Crown Building , the Woolworth Building in 40 Wall Street , and the US $ 60 million Herald Centre . She declined to buy the Empire State Building because she felt it was " too ostentatious . "
= = Power struggle = =
Imelda Marcos was instrumental in the 1980 exile of opposition leader Benigno Aquino , Jr . , who had suffered a heart attack during his imprisonment . Martial law in the Philippines was later lifted in 1981 but Ferdinand Marcos continued to be president . While her husband began to suffer from lupus erythematosus , she effectively ruled in his place . Aquino returned in 1983 but was assassinated at the Manila International Airport upon his arrival . With accusations against her beginning to rise , Ferdinand created the Agrava Commission , a fact @-@ finding committee , to investigate her , ultimately finding her not guilty .
On February 7 , 1986 , snap elections were held between Ferdinand Marcos and Corazon Aquino , the widow of Benigno Aquino Jr . Despite her husband claiming to have won the elections , allegations of vote rigging led to mass protests that would be later known as the People Power Revolution . On February 25 , the Marcos family fled to Hawaii . After she left Malacañang Palace , she was found to have left behind 15 mink coats , 508 gowns , 1 @,@ 000 handbags , and pairs of shoes . The exact number of her shoes varies with estimates of up to 7 @,@ 500 pairs . However , Time reported that the final tally was only 1 @,@ 060 . The location where her shoes and jewelry were destroyed and the contents stolen .
In October 1988 , Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos , together with eight associates ( including Adnan Khashoggi , a Saudi Arabian businessman and weapons smuggler believed to have been involved with her husband 's regime ) , were indicted by a federal grand jury in Manhattan on charges of racketeering , conspiracy , fraud and obstruction of justice . Tobacco heiress Doris Duke posted $ 5 million bail for the former First Lady . The Marcos couple 's defense team was led by criminal defense attorney Gerry Spence . Actor George Hamilton , an unindicted co @-@ conspirator , testified at trial under a grant of immunity , acknowledging that he had received a $ 5 @.@ 5 @-@ million loan from an associate of hers . In July 1990 , following a three @-@ month trial , she was acquitted of all charges . By that time , Ferdinand had died in exile in Hawaii on September 28 , 1989 .
= = Later years = =
Marcos was allowed to return to the Philippines by Corazon Aquino
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( season 14 , 2003 ) , after he was seen drinking from a can of beer by balancing it on his nose . He becomes known as Suds McDuff and boosts sales of Duff Beer , making the family 's fortunes explode . However , this prompts his original sleazy owner and racing trainer to visit the Simpsons and prove that he 's the owner of the dog . The family later figures that if they can get Duffman to replace Suds as the Duff mascot , they can get their dog back . They plan to turn Duffman into a hero at a Duff Beer @-@ sponsored beach volleyball event ; however , their plan fails and a drunk shark that 's discovered at the event becomes the new mascot instead . Santa 's Little Helper gladly returns to the Simpson family .
= = Creation and development = =
Santa 's Little Helper 's initial appearance on The Simpsons was in the first episode of the series , " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire " , which aired on Dec. 17 , 1989 . Since then , he has become a recurring character . The Simpsons creator Matt Groening told TV Guide in 2000 that " we [ the staff ] painted ourselves into a corner with our Christmas episode . Once we wrote the dog into the show , we were stuck with him . " The name " Santa 's Little Helper " was chosen because , according to writer Al Jean in the same TV Guide article , " we needed a name that would inspire Homer to bet on him , an omen , a Christmas name since he was betting on Christmas Eve . But , at that point , nobody was thinking long @-@ term . We weren 't considering what might happen in ten years , when we 've got to use this name . " Although " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire " was the first episode of the series to air on TV , it was the eighth episode produced by the staff . It was chosen to air first because there were animation problems with the others . Jean told the Houston Chronicle in 2001 that after the first episode was broadcast and " the next seven didn 't have the dog , people wondered why . " He also said in 2003 that the staff enjoyed the first episodes that centered on him , particularly " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire " , which is the reason that more episodes about him were written .
Writer John Swartzwelder has noted that the staff members of the show write the character Homer in the same way that they write Santa 's Little Helper : " Both are loyal . Both have the same emotional range . And both will growl and possibly snap if you try to take their food . " Although animals in cartoons often behave with " semi @-@ human awareness " , Groening said on the DVD audio commentary for the episode " Two Dozen and One Greyhounds " that he prefers animals in cartoons to behave exactly the way they do in real life . As a result , Santa 's Little Helper is depicted in this way on the show . There have , however , been some exceptions for gags , but most of the time the staff of The Simpsons tries to keep animals acting realistically . Several journalists have commented on the greyhound 's lack of intelligence . In an article that compared The Simpsons to the animated series Family Guy , Todd Camp of the Fort Worth Star @-@ Telegram noted that " though Santa 's Little Helper may be the only Simpson who 's dumber than Homer , the Griffins ' pooch [ Brian Griffin ] is the brainiest member of the household " . In 1991 , Copley News Service 's Alison Ashton described Santa 's Little Helper as a " sweet and stupid dog " . Tom Coombe of The Morning Call wrote in 2002 that " fans of The Simpsons will tell you that the cartoon family 's dog [ ... ] is often dumb , disobedient and skittish . Fans of the real @-@ life breed will paint a different picture — of dogs that are peaceful , affectionate , [ and ] not given to drooling , panting " .
Some ideas for episodes featuring Santa 's Little Helper come from reality . The plot of " Dog of Death " was based on Swartzwelder 's experiences with his own dog , which had also suffered from bloat . However , unlike the events in the episode , Swartzwelder 's dog did not receive treatment as the operation was too expensive and the dog was too old . The Gold Coast Bulletin 's Ryan Ellem commented in 2005 that the Simpson family 's dilemma with the cost of the veterinary procedure is a realistic dilemma faced by many families who own dogs . Other episode ideas come from popular culture . For example , Santa 's Little Helper fathering 25 puppies in " Two Dozen and One Greyhounds " is a parody of the Disney film One Hundred and One Dalmatians , and Mr. Burns ' technique of brainwashing him into an attack dog in " Dog of Death " parodies A Clockwork Orange . Susan McHugh , who teaches theories of animals , literature , and culture at the University of New England , wrote in her 2004 book Dog that , " remaining loyal to his unlikely saviours , the boy Bart and his father Homer , this greyhound has prompted satires of contemporary dog culture , from Barbara Woodhouse 's authoritarian training methods [ in " Bart 's Dog Gets an F " ] to Lassie 's flawless service to the status quo [ in " The Canine Mutiny " ] . "
= = = Sounds = = =
Although cast member Dan Castellaneta occasionally voiced Santa 's Little Helper for bit parts , American voice artist Frank Welker most often provided the sounds of the dog and other animals on the show from " Bart 's Dog Gets an F " , which aired on March 7 , 1991 , to " Home Sweet Homediddly @-@ Dum @-@ Doodily " , which aired on October 1 , 1995 . He said on his official website in 2007 that he liked portraying Santa 's Little Helper because the dog was a " sympathetic " character . Welker has been praised by staff members for his performances on the show . David Mirkin has noted that " he can do anything , and it fits perfectly . You forget you 're listening to a guy , and he 's a pleasure to work with . " Groening has commented that he was " unbelievably good " at doing animal noises . After 1995 , Castellaneta voiced Santa 's Little Helper on his own while Welker performed other animal noises until his full departure in 2002 , when he was denied a pay raise . In the " questions and answers " section on his website , Welker revealed that the reason he stopped performing as Santa 's Little Helper was because " The producers thought ... ' Hmmm , Dan barks pretty good , and we are already paying him and he seems to like doing the dog thing ... why do we need to pay Welker who comes in here , spends less than an hour , eats all the doughnuts , refuses to come to rehearsals ... let 's just give the damn dog to Dan ! ' "
= = Reception = =
Santa 's Little Helper has become a well @-@ known dog because of his appearances in the series . A writer for The Grand Rapids Press wrote in 2002 that " we all know who Homer , Marge , Bart , Lisa and Maggie are — heck , most Americans probably recognize their pets , Santa 's Little Helper and Snowball II " . McHugh wrote in Dog that while Master McGrath was the most famous greyhound of the 19th century , " the most popular greyhound a hundred years later " is Santa 's Little Helper . In the television special 50 Greatest TV Animals that was hosted by Mario Lopez and aired on Animal Planet in 2003 , the dog ranked 27th . Other dogs featured on the list were Lassie ( first ) , Eddie ( fifth ) , Snoopy ( sixth ) , Scooby @-@ Doo ( 13th ) , Rin Tin Tin ( 14th ) , Max ( 20th ) , Triumph , the Insult Comic Dog ( 24th ) , Buck ( 29th ) , Chipper ( 44th ) , and Tiger ( 50th ) . According to a writer for McClatchy News Service , the rankings were " determined by popularity , name recognition and how long the show lasted . "
Among fans and critics , Santa 's Little Helper has been mostly well received . He ranked seventh in a 2008 poll by Dog Whisperer 's Cesar Millan that determined the " best @-@ loved television dog of all time . " Lassie ranked first in the poll . In addition , he was voted the tenth favorite Simpsons character by readers of Simpsons Comics in the United Kingdom in 2010 . In a list of their top twelve favorite dogs from cartoons , comics , and animation , writers for The Tampa Tribune listed Santa 's Little Helper at number six , writing : " We admire his upbeat nature even after having his legs broken by Mr. Burns and being abandoned by Bart for another dog , Laddie . " He also ranked 75th on Retrocrush author Robert Berry 's list of " The 100 Greatest Dogs of Pop Culture History " in 2006 . The character has attracted some criticism too , though . While reviewing the episode " Bart 's Dog Gets an F " in 2010 , Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club wrote :
" As cartoon dogs go , Santa ’ s Little Helper is spectacularly unspectacular . In a realm of aggressively anthropomorphic canines , some of whom , admittedly , have strong speech impediments , he doesn ’ t talk or wisecrack or engage in shenanigans . His abilities and powers begin and end with masticating , defecating , and regular napping . You know , just like a real dog . Consequently , episodes devoted to Santa ’ s Little Helper tend to be a little on the sleepy side , even the Simpsons Christmas special that launched the series . "
= = Influence = =
Since his first appearance on The Simpsons , Santa 's Little Helper has appeared in merchandise relating to the show . On the board art of The Simpsons Clue , a 2000 board game by USAopoly based on Clue , he is shown drinking Duff Beer that has been spilled on the floor . In another board game published by USAopoly called The Simpsons Monopoly , based on Monopoly and released in 2001 , the dog is featured as one of the six pewter playing pieces . Santa 's Little Helper has also appeared in issues of Simpsons Comics , in the 2007 film The Simpsons Movie , and in video games based on The Simpsons such as Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror and The Simpsons Game . In addition , the dog has been made into action figures by McFarlane Toys , action figures by Playmates Toys in the World of Springfield series , and plush toys .
Santa 's Little Helper has made an impact on real life in that an espresso @-@ based drink has been named after him at the award @-@ winning restaurant and bar Bambara in Salt Lake City 's Hotel Monaco . Bartender Ethan Moore told The Salt Lake Tribune in 2004 that it is " one of the most popular holiday drinks " at Bambara . In addition , a dog walking and pet sitting company in New York City , called " Santa 's Little Helper Dog Walking and Pet Sitting " , has been named after him . The greyhound has also appeared by himself on the cover of the October 16 , 2000 issue of TV Guide . This issue was released with 24 different covers , all featuring different characters from The Simpsons .
= Jugband Blues =
" Jugband Blues " is a song by the English psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd , and is featured on their second album , A Saucerful of Secrets , released in 1968 . Written by Syd Barrett , it was his sole compositional contribution to the album , as well as his last published for the band . Barrett and Pink Floyd 's management wanted the song to be released as a single , but were vetoed by the rest of the band and producer Norman Smith . " Jugband Blues " is directed towards anyone within Barrett 's proximity . A video was filmed for the song for the Central Office of Information .
= = Background and recording = =
" Jugband Blues " was written around the same time as " Vegetable Man " . Both songs contain the same cynical humour , but while on " Vegetable Man " Barrett focuses his humour on himself , on " Jugband Blues " it is directed towards those around him . " Jugband Blues " was recorded on 19 October 1967 at De Lane Lea Studios . Barrett wanted a Salvation Army band to play on the track . He told them he wanted them to simply " play whatever they want " regardless of the rest of the group , while Norman Smith insisted on recorded parts . Eventually both versions were recorded and used . About The Salvation Army , band manager Andrew King said that Barrett " wanted a massive Salvation Army freak @-@ out , but that 's the only time I can remember Norman [ Smith ] putting his foot down . " The song features a distinctive three @-@ tiered structure : starting off in 3 / 4 meter , then into 2 / 4 and finishing off in 4 / 4 .
= = Video = =
The promotional video for the song was filmed in December 1967 , for the Central Office of Information in London . The video was supposed to be about Britain , and was meant to be distributed in the US and Canada . The video features Barrett ( shown with an acoustic guitar for the first time ) and the group miming to the song in a more conventional stage setting , with psychedelic projections in the background . The original audio to the promo is lost , and most versions use the BBC recording from late 1967 , consequently causing sync issues most evident as Barrett sings the opening verse . Barrett and Waters first watched the promo video during the second week of December 1967 .
= = Legacy = =
Barrett , along with Pink Floyd 's managers , Peter Jenner and King , wanted to release the song as a single in the new year , before being vetoed by both the band and Norman Smith . Jenner said that " Jugband Blues " , along with two others that he wrote around this time , ( " Scream Thy Last Scream " and " Vegetable Man " ) were " amazing songs . " When compared to " Bike " and " The Scarecrow " , Jenner said " You think , ' Well , OK , those are all right , but these are powerful disturbing art . ' I wouldn 't want anyone to have to go as mad and disturbed as Syd did to get that , but if you are going to go that disturbed give me something like that . That 's great art . " Jenner had also called " Jugband Blues " " an extraordinary song , the ultimate self @-@ diagnosis on a state of schizophrenia , [ and ] the portrait of a nervous breakdown . "
Barrett , by the beginning of the recording sessions for A Saucerful of Secrets , was already shrinking into a delirious state of mind , exacerbated by his feelings of alienation from the rest of the band . The common interpretation of the lyrics is that they reflect his schizophrenia and it has been argued that they could also be read as a criticism of the other band members for forcing him out . King said of the song : " The most alienated , extraordinary lyrics . It 's not addressed to the band , it 's addressed to the whole world . He was completely cut off . " Jenner said " I think every psychiatrist should be made to listen to those songs [ " Jugband Blues " , " Scream Thy Last Scream " and " Vegetable Man " ] . I think they should be part of the curriculum of every medical college along with those Van Gogh paintings like The Crows . "
" Jugband Blues " is one of two songs ( the other being " Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun " ) from A Saucerful of Secrets that were later included on the compilation album Echoes : The Best of Pink Floyd . The song was preceded on the compilation by " Wish You Were Here " , with lyrics by Roger Waters written in tribute to Barrett . The band Opal released a cover of the song on the Barrett tribute album Beyond the Wildwood in 1987 .
= = Personnel = =
Syd Barrett – acoustic guitar , electric guitar , lead vocals
Richard Wright – keyboards , tin whistle
Roger Waters – bass guitar
Nick Mason – drums , percussion , kazoo
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The Salvation Army band
= Siege of Malta ( 1798 – 1800 ) =
The Siege of Malta , also known as the Siege of Valletta or the French Blockade ( Maltese : L @-@ Imblokk tal @-@ Franċiżi ) , was a two @-@ year siege and blockade of the French garrison in Valletta , the largest city and main port on the Mediterranean island of Malta , between 1798 and 1800 . Valletta had been captured by a French expeditionary force during the Mediterranean campaign of 1798 , and garrisoned with 3 @,@ 000 men under the command of Claude @-@ Henri Belgrand de Vaubois . When the French Mediterranean Fleet was destroyed at the Battle of the Nile on 1 August 1798 , the British Royal Navy was able to initiate a blockade of Malta , assisted by an uprising among the native Maltese population against French rule . Forced to retreat to Valletta , the French garrison faced severe food shortages , exacerbated by the effectiveness of the British blockade : although small quantities of supplies arrived in early 1799 , there was no further traffic until early 1800 , by which time starvation and disease was having a disastrous effect on health , morale , and combat capability of the French troops .
In February 1800 , a significant convoy under Contre @-@ Admiral Jean @-@ Baptiste Perrée sent from Toulon made a determined effort to resupply the garrison . The blockade squadron under Rear @-@ Admiral Lord Nelson intercepted the convoy within sight of the starving troops on Malta and in the ensuing , but brief , battle , Perrée was killed and his flagship captured . The following month , the ship of the line Guillaume Tell set sail from Valletta to Toulon , laden with soldiers , but this too was intercepted and in a hard @-@ fought battle was forced to surrender to a larger British squadron . These defeats rendered the French position on Valletta untenable , and its surrender inevitable . Although Vaubois held out for another five months , he eventually surrendered on 4 September , by which time the garrison mortality from malnourishment and typhus had reached 100 men a day . Malta was retained by Britain , and control of the island was a factor in the outbreak of the Napoleonic Wars in 1803 . Ultimately it remained under British government for 164 years , gaining independence in 1964 .
= = French invasion of Malta = =
On 19 May 1798 , a French fleet sailed from Toulon , escorting an expeditionary force of over 30 @,@ 000 men under General Napoleon Bonaparte . The force was destined for Egypt , Bonaparte seeking to expand French influence in Asia and force Britain to make peace in the French Revolutionary Wars , which had begun in 1792 . Sailing southeast , the convoy collected additional transports from Italian ports and at 05 : 30 on 9 June arrived off Valletta , the heavily fortified port @-@ city on the island of Malta . At this time , Malta and its neighbouring islands were ruled by the Knights of St. John , an old and influential feudal order weakened by the loss of most of their revenue during the French Revolution . The order was composed of men from across Europe , including a significant proportion of Frenchmen , who ruled over the majority Maltese population of the islands . The head of government was Grand Master Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim , refused Bonaparte 's demand that his entire convoy be allowed to enter Valletta and take on supplies , insisting that Malta 's neutrality meant that only two ships could enter at a time .
On receiving this reply , Bonaparte immediately ordered his fleet to bombard Valletta and on 11 June General Louis Baraguey d 'Hilliers directed an amphibious operation in which several thousand soldiers landed at seven strategic sites around the island . The French Knights deserted the order , and the remaining Knights failed to mount a meaningful resistance . Approximately 2 @,@ 000 native Maltese militia resisted for 24 hours , retreating to Valletta once the city of Mdina fell to General Claude @-@ Henri Belgrand de Vaubois . Although Valletta was strong enough to hold out against a lengthy siege , Bonaparte negotiated a surrender with Hompesch , who agreed to turn Malta and all of its resources over to the French in exchange for estates and pensions in France for himself and his knights . Bonaparte then established a French garrison on the islands , leaving 4 @,@ 000 men under Vaubois while he and the rest of the expeditionary force sailed eastwards for Alexandria on 19 June .
= = = Battle of the Nile = = =
Bonaparte 's convoy was pursued across the Mediterranean by a British fleet of 14 ships under Rear @-@ Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson , who learned of the invasion of Malta while anchored off Sicily , and subsequently attempted to intercept the French on their passage to Egypt . Nelson 's force overtook the French fleet on the night of 22 June in the dark without discovering their presence , and arrived off Alexandria on 28 June ahead of Bonaparte . Believing that the French must have had a different objective , Nelson turned northwards the following day to investigate the coast of Anatolia and missed Bonaparte 's arrival on 30 June by less than 24 hours . Unopposed , Bonaparte landed his army and marched on Alexandria , capturing the city and turning inland . The fleet was ordered to anchor in nearby Aboukir Bay and await further instructions . On 1 August , Nelson returned to the Egyptian coast and discovered the French fleet at anchor . Attacking immediately , Nelson 's ships managed to capture nine French ships of the line and destroy two , including the flagship Orient with only moderate damage to themselves . The destruction of the French Mediterranean fleet granted control of the sea to the Royal Navy , soon joined by the navies of Portugal , Naples , the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire as part of the hastily organised Second Coalition against France .
= = Maltese uprising = =
On Malta , the French had rapidly dismantled the institutions of the Knights of St. John , including the Roman Catholic Church . Church property was looted and seized to pay for the expedition to Egypt , an act that generated considerable anger among the deeply religious Maltese population . On 2 September , this anger erupted in a popular uprising during an auction of church property , and within days thousands of Maltese irregulars had driven the French garrison into Valletta . Valletta was surrounded by approximately 10 @,@ 000 irregular Maltese soldiers led by Emmanuele Vitale and Canon Francesco Saverio Caruana . The Maltese were armed with 23 cannon and a small squadron of coastal gunboats . Although there was intermittent skirmishing between the garrison and the Maltese , the fortress was too strong for the irregulars to assault .
In mid @-@ September , a squadron of Portuguese ships had arrived at the island . They included the Príncipe Real ( 90 cannons ; Captain Puysigur ) , Rainha de Portugal ( 74 ; Captain Thomas Stone ) , São Sebastião ( 74 ; Captain Mitchell ) , Afonso de Albuquerque ( 74 ; Captain Donald Campbell ) , and the brig Falcão ( 24 ; Captain Duncan ) . Four of the captains were British , and all were under the command of Domingos Xavier de Lima , Marquess of Niza . In addition , the British ship HMS Lion ( Captain Manley Dixon ) and the fireship HMS Incendiary ( Captain George Baker ) were attached to the squadron . The Portuguese government had sent this force from the Tagus to augment Nelson 's fleet . After a brief stay off Malta the squadron continued to Alexandria . There Nelson sent the squadron back to blockade Malta .
Late in September , a British convoy consisting of 13 battered ships under Captain Sir James Saumarez appeared off the island . Survivors of the Battle of the Nile , they were in urgent need of repair and unable to directly assist in the siege . Nevertheless , Saumarez met with representatives of the Maltese and on 25 September , sent an offer of truce to Vaubois on their behalf . Vaubois replied " Vous avez , sans doute , oublié que des Français sont dans la place . Le sort des habitans [ sic ] ne vous regarde pointe . Quant à votre sommation , les soldats français ne sont point habitués à ce style " ( " You might have forgotten that the French hold this place . The fate of the inhabitants is none of your concern . As for your ultimatum , French soldiers are not accustomed to such a tone " ) . Unable to persuade the French to give in , Saumarez instead provided the Maltese forces with 1 @,@ 200 muskets with which to continue the siege . Saumarez , unable to delay repairs any longer , sailed for Gibraltar at the end of the month .
On 12 October , the British ships of the line HMS Alexander under Captain Alexander Ball , HMS Culloden under Captain Thomas Troubridge and HMS Colossus under Captain George Murray joined Niza 's ships off Malta , marking the formal start of the blockade . On the same day , Vaubois withdrew the last of his soldiers into the fortified new city of Valletta , accompanied by approximately 100 Maltese nationals who had joined the French forces . The garrison numbered over 3 @,@ 000 men and initially at least was well supplied . In the harbour lay the ships of the line Dégo and Athénien and the frigate Carthaginoise , all of which were former ships of the Maltese Navy , as well as the newly arrived Guillaume Tell and frigates Justice and Diane , survivors of the Battle of the Nile under Rear @-@ Admiral Pierre @-@ Charles Villeneuve , which had reached Malta at the end of September .
= = = Capture of Gozo = = =
On 24 October , after a ten @-@ day passage from Naples , Nelson joined the blockade squadron in HMS Vanguard accompanied by HMS Minotaur . On 28 October , Ball successfully completed negotiations with the French garrison on the small island of Gozo , the 217 French soldiers there agreeing to surrender without a fight and transferring the island , its fortifications , 24 cannon , a large quantity of ammunition and 3 @,@ 200 sacks of flour to the British . Although the island was formally claimed by King Ferdinand of Naples , it was administered by British and Maltese representatives , whose first action was to distribute the captured food supplies to the island 's 16 @,@ 000 inhabitants . Malta and the surrounding islands were not self @-@ sufficient and quickly the challenge of feeding the population became a strain on the islands ' resources , particularly with so many men under arms , Although now formally in command of the islands , King Ferdinand refused to assist with supplies , and the responsibility was left to Ball and his captains to arrange for the transport of supplies from Italy . By the end of the year , the number of Maltese troops in the field had fallen from 10 @,@ 000 to 1 @,@ 500 , supported by 500 British and Portuguese marines from the blockade squadron . The blockade fleet , consisting of five British and four Portuguese ships , operated from St. Paul 's Bay and Marsa Sirocco ( now Marsaxlokk ) on the island of Malta itself .
= = Blockade = =
1799 was a frustrating year for the British and Maltese forces deployed against Malta , as efforts to secure sufficient forces to prosecute the siege were repeatedly denied . Major @-@ General James St Clair @-@ Erskine , commander of British Army forces in the Mediterranean , considered the ongoing War of the Second Coalition in Italy and the defence of Minorca to be higher priorities than Ball 's siege , while the defeated Neapolitans continued to refuse assistance . A Russian squadron under Admiral Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov briefly appeared off the island in January , but was almost immediately ordered to join the Russian and Turkish forces besieging the island of Corfu . In addition to the difficulties the Allies faced in obtaining food for the Maltese population , the French succeeded in bringing supplies through the blockade in the early part of the year : in January 1799 a schooner reached Valletta from Ancona , and in February the frigate Boudeuse evaded the blockade and entered the port with supplies from Toulon . In May , a major French expedition under Admiral Etienne Eustache Bruix entered the Western Mediterranean , forcing Nelson to recall his scattered fleet from across the region , temporarily raising the blockade of Malta . During this operation a number of French supply ships took advantage of the absence of the British squadron to enter Valletta .
However , despite these occasional supply ships , the French garrison was rapidly running out of food . To conserve resources , the French forced the civilian population out of the city ; the civilian population dropped from 45 @,@ 000 in 1799 to 9 @,@ 000 by 1800 . Nelson himself took nominal command of the blockade , while Ball was made president of the Maltese National Congress . As liaison between the Maltese military and civilian commanders , he directed the distribution of supplies to the Maltese population , which was beginning to suffer from disease brought about by food shortages . He was replaced on Alexander by his first lieutenant , William Harrington . On 1 November Nelson again offered terms of surrender to Vaubois , and was again rebuffed , with the reply " Jaloux de mériter l 'estime de votre nation , comme vous recherchez celle de la nôtre , nous sommes résolus défendre cette fortresse jusqu 'à l 'extrémité " ( " Keen to deserve the esteem your nation , as you seek that of ours , we are resolved to defend this fortress until the end " ) . By this point , Nelson was conducting the blockade at a distance , based at the Neapolitan court in Palermo . There he indulged in gambling and social engagements , becoming closer and closer to Emma , Lady Hamilton , wife of the ambassador Sir William Hamilton . His behaviour was heavily criticised , not just by his commanding officer Vice @-@ Admiral Lord Keith , who had recently replaced Earl St Vincent , but also by old friends such as Thomas Troubridge , who wrote to him " If you knew what your friends feel for you I am sure you would cut out all the nocturnal parties . . . I beseech your Lordship , leave off " . In December 1799 , Erskine was replaced by Lieutenant @-@ General Henry Edward Fox , who immediately redistributed 800 troops from the garrison at Messina to Malta under Brigadier @-@ General Thomas Graham . These troops filled the gap left by the withdrawal of Portuguese forces , which had been ordered to return to Lisbon . Disease began to spread within the city as rations became scarcer . The arrival of an aviso in January 1800 with the news of the events of 18 Brumaire that made Bonaparte First Consul of France prompted a brief respite and a public statement from Vaubois that the city would never be surrendered , although conditions continued to deteriorate .
= = Starvation and relief = =
= = = Convoy battles = = =
At the beginning of February 1800 , the Neapolitan government , reinstated in Naples after being expelled the year before , finally agreed to participate in the siege and 1 @,@ 200 troops were embarked on a squadron led by Vice @-@ Admiral Lord Keith 's flagship HMS Queen Charlotte and landed on Malta . For a time , both Keith and Nelson remained with the blockade squadron , which consisted of six ships of the line , along with a few Neapolitan Ships of The Line , and several British and Neapolitan frigates . On 17 February a message arrived with the squadron from the frigate HMS Success , which had been stationed off Sicily to watch for French reinforcements . Captain Shuldham Peard reported that he was shadowing a squadron of six or seven French ships sailing in the direction of Malta . These vessels were a relief squadron , sent from Toulon with extensive food supplies and 3 @,@ 000 additional troops under Contre @-@ Admiral Jean @-@ Baptiste Perrée in Généreux , one of the ships of the line that had escaped at the Nile two years earlier . On 18 February , the convoy was sighted by lookouts on Alexander . In the ensuing chase , Success captured a French transport and attacked the much larger Généreux . Although the frigate was damaged in the exchange , Success ' second broadside mortally wounded Perrée and delayed the ship of the line long enough for HMS Foudroyant , under Lord Nelson , and HMS Northumberland to join the battle . Heavily outnumbered , Généreux surrendered .
Shortly after the capture of the Généreux , Keith returned to the Italian coast in Queen Charlotte , where his flagship was lost in a fire that killed more than 700 of its crew , although Keith was ashore at the time . Before departing , Keith issued strict instructions to Nelson that he was not to return to Palermo , but was to confine any shore leave in Sicily to Syracuse . Nelson ignored the order and by late March was in Palermo conducting an open love affair with Emma Hamilton . In his absence , Troubridge took over command of the blockade , delegating temporarily to Captain Manley Dixon . Dixon led the squadron on 31 March when Guillaume Tell attempted to break out on Valletta under Decrés . Spotted by the frigate HMS Penelope under Captain Henry Blackwood , Guillaume Tell was chased northwards and engaged by first Penelope and then by Dixon 's HMS Lion , driving both ships back but suffering severe damage . Eventually the arrival of the powerful Foudroyant under Captain Sir Edward Berry proved too much for Decrés , but he continued fighting for another two hours before he was forced to surrender his battered and dismasted ship ; in the engagement , he lost more than 200 men killed and wounded .
= = = Nelson 's cruise = = =
In the aftermath of these defeats at sea , and with the food supply in Valletta dwindling , the British sent another demand for capitulation . Vaubois again refused , with the reply " Cette place est en trop bon état , et je suis moi @-@ même trop jaloux de bien servir men payset de conserver mon honneur , por écouter vos propositions . " ( " This place is in too good a situation , and I am too conscious of the service of my country and my honour , to listen to your proposals " ) . In reality , the situation was dire : during February , prices of basic foodstuffs stood at 16 francs for a fowl , 12 francs for a rabbit , 20 sous for an egg , 18 sous for a lettuce , 40 sous for a rat and six francs per pound for fish . For the civilian typhus patients , the only food available was a horse @-@ flesh soup .
On 23 April , Nelson departed Palermo in Foudroyant , with both Sir William and Emma Hamilton on board as his guests . The party visited Syracuse and then travelled on to Valletta , where Berry took Foudroyant so close to the harbour that the ship came under fire from the French batteries . No hits were scored , but Nelson was furious that Emma had been taken into danger and immediately ordered Berry to withdraw . His anger was exacerbated by Emma 's refusal to retire from the quarterdeck during the brief exchange . From there , Foudroyant anchored at Marsa Sirocco , where Nelson and Emma lived together openly and were hosted by Troubridge and Graham . Sir William Hamilton , a prominent antiquarian as well as a diplomat , spent his time exploring the island . By early June , Nelson and his party had returned to Palermo , the beginning of a lengthy overland journey across Europe to Britain . Nelson also detached Foudroyant and Alexander from the blockade , again in defiance of Keith 's explicit orders , to assist the Neapolitan royal family in their passage to Livorno . Enraged at Nelson 's disobedience , Keith publicly remarked that " Lady Hamilton has had command of the fleet long enough " . In May , Troubridge returned to Britain and was replaced in command by Captain George Martin , while Graham was superseded by Major @-@ General Henry Pigot .
= = = Surrender = = =
The British blockade continued to prevent French efforts to resupply Valletta during the early summer of 1800 , and by August the situation was desperate : no horses or pack animals , dogs , cats , fowls or rabbits still lived within the city , the cisterns had been emptied and even firewood was in short supply . So desperate was the need for wood that the frigate Boudeuse , trapped by the blockade , was broken up for fuel by the beleaguered garrison . With defeat now inevitable , Vaubois gave orders that the frigates Diane and Justice were to attempt a breakout for Toulon , the frigates given minimal crews of approximately 115 men each . On 24 August , when the wind was favourable and the night dark enough to obscure their movements , the frigates put to sea . Almost immediately , lookouts on HMS Success sighted them and Captain Peard gave chase , followed by HMS Genereux and Northumberland . Diane under Captain Solen was too slow and Peard soon overhauled the under strength French ship , which surrendered after a brief exchange of shot . The frigate later became HMS Niobe . Justice , under Captain Jean Villeneuve , was faster however and outran its pursuers , eventually making Toulon , the only ship from Malta to do so during the siege .
On 3 September , with his men dying of starvation and disease at the rate of more than 100 a day , Vaubois called a council of his officers at which they unanimously decided to surrender . The next day , envoys were sent to the British and in the afternoon General Pigot and Captain Martin signed the agreed terms with Vaubois and Villeneuve . The Maltese were excluded from negotiations entirely , although their commander , Alexander Ball , subsequently became the first Civil Commissioner of Malta . The terms of the surrender were absolute : the island , its dependencies , fortifications and military supplies were all turned over to British control . This included the ships of the line Athenien and Dégo and the frigate Carthagénaise ( these were all French ships previously captured from the Order ) , although only Athenien was of sufficient standard to be incorporated into the Royal Navy , becoming HMS Athenienne . The other ships were broken up in their berths . Two merchant ships and a variety of smaller warships also were taken .
The capture of Malta returned control of the central Mediterranean to Britain and was an important step in the invasion and liberation of Egypt from French rule in 1801 . An essential condition of the Treaty of Amiens in the same year , which brought an end to the French Revolutionary War , was that the British leave Malta . Russian Tsar Alexander I had a long standing claim to the island as titular head of the Knights of St. John , and demanded that it be turned over to Russian control before agreeing any alliance with Britain . Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger flatly refused , and the Napoleonic Wars with France began soon afterwards , in part due to the failure of Britain to comply with this clause of the treaty . The island subsequently remained in British hands until its independence in 1964 .
= Tunicate =
A tunicate is a marine invertebrate animal , a member of the subphylum Tunicata , which is part of the Chordata , a phylum which includes all animals with dorsal nerve cords and notochords . The subphylum was at one time called Urochordata , and the term urochordates is still sometimes used for these animals . Some tunicates live as solitary individuals , but others replicate by budding and become colonies , each unit being known as a zooid . They are marine filter feeders with a water @-@ filled , sac @-@ like body structure and two tubular openings , known as siphons , through which they draw in and expel water . During their respiration and feeding , they take in water through the incurrent ( or inhalant ) siphon and expel the filtered water through the excurrent ( or exhalant ) siphon . Most adult tunicates are sessile and are permanently attached to rocks or other hard surfaces on the ocean floor ; others , such as salps , doliolids and pyrosomes , swim in the pelagic zone of the sea as adults . Various species are commonly known as sea squirts , sea pork , sea livers , or sea tulips .
The earliest unequivocal species of tunicate appears in the fossil record in the early Cambrian period . Despite their simple appearance and very different adult form , their close relationship to the vertebrates is evidenced by the fact that during their mobile larval stage , they possess a notochord or stiffening rod and resemble a tadpole . Their name derives from their unique outer covering or " tunic " which is formed from proteins and carbohydrates and acts as an exoskeleton . In some species , it is thin , translucent , and gelatinous , while in others it is thick , tough , and stiff .
= = Taxonomy = =
About 2 @,@ 150 species of tunicate exist in the world 's oceans , living mostly in shallow water . The most numerous group is the ascidians , and fewer than 100 species of these are found at depths greater than 200 m ( 660 ft ) . Some are solitary animals leading a sessile existence attached to the seabed , but others are colonial and a few are pelagic . Some are supported by a stalk , but most are attached directly to a substrate , which may be a rock , shell , coral , seaweed , mangrove root , dock , piling , or ship 's hull . They are found in a range of solid or translucent colours and may resemble seeds , grapes , peaches , barrels , or bottles . One of the largest is a stalked sea tulip , Pyura pachydermatina , which can grow to be over 1 metre ( 3 @.@ 3 ft ) tall .
The Tunicata were established by Jean @-@ Baptiste Lamarck in 1816 . In 1881 , Francis Maitland Balfour introduced a second name for the same group , " Urochorda " , to emphasize the affinity of the group to other chordates . No doubt largely because of his influence , various authors supported the term , either as such , or as " Urochordata " , but the usage is invalid because " Tunicata " has precedence and grounds for superseding the name never existed . Accordingly , the current ( formally correct ) trend is to abandon the name Urochorda or Urochordata in favour of the original Tunicata , and the name Tunicata is almost invariably used in modern scientific works . It is accepted as valid by the World Register of Marine Species and by the Integrated Taxonomic Information System .
Various common names are used for different species . Sea tulips are tunicates with colourful bodies supported on slender stalks . Sea squirts are so named because of their habit of contracting their bodies sharply and squirting out water when disturbed . Sea liver and sea pork get their names from the resemblance of their dead colonies to pieces of meat .
= = = Classification = = =
Tunicates are more closely related to craniates ( including hagfish , lampreys , and jawed vertebrates ) than to lancelets , echinoderms , hemichordates , Xenoturbella or other invertebrates .
The clade comprising tunicates and vertebrates is called Olfactores .
The Tunicata contain roughly 3 @,@ 051 described species , traditionally divided into these classes :
Ascidiacea ( Aplousobranchia , Phlebobranchia , and Stolidobranchia )
Thaliacea ( Pyrosomida , Doliolida , and Salpida )
Appendicularia ( Larvacea )
Members of the Sorberacea were included in Ascidiacea in 2011 as a result of rDNA sequencing studies . Although the traditional classification is provisionally accepted , newer evidence suggests the Ascidiacea are an artificial group of paraphyletic status .
= = = Fossil record = = =
Undisputed fossils of tunicates are rare . The best known and earliest unequivocally identified species is Shankouclava shankouense from the Lower Cambrian Maotianshan Shale at Shankou village , Anning , near Kunming ( South China ) . There is also a common bioimmuration , ( Catellocaula vallata ) , of a possible tunicate found in Upper Ordovician bryozoan skeletons of the upper midwestern United States .
Three enigmatic species also were found from the Ediacaran period – Ausia fenestrata from the Nama Group of Namibia , the sac @-@ like Yarnemia acidiformis , and one from a second new Ausia @-@ like genus from the Onega Peninsula of northern Russia , Burykhia hunti . Results of a new study have shown possible affinity of these Ediacaran organisms to the ascidians . Ausia and Burykhia lived in shallow coastal waters slightly more than 555 to 548 million years ago and are believed to be the oldest evidence of the chordate lineage of metazoans . The Russian Precambrian fossil Yarnemia is tentatively identified as a tunicate , though , because its fossils are nowhere near as well @-@ preserved as those of Ausia and Burykhia , this identification is questioned .
Fossils of tunicates are rare because their bodies decay soon after death , but in some tunicate families , microscopic spicules are present which may be preserved as microfossils . These spicules have occasionally been found in Jurassic and later rocks , but as few palaeontologists are familiar with them , they may have been mistaken for sponge spicules .
= = = Hybridization studies = = =
A multi @-@ taxon molecular study in 2010 proposed that sea squirts are descended from a hybrid between a chordate and a protostome ancestor . This study was based on a quartet partitioning approach designed to reveal horizontal gene transfer events among metazoan phyla
= = Anatomy = =
= = = Body form = = =
Colonies of tunicates occur in a range of forms and in the degree to which individual organisms , known as zooids , integrate with one another . In the simplest systems , the individual animals are widely separated , but linked together by horizontal connections called stolons which grow across the seabed . Other species have the zooids growing closer together in a tuft or clustered together and sharing a common base . The most advanced colonies involve the integration of the zooids into a common structure surrounded by the tunic . These may have separate buccal siphons and a single central atrial siphon and may be organized into larger systems with hundreds of star @-@ shaped units . Often the zooids in a colony are tiny , but very numerous , and the colonies can form large encrusting or mat @-@ like patches .
= = = Body structure = = =
By far the largest class of tunicates is the Ascidiacea . The body of an ascidiacean is surrounded by a test or tunic , from which the subphylum derives its name . This varies in thickness between species but may be tough , resembling cartilage , thin and delicate , or transparent and gelatinous . The tunic is composed of proteins and complex carbohydrates , and includes tunicin , a variety of cellulose . The tunic is unique among invertebrate exoskeletons in that it can grow as the animal enlarges and does not need to be periodically shed . Inside the tunic is the body wall or mantle composed of connective tissue , muscle fibres , blood vessels , and nerves . Two openings are found in the body wall : the buccal siphon at the top through which water flows into the interior , and the atrial siphon on the ventral side through which it is expelled . A large pharynx occupies most of the interior of the body . It is a muscular tube linking the buccal opening with the rest of the gut . It has a ciliated groove known as an endostyle on its ventral surface , and this secretes a mucous net which collects food particles and is wound up on the dorsal side of the pharynx . The gullet , at the lower end of the pharynx , links it to a loop of gut which terminates near the atrial siphon . The walls of the pharynx are perforated by several bands of slits , known as stigmata , through which water escapes into the surrounding water @-@ filled cavity , the atrium . This is criss @-@ crossed by various rope @-@ like mesenteries which extend from the mantle and provide support for the pharynx , preventing it from collapsing , and also hold up the other organs .
The Thaliacea , the other main class of tunicates , is characterised by free @-@ swimming , pelagic individuals . They are all filter feeders using a pharyngeal mucous net to catch their prey . The pyrosomes are bioluminous colonial tunicates with a hollow cylindrical structure . The buccal siphons are on the outside and the atrial siphons inside . About 10 species are known , and all are found in the tropics . The 23 species of doliolids are small , mostly under 2 cm ( 0 @.@ 79 in ) long . They are solitary , have the two siphons at opposite ends of their barrel @-@ shaped bodies , and swim by jet propulsion . The 40 species of salps are also small , under 4 cm ( 1 @.@ 6 in ) long , and found in the surface waters of both warm and cold seas . They also move by jet propulsion , and often form long chains by budding off new individuals .
A third class , the Larvacea ( or Appendicularia ) , is the only group of tunicates to retain their chordate characteristics in the adult state , a product of extensive neoteny . The 70 species of larvaceans superficially resemble the tadpole larvae of amphibians , although the tail is at right angles to the body . The notochord is retained , and the animals , mostly under 1 cm long , are propelled by undulations of the tail . They secrete an external mucous net known as a house , which may completely surround them and is very efficient at trapping planktonic particles .
= = = Physiology and internal anatomy = = =
Like other chordates , tunicates have a notochord during their early development , but by the time they have completed their larval stages , they have lost all myomeric segmentation throughout the body . As members of the Chordata , they are true Coelomata with endoderm , ectoderm , and mesoderm , but they do not develop very clear coelomic body cavities , if any at all . Whether they do or not , by the end of their larval development , all that remain are the pericardial , renal , and gonadal cavities of the adults . Except for the heart , gonads , and pharynx ( or branchial sac ) , the organs are enclosed in a membrane called an epicardium , which is surrounded by the jelly @-@ like mesenchyme . Tunicates begin life in a mobile larval stage that resembles a tadpole . A minority of species , those in the Larvacea , retain the general larval form throughout life , but most Tunicata very rapidly settle down and attach themselves to a suitable surface , later developing into a barrel @-@ like and usually sedentary adult form . The Thaliacea , however , are pelagic throughout their lives and may have complex lifecycles .
Tunicates have a well @-@ developed heart and circulatory system . The heart is a double U @-@ shaped tube situated just below the gut . The blood vessels are simple connective tissue tubes , and their blood has several types of corpuscle . The blood may appear pale green , but this is not due to any respiratory pigments , and oxygen is transported dissolved in the plasma . Exact details of the circulatory system are unclear , but the gut , pharynx , gills , gonads , and nervous system seem to be arranged in series rather than in parallel , as happens in most other animals . Every few minutes , the heart stops beating and then restarts , pumping fluid in the reverse direction .
Tunicate blood has some unusual features . In some species of Ascidiidae and Perophoridae , it contains high concentrations of the transitional metal vanadium and vanadium @-@ associated proteins in vacuoles in blood cells known as vanadocytes . Some tunicates can concentrate vanadium up to a level ten million times that of the surrounding seawater . It is stored in a + 3 oxidation form that requires a pH of less than 2 for stability , and this is achieved by the vacuoles also containing sulphuric acid . The vanadocytes are later deposited just below the outer surface of the tunic , where their presence is thought to deter predation , although it is unclear whether this is due to the presence of the heavy metal or low pH . Other species of tunicates concentrate lithium , iron , niobium , and tantalum , which may serve a similar function . Other tunicate species produce distasteful organic compounds as chemical defenses against predators .
Tunicates lack the kidney @-@ like metanephridial organs typical of deuterostomes . Most have no excretory structures , but rely on the diffusion of ammonia across their tissues to rid themselves of nitrogenous waste , though some have a simple excretory system . The typical renal organ is a mass of large clear @-@ walled vesicles that occupy the rectal loop , and the structure has no duct . Each vesicle is a remnant of a part of the primitive coelom , and its cells extract nitrogenous waste matter from circulating blood . They accumulate the wastes inside the vesicles as urate crystals , and do not have any obvious means of disposing of the material during their lifetimes .
Adult tunicates have a hollow cerebral ganglion , equivalent to a brain , and a hollow structure known as a neural gland . Both originate from the embryonic neural tube and are located between the two siphons . Nerves arise from the two ends of the ganglion ; those from the anterior end innervate the buccal siphon and those from the posterior end supply the rest of the body , the atrial siphon , organs , gut and the musculature of the body wall . There are no sense organs but there are sensory cells on the siphons , the buccal tentacles and in the atrium .
Tunicates are unusual among animals in that they produce a large fraction of their tunic and some other structures in the form of cellulose . The production in animals of cellulose is so unusual that at first some researchers denied its presence outside of plants , but for some time now it has been accepted that it also occurs in the dermis of mammals . However , the tunicates are unique in their scale
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= = History = =
Although the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford was a 20th @-@ century creation , the area has a long history of human activity , extending back to the Stone Age . Neolithic flint arrow @-@ heads and tools , and evidence of Bronze Age activity has been discovered in Salford . The Roman road from Manchester ( Mamucium ) to Bury passes through the city ; a hoard of over 550 bronze Roman coins dating between 259 AD and 278 AD was discovered in Boothstown ; and a Romano @-@ British bog body , Worsley Man , was discovered in the Chat Moss peat bog .
In 1142 , a cell and priory dedicated to St. Leonard was established in Kersal . The 12th century hundred of Salford was created as Salfordshire in the historic county of Lancashire and survived until the 19th century , when it was replaced by one of the first county boroughs in the country . Salford became a free borough in about 1230 , when it was granted a charter as a free borough by the Earl Ranulph of Chester . The cell in Kersal was sold in 1540 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries . A 16th @-@ century manor house , called Kersal Cell , was built on the site of the priory . In the English Civil War between King Charles I and parliament , Salford was Royalist . Salford was also noted as Jacobite territory ; its inhabitants supported Charles Edward Stuart 's claim to the Kingdom of Great Britain and hosted him when he rode through the area during the Second Jacobite Rebellion .
During the Industrial Revolution , Salford grew as a result of the textile industry . Although Salford experienced an increase in population , it was overshadowed by the dominance of Manchester and did not evolve as a commercial centre in the same way . On 15 September 1830 , Eccles was site of the world 's first railway accident . During a stop in Eccles to take on water , William Huskisson , Member of Parliament for Liverpool , had his leg crushed by Stephenson 's Rocket ; at the time he was in conversation with the Duke of Wellington , who was opening the railway , and did not get out of the way of the train in time . Although Huskisson was taken to Eccles for treatment he died of his injuries . The six @-@ foot @-@ tall Oglala Sioux tribesman , " Surrounded By the Enemy " , died here from a bronchial infection at age twenty @-@ two in 1887 during a tour of Buffalo Bill 's Wild West Show and was buried at Brompton Cemetery . In 1894 , the Manchester Ship Canal was opened , running from the River Mersey to Salford Quays ; when it was complete it was the largest navigation canal in the world . Along the route of the canal , it was necessary to create an aqueduct carrying the Bridgewater Canal over the Ship Canal . The Barton Swing Aqueduct , designed by Sir Edward Leader Williams , is 100 metres ( 330 ft ) long and weighs 1 @,@ 450 metric tons ( 1 @,@ 427 long tons ; 1 @,@ 598 short tons ) .
At the start of the 20th century , Salford began to decline due to competition from outside the UK . A survey in 1931 concluded that parts of Salford were amongst the worst slums in the country . Salford was granted city status in 1926 . During World War II , Salford Docks were regularly bombed .
In the decades following the Second World War there was a significant economic and population decline in Salford . In 1961 a small part of Eccles was added to the city . On 1 April 1974 , the City and County Borough of Salford was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 , and was replaced by the metropolitan borough of City of Salford , one of ten local government districts in the new metropolitan county of Greater Manchester . The city status of the new district was confirmed by additional letters patent issued on the same day . Since the early 1990s , the decline has slowed .
Prior to the metropolitan borough 's creation , the name Salford for the new local government district courted controversy . Salford was " thought second @-@ class by those in Eccles " , who preferred the new name " Irwell " for the district ( with reference to the River Irwell ) . A councillor for the then City and County Borough of Salford objected to this suggestion , stating this label was nothing but " a dirty stinking river " . The name Irwell won 8 votes to Salford 's 7 , but a private protest and deliberation favoured Salford as the name for the new city , citing that the River Irwell would pass through two other Greater Manchester districts , and that it " doesn 't touch Worsley " .
= = Geography = =
The City of Salford is bounded to the north by the boroughs of Bolton and Bury , to the south by Trafford , to the west by Wigan and to the east by Manchester . The natural mossland of Chat Moss lies in the south western corner of the city ; it covers an area of about 10 @.@ 6 square miles ( 27 @.@ 5 km2 ) , accounting for about 30 % of the city 's area , and lies 75 feet ( 23 m ) above sea level . The moss makes up the largest area of prime farmland in Greater Manchester . Kersal Moor is an area of moorland spanning 8 hectares ( 20 acres ) in Kersal ; it is a local nature reserve and a Site of Biological Importance . Greenspace accounts for 55 @.@ 7 % of the City of Salford 's total area , domestic buildings and gardens comprise 20 @.@ 0 % , and the rest is made up of roads and non @-@ domestic buildings .
To the south of Salford are the docks of Salford Quays , now home to the iconic Media City UK - the home of BBC . Media City UK is a large area that crosses the boundary into Trafford Park , Trafford . Although Salford Quays is in the City of Salford new M50 postcodes were distributed to the area to separate and create new boundaries in the early 2000s . Arguably the most affluent area in Salford , The Quays ( as it is locally known ) has seen regeneration and a growth in job opportunities and available housing in the 2010s .
The River Irwell runs south east through Kearsley , Clifton and Agecroft then meanders around Lower Broughton and Kersal , Salford Crescent and the centre of Manchester , joining the rivers Irk and Medlock . Turning west , it meets the Mersey south of Irlam , where the route of the river was altered in the late 19th century to form part of the course of the Manchester Ship Canal . The Ship Canal , opened in 1894 , forms part of Salford 's southern boundaries with Trafford . The city 's climate is generally temperate , like the rest of Greater Manchester . The nearest weather station is 10 miles ( 16 km ) away at Ringway , in Manchester ; the mean highest and lowest temperatures ( 13 @.@ 2 ° C ( 55 @.@ 8 ° F ) and 6 @.@ 4 ° C ( 43 @.@ 5 ° F ) ) are slightly above the national average , while the annual rainfall ( 806 @.@ 6 millimetres ( 31 @.@ 76 in ) ) and average hours of sunshine ( 1394 @.@ 5 hours ) are respectively above and below the national averages .
= = Governance = =
= = = Parliamentary constituencies = = =
The City of Salford is represented by Members of Parliament ( MPs ) for three constituencies , Salford and Eccles by Rebecca Long @-@ Bailey ( Labour ) , Worsley and Eccles South by Barbara Keeley ( Labour ) , and the Broughton and Kersal wards of Salford in Blackley and Broughton by Graham Stringer ( Labour ) .
= = = Council = = =
In 1974 , Salford City Council was created to administer the newly formed local government district . Until 1986 , it shared power with the Greater Manchester County Council . The council offices are in Swinton , in what was formerly Swinton and Pendlebury Town Hall . The Labour Party have been in control of the council since its formation in 1974 . The council has a constitution detailing how they should operate in performing their duties .
Salford City Council was assessed by the Audit Commission and judged to be " improving well " in providing services for local people . Overall the council was awarded " three star " status meaning it was " performing well " and " consistently above minimum requirements " , similar to 46 % of all local authorities .
The modern metropolitan borough of the City of Salford is based on the former County Borough of the City of Salford which included the city centre , Pendleton , Weaste , Claremont , Langworthy , Broughton , Kersal , Ordsall and Seedley . The city is entirely unparished and absorbed the municipal boroughs of Eccles and Swinton and Pendlebury and the urban districts of Irlam and Worsley . An urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area .
Since 2012 , in addition to the long @-@ existing and largely ceremonial , annually appointed civic mayor of Salford , the city has also had a directly elected Mayor .
= = = = Electoral wards = = = =
There are 60 councillors representing 20 wards . Swinton and Walkden have six councillors each .
= = = Central Salford and Salford West = = =
The district is divided into two areas ( Central Salford and Salford West ) for some purposes including planning , regeneration and housing .
Central Salford is the eastern part of the district and comprises seven wards : Broughton , Claremont , Irwell Riverside , Kersal , Ordsall , Langworthy and Weaste & Seedley . This is the more urban half of the district and lies partly within the Manchester Inner Ring Road . Salford Quays lies within this area . Between 2005 and 2011 , the Central Salford Urban Regeneration Company was responsible for urban regeneration in this area , securing over £ 1 billion of private sector investment . Social housing is provided by Salix Homes in this area .
Salford West comprises the other 13 wards , including the towns of Eccles , Swinton and Walkden . This is the more suburban and rural half of the district . Salford City Council 's aspiration is that " In 2028 , Salford West will be one of the most desirable and prosperous areas in Greater Manchester . " Social housing is provided by City West Housing Trust in this area .
= = = Coat of arms = = =
The coat of arms of Salford City Council depicts a weaving shuttle surrounded by five bees with a three masted ship above , on a shield flanked by two lions . The blue background with a gold chief is taken from the arms of the city council of the County Borough of Salford , who in turn took it from the colours of the Earl of Chester . The shuttle and five bees represent the industry of the area and five settlements who benefited from the textile industry . The ship is borrowed from the crest of Eccles Borough Council and represents the importance of waterways to the city . The ship is flanked by two millrinds – the centres of millstones – symbolising engineering . The lions are taken from the crest of the Borough of Swinton and Pendlebury ; they are wearing iron steel chain representing engineering . The shield is topped by a griffin carrying a pennon depicting three boars ' heads . The griffin is taken from the crest of Eccles and the boars are from the crest of Irlam Urban District . Beneath the shield is a scroll reading salus populi suprema lex , Latin for " the welfare of the people is the highest law " .
= = = = Budget = = = =
In 2007 – 8 , Salford City Council spent a total of £ 218 million . The council spent £ 50M on children 's services ( 23 % ) ; £ 68M on community health and social care ( 31 % ) ; £ 15M environmental service ( 7 % ) ; £ 28M on housing and planning ( 13 % ) ; and £ 9M on customer and support services ( 4 % ) . For the 2008 – 9 financial year , the council 's income is expected to consist of £ 125M ( 59 % ) from government grants and £ 87M ( 41 % ) from council tax .
= = = = Audit = = = =
A Comprehensive Area Assessment by the Audit Commission in 2010 found that Salford 's key priorities are improving health , reducing crime , helping young people achieve A @-@ level qualifications , social services , including the views of minority groups , improving skills and " making Salford a cleaner and more attractive place to live " .
= = Demography = =
At the 2001 UK census , the City of Salford had a total population of 216 @,@ 103 . Of the 94 @,@ 238 households in Salford , 29 @.@ 3 % were married couples living together , 36 @.@ 7 % were one @-@ person households , 8 @.@ 5 % were co @-@ habiting couples and 12 @.@ 5 % were lone parents . The figures for lone parent households were above the national average of 9 @.@ 5 % , and the percentage of married couples was also below the national average of 36 @.@ 5 % ; the proportion of one person households was higher than the national average of 30 @.@ 1 % .
The population density was 2 @,@ 223 / km2 ( 5 @,@ 760 / sq mi ) and for every 100 females , there were 96 @.@ 6 males . Of those aged 16 – 74 in Salford , 35 @.@ 5 % had no academic qualifications , significantly higher than 28 @.@ 9 % in all of England . 5 @.@ 3 % of Salford 's residents were born outside the United Kingdom , significantly lower than the national average of 9 @.@ 2 % . The largest minority group was recorded as Asian , at 1 @.@ 4 % of the population .
The number of theft from a vehicle offences and theft of a vehicle per 1 @,@ 000 of the population was 21 @.@ 3 and 7 @.@ 9 compared to the English national average of 7 @.@ 6 and 2 @.@ 9 respectively . The number of sexual offences was 1 @.@ 1 compared to the average of 0 @.@ 9 . The national average of violence against another person was 16 @.@ 7 compared to the Salford average of 27 @.@ 2 . The figures for crime statistics were all recorded during the 2006 / 7 financial year . Although all were above the averages for England , Salford 's crime rate was lower than Manchester 's .
= = = Population change = = =
The table below details the population change since 1801 , including the percentage change since the last available census data . Although the City of Salford has existed as a metropolitan borough since 1974 , figures have been generated by combining data from the towns , villages , and civil parishes that would later be constituent parts of the city .
= = = Religion = = =
At the 2001 UK census , 76 @.@ 5 % of Salford 's residents were Christian , 2 @.@ 4 % Jewish , 1 @.@ 2 % Muslim , 0 @.@ 3 % Hindu , 0 @.@ 2 % Buddhist , and 0 @.@ 1 % Sikh . 11 @.@ 0 % had no religion , 0 @.@ 2 % had an alternative religion and 8 @.@ 1 % did not state their religion . Salford is covered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford , and the Church of England Diocese of Manchester . During the mid @-@ 19th century , there was an influx of Irish people into the Salford area , partly due to The Great Hunger in Ireland . In 1848 , Salford Roman Catholic Cathedral was consecrated , reflecting Salford 's large Irish @-@ born community at the time .
Of Salford 's six Grade I listed buildings , three are churches . St Augustine 's Church , in Pendlebury , was built in 1874 by George Frederick Bodley . The Church of St Mary the Virgin , in Eccles , was originally built in the 13th century but was expanded in the 15th . A church has been on the site since at least the Norman period . St Mark 's Church , in Worsley , was built in 1846 by George Gilbert Scott . The six Grade II * listed churches are the Church of St Andrew in Eccles , the Cathedral Church of St John , the Church of St Luke in Pendleton , Monton Unitarian Church in Monton , the Church of St Philip in Salford , and the United Reformed Church .
= = Economy = =
Salford Docks ( also called Manchester Docks ) were opened by Queen Victoria in 1894 , providing docks in Manchester and Salford for the Manchester Ship Canal which linked Manchester to the sea . During the 1970s , the docks fell into decline as they proved too small for new , larger ships , and when they were abandoned in 1982 over 3 @,@ 000 people lost their jobs . Salford City Council purchased the docks in 1984 and since then they underwent regeneration as a centre of tourism in Salford , which included the construction of the Lowry Centre . More than 10 @,@ 000 people are employed in the Quays in jobs such as retail , construction , and e @-@ commerce . In 2007 , it was confirmed that the BBC would be moving five of its departments to a new development on Pier 9 of Salford Quays , to be called MediaCityUK . The move , which is expected to be completed by 2011 , will create up to 15 @,@ 500 jobs and add £ 1bn to the regional economy over 5 years .
Finance and professional services , tourism and culture , and computer and internet based services have been identified as growth industries in Greater Manchester and are concentrated in Manchester and Salford . Average house prices in the City of Salford are sixth out of all the metropolitan boroughs in Greater Manchester , 7 @.@ 6 % lower than the average for the county . There are , however , areas of considerable affluence , within the city , such as Broughton Park , parts of Kersal , Ellesmere Park , Worsley , parts of Swinton and Pendlebury and the ultra @-@ modern Salford Quays .
At the 2011 UK census , Salford had 173 @,@ 117 residents aged 16 to 74 . 4 @.@ 7 % of these people were students with jobs , 4 @.@ 1 % looking after home or family , 6 @.@ 9 % permanently sick or disabled and 2 @.@ 9 % economically inactive for other reasons . The City of Salford has a high rate of people who are permanently sick and disabled , 70 % higher than the national average of 4 @.@ 0 % .
In 2001 , of 89 @,@ 920 residents of the City of Salford in employment , the industry of employment was 18 @.@ 7 % retail and wholesale , 14 @.@ 4 % manufacturing , 12 @.@ 7 % property and business services , 11 @.@ 9 % health and social work , 7 @.@ 7 % transport and communications , 7 @.@ 6 % education , 6 @.@ 8 % construction , 5 @.@ 1 % hotels and restaurants , 4 @.@ 7 % public administration and defence , 4 @.@ 4 % finance , 0 @.@ 7 % energy and water supply , 0 @.@ 4 % agriculture , and 4 @.@ 9 % other . This was roughly in line with national figures , except for the proportion of jobs in agriculture which is less than half the national average , reflecting the city 's suburban nature and its proximity to the centre of Manchester .
JCDecaux UK has its Manchester office in the Metroplex Business Park in Salford .
= = Culture = =
= = = Landmarks = = =
As of September 2003 , the City of Salford has 6 Grade I , 14 Grade II * , and 253 Grade II listed buildings . The city has the equal second highest number of Grade I listed buildings out of the districts of Greater Manchester , behind Manchester . The Grade I listed buildings are the Church of St Augustine , the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin , St Mark 's Church , Ordsall Hall , Wardley Hall , and a bridge over the River Irwell . Salford Cathedral , built in 1845 , is the seat of the Diocese of Salford and a Grade II * listed building . Most of the Salford 's tallest buildings are mid @-@ 20th century residential tower blocks or 21st century high rise apartments . A study by Professor Christopher Collier of the University of Salford suggested that Manchester 's drizzly climate is largely due to the multitude of high @-@ rise blocks in Salford . Collier has proposed that they have a " dramatic influence on the region 's weather patterns " , and may contribute to the 8 ° C ( 14 ° F ) temperature difference between Salford and its surrounding countryside .
There are three Scheduled Ancient Monuments in the city . The oldest is an Iron Age promontory fort occupied from 500 BC – 200 AD . Also scheduled is Hanging Bridge on the border with Manchester , dating to the 14th century , and an underground section of the Bridgewater Canal in Swinton built in 1759 .
= = = Sport = = =
Salford is home to a number of past and present rugby league teams . Founded in 1873 , Salford Red Devils play in the Super League at the AJ Bell Stadium , in Barton , Salford . They are 6 times Champions and they won the Challenge Cup in 1938 , and have experienced two previous stretches in the Super League , 1997 – 2002 and 2004 – 2007 . In 2008 they won the Northern Rail Cup beating Doncaster 60 @-@ 0 in the Final at Blackpool . They previously won the same trophy in 2003 . They also won the National League 1 Grand Final in 2008 , beating Celtic Crusaders after extra time in Warrington . Construction on a new 20 @,@ 000 seat £ 35 million pound stadium was complete in 2012 . Now named the AJ Bell stadium it is home to Salford Red Devils and Sale Sharks rugby union team .
Swinton Lions were founded in 1866 and play in the Championship at Park Lane , Whitefield . They won the Rugby Football League Championship six times between 1927 and 1964 , before it was superseded by Super League . They have also won the Challenge Cup three times between 1900 and 1928 .
Broughton Rangers were founded in 1877 and won the Rugby League Challenge Cup in the 1901 – 02 and 1910 – 11 seasons . The club folded in 1955 , but were reformed as a local amateur club in 2007 with the support of Salford Red Devils .
At amateur level , the city is represented in rugby league by the Salford City Roosters .
Also in Salford are several football and cricket teams . Irlam F.C. is an amateur football team that has played in the Manchester Football League since 1989 . They were founded in 1969 as Mitchell Shackleton Football Club and changed their name in 2006 . Salford City F.C. was founded in 1940 and play in the Northern Premier League . Monton & Weaste C.C. and Clifton C.C. have played in the Central Lancashire Cricket League since 2005 and 2006 respectively . Walkden play in the Bolton Cricket League . Little Hulton play in the Bolton and District Cricket Association . Winton and Worsley play in the Manchester and District Cricket Association . City of Salford Swimming Club , and at the recent National Arena League A Final , they finished seventh best in the country - and second in the north west behind Stockport , are based and have their home pool in Broughton
= = Education = =
Overall , Salford was ranked 75th out of the all the Local Education Authorities ( LEAs ) – and seventh in Greater Manchester – in National Curriculum assessment performance in 2007 . Unauthorised absences and authorised absences from Salford secondary schools in 2006 – 07 were 2 @.@ 0 % and 7 @.@ 0 % respectively , both higher than the national average ( 1 @.@ 4 % and 6 @.@ 4 % ) . In 2007 , the Salford LEA was ranked 127th out of 149 in the country – and ninth in Greater Manchester – based on the percentage of pupils attaining at least 5 A * – C grades at General Certificate of Secondary Education ( GCSE ) including maths and English ( 37 @.@ 8 % compared with the national average of 46 @.@ 7 % ) . In 2007 , Beis Yaakov High School was the most successful school in Salford at GCSE , with 90 % of the pupils gaining five or more GCSEs at A * – C grade including maths and English . Bridgewater School was the most successful at A – level .
The University of Salford is one of four universities in Greater Manchester and was ranked 81st by The Times . It has over 19 @,@ 000 students and a 69 @.@ 7 % level of student satisfaction . In 2007 , the university received nearly 17 @,@ 000 applications for 3 @,@ 660 places . The university is undergoing £ 150M of redevelopment through investment in new facilities , including a £ 10M law school and a £ 22M building for health and social care which were opened in 2006 . In 2007 , the drop out rate from the university was 25 % . Of the students graduating , 50 % gained first class or 2 : 1 degrees , which is below the national average of about 55 % .
= = Transport = =
The city of Salford is served by nine railway stations on four routes . Eccles and Patricroft are on the northern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Line , while Irlam , in the southwest of the borough , is on the southern route . Clifton is on the line to Bolton and Preston ; Swinton , Moorside and Walkden are on the Manchester to Southport Line via Wigan ; and Salford Central and Salford Crescent are served by both routes . A station at Pendleton was closed in 1998 after suffering fire damage and a loss of patronage in favour of nearby Salford Crescent , opened a few years earlier . All train services are provided by Northern Rail ,
The Eccles line of the Manchester Metrolink runs through the City of Salford , with stations at Exchange Quay , Salford Quays , Anchorage , Harbour City , Broadway , Langworthy , Weaste , Ladywell and Eccles . The line was opened in two stages , in 1999 and 2000 , as Phase 2 of the system 's development .
There are bus stations at Pendleton and Eccles . Buses run to destinations throughout the city , across Greater Manchester and further afield : Pendleton is served by a route to Preston , Eccles Interchange is next to the Metrolink stop .
The council is responsible for the administration and maintenance of public roads and footpaths in the city .
= = Twin towns = =
The City of Salford has formal twinning arrangements with four European places . Each was originally twinned with a place within the city prior to its creation in 1974 .
Clermont @-@ Ferrand , France ( originally twinned with County Borough of Salford in 1966 )
Saint @-@ Ouen , France ( Worsley Urban District , 1961 )
Narbonne , France ( Municipal Borough of Eccles , 1957 )
Lünen , Germany ( Municipal Borough of Swinton and Pendlebury , 1966 )
= LeRoy Prinz =
LeRoy Jerome Prinz ( July 14 , 1895 – September 15 , 1983 ) was an American choreographer , director and producer , who was involved in the production of dozens of motion pictures , mainly for Paramount Pictures and Warner Brothers , from 1929 through 1958 , and also choreographed Broadway musicals . He was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Dance Direction in the 1930s , and won the Golden Globe in 1958 .
Among the films whose dances he choreographed were Show Boat ( 1936 ) , Yankee Doodle Dandy ( 1942 ) , Rhapsody in Blue ( 1945 ) , and South Pacific ( 1958 ) .
= = Early life and military service = =
LeRoy Jerome Prinz was born in St. Joseph , Missouri . His grandfather was a dancing master , and his father taught ballroom dancing etiquette to young men and women at Prinz 's Academy in St. Joseph . According to one account , he was sent to reform school after chasing his stepmother with a carving knife .
In newspaper profiles , he claimed that after running away from boarding school at the age of 15 , he " hopped a freight " and came to New York City , where , in 1911 , he began a song and dance act , " Prinz and Buck , " with a young black man he met along the way . Later that year , he told interviewers , he went on a ship to Europe as a cabin boy , jumped ship , and traveled around Europe " introducing the American strut step " in return for meals and lodging . In Marseilles he joined the French Foreign Legion , serving as a bugler in Algiers . He also represented a rubber company in St. Louis and Kansas City .
After the outbreak of World War I , he returned to France , was trained as a pilot , and served in the French aviation corps and Captain Eddie Rickenbacker 's 94th Aero Squadron . He was with the 94th from November 1917 to June 1918 , when he switched to the 27th Aero Squadron , where he stayed until November 1918 . At the 27th his duties included working at the Aircraft Acceptance Park test facility at Orly . Prinz subsequently told journalists that he crashed 14 to 18 airplanes , was nicknamed " America 's German Ace " as a result , ( he was also called " Crash Ace Prinz ) and that he was wounded in the war and carried a silver plate in his head from his last plane crash . In an October 1918 article , war correspondent George Seldes described how Prinz was separated from his flight on his first venture into German territory , and returned home with minor injuries after a perilous journey .
= = Career = =
According to his obituary in the Los Angeles Times , Prinz returned to the U.S. in 1919 and studied theater at Northwestern University . After graduation from Northwestern , the newspaper reported , Prinz returned to France and worked as a choreographer for the Folies Bergère in Paris .
A November 1919 St. Louis Post @-@ Dispatch report states that Prinz was employed in the aeronautical portion of an American Legion show , also featuring actor William S. Hart , that was touring the area . The newspaper gives Prinz 's rank as captain and states that he was a flight partner of Quentin Roosevelt . A Wisconsin newspaper reported in 1921 that Prinz , which it said had " danced with Al Jolson , " was teaching dance at a vacation camp for wounded veterans . The newspaper said that Prinz himself had " fallen 3000 feet " but had recovered .
In various newspaper profiles , Prinz claimed that he worked as a dancer at a bordello in Omaha , as an aviation instructor for the Mexican government , and that he ferried ammunition for the Nicaraguan rebel leader , Augusto César Sandino . He told interviewers that he worked for gangster Jim Colosimo 's restaurant in Chicago , and that he produced stage shows for Al Capone . He claimed in a 1945 New York Times profile that Capone hired him to book entertainment and stage floor shows at eighteen Chicago nightclubs . Prinz left Chicago and worked as a dance director in New York , Florida , Mexico and Cuba . His employers included Earl Carroll , Broadway 's Shubert family , Tex Guinan and Philadelphia bootlegger Boo Hoo Hoff . He choreographed Earl Carroll 's Vanities of 1930 and other Broadway shows between 1929 and 1933 .
His first employment in films was in 1931 by director Cecil B. DeMille , who employed him as dance director . While filming Cleopatra ( 1934 ) , Prinz clashed with DeMille 's niece Agnes de Mille , who was brought in to choreograph dance sequences . According to Agnes deMille 's biographer , her uncle always deferred to the " reliable but pedestrian " Prinz , even after agreeing to his niece 's flamboyant dances in advance . Agnes deMille left the film .
He directed dance sequences for dozens of Paramount Pictures movies between 1933 and 1941 , when he became dance director of Warner Brothers , where he staged all of Warner 's musical sequences for the next sixteen years . He worked in over 150 films , mainly as a choreographer , among them The Desert Song ( 1929 ) , Tea for Two ( 1950 ) , and The Jazz Singer ( 1952 ) , a remake of the first sound movie .
In the 1940s he worked on the first Bing Crosby and Bob Hope " Road " movie , Road to Singapore ( 1940 ) , at Paramount . His first major assignment at Warner Brothers was the 1942 George M. Cohan biographical movie Yankee Doodle Dandy , starring James Cagney in the title role . In 1944 he choreographed a " ballet in jive " sequence in the service musical Hollywood Canteen , featuring Broadway dancer Joan McCracken . Prinz played himself directing the sequence in a brief cameo appearance .
McCracken , who came to Hollywood after winning acclaim in the 1943 production of Oklahoma ! , was deeply discouraged by her experiences filming the Hollywood Canteen number and did not like working with Prinz . As a choreographer he made no effort to integrate his dances into specific story lines , or to choreograph specific dance steps . This resulted deep disillusionment for McCracken , whose Oklahoma ! dances were choreographed by Agnes de Mille , since Prinz was not able to support or advance McCracken 's artistic development . However , he gave her latitude to incorporate ballet in her dance routine , and Prinz did not object to her ideas .
Prinz worked again with James Cagney , eight years after Yankee Doodle Dandy , on West Point Story , also starring Virginia Mayo and Doris Day . He ceased working in films after choreographing the Boar 's Tooth Ceremonial dance sequence in the 1958 film adaptation of South Pacific .
Later in life he was owner of his own production company , vice president of an advertising agency , and a producer of benefit programs in Hollywood . He counted among his friends Ronald Reagan , whom he knew from their days working together at Warner Brothers , and he choreographed entertainment at the 1976 Republican National Convention and at several presidential inaugurations . Reagan called him from the White House when Prinz was in the hospital shortly before he died . At the 1976 convention , he came up with the idea of playing " The Star @-@ Spangled Banner " when convention organizers wanted to silence unruly delegates .
Prinz was a " notorious self @-@ promoter " , and told stories about himself that were sometimes dubious . Columnist Michael Coakley recounted in a late @-@ life profile of Prinz that editors of The Saturday Evening Post once were able to verify 90 percent of what they were told by Prinz , who sent them a telegraph saying " That 's great . Don 't believe 50 percent of it myself . " In a Los Angeles Times profile late in life , Prinz ' claimed " at least partial credit " in popularizing the Charleston and rumba , which became popular after appearing in his movies .
= = Awards = =
Prinz was nominated in the long @-@ defunct category of Best Dance Direction during the 1937 Academy Awards , for a Bing Crosby film he choreographed at Paramount , Waikiki Wedding , and was twice nominated in that category for the 1935 films All the King 's Horses and The Big Broadcast of 1936 . He was awarded the Golden Globe for best film choreography in 1958 .
Though known mainly for his work as a dance director on big @-@ budget musicals , he directed a number of mainly short films , one of which , A Boy and His Dog ( 1946 ) , won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film .
= = Choreographic style and legacy = =
A New York Times profile said that " his life story reads more like the script of an Errol Flynn adventure " , though the stories he told about himself were often dubious . He was once described as " a feisty little man who always had a cigarette dangling from his lips and looked more like a bartender than a choreographer . "
Prinz was an " idea man " rather than as a choreographer , creating lavish production numbers and using simple steps and dance routines . Jazz dance choreographer Jack Cole has said that Prinz " didn 't know a bloody thing about dancing . " In a 1952 profile , Associated Press Hollywood columnist James Bacon said that Prinz differed from what he described as " sissified " choreographers , that he was " a rough , tough guy , as some little giants of 5 foot 5 are . His language is colorful . " He claimed to have never taken a lesson in his life and , in a reference to his family 's dancing school , that he was a " victim of heredity . "
As a choreographer at Warner Brothers , Prinz had a different approach than Busby Berkeley , whose choreography for early 1930s movies included elaborate production numbers that were photographed using imaginative camera angles , often from above . Berkeley 's numbers " broke the boundaries of the stage , " while Prinz took a completely opposite approach , with the audience never able to forget that it was watching a stage performance . Prinz 's style is evident in the Little Johnny Jones number in Yankee Doodle Dandy , which featured a stationary camera and included features of the stage , such as the orchestra pit , in the dance number . The camera , in effect , became a member of the audience .
In his 1983 study of wartime Hollywood musicals , Allen L. Woll says that with the camera angles not being employed effectively , as they were by Berkeley , " the pedestrian quality of Prinz 's dance numbers is painfully revealed . No matter the picture , no matter the director , Prinz 's dances are invariably the same , static and stage @-@ bound . "
His treatment of dancers was sometimes caustic . Choreographer Hermes Pan recalled in 1972 interview that Prinz " would make some girls hysterical . He loved to have them in tears . And that seemed to be the thing , to swear at the girls and be nasty . "
= = Personal life = =
Prinz was married three times and had a son , LeRoy Prinz , Jr .
= = Selected credits = =
Bolero ( 1934 )
Cleopatra ( 1934 )
The Big Broadcast of 1936 ( 1935 )
Anything Goes ( 1936 )
Show Boat ( 1936 )
The Big Broadcast of 1937 ( 1936 )
Artists & Models ( 1937 )
St. Louis Blues ( 1939 )
Road to Singapore ( 1940 )
Buck Benny Rides Again ( 1940 )
Too Many Girls ( 1940 )
Fiesta ( 1941 film )
Yankee Doodle Dandy ( 1942 )
Mission to Moscow ( 1943 )
This is the Army ( 1943 )
Thank Your Lucky Stars ( 1943 )
Hollywood Canteen ( 1944 )
Rhapsody in Blue ( 1945 )
Night and Day ( 1946 )
Escape Me Never ( 1947 )
The West Point Story ( 1950 )
The Ten Commandments ( 1956 )
Sayonara ( 1957 )
South Pacific ( 1958 )
= Charles B. Gatewood =
First Lieutenant Charles Bare Gatewood ( April 5 , 1853 – May 20 , 1896 ) was an American soldier born in Woodstock , Virginia . He served in the United States Army in the 6th Cavalry after graduating from West Point . Upon assignment to the American Southwest , Gatewood led platoons of Apache and Navajo scouts against renegades during the Apache Wars . In 1886 he played a key role in ending the Geronimo Campaign by persuading Geronimo to surrender to the army . Beset with health problems due to exposure in the Southwest and Dakotas , Gatewood was critically injured in the Johnson County War and retired from the Army in 1895 , dying a year later from stomach cancer . Before his retirement he was nominated for the Medal of Honor , but was denied the award . He was portrayed by Jason Patric in the 1993 film Geronimo : An American Legend .
= = Early life = =
Gatewood was born into a military family in Woodstock , Virginia , on April 5 , 1853 . He became a Cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1873 where he earned the nickname Scipio Africanus because of his resemblance to the Roman general of the same name . He graduated in 1877 with a commission as Second Lieutenant and received orders to the 6th Cavalry in the Southwest at Fort Wingate , New Mexico .
= = Apache Wars = =
Gatewood led companies of Apache and Navajo Scouts in Apache territory throughout the Southwestern United States . He was respected among the Apaches and earned the nickname Nanton Bse @-@ che , meaning " Big @-@ nosed Captain " . After one year of service at Fort Wingate , Gatewood was made the commander of Apache scouts from the White Mountain Apache Reservation , and later an aide @-@ de @-@ camp to General Nelson Miles . One of his sergeants was a scout who was a former White Mountain Chief named Alchesay .
= = = Victorio 's War = = =
In 1879 Gatewood and his Apache scouts were brought from Arizona to the Black Range Mountains of New Mexico to capture the Apache Chief Victorio
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usually co @-@ axial but waveguide implementations are also used , with a movable insulated probe inserted into a longitudinal slot cut into the line . In a co @-@ axial slotted line , the slot is cut into the outer conductor of the line . The probe is inserted past the outer conductor , but not so far that it touches the inner conductor . In a rectangular waveguide , the slot is usually cut along the centre of the broad wall of the waveguide . Circular waveguide slotted lines are also possible .
Slotted lines are relatively cheap and can perform many of the measurements done by more expensive equipment such as network analysers . However , slotted line measurement techniques are more labour @-@ intensive and often do not directly output the desired parameter ; some calculation or plotting is frequently required . In particular , they can only carry out a measurement at one spot frequency at a time so producing a plot of a parameter versus frequency is very time consuming . This is to be compared to modern instruments like network and spectrum analysers which are intrinsically frequency swept and produce a plot instantly . Slotted lines have now largely been superseded , but are still found where capital costs are an issue . Their remaining uses are mostly in the millimetre band , where modern test apparatus is either prohibitively expensive or not available at all , and with academic laboratories and hobbyists . They are also useful as a teaching aid as the user is more directly exposed to basic line phenomena than with more sophisticated instruments .
= = Operation = =
The slotted line works by sampling the electric field inside the transmission line with the probe . For accuracy , it is important that the probe disturbs the field as little as possible . For this reason the probe diameter and slot width are kept small ( usually around 1 mm ) and the probe is inserted in no further than necessary . It is also necessary in waveguide slotted lines to place the slot at a position where the current in the waveguide walls is parallel to the slot . The current will then not be disturbed by the presence of the slot as long as it is not too wide . For the dominant mode this is on the centre @-@ line of the broad face of the waveguide , but for some other modes it may need to be off @-@ centre . This is not an issue for the co @-@ axial line because this operates in the TEM ( transverse electromagnetic ) mode and hence the current is everywhere parallel to the slot . The slot may be tapered at its ends to avoid discontinuities causing reflections .
The disturbance to the field inside the line caused by the insertion of the probe is minimised as far as possible . There are two parts to this disturbance . The first part is due to the power the probe has extracted from the line and manifests as a lumped equivalent circuit of a resistor . This is minimised by limiting the distance the probe is inserted into the line so that only enough power is extracted for the detector to operate effectively . The second part of the disturbance is due to energy stored in the field around the probe and manifests as a lumped equivalent of a capacitor . This capacitance can be cancelled out with an inductance of equal and opposite impedance . Lumped inductors are not practical at microwave frequencies ; instead , an adjustable stub with an inductive equivalent circuit is used to " tune out " the probe capacitance . The result is an equivalent circuit of a high impedance in shunt across the line which has little effect on the transmitted power in the line . The probe is more sensitive as a result of this tuning and the distance it is inserted can be further limited as a result .
= = Test setup = =
A typical test setup with a waveguide slotted line is shown in figure 2 . Referring to this figure , power from a test equipment source ( not shown ) enters the apparatus through the co @-@ axial cable on the left and is converted to waveguide format by means of a launcher ( 1 ) . This is followed by a section of waveguide ( 2 ) providing a transition to a smaller size of guide . An important component in the setup is the isolator ( 3 ) which prevents power being reflected back into the source . Depending on the test conditions , such reflections can be large and a high @-@ power source may be damaged by the returning wave . The power entering the slotted line is controlled by a rotary variable attenuator ( 4 ) . This is followed by the slotted line itself ( 5 ) above which is the probe mounted on a movable carriage . The carriage also carries the probe adjustements : ( 6 ) is the probe depth adjustment , ( 7 ) is a length of co @-@ axial section with tuning adjustments , and ( 8 ) is a crystal detector . The right @-@ hand end of the slotted line is terminated in a matched load ( 9 ) which absorbs all the power exiting the end of the waveguide . The load can be replaced by the component or system that it is desired to test . It can also be replaced with a reference short @-@ circuit ( 10 ) which is used to calibrate the slotted line . The carriage can be moved along the slotted line by means of a rotary knob ( 11 ) which simultaneously moves a vernier gauge ( 12 ) for accurate measurement of the probes position along the line .
The probe is connected to a detector and a display meter ( not shown in figure 2 ) . These can be , respectively , a thermistor and power meter , or an envelope detector and VSWR meter . The detector can be a crystal detector or a Schottky barrier diode . The detector is mounted on the probe assembly , usually a distance λ / 4 from the probe tip as shown in figure 3 . This is because the detector looks almost like a short circuit to the transmission line , and this distance will convert it to an open circuit through the quarter @-@ wave impedance transformer effect . Thus , the detector has minimal effect on loading the line . The probe tuning stub can be seen on figure 3 branching from the line linking the probe to the detector . Figure 2 has a slightly different arrangement ; the main probe into the waveguide leads to a vertical co @-@ axial tuning and adjustment section but the detector is on a horizontal side @-@ section with a secondary probe into the upright co @-@ axial section .
= = Measurements = =
Measurements of microwave power can be made directly , usually with a thermistor based detector and meter . However , these instruments are expensive and a common meter used in measurements with a slotted line is instead a cheaper low @-@ frequency VSWR meter . The microwave power source is amplitude modulated with , typically , a 1 kHz signal which is recovered by the envelope detector in the probe and sent to the VSWR meter . This scheme is preferred to simply detecting the unmodulated carrier directly , which would result in a DC output , because a stable , narrowband , tuned amplifier can be used to amplify the 1 kHz signal . A large amplification is required in the VSWR meter because the limit of the square law range of the detector diode is no more than 10 μW .
= = = Maxima and minima = = =
When the slotted line is terminated with a precision matching load there is no variation in the detected power along the line , other than a very small decrease due to losses in the line . However , when this is replaced by a device under test ( DUT ) which is not perfectly matched to the line there will be a reflection back towards the source . This causes a standing wave to be set up on the line with periodic maxima and minima ( collectively , extrema ) due to alternating constructive and destructive interference . These extrema are found by moving the probe back and forth along the line and the level at that point can then be measured on the meter .
The extrema are not of any great interest in themselves , but are used in the calculation of several more useful parameters . Some of these parameters require the measurement of the exact position of the extremum . Either maxima or minima can equally be used , from a mathematical point of view , but minima are preferred because they are always much sharper than maxima , especially for large reflections , as shown in figure 4 . Additionally , the probe causes less disturbance to the field near a minimum than it does near a maximum .
= = = Wavelength = = =
Wavelength is determined by measuring the distance between two adjacent minima . This distance will be λ / 2 . There is no need for a DUT , better results are obtained with the reference short in position .
= = = Standing wave ratio = = =
Standing wave ratio ( SWR or VSWR ) is a basic parameter and the one most commonly measured on a slotted line . This quantity is of particular importance for transmitter antennae . A high SWR indicates a poor match between the feed line and the antenna , which increases wasted power , can cause damage to components in the transmission path , possibly including the transmitter , and cause distortion to TV , FM stereo and digital signals . With the input power set so that the maxima are at 0 dBm , a measurement of a minimum in decibels will directly give SWR ( after discarding the minus sign ) .
= = = Reflection coefficient = = =
The reflection coefficient , ρ , is the ratio of the reflected wave to the incident wave . In general it is a complex number . The magnitude of the reflection coeffient can be calculated from the VSWR measurement by ,
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where VSWR is the standing wave ratio expressed as a voltage ratio ( not in decibels ) . However , to completely characterise the reflection coefficient , the phase of ρ must also be found . This is done on a slotted line by measuring the distance of the first minimum from the DUT . Moving the probe right up to the DUT is not practicable so a different approach is usually adopted . The position of the first minimum when the reference short is in place is noted . The distance back along the line from this reference point to the next minimum when the DUT is in place will be the same as the distance from the DUT to the first minimum . This is so because the reference short guarantees a minimum at the DUT position .
The phase part of ρ is given by ,
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where λ is the wavelength and x is the distance to the first minimum as described earlier . The magnitude and phase representation of ρ can , if required , be expressed as real and imaginary parts instead by the usual manipulation of complex numbers .
= = = Impedance = = =
The impedance , Z , of the DUT can be calculated from the reflection coefficient by ,
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where Z0 is the characteristic impedance of the line . An alternative method is to plot the VSWR and distance to the node ( in wavelengths ) on a Smith chart . These quantities are directly measured by the slotted line . From this plot the DUT impedance ( normalised to Z0 ) can be read directly off the Smith chart .
= = Accuracy considerations = =
Good slotted lines are precision made instruments . They need to be because mechanical defects can affect accuracy . Some of the mechanical issues that are relevant to this include backlash of the vernier , concentricity of the inner and outer conductor , circularity of the outer conductor , centrality and straightness of the inner conductor , variations in cross @-@ section , and the ability of the carriage to maintain a constant probe depth . Issues with probe tuning and disturbances to the field have already been discussed , but the insulated spacers holding the centre conductor in place can also disturb the field . Consequently , these are made as discrete as is compatible with mechanical strength . However , the greatest source of inaccuracy is usually not the slotted line itself , but the characteristics of the detector diode .
The detected voltage signal output of the Schottky barrier diodes typically used in microwave detectors have a square law relationship to the power being measured and meters are calibrated accordingly . However , as the power increases , the diode deviates significantly from a square law and remains accurate up to an output voltage of only around 5 @-@ 10 mV . This can be improved a little by adding a load resistor to the detector output , but this also has the undesirable effect of decreasing sensitivity . Another technique is to reduce the range of power being measured ( so that it is brought within the square law range of the detector ) by measuring at a point other than a maximum . The maximum is then calculated from the known mathematical shape of the standing wave pattern . This has the objection that it adds significantly to the labour required to make the measurements , as does the technique of precisely calibrating the detector and adjusting the readings on the meter according to a calibration chart .
It is possible to completely eliminate errors in the detector and meter if a precision variable attenuator is used in the test setup . In this technique a minimum is first found and the attenuator adjusted so that the meter is indicating precisely some convenient mark . A maximum is then found and the attenuation increased until the meter is indicating the same mark . The amount the attenuation had to be increased is the VSWR of the standing wave . Accuracy here depends on the accuracy of the attenuator and not at all on the detector .
= Little Catawissa Creek =
Little Catawissa Creek is a tributary of Catawissa Creek in Columbia County and Schuylkill County , in Pennsylvania , in the United States . It is approximately 10 @.@ 8 miles ( 17 @.@ 4 km ) long and flows through Conyngham Township in Columbia County and Union Township and North Union Township in Schuylkill County . The named tributaries of the creek include Stony Run and Trexler Run . The creek has some alkalinity and is slightly acidic . The main rock formations in the watershed of it are the Mauch Chunk Formation , the Pocono Formation , and the Pottsville Formation . A number of other rock formations occur in small areas of the watershed as well . The main soils in the watershed are the Leck Kill soil and the Hazleton soil .
The watershed of Little Catawissa Creek has an area of 16 @.@ 70 square miles ( 43 @.@ 3 km2 ) . A number of bridges cross the creek . There are a number of major roads in the watershed of the creek and most of the creek is within several hundred meters of a road . The creek is a High @-@ Quality Coldwater Fishery and Class A Wild Trout Waters in some places . In other places , it is a Coldwater Fishery and Class D Wild Trout Waters . There are many species of fish inhabiting the creek , including brook trout , brown trout , and others . The creek has been surveyed at least nine times by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission .
= = Course = =
Little Catawissa Creek begins in a narrow valley in Conyngham Township . It flows east for a few miles in the valley , flowing roughly parallel to Aristes Ringtown Road . The creek eventually exits Conyngham Township and Columbia County .
Upon exiting Columbia County , Little Catawissa Creek enters Union Township , Schuylkill County . It continues east and its valley becomes narrower and shallower . Over the next several miles , the creek turns east @-@ northeast and its valley gets broader again . It then turns abruptly north and passes through a ridge . The creek briefly turns northeast before turning north @-@ northeast after a few hundred feet . Approximately a mile downstream , it receives its first named tributary , Trexler Run . At this point , the creek turns abruptly east @-@ northeast . After some distance , it begins meandering northeast for a few miles , receiving the tributary Stony Run . It then begins meandering east for a few miles , briefly entering North Union Township , Schuylkill County before reentering East Union Township . Shortly afterwards , the creek turns north @-@ northeast , crosses into North Union Township again . A few tenths of a mile downstream , it reaches its confluence with Catawissa Creek .
Little Catawissa Creek joins Catawissa Creek 24 @.@ 24 miles ( 39 @.@ 01 km ) upstream of its mouth .
= = = Tributaries = = =
Little Catawissa Creek has a number of tributaries . These include Stony Run , Trexler Run , and an unnamed tributary known as " Trib 27584 To Little Catawissa Creek " . Trexler Run flows through Roaring Creek Township , Columbia County and Union Township , Schuylkill County . Stony Run flows through Union Township , Schuylkill County . Stony Run joins Little Catawissa Creek 1 @.@ 96 miles ( 3 @.@ 15 km ) upstream of its mouth . Its watershed has an area of 2 @.@ 24 square miles ( 5 @.@ 8 km2 ) . Trexler Run joins Little Catawissa Creek 4 @.@ 24 miles ( 6 @.@ 82 km ) upstream of its mouth . Its watershed has an area of 3 @.@ 81 square miles ( 9 @.@ 9 km2 ) .
= = Hydrology = =
Little Catawissa Creek is infertile in its upper reaches , from its headwaters to T431 , 8 @.@ 10 miles ( 13 @.@ 04 km ) upstream of its mouth . The creek is infertile and slightly acidic from T431 to T435 ( 8 @.@ 10 miles ( 13 @.@ 04 km ) upstream of the mouth to 2 @.@ 90 miles ( 4 @.@ 67 km ) upstream of the mouth ) . When the waters of the creek flow into Catawissa Creek , they help offset some of the acidity of the latter creek , contributing to relatively high water quality downstream of the confluence .
At 8 @.@ 90 miles ( 14 @.@ 32 km ) above its mouth , the concentration of alkalinity in Little Catawissa Creek is 2 milligrams per liter ( 1 @.@ 2 × 10 − 6 oz / cu in ) milligrams per liter . The pH of the creek at this location is 6 @.@ 4 . The creek at this location is infertile and acidic , with the potential to be affected by acid precipitation . Between T431 and T435 , the creek 's concentration of alkalinity ranges from 10 to 13 milligrams per liter ( 5 @.@ 8 × 10 − 6 to 7 @.@ 5 × 10 − 6 oz / cu in ) and its pH ranges from 6 @.@ 8 to 7 @.@ 0 . The concentration of water hardness in the creek 's waters 8 @.@ 90 miles ( 14 @.@ 32 km ) upstream of its mouth is 16 milligrams per liter ( 9 @.@ 2 × 10 − 6 oz / cu in ) . 5 @.@ 40 miles ( 8 @.@ 69 km ) upstream of its mouth , the water hardness is 28 milligrams per liter ( 1 @.@ 6 × 10 − 5 oz / cu in ) and 3 @.@ 85 miles ( 6 @.@ 20 km ) upstream of its mouth it is 22 milligrams per liter ( 1 @.@ 3 × 10 − 5 oz / cu in ) . The water hardness of the creek 's waters 2 @.@ 90 miles ( 4 @.@ 67 km ) upstream of its mouth is 24 milligrams per liter ( 1 @.@ 4 × 10 − 5 oz / cu in ) .
At 1 : 00 P.M. on June 26 , 1997 , the air temperature in the vicinity of Little Catawissa Creek 8 @.@ 90 miles ( 14 @.@ 32 km ) upstream of its mouth was 28 ° C ( 82 ° F ) . The water temperature of the creek at this place and time was 19 @.@ 8 ° C ( 67 @.@ 6 ° F ) . At 12 : 40 P.M. on June 27 , 1997 , the air temperature near the creek was 28 ° C ( 82 ° F ) and the water temperature was 21 @.@ 0 ° C ( 69 @.@ 8 ° F ) . At 3 @.@ 85 miles ( 6 @.@ 20 km ) upstream of the creek 's mouth , the air temperature was 24 ° C ( 75 ° F ) and the water temperature was 18 @.@ 4 ° C ( 65 @.@ 1 ° F ) on June 27 , 1997 at 11 : 00 A.M. At 11 : 10 A.M. on June 30 , 1997 , the air temperature of the creek 2 @.@ 90 miles ( 4 @.@ 67 km ) upstream of its mouth was 27 ° C ( 81 ° F ) and the water temperature was 17 @.@ 1 ° C ( 62 @.@ 8 ° F ) .
The specific conductivity of the waters of Little Catawissa Creek is 80 micro @-@ mhos 8 @.@ 90 miles ( 14 @.@ 32 km ) upstream of its mouth . The specific conductivity of the creek 's waters 5 @.@ 40 miles ( 8 @.@ 69 km ) and 3 @.@ 85 miles ( 6 @.@ 20 km ) upstream of its mouth is 86 and 76 micro @-@ mhos respectively . The specific conductivity 2 @.@ 90 miles ( 4 @.@ 67 km ) upstream of its mouth is 80 micro @-@ mhos .
= = Geography and geology = =
The elevation near the mouth of Little Catawissa Creek is 833 feet ( 254 m ) above sea level . The elevation of the creek 's source is between 1 @,@ 360 feet ( 410 m ) and 1 @,@ 380 feet ( 420 m ) above sea level .
Little Catawissa Creek flows over rock of the Mauch Chunk Formation for its entire length . Most of the rest of the watershed is also on this rock formation . However , other rock formations also occur in the watershed . A substantial area of the Pocono Formation can be found in the northwestern part of the watershed and large areas of rock of the Pottsville Formation occupy portions of the southern and western parts of the watershed . Small areas of the Spechty Kopf Formation and the Buddys Run Member of the Catskill Formation are found in the northwestern part of the watershed .
Little Catawissa Creek flows over Leck Kill soil for most of its length . However , its headwaters are on Hazleton soil . Additionally , the westernmost and southernmost parts of the watershed are on Hazleton soil , as is the northwestern part of the watershed .
Little Catawissa Creek is flanked by areas prone to flooding between the point where it enters Schuylkill County and its mouth . The tributary Stony Run also flows through some areas prone to flooding and a few areas near Trexler Run are susceptible to flooding as well . Other small areas prone to flooding are scattered throughout the watershed of the creek .
Between the headwaters of Little Catawissa Creek and T431 , the width of the creek is 3 @.@ 0 meters ( 9 @.@ 8 ft ) wide . Between T431 and T435 , the creek is 5 @.@ 3 meters ( 17 ft ) wide and between T435 and the creek 's mouth , its width is 6 @.@ 2 metres ( 20 ft ) . The gradient of the creek upstream of T431 is 20 @.@ 8 meters per kilometer ( 110 ft / mi ) . The gradient between T431 and T435 is 5 @.@ 6 meters per kilometer ( 30 ft / mi ) and the gradient between T435 and the mouth of the creek is 7 @.@ 7 meters per kilometer ( 41 ft / mi ) meters per kilometer .
There is a flooded strip mine in the western part of the watershed of Little Catawissa Creek . The headwaters of the creek are on a mountain known as Big Mountain . The creek is a freestone stream .
= = Watershed = =
The watershed of Little Catawissa Creek has an area of 16 @.@ 70 square miles ( 43 @.@ 3 km2 ) . Most of the watershed is in Union Township , Schuylkill County . However , substantial portions are in Conyngham Township , Columbia County and Columbia County . Smaller parts of the watershed are in southern North Union Township , Schuylkill County and western Ringtown , also in Schuylkill County .
Major roads in the watershed of Little Catawissa Creek include Zion Grove Road , Little Mountain Road , and Aristes Road . Additionally , Pennsylvania Route 42 traverses the western edge of the creek 's watershed . Between its headwaters and T431 , none of the creek 's length is within 100 metres ( 330 ft ) of a road , but all of its length is within 300 metres ( 980 ft ) of a road . Between T431 and T435 , 29 percent of the creek 's length is within 100 metres ( 330 ft ) of a road , 66 percent is within 300 metres ( 980 ft ) and 81 percent is within 500 metres ( 1 @,@ 600 ft ) . Between T435 and the creek 's mouth , 21 percent of the creek 's length is within 100 metres ( 330 ft ) of a road , 40 percent is within 300 metres ( 980 ft ) of one , and 66 percent is within 500 metres ( 1 @,@ 600 ft ) of one .
In 1990 , the population density of the upper reaches of the watershed of Little Catawissa Creek was 30 people per square kilometer . The population density in the middle reaches of the creek 's watershed was 40 people per square kilometer and the density in the lower reaches of the watershed was 31 people per square kilometer . The creek is completely closed to public access between T435 and its mouth .
There are large areas of agricultural land in the middle reaches of the watershed of Little Catawissa Creek , but most of the agricultural operations in the watershed are relatively small . The main areas of residential development in the watershed are the communities of Aristes and Ringtown . The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued four mining permits in the watershed of the creek . All of these permits are for mining on a ridge on the northern edge of the watershed . There are a number of other land uses in the creek 's watershed . These include private forests and rural residences .
Little Catawissa Creek is on the United States Geological Survey quadrangles of Ashland , Shenandoah , and Nuremberg . It is managed by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission between T431 , 8 @.@ 10 miles ( 13 @.@ 04 km ) upstream of the mouth and T435 , 2 @.@ 90 miles ( 4 @.@ 67 km ) upstream of the mouth .
A reservoir known as the Ringtown Reservoir is on an unnamed tributary of Little Catawissa Creek .
= = History and etymology = =
Little Catawissa Creek is named for the fact that it is smaller than Catawissa Creek .
Little Catawissa Creek was historically stocked with trout from near the border between Columbia County and Schuylkill County downstream to the mouth of the creek . The creek was surveyed by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission nine times between 1939 and 1985 . The first survey was performed in 1936 . This was the first time that the creek was recommended for trout stocking . The creek was also surveyed by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission several times in the 1950s , 1960s , 1970s , and 1980s .
A number of bridges have been built over Little Catawissa Creek . A steel stringer bridge was built over the creek in 1914 and restored in 1939 . This bridge is 40 @.@ 0 feet ( 12 @.@ 2 m ) long . Another bridge was built over the creek in 1930 . It is a concrete arch bridge that is 60 @.@ 0 feet ( 18 @.@ 3 m ) long . In 1961 , a prestressed box beam bridge was built across the creek . This bridge is 47 @.@ 9 feet ( 14 @.@ 6 m ) long . A concrete slab bridge was built over the creek in 1973 and a prestressed box beam bridge was built over it in 1990 . These bridges are 30 @.@ 8 feet ( 9 @.@ 4 m ) and 57 @.@ 1 feet ( 17 @.@ 4 m ) long , respectively .
John Mourey constructed a sawmill and gristmill on Little Catawissa Creek 0 @.@ 5 miles ( 0 @.@ 80 km ) west of Ringtown in 1853 . Little Catawissa Creek was used as an emergency water supply in the early 1900s .
= = Biology = =
Little Catawissa Creek is considered by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to be a High @-@ Quality Coldwater Fishery between its headwaters and Reservoir Road . Between Reservoir Road and the mouth of the creek , it is considered to be a Coldwater Fishery . The upper reaches of the creek , between its headwaters and a point slightly downstream of where it enters Schuylkill County are considered by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission to be Class A Wild Trout Waters and the rest of the creek 's length is considered to be Approved Trout Waters . The upper reaches of the creek were Class A Wild Trout Waters in 1976 before becoming Class D Wild Trout Waters in 1984 . This change was due to acid mine drainage and sediment buildup . However , the creek rebounded to Class A Wild Trout Waters by 1997 . The creek is considered to be Class D Wild Trout Waters between T431 and T435 . The tributary Trexler Run is also considered to be Class A Wild Trout Waters throughout its length .
Wild brook trout naturally reproduce in Little Catawissa Creek . However , introducing rainbow trout into the creek is forbidden , although they were historically stocked there by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission . River chubs were historically present in the creek , but have disappeared . The reason for this disappearance is unknown .
Between the headwaters of Little Catawissa Creek and 8 @.@ 10 miles ( 13 @.@ 04 km ) upstream of its mouth , at T431 , there are three species of fish : brook trout , creek chub , and blacknose dace . White suckers were also observed in this part of the creek in 1976 . There are twelve species of fish in the creek between T431 and T435 , including brook trout , brown trout , and green sunfish . Additionally , numerous more have been historically observed in this stretch of the creek , but are not any more . Eight fish species , including brown trout , were observed on the creek between T435 and its mouth during a 1976 survey . The brown trout ranged from 300 to 324 millimeters ( 11 @.@ 8 to 12 @.@ 8 in ) .
The biomass of wild trout in Little Catawissa Creek upstream of T431 is 30 @.@ 85 kilograms per hectare ( 27 @.@ 52 lb / acre ) . This includes 24 @.@ 81 kilograms per hectare ( 22 @.@ 13 lb / acre ) of brook trout that are less than 175 millimeters ( 6 @.@ 9 in ) long and 6 @.@ 04 kilograms per hectare ( 5 @.@ 39 lb / acre ) of brook trout that are more than 175 millimeters ( 6 @.@ 9 in ) long . The trout in this part of the creek range from 25 to 224 millimeters ( 0 @.@ 98 to 8 @.@ 82 in ) . The biomass of wild trout in the creek between T431 and T405 is 5 @.@ 08 kilograms per hectare ( 4 @.@ 53 lb / acre ) . 4 @.@ 97 kilograms per hectare ( 4 @.@ 43 lb / acre ) kilograms per hectare come from brown trout ( including 0 @.@ 98 kilograms per hectare ( 0 @.@ 87 lb / acre ) from brown trout shorter than 175 millimeters ( 6 @.@ 9 in ) and 3 @.@ 99 kilograms per hectare ( 3 @.@ 56 lb / acre ) from brown trout longer than 175 millimeters ) and 0 @.@ 11 kilograms per hectare ( 0 @.@ 098 lb / acre ) come from brook trout over 175 millimeters ( 6 @.@ 9 in ) long . The brown trout range from 50 to 299 millimeters ( 2 @.@ 0 to 11 @.@ 8 in ) long and the brook trout range from 50 to 224 millimeters ( 2 @.@ 0 to 8 @.@ 8 in ) long .
Between the headwaters of Little Catawissa Creek and T431 , there are 799 brook trout per square kilometer that are shorter than 175 millimeters and 23 per kilometer that are longer . There are 2997 brook trout per hectare that are less than 175 millimeters long and 88 that are more than 175 millimeters long . In the creek between T431 and T435 , there is one brook trout per kilometer that is less than 175 millimeters long and one per kilometer that is more than 175 millimeters long . On the other hand , there are 197 brown trout per kilometer less than 175 millimeters long and 25 per kilometer that are more than 175 millimeters long . There is one brook trout per hectare that are less than 175 millimeters long and one that is more than 175 millimeters long . There are 230 brook trout per hectare that are less than 175 millimeters long and 31 that are more than 175 millimeters long .
A 1997 report stated that Little Catawissa Creek was a poor site for angling .
Little Catawissa Creek has a diverse population of aquatic macroinvertebrates .
= Episode 5 ( Twin Peaks ) =
" Episode 5 " , also known as " Cooper 's Dreams " , is the sixth episode of the first season of the American mystery television series Twin Peaks . The episode was written by series co @-@ creator Mark Frost and directed by Lesli Linka Glatter . " Episode 5 " features series regulars Kyle MacLachlan , Michael Ontkean and Richard Beymer , with guest appearances by Chris Mulkey and David Patrick Kelly .
Glatter has noted that the episode exemplifies the themes of longing and desire which she feels characterize the series ; she has also called to attention its careful balance between tragic and comic elements . Exterior scenes in the episode were filmed in California 's Angeles National Forest and blended with stock footage of Washington to enhance the setting .
FBI agent Dale Cooper ( MacLachlan ) and Twin Peaks sheriff Harry Truman ( Ontkean ) continue to investigate a murder in the small mountain town , while local businessman Benjamin Horne ( Beymer ) schemes to burn down its sawmill to further his property empire . First airing on May 10 , 1990 , " Episode 5 " was viewed by approximately 18 percent of the available audience during its broadcast ; it has received positive reviews from critics .
= = Plot = =
= = = Background = = =
The small town of Twin Peaks , Washington , has been shocked by the murder of schoolgirl Laura Palmer ( Sheryl Lee ) and the attempted murder of her friend Ronette Pulaski ( Phoebe Augustine ) . Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent Dale Cooper ( Kyle MacLachlan ) has come to the town to investigate , and initial suspicion has fallen upon Palmer 's boyfriend Bobby Briggs ( Dana Ashbrook ) and the man with whom she was cheating on Briggs , James Hurley ( James Marshall ) . However , other inhabitants of the town have their own suspicions : the violent , drug @-@ dealing truck driver Leo Johnson ( Eric Da Re ) is seen as a possible suspect , especially to his wife Shelley ( Mädchen Amick ) , who has found a bloodstained shirt among his belongings .
= = = Events = = =
Cooper is woken early by the sound of a raucous party in the Great Northern Hotel . He leaves to meet Truman , while Jerry Horne ( David Patrick Kelly ) meets his brother Benjamin ( Richard Beymer ) to discuss the new Icelandic investors in their property developments . Leland Palmer ( Ray Wise ) arrives , disoriented and wishing to return to work , but the Hornes send him home . Cooper , Truman and Doctor Hayward ( Warren Frost ) discuss Johnson 's bloodied shirt , learning that the blood is not Laura 's but that of drug smuggler Jacques Renault .
Johnson 's wife Shelley is having breakfast with her lover Bobby Briggs ; the two roleplay the idea of shooting Johnson , while they toy with Shelley 's pistol . When Deputy Andy Brennan ( Harry Goaz ) arrives to enquire about Johnson , Briggs hides and Shelley attempts to make Johnson seem deeply involved in Laura 's death and Renault 's disappearance . Elsewhere , lovers Ed Hurley ( Everett McGill ) and Norma Jennings ( Peggy Lipton ) meet to discuss their spouses . Jennings ' husband Hank ( Chris Mulkey ) has been released from prison , while Hurley 's volatile wife Nadine is increasingly becoming mentally unwell . Jennings leaves , feeling that things are going nowhere , leaving Hurley crestfallen . Meanwhile , Audrey Horne ( Sherilyn Fenn ) is interviewed for a job at her father 's department store and blackmails the interviewer into giving her a position at the shop 's perfume counter — where Laura and Ronette Pulaski worked before their abduction .
Madeline Ferguson ( Lee ) meets with James Hurley and Donna Hayward ( Lara Flynn Boyle ) at the RR Diner . They discuss Laura 's death ; Hurley and Hayward believe Laura hid a diary at her home and want Ferguson , who is now staying there , to look for it . They leave as Jennings and Shelley arrive ; Hank is seated at another table and pulls Jennings aside to asks to start working to earn her trust . Meanwhile , using a photograph from Renault 's home and the clues from Cooper 's dream , the investigators find a log cabin in the woods that they believe to be the scene of the murder ; on the floor Cooper finds a fragment of a One Eyed Jacks casino chip that matches the piece found in Laura 's stomach , and Truman finds Waldo , the caged myna bird .
That same afternoon , Bobby attends family counseling with Dr. Jacoby ( Russ Tamblyn ) , the town psychiatrist who also saw Laura as a patient prior to her death . Bobby is initially dismissive of Jacoby 's attempt at analysis , but once he is isolated from his parents , he breaks down and confesses that Laura had told him that she wanted to die — and that she had pressured Bobby into dealing drugs so that she could use them herself .
At a party in the Great Northern to welcome the new investors , Benjamin and Catherine Martell ( Piper Laurie ) secretly discuss their plan to burn the town 's sawmill and buy the land cheaply . Leland begins sobbing hysterically when a piece of music begins , and Martell escorts him away . Meanwhile , Shelley waits at home with her gun , as Johnson arrives back . Hank attacks him beside his truck , threatening him ; Johnson returns home and lashes out at Shelley , and she draws the gun and shoots him .
= = Production = =
" Episode 5 " was written by Mark Frost , who created Twin Peaks along with David Lynch . Frost had previously penned " Pilot " , " Episode 1 " and " Episode 2 " with Lynch ; this was his first solo writing credit for the series , and he would pen a further seven episodes as the series progressed . The episode was directed by Lesli Linka Glatter , making her first contribution to the series . Glatter later returned to helm three more episodes in the second season .
Glatter has praised MacLachlan 's involvement in his role , believing that he fully embraced and explored the character of Cooper ; she noted that he was as devoted to the character 's comedic elements as to his dramatic side and that the crew had difficulty completing takes featuring Cooper without laughing at his comic delivery . She has also noted that although the writers and directors on the series tended to emphasize the rapport between Cooper and Fenn 's character Audrey Horne , there was never any intention to bring the characters together as a couple .
Glatter also highlighted Da Re 's menacing character , finding it to be a contrast to the actor 's real @-@ life " sweet " personality . Da Re 's mother , Johanna Ray , was the casting director for Twin Peaks . Glatter similarly lauded the comic performances of most of the cast , particularly singling out the " dry wit " of Beymer and his chemistry with guest star Kelly . She felt that the series struck a good balance between its humorous elements and its dark subject matter , playing its serious moments with an appropriate level of gravitas and avoiding becoming a " self parody " . She also has expressed her belief that the main thematic concern of the series was " longing " , and that most characters were driven by their desires for each other ; she particularly noted the affair between Briggs and Shelley Johnson as an example of this expressed , but secret , longing .
Throughout the series , scenes set in the Great Northern Hotel 's dining room — seen at the beginning of most episodes — almost always featured a convention of some sort , whether this was intended to be noticed or not . " Episode 5 " features a group of American Indian Movement members in this capacity . Exterior scenes in the woods were filmed at Angeles National Forest in California and blended with establishing shots of the Washington landscape that had been filmed to provide the series with stock footage .
= = Broadcast and reception = =
" Episode 5 " was first broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company on May 10 , 1990 . In its initial airing , it was viewed by 11 @.@ 5 percent of US households , 18 percent of the available audience . For the following episode , these figures would drop to 10 @.@ 6 percent of the population and 17 percent of the available audience .
Writing for The A.V. Club , Keith Phipps rated the episode an " A − " , noting the scene in which Leland breaks down while dancing to " Pennsylvania 6 @-@ 5000 " as a highlight . Phipps felt that the episode advanced the plotlines of the series and the development of its characters equally well , adding that it showed Twin Peaks " wasn 't just a fleeting phenomenon but an honest @-@ to @-@ goodness great show " . AllRovi 's Andrea LeVasseur awarded the episode four stars out of five . Daniel J. Blau of Television Without Pity pointed out the sexual undertones of the episode , noting in particular Briggs and Shelley 's playing with a pistol as clear phallic imagery . However , Blau was heavily critical of Marshall 's acting , finding his performance to be a " train wreck " .
= Smalltail shark =
The smalltail shark ( Carcharhinus porosus ) is a species of requiem shark , and part of the family Carcharhinidae . It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean , from the northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil . It inhabits shallow waters close to shore , particularly over muddy bottoms around estuaries . It tends to swim low in the water column and forms large aggregations segregated by sex . A slim species generally not exceeding 1 @.@ 1 m ( 3 @.@ 6 ft ) in length , the smalltail shark has a rather long , pointed snout , a broad , triangular first dorsal fin , and a second dorsal fin that originates over the midpoint of the anal fin base . It is plain gray in color , without prominent markings on its fins .
The diet of the smalltail shark consists mainly of bony fishes such as croakers , while crustaceans , cephalopods , and smaller sharks and rays may also be consumed . It is viviparous , meaning the developing embryos are sustained by a placental connection . Females bear litters of two to nine young on a biennial cycle , following an approximately 12 @-@ month gestation period . The smalltail shark is often caught as bycatch and may be used for meat , fins , liver oil , cartilage , and fishmeal . The impact of fishing on its population is largely unknown except off northern Brazil , where it seems to have declined significantly since the 1980s . Therefore , the International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed it as Data Deficient overall and as Vulnerable in Brazil .
= = Taxonomy and phylogeny = =
Italian naturalist Camillo Ranzani published the first scientific description of the smalltail shark , in an 1839 volume of Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Instituti Bononiensis . He named the new shark Carcharias porosus from the Greek porus ( " pore " ) , referring to the prominent pores behind its eyes . The type specimen , a 1 @.@ 2 m ( 3 @.@ 9 ft ) -long male from Brazil , has since been lost . This species was moved to the genus Carcharhinus by later authors . Its Trinidadian name is puppy shark .
The evolutionary relationships of the smalltail shark are uncertain . Based on morphology , Jack Garrick in 1982 and Leonard Compagno in 1988 tentatively placed it in a group defined by the whitecheek shark ( C. dussumieri ) and the blackspot shark ( C. sealei ) . This grouping was equivocally supported by Gavin Naylor 's 1992 allozyme @-@ based phylogenetic analysis . Alternately , a 2011 phylogenetic study by Ximena Vélez @-@ Zuazoa and Ingi Agnarsson , based on nuclear and mitochondrial genes , found close relationships between the smalltail shark , the daggernose shark ( Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus ) , the blacknose shark ( C. acronotus ) , and the finetooth shark ( C. isodon ) . The Pacific smalltail shark ( C. cerdale ) was once mistakenly synonymized with C. porosus , until 2011 when José Castro resurrected it as a distinct taxon . An undescribed species closely similar to C. porosus is known from Southeast Asia .
= = Description = =
The smalltail shark is a slender @-@ bodied species with a fairly long , pointed snout . The leading margin of each nostril is enlarged into a narrow , pointed lobe . The large , circular eyes are equipped with nictitating membranes , and behind them are a series of prominent pores . The mouth bears short furrows at the corners and contains 13 – 15 tooth rows on either side of both jaws ( usually 14 upper and 13 lower ) . The upper teeth are tall and triangular with strong serrations , becoming increasing oblique towards the sides . The lower teeth are comparatively narrower and more upright , with finer serrations . The five pairs of gill slits are short .
The small pectoral fins are falcate ( sickle @-@ shaped ) with relatively pointed tips . The first dorsal fin is broad , forming nearly an equilateral triangle in adults , with a blunt apex ; it originates over the pectoral fin rear tips . The second dorsal fin is small and originates over the midpoint of the anal fin base . There is no ridge between the dorsal fins . The pelvic fins are small with pointed to narrowly rounded tips , and the anal fin has a deep notch in its trailing margin . The asymmetrical caudal fin has a strong lower lobe and a longer upper lobe with a ventral notch near the tip . The dermal denticles are mostly non @-@ overlapping ; each has 3 – 5 horizontal ridges leading to posterior teeth , with the central one the longest . This shark is plain gray to slate above and whitish below , with a faint lighter stripe on the flanks . The pectoral , dorsal , and caudal fins may darken toward the tips . The smalltail shark reaches a maximum known length of 1 @.@ 5 m ( 4 @.@ 9 ft ) , though 0 @.@ 9 – 1 @.@ 1 m ( 3 @.@ 0 – 3 @.@ 6 ft ) is typical . Females grow larger than males .
= = Distribution and habitat = =
The known range of the smalltail shark extends from the northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil , excluding the Caribbean islands ( aside from Trinidad and Tobago ) . Its center of abundance is along the northern Brazilian coast , off Pará and Maranhão , where it is the most common shark . This species has not been reported east of the Mississippi River in the past 50 years , despite historical evidence of a nursery area off Louisiana . The smalltail shark can usually be found close to the bottom in inshore waters no deeper than 36 m ( 118 ft ) . Off northern Brazil , its environment is characterized by tides up to 7 m ( 23 ft ) high and reaching 7 @.@ 5 knots ; the salinity fluctuates between 14 ppt in the rainy season and 34 ppt in the dry season , and the temperature ranges from 25 to 32 ° C ( 77 to 90 ° F ) . It favors estuarine areas with muddy bottoms .
= = Biology and ecology = =
The smalltail shark forms large aggregations segregated by sex , with the males generally found deeper than the females . It feeds mainly on bony fishes , including sea catfish , croakers , jacks , and grunts . Shrimp , crabs , and squid are secondary food sources , while adults are also capable of taking young sharpnose sharks ( Rhizoprionodon ) , hammerhead sharks ( Sphyrna ) , and stingrays ( Dasyatis ) . Opportunistic in habits , the dietary composition of this shark generally reflects what is most available in its environment ; off northern Brazil , the most important prey species are the croakers Macrodon ancylodon and Stellifer naso . Juveniles consume a wider variety of prey than adults . In turn , the smalltail shark may potentially be preyed upon by larger sharks .
Like other members of its family , the smalltail shark is viviparous : once the developing embryos exhaust their supply of yolk , the yolk sac develops into a placental connection through which the mother delivers nourishment . Females produce litters of two to nine ( typically four to six ) young every other year ; litter size increases with the size of the female . The gestation period lasts approximately 12 months . Reproduction occurs throughout the year , with a peak in birthing from September to November . There are known nursery areas in shallow , murky waters off northern Brazil and Trinidad , where many bays and estuaries provide shelter and food . The newborns measure 30 – 33 cm ( 12 – 13 in ) long and grow an average of 7 cm
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( 2 @.@ 8 in ) per year in their first four years of life . Males and females mature sexually at 70 – 93 cm ( 28 – 37 in ) and 71 – 85 cm ( 28 – 33 in ) long respectively , corresponding to six years of age for both sexes . The average growth rate slows to 4 cm ( 1 @.@ 6 in ) per year after maturation . The maximum lifespan is at least 12 years .
= = Human interactions = =
Harmless to humans , the smalltail shark is caught incidentally by gillnet and longline fisheries throughout its range . The meat is sold fresh , frozen , or dried and salted . In addition , the dried fins are exported for use in shark fin soup , the liver oil and cartilage are used medicinally , and the carcass is processed into fishmeal . In 2006 , the IUCN assessed this species , including Pacific populations now separated as C. cerdale , as Data Deficient due to a lack of fishery data . In Trinidad , its abundance makes it the most economically important shark . Off northern Brazil , substantial numbers are caught by gillnet fisheries targeting the Serra Spanish mackerel ( Scomberomorus brasiliensis ) . In the 1980s , this species constituted roughly 43 % of the shark and ray catch , but has since declined to around 17 % . This apparent decline is thought to have resulted from increasing fishing effort , the large proportion of juveniles captured , and the shark 's low reproductive rate . Consequently , the IUCN has assessed the smalltail shark in Brazil as Vulnerable , and noted the urgent need for conservation measures given that northern Brazil represents the center of the species ' range . Although the smalltail shark was ostensibly given protection by inclusion on the 2004 Official List of Endangered Animals in Brazil , fishing remains effectively unmanaged .
= Neuroacanthocytosis =
Neuroacanthocytosis is a label applied to several neurological conditions in which the blood contains misshapen , spiculated red blood cells called acanthocytes .
The ' core ' neuroacanthocytosis syndromes , in which acanthocytes are a typical feature , are chorea acanthocytosis and McLeod syndrome . Acanthocytes are seen less frequently in other conditions including Huntington 's disease @-@ like syndrome 2 ( HDL2 ) and pantothenate kinase @-@ associated neurodegeneration ( PKAN ) .
The neuroacanthocytosis syndromes are caused by a range of genetic mutations and produce a variety of clinical features but primarily produce neurodegeneration of the brain , specifically the basal ganglia .
The diseases are hereditary but rare .
= = Acanthocytes = =
The hallmark of the neuroacanthocytosis syndromes is the presence of acanthocytes in peripheral blood . Acanthocytosis originated from the Greek word acantha , meaning thorn . Acanthocytes are spiculated red blood cells and can be caused by altered distribution of membrane lipids or membrane protein / skeleton abnormalities . In neuroacanthocytosis , acanthocytes are caused by protein but not lipid membrane abnormalities
= = Common features = =
The ' core ' neuroacanthocytosis syndromes are chorea acanthocytosis and McLeod syndrome . Acanthocytes are nearly always present in these conditions and they share common clinical features . Some of these features are also seen in the other neurological syndromes associated with neuroacanthocytosis .
A common feature of the core syndromes is chorea : involuntary dance @-@ like movements . In neuroacanthocytosis , this is particularly prominent in the face and mouth which can cause difficulties with speech and eating . These movements are usually abrupt and irregular and present during both rest and sleep .
Individuals with neuroacanthocytosis also often suffer from parkinsonism , the uncontrolled slowness of movements , and dystonia , abnormal body postures . Many affected individuals also have cognitive ( intellectual ) impairment and psychiatric symptoms such as anxiety , paranoia , depression , obsessive behavior , and pronounced emotional instability . Seizures may also be a symptom of neuroacanthocytosis .
Onset differs between individual neuroacanthocytosis syndromes but is usually between ages 20 and 40 . Affected individuals usually live for 10 – 20 years after onset .
= = Core neuroacanthocytosis syndromes = =
= = = Chorea acanthocytosis = = =
Chorea acanthocytosis is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the VPS13A , also called CHAC , on chromosome 9q21 . The gene encodes the protein Vacuolar protein sorting @-@ associated protein 13A , also known as chorein . The protein 's function is unknown .
Chorea acanthocytosis is characterised by dystonia , chorea and progressive cognitive , behavioural changes and seizures . Strikingly , many people with chorea acanthocytosis uncontrollably bite their tongue , lips , and the inside of the mouth . Eye movement abnormalities are also seen .
There are about 500 – 1 @,@ 000 cases of chorea acanthocytosis worldwide and it is not specific to any particular ethnic group .
= = = McLeod syndrome = = =
McLeod syndrome is an X @-@ linked recessive disorder caused by mutations in the XK gene encoding the Kx blood type antigen , one of the Kell antigens .
Like the other neuroacanthocytosis syndromes , McLeod syndrome causes movement disorder , cognitive impairment and psychiatric symptoms . The particular features of McLeod syndrome are heart problems such as arrhythmia and dilated cardiomyopathy ( enlarged heart ) .
McLeod syndrome is very rare . There are approximately 150 cases of McLeod syndrome worldwide . Because of its X @-@ linked mode of inheritance , it is much more prevalent in males .
= = Other neurological conditions causing acanthocytosis = =
Many other neurological conditions are associated with acanthocytosis but are not considered ' core ' acanthocytosis syndromes . The commonest are :
Pantothenate kinase @-@ associated neurodegeneration , an autosomal recessive condition caused by mutations in PANK2 .
Huntington 's disease @-@ like syndrome type 2 , an autosomal dominant condition caused by mutations in JPH3 that closely resembles Huntington 's disease .
Bassen @-@ Kornzweig disease , or Bassen @-@ Kornzweig Syndrome ( see also History ) .
Levine @-@ Critchley syndrome ( see History ) .
Paroxysmal movement disorders associated with GLUT1 mutations .
Familial acanthocytosis with paroxysmal exertion @-@ induced dyskinesias and epilepsy ( FAPED ) .
Some cases of mitochondrial disease .
= = Management = =
Currently , no treatment slows the neurodegeneration in any of the neuroacanthocytosis disorders . Medication may be administered to decrease the involuntary movements produced by these syndromes . Antipsychotics are used to block dopamine , anticonvulsants treat seizures and botulinum toxin injections may control dystonia . Patients usually receive speech , occupational and physical therapies to help with the complications associated with movement . Sometimes , physicians will prescribe antidepressants for the psychological problems that accompany neuroacanthocytosis . Some success has been reported with Deep brain stimulation .
Mouthguards and other physical protective devices may be useful in preventing damage to the lips and tongue due to the orofacial chorea and dystonia typical of chorea acanthocytosis .
= = History = =
Neuroacanthocytosis was first identified in 1950 as Bassen @-@ Kornzweig disease , or Bassen @-@ Kornzweig Syndrome , a rare , autosomal recessive , childhood @-@ onset disorder in which the body fails to produce chylomicrons , low density lipoprotein ( LDL ) and very low density lipoprotein ( VLDL ) . Symptoms include ataxia , peripheral neuropathy , retinitis pigmentosa and other forms of nerve dysfunction . It was first noted by the North American physician Frank Bassen , who later partnered with the ophthalmologist Abraham Kornzweig to identify and describe causes and symptoms of the disease . Affected children appear normal at birth but usually fail to thrive during their first year .
A second form of neuroacanthocytosis , Levine @-@ Critchley syndrome , was discovered by the American internist Irvine M. Levine in 1960 and reported in Neurology in 1964 , and again in 1968 . Subsequently , similar symptoms were identified and described by the British neurologist MacDonald Critchley in 1968 . In both cases , the physicians described a hereditary syndrome that combined acanthocytosis with neurological peculiarities but normal serum lipoprotein . Specific symptoms included tics , grimacing , movement disorders , difficulty swallowing , poor coordination , hyporeflexia , chorea , and seizures . Patients often mutilated their tongues , lips , and cheeks . The diseases appeared in both sexes , and were usually diagnosed in infancy .
= = Research = =
Research is underway worldwide to increase scientific understanding of these disorders as well to identify prevention and treatment methods . Known genetic mutations provide a basis for studying some of the conditions .
= The French Democracy =
The French Democracy is a short 2005 French political film made by Alex Chan using computer animation from Lionhead Studios ' 2005 business simulation game The Movies . The plot centers on three Moroccan men who turn to rioting after facing different forms of discrimination . Chan , a French native of Chinese descent , created the film to convey his view that racism caused the riots of the 2005 civil unrest in France . Although Chan was restricted by shortcomings and technical limitations in The Movies , he finished the film after four days of production .
The film was uploaded to The Movies Online , Lionhead 's website for user @-@ created videos , on 22 November 2005 and was soon covered by American and French press . Although real @-@ time @-@ rendered , three @-@ dimensional computer animation ( machinima ) had been used in earlier political films , The French Democracy attained an unprecedented level of mainstream attention for political machinima . While acknowledging the film 's flaws , such as the grammatically poor English subtitles , commentators praised its clear political message and compared it to films such as La Haine and Do the Right Thing . The French Democracy inspired other politically conscious machinima works and fueled discussion about the art form 's potential for political expression . Some raised concerns that video game companies would use their copyrights to control the content of derivative machinima films .
= = Synopsis = =
The French Democracy begins with a re @-@ enactment of the real @-@ life 27 October 2005 event that triggered riots in France : the electrocution of two teenagers , Zyed Benna and Bouna Traoré . In the film , the youths attempt to hide from police in a building near an electric power station . In a televised speech , the Minister of the Interior vows to increase efforts to fight crime . Three fictional Moroccan men discuss the recent events and disagree with means used by the police , and feel that blacks are unfairly targeted . They face different forms of discrimination : overnight detention for lack of a passport during an identity check , refusal of employment and housing rental , and police brutality . Angered , the three riot using Molotov cocktails . A white family watches television coverage of the chaos , and the film ends with a dedication to Benna and Traoré , lamenting the loss of the French ideals of freedom , equality , and fraternity .
= = Background and production = =
Alex Chan , 27 years old at the time of the civil unrest , was a French @-@ born freelance industrial designer whose parents were Chinese immigrants from Hong Kong . Although Chan was successful professionally , he felt that there was racial and cultural discrimination in France , based on his own previous attempts to find housing and violence directed towards him . He lived in Seine @-@ Saint @-@ Denis , a suburb of Paris , near housing projects where rioting had caused the destruction of cars owned by acquaintances . In the aftermath of the unrest , Chan was dissatisfied , stating that " the media , especially in the United States , ... linked what was happening , the riots , to terrorism and put the blame on the Muslim community " . Chan wanted instead to depict " more human " rioters who turned to violence in response to racism . According to Chan , the title The French Democracy is meant to be ironic , in that the youths express themselves by rioting rather than through the political system . He elaborated :
[ The French Democracy is ] a shortcut made with The Movies technology about the recent events concerning riots in French suburbs . This movie is trying to help people have a better understanding of the origin of these events , as some reasons that pushed all this youth to have such violent acts . As a matter of fact TFD offers a sincere inside view from a French citizen who lives in one of these neighborhoods where the riots took place . This fictional documentary is strongly inspired by real events and reactions and tries to make the spectator think more about how French society could and should potentially be .
Although he had no previous film @-@ making experience , Chan decided to make his public statement as a film after he bought The Movies , a business simulation game released by Lionhead Studios on 8 November . After he progressed in the game far enough to unlock the desired film @-@ making tools , he switched to Sandbox mode , in which he completed the film in three or four days . Because Chan had no computer microphone , the film presents dialogue in English subtitles . Despite his lack of fluency , he chose English to broaden his audience . Production was also affected by the limitations of The Movies . Restricted to the scenery provided by the software , Chan set the electrocution deaths in a shack . The game 's Manhattan @-@ based setting forced him to approximate the Paris Métro with the New York City Subway and to include the Empire State Building in the background . Given the game 's choices for skin color , Chan needed to apply the lightest pigment available for blacks to one character .
= = Reception = =
Under the pseudonym Koulamata , Chan uploaded the finished film to The Movies Online on 22 November 2005 . Some viewers praised it , but others criticized the poor subtitles or the portrayal of police action against minorities . According to Libération , criticism was stronger in France than elsewhere . Lionhead 's selection of The French Democracy as a " hot pick " led to redistribution from other Internet sites , followed by coverage in mainstream media — including The Washington Post , BusinessWeek , USA Today , and Libération . The Washington Post and MTV originally created religious connotations by incorrectly labeling Chan 's characters as Muslims ; they issued corrected stories after Chan complained . In 2006 , the film was shown at the Flash Festival at Centre Georges Pompidou and at the World Wide Short Film Festival in Toronto .
By Chan 's own assessment , The French Democracy is unpolished . The Washington Post found " broken English " in the subtitles , and BusinessWeek deemed them " stilted and ungrammatical " . Josh Lee of PopMatters deemed the character animations of The Movies too exaggerated for the film 's serious message ; he felt that they made the film 's depiction of police brutality seem better suited for the silent film comedy series Keystone Cops . Alterités , a French Internet publication about media issues related to immigration , called the characters " très ethnicisés " ( very ethnicized ) .
However , some critics felt that these problems with production quality helped to convey the film 's message . In a MétaMorphoses article , Franck Beau considered the film 's aesthetic a strong point because , having originated in video games , it completely differed from those of traditional animation and filming . He argued that the work 's power lay in its " simplicité extrême " ( extreme simplicity ) and in the " fonctionnement logique " ( logical operation ) of the underlying video game . BusinessWeek wrote that " the combination of amateurish technique and a strong emotional message is oddly moving " , and Henry Lowood of Stanford University similarly thought that the awkward subtitles and cinematography created a sense of authenticity . Lee found a filming precedent in Mathieu Kassovitz 's 1995 work La Haine , also " lauded for its low @-@ budget aesthetic as much as for its expressions of rage , fear , and alienation " . A discussion panel at the AMAS ' 2006 Machinima Film Festival compared Chan 's work to Do the Right Thing ( 1989 ) and The Battle of Algiers ( 1966 ) .
= = Legacy = =
Although earlier political machinima films existed , The French Democracy attained an unprecedented level of mainstream attention , according to Paul Marino , executive director of the Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences ( AMAS ) . Based on the interest , Marino considered adding a documentary or commentary category to the AMAS ' awards . Xavier Lardy , founder of machinima.fr , stated that no previous machinima work had " such a clear and prominent political message " . Others further contrasted The French Democracy 's serious nature with the prevalence of gaming @-@ related references in other machinima works , such as the Leeroy Jenkins video and Rooster Teeth Productions ' comedy series Red vs. Blue : The Blood Gulch Chronicles . Berkeley stated that The French Democracy was a rare exception to machinima 's basis in " accepted cinematic and televisual conventions " .
The French Democracy was , according to Alterités , " evidence that ' technological innovations are being used to satisfy the thirst for public expression " , and Olli Sotamaa felt that the work justified further research into connections between citizenship and video gaming . Peter Molyneux , chief executive officer of Lionhead Studios , praised Chan 's " timely and poignant " work for inspiring other commentary films on American and British society and for " demonstrating the potential power and impact that these films can have " . In CineAction , Elijah Horwatt wrote that Thuyen Nguyen 's 2006 An Unfair War , a criticism of the Iraq War , similarly attempts " to speak for those who cannot " . Joshua Garrison mimicked Chan 's " political pseudo @-@ documentary style " in his Virginia Tech Massacre , a controversial Halo 3 – based re @-@ enactment of the eponymous real @-@ life event . Although initially undecided , Chan eventually became a professional machinima film @-@ maker . His later work includes World of Electors , a series about the 2007 French presidential election .
Writing for The Escapist , Allen Varney felt that the political awareness was overstated because the percentage of The Movies films that offered social commentary remained small and because the machinima and political communities were mostly separate . He argued that machinima 's outstanding copyright issues and possible marginalization constrained potential for expression . Marino and others added concerns that , although game developers had condoned machinima , a controversial film could prompt them to control machinima content by enforcing their copyrights .
= Gravity ( film ) =
Gravity is a 2013 British @-@ American science fiction film co @-@ written , co @-@ edited , produced and directed by Alfonso Cuarón . It stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as astronauts who are stranded in space after the mid @-@ orbit destruction of their space shuttle , and their subsequent attempt to return to Earth .
Cuarón wrote the screenplay with his son Jonás and attempted to develop the film at Universal Pictures . The rights were sold to Warner Bros. Pictures , where the project eventually found traction . David Heyman , who previously worked with Cuarón on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ( 2004 ) , produced the film with him . Gravity was produced entirely in the United Kingdom , where the British visual effects company Framestore spent more than three years creating most of the film 's visual effects , which make up over 80 of its 91 minutes .
Gravity opened the 70th Venice International Film Festival on August 28 , 2013 and had its North American premiere three days later at the Telluride Film Festival . Upon its release in both the Telluride Film Festival in August , and its October 4 , 2013 release in the United States and Canada , Gravity was met with near @-@ universal critical acclaim , and has been regarded as one of the best films of 2013 . Emmanuel Lubezki 's cinematography , Steven Price 's musical score , Cuarón 's direction , Bullock 's performance , Framestore 's visual effects , and its use of 3D were all particularly praised by numerous critics . The film became the eighth @-@ highest @-@ grossing film of 2013 with a worldwide gross of over US $ 723 million .
At the 86th Academy Awards , Gravity received a leading ten Academy Award nominations ( tied with American Hustle ) and won seven ( the most for the ceremony ) , including the following : Best Director ( for Cuarón ) , Best Cinematography ( for Lubezki ) , Best Visual Effects , Best Film Editing , Best Sound Mixing , Best Sound Editing , and Best Original Score ( for Price ) . The film was also awarded six BAFTA Awards , including Outstanding British Film and Best Director , the Golden Globe Award for Best Director , seven Critics ' Choice Movie Awards and a Bradbury Award .
= = Plot = =
Dr. Ryan Stone ( Sandra Bullock ) is a biomedical engineer aboard the NASA space shuttle Explorer for her first space mission , STS @-@ 157 . Veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski ( George Clooney ) is commanding his final mission . During a spacewalk to service the Hubble Space Telescope , Mission Control in Houston warns the team about a Russian missile strike on a defunct satellite , which has inadvertently caused a chain reaction forming a cloud of debris in space . Mission Control orders that the mission be aborted and the crew begin re @-@ entry immediately because the debris is speeding towards the shuttle . Communication with Mission Control is lost shortly thereafter .
High @-@ speed debris from the Russian satellite strikes the Explorer and Hubble , detaching Stone from the shuttle and leaving her tumbling through space . Kowalski , using a Manned Maneuvering Unit ( MMU ) , recovers Stone and they return to the Explorer . They discover that it has suffered catastrophic damage and the rest of the crew is dead . They decide to use the MMU to reach the International Space Station ( ISS ) , which is in orbit about 1 @,@ 450 km ( 900 mi ) away . Kowalski estimates they have 90 minutes before the debris field completes an orbit and threatens them again .
En route to the ISS , the two discuss Stone 's home life and her daughter , who died young in an accident . As they approach the substantially damaged but still operational ISS , they see that its crew has evacuated in one of its two Soyuz modules . The parachute of the remaining Soyuz has deployed , rendering the capsule useless for returning to Earth . Kowalski suggests using it to travel to the nearby Chinese space station Tiangong , 100 km ( 60 mi ) away , in order to board a Chinese module to return safely to Earth . Out of air and maneuvering power , the two try to grab onto the ISS as they fly by . Stone 's leg gets entangled in the Soyuz 's parachute cords and she grabs a strap on Kowalski 's suit , but it soon becomes clear that the cords will not support them both . Despite Stone 's protests , Kowalski detaches himself from the tether to save her from drifting away with him , and she is pulled back towards the ISS while Kowalski floats away to certain death . He continues to support her until he is out of communications range .
Stone enters the ISS via an airlock . She cannot re @-@ establish communication with Kowalski and concludes that she is the sole survivor . A fire breaks out , forcing her to rush to the Soyuz . As she maneuvers the capsule away from the ISS , the tangled parachute tethers prevent it from separating from the station . She spacewalks to release the cables , succeeding just as the debris field completes its orbit and destroys the station . Stone aligns the Soyuz with Tiangong but discovers that its engine has no fuel .
After a poignant attempt at radio communication with an Eskimo – Aleut @-@ speaking fisherman on Earth , Stone resigns herself to being stranded and shuts down the cabin 's oxygen supply to commit suicide . As she begins to lose consciousness , Kowalski enters the capsule . Scolding her for giving up , he tells her to rig the Soyuz 's soft landing jets to propel the capsule toward Tiangong . Stone then realizes that Kowalski 's reappearance was not real , but has nonetheless given her the strength of will to continue . She restores the flow of oxygen and uses the landing jets to navigate toward Tiangong on momentum .
Unable to maneuver the Soyuz to dock with the station , Stone ejects herself via explosive decompression and uses a fire extinguisher as a makeshift thruster to travel the final metres to Tiangong , which is rapidly deorbiting . Stone enters the Shenzhou capsule just as Tiangong starts to break up on the upper edge of the atmosphere . Stone radios that she is ready to head back to Earth . After re @-@ entering the atmosphere , Stone hears Mission Control , which is tracking the capsule . But due to a harsh reentry and the premature jettison of the heat shield , a fire is starting inside the capsule .
After speeding through the atmosphere , the capsule lands in a lake , but dense smoke forces Stone to evacuate immediately after splashdown . She opens the capsule hatch , allowing water to enter and sink it , forcing Stone to shed her spacesuit and swim ashore . Ryan then watches the remains of the Tiangong re @-@ enter the atmosphere and takes her first shaky steps on land . Meanwhile , NASA tracks down the crash site of Ryan 's landing capsule , and proceeds to send a rescue team in hopes of finding her .
= = Cast = =
Sandra Bullock as Dr. Ryan Stone , a medical engineer and mission specialist who is on her first space mission .
George Clooney as Lieutenant Matt Kowalski , the commander of the team . Kowalski is a veteran astronaut planning to retire after the Explorer expedition . He enjoys telling stories about himself and joking with his team , and is determined to protect the lives of his fellow astronauts .
Ed Harris ( voice ) as Mission Control in Houston , Texas .
Orto Ignatiussen ( voice ) as Aningaaq , a Greenlandic Inuit fisherman who intercepts one of Stone 's transmissions . Aningaaq also appears in a self @-@ titled short , written and directed by Gravity co @-@ writer Jonás Cuarón , which depicts the conversation between him and Stone from his perspective .
Phaldut Sharma ( voice ) as Shariff Dasari , the flight engineer on board the Explorer .
Amy Warren ( voice ) as the captain of Explorer .
Basher Savage ( voice ) as the captain of the International Space Station .
= = Production = =
= = = Development = = =
Alfonso Cuarón wrote the screenplay with his son Jonás . Cuarón told Wired magazine , " I watched the Gregory Peck movie Marooned ( 1969 ) over and over as a kid . " That film is about the first crew of an experimental space station returning to Earth in an Apollo capsule that suffers a thruster malfunction . Cuarón attempted to develop his project at Universal Pictures , where it stayed in development for several years . After the rights to the project were sold , it began development at Warner Bros. In 2010 , Angelina Jolie , who had rejected a sequel to Wanted ( 2008 ) , was in contact with Warner Bros. to star in the film . Scheduling conflicts involving Jolie 's Bosnian war film In the Land of Blood and Honey ( 2011 ) and a possible Salt ( 2009 ) sequel led Jolie to exit her involvement with Gravity , leaving Warner Bros. with doubts that the film would get made .
In March , Robert Downey , Jr. entered discussions to be cast in the male lead role . In mid @-@ 2010 , Marion Cotillard attended a screen test for the female lead role . By August 2010 , Scarlett Johansson and Blake Lively were potential candidates for the role . In September , Cuarón received approval from Warner Bros. to offer the role without a screen test to Natalie Portman , who was praised for her performance in Black Swan ( 2010 ) at that time . Portman rejected the project because of scheduling conflicts , and Warner Bros. then approached Sandra Bullock for the role . In November 2010 , Downey left the project to star in How to Talk to Girls — a project in development with Shawn Levy attached to direct . The following December , with Bullock signed for the co @-@ lead role , George Clooney replaced Downey .
Shooting long scenes in a zero @-@ g environment was a challenge . Eventually , the team decided to use computer @-@ generated imagery for the spacewalk scenes and automotive robots to move Bullock 's character for interior space station scenes . This meant that shots and blocking had to be planned well in advance for the robots to be programmed . It also made the production period much longer than expected . When the script was finalized , Cuarón assumed it would take about a year to complete the film , but it took four and a half years .
= = = Filming = = =
Made on a production budget of $ 100 million , Gravity was filmed digitally on multiple Arri Alexa cameras . Principal photography began in late May 2011 . CG elements were shot at Pinewood and Shepperton Studios in the United Kingdom . The landing scene was filmed at Lake Powell , Arizona — where the astronauts ' landing scene in Planet of the Apes ( 1968 ) was also filmed . Visual effects were supervised by Tim Webber at the London @-@ based VFX company Framestore , which was responsible for creating most of the film 's visual effects — except for 17 shots . Framestore was also heavily involved in the art direction and , along with The Third Floor , the previsualization . Tim Webber stated that 80 percent of the movie consisted of CG — compared to James Cameron 's Avatar ( 2009 ) , which was 60 percent CG . To simulate the authenticity and reflection of unfiltered light in space , a manually controlled lighting system consisting of 1 @.@ 8 million individually controlled LED lights was built . The 3D imagery was designed and supervised by Chris Parks . The majority of the 3D was created by stereo rendering the CG at Framestore . The remaining footage was converted into 3D in post @-@ production — principally at Prime Focus , London , with additional conversion work by Framestore . Prime Focus 's supervisor was Richard Baker .
Filming began in London in May 2011 . The film contains 156 shots with an average length of 45 seconds — fewer and longer shots than in most films of its length . Although the first trailer had audible explosions and other sounds , these scenes are silent in the finished film . Cuarón said , " They put in explosions [ in the trailer ] . As we know , there is no sound in space . In the film , we don 't do that . " The soundtrack in the film 's space scenes consists of the musical score and sounds astronauts would hear in their suits or in the space vehicles .
For most of Bullock 's shots , she was placed inside a giant , mechanical rig . Getting into the rig took a significant amount of time , so Bullock chose to stay in it for up to 10 hours a day , communicating with others through a headset . Costume Designer Jany Temime said the spacesuits were fictitious – " no space suit opens up at the front – but we had to do that in order for her to get out . So I had to redesign it and readapt all the functions of the suit for front opening . "
Cuarón said his biggest challenge was to make the set feel as inviting and non @-@ claustrophobic as possible . The team attempted to do this by having a celebration each day when Bullock arrived . They nicknamed the rig " Sandy 's cage " and gave it a lighted sign . Most of the movie was shot digitally using Arri Alexa Classics cameras equipped with wide Arri Master Prime lenses . The final scene , which takes place on Earth , was shot on an Arri 765 camera using 65mm film to provide the sequence with a visual contrast to the rest of the film .
= = Themes = =
Although Gravity is often referred to in the media as a science fiction film , Cuarón told BBC that he sees the film rather as " a drama of a woman in space " .
Despite being set in space , the film uses motifs from shipwreck and wilderness survival stories about psychological change and resilience in the aftermath of a catastrophe . Cuarón uses the character , Stone , to illustrate clarity of mind , persistence , training , and improvisation in the face of isolation and the consequences of a relentless Murphy 's law . The film incorporates spiritual or existential themes , in the facts of Stone 's daughter 's accidental and meaningless death , and in the necessity of summoning the will to survive in the face of overwhelming odds , without future certainties , and with the impossibility of rescue from personal dissolution without finding this willpower . Calamities occur but only the surviving astronauts see them .
The impact of scenes is heightened by alternating between objective and subjective perspectives , the warm face of the Earth and the depths of dark space , the chaos and unpredictability of the debris field , and silence in the vacuum of space with the background score giving the desired effect . The film uses very long , uninterrupted shots throughout to draw the audience into the action , but contrasts these with claustrophobic shots within space suits and capsules .
Some commentators have noted religious themes in the film . For instance , Fr . Robert Barron in The Catholic Register summarizes the tension between Gravity 's technology and religious symbolism . He said , " The technology which this film legitimately celebrates ... can 't save us , and it can 't provide the means by which we establish real contact with each other . The Ganges in the sun , the St. Christopher icon , the statue of Budai , and above all , a visit from a denizen of heaven , signal that there is a dimension of reality that lies beyond what technology can master or access ... the reality of God " .
The film also suggests themes of humanity 's ubiquitous strategy of existential resilience ; that , across cultures , individuals must postulate meaning , beyond material existence , wherever none can be perceived . Human evolution and the resilience of life may also be seen as key themes of Gravity . The film opens with the exploration of space — the climax of human civilization — and ends with an allegory of the dawn of mankind when Dr. Ryan Stone fights her way out of the water after the crash @-@ landing , passing a frog , grabs the soil , and slowly regains her capacity to stand upright and walk . Director Cuarón said , " She ’ s in these murky waters almost like an amniotic fluid or a primordial soup . In which you see amphibians swimming . She crawls out of the water , not unlike early creatures in evolution . And then she goes on all fours . And after going on all fours she ’ s a bit curved until she is completely erect . It was the evolution of life in one , quick shot " . Other imagery depicting the formation of life includes a scene in which Stone rests in an embryonic position , surrounded by a rope strongly resembling an umbilical cord . Stone 's return from space , accompanied by meteorite @-@ like debris , may be seen as a hint that elements essential to the development of life on Earth may have come from outer space in the form of meteorites .
= = Music = =
Steven Price composed the incidental music for Gravity . In early September 2013 , a 23 @-@ minute preview of the soundtrack was released online . A soundtrack album was released digitally on September 17 , 2013 , and in physical formats on October 1 , 2013 , by WaterTower Music . Songs featured in the film include :
" Angels Are Hard to Find " by Hank Williams , Jr .
" Mera Joota Hai Japani " by Shailendra and Shankar Jaikishan
" Sinigit Meerannguaq " by Juaaka Lyberth
" Destination Anywhere " by Chris Benstead and Robin Baynton
" Ready " by Charles Scott ( featuring Chelsea Williams )
In most of the film 's official trailers , Spiegel im Spiegel , written by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt in 1978 , was used .
= = Release = =
Gravity had its world premiere at the 70th Venice International Film Festival on August 28 , 2013 , and had its North American premiere three days later at the Telluride Film Festival . It was released in the USA in 3D and IMAX 3D on October 4 , 2013 and in the UK on November 8 , 2013 . The film 's United States release coincided with the beginning of World Space Week , which was observed from October 4 to 10 . The film was originally scheduled to be released in the USA on November 21 , 2012 , before being rescheduled for a 2013 release to allow the completion of extensive post @-@ production work .
= = = Box office = = =
Preliminary reports predicted the film would open with takings of over $ 40 million in North America . The film earned $ 1 @.@ 4 million from its Thursday night showings , and reached $ 17 @.@ 5 million on Friday . Gravity topped the box office and broke the record held by Paranormal Activity 3 ( 2011 ) as the highest @-@ earning October and autumn openings , grossing $ 55 @.@ 8 million from 3 @,@ 575 theaters . 80 percent of the film 's opening weekend gross came from its 3D showings , which grossed $ 44 @.@ 2 million from 3 @,@ 150 theaters . $ 11 @.@ 2 million — 20 percent of the receipts — came from IMAX 3D showings , the highest percentage for a film opening of more than $ 50 million . The film stayed at number one at the box office during its second and third weekends . IMAX alone generated $ 34 @.@ 7 million from 323 theaters , a record for IMAX opening in October .
Gravity earned $ 27 @.@ 4 million in its opening weekend overseas from 27 countries with $ 2 @.@ 8 million from roughly 4 @,@ 763 screens . Warner Bros. said the 3D showing " exceeded all expectations " and generated 70 % of the opening grosses . In China , its second largest market , the film opened on November 19 , 2013 and faced competition with The Hunger Games : Catching Fire which opened on November 21 , 2013 . At the end of the weekend Gravity emerged victorious , generating $ 35 @.@ 76 million in six days . It opened at number one in the United Kingdom , taking GB £ 6 @.@ 23 million over the first weekend of release , and remained there for the second week . The film 's high notable openings were in Russia and the CIS ( $ 8 @.@ 1 million ) , Germany ( $ 3 @.@ 8 million ) , Australia ( $ 3 @.@ 2 million ) , Italy ( $ 2 @.@ 6 million ) and Spain ( $ 2 @.@ 3 million ) . The film 's largest markets outside North America were China ( $ 71 @.@ 2 million ) , the United Kingdom ( $ 47 million ) and France ( $ 38 @.@ 2 million ) . By February 17 , 2014 , the film had grossed $ 700 million worldwide . Gravity grossed $ 274 @,@ 092 @,@ 705 in North America and $ 449 @,@ 100 @,@ 000 in other countries , making a worldwide gross of $ 723 @,@ 192 @,@ 705 — making it the eighth @-@ highest grossing film of 2013 . Calculating in all expenses , Deadline.com estimated that the film made a profit of $ 209 @.@ 2 million .
= = = Critical reception = = =
Gravity received critical acclaim . Critics praised the acting , direction , cinematography , visual effects , and use of 3D . Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes records 96 % positive reviews based on 306 critics , and an average score of 9 / 10 . The site 's consensus states : " Alfonso Cuarón 's Gravity is an eerie , tense sci @-@ fi thriller that 's masterfully directed and visually stunning . " On Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 based on reviews from critics , the film has a score of 96 based on 49 reviews , indicating " universal acclaim " , making it the second @-@ highest scoring widely released film of its year . In CinemaScore polls conducted during the opening weekend , cinema audiences gave Gravity an average grade of A- on an A + to F scale .
Matt Zoller Seitz , writing on RogerEbert.com , gave the film four out of four stars , calling it " a huge and technically dazzling film and that the film 's panoramas of astronauts tumbling against starfields and floating through space station interiors are at once informative and lovely " . Justin Chang , writing for Variety , said that the film " restores a sense of wonder , terror and possibility to the big screen that should inspire awe among critics and audiences worldwide " . Richard Corliss of Time praised Cuarón for playing " daringly and dexterously with point @-@ of @-@ view : at one moment you 're inside Ryan 's helmet as she surveys the bleak silence , then in a subtle shift you 're outside to gauge her reaction . The 3 @-@ D effects , added in post @-@ production , provide their own extraterrestrial startle : a hailstorm of debris hurtles at you , as do a space traveler 's thoughts at the realization of being truly alone in the universe . "
Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film five out of five stars , writing " a brilliant and inspired movie @-@ cyclorama ... a glorious imaginary creation that engulfs you utterly . " Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph also awarded the film five out of five stars .
Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave the film four out of four stars , stating that the film was " more than a movie . It 's some kind of miracle . " A. O. Scott , writing for The New York Times , highlighted the use of 3 @-@ D which he said , " surpasses even what James Cameron accomplished in the flight sequences of Avatar " . Scott also said that the film " in a little more than 90 minutes rewrites the rules of cinema as we have known them " . Quentin Tarantino said it was one of his top ten movies of 2013 . Empire , Time , and Total Film ranked the film as the best of 2013 .
Some critics have compared Gravity with other notable films set in space . Lindsey Weber of Vulture.com said the choice of Ed Harris for the voice of Mission Control is a reference to Apollo 13 . Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter suggests the way " a weightless Stone goes floating about in nothing but her underwear " references Alien ( 1979 ) . Other critics made connections with 2001 : A Space Odyssey ( 1968 ) . James Cameron praised the film and stated , " I think it 's the best space photography ever done , I think it 's the best space film ever done , and it 's the movie I 've been hungry to see for an awful long time " . Empire Online , Ask Men and The Huffington Post also considered Gravity to be one of the best space films ever made , though The Huffington Post later included Gravity on their list of " 8 Movies From The Last 15 Years That Are Super Overrated " .
Gravity was ranked second on Metacritic 's Film Critic Top Ten List scorecard for 2013 .
= = = File sharing = = =
According to the tracking site Excipio , Gravity was one of the most @-@ infringed films of 2014 with over 29 @.@ 3 million illegal downloads via torrent sites .
= = = Accolades = = =
Gravity received ten nominations at the 86th Academy Awards ; together with American Hustle it received the greatest number of nominations for the 2014 ceremony , including Best Picture , Best Actress for Bullock , and Best Production Design . The film won the most of the night with seven Academy Awards : for Best Director , Best Cinematography , Best Visual Effects , Best Film Editing , Best Original Score , Best Sound Editing , and Best Sound Mixing . The film is second only to Cabaret ( 1972 ) to receive the most Academy Awards in its year without achieving the award for Best Picture .
Alfonso Cuarón won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director , and the film was also nominated for Best Motion Picture – Drama , Best Actress – Drama for Bullock and Best Original Score .
Gravity received eleven nominations at the 67th British Academy Film Awards , more than any other film of 2013 . Its nominations included Best Film , Outstanding British Film , Best Director , Best Original Screenplay , and Best Actress in a Leading Role . Cuarón was the most @-@ nominated person at the awards ; he was nominated for five awards , including his nominations as producer for Best Film awards and editor . Despite not winning Best Film , Gravity won six awards , the greatest number of awards in 2013 . It won the awards for Outstanding British Film , Best Direction , Best Original Music , Best Cinematography , Best Sound , and Best Visual Effects .
Gravity also won the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation , Long Form .
= = = Home media = = =
Gravity was released on digital download on February 11 , 2014 , and was released on DVD , Blu @-@ ray and Blu @-@ ray 3D on February 25 , 2014 , in the United States and on March 3 , 2014 , in the United Kingdom . As of March 16 , 2014 , Gravity has sold 908 @,@ 756 DVDs along with 957 @,@ 355 Blu @-@ ray discs for $ 16 @,@ 465 @,@ 600 and $ 22 @,@ 183 @,@ 843 , respectively , for a total of $ 38 @,@ 649 @,@ 443 . Gravity was also offered for free in HD on Google Play and Nexus devices from late October 2014 to early November 2014 .
A " special edition " Blu @-@ ray was released on March 31 , 2015 . The release includes a " Silent Space Version " of the film which omits the score composed by Steven Price .
= = Scientific accuracy = =
Cuarón has stated that Gravity is not always scientifically accurate and that some liberties were needed to sustain the story . " This is not a documentary , " Cuarón said . " It is a piece of fiction . " The film has been praised for the realism of its premises and its overall adherence to physical principles , despite several inaccuracies and exaggerations . According to NASA Astronaut Michael J. Massimino , who took part in Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Missions STS @-@ 109 and STS @-@ 125 , " nothing was out of place , nothing was missing . There was a one @-@ of @-@ a @-@ kind wirecutter we used on one of my spacewalks and sure enough they had that wirecutter in the movie . "
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin called the visual effects " remarkable " , and said , " I was so extravagantly impressed by the portrayal of the reality of zero gravity . Going through the space station was done just the way that I 've seen people do it in reality . The spinning is going to happen — maybe not quite that vigorous — but certainly we 've been fortunate that people haven 't been in those situations yet . I think it reminds us that there really are hazards in the space business , especially in activities outside the spacecraft . " Former NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman said , " The pace and story was definitely engaging and I think it was the best use of the 3 @-@ D IMAX medium to date . Rather than using the medium as a gimmick , Gravity uses it to depict a real environment that is completely alien to most people . But the question that most people want me to answer is , how realistic was it ? The very fact that the question is being asked so earnestly is a testament to the verisimilitude of the movie . When a bad science fiction movie comes out , no one bothers to ask me if it reminded me of the real thing . "
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson , astronomer and skeptic Phil Plait , and veteran NASA astronaut and spacewalker Scott E. Parazynski have offered comments about some of the most " glaring " inaccuracies . The Dissolve characterized these complaints as " absurd " , problems " only an astrophysicist would find " .
Examples of differences from reality include :
Several observers ( including Plait and Tyson ) said that in the scene in which Kowalski unclips his tether and floats away to his death to save Stone from being pulled away from the ISS , Stone would simply need to tug the tether gently to pull Kowalski toward her . According to the film 's science adviser Kevin Grazier and NASA engineer Robert Frost , however , the pair are still decelerating with Stone 's leg caught in the parachute cords from the Soyuz . The cords stretch as they absorb her kinetic energy . Kowalski thinks that the cords are not strong enough to absorb his kinetic energy as well as hers , and that he must release the tether to give Stone a chance of stopping before the cords fail and doom both of them .
By the time the first module of Tiangong @-@ 1 , the Chinese space station , was launched in 2011 , the US Space Shuttles had been retired from service .
Stone is shown not wearing liquid @-@ cooled ventilation garments or even socks , which are always worn under the EVA suit to protect against extreme temperatures in space . Neither was she shown wearing space diapers .
Stone 's tears first roll down her face in micro @-@ gravity , and are later seen floating off her face . After being pushed from her eye by her eyelid , the surface tension is not sufficient to continue adhering the tears to her jawline . However , the movie correctly portrays the spherical nature of drops of liquid in a micro @-@ gravity environment .
The Hubble Space Telescope , which is being repaired at the beginning of the movie , previously had an altitude of about 559 kilometres ( 347 mi ) and an orbital inclination of 28 @.@ 5 degrees . As of the release of the movie , the ISS had an altitude of around 420 kilometres ( 260 mi ) and an orbital inclination of 51 @.@ 65 degrees . The significant differences between orbital parameters would have made it impossible to travel between the two spacecraft without precise preparation , planning , calculation , the appropriate technology , and a large quantity of fuel at the time .
The unprofessional " banter " among the three spacewalking astronauts in the movie 's opening scene was criticized by Time Magazine 's Jeffery Kluger as being unrealistic , as well as Clooney 's use of the MMU as his personal jet pack zipping around the spacewalking scene . NASA 's spacewalks are strictly choreographed in advance to minimize movement and the use of oxygen , and as much as the " frat house @-@ like " lingo is a part of NASA lore , it is used very rarely on actual missions .
Despite the inaccuracies in Gravity , Tyson , Plait and Parazynski said they enjoyed watching the film . Aldrin said he hoped that the film would stimulate the public to find an interest in space again , after decades of diminishing investments into advancements in the field .
= Oxford Street =
Oxford Street is a major road in the City of Westminster in the West End of London . It is Europe 's busiest shopping street , with around half a million daily visitors , and as of 2012 had approximately 300 shops . It is designated as part of the A40 , a major road between London and Fishguard , though it is not signed as such , and traffic is regularly restricted to buses and taxis .
The road was originally a Roman road , part of the Via Trinobantina between Essex and Hampshire via London . It was known as Tyburn Road through the Middle Ages and was once notorious as a street where prisoners from Newgate Prison would be transported towards a public hanging . It became known as Oxford Road and then Oxford Street in the 18th century , and began to change character from a residential street to commercial and retail purposes by the late 19th century , also attracting street traders , confidence tricksters and prostitution . The first department stores in Britain opened on Oxford Street in the early 20th century , including Selfridges , John Lewis and HMV . Unlike nearby shopping streets such as Bond Street , it has retained an element of downmarket street trading alongside more prestigious retail stores . The street suffered heavy bombing during World War II , and several longstanding stores including John Lewis were completely destroyed and rebuilt from scratch .
Despite competition from other shopping centres such as Westfield Stratford City and the Brent Cross shopping centre , Oxford Street remains in high demand as a retail location , with several chains hosting their flagship stores on the street , and has a number of listed buildings . The annual switching on of Christmas lights by a celebrity has been a popular event since 1959 . However , the combination of a very popular retail area and a main thoroughfare for London buses and taxis has caused significant problems with traffic congestion , safety and pollution . Various traffic management schemes have been proposed by Transport for London , including a ban on private vehicles during daytime hours on weekdays and Saturdays , and improved pedestrian crossings .
= = Location = =
Oxford Street runs for approximately 1 @.@ 2 miles ( 1 @.@ 9 km ) . From Marble Arch , where it meets Park Lane , Edgware Road , and its westward continuation Bayswater Road , it runs east past Vere Street , New Bond Street and Bond Street station , up to Oxford Circus , which is the junction with Regent Street .
Beyond Oxford Circus , it meets Great Portland Street , Wardour Street and Rathbone Place and ends at St Giles Circus , the junction with Charing Cross Road and Tottenham Court Road , next to Tottenham Court Road station . The eastward continuation is New Oxford Street , and then Holborn . The road is entirely within the City of Westminster .
The street is classified as part of the A40 , most of which is a trunk road running from London to Fishguard ( via Oxford , Cheltenham , Brecon and Haverfordwest ) , although like many roads in Central London that are no longer through routes , it is not signposted with the road number . It is within the London Congestion Charging Zone . Numerous bus routes run along Oxford Street , including 10 , 25 , 55 , 73 , 98 , 390 and Night Buses N8 , N55 , N73 , N98 and N207 .
= = History = =
= = = Early history = = =
Oxford Street follows the route of a Roman road , the Via Trinobantina , which linked Calleva Atrebatum ( near Silchester , Hampshire ) with Camulodunum ( now Colchester ) via London and became one of the major routes in and out of the city .
Between the 12th century and 1782 , it was variously known as Tyburn Road ( after the River Tyburn that ran just to the south of it , and now flows underneath it ) , Uxbridge Road ( this name is still used for the portion of the London @-@ Oxford road between Shepherds Bush and Uxbridge ) , Worcester Road and Oxford Road . On Ralph Aggas ' " Plan of London " , published in the 16th century , the road is described partly as " The Waye to Uxbridge " followed by " Oxford Road " , showing rural farmland where the junction of Oxford Street and Rathbone Place now is .
Despite being a major coaching route , there were several obstacles along it , including the bridge over the Tyburn . A turnpike trust was established in the 1730s to improve upkeep of the road . It became notorious as the route taken by prisoners on their final journey from Newgate Prison to the gallows at Tyburn near Marble Arch . Spectators drunkenly jeered at prisoners as they carted along the road , and could buy rope used in the executions from the hangman in taverns . By about 1729 , the road had become known as Oxford Street .
The street began to be redeveloped in the 18th century after many of the surrounding fields were purchased by the Earl of Oxford . In 1739 , local gardener Thomas Huddle began to build property on the north side . John Rocque 's Map of London , published in 1746 , shows urban buildings as far as North Audley Street , but only intermittent rural property thereafter . Buildings began to be erected on the corner of Oxford Street and Davies Street in the 1750s . Further development along the street occurred between 1763 and 1793 . The Pantheon , a place for public entertainment , opened on No. 173 in 1772 .
The street became popular with entertainers including bear @-@ baiters , theatres and public houses . However , it was not attractive to the middle and upper classes due to the nearby Tyburn gallows and St Giles , then a notorious rookery , or slum . The gallows were removed in 1783 , and by the end of the century , Oxford Street was built up from St Giles Circus to Park Lane , containing a mix of residential houses and entertainment . The Princess 's Theatre opened in 1840 , and is now the site of Oxford Walk shopping area .
= = = Retail development = = =
Oxford Street changed character from residential to retail towards the end of the 19th century . Drapers , cobblers and furniture stores began to appear on the street , and were later expanded into the first department stores . Street vendors began to sell tourist souvenirs on the street during this time . A plan of Oxford Street in Tallis 's London Street Views , published in the late 1830s , remarks that almost all the street , save for the far western end , was primarily retail . John Lewis started in 1864 as a small shop at No. 132 , while Selfridges opened on 15 March 1909 at No. 400 . Most of the southern side of Oxford Street west of Davies Street was completely rebuilt between 1865 and 1890 , allowing a more uniform freehold ownership . By the 1930s , the street was almost entirely retail , a position that remains today . However , unlike nearby streets such as Bond Street and Park Lane , there remained a seedy element including street traders and prostitutes . Aside from a number of fixed places on the street , there are no provisions for selling licensed goods on Oxford Street . The advent of closed @-@ circuit television has reduced the attraction of the area to scam artists and illegal street traders .
Oxford Street suffered considerable bombing during the Second World War . During the night and early hours of 17 to 18 September 1940 , 268 Heinkel He 111 and Dornier Do 17 bombers targeted the West End , particularly Oxford Street . Many buildings were damaged , either from a direct hit or subsequent fires , including four department stores : John Lewis , Selfridges , Bourne & Hollingsworth and Peter Robinson . George Orwell wrote in his diary for 24 September that Oxford Street was " completely empty of traffic , and only a few pedestrians " , and saw " innumerable fragments of broken glass " . John Lewis caught fire again on 25 September and was reduced to a shell . It remained a bomb site for the remainder of the war and beyond , finally being demolished and rebuilt between 1958 and 1960 . Peter Robinson partially reopened on 22 September , though the main storefront remained boarded up . The basement was converted into studios for the BBC Eastern Service . Orwell made several broadcasts here from 1941 to 1943 .
Selfridges was bombed again on 17 April 1941 , suffering further damage , including the destruction of the Palm Court Restaurant . The basement was converted to a communications base , with a dedicated line run along Oxford Street to Whitehall , and allowed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to make secure and direct telephone calls to the US President Franklin D. Roosevelt . The store was damaged again on 6 December 1944 after a V2 rocket exploded on nearby Duke Street , causing its Christmas tree displays to collapse into the street outside . Damage was quickly repaired and the shop re @-@ opened the following day .
In September 1973 a shopping @-@ bag bomb was detonated by the Irish Republican Army ( IRA ) at the offices of the Prudential Assurance Company on Oxford Street , injuring six people . A second bomb was detonated by the IRA on the street in December , injuring three people .
The human billboard Stanley Green began selling on Oxford Street in 1968 , advertising his belief in the link of proteins to sexual libido and the dangers therein . He regularly patrolled the street with a placard headlined " less passion from less protein " , and advertised his pamphlet Eight Passion Proteins with Care until his death in 1993 . His placards are now housed in the British Museum .
Centre Point , just beyond the eastern end of Oxford Street next to Tottenham Court Road station , was designed by property developer Harry Hyams and opened in 1966 . It failed to find a suitable tenant and sat empty for many years , eventually being occupied by squatters who used it as a centre of protest against the lack of suitable accommodation in Central London . In 2015 , the building began to be converted into residential flats , with development expected to finish in 2017 .
= = Notable buildings = =
Oxford Street is home to a number of major department stores and flagship retail outlets , containing over 300 shops as of 2012 . It is the most frequently
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-@ alone booklet Mystery of the Missing Magic . In the story " A Pirate 's Tale " , the greedy old Witch transforms herself into a rat as she plans to steal a treasure and turn the dwarfs into cheese and eat them , but Dopey destroys her with a cat . In the 1966 Walt Disney 's Comics and Stories parody of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz , " The Wizard of Bahs " , the Witch is unexpectedly turned into an old tree trunk by Daisy Duck while her castle turns to sand . In the 1958 comic strip " The Seven Dwarfs and the Witch @-@ Queen " , written by Floyd Gottfredson , the Witch shrinks all the dwarfs except of Dopey who manages to save his brothers .
Many of these stories have been first published in Italian Disney digest comic series , in particular in Topolino . They include " The Seven Dwarfs and the Spell of the Queen " ( I Sette Nani e l 'incantesimo della regina , 1961 ) , " Snow White and the Castle of Four Winds " ( Biancaneve al castello dei quattro venti , 1961 ) , " The Seven Dwarfs and the Heroic Antieve " ( I Sette Nani e l 'eroica antivigilia , 1962 ) , " The Seven Dwarfs and the Brew of Seven Herbs " ( I Sette Nani e l 'infuso delle sette erbe , 1963 ) , " Snow White and the Silver Rose " ( Biancaneve e la rosa d 'argento , 1964 ) , and " The Seven Dwarfs and the Joker Wizard " ( I Sette Nani e il mago burlone , 1967 ) , among others . For instance , " Snow White and the Shattered Mirror " ( Biancaneve e lo specchio infranto , 1956 ) , has the old Witch , terminally ill , discover she has only one day to live , but she refuses to accept her destiny and finds a way to conquer death . In 1956 's " Goofy the Magician and the Seven Dwarfs " ( Pippo mago e i Sette Nani ) , the Queen 's four goon henchmen attack the dwarfs and steal their treasure but then decide to keep it for themselves and Grimhilde seeks help from the wizard Abracadabro to stop their run ; eventually , it is the Prince who defeats the robbers . 1967 's " Donald Fracasse : ( Paperin Fracassa ) is a parody of the adventure film Captain Fracasse in which Snow White is blinded by the Queen and Donald Duck needs to heal her . In 1989 's " The Seven Dwarfs and Christmas in Danger " ( I Sette Nani e il Natale in pericolo ) the Queen goes to steal a comet stardust as the last ingredient for her spell to destroy Snow White . In 1990 's " The Seven Dwarfs and the Covenant of the Queen " ( I Sette Nani e il patto della regina ) , she conjures the demon Shadow Lord Oren and makes a pact with him to take the soul of Snow White . She once again attempts to eliminate Snow White with the help of seven evil dwarfs , but in doing so she burns ends up burning all of her vital energy and Oren takes her with him . 1992 's " The Seven Dwarfs and the Christmas Fairy " ( I Sette Nani e la fatina di Natale ) presents a scenario in which the Queen successfully casts a forever @-@ sleep enchantement on Snow White , but while trying to zap Dopey she accidentally falls victim of her own witchcraft and the Christmas fairy , freed from her prison , saves Snow White . In Italian comics , the Queen is usually wearing a red dress . She is also often shown using a crystal ball to spy on the good characters .
Many of the Topolino Snow White comics were the works of Romano Scarpa . His 1986 comic " The Seven Dwarfs and King Arbor 's Crystal " ( I Sette Nani e il cristallo di Re Arbor ) provides explanation how the Queen would have survived her apparent death in the film ( as some branches and bushes eased the fall and she was rescued by her loyal guards ) and why she could not change back to her normal self ( as her castle was burned down by the Huntsman and her book of magic is gone ) . In this story , Grimhilde ( Grimilde ) enlists the aid of her great admirer and past suitor , the evil King Arbor of Vegetalia , in a plot to use a magic crystal device to swap her old body with Snow White 's . The intrigue is foiled by the dwarves who destroy the crystal , and the resigned Arbor allows the Witch to live with her , saying he will try to remember she was " the most beautiful among queens " . The uneasy relationship between Grimhilde and Abor continued in the comic " The Seven Dwarfs and the Fountainhead " ( I Sette nani e la fonte meravigliosa ) , published later that same year . In it , she desperately attempts to regain her youth , but instead only turns into a childlike version of her Witch form for a short time .
Other comics by Romano Scarpa have the Queen in her youthful form . In 1953 's three @-@ part " Snow White and the Green Flame " ( Biancaneve e verde fiamma ) , the Queen flies on a broom to the great gathering of witches , who declare that her inability to deal with just a little girl and few dwarfs has disgraced them all and she should be punished for this according to the laws of Hell . The Queen begs the High Witch for mercy and is given a magic wand with the power of transformation , but if she would not succeed this time she will be turned into a magic broom for a more " honorable " witch to fly . The Queen uses the wand to gain trust of Snow White and turn her a figurine , than takes the princess ' form to ambush the dwarfs and do the same with them , and waits for the Prince 's arrival to kill him . Only Dopey escapes and eventually manages to outwit the Queen , using her want to restore his friends and transform her into a figurine , which later turns into a broom when her sentence is carried over . In 1957 's " The Seven Dwarfs and the Throne of Diamonds " ( I Sette Nani e il trono di diamanti ) , Jiminy Cricket is deeply enamored by the Queen 's beauty and attempts to convince her to become good , but the Queen refuses to be redeemed and orders her soldiers to steal the throne the Dwarfs make for Snow White in a plot to turn her rival into an old woman . Eventually , the Queen is defeated by another witch Tardona and Snow White is saved . 1959 's " Snow White and the Chained Fairy " ( I Sette Nani e la fata incatenata ) , sees the dwarfs struggle to free the fairy Fawn who was captured by the Queen in an underground cavern for saving Snow White when Grimhilde flew to strike down the princess with a thunderbolt . She takes on many forms trying to thwart them in various ways , and one @-@ by @-@ one the dwarfs sacrifice their lives , until only Dopey remains but he manages to get hold of magical water that brings back all of them to life . The freed fairy 's magic makes the cavern collapse down on the helpless Queen to make sure she will never hurt anyone again . In 1960 's " The Seven Dwarfs and the Birtch Ring " ( I Sette Nani e l 'anello di betulla by Romano Scarpa ) , the Queen learns about the eight Dwarf named Ginger ( Zenzero ) , who has left the his companions to go in search of fortune traveling the world , and transforms into a pixie named Fagottina to send him home and sow discord among his brothers . The Queen also transforms into a pixie , named Fogliolina , in " Snow White and Easter in the Woods " ( Biancaneve e la Pasqua nel bosco ) , where , after her attempt to kill Snow White with magic is foiled by woodland creatures , she is so enraged that she calls upon the infernal powers to " take her " and her castle burns into flames and crumbles around her . In 1963 's " The Seven Dwarfs and the Wolf 's Cliff " ( I Sette Nani e la balza del lupo ) , she sends three of her bandit minions ( Bragia , Sghembo and Schidione ) to kidnap Snow White . 1964 's " Snow White and the Bewitched Dress " ( Biancaneve e l 'abito stregato ) has the Queen magically disguise herself as an old gypsy to give Snow White a cursed dress and capture her , then start her work on the spell to rid of the dwarfs and all the forest creatures . But Dopey infiltrates her castle , frees Snow White , and locks up the Queen in her laboratory set ablaze , after which the whole castle is consumed by fire and explodes after the dwarf and the princess escape .
The Queen also appears in the 2005 Disney manga series Kilala Princess , where the protagonists Rei and Kilala Reno find themselves in the world of Snow White , and meet and befriend the princess . They go the Queen 's castle to ask the Magic Mirror how to find Kilala 's friend Erika , but discover the Queen is still alive ( and even commanding the two vultures , as well as wolves ) as she appears and demands Kilala 's magical tiara . The children try to flee but are attacked by wolves and locked up in the dungeon . The Queen transforms into the Witch and prepares to turn Kilala into an ugly creature . Snow White appears and agrees to sacrifice herself to save them , but Kilala stops her at last moment before she can eat a poison apple . Rei then attacks the Queen , who falls into her cauldron , turns into a vulture , and flies away in a defeat .
= = = Merchandise = = =
The character was also featured in a wide variety of Disney merchandise , such as in the Designer Villains " stylized and fashion @-@ forward " series of limited edition dolls and make @-@ up products , or the Wickedly Beautiful entry in the Beautifully Disney collection of cosmetic products . Various other such merchandise include many dolls , figurines / statuettes , costumes , clothing items , watches / clocks / mirrors , key chains / blanks , mugs , other tableware , bags / purses / suitcases , containers , prints / posters / cards / stickers , pins / buttons / magnets , holiday ornaments , plush toys , puzzles , other beauty products , and so forth . One hand @-@ made figure costing $ 2 @,@ 000 was the most expensive out of 200 @,@ 000 items being sold at the Disney World shopping village in 1985 .
= = In Once Upon a Time = =
An almost entirely alternate take on the character of the Evil Queen is Regina Mills , the main antagonist in the first season of the 2011 Disney ( ABC ) live @-@ action TV series Once Upon a Time where she is played by Lana Parrilla . Regina is the mayor of the idyllic town of Storybrooke , Maine , but is secretly the Evil Queen of legend , having cursed many beloved fairytale characters to live in a land without magic , where they will never get their happy endings . The show is not directly based on the Disney animated films , but is inspired by them and makes many references to them . One of its episodes is titled " The Evil Queen " .
= = Reception = =
The Disney version of the character was very well received by film critics , even as some were disturbed ( columnist Dorothy Kilgallen for instance urged Disney to not make future villains as scary as the Witch ) . Stephen Hunter included her being " cool " among the " wonderful truths about Snow White . " Janet Maslin wrote the film 's Snow White " exists only to be victimized by her wicked stepmother - a far more interesting character . The image of the wicked Queen ( initially conceived as a raven @-@ haired glamour girl , and the epitome of late @-@ 1930s sophistication ) who drinks an aging potion and then shrivels , sprouting warts and claws , turning before our eyes from a sexy , voluptous creature into a freightening old crone , must leave as powerful an impression on the audience as Snow White 's chirpy feminity . " Similarly , Roger Ebert wrote Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was " not so much about Snow White as it was about the Seven Dwarfs and the Evil Queen , " opining this was the reason it has remained " the ultimate animated masterpiece " by 2001 instead of having been forgotten soon after its premiere in 1937 .
Feminism academic Camille Paglia said that she used to be transfixed by this " temperamental diva bitch " , due to the contrast with the ideal of womanhood that she had been presented to as a child : " Mary , this silent mother ; and here was the witch queen who has this weird dialogue in the mirror and it didn 't have to be charitable and it didn 't have to be nice . I thought she was fabulous . " Likewise , Lana Parrilla , who later herself played the Evil Queen in Once Upon A Time , said that whenever she watched Disney 's Snow White as a young girl she rooted for and " loved the evil queen ― every time the evil queen came on , I was like ' OK ! ' She was just so fascinating to me . " Author Deborah Lipp wrote : " As I 've said before and will doubtless say again , given a choice of being Snow White ( helpless , sweet , voiceless ) and the Wicked Queen , with the cool castle and the magic and the minions , give me my Magic Mirror now ! " Film director John Waters said he too rooted for the evil queen to win , and Chay Yew said that if he were a Disney character , he would be the evil queen from Snow White .
Once Upon the Time co @-@ creator Adam Horowitz said that his earliest Disney memory was seeing a re @-@ release of Disney 's Snow White when he was " terrified by the Evil Queen while also being unable to look away and that stuck with me through the years . " Similarly , fashion designer and Angelina Jolie 's Maleficent collaborator Stella McCartney said : " My favorite Disney film was Snow White . I remember growing up watching [ it ] and being completely freaked out by that scene where the evil queen becomes the old witch and she makes the poison apple . " Film maker and actor Terry Gilliam listed the film 's Queen among his eight favourite villains , commenting how " truly strange " is that " vanity and beauty are what she 's all about , yet the identity she assumes when she becomes the old beggar woman is practically the ugliest in all the kingdom . " Fairy tale lecturer Jack Zipes alike noted that " it is somewhat strange that the queen believes the mirror , for the picture of Snow White reveals that she is a pretty pubescent red @-@ cheeked ordinary girl while the queen is a stunning beautiful mature woman who might easily win a beauty contest . "
Jim Lentz , Director of Animation Art at Heritage Auctions , said in 2015 : " The Evil Queen is , to this day , one of the great villains of cinema , and she was at her terrifying best when she became the Old Hag and set off to destroy Snow White . " According to film maker and actor Brad Bird , back in 1937 " they had to re @-@ upholster the seats in a very large movie palace in New York because little kids were peeing on the seats when the witch came on in Snow White . " The Queen ranked as tenth in the American Film Institute 's 2003 list of the 50 Best Movie Villains of All Time , being the highest @-@ ranked animated villain . When Walt Disney Parks and Resorts held their 2011 Disney Villains popularity poll for Wicked Gooey Apple Awards ( named after the Queen 's poison apple ) , the Evil Queen came first and won in three out of five categories : " Sinister Stylings " ( for the most fashionable villain ) , " Curses ! Foiled Again ! " ( for the villain who received the best comeuppance ) , and the ultimate " Unfairest of Them All " ( for the most evil villain ) . Jeff Kurtti 's 2005 book Disney Villains : The Top Secret Files ranks her as " the greatest villain of them all " .
In 2013 , the Queen was among the 20 terrifying kids ' movie characters by Digital Spy , commenting that " Julia Roberts and Charlize Theron may have taken a stab at this role in two competing 2012 blockbusters , but they didn 't get anywhere near the kind of creepiness of Disney 's evil Queen , " as well as among ten scariest Disney villains of all time by entertainment.ie. In 2014 , E ! ranked " the original head bitch in charge " as the seventh top Disney Villain , while WatchMojo.com ranked her as the ninth top Disney animated villain and the fifth greatest female movie villain of all time . Nerdist put the Disney Villainesses " starting in 1937 with the Evil Queen " at top spot in a 2015 ranking of " most bad ass " female villains in pop culture , while Gay Times ranked her third among the " top five wicked women of Disney " and MTV listed her as one of the nine Disney Villains who were " way better than the good guys . " That same year , Moviepilot included her among the seven most terryfying and evil Disney Villains as " she may be the prettiest woman in the list , but sadly , that beautiful facade covers an ugly and wicked soul , " while Gulf News , ranking her as the second greatest Disney Villain , commented she " still stands today - 78 years after the release of the first movie , " as the most evil personality that Disney has ever created . Moviepilot also proposed " Disney could give Snow White the Maleficent treatment and make a version telling the story through the Evil Queen ’ s perspective , " suggesting she should be played by Megan Fox . In 2016 , The Frisky described her and Maleficent as " two of the best @-@ realized female villains in movie history . "
During an auction in 1988 , an animation cel from the iconic scene of the Queen holding her heart box sold for a record @-@ setting price of $ 30 @,@ 000 . In 1997 , another cel from the same scene sold for $ 21 @,@ 275 and a cel of the Witch offering an apple to Snow White realized $ 13 @,@ 800 . Another cel showing the Queen reading her spellbook sold for $ 8 @,@ 050 in an earlier in auction in 1995 . In 2015 , a Hag cell was sold on an aution for $ 48 @,@ 000 .
= = Cultural impact = =
According to Maria Tatar , an academic specializing in children 's literature , the film turned " the evil queen into a figure of gripping narrative energy and makes Snow White [ the character ] so dull that she requires a supporting cast of seven to enliven her scenes . Ultimately it is the stepmother 's disruptive , disturbing , and divisive presence that invests the film with a degree of fascination that has facilitated its widespread circulation and that has allowed it to take such powerful hold in our own culture . "
= = = Influence = = =
Alan Charles Kors and Edward Peter credited the Queen 's character 's influence in changing the popular visual image of witches in film and other fiction as specifically female , more often young and attractive than old and ugly , and dressed in a characteristically defining costume . A part of Maila Nurmi 's inspiration for her character of Vampira came from Nurmi being fascinated by the Queen after watching Disney 's Snow White at the age of 14 . Brigitte Nielsen said she has also based her role as the Black Witch ( who also kidnaps a prince character out of jealously for a princess ) in the 1992 Italian film Fantaghirò 2 on that version of the Queen . When she was cast for the 1939 's The Wizard of Oz as the Wicked Witch of the West , Gale Sondergaard ( who herself has earlier served as one of inspirations for Disney ) insisted on playing a glamorous vision of the character , similar to the Disney 's interpretation of the Queen from Snow White ; when Sondergaard 's idea was rejected by producers Mervyn LeRoy and Arthur Freed in favor of making the Wicked Witch ugly , she withdrew from the project and Margaret Hamilton was cast instead .
The Queen 's character design from the film was also used in some other Snow White adaptations , such as the Turkish film Pamuk Prenses ve Yedi Cüceler ( 1970 ) , as well as for the inspired main antagonist characters in the otherwise unrelated titles , such as the stepmother queen / with in the Russian animated film The Wild Swans ( 1962 ) , the Witch Queen in the Spanish film Tom Thumb and Little Red Riding Hood ( 1962 ) , the goddess Venus in the anime version of Unico , Queen Admira in the American film The Hugga Bunch ( 1985 ) , and the queen of the witches in the video game Curse of Enchantia ( 1992 ) . Lady Macbeth in Orson Welles ' 1948 Macbeth resembles the Queen in her costume , make @-@ up , and even the manner of her death ; Lady Macbeth was also visually based on the Queen in a 1982 comic book adaptation . The evil Queen Bavmorda from 1988 's film Willow bears a resemblance too , so much that Cinefantastique editor Frederick S. Clarke described her as " simply Snow White 's Wicked Queen , right down to her hooded costume . " Robin Wood has drawn a connection between the looks of the Witch and of the Emperor in the Star Wars franchise . According to the designer Steve Brown , the Queen 's old Witch form served as an inspiration for the main character Witch Queen in the video game Cauldron ( 1985 ) .
An official Disney.com blog Oh My Disney stated the Evil Queen has been " the original Disney villain , and we ’ re really not exaggerating . " According to The Daily Telegraph , La Verne 's role as the Queen " was credited as the model for such future villains as Ursula in The Little Mermaid ( 1989 ) and Scar in The Lion King ( 1994 ) . " Lady Bane , a vain evil sorceress from Disney 's Adventures of the Gummi Bears , bears a similarity to the Evil Queen in her costume and character . Four wicked witches of the East , West , North and South , resembling the Witch from Disney 's Snow White , are also the villains Mickey has to kill to save Disneyland in 1988 's Mickey Mouse : The Computer Game . The first names for the magic @-@ wielding antagonist couple The Glooms in Disney XD 's own series The 7D ( 2014 ) ― set in a timeframe before the Seven Dwarfs first met Snow White ― might have been inspired by the Evil Queen character 's alternate name " Grimhilde " , with the bumbling warlock husband named " Grim " and the determined witch wife named " Hildy " .
Susan Sarandon 's character of Queen Narissa in Disney 's own Enchanted ( 2007 ) , had her characteristics , powers , and physical features were inspired by the Queen from the film and by Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty . Early on into the project , Enchanted was actually supposed to be a direct @-@ to @-@ video animated sequel to Disney 's Snow White ( with a working title of " Snow White 2 " ) in which Narissa ( back then often misspelled as " Noriss " ) was the evil Queen 's sister who would kidnap six of the dwarfs to lure Snow White , the Prince , and their 13 @-@ year @-@ old daughter Rose aided by Dopey , into a trap . When Filmation announced their own animated sequel to the fairy tale , the studio was sued by Disney until Filmation promised their characters would not resemble the ones from the Disney film ; the settlement stated there could not be a " wicked witch " character in the film which instead was made to feature the Queen 's brother in a vendetta to avenge her death ( the title was also changed , from Snow White in the Land of Doom to Happily Ever After ) .
= = = Homages and parodies = = =
The character has also made several parodic cameo and homage appearances in non @-@ Disney media . In the 1945 radio program This Is My Best , the Queen uttered a curse so dreadful that the Magic Mirror shattered into a thousand pieces and where the Queen once stood was nothing but a heap of ashes from which black spiders crawled and scuffled off into the night . In Woody Allen 's live @-@ action film Annie Hall ( 1977 ) , Alvy mentions that when he saw Disney 's Snow White , he was attracted to the Queen while all the other children had a crush on Snow White . This is followed by an animated sequence of the Wicked Queen , resembling Annie and voiced by Diane Keaton , talking to the cartoon version of the daydreaming Alvy , but turns out that even the Queen scolds him ; Alvy attributes it to her having her period mood , to which the Queen reminds him she is just a cartoon character .
In The Simpsons episode " Four Great Women and a Manicure " ( 2009 ) , the Queen escapes the dwarves after poisoning Snow White , only to be lynched by a mob of angry woodland creatures . In the U.S. Acres two @-@ part cartoon " Snow Wade and the 77 Dwarves " , Lanolin appears as the Wicked Queen with a costume is based off the Disney version . In the Family Guy 2009 episode " Road to the Multiverse " , Herbert appears as the disguised Queen . The Muppet Show character Miss Piggy is the Queen in the 2010 parody comic book miniseries Muppet Snow White . Cassie Scerbo played the Evil Queen in the 2013 YouTube parody music video Cell Block Tango . The Queen also appears in Counting Scars , Oh My Disney 's Halloween 2014 parody music video of OneRepublic 's " Counting Stars " .
= 1856 Atlantic hurricane season =
The 1856 Atlantic hurricane season featured six tropical cyclones , five of which made landfall . The first system , Hurricane One , was first observed in the Gulf of Mexico on August 9 . The final storm , Hurricane Six , was last observed on September 22 . These dates fall within the period with the most tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic . Only two tropical cyclones during the season existed simultaneously . One of the cyclones has only a single known point in its track due to a sparsity of data . Operationally , another tropical cyclone was believed to have existed in the Wilmington , North Carolina area in September , but HURDAT – the official Atlantic hurricane database – excludes this system . Another tropical cyclone that existed over the Northeastern United States in mid @-@ August was later added to HURDAT .
Four tropical cyclones reached hurricane status , including two which became major hurricanes , Category 3 or higher on the modern @-@ day Saffir – Simpson hurricane wind scale . However , in the absence of modern satellite and other remote @-@ sensing technologies , only storms that affected populated land areas or encountered ships at sea are currently known , so the actual total could be higher . An undercount bias of zero to four cyclones per year between 1886 and 1910 has been estimated . The strongest cyclone of the season , the first hurricane , peaked at Category 4 strength with 150 mph ( 240 km / h ) winds . Known as the 1856 Last Island hurricane , it brought devastation to southern Louisiana . More than 200 people were killed after a storm surge submerged Last Island , making it one of the deadliest hurricanes in Louisiana history . Hurricane Two brought heavy rains and squalls to Barbados and Grenada , causing " considerable " damage . Tropical Storms Three and Four had a minor impact on the Northeastern United States and Cuba , respectively . Additionally , Hurricane Five caused four deaths in Inagua , Bahamas and had a minor impact on Cuba and the United States .
The season 's activity was reflected with a low accumulated cyclone energy ( ACE ) rating of 49 .
= = Storms = =
= = = Hurricane One = = =
On August 9 , a minimal hurricane was observed near the Dry Tortugas . The storm moved northwestward and strengthened , becoming a Category 2 hurricane about 12 hours later . The hurricane reached Category 3 strengthened late on August 9 . It continued to deepen and became a Category 4 hurricane on the following day . At 1800 UTC on August 10 , the hurricane attained its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph ( 240 km / h ) and a minimum barometric pressure of 934 mbar ( 27 @.@ 6 inHg ) . Simultaneously , the storm made landfall in Last Island , Louisiana . It rapidly weakened inland and fell to tropical storm intensity on August 11 . The system then drifted northeastward , until dissipating over Mississippi early on August 12 .
Offshore , at least 183 people drowned after steamers and schooners sunk in rough seas produced by the hurricane . A storm surge between 11 and 12 feet ( 3 @.@ 4 and 3 @.@ 7 m ) lashed Last Island , Louisiana . The island was completely submerged , with virtually every structure destroyed , including the hotels and casinos , while all crops were ruined . Additionally , Last Island itself split in two . Inland , heavy rainfall caused the Mermentau River , destroying crops and every house in Abbeville . The storm produced up to 13 @.@ 14 inches ( 334 mm ) of precipitation to New Orleans . In Plaquemines Parish , rice fields were under several feet of water , while many orange trees lost their fruit . The storm resulted in at least 200 fatalities , making it one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in the history of Louisiana .
= = = Hurricane Two = = =
A hurricane with winds of 80 mph ( 130 km / h ) was initially observed about 750 miles ( 1 @,@ 000 km ) northwest of the coast of Venezuela on August 13 . The cyclone tracked due westward and crossed Grenada , before entering the eastern Caribbean . Heavy rain and squalls were reported in Barbados and Grenada . This system was last noted near La Orchila , Venezuela on August 14 .
= = = Tropical Storm Three = = =
The third tropical storm of the season developed on August 19 about 170 miles ( 270 km ) southeast of Cape Fear , North Carolina . At 1100 UTC that day , it made landfall near Cape Lookout with winds of 60 mph ( 95 km / h ) . The storm traveled north and emerged into the Chesapeake Bay near Norfolk , Virginia . The storm continued travelling northward just offshore of the east coast of the US before finally dissipating off Rhode Island on August 21 . Heavy rains and strong winds were reported in Connecticut , Massachusetts , New York , and Washington , D.C. This system was known as the Charter Oak Storm , because it felled the famed Charter Oak in Hartford , Connecticut .
= = = Tropical Storm Four = = =
A limited number of sources indicate that a tropical storm was briefly active in the vicinity of Havana , Cuba on August 21 .
= = = Hurricane Five = = =
A hurricane formed north of Hispaniola on August 25 . It moved westward , passing over the Inagua Islands before striking the north coast of Cuba as a Category 2 hurricane on August 27 . The cyclone weakened to Category 1 strength as it crossed the island , close to Matanzas , but regained first Category 2 and then Category 3 strength as it moved north through the Gulf of Mexico . The cyclone made landfall near Panama City , Florida , on August 31 as a Category 2 hurricane . Thereafter , it then quickly weakened to a tropical storm while moving northward through Georgia and South Carolina . The storm entered the Atlantic from the state of Virginia on next day and dissipated on September 3 .
The hurricane destroyed thirty houses on Inagua and four people died there . Several vessels were run ashore on the Cuban coast . In Florida , high tides were reported along the coast . The SS Florida was tossed ashore at St. Joseph Bay and completely destroyed , while streets were inundated with water in Apalachicola . Inland , strong winds and heavy winds brought very damage inland , especially at Marianna , which was considered " a wreak . " In Georgia , flooding damaged numerous bridges , damns , and corn and cotton crop fields . Many streets and sidewalks in Columbus were blocked by falling trees . At Norfolk , Virginia , on September 1 , the spire of a church was blown down by the storm .
= = = Hurricane Six = = =
A sixth tropical storm was first observed by the brig Caroline E. Kelly on September 18 , which experienced a heavy gale while located about 930 miles ( 1 @,@ 500 km ) east @-@ southeast of Bermuda . With initial winds of 60 mph ( 95 km / h ) , the storm slowly strengthened while moving north @-@ northwestward . At 1200 UTC on September 19 , it reached hurricane status and peaked with winds of 80 mph ( 130 km / h ) . The storm decelerated and remained at this intensity for over 24 hours . Late on September 21 , the system re @-@ curved westward and weakened to a tropical storm . It was last seen by the Pride of the Sea on September 22 , while located about 695 miles ( 1 @,@ 120 km ) south of Cape Race , Newfoundland .
= Nikita Filatov =
Nikita Vasilyevich Filatov ( Никита Васильевич Филатов ; born May 25 , 1990 ) is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for Admiral Vladivostok of the Kontinental Hockey League ( KHL ) . He has previously played for CSKA Moscow and Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the KHL . Prior to 2012 , Filatov played in North America for the Ottawa Senators and Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) , along with their respective affiliates in the American Hockey League ( AHL ) .
At the 2008 NHL Entry Draft , Filatov was selected sixth overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets . Filatov was the top @-@ ranked European skater by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau . Filatov played two seasons with the Blue Jackets organization . During the 2009 – 10 season , Filatov was unhappy with his situation in Columbus and was loaned to CSKA Moscow for the remainder of the season . At the 2011 NHL Entry Draft , the Blue Jackets then traded him to Ottawa in exchange for a third @-@ round draft pick . In December 2011 , the Senators loaned Filatov to CSKA Moscow for the balance of the 2011 – 12 season . The following season , Filatov signed with Salavat Yulaev . The Senators chose not to tender Filatov a qualifying offer , making him a free agent .
Filatov has represented Russia in international hockey at two World U18 Championships , winning gold and silver medals , and three World Junior Championships , where he has won two bronze medals . He was named to the Tournament All @-@ Star Team at the 2008 World U18 Championships and the 2009 World Junior Championships .
= = Playing career = =
= = = Junior = = =
Filatov played minor and junior hockey in the CSKA Red Army hockey system from the age of 13 . At the age of 15 during the 2005 – 06 season , he made his debut for CSKA @-@ 2 — the club 's junior team — where he continued to play during the 2006 – 07 season , and averaged more than three points per game . In the same season , Filatov made his international debut for Russia at the World Under 18 Championship .
During the 2007 – 08 season , Filatov made his professional Russian Superleague ( RSL ) debut with CSKA , seeing limited action in five games . He spent the majority of the season playing at the junior level in Russia . With his CSKA junior team , Filatov played in 23 games , scoring 23 goals and providing 24 assists . Leading up to the 2008 NHL Entry Draft , the League 's annual meeting at which the rights to amateur players are divided among teams , NHL 's Central Scouting Bureau , ranked Filatov as the top European skater in their mid @-@ term and final rankings . After the 2007 – 08 season , Filatov was subsequently selected sixth overall at the Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets .
Filatov was also the first overall selection in the 2008 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft , selected by the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ) . Sudbury General Manager Mike Foligno was comfortable with the risks of not knowing whether Filatov would play at junior or professional level when he came to North America . Blue Jackets General Manager Scott Howson would not guarantee Filatov a place on their team , saying , " We 've already told Nikita that we 'll see how things go in training camp and we 'll decide what 's best for him . "
= = = Professional = = =
After being drafted by the Blue Jackets , Filatov signed a three @-@ year contract with the club on July 10 , 2008 . His base salary for the contract was $ 875 @,@ 000 , with bonus clauses that could bring the value as high as $ 1 @.@ 35 million per season . His signing with Columbus created some controversy within the Kontinental Hockey League ( KHL ) , however , as League President Alexander Medvedev claimed that the Blue Jackets owed CSKA Moscow compensation of at least $ 1 @.@ 5 million for signing Filatov . Medvedev claimed that although the term of the contract had expired , under Russian law it did not terminate until an indemnity amount had been negotiated . The Blue Jackets and Filatov believed that giving his club 30 days notice was sufficient to terminate the contract . CSKA threatened to withhold Filatov 's transfer card , thus impeding his ability to play in another league , but Filatov , his lawyers and the Blue Jackets believed they had followed the necessary tenets of Russian law . Filatov 's contract was one of six reviewed by the International Ice Hockey Federation ( IIHF ) in an attempt to mediate the disputes between the KHL and NHL . During this investigation , the players were unable to play international hockey sanctioned by the IIHF . In September , the KHL dropped its opposition to Filatov 's contract with the Blue Jackets , and he received his transfer .
Filatov did not make the team after attending training camp with the Blue Jackets , instead making his North American professional debut for the Blue Jackets ' American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliate , the Syracuse Crunch . On October 15 , 2008 , however , Filatov was called up to the NHL , playing in his first game and scoring his first goal with the Blue Jackets on October 17 against the Nashville Predators . For the rest of the 2008 – 09 season , Filatov split time between the AHL and the NHL . He played eight games with the Blue Jackets , finishing the season with four goals . He became the first Blue Jackets rookie to record a hat @-@ trick in the January 10 , 2009 , game against the Minnesota Wild . At the end of the season , Filatov had played 39 games with the Crunch in the AHL , scoring 16 goals and 16 assists . For his performances , he was named as a starter for the PlanetUSA team in the 2009 AHL All @-@ Star Game .
At the start of the 2009 – 10 season , Filatov made the Blue Jackets roster after training camp . Although healthy , he did not play in six of the team 's first 18 games , a decision made by Columbus Head Coach Ken Hitchcock . Filatov was unhappy with his playing time and role on the team under Hitchcock and requested to be transferred back to his Russian club team . Hitchcock and the Blue Jackets coaching staff tried to improve Filatov 's attention to defensive aspects of the game . The Blue Jackets management agreed to Filatov 's request to return to Russia for the remainder of the season . This arrangement resulted from direct dealings between the Blue Jackets and CSKA Moscow , where Filatov 's salary was paid by the Russian club , and the Blue Jackets retained his rights . Shortly after his return to Russia , Filatov set a KHL record by scoring the game @-@ winning goal in three consecutive games . He was named the League 's best newcomer ( defined by the KHL as " a player born in 1987 or later , who has played no more than 20 top @-@ level matches in previous national tournaments " ) for November , and the League 's best rookie for the 11th week of the season . In his shortened season in Russia , Filatov played 26 games , scoring nine goals and adding 13 assists . Initial statements by both sides indicated the player would return to Columbus after the 2009 – 10 season , but since returning to Russia , Filatov has been less clear about his intentions for the 2010 – 11 season , stating , " I hope I 'll be back next year , but right now , it 's really hard to say because it will again be a tough decision . " Howson did not comment on Filatov 's stance , except to say that he expects Filatov to be at the team 's training camp prior to the 2010 – 11 season . Subsequently , Filatov stated after the 2009 – 10 season that he intended to return to Columbus for training camp .
During the off @-@ season , the Blue Jackets sent Development Coach Tyler Wright to Russia to train with Filatov to assess his readiness for the upcoming season , and to communicate the team 's desire to work with him . Blue Jackets Head Coach Scott Arniel was pleased to see Filatov arrive in Columbus six weeks ahead of the teams ' 2010 – 11 season , allowing him a chance to mend relationships with his teammates who may have been annoyed by Filatov 's departure . Howson said the team never doubted Filatov 's skill : " Nikita has the skill and the ability to play in a top @-@ six role . " Arniel was optimistic about Filatov 's return to the team , offering him a clean slate and a chance to earn a spot on one of the team 's top two lines . After speaking with his friend Sergei Shirokov ( who played for Arniel on the Manitoba Moose ) , Filatov was optimistic about working with Columbus ' new head coach . Filatov started the season with the Blue Jackets at the NHL level and recorded seven assists in 23 games . In December 2010 , Filatov was demoted to the AHL and spent the remainder of the season with the Springfield Falcons , Columbus ' new AHL affiliate . With the Falcons , he played in 36 games , scoring nine goals and adding 11 assists .
At the 2011 NHL Entry Draft , Columbus severed their ties with Filatov , trading him to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for a third @-@ round pick . Filatov left his family vacationing in the Dominican Republic and joined the Senators for their development camp at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa . He made the Senators out of training camp , but was a healthy scratch several times , splitting his time with Ottawa and the Binghamton Senators of the AHL . In November 2011 , the Ottawa Citizen 's Allen Panzeri reported from sources in Columbus that Filatov had refused to play the style the Blue Jackets asked of him , saying to his coach , " Filly [ Filatov ] don 't do rebounds . " In December , the Senators offered Filatov the choice to play the rest of the season with CSKA Moscow of the KHL and Filatov agreed . Senators General Manager Bryan Murray suggested it was better for his development as Murray felt that Filatov needed to work on becoming stronger and compete harder to make it in the NHL . Head Coach Paul MacLean felt Filatov 's struggles in the NHL were surprising , considering he had 12 points in 15 games in the AHL . Filatov himself stated that he had to get better . MacLean had hoped that Filatov would have stayed and worked on his game in Binghamton , but Murray explained that it was more lucrative for Filatov to play in the KHL than at Binghamton , and did not block the transfer . Filatov did not immediately agree to terms with CSKA . For a few days it appeared that Filatov would not sign a contract with CSKA , so the Senators assigned him to Binghamton and threatened to suspend him in order to remove him from the Senators ' salary cap . On December 18 , 2011 , Filatov agreed to a contract with CSKA Moscow .
Despite Filatov leaving for the KHL , the Senators still had hopes to develop Filatov . Filatov 's contract was ready to expire in June 2012 , and the Senators planned to make a qualifying contract offer to Filatov to retain his NHL rights . However , in May 2012 , Filatov chose to stay in the KHL and agreed to a one @-@ year contract with Salavat Yulaev Ufa . After he signed with Salavat Yulaev , the Senators chose to not make the offer , making him an unrestricted free agent . After three seasons in the NHL , Filatov left with only six goals and eight assists in 53 NHL games . Stephen Whyno of The Globe and Mail identified him as one of the top five biggest " draft busts " in recent NHL history . Hockey 's Future also rated Filatov a bust .
In the 2012 – 13 season , Filatov played in 47 games with Salavat Yulaev , scoring ten goals and adding 11 assists . He remained with Salavat for the 2013 – 14 season .
= = International play = =
Filatov has played extensively for Russia 's national teams in under @-@ 18 and under @-@ 20 tournaments . His first IIHF competition for Russia was the 2007 U18 Championship held in the Finnish cities of Rauma and Tampere . Russia won a gold medal in that tournament , and as an underaged player , Filatov contributed four goals and five assists in seven games . He led the Russian team in total points and was second to Alexei Cherepanov in goals scored . After this tournament , Russia 's coaches named Filatov as one of the team 's three best players . Filatov also played at the 2008 U18 Championship held in his native Russia , in Kazan . Filatov captained the team to a silver medal , scoring three goals and adding six assists . He was named to the Tournament All @-@ Star Team .
At the 2008 World Junior Championship in Pardubice and Liberec , Czech Republic , Filatov made his debut with Russia 's under @-@ 20 junior squad . At the tournament , he scored four goals and added five assists , leading the Russian squad in total points and placing second to Viktor Tikhonov in goals scored . The Russian team captured bronze at the tournament after defeating the United States 4 – 2 . Filatov scored two goals in the bronze medal game , and was named Russia 's best player of the game by the IIHF .
The AHL 's Syracuse Crunch released Filatov to participate in the 2009 World Junior Championship held in Ottawa . Filatov served as Russia 's captain for the tournament . In seven games at the tournament , he scored eight goals and added three assists , which tied him for fourth in tournament scoring . The Russian team again captured the bronze medal , this time by defeating Slovakia 5 – 2 . Filatov was named best player of the game for a preliminary round game against Finland and for the bronze medal game against Slovakia , and he was named to the Tournament All @-@ Star Team .
After returning to Russia early in the 2009 – 10 season , Filatov had the opportunity to compete in a third World Junior Championship at the 2010 tournament held in Saskatoon and Regina . As in 2009 , he served as Russia 's team captain . During preliminary round play , Filatov was named best player for Russia in their game against Finland . The tournament , however , was a disappointment for the Russians after they lost to Switzerland in the quarterfinals . Prior to the fifth place game against the Czech Republic , Filatov was stripped of his captaincy and replaced by teammate Kirill Petrov after criticizing the team personnel during a media scrum . After participating in three World Junior Ice Hockey Championships , Filatov is tied with Evgeny Kuznetsov as Russia 's all @-@ time leading scorer at the event — both forwards finished their junior careers with 26 points .
= = Playing style = =
Scouting reports on Filatov were mixed in advance of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft . Sergei Nemchinov , head coach of Russia 's national junior team , said of Filatov , " He definitely has an NHL upside because he can score , is a well @-@ rounded player and is responsible in the defensive zone . " Independent scouting service Red Line Report at one point declared Filatov " the next best thing to Steven Stamkos " ( who was eventually selected first overall in the 2008 Draft ) . McKeen 's Hockey scouts described him as a cross between Ilya Kovalchuk and Maxim Afinogenov . His strengths included his skating and vision , as well as the inclination to play at high intensity . The NHL 's Director of European Scouting , Goran Stubb , assessed Filatov 's NHL readiness as , " Nikita is a leader , has a great attitude , an excellent work ethic and tons of talent . " Other scouts were not as impressed with his defensive game , however , preferring to focus on his offensive abilities . Off the ice , Filatov does not train in a traditional gym or weight room , preferring to run outside in sand and lift objects such as trees and boulders .
= = Personal life = =
Filatov was born in Moscow , Russia , to parents Slava and Yelena . He speaks fluent English due in large part to his mother , a teacher who gave him lessons at home . When he started playing professional hockey in North America for Syracuse , his mother stayed for several weeks to help him get acclimated to his new surroundings .
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= Campus of Michigan State University =
The campus of Michigan State University is located in East Lansing on the banks of the Red Cedar River , and comprises a contiguous area of 5 @,@ 200 acres ( 21 km2 ) , 2 @,@ 000 acres ( 8 @.@ 1 km2 ) of which are developed . Built amid virgin forest , the campus opened in 1855 with three buildings , none of which remain . As an agricultural college , the campus was originally located several miles outside of the city of Lansing , but as the population of the college grew , the city of East Lansing developed just north of the area 's main avenue .
As the campus of a large university , MSU has many facilities that serve not only the school , but the entire metropolitan area . Public venues on campus include a football stadium , multipurpose arena , ice arena , concert hall , hotel , and golf course . The campus also has its own power plant , laundry service , incinerator , and Amtrak train station .
In terms of infrastructure , there are 556 buildings : 100 for academics , 131 for agriculture , 166 for housing and food service , and 42 for athletics . Overall , the university has 22 @,@ 763 @,@ 025 square feet ( 2 @,@ 114 @,@ 754 @.@ 2 m2 ) of total indoor space . MSU also owns 44 non @-@ campus properties , totaling 22 @,@ 000 acres ( 89 km2 ) in 28 different counties . However , the size of the campus , combined with its curving roads and lack of a centralized quadrangle , can make it difficult for newcomers to navigate .
= = History = =
Before the white settlement of the region , the area that is now East Lansing was a combination of dense virgin oak forest and tamarack swampland . In July 1855 a 677 @-@ acre site just north of the Red Cedar River was recommended to the State Board of Education , the report to the board noted that except for the occasional clearing the land was dense hardwood forest . It was in one of these " oak openings " that the school built its first three buildings in 1856 : a multipurpose building called College Hall , a dormitory building later known as " Saints ' Rest , " and a barn . College Hall contained classrooms , offices , laboratories , a library / museum , and a multifunctional lecture hall / chapel . It was also one of the first buildings in America to be used for the teaching of scientific agriculture .
Since the college was founded in a sparsely populated area with only a handful of nearby farmhouses , and it was an arduous stagecoach ride from Lansing , the College built four faculty houses in the first year of classes in 1857 . One of these original faculty houses , Cowles House , still exists as the President 's official residence , though only two walls and part of the foundation remain of the original construction . Ultimately , ten faculty homes were built on campus between 1857 and 1885 . Besides Cowles House , one other survived and was moved into the city of East Lansing ; the rest were demolished between 1922 and 1948 to make room for the north complex of residence halls and the Student Union , designed by Pond and Pond .
Michigan State 's campus was among the first to serve as a botanical laboratory for its faculty and students and is the site of what is , today , the oldest continuously operated botanical garden in the US . In December 1879 , Professor William J. Beal buried seeds of 23 common plants in 20 jars of sand ( to prevent water accumulation ) in various locations around campus . At certain fixed intervals , currently every 20 years , a jar is dug up to determine which seeds still germinate after their prolonged periods of unlit isolation . The most recent jar exhumation , April 2000 , found only a few specimens surviving to germinate , notably Verbascum blattaria ( moth mullein ) , after 120 years . Five buried jars remain , with the next unearthing scheduled for 2020 .
In 1871 , President Abbott proposed that the Board of Trustees " take steps to provide for the proper layout of the college grounds , planting of trees , location of buildings , etc . , by a competent landscape gardener , as soon as means can be spared . " In 1872 , Adam Oliver , a landscape gardener from Kalamazoo , was hired . During his tenure from 1872 – 1887 , he was oversaw the layout of walks and drives and the placement of numerous buildings , including Linton Hall in 1881 . He was responsible for the closed roadway system , an altered form of which remains today as West Circle Drive , and was also responsible for the informal arrangement of campus buildings . The character of the campus is described in President Abbott 's 1882 report to the Board as follows : " There are in the park no straight rows of buildings or of trees , but its ... buildings ... are separated by undulating lawns , shallow ravines , and groups of trees " .
In 1906 O. C. Simonds a well @-@ known prairie school landscape architect was hired , he simplified the road system , planned walks and planting areas . It was Sidmons who first described this area around West Circle Drive as a " sacred space " and who reaffirmed the idea of as area of campus as a park to be protected from development . In a 1906 letter to the Board for Trustee 's " This area is , I am sure , that feature of the College which is most pleasantly and affectionately remembered by the students after they leave their Alma Mater , and I doubt if any instruction given has a greater effect upon their lives . "
In 1914 the college hired noted landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted , Jr. with bigger buildings like Olds and Agriculture Halls being built Olmsted faced the challenge of maintaining the informal character of campus while minimizing walking distance . In 1915 , the Olmsted Brothers firm issued a report its solution was a dramatic redesign of campus around quadrangles However , the plan was unpopular with students and alumni who wished to maintain the informal parklike feel of campus . After eight years of consulting and little in way of changes the school ended its relationship with Olmsted in 1922 .
The college in 1923 hired T. Glenn Phillips , Phillips ' 1926 plan for campus kept Simonds ' " sacred space " and it continued the curvilinear road system to the east , with buildings placed in an informal manner . His plan called for campus north of the river to be dedicated to academic purposes while all agriculture and athletic facilities were to be placed south of the river . Phillips ' plan would set the tone for campus development for the next 25 years .
Post WWII the large number of GI 's returning , President John A. Hannah 's push to expand resulting in a large increase in enrollment quickened in the pace of development south of the river . The driving factor in campus development of was the automobile this the south featuring buildings and streets generally laid out in a grid
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Capital Area Transportation Authority bus service , which has many routes across campus in addition to regular service outside campus in the Lansing , East Lansing , and Okemos areas . Many routes through campus are designated as " Spartan Service " , meaning they only operate during MSU fall and spring semesters . The MSU @-@ CTC ( MSU CATA Transportation Center ) is the hub of bus service on campus , and many local destinations both on- and off @-@ campus may be reached from there . Buses are used especially frequently during the winter .
With two railroads crossing campus , MSU students have easy access to rail travel . The East Lansing Amtrak station is located on campus , offering daily direct service to and from Chicago , Kalamazoo , Flint , Port Huron , and several other cities throughout Michigan via the Blue Water line . Cities such as Detroit , Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids can be reached by transferring onto a different line . The station is also serviced by several Greyhound bus routes . Two airports are accessible from campus : Lansing Capital Region International Airport ( LAN ) in DeWitt Township and the Detroit Metro Airport ( DTW ) outside Detroit . Bus service to and from DTW is offered eight times daily by Michigan Flyer .
= Sweet Seymour Skinner 's Baadasssss Song =
" Sweet Seymour Skinner 's Baadasssss Song " is the 19th episode of The Simpsons ' fifth season . The 100th episode of the series overall , it originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 28 , 1994 . In the episode , Superintendent Chalmers fires Principal Seymour Skinner after a disaster at the school . Bart Simpson , feeling partially responsible for Skinner 's firing , tries to help his old principal get his job back .
The episode was written by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein , and directed by Bob Anderson . It was selected for release in a 1999 video collection of selected episodes called The Simpsons : Greatest Hits . The episode features cultural references to films such as Alien and Full Metal Jacket . The title is a parody of the film Sweet Sweetback 's Baadasssss Song . Since airing , the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics . It acquired a Nielsen rating of 12 @.@ 7 , and was the highest @-@ rated show on the Fox network the week it aired .
= = Plot = =
After dismissing the idea of taking Simpson family home videos and a geode , Bart brings Santa 's Little Helper to school for show and tell . Even though his show @-@ and @-@ tell presentation is well received by the class , the dog escapes into the school air ducts to follow the food scent coming from the kitchen and is spotted by Ralph Wiggum . Groundskeeper Willie is sent after the dog and catches it , but he chooses the wrong vent to exit and the fire department is called in to rescue him . As the firemen are attempting to rescue Willie , an outraged Superintendent Chalmers appears and fires Principal Skinner , much to Bart 's shock .
Chalmers hires Ned Flanders as the new principal of Springfield Elementary School , but when Flanders is hesitant to discipline the children , they run amok , and the school becomes a mad house . Meanwhile , Bart befriends the now jobless Skinner , as they laugh about anecdotes of Flanders 's failure that Bart relates . Feeling lonely , Skinner eventually decides to re @-@ enlist in the United States Army .
Instead of rejoicing in the discipline @-@ less school , Bart feels guilty about causing Skinner 's dismissal . In an effort to get Skinner his job back , Bart attempts to expose Flanders ' poor leadership to Chalmers . Despite the state of chaos at the school , Chalmers is not concerned . However , upon hearing Flanders utter a brief mention of God over the intercom , Chalmers immediately fires Flanders for reciting a school prayer . Skinner is soon re @-@ hired as principal . Bart and Skinner share an amicable chat about their typically antagonistic relationship , then affectionately pat each other on the back . However , as they turn from each other , it is revealed Bart has taped a " Kick Me " sign on Skinner 's back , and Skinner has taped a " Teach Me " sign on Bart. The two chuckle to themselves as they walk away .
= = Production = =
" Sweet Seymour Skinner 's Baadasssss Song " was written by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein , and directed by Bob Anderson . Oakley and Weinstein decided to do a Skinner and Bart episode because the staff wanted to take a diversion from the relatively wacky , fast @-@ paced episodes that had comprised Season 5 so far and , according to show runner David Mirkin , " slow down parts of the show to take time for more emotional episodes like this one " . Much of Principal Skinner 's behavior in the episode is based on teachers Oakley and Weinstein had in high school who , according to Oakley , were " sad , lonely guys who lived with their mothers " . It was selected to air as the 100th episode of the show because the staff wanted that particular episode to focus on Bart.
Baby Gerald , Luigi Risotto , Assistant Superintendent Leopold , and Flanders ' parents make their first appearances on the show in this episode . Leopold and Luigi were designed by David Silverman , one of the show 's directors . Anderson thought Luigi was one of the funniest characters on the show when he first read Luigi 's lines in the script during a table read of the episode . When Anderson skimmed through the script and saw Luigi 's lines , he said he " frightened Julie Kavner because I was laughing to myself , but trying to keep the laughter in because it was so damn funny . "
" Sweet Seymour Skinner 's Baadasssss Song " originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 28 , 1994 . The episode was selected for release in a 1999 video collection of selected episodes called , The Simpsons : Greatest Hits , which also included the episodes " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire " , " Lisa 's First Word " , " Trash of the Titans " , and " Bart Gets an " F " " . The episode was again included in the 2003 DVD release of the Greatest Hits set , which also included all the other episodes except " Trash of the Titans " . " Sweet Seymour Skinner 's Baadasssss Song " was also included in The Simpsons season five DVD set , which was released on December 21 , 2004 .
= = Cultural references = =
The episode 's title is a reference to the 1971 Melvin Van Peebles film Sweet Sweetback 's Baadasssss Song . Skinner 's quote " We 'll always have the laundromat " is a reference to a famous quote by Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca . The beginning scene of the episode , in which Marge , Lisa , and Bart watch a home video , is a parody of the television series The Wonder Years ; the Joe Cocker version of the song " With a Little Help from My Friends " from that series is also used in the background of the opening scene . The scene in which Santa 's Little Helper runs through the school vent is a reference to a scene in the film Alien , as is Skinner 's use of a heat @-@ seeking tracer to pin down the positions of Groundskeeper Willie and Santa 's Little Helper within the ventilation system . Skinner says he was shot in the back at a United Service Organizations ( USO ) show while trying to get " Joey Heatherton to put some pants on " , a reference to American actress Joey Heatherton . Skinner 's attire and shots of him running with his troops are references to the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket . Skinner tells Apu Nahasapeemapetilon of his plan to write a novel about an amusement park with dinosaurs called Billy and the Cloneasaurus , which Apu rightfully condemns as a concept of plagiarism ; the book is a reference to the Michael Crichton novel Jurassic Park . When Martin is in a cage , he is singing the Toreador Song from the opera Carmen . In describing the relationship of Bart and Skinner , Lisa Simpson compares them to Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty , the famous characters from the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle detective stories ; she also compares them to Mountain Dew and Mello Yello , which she describes as mortal enemies .
= = Reception = =
In its original American broadcast , " Sweet Seymour Skinner 's Baadasssss Song " finished 16th in the ratings for the week of April 25 – May 1 , 1994 , with a Nielsen Rating of 12 @.@ 7 , translating to 12 million households . The episode was the highest @-@ rated show on the Fox network that week .
Since airing , the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics . The authors of the book I Can 't Believe It 's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide , Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood , wrote , " The 100th episode [ ... ] is a fine one , with Principal Skinner 's idea for a novel and the conduct of the staff at the Italian restaurant as highpoints . " DVD Movie Guide 's Colin Jacobson said the opening scene of episode reminded him of when he was in second grade and got a puppy for Christmas . Jacobson said , " I still recall the excitement when my mom brought [ the dog ] into school for the others to see , and the first segment of [ the episode ] reflects the atmosphere caused by a doggie visit . The rest of the episode gets into Skinner ’ s life nicely . Toss in a great Alien reference and the episode offers yet another solid show . " Jacobson also said he liked the appearance of Flanders 's " beatnik father " . Gary Mullinax of The News Journal called the episode " very funny " and named it one of his top @-@ ten favorite episodes . Patrick Bromley of DVD Verdict gave the episode a B + grade , and Bill Gibron of DVD Talk gave the episode a 4 out of 5 score . Dave Manley of DVDActive said in a review of The Simpsons : Greatest Hits that it was " certainly one of the weaker [ episodes on the DVD ] – I can only assume the fact that it was episode 100 is what gets it onto this disc . "
= Wonderwall Music =
Wonderwall Music is the soundtrack album to the 1968 film Wonderwall , and the debut solo release by English musician George Harrison . It was the first album to be issued on the Beatles ' Apple record label , and the first solo album by a member of that band . The songs are all instrumental pieces , except for occasional non @-@ English vocals , and a slowed @-@ down spoken word segment on the track " Dream Scene " . Harrison recorded the album between November 1967 and February 1968 , with sessions taking place in London and the Indian city of Bombay . Following his Indian @-@ styled compositions for the Beatles since 1966 , he used the film soundtrack to further promote Indian classical music by introducing rock audiences to musical instruments that were relatively little @-@ known in the West – including shehnai , sarod and santoor .
Harrison 's main collaborator on the project was classical pianist and orchestral arranger John Barham , while other contributors include Indian classical musicians Aashish Khan , Shivkumar Sharma , Shankar Ghosh and Mahapurush Misra . Harrison also recorded Western rock music selections for the album , which feature contributions from Tony Ashton and the latter 's band , the Remo Four , as well as guest appearances from Eric Clapton , Ringo Starr and Peter Tork . During the sessions , Harrison recorded many other pieces that appeared in Wonderwall but not on the soundtrack album , and the Beatles ' song " The Inner Light " also originated from his time in Bombay . Although the album 's release in November 1968 marked the end of Harrison 's direct involvement with Indian music , it inspired his later collaborations with Ravi Shankar , including the 1974 Music Festival from India .
The album cover consists of a painting by American artist Bob Gill in which , as in director Joe Massot 's film , two contrasting worlds are separated by a wall , with only a small gap allowing visual access between them . Harrison omitted his name from the list of performing musicians , leading to an assumption that he had merely produced and arranged the music ; the 2014 reissue of Wonderwall Music recognises his contributions on keyboards and guitar . The album was first remastered for CD release in 1992 , for which former Apple executive Derek Taylor supplied a liner @-@ note essay .
While viewed as something of a curiosity by rock music critics , Wonderwall Music is recognised for its inventiveness in fusing Western and Eastern sounds , and as being a precursor to the 1980s world music trend . The album 's title inspired that of Oasis ' 1995 hit song " Wonderwall " , and its music influenced the sound of Oasis ' fellow Britpop band Kula Shaker . Harrison 's full soundtrack for the film was made available on DVD in early 2014 , as part of the two @-@ disc Wonderwall Collector 's Edition . In September that year , the album was reissued in remastered form as part of the Apple Years 1968 – 75 Harrison box set , with the addition of three bonus tracks .
= = Background = =
The soundtrack to director Joe Massot 's film Wonderwall ( 1968 ) , Wonderwall Music was George Harrison 's first formal musical project outside the Beatles , created during a time when he was immersed in his discovery of Indian classical music . It also coincided with a period when Harrison had had minimal interest in the Beatles ' recent activities , namely their 1967 album Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band and the TV film Magical Mystery Tour .
Having met the Beatles while the band were shooting their 1965 film Help ! , Massot offered the soundtrack project to Harrison after the Bee Gees had dropped out in October 1967 . Harrison viewed Wonderwall at Twickenham Film Studios and was intrigued by the storyline , in which a lonely professor ( played by Irish actor Jack MacGowran ) first glimpses and then becomes obsessed by his glamorous female neighbour , a Vogue model ( played by Jane Birkin ) , via a hole in the wall separating their apartments . Harrison biographer Simon Leng writes : " The lack of dialogue left acres of room for music to speak , and a soupçon of cosmic apotheosis also helped . Beneath all its glaring trippiness , Wonderwall touched on themes that would come to preoccupy George Harrison – critically , the objectification of celebrities and the shallowness of fame . "
= = Concept and composition = =
With Massot allowing him full artistic control , Harrison treated the soundtrack as an opportunity to further educate rock and pop audiences in facets of Indian music . Following his use of Indian musical instruments such as sitar , tambura , swarmandal , dilruba and tabla in his work with the Beatles , Harrison chose to write pieces for less well @-@ known instruments . These included the oboe @-@ like shehnai , traditionally used in religious ceremonies ; the sarod , similar to a lute ; and the santoor , a type of hammered dulcimer with up to 100 strings . In addition , he would provide selections in the more familiar , rock music genre .
Harrison 's key collaborator on the project was John Barham , who , as a classically trained pianist and musical arranger , annotated the melodies that Harrison sang to him and transcribed them onto sheet music for the Indian musicians . Leng describes Barham as Harrison 's " fellow traveler " , due to the two musicians ' shared appreciation of Indian classical music , and writes that because Harrison needed a collaborator who " empathized with his [ musical ] ideas " , Barham was a natural choice over George Martin , the Beatles ' producer and orchestral arranger .
All of the soundtrack music was written by Harrison . As with his songs for the Beatles over this period , including the Indian @-@ styled " Within You , Without You " and " Blue Jay Way " , he composed many of the pieces on keyboard instruments such as piano or organ , rather than guitar . Harrison later described how he went about preparing the score : " I had a regular wind @-@ up stopwatch and I watched the film to ' spot @-@ in ' the music with the watch . I wrote the timings down in my book , then I 'd go to [ the recording studio ] , make up a piece , record it . "
= = Recording = =
The recording sessions for Wonderwall Music began on 22 November 1967 at EMI 's Abbey Road Studios in London . That day , Harrison recorded with a tabla player and flautists Richard Adeney and Jack Ellory , taping pieces titled " Swordfencing " , " India " , " Backwards Tabla " and " Backwards Tones " . On 23 November , he carried out further work on some of these selections , with a line @-@ up that included two oboe players , a trumpeter and two flautists . Authors Chip Madinger and Mark Easter suggest that some of these recordings may have been used as musical cues in the film but excluded from the soundtrack album , while " Swordfencing " was a piece that Harrison incorporated into " Dream Scene " on the album . Over this period , Harrison also worked at another London studio , De Lane Lea Studios . According to a contemporary issue of Beatles Monthly magazine , further work continued at Abbey Road on 11 , 20 and 31 December . The Wonderwall sessions were officially Harrison 's first as a producer , although he had directed the recording of his songs " Love You To " and " Within You , Without You " over 1966 – 67 with minimal input from Martin and the other Beatles .
After another London session with Indian musicians on 5 January 1968 , Harrison recorded much of the album between 9 and 13 January at HMV Studios in Bombay , India . In contrast to the multitrack recording carried out at Abbey Road , the music taped in Bombay was captured on a two @-@ track machine converted from mono . In the book The Beatles Anthology , Harrison recalls that EMI India 's managing director , Bhaskar Menon , personally delivered the stereo recorder by train from Calcutta . The Bombay studio 's soundproofing was similarly inadequate , resulting in traffic noise from the street below appearing on pieces such as " In the Park " .
Following his return to England on 18 January , Harrison recorded more Western music for the soundtrack , again at Abbey Road , with much of the work being done on 30 January , according to musicologist Walter Everett . Final mixing began on the 31st , and a late overdubbing session took place on 11 February , when extra sound effects were added to " Dream Scene " . Harrison had finished the album before going back to India on 15 February , with fellow Beatle John Lennon and their wives , to take part in Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 's Transcendental Meditation course .
Having been allocated a budget of £ 600 , Harrison eventually spent £ 15 @,@ 000 on recording the film soundtrack , paying the difference himself . Also recorded in Bombay was the backing track to " The Inner Light " , which became the B @-@ side to " Lady Madonna " , the Beatles ' final single on Parlophone Records . Another product of the London sessions was the Remo Four song " In the First Place " , although it would remain unreleased until the late 1990s .
= = Contributing musicians = =
Before the 2014 reissue of Wonderwall Music , the album 's sleeve credits were found to be inaccurate or incomplete by authors such as Bruce Spizer , Peter Lavezzoli , and Madinger and Easter . Lavezzoli observes that many of the Indian names were misspelt , while Spizer comments on the incorrect recording information and he supplies a track @-@ by @-@ track line @-@ up of musicians , several of whom were omitted from the official credits . Everett provides a list of Indian musical instruments that appear on the album ; of these , tambura , swarmandal and dilruba are similarly given no mention on the sleeve .
Harrison 's name also does not appear among the performers on the original album sleeve , and many commentators have traditionally credited him only as producer and arranger at the sessions . After consulting Barham for his book While My Guitar Gently Weeps , Leng credits Harrison as a performing musician , and Spizer also recognises him in his track @-@ by @-@ track list . Among other changes , the performer credits in the 2014 reissue include Harrison , on piano and guitar .
= = = Indian selections = = =
Having used personnel from London 's Asian Music Circle on " Love You To " and " Within You , Without You " , Harrison was now keen to " go to the source " , Leng writes , and work with the best musicians in India . For their part , the Indian players were " fascinated " to be following Western rules of harmony in Harrison 's compositions , according to author Alan Clayson . They included sarodya Aashish Khan and tablist Mahapurush Misra , the last of whom was the regular accompanist to Khan 's father , Ali Akbar Khan . Aashish Khan and Misra 's contributions were recorded at Abbey Road Studios , however , after the two musicians had arrived in London in December 1967 .
The musicians in Bombay were recruited by Shambu Das , a student of sitarist Ravi Shankar , like Harrison and Barham . Harrison had sent a telegram to Das on 29 December 1967 , requesting " 2 or 3 shanhai 3 sitar and one dha shanhai " for the sessions . The shenhai players were Sharad Kumar and Hanuman Jadev , while the tar shehnai ( or dha shanhai , a bow @-@ played string instrument similar to an esraj ) was performed by Vinayak Vora . Along with Das , Indril Bhattacharya was one of the sitarists , and Chandrashekhar Naringrekar played surbahar ( bass sitar ) ; the tablist was Shankar Ghosh , although the original album credits listed him on sitar .
Rijram Desad , a multi @-@ instrumentalist whose past work included film scores and ballets with vocalists such as Lata Mangeshkar , played harmonium and tabla tarang . Shivkumar Sharma contributed on santoor , and bansuris ( flutes ) were played by S.R. Kenkare and Hariprasad Chaurasia , although the latter does not appear in the album credits .
= = = Western selections = = =
Barham contributed substantially to the London sessions , playing piano , harmonium and flugelhorn , and providing orchestral arrangements for flutes , oboes and trumpet . The main participants on Wonderwall Music 's more rock @-@ oriented pieces were the Remo Four , a Liverpool instrumental group comprising Colin Manley ( guitars ) , Tony Ashton ( keyboards ) , Phillip Rogers ( bass ) and Roy Dyke ( drums ) . Spizer writes that Harrison played piano , guitar and Mellotron on the album . In addition , according to Manley , Harrison provided the steel guitar part on " Cowboy Music " , even though Manley is credited on the album sleeve . As well as his contributions on tack ( or jangle ) piano and organ , Ashton played the majority of the Mellotron parts on the album .
Other contributors included Ringo Starr and Eric Clapton , on the track " Ski @-@ ing " , and Peter Tork of the Monkees , who played banjo . Credited only on the US release , under the pseudonym " Eddie Clayton " , Clapton 's appearance marked the first of several collaborations between him and Harrison over 1968 – 70 . Also participating were Dutch designers the Fool – Simon Posthuma , Marijke Koger and Josje Leeger – who created the psychedelic @-@ themed sets for Massot 's film . Tommy Reilly , well known for his theme tune to BBC television 's Dixon of Dock Green , came to the sessions after Harrison had asked George Martin to suggest a harmonica player .
= = Musical content = =
According to Madinger and Easter , in addition to most of what appears on the album , the Wonderwall film contained nineteen of Harrison 's " musical cues and tracks ... ranging anywhere from ten seconds to a couple of minutes in length " that were omitted from the soundtrack album . The nineteen selections that do appear on Wonderwall Music range from just over a minute to five @-@ and @-@ a @-@ half minutes ' duration . On some copies of the original vinyl LP , various pieces lacked mastering rills between them , such that , with these selections instead presented as medleys , the number of distinct album tracks was reduced to twelve . On many of the Indian selections , instruments such as sitar , surbahar and harmonium provide a drone @-@ like backing , over which Harrison 's chosen instrument plays the main musical theme .
= = = Side one = = =
The album opens with " Microbes " , which consists of call @-@ and @-@ response shehnai parts . " Red Lady Too " has Western instrumentation from the Remo Four and includes what Everett describes as " ' Moonlight ' Sonata @-@ like suspensions on piano , honky @-@ tonk piano , Mellotron , and drums " . On " Tabla and Pakavaj " , Mahapurush Misra plays the two types of hand drums named in the title , both mainstays of Hindustani classical music . " In the Park " features Sharma 's santoor alternating solos with surbahar . Neither of these last two tracks appear in the film .
Lavezzoli recognises " Harrison 's dry humor " in " the honky @-@ tonk , piano @-@ driven " " Drilling a Home " , which is subject to dramatic changing of pitch , from the key of G up to B ♭ , through the tape being sped up . In the film , only the portion up to the sound of a rainstorm is used . The ragtime feel of the track is accentuated by instrumentation such as tack piano , horns and banjo , the last of which Spizer credits as having been played by Tork . Author Ian Inglis writes of the effectiveness of " Drilling a Home " : " its jangle piano instantly recreates the mood of a crowded saloon in a frontier town , or a Laurel and Hardy or Keystone Cops pursuit . " The track segues into " Guru Vandana " , another Bombay @-@ recorded piece featuring doubled shehnai , followed by " Greasy Legs " , which consists of harmonium and various Mellotron parts .
On " Ski @-@ ing " , Clapton plays what Spizer describes as " a bluesy fuzz @-@ tone [ guitar ] riff " , over a heavy tambura drone . While Spizer and Everett credit all four electric guitar parts ( two of which were taped backwards ) to Clapton alone , the latter has said that " we put down this thing [ on tape ] and George then put backwards guitar on it . " The seagull @-@ like sounds of the guitars segue into " Gat Kirwani " . Recorded in London , the latter is a fast @-@ paced Indian piece featuring Aashish Khan on sarod , backed by sitar and tabla .
" Dream Scene " is a combination of segments taped in London and Bombay that Harrison then edited together . The song consists of three distinct pieces , the first of which is a meditative section featuring phase @-@ shifted instrumentation such as tabla tarang , swarmandal and santoor , and singing that Leng describes as " hauntingly fragile male and female Indian voices in a love duet " . The music is delivered via backwards @-@ played tape loops as the vocals pan from one side to the other across the stereo image . This opening section then gives way to " a charging John Barham piano vamp answered by a host of flutes " , Leng continues . In what Leng terms an " abrupt white noise nightmare " , a trumpet solo marks the start of the third portion of " Dream Scene " , after which dual harmonica parts are interspersed with a police siren and more backwards tape loops , and the song fades out with a slowed @-@ down spoken voice over the sound of church bells . Leng notes that " Dream Scene " was recorded several months before Lennon 's experimental sound collage " Revolution 9 " , released on the double album The Beatles .
= = = Side two = = =
" Party Seacombe " is a rock tune featuring an accompaniment that is similar in style to that of the band Pink Floyd , and the song equally recalls the Beatles ' instrumental " Flying " . Recorded with the Remo Four , it includes wah @-@ effected lead guitars , one of which resembles the sound of a human voice , according to Clayson ; phase @-@ shifted treatment on the acoustic rhythm guitar ; and additional drums and percussion , possibly played by Starr . Writing for NME Originals in 2005 , Adrian Thrills described the track as " Whimsical ' 60s psychedelia from George 's experimental dabblings " .
The two Indian pieces " Love Scene " and " Crying " form another medley , with the first track featuring Khan 's call @-@ and @-@ response sarod parts . Overdubbing was unprecedented in Indian music until this time , and Khan later said he was " thrilled " with the result on " Love Scene " , where the sarods " [ play ] to each other like two lovers in a romantic mood " . Described by Madinger and Easter as " aptly titled " , " Crying " features the mournful tones of an esraj , according to Leng , although only the similar @-@ sounding tar shehnai is listed in the album credits . In 1981 , Harrison used part of this recording of " Crying " at the end of " Save the World " , the closing song on his album Somewhere in England .
The country @-@ styled " Cowboy Music " includes backing by the Remo Four , Reilly on harmonica , and harmonium by either Barham or Harrison , according to Spizer . " Fantasy Sequins " begins with the same bow @-@ played string instrument as on " Crying " , soon joined by harmonium ( played by Desad ) and Indian percussion . This track segues into " On the Bed " , although Madinger and Easter write that the correct title , as on early US copies of the album , should be " Glass Box " , which is the name given instead to the Indian piece that follows it . " On the Bed " opens with a piano riff from Harrison , which , in Leng 's description , is complemented by " spacey steel guitar , and a fugue of flugelhorn countermelodies , added by Barham " . The song includes backing from the Remo Four , and Big Jim Sullivan on bass .
" Glass Box " is " a high @-@ speed Indian raga " , Spizer writes , and features sitarist Indril Bhattacharya . Everett describes " Wonderwall to Be Here " as a tune " based on a minor @-@ mode I- ♭ VII- ♭ VI @-@ V progression , styled like Liberacian variations on ' While My Guitar Gently Weeps ' " . Recorded in London , the song features , in Leng 's words , " a short stream @-@ of @-@ consciousness piano melody from Tony Ashton " , supported by instrumentation such as organ , acoustic guitar , drums and percussion . Leng views the piece as the soundtrack 's " best collective work " , adding : " This moving music was a close fit with the scene it covered – a mute passage in which the implied lust of the aging academic turns to compassion for Jane Birkin [ ' s character ] , whose suicide attempt he witnesses ... Harrison 's melody was strongly empathetic to the first appearance of human feeling in the film . "
The album closes with " Singing Om " , in which a male Indian voice chants the sacred term Om over a musical backing of harmonium and bansuri . Leng writes that this piece is an early example of Harrison blending " Vedic chants with Western harmonies " , a concept that he would explore further in his 1969 – 70 productions for devotees of the Radha Krishna Temple , and also in his post @-@ Beatles songs such as " My Sweet Lord " and " Awaiting on You All " .
= = Film premiere and aftermath = =
Harrison attended the world premiere of Wonderwall , held at the Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 1968 , accompanied by his wife Pattie Boyd , Starr and Birkin . Although he had expected the film 's producers to purchase the soundtrack rights and issue the album independently , they declined to do so , leading Massot to suggest that Harrison release it on the Beatles ' new label , Apple Records . Wonderwall Music therefore became Apple 's first album release , as well as the first solo album by a member of the Beatles .
Massot was impressed with " the accuracy with which [ Harrison 's music ] illustrated and enhanced the images on screen " , Inglis writes , and asked Harrison to provide the soundtrack for the next film he planned to make , Zachariah , a western with Ginger Baker in the title role . Although Harrison declined , he later supplied incidental music for Little Malcolm ( 1974 ) , a film he produced under the aegis of Apple Films , before going on to contribute to soundtracks for his HandMade Films productions in the 1980s , including Time Bandits and Shanghai Surprise .
Author Robert Rodriguez writes that scoring the Wonderwall film " got the [ Indian music ] genre out of Harrison 's system " . After taking part in filming for the Shankar documentary Raga in June 1968 , Harrison decided to abandon his sitar studies and return to his first instrument , the guitar . As another legacy of the Wonderwall soundtrack project , Harrison cited the Bombay sessions as the inspiration for his 1974 collaborations with Shankar – namely , the Music Festival from India and their subsequent North American tour – both of which featured Indian musicians Harrison first worked with in January 1968 .
= = Album artwork = =
For the front cover of Wonderwall Music , American artist Bob Gill painted a picture in the style of Belgian surrealist René Magritte . The painting shows a formally dressed man " separated by a huge red brick wall from a group of happy bathing Indian maidens " , Spizer writes . Apple executive Derek Taylor , whom Harrison had invited to help run the Beatles ' label in early 1968 , later recalled of Gill 's submission : " It was a nice painting but missed the essence of hope . " To Gill 's chagrin , Harrison requested that a brick be removed from the wall , because he deemed it important to " give the fellow on the other side a chance , just as the Jack MacGowran character had a chance [ in the film ] " .
For the back cover , Harrison chose a photo of part of the Berlin Wall , which designers John Kelly and Alan Aldridge then manipulated and mirrored to represent a corner . Taylor describes the result as innovative for its time , with the wall made to look " proud and sharp as the prow of a liner " .
The sleeve was designed so that the rear face appeared upside down relative to the front . In America , some copies of the LP had the Berlin Wall image mistakenly printed on the front , which made for " a less than exciting cover to be sure " , in Madinger and Easter 's opinion . Included on the LP 's sleeve insert was a black @-@ and @-@ white photograph of Harrison taken by Astrid Kirchherr , a friend since the Beatles ' first residency in Hamburg , Germany , in 1960 .
= = Release = =
Apple Records originally scheduled the release for late August 1968 to coincide with the label 's launch , marked by its " First Four " singles . As a result , parts of " Ski @-@ ing " , " Cowboy Music " and " Wonderwall to Be Here " were included in Apple , a film designed to promote the new label at distributor EMI 's international sales conferences . Delayed from this scheduled date , Wonderwall Music instead appeared in November , a few weeks before The Beatles . The release date was 1 November 1968 in Britain ( with Apple catalogue number SAPCOR 1 ) and 2 December in America ( as Apple ST 3350 ) .
Promotion for Wonderwall Music consisted of print advertising , including a full @-@ page advertisement in the 14 December issue of Billboard magazine , and an Apple @-@ prepared poster that superimposed details from Gill 's painting onto a photo of Harrison . The album failed to chart in the United Kingdom , but performed surprisingly well in the United States for a non @-@ vocal soundtrack album . On Billboard 's albums listings , it had a sixteen @-@ week chart run , peaking at number 49 for two weeks in March 1969 . On the US Cash Box and Record World charts , the album peaked at numbers 39 and 33 , respectively . Wonderwall Music also placed in the top 30 on Canada 's RPM albums chart and in Germany , where it peaked at number 22 .
= = = Reissues = = =
Having been out of print since the 1970s , Wonderwall Music was remastered and issued on CD in June 1992 , as part of Apple 's campaign to reissue its entire catalogue . The CD booklet contained liner notes by Taylor , as well as stills from Wonderwall and a photo of Harrison working with some of the Indian musicians in 1968 .
In November 1997 , Massot prepared a director 's cut of Wonderwall , which omitted many of the musical cues that had appeared in the original film but not on the soundtrack album , and instead repeated tracks such as " Ski @-@ ing " and " Cowboy Music " at different points in the film . Harrison supplied Massot with a tape containing various pieces recorded for Wonderwall , which led to the unearthing of the Remo Four 's song " In the First Place " . A Manley – Ashton composition , it was released as a single in January 1999 with Harrison credited as producer , after Massot had incorporated the song into his new audio for the film . Harrison had played on the recording , but according to an article by Martin Lewis , he eschewed any credit as a performer .
Portions of " Ski @-@ ing " and " Party Seacombe " appear in Martin Scorsese 's 2011 documentary George Harrison : Living in the Material World , during which Clapton and Birkin discuss their participation in the project . In March 2014 , Harrison 's full soundtrack for the film was made available on DVD as part of the two @-@ disc Wonderwall Collector 's Edition .
The album was remastered again and reissued in September 2014 , as part of the Harrison box set The Apple Years 1968 – 75 . The CD booklet includes a liner @-@ note essay by author Kevin Howlett and an introduction by Indian composer Nitin Sawhney . As bonus tracks , the reissue adds the previously unreleased Indian piece " Almost Shankara " , an alternate instrumental take of " The Inner Light " , and " In the First Place " by the Remo Four " . The reissue series was overseen by Harrison 's son Dhani , who , in an interview with music journalist David Fricke , described Wonderwall Music as his personal favourite of his father 's Apple solo albums , adding : " It 's such a deep , psychedelic record ... For people who haven 't heard that record , that 's the first thing you should listen to in the box [ set ] . "
= = Reception = =
= = = Contemporary reviews = = =
While the album received little attention from music critics on release , as an instrumental film soundtrack , Alan Clayson writes of Films and Filming giving it a " glowing review " . In the March 1969 issue of that magazine , Gordon Gow wrote : " the Harrison music replaces dialogue , waxing almost vocal like a cinema organist from the silent days . " Geoffrey Cannon of The Guardian cited Wonderwall Music and individual projects by Lennon and Paul McCartney as evidence that the three bandmates had " musical ideas which cannot be related to the Beatles " , and he added : " Playing these albums again and again , the threat of the Beatles ' dissolution has become increasingly apparent to me . "
Later in 1969 , Village Voice critic Robert Christgau referred to Harrison 's soundtrack in a single @-@ sentence review for Frank Zappa 's Hot Rats album , saying : " Doo @-@ doo to you , Frank – when I want movie music I 'll listen to ' Wonderwall . ' " In his review of Harrison 's 1969 experimental album , Electronic Sound , Ed Ward of Rolling Stone said that Wonderwall Music " clearly shows " Harrison to be a " consummate musician " . Conversely , in their 1975 book The Beatles : An Illustrated Record , NME journalists Roy Carr and Tony Tyler dismissed the soundtrack album as an " undistinguished film muzak sampler " on which " real music manages to surface " only on the Bombay @-@ recorded pieces . Carr and Tyler continued : " but these have little to do with Harrison and it is the [ Indian ] musicians ' own excellence which salvages the general disorganisation of the LP . "
In the 1980s , Harrison was dismissive of the Western music on the album , calling it " loads of horrible mellotron stuff and a police siren " . American film @-@ score composer Quincy Jones once described Wonderwall Music as " the greatest soundtrack he had heard " , according to Massot 's recollection to BBC Radio presenter Spencer Leigh .
= = = Retrospective assessment = = =
= = = = Professional reviews = = = =
In his review for AllMusic , Richard Ginell writes of the album : " With the subcontinental influence now firmly in the driver 's seat , the score is mostly given over to the solemn , atmospheric drones of Indian music . Yet , as a whole , it 's a fascinating if musically slender mishmash of sounds from East and West , everything casually juxtaposed or superimposed without a care in the world ... As this and Harrison 's second experimental release , Electronic Sound , undoubtedly proved , pigeonholing this Beatle was a dangerous thing . " Musician magazine said of the 1992 CD release : " Of all the Beatles @-@ related esoterica , this 1968 soundtrack album is one of the choicest treasures ... a freewheeling tapestry of music and sound ... [ and ] a pastiche @-@ like head trip with a mind all its own . " Billboard 's reviewer rated it a " Vital Reissue " ( signifying a re @-@ release or compilation that merits " special artistic , archival , and commercial interest " ) and described the album as , variously , an " often enchanting sequence of 19 harmonious themes and tone poems " and an " intriguing treat from the reflective former Fab " .
Writing for Rolling Stone in 2002 , Mikal Gilmore described Wonderwall Music as " a soundtrack to a rarely seen film , though Harrison 's music was inventive and the album remains among his best works " . In the 2004 edition of The Rolling Stone Album Guide , Mac Randall gave the release 2 ½ stars ( out of five ) and grouped it with Electronic Sound as being " interesting , though only for established fans " .
In January 2012 , Bryan Bierman of Magnet featured Wonderwall Music in the magazine 's " Hidden Gems " series , lamenting that " the album has become an obscure piece of Beatles trivia instead of what it is : a fascinating experiment from one of popular music 's most interesting figures . " Bierman comments on the context of its 1967 – 68 creation : " At a time when rock ' n ' roll was changing on a daily basis , the Beatles were at the front , leading everyone into strange , uncharted depths . But with Wonderwall Music , Harrison began to venture on his own , creating fresh and unique sounds ... "
= = = = Biographers ' opinions = = = =
Among Beatles biographers , Madinger and Easter write that " the intermingling of the two styles [ on Wonderwall Music ] made for an extremely interesting listening experience " , while Peter Lavezzoli describes the album as " a charming potpourri of Indian and Western sounds " . In The Rough Guide to the Beatles , Chris Ingham deems it an " attractive sequence of Indian and pop vignettes " that " has endured rather better than the movie itself " . Robert Rodriguez writes that " the range explored even within the Western cues was astonishing " , and adds : " The Indian cuts too were quite varied stylistically , showing open @-@ minded listeners that there was more to the country 's music than twanging sitars and thumping tablas . "
Simon Leng considers Wonderwall Music to be " a companion in spirit " to Bill Evans ' Conversations with Myself ( 1963 ) , due to the double @-@ tracking of lead instruments on some of the Indian pieces ; he comments on the significance of Harrison recording in India in January 1968 , with regard to Lennon and McCartney : " There were now three Beatles who held firm artistic visions . The group was unraveling in earnest . " Leng praises " Dream Scene " in particular , describing it as a " musical acid trip " that " rivals anything on Sgt. Pepper for sheer freak @-@ out effect " .
Ian Inglis views Wonderwall Music as " an assured and varied collection of music that ... perfectly complemented the juxtaposition of the exotic and the ordinary that Massot 's film depicted " . Among the selections he highlights as transcending their soundtrack role , Inglis describes " Microbes " as " a beautiful example of Harrison 's ability to create forlorn , mournful , yearning soundscapes " and " Greasy Legs " as " a delicate and charming composition " . Inglis concludes of Harrison 's debut solo album : " it provides a fascinating summary of the myriad patterns of musical activity whose fusions stimulated the growth of psychedelic , underground , and progressive scenes in the late 1960s , and it is a key moment in the development of his preparations for life after the Beatles . "
= = = = 2014 appraisal = = = =
Reviewing the Apple Years remaster for Paste magazine , Robert Ham notes " a few moments of psychedelic pop " among the album 's Western tracks and writes of the Indian selections : " The performances by the sitar , shehnai and tabla players are lovely enough , but far too short to really convey the music 's hypnotic power . " Joe Marchese of The Second Disc describes Wonderwall Music as " a particularly enjoyable listen " in which " spacey mellotron , rollicking piano , sound effects , tape loops , and even rock textures " create " a beguiling tapestry of sound " , while opining that " the authentic Indian music stands out most on this hypnotic and entertaining mélange . " Writing for Vintage Rock , Shawn Perry views the album as " effectively a scatterbrain playground for Harrison 's pent @-@ up ideas " and adds : " Listening to it nowadays is nothing less than sheer delight . "
In a review for Uncut , Richard Williams writes that " the 18 tracks sound like an exploded diagram of a Beatles album " , which includes " [ d ] reamy miniature ragas " , " a pub knees @-@ up gatecrashed by a Dixieland band ( ' Drilling A Home ' ) " and " the bones of early acid @-@ rock songs " . Williams concludes : " [ Wonderwall Music ] documents an innocent optimism that will always be worth a listen " . Writing for the website Elsewhere , New Zealand Herald critic Graham Reid considers " Dream Scene " to be " by far the most psychedelic and out @-@ there piece by any Beatle to that time " , adding that " towards the end you can almost anticipate Lennon 's Revolution 9 coming in . " Reid describes the album as , variously , " peculiar and terrific " and " one of the most interesting and courageously different of [ Harrison 's ] solo albums " .
= = Cultural influence and legacy = =
Leng credits Wonderwall Music with having established Harrison as " a pioneer in fusing global music " , and Madinger and Easter similarly describe the album as " an early example of what would eventually become known as ' World Music ' : the mixing of Western music with other types from around the globe " . In his book The Dawn of Indian Music in the West , Lavezzoli considers Harrison a principal figure in the introduction of Indian music to Western audiences , along with Yehudi Menuhin and John Coltrane , and groups him with Paul Simon , Peter Gabriel and Mickey Hart as the rock musicians most responsible for popularising world music . Writing for Mojo magazine in 2011 , Michael Simmons described Wonderwall Music as a " groundbreaking blend of Bombay and London " , while Kevin Howlett comments in his 2014 liner @-@ note essay that Harrison 's decision to " travel to the source " and professionally record non @-@ Western music was " unprecedented for a pop musician " .
Clayson writes of the album 's influence on mid @-@ 1990s Britpop acts such as Oasis , Supergrass and Ocean Colour Scene . Of these bands , Oasis took the title of their international hit " Wonderwall " from that of Harrison 's album . Like Clayson , Ingham sees the most obvious example of Wonderwall Music 's legacy in the raga rock sound of Kula Shaker , who also adopted lyrical influences from Harrison 's work . The band 's 1996 single " Govinda " was a cover of a Harrison @-@ produced song by the Radha Krishna Temple , and its B @-@ side , " Gokula " , used an identical guitar riff to the one on " Ski @-@ ing " , resulting in a co @-@ writing credit for Harrison .
= = Track listing = =
All songs by George Harrison , except where noted .
Side one
" Microbes " – 3 : 42
" Red Lady Too " – 1 : 56
" Tabla and Pakavaj " – 1 : 05
" In the Park " – 4 : 08
" Drilling a Home " – 3 : 08
" Guru Vandana " – 1 : 05
" Greasy Legs " – 1 : 28
" Ski @-@ ing " – 1 : 50
" Gat Kirwani " – 1 : 15
" Dream Scene " – 5 : 26
Side two
" Party Seacombe " – 4 : 34
" Love Scene " – 4 : 17
" Crying " – 1 : 15
" Cowboy Music " – 1 : 29
" Fantasy Sequins " – 1 : 50
" On the Bed " – 2 : 22
" Glass Box " – 1 : 05
" Wonderwall to Be Here " – 1 : 25
" Singing Om " – 1 : 54
2014 reissue bonus tracks
" In the First Place " ( Colin Manley , Tony Ashton ; performed by the Remo Four ) – 3 : 17
" Almost Shankara " – 5 : 00
" The Inner Light " ( alternative take , instrumental ) – 3 : 43
= = Personnel = =
= Baa , Baa , Black Sheep =
" Baa , Baa , Black Sheep " is an English nursery rhyme , the earliest surviving version of which dates from 1731 . The words have changed little in two and a half centuries . It is sung to a variant of the 1761 French melody Ah ! vous dirai @-@ je , maman . Uncorroborated theories have been advanced to explain the meaning of the rhyme . These include that it is a complaint against Medieval English taxes on wool and that it is about the slave trade . In the twentieth century it was a subject of controversies in debates about political correctness . It has been used in literature and popular culture as a metaphor and allusion . The Roud Folk Song Index classifies the lyrics and their variations as number 4439 .
= = Modern version = =
Recent versions tend to take the following form :
The rhyme is a single stanza in trochaic metre , which is common in nursery rhymes and relatively easy for younger children to master . The Roud Folk Song Index , which catalogues folk songs and their variations by number , classifies the song as 4439 and variations have been collected across Great Britain and North America .
= = Original version = =
This rhyme was first printed in Tommy Thumb 's Pretty Song Book , the oldest surviving collection of English language nursery rhymes , published c . 1744 with the lyrics very similar to those still used today :
In the next surviving printing , in Mother Goose 's Melody ( c . 1765 ) , the rhyme remained the same , except the last lines , which were given as , " But none for the little boy who cries in the lane " .
= = Melody = =
The rhyme is usually sung to a variant of the 1761 French melody Ah ! vous dirai @-@ je , maman , which is also used for " Twinkle Twinkle Little Star " and the " Alphabet song " . The words and melody were first published together by A. H. Rosewig in ( Illustrated National ) Nursery Songs and Games , published in Philadelphia in 1879 .
= = Origins and meaning = =
As with many nursery rhymes , attempts have been made to find origins and meanings for the rhyme , most which have no corroborating evidence . Katherine Elwes Thomas in The Real Personages of Mother Goose ( 1930 ) suggested that the rhyme referred to resentment at the heavy taxation on wool . This has particularly been taken to refer to the medieval English " Great " or " Old Custom " wool tax of 1275 , which survived until the fifteenth century . More recently the rhyme has been connected to the slave trade , particularly in the southern United States . This explanation was advanced during debates over political correctness and the use and reform of nursery rhymes in the 1980s , but has no supporting historical evidence . Rather than being negative , the wool of black sheep may have been prized as it could be made into dark cloth without dyeing .
= = Modern controversies = =
A controversy emerged over changing the language of " Baa Baa Black Sheep " in Britain from 1986 , because , it was alleged in the popular press , it was seen as racially dubious . This was based only on a rewriting of the rhyme in one private nursery as an exercise for the children there and not on any local government policy . A similar controversy emerged in 1999 when reservations about the rhyme were submitted to Birmingham City Council by a working group on racism in children 's resources , which were never approved or implemented . Two private nurseries in Oxfordshire in 2006 altered the song to " Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep " , with black being replaced with a variety of other adjectives , like " happy , sad , hopping " and " pink " . In 2012 , a private nursery in Kingston upon Thames replaced " black " with " little " for their Easter show . Commentators have asserted that these controversies have been exaggerated or distorted by some elements of the press as part of a more general campaign against political correctness .
In 2014 , there was controversy in the Australian state of Victoria , where some kindergartens changed the words " black sheep , " because of concerns over the racial connotations of the word " black . ” In addition , they were considering changing the line " one for the little boy who lives down the lane , " in case it could be deemed sexist .
= = Allusions = =
The phrase " yes sir , yes sir , three bags full sir " has been used to describe any obsequious or craven subordinate . It is attested from 1910 , and originally was common in the British Royal Navy .
The rhyme has often been raised in literature and popular culture . Rudyard Kipling used the rhyme as the title of a semi @-@ autobiographical short story he wrote in 1888 . The name Black Sheep Squadron was used for the Marine Attack Squadron 214 of the United States Marine Corps from 1942 and the title Baa Baa Black Sheep was used for a book by its leader Colonel Gregory " Pappy " Boyington and for a TV series ( later syndicated as Black Sheep Squadron ) that aired on NBC from 1976 until 1978 . In 1951 , together with " In the Mood " , " Baa Baa Black Sheep " was the first song ever to be digitally saved and played on a computer .
= 1946 Florida hurricane =
The 1946 Florida hurricane also known as the 1946 Tampa Bay hurricane was the last hurricane to make direct landfall in the Tampa Bay Area of the U.S. state of Florida to date . Forming on October 5 from the complex interactions of several weather systems over the southern Caribbean Sea , the storm rapidly strengthened before striking western Cuba . After entering the Gulf of Mexico , it peaked with winds corresponding to Category 2 status on the modern @-@ day Saffir – Simpson Hurricane Scale ; however , it quickly weakened before approaching Florida . It made landfall south of St. Petersburg and continued to weaken as it proceeded inland . Its remnants persisted for several days longer .
In advance of the storm , preparations were taken along threatened areas of coastal Florida ( mainly the Tampa Bay Area ) , including the evacuation of thousands of residents . Damage was extensive in Cuba , and five people were killed there . The cyclone 's effects in the United States were minor to moderate , and the most significant impact was to citrus crops . No deaths occurred in the country , although high tides caused some flooding of low @-@ lying terrain . The cyclone 's structure was extensively observed and investigated .
= = Meteorological history = =
At the end of September 1946 , the Intertropical Convergence Zone in the Eastern Pacific moved north of its typical position . An associated weather disturbance moved over Central America and interacted with a surface low @-@ pressure area over Guatemala . Meanwhile , a broad high @-@ pressure area moved over the United States behind an intense storm that moved eastward into the Atlantic Ocean . Connected to the cyclone was a shear line stretching from Bermuda to the Caribbean Sea , which spawned an upper @-@ level low over open waters . It moved westward on October 4 , and by the next day it was located over the Southeastern United States . The feature over Guatemala began moving toward the northeast as the upper @-@ level low approached and began deepening . Modern @-@ day analysis estimates that the system became a tropical storm early on October 5 , shortly after emerging into the Caribbean .
The storm moved slowly northeastward , steadily intensifying . On October 6 , it attained maximum sustained winds corresponding to Category 1 status on the modern @-@ day Saffir – Simpson Hurricane Scale . It began accelerating as it curved northward , and on October 7 , the hurricane crossed extreme western Cuba with sustained winds of 90 miles per hour ( 145 km / h ) and a central pressure of 977 millibars ( 28 @.@ 85 inHg ) . As it emerged into the Gulf of Mexico , the cyclone peaked with winds of 100 mph ( 161 km / h ) , equivalent to low @-@ end Category 2 status , on October 7 . It only held its peak intensity for six hours , after which a minimum barometric pressure of 979 mb ( 28 @.@ 91 inHg ) was recorded , the lowest known air pressure in relation to the storm . The rapid deepening of the storm was described as " difficult to account for , " and the conditions that caused it — as well as those that led to its dissipation — " may be regarded as extraordinary . "
Immediately after peaking in severity , the storm weakened quickly : after skirting the Dry Tortugas in the lower Florida Keys , it moved ashore early on October 8 near Cortez , near Bradenton — just south of St. Petersburg — with winds of 85 mph ( 137 km / h ) . Cortez measured a pressure of 980 mb ( 28 @.@ 94 inHg ) as the calm eye of the hurricane passed overhead . The storm deteriorated into a tropical storm as it proceeded inland , and further into an extratropical cyclone with gale @-@ force winds on October 9 . Its remnants emerged from the coast of North Carolina into the Atlantic and curved southeastward , then bending westward again before dissipating on October 14 .
= = Preparations and impact = =
Hurricane warnings were issued for coastal areas of Florida , including the Florida Keys , the Tampa Bay area and the Panhandle . Storm advisories were also posted along the state 's Atlantic coast , and portions of the Eastern Seaboard . They were discontinued on October 8 , although small craft warnings remained in place along the Northeastern Coast . Pan American Airways canceled flights between Miami and Havana , Cuba , and also to Guatemala and Mérida , Yucatán . Small navy vessels were secured , while larger ships rode out the storm at sea . In the Key West neighborhood of Poinciana Plaza , 2 @,@ 000 residents evacuated their homes . Emergency shelters in the area were opened , and local business slowed considerably with the exception of a few grocery stores selling emergency supplies . Schools closed as windows were boarded up on houses and businesses . Throughout its course , the hurricane was heavily observed and investigated , resulting in an abundance of information that provided a more comprehensive understanding of a tropical cyclone 's vertical structure . It was profiled in detail in a Monthly Weather Review article by R. H. Simpson , titled " A Note on the Movement and Structure of the Florida Hurricane of October 1946 " .
The hurricane 's passage across western Cuba was accompanied by wind gusts of 112 mph ( 180 km / h ) . Sugar cane crops there were destroyed , cutting supplies to the United States by several tons . Towns lost communication with outside areas due to the hurricane , and reports indicate that five people in the country were killed .
Prior to the storm 's arrival in Florida , its outer fringes caused gusty winds and torrential rainfall , causing some minor freshwater flooding of streets . The cyclone also spawned a tornado which struck the city of Tampa and inflicted minor damage . Sustained five @-@ minute winds reached 80 mph ( 129 km / h ) at the Dry Tortugas . Tides along the shore ran up to 9 @.@ 5 ft ( 2 @.@ 9 m ) above @-@ normal , and rainfall amounted to over 6 in ( 150 mm ) at Ocala . Winds in the United States were not extreme ; the storm 's impact was considered relatively minor . Properties incurred around $ 200 @,@ 000 in damage , primarily from high tides . Flooding up to 3 ft ( 0 @.@ 91 m ) deep occurred in Everglades , Punta Gorda , and Fort Myers , as well as other low @-@ lying locations . Wharves , piers and warehouses sustained some damage , while sporadic power outages were reported . Citrus farms suffered fairly severe damage , accounting for as much as 2 % of the total crop and $ 5 million in losses . No fatalities were reported in the state . Further north , in southeastern Georgia , gusty winds blew in relation to the storm .
= The Ultimate Fighter =
The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts ( MMA ) competition produced by Fox Sports 1 and the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) . It previously aired for fourteen seasons on Spike TV . The show features professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas , Nevada , and follows them as they train and compete against each other for a prized contract with the UFC . The series debuted on January 17 , 2005 , with its first episode , " The Quest Begins " . To date , there have been twenty two seasons of the show , two per calendar year . Each season features either one or two weight classes in the tournament .
The historic Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar fight in the first season drew millions of viewers to the show and launched the sport into the mainstream . Because of this success , The Ultimate Fighter was regarded as instrumental to the survival and expansion of the UFC and mixed martial arts into the mainstream . Many current and past UFC fighters are alumni of the show , with some competitors going on to become coaches in future seasons . The show has undergone multiple format changes since its inception , including the introduction of the wildcard bout . Many winners have gone on to compete for UFC championships with some becoming UFC champions .
= = History = =
The Ultimate Fighter was originally an experimental series financed by the owners of the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) , Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta III . The series was aired on Spike TV as a last resort measure to gain mainstream exposure for mixed martial arts ( MMA ) .
During the early days of Spike TV , the channel wanted sports programming , but had no budget for sports licensing fees . Spike TV founder Albie Hecht began a search to find programming with broad appeal that the network could afford . In the end , Spike narrowed its choices down to the UFC and K @-@ 1 . Hecht flew to Japan to meet with the head of K @-@ 1 , but insulted his geisha , so the meeting did not go well . Weeks later , Hecht met with Lorenzo Fertitta in Las Vegas . Hecht was impressed by the UFC 's celebrity following , its plan to acquire and consolidate smaller promotions into the UFC , and with Dana White 's ability to be a " Vince McMahon " -like personality .
Hecht saw K @-@ 1 as a safer bet , given it had more international notoriety . He was also not a fan of the grappling aspects of MMA , but the UFC rebuffed his suggestion to change the rules of the sport to accommodate striking . Hecht credits Kevin Kay and his editorial collaboration with the UFC for highlighting the show 's story lines , which he believes helped drive its ratings success .
Airing after World Wrestling Entertainment 's flagship show WWE Raw , The Ultimate Fighter 's debut episode was able to garner a 57 % retention rate in viewers from RAW , which was double the usual rate for Spike TV . It is believed by some that WWE 's Vince McMahon had to approve The Ultimate Fighter following RAW , but this is incorrect . According to Hecht , McMahon did not have the final say , but given his stature and RAW 's ' importance to Spike TV at the time , the network wanted McMahon to " be on board " with the program lineup . At the time Hecht believes the WWE did not see the UFC as a challenge .
The live finale for the first season saw the historic bout of Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar . Now widely regarded as the most influential fight in MMA history , the bout took place in what was the first ever MMA event on live and free television . The bout ended in a unanimous decision victory for Griffin and led to the show 's renewal on Spike TV . Regarding the success of the show , UFC president Dana White said , " It 's amazing to think .... how close we came to not being here today . If it weren 't for what these guys did , I don 't know if there would even be a UFC . I 'll never forget these guys . Ever . "
The renewal of the show saw UFC produce two more series , before subsequent renewals . In order to garner more attention for the sport , The Ultimate Fighter utilizes gimmicks : one notable example , in the ninth season , employed a country vs. country theme , with the United States competing against the United Kingdom . These gimmicks enabled the UFC to appeal to fans that had been recently introduced to the sport during UFCs penetration into the European market . The Ultimate Fighter also drew record viewing figures for Spike TV when YouTube sensation Kimbo Slice participated in the tenth season . Slice 's fight against veteran Roy Nelson attracted viewers to the sport , drawing an audience of 6 @.@ 1 million , making it one of the most viewed MMA fights in history .
As part of a new broadcasting relationship between the UFC and Fox Sports , The Ultimate Fighter moved to FX beginning in season 15 . Season 14 was the final season of the series to air on Spike , who considered the relationship to be " incredibly beneficial in building both our brands . ” In September 2013 , the series moved to Fox 's new mainstream sports network Fox Sports 1 .
= = Selection process = =
= = = Seasons 1 – 4 = = =
For the first four seasons , prospect UFC fighters from two different weight categories were selected to compete . The fighters are divided into two teams , irrespective of weight class , with each team coached by a current UFC headliner . The teams then compete ( in a manner which varies by season ) with the loser being eliminated from the competition . Often , incentives are provided for the team of a winning fighter . This can include the right for their team to select the next matchup , in order to pick off fighters from the opposing team by selecting favourable matchups .
At the end of a season , the two remaining fighters of each weight class are placed in a single @-@ elimination fight at Ultimate Fighter Finales , such as The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale where the title of Ultimate Fighter is awarded to the winner . Seasons five to seven and ten to twelve have featured fighters from just one weight class each , with the other seasons focusing on two weight classes .
The show features the daily preparations each fighter makes to train for competition at the UFC training center , and the interactions they have with each other living under the same roof . Day @-@ to @-@ day events on the show are overseen by UFC president Dana White .
With the exception of the season finales , fights on The Ultimate Fighter are sanctioned by the Nevada Athletic Commission as exhibition matches and do not count for or against a fighter 's professional record . This is done to keep the results from going public before the air date . However , going into the semi @-@ final stage of each series , fights are scheduled for the full professional three rounds , as opposed to two rounds ( with the possibility of a sudden victory round ) for all stages prior . Though officially exhibition fights , the UFC chooses to record the results of semi @-@ final matchups . For example , the seventh season winner Amir Sadollah has one more win on his UFC record than on his official record due to his victory in his season 's semi @-@ final round .
= = = Changes = = =
The first six seasons featured sixteen fighters , in either one or two weight categories . The first two seasons , however , were very different from each following season . The original format for The Ultimate Fighter saw each team compete in challenges , such as hoisting their respective coach up on their shoulders and sprinting down a beach , or a team tug @-@ of @-@ war . These challenges resulted in eliminations of fighters who hadn 't fought , until late in the season when the challenge incentive was to select the next fight where fighters would be eliminated , having lost the fight . In the first two seasons , fighters would also leave the house for good upon losing and this often resulted in odd numbers for teams , which forced the moving of fighters to opposing teams .
Beginning in season four , fighters were no longer removed from the house after losing their fights and did not switch teams except in extraordinary cases , such as being kicked off a team by the head coach . In the seventh season , instead of the usual sixteen fighters , thirty @-@ two fighters participated . This new rule introduced a preliminary fight , in order to get into the house , which gave the coaches an early evaluation .
The final change to date was the introduction of the " wild card " for seasons 11 @-@ 13 . In seasons 11 & 12 , 28 fighters competed in the preliminary round , with the winning fourteen entering the house . A " wild card " bout would take place at the end of the " round @-@ of @-@ fourteen " featuring two of the losing fighters . The winner of the wild card bout would then be included in the quarterfinal round of eight fighters . This format proved highly successful for middleweight fighter Kris McCray , who took part in season 11 's wild card bout . Having lost his opening match in the house , he won the wild card bout to reach the quarter finals and went on to win his next two bouts , reaching the tournament final . The wild card bout was instituted one last time in season 13 , which only featured 14 fighters in the house & no preliminary fights .
= = = Contract award = = =
The winners of the first three seasons of The Ultimate Fighter competition , and certain runners @-@ up depending on their performance in their competition finals , receive the touted " six @-@ figure " contract to fight in the UFC . These contracts are specifically three @-@ year
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Bird had not mentioned him in his paper . Burne , who worked at the Westminster Hospital , pointed with suspicion to the fact that Bird 's brother Frederic also worked there . In a reply full of anger and sarcasm , Bird pointed out that in his original paper he had already made clear that he claimed no credit for the earlier instrument . Bird found the flexible stethoscope convenient as it avoided uncomfortably leaning over patients ( as would be required by a rigid stethoscope ) and the earpiece could be passed to other doctors and students to listen . It was particularly useful for Bird , with his severe rheumatism , as he could apply the stethoscope to the patient from a seated position .
= = Elements of Natural Philosophy = =
When Bird took up lecturing on science at Guy 's , he could not find a textbook suitable for his medical students . He needed a book that went into some detail of physics and chemistry , but which medical students would not find overwhelmingly mathematical . Bird reluctantly undertook to write such a book himself , based on his 1837 – 1838 lectures , and the result was Elements of Natural Philosophy , first published in 1839 . It proved to be spectacularly popular , even beyond its intended audience of medical students , and went through six editions . Reprints were still being produced more than 30 years later in 1868 . The fourth edition was edited by Charles Brooke , a friend of Bird 's , after the latter 's death . Brooke made good many of Bird 's mathematical omissions . Brooke edited further editions and , in the sixth edition of 1867 , thoroughly updated it .
The book was well received and was praised by reviewers for its clarity . The Literary Gazette , for instance , thought that it " teaches us the elements of the entire circle of natural philosophy in the clearest and most perspicuous manner " . The reviewer recommended it as suitable not just for students and not just for the young , saying that it " ought to be in the hands of every individual who desires to taste the pleasures of divine philosophy , and obtain a competent knowledge of that creation in which they live " .
Medical journals , on the other hand , were more restrained in their praise . The Provincial Medical and Surgical , for instance , in its review of the second edition , thought that it was " a good and concise elementary treatise ... presenting in a readable and intelligible form , a great mass of information not to be found in any other single treatise " . But the Provincial had a few technical quibbles , among which was the complaint that there was no description of the construction of a stethoscope . The Provincial reviewer thought that the book was particularly suitable for students who had no previous instruction in physics . The sections on magnetism , electricity and light were particularly recommended .
In their review of the 6th edition , Popular Science Review noted that the author was now named as Brooke and observed that he had now made the book his own . The reviewers looked back with nostalgia to the book they knew as " the Golding Bird " when they were students . They note with approval the many newly included descriptions of the latest technology , such as the dynamos of Henry Wilde and Werner von Siemens , and the spectroscope of Browning .
The scope of the book was wide @-@ ranging , covering much of the physics then known . The 1839 first edition included statics , dynamics , gravitation , mechanics , hydrostatics , pneumatics , hydrodynamics , acoustics , magnetism , electricity , atmospheric electricity , electrodynamics , thermoelectricity , bioelectricity , light , optics , and polarized light . In the 1843 second edition Bird expanded the material on electrolysis into its own chapter , reworked the polarized light material , added two chapters on " thermotics " ( thermodynamics – a major omission from the first edition ) , and a chapter on the new technology of photography . Later editions also included a chapter on electric telegraphy . Brooke was still expanding the book for the sixth and final edition . New material included the magnetic properties of iron in ships and spectrum analysis .
= = Christian works = =
Bird was a committed Christian throughout his life . Despite his extremely busy professional life , he meticulously observed the Sabbath and saw to the Christian education of his children . He showed generosity to the poor , offering them treatment at his house every morning before going about his professional schedule . After it became clear that the remainder of his life was going to be very limited , he devoted all his time to his religion . He had a great ambition to promote Christian teachings and Bible reading among medical students . From 1853 Bird organised a series of religious meetings of medical professionals in London , aiming to encourage physicians and surgeons to exert a religious influence over their students .
For several years prior to 1853 , student prayer meetings had been held in some of the London hospitals , particularly St Thomas ' . Bird aimed to mould this movement into a formal association , an ambition which was to crystallise as the Christian Medical Association . He was heavily influenced in this by the Medical Missionary Society of John Hutton Balfour at Edinburgh University . Bird aimed to form a national body with a chapter in each teaching hospital ; a prototype student group was already in existence at Guy 's . He was strongly opposed by some sections of the medical profession , who felt that students should concentrate on their studies . Among the insults levelled at Bird were " saponaceous piety " and being a Mawworm . This opposition continued after the formation of the Association . The constitution of the new Christian Medical Association was agreed at Bird 's home on 17 December 1853 in a meeting of medical and surgical teachers and others . It was based on a draft prepared by the Guy 's student group . Bird died before the inaugural public meeting of the Association in November 1854 at Exeter Hall .
Bird was quick to defend the virtuousness of students . In November 1853 , in a reply to a letter from a student in the Provincial Medical and Surgical Journal complaining of a lack of moral care from his superiors , Bird attacked the prevalent public view that students were " guilty of every kind of open vice and moral depravity " . Bird laid much of the blame for this public opinion on the caricatures of students in the writings of Charles Dickens . He went on to say that the behaviour and character of students had greatly improved over the preceding ten years . He attributed this improvement in part to the greatly increased study requirements imposed on students , but also in part to Christian influences acting on them . He also commented that pious students had once been ridiculed , but were now respected .
= = Works = =
Elements of Natural Philosophy ; being an experimental introduction to the study of the physical sciences , London : John Churchill , 1839 OCLC 78948792 .
Lectures on Electricity and Galvanism , in their physiological and therapeutical relations , delivered at the Royal College of Physicians , in March 1847 , London : Wilson & Ogilvy , 1847 OCLC 664909225 .
Lectures on the Influence of Researches in Organic Chemistry on Therapeutics , especially in relation to the depuration of the blood , delivered at the Royal College of Physicians , London : Wilson & Ogilvy , 1848 OCLC 51554760 .
Urinary Deposits , their diagnosis , pathology and therapeutical indications , London : John Churchill , 1844 OCLC 670415670 .
= = Journal articles = =
Bird 's first publication of his modification of the Daniell cell , Report of the Seventh Meeting of the British Society for the Advancement of Science , vol . 6 ( 1837 ) , p . 45 , London : J. Murray , 1838 .
" Observations on induced electric currents , with a description of a magnetic contact @-@ breaker " , Philosophical Magazine , vol . 12 , no . 71 , pp. 18 – 22 , January 1838 .
" Observations on the existence of saline combinations in an organized state , in vegetable matter " , The Magazine of Natural History , vol . 2 , pp. 74 – 78 , February 1838 .
" Observations on indirect chemical analysis " , Philosophical Magazine , vol . 12 , no . 74 , pp. 229 – 232 , March 1838 .
" Experimental researches on the nature and properties of albumen " , Philosophical Magazine , vol . 12 , no . 79 , pp. 15 – 22 , July 1838 .
" Observations on some peculiar properties acquired by plates of platina , which have been used as electrodes of a voltaic battery " , Philosophical Magazine , vol . 12 , no . 83 , pp. 379 – 386 , November 1838 .
" Mucous and purulent secretions " , Guy 's Hospital Reports , vol . 3 , pp. 35 – 59 , 1838 .
" Notice respecting the artificial formation of a basic chloride of copper by voltaic influence " , Report of the Eighth Meeting of the British Society for the Advancement of Science , vol . 7 ( 1838 ) , pp. 56 – 57 , London : J. Murray , 1839 .
" Notice respecting the deposition of metallic copper from is solutions by slow voltaic action at a point equidistant from the metallic surfaces " , Report of the Eighth Meeting of the British Society for the Advancement of Science , vol . 7 ( 1838 ) , pp. 57 – 59 , London : J. Murray , 1839 .
" Observations on some of the products of nitric acid on alcohol " , Philosophical Magazine , 1838 .
" Observation on poisoning by the vapours of burning charcoal and coals " , Guy 's Hospital Reports , vol . 4 , pp. 75 – 105 , 1839 .
" Advantages presented by the employment of a stethoscope with a flexible tube " , London Medical Gazette , vol . 1 , pp. 440 – 412 , 11 December 1840 .
" Report on the value of electricity , as a remedial agent in the treatment of diseases " , Guy 's Hospital Reports , vol . 6 , pp. 84 – 120 , 1841 .
" Fatty urine " , The Medical Times , vol . 9 , no . 223 , p . 175 , 30 December 1843 .
" Treatment of uric acid gravel by phosphate of soda " , Medical Gazette , p . 689 , 23 August 1844 .
" Infantile syphilis " , Guy 's Hospital Reports , p . 130 , April 1845 .
" Treatment of disease by moist air " , Medical Gazette , p . 999 , 3 October 1845 .
" The nature of the green alvine evacuations of children " , The Medical Times , vol . 13 , no . 317 , pp. 74 – 75 , 18 October 1845 .
" Treatment of disease by moist air " , The Medical Times , vol . 13 , no . 325 , p . 228 , 13 December 1845 .
" Diseases of children " , Guy 's Hospital Reports , series 2 , vol . 3 , pp. 108 – 141 , 1845 .
" Acetate of lead in diarrhoea " , The Medical Times , vol . 13 , no . 337 , p . 465 , 14 March 1846 .
" Case of excessive secretion of the ammonio @-@ magnesium phosphate by the kidneys , with long continued vomiting " , The Medical Times , vol . 13 , no . 340 , pp. 522 – 523 , 4 April 1846 .
" Case of internal strangulation of intestine relieved by operation " , from Transactions of the Royal Medico @-@ Chirurgical Society , with John Hilton , London : Richard Kinder , 1847 .
Bird was frequently mentioned in the transactions of the Medical Society of London . Some examples are :
" Transactions of the Medical Society of London , Oct 16 " , The Medical Times , vol . 9 , no . 213 , pp. 39 – 40 , 21 October 1843 . Report on the poisoning of a watch enameller by arsenic vapour .
" Transactions of the Medical Society of London , Jan 15 1844 " , The Medical Times , vol . 9 , no . 227 , pp. 271 – 274 , 27 January 1844 . Report on a case of a child with inflammatory croup .
= Klamath River =
The Klamath River ( Karuk : Ishkêesh , Klamath : Koke , Yurok : Hehlkeek ' We @-@ Roy ) flows 263 miles ( 423 km ) through Oregon and northern California in the United States , emptying into the Pacific Ocean . By average discharge , the Klamath is the second largest river in California after the Sacramento River . It drains an extensive watershed of almost 16 @,@ 000 square miles ( 41 @,@ 000 km2 ) that stretches from the arid country of south @-@ central Oregon to the temperate rainforest of the Pacific coast . Unlike most rivers , the Klamath begins in the plains and flows toward the mountains – carving its way through the rugged Cascade Range and Klamath Mountains before reaching the sea . The upper basin once contained vast freshwater marshes that provided habitat for abundant wildlife , including millions of migratory birds ; now it is largely agricultural due to European settling , while the mountainous lower basin remains wild . The watershed is known for this peculiar geography , and the Klamath has been called " a river upside down " by National Geographic magazine .
The Klamath is the most important coastal river south of the Columbia River for anadromous fish migration . Its salmon , steelhead and rainbow trout have adapted to unusually high water temperatures and acidity levels relative to other rivers in the Pacific Northwest . The numerous fish were a major source of food for Native Americans , who have inhabited the basin for at least 7 @,@ 000 years . The first Europeans to enter the Klamath River basin were fur trappers for the Hudson 's Bay Company in the 1820s ; they established the Siskiyou Trail along the Klamath and Trinity rivers into the Sacramento Valley . Within several decades of white settlement , native peoples were forced into reservations .
During the latter days of the California Gold Rush , increasing numbers of miners began working the Klamath River and its tributaries . Their impact on the surrounding environment was highly detrimental , as well as their impact Native American Klamath Tribes . The greed of the Gold Rush left most tribes with only 10 % of the indigenous population . Steamboats operated briefly on the large lakes in the upper basin before they were replaced by railroads in the late 19th century . In the 19th and 20th centuries , the upper basin became a rich agricultural region , and many dams were built to provide irrigation water and hydroelectric power . In the 1960s , the Klamath was targeted as part of a much larger scheme to augment water supplies in central and southern California ; however , these works never materialized .
Because the Klamath includes many of the longest free @-@ flowing stretches of river in California , along with excellent whitewater runs , it has become a popular recreational river . However , dams and diversions in the upper basin have caused water quality issues on the lower half of the Klamath . Environmental groups and native tribes have proposed broad changes to water use in the Klamath Basin , principally the removal of some dams on the river to expand fish habitat . They put forth their concerns in what is now the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement , a water management plan signed by local communities , governments , tribal groups , environmentalists , and fishermen . The proposal has been endorsed by the U.S. Department of the Interior but has not been authorized by the United States Congress .
= = Course = =
Upper Klamath Lake , filling a broad valley at the foot of the eastern slope of the southern High Cascades , is the source of the Klamath River . Its headstreams , however , begin over 100 miles ( 160 km ) away — as far as Crater Lake and the Oregon – Nevada border . The first 1 @-@ mile ( 1 @.@ 6 km ) stretch of the Klamath River is known as the Link River . Not long after , however , the river is impounded in an 18 @-@ mile ( 29 km ) long reservoir near Klamath Falls , Lake Ewauna , where it is connected by the B canal — which is capable of diverting water between the rivers in either direction as needed , to the Lost River and passes the nearly dry bed of Lower Klamath Lake . After it flows out of this reservoir , it passes through four more hydroelectric dams before it crosses the Oregon – California state border and turns south near the town of Hornbrook towards Mount Shasta . However , the river soon swings west to receive the Shasta River and the Scott River , cutting deep into the head of its canyon through the Klamath Mountains .
The route through the High and Western Cascades and the Klamath Mountains constitutes the majority of the river 's course and takes it from the arid high desert climate of its upper watershed into a temperate rainforest nourished by Pacific rains . From the Scott River confluence , the river generally runs west along the south side of the Siskiyou Mountains until it takes a sharp southward turn near the town of Happy Camp . From there , it flows southwest over whitewater rapids into the Klamath National Forest , receiving the Salmon River , and passes the unincorporated community of Orleans . At Weitchpec , the river reaches the southernmost point in its entire course and veers sharply northwards as it receives the Trinity River . The Trinity River confluence also marks the point where the Klamath 's current dramatically slows . For the remainder of its course , the Klamath flows generally northwest through the Hoopa Valley and Yurok Indian Reservations , passing the town of Klamath and flowing out to sea 16 miles ( 26 km ) south of Crescent City . The mouth of the Klamath River is at Requa , in an area shared by the Yurok Reservation and Redwood National Park . The Klamath River estuary is recognized for protection by the California Bays and Estuaries Policy .
= = Watershed = =
Extending from arid eastern Oregon to the cold and rainy Northern California coast , the Klamath River watershed drains parts of three Oregon counties and five counties in California and includes a diversity of landscapes . The northernmost part of the watershed is high desert country drained by the Williamson River and the Sprague River , both which flow generally southwest into Upper Klamath Lake . The middle basin is characterized by extensive wetland , grassland , and agricultural areas , and is partially filled by two major bodies of water : Upper and Lower Klamath Lake . The extensive lower basin , which encompasses over one half of the 15 @,@ 751 @-@ square @-@ mile ( 40 @,@ 790 km2 ) watershed , is composed mainly of rugged mountains , forests and canyons .
Several other West Coast and interior drainage basins border on that of the Klamath River . On the northwest are the Rogue River and Umpqua River in Oregon and the Smith River in California . On the east there is the closed Harney Basin and a small portion of the Great Basin . The south side of the Klamath River watershed is bounded by the Sacramento River and its upper tributaries , including the Pit River , and on the southwest side are the Mad River and Redwood Creek . The western boundary of the upper Klamath Basin is formed by the High Cascades and the Klamath Mountains , one of the southernmost extents of the Cascade Range , and the California Coast Ranges cover the southwestern watershed . The Klamath is one of only three rivers that begins east of the Cascades and flows into the Pacific Ocean ; the other two are the Columbia and the Fraser .
Most human use of the watershed is limited to the upper basin . Despite the semiarid climate , dams have been built , irrigation water has been supplied from the Klamath and Lost rivers , and plentiful groundwater has been drawn to transform most of the upper Klamath Basin to farmland . At least 11 @,@ 000 years ago , Lower Klamath and Tule Lakes in the rainy season would combine into one giant freshwater marsh that was nearly 290 square miles ( 750 km2 ) large . This , combined with the over 100 square miles ( 260 km2 ) of Upper Klamath Lake , formed a temporary habitat for millions of migratory birds . These lakes are all remnants of a large Ice Age lake , Lake Modoc , that covered about 1 @,@ 100 square miles ( 2 @,@ 800 km2 ) . Although all of the marshlands have been developed with the exception of Upper Klamath Lake , about 3 @.@ 7 million migrating birds still pass through the watershed each year .
Despite its plentiful flow in California , the Klamath does not supply significant amounts of water to irrigators and municipal users in central and southern portions of the state . The Klamath Reclamation Project in the Klamath Falls area supplies water to local irrigators , and the Central Valley Project diverts water from the Trinity River to supply irrigation water to the Sacramento Valley . Other tributaries of the Klamath , including the Lost and Shasta rivers , are also diverted for irrigation . Water use of the lower Klamath — one of the last relatively free @-@ flowing rivers in the state of California — has been debated for decades among conservationists , tribes , irrigators , and government agencies , and its eventual fate is still unclear .
= = = Tributaries = = =
Tributaries of the Klamath River are listed below . Numbers ( RM / RKM ) after the tributary names denote the river miles ( river kilometers ) where they enter the Klamath , or the specific tributary under which it is listed .
= = Flooding = =
The lower and middle sections of the Klamath River are vulnerable to flooding , and major floods have occurred in years where major flooding has taken place in Northern California , particularly in the wake of Pineapple Express storms that bring large amounts of warm rain to Northern California . Significant floods on the Klamath River have occurred in 1926 – 1927 , 1955 , 1964 , 1997 , and 2005 , in several cases changing the course of the river . The Christmas flood of 1964 was particularly devastating , with a high water reaching 55 feet ( 17 m ) , inundating the towns of Klamath and Klamath Glen and destroying most of the Highway 101 bridge crossing the river . The highway bridge was rebuilt in a different location , though entrances to the old bridge still stand .
The mouth of the Klamath and nearby sections of the river are susceptible to oceanic tsunami surges , and fatalities have occurred there during the 1964 and 2011 Pacific tsunamis .
= = Geology = =
The Upper Klamath Basin , defined by the drainage area of the Klamath River above Iron Gate Dam , is a unique transitional area between the Cascade Range to the west and the Basin and Range Province of the northern Great Basin to the southeast . This region extends from the southern Lower Klamath Lake area into the Lost River and Upper Klamath Lake basins . Crustal stretching and block faulting created a topography with characteristics similar to both regions . Almost the entire basin is a graben region , bearing basin and range characteristics , formed by uplifting and subsidence along several north – south faults .
Pre @-@ Quaternary , igneous and sedimentary rock compose the Yonna Formation , which crosses much of the region and rises above the surface in large outcroppings of solid rock in many of the ridges . Underlying rocks are generally younger from east to west . The many ridges crossing the upper Klamath Basin divide it into valleys with up to 330 feet ( 100 m ) of vertical relief , and drainage patterns generally follow the topography . An extensive geothermal system occurs deep underground within the upper basin , creating hot springs and artesian springs , but is not well understood . Further south , in the Shasta River area in Siskiyou County , much of the underlying rock is composed of lava flows issuing from the Mount Shasta volcanic region .
The same age pattern is true in the Cascade Range and Klamath Mountains that cover the western half of the Klamath River watershed . As the North American Plate moved slowly southwestward over the past 10 million years , successive oceanic terranes dating from the Cambrian to the late Jurassic were added to the bulk of the North American continent . There are four distinct terranes from west to east . While the coastal mountains date to less than 3 million years ago , the farther inland High Cascades are as old as 7 @.@ 5 million years . Granite batholiths , overlying sedimentary rock , and volcanic rock were crumpled into the massif of southwestern Oregon and northwestern California . Instead of being diverted southwards , however , the Klamath continued to flow westward and created a steep @-@ walled gorge through the rising range . One of these terranes brought with it a long north – south running band of easily eroded mica that now lies about 30 miles ( 48 km ) inland from the Pacific coast of Northern California . When the Klamath encountered this layer , it began cutting its canyon along the mica instead of continuing southwest to the Pacific , resulting in the sharp northward bend where the Trinity River joins . The lower Trinity also follows portions of the mica and its south fork as well .
= = History = =
= = = Early inhabitants and settlers = = =
Human habitation on the Klamath dates to at least 7 @,@ 000 years ago . Many of the Native American groups along the river depended on the vast runs of Pacific salmon , second only to that of the Columbia River . These Tribes included the Shasta along the mid and upper river , the Yurok , Hupa , and Karuk along the canyons of the lower river and the Modoc , Klamath and Yahooskin in the arid valleys of the upper basin . The Shasta Tribe controlled 129 miles ( 208 km ) , over half of the middle and upper Klamath River flowing through the great Shasta Tribal lands . The Yurok were probably one of the more powerful Tribes on the Klamath River behind the Shasta Tribe , controlling about 30 miles ( 48 km ) of the lower Klamath River and a large section of the Northern California coast . Along with the Hupa and Karuk , the lower to mid @-@ upper Tribes caught salmon from the river with weirs , basket traps and even harpoons . One well @-@ known ancient fishing ground is Ishi Pishi Falls , a set of rapids on the river near the confluence with the Salmon River . Most of the upstream groups had a nomadic hunting @-@ gathering lifestyle and did not depend on salmon as much as downstream Tribes . The Klamath River 's name was recorded by Europeans in the 19th century derived from the word klamet or the Klamath Tribe , but prior to white contact , many names were used to refer to the river , including Ishkêesh and Koke . The Klamath Tribe 's name came from the Upper Chinookan word / ɬámaɬ / , literally " they of the river " .
In the late 1820s , fur trappers of the Hudson 's Bay Company traveling south from Fort Vancouver reached the Klamath River basin . The first party to see the Klamath River was led by Alexander McLeod in the winter of 1826 – 27 . In 1828 , the Jedediah Smith fur trapping expedition was helped across the Trinity River by the Yurok and camped on the east side of the Trinity River . His clerk , Harrison G. Rogers , wrote , " Mr. Smith purchases all the beaver furs he can from them , " suggesting that beaver were then plentiful on the Trinity . Joseph Grinnell , in Fur @-@ bearing Mammals of California , noted that beaver had been present on other Klamath River tributaries such as the Scott River and Shasta River , and further cited a Fish and Game report of beaver from 1915 – 1917 on High Prairie Creek at the mouth of the Klamath River near Requa , California . Within a matter of years , the plentiful beavers in the Klamath Basin had been mostly wiped out . Beaver dams had previously been an important factor in stream habitat in the Klamath River watershed , helping to moderate the power of floods and creating extensive wetlands . The loss of the beaver dams resulted in detrimental consequences for watercourses in the basin , exacerbating the power of winter floods , and causing severe erosion . Trapping parties eventually moved southwest into the Sacramento Valley and blazed an extension of the Siskiyou Trail , an early path between the Oregon Territory and San Francisco Bay . Despite the environmental implications , extensive and fertile meadows left behind by the draining of beaver ponds attracted many settlers to the region later on .
The 1850s saw discoveries of rich placer and lode gold deposits along the predominantly Shasta areas of the Klamath , Trinity , Shasta and other rivers in northwestern California . The 1850s also brought a greed @-@ fueled murderous rampage upon the indigenous people inhabiting the regions . Villages full of men , women , children , and infants were either hacked up or shot for the potential gold that would be harmfully extracted . The gold is thought to have originated from volcanic activity in the Klamath Mountains . Miners searching for gold in the Klamath Mountains and Trinity Alps in the aftermath of the California Gold Rush first discovered gold along Salmon Creek in the spring of 1850 , and additional deposits were found on the main stem by July . Gold was also discovered in great quantities in Shasta lands at French Gulch and Yreka . Several place names in the Klamath Basin originate from this era , including that of the Scott River , which is named for pioneer John Walter Scott . Gold deposits are still present in the Klamath River watershed even though it was mined far past the end of the gold rush .
In 1864 , the Native Americans of the Klamath Basin and surrounding area signed a treaty that had them cede 20 million acres ( 8 @,@ 100 @,@ 000 ha ) of land to the United States and forced them to move to the newly created Klamath Indian Reservation . This reservation clumped the Yurok , Karuk , and Hoopa tribes into one small area . Eventually , the tribes began to profit from the sale of timber produced on the reservation , although unfairly distributed because of the lack of consideration of the three differing tribes . In 1954 , however , Congress removed their federal recognition and the reservation was no longer economically successful . The tribes won back federal recognition in the 1970s , but by then poverty was widespread among tribal members .
= = = Early industry and development = = =
Beginning in the early 20th century , steamboats began operating on Lower Klamath Lake between Siskiyou County , California , and Klamath Falls , Oregon . The steamboats completed a link between Klamath Falls and a railroad branch line following the McCloud River — the final part of which was called the Bartle Fast Freight Road , after Bartle , California . The end of this line , Laird 's Landing , was the beginning of the Lower Klamath Lake steamboat line , which began operating with an 80 @-@ foot ( 24 m ) screw steamer in 1905 . By 1909 , however , the railroad had circumnavigated Lower Klamath Lake directly to Klamath Falls . The steamboat line fell into disuse — and much of Lower Klamath Lake was later drained and filled in .
In the early 1910s and 1920s , logging was a growing industry on the west side of the upper Klamath River valley , especially around Upper Klamath Lake . The Great Northern Railway and Southern Pacific Railroad built a joint @-@ use line running along the eastern shore of the lake , delivering logs from the north side to a sawmill 3 miles ( 4 @.@ 8 km ) downstream from the outlet of the lake . Many of the seasonal marshlands surrounding the lake and rivers were diked in this period to host lumber operations . In 1919 , the first Link River Dam , a timber crib dam , was constructed at the outlet of Upper Klamath Lake , raising it by about 16 feet ( 5 m ) . Steamboats continued mail , passenger and freight operations on Upper Klamath Lake until about 1928 , in a period when many of the lumber companies shut down due to drought .
With lumber a declining industry in the upper Klamath Basin , the economy slowly transitioned to agriculture . The Klamath Reclamation Project , established by the Bureau of Reclamation in the early 20th century , involved the construction of two dams on the river and additional dams on many of its tributaries , as well as the final draining of Lower Klamath and Tule Lakes . The Bureau of Reclamation was not the only user of the river during this period ; in the late 1950s PacifiCorp and California @-@ Oregon Power Company ( COPCO ) constructed three more dams on the river downstream . These dams , however , sparked a great controversy over water quality in the lower section of the river and the dependence of the river 's annual salmon runs on it .
= = = Natural history = = =
The river is considered a prime habitat for Chinook salmon , Coho salmon , and rainbow trout . Once the river was the third @-@ largest producer of salmon on the West Coast , but today , only a fraction of the river 's historic runs remain since the construction of six dams between 1908 and 1962 . Coho salmon in the Klamath River are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act . In 1963 , the upper Trinity River — the largest single tributary to the Klamath — was virtually removed from the Klamath drainage with the completion of the Lewiston and Trinity Dams , diverting 90 percent of the Trinity 's flow to the Sacramento Valley . From 1963 to 1991 , only 150 cubic feet per second ( 4 @.@ 2 m3 / s ) from the main stem above the dams was left to flow to the Klamath . In 1991 , a minimum annual Trinity flow of 340 @,@ 000 acre feet ( 420 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 m3 ) was established , or about 470 cubic feet per second ( 13 m3 / s ) .
From the 1920s to the 1960s , four hydroelectric dams were built by the California @-@ Oregon Power Company ( COPCO ) and its successor PacifiCorp on the Klamath River main stem , blocking salmon migration and trapping sediment that formerly replenished downstream gravel bars used by spawning salmon . The possible removal of the dams has been a controversial issue in the region in recent years . Despite intense lobbying by local Native American tribes , conservationists , and fishermen , the 2004 renewal application by PacifiCorp for another 50 @-@ year federal operating license for the dams did not include any provisions for allowing salmon to return to more than 300 miles ( 483 km ) of former habitat above the dams . In January 2007 , however , the federal government ruled that PacifiCorp must equip four dams with fish ladders , a modification which would potentially cost more than $ 300 million . PacifiCorp has offered $ 300 million to upgrade the JC Boyle fish ladder and proposed trucking fish around the Copco Number 1 and Iron Gate dams , after having had been denied a license to build a power generator in Utah . PacifiCorp President Fehrman defended the company 's activities in the area , pointing to other benefits .
A separate controversy surrounds the use of water in the Upper Klamath Basin for irrigated agriculture , which was temporarily halted in 2001 to protect endangered salmon and lake fish during a severe drought . Vice President Dick Cheney personally intervened to ensure water to the agriculture industry rather than to environmental flow . In 2002 , the federal government , under Interior Secretary Gale Norton , provided full water deliveries to irrigators as the drought continued ; despite the fact that Klamath area tribes have treaty rights that predate the settlement of the farmers . Norton argued for a " free market " approach by allowing farmers to sell the water to the Native Americans downstream . That year , the Klamath River system had the largest fish die @-@ off ever recorded . The House Natural Resources Committee investigated Vice President Cheney for having released extra water to ranchers for possible political gain .
According to biologists from the State of California and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , the atypical low flow in the river along with high fish return numbers and high water temperatures allowed for a gill rot disease to kill at least 33 @,@ 000 salmon in September 2002 , before they could reproduce . The die @-@ off was downstream of the Trinity inflow , and the salmon of the Trinity were impacted to a greater degree than the Klamath as the Trinity run was at its peak . The report does mention that the official fish die @-@ off estimate of 34 @,@ 056 is probably quite low and could be only half of the actual loss . Klamath River flows as measured at the river gauge in Keno show a low flow of 800 cubic feet per second ( 22 @.@ 7 m3 / s ) in September 1908 ( before irrigation began ) . During the 2002 fish kill , flows of 475 cubic feet per second ( 13 @.@ 5 m3 / s ) were recorded . During September of the 2001 irrigation shut @-@ off , an average of 688 cubic feet per second ( 19 @.@ 5 m3 / s ) was recorded .
In 2011 , the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) approved a plan first introduced in 1992 by California 's state government . The plan called for major cleanup of the lower river in order to protect salmon from phosphorus , nitrogen , and carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand . It also expressed concern over high water temperatures , algal blooms , and low oxygen levels , although certain fish have adapted to some of these issues . Environmental groups , more than six government agencies , Native American tribes in the basin , and others have worked with the EPA to reduce pollution levels in the Klamath .
= = = = Salmon controversy = = = =
Historically , the Klamath River was once the " third most productive salmon river system in the United States " , after the Columbia and the Sacramento . Eutrophication and raised water temperatures induced by the construction of dams have created worsening conditions for migrating salmon , especially in years of drought . Irrigation along the upper Klamath and the Shasta and Scott rivers , along with the almost @-@ total diversion of the upper Trinity River , have all lowered the total river flow supporting out @-@ migrating young salmon in spring and in @-@ migrating adult salmon in the fall . In the 1960s , a project was proposed to divert the entire Klamath River to Central California and Southern California , an undertaking known as the Klamath Diversion , but this project was defeated . It would have limited salmon to the last 12 miles ( 19 km ) of the entire river . In 2002 , a major fish kill took its toll on the river and the Tribes that depend on it . More than 34 @,@ 000 salmonoids died alone , due to the low waters and poor hindsight , as well as compassion , of those in charge ( PacifiCorp ) . In 2005 , PacifiCorp applied to the federal government to relicense its four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath for up to 50 years . Environmentalists opposed the relicensing , arguing that the dams should be removed to reopen the upper Klamath to salmon .
An agreement was signed on February 18 , 2010 .
Two years of closed @-@ door negotiations among farmers , Indian tribes , fishermen , conservation groups and government agencies had resulted in a plan to work toward a detailed settlement of Klamath water usage . It also called for the removal of four hydroelectric dams — the Iron Gate Dam and Copco dams 1 and 2 ( in California ) , and the John C. Boyle Dam ( in Oregon ) — now operating along 300 miles ( 483 km ) of the Klamath River , starting in the year 2020 , as well as for restoration projects . A non @-@ binding " Agreement in Principle " ( AIP ) among four parties — PacifiCorp , the federal government , California , and Oregon — to remove the four dams had been announced on November 13 , 2008 . PacifiCorp ratepayers would fund part of the plan and the State of California would fund much of the remaining projected cost . Total cost would be around $ 800 million . The agreement required the federal government to scientifically assess the costs and benefits of the dam removals , determine whether such action is in the public interest , and to make a final determination by March 31 , 2012 , as to whether the benefits of the project will justify the costs , although that deadline was missed . A local group , the Klamath County Tea Party Patriots , formed to oppose the agreement , and succeeded in unseating local elected officials who were supportive of the deal . On December 31 , 2012 , the parties renewed their agreement , providing more time for federal , Congressional , and California electorate approval to finalize dam removal .
On April 4 , 2013 , the U.S. Department of the Interior released its final environmental impact statement on the plan , recommending the removal of all four dams and $ 1 billion in other environmental restoration to aid native salmon runs on the Klamath . Ron Wyden , the senior U.S. senator from Oregon , introduced the Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2014 , which was cosponsored by his fellow Oregon senator Jeff Merkley and by Nevada senator Dean Heller .
= = = = Water rights dispute = = = =
When the 1864 treaty was signed , the Klamath Tribes , with much less land , became short on the stream water needed for fishing . Although from the 1950s to the 1970s they were not federally recognized , the tribes never lost their water rights , and in 2001 , when Klamath Basin farmers twice sued the U.S. Department of the Interior for more access to irrigation water , their rights were upheld . The tribes ' water allotments for fishing continue to be a large factor in Klamath Basin water disputes in the 21st century . In 2013 , the Tribe 's water rights were enforced for the first time , in what is known as a ' Water Call ' . The Klamath Tribe called upon their in @-@ stream water right , which was enforced by the Water Master . This resulted in almost all upper @-@ basin irrigation being denied water , except for groundwater irrigators . The Klamath Project , however , was not called upon .
= = Recreation = =
Whitewater rafting and kayaking are popular recreational activities along the upper Klamath River below the J.C. Boyle Dam , and also along the lower Klamath River downstream of the town of Happy Camp . There are long stretches — over 100 miles ( 160 km ) in one instance — of Class I – II whitewater rapids , while there are some Class III – IV rapids in some of the narrower stretches . Beyond Weitchpec , the river slows down into a wider , deeper channel . About 13 miles ( 21 km ) of the river is designated Wild , and 175 miles ( 282 km ) Recreational .
Sport fishing is also popular on the Klamath River , with steelhead trout being the most popular , though Chinook salmon are also highly sought after when low salmon returns do not prevent fishing . A fly fishing guide said that the Klamath was one of the most productive steelhead rivers on the West Coast of the United States .
Recreational gold mining is popular along the Klamath and some of its tributaries , including the Salmon and the Trinity . Although simple methods such as panning are still used , some methods use suction pumps — a practice involving turning over deposits of sediment and spreading them in order to find gold . Debates over the practice , which opponents contend damage water quality ( mercury ) and fish habitat , continue . Currently , suction dredge mining is banned in California until 2016 .
A variety of national forests and wildlife preserves — including the Klamath National Forest , Six Rivers National Forest , Klamath National Wildlife Refuges Complex , and Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge — are located in the Klamath River watershed . The Klamath National Forest is located in Siskiyou County with a small portion in Oregon , and Six Rivers National Forest is located in the southern Klamath watershed , mostly in the Trinity River watershed . The latter two are located in the Upper Klamath Lake @-@ Lower Klamath Lake area . Lava Beds National Monument , which contains a large array of lava tubes and formations , is also in the Lower Klamath Lake area , to the south of the remnants of the lake .
= = Klamath River Overlook = =
The Klamath River Overlook is a prime spot open to the public for watching the gray whale migration . Look for other marine mammals and a host of seabirds any time of year . Hike ¼ mile down a steep trail to the lower overlook and more dramatic views .
= = The Yurok Tribe 's Klamath Salmon Festival = =
A annual festival takes place along the Klamath River .
= Shetland =
Shetland ( / ˈʃɛtlənd / ; Scottish Gaelic : Sealtainn [ ˈʃal ̪ ˠt ̪ ʰɪɲ ] ; Norn : Hialtland ) , also called the Shetland Islands , is a subarctic archipelago of Scotland that lies northeast of the island of Great Britain and forms part of the United Kingdom .
The islands lie some 80 km ( 50 mi ) to the northeast of Orkney and 280 km ( 170 mi ) southeast of the Faroe Islands and form part of the division between the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the North Sea to the east . The total area is 1 @,@ 466 km2 ( 566 sq mi ) and the population totalled 23 @,@ 210 in 2012 . Comprising the Shetland constituency of the Scottish Parliament , Shetland is also one of the 32 council areas of Scotland ; the islands ' administrative centre and only burgh is Lerwick , which is also the capital of Shetland since taking over from Scalloway in 1708 .
The largest island , known simply as " Mainland " , has an area of 967 km2 ( 373 sq mi ) , making it the third @-@ largest Scottish island and the fifth @-@ largest of the British Isles . There are an additional 15 inhabited islands . The archipelago has an oceanic climate , a complex geology , a rugged coastline and many low , rolling hills .
Humans have lived there since the Mesolithic period , and the earliest written references to the islands date back to Roman times . The early historic period was dominated by Scandinavian influences , especially Norway , and the islands did not become part of Scotland until the 15th century . When Scotland became part of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707 , trade with northern Europe decreased . Fishing has continued to be an important aspect of the economy up to the present day . The discovery of North Sea oil in the 1970s significantly boosted Shetland incomes , employment and public sector revenues .
The local way of life reflects the joint Norse and Scottish heritage including the Up Helly Aa fire festival , and a strong musical tradition , especially the traditional fiddle style . The islands have produced a variety of writers of prose and poetry , often in Shetland Scots . There are numerous areas set aside to protect the local fauna and flora , including a number of important seabird nesting sites . The Shetland pony and Shetland Sheepdog are two well known Shetland animal breeds . Other distinguished local breeds include the Shetland sheep , cow , goose , and duck . The Shetland pig , or grice , has been extinct since approximately 1930 .
The islands ' motto , which appears on the Council 's coat of arms , is Með lögum skal land byggja . This Icelandic phrase is taken from the Danish 1241 Basic Law , Codex Holmiensis , and is also mentioned in Njáls saga , and means " By law shall land be built " .
= = Etymology = =
The name of Shetland is derived from the Old Norse words , hjalt ( hilt ) , and land ( land ) .
In AD 43 and 77 the Roman authors Pomponius Mela and Pliny the Elder referred to the seven islands they call Haemodae and Acmodae respectively , both of which are assumed to be Shetland . Another possible early written reference to the islands is Tacitus ' report in AD 98 , after describing the discovery and conquest of Orkney , that the Roman fleet had seen " Thule , too " . In early Irish literature , Shetland is referred to as Inse Catt — " the Isles of Cats " , which may have been the pre @-@ Norse inhabitants ' name for the islands . The Cat tribe also occupied
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= Only in the Way =
Only in the Way is a 1911 American silent short drama film produced by the Thanhouser Company . The film focuses on a grandmother who seeks the support of her only son and makes herself comfortable in his house . The grandmother is welcomed and befriended by Marie , her crippled granddaughter . The son 's wife cannot bear to live with her mother @-@ in @-@ law and delivers an ultimatum to her husband : " Either your mother or I must leave this house ! " The husband decides to put his mother in an old folks ' home and the wife informs her she is to leave immediately . Little Marie is upset that her grandmother has to leave because she was " only in the way " and decides that as a cripple , so was she . Marie pens a letter to this effect and runs away to the old people 's home . The parents frantically search for Marie and discover the note . They rush to the home and are relieved to find Marie safe and the family departs together with her grandmother .
The film was released on January 31 , 1911 and was met with generally favorable reviews . Walton of The Moving Picture News was critical , noting the similarities to a film released four days prior by the Gaumont Film Company . The film survives in the Library of Congress .
= = Plot = =
The official synopsis establishes back @-@ story that is not seen or referenced in the beginning of the film , stating that Mrs. Gage turned to her only son for support after losing the last of her savings . Seeking his support , Mrs. Gage arrives at his house and is shown in by her granddaughter , Marie . The son welcomes his mother , but his wife strongly objects to having her mother @-@ in @-@ law take up residence in the house . Shown to her room by Marie , Mrs. Gage makes herself comfortable and gives Marie a kitten . " Granny " quickly becomes friends with little Marie . The wife struggles with Granny 's presence , but her patience is tested when Granny knocks over a vase , and in recoiling , knocks over a sewing box . The mother delivers an ultimatum to her husband , " Either your mother or I must leave this house ! " Though not shown , the husband decides that his mother is to go . In the next scene , the wife appears and informs her that she must leave . Marie assists her grandmother before her departure to the old folks ' home with her son . She is upset that her grandmother was made to leave because she was " only in the way " and that as a cripple , she is no different . Marie writes a letter explaining that she is has gone to live with grandma and departs to the old folks ' home . Marie 's journey with the kitten in one arm and her crutch in the other is a difficult one . On the way , she stumbles and loses her crutch in a brook , but she limps onward . Her parents search frantically for Marie and discover the note . The parents head to the old folks ' home and are relieved to find Marie with her grandmother . The wife then informs the nurse that Granny will be leaving . After packing her belongings , the family depart .
= = Production = =
Little is known about the production or cast of the film despite its survival status . The only known credit cited by Q. David Bowers is that of Marie Eline cast in the role of Marie . The director , scenario writer and cameraman are also unknown . Thanhouser Company Film Preservation states that the dramatic theme of the film was " family disharmony " and it took the expected sentimental approach for the era . Marie who identifies with her grandmother resolves that she is also " Only in the Way " by virtue of being a cripple . The site states , " Thanhouser scenarists seemed to have had a special sensitivity for the feelings of children which is reflected in this film . "
= = Release and reception = =
The single reel film , approximately 1 @,@ 000 feet long , was released on January 31 , 1911 . The Billboard praised Marie Eline 's acting also noting the good photography in its review . The Moving Picture World 's review states , " The part played by the grandmother and the one played by the child are both pathetic and cannot fail to touch the heart . The person who can sit through this and not feel the tears welling up to his eyes is strangely callous to human grief and emotion . " The New York Dramatic Mirror was open in its praise of the film and its portrayal of the subject through good acting , but it also noted the technical faults with film continuity . The reviewer wrote , " It was noticed that the old lady 's bag was brought on immediately , already packed , when she left the son 's house and when she left the home . It looks planned beforehand – similar incidents have hurt the excellence of a number of this company 's superior films . It would take time in life , and a split in the film would have done it . Such things spoil the illusion to a spectator . "
Walton of The Moving Picture News , who typically praised Thanhouser films , deviated from the norm by immediately dismissing the film as a whole by stating , " This theme is getting threadbare ; a foreign film is almost identical . The son 's wife acts brutally to her husband 's mother ; things are set right by a child . Compare Gaumont 's Twilight of a Soldier 's Life , etc . The acting of the child is charming , and of the old lady a womanly concept – even to details . The wife 's grabbing the old lady 's bag , umbrella , etc. was , as one said who sat next to me , ' a bit too rushed . ' " This criticism of the theme was accurate because the Gaumont Film Company release had a nearly identical plot except that that " grandma " was an elderly soldier . The similarities between the two films likely are coincidental because the Gaumont film was released four days prior .
Q. David Bowers wrote a modern synopsis of the production which contains more details than the official publication from the Thanhouser company . Bowers was present for the showing of this film at Iona College in New Rochelle on October 7 , 1988 and stated that the film was met with cheers by an audience of about 400 persons .
A print of the film is preserved in the Library of Congress .
= Ganymede ( moon ) =
Ganymede / ˈɡænᵻmiːd / ( Jupiter III ) is the largest moon of Jupiter and in the Solar System , and the only moon known to have a magnetic field . It is the seventh satellite outward from Jupiter and third of the Galilean moons , the first group of objects discovered orbiting another planet . Ganymede orbits Jupiter in roughly seven days and is in a 1 : 2 : 4 orbital resonance with the moons Europa and Io , respectively . Ganymede has a diameter of 5 @,@ 268 km ( 3 @,@ 273 mi ) , 8 % larger than the planet Mercury , but its mass is only 45 % that of Mercury . Ganymede is 2 % larger than Saturn 's Titan , the Solar System 's second @-@ largest moon . At 2 @.@ 02 times the mass of the Moon , it is the most massive planetary satellite . It is the ninth @-@ largest object in the Solar System , and the largest without a substantial atmosphere .
Ganymede is composed of approximately equal amounts of silicate rock and water ice . It is a fully differentiated body with an iron @-@ rich , liquid core , and an internal ocean that may contain more water than all of Earth 's oceans combined . Its surface is composed of two main types of terrain . Dark regions , saturated with impact craters and dated to four billion years ago , cover about a third of the satellite . Lighter regions , crosscut by extensive grooves and ridges and only slightly less ancient , cover the remainder . The cause of the light terrain 's disrupted geology is not fully known , but was likely the result of tectonic activity brought about by tidal heating .
Ganymede 's magnetic field was probably created through convection within its liquid iron core . The meager magnetic field is buried within Jupiter 's much larger magnetic field and would show only as a local perturbation of the field lines . The satellite has a thin oxygen atmosphere that includes O , O2 , and possibly O3 ( ozone ) . Atomic hydrogen is a minor atmospheric constituent . Whether the satellite has an ionosphere associated with its atmosphere is unresolved .
Ganymede 's discovery is credited to Galileo Galilei , who was the first to observe it on January 7 , 1610 . The satellite 's name was soon suggested by astronomer Simon Marius , for the mythological Ganymede , cupbearer of the Greek gods and Zeus 's lover . Beginning with Pioneer 10 , spacecraft have been able to examine Ganymede closely . The Voyager probes refined measurements of its size , whereas the Galileo craft discovered its underground ocean and magnetic field . The next planned mission to the Jovian system is the European Space Agency 's Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer ( JUICE ) , due to launch in 2022 . After flybys of all three icy Galilean moons , the probe is planned to enter orbit around Ganymede .
= = History = =
Chinese astronomical records report that in 365 BC , Gan De detected what appears to have been a moon of Jupiter , probably Ganymede , with the naked eye .
On January 7 , 1610 , Galileo Galilei observed what he thought were three stars near Jupiter , including what turned out to be Ganymede , Callisto , and one body that turned out to be the combined light from Io and Europa ; the next night he noticed that they had moved . On January 13 , he saw all four at once for the first time , but had seen each of the moons before this date at least once . By January 15 , Galileo came to the conclusion that the stars were actually bodies orbiting Jupiter . He claimed the right to name the moons ; he considered " Cosmian Stars " and settled on " Medicean Stars " .
The French astronomer Nicolas @-@ Claude Fabri de Peiresc suggested individual names from the Medici family for the moons , but his proposal was not taken up . Simon Marius , who had originally claimed to have found the Galilean satellites , tried to name the moons the " Saturn of Jupiter " , the " Jupiter of Jupiter " ( this was Ganymede ) , the " Venus of Jupiter " , and the " Mercury of Jupiter " , another nomenclature that never caught on . From a suggestion by Johannes Kepler , Marius once again tried to name the moons :
“ [ … ] Then there was Ganymede , the handsome son of King Tros , whom Jupiter , having taken the form of an eagle , transported to heaven on his back , as poets fabulously tell [ … ] the Third , on account of its majesty of light , Ganymede [ … ] ”
This name and those of the other Galilean satellites fell into disfavor for a considerable time , and were not in common use until the mid @-@ 20th century . In much of the earlier astronomical literature , Ganymede is referred to instead by its Roman numeral designation ( a system introduced by Galileo ) as Jupiter III or as the " third satellite of Jupiter " . Following the discovery of moons of Saturn , a naming system based on that of Kepler and Marius was used for Jupiter 's moons . Ganymede is the only Galilean moon of Jupiter named after a male figure — like Io , Europa , and Callisto , he was a lover of Zeus .
= = Orbit and rotation = =
Ganymede orbits Jupiter at a distance of 1 @,@ 070 @,@ 400 km , third among the Galilean satellites , and completes a revolution every seven days and three hours . Like most known moons , Ganymede is tidally locked , with one side always facing toward the planet . Its orbit is very slightly eccentric and inclined to the Jovian equator , with the eccentricity and inclination changing quasi @-@ periodically due to solar and planetary gravitational perturbations on a timescale of centuries . The ranges of change are 0 @.@ 0009 – 0 @.@ 0022 and 0 @.@ 05 – 0 @.@ 32 ° , respectively . These orbital variations cause the axial tilt ( the angle between rotational and orbital axes ) to vary between 0 and 0 @.@ 33 ° .
Ganymede participates in orbital resonances with Europa and Io : for every orbit of Ganymede , Europa orbits twice and Io orbits four times . The superior conjunction between Io and Europa always occurs when Io is at periapsis and Europa at apoapsis . The superior conjunction between Europa and Ganymede occurs when Europa is at periapsis . The longitudes of the Io – Europa and Europa – Ganymede conjunctions change with the same rate , making the triple conjunctions impossible . Such a complicated resonance is called the Laplace resonance .
The current Laplace resonance is unable to pump the orbital eccentricity of Ganymede to a higher value . The value of about 0 @.@ 0013 is probably a remnant from a previous epoch , when such pumping was possible . The Ganymedian orbital eccentricity is somewhat puzzling ; if it is not pumped now it should have decayed long ago due to the tidal dissipation in the interior of Ganymede . This means that the last episode of the eccentricity excitation happened only several hundred million years ago . Because Ganymede 's orbital eccentricity is relatively low — on average 0 @.@ 0015 — tidal heating is negligible now . However , in the past Ganymede may have passed through one or more Laplace @-@ like resonances that were able to pump the orbital eccentricity to a value as high as 0 @.@ 01 – 0 @.@ 02 . This probably caused a significant tidal heating of the interior of Ganymede ; the formation of the grooved terrain may be a result of one or more heating episodes .
There are two hypotheses for the origin of the Laplace resonance among Io , Europa , and Ganymede : that it is primordial and has existed from the beginning of the Solar System ; or that it developed after the formation of the Solar System . A possible sequence of events for the latter scenario is as follows : Io raised tides on Jupiter , causing its orbit to expand until it encountered the 2 : 1 resonance with Europa ; after that the expansion continued , but some of the angular moment was transferred to Europa as the resonance caused its orbit to expand as well ; the process continued until Europa encountered the 2 : 1 resonance with Ganymede . Eventually the drift rates of conjunctions between all three moons were synchronized and locked in the Laplace resonance .
= = Physical characteristics = =
= = = Composition = = =
The average density of Ganymede , 1 @.@ 936 g / cm3 , suggests a composition of approximately equal parts rocky material and water , which is mainly in the form of ice . The mass fraction of ices is between 46 – 50 % , slightly lower than that in Callisto . Some additional volatile ices such as ammonia may also be present . The exact composition of Ganymede 's rock is not known , but is probably close to the composition of L / LL type ordinary chondrites , which are characterized by less total iron , less metallic iron and more iron oxide than H chondrites . The weight ratio of iron to silicon is 1 @.@ 05 – 1 @.@ 27 in Ganymede , whereas the solar ratio is around 1 @.@ 8 .
Ganymede 's surface has an albedo of about 43 % . Water ice seems to be ubiquitous on the surface , with a mass fraction of 50 – 90 % , significantly more than in Ganymede as a whole . Near @-@ infrared spectroscopy has revealed the presence of strong water ice absorption bands at wavelengths of 1 @.@ 04 , 1 @.@ 25 , 1 @.@ 5 , 2 @.@ 0 and 3 @.@ 0 μm . The grooved terrain is brighter and has more icy composition than the dark terrain . The analysis of high @-@ resolution , near @-@ infrared and UVspectra obtained by the Galileo spacecraft and from the ground has revealed various non @-@ water materials : carbon dioxide , sulfur dioxide and , possibly , cyanogen , hydrogen sulfate and various organic compounds . Galileo results have also shown magnesium sulfate ( MgSO4 ) and , possibly , sodium sulfate ( Na2SO4 ) on Ganymede 's surface . These salts may originate from the subsurface ocean .
The Ganymedian surface is asymmetric ; the leading hemisphere is brighter than the trailing one . This is similar to Europa , but the reverse is true for Callisto . The trailing hemisphere of Ganymede appears to be enriched in sulfur dioxide . The distribution of carbon dioxide does not demonstrate any hemispheric asymmetry , although it is not observed near the poles . Impact craters on Ganymede ( except one ) do not show any enrichment in carbon dioxide , which also distinguishes it from Callisto . Ganymede 's carbon dioxide gas was probably depleted in the past .
= = = Internal structure = = =
Ganymede appears to be fully differentiated , consisting of an iron @-@ sulfide – iron core and a silicate mantle . The precise thicknesses of the different layers in the interior of Ganymede depend on the assumed composition of silicates ( fraction of olivine and pyroxene ) and amount of sulfur in the core .
= = = = Subsurface oceans = = = =
In the 1970s , NASA scientists first suspected that Ganymede has a thick ocean between two layers of ice , one on the top and one on the bottom . In the 1990s , NASA 's Galileo mission flew by Ganymede , confirming the moon 's ocean . An analysis published in 2014 , taking into account the realistic thermodynamics for water and effects of salt , suggests that Ganymede might have a stack of several ocean layers separated by different phases of ice , with the lowest liquid layer adjacent to the rocky mantle below . Water – rock contact may be an important factor in the origin of life . The analysis also notes that the extreme depths involved ( ~ 800 km to the rocky " seafloor " ) mean that temperatures at the bottom of a convective ( adiabatic ) ocean can be up to 40 K higher than those at the ice – water interface . In March 2015 , scientists reported how measurements with the Hubble Space Telescope showed that Ganymede has a subsurface ocean by studying how the aurorae moved over Ganymede 's surface . A large salt @-@ water ocean affects Ganymede 's magnetic field , and consequently , its aurora .
There is some speculation on the potential habitability of Ganymede 's ocean .
= = = = Core = = = =
Ganymede has the lowest moment of inertia factor among the solid Solar System bodies . The existence of a liquid , iron – nickel @-@ rich core provides a natural explanation for the intrinsic magnetic field of Ganymede detected by Galileo spacecraft . The convection in the liquid iron , which has high electrical conductivity , is the most reasonable model of magnetic field generation . The density of the core is 5 @.@ 5 – 6 g / cm3 and the silicate mantle is 3 @.@ 4 – 3 @.@ 6 g / cm3 . The radius of this core may be up to 500 km . The temperature in the core of Ganymede is probably 1500 – 1700 K and pressure up to 10 GPa .
= = = Surface features = = =
Ganymede 's surface is a mix of two types of terrain : very old , highly cratered , dark regions and somewhat younger ( but still ancient ) , lighter regions marked with an extensive array of grooves and ridges . The dark terrain , which comprises about one @-@ third of the surface , contains clays and organic materials that could indicate the composition of the impactors from which Jovian satellites accreted .
The heating mechanism required for the formation of the grooved terrain on Ganymede is an unsolved problem in the planetary sciences . The modern view is that the grooved terrain is mainly tectonic in nature . Cryovolcanism is thought to have played only a minor role , if any . The forces that caused the strong stresses in the Ganymedian ice lithosphere necessary to initiate the tectonic activity may be connected to the tidal heating events in the past , possibly caused when the satellite passed through unstable orbital resonances . The tidal flexing of the ice may have heated the interior and strained the lithosphere , leading to the development of cracks and horst and graben faulting , which erased the old , dark terrain on 70 % of the surface . The formation of the grooved terrain may also be connected with the early core formation and subsequent tidal heating of Ganymede 's interior , which may have caused a slight expansion of Ganymede by 1 – 6 % due to phase transitions in ice and thermal expansion . During subsequent evolution deep , hot water plumes may have risen from the core to the surface , leading to the tectonic deformation of the lithosphere . Radiogenic heating within the satellite is the most relevant current heat source , contributing , for instance , to ocean depth . Research models have found that if the orbital eccentricity were an order of magnitude greater than currently ( as it may have been in the past ) , tidal heating would be a more substantial heat source than radiogenic heating .
Cratering is seen on both types of terrain , but is especially extensive on the dark terrain : it appears to be saturated with impact craters and has evolved largely through impact events . The brighter , grooved terrain contains many fewer impact features , which have been only of a minor importance to its tectonic evolution . The density of cratering indicates an age of 4 billion years for the dark terrain , similar to the highlands of the Moon , and a somewhat younger age for the grooved terrain ( but how much younger is uncertain ) . Ganymede may have experienced a period of heavy cratering 3 @.@ 5 to 4 billion years ago similar to that of the Moon . If true , the vast majority of impacts happened in that epoch , whereas the cratering rate has been much smaller since . Craters both overlay and are crosscut by the groove systems , indicating that some of the grooves are quite ancient . Relatively young craters with rays of ejecta are also visible . Ganymedian craters are flatter than those on the Moon and Mercury . This is probably due to the relatively weak nature of Ganymede 's icy crust , which can ( or could ) flow and thereby soften the relief . Ancient craters whose relief has disappeared leave only a " ghost " of a crater known as a palimpsest .
One significant feature on Ganymede is a dark plain named Galileo Regio , which contains a series of concentric grooves , or furrows , likely created during a period of geologic activity .
Ganymede also has polar caps , likely composed of water frost . The frost extends to 40 ° latitude . These polar caps were first seen by the Voyager spacecraft . Theories on the formation of the caps include the migration of water to higher latitudes and bombardment of the ice by plasma . Data from Galileo suggests the latter is correct . The presence of a magnetic field on Ganymede results in more intense charged particle bombardment of its surface in the unprotected polar regions ; sputtering then leads to redistribution of water molecules , with frost migrating to locally colder areas within the polar terrain .
A crater named Anat provides the reference point for measuring longitude on Ganymede . By definition , Anat is at 128 ° longitude . The 0 ° longitude directly faces Jupiter , and unless stated otherwise longitude increases toward the west .
= = = Atmosphere and ionosphere = = =
In 1972 , a team of Indian , British and American astronomers working in Java ( Indonesia ) and Kavalur ( India ) claimed that they had detected a thin atmosphere during an occultation , when it and Jupiter passed in front of a star . They estimated that the surface pressure was around 0 @.@ 1 Pa . However , in 1979 , Voyager 1 observed an occultation of the star κ Centauri during its flyby of Jupiter , with differing results . The occultation measurements were conducted in the far @-@ ultraviolet spectrum at wavelengths shorter than 200 nm , which were much more sensitive to the presence of gases than the 1972 measurements in the visible spectrum . No atmosphere was revealed by the Voyager data . The upper limit on the surface particle number density was found to be 1 @.@ 5 × 109 cm − 3 , which corresponds to a surface pressure of less than 2 @.@ 5 µPa . The latter value is almost five orders of magnitude less than the 1972 estimate .
Despite the Voyager data , evidence for a tenuous oxygen atmosphere ( exosphere ) on Ganymede , very similar to the one found on Europa , was found by the Hubble Space Telescope ( HST ) in 1995 . HST actually observed airglow of atomic oxygen in the far @-@ ultraviolet at the wavelengths 130 @.@ 4 nm and 135 @.@ 6 nm . Such an airglow is excited when molecular oxygen is dissociated by electron impacts , evidence of a significant neutral atmosphere composed predominantly of O2 molecules . The surface number density probably lies in the ( 1 @.@ 2 – 7 ) × 108 cm − 3 range , corresponding to the surface pressure of 0 @.@ 2 – 1 @.@ 2 µPa . These values are in agreement with the Voyager 's upper limit set in 1981 . The oxygen is not evidence of life ; it is thought to be produced when water ice on Ganymede 's surface is split into hydrogen and oxygen by radiation , with the hydrogen then being more rapidly lost due to its low atomic mass . The airglow observed over Ganymede is not spatially homogeneous like that over Europa . HST observed two bright spots located in the northern and southern hemispheres , near ± 50 ° latitude , which is exactly the boundary between the open and closed field lines of the Ganymedian magnetosphere ( see below ) . The bright spots are probably polar auroras , caused by plasma precipitation along the open field lines .
The existence of a neutral atmosphere implies that an ionosphere should exist , because oxygen molecules are ionized by the impacts of the energetic electrons coming from the magnetosphere and by solar EUV radiation . However , the nature of the Ganymedian ionosphere is as controversial as the nature of the atmosphere . Some Galileo measurements found an elevated electron density near Ganymede , suggesting an ionosphere , whereas others failed to detect anything . The electron density near the surface is estimated by different sources to lie in the range 400 – 2 @,@ 500 cm − 3 . As of 2008 , the parameters of the ionosphere of Ganymede are not well constrained .
Additional evidence of the oxygen atmosphere comes from spectral detection of gases trapped in the ice at the surface of Ganymede . The detection of ozone ( O3 ) bands was announced in 1996 . In 1997 spectroscopic analysis revealed the dimer ( or diatomic ) absorption features of molecular oxygen . Such an absorption can arise only if the oxygen is in a dense phase . The best candidate is molecular oxygen trapped in ice . The depth of the dimer absorption bands depends on latitude and longitude , rather than on surface albedo — they tend to decrease with increasing latitude on Ganymede , whereas O3 shows an opposite trend . Laboratory work has found that O2 would not cluster or bubble but dissolve in ice at Ganymede 's relatively warm surface temperature of 100 K ( − 173 @.@ 15 ° C ) .
A search for sodium in the atmosphere , just after such a finding on Europa , turned up nothing in 1997 . Sodium is at least 13 times less abundant around Ganymede than around Europa , possibly because of a relative deficiency at the surface or because the magnetosphere fends off energetic particles . Another minor constituent of the Ganymedian atmosphere is atomic hydrogen . Hydrogen atoms were observed as far as 3 @,@ 000 km from Ganymede 's surface . Their density on the surface is about 1 @.@ 5 × 104 cm − 3 .
= = = Magnetosphere = = =
The Galileo craft made six close flybys of Ganymede from 1995 – 2000 ( G1 , G2 , G7 , G8 , G28 and G29 ) and discovered that Ganymede has a permanent ( intrinsic ) magnetic moment independent of the Jovian magnetic field . The value of the moment is about 1 @.@ 3 × 1013 T · m3 , which is three times larger than the magnetic moment of Mercury . The magnetic dipole is tilted with respect to the rotational axis of Ganymede by 176 ° , which means that it is directed against the Jovian magnetic moment . Its north pole lies below the orbital plane . The dipole magnetic field created by this permanent moment has a strength of 719 ± 2 nT at Ganymede 's equator , which should be compared with the Jovian magnetic field at the distance of Ganymede — about 120 nT . The equatorial field of Ganymede is directed against the Jovian field , meaning reconnection is possible . The intrinsic field strength at the poles is two times that at the equator — 1440 nT .
The permanent magnetic moment carves a part of space around Ganymede , creating a tiny magnetosphere embedded inside that of Jupiter ; it is the only moon in the Solar System known to possess the feature . Its diameter is 4 – 5 RG ( RG = 2 @,@ 631 @.@ 2 km ) . The Ganymedian magnetosphere has a region of closed field lines located below 30 ° latitude , where charged particles ( electrons and ions ) are trapped , creating a kind of radiation belt . The main ion species in the magnetosphere is single ionized oxygen — O + — which fits well with Ganymede 's tenuous oxygen atmosphere . In the polar cap regions , at latitudes higher than 30 ° , magnetic field lines are open , connecting Ganymede with Jupiter 's ionosphere . In these areas , the energetic ( tens and hundreds of kiloelectronvolt ) electrons and ions have been detected , which may cause the auroras observed around the Ganymedian poles . In addition , heavy ions continuously precipitate on Ganymede 's polar surface , sputtering and darkening the ice .
The interaction between the Ganymedian magnetosphere and Jovian plasma is in many respects similar to that of the solar wind and Earth 's magnetosphere . The plasma co @-@ rotating with Jupiter impinges on the trailing side of the Ganymedian magnetosphere much like the solar wind impinges on the Earth 's magnetosphere . The main difference is the speed of plasma flow — supersonic in the case of Earth and subsonic in the case of Ganymede . Because of the subsonic flow , there is no bow shock off the trailing hemisphere of Ganymede .
In addition to the intrinsic magnetic moment , Ganymede has an induced dipole magnetic field . Its existence is connected with the variation of the Jovian magnetic field near Ganymede . The induced moment is directed radially to or from Jupiter following the direction of the varying part of the planetary magnetic field . The induced magnetic moment is an order of magnitude weaker than the intrinsic one . The field strength of the induced field at the magnetic equator is about 60 nT — half of that of the ambient Jovian field . The induced magnetic field of Ganymede is similar to those of Callisto and Europa , indicating that Ganymede also has a subsurface water ocean with a high electrical conductivity .
Given that Ganymede is completely differentiated and has a metallic core , its intrinsic magnetic field is probably generated in a similar fashion to the Earth 's : as a result of conducting material moving in the interior . The magnetic field detected around Ganymede is likely to be caused by compositional convection in the core , if the magnetic field is the product of dynamo action , or magnetoconvection .
Despite the presence of an iron core , Ganymede 's magnetosphere remains enigmatic , particularly given that similar bodies lack the feature . Some research has suggested that , given its relatively small size , the core ought to have sufficiently cooled to the point where fluid motions and a magnetic field would not be sustained . One explanation is that the same orbital resonances proposed to have disrupted the surface also allowed the magnetic field to persist : with Ganymede 's eccentricity pumped and tidal heating increased during such resonances , the mantle may have insulated the core , preventing it from cooling . Another explanation is a remnant magnetization of silicate rocks in the mantle , which is possible if the satellite had a more significant dynamo @-@ generated field in the past .
= = Origin and evolution = =
Ganymede probably formed by an accretion in Jupiter 's subnebula , a disk of gas and dust surrounding Jupiter after its formation . The accretion of Ganymede probably took about 10 @,@ 000 years , much shorter than the 100 @,@ 000 years estimated for Callisto . The Jovian subnebula may have been relatively " gas @-@ starved " when the Galilean satellites formed ; this would have allowed for the lengthy accretion times required for Callisto . In contrast Ganymede formed closer to Jupiter , where the subnebula was denser , which explains its shorter formation timescale . This relatively fast formation prevented the escape of accretional heat , which may have led to ice melt and differentiation : the separation of the rocks and ice . The rocks settled to the center , forming the core . In this respect , Ganymede is different from Callisto , which apparently failed to melt and differentiate early due to loss of the accretional heat during its slower formation . This hypothesis explains why the two Jovian moons look so dissimilar , despite their similar mass and composition . Alternative theories explain Ganymede 's greater internal heating on the basis of tidal flexing or more intense pummeling by impactors during the Late Heavy Bombardment .
After formation , Ganymede 's core largely retained the heat accumulated during accretion and differentiation , only slowly releasing it to the ice mantle . The mantle , in turn , transported it to the surface by convection . The decay of radioactive elements within rocks further heated the core , causing increased differentiation : an inner , iron – iron @-@ sulfide core and a silicate mantle formed . With this , Ganymede became a fully differentiated body . By comparison , the radioactive heating of undifferentiated Callisto caused convection in its icy interior , which effectively cooled it and prevented large @-@ scale melting of ice and rapid differentiation . The convective motions in Callisto have caused only a partial separation of rock and ice . Today , Ganymede continues to cool slowly . The heat being released from its core and silicate mantle enables the subsurface ocean to exist , whereas the slow cooling of the liquid Fe – FeS core causes convection and supports magnetic field generation . The current heat flux out of Ganymede is probably higher than that out of Callisto .
= = Exploration = =
= = = Completed missions = = =
Several probes flying by or orbiting Jupiter have explored Ganymede more closely , including four flybys in the 1970s , and multiple passes in the 1990s to 2000s .
Pioneer 10 approached in 1973 and Pioneer 11 in 1974 , and they returned information about the satellite . This included more specific determination on physical characteristics and resolving features to 400 km ( 250 mi ) on its surface . Pioneer 10 's closest approach was 446 @,@ 250 km .
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were next , passing by Ganymede in 1979 . They refined its size , revealing it was larger than Saturn 's moon Titan , which was previously thought to have been bigger . The grooved terrain was also seen .
In 1995 , the Galileo spacecraft entered orbit around Jupiter and between 1996 and 2000 made six close flybys to explore Ganymede . These flybys are G1 , G2 , G7 , G8 , G28 and G29 . During the closest flyby — G2 — Galileo passed just 264 km from the surface of Ganymede . During a G1 flyby in 1996 , the Ganymedian magnetic field was discovered , while the discovery of the ocean was announced in 2001 . Galileo transmitted a large number of spectral images and discovered several non @-@ ice compounds on the surface of Ganymede . The most recent close observations of Ganymede were made by New Horizons , which recorded topographic and compositional mapping data of Europa and Ganymede during its flyby of Jupiter in 2007 en route to Pluto .
= = = Upcoming mission concepts = = =
The Europa Jupiter System Mission ( EJSM ) had a proposed launch date in 2020 , and was a joint NASA and ESA proposal for exploration of many of Jupiter 's moons including Ganymede . In February 2009 it was announced that ESA and NASA had given this mission priority ahead of the Titan Saturn System Mission . EJSM consisted of the NASA @-@ led Jupiter Europa Orbiter , the ESA @-@ led Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter , and possibly a JAXA @-@ led Jupiter Magnetospheric Orbiter . ESA 's contribution faced funding competition from other ESA projects , but on 2 May 2012 the European part of the mission , renamed Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer ( JUICE ) , obtained a L1 launch slot in 2022 with a Ariane 5 in the ESA 's Cosmic Vision science programme . The spacecraft will orbit Ganymede and conduct multiple flyby investigations of Callisto and Europa .
The Russian Space Research Institute is currently evaluating the Ganymede Lander ( GL ) mission , with emphasis on astrobiology . The Ganymede Lander would be a partner mission for JUpiter ICy moon Explorer ( JUICE ) . If selected , it would be launched in 2024 , though this schedule might be revised and aligned with JUICE .
A Ganymede orbiter based on the Juno probe was proposed in 2010 for the Planetary Science Decadal Survey . Possible instruments include Medium Resolution Camera , Flux Gate Magnetometer , Visible / NIR Imaging Spectrometer , Laser Altimeter , Low and High Energy Plasma Packages , Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer , UV Imaging Spectrometer , Radio and Plasma Wave sensor , Narrow Angle Camera , and a Sub @-@ Surface Radar .
Another canceled proposal to orbit Ganymede was the Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter . It was designed to use nuclear fission for power , ion engine propulsion , and would have studied Ganymede in greater detail than previously . However , the mission was canceled in 2005 because of budget cuts . Another old proposal was called The Grandeur of Ganymede .
= Maximus the Confessor =
Maximus the Confessor ( Greek : Μάξιμος ὁ Ὁμολογητής ) , also known as Maximus the Theologian and Maximus of Constantinople ( c . 580 – 13 August 662 ) , was a Christian monk , theologian , and scholar .
In his early life , Maximus was a civil servant , and an aide to the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius . However , he gave up this life in the political sphere to enter into the monastic life . Maximus had studied diverse schools of philosophy , and certainly what was common for his time , the Platonic dialogues , the works of Aristotle , and numerous later Platonic commentators on Aristotle and Plato , like Plotinus , Porphyry , Iamblichus , and Proclus . When one of his friends began espousing the Christological position known as Monothelitism , Maximus was drawn into the controversy , in which he supported an interpretation of the Chalcedonian formula on the basis of which it was asserted that Jesus had both a human and a divine will . Maximus is venerated in both Eastern Christianity and Western Christianity . He was eventually persecuted for his Christological positions ; following a trial , his tongue and right hand were mutilated . He was then exiled and died on August 13 , 662 in Tsageri , Georgia . However , his theology was upheld by the Third Council of Constantinople and he was venerated as a saint soon after his death . He is almost unique among saints in that he has two feast days : the 13th of August and the 21st of January . His title of Confessor means that he suffered for the Christian faith , but was not directly martyred . The Life of the Virgin , the only extant copy of which is in a Georgian translation , is commonly , albeit mistakenly , attributed to him , and is considered to be one of the earliest complete biographies of Mary , the mother of Jesus .
= = Life = =
= = = Early life = = =
Very little is known about the details of Maximus ' life prior to his involvement in the theological and political conflicts of the Monothelite controversy . Numerous Maximian scholars call substantial portions of the Maronite biography into question , including Maximus ' birth in Palestine , which was a common seventh century trope to discredit an opponent . Moreover , the exceptional education Maximus evidently received could not have been had in any other part of the Byzantine Empire during that time except for Constantinople , and possibly Caesarea and Alexandria . It is also very unlikely that anyone of low social birth , as the Maronite biography describes Maximus , could have ascended by the age of thirty to be the Protoasecretis of the Emperor Heraclius , one of the most powerful positions in the Empire . It is more likely that Maximus was born of an aristocratic family and received an unparalleled education in philosophy , mathematics , astronomy , etc . It is true , however , that Maximus did not study rhetoric as he himself notes in the prologue to his Earlier Ambigua to John , to which his lack of high stylistic by Byzantine standards attests . Nevertheless , for reasons not explained in the few autobiographical details to be gleaned from his texts , Maximus left public life and took monastic vows at the monastery of Philippicus in Chrysopolis , a city across the Bosporus from Constantinople ( later known as Scutari , the modern Turkish city of Üsküdar ) . Maximus was elevated to the position of abbot of the monastery . " Theology without practice is the theology of demons " . ( One of his most famous quotes )
When the Persians conquered Anatolia , Maximus was forced to flee to a monastery near Carthage . It was there that he came under the tutelage of Saint Sophronius , and began studying in detail with him the Christological writings of Gregory of Nazianzus and Dionysius the Areopagite . Maximus continued his career as a theological and spiritual writer while his lengthy stay in Carthage . Maximus was also held in very high esteem by the exarch Gregory , the eparch George and the population as a holy man , ostensibly becoming an influential unofficial political advisor and spiritual head in North Africa .
= = = Involvement in Monothelite controversy = = =
While Maximus was in Carthage , a controversy broke out regarding how to understand the interaction between the human and divine natures within the person of Jesus . This Christological debate was the latest development in disagreements that began following the First Council of Nicaea in 325 , and were intensified following the Council of Chalcedon in 451 . The Monothelite position was developed as a compromise between the dyophysitists and the miaphysists , who believed dyophysitism is conceptually indistinguishable from Nestorianism . The Monothelites adhered to the Chalcedonian definition of the hypostatic union : that two natures , one divine and one human , were united in the person of Christ . However , they went on to say that Christ had only a divine will and no human will ( Monothelite is derived from the Greek for " one will " ) , which led some to charge them with Apollinarian monophysitism .
The Monothelite position was promulgated by Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople and by Maximus ' friend and successor as the Abbot of Chrysopolis , Pyrrhus . Following the death of Sergius in 638 , Pyrrhus succeeded him as Patriarch , but was shortly deposed due to political circumstances . During Pyrrhus ' exile from Constantinople , Maximus and the deposed Patriarch held a public debate on the issue of Monothelitism . In the debate , which was held in the presence of many North African bishops , Maximus took the position that Jesus possessed both a human and a divine will . The result of the debate was that Pyrrhus admitted the error of the Monothelite position , and Maximus accompanied him to Rome in 645 . However , on the death of Emperor Heraclius and the ascension of Emperor Constans II , Pyrrhus returned to Constantinople and recanted of his acceptance of the Dyothelite ( " two wills " ) position .
Maximus may have remained in Rome , because he was present when the newly elected Pope Martin I convened the Lateran Council of 649 at the Lateran Basilica in Rome . The 105 bishops present condemned Monothelitism in the official acts of the synod , which some believe may have been written by Maximus . It was in Rome that Pope Martin and Maximus were arrested in 653 under orders from Constans II , who supported the Monothelite doctrine . Pope Martin was condemned without a trial , and died before he could be sent to the Imperial Capital .
= = = Trial and exile = = =
Maximus ' refusal to accept Monothelitism caused him to be brought to the imperial capital of Constantinople to be tried as a heretic in 658 . In Constantinople , Monothelitism had gained the favor of both the Emperor and the Patriarch of Constantinople . Maximus stood behind the Dyothelite position and was sent back into exile for four more years .
In 662 , Maximus was placed on trial once more , and was once more convicted of heresy . Following the trial Maximus was tortured , having his tongue cut out , so he could no longer speak his rebellion , and his right hand cut off , so that he could no longer write letters . Maximus was then exiled to the Lazica or Colchis region of modern @-@ day Georgia and was cast in the fortress of Schemarum , perhaps Muris @-@ Tsikhe near the modern town of Tsageri . He died soon thereafter , on 13 August 662 . The events of the trials of Maximus were recorded by Anastasius Bibliothecarius .
= = Legacy = =
Along with Pope Martin I , Maximus was vindicated by the Third Council of Constantinople ( the Sixth Ecumenical Council , 680 – 681 ) , which declared that Christ possessed both a human and a divine will . With this declaration Monothelitism became heresy , and Maximus was posthumously declared innocent of all charges against him .
Maximus is among those Christians who were venerated as saints shortly after their deaths . The vindication of Maximus ' theological position made him extremely popular within a generation after his death , and his cause was aided by the accounts of miracles at his tomb . In the Roman Catholic Church the veneration of Maximus began prior to the foundation of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints .
Maximus is one of the last men to be recognized by both the Orthodox and Catholic Churches as a Father of the Church . In the encyclical Spe Salvi ( 2007 ) , Pope Benedict XVI called Maximus ' the great Greek doctor of the Church ' , although it 's not clear if the Pontiff intended to nominate Maximus ' Doctor of the Church ' or to say that he already was one .
= = Theology = =
As a student of Pseudo @-@ Dionysius , Maximus was one of many Christian theologians who preserved and interpreted the earlier Neo @-@ Platonic philosophy , including the thought of such figures as Plotinus and Proclus . Maximus ' work on Pseudo @-@ Dionysius the Areopagite was continued by John Scotus Eriugena at the request of Charles the Bald .
The Platonic influence on Maximus ' thought can be seen most clearly in his theological anthropology . Here , Maximus adopted the Platonic model of exitus @-@ reditus ( exit and return ) , teaching that humanity was made in the image of God , and the purpose of salvation is to restore us to unity with God . This emphasis on divinization or theosis helped secure Maximus ' place in Eastern theology , as these concepts have always held an important place in Eastern Christianity .
Christologically Maximus insisted on a strict dyophysitism , which can be seen as a corollary of the emphasis on theosis . In terms of salvation , humanity is intended to be fully united with God . This is possible for Maximus because God was first fully united with humanity in the incarnation . If Christ did not become fully human ( if , for example , he only had a divine and not a human will ) , then salvation was no longer possible , as humanity could not become fully divine . Furthermore , in his works Maximus the Confessor argued the unconditionality of the divine incarnation .
Regarding salvation , Maximus has been described as a proponent of apocatastasis or universal reconciliation , the idea that all rational souls will eventually be redeemed , like Origen and St. Gregory of Nyssa . While this claim has been disputed , others have argued that Maximus shared this belief in universal reconciliation with his most spiritually mature students .
= = Reception = =
Maximus ' work was translated by the 9th @-@ century , Irish philosopher and mystical theologian Johannes Scotus Eriugena . In Eastern Christianity , Maximus has always been influential . The Eastern theologians Symeon the New Theologian and Gregory Palamas are seen as intellectual heirs to Maximus . Further , a number of Maximus ' works are included in the Greek Philokalia , a collection of some of the most influential Orthodox Christian writers .
= = Writings = =
The original edition in Latin of Balthasar Corderius ( Antwerp 1634 ) attributes all of the Scholia to Maximus , but the authorship has been questioned with Hans Urs von Balthasar ( 1940 , 1961 ) attributing some of the Scholia to John of Scythopolis .
Ambigua – An exploration of difficult passages in the work of Pseudo @-@ Dionysius and Gregory of Nazianzus , focusing on Christological issues . This also was later translated by Eriugena .
Commentary on Psalm 59
Commentary on the Lord 's Prayer
Centuries on Love and Centuries on Theology – Two sets of works in the ascetic style of the ' century ' , where groups of one hundred short sayings are used as meditations during prayer .
Hymns
Mystagogy – A commentary and meditation on the Eucharistic liturgy .
Questions to Thalassius – a lengthy exposition on various Scriptural texts . This was later translated by Eriugena .
Disputation with Pyrrhus - anti @-@ monotholete treatise in conversation with Patriarch Pyrrhus of Constantinople
Scholia – commentary on the earlier writings of Pseudo @-@ Dionysius .
The Ascetic Life – a discussion on the monastic rule of life .
Life of the Virgin – earliest complete biography of Mary , the mother of Jesus
= Álmos =
Álmos ( Hungarian pronunciation : [ ˈaːlmoʃ ] ) , also Almos or Almus , ( c . 820 – c . 895 ) was – according to the uniform account of Hungarian chronicles – the first head of the " loose federation " of the Hungarian tribes from around 850 . Whether he was the sacred ruler ( kende ) of the Hungarians , or their military leader ( gyula ) is subject to scholarly debate . He apparently accepted the Khazar khagan 's suzerainty in the first decade of his reign , but the Hungarians acted independently of the Khazars from around 860 . The 14th @-@ century Illuminated Chronicle narrates that he was murdered in Transylvania at the beginning of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin around 895 .
= = Ancestry = =
Anonymus , the unknown author of the Gesta Hungarorum – who wrote his " historical romance " around 1200 or 1210 – states that Álmos descended " from the line " of Attila the Hun . A late 13th @-@ century chronicler , Simon of Kéza wrote that Álmos was " of the Turul kindred " . He also wrote of Attila the Hun 's banner , which bore " the image of the bird the Hungarians call turul " – identified as either a gyrfalcon or a hawk . A bird has an important role in the legend about Álmos 's birth , which was preserved both by the Gesta Hungarorum and by the Illuminated Chronicle . The legend says that Álmos 's mother , already pregnant with him , dreamed of a bird of prey " which had the likeness of a hawk " impregnating her . Historians Gyula Kristó and Victor Spinei wrote that this story , which has close analogies in Turkic folklore , initially narrated the origin of Álmos 's family from a totemic ancestor .
According to the Gesta Hungarorum , Álmos was born to Emese , a daughter of " Prince Eunedubelian " . However , Kristó writes that her name , containing the old Hungarian word for mother ( em ) , may have been invented by Anonymus . The name of Álmos 's father is likewise uncertain because the Hungarian chronicles preserved it in two variants . Anonymus states that Ügyek was his name , but the 14th @-@ century Illuminated Chronicle says that Előd – himself the son of Ügyek – was Álmos 's father . Kristó says that both names may have been the chroniclers ' inventions , since Ügyek 's name derives from the ancient Hungarian ügy ( " saint , holy " ) word , and Előd 's name simply refers to an ancestor . Anonymus writes that Ügyek married Emese in 819 . If this date is correct , Álmos was born around 820 .
Although Anonymus makes a connection between the name of Álmos and the Hungarian word for dream ( álom ) , many historians , including András Róna @-@ Tas and Victor Spinei , argue that his name is of Turkic origin . If the latter theory is correct , it has a meaning of " the bought one " . Álmos 's family may have also been of Turkic stock , but according to Victor Spinei , a name 's etymology does not always reflect its bearer 's ethnicity .
In the year of Our Lord 's incarnation 819 , Ügek ... took to wife in Dentumoger the daughter of Prince Eunedubelian , called Emese , from whom he begot a son , who was named Álmos . But he is called Álmos from a divine event , because when she was pregnant a divine vision appeared to his mother in a dream in the form of a falcon that seemed to come to her and impregnate her and made known to her that from her womb a torrent would come forth and from her loins glorious kings be generated , but that they would not multiply in their own land . Because a dream is called álom in the Hungarian language and his birth was predicted in a dream , so he was called Álmos . Or he was called Álmos , that is holy , because holy kings and dukes were born of his line .
= = Reign = =
Álmos , according to Gesta Hungarorum , was freely elected by the heads of the seven Hungarian tribes as their " leader and master " . Anonymus adds that to ratify Álmos 's election , the seven chiefs " swore an oath , confirmed in pagan manner with their own blood spilled in a single vessel " . Anonymus says that they also adopted the basic principles of the government , including the hereditary right of Álmos 's offsprings to his office and the right of his electors ' descendant to have a seat in the prince 's council . According to author Pál Engel , this report of the " treaty by blood " ( Hungarian : vérszerződés ) , which reflects its authors ' political philosophy rather than actual events , was " often presented by Hungarian historians as the very first manifestation of modern parliamentary thinking in Europe " up until 1945 .
In a sharply contrasting narrative from around 950 , the Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus states that instead of Álmos , his son Árpád was the first supreme head of the Hungarian tribes , and that Árpád 's election was initiated by the Khazar khagan . The emperor says the khagan sent an envoy to the " voivodes " ( heads of the Hungarian tribes ) after they had been forced by the Pechenegs to leave their dwelling places near the Khazar Khaganate and to settle in a new territory called Etelköz . The khagan was planning to appoint one of the voivodes named Levedi to lead the Hungarian tribes to represent the khagan 's interests . Although Levedi refused the khagan 's offer , he proposed one of his peers , Álmos or Álmos 's son Árpád , to the proposed new position . The khagan accepted Levedi 's offer . Upon his initiative the Hungarians elected their first prince , but they preferred Árpád to his father .
Gyula Kristó and many other historians refute Porphyrogenitus 's report of the omission of Álmos in favor of his son , saying that the turul legend connected to Álmos 's birth proves his role as forefather of his dynasty . These historians say that the emperor 's account is based on a report by one of Árpád 's descendants named Termacsu , who emphasized by this report of Árpád 's election that only those descending from Árpád were suitable to lead the Hungarians ; other children of Álmos were excluded . András Róna @-@ Tas says that Constantine Porphyrogenitus preserved the memory of a coup d 'état organized against Levedi kende by Álmos gyula , who had his own son Árpád elected as sacred ruler in his opponent 's place . A late 9th @-@ century Arabian scholar , al @-@ Jayhani – whose works were partially preserved in Ibn Rusta 's and other Muslim authors ' books – mentions the existence of these two high offices among the Hungarians . He describes the kende as the Hungarians ' sacred ruler and the gyula as their military commander . Historians still debate which of the two offices was held by Álmos .
The chagan said to [ Levedi ] : " We have invited you upon this account , in order that , since you are noble and wise and valorous and first among the [ Hungarians ] , we may appoint you prince of your nation , and you may be obedient to our word and our command . " But he , in reply , made answer to the chagan : " Your regard and purpose for me I highly esteem and express to you suitable thanks , but since I am not strong enough for this rule , I cannot obey you ; on the other hand , however , there is a voivode other than me , called [ Álmos ] , and he has a son called [ Árpád ] ; let one of these , rather , either that [ Álmos ] or his son [ Árpád ] , be made prince , and be obedient to your word . " That chagan was pleased at this saying , and gave some of his men to go with him , and sent them to the [ Hungarians ] , and after they had talked the matter over with the [ Hungarians ] , the [ Hungarians ] preferred that [ Árpád ] should be prince rather than [ Álmos ] his father , for he was of superior parts and greatly admired for wisdom and counsel and valour , and capable of this rule ; and so they made him prince according to the custom , or ' zakanon ' , of the Chazars , by lifting him upon a shield .
Kristó says that Álmos stood at the head of the Hungarian tribal confederation from around 850 . Porphyrogenitus 's narration says that he initially accepted the khagan 's suzerainty . The Hungarians apparently achieved their independence around 860 , since the earliest reports on their plundering raids in Central Europe were recorded thereafter . The Annals of St. Bertin mentions their incursion into Louis the German 's realm in 862 . Three tribes seceding from the Khazar Khaganate , together known by Porphyrogenitus as " Kabaroi " , also joined with the Hungarians in the 860s or 870s . Spinei says that the memory of their arrival was preserved by Anonymus , who mentions " the seven dukes of the Cumans " who " subjected themselves to Prince Álmos " at Kiev .
Anonymus writes of a war between the Hungarians and the Kievan Rus ' , ending with the victory of the Hungarians , who were commanded by Álmos . The Russian Primary Chronicle refers to a " Hungarian hill " at Kiev in connection with the town 's occupation by Oleg of Novgorod in 882 . The same chronicle mentions " a castle of Ol 'ma " ( Олъминъ дворъ ) standing on the same hill . George Vernadsky says that this fortress had been named after Álmos , but this theory has not been widely accepted by historians .
= = Death = =
The Hungarians who lived in the westernmost parts of the Pontic steppes were occasionally hired by neighboring powers to intervene in their wars . For instance , they invaded Moravia in alliance with Arnulf of East Francia in 892 . Their intervention in a conflict between the First Bulgarian Empire and the Byzantine Empire caused a joint counter @-@ invasion by the Bulgars and Pechenegs . The Hungarians were forced to leave the Pontic steppes and to cross the Carpathians in search of a new homeland around 895 .
According to the Gesta Hungarorum , the Hungarians invaded the Carpathian Basin under Álmos , who " appointed his son , Árpád , as leader and master " of the Hungarian tribal federation at Ungvár ( Uzhhorod , Ukraine ) . Thereafter Anonymous does not mention Álmos . In a contrasting report , the Illuminated Chronicle says that Álmos " could not enter Pannonia , for he was killed in Erdelw " ( Transylvania ) . Kristó says that the chronicle preserves the memory of Álmos 's sacrifice because of the catastrophic defeat of his people by the Pechenegs . If this is true , his ritual murder proves that Álmos was the sacred leader of the Hungarian tribal federation . Róna @-@ Tas refutes this and says that if the chronicle 's report is reliable , Álmos became the victim of a political murder committed or initiated by his own son . Preferring the narration of the Gesta Hungarorum to the report by the Illuminated Chronicle , Victor Spinei states that Álmos was not murdered in Transylvania , since Anonymus writes that the Hungarians bypassed this region when invading the Carpathian Basin .
= = Family = =
No source preserved the name of Álmos 's wife . Anonymus writes that she was " the daughter of a certain most noble prince " . Álmos 's only child known by name was Árpád , who succeeded Álmos after his death . The following is a family tree presenting Álmos 's closest relatives :
= Trouble ( Natalia Kills song ) =
" Trouble " is a song recorded by English singer and songwriter Natalia Kills for her second studio album of the same name ( 2013 ) , appearing on it as its closing track . The song 's lyrics were written about bad behavior and trouble , while musically , " Trouble " is a midtempo ' 90s @-@ esque pop rock number that emulates arena rock . The overall sound of the song was praised by contemporary music critics , who also highlighted its placement on the album track listing .
The song was featured in the 2014 compilation album Now That 's What I Call Music ! 49 , and has been performed by Kills in some live events . Despite not having been released as a single , director Emile Rafael filmed a video for " Trouble " , that explores Kills and her on @-@ screen boyfriend 's use of recreational drugs and their relationship ; it was released in February 2014 . Martin Kierszenbaum produced a remix of " Trouble " which features electronic musician Peaches .
= = Background and release = =
" Trouble " was recorded at Enormous Studios and Record Plant , both located in Los Angeles , California . It was written by Kills and American record producer Jeff Bhasker , who also produced the song . Additional production was provided by Emile Haynie and Guillaume Doubet , who along with Bhasker , programmed all the musical instruments played in the song . Guitars were played by Bhasker and Jimmy Messer ; keyboards and background vocals were helmed by the former . He also mixed the song . Audio engineering was handled by Bhasker and Pawel Sek , while mastering was done by Chris Athens at the Chris Athens Masters , located in Austin , Texas .
" Trouble " was first unveiled online on the same day of the release of its eponymous parent album , on the website Idolator . The release of an official third single for the album was made with the announcement of a fan contest , in which fans were asked to design or draw " interpretations " of the singer , however no winners were announced as of April 2014 . The track was also included in the 2014 compilation Now That 's What I Call Music ! 49 . While Idolator has also referred to it as the album 's third single , no official release proceeded .
= = Composition and reception = =
Musically , " Trouble " is an anthemic midtempo song , that is styled in the genre of 90s influenced pop rock . The singer 's voice in the song was deemed " raspier " and " more exhausted " than in the other album tracks , which are also heard during the " singalong hook " . The song 's instrumentation utilizes stadium drums , guitars and keyboards , while background vocals resemblant of choirs — and serve as arena rock elements — sing " whoas " repeatedly . Lyrically , Kills speaks of bad behavior and trouble , while searching an alibi and a friend . Jake Buck of Vada described it as being " the perfect ending to represent the album ’ s entire theme of badass , rawness , [ and ] honesty " . Bradley Stern from MuuMuse described it as " Ryan Tedder @-@ meets @-@ Fun " while observing that the " cinematic quality " of Lana Del Rey 's music was present in the track .
Idolator editor Sam Lansky was very positive about " Trouble " , favoring the " anthemic sound " , which he described as evoking the catalog of English indie rock band Florence and the Machine . Bradley Stern from MuuMuse deemed it a " perfect way to close a celebration of imperfection " , and compared it to the music of the band fun .. For MTV Buzzworthy , Stern listed the song as second in his list of the " 5 Must @-@ Hear Pop Songs Of The Week " .
= = Music video = =
Emile Rafael directed the official music video for " Trouble " , with production handled by Charlie Herranz . During an interview with Elle , Kills talked on the concept she went with for the visual . Kills revealed that she left her birthplace of Bradford in England at the age of 14 , in order to pursue her desire of having a better life , with a good boyfriend and life ; however she only felt " closer to betterness " in parties , where she was exposed to recreational drugs . She started to consume them and she felt better with them for " a few short hours " . " They make you feel better , so the minute the high wears off you want more . But what 's wrong with wanting more ? " , Kills reflected . " More happiness , more power or freedom or love if you know that it 's obtainable without the hard work , rejection and bullshit ? [ ..... ] Sometimes it feels that reality is bad — much worse than the drug that helps you escape it for a few short hours . " She further explained that she wanted to create an " honest video that showed both [ her ] realities with all the disaster , delusion , and desire . " The video was released on 19 February 2014 on Kills ' Vevo and YouTube accounts .
The video begins with Kills walking around on a bridge , as she reminisces about her relationship with her boyfriend . As the song builds up to the first verse , they are depicted in the living room of a hazy @-@ looking apartment , and Kills smiles at him , who kisses her . They start to involve physically , however he pushes her away and opts to smoke a cigar ; Kills , simultaneously , takes several pills . As they start to hallucinate , images of dilated pupils appear quickly on the screen and they are shown on the same setting dressed formally . They leave the apartment and drive to a bar — still smoking — and as they reach there , Kills observes an empty stage and decides to sing there . She keeps hallucinating and sees herself in a golden dress as opposed to what she is actually dressing — a black T @-@ shirt . As she continues to sing , a short @-@ haired man who is watching her performance smiles at her and hits on her . Kills ' on @-@ screen boyfriend walks up to him and they start a fight while Kills sings . A few moments after , Kills — who was oblivious to the fight — tries to break them up but gets hit by her boyfriend , and leaves the bar crying . He pursues her and they both argue inside their car . They abruptly stop arguing and begin having sexual intercourse . As the song reaches its end , Kills and her boyfriend are again in their apartment , where she spills a bottle of vodka on the ground . After looking at him , she lights it which causes the apartment to burn .
Writing for MTV News , Brad Stern opined that the visual was a " big Parental Advisory warning in motion " due to its explicit themes , and found it resemblant of Quentin Tarantino 's filmography . Idolator 's Mike Wass deemed the video " visually arresting " and recognized it as Kills ' " most fully realized " videoclip .
= = Live performances = =
On 21 November 2013 , Kills performed album songs " Trouble " , " Saturday Night " and " Marlboro Lights " at the studios of New Zealand radio station The Edge . In February of the following year , Kills performed at the Cherrytree Records House lounge . During the performance , Kills sung in an acoustic setting , where she was accompanied solely by a guitar . Bradley Stern from Idolator praised her vocal performance — he wrote that she had previously " prove [ n ] herself as a capable live vocalist " and that the Cherrytree House performance was " no exception " .
= = Credits and personnel = =
Recording places
Recorded at Enormous Studios and Record Plant ( Los Angeles , California )
Mastered at Chris Athens Masters ( Austin , Texas ) .
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Trouble , Cherrytree Records .
= = Remix = =
" Trouble " was remixed by record producer Martin " Cherry Cherry Boom Boom " Kierszenbaum to feature guest vocals from Canadian electronic musician Peaches . Kills had already worked with Kierszenbaum in her debut studio album , Perfectionist ( 2011 ) however he did not produce Trouble . This version — dubbed the " Cherry Cherry Boom Boom Remix " — maintains writing credits for Kills and Bhasker and plays at the length of four minutes and 57 seconds .
The remixed version of the song premiered online , on 21 February 2014 , through an article by American magazine Nylon . Since its online release , it became popular on social networking websites , peaking at number one on The Hype Machine 's Twitter chart . Its digital release only occurred nearly one month and a half later in the United States , on 8 April 2014 . In Germany , it was released one day later .
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listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 . Native American use of the area continued into the 20th century , even as the tribes were relocated to reservations . The Wanapum people were never forced onto a reservation , and they lived along the Columbia River in the Priest Rapids Valley until 1943 . Euro @-@ Americans began to settle the region in the 1860s , initially along the Columbia River south of Priest Rapids . They established farms and orchards supported by small @-@ scale irrigation projects and railroad transportation , with small town centers at Hanford , White Bluffs , and Richland .
= = Manhattan Project = =
During World War II , the Uranium Committee of the federal Office of Scientific Research and Development ( OSRD ) sponsored an intensive research project on plutonium . The research contract was awarded to scientists at the University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory ( Met Lab ) . At the time , plutonium was a rare element that had only recently been isolated in a University of California laboratory . The Met Lab researchers worked on producing chain @-@ reacting " piles " of uranium to convert it to plutonium and finding ways to separate plutonium from uranium . The program was accelerated in 1942 , as the United States government became concerned that scientists in Nazi Germany were developing a nuclear weapons program .
= = = Site selection = = =
In September 1942 , the Army Corps of Engineers placed the newly formed Manhattan Project under the command of General Leslie R. Groves , charging him with the construction of industrial @-@ size plants for manufacturing plutonium and uranium . Groves recruited the DuPont Company to be the prime contractor for the construction of the plutonium production complex . DuPont recommended that it be located far away from the existing uranium production facility at Oak Ridge , Tennessee . The ideal site was described by these criteria :
A large and remote tract of land
A " hazardous manufacturing area " of at least 12 by 16 miles ( 19 by 26 km )
Space for laboratory facilities at least 8 miles ( 13 km ) from the nearest reactor or separations plant
No towns of more than 1 @,@ 000 people closer than 20 miles ( 32 km ) from the hazardous rectangle
No main highway , railway , or employee village closer than 10 miles ( 16 km ) from the hazardous rectangle
A clean and abundant water supply
A large electric power supply
Ground that could bear heavy loads .
In December 1942 , Groves dispatched his assistant Colonel Franklin T. Matthias and DuPont engineers to scout potential sites . Matthias reported that Hanford was " ideal in virtually all respects , " except for the farming towns of White Bluffs and Hanford . General Groves visited the site in January and established the Hanford Engineer Works , codenamed " Site W " . The federal government quickly acquired the land under its eminent domain authority and relocated some 1 @,@ 500 residents of Hanford , White Bluffs , and nearby settlements , as well as the Wanapum people , Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation , the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation , and the Nez Perce Tribe .
= = = Construction begins = = =
The Hanford Engineer Works ( HEW ) broke ground in March 1943 and immediately launched a massive and technically challenging construction project . DuPont advertised for workers in newspapers for an unspecified " war construction project " in southeastern Washington , offering " attractive scale of wages " and living facilities .
The construction workers ( who reached a peak of 44 @,@ 900 in June 1944 ) lived in a construction camp near the old Hanford townsite . The administrators and engineers lived in the government town established at Richland Village , which eventually had accommodation in 4 @,@ 300 family units and 25 dormitories .
Construction of the nuclear facilities proceeded rapidly . Before the end of the war in August 1945 , the HEW built 554 buildings at Hanford , including three nuclear reactors ( 105 @-@ B , 105 @-@ D , and 105 @-@ F ) and three plutonium processing canyons ( 221 @-@ T , 221 @-@ B , and 221 @-@ U ) , each 250 meters ( 820 ft ) long .
To receive the radioactive wastes from the chemical separations process , the HEW built " tank farms " consisting of 64 single @-@ shell underground waste tanks ( 241 @-@ B , 241 @-@ C , 241 @-@ T , and 241 @-@ U ) . The project required 386 miles ( 621 km ) of roads , 158 miles ( 254 km ) of railway , and four electrical substations . The HEW used 780 @,@ 000 cubic yards ( 600 @,@ 000 m3 ) of concrete and 40 @,@ 000 short tons ( 36 @,@ 000 t ) of structural steel and consumed $ 230 million between 1943 and 1946 .
= = = Plutonium production = = =
The B Reactor ( 105 @-@ B ) at Hanford was the first large @-@ scale plutonium production reactor in the world . It was designed and built by DuPont based on an experimental design by Enrico Fermi , and originally operated at 250 megawatts ( thermal ) . The reactor was graphite moderated and water cooled . It consisted of a 28 @-@ by @-@ 36 @-@ foot ( 8 @.@ 5 by 11 @.@ 0 m ) , 1 @,@ 200 @-@ short @-@ ton ( 1 @,@ 100 t ) graphite cylinder lying on its side , penetrated through its entire length horizontally by 2 @,@ 004 aluminium tubes . Two hundred short tons ( 180 t ) of uranium slugs , 1 @.@ 625 inches ( 4 @.@ 13 cm ) diameter by 8 inches ( 20 cm ) long , sealed in aluminium cans went into the tubes . Cooling water was pumped through the aluminium tubes around the uranium slugs at the rate of 30 @,@ 000 US gallons ( 110 @,@ 000 L ) per minute .
Construction on B Reactor began in August 1943 and was completed on September 13 , 1944 . The reactor went critical in late September and , after overcoming nuclear poisoning , produced its first plutonium on November 6 , 1944 . Plutonium was produced in the Hanford reactors when a uranium @-@ 238 atom in a fuel slug absorbed a neutron to form uranium @-@ 239 . U @-@ 239 rapidly undergoes beta decay to form neptunium @-@ 239 , which rapidly undergoes a second beta decay to form plutonium @-@ 239 . The irradiated fuel slugs were transported by rail to three huge remotely operated chemical separation plants called " canyons " that were about 10 miles ( 16 km ) away . A series of chemical processing steps separated the small amount of plutonium that was produced from the remaining uranium and the fission waste products . This first batch of plutonium was refined in the 221 @-@ T plant from December 26 , 1944 , to February 2 , 1945 , and delivered to the Los Alamos laboratory in New Mexico on February 5 , 1945 .
Two identical reactors , D Reactor and F reactor , came online in December 1944 and February 1945 , respectively . By April 1945 , shipments of plutonium were headed to Los Alamos every five days , and Hanford soon provided enough material for the bombs tested at Trinity and dropped over Nagasaki . Throughout this period , the Manhattan Project maintained a top secret classification . Until news arrived of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima , fewer than one percent of Hanford 's workers knew they were working on a nuclear weapons project . General Groves noted in his memoirs that " We made certain that each member of the project thoroughly understood his part in the total effort ; that , and nothing more . "
Initially six reactors or " piles " were proposed , when the plutonium was to be used in the gun @-@ type Thin Man bomb . In mid @-@ 1944 a simple gun @-@ type bomb was found to be impractical for plutonium , and the more advanced Fat Man bomb required less plutonium . The number of piles was reduced to four and then three ; and the number of chemical separation plants from four to three .
= = = Technological innovations = = =
In the short time frame of the Manhattan Project , Hanford engineers produced many significant technological advances . As no one had ever built an industrial @-@ scale nuclear reactor before , scientists were unsure how much heat would be generated by fission during normal operations . Seeking the greatest possible production while maintaining an adequate safety margin , DuPont engineers installed ammonia @-@ based refrigeration systems with the D and F reactors to further chill the river water before its use as reactor coolant .
Another difficulty the engineers struggled with was how to deal with radioactive contamination . Once the canyons began processing irradiated slugs , the machinery would become so radioactive that it would be unsafe for humans ever to come in contact with it . The engineers therefore had to devise methods to allow for the replacement of any component via remote control . They came up with a modular cell concept , which allowed major components to be removed and replaced by an operator sitting in a heavily shielded overhead crane . This method required early practical application of two technologies that later gained widespread use : Teflon , used as a gasket material , and closed @-@ circuit television , used to give the crane operator a better view of the process .
= = Cold War expansion = =
In September 1946 , the General Electric Company assumed management of the Hanford Works under the supervision of the newly created Atomic Energy Commission . As the Cold War began , the United States faced a new strategic threat in the rise of the Soviet nuclear weapons program . In August 1947 , the Hanford Works announced funding for the construction of two new weapons reactors and research leading to the development of a new chemical separations process . With this announcement , Hanford entered a new phase of expansion .
By 1963 , the Hanford Site was home to nine nuclear reactors along the Columbia River , five reprocessing plants on the central plateau , and more than 900 support buildings and radiological laboratories around the site . Extensive modifications and upgrades were made to the original three World War II reactors , and a total of 177 underground waste tanks were built . Hanford was at its peak production from 1956 to 1965 . Over the entire 40 years of operations , the site produced about 63 short tons ( 57 t ) of plutonium , supplying the majority of the 60 @,@ 000 weapons in the U.S. arsenal . Uranium @-@ 233 was also produced .
= = = Decommissioning = = =
Most of the reactors were shut down between 1964 and 1971 , with an average individual life span of 22 years . The last reactor , N Reactor , continued to operate as a dual @-@ purpose reactor , being both a power reactor used to feed the civilian electrical grid via the Washington Public Power Supply System ( WPPSS ) and a plutonium production reactor for nuclear weapons . N Reactor operated until 1987 . Since then , most of the Hanford reactors have been entombed ( " cocooned " ) to allow the radioactive materials to decay , and the surrounding structures have been removed and buried . The B @-@ Reactor has not been cocooned and is accessible to the public on occasional guided tours . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 , and some historians advocate converting it into a museum . B reactor was designated a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service on August 19 , 2008 .
= = Later operations = =
The United States Department of Energy assumed control of the Hanford Site in 1977 . Although uranium enrichment and plutonium breeding were slowly phased out , the nuclear legacy left an indelible mark on the Tri @-@ Cities . Since World War II , the area had developed from a small farming community to a booming " Atomic Frontier " to a powerhouse of the nuclear @-@ industrial complex . Decades of federal investment created a community of highly skilled scientists and engineers . As a result of this concentration of specialized skills , the Hanford Site was able to diversify its operations to include scientific research , test facilities , and commercial nuclear power production .
As of 2013 , operational facilities located at the Hanford Site include :
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , owned by the Department of Energy and operated by Battelle Memorial Institute
The Fast Flux Test Facility ( FFTF ) , a national research facility in operation from 1980 to 1992 ( its last fuel was removed in 2008 )
LIGO 's Hanford Observatory , an interferometer searching for gravitational waves
Columbia Generating Station , a commercial nuclear power plant operated by Energy Northwest .
A US Navy nuclear submarine reactor dry storage site contains sealed reactor sections of 114 US Navy submarines ( as of 2008 ) .
The Department of Energy and its contractors offer tours of the site . Sixty public tours , each five hours long , were planned for 2009 . The tours are free , require advance reservation via the department 's web site , and are limited to U.S. citizens at least 18 years of age .
= = Environmental concerns = =
A huge volume of water from the Columbia River was required to dissipate the heat produced by Hanford 's nuclear reactors . From 1944 to 1971 , pump systems drew cooling water from the river and , after treating this water for use by the reactors , returned it to the river . Before its release into the river , the used water was held in large tanks known as retention basins for up to six hours . Longer @-@ lived isotopes were not affected by this retention , and several terabecquerels entered the river every day . The federal government kept knowledge about these radioactive releases secret . Radiation was later measured 200 miles downstream as far west as the Washington and Oregon coasts .
The plutonium separation process resulted in the release of radioactive isotopes into the air , which were carried by the wind throughout southeastern Washington and into parts of Idaho , Montana , Oregon , and British Columbia . Downwinders were exposed to radionuclides , particularly iodine @-@ 131 , with the heaviest releases during the period from 1945 to 1951 . These radionuclides entered the food chain via dairy cows grazing on contaminated fields ; hazardous fallout was ingested by communities who consumed radioactive food and milk . Most of these airborne releases were a part of Hanford 's routine operations , while a few of the larger releases occurred in isolated incidents . In 1949 , an intentional release known as the " Green Run " released 8 @,@ 000 curies of iodine @-@ 131 over two days . Another source of contaminated food came from Columbia River fish , an impact felt disproportionately by Native American communities who depended on the river for their customary diets . A U.S. government report released in 1992 estimated that 685 @,@ 000 curies of radioactive iodine @-@ 131 had been released into the river and air from the Hanford site between 1944 and 1947 .
Beginning in the 1960s , scientists with the U.S. Public Health Service published reports about radioactivity released from Hanford , and there were protests from the health departments of Oregon and Washington . In response to an article in the Spokane Spokesman Review in September 1985 , the Department of Energy announced to declassify environmental records and , in February 1986 , released 19 @,@ 000 pages of previously unavailable historical documents about Hanford 's operations . The Washington State Department of Health collaborated with the citizen @-@ led Hanford Health Information Network ( HHIN ) to publicize data about the health effects of Hanford 's operations . HHIN reports concluded that residents who lived downwind from Hanford or who used the Columbia River downstream were exposed to elevated doses of radiation that placed them at increased risk for various cancers and other diseases . A mass tort lawsuit brought by two thousand Hanford downwinders against the federal government has been in the court system for many years . Two of six plaintiffs who went to trial in 2005 were awarded $ 500 @,@ 000 in damages .
On February 15 , 2013 , Governor Jay Inslee announced that a tank storing radioactive waste at the site had been leaking liquids on average of 150 to 300 gallons per year . He said that the leak posed no immediate health risk to the public , but said that should not be an excuse for not doing anything . On February 22 , 2013 , the Governor stated that " 6 more tanks at Hanford site " were " leaking radioactive waste " As of 2013 , there are 177 tanks at Hanford , 149 of which have a single shell . Historically single shell tanks were used for storing radioactive liquid waste and designed to last 20 years . By 2005 , some liquid waste was transferred from single shell tanks to ( safer ) double shell tanks . A substantial amount of residue remains in the older single shell tanks with one containing an estimated 447 @,@ 000 gallons of radioactive sludge , for example . It is believed that up to six of these " empty " tanks are leaking . Two tanks are reportedly leaking at a rate of 300 gallons ( 1 @,@ 136 liters ) per year each , while the remaining four tanks are leaking at a rate of 15 gallons ( 57 liters ) per year each .
Since 2003 , radioactive materials are known to be leaking from Hanford into the environment . " The highest tritium concentration detected in riverbank springs during 2002 was 58 @,@ 000 pCi / L ( 2 @,@ 100 Bq / L ) at the Hanford Townsite . The highest iodine @-@ 129 concentration of 0 @.@ 19 pCi / L ( 0 @.@ 007 Bq / L ) was also found in a Hanford Townsite spring . The WHO guidelines for radionuclides in drinking @-@ water limits levels of iodine @-@ 129 at 1 Bq / L , and tritium at 10 @,@ 000 Bq / L. Concentrations of radionuclides including tritium , technetium @-@ 99 , and iodine @-@ 129 in riverbank springs near the Hanford Townsite have generally been increasing since 1994 . This is an area where a major groundwater plume from the 200 East Area intercepts the river ... Detected radionuclides include strontium @-@ 90 , technetium @-@ 99 , iodine @-@ 129 , uranium @-@ 234 , − 235 , and − 238 , and tritium . Other detected contaminants include arsenic , chromium , chloride , fluoride , nitrate , and sulfate . "
= = = Occupational health concerns = = =
Since 1987 , workers have reported exposure to harmful vapors after working around underground nuclear storage tanks , with no solution found . More than 40 workers in 2014 alone reported smelling vapors and became ill with " nosebleeds , headaches , watery eyes , burning skin , contact dermatitis , increased heart rate , difficulty breathing , coughing , sore throats , expectorating , dizziness and nausea , ... Several of these workers have long @-@ term disabilities . " Doctors checked workers and cleared them to return to work . Monitors worn by tank workers have found no samples with chemicals close to the federal limit for occupational exposure .
In August 2014 , OSHA ordered the facility to rehire a contractor and pay $ 220 @,@ 000 in back wages for firing them for whistleblowing on safety concerns at the site .
On November 19 , 2014 , Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said the state planned to sue the DOE and its contractor to protect workers from hazardous vapors at Hanford . A 2014 report by the DOE Savannah River National Laboratory initiated by ' Washington River Protection Solutions ' found that DOE 's methods to study vapor releases were inadequate , particularly , that they did not account for short but intense vapor releases . They recommended " proactively sampling the air inside tanks to determine its chemical makeup ; accelerating new practices to prevent worker exposures ; and modifying medical evaluations to reflect how workers are exposed to vapors " .
= = Cleanup era = =
On June 25 , 1988 , the Hanford site was divided into four areas and proposed for inclusion on the National Priorities List . On May 15 , 1989 , the Washington Department of Ecology , the United States Environmental Protection Agency , and the Department of Energy entered into the Tri @-@ Party Agreement , which provides a legal framework for environmental remediation at Hanford . As of 2014 the agencies are engaged in the world 's largest environmental cleanup , with many challenges to be resolved in the face of overlapping technical , political , regulatory , and cultural interests . The cleanup effort is focused on three outcomes : restoring the Columbia River corridor for other uses , converting the central plateau to long @-@ term waste treatment and storage , and preparing for the future . The cleanup effort is managed by the Department of Energy under the oversight of the two regulatory agencies . A citizen @-@ led Hanford Advisory Board provides recommendations from community stakeholders , including local and state governments , regional environmental organizations , business interests , and Native American tribes . Citing the 2014 Hanford Lifecycle Scope Schedule and Cost report , the 2014 estimated cost of the remaining Hanford clean up is $ 113 @.@ 6 billion – more than $ 3 billion per year for the next six years , with a lower cost projection of approximately $ 2 billion per year until 2046 . About 11 @,@ 000 workers are on site to consolidate , clean up , and mitigate waste , contaminated buildings , and contaminated soil . Originally scheduled to be complete within thirty years , the cleanup was less than half finished by 2008 . Of the four areas that were formally listed as Superfund sites on October 4 , 1989 , only one has been removed from the list following cleanup .
While major releases of radioactive material ended with the reactor shutdown in the 1970s and many of the most dangerous wastes are contained , there are continued concerns about contaminated groundwater headed toward the Columbia River and about workers ' health and safety .
The most significant challenge at Hanford is stabilizing the 53 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 US gallons ( 200 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 l ; 44 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 imp gal ) of high @-@ level radioactive waste stored in 177 underground tanks . By 1998 , about a third of these tanks had leaked waste into the soil and groundwater . As of 2008 , most of the liquid waste has been transferred to more secure double @-@ shelled tanks ; however , 2 @,@ 800 @,@ 000 US gallons ( 11 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 l ; 2 @,@ 300 @,@ 000 imp gal ) of liquid waste , together with 27 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 US gallons ( 100 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 l ; 22 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 imp gal ) of salt cake and sludge , remains in the single @-@ shelled tanks . DOE lacks information about the extent to which the 27 double @-@ shell tanks may be susceptible to corrosion . Without determining the extent to which the factors that contributed to the leak in AY @-@ 102 were similar to the other 27 double @-@ shell tanks , DOE cannot be sure how long its double @-@ shell tanks can safely store waste . That waste was originally scheduled to be removed by 2018 . As of 2008 , the revised deadline was 2040 . Nearby aquifers contain an estimated 270 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 US gallons ( 1 @.@ 0 × 1012 l ; 2 @.@ 2 × 1011 imp gal ) of contaminated groundwater as a result of the leaks . As of 2008 , 1 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 US gallons ( 3 @,@ 800 @,@ 000 l ; 830 @,@ 000 imp gal ) of radioactive waste is traveling through the groundwater toward the Columbia River . This waste is expected to reach the river in 12 to 50 years if cleanup does not proceed on schedule . The site includes 25 million cubic feet ( 710 @,@ 000 m3 ) of solid radioactive waste .
Under the Tri @-@ Party Agreement , lower @-@ level hazardous wastes are buried in huge lined pits that will be sealed and monitored with sophisticated instruments for many years . Disposal of plutonium and other high @-@ level wastes is a more difficult problem that continues to be a subject of intense debate . As an example , plutonium @-@ 239 has a half @-@ life of 24 @,@ 100 years , and a decay of ten half @-@ lives is required before a sample is considered to cease its radioactivity . In 2000 , the Department of Energy awarded a $ 4 @.@ 3 billion contract to Bechtel , a San Francisco @-@ based construction and engineering firm , to build a vitrification plant to combine the dangerous wastes with glass to render them stable . Construction began in 2002 . The plant was originally scheduled to be operational by 2011 , with vitrification completed by 2028 . As of 2012 , according to a study by the General Accounting Office , there were a number of serious unresolved technical and managerial problems . As of 2013 estimated costs were $ 13 @.@ 4 billion with commencement of operations estimated to be in 2022 and about 3 decades of operation .
In May 2007 , state and federal officials began closed @-@ door negotiations about the possibility of extending legal cleanup deadlines for waste vitrification in exchange for shifting the focus of the cleanup to urgent priorities , such as groundwater remediation . Those talks stalled in October 2007 . In early 2008 , a $ 600 million cut to the Hanford cleanup budget was proposed . Washington state officials expressed concern about the budget cuts , as well as missed deadlines and recent safety lapses at the site , and threatened to file a lawsuit alleging that the Department of Energy is in violation of environmental laws . They appeared to step back from that threat in April 2008 after another meeting of federal and state officials resulted in progress toward a tentative agreement .
During excavations from 2004 to 2007 a sample of purified plutonium was uncovered inside a safe in a waste trench , and has been dated to about the 1940s , making it the second @-@ oldest sample of purified plutonium known to exist . Analyses published in 2009 concluded that the sample originated at Oak Ridge , and was one of several sent to Hanford for optimization tests of the T @-@ Plant until Hanford could produce its own plutonium . Documents refer to such a sample , belonging to " Watt 's group " , which was disposed of in its safe when a radiation leak was suspected .
Some of the radioactive waste at Hanford was supposed to be stored in the planned Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository , but after that project was cancelled due to the opposition of citizens of Nevada , Washington State sued . They were joined by South Carolina . Their first suit was dismissed , and second suits have been filed .
A potential radioactive leak was reported in 2013 ; the clean up was estimated to have cost $ 40 billion with $ 115 billion more required .
= = Hanford organizations = =
The Hanford site operations were initially directed by Colonel Franklin Matthias of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers . Postwar the Atomic Energy Commission took over , and then the Energy Research and Development Administration . Hanford operations are currently directed by the U.S. Department of Energy . It has been operated under government contract by various private companies over the years – the table which follows summarizes the operating contractors through 2000 .
= = Other divisions of the site ( historical ) = =
Plutonium Finishing Plant ( PFP ) – made plutonium metal for use in weapons
B Plant , S Plant , T Plant – processing , separation , and extraction of various chemicals and isotopes
Health Instruments Section – an attempt to keep workers and the environment safe
REDOX Plant / C Plant – recovered wasted uranium from World War II processes
Experimental Animal Farm and Aquatic Biology Laboratory
Technical Center – radiochemistry , physics , metallurgy , biophysics , radioactive sewer , neutralization , metal fab , fuels manufacturing
Tank Farms – storage of liquid nuclear waste
Metal Recovery Plant / U Plant – recover uranium from tank farms
Uranium Trioxide Plant ( aka Uranium Oxide Plant aka UO3 Plant ) – took output from other plants ( i.e. liquid uranyl nitrate hexahydrate from U plant and PUREX plant ) , made uranium trioxide powder
Plutonium @-@ Uranium Extraction Plant / PUREX Plant – extracted useful material from spent fuel waste ( also see the PUREX article )
Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor ( PRTR ) – experimented with alternative fuel mixtures
Plutonium Fuels Pilot Plant ( PFPP ) – see PRTR
= = Historic photos = =
= Åråsen Stadion =
Åråsen Stadion is an all @-@ seater football stadium located in Lillestrøm , a city east of Oslo in Skedsmo , Norway . With a capacity for 12 @,@ 250 spectators , the venue is home of Norwegian Premier League side Lillestrøm SK ( LSK ) . The venue has four stands , of which the West Stand has luxury boxes and club seating for 700 . Because of the stadium 's proximity to Kjeller Airport , it has retractable floodlights . The record attendance of 13 @,@ 652 dates from 2002 . In addition to league , cup and UEFA Cup matches for LSK , the venue has been used for one Strømmen IF top @-@ league match in 1986 , the UEFA Women 's Euro 1997 , eight other Norway women 's national football team matches , the 2002 UEFA European Under @-@ 19 Football Championship , and seven Norway national under @-@ 21 football team matches .
LSK started purchasing land for their own stadium in 1947 , having previously played at Lillestrøm Stadion . Construction started in 1950 and Åråsen opened on 7 July 1951 , having cost 150 @,@ 000 Norwegian krone ( NOK ) . The grandstand was supplemented with a second stand in 1960 . On 7 April 1967 , the stadium burned down , but was rebuilt by September 1968 . Another stand opened on the east side in 1974 , the same year as LSK was promoted to the 1 @.@ divisjon , then the highest division of Norwegian football . The East Stand was moved to the north side and a new 3 @,@ 700 @-@ seat stand built on the east side in 1978 , which remains today . Between 1999 and 2002 , the other three sides were redeveloped , costing NOK 240 million . This included luxury boxes , a new pitch with under @-@ soil heating , three grandstands , and adjacent commercial and residential property .
= = History = =
Lillestrøm SK originally used Jenseberg Stadion in Strømmen for their matches , as there was no suitable stadium in Lillestrøm . On 6 June 1920 , the municipality opened Lillestrøm Stadion , where Lillestrøm SK moved their matches . In 1930 , the club started working on plans for their own stadium . Led by the chairman Erling Nicolaysen , a stadium fund was established , which grew to NOK 200 . However , during the Second World War , the club 's funds eradicated .
On 2 June 1947 , the club 's board appointed a committee to work with the stadium issue . They determined that the area Sørumsbrenna , part of a farm belonging to Knut Sørum , was the ideal location , despite it being fallow and scrub on a marsh . Holthe og Ahlsen made plans for developing the 4 @.@ 5 @-@ hectare ( 11 @-@ acre ) lot . The purchase was approved by the club 's annual meeting on 29 September . Additional land was bought in 1948 and 1950 , raising the area to 7 @.@ 2 hectares ( 18 acres ) .
Construction was mostly done by volunteers ; the building of the stadium required 31 @,@ 000 man @-@ hours in volunteer work and cost NOK 150 @,@ 000 . After the land was cleared , a layer of mixed sand and earth were laid . The pitch , with the dimensions 108 by 68 meters ( 118 by 74 yd ) , was sown in mid @-@ 1950 . The work also included a grandstand , changing rooms , a watering system and kiosks . The stand could accommodate 2 @,@ 500 spectators , and the stadium had a total permitted capacity of 6 @,@ 000 people . The inaugural match was played against Sarpsborg on 7 July 1951 in front of 3 @,@ 500 spectators . A training pitch beside the stadium pitch opened in 1953 . The following year , a new steel entrance was built , following in 1955 with a referees ' changing room and administrative offices . In 1959 , after eight years of planning , construction of an additional terrace started , which opened in 1960 .
On 7 April 1967 , the grandstand caught fire and the entire structure burned down beyond repair . The buildings and stands were subsequently demolished . At the same time , the Norwegian Public Roads Administration proposed that the Fetveien road , which runs to the south of the stadium , should be moved to run through the stadium , which would have required the stadium to be moved . However , the Public Roads Administration abandoned their plans and a building permit was issued . New changing rooms , club house and terraces were completed in September 1968 .
To accommodate increasing interest for the club following good results during the early 1970s , the board approved a new grandstand on the east long side . Construction started in late 1973 , with the stand covering two @-@ thirds of the length of the pitch , and opened ahead of the 1974 season with capacity for 1 @,@ 056 spectators . The club house was expanded to 200 square meters ( 2 @,@ 200 sq ft ) . In 1974 , the club won promotion to the First Division , and the new grandstand was extended by 352 seats . On the west side , two wooden and steel standing terraces were built . The expansion was done with help of volunteer work , with 30 to 40 people helping each weekday evening and up to 80 people helping at the weekends .
The grandstand was moved to the north side and a new grandstand with seating for 3 @,@ 700 people was opened on the east end in 1978 . The new stand was the first in Norway to have plastic seats and is the oldest part of the current stadium . Construction cost NOK 2 @.@ 8 million , which was largely loan @-@ financed . Between 1980 and 1986 , the area under the new grandstand was built to include new changing rooms , meeting rooms , offices and other facilities totaling 1 @,@ 300 square meters ( 14 @,@ 000 sq ft ) . Some of the office space was rented out .
After five years of planning , construction of a completely renovated stadium started in February 1999 . To finance the stadium , a limited company , Åråsen Stadion AS , was established , and owned by the club , rather than by the limited company which runs the elite team . Only the East Stand from 1978 was kept . In 2000 , new grass was laid on the pitch , replacing the original grass from 1950 . This included installation of under @-@ soil heating and an automatic irrigation sprinkler system . The new pitch had the dimensions 105 @-@ by @-@ 65 @-@ meter ( 115 by 71 yd ) . Combined , this cost NOK 12 million . The first new stand to be completed was the West Stand , which opened ahead of the 2000 season . In addition to luxury boxes , it consists of 6 @,@ 500 square meters ( 70 @,@ 000 sq ft ) of commercial property , including a car dealer , a medical center and a restaurant .
The investments at Åråsen cost NOK 800 million , of which NOK 240 million was used on the stadium itself . Other investments in the area were carried out by private investors and public agencies , who bought land from Lillestrøm SK . The training pitch to the north was demolished to make way for student housing for 100 people . The area to the west of the stadium was turned into a car retailer . Immediately surrounding the stadium was a complex of commercial and residential properties . This included a 8 @,@ 500 @-@ square @-@ meter ( 91 @,@ 000 sq ft ) section to the north which consists of 96 apartments , some with balconies facing the pitch , and a grocery store . Construction of the South Stand and affiliated buildings started on 15 November 2000 and was completed ahead of the 2002 season . In conjunction with the stand was a 2 @,@ 000 @-@ square @-@ meter ( 22 @,@ 000 sq ft ) commercial area rented by Akershus County Municipality , which hosts a psychiatric clinic for children and youth .
Because of the stadium 's close proximity to Kjeller Airport , the stadium is limited to a height of 12 meters ( 39 ft ) , which meant the upgrade could not incorporate floodlights . When mounted on four posts , the flood lights need to be 40 meters ( 130 ft ) above ground to give 1 @,@ 200 lux on the field . In 2000 , this caused Lillestrøm SK to have to play their home match in the 2000 – 01 UEFA Cup against Alavés at Marienlyst Stadion in Drammen . In 2001 , an evening league game was played using floodlighting mounted on four temporary cranes . A retractable floodlighting system was installed in January 2002 .
In 2006 , team @-@ owner Per Berg stated that Lillestrøm SK would be in need of a new venue and indicated that one could be built at Kjeller , should the airport close . By 2007 , the club 's management was working on ideas to building new stadium , as the luxury boxes were all sold out and the club could not make more than NOK 22 to 23 million per year on commercial income from Åråsen . In 2009 , Lillestrøm launched itself as one of six candidate cities for Norway 's joint bid with Sweden to host Euro 2016 . This would involve building a new venue seating between 35 @,@ 000 and 44 @,@ 000 in Lillestrøm . The stadium would be built in modules , so the upper tiers could be dismounted after the championship and installed on other venues . The proposal was selected as one of four for the bid , but the bid was never sent . In January 2009 , the club sold 25 percent of their ownership in Åråsen Eiendom , which is responsible for operating the commercial facilities at the stadium , to Lillestrømbanken , a local bank , for NOK 9 million . The club retained full ownership of Åråsen Stadion AS , the company which owns the venue . In a 2012 survey carried out by the Norwegian Players ' Association among away @-@ team captains , Åråsen was found to be the league 's third @-@ best stadium , with a score of 4 @.@ 33 on a scale from one to five .
= = Facilities = =
Åråsen Stadion has a capacity of 12 @,@ 250 spectators , all seated . The stadium consists of four single @-@ tier stands . The western stand is the main stand , with the upper section consisting of luxury boxes and club seating for 700 people . For sponsorship reasons it is known as the Lillestrøm Torv Stand , after a local shopping center . The southern part of the East Stand houses the Kanarifansen , the official LSK supporters ' group , while the northern part has unreserved seating . The South Stand is named for Romerikes Blad , the local newspaper , while the North Stand is named for Legea , a sportswear manufacturer . The latter is used for away fans . The stadium is owned by Åråsen Stadion AS , which is again wholly owned by Lillestrøm SK . Operation of the venue 's commercial properties is done by Åråsen Eiendom AS , which is owned 75 percent by Åråsen Stadion and 25 percent by Lillestrømbanken . The stadium is within walking distance of both the town center of Lillestrøm and Lillestrøm Station . Lillestrøm SK hold their training sessions in the nearby Lillestrøm Stadion and LSK @-@ Hallen .
= = Events = =
Åråsen has been the home venue for Lillestrøm SK since the 1951 season and has been the venue for all their home league games . Since the 1975 season , LSK has played every season in the top tier of the league system . Åråsen has also been the venue for most LSK matches in UEFA tournaments , including the Champions League and the UEFA Cup , but the club has previously played some home matches at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and Marienlyst Stadion . The record attendance of 13 @,@ 652 spectators was set on 16 May 2002 in the match between Lillestrøm and their rivals Vålerenga . The second @-@ highest attended match was a cup match against Rosenborg in 1993 , which attracted 13 @,@ 595 people . The team 's highest average league attendance was set in the 2007 season , when there was an average of 9 @,@ 018 spectators per match . The team 's season average has been above 6 @,@ 000 during the 2000s , and was as low as 6 @,@ 165 in 2010 and 6 @,@ 448 in 2001 . The team also saw high attendances in the 1970s , attracting its fourth @-@ ever highest average in 1977 with 8 @,@ 430 spectators , and attendances of 6 @,@ 531 and 6 @,@ 346 in 1978 and 1976 , respectively . LSK 's club seats was in 2009 the most expensive tickets in the league , costing NOK 660 per match .
When Strømmen IF were promoted to First Division ahead of the 1986 season , the team originally announced that they would play their fall games at Åråsen , as Strømmen Stadion was in need of a new pitch . In the end , Strømmen only played one of their matches at Åråsen , drawing 1 – 1 against Rosenborg on 10 August 1986 in front of 1 @,@ 649 spectators .
Norway co @-@ hosted UEFA Women 's Euro 1997 , and three group @-@ stage matches and a semi @-@ final were held at Åråsen . This included Norway playing two matches , against Denmark and Italy , which attracted 4 @,@ 221 and 4 @,@ 067 spectators , respectively . Norway 's national women 's team has also played eight other matches at Åråsen : 3 – 0 against Finland in 1983 , 2 – 2 against Sweden in 1984 , 1 – 0 against Finland in 1985 , 4 – 0 against England in 1997 , 2 – 0 against England in 1998 , 4 – 0 against Ukraine in 2001 , 4 – 1 against Ukraine in 2005 and 3 – 0 against Austria in 2007 .
Norway hosted the 2002 UEFA European Under @-@ 19 Football Championship , with two group @-@ stage matches being played at Åråsen . On 23 July , Slovakia beat the Czech Republic 5 – 2 , and on 26 July Germany beat Belgium 2 – 1 . The former attracted 611 spectators . The Norway national under @-@ 21 football team has played seven home matches at Åråsen : 1 – 3 against Sweden in 1979 , 1 – 2 against France in 1987 , 3 – 2 against San Marino in 1992 , 0 – 0 against Georgia in 1999 , 3 – 0 against Germany in 2001 , 0 – 0 against Slovenia in 2004 , and 1 – 0 against Turkey in 2007 .
= Poetry =
Poetry is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language — such as phonaesthetics , sound symbolism , and metre — to evoke meanings in addition to , or in place of , the prosaic ostensible meaning .
Poetry has a long history , dating back to the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh . Early poems evolved from folk songs such as the Chinese Shijing , or from a need to retell oral epics , as with the Sanskrit Vedas , Zoroastrian Gathas , and the Homeric epics , the Iliad and the Odyssey . Ancient attempts to define poetry , such as Aristotle 's Poetics , focused on the uses of speech in rhetoric , drama , song and comedy . Later attempts concentrated on features such as repetition , verse form and rhyme , and emphasized the aesthetics which distinguish poetry from more objectively informative , prosaic forms of writing . From the mid @-@ 20th century , poetry has sometimes been more generally regarded as a fundamental creative act employing language .
Poetry uses forms and conventions to suggest differential interpretation to words , or to evoke emotive responses . Devices such as assonance , alliteration , onomatopoeia and rhythm are sometimes used to achieve musical or incantatory effects . The use of ambiguity , symbolism , irony and other stylistic elements of poetic diction often leaves a poem open to multiple interpretations . Similarly figures of speech such as metaphor , simile and metonymy create a resonance between otherwise disparate images — a layering of meanings , forming connections previously not perceived . Kindred forms of resonance may exist , between individual verses , in their patterns of rhyme or rhythm .
Some poetry types are specific to particular cultures and genres and respond to characteristics of the language in which the poet writes . Readers accustomed to identifying poetry with Dante , Goethe , Mickiewicz and Rumi may think of it as written in lines based on rhyme and regular meter ; there are , however , traditions , such as Biblical poetry , that use other means to create rhythm and euphony . Much modern poetry reflects a critique of poetic tradition , playing with and testing , among other things , the principle of euphony itself , sometimes altogether forgoing rhyme or set rhythm . In today 's increasingly globalized world , poets often adapt forms , styles and techniques from diverse cultures and languages .
= = History = =
Poetry as an art form may predate literacy . The oldest surviving epic poem is the Epic of Gilgamesh , from the 3rd millennium BC in Sumer ( in Mesopotamia , now Iraq ) , which was written in cuneiform script on clay tablets and , later , papyrus . A tablet dating to c . 2000 BC describes an annual rite in which the king symbolically married and mated with the goddess Inanna to ensure fertility and prosperity , and is considered the world 's oldest love poem . Examples of Egyptian epic poetry include The Story of Sinuhe ( c . 1800 BC ) . Other ancient epic poetry includes the Greek epics Iliad and Odyssey , the Avestan books the Gathic Avesta and Yasna , the Roman national epic , Virgil 's Aeneid , and the Indian epics Ramayana and Mahabharata .
Epic poetry , including the Indian Vedas , the Gathas , and the Odyssey , appears to have been composed in poetic form to aid memorization and oral transmission , in prehistoric and ancient societies . Other forms of poetry developed directly from folk songs . The earliest entries in the ancient compilation Shijing , were initially lyrics , preceding later entries intended to be read .
The efforts of ancient thinkers to determine what makes poetry distinctive as a form , and what distinguishes good poetry from bad , resulted in " poetics " — the study of the aesthetics of poetry . Some ancient poetic traditions ; such as , contextually , Classical Chinese poetry in the case of the Shijing ( Classic of Poetry ) , which records the development of poetic canons with ritual and aesthetic importance . More recently , thinkers have struggled to find a definition that could encompass formal differences as great as those between Chaucer 's Canterbury Tales and Matsuo Bashō 's Oku no Hosomichi , as well as differences in context spanning Tanakh religious poetry , love poetry , and rap .
= = = Western traditions = = =
Classical thinkers employed classification as a way to define and assess the quality of poetry . Notably , the existing fragments of Aristotle 's Poetics describe three genres of poetry — the epic , the comic , and the tragic — and develop rules to distinguish the highest @-@ quality poetry in each genre , based on the underlying purposes of the genre . Later aestheticians identified three major genres : epic poetry , lyric poetry , and dramatic poetry , treating comedy and tragedy as subgenres of dramatic poetry .
Aristotle 's work was influential throughout the Middle East during the Islamic Golden Age , as well as in Europe during the Renaissance . Later poets and aestheticians often distinguished poetry from , and defined it in opposition to prose , which was generally understood as writing with a proclivity to logical explication and a linear narrative structure .
This does not imply that poetry is illogical or lacks narration , but rather that poetry is an attempt to render the beautiful or sublime without the burden of engaging the logical or narrative thought process . English Romantic poet John Keats termed this escape from logic " Negative Capability " . This " romantic " approach views form as a key element of successful poetry because form is abstract and distinct from the underlying notional logic . This approach remained influential into the 20th century .
During this period , there was also substantially more interaction among the various poetic traditions , in part due to the spread of European colonialism and the attendant rise in global trade . In addition to a boom in translation , during the Romantic period numerous ancient works were rediscovered .
= = = 20th @-@ century and 21st @-@ century disputes = = =
Some 20th @-@ century literary theorists , relying less on the opposition of prose and poetry , focused on the poet as simply one who creates using language , and poetry as what the poet creates . The underlying concept of the poet as creator is not uncommon , and some modernist poets essentially do not distinguish between the creation of a poem with words , and creative acts in other media . Yet other modernists challenge the very attempt to define poetry as misguided .
The rejection of traditional forms and structures for poetry that began in the first half of the 20th century coincided with a questioning of the purpose and meaning of traditional definitions of poetry and of distinctions between poetry and prose , particularly given examples of poetic prose and prosaic poetry . Numerous modernist poets have written in non @-@ traditional forms or in what traditionally would have been considered prose , although their writing was generally infused with poetic diction and often with rhythm and tone established by non @-@ metrical means . While there was a substantial formalist reaction within the modernist schools to the breakdown of structure , this reaction focused as much on the development of new formal structures and syntheses as on the revival of older forms and structures .
Recently , postmodernism has come to convey more completely prose and poetry as distinct entities , and also among genres of poetry , as having meaning only as cultural artifacts . Postmodernism goes beyond modernism 's emphasis on the creative role of the poet , to emphasize the role of the reader of a text ( Hermeneutics ) , and to highlight the complex cultural web within which a poem is read . Today , throughout the world , poetry often incorporates poetic form and diction from other cultures and from the past , further confounding attempts at definition and classification that were once sensible within a tradition such as the Western canon .
The early 21st century poetic tradition appears to continue to strongly orient itself to earlier precursor poetic traditions such as those initiated by Whitman , Emerson , and Wordsworth . The literary critic Geoffrey Hartman has used the phrase " the anxiety of demand " to describe contemporary response to older poetic traditions as " being fearful that the fact no longer has a form " , building on a trope introduced by Emerson . Emerson had maintained that in the debate concerning poetic structure where either " form " or " fact " could predominate , that one need simply " Ask the fact for the form . " This has been challenged at various levels by other literary scholars such as Bloom who has stated in summary form concerning the early 21st century that : " The generation of poets who stand together now , mature and ready to write the major American verse of the twenty @-@ first century , may yet be seen as what Stevens called ' a great shadow 's last embellishment , ' the shadow being Emerson 's . "
= = Elements = =
= = = Prosody = = =
Prosody is the study of the meter , rhythm , and intonation of a poem . Rhythm and meter are different , although closely related . Meter is the definitive pattern established for a verse ( such as iambic pentameter ) , while rhythm is the actual sound that results from a line of poetry . Prosody also may be used more specifically to refer to the scanning of poetic lines to show meter .
= = = = Rhythm = = = =
The methods for creating poetic rhythm vary across languages and between poetic traditions . Languages are often described as having timing set primarily by accents , syllables , or moras , depending on how rhythm is established , though a language can be influenced by multiple approaches . Japanese is a mora @-@ timed language . Syllable @-@ timed languages include Latin , Catalan , French , Leonese , Galician and Spanish . English , Russian and , generally , German are stress @-@ timed languages . Varying intonation also affects how rhythm is perceived . Languages can rely on either pitch , such as in Vedic Sanskrit or Ancient Greek , or tone . Tonal languages include Chinese , Vietnamese and most Subsaharan languages .
Metrical rhythm generally involves precise arrangements of stresses or syllables into repeated patterns called feet within a line . In Modern English verse the pattern of stresses primarily differentiate feet , so rhythm based on meter in Modern English is most often founded on the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables ( alone or elided ) . In the classical languages , on the other hand , while the metrical units are similar , vowel length rather than stresses define the meter . Old English poetry used a metrical pattern involving varied numbers of syllables but a fixed number of strong stresses in each line .
The chief device of ancient Hebrew Biblical poetry , including many of the psalms , was parallelism , a rhetorical structure in which successive lines reflected each other in grammatical structure , sound structure , notional content , or all three . Parallelism lent itself to antiphonal or call @-@ and @-@ response performance , which could also be reinforced by intonation . Thus , Biblical poetry relies much less on metrical feet to create rhythm , but instead creates rhythm based on much larger sound units of lines , phrases and sentences . Some classical poetry forms , such as Venpa of the Tamil language , had rigid grammars ( to the point that they could be expressed as a context @-@ free grammar ) which ensured a rhythm . In Chinese poetry , tones as well as stresses create rhythm . Classical Chinese poetics identifies four tones : the level tone , rising tone , departing tone , and entering tone .
The formal patterns of meter used in Modern English verse to create rhythm no longer dominate contemporary English poetry . In the case of free verse , rhythm is often organized based on looser units of cadence rather than a regular meter . Robinson Jeffers , Marianne Moore , and William Carlos Williams are three notable poets who reject the idea that regular accentual meter is critical to English poetry . Jeffers experimented with sprung rhythm as an alternative to accentual rhythm .
= = = = Meter = = = =
In the Western poetic tradition , meters are customarily grouped according to a characteristic metrical foot and the number of feet per line . The number of metrical feet in a line are described using Greek terminology : tetrameter for four feet and hexameter for six feet , for example . Thus , " iambic pentameter " is a meter comprising five feet per line , in which the predominant kind of foot is the " iamb " . This metric system originated in ancient Greek poetry , and was used by poets such as Pindar and Sappho , and by the great tragedians of Athens . Similarly , " dactylic hexameter " , comprises six feet per line , of which the dominant kind of foot is the " dactyl " . Dactylic hexameter was the traditional meter of Greek epic poetry , the earliest extant examples of which are the works of Homer and Hesiod . Iambic pentameter and dactylic hexameter were later used by a number of poets , including William Shakespeare and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow , respectively . The most common metrical feet in English are :
iamb – one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable ( e.g. describe , Include , retract )
trochee – one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable ( e.g. picture , flower )
dactyl – one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables ( e.g.annotate an @-@ no @-@ tate )
anapest – two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable ( e.g. comprehend com @-@ pre @-@ hend )
spondee – two stressed syllables together ( e.g. e @-@ nough )
pyrrhic – two unstressed syllables together ( rare , usually used to end dactylic hexameter )
There are a wide range of names for other types of feet , right up to a choriamb , a four syllable metric foot with a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables and closing with a stressed syllable . The choriamb is derived from some ancient Greek and Latin poetry . Languages which utilize vowel length or intonation rather than or in addition to syllabic accents in determining meter , such as Ottoman Turkish or Vedic , often have concepts similar to the iamb and dactyl to describe common combinations of long and short sounds .
Each of these types of feet has a certain " feel , " whether alone or in combination with other feet . The iamb , for example , is the most natural form of rhythm in the English language , and generally produces a subtle but stable verse . Scanning meter can often show the basic or fundamental pattern underlying a verse , but does not show the varying degrees of stress , as well as the differing pitches and lengths of syllables .
There is debate over how useful a multiplicity of different " feet " is in describing meter . For example , Robert Pinsky has argued that while dactyls are important in classical verse , English dactylic verse uses dactyls very irregularly and can be better described based on patterns of iambs and anapests , feet which he considers natural to the language . Actual rhythm is significantly more complex than the basic scanned meter described above , and many scholars have sought to develop systems that would scan such complexity . Vladimir Nabokov noted that overlaid on top of the regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of verse was a separate pattern of accents resulting from the natural pitch of the spoken words , and suggested that the term " scud " be used to distinguish an unaccented stress from an accented stress .
= = = = Metrical patterns = = = =
Different traditions and genres of poetry tend to use different meters , ranging from the Shakespearean iambic pentameter and the Homeric dactylic hexameter to the anapestic tetrameter used in many nursery rhymes . However , a number of variations to the established meter are common , both to provide emphasis or attention to a given foot or line and to avoid boring repetition . For example , the stress in a foot may be inverted , a caesura ( or pause ) may be added ( sometimes in place of a foot or stress ) , or the final foot in a line may be given a feminine ending to soften it or be replaced by a spondee to emphasize it and create a hard stop . Some patterns ( such as iambic pentameter ) tend to be fairly regular , while other patterns , such as dactylic hexameter , tend to be highly irregular . Regularity can vary between language . In addition , different patterns often develop distinctively in different languages , so that , for example , iambic tetrameter in Russian will generally reflect a regularity in the use of accents to reinforce the meter , which does not occur , or occurs to a much lesser extent , in English .
Some common metrical patterns , with notable examples of poets and poems who use them , include :
Iambic pentameter ( John Milton in Paradise Lost , William Shakespeare in his Sonnets )
Dactylic hexameter ( Homer , Iliad ; Virgil , Aeneid )
Iambic tetrameter ( Andrew Marvell , " To His Coy Mistress " ; Aleksandr Pushkin , Eugene Onegin , Robert Frost , Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening )
Trochaic octameter ( Edgar Allan Poe , " The Raven " )
Alexandrine ( Jean Racine , Phèdre )
= = = Rhyme , alliteration , assonance = = =
Rhyme , alliteration , assonance and consonance are ways of creating repetitive patterns of sound . They may be used as an independent structural element in a poem , to reinforce rhythmic patterns , or as an ornamental element . They can also carry a meaning separate from the repetitive sound patterns created . For example , Chaucer used heavy alliteration to mock Old English verse and to paint a character as archaic .
Rhyme consists of identical ( " hard @-@ rhyme " ) or similar ( " soft @-@ rhyme " ) sounds placed at the ends of lines or at predictable locations within lines ( " internal rhyme " ) . Languages vary in the richness of their rhyming structures ; Italian , for example , has a rich rhyming structure permitting maintenance of a limited set of rhymes throughout a lengthy poem . The richness results from word endings that follow regular forms . English , with its irregular word endings adopted from other languages , is less rich in rhyme . The degree of richness of a language 's rhyming structures plays a substantial role in determining what poetic forms are commonly used in that language .
Alliteration is the repetition of letters or letter @-@ sounds at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other , or at short intervals ; or the recurrence of the same letter in accented parts of words . Alliteration and assonance played a key role in structuring early Germanic , Norse and Old English forms of poetry . The alliterative patterns of early Germanic poetry interweave meter and alliteration as a key part of their structure , so that the metrical pattern determines when the listener expects instances of alliteration to occur . This can be compared to an ornamental use of alliteration in most Modern European poetry , where alliterative patterns are not formal or carried through full stanzas . Alliteration is particularly useful in languages with less rich rhyming structures .
Assonance , where the use of similar vowel sounds within a word rather than similar sounds at the beginning or end of a word , was widely used in skaldic poetry , but goes back to the Homeric epic . Because verbs carry much of the pitch in the English language , assonance can loosely evoke the tonal elements of Chinese poetry and so is useful in translating Chinese poetry . Consonance occurs where a consonant sound is repeated throughout a sentence without putting the sound only at the front of a word . Consonance provokes a more subtle effect than alliteration and so is less useful
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the kind of movie that might eventually become a regular on the midnight cult circuit . " Others found it obvious , leaden , and heavy handed .
Writing for The New York Times , Elvis Mitchell described the character of Megan as a sweet heroine and Lyonne and DuVall were praised for their performances . Mick LaSalle called Lyonne wonderful and said that she was well matched by DuVall . Marjorie Baumgarten said that they " hit the right notes . " Alexandra Mendenhall , writing for AfterEllen.com felt that the relationship between Graham and Megan , having great chemistry , does not get enough screen time . Mitchell called their love scenes " tender . " Other characters , particularly the males , were described as " offputting " and " nothing but stereotypes . "
Several reviewers compared the film to those of director John Waters but felt that it fell short of the mark . Stephanie Zacharek called it a " Waters knockoff " while Ebert said that Waters might have been ruder and more polished . Babbit says that although Waters is one of her influences , she did not want her film to have the " bite " of his . She states that whereas John Waters does not like romantic comedies , she wanted to tell a conventionally romantic story . The production design , which was important to the overall look and feel of the film , drew mixed responses . LaSalle described it as clever and eyecatching and James Berardinelli called it a standout feature . Others found it to be gaudy , dated , cartoonish and ghastly .
Stephanie Zacharek , writing for Salon.com said that with regard to issues of sexual orientation and homophobia , Babbit is preaching to the converted . Cynthia Fuchs , for NitrateOnline.com , agreed , stating that " no one who is phobic might recognize himself in the film " and that " the audience who might benefit most from watching it either won 't see the film or won 't see the point . " David Edelstein said that the one sidedness of the film creates a lack of dramatic tension and calls it lazy counterpropaganda . In contrast , LaSalle said that " the picture manages to make a heartfelt statement about the difficulties of growing up gay " and Timothy Shary said that the film openly challenges homophobia and offers support to teenaged gay viewers . Chris Holmlund said that the film shows that queer identity is multi @-@ faceted , using as an example the scene where the ex @-@ ex @-@ gays tell Megan that there is no one way to be a lesbian .
Reviews from the gay media were similar to those from the mainstream press . Jan Stuart , writing for The Advocate , said that although the film tries to subvert gay stereotypes , it is unsuccessful . She called it " numbingly crude " and said that the kitsch portrait of Middle America is out of touch with today 's gay teenagers . Mendenhall for AfterEllen.com called the story predictable and the characters stereotypical . Nevertheless , she said that overall the film was funny and enjoyable . Curve called the film an " incredible comedy " and said that with this and her other work , Babbit has " redefined lesbian film " .
= = = Awards = = =
The film won the Audience Award and the Graine de Cinéphage Award at the 2000 Créteil International Women 's Film Festival , an annual French festival which showcases the work of female directors . Also that year it was nominated by the Political Film Society of America for the PFS award in the categories of Human Rights and Exposé , but lost out to The Green Mile and Boys Don 't Cry , respectively .
= = Music = =
Pat Irwin composed the score for But I 'm a Cheerleader . The soundtrack has never been released on CD . Artists featured include indie acts Saint Etienne , Dressy Bessy and April March . RuPaul contributed one track , " Party Train , " which Eddie Cibrian 's character , Rock , is shown dancing to .
= = = Track listing = = =
" Chick Habit ( Laisse tomber les filles ) " ( Elinor Blake , Serge Gainsbourg ) performed by April March
" Just Like Henry " ( Tammy Ealom , John Hill , Rob Greene , Darren Albert ) performed by Dressy Bessy
" If You Should Try and Kiss Her " ( Ealom , Hill , Greene , Albert ) performed by Dressy Bessy
" Trailer Song " ( Courtney Holt , Joy Ray ) performed by Sissy Bar
" All or Nothing " ( Cris Owen , Miisa ) performed by Miisa
" We 're in the City " ( Sarah Cracknell , Bob Stanley , Pete Wiggs ) performed by Saint Etienne
" The Swisher " ( Dave Moss , Ian Rich ) performed by Summer 's Eve
" Funnel of Love " ( Kent Westbury , Charlie McCoy ) performed by Wanda Jackson
" Ray of Sunshine " ( Go Sailor ) performed by Go Sailor
" Glass Vase Cello Case " ( Madigan Shive , Jen Wood ) performed by Tattle Tale
" Party Train " ( RuPaul ) performed by RuPaul
" Evening in Paris " ( Lois Maffeo ) performed by Lois Maffeo
" Together Forever in Love " ( Go Sailor ) performed by Go Sailor
= = Musical = =
In 2005 the New York Musical Theatre Festival featured a musical stage adaptation of But I 'm a Cheerleader written by librettist and lyricist Bill Augustin and composer Andrew Abrams . With 18 original songs , it was directed by Daniel Goldstein and starred Chandra Lee Schwartz as Megan . It played during September 2005 at New York 's Theatre at St. Clement 's .
= Third Servile War =
The Third Servile War ( 73 – 71 BC ) , also called the Gladiator War and the War of Spartacus by Plutarch , was the last of a series of unrelated and unsuccessful slave rebellions against the Roman Republic , known collectively as the Roman Servile Wars .
The Third Servile War , the only one of these slave revolts to directly threaten the Roman heartland of Italy , especially alarmed the Roman people due to the repeated successes of the rapidly growing band of escaped former slaves against Roman armies between 73 and 71 BC . The concentrated military effort of a single commander , Marcus Licinius Crassus , finally crushed the rebellion , though the war continued to have indirect effects on Roman politics for years to come .
Between 73 and 71 BC , a band of escaped slaves — originally a small cadre of about 78 ( primarily Thracian , Gallic and Germanic escaped gladiators ) which grew into a band of over 120 @,@ 000 men , women and children — wandered throughout and raided Italy with relative impunity under the guidance of several leaders , including the famous gladiator @-@ general Spartacus . The able @-@ bodied adults of this band proved a surprisingly effective armed force that repeatedly showed that it could withstand the Roman military , from the local Campanian patrols , to the Roman militia , and to trained Roman legions under consular command . Plutarch described the actions of the slaves as an attempt by Roman slaves to escape their masters and to flee through Cisalpine Gaul , while Appian and Florus depicted the revolt as a civil war in which the slaves waged a campaign to capture the city of Rome itself .
The Roman Senate 's growing alarm about the continued military successes of this band , and about their depredations against Roman towns and the countryside , eventually led to Rome 's fielding of an army of eight legions under the harsh but effective leadership of Marcus Licinius Crassus . The war ended in 71 BC when the armies of Spartacus , after long and bitter fighting , retreating before the legions of Crassus , and realizing that the legions of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus ( Pompey ) and Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus were moving in to entrap them , launched their full strength against Crassus ' legions and were utterly destroyed .
The Third Servile War had significance in the broader history of ancient Rome in its effect on the careers of Pompey and Crassus . The two generals used their success in putting down the rebellion to further their political careers , using their public acclaim and the implied threat of their legions to sway the consular elections of 70 BC in their favor . Their actions as Consuls greatly furthered the subversion of Roman political institutions and contributed to the eventual transition of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire .
= = Slavery in the Roman republic = =
To varying degrees throughout Roman history , the existence of a pool of inexpensive labor in the form of slaves was an important factor in the economy . Slaves were acquired for the Roman workforce through a variety of means , including purchase from foreign merchants and the enslavement of foreign populations through military conquest . With Rome 's heavy involvement in wars of conquest in the 2nd and 1st centuries BC , tens if not hundreds of thousands of slaves at a time were imported into the Roman economy from various European and Mediterranean acquisitions . While there was limited use for slaves as servants , craftsmen , and personal attendants , vast numbers of slaves worked in mines and on the agricultural lands of Sicily and southern Italy .
For the most part , slaves were treated harshly and oppressively during the Roman republican period . Under Republican law , a slave was not considered a person , but property . Owners could abuse , injure or even kill their own slaves without legal consequence . While there were many grades and types of slaves , the lowest — and most numerous — grades who worked in the fields and mines were subject to a life of hard physical labor .
This high concentration and oppressive treatment of the slave population led to rebellions . In 135 BC and 104 BC , the First and Second Servile Wars , respectively , erupted in Sicily , where small bands of rebels found tens of thousands of willing followers wishing to escape the oppressive life of a Roman slave . While these were considered serious civil disturbances by the Roman Senate , taking years and direct military intervention to quell , they were never considered a serious threat to the Republic . The Roman heartland had never seen a slave uprising , nor had slaves ever been seen as a potential threat to the city of Rome . This would all change with the Third Servile War .
= = Rebellion begins ( 73 BC ) = =
= = = Capuan revolt = = =
In the Roman Republic of the 1st century , gladiatorial games were one of the more popular forms of entertainment . In order to supply gladiators for the contests , several training schools , or ludi , were established throughout Italy . In these schools , prisoners of war and condemned criminals — who were considered slaves — were taught the skills required to fight in gladiatorial games . In 73 BC , a group of some 200 gladiators in the Capuan school owned by Lentulus Batiatus plotted an escape . When their plot was betrayed , a force of about 70 men seized kitchen implements , ( " choppers and spits " ) , fought their way free from the school , and seized several wagons of gladiatorial weapons and armor .
Once free , the escaped gladiators chose leaders from their number , selecting two Gallic slaves — Crixus and Oenomaus — and Spartacus , who was said either to be a Thracian auxiliary from the Roman legions later condemned to slavery , or a captive taken by the legions . There is some question as to Spartacus 's nationality , however , as a Thraex ( plural Thraces or Threses ) was a type of gladiator in Rome , the title " Thracian " may simply refer to the style of gladiatorial combat in which he was trained .
These escaped slaves were able to defeat a small force of troops sent after them from Capua , and equip themselves with captured military equipment as well as their gladiatorial weapons . Sources are somewhat contradictory on the order of events immediately following the escape , but they generally agree that this band of escaped gladiators plundered the region surrounding Capua , recruited many other slaves into their ranks , and eventually retired to a more defensible position on Mount Vesuvius .
= = = Defeat of the praetorian armies = = =
As the revolt and raids were occurring in Campania — which was a vacation region of the rich and influential in Rome , and the location of many estates — the revolt quickly came to the attention of Roman authorities . They initially viewed the revolt as more a major crime wave than an armed rebellion .
However , later that year , Rome dispatched a military force under praetorian authority to put down the rebellion . A Roman praetor , Gaius Claudius Glaber , gathered a force of 3 @,@ 000 men , not regular legions , but a militia " picked up in haste and at random , for the Romans did not consider this a war yet , but a raid , something like an attack of robbery . " Glaber 's forces besieged the slaves on Mount Vesuvius , blocking the only known way down the mountain . With the slaves thus contained , Glaber was content to wait until starvation forced the slaves to surrender .
While the slaves lacked military training , Spartacus ' forces displayed ingenuity in their use of available local materials , and in their use of clever , unorthodox tactics when facing the disciplined Roman armies . In response to Glaber 's siege , Spartacus ' men made ropes and ladders from vines and trees growing on the slopes of Vesuvius and used them to rappel down the cliffs on the side of the mountain opposite Glaber 's forces . They moved around the base of Vesuvius , outflanked the army , and annihilated Glaber 's men .
A second expedition , under the praetor Publius Varinius , was then dispatched against Spartacus . For some reason , Varinius seems to have split his forces under the command of his subordinates Furius and Cossinius . Plutarch mentions that Furius commanded some 2 @,@ 000 men , but neither the strength of the remaining forces , nor whether the expedition was composed of militia or legions , appears to be known . These forces were also defeated by the army of escaped slaves : Cossinius was killed , Varinius was nearly captured , and the equipment of the armies was seized by the slaves .
With these successes , more and more slaves flocked to the Spartacan forces , as did " many of the herdsmen and shepherds of the region " , swelling their ranks to some 70 @,@ 000 . The rebel slaves spent the winter of 73 – 72 BC training , arming and equipping their new recruits , and expanding their raiding territory to include the towns of Nola , Nuceria , Thurii and Metapontum .
The victories of the rebel slaves did not come without a cost . At some time during these events , one of their leaders , Oenomaus , was lost — presumably in battle — and is not mentioned further in the histories .
= = Motivation and leadership of the escaped slaves = =
By the end of 73 BC , Spartacus and Crixus were in command of a large group of armed men with a proven ability to withstand Roman armies . What they intended to do with this force is somewhat difficult for modern readers to determine . Since the Third Servile War was ultimately an unsuccessful rebellion , no firsthand account of the slaves ' motives and goals exists , and historians writing about the war propose contradictory theories .
Many popular modern accounts of the war claim that there was a factional split in the escaped slaves between those under Spartacus , who wished to escape over the Alps to freedom , and those under Crixus , who wished to stay in southern Italy to continue raiding and plundering . This appears to be an interpretation of events based on the following : the regions that Florus lists as being raided by the slaves include Thurii and Metapontum , which are geographically distant from Nola and Nuceria .
This indicates the existence of two groups : Lucius Gellius Publicola eventually attacked Crixus and a group of some 30 @,@ 000 followers who are described as being separate from the main group under Spartacus . Plutarch describes the desire of some of the escaped slaves to plunder Italy , rather than escape over the Alps . While this factional split is not contradicted by classical sources , there does not seem to be any direct evidence to support it .
Fictional accounts sometimes portray the rebelling slaves as ancient Roman freedom fighters , struggling to change a corrupt Roman society and to end the Roman institution of slavery . Although this is not contradicted by classical historians , no historical account mentions that the goal of the rebel slaves was to end slavery in the Republic , nor do any of the actions of rebel leaders , who themselves committed numerous atrocities , seem specifically aimed at ending slavery .
Even classical historians , who were writing only years after the events themselves , seem to be divided as to what the motives of Spartacus were . Appian and Florus write that he intended to march on Rome itself — although this may have been no more than a reflection of Roman fears . If Spartacus did intend to march on Rome , it was a goal he must have later abandoned . Plutarch writes that Spartacus merely wished to escape northwards into Cisalpine Gaul and disperse his men back to their homes .
It is not certain that the slaves were a homogeneous group under the leadership of Spartacus . While this is the unspoken assumption of the Roman historians , this may be the Romans projecting their own hierarchical view of military power and responsibility on the ad hoc organization of the slaves . Certainly other slave leaders are mentioned — Crixus , Oenomaus , Gannicus , and Castus — and we cannot tell from the historical evidence whether they were aides , subordinates , or even equals leading groups of their own and traveling in convoy with Spartacus ' people .
= = Defeat of the consular armies ( 72 BC ) = =
In the spring of 72 BC , the escaped slaves left their winter encampments and began to move northwards towards Cisalpine Gaul .
The Senate , alarmed by the size of the revolt and the defeat of the praetorian armies of Glaber and Varinius , dispatched a pair of consular legions under the command of Lucius Gellius Publicola and Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus . Initially , the consular armies were successful . Gellius engaged a group of about 30 @,@ 000 slaves , under the command of Crixus , near Mount Garganus and killed two @-@ thirds of the rebels , including Crixus himself .
At this point in the history , there is a divergence in the classical sources as to the course of events which cannot be reconciled until the entry of Marcus Licinius Crassus into the war . The two most comprehensive ( extant ) histories of the war by Appian and Plutarch detail very different events . However , neither account directly contradicts the other , but simply reports different events , ignoring some events in the other account , and reporting events that are unique to that account .
= = = Appian 's history = = =
According to Appian , the battle between Gellius ' legions and Crixus ' men near Mount Garganus was the beginning of a long and complex series of military maneuvers that almost resulted in the Spartacan forces directly assaulting the city of Rome itself .
After his victory over Crixus , Gellius moved northwards , following the main group of slaves under Spartacus who were heading for Cisalpine Gaul . The army of Lentulus was deployed to bar Spartacus ' path , and the consuls hoped to trap the rebel slaves between them . Spartacus ' army met Lentulus ' legion , defeated it , turned , and destroyed Gellius ' army , forcing the Roman legions to retreat in disarray .
Appian claims that Spartacus executed some 300 captured Roman soldiers to avenge the death of Crixus , forcing them to fight each other to the death as gladiators . Following this victory , Spartacus pushed northwards with his followers ( some 120 @,@ 000 ) as fast as he could travel , " having burned all his useless material , killed all his prisoners , and butchered his pack @-@ animals in order to expedite his movement " .
The defeated consular armies fell back to Rome to regroup while Spartacus ' followers moved northward . The consuls again engaged Spartacus somewhere in the Picenum region , and once again were defeated .
Appian claims that at this point Spartacus changed his intention of marching on Rome — implying this was Spartacus ' goal following the confrontation in Picenum — as " he did not consider himself ready as yet for that kind of a fight , as his whole force was not suitably armed , for no city had joined him , but only slaves , deserters , and riff @-@ raff " , and decided to withdraw into southern Italy once again . They seized the town of Thurii and the surrounding countryside , arming themselves , raiding the surrounding territories , trading plunder with merchants for bronze and iron ( with which to manufacture more arms ) , and clashing occasionally with Roman forces which were invariably defeated .
= = = Plutarch 's history = = =
Plutarch 's description of events differs significantly from that of Appian 's .
According to Plutarch , after the battle between Gellius ' legion and Crixus 's men ( whom Plutarch describes as " Germans " ) near Mount Garganus , Spartacus ' men engaged the legion commanded by Lentulus , defeated them , seized their supplies and equipment , and pushed directly into northern Italy . After this defeat , both consuls were relieved of command of their armies by the Roman Senate and recalled to Rome . Plutarch does not mention Spartacus engaging Gellius ' legion at all , nor of Spartacus facing the combined consular legions in Picenum .
Plutarch then goes on to detail a conflict not mentioned in Appian 's history . According to Plutarch , Spartacus ' army continued northwards to the region around Mutina ( modern Modena ) . There , a Roman army of some 10 @,@ 000 soldiers , led by the governor of Cisalpine Gaul , Gaius Cassius Longinus attempted to bar Spartacus ' progress and were also defeated .
Plutarch makes no further mention of events until the initial confrontation between Marcus Licinius Crassus and Spartacus in the spring of 71 BC , omitting the march on Rome and the retreat to Thurii described by Appian . However , as Plutarch describes Crassus forcing Spartacus ' followers to retreat southwards from Picenum , one might infer that the rebel slaves approached Picenum from the south in early 71 BC , implying that they withdrew from Mutina into southern or central Italy for the winter of 72 – 71 BC .
Why they might do so , when there was apparently no reason for them not to escape over the Alps — Spartacus ' goal according to Plutarch — is not explained .
= = The war under Crassus ( 71 BC ) = =
Despite the contradictions in the classical sources regarding the events of 72 BC , there seems to be general agreement that Spartacus and his followers were in the south of Italy in early 71 BC .
= = = Crassus takes command of the legions = = =
The Senate , now alarmed at the apparently unstoppable rebellion occurring within Italy , gave the task of putting down the rebellion to Marcus Licinius Crassus . Crassus was no stranger to Roman politics , or to military command as he had been a field commander under Lucius Cornelius Sulla during the second civil war between Sulla and the Marian faction in 82 BC , and had served under Sulla during the dictatorship that followed .
Crassus was given a praetorship , and assigned six new legions in addition to the two formerly consular legions of Gellius and Lentulus , giving him an estimated army of some 32 @,@ 000 – 48 @,@ 000 trained Roman infantrymen plus their attached auxiliaries ( there being quite a historical range in the size of Republican Legions ) . Crassus treated his legions with harsh , even brutal , discipline , reviving the punishment of unit decimation within his army . Appian is uncertain whether he decimated the two consular legions for cowardice when he was appointed their commander , or whether he had his entire army decimated for a later defeat ( an event in which up to 4 @,@ 000 legionaries would have been executed ) .
Plutarch only mentions the decimation of 50 legionaries of one cohort as punishment after Mummius ' defeat in the first confrontation between Crassus and Spartacus . Regardless of what actually occurred , Crassus ' treatment of his legions proved that " he was more dangerous to them than the enemy " , and spurred them on to victory rather than running the risk of displeasing their commander .
= = = Crassus and Spartacus = = =
When the forces of Spartacus moved northwards once again , Crassus deployed six of his legions on the borders of the region ( Plutarch claims the initial battle between Crassus ' legions and Spartacus ' followers occurred near the Picenum region , Appian claims it occurred near the Samnium region ) , and detached two legions under his legate , Mummius , to maneuver behind Spartacus , but gave them orders not to engage the rebels . When an opportunity presented itself , Mummius disobeyed , attacked the Spartacan forces , and was subsequently routed . Despite this initial loss , Crassus engaged Spartacus and defeated him , killing some 6 @,@ 000 of the rebels .
The tide seemed to have turned in the war . Crassus ' legions were victorious in several engagements , killing thousands of the rebel slaves , and forcing Spartacus to retreat south through Lucania to the straits near Messina . According to Plutarch , Spartacus made a bargain with Cilician pirates to transport him and some 2 @,@ 000 of his men to Sicily , where he intended to incite a slave revolt and gather reinforcements . However , he was betrayed by the pirates , who took payment and then abandoned the rebel slaves . Minor sources mention that there were some attempts at raft and shipbuilding by the rebels as a means to escape , but that Crassus took unspecified measures to ensure the rebels could not cross to Sicily , and their efforts were abandoned .
Spartacus ' forces then retreated towards Rhegium . Crassus ' legions followed and upon arrival built fortifications across the isthmus at Rhegium , despite harassing raids from the rebel slaves . The rebels were under siege and cut off from their supplies .
= = = Reinforcement legions arrive ; the end of the war = = =
At this time , the legions of Pompey were returning to Italy , having put down the rebellion of Quintus Sertorius in Hispania .
Sources disagree on whether Crassus had requested reinforcements , or whether the Senate simply took advantage of Pompey 's return to Italy , but Pompey was ordered to bypass Rome and head south to aid Crassus . The Senate also sent reinforcements under the command of " Lucullus " , mistakenly thought by Appian to be Lucius Licinius Lucullus , commander of the forces engaged in the Third Mithridatic War at the time , but who appears to have been the proconsul of Macedonia , Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus , the former 's younger brother . With Pompey 's legions marching out of the north , and Lucullus ' troops landing in Brundisium , Crassus realized that if he did not put down the slave revolt quickly , credit for the war would go to the general who arrived with reinforcements , and thus he spurred his legions on to end the conflict quickly .
Hearing of the approach of Pompey , Spartacus attempted to negotiate with Crassus to bring the conflict to a close before Roman reinforcements arrived . When Crassus refused , a portion of Spartacus ' forces broke out of confinement and fled toward the mountains west of Petelia ( modern Strongoli ) in Bruttium , with Crassus ' legions in pursuit . The legions managed to catch a portion of the rebels – under the command of Gannicus and Castus – separated from the main army , killing 12 @,@ 300 .
Crassus ' legions also suffered losses . The Roman forces under the command of a cavalry officer named Lucius Quinctius were routed when some of the escaped slaves turned to meet them . The rebel slaves were not a professional army , and had reached their limit . They were unwilling to flee any farther , and groups of men were breaking away from the main force to independently attack the oncoming legions of Crassus .
With discipline breaking down , Spartacus turned his forces around and brought his entire strength to bear on the oncoming legions . In this last stand , the Battle of the Siler River , Spartacus ' forces were finally routed completely , with the vast majority of them being killed on the battlefield . All the ancient historians stated that Spartacus was also killed on the battlefield . However , his body was never found .
= = Aftermath = =
The rebellion of the Third Servile War had been annihilated by Crassus . Although Pompey 's forces did not directly engage Spartacus 's forces at any time , his legions moving in from the north were able to capture some 5 @,@ 000 rebels fleeing the battle , " all of whom he slew " . After this action , Pompey sent a dispatch to the Senate , saying that while Crassus certainly had conquered the slaves in open battle , he himself had ended the war , thus claiming a large portion of the credit and earning the enmity of Crassus .
While most of the rebel slaves were killed on the battlefield , some 6 @,@ 000 survivors were captured by the legions of Crassus . All 6 @,@ 000 were crucified along the Appian Way from Rome to Capua .
Pompey and Crassus reaped political benefit for having put down the rebellion . Both Crassus and Pompey returned to Rome with their legions and refused to disband them , instead encamping outside Rome . Both men stood for the consulship of 70 BC , even though Pompey was ineligible because of his youth and lack of service as praetor or quaestor . Nonetheless , both men were elected consul for 70 BC , partly due to the implied threat of their armed legions encamped outside the city .
The effects of the Third Servile War on Roman attitudes towards slavery , and on the institution of slavery in Rome , are harder to determine . Certainly the revolt had shaken the Roman people , who " out of sheer fear seem to have begun to treat their slaves less harshly than before . " The wealthy owners of the latifundia began to reduce the number of agricultural slaves , opting to employ the large pool of formerly dispossessed freemen in sharecropping arrangements . With the end of Augustus ' reign ( 63 BC - 14 AD ) , the major Roman wars of conquest ceased until the reign of Emperor Trajan ( reigned 98 – 117 AD ) , and with them ended the supply of plentiful and inexpensive slaves through military conquest . This era of peace further promoted the use of freedmen as laborers in agricultural estates .
The legal status and rights of Roman slaves also began to change . During the time of Emperor Claudius ( reigned 41 – 54 AD ) , a constitution was enacted that made the killing of an old or infirm slave an act of murder , and decreed that if such slaves were abandoned by their owners , they became freedmen . Under Antoninus Pius ( reigned 138 – 161 AD ) , laws further extended the rights of slaves , holding owners responsible for the killing of slaves , forcing the sale of slaves when it could be shown that they were being mistreated , and providing a ( theoretically ) neutral third party to which a slave could appeal . While these legal changes occurred much too late to be direct results of the Third Servile War , they represent the legal codification of changes in the Roman attitude toward slaves that evolved over decades .
It is difficult to determine the extent to which the events of this war contributed to changes in the use and legal rights of Roman slaves . The end of the Servile Wars seems to have coincided with the end of the period of the most prominent use of slaves in Rome and the beginning of a new perception of slaves within Roman society and law . The Third Servile War was the last of the Servile Wars , and Rome did not see another slave uprising of this magnitude again .
= = = Classical works = = =
Appian , Civil wars , Penguin Classics ; New Ed edition , 1996 . ISBN 0 @-@ 14 @-@ 044509 @-@ 9 .
Caesar , Julius , Commentarii de Bello Gallico .
Cicero , M. Tullius . The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero , literally translated by C. D. Yonge , " for Quintius , Sextus Roscius , Quintus Roscius , against Quintus Caecilius , and against Verres " . London . George Bell & Sons . 1903 . OCLC : 4709897
Florus , Publius Annius , Epitome of Roman History . Harvard University Press , 1984 . ISBN 0 @-@ 674 @-@ 99254 @-@ 7
Frontinus , Sextus Julius , Stratagems , Loeb edition , 1925 by Charles E. Bennett . ISBN 0 @-@ 674 @-@ 99192 @-@ 3
Gaius the Jurist , Gai Institvtionvm Commentarivs Primvs
Livius , Titus , This History of Rome
Livius , Titus , Periochae , K.G. Saur Verlag , 1981 . ISBN 3 @-@ 519 @-@ 01489 @-@ 0
Orosius , Histories .
Plutarchus , Mestrius , Plutarch 's Lives , " The Life of Crassus " and " The Life of Pompey " . Modern Library , 2001 . ISBN 0 @-@ 375 @-@ 75677 @-@ 9 .
Sallust , Histories , P.McGUSHIN ( Oxford , 1992 / 1994 ) ISBN 0 @-@ 19 @-@ 872140 @-@ 4
Seneca , De Beneficiis
Suetonius , Lives of the Twelve Caesars : The Life of Claudius .
= = = Movies = = =
Spartacus - Directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Kirk Douglas
= = = Modern books = = =
Bradley , Keith . Slavery and Rebellion in the Roman World . Bloomington : Indiana University Press , 1989 . ISBN 0 @-@ 7134 @-@ 6561 @-@ 1 .
Broughton , T. Robert S. Magistrates of the Roman Republic , vol . 2 . Cleveland : Case Western University Press , 1968 .
Davis , William Stearns ed . , Readings in Ancient History : Illustrative Extracts from the Sources , 2 Vols , Vol . II : Rome and the West . Boston : Allyn and Bacon , 1912 – 13 .
Matyszak , Philip , The enemies of Rome , Thames & Hudson , 2004 . ISBN 0 @-@ 500 @-@ 25124 @-@ X.
Shaw , Brent . Spartacus and the Slave Wars : a brief history with documents . 2001 . [ 1 ]
Strachan @-@ Davidson , J. L. ( ed . ) , Appian , Civil Wars : Book I , Oxford University Press , 1902 ( repr . 1969 ) .
Mommsen , Theodor , The History of Rome , Books I @-@ V , project Gutenburg electronic edition , 2004 . ISBN 0 @-@ 415 @-@ 14953 @-@ 3 .
William Smith , D.C.L. , LL.D. , A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities , John Murray , London , 1875 .
Barry , Strauss . The Spartacus War Simon & Schuster , 2009 . ISBN 1 @-@ 4165 @-@ 3205 @-@ 6 .
= = = Multimedia = = =
Fagan , Garret G. , " The History of Ancient Rome : Lecture 23 , Sulla 's Reforms Undone " , The Teaching Company . [ sound recording : CD ] .
= Rancho Camulos =
Rancho Camulos , now known as Rancho Camulos Museum , is a ranch located in the Santa Clara River Valley 2 @.@ 2 miles ( 3 @.@ 5 km ) east of Piru , California and just north of the Santa Clara River , in present day Ventura County , California . It was the home of Ygnacio del Valle , an alcalde of the Pueblo de Los Angeles and member of the California State Assembly . The ranch was known as the Home of Ramona because it was widely believed to have been the setting of the popular 1884 novel Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson . The novel helped in raising awareness about the Californio lifestyle and " romanticizing of the mission and rancho era of California history . "
The 1 @,@ 800 @-@ acre ( 7 km2 ) working ranch is a prime example of an early California rancho in its original rural setting . It was the source of the first commercially grown oranges in what is now Ventura County , and is one of the few remaining citrus growers in Southern California .
State Route 126 bisects the property , with most of the main buildings located south of the highway , and a few buildings on the north . The main adobe is one of the few extant Spanish Colonial buildings left in the state . Most of the other buildings are done in Mission Revival or Spanish Colonial Revival styles , both of which are derivatives of the original .
Rancho Camulos is designated a National Historic Landmark , listed on the National Register of Historic Places , and is also a California Historical Landmark . Many of the buildings and grounds are open to the public as a museum of this period in California history .
= = History = =
In 1769 , the Spanish Portola expedition , the first Europeans to see inland areas of California , came down the valley and camped by the river on August 10 , exact location unknown but in the area that later became Rancho Camulos . Fray Juan Crespi , a Franciscan missionary travelling with the expedition , named the valley Cañada de Santa Clara .
Originally a Tataviam village named Kamulus ( meaning " juniper " ) , the area was used by Mission San Fernando Rey de España for growing crops and as a grazing area for livestock as early as 1804 . The population of this relatively isolated area ( only traversed by the El Camino Real ) , as recorded by William Edward Petty Hartnell during his inspection of the mission in 1839 , was 416 . It was included in the 48 @,@ 612 @-@ acre ( 197 km2 ) Rancho San Francisco granted to Del Valle 's father , Antonio del Valle , administrator of Mission San Fernando , by Governor Juan B. Alvarado on January 22 , 1839 , after the secularization of the missions .
After Antonio 's death in 1841 , Ygnacio inherited Rancho San Francisco , but this was challenged in court by his father 's second wife . Nevertheless , by 1853 he constructed a four @-@ room adobe house and a corral at Camulos . By 1857 , the land title dispute was settled , with Ygnacio getting the western portion and the remainder was split among Antonio 's children and his second wife . He purchased back some of the other portions from his family as well as the neighboring Rancho Temescal to the north , and began livestock operations on the expanded area . However , Del Valle and his family did not live on the ranch initially , instead settling in a house on what is now Olvera Street in Los Angeles . The Del Valle family did not move back to Camulos , which he had expanded , until 1861 . During this time , the ranch was overseen by José Antonio Salazar , Ygnacio 's majordomo . Thus , despite its close association with Ramona and Mexican California , the house was constructed after California statehood and the family never lived there under Mexican rule .
In the 1860s , a drought forced Del Valle to sell off much of his land , but Camulos not only survived , but thrived . By the time of his death in 1880 , the house had expanded to twenty rooms and the compound had become a self @-@ sustaining ranch , complete with a brick winery , chapel , barn and workers ' housing . Records indicate that in 1870 the ranch was largest vintner in the area . A stagecoach line opened in 1874 and in 1887 , Southern Pacific ran a rail line past the ranch , including a depot at Camulos , ending the ranch 's isolation .
In 1908 , the Del Valle Company was incorporated by Ygnacio 's children , but by 1924 , the property was sold to August Rübel , a native of Zürich , Switzerland . Upon its sale , the Los Angeles Times lamented that :
An era in the history of California closed yesterday . The Del Valles of Camulos bade farewell to the homestead where they have lived in successive generations since Antonio del Valle . It was the passing of the old regime . They are said to be the last of the old Spanish families who held in unbroken succession to the ancestral acres .
Rübel continued operating the ranch in the same manner as the Del Valles , employing many of same workers . He had served in the American Field Service during World War I and when World War II broke out , he volunteered for active duty again . However , he died while serving in Tunisia in 1943 . After his death , his wife Mary married a man named Edwin Burger , who was not as interested in maintaining the rancho . After Mary 's death in 1968 , Burger closed the ranch entirely , and the buildings and grounds were left untended for years . Rübel 's heirs regained control of the property after the 1994 Northridge earthquake , which had damaged a number of buildings on the rancho .
The Rübel family restored commercial citrus production and set about repairing the earthquake damage . They successfully lobbied to have Camulos listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 . In 2000 , it was further designated a National Historic Landmark . Although the main house was restored in 1996 , funding was not available to restore the smaller buildings until 2006 , with construction completed in spring 2007 . The rancho is on State Route 126 , but little is visible from the highway .
The driveway / parking lot and grounds immediate to the highway were used as a filming location for the 1970 science @-@ fiction television movie The Love War .
= = Agricultural development = =
Del Valle acquired his first Valencia orange seedlings in 1857 from his friend William Wolfskill . The fruit from these trees was the first to be commercially grown in what is now Ventura County , although this was a relatively small scale because the crops had to be taken by wagon to Los Angeles . A Southern Pacific line opened in 1876 seventeen miles ( 27 km ) to the east in Saugus , providing a more convenient form of
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you are doing and why . It is a complex and foreign thing to act out an operation . For training , I watched a number of real ones . " Cast members are taught how to give realistic injections , monitor blood pressure and check a pulse , and some are given the opportunity to observe procedures in real hospitals . Original cast member George Irving observed coronary artery bypass surgery performed at Papworth and Middlesex Hospital in preparation for his role as Anton Meyer , while Edward MacLiam observed laparoscopic surgery being performed before joining the cast as Greg Douglas in series twelve .
= = = Filming and on @-@ screen output = = =
Holby City and Casualty are both set in Holby City Hospital , in the fictional county of Wyvern , in the southwest of England close to the Welsh border . The city exterior is represented by Bristol , though Holby City is filmed at the BBC 's Elstree Studios in Borehamwood , Hertfordshire . The Casualty set in Bristol was not large enough to encompass the surgical ward and operating theatre required for Holby City , and as a result , some crossover scenes in the first episode had to be shot twice , first on the Casualty set and then again at Elstree , with cast members travelling between the two locations . In October 2007 , BBC cutbacks led The Daily Telegraph to report that the Elstree site would be sold , and Holby City relocated to share a set with Casualty , possibly in Cardiff . In March 2009 , the BBC confirmed that Casualty would move to a new set in Cardiff , however in the following month , The Guardian announced that the BBC would retain Elstree Studios for at least another four years .
Several episodes of the series have been shot on location abroad . In 2004 , the romance between nurse Jess Griffin ( Verona Joseph ) and anaesthetist Zubin Khan ( Art Malik ) culminated in an episode set in Paris . The following year , registrar Diane Lloyd ( Patricia Potter ) followed consultant Ric Griffin ( Hugh Quarshie ) to Ghana as part of the BBC 's " Africa lives " series , a week of programmes bringing an exploration of African culture to UK audiences . In 2006 , an episode shot in Switzerland featured consultant Elliot Hope 's ( Paul Bradley ) wife Gina ( Gillian Bevan ) committing assisted suicide after her motor neurone disease worsened . A 2007 episode filmed in Dubai focussed on Holby registrars Jac Naylor ( Rosie Marcel ) and Joseph Byrne ( Luke Roberts ) meeting new nurse Faye Morton ( Patsy Kensit ) , and in 2008 , Joseph and consultant Linden Cullen ( Duncan Pow ) travelled to Cape Town when Faye experienced difficulties there . Series producer Diana Kyle stated in November 2008 that due to major BBC budget cuts , the series would not be filming abroad again for the " foreseeable future " . However , in an episode screened on 8 January 2013 , Jac Naylor travelled to Stockholm , Sweden to track down Henrik Hanssen and convince him to return to Holby . She succeeded and Hanssen returned to the hospital and resumed his role .
Holby City is shot using the single @-@ camera setup . Filming occurs from 8 am until 6 pm daily , 50 weeks a year . From July 2007 onwards , the show took on the filmising technique , giving episodes the impression of having been shot on film . Kyle stated that this was intended to attract a younger audience and modernise the programme , and that there had been a " very positive " response to the change . On 28 May 2010 , the BBC announced that it would be launching a high definition ( HD ) simulcast of BBC One from the autumn , and that Holby City would move to HD by the end of the year . The series moved to HD broadcasting , with a BBC HD simulcast , from the start of series 13 in October 2010 .
= = = Music = = =
The show 's eleventh series saw musical montage or " songtage " segments become standard in each episode , introduced by McHale as a means of modernising the show . Although McHale initially considered commissioning original pieces , budgetary constraints limited choices to pre @-@ existing tracks . The use of songtages was first popularised by the US medical drama Grey 's Anatomy , however McHale stated he was unaware of this until Holby City had already adopted the technique . Music was generally selected by each episode 's scriptwriter . If the writer was not specific about which songs should be used , the producers and director would select the music in post @-@ production . Actors also have some input : Hugh Quarshie personally selected the music he believed his character Ric Griffin would listen to in theatre . Asked in June 2010 whether she felt songtages were appropriate for a serious drama show , Kyle responded : " Yes – sometimes . On a multi @-@ strand series such as Holby , they are an excellent way of telling stories visually – a moment from each – to open or close an episode or create the passing of time in a concise way for the audience . " Kris Green of entertainment and media website Digital Spy suggested that the number of songs used per episode could be " very jarring " , to which Kyle replied : " We plan to use music carefully in the future – maybe ' songtages ' , as above – and sourced music within a scene , that is music actually playing in the scene itself , for example on a radio – but less incidental . "
= = = Broadcast = = =
Holby City premiered on 12 January 1999 on BBC One . Fourteen series of the show have since aired , and a fifteenth began airing on 16 October 2012 . The show 's first series ran for nine episodes . In June 2000 , then Director @-@ General of the BBC Greg Dyke pledged extra funding for BBC One , some of which was used for extra episodes of Holby City . The second and third series ran for 16 and 30 episodes respectively , with new episodes then airing on a weekly basis from the fourth series onwards . Series four to nine and eleven all ran for 52 episodes , while series ten ran for 53 episodes , including the stand @-@ alone finale episode " Mad World " , set outside the hospital . All series from then on continued to consist of 52 episodes , with exception to the twelfth series , which consisted of 55 episodes in total . Young explained of the increase in series length : " Longer runs allow you to develop really strong storylines for the regular characters . As long as you do volume with passion , it 'll work . " The series reached its 500th episode on 13 April 2010 .
Throughout Holby City 's first series , episodes were 50 minutes long . From the second series onwards , episodes have been one hour in length . The show was originally broadcast on Tuesday nights at 8 @.@ 10 pm , until a switch to Thursdays occurred for the second series , which began broadcasting in November 1999 . Halfway through the third series in 2001 , Holby reverted to its original Tuesday night slot , but now at 8 @.@ 05 pm . Finally , the show moved into the 8 pm timeslot , where it has since remained . The show is occasionally broadcast on a different day dependent on BBC scheduling . In 2007 , the show temporarily moved to Thursday nights , allowing HolbyBlue to air in the 8 pm Tuesday timeslot . BBC Scotland has for the most part broadcast the series at a later date mainly at 10 @.@ 40 , with its slot at 8pm filled with River city ,
= = Characters and cast = =
= = = Characters = = =
Holby City follows the professional and personal lives of medical and ancillary staff at Holby General . It features an ensemble cast of main and recurring characters . New main characters have been both written in and out of the series regularly since it started , the show contains a core of 15 to 20 main characters on the show at any given time .
As of July 2016 , the main cast of characters includes CEO Henrik Hanssen ( Guy Henry ) , Consultants Serena Campbell ( Catherine Russell ) , Ric Griffin ( Hugh Quarshie ) , Jac Naylor ( Rosie Marcel ) , Guy Self ( John Michie ) , Sacha Levy ( Bob Barrett ) Bernie Wolfe ( Jemma Redgrave ) and Mo Effanga ( Chizzy Akudolu ) , registrars Oliver Valentine ( James Anderson ) and Raffaello " Raf " di Lucca ( Joe McFadden ) , F2 doctors Dominic Copeland ( David Ames ) and Zosia March ( Camilla Arfwedson ) , F1 doctor Morven Shreve ( Eleanor Fanyinka ) , AAU Ward Manager Adrian " Fletch " Fletcher ( Alex Walkinshaw ) , and transplant coordinator Estelle " Essie " Harrison ( Kaye Wragg ) .
The original cast of 11 characters featured in the shows first episode was made up of consultants Anton Meyer ( George Irving ) and Muriel McKendrick ( Phyllis Logan ) , registrars Nick Jordan ( Michael French ) and Kirstie Collins ( Dawn McDaniel ) , senior house officer Victoria Merrick ( Lisa Faulkner ) , ward sister Karen Newburn ( Sarah Preston ) , theatre sister Ellie Sharpe ( Julie Saunders ) , senior staff nurse Ray Sykes ( Ian Curtis ) , staff nurses Julie Bradford ( Nicola Stephenson ) and Jasmine Hopkins ( Angela Griffin ) , and ward clerk Paul Ripley ( Luke Mably ) .
= = = Casting = = =
In casting the first series of Holby City , Young — who had previously worked on the soap operas Brookside and Family Affairs — selected actors who were already established names in the acting industry , particularly from a soap opera background . French had starred in the BBC 's EastEnders , while Stephenson and Faulkner had starred in Brookside . Griffin had also appeared in ITV 's Coronation Street . Young explained : " Some of the best performances on screen have come out of soaps in the past few years . There is a fantastic amount of talent on those shows . " This propensity for hiring established actors continued as the soap progressed , with former Brookside actress Patricia Potter cast as registrar Diane Lloyd , Star Wars actor Denis Lawson cast as consultant Tom Campbell @-@ Gore , and Family Affairs star Rocky Marshall cast as SHO Ed Keating . Later roles were awarded to comedian Adrian Edmondson , former film actress Patsy Kensit , and Jesus of Nazareth star Powell . When Jane Asher was cast in the recurring role of Lady Byrne in 2007 , Inside Soap magazine asked Kyle whether the production team intentionally sought out " well @-@ known @-@ names " . She responded : " It 's lovely when we have a new member of the cast come in and bring an audience with them . But we want the best actors , and the star names we cast are always the best – which is why we go for them . "
There is a casting department at Elstree Studios which casts actors for Holby City as well as Casualty , EastEnders and Doctors . The programme also has two dedicated casting directors who bring in a shortlist of actors for the producer and director to audition . Some cast members who play main characters have made previous appearances in Holby City in minor roles . Mealing appeared as the mother of a paediatric patient in the show 's fourth series , Roberts appeared as the son of a medical professor in Holby City 's seventh series , and Dhillon appeared as anaesthetist Sunil Gupta in 2001 . Roberts believes that his single scene in series seven was enough for him to be called in for the part of Joseph , while in contrast , Dhillon does not believe that his role contributed to his casting as Michael , but instead worried that it would work against him .
= = = Guest stars = = =
Holby City has featured a number of famous guest stars . Emma Samms , Antonio Fargas , Ronald Pickup and Leslie Phillips made appearances within the show 's first few series , and Anita Dobson , Peter Bowles and Susannah York all appeared in the fiftieth episode . Other notable guest stars include Paul Blackthorne , Suzanne Shaw , Geoffrey Hutchings , Richard Todd , Johnny Briggs , Terence Rigby , Michael Obiora , and Lionel Jeffries . Richard Briers appeared as patient George Woodman in the Christmas episode " Elliot 's Wonderful Life " , Eric Sykes played Roger Ludlow , a patient with Alzheimer 's disease and Phill Jupitus starred as morbidly obese patient Andy Thompson . Kieron Dyer was in four episodes as an injury prone footballer , Denise Welch had a recurring role as risk manager Pam McGrath , mother of nurse Keri , Clarke Peters appeared for five episodes in 2009 as the father of nurse Donna Jackson , and Graeme Garden had a recurring role from 2003 to 2007 as cardiothoracic consultant Edward Loftwood . Cascade Brown played Sophie Hindmarsh in 2004 , Antonio Fargas appeared in 2003 as Victor Garrison , a patient with Parkinson 's disease , Sheridan Smith appeared for six episodes in 2001 as teenage stalker Miranda Locke , and David Soul made two appearances as Professor Alan Fletcher . The BBC 's William Gallagher wrote in a November 2001 column that Soul 's guest @-@ appearance had begun a trend for American actors appearing in UK shows . In 2012 , Ron Moody guest starred as patient Vincent Mancini , a war veteran .
In 2003 , the BBC reached an agreement with the actors ' union Equity to cease offering walk @-@ on drama series roles to members of the public as prizes . When an untrained person won such a role in Holby City in a competition , Equity complained to the broadcaster that such prizes were " demeaning " to actors , depriving them of paid employment . The competition winner was allowed to visit the Holby City set , but did not appear on @-@ screen as a result of the policy change .
= = Adaptations and other appearances = =
= = = Casualty @ Holby City = = =
Reflecting Holby City 's origins as a spin @-@ off from Casualty and the closely related premises of the two programmes , the BBC has screened occasional crossover mini @-@ dramas entitled Casualty @ Holby City , featuring a number of characters from each of the two casts . Prior to the commissioning of Casualty @ Holby City , the two shows had occasionally crossed @-@ over storylines and cast members before ; for instance developing a romance between Holby City 's Ben Saunders ( David Paisley ) and Casualty 's Tony Vincent ( Lee Warburton ) . The first full crossover was spearheaded by Casualty 's executive producer Mervyn Watson , and Holby City 's McHale . Logistical difficulties arose from the fact the two series are usually produced 120 miles apart , and work on both shows had to be halted for two weeks to release a number of cast members to appear in the special . A second crossover was commissioned in 2005 as part of the BBC 's DoNation season , aiming to raise public awareness of organ donation and help viewers make an informed decision about whether to sign up to the Organ Donor Register . An interactive episode of Casualty @ Holby City was one of the headlining shows of the season , allowing viewers to vote by phone to determine the outcome of a fictional organ donation . The third Casualty @ Holby City crossover aired in October 2005 . The four @-@ part storyline tackled the issue of youth violence , following the events of a turbulent A & E demonstration at an inner @-@ city school . Based on the success of the 2004 Casualty @ Holby City Christmas special , another crossover was ordered for Christmas 2005 . Rather than dividing the episodes between the two series ' crews as had previously been standard , this crossover operated as an entirely separate production , with Kyle producing and Paul Harrison directing .
In February 2010 , another crossover occurred when Casualty 's Charlie Fairhead ( Derek Thompson ) was operated on by Holby City 's Elliot Hope after suffering a heart attack . The storyline was , however , broadcast as regular Casualty and Holby City episodes , rather than under the Casualty @ Holby City title . Casualty 's series producer Oliver Kent commented that , while it is " fantastic " to be able to produce crossover episodes , they are logistically difficult , and it is unlikely that another Casualty @ Holby City episode will be produced in the " foreseeable future " . In September 2010 , Holby City 's nurse Donna Jackson ( Jaye Jacobs ) appeared in Casualty , and Kent hopes that characters from the two shows will begin to crossover two or three times a year .
= = = HolbyBlue = = =
On 27 April 2006 , the BBC announced the commissioning of Holby Blue , a police procedural spin @-@ off from Holby City created by Tony Jordan . Jordan contemplated that " soap snobs " may hold the series in disdain for using the Holby brand , but concluded : " After much thought , I remembered who I was as a writer , the joy I take from surprising an audience , by subverting expectation – and HolbyBlue was born . " Holby City was moved to Thursdays for the duration of HolbyBlue 's first series , with the spin @-@ off broadcast on Tuesday nights at 8 pm . A two @-@ part crossover episode with Holby City was developed for the beginning of the show 's second series , broadcast in 2008 . The episodes were written by McHale and Jordan , and saw Holby City registrar Jac Naylor accused of murder . Yorke compared the crossover to the American CSI franchise , in that : " You really believe it 's a world . " While the second series attracted 5 @.@ 6 million viewers with its opening episode , by the end of May 2008 viewership had fallen to 2 @.@ 5 million . In August 2008 , the BBC announced that due to declining ratings , Holby Blue would not be recommissioned for a third series .
= = = Other appearances = = =
In June 2002 , cast members from Holby City and Casualty competed against the EastEnders cast for the first Sport Relief fundraiser , in a segment dubbed " Sport in the Square " . The teams competed in events such as taxi pulling , melon tossing and a beer keg relay . The competition was televised on BBC One , and the event as a whole raised £ 10 million . In October 2003 , BBC One aired a " Kenyon Confronts " documentary by Panorama reporter Paul Kenyon , investigating hospitals run by the Private Finance Initiative . He discovered many problems within the hospitals , which were dramatised by the Holby City cast in specially commissioned scenes . March 2004 saw the station air the documentary " Making It at Holby " , as part of a BBC initiative to develop new acting talent . The documentary followed the casting process of Holby City and Casualty , from the audition stages to the filming of the selected actors ' first scenes . Young explained his casting criteria , revealing : " I try to put my head into the head of a viewer and ask : do I want to spend three years in the life of this person ? " 17 November 2006 Children in Need charity telethon included a segment featuring the Holby City cast performing a comical version of " Hung Up " by Madonna . 16 November 2007 Children in Need appeal again contained a musical performance from Holby City cast members . Sharon D Clarke , backed by Nadine Lewington , Rakie Ayola and Phoebe Thomas performed a soul version of Aretha Franklin 's signature song , " Respect " . On 28 June 2008 , Holby City stars competed against their Casualty counterparts in a special charity edition of BBC Two game @-@ show The Weakest Link . Holby City and Casualty cast members united on 20 February 2010 , performing a dance rendition of " Jai Ho " for Let 's Dance for Sport Relief .
= = Reception = =
= = = Critical response = = =
Holby City has attracted comparisons to other medical dramas , often unfavourable . In November 2002 , John Whiston , then head of drama at Granada Television , accused the BBC of producing " ersatz parodies " of ITV drama , commenting that : " With Holby City cloned out of Casualty , the BBC has even ended up copying itself . " Paul Hoggart of The Times has written that the differences between the two shows are " mild " , calling Holby City : " Casualty 's cute little sister " . Kevin Lygo , director of television at Channel 4 , referred to Holby City as " sudsy drama " , deeming it , Casualty and HolbyBlue " all decent programmes , but strikingly similar in many aspects of their tone and construction . " Holby City has also been unfavourably compared with the American medical drama ER . Television producer Paul Abbott has commented that although he watches ER , he does not watch Holby City as : " it looks like you 've crammed one hour 's drama into 26 episodes . " In October 2009 , former Holby City writer Peter Jukes wrote a critical piece for Prospect magazine , contrasting the show negatively with the standard of American television dramas . Jukes wrote that Holby City has become a soap opera , rather than a drama , and deemed the episodes he worked on " the most dispiriting experiences in [ his ] 25 years as a dramatist . "
On several occasions , people within the television and entertainment industry have suggested that Holby City is a waste of the television licence fee , with some suggesting that it ought to be cancelled . In August 2002 , Paul Bolt , director of the Broadcasting Standards Commission criticised BBC programming as being " humdrum " and " formulaic " , saying of Holby City and the police procedural Mersey Beat : " One begins to wonder what really is the point of the BBC bringing this to us . Let 's have something a bit different . " Then head of BBC drama Jane Tranter responded that Bolt 's examples were " highly selective " as well as " hugely patronising to the millions of viewers who enjoy popular dramas like Holby City – week in , week out " . Young , who at the time held the position of head of drama serials , told The Guardian : " Popular drama has always been singled out for criticism , but people are increasingly voting with their on @-@ buttons . " Also in 2002 , David Cox of the New Statesman criticised BBC One 's 2001 Christmas schedule , for airing Holby City against a contemporary version of Othello . On this basis , Cox advocated the abolition of the licence fee , explaining : " The BBC was invented in a period when the elite decided what the population should know . If that has gone , then the licence fee should go too . " At the 2003 Edinburgh International Television Festival , BSykB chief executive Tony Ball called for stricter restrictions on how the BBC spent licence payers ' money , suggesting that Holby City be sold to the channel 's commercial rivals , with the proceeds used to develop more original programming . The BBC refused Ball 's suggestion , responding in a statement : " This speech clearly reflects BSkyB 's view that programmes are merely a commodity to be bought and sold . " In June 2004 , Charles Allen , chief executive of ITV plc questioned the amount of funding spent on lengthened episodes of Holby City , and in January 2010 , Janet Street @-@ Porter of The Independent , opined Holby City had " come to the end of [ its ] natural life " and should be cancelled .
Holby City was praised by campaigners for the Royal National Institute for Deaf People ( RNID ) in October 2003 , when an episode which coincided with " Learn To Sign Week " used deaf actors , and featured characters communicating through British Sign Language . RNID chief executive John Low stated : " Too often individuals have to rely on family members or friends to communicate complicated personal information to professionals . This is the reason the RNID is calling on the government to channel funding into the training of British Sign Language interpreters who could then be available to NHS staff treating deaf patients . " Stokes commented : " The writer had a great story he wanted to tell – for us , that 's what matters first and foremost . " A 2008 report into ethnic diversity on television , commissioned by Channel 4 , cited Holby City as a positive example of " diverse British programm [ ing ] " . Five years previously in 2003 , former BBC host Sir Ludovic Kennedy complained that ethnic minorities were over @-@ represented on television , prompting a BBC spokeswoman to explain that Holby City has more ethnic characters as it is set in an area where minorities account for up to 30 % of the population . According to the 2001 census , the population of Bristol – which the city of Holby is loosely based upon – is 88 % white and 12 % ethnic minorities .
= = = Realism = = =
The show has been criticised for its lack of realism . Former nurse Vici Hoban commented in February 2004 that there existed three stereotypes with regards to nurses : " sex object , doctor 's handmaiden , or angel " . She felt that media portrayal had increased these misconceptions , observing that with " the syringe @-@ toting serial killer Kelly in Holby City , realism has never been top of TV 's agenda . " However , Hoban felt that the worst offender at the time was the Channel 4 medical drama No Angels , which she described as : " so inaccurate that it makes Holby City look like a factual documentary . " No Angels creator Toby Whithouse defended his series , stating that Holby City presents an unfair representation of nursing , deceiving viewers into believing that nursing " is a nice , clean job full of handsome doctors . " Whithouse observed that the content of Holby City is defined by the watershed , describing real nursing work in contrast as " very post @-@ watershed " . In November 2009 , Antony Sumara , CEO of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Hospital Trust , wrote a column criticising Holby City for misrepresenting real hospital life . Tom Sutcliffe of The Independent reviewed a December 2009 episode poorly , finding it " astonishing " that any patients leave Holby General alive , as the staff are " so busy looking stricken or lovelorn at each other " .
In December 2003 , The Times ' Libby Purves wrote a critical opinion piece , observing that Holby City 's medical staff are often depicted getting drunk in clubs , but afterwards are able to function properly at work , and that as a result , alcohol " is made to look innocent " . In October 2004 , Canon Kenyon Wright , chair of Alcohol Focus Scotland , criticised an episode of Holby City which saw doctors downing tequila slammers , stating that it glamorised irresponsible drinking . Similarly , in October 2007 , drinks ' industry body the Portman Group made an official complaint to communications regulator Ofcom about a scene in Holby City which depicted two medics drinking five shots of tequila following a stressful day at work . The body 's chief executive David Poley claimed that in failing to show the negative consequences of this action , the series was presenting a " highly irresponsible portrayal of excessive and rapid drinking " . Ofcom received a total of eight complaints about the incident .
Holby City has also been accused of medical inaccuracies . The British Medical Association denounced a January 2004 episode of the serial which portrayed organ donation being carried out despite withdrawal of consent by the patient 's relatives . Dr Michael Wilks , chairman of the Medical Ethics Committee stated : " This simply would not happen , but its portrayal , even in a drama , is totally irresponsible and risks causing huge damage to the already struggling transplant programme . " The British Medical Association later opined that the show was giving viewers an unrealistic impression of resuscitation by typically presenting only two outcomes , death or total recovery . Andrew Thomson , a Dundee GP , deemed this " a terrible distortion of the truth . " In a follow @-@ up story for The Times , Vivienne Parry highlighted the fact that in reality , less than half of patients who require resuscitation survive the initial catastrophe and only a third of those live to leave hospital . At the Royal College of Nursing ( RCN ) conference in Bournemouth in April 2010 , Holby City was accused of fostering unrealistic expectations of the NHS , encouraging patients to believe in miracles and fuelling compensation culture . Accident and emergency nurse John Hill stated : " In A & E it is sometimes a fact that sadly we cannot get people through the trauma they have received . Unfortunately , unlike in Holby City , I am a mere mortal and cannot perform miracles . But many relatives believe because of that , you can . And the injury lawyers assure them that if you don 't they will get recompense for it . "
= = = Impact = = =
In October 2000 , Dr John Ryan , an Accident & Emergency consultant at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton criticised the number of patients visiting the department for minor ailments without first contacting their GP . Ryan attributed this phenomenon to patients viewing Holby City and American medical drama ER , and falsely perceiving hospitals as glamorous . A three @-@ year Belgian research project , presented at a British Psychological Society meeting in September 2008 , claimed that watching Holby City and similar medical dramas such as Casualty and ER had a subliminal influence on fear of illness . 1 @,@ 300 teenagers were questioned on their viewing habits , and those who watched more medical dramas were found to be up to 10 % more fearful about their health , with females more affected than males . Dr Jan Van Mierlo of Hasselt University stated that further research was needed into the long @-@ term impact of television .
In 2008 , Conservative Party strategists identified four archetypes based on TV programmes to help the party target swing voters . Alongside " Top Gear man " , " Apprentice generation " and " Grand Designs couple " , they identified " Holby City worker " , a middle @-@ ranking health service employee . The following year , strategists identified " Holby City woman " as a key voter demographic who may help the party win the 2010 General Election . The " Holby City woman " is a female voter in her 30s or 40s , employed in a clinical or clerical position or some other public sector job . She is a swing voter in General Elections , who has voted for the Labour Party in previous elections , though her identification with the Labour Party is not strong . The " Holby City woman " archetype is modelled on the character of Faye Morton .
In January 2009 , Jill Berry , president of the Girls ' Schools Association and head teacher at the Dame Alice Harpur School in Bedford , cited medical dramas such as Holby City as an inspiring force in increasing numbers of female students deciding to pursue careers in medicine . Berry explained : " The girls see that as an exciting and dynamic way of life . They see it as making a difference to people 's lives . It gives them a sense sometimes of the pressures , responsibility and adrenaline . Such TV programmes can be good , as long as they give a realistic impression . " Similarly , consultant surgeon Andrew Raftery uses clips from Holby City as part of the University of Sheffield Outreach and Access to Medicine Scheme , to inspire pupils from under @-@ represented social and educational backgrounds to pursue careers in medicine .
= = = Awards and nominations = = =
Holby City has been nominated for over 100 awards , of which it has won six . The series has received five nominations for the British Academy Television Awards , winning one . Minkie Spiro was nominated for the " Best New Director ( Fiction ) " award in 2003 for her work on the series . The show itself was nominated for the " Best Continuing Drama " award in 2004 , 2005 and 2006 , winning in 2008 . McHale commented on the win : " It 's fantastic not being the bridesmaid " , hoping that the award would help to make the serial " less of a guilty pleasure " . Holby City received multiple BBC Drama Award nominations between 2002 and 2006 . Its best results saw the show voted fifth " Best Drama " in 2004 and 2006 . Amanda Mealing was voted fourth " Best Actress " in 2006 for her role as Connie Beauchamp , and the " Casualty @ Holby City " moment where doctor Jim Brodie ( Maxwell Caulfield ) sacrifices his life for midwife Rosie Sattar ( Kim Vithana ) was voted viewers ' fourth " Favourite Moment " of 2004 . The series has been nominated for the " Best Drama " award at the Inside Soap Awards on six occasions — in 2004 , then concurrently from 2006 to 2010 . Holby City has received multiple long @-@ list nominations at the National Television Awards ( NTAs ) and TV Choice Awards . Mealing was short @-@ listed for the " Most Popular Newcomer " award at the 2005 NTAs , and for the " Best Actress " award at the 2008 TV Choice Awards . At the 2000 Royal Television Society Awards , Sean De Sparengo and Richard Gort were nominated for the " Best Graphic Design – Titles " award for their contribution to the series . The show itself was nominated in the " Soap and Continuing Drama " category at the 2007 awards . Holby City was nominated " Best Serial Drama " at the 2008 Digital Spy Soap Awards , and in 2009 , Stella Gonet was nominated for the " Acting Performance in TV ( Female ) " award at the British Academy Scotland Awards for her role as CEO Jayne Grayson . In 2010 , the series was shortlisted in the " Best Television Continuing Drama " category at the Writers ' Guild of Great Britain Awards .
At the Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards , Angela Griffin won " Best Actress " in 2000 for her role as nurse Jasmine Hopkins , and was nominated " Best TV Actress " in 2002 , alongside co @-@ star Thusitha Jayasundera for her role as registrar Tash Bandara . In 2004 , Art Malik won the " Best TV Actor " award for his role as anaesthetist Zubin Khan . Nirpal Singh Dhaliwal of The Times criticised Malik 's award , opining that : " A show such as Holby City doesn 't merit any recognition . " The show has won three Screen Nation Awards , and received nominations for a further seven . Jaye Jacobs won the " Emerging Talent " award in 2005 for her role as nurse Donna Jackson . In 2006 , Rakie Ayola and Hugh Quarshie were nominated for the Female and Male " Performance in TV " awards for their roles as Kyla Tyson and Ric Griffin respectively . Sharon D. Clarke won the 2007 " Female Performance in TV " award for her role as Lola Griffin , while Ginny Holder was nominated in the same category for her role as Thandie Abebe , and Ayola received an Honourable Mention . Also in 2007 , Roger Griffiths was nominated for the " Male Performance in TV " award for his role as Harvey Tyson , and Quarshie received an Honourable Mention in the same category . Quarshie went on to win " Favourite Male TV Star " in 2008 . Also in 2008 , Jacobs was nominated for the " Favourite Female TV Star " award , Ayola was nominated in the " Female Performance in TV " category , and the show itself was nominated for the " Diversity in Drama Production " award .
= = = Ratings = = =
= Elliott Fitch Shepard =
Elliott Fitch Shepard ( July 25 , 1833 – March 24 , 1893 ) was a New York lawyer , banker , and owner of the Mail and Express newspaper , as well as a founder and president of the New York State Bar Association . Shepard was married to Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt , who was the granddaughter of philanthropist , business magnate , and family patriarch Cornelius Vanderbilt . Shepard 's Briarcliff Manor residence Woodlea and the Scarborough Presbyterian Church , which he founded nearby , are contributing properties to the Scarborough Historic District .
Shepard was born in Jamestown , New York , one of three sons of the president of a banknote @-@ engraving company . He attended the City University of New York , and practiced law for about 25 years . During the American Civil War , Shepard was a Union Army recruiter and earned the rank of colonel . He was later a founder and benefactor of several institutions and banks . When Shepard moved to the Briarcliff Manor hamlet of Scarborough @-@ on @-@ Hudson , he founded the Scarborough Presbyterian Church and built Woodlea ; the house and its land are now part of Sleepy Hollow Country Club .
= = Early life = =
Shepard was born July 25 , 1833 in Jamestown in Chautauqua County , New York . He was the second of three sons of Fitch Shepard and Delia Maria Dennis ; the others were Burritt Hamilton and Augustus Dennis . Fitch Shepard was president of the National Bank Note Company ( later consolidated with the American and Continental Note Companies ) , and Elliott 's brother Augustus became president of the American Bank Note Company . Fitch , son of Noah Shepard , was a descendant of Thomas Shepard ( a Puritan minister ) and James Fitch ( son @-@ in @-@ law of William Bradford ) . Delia Maria Dennis was a descendant of Robert Dennis , who emigrated from England in 1635 . Elliott was described in 1897 's Prominent Families of New York as " prominent by birth and ancestry , as well as for his personal qualities " . He attended public schools in Jamestown and the college @-@ preparatory University Grammar School ( then located in the City University of New York building ) , and graduated from the university in 1855 . Shepard began studying law under Edwards Pierrepont , and was admitted to the bar in the city of Brooklyn in 1858 .
= = Civil War service = =
At the outbreak of the American Civil War Shepard became an aide @-@ de @-@ camp to Union Army General Edwin D. Morgan , with the rank of colonel . Shepard never entered the field , but was involved in recruiting volunteers . In 1862 he visited Jamestown to inspect , equip and provide uniforms for the Chautauqua regiment , his first return since age twelve , and was welcomed by a group of prominent citizens . Shepard recruited and organized the 51st Regiment , New York Volunteers , which was named the Shepard Rifles in his honor . George W. Whitman , brother of the poet Walt Whitman and a member of the regiment , was notified by Shepard of a
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the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act ( sometimes referred to simply as the " Kingpin Act " ) , for his involvement in drug trafficking along with three other international criminals . The act prohibited U.S. citizens and companies from doing any kind of business activity with him , and virtually froze all his assets in the U.S.
= Miikka Kiprusoff =
Miikka Sakari Kiprusoff ( Finnish pronunciation : [ ˈmiːkːɑ ˈsɑkɑri ˈkiprusofː ] ; born October 26 , 1976 ) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Calgary Flames and San Jose Sharks during his National Hockey League ( NHL ) career . He was selected in the fifth round , 116th overall , by the Sharks in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft , and has also played professionally for TPS of the Finnish SM @-@ liiga , as well as for both AIK IF and Timrå IK of the Swedish Elitserien .
Kiprusoff represented Finland several times on the international stage , earning silver medals at the World Ice Hockey Championships in 1999 and 2001 , as well as leading the Finns to a surprise second @-@ place finish at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey . He also helped the Finnish national hockey team win the bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver .
Kiprusoff began his professional career with TPS in 1994 , and was named the best goaltender and best player of the playoffs in 1999 as he led them to the SM @-@ liiga championship . He then moved to North America in 1999 , and after two All @-@ Star seasons in the American Hockey League ( AHL ) , made his NHL debut with the San Jose Sharks , where he served primarily as the team 's backup . A trade to the Calgary Flames in 2003 – 04 brought Kiprusoff into a starting role , and he set a modern NHL record for lowest goals against average ( GAA ) at 1 @.@ 69 as he helped the Flames reach the 2004 Stanley Cup Final . He won the Vezina Trophy as the best goaltender in the NHL in 2006 along with the William M. Jennings Trophy for giving up the fewest goals in the League . He played in his first NHL All @-@ Star Game in 2007 and is the Flames ' franchise record holder in both wins and shutouts .
= = Playing career = =
= = = Europe = = =
Kiprusoff was sponsored by his hometown team , TPS , playing two seasons in the Finnish junior league for them between 1993 and 1995 . He was then selected by the San Jose Sharks in the fifth round , 116th overall , at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft . He made his professional debut in 1994 – 95 , and won three of four games played for TPS . After playing 12 games for TPS in 1995 – 96 , he moved to AIK IF of the Swedish Elitserien , playing two seasons as their top goaltender before returning to TPS in 1998 – 99 . He dominated the SM @-@ liiga that year , finishing the season with a record of 26 – 6 – 6 and a GAA of 1 @.@ 85 , and led TPS to the Finnish championship . For his efforts , he was named the winner of the Urpo Ylönen trophy as the best goaltender in 1998 – 99 and the Jari Kurri trophy as the best player of the playoffs .
= = = San Jose Sharks = = =
Kiprusoff moved to North America in 1999 , joining the Sharks ' AHL affiliate , the Kentucky Thoroughblades . He finished fourth in the League with a 2 @.@ 48 GAA and was the starting goaltender for team PlanetUSA at the 2000 AHL All @-@ Star Game as he helped Kentucky win its first division title . He began the 2000 – 01 season with Kentucky , where he posted a record of 19 – 9 – 6 with two shutouts in 39 games . He then started his second @-@ consecutive AHL All @-@ Star Game before earning a call @-@ up to San Jose on March 5 , 2001 . He earned his first NHL win on March 29 , 7 – 4 over the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , in relief of starting goaltender Evgeni Nabokov . He made his first start on April 8 , again against Anaheim , and earned his second win .
The flu sidelined Nabokov for Game 4 of the Sharks ' 2001 Stanley Cup playoff series against the St. Louis Blues . Making just his second career start , Kiprusoff made 39 saves in a 3 – 2 victory . In doing so , he became the first Finnish born goaltender to win an NHL playoff game . Kiprusoff struggled to start the 2001 – 02 season , however , and was sent to the Cleveland Barons on a conditioning assignment after playing in only four of the Sharks ' first 21 games . He was named the AHL Player of the Week during the assignment after winning all four games he played in Cleveland . He finished the season with a 7 – 6 – 1 record for the Sharks , and recorded his first NHL shutout in a 6 – 0 win over the Florida Panthers on January 5 , 2002 .
Nabokov entered the 2002 – 03 season as a holdout player without a contract , giving Kiprusoff a chance to become the starter . Despite the opportunity , Kiprusoff struggled , losing his first three games and posting a 5 @.@ 65 GAA in that time , forcing the Sharks ' hand , as they quickly agreed to terms with Nabokov on a new contract . Relegated to the backup role , Kiprusoff continued to struggle , winning just five of 22 games played before his season ended with a knee injury . Despite his poor season , the Sharks offered him a new contract for one year at US $ 800 @,@ 000 .
Kiprusoff began the 2003 – 04 season competing with Vesa Toskala for the backup spot behind Nabokov , leading to speculation of a trade . Ultimately relegated to third @-@ string status , Kiprusoff grew increasingly frustrated , as he did not play in any games through the first quarter of the season . He was then finally traded to the Calgary Flames in exchange for a second @-@ round draft pick on November 16 , 2003 , after Calgary starter Roman Turek suffered an injury .
= = = Calgary Flames = = =
The trade provided immediate dividends for the Flames , as Kiprusoff recorded 22 saves in a 2 – 1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in his first game with Calgary on November 20 . He won 12 of 17 starts between November 20 and December 29 , giving up one goal or fewer 11 times in that stretch . He was named the defensive player of the month for December by the League , but suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament ( MCL ) in his knee at the end of the month that forced him out of the lineup for four weeks .
Kiprusoff 's play remained strong upon his return , as he was counted on to lead the Flames to the playoffs for the first time in eight years . A 1 – 0 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes clinched a berth in the 2004 playoffs for the Flames , an achievement which earned Kiprusoff a standing ovation from the Calgary fans . He finished the regular season with a modern NHL record @-@ low GAA of 1 @.@ 69 . His stellar play continued into the playoffs , as he won 15 games , five of them via shutout , leading the Flames to within one victory of a Stanley Cup championship . He was named a finalist for the Vezina Trophy , awarded to the best goaltender in the League , and was given a one @-@ year , $ 2 @.@ 95 million contract for 2004 – 05 by an arbitrator , an increase in salary of nearly four times his previous contract .
As the 2004 – 05 lockout led to the cancellation of the season , Kiprusoff chose to play in Sweden . He played 41 games for Timrå IK , recording five shutouts and a 2 @.@ 14 GAA . He remained a top goaltender for Calgary when NHL play resumed in 2005 – 06 , breaking Mike Vernon 's franchise record when he recorded his 40th win of the season against the Minnesota Wild on April 8 , 2006 . He was not only touted as the top goaltender in the League , but also argued to be a candidate for the Hart Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player in the NHL . Finishing the season with a 42 – 20 – 11 record and a team @-@ record 10 shutouts , he was named a first team all @-@ star and awarded the Vezina Trophy , as well as the William M. Jennings Trophy for being the goaltender on the team that gave up the fewest goals in during the season . He was also named a finalist for the Hart , though the award was won by Joe Thornton .
Kiprusoff struggled to begin the 2006 – 07 season , winning just four of his first 12 decisions , and giving up nearly three goals per game . He rebounded to finish the season with 40 wins , won his 100th career game , and played in his first All @-@ Star Game . He recorded his 21st shutout in a Flames uniform in a 1 – 0 win over the Wild on March 27 , 2007 , to break Dan Bouchard 's franchise record . Kiprusoff was outstanding in the 2007 playoffs , keeping the overmatched Flames close to the top @-@ seeded Detroit Red Wings despite the Flames giving up nearly 50 shots per game in their first two contests . He led them to consecutive wins in Games 3 and 4 to even the series , and gave the Flames hope they could win the series , but the Flames were unable to parlay his performance into a series win , losing the best @-@ of @-@ seven series 4 – 2 . In Game 5 , he was pulled after giving up five goals , but was forced to come back in only 18 seconds later when his backup , Jamie McLennan , was thrown out of the game for deliberately slashing the Red Wings ' Johan Franzén . Kiprusoff earned his third consecutive nomination for the Vezina Trophy , ultimately won by Martin Brodeur .
Nicknamed " Captain Hook " for the way he handled goaltenders , the Flames decision to hire Mike Keenan as head coach in 2007 – 08 created speculation that Kiprusoff might choose to leave Calgary when his contract expired at the end of the season . Nonetheless , he agreed to a six @-@ year extension worth $ 35 million that would keep him in Calgary until the end of the 2013 – 14 season . He struggled at times , as his GAA and save percentage fell outside of the top 30 goaltenders in the League by mid @-@ November . His play improved throughout the season , however , and he finished the season third in the NHL with 39 wins .
Hoping to rebound in 2008 – 09 , Kiprusoff arrived for the start of the season in better shape , but continued to struggle as he was questioned on whether his heavy workload the previous three seasons — he played 76 , 74 and 74 games of a possible 82 — were taking a toll on him . He won his 200th career game on March 18 , 2009 , in a 2 – 1 victory over the Dallas Stars , but questions about whether he was playing too many games continued throughout the season . Although he led the League with 45 wins , his statistical averages had deteriorated for the fourth consecutive season as he admitted he struggled .
New head coach Brent Sutter promised that Kiprusoff would face a lighter schedule in 2009 – 10 , he played 76 games in 2008 – 09 , while Kiprusoff hired a personal trainer and set aside his previously indifferent attitude towards off @-@ season training . His efforts appeared to pay dividends early in the season , as he lost only three of his first 17 decisions , leading his teammates to compare his early performance to his first years in Calgary . He finished in the top ten in the League in wins , save percentage and GAA and while considered a potential candidate for the Vezina Trophy , he was not named a finalist in part due to the fact the Flames failed to qualify for the 2010 playoffs .
Kiprusoff , as well as the entire Flames team , struggled early in the 2010 – 11 season , and during a period of struggle late in January , he became a target of the fans ' jeering . He admitted that he had struggled and was trying to focus on returning his play to where he felt it should be . Kiprusoff 's fortunes improved in February , as he won his 250th game as a member of the Flames in a 9 – 1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on February 14 . Six nights later , he became the first goaltender in NHL history to record a shutout in an outdoor game with a 4 – 0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at the 2011 Heritage Classic . In a March 4 game against the Columbus Blue Jackets , he became the first goaltender in 25 years to stop two penalty shots in one game to preserve a 4 – 3 victory .
On February 8 , 2012 , Kiprusoff became the 27th goalie to record his 300th career win . He reached the mark with a 4 – 3 victory over his former team , the San Jose Sharks . A knee injury forced Kiprusoff out of Calgary 's lineup for a month of the 2012 – 13 season , but a victory in his return — a 4 – 1 decision over the Sharks on March 6 , 2013 — marked his 300th win as a member of the Flames .
At the 2013 NHL trade deadline , the Toronto Maple Leafs reportedly attempted to acquire Kiprusoff , but he elected not to waive his no @-@ trade clause amid speculation that he intended to retire at season 's end . Finnish news agency STT @-@ Lehtikuva reported in June that the goaltender had informed the Finnish national team that he had decided to end his playing career , and the Flames formally announced his retirement on September 9 , 2013 . He ended his career as the Flames ' franchise leader in wins ( 305 ) , shutouts ( 41 ) and games played by a goaltender ( 576 ) .
= = International career = =
Kiprusoff made his international debut with the Finnish junior team at the 1994 European Junior Ice Hockey Championships , where he played in three games . He was also a member of the team at the 1995 and 1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships , where Finland finished fourth and sixth , respectively .
Kiprusoff first played with the senior team at the 1999 Men 's World Ice Hockey Championships , where he recorded a 1 @.@ 16 GAA in four games to help Finland win the silver medal . He rejoined the team for the 2001 tournament , again leading the Finns to a silver medal .
Kiprusoff was offered a spot on the Finnish team for the 2002 Winter Olympics , but declined citing a desire to focus on his professional career in North America . Kiprusoff was named the starting goaltender for the 2004 World Cup of Hockey , and earned a shutout against the Czech Republic . He posted four wins and a tie , including a second shutout , and a 1 @.@ 18 GAA to lead the upstart Finns into the championship game against Canada . In spite of his 30 saves , the Finns were defeated by Canada 3 – 2 . Kiprusoff did not play his best game in the final , according to Finland Head Coach Raimo Summanen , though he expressed pride in his team 's effort .
Kiprusoff again declined an invitation to play at the 2006 Winter Olympics , citing the need to rest a hip injury . His announcement generated considerable controversy in Finland , where the fact that he did not miss a game with the Flames due to the injury led some to question if he was injured at all . Country @-@ mate Teemu Selänne questioned the goaltender 's lack of interest in playing for the national team , a comment that stung Kiprusoff . When considered to play for the Finns at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , Kiprusoff said he would join the team , but only if he felt healthy and if he was named the starting goaltender for the team . Kiprusoff was named the starter and allowed only four goals in his team 's first four games , leading the Finns to a semifinal game against the United States . The Americans blitzed Kiprusoff early in the game , as he gave up four goals on just seven shots in the first minutes of the game before being replaced in net by Niklas Bäckström . He returned to the net for the bronze medal game , however , leading Finland to a 5 – 3 victory .
= = Personal life = =
Kiprusoff and his wife Seidi have two sons , Aaro and Oskar , and call Calgary home . His older brother , Marko , is a defenceman who last played for TPS in 2009 , and previously played in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens and New York Islanders . Kiprusoff is a spokesman for the Rainbow Society of Alberta , an organization that aims to grant wishes for children with chronic or life @-@ threatening conditions . He donated $ 10 for each save he made in an NHL game , which totalled $ 18 @,@ 720 in 2009 – 10 .
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= Greylag goose =
The greylag goose ( Anser anser ) is a bird in the waterfowl family Anatidae . It has mottled and barred grey and white plumage and an orange beak and legs . A large bird , it measures between 74 and 91 centimetres ( 29 and 36 in ) in length , with an average weight of 3 @.@ 3 kilograms ( 7 @.@ 3 lb ) . Its distribution is widespread , with birds from the north of its range in Europe and Asia migrating southwards to spend the winter in warmer places . It is the type species of the genus Anser and is the ancestor of the domestic goose , having been domesticated at least as early as 1360 BC . The genus name is from anser , the Latin for " goose " .
Greylag geese travel to their northerly breeding grounds in spring , nesting on moorlands , in marshes , around lakes and on coastal islands . They normally mate for life and nest on the ground among vegetation . A clutch of three to five eggs is laid ; the female incubates the eggs and both parents defend and rear the young . The birds stay together as a family group , migrating southwards in autumn as part of a flock , and separating the following year . During the winter they occupy semi @-@ aquatic habitats , estuaries , marshes and flooded fields , feeding on grass and often consuming agricultural crops .
= = Taxonomy = =
Anser anser , the greylag goose , is a member of the waterfowl family Anatidae . It was first described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 as Anas anser , but was transferred two years later to the new genus Anser , erected by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson , where it is the type species . Two subspecies are recognised ; A. a. anser , the western greylag goose , breeds in Iceland and north and central Europe ; A. a. rubrirostris , the eastern greylag goose , breeds in Romania , Turkey and Russia eastwards to northeastern China . The two subspecies intergrade where their ranges meet . The greylag goose sometimes hybridises with other species of goose including the barnacle goose ( Branta leucopsis ) and the Canada goose ( Branta canadensis ) , and occasionally with the mute swan ( Cygnus olor ) . The greylag goose was one of the first animals to be domesticated ; this happened at least 3000 years ago in Ancient Egypt , the domestic breed being known as A. a. domesticus . As the domestic goose is a subspecies of the greylag goose they are able to interbreed , with the offspring sharing characteristics of both the wild and tame birds .
= = Description = =
The greylag is the largest and bulkiest of the grey geese of the genus Anser , but is more lightly built and agile than its domestic relative . It has a rotund , bulky body , a thick and long neck , and a large head and bill . It has pink legs and feet , and an orange or pink bill with a white or brown nail ( hard horny material at tip of upper mandible ) . It is 74 to 91 centimetres ( 29 to 36 in ) long with a wing length of 41 @.@ 2 to 48 centimetres ( 16 @.@ 2 to 18 @.@ 9 in ) . It has a tail 6 @.@ 2 to 6 @.@ 9 centimetres ( 2 @.@ 4 to 2 @.@ 7 in ) , a bill of 6 @.@ 4 to 6 @.@ 9 centimetres ( 2 @.@ 5 to 2 @.@ 7 in ) long , and a tarsus of 7 @.@ 1 to 9 @.@ 3 centimetres ( 2 @.@ 8 to 3 @.@ 7 in ) . It weighs 2 @.@ 16 to 4 @.@ 56 kilograms ( 4 @.@ 8 to 10 @.@ 1 lb ) , with a mean weight of around 3 @.@ 3 kilograms ( 7 @.@ 3 lb ) . The wingspan is 147 to 180 centimetres ( 58 to 71 in ) . Males are generally larger than females , with the sexual dimorphism more pronounced in the eastern subspecies rubirostris , which is larger than the nominate subspecies on average .
The plumage of the greylag goose is greyish @-@ brown , with a darker head and paler breast and belly with a variable amount of black spotting . It has a pale grey fore @-@ wing and rump which are noticeable when the bird is in flight or stretches its wings on the ground . It has a white line bordering its upper flanks , and its wing coverts are light @-@ coloured , contrasting with its darker flight feathers . Its plumage is patterned by the pale fringes of the feathers . Juveniles differ mostly in their lack of black @-@ speckling on the breast and belly and by their greyish legs .
The greylag goose has a loud cackling call similar to that of the domestic goose , " aahng @-@ ung @-@ ung " , uttered on the ground or in flight . There are various subtle variations used under different circumstances , and individual geese seem to be able to identify other known geese by their voices . The sound made by a flock of geese resembles the baying of hounds . Goslings chirp or whistle lightly , and adults hiss if threatened or angered .
= = Distribution and habitat = =
This species has a Palearctic distribution . The nominate subspecies breeds in Iceland , Norway , Sweden , Finland , the Baltic States , northern Russia , Poland , eastern Hungary and Romania . It also breeds locally in the United Kingdom , Denmark , Germany , Austria , the Czech Republic , Slovakia and Macedonia . The eastern race extends eastwards across a broad swathe of Asia to China . European birds migrate southwards to the Mediterranean region and North Africa . Asian birds migrate to Baluchistan , Azerbaijan , Iran , Pakistan , northern India , Bangladesh and eastward to China . > In North America , there are both feral domestic geese , which are similar to greylags , and occasional vagrant greylags . Greylag geese seen in the wild in New Zealand probably originated from the escape of farmyard geese , and a similar thing has happened in Australia where feral birds are now established in the east and southeast of the country .
In their breeding quarters , they are found on moors with scattered lochs , in marshes , fens and peat @-@ bogs , besides lakes and on little islands some way out to sea . They like dense ground cover of reeds , rushes , heather , bushes and willow thickets . In their winter quarters , they frequent salt marshes , estuaries , freshwater marshes , steppes , flooded fields , bogs and pasture near lakes , rivers and streams . They also visit agricultural land where they feed on winter cereals , rice , beans or other crops , moving at night to shoals and sand @-@ banks on the coast , mud @-@ banks in estuaries or secluded lakes . Large numbers of immature birds congregate each year to moult on the Rone Islands near Gotland in the Baltic Sea .
In Great Britain , their numbers had declined as a breeding bird , retreating north to breed wild only in the Outer Hebrides and the northern mainland of Scotland . However , during the 20th century , feral populations have been established elsewhere , and they have now re @-@ colonised much of England . These populations are increasingly coming into contact .
= = Behaviour = =
Greylag geese are herbivorous and feed chiefly on grasses . Short , actively growing grass is more nutritious and greylag geese are often found grazing in pastures with sheep or cows . Because of its low nutrient status , they need to feed for much of their time ; the herbage passes rapidly through the gut and is voided frequently . The tubers of sea clubrush ( Bolboschoenus maritimus ) are also taken as well as berries and water plants such as duckweed ( Lemna ) and floating sweetgrass ( Glyceria fluitans ) . In wintertime they eat grass and leaves but also glean grain on cereal stubbles and sometimes feed on growing crops , especially during the night . They have been known to feed on oats , wheat , barley , buckwheat , lentils , peas and root crops . Acorns are sometimes consumed , and on the coast , seagrass ( Zostera sp . ) may be eaten . In the 1920s in Britain , the pink @-@ footed goose " discovered " that potatoes were edible and started feeding on waste potatoes . The greylag followed suit in the 1940s and now regularly searches for tubers on ploughed fields .
These geese normally pair for life , so courtship only occurs at the time of first maturity . The nest is on the ground among heather , rushes , dwarf shrubs or reeds , or on a raft of floating vegetation . It is built from pieces of reed , sprigs of heather , grasses and moss , mixed with small feathers and down . A typical clutch is four to six eggs , but fewer eggs or larger numbers are not unusual . The eggs are creamy @-@ white at first but soon become stained , and average 85 by 58 millimetres ( 3 @.@ 3 by 2 @.@ 3 in ) . They are mostly laid on successive days and incubation starts after the last one is laid . The female does the incubation , which lasts about twenty @-@ eight days , while the male remains on guard somewhere near . The chicks are precocial and able to leave the nest soon after hatching . Both parents are involved in their care and they soon learn to peck at food and become fully @-@ fledged at eight or nine weeks , about the same time as their parents regain their ability to fly after moulting their main wing and tail feathers a month earlier . Immature birds undergo a similar moult , and move to traditional , safe locations before doing so because of their vulnerability while flightless .
Greylag geese are gregarious birds and form flocks . This has the advantage for the birds that the vigilance of some individuals in the group allows the rest to feed without having to constantly be alert to the approach of predators . After the eggs hatch , some grouping of families occur , enabling the geese to defend their young by their joint actions , such as mobbing or attacking predators . After driving off a predator , a gander will return to its mate and give a " triumph call " , a resonant honk followed by a low @-@ pitched cackle , uttered with neck extended forward parallel with the ground . The mate and even unfledged young reciprocate in kind .
Young greylags stay with their parents as a family group , migrating with them in a larger flock , and only dispersing when the adults drive them away from their newly established breeding territory the following year . At least in Europe , patterns of migration are well understood and follow traditional routes with known staging sites and wintering sites . The young learn these locations from their parents which normally stay together for life . Greylags leave their northern breeding areas relatively late in the autumn , for example completing their departure from Iceland by November , and start their return migration as early as January . Birds that breed in Iceland overwinter in the British Isles ; those from Central Europe overwinter as far south as Spain and North Africa ; others migrate down to the Balkans , Turkey and Iraq for the winter .
= = In human culture = =
The greylag was once revered across Eurasia . It was linked with the goddess of healing , Gula , a forerunner of the Sumerian fertility goddess Ishtar , in the cities of the Tigris @-@ Euphrates delta over 5 @,@ 000 years ago . In Ancient Egypt , geese symbolised the sun god Ra . In Ancient Greece and Rome , they were associated with the goddess of love , Aphrodite , and goose fat was used as an aphrodisiac . Since they were sacred birds , they were kept on Rome 's Capitoline Hill , from where they raised the alarm when the Gauls attacked in 390 B.C.
The goose 's role in fertility survives in modern British tradition in the nursery rhyme Goosey Goosey Gander , which preserves its sexual overtones ( " And in my lady 's chamber " ) , while " to goose " still has a sexual meaning . The tradition of pulling a wishbone derives from the tradition of eating a roast goose at Michaelmas , where the goose bone was once believed to have the powers of an oracle . For that festival , in Thomas Bewick 's time , geese were driven in thousand @-@ strong flocks on foot from farms all over the East of England to London 's Cheapside market , covering some 8 or 9 miles ( 13 or 14 km ) per day . Some farmers painted the geese 's feet with tar and sand to protect them from road wear as they walked .
Greylag geese were domesticated by at least 1360 B.C. , when images of domesticated birds resembling the Eastern race , Anser anser rubirostris ( which like modern farmyard geese , but unlike Western greylags , have a pink beak ) were painted in Ancient Egypt . Goose feathers were used as quill pens , the best being the primary feathers of the left wing , whose " curvature bent away from the eyes of right @-@ handed writers " . The feathers also served to fletch arrows . In ethology , the greylag goose was the subject of Konrad Lorenz 's pioneering studies of imprinting behaviour .
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= Typewriter in the Sky =
Typewriter in the Sky is a science fiction novel written by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard . The protagonist Mike de Wolf finds himself inside the story of his friend Horace Hackett 's book . He must survive conflict on the high seas in the Caribbean during the 17th century , before eventually returning to his native New York . Each time a significant event occurs to the protagonist in the story he hears the sounds of a typewriter in the sky . At the story 's conclusion , de Wolf wonders if he is still a character in someone else 's story . The work was first published in a two @-@ part serial format in 1940 in Unknown Fantasy Fiction . It was twice published as a combined book with Hubbard 's work Fear . In 1995 Bridge Publications re @-@ released the work along with an audio edition .
Writers have placed the story within several different genres , including science fiction , a subgenre of science fiction called recursive science fiction , and fantasy . Masters of the Occult author Daniel Cohen noted the book contributed to Hubbard 's reception among influential science fiction authors of the 1940s . It is regarded as classic science fiction by The Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Biography in its entry on Hubbard , as well as by writer James Gunn , and publications including the Daily News of Los Angeles , and Chicago Sun @-@ Times . Writers have placed Typewriter in the Sky within the Golden Age of Science Fiction . Authors Mike Resnick and Robert J. Sawyer classed the story within the science fiction subgenre recursive science fiction , and writer Gary Westfahl wrote that Hubbard may have been influenced by the 1921 Luigi Pirandello play within the recursive fantasy subgenre , Six Characters in Search of an Author . The book is listed in Fantasy : The 100 Best Books , and Rivals of Weird Tales : 30 Great Fantasy and Horror Stories from the Weird Fiction Pulps placed it among the best quality fantasy writing of the 20th century . Writers characterized the overarching theme within the book as dealing with an individual caught between two different worlds .
Typewriter in the Sky was generally well @-@ received , and regular readers of Hubbard 's stories at the time widely appreciated the work . Anthony Boucher and J. Francis McComas wrote in a 1951 review that the story was amusing though it could have used copy editing , and Groff Conklin described its concept as silly . The New York Times review the same year said it had a lively pace . Damon Knight was critical of the depiction of the protagonist 's fate , and concluded the ending of the book made up for this defect . Books including The Classic Era of American Pulp Magazines and Pulp Culture : The Art of Fiction Magazines characterized the work as one of Hubbard 's best stories . Adam Roberts pointed out Hubbard likely based the character of pulp fiction writer Horace Hackett on himself .
Subsequent to the story 's publication , commentators have speculated that its influence impacted themes in later science fiction works . Paul Di Filippo wrote that the 1949 book What Mad Universe by Fredric Brown may have drawn from Hubbard 's tale . Umberto Rossi asserted in a book on writer Philip K. Dick that Typewriter in the Sky likely influenced Dick 's first published short story " Beyond Lies the Wub " ( 1951 ) , in addition to his novel The Cosmic Puppets ( 1957 ) . Harlan Ellison compared it to the 1989 film The Purple Rose of Cairo . Gary Westfahl likened the Typewriter in the Sky to the 2006 film Stranger than Fiction , going so far as to suggest the two had virtually an identical narrative .
= = Plot summary = =
The story begins in Greenwich Village , New York . The main character , Mike de Wolf , is a struggling pianist . His friend , Horace Hackett , is an author and popular pulp fiction writer . Hackett is portrayed in the book as a skilled writer able to quickly produce voluminous amounts of material for pulp magazines . Hackett writes under stress , as he is facing a deadline . Hackett attempts to persuade his book publisher that he has almost finished writing his latest novel , while in actuality he has already depleted his advance payment prior to coming up with an idea for a story . Hackett 's publisher pressures him and he rapidly decides to place his friend Mike as the central character in his story .
Hackett writes about Mike as the villain in his book , a swashbuckling adventure story . Mike enters the bathroom of Hackett 's basement @-@ level apartment , and hears the sound of someone typing on a typewriter . After electrocuting himself , Mike loses consciousness . He subsequently awakens to find himself on a beach in the year 1640 , as a character within his friend 's novel . He inspects himself to find he has a saber attached to his person , and is wearing strange attire .
Mike learns he is regarded in this world as the villain , Spanish Admiral Miguel de Lobo , a " pirate potboiler " . He knows that the villains in stories written by Hackett often do not come to a favorable end , and is therefore anxious to exit the situation safely . Mike recognizes the specific work into which he has been transported : a tale by his friend called " Blood and Loot " . Assuming the role of the villain , Mike realizes he must face off against a formidable opponent in the story , its protagonist named Tom Bristol .
The story takes place on the high seas in the Caribbean during the 17th century during a conflict among colonists . When a major event occurs , Mike hears the sound of a typewriter in the sky . Mike 's reality literally changes each time the author makes a change to the story . Mike realizes that during times when he hears the audible sounds of the typewriter , his actions and words are not of his own volition , and when such sounds are absent he is able to make decisions for himself . Mike falls in love with a woman in the story , and grows frustrated after realizing that she is just another of Hackett 's fictional creations . At the end of the work , Mike returns to New York , and is left with lingering doubts whether he is still a character in someone else 's story . He muses whether a " typewriter in the sky " is creating the world . Mike looks up into the sky in search of this mystical device or its controller : " Abruptly Mike de Wolfe stopped . His jaw slackened a trifle and his hand went up to his mouth to cover it . His eyes were fixed upon the fleecy clouds which scurried across the moon . Up there – God ? In a dirty bathrobe ? "
= = Publication history = =
Typewriter in the Sky was first published in 1940 as a two @-@ part serial in Unknown Fantasy Fiction . The first part of the serial initially sold in 1940 for US $ 0 @.@ 20 . Master Storyteller : An Illustrated Tour of the Fiction of L. Ron Hubbard author William J. Widder said in an interview with Publishers Weekly that 1940 became an annus mirabilis for Hubbard , " a kind of year every author wants " . Widder said in addition to Typewriter in the Sky , Hubbard 's successful 1940 fiction stories published in Unknown included Fear , Final Blackout , and Death 's Deputy . Hubbard first registered copyright for the book on May 15 , 1951 , and later renewed copyright on September 17 , 1979 . In 1951 it was published by Gnome Press as a combined work with Hubbard 's Fear , and again in 1977 as Fear & Typewriter in the Sky , published by Popular Library . In the UK , the combined work was first published in 1952 as number 409 in the Cherry Tree Book series by Kemsley Newspapers Limited . The title for this 1952 UK edition was Typewriter in the Sky : An Adventure in Time .
Typewriter in the Sky was republished in 1995 by Bridge Publications . Science fiction author Kevin J. Anderson wrote an introduction to the 1995 edition of the book . The same year Bridge Publications released an audio edition read by Jim Meskimen . The audio edition was an abridged version of the story and ran two hours thirty minutes in duration . L. Ron Hubbard 's literary agency Author Services Inc. announced that Typewriter in the Sky would be included in " a 12 @-@ volume series of 23 classic science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories " published by Easton Press of Norwalk , Connecticut in September 1995 . In 2008 Heritage Auctions , Inc. valued a rare combined copy of Typewriter in the Sky and Fear at between US $ 100 and $ 200 .
= = Genres = =
Daniel Cohen wrote in Masters of the Occult ( 1971 ) that works including Typewriter in the Sky , Fear , and Slaves of Sleep " moved Hubbard into the front rank of science fiction writers of the late 1940s . " Writing in Dream makers : The Uncommon Men and Women Who Write Science Fiction ( 1983 ) , Charles Platt called the book , " one of Hubbard 's most well @-@ known and playful pieces " . The St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture ( 2000 ) described Typewriter in the Sky and Fear as Hubbard 's " most famous stories " in the genre of science fiction . The Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Biography ( 2003 ) in its biographical entry on L. Ron Hubbard characterized Typewriter in the Sky and Slaves of Sleep among classics in science fiction , as did The Riverside Dictionary of Biography ( 2004 ) . The book was similarly described as a science fiction classic by author James Gunn in his book The Witching Hour ( 2003 ) , and media publications including the Daily News of Los Angeles , and the Chicago Sun @-@ Times . Eric Solstein and Gregory Moosnick placed the work within the Golden Age of Science Fiction .
In the book Resnick at Large ( 2003 ) , authors Mike Resnick and Robert J. Sawyer cited Typewriter in the Sky as an example of the subgenre of science fiction – recursive science fiction , described as " science fiction about science fiction " . In the work , The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy : Themes , Works , and Wonders ( 2005 ) , Gary Westfahl commented , " Recursive fantasy fiction – that is , a fantasy about writing fantasy – is scarce . Luigi Pirandello 's play Six Characters in Search of an Author ( 1921 ) offered a non @-@ genre model . " Westfahl noted that Hubbard 's book was " an early genre example , perhaps inspired by Pirandello " . Umberto Rossi wrote in The Twisted Worlds of Philip K. Dick ( 2011 ) that Typewriter in the Sky included a game in the form of metafiction within its plot development .
Typewriter in the Sky is well regarded within the genre of fantasy ; author David Wingrove noted in The Science Fiction Source Book ( 1984 ) , " His [ Hubbard 's ] best work is outstanding within the pulp tradition : " Typewriter in the Sky " is a fine fantasy about a man who gets trapped within a story written by a pulp writer " . The book is listed in Fantasy : The 100 Best Books ( 1988 ) , by James Cawthorn and Michael Moorcock . Robert E. Weinberg , Stefan R. Dziemianowicz , and Martin Harry Greenberg write in Rivals of Weird Tales : 30 Great Fantasy and Horror Stories from the Weird Fiction Pulps ( 1990 ) that Typewriter in the Sky is classed among stories published in Unknown which " still rank as some of the best fantasy produced in this century " . A review of the book upon its 1995 re @-@ release in the Spartanburg Herald @-@ Journal characterized the story as both fantasy and science fiction , calling it a " classic science fiction fantasy adventure " ; and placed it within the Golden Age of Science Fiction . St. James Guide to Science Fiction Writers ( 1996 ) called the story " Hubbard 's most successful fiction " . Marco Frenschkowski wrote in a 1999 article for the Marburg Journal of Religion in a bibliography of L. Ron Hubbard , and called Typewriter in the Sky : " Classic fantasy tale about a man who discovers he is part of someone else 's imagination . " Writing in A Short History of Fantasy ( 2009 ) , authors Farah Mendlesohn and Edward James characterized the book as " The best of Hubbard 's stories " and noted that it " is better seen as a rationalized fantasy " . In a 2009 article on Hubbard 's writings , Booklist classed Typewriter in the Sky and Fear as among classics within science fiction and fantasy .
= = Themes = =
Alexei Panshin and Cory Panshin wrote in The World Beyond the Hill : Science Fiction and the Quest for Transcendence ( 1989 ) , " Typewriter in the Sky can be understood as an old @-@ fashioned alien exploration story , with a new basis of transfer from one world to another – the thoughts of an outside intelligence . " Writing in a 1992 article for the journal Science Fiction Studies , David N. Samuelson pointed out that the literary conceit of " assuming human beings are necessary for the universe we know " predated Typewriter in the Sky as well as What Mad Universe ( 1949 ) by Fredric Brown . Authors Lionel Fanthorpe and Patricia Fanthorpe wrote in The World 's Most Mysterious People ( 1998 ) that Hubbard accomplished a difficult task of writing about two different worlds at the same time , " even through the medium of fiction Hubbard succeeds in posing deep metaphysical questions about the mind 's interpretation of experiential data , and its response to the questions about the nature of being . " Writing in The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ( 1999 ) , John Clute and John Grant characterized the work as the best of Hubbard 's stories in the Arabian @-@ fantasy theme . In their book Mysteries and Secrets of Time ( 2007 ) , Fanthorpe and Fanthorpe place the book within the sub @-@ topic of " the idea of being caught inside someone else 's dream " . In his 2011 book The Twisted Worlds of Philip K. Dick , author Umberto Rossi analyzed Hubbard 's story and called it a parody intended to spoof the experiences of hack writers .
In her 1987 monograph work on Scientology Renunciation and Reformulation : a Study of Conversion in an American Sect , Harriet Whitehead wrote that the book helped Hubbard build on experience writing about a theme of " a hidden reality subjacent to the apparent one " . Bent Corydon , author of L. Ron Hubbard , Messiah or Madman ? , named a chapter of the biography " Typewriter in the Sky " . In their work Encyclopedia of New Age Beliefs ( 1996 ) , authors John Ankerberg and John Weldon observed , " compare Scientology theory with L. Ron Hubbard 's science @-@ fiction works , e.g. , Ole Doc Methusala , Slaves of Sleep , Death 's Deputy , The Final Blackout , The Dangerous Dimension , The Tramp , Fear , King Slayer , and Typewriter in the Sky . " In his 2011 work The Church of Scientology : A History of a New Religion , Hugh B. Urban compared Typewriter in the Sky character Horace Hackett 's omnipotent abilities to Hubbard 's subsequent ideas developed in the powerful spirit in Scientology doctrine , the Operating Thetan . Urban wrote : " perhaps the most striking element in Hubbard 's early fiction that reappears in his later Scientology writings is his emphasis on the unlimited , even godlike power of the writer himself . For the writer has the all @-@ creative power to generate entire universes out of his own imagination , to populate them , and to destroy them . The clearest example of this divine power of the author appears in Typewriter in the Sky ( 1940 ) " .
= = Reception = =
Writing in the October 1951 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction , Anthony Boucher and J. Francis McComas wrote favorably of Typewriter in the Sky , and characterized it as " an entertaining adventure @-@ farce badly in need of editing " . Reviewing the same edition , Groff Conklin termed it " a silly idea inexpertly carried out " . The New York Times reviewer Villiers Gerson found Typewriter to be " an ironic and jaunty adventure story . " Damon Knight gave the book a mixed review , commenting , " The problem [ of how de Wolf can ' change the story and avert his doom ' ] is a tough one , and Hubbard does not so much solve it as slide around it .... This weakness is more than compensated for by the ending of the story itself – Three immortal lines " .
In a 1988 article for the Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts , Harlan Ellison called the work " great pulp fiction I can still reread with pleasure " . George Malko noted in Scientology : The Now Religion ( 1970 ) that Typewriter in the Sky was " eagerly welcomed by devoted fans " . Michael Ashley wrote in Who 's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction ( 1978 ) , " Typewriter in the Sky ( 1940 ) is a rollicking farce of a man written into another 's story " . Everett F. Bleiler found it to be " a routine adventure story carried through competently , with a good central idea " . Janrae Frank of The Washington Post commented , " Much of his best work of the ' 40s and ' 50s , Fear , Slaves of Sleep , Typewriter in the Sky , is written in exactly the same style and won reader polls at the time . "
In his biography of the author , Bare @-@ Faced Messiah ( 1987 ) , Russell Miller characterized Typewriter in the Sky as one of Hubbard 's works which " would come to be regarded as classics " , along with Fear and Final Blackout . In a biography of Hubbard written by Kent State University professor Donald M. Hassler in The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ( 1988 ) , he noted , " Typewriter in the Sky ( 1940 / 1951 ) , which anticipates plot gimmicks now popular among experimental metafictionists , ought to be taken seriously by the critics who will evaluate his strange genius " . In a review upon the 1995 re @-@ release of the book , Ann Patterson @-@ Rabon of the Spartanburg Herald @-@ Journal concluded : " A short novel , ' Typewriter ' is a perfect afternoon read : quick , fun and only as deep as you care to go . " Sandy Bauers of Knight News Service called the 1995 audio publication of the work " swashbuckling fun " .
Peter Haining wrote in The Classic Era of American Pulp Magazines , " Typewriter in the Sky , which first appeared in Unknown in 1940 , is widely considered to be one of his best works . " Pulp Culture : The Art of Fiction Magazines by Frank M. Robinson and Lawrence Davidson , listed Typewriter in the Sky among Hubbard 's " best work " . A 2005 Publishers Weekly review of Hubbard 's novel The Ultimate Adventure wrote that it " may not measure up to the best of Hubbard 's work from the pulp era " , citing Typewriter in the Sky and Fear as higher quality novels . British writer Adam Roberts wrote of the book in his biography of Hubbard for the edited work Fifty Key Figures in Science Fiction , calling it a " neatly self @-@ reflexive " story . Roberts noted the character of pulp fiction writer Horace Hackett was " a Hubbardian self @-@ portrait " .
= = Influence = =
In a review of the book What Mad Universe ( 1949 ) , Paul Di Filippo of Sci Fi Weekly posited that the book 's author Fredric Brown may have been influenced by Hubbard 's story . Umberto Rossi wrote in The Twisted Worlds of Philip K. Dick ( 2011 ) that writer Philip K. Dick was likely influenced by Typewriter in the Sky . Rossi noted Typewriter in the Sky came out in a paperback format in 1951 , and a year later Dick succeeded in getting his first short story , the tale " Beyond Lies the Wub " published . Rossi said Typewriter in the Sky was " the text that admittedly inspired " The Cosmic Puppets ( 1957 ) by Philip K. Dick . In the book Harlan Ellison 's Watching ( 1989 ) , by Harlan Ellison , Typewriter in the Sky is compared to Purple Rose of Cairo , " I bet if L. Ron Hubbard had written Purple Rose of Cairo they 'd have given it a Hugo ... I mean , it is sort of a hip , updated version of Typewriter in the Sky . " Gary Westfahl quoted Hubbard 's work in a book of noteworthy science fiction quotations , Science Fiction Quotations : From the Inner Mind to the Outer Limits ( 2005 ) .
Writing for Locus Online , Gary Westfahl compared the screenplay of the 2006 film Stranger than Fiction to Hubbard 's story , and commented , " In taking its premise into this unlikely territory , the film provides a fascinating contrast to a classic fantasy novella with a similar theme , L. Ron Hubbard 's ' Typewriter in the Sky ' ( 1940 ) . A lawsuit alleging that screenwriter Zach Helm improperly stole his story from Hubbard could accurately state that both works have the same basic plot . " In a review of Stranger than Fiction for Cinematical , Jette Kernion similarly compared the film 's plot to Hubbard 's story , noting that the two stories share " some strikingly similar plot elements " . In a fictional recounting of Hubbard 's accomplishments , followers of Scientology cite Typewriter in the Sky among works which " inspired millions " , in the Obie Award @-@ winning 2007 satirical musical written by Kyle Jarrow , A Very Merry Unauthorized Children 's Scientology Pageant . Westfahl subsequently likened the 2009 television series FlashForward to the story , writing : " one can even regard FlashForward as a form of metaliterature involving characters in a work of fiction who discover that they are characters in a work of fiction being pushed toward a particular fate , with predecessors that include L. Ron Hubbard ’ s [ ' Typewriter in the Sky ( 1940 ) and the film Stranger Than Fiction ( 2006 ) " .
= Orange ( word ) =
The word orange is both a noun and an adjective in the English language . In both cases , it refers primarily to the orange fruit and the colour orange , but has many other derivative meanings .
The word is derived from a Dravidian language , and it passed through numerous other languages including Sanskrit and Old French before reaching the English language . The earliest uses of the word in English refer to the fruit , and the colour was later named after the fruit . Before the English @-@ speaking world was exposed to the fruit , the colour was referred to as " yellow @-@ red " ( geoluread in Old English ) or " red @-@ yellow " .
It is claimed that the word orange has no true rhyme . There are , however , several half rhymes or near @-@ rhymes , as well as some proper nouns and compound words or phrases that rhyme with it . This lack of rhymes has inspired many humorous poems and songs .
= = Etymology = =
The word orange entered Middle English from Old French and Anglo @-@ Norman orenge . The earliest recorded use of the word in English is from the 13th century and referred to the fruit . The earliest attested use of the word in reference to the colour is from the 16th century . It is generally thought that Old French borrowed the Italian melarancio ( " fruit of the orange tree " , with mela " fruit " ) as pume orenge ( with pume " fruit " ) . Although pume orenge is attested earlier than melarancio in available written sources , lexicographers believe that the Italian word is actually older .
The word ultimately derives from a Dravidian language — possibly Tamil நாரம ் nāram or Telugu నారింజ nāriṃja or Malayalam നാരങ ് ങ nāraŋŋa — via Sanskrit नारङ ् ग nāraṅgaḥ " orange tree " . From there the word entered Persian نارنگ nārang and then Arabic نارنج nāranj . The initial n was lost through rebracketing in Italian and French , though some varieties of Arabic lost the n earlier .
The place name Orange has a separate etymology . The Roman @-@ Celtic settlement was founded in 36 or 35 BC and originally named Arausio , after a Celtic water god . The Principality of Orange was named for this place and not for the colour . Some time after the sixteenth century , though , the colour orange was adopted as a canting symbol of the House of Orange @-@ Nassau . The colour eventually came to be associated with Protestantism , due to participation by the House of Orange on the Protestant side in the French Wars of Religion and the Dutch Eighty Years ' War .
= = Rhyme = =
It is widely accepted that no single English word is a true rhyme for orange , though there are half rhymes such as hinge , lozenge , syringe , flange , Stonehenge , or porridge . Although this property is not unique to the word — one study of 5 @,@ 411 one @-@ syllable English words found 80 words with no rhymes — the lack of rhyme for orange has garnered significant attention , and inspired many humorous verses .
Although sporange , a variant of sporangium , is an eye rhyme for orange , it is not a true rhyme as its second syllable is pronounced with an unreduced vowel [ -ændʒ ] , and often stressed .
There are a number of proper nouns which rhyme or nearly rhyme with orange , including The Blorenge , a mountain in Wales , and Gorringe , a surname . US Naval Commander Henry Honychurch Gorringe , the captain of the USS Gettysburg who discovered Gorringe Ridge in 1875 , led Arthur Guiterman to quip in " Local Note " :
In Sparkill buried lies that man of mark
Who brought the Obelisk to Central Park ,
Redoubtable Commander H.H. Gorringe ,
Whose name supplies the long @-@ sought rhyme for " orange . "
Various linguistic or poetic devices provide for rhymes in some accents .
Compound words or phrases may give true or near rhymes . Examples include door @-@ hinge , torn hinge , or inch , and a wrench . William Shepard Walsh attributes this verse featuring two multiple @-@ word rhymes for orange to W.W. Skeat .
I gave my darling child a lemon ,
That lately grew its fragrant stem on ;
And next , to give her pleasure more range ,
I offered her a juicy orange .
And nuts , she cracked them in the door @-@ hinge .
Enjambment can also provide for rhymes . One example is Willard Espy 's poem , " The Unrhymable Word : Orange " .
The four eng-
ineers
Wore orange
brassieres .
Another example by Tom Lehrer relies on the way many Americans pronounce orange as / ˈɑrəndʒ / , as opposed to / ˈɔrəndʒ / :
Eating an orange
While making love
Makes for bizarre enj-
oyment thereof .
Rapper Eminem is noted for his ability to bend words so that they rhyme . In his song " Business " from the album The Eminem Show , he makes use of such word @-@ bending to rhyme orange .
Set to blow college dorm rooms doors off the hinges ,
Oranges , peach , pears , plums , syringes ,
VROOM VROOM ! Yeah , here I come , I 'm inches ,
Nonce words are sometimes contrived to rhyme with orange . Composers Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel wrote the song " Oranges Poranges " to be sung by the Witchiepoo character on the television programme H.R. Pufnstuf .
Oranges poranges , who says ,
oranges poranges , who says ,
oranges poranges , who says ?
there ain 't no rhyme for oranges !
= LT vz . 34 =
The LT vz . 34 , formally designated as Lehký Tank vzor 34 ( " Light Tank Model 34 " ) was a Czechoslovak @-@ designed light tank used mainly by Slovakia during World War II . Its suspension was based on that of the Carden @-@ Loyd tankette , of which the Czechs had purchased three , plus a manufacturing license , in 1930 . Dissatisfied with the prototypes of the Tančík vz . 33 tankette , the Czech Army decided that it would be easier to design a light tank from scratch rather than modify a tankette 's chassis to carry a fully rotating armored turret . 50 were built , the last of which was delivered during 1936 , of which the Germans captured 23 when they occupied Bohemia @-@ Moravia in March 1939 , but they promptly scrapped them . The Slovaks seized the remaining 27 when they declared independence from Czechoslovakia at the same time . In Slovak service it only saw combat during the Slovak National Uprising .
= = Description = =
The LT vz . 34 was assembled from a framework of steel " angle iron " beams , to which armor plates were riveted . A 3 mm ( 0 @.@ 12 in ) firewall separated the engine compartment from the crew . A door allowed access to the engine from the crew compartment . It also had ventilation openings that could be closed . The driver sat on the right side using a 300 by 75 millimetres ( 11 @.@ 8 in × 3 @.@ 0 in ) observation port protected by two flaps . The inner flap had an episcope with a 25 ° field of view . It was connected to the armored outer flap so that opening one closed the other . The outer flap had a 3 mm ( 0 @.@ 12 in ) slit . To his right was a vision slit 120 by 3 millimetres ( 4 @.@ 72 in × 0 @.@ 12 in ) protected by 50 millimetres ( 2 @.@ 0 in ) of bulletproof glass . The inner flap was padded so that the driver could rest his head on it when driving . The radio operator sat on the left and had his own 120 by 50 millimetres ( 4 @.@ 7 in × 2 @.@ 0 in ) vision port with 50 millimetres ( 2 @.@ 0 in ) of bulletproof glass and an armored shutter . His radios were mounted on the left wall of the hull . The hull machine gun was between the driver and radio operator in a ball mount with 30 ° of traverse . It could elevate 25 ° and depress 10 ° . Most of the machine gun 's barrel protruded from the mount and was protected by an armored trough . The mount had a spotting telescope or open sights could be used if the plug at the top of the ball mount was removed . If necessary the driver could lock the mount into position and fire it himself using a Bowden cable .
The turret ring had a diameter of 1 @.@ 265 metres ( 49 @.@ 8 in ) . The turret sides were 15 mm ( 0 @.@ 59 in ) thick and its roof had a thickness of 8 mm ( 0 @.@ 31 in ) . The turret was manually traversed ( 3 ° per rotation of the handle ) , but the gearing could be disengaged to allow the commander to shoulder the turret around as desired . The turret had a flat face in the center of which was mounted the 3 @.@ 72 cm ( 1 @.@ 46 in ) main armament . On the right side was another 7 @.@ 92 mm ( 0 @.@ 312 in ) machine gun in a ball mount . The commander had four episcopes in his cupola and a monocular mirror , 1 @.@ 3 x 35 ° periscope which he could extend once he removed its armored cover in his hatch for vision while " buttoned @-@ up " . This meant that the commander was responsible for loading , aiming and firing the main gun and the turret machine gun while simultaneously commanding the tank .
The vertical front and side armor was 15 mm ( 0 @.@ 59 in ) thick , the slanted plates had a thickness of 12 mm ( 0 @.@ 47 in ) , the engine hatch was 10 mm ( 0 @.@ 39 in ) thick and the top and bottom plates were 8 mm ( 0 @.@ 31 in ) in thickness . This was deemed enough to deflect armor @-@ piercing 7 @.@ 92 mm ( 0 @.@ 312 in ) bullets fired from distances greater than 75 metres ( 82 yd ) .
The 6 @.@ 08 litres ( 371 cu in ) , water @-@ cooled , 62 @.@ 5 horsepower ( 46 @.@ 6 kW ) , inline 4 @-@ cylinder Praga engine used a gasoline @-@ alcohol mix . It had a top speed on the road of 30 kilometres per hour ( 19 mph ) and about 15 kilometres per hour ( 9 @.@ 3 mph ) cross @-@ country . One 64 @.@ 5 litres ( 17 @.@ 0 US gal ) fuel tank was located on each side of the engine . The transmission had four forward gears and one reverse gear to drive the front @-@ mounted drive sprockets .
The suspension was an enlarged and modified version of that used in the Carden @-@ Loyd tankettes . It consisted of two small road wheels fastened together on a frame , two frames paired and sprung by leaf springs that made a wheel carrier , two wheel carriers per side . The track was guided by two return rollers and wooden , metal @-@ lined frames . The rear @-@ mounted idler wheel was used to adjust track tension . It had a ground pressure of only 0 @.@ 5 kg / cm2 . It could cross a ditch 2 metres ( 6 @.@ 6 ft ) wide , climb an obstacle .8 metres ( 2 @.@ 6 ft ) high and ford a stream .8 metres ( 2 @.@ 6 ft ) deep . It could uproot trees .18 metres ( 7 @.@ 1 in ) thick and breach a wall .5 metres ( 20 in ) thick .
The main armament was a Škoda ÚV vz . 34 ( A3 ) gun with a pepperpot muzzle brake and a prominent armored recoil cylinder above the barrel . It fired a .815 kilograms ( 1 @.@ 80 lb ) armor @-@ piercing shell at 690 metres per second ( 2 @,@ 300 ft / s ) . It was credited with penetrating a plate inclined at 30 ° from the vertical 37 millimetres ( 1 @.@ 5 in ) thick at 100 metres ( 110 yd ) , 31 millimetres ( 1 @.@ 2 in ) thick at 500 metres ( 550 yd ) , 26 millimetres ( 1 @.@ 0 in ) thick at 1 @,@ 000 metres ( 1 @,@ 100 yd ) , and 22 millimetres ( 0 @.@ 87 in ) thick at 1 @,@ 500 metres ( 1 @,@ 600 yd ) . Another source quotes penetration of a vertical plate 45 millimetres ( 1 @.@ 8 in ) thick at 500 metres ( 550 yd ) . The machine gun 's ball mount could be coupled to the main gun or used independently . Both weapons could elevate 25 ° and depress 10 ° . They both used 1.25x power sights with a 25 ° field of view . The tank used Zbrojovka Brno ZB vz . 35 heavy machine guns in both ball mounts .
= = Development = =
One prototype was ordered from Českomoravská Kolben @-@ Daněk in 1931 , but development was slow and it was accepted only in November 1932 . Its evaluations were very positive and an order for fifty was placed on 19 April 1933 . The first six of these were to serve as pre @-@ production models and were to be delivered by 30 September 1933 . The delivery date for the next batch of twenty @-@ four was a year after that and the final batch of twenty was due by 30 July 1935 . Production was delayed by quality problems with the initial batch of armor plates from Poldi and delivery of
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James Maitland Balfour ( 1820 – 56 ) , MP for Haddington Burghs 1841 – 47 , father of five sons and three daughters
Charles Balfour ( 1823 – 72 ) , who married Adelaide Barrington , daughter and 8th child of the 6th Viscount Barrington .
Mary Balfour ( 1817 – 93 ) , a noted watercolour artist who married Henry Arthur Herbert , owner of the Muckross estate in County Kerry , and Chief Secretary for Ireland 1857 – 58
Anna Balfour ( 1825 – 57 ) , who married Lord Augustus Fitzroy , later 7th Duke of Grafton
On his death , Balfour 's estate was valued at over £ 1 million . His widow Eleanor ( who survived him by 24 years ) was left a legacy of £ 31 @,@ 000 and a life annuity of £ 3 @,@ 760 .
The rest was divided between his children . The estates at Whittingehame and Strathconan were left to his eldest son , along with a house in Grosvenor Square , London . His property in Fife , including Balgonie Castle , was left to his second son Charles , while his daughters Mary and Anna had each been given a dowry of £ 40 @,@ 000 ( equivalent to £ 3 @.@ 28 million in 2016 ) .
Until the Reform Act in 1832 , political power in Britain had been dominated for centuries by a land @-@ owning oligarchy , and for another century they shared power with the rising bourgeoisie . The Balfour family straddled both groups . James Balfour 's new wealth brought new vigour to the ancient family , with many of his grandchildren and great @-@ grandchildren achieving notability . They include :
James Maitland Balfour 's children :
Arthur Balfour , the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905
Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick ( 1845 – 1936 ) , Principal of Newnham College , Cambridge
Alice Blanche Balfour ( 1850 – 1936 ) , amateur entomologist
Francis Maitland Balfour ( 1851 – 1882 ) , one of the greatest biologists of his day
Gerald Balfour , 2nd Earl of Balfour ( 1853 – 1945 ) , a cabinet minister from 1895 to 1905 . His daughter Lady Eve Balfour ( 1899 – 1990 ) was an early advocate of organic farming , and co @-@ founder of the Soil Association
Colonel Eustace James Anthony Balfour ( 1854 – 1911 ) , an architect who served as ADC to King Edward VII .
Charles Balfour 's son Charles Barrington Balfour became an army officer and an MP . One of his sons was knighted for his work as a diplomat
Mary 's son Henry Arthur Herbert , was MP for Kerry from 1866 to 1880
Two of Anna 's sons became Dukes of Grafton
As with many other estate houses in Scotland , Balfour family ownership of Whittingehame House ended in the 20th century . Arthur and Gerald lost a lot of money in a series of poor investments , particularly in their efforts to develop peat processing as a green alternative to coal @-@ mining . In the 1930s , death duties forced the mothballing of the house and sale of its contents . The building was leased for various purposes before being sold in 1963 to become a residential school , and has since been converted into apartments . The older Whittingehame Tower has been restored and remains the residence of the Earls of Balfour , descendants of James Balfour .
= Keith Miller in the 1946 – 47 Australian cricket season =
During the 1946 – 47 Australian cricket season , all rounder Keith Miller represented Victoria and Australia . A 27 @-@ year @-@ old right @-@ handed batsman and fast bowler , Miller played in all five Tests against England , performing well with both bat and ball . He finished top of the Australian Test bowling averages , taking 16 wickets at 20 @.@ 88 , and was second in the batting averages , scoring 384 runs at 76 @.@ 80 . On his Ashes debut in the First Test in Brisbane , Miller scored 79 before taking match bowling figures of 9 wickets for 77 runs ( 9 / 77 ) in Australia 's innings victory . In the Fourth Test , played at the Adelaide Oval , Miller broke through for his first Test century , scoring an unbeaten 141 . A middle @-@ order batsman and right @-@ arm opening bowler , Miller finished the Test series as Australia 's joint leading wicket @-@ taker , along with his new ball partner Ray Lindwall , as Australia won the series 3 – 0 .
Miller also played a key role in Victoria 's Sheffield Shield triumph , scoring 667 runs for the State in four matches , all of which were won , at an average of 133 @.@ 40 . Miller scored 188 against South Australia , before making 153 and 206 not out , both at high tempo as Victoria twice defeated arch @-@ rivals New South Wales .
Off the field , Miller was dogged by speculation as to whether he would honour a contract he had signed with Rawtenstall Cricket Club in the English Lancashire League , which would have ended his Test career . Miller resolved that he would remain in Australia , and accepted a job offer in New South Wales , but kept his decision private .
= = Background = =
Miller had made his first @-@ class debut for Victoria before World War II as a specialist batsman not known for aggressive play . After the outbreak of war , Miller was deployed to England as a Royal Australian Air Force fighter pilot , flying in combat missions . While playing for military teams , he began to bowl more often , and was selected for Australian Services cricket team , a military outfit , to play in the Victory Tests against a full @-@ strength England . During this series , Miller gained prominence with a series of hard @-@ hitting displays and some rapid fast bowling against established Test batsmen such as Len Hutton . Miller topped the batting averages and took ten wickets and was hailed for his attacking play . He went on to make his Test debut in March 1946 in a one @-@ off match against New Zealand , but this fixture was not given Test status until 1948 . The 1946 – 47 Test series against the touring Englishmen would be his first against a major team , and Miller was expected to play a prominent role with both bat and ball , especially in countering the visitors ' powerful batting .
= = Early season = =
During the southern hemisphere winter of 1946 , Miller had travelled to Boston , Massachusetts to marry Peg Wagner , whom he met during a stopover early in 1943 on the way to military service in the United Kingdom . After the wedding , the couple travelled back to Melbourne to start their married life .
Miller had only been back in Australia for a week when he faced Wally Hammond 's visiting English team in the touring side 's match against Victoria . His fielding and batting were rusty after the long layoff , and the media constantly probed him about the contract he had signed with Rawtenstall Cricket Club in the Lancashire League a few months earlier , to start in 1947 . Miller said nothing in the press , but the Victorian Cricket Association made public appeals for an employer to give Miller a job so that he would not leave the state and become a professional sportsman in England . In the match against Hammond 's men , Miller struggled while scoring 32 in the first innings before being dismissed by leg spinner Doug Wright . In the Victorian second innings he was bowled by James Langridge for eight . Victorian captain Lindsay Hassett was not willing to ask Miller to bowl , given his lack of thorough preparation for the season ; the tourists won the match by 244 runs .
Miller was selected for an Australian XI — a team comprising a mix of established international representatives and fringe players — fixture against the tourists prior to the Test series , but made only five runs with the bat and bowled only four overs , taking 0 / 8 in a rain @-@ affected match that did not reach the second innings . In a Shield match against South Australia — led by national captain Don Bradman — at the Adelaide Oval , Miller had a chance to push for selection by performing well in front of the Australian captain , who was also a member of the three @-@ man national selection panel .
Miller took 2 / 32 in 11 overs , bowling both of his victims as the hosts were dismissed for 270 on the first day . The Victorian paceman also had a chance to bowl at Bradman — who made a hundred — for a period . On the second day , Miller came to the crease at 2 / 171 to join Ken Meuleman after the openers had laid the platform with an opening stand of 158 runs . The pair added 26 runs before Meuleman fell at 3 / 197 and was replaced by Hassett . The pair batted until the end of the day as Victoria reached 3 / 285 at stumps to take first innings points , with Miller on 56 and Hassett 43 . The next day , they continued to 188 and 114 respectively , their 224 @-@ run partnership ending when Phil Ridings bowled Hassett . This precipitated a collapse of 7 / 39 as Victoria finished at 548 . Amid the visitors ' faltering innings , it had taken a run out to remove Miller .
Miller used a wide array of strokes , leading The Advertiser of Adelaide to describe his innings as " dashing and colourful " . Wisden said Miller 's innings was " one of the finest batting displays ever seen at Adelaide " . Due to the presence of Bradman , who was known for his ruthless and calculated attitude , Miller suppressed his carefree nature and played in a conservative and measured way , hoping to impress his prospective captain . After his long innings , Hassett asked Miller to only bowl two overs in the second innings , and Victoria were left needing 79 runs in 35 minutes for victory after the hosts were dismissed for 356 . With a series of fours and quick singles , Miller and Hassett guided the visitors to the target in just 63 balls , with five minutes to spare . Miller was dismissed for 33 in the final over , just before the Victorians completed the chase .
Bradman saw Miller as a top @-@ order batsman and as his new ball partner for Lindwall , although the Victorian allrounder was a reluctant bowler . The Australian captain felt that Miller was crucial to his strategy of attacking England 's strong batting line @-@ up — which boasted the likes of Hammond , Denis Compton , Len Hutton , Bill Edrich and Cyril Washbrook — with high pace . Miller was duly selected for the Australian team for the First Test .
= = First Test = =
Miller made his Ashes debut in the First Test in Brisbane the day after his 27th birthday . Miller was slated to bat at No. 5 and Bradman fielded six front @-@ line bowlers , but this did not weaken the batting , as four of the bowlers , Miller , Lindwall , Colin McCool and Ian Johnson , had all scored centuries in first @-@ class cricket . Australia batted first but Miller was not needed until day two , coming in to join Hassett after Bradman was dismissed for 187 with the score at 3 / 322 . Miller was asleep when Bradman fell , but roused himself and played aggressively to reach his half @-@ century in just 80 minutes before lunch . He struck one six onto the roof of the members ' stand at long @-@ on , the biggest hit at the ground at the time . Miller 's 106 @-@ run partnership with Hassett ended when Alec Bedser removed the latter caught at mid @-@ on , having already been dropped four times . After the lunch break , Miller slowed down and was eventually trapped leg before wicket ( lbw ) by leg spinner Doug Wright , ending his first Ashes innings at 79 , having taken 80 minutes to score his last 29 runs . During the course of his innings , which Australian cricket writer Johnnie Moyes described as " attractive and stately " , Miller passed 3 @,@ 000 runs at first @-@ class level . Australia reached 645 on the third day , a national record against England at home , before a tropical storm hit , complete with hailstones as large as golf balls . The tourists were very unaccustomed to such weather and were extremely disturbed by the noisy downpour . Miller was given the new ball along with Lindwall and he took his first Ashes wicket , bowling Hutton after testing him with a series of bouncers as England closed at 1 / 21 .
During that first Test , an incident occurred , coloured by Miller 's wartime service , that soured his relationship with Bradman and his feelings towards Test cricket . Michael Parkinson described it as follows :
Keith Miller was deeply affected by the Second World War . It changed him ... In the first post @-@ war Ashes Test ... England were caught on a sticky ... [ and ] Bill Edrich came in . He 'd had a serious war and he survived and Miller thought , ' He 's my old Services mate . The last thing he wants after five years ' war is to be flattened by a cricket ball , so I eased up . Bradman came up to me and said , ' Don 't slow down , Keith . Bowl quicker . ' That remark put me off Test cricket . Never felt the same way about it after that.'
The following day , the pitch dried out under the hot sun and turned into a sticky wicket . Miller bowled at a mixture of pace and off breaks and added a large amount of bouncers , leading former Australian Test batsmen and journalist Jack Fingleton to compare the amount of high @-@ paced short @-@ pitched bowling by the Australian pair to that during Bodyline . On the uneven surface , Edrich was struck around 40 times on the body . Miller cut down the English top @-@ order , removing Washbrook , Compton , Edrich and Jack Ikin on the fourth morning to leave England at 5 / 56 . After removing Washbrook , caught by Sid Barnes with only four more runs added to the overnight total , Miller trapped Compton lbw for 17 , leaving England at 3 / 49 . After having Edrich caught in the slips by Colin McCool , Miller removed Ikin first @-@ ball , caught behind by wicket @-@ keeper Don Tallon to be on a hat @-@ trick , but Norman Yardley prevented him from taking a third wicket in as many balls . After Hammond and Yardley stabilised the innings with a 61 @-@ run partnership , Miller later returned to remove wicket @-@ keeper Paul Gibb and his replacement Bedser in consecutive balls , but last man Wright successfully thwarted Miller 's second hat @-@ trick attempt . The Victorian paceman finished with 7 / 60 , his first five @-@ wicket haul at first @-@ class level .
England made 141 and Bradman forced them to follow on . Miller removed Hutton again , this time caught by Sid Barnes from the first ball of the innings . He combined with Barnes 45 minutes later to remove Hutton 's opening partner Washbrook to leave England at 3 / 33 . The pitch , still rain @-@ affected , hastened England 's defeat by an innings and 332 runs within 44 overs . Miller finished with 2 / 17 from 11 overs in the second innings to end with match figures of 9 / 77 . England had fallen to their heaviest Test defeat on Australian soil , losing 15 wickets in the space of 210 minutes on the fifth day . Miller 's highly productive Ashes debut led to further speculation as to whether he was willing to end his Test career to turn professional in England . Miller continued to ignore Rawtenstall 's requests for confirmation and refused to comment on the issue to the media , hoping that he would get a better job offer in Australia in the meantime .
= = Second Test = =
A fortnight later , Miller proceeded to the Second Test in Sydney , where he had a quiet match without his partner Lindwall , who was sidelined with chickenpox . England batted first and Miller opened the bowling with Victorian teammate and debutant Fred Freer . Miller bowled nine overs without success , conceding 24 runs as Hammond 's tourists amassed 270 . On a turning surface , nine of the English wickets fell to the spinners Johnson and McCool . In the hosts ' reply , Miller contributed 40 with seven fours in a 63 @-@ run stand with Barnes as Australia reached 4 / 159 . Bradman — who had dropped himself down the order — and Barnes then both scored 234 and put together a world record fifth @-@ wicket partnership of 405 to propel Australia to 8 / 659 declared . Miller bowled 11 overs in the second innings , taking the wicket of Hutton who was out hit wicket after going on a short @-@ lived attack that yielded 37 runs from 39 balls in 24 minutes . Hutton shaped to drive the last ball before lunch , and successfully made contact , but in following through , his bat slipped from his hand and clipped the stumps . Miller had a light bowling workload as Johnson and McCool took seven wickets between them for the innings and eight wickets each for the match as Australia completed another innings victory .
Miller saved his best batting for the Shield clash with arch @-@ rivals New South Wales , which started on Boxing Day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground ( MCG ) . The visitors batted first and made 205 , Miller taking 2 / 22 from ten overs . He then came to the crease on the first afternoon with Victoria at 1 / 31 after Meuleman was dismissed . Miller hammered three sixes from one over against Test team @-@ mate Ernie Toshack , having started the over on three runs . After measuring up Toshack 's bowling for the first two balls , Miller hooked the third ball over fine leg for six . He then lifted the sixth ball over square leg , was dropped by the bowler on the seventh ball , before driving the last ball into the crowd at long on . Miller reached his fifty in 41 minutes and was 79 at the close of play , with Victoria on 1 / 154 . The next day , he fell for 153 , ending a 271 @-@ run partnership with Merv Harvey that took just over three hours . It took another run out to terminate Miller 's innings at 2 / 302 . Miller 's childhood hero Bill Ponsford said that Miller 's display was the hardest hitting he had ever seen . The Sun @-@ Pictorial opined that " the M.C.G. seemed to shrink in size . It was reported that each time Keith shaped to Toshack the crowd in the boundary seats ducked . " Victoria declared at 8 / 560 , Test teammates Lindwall and Toshack taking the most punishment with figures of 1 / 100 and 0 / 133 from 18 and 21 overs respectively . Miller then took 1 / 41 — his 50th first @-@ class wicket — and a catch as Victoria won by an innings and 114 runs .
= = Third Test = =
The Third Test was Miller 's first in his home town , and he produced a quiet performance in a drawn match . He scored 33 before being caught behind by Godfrey Evans from the bowling of Wright as Australia stumbled and lost three wickets in four runs to be 6 / 192 ; the hosts recovered to reach 365 in the first innings . Miller then bowled ten wicketless overs for 34 and caught Ikin from the leg spin of Bruce Dooland in England 's reply of 351 . Miller then scored 34 as Australia set England 551 to win in seven hours . Miller then took 2 / 41 in the second innings , removing Ikin and Bedser during a spell in tandem with Lindwall late on the final day that was punctuated by frequent bouncers . Miller also ran out Compton , but England held on for a draw with three wickets intact .
Miller then played for Tasmania Combined XI — which consisted mainly of Victorians — against Hammond 's tourists in Hobart . He scored 70 and 30 , opening in the second innings , and took a wicket in each innings , removing Evans and Ikin as the match ended in a draw . This was followed by a match against Queensland in Brisbane in which Miller scored 81 batting at No. 3 , featuring in a 93 @-@ run stand with Meuleman as Victoria amassed 466 . He then took 3 / 21 in the hosts ' first innings , removing opener Geoff Cook before returning late in the innings to take two of the last three wickets . Hassett asked the Queenslanders to follow on and Miller took 1 / 20 and two catches as the hosts were defeated by an innings and 13 runs . Miller had a light workload with the ball as Hassett asked him to deliver only 15 @.@ 4 eight @-@ ball overs .
Miller made another famous century in the return Sheffield Shield match against arch @-@ rivals New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground . Miller had a lean time with the bat in the first innings , being dismissed for six as Hassett 's tourists made 356 . He was then punished as the New South Welshmen amassed 79 runs from his 14 overs , taking only the wicket of Ginty Lush as the hosts replied with 329 . Miller came to the crease at 2 / 118 after 100 minutes on the third morning , with brothers Merv and Neil Harvey back in the pavilion . Miller combined with Ian Johnson ( 82 ) in a 126 @-@ run partnership , before sharing an unbroken 206 @-@ run stand with Meuleman . By stumps , 232 minutes after he came to the crease , Miller had reached 206 not out , and Victoria declared at 3 / 450 . Miller struck 15 fours and three sixes in a strident attack on the bowling . His first six was struck from the leg spin of Fred Johnston and landed on the roof of the Members Stand . The second , from the occasional left arm unorthodox spin of Test teammate Arthur Morris , was a lofted drive that went straight back over the bowler 's head and over the sightscreen at the Paddington End ; the ball was still rising when it hit the upper deck of the MA Noble Stand around 100 m away . His third six sent a delivery from Test bowling colleague Toshack over the square leg fence .
At one stage , Toshack had a long @-@ on , long @-@ off and a man directly behind the bowler to stop Miller 's powerful drives . One such shot from the bowling of Morris was hit with such power that it rebounded from the sighscreen almost to the bowler . Lindwall , the fastest bowler in the world , was delivering to Miller at one stage with a solitary slip and nine men in the outfield . After his long innings , Miller was only required to bowl two wicketless overs for six runs as New South Wales were bowled out for 189 and suffered a 288 @-@ run loss . These two decisive victories played a large part in Victoria 's winning of the Sheffield Shield .
Miller 's uncertain future continued to dog him , and Rawtenstall expressed their displeasure at their recruit 's apparent refusal to fulfil his contract . Miller had privately decided that he would not go through with the deal , but was refusing to inform the Lancastrian club . In the meantime , he had various job proposals , which he spurned until privately receiving a contract offer from the manager of North Sydney Cricket Club . The proposed deal would give him a subsidy for the costs of his relocation to Sydney to work as a liquor salesman , and gave him generous leave conditions so that he could play sport .
= = Fourth Test = =
Having resolved the issue of his playing future , Miller was back in a good frame of mind for the Fourth Test in Adelaide . In a high @-@ scoring match , Miller took a wicket in each innings , but he shone with the bat . England batted first and had reached a strong position of 4 / 320 on the second day when Miller bowled Joe Hardstaff junior , who edged a bouncer into his stumps for 67 , ending a partnership of 118 with centurion Compton ; the hosts lost wickets steadily thereafter to be dismissed for 460 , and Miller ended with 1 / 45 from 16 overs in extreme heat . After Morris and Hassett put on 179 runs for the third wicket , Miller came in at 3 / 207 late on the third day and reached 33 by the time stumps were drawn with Australia at 4 / 293 , while his partner Johnson was unbeaten on 35 .
On the first ball of the third morning , Miller hooked the ball into the crowd , landing just in front of the governor 's VIP box to move to 39 . He quickly accumulated another 61 runs in 71 minutes to reach his maiden Test century . Miller and Johnson added a further 79 runs in the morning , of which the latter contributed only 17 before being dismissed for 52 , such was Miller 's rate of scoring . Miller did not play more expansively after reaching triple figures , as three wickets fell at the other end for 24 runs and the Englishmen , particularly Yardley , utilised leg theory to stifle the scoring . As the English bowlers continued to regularly take tail @-@ end wickets , Miller accelerated again , launching drives into the crowd as England stationed four men on the fence waiting in vain to catch one of his lofted strokes . Miller ended unbeaten on 141 from 198 balls as Australia took a first innings lead , but the match petered into a high @-@ scoring draw . In the second innings , Miller and Lindwall unsuccessfully tried to attack Hutton and Washbrook with bouncers as the English openers registered a century partnership . Miller took Bedser 's wicket to end with 1 / 34 from 11 overs as England reached 8 / 340 before declaring . Miller was not required to bat after Australia were set 314 runs to win in 195 minutes ; they reached 1 / 215 when time ran out .
Before the last Test , Miller played for Victoria against England in his final match for his native state before moving to New South Wales . He scored six before being stumped from the medium pace of Bedser and took 4 / 63 in the first innings , his best bowling since the First Test , as England scored 355 before Victoria replied with 327 . His victims included Gibb , Yardley and Compton for 93 , thereby preventing the English batsman from scoring his fifth century in as many innings . The match ended in a draw when England were bowled out for 118 in their second innings ; Miller bowled two overs in his final actions for Victoria , conceding two runs without taking a wicket .
= = Fifth Test = =
The Fifth Test saw Miller take a wicket in each innings , his victims being Wright and Evans . He also caught Yardley and Compton in the first and second innings respectively . After Miller scored 23 to help Australia make 253 in reply to England 's 280 , the tourists fell for 186 in their second innings , leaving the hosts with a target of 214 runs on a wearing wicket that was increasingly aiding spin . Miller came to the crease when Bradman fell with the score at 3 / 149 . McCool joined Miller after the loss of Hassett and Ron Hamence in quick succession left Australia at 5 / 180 . Wright then beat Miller with three consecutive leg breaks , before the batsman struck back against Bedser with consecutive boundaries for four . Together with McCool , Miller saw Australia to the target without further loss .
Australia had taken the series 3 – 0 , Miller scoring 384 runs at 76 @.@ 80 and taking 16 wickets at 20 @.@ 88 , which placed him second in both batting and bowling averages behind Bradman and Lindwall respectively . Nevertheless , Miller did not enjoy himself as much as during the Victory Tests of 1945 and became disillusioned with Bradman 's relentless pursuit of victory and ruthless mentality . Miller was impulsive and cared little for records or mercilessly dominating his opponents ; he loved to play in a flamboyant manner with early declarations to keep the match alive and less concern for winning or losing . Hassett had outlined after the Victory Tests that the post @-@ war era should be about " cricket , not war " . Miller 's Services team @-@ mate and biographer Richard Whitington said that Miller " did not enjoy the humiliation of men who had proved themselves champions before the war " .
However , Test cricket had always been fought fiercely , and the ruthless Bradman was not about to change this . The Australian skipper repeatedly shut England out of the game with massive totals , relentlessly snuffing out any prospects of an opposition win rather than maximising the chances of an Australian victory with enterprising declarations . On reflection , Miller said " It was inevitable that The Don and I should have clashed . Our temperaments are so different . "
Overall , Miller played in 13 first @-@ class matches during the Australian summer , scoring 1 @,@ 202 runs at 75 @.@ 12 and taking 32 wickets at 22 @.@ 65 . In matches for Victoria , where he played under Hassett 's captaincy , Miller scored 713 runs at 89 @.@ 13 and took 14 wickets at 21 @.@ 14 . In all , he took 14 catches . Of the six matches in the victorious Sheffield Shield campaign , five were won and the other was drawn , Miller averaging 133 @.@ 40 .
= = Playing role = =
As England had a strong batting lineup , Bradman wanted a large range of specialist bowlers in the Tests , and this was made possible as his preferred bowlers were skillful with the bat . Australia 's bowling line @-@ up consisted of Miller , McCool ( leg spin ) , Johnson ( off spin ) , Lindwall , George Tribe ( both left arm orthodox and unorthodox ) and Toshack . The only deviations were Lindwall missing one Test due to chickenpox , and leg spinner Dooland replacing left @-@ arm spinner Tribe in two Tests .
Of the First Test team , all bar Toshack scored multiple first @-@ class centuries in their careers , and all averaged under 27 @.@ 50 with the ball . As Bradman wanted all four spin techniques covered , as well as both left and right @-@ arm seamers , this also meant that he could only have two fast bowlers — Lindwall and Miller — as three positions were occupied by spinners and a fourth by Toshack , who was of medium pace .
While Miller was a reluctant bowler , Bradman used him heavily because of his desire to have every possible spin option . Miller thus played as a middle @-@ order batsman batting at No. 5 ahead of the wicket @-@ keeper and the other bowlers , and an opening fast bowler , partnering Lindwall . For Victoria , Miller often batted higher at No. 3 or No. 4 and bowled less . For his state , Miller averaged more with the bat , which he felt was because he was able to concentrate more on his batting , as Hassett gave him a smaller workload with the ball .
= Tropical Storm Arthur ( 2008 ) =
Tropical Storm Arthur was the first Atlantic tropical storm that formed during the month of May since 1981 . The first tropical cyclone of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season , the storm formed on May 30 , 2008 from the interaction of two tropical waves and the remnants of the eastern Pacific Tropical Storm Alma , which had crossed into the western Caribbean Sea . The system quickly organized and was named Tropical Storm Arthur on May 31 , while crossing the shore of Belize . It dissipated two days later over the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico . Arthur and its remnants triggered severe flooding which killed a reported nine people and affected 100 @,@ 000 more in Belize . Damage was light to moderate , estimated at $ 78 million ( 2008 USD ) .
= = Meteorological history = =
By May 29 , 2008 , the western Caribbean Sea became tropically active due to the presence of two tropical waves and Tropical Storm Alma , which was located in the east Pacific Ocean . The system generated a broad surface low pressure system , as well as clusters of convection . The next day , Alma made landfall on Nicaragua , pulling deep tropical moisture into the region . Upper level outflow was spreading outwards from the tropical storm with a high pressure system over the Caribbean . A surface trough developed and extended from inland Honduras to just south of the Cayman Islands , which sparked further development of strong convection .
On May 31 , the remnants of Alma were situated along the coast of Belize as a 1004 mbar low pressure system . A broad upper @-@ level ridge was anchored over the Gulf of Honduras , which covered the entire region and maintained deep tropical moisture . Satellite imagery and a NOAA buoy reported sustained tropical storm @-@ force winds . Despite moving ashore , the system was named Tropical Storm Arthur about 45 mi ( 72 km ) north @-@ northwest of Belize City . In post @-@ analysis , it was determined that Arthur had developed more than 12 hours earlier , late on May 30 , and made landfall early on May 31 with 45 mph ( 75 km / h ) winds in northeastern Belize . While over land , Arthur maintained minimal tropical storm force winds , concentrated primarily over open waters to the east and northeast . Despite being over land for several hours , the storm maintained a fairly organized structure . The storm contained a large low @-@ level center , accompanied by convective banding , and was developing new convective cells . Initially , it was thought Arthur would continue generally westward due to a ridge to its north , and later re @-@ intensify in the Bay of Campeche .
The associated thunderstorm activity became separated from the center of circulation , and early on June 1 , the center became difficult to locate due to becoming disorganized . It remained a tropical storm over land for nearly 24 hours before weakening to a tropical depression later that day . While drifting southwestward over land , Arthur weakened further , and the National Hurricane Center issued its last advisory on the system late on June 1 . By June 4 , the remnants of Arthur were diminishing over southeastern Mexico without any redevelopment . Thunderstorms briefly redeveloped two days later , as its associated circulation crossed over the Bay of Campeche into Veracruz , although it dissipated soon after .
= = Impact and records = =
In preparation for the storm , ports were closed in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo , while residents and tourists were encouraged to take precautions in coastal areas . Also , ports were closed on the islands of Cozumel , Isla Mujeres and in Chetumal . Small boats were restricted from leaving some ports , but evacuations were deemed unnecessary . Tropical storm warnings were issued as soon as the storm was first classified for the coast of Belize and the coast of Mexico south of Cabo Catoche , and remained in effect until Arthur weakened to a tropical depression .
While crossing Belize , Arthur dropped heavy rainfall , estimated as high as 15 in ( 380 mm ) . The storm produced rainfall as far south as Belize City and kicked up strong surf on the island of Ambergris Caye . Winds from Arthur forced the closure of two of Mexico 's three main oil exporting ports in the Gulf of Mexico due to rough seas . The storm 's remnants , combined with recent heavy rains from Tropical Storm Alma , triggered flash flooding and caused rivers in southern and northern Belize to overflow . The flooding damaged one bridge and one highway , and several other bridges were under water . One village was evacuated , and shelters in Corozal and Orange Walk were opened . In rural areas the electricity was cut off due to safety issues . Dozens were stranded on their roof due to high water , and work to repair an important highway was halted when flood waters washed away the repaired section . Papaya plantations , shrimp farms and rice crops were also affected by the unsettled weather .
In all , about 100 @,@ 000 people were affected by the flooding , and nine fatalities were reported ; five of which were directly attributed to Arthur . A total of 714 houses were damaged , and damage in Belize was estimated at $ 78 million ( 20
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, mugger Joe Chill murders Bruce 's parents in front of him . Orphaned , Bruce is raised by the family butler , Alfred Pennyworth .
Fourteen years later , Chill is freed in exchange for testifying against Gotham City mafia boss Carmine Falcone . Bruce intends to murder Chill , but one of Falcone 's assassins does so first . Bruce 's childhood friend , assistant district attorney Rachel Dawes , berates him for attempting to undermine the justice system , saying that his father would be ashamed . Bruce confronts Falcone , who tells him that real power comes from being feared . Bruce decides to travel the world and learn how to confront injustice . In Bhutan , he meets Henri Ducard , who trains him as a member of the League of Shadows , led by Ra 's al Ghul . After completing his training and purging his fears , Bruce learns that the League intends to destroy Gotham , believing it to be corrupt and beyond saving . Bruce rejects the League 's cause and burns down their temple during his escape . Ra 's is killed by falling debris , while Bruce saves the unconscious Ducard .
Bruce returns to Gotham intent on fighting crime . Inspired by his childhood fear , he takes up the vigilante identity of " the Batman " and sets up a base in the caves beneath Wayne Manor . He takes an interest in his family 's company , Wayne Enterprises , now run by the unscrupulous William Earle . Company archivist Lucius Fox allows Bruce access to prototype defense technologies including a protective bodysuit and a heavily armored car called the Tumbler . Bruce poses as a shallow playboy to allay suspicion .
Batman intercepts a drug shipment , provides Rachel with evidence against Falcone , and enlists Sergeant James Gordon , one of the few honest cops left in Gotham , to arrest him . In prison , Falcone meets with Dr. Jonathan Crane , a corrupt psychiatrist who has been helping him smuggle drugs into Gotham , and threatens to reveal his complicity if he does not declare him mentally unfit for trial . Crane puts on a scarecrow mask and sprays Falcone with a fear @-@ inducing hallucinogen that drives him insane , and has him transferred to Arkham Asylum . While investigating " the Scarecrow " , Batman is exposed to the hallucinogen and left incapacitated . He is saved by Alfred and given an antidote developed by Fox . When Rachel accuses Crane of corruption , Crane reveals that he has been pouring his fear @-@ inducing drug into Gotham 's water supply . He doses Rachel with it , but Batman saves her and subdues Crane , who claims to work for Ra 's al Ghul . Batman evades the police to get Rachel to safety , administers the antidote , and gives her a vial of it for Gordon and another for mass production . Ducard reappears at Bruce 's birthday party and reveals himself to be the actual Ra 's al Ghul . Having stolen a powerful microwave emitter from Wayne Enterprises , he plans to vaporize Gotham 's water supply , rendering Crane 's drug airborne and causing mass hysteria that will destroy the city . He sets Wayne Manor on fire and leaves Bruce for dead , but Alfred rescues him .
Ra 's loads the microwave emitter onto Gotham 's monorail system , releasing the drug as the train travels toward the city 's central water source . Batman rescues Rachel from a drugged mob and indirectly reveals his identity to her . He pursues Ra 's onto the monorail and fights him just as Gordon uses the Tumbler 's cannons to destroy a section of the track . Batman refuses to kill Ra 's , but also chooses not to save him , gliding from the train and leaving Ra 's aboard as it crashes and explodes .
Bruce gains Rachel 's respect but loses her love , as she decides she cannot be with him while he is Batman . Bruce buys a controlling stake in the now publicly traded Wayne Enterprises , fires Earle , and replaces him with Fox . Gordon is promoted to Lieutenant of the Gotham City Police Department , shows Batman the Bat @-@ Signal , and mentions a criminal who leaves Joker playing cards at crime scenes . Batman promises to investigate , and disappears into the night .
= = Cast = =
Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman :
A billionaire socialite who witnesses his parents ' deaths at the hands of a mugger when he is eight years old , and later travels the world for seven years to seek the means to fight injustice before returning to Gotham City , becoming its bat @-@ masked vigilante protector at night . Before Bale was confirmed on September 11 , 2003 , having expressed interest in the role since Darren Aronofsky was planning his own film adaptation , Eion Bailey , Henry Cavill , Billy Crudup , Hugh Dancy , Jake Gyllenhaal , Joshua Jackson , Heath Ledger , David Boreanaz and Cillian Murphy took interest in it as well . Amy Adams served as the casting reader for the casting of Bruce Wayne / Batman in a favor to the casting director . Bale felt the previous films underused Batman 's character , overplaying the villains instead . To best pose as Batman , Bale studied graphic novels and illustrations of the superhero . Director Nolan said of Bale , " He has exactly the balance of darkness and light that we were looking for . " Goyer stated that while some actors could play a great Bruce Wayne or a great Batman , Bale could portray both radically different personalities . Bale described the part as playing four characters : the raging Batman persona ; the shallow playboy façade Bruce uses to ward off suspicion ; the vengeful young man ; and the older , angrier Bruce who is discovering his purpose in life . Bale 's dislike of his costume , which heated up regularly , helped him get into a necessarily foul mood . He said , " Batman 's meant to be fierce , and you become a beast in that suit , as Batman should be – not a man in a suit , but a different creature . " Since he had lost a great deal of weight in preparation for his role in The Machinist , Bale hired a personal trainer to help him gain 100 pounds ( 45 kg ) in the span of only a couple of months to help him physically prepare for the role . He first went well over the weight required and created concern over whether he would look right for the part . Bale recognized that his large physique was not appropriate for Batman , who relies on speed and strategy . He lost the excess weight by the time filming began.Gus Lewis as Young Bruce Wayne .
Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth :
A trusted butler to Bruce 's parents , who continues his loyal service to their son after their deaths as his closest confidant . Nolan felt Caine would effectively portray the foster father element of the character . Although Alfred is depicted in the film as having served the Wayne family for generations , Caine created his own backstory , in that before becoming Wayne 's butler , Alfred served in the Special Air Service . After being wounded , he was invited to the position of the Wayne family butler by Thomas Wayne because , " He wanted a butler , but someone a bit tougher than that , you know ? "
Liam Neeson as Henri Ducard / Ra 's al Ghul :
A mysterious man who trains Bruce in the martial arts by initially posing as a subservient member of the League of Shadows , an ancient organization of injustice whose leader is greatly feared by the criminal underworld , but is later revealed to be the leader himself , having to have used the name " Ducard " as a pseudonym to hide his true identity . Writer David Goyer said he felt he was the most complex of all the Batman villains , comparing him to Osama bin Laden ; " He 's not crazy in the way that all the other Batman villains are . He 's not bent on revenge ; he 's actually trying to heal the world . He 's just doing it by very draconian means . " Gary Oldman was first choice for the part , but ended up playing James Gordon instead . Guy Pearce , who collaborated with Christopher Nolan on Memento ( 2000 ) , reported that the pair had discussions about him playing the role , but both of them decided that he was too young for the part . Neeson is commonly cast as a mentor , so the revelation that his character was the main villain was intended to shock viewers .
Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes :
Bruce 's childhood friend and love interest who serves as Gotham City 's assistant district attorney , fighting against corruption in the city . Nolan found a " tremendous warmth and great emotional appeal " in Holmes , and also felt " she has a maturity beyond her years that comes across in the film and is essential to the idea that Rachel is something of a moral conscience for Bruce " .Emma Lockhart as Young Rachel Dawes .
Gary Oldman as Sgt. James Gordon :
One of the few uncorrupted Gotham City police officers , who is on duty the night of the murder of Bruce 's parents and , in this way , shares a special bond with the adult Bruce and thus with Batman . Oldman was Nolan 's first choice for Ra 's al Ghul , but when Chris Cooper turned down the part of Gordon to spend time with his family Nolan decided that it would be refreshing for Oldman , who is renowned for his portrayals of villains , to play the role instead . " I embody the themes of the movie which are the values of family , courage and compassion and a sense of right and wrong , good and bad and justice , " Oldman said of his character . He filmed most of his scenes in Britain . Goyer said Oldman heavily resembled Gordon as drawn by David Mazzucchelli in Batman : Year One .
Cillian Murphy as Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow :
A corrupt psychopharmacologist working as Chief Administrator of Arkham Asylum , who develops a fear @-@ inducing toxin from a flower that grows in Ra 's al Ghul 's sanctuary and takes up the persona of a gass @-@ proof burlap @-@ masked external tormentor portraying himself as a " master of fear " , using his patients as human guinea pigs for his experiments on the toxin while working with Ra 's to smuggle its drug ingredients into Gotham using Carmine Falcone . Nolan decided against casting an Irish actor like Murphy for Batman , before casting him as Scarecrow . Murphy read numerous comics featuring the Scarecrow , and discussed making the character look less theatrical with Nolan . Murphy explained , " I wanted to avoid the Worzel Gummidge look , because he 's not a very physically imposing man – he 's more interested in the manipulation of the mind and what that can do . "
Tom Wilkinson as Carmine Falcone :
The most powerful Mafia boss in Gotham , who shares a prison cell with Joe Chill after Chill murdered Bruce 's parents and later , after having Chill murdered for his decision to testify against their relationship , goes into business with Dr. Jonathan Crane and Ra 's al Ghul by smuggling in Crane 's fear toxins through his drug shipments over the course of several months so that they can be mixed in with the city 's water supply .
Rutger Hauer as William Earle :
The CEO of Wayne Enterprises , who takes the company public in Bruce 's long @-@ term absence .
Ken Watanabe as Ra 's al Ghul 's Decoy :
A member of the League of Shadows assigned to impersonate Ra 's al Ghul during Bruce 's training .
Mark Boone Junior as Detective Arnold Flass :
Gordon 's corrupt partner , operating in Falcone 's pockets .
Linus Roache as Thomas Wayne :
Bruce 's late father , who is mugged and murdered along with his wife in an alley in front of their son .
Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox :
A high @-@ ranking Wayne Enterprises employee demoted to working in the company 's Applied Science Division , where he conducts advanced studies in biochemistry and mechanical engineering and supplies Bruce with much of the gear necessary to carry out Batman 's mission , yet is promoted to CEO when Bruce takes control of the company by the end of the film .
Other cast members include Larry Holden as district attorney Carl Finch ; Colin McFarlane as Police commissioner Gillian B. Loeb ; Christine Adams as Jessica , Lucius Fox 's secretary ; Sara Stewart as Martha Wayne , Bruce 's late mother ; Richard Brake as Joe Chill , the Waynes ' killer ; Gerard Murphy as the corrupt High Court Judge Faden ; Charles Edwards as a Wayne Enterprises executive ; Tim Booth as Victor Zsasz ; Rade Šerbedžija as a homeless man , who is the last person to meet Bruce when he leaves Gotham , and the first civilian to see Batman , and both Risteárd Cooper and Andrew Pleavin as uniformed policemen . Jack Gleeson , who previously co @-@ starred with Bale in 2002 's Reign of Fire and later found fame for his role as Joffrey Baratheon in the HBO series Game of Thrones , appears as a boy who idolises Batman and is later saved by him from Ra 's al Ghul 's men . Actors John Foo , Joey Ansah , Spencer Wilding , Dave Legeno , Khan Bonfils , Rodney Ryan and Dean Alexandrou portray members of the League of Shadows .
= = Production = =
= = = Development = = =
In January 2003 , Warner Bros. hired Memento director Christopher Nolan to direct an untitled Batman film , and David S. Goyer signed on to write the script two months later . Nolan stated his intention to reinvent the film franchise of Batman by " doing the origins story of the character , which is a story that 's never been told before " . Nolan said that humanity and realism would be the basis of the origin film , and that " the world of Batman is that of grounded reality . [ It ] will be a recognizable , contemporary reality against which an extraordinary heroic figure arises . " Goyer said that the goal of the film was to get the audience to care for both Batman and Bruce Wayne . Nolan felt the previous films were exercises in style rather than drama , and described his inspiration as being Richard Donner 's 1978 film Superman , in its focus on depicting the character 's growth . Also similar to Superman , Nolan wanted an all @-@ star supporting cast for Batman Begins to lend a more epic feel and credibility to the story .
Nolan 's personal " jumping off point " of inspiration was " The Man Who Falls " , a short story by Denny O 'Neil and Dick Giordano about Bruce 's travels throughout the world . The early scene in Batman Begins of young Bruce Wayne falling into a well was adapted from " The Man Who Falls " . Batman : The Long Halloween , written by Jeph Loeb and drawn by Tim Sale , influenced Goyer in writing the screenplay , with the villain Carmine Falcone as one of many elements which were drawn from Halloween 's " sober , serious approach " . The writers considered having Harvey Dent in the film , but replaced him with the new character Rachel Dawes when they realized they " couldn 't do him justice " . The character was later portrayed by Aaron Eckhart in the 2008 sequel The Dark Knight . The sequel to Halloween , Batman : Dark Victory , also served as an influence . Goyer used the vacancy of Bruce Wayne 's multi @-@ year absence presented in Batman : Year One to help set up some of the film 's events in the transpiring years . In addition , the film 's Sergeant James Gordon was based on his comic book incarnation as seen in Year One . The writers of Batman Begins also used Frank Miller 's Year One plot device , which was about a corrupt police force that led to Gordon and Gotham City 's need for Batman .
A common idea in the comics is that Bruce saw a Zorro film with his parents before they were murdered . Nolan explained that by ignoring that idea – which he stated is not found in Batman 's first appearances – it emphasized the importance of bats to Bruce and that becoming a superhero is a wholly original idea on his part . It is for this reason Nolan believes other DC characters do not exist in the universe of his film ; otherwise , Wayne 's reasons for taking up costumed vigilantism would have been very different .
At his audition , Bale wore the bat suit ( minus the cape which has been missing for some time ) Val Kilmer donned for 1995 's Batman Forever .
= = = Filming = = =
As with all his films , Nolan refused a second unit ; he did this in order to keep his vision consistent . Filming began in March 2004 in the Vatnajökull glacier in Iceland ( standing in for Bhutan ) . The crew built a village and the front doors to Ra 's ' temple , as well as a road to access the remote area . The weather was problematic , with 75 miles per hour ( 121 km / h ) winds , rain , and a lack of snow . A shot Wally Pfister had planned to take using a crane had to be done with a handheld camera .
In seeking inspiration from Superman and other blockbuster films of the late 1970s and early 1980s , Nolan based most of the production in England , specifically Shepperton Studios . A Batcave set was built there and measured 250 feet ( 76 m ) long , 120 feet ( 37 m ) wide , and 40 feet ( 12 m ) high . Production designer Nathan Crowley installed twelve pumps to create a waterfall with 12 @,@ 000 imperial gallons ( 55 @,@ 000 l ; 14 @,@ 000 US gal ) , and built rocks using molds of real caves . In January 2004 , an airship hangar at Cardington , Bedfordshire was rented by Warner Bros. during April 2004 and , converted into a 900 feet ( 270 m ) sound stage , was where the slum @-@ district of " the Narrows " and the feet of the monorails were filmed .
Mentmore Towers was chosen from twenty different locations for Wayne Manor , as Nolan and Crowley liked its white floors , which gave the impression of the manor as a memorial to Wayne 's parents . The building chosen to represent Arkham Asylum was the National Institute for Medical Research building in Mill Hill , northwest London , England . The St Pancras railway station and the Abbey Mills Pumping Stations were used for Arkham 's interiors . University College London was used for courtrooms . Some scenes , including the Tumbler pursuit , were filmed in Chicago at locations such as Lower Wacker Drive and 35 East Wacker . Authorities agreed to raise Franklin Street Bridge for a scene where access to the Narrows is closed .
Despite the film 's darkness , Nolan wanted to make the film appeal to a wide age range . " Not the youngest kids obviously , I think what we 've done is probably a bit intense for them but I certainly didn 't want to exclude the sort of ten to 12 @-@ year olds , because as a kid I would have loved to have seen a movie like this . " Because of this , nothing gory or bloody was filmed .
= = = Design = = =
Nolan used the 1982 cult science fiction film Blade Runner as a source of inspiration for Batman Begins . He screened Blade Runner to cinematographer Wally Pfister and two others to show the attitude and style that he wanted to draw from the film . Nolan described the film 's world as " an interesting lesson on the technique of exploring and describing a credible universe that doesn 't appear to have any boundaries " , a lesson that he applied to the production of Batman Begins .
Nolan worked with production designer Nathan Crowley to create the look of Gotham City . Crowley built a model of the city that filled Nolan 's garage . Crowley and Nolan designed it as a large , modern metropolitan area that would reflect the various periods of architecture that the city had gone through . Elements were drawn from New York City , Chicago , and Tokyo ; the latter for its elevated freeways and monorails . The Narrows was based on the slummish nature of the ( now demolished ) walled city of Kowloon in Hong Kong .
= = = = Tumbler = = = =
Crowley started the process of designing the Tumbler for the film by model bashing . Crowley used the nose cone of a P @-@ 38 Lightning model to serve as the chassis for the Tumbler 's turbine engine . Six models of the Tumbler were built to 1 : 12 scale in the course of four months . Following the scale model creation , a crew of over 30 people , including Crowley and engineers Chris Culvert and Annie Smith , carved a full @-@ size replica of the Tumbler out of a large block of Styrofoam in two months .
The styrofoam model was used to create a steel " test frame " , which had to stand up to several standards : have a speed of over 100 miles per hour ( 160 km / h ) , go from 0 to 60 miles per hour ( 97 km / h ) in 5 seconds , possess a steering system to make sharp turns at city corners , and withstand a self @-@ propelled launch of up to 30 feet ( 9 @.@ 1 m ) . On the first jump test , the Tumbler 's front end collapsed and had to be completely rebuilt . The basic configuration of the newly designed Tumbler included a 5 @.@ 7 @-@ liter Chevy V8 engine , a truck axle for the rear axle , front tires by Hoosier ( which are actually dirt racing tires used on the right rear of open wheel sprint cars ) , 4 rear 44 / 18 @.@ 5 @-@ 16 @.@ 5 Interco Super Swamper TSL tires ( 44 " tall , 18 @.@ 5 " wide , mounted on a 16 @.@ 5 " wheel ) and the suspension system of Baja racing trucks . The design and development process took nine months and cost several million dollars .
With the design process complete , four street @-@ ready race cars were constructed , with each vehicle possessing 65 panels and costing $ 250 @,@ 000 to build . Two of the four cars were specialized versions . One version was the flap version , which had hydraulics and flaps to detail the close @-@ up shots where the vehicle propelled itself through the air . The other version was the jet version , in which an actual jet engine was mounted onto the vehicle , fueled by six propane tanks . The visibility inside the vehicle was poor , so monitors were connected to cameras on the vehicle body . The professional drivers for the Tumblers practiced driving the vehicles for six months before they drove on the streets of Chicago for the film 's scenes .
The interior of the Tumbler was an immobile studio set and not actually the interior of a street @-@ capable Tumbler . The cockpit was oversized to fit cameras for scenes filmed in the Tumbler interior . In addition , another version of the Tumbler was a miniature model that was 1 : 6 scale of the actual Tumbler . This miniature model had an electric motor and was used to show the Tumbler flying across ravines and between buildings . However , the actual Tumbler was used for the waterfall sequence .
= = = = Batsuit = = = =
The filmmakers intended to create a very mobile Batsuit that would allow the wearer to move easily to fight and crouch . Previous film incarnations of the Batsuit had been stiff and especially restrictive of full head movement . Costume designer Lindy Hemming and her crew worked on the Batsuit at an FX workshop codenamed " Cape Town " , a secured compound located at Shepperton Studios in London . The Batsuit 's basic design was a neoprene undersuit , which was shaped by attaching molded cream latex sections . Christian Bale was molded and sculpted prior to his physical training so the team could work on a full body cast . To avoid imperfections picked up by sculpting with clay , plastiline was used to smooth the surface . In addition , the team brewed different mixtures of foam to find the mixture that would be the most flexible , light , durable , and black . The latter presented a problem , since the process to make the foam black reduced the foam 's durability .
For the cape , director Christopher Nolan wanted to have a " flowing cloak ... that blows and flows as in so many great graphic novels " . Hemming 's team created the cape out of their own version of parachute nylon that had electrostatic flocking , a process shared with the team by the British Ministry of Defence . The process was used by the London police force to minimize night vision detection . The cape was topped by a cowl , which was designed by Nolan , Hemming , and costume effects supervisor Graham Churchyard . The cowl was created to be thin enough to allow motion but thick enough to avoid wrinkling when Bale turned his head in the Batsuit . Churchyard explained the cowl had been designed to show " a man who has angst " , so his character would be revealed through the mask .
= = = = Fight choreography = = = =
The fight choreographers Justo Dieguez and Andy Norman , used the Keysi Fighting Method or Keysi , which itself gained fame after it was used in the movie and its sequel , The Dark Knight ; however , the method was modified in the The Dark Knight Rises due to Batman 's age and physical condition and in order to match Bane 's fighting style . The method is a self @-@ defense system whose training is based on the study and cultivation of natural instincts .
= = = = Special effects = = = =
For Batman Begins , Nolan preferred traditional stuntwork over computer @-@ generated imagery . Scale models were used to represent the Narrows and Ra 's al Ghul 's temple . There were , however , several establishing shots that were CG composite images ; that is , an image composed of multiple images . Examples include Gotham 's skyline , exterior shots of Wayne Tower , and some of the exterior monorail shots . The climactic monorail sequence mixed live action footage , model work , and CGI .
The bats were entirely digital ( except in shots containing only one or two bats ) , as it was decided directing larger numbers of real bats on set would be problematic . Dead bats were scanned to create digital models . Locations and sets were recreated on the computer so the flying bats would not be superfluous once incorporated into the finished film .
= = = Music = = =
The score for Batman Begins was composed by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard . Nolan originally invited Zimmer to compose the music , and Zimmer asked Nolan if he could invite Howard to compose as well , as they had always planned a collaboration . The two composers collaborated on separate themes for the " split personality " of Bruce Wayne and his alter ego , Batman . Zimmer and Howard began composing in Los Angeles and moved to London where they stayed for twelve weeks to complete most of their writing . Zimmer and Howard sought inspiration for shaping the score by visiting the Batman Begins sets .
Zimmer wanted to avoid writing music that had been done in earlier Batman films , so the score became an amalgamation of orchestra and electronic music . The film 's ninety @-@ piece orchestra was developed from members of various London orchestras , and Zimmer chose to use more than the normal number of cellos . Zimmer enlisted a boy soprano to help reflect the music in some of the film 's scenes where tragic memories of Bruce Wayne 's parents are involved . " He 's singing a fairly pretty tune and then he gets stuck , it 's like froze , arrested development , " said Zimmer . He also attempted to add a human dimension to Batman , whose behavior would typically be seen as " psychotic " , through the music . Both composers collaborated to create 2 hours and 20 minutes worth of music for the film , with Zimmer composing the action sequences and Howard focusing on the dramatic scenes .
= = Release = =
= = = Critical reception = = =
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 85 % of critics have given the film a positive review based on 267 reviews , with an average score of 7 @.@ 7 / 10 , making the film a " Certified Fresh " on the website 's rating system . At Metacritic , which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics , the film received an average score of 70 , based on 41 reviews , which indicates " generally favorable reviews " . Additionally , the film was a success with audiences who , when polled by CinemaScore , awarded the film an A grade .
James Berardinelli applauded Nolan and Goyer 's work in creating more understanding into " who [ Batman ] is and what motivates him " , something Berardinelli felt Tim Burton 's film had lacked ; at the same time , Berardinelli felt the romantic aspect between Bale and Holmes did not work because the actors lacked the chemistry Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder ( Superman ) , or Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst ( Spider @-@ Man ) shared in their respective roles . According to Total Film , Nolan manages to create such strong characters and story that the third @-@ act action sequences cannot compare to " the frisson of two people talking " , and Katie Holmes and Christian Bale 's romantic subplot has a spark " refreshingly free of Peter Parker / Mary Jane @-@ style whining " .
Los Angeles Times ' Kenneth Turan , who felt the film began slowly , stated that the " story , psychology and reality , not special effects " , assisted the darkness behind Batman 's arsenal ; he noted that Neeson and Holmes , unlike Bale 's ability to " feel his role in his bones " , do not appear to fit their respective characters in " being both comic @-@ book archetypes and real people " . The New Yorker 's David Denby did not share Berardinelli and Turan 's opinion . He was unimpressed with the film , when comparing it to the two Tim Burton films , and that Christian Bale 's presence was hindered by the " dull earnestness of the screenplay " , the final climax was " cheesy and unexciting " , and that Nolan had resorted to imitating the " fakery " used by other filmmakers when filming action sequences .
Michael Wilmington of the Chicago Tribune believed Nolan and Goyer managed to " comfortably mix the tormented drama and revenge motifs with light hearted gags and comic book allusions , " and that Nolan takes the series out of the " slam @-@ bang Hollywood jokefests " the franchise had drifted into . Comic book scribe and editor Dennis O 'Neil stated that he " felt the filmmakers really understood the character they were translating " , citing this film as the best of the live @-@ action Batman films . In contrast , J.R. Jones , from the Chicago Reader , criticized the script , and Nolan and David Goyer for not living up to the " hype about exploring Batman 's damaged psyche " . Roger Ebert , who gave mixed reviews to the previous films , and claimed in his review for Batman Returns that he did not believe noir worked in superhero films , wrote this was " the Batman movie I 've been waiting for ; more correctly , this is the movie I did not realize I was waiting for " . Giving it four out of four stars , he commended the realistic portrayals of the Batman arsenal – the Batsuit , Batcave , Tumbler , and the Batsignal – as well as the focus on " the story and character " with less stress on " high @-@ tech action " .
Like Berardinelli , USA Today 's Mike Clark thought Bale performed the role of Batman as well as he did Patrick Bateman in American Psycho , but that the relationship between Bruce Wayne and Rachel Dawes was " frustratingly underdeveloped " . Kyle Smith thought Bale exhibited " both the menace and the wit he showed in his brilliant turn in American Psycho " , and that the film works so well because of the realism , stating , " Batman starts stripping away each layer of Gotham crime only to discover a sicker and more monstrous evil beneath , his rancid city simultaneously invokes early ' 90s New York , when criminals frolicked to the tune of five murders a day ; Serpico New York , when cops were for sale ; and today , when psychos seek to kill us all at once rather than one by one . " In contrast , Salon.com 's Stephanie Zacharek felt Nolan did not deliver the emotional depth expected of " one of the most soulful and tortured superheroes of all " ; she thought Bale , unlike Michael Keaton whom she compared him to , failed to connect with the audience underneath the mask , but that Gary Oldman succeeded in " emotional complexity " where the rest of the movie failed .
Film director Tim Burton — who had directed the 1989 Batman film — felt Nolan " captured the real spirit that these kind of movies are supposed to have nowadays . When I did Batman twenty years ago , in 1988 or something , it was a different time in comic book movies . You couldn 't go into that dark side of comics yet . The last couple of years that has become acceptable and Nolan certainly got more to the root of what the Batman comics are about . "
= = = Themes = = =
Comic book writer and author Danny Fingeroth argues that a strong theme in the film is Bruce 's search for a father figure , saying " [ Alfred ] is the good father that Bruce comes to depend on . Bruce 's real father died before they could establish an adult relationship , and Liam Neeson 's Ducard is stern and demanding , didactic and challenging , but not a father figure with any sympathy . If Bruce is anyone 's son , he is Alfred 's . [ Morgan ] Freeman 's Lucius is cool and imperturbable , another steady anchor in Bruce 's life . " Blogger Mark Fisher states that Bruce 's search for justice requires him to learn from a proper father figure , with Thomas Wayne and Ra 's al Ghul being the two counterpoints . Alfred provides a maternal figure of unconditional love , despite the overall lack of focus on a mother figure in Bruce 's life .
Fingeroth also argues that a major theme in the film is fear , which supports the story of Bruce Wayne becoming a hero . Director Christopher Nolan stated that the idea behind the film was " a person who would confront his innermost fear and then attempt to become it " . Fingeroth referred to this film 's depiction as " the man with fear — but who rises above it " . The theme of fear is further personified by the Scarecrow . The film depicts how fear can affect all creatures regardless of might . Allusions to fear are seen throughout , from Bruce 's conquering of his demons , to becoming Batman , to the Scarecrow and his deadly fear toxin . The macabre , distorted images presented in the Scarecrow 's toxin @-@ induced hallucinations also express the idea of terror to an extreme .
Critic Brian Orndorf considered Batman Begins " fierce " and " demonstrative in brood " , giving the film an abundance of gravitas and energy . It strays away from the lighter fare of Joel Schumacher 's 1997 Batman film , Batman & Robin , which contained camp one @-@ liners throughout . The theme of fear is intensified with the help of the musical score by Zimmer and Howard , which also " eschews traditional heroic themes " . Also contrary to previous Batman films , a psychological investigation of Bruce Wayne 's split personality in the bat suit is only lightly touched upon . Orndorf noted that Bruce is a " character constantly striving to do the right thing , not worn down by incessant reexamination " .
= = = Accolades = = =
Wally Pfister was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 78th Academy Awards , receiving the film 's only Academy Award nomination . The film received three nominations at the 59th British Academy Film Awards . Just months after its release , Batman Begins was voted by Empire readers as the 36th greatest film of all time . In 2006 , the American Society of Composers , Authors and Publishers honored James Newton Howard , Hans Zimmer , and Ramin Djawadi with an ASCAP award for composing a film that became one of the top @-@ grossing films of 2005 . The film was awarded three Saturn Awards in 2006 as well : Best Fantasy Film , Best Actor for Christian Bale , and Best Writing for Nolan and Goyer . Christian Bale would go on to win an MTV Movie Award for Best Hero . However , Katie Holmes 's performance was not well received , and she was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress . Batman Begins won the fan @-@ based Total Film award for Best Film .
In November 2008 , Empire ranked Batman Begins 81 in its 500 Greatest Movies of All Time list . In May 2014 , Empire ranked Batman Begins the 138th greatest film ever made on their list of " The 301 Greatest Movies Of All Time " as voted by the magazine 's readers .
= = = Box office = = =
Batman Begins opened on June 17 , 2005 in the United States and Canada in 3 @,@ 858 theaters , including 55 IMAX theaters . The film ranked at the top in its opening weekend , accumulating $ 48 million , which was seen as " strong but unimpressive by today 's instantaneous blockbuster standards " . The film 's five @-@ day gross was $ 72 @.@ 9 million , beating Batman Forever ( 1995 ) as the franchise high . Batman Begins also broke the five @-@ day opening record in the 55 IMAX theaters , grossing $ 3 @.@ 16 million . Polled moviegoers rated the film with an A , and according to the studio 's surveys , Batman Begins was considered the best of all the Batman films . The audience 's demographic was 57 percent male and 54 percent people over the age of 25 .
The film held its top spot for another weekend , accumulating $ 28 million in a 43 percent drop from its first weekend . Batman Begins went on to gross $ 205 million in North America and had a worldwide total of $ 373 million . It is the fourth @-@ highest grossing Batman film , as of August 2012 , behind Tim Burton 's Batman , which grossed $ 411 million worldwide and also being surpassed by its sequels The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises , both of which have grossed over $ 1 billion . Batman Begins averaged $ 12 @,@ 634 per theater in its opening weekend . It was released in more theaters , but sold fewer tickets than the other previous Batman movies , with the exception of Batman & Robin . Batman Begins was the eighth @-@ highest @-@ grossing film of 2005 in the US .
= = = Home media = = =
The DVD of Batman Begins was released on October 18 , 2005 , in both single @-@ disc and two @-@ disc deluxe editions and also released on VHS and UMD Video formats . In addition to the film , the deluxe edition contained featurettes and other bonus materials . The edition contained a small paperback booklet , the first Batman story , featured in Detective Comics No. 27 , as well as Batman : The Man Who Falls and an excerpt from Batman : The Long Halloween . Batman Begins achieved first place in national sales and rental charts in October 2005 , becoming the top @-@ selling DVD of the fourth quarter of 2005 . The DVD grossed $ 11 @.@ 36 million in rental revenue . The DVD held its position at the top of the sales chart for a second week , but fell to second place behind Bewitched on video rental charts . The film had brought in $ 167 million in DVD sales by August 2006 .
Batman Begins was released on HD DVD on October 10 , 2006 . A Limited Edition Giftset of the film was released on DVD and Blu @-@ ray on July 8 , 2008 , to coincide with The Dark Knight which hit theaters July 18 , 2008 . Due to the successful box office performance of The Dark Knight , the Batman Begins DVD has since seen an increase in both sales and rentals .
= = Impact = =
Shawn Adler of MTV stated Batman Begins heralded a trend of darker genre films , that either retold back @-@ stories or rebooted them altogether . Examples he cited were Casino Royale , as well as the in @-@ development RoboCop , Red Sonja , and Grayskull . Filmmakers , screenwriters and producers who have mentioned Batman Begins or The Dark Knight to describe their projects include : Jon Favreau and Iron Man , Edward Norton and The Incredible Hulk , McG and Terminator Salvation , ( Alan Taylor also cited Batman Begins as inspiration for Terminator Genisys ) Damon Lindelof and Star Trek , Star Trek Into Darkness , Robert Downey , Jr. and Sherlock Holmes , Lorenzo di Bonaventura and G.I. Joe : The Rise of Cobra , Hugh Jackman and X @-@ Men Origins : Wolverine , Matthew Vaughn and X @-@ Men : First Class , Rupert Wyatt and Rise of the Planet of the Apes , Kevin Tancharoen and Mortal Kombat , Sam Mendes and Skyfall , Alex Kurtzman and Van Helsing , Gareth Edwards and Godzilla , Mark Wahlberg and The Roman , Marc Webb and The Amazing Spider @-@ Man , and Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton with a potential adaptation of God of War .
= Tales of Vesperia : The First Strike =
Tales of Vesperia : The First Strike ( Japanese : テイルズ オブ ヴェスペリア 〜 The First Strike 〜 , Hepburn : Teiruzu Obu Vesuperia ~ The First Strike ~ ) is a 2009 Japanese animated film by Production I.G. It is directed by Kanta Kamei and written by Reiko Yoshida , featuring the voice talents of Kōsuke Toriumi , Mamoru Miyano , Mai Nakahara , Rika Morinaga , and Eiji Takemoto . The film is the prequel to the Namco Tales Studio 's role @-@ playing game Tales of Vesperia and the first animated feature film in the Tales series . Tales of Vesperia : The First Strike revolves around the two knights , Yuri Lowell and Flynn Scifo , from the Niren Corps as they protect a town from monsters with their allies .
The project was led by Kenta Kamei who previously worked on the animated cutscenes from the Tales games . He expressed pressure due to First Strike being his debut as a director and also elaborated on how difficult was creating the storyboard . Yoshida was given the role of screenwriter in order to appeal to the female fanbase the series has always had . It was released in Japan on October 3 , 2009 , as a result of delays in production . Kadokawa Pictures distributed the film . It was released in North America on June 26 , 2012 , by Funimation Entertainment and in the United Kingdom on December 3 , 2012 , on DVD and Blu @-@ ray by U.K. Anime Industry .
The film grossed a total of US $ 941 @,@ 610 in Japan . Its home media release had positive sales in Japan , with the Blu @-@ ray being one of the bestselling from the year it was released . Critical reception of the film has been generally positive for its accessibility to the non @-@ gamers of Tales of Vesperia as well as the appeal of the main cast and the production value . Nevertheless , it has also attracted criticism for its slow pace .
= = Plot = =
Using the power of a powerful substance known as aer , mankind is in an age of discovery and prosperity . The crystallized form of aer , which is known as Apatheia , is considered to be a very powerful energy source as it is essential to human life . To protect towns from attacks by monsters , large amounts of Apatheia are being produced to create barriers around towns . One day , in a forest near the town of Shizontania , Yuri Lowell and Flynn Scifo , two knights who have just joined the Niren Corps , together with two of their senior knights and fellow Corps members , Hisca and Chastel , are sent on a mission to investigate an abnormal gushing of aer in the area .
After their first assignment to help in destroying a monster infestation near the town , Yuri , Flynn , Hisca , and Chastel meet the leader of the local guild , Melzome Kaid . Niren , the captain of the knights stationed in Shizontania , was once dedicated to following the letter of the rules and regulation of the knights . However , he attributes the death of his wife and daughter to this trait , saying that if he had defied orders , he may have been able to protect them . The knights ' efforts to repel the monsters around the area prove to be in vain . Despite being called by Commandant Alexei to attend a formal gathering at the imperial capital of Zaphias , Niren sends Flynn in his stead to attend the gathering and to request aid in defending the town . Niren and Chastel leave in search of a " strange blastia expert " named Rita Mordio . Yuri and Hisca are left to care for Lambert , Niren 's personal hound , and Repede , Lambert 's son . Niren succeeds in finding Rita Mordio and obtaining a device with which to return the aer to normal . Flynn is admonished by Commandant Alexei , and his request for reinforcements to hold Shizontonia is denied until the end of the gathering . Yuri and Hisca assist in defending the town against a strange monster made out of aer , and while they successfully repel the invasion , the monster takes control of Lambert along with two other wardogs . As Lambert rages out of control , Yuri is forced to kill him to protect Hisca .
When Flynn returns from Zaphias , he and Yuri come to blows , as each believes the other had an effortless assignment . Meanwhile , a platoon of high @-@ ranking knights from central are seen in the forest being slaughtered by monsters . One survives and flees to Shizontonia 's front gate , where he delivers a report to an unseen individual in the city . Niren , upon receiving the news that reinforcements would not be arriving anytime soon , decides to take the knights to investigate the source of the aer , which he believes to be a fortress at the center of a nearby lake . Flynn disagrees with Niren 's decision , viewing it as disobedience of a direct order .
Garista , the strategist for the Niren Corps , attempts to dissuade Niren but to no avail . The investigation in the fortress turns out to be more dangerous as the aer begins to turn the fortress into a living weapon to attack the knights . The knights make their way into the center of the fortress , where a giant blastia is found to be using the aer . Niren uses the device given by Rita to stifle the gushing of aer , but a backlash is caused by the sudden ceasing of aer flow , and the blastia explodes , destroying the barrier blastia that keeps Shizontonia safe , knocking out Chastel , and causing the fortress to begin to crumble . As Niren attempts to carry Chastel to safety , the floor beneath him crumbles . Niren is able to throw Chastel to Yuri and is stranded in a sinkhole of gushing aer . Despite Yuri 's attempts to save him , due to a wound he received during the investigation , Niren is unable to pull himself to safety . Leaving his blastia with Yuri , Niren has the knights leave without him .
The knights and the entire town mourn over Niren 's death . Flynn realizes that the blastia used in the fortress where the aer abnormality originated , along with the piece he
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Under section 14 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 , a bill which has been approved by the Northern Ireland Assembly is presented to the Queen by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for royal assent after a four @-@ week waiting period during which the Attorney General for Northern Ireland may refer the bill to the Supreme Court . Assent is given by means of letters patent in the following form set out in the Northern Ireland ( Royal Assent to Bills ) Order 1999 .
ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen , Head of the Commonwealth , Defender of the Faith , To the Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly GREETING :
WHEREAS you the Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly have passed a Bill the short title of which is set out in the Schedule hereto but the said Bill does not become an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly without Our Royal Assent ;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 the said Bill has been submitted to Us by [ insert name of Secretary of State ] one of Our Principal Secretaries of State for Our Royal Assent ;
We have therefore caused these Our Letters Patent to be made and have signed them and by them We give Our Royal Assent to the said Bill COMMANDING [ insert name of Clerk of the Crown for Northern Ireland ] the Clerk of the Crown for Northern Ireland to seal these Our Letters with the Great Seal of Northern Ireland AND ALSO COMMANDING that these Our Letters be notified to the Presiding Officer of the Northern Ireland Assembly ;
AND FINALLY WE declare that , in accordance with the Northern Ireland Act 1998 , at the beginning of the day on which Our Royal Assent has been notified as aforesaid the said Bill shall become an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly .
In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent
WITNESS Ourself at the day of in the year of Our Reign
By the Queen Herself Signed with Her Own Hand .
Between 1922 and 1972 , bills passed by the Parliament of Northern Ireland were passed to the Governor of Northern Ireland for royal assent under the Government of Ireland Act of 1920 , replacing the office of Lord Lieutenant .
= = = = Church of England Measures = = = =
Under the Church of England Assembly ( Powers ) Act 1919 a measure of the General Synod of the Church of England becomes law once it has received royal assent in the same way as an Act of Parliament .
= = = = British Crown dependencies = = = =
= = = = = Bailiwick of Guernsey and Bailiwick of Jersey = = = = =
The lieutenant governors of the bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey do not grant royal assent . The States of Jersey Law 2005 abolished any power of the lieutenant governor to veto a resolution of the states .
Instead , the monarch directly grants royal assent by Order in Council . Assent is granted or refused on the advice of the Lord Chancellor . A recent example when assent was refused ( or , more correctly , when the Lord Chancellor declined to present the law for assent ) was in 2007 , concerning reforms to the constitution of the Chief Pleas of Sark . ( A revised version of the proposed reforms was subsequently given assent . ) In 2011 , campaigners against a law that sought to reduce the number of senators in the states of Jersey petitioned the Privy Council to advise the Queen to refuse royal assent . An Order in Council of 13 July 2011 established new rules for the consideration of petitions against granting royal assent .
Laws require royal assent ; other legislation such as ordinances ( in Guernsey ) and regulations and orders ( in Jersey ) do not require royal assent .
There is a proposal that the Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey should be granted the power of Royal Assent to enable laws to be granted approval within six weeks if no objection was raised rather than refer every law to London . " At present there is a situation where Channel Island law @-@ making depends , ultimately , on the UK government of the day , unelected [ sic ] by the islands . "
= = = = = Isle of Man = = = = =
Special procedures apply to legislation passed by Tynwald , the legislature of the Isle of Man . Before the lordship of the Island was purchased by the British Crown in 1765 ( the Revestment ) , the assent of the Lord of Mann to a bill was signified by letter to the governor . After 1765 , royal assent was at first signified by letter from the Secretary of State to the governor ; but , during the British Regency , the practice began of granting royal assent by Order in Council , which continues to this day , though limited to exceptional cases since 1981 .
In 1981 , an Order in Council delegated to the lieutenant governor the power to grant royal assent to bills passed by Tynwald . The lieutenant governor must refer any bill to the then Lord Chancellor 's Department ( now Ministry of Justice ) for advice , on which he is required to act , and certain types of bill are reserved to the monarch , in which case the former procedure is followed .
Royal assent is not sufficient to give legal effect to an Act of Tynwald . By ancient custom , an act did not come into force until it had been promulgated at an open @-@ air sitting of Tynwald , usually held on Tynwald Hill at St John 's on St John 's Day ( 24 June ) , but , since the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1753 , on 5 July ( or on the following Monday if 5 July is a Saturday or Sunday ) . Promulgation originally consisted of the reading of the Act in English and Manx ; but , after 1865 the reading of the title of the act and a summary of each section were sufficient . This was reduced in 1895 to the titles and a memorandum of the object and purport of the act , and , since 1988 , only the short title and a summary of the long title have been read .
An emergency procedure enabling an act to come into force on Royal Assent being announced at an ordinary sitting of Tynwald , subject to its being promulgated within 12 months , was introduced in 1916 ; since 1988 , this has been the normal procedure and an act ceases to have effect unless promulgated within 18 months after royal assent is announced in Tynwald .
Since 1993 , the Sodor and Man Diocesan Synod has had power to enact measures making provision " with respect to any matter concerning the Church of England in the Island " . If approved by Tynwald , a measure " shall have the force and effect of an Act of Tynwald upon the Royal Assent thereto being announced to Tynwald " . Between 1979 and 1993 , the Synod had similar powers , but limited to the extension to the Isle of Man of measures of the General Synod . Before 1994 , royal assent was granted by Order in Council , as for a bill , but the power to grant royal assent to measures has now been delegated to the lieutenant governor . A Measure does not require promulgation .
= = = = British overseas territories = = = =
The governors ( or lieutenant governors ) of British overseas territories grant or refuse the royal assent for territorial legislation . They may also reserve a bill to allow the sovereign to make a personal decision . When Hong Kong was under British rule , bills passed by the Legislative Council were required constitutionally to have royal assent signified by the governor .
= = = Other Commonwealth realms = = =
In Commonwealth realms other than the UK , royal assent is granted or withheld either by the realm 's sovereign or , more frequently , by the representative of the sovereign , the governor @-@ general . In federated realms , assent in each state , province , or territory is granted or withheld by the representatives of the sovereign . In Australia , this is the governors of the states , administrators of the territories , or the governor @-@ general in the Australian Capital Territory . For Canada , this is the lieutenant governors of the provinces . A lieutenant governor may defer assent to the governor general , and the governor general may defer assent to federal bills to the sovereign .
If the Governor General of Canada is unable to give assent , it can be done by either the Deputy of the Governor General of Canada — the Chief Justice of Canada — or another justice of the Supreme Court of Canada . It is not actually necessary for the governor general to sign a bill passed by a legislature , the signature being merely an attestation . In each case , the parliament must be apprised of the granting of assent before the bill is considered to have become law . Two methods are available : the sovereign 's representatives may grant assent in the presence of both houses of parliament ; alternatively , each house may be notified separately , usually by the speaker of that house . However , though both houses must be notified on the same day , notice to the House of Commons while it is not in session may be given by way of publishing a special issue of the Journals of the House of Commons , whereas the Senate must be sitting and the governor general 's letter read aloud by the speaker .
At both state and federal realms in Australia , assent is used as the means of enforcing a referendum that is required . This is done by providing that it will not be lawful to even submit the law for viceregal assent unless and until it has been approved by the required percentage of the voting populace at a referendum .
= = = Development = = =
While royal assent has not been withheld in the United Kingdom since 1708 , it has often been withheld in British colonies and former colonies by governors acting on royal instructions . In the United States Declaration of Independence , colonists complained that George III " has refused his Assent to Laws , the most wholesome and necessary for the public good [ and ] has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance , unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained ; and when so suspended , he has utterly neglected to attend to them . " Even after colonies such as Canada , Australia , New Zealand , the Union of South Africa , and Newfoundland were granted responsible government , the British government continued to sometimes advise governors @-@ general on the granting of assent ; assent was also occasionally reserved to allow the British government to examine a bill before advising the governor @-@ general .
Since the Balfour Declaration of 1926 and the Statute of Westminster 1931 , the all Commonwealth realms have been sovereign kingdoms , the monarch and governors @-@ general acting solely on the advice of the local ministers who generally maintain the support of the legislature and are the ones who secure the passage of bills . They , therefore , are unlikely to advise the sovereign or his or her representative to withhold assent . The power to withhold the royal assent was exercised by Alberta 's lieutenant governor , John C. Bowen , in 1937 , in respect of three bills passed in the legislature dominated by William Aberhart 's Social Credit party . Two bills sought to put banks under the authority of the province , thereby interfering with the federal government 's powers . The third , the Accurate News and Information Bill , purported to force newspapers to print government rebuttals to stories to which the provincial cabinet objected . The unconstitutionality of all three bills was later confirmed by the Supreme Court of Canada and by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council .
In Australia , a technical issue arose with the royal assent in both 1976 and 2001 . In 1976 , a bill originating in the House of Representatives was mistakenly submitted to the Governor @-@ General and assented to . However , it was later discovered that it had not been passed by each house . The error arose because two bills of the same title had originated from the house . The Governor @-@ General revoked the first assent , before assenting to the bill which had actually passed . The same procedure was followed to correct a similar error which arose in 2001 .
= = = Ceremony = = =
= = = = United Kingdom = = = =
In the United Kingdom , a bill is presented for royal assent after it has passed all the required stages in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords . Under the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 , the House of Commons may , under certain circumstances , direct that a bill be presented for assent despite lack of passage by the House of Lords . Officially , assent is granted by the sovereign or by Lords Commissioners authorised to act by letters patent . It may be granted in parliament or outside parliament ; in the latter case , each house must be separately notified before the bill takes effect .
The Clerk of the Parliaments , an official of the House of Lords , traditionally states a formula in Anglo @-@ Norman Law French , indicating the sovereign 's decision . The granting of royal assent to a supply bill is indicated with the words " La Reyne remercie ses bons sujets , accepte leur benevolence , et ainsi le veult " , translated as " The Queen thanks her good subjects , accepts their bounty , and wills it so . " For other public or private bills , the formula is simply " La Reyne le veult " ( " the Queen wills it " ) . For personal bills , the phrase is " Soit fait comme il est désiré " ( " let it be as it is desired " ) . The appropriate formula for withholding assent is the euphemistic " La Reyne s 'avisera " ( " the Queen will consider it " ) . When the sovereign is male , Le Roy is substituted for La Reyne .
Before the reign of Henry VIII , the sovereign always granted his or her assent in person . The sovereign , wearing the Imperial State Crown , would be seated on the throne in the Lords chamber , surrounded by heralds and members of the royal court — a scene that nowadays is repeated only at the annual State Opening of Parliament . The Commons , led by their speaker , would listen from the Bar of the Lords , just outside the chamber . The Clerk of the Parliaments presented the bills awaiting assent to the monarch , save that supply bills were traditionally brought up by the speaker . The Clerk of the Crown , standing on the sovereign 's right , then read aloud the titles of the bills ( in earlier times , the entire text of the bills ) . The Clerk of the Parliaments , standing on the sovereign 's left , responded by stating the appropriate Norman French formula .
A new device for granting assent was created during the reign of King Henry VIII . In 1542 , Henry sought to execute his fifth wife , Catherine Howard , whom he accused of committing adultery ; the execution was to be authorised not after a trial but by a bill of attainder , to which he would have to personally assent after listening to the entire text . Henry decided that " the repetition of so grievous a Story and the recital of so infamous a crime " in his presence " might reopen a Wound already closing in the Royal Bosom " . Therefore , parliament inserted a clause into the Act of Attainder , providing that assent granted by Commissioners " is and ever was and ever shall be , as good " as assent granted by the sovereign personally . The procedure was used only five times during the 16th century , but more often during the 17th and 18th centuries , especially when George III 's health began to deteriorate . Queen Victoria became the last monarch to personally grant assent in 1854 .
When granting assent by commission , the sovereign authorises three or more ( normally five ) lords who are Privy Counsellors to grant assent in his or her name . The Lords Commissioners , as the monarch 's representatives are known , wear scarlet parliamentary robes and sit on a bench between the throne and the Woolsack . The Lords Reading Clerk reads the commission aloud ; the senior commissioner then states , " My Lords , in obedience to Her Majesty 's Commands , and by virtue of the Commission which has been now read , We do declare and notify to you , the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in Parliament assembled , that Her Majesty has given Her Royal Assent to the several Acts in the Commission mentioned . "
During the 1960s , the ceremony of assenting by commission was discontinued and is now only employed once a year , at the end of the annual parliamentary session . In 1960 , the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod arrived to summon the House of Commons during a heated debate and several members protested against the disruption by refusing to attend the ceremony . The debacle was repeated in 1965 ; this time , when the Speaker left the chair to go to the House of Lords , some members continued to make speeches . As a result , the Royal Assent Act 1967 was passed , creating an additional form for the granting of royal assent . As the attorney @-@ general explained , " there has been a good deal of resentment not only at the loss of Parliamentary time that has been involved but at the breaking of the thread of a possibly eloquent speech and the disruption of a debate that may be caused . " The granting of assent by the monarch in person , or by commission , is still possible , but this third form is used on a day @-@ to @-@ day basis .
Under the Royal Assent Act 1967 , royal assent can be granted by the sovereign in writing , by means of letters patent , that are presented to the presiding officer of each house of parliament . Then , the presiding officer makes a formal , but simple statement to the house , acquainting each house that royal assent has been granted to the acts mentioned . Thus , unlike the granting of royal assent by the monarch in person or by Royal Commissioners , the method created by the Royal Assent Act 1967 does not require both houses to meet jointly for the purpose of receiving the notice of royal assent . The standard text of the letters patent is set out in The Crown Office ( Forms and Proclamations Rules ) Order 1992 , with minor amendments in 2000 . In practice this remains the standard method , a fact that is belied by the wording of the letters patent for the appointment of the Royal Commissioners and by the wording of the letters patent for the granting of royal assent in writing under the 1967 Act ( " ... And forasmuch as We cannot at this time be present in the Higher House of Our said Parliament being the accustomed place for giving Our Royal Assent ... " ) .
When the act is assented to by the sovereign in person , or by empowered Royal Commissioners , royal assent is considered given at the moment when the assent is declared in the presence of both houses jointly assembled . When the procedure created by the Royal Assent Act 1967 is followed , assent is considered granted when the presiding officers of both houses , having received the letters patent from the king or queen signifying the assent , have notified their respective house of the grant of royal assent . Thus , if each presiding officer makes the announcement at a different time ( for instance because one house is not sitting on a certain date ) , assent is regarded as effective when the second announcement is made . This is important because , under British Law , unless there is any provision to the contrary , an act takes effect on the date on which it receives royal assent and that date is not regarded as being the date when the letters patent are signed , or when they are delivered to the presiding officers of each house , but the date on which both houses have been formally acquainted of the assent .
Independently of the method used to signify royal assent , it is the responsibility of the Clerk of the Parliaments , once the assent has been duly notified to both houses , not only to endorse the act in the name of the monarch with the formal Norman French formula , but to certify that assent has been granted . The clerk signs one authentic copy of the bill and inserts the date ( in English ) on which the assent was notified to the two houses after the title of the act . When an act is published , the signature of the clerk is omitted , as is the Norman French formula , should the endorsement have been made in writing . However , the date on which the assent was notified is printed in brackets .
= = = = In the other Commonwealth realms = = = =
In Commonwealth realms , assent may be granted by the sovereign in person , by the governor @-@ general in person , or by a deputy acting for the governor @-@ general . In all of the realms , however , assent is more often granted or signified outside the legislature , with each house being notified separately .
In Australia , the formal ceremony of granting assent in parliament has not been regularly used since the early 20th century . Now , the bill is sent to the governor @-@ general 's residence by the house in which it originated . The governor @-@ general then signs the bill , sending messages to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives , who notify their respective houses of the governor @-@ general 's action . A similar practice is followed in New Zealand , where the governor @-@ general has not personally granted the Royal Assent in parliament since 1875 .
= = = = = Canada = = = = =
In Canada , the traditional ceremony for granting assent in parliament was regularly used until the 21st century , long after it had been discontinued in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms . One result , conceived as part of a string of royal duties intended to demonstrate Canada 's status as an independent kingdom , was that King George VI personally assented to nine bills of the Canadian parliament during the 1939 royal tour of Canada — 85 years after his great @-@ grandmother , Queen Victoria , had last granted royal assent personally in the United Kingdom . Under the Royal Assent Act 2002 , however , the alternative practice of granting assent in writing , with each house being notified separately ( the Speaker of the Senate or a representative reads to the senators the letters from the Governor @-@ General regarding the written declaration of Royal Assent ) , was brought into force . As the act also provides , royal assent is to be signified — by the governor general , or , more often , by a deputy , usually a Justice of the Supreme Court , at least twice each calendar year : for the first appropriation measure and for at least one other act , usually the first non @-@ appropriation measure passed . However , the act provides that a grant of royal assent is not rendered invalid by a failure to employ the traditional ceremony where required .
The Royal Assent ceremony takes place in the Senate , as the sovereign is traditionally barred from the House of Commons . On the day of the event , the Speaker of the Senate will read to the chamber a notice from the secretary to the governor general indicating when the viceroy or a deputy thereof will arrive . The Senate thereafter cannot adjourn until after the ceremony . The speaker moves to sit beside the throne , the Mace Bearer , with mace in hand , stands adjacent to him or her , and the governor general enters to take the speaker 's chair . The Usher of the Black Rod is then commanded by the speaker to summon the Members of Parliament , who follow Black Rod back to the Senate , the Sergeant @-@ at @-@ Arms carrying the mace of the House of Commons . In the Senate , those from the commons stand behind the bar , while Black Rod proceeds to stand next to the governor general , who then nods his or her head to signify Royal Assent to the presented bills ( which do not include appropriations bills ) . Once the list of bills is complete , the Clerk of the Senate states : " in Her Majesty 's name , His [ or Her ] Excellency the Governor General [ or the deputy ] doth assent to these bills . " If there are any appropriation bills to receive Royal Assent , the Speaker of the House of Commons will read their titles and the Senate clerk repeats them to the governor general , who nods his or her head to communicate Royal Assent . When these bills have all been assented to , the Clerk of the Senate recites " in Her Majesty 's name , His [ or Her ] Excellency the Governor General [ or the deputy ] thanks her loyal subjects , accepts their benevolence and assents to these bills . " The governor general or his or her deputy then depart parliament .
= = Other countries = =
In some monarchies — such as Belgium , Denmark , Japan , Malaysia , the Netherlands , Norway , Spain , and Thailand — promulgation is required as well as royal assent . In other monarchies — such as Sweden — the government officially promulgates laws . In both cases , however , the process of royal assent is usually ceremonial , whether by constitutional convention or by an explicit provision of the constitution .
= = = Belgium = = =
In Belgium , the royal assent is called sanction royale / koninklijk besluit ( Royal Sanction ) , and is granted by the King signing the proposed statute . The Belgian constitution requires a theoretically possible refusal of royal sanction to be countersigned — as any other act of the monarch — by a minister responsible before the House of Representatives . The monarch promulgates the law , meaning that he or she formally orders that the law be officially published and executed . In 1990 , when King Baudouin advised his cabinet he could not , in conscience , sign a bill decriminalising abortion ( a refusal patently not covered by a responsible minister ) , the Council of Ministers , at the King 's own request , declared Baudouin incapable of exercising his powers . In accordance with the Belgian constitution , upon the declaration of the sovereign 's incapacity , the Council of Ministers assumed the powers of the head of state until parliament could rule on the King 's incapacity and appoint a regent . The bill was then assented to by all members of the Council of Ministers " on behalf of the Belgian People " . In a joint meeting , both houses of parliament declared the King capable of exercising his powers again the next day .
= = = Jordan = = =
The constitution of Jordan grants its monarch the right to withhold assent to laws passed by its parliament . Article 93 of that document gives the Jordanian sovereign six months to sign or veto any legislation sent to him from the National Assembly ; if he vetoes it within that timeframe , the assembly may override his veto by a two @-@ thirds vote of both houses ; otherwise , the law does not go into effect ( but it may be reconsidered in the next session of the assembly ) . If the monarch fails to act within six months of the bill being presented to him , it becomes law without his signature .
= = = Liechtenstein = = =
Liechtenstein allows its monarch to withhold royal assent of his or her own will . When Prince Hans Adam II , in an unprecedented move for the constitutional monarchy , refused to give royal assent to a bill legalising abortion , he pushed for a bill to give him sweeping powers in the government beyond only ceremonial matters , including the power to appoint judges . The bill passed and the Prince now has many additional powers , including the power to withhold royal assent on his own accord .
= = = Luxembourg = = =
While the constitution of Luxembourg formerly required the grand duke or duchess ' sanction on a new law for it to take effect , this right was removed in 2008 , after Grand Duke Henri informed his prime minister that he could not in good conscience assent to a bill to permit euthanasia in the country . Following this , the Grand @-@ Duke 's signature is still required , but does not imply assent , only promulgation ( announcement that the law has been enacted by Parliament ) . The Grand @-@ Duke did sign the Euthanasia Act under this new constitutional arrangement .
= = = The Netherlands = = =
Royal assent in the Netherlands is required , under article 87 of the Dutch constitution , for a bill to become law . After a law has been approved by the Council of Ministers and has received a positive advice from the advisory Council of State , the government then sends it to the lower house of parliament in the name of the monarch with the following text :
Aan de Tweede Kamer der Staten @-@ Generaal
Wij bieden U hiernevens ter overweging aan een voorstel van wet houdende [ topic of the law ] in verband met [ reason and purpose of the law ]
De memorie van toelichting ( en bijlagen ) die het wetsvoorstel vergezelt , bevat de gronden waarop het rust .
En hiermede bevelen Wij U in Godes heilige bescherming .
[ location and date ] [ signed Willem @-@ Alexander ] .
To the Second Chamber of the States General
Herewith We offer to You for consideration a proposal of law containing [ topic of the law ] in relation to [ reason and purpose of the law ]
The explanatory memorandum ( and addenda ) that accompanies the proposal of law , contains the grounds on which it is based .
And herewith We command You in God 's holy protection .
[ location and date ] [ signed Willem @-@ Alexander ] .
After the House of Representatives has debated the law , it either approves it and sends it to the Senate with the text " The Second Chamber of the States General sends the following approved proposal of law to the First Chamber " , or it rejects it and returns it to the government with the text " The Second Chamber of the States General has rejected the accompanying proposal of law . " If the upper house then approves the law , it sends it back to the government with the text " To the King , The States General have accepted the proposal of law as it is offered here . "
The government , consisting of the monarch and the ministers , will then usually approve the proposal and the sovereign and one of the ministers signs the proposal with the addition of an enacting clause , thereafter notifying the States General that " The King assents to the proposal . " It has happened in exceptional circumstances that the government does not approve a law that has been passed in parliament . In such a case , neither the monarch nor a minister will sign the bill , notifying the States General that " The King will keep the proposal under advisement . " A law that has received royal assent will be published in the State Magazine , with the original being kept in the archives of the King 's Offices .
= = = Norway = = =
Articles 77 – 79 of the Norwegian Constitution specifically grant the monarch of Norway the right to withhold royal assent from any bill passed by the Storting . Should the sovereign ever choose to exercise this privilege , Article 79 provides a means by which his veto may be over @-@ ridden : " If a Bill has been passed unaltered by two sessions of the Storting , constituted after two separate successive elections and separated from each other by at least two intervening sessions of the Storting , without a divergent Bill having been passed by any Storting in the period between the first and last adoption , and it is then submitted to the King with a petition that His Majesty shall not refuse his assent to a Bill which , after the most mature deliberation , the Storting considers to be beneficial , it shall become law even if the Royal Assent is not accorded before the Storting goes into recess . "
= = = Spain = = =
Title IV of the 1978 Spanish constitution invests the Consentimiento Real ( Royal Assent ) and promulgation ( publication ) of laws with the monarch of Spain , while Title III , The Cortes Generales , Chapter 2 , Drafting of Bills , outlines the method by which bills are passed . According to Article 91 , within fifteen days of passage of a bill by the Cortes Generales , the sovereign shall give his or her assent and publish the new law . Article 92 invests the monarch with the right to call for a referendum , on the advice of the president of the government ( commonly referred to in English as the prime minister ) and the authorisation of the cortes .
No provision within the constitution grants the monarch an ability to veto legislation directly ; however , no provision prohibits the sovereign from withholding royal assent , which effectively constitutes a veto . When the Spanish media asked King Juan Carlos if he would endorse the bill legalising same @-@ sex marriages , he answered " Soy el Rey de España y no el de Bélgica " ( " I am the King of Spain and not that of Belgium " ) — a reference to King Baudouin I of Belgium , who had refused to sign the Belgian law legalising abortion . The King gave royal assent to Law 13 / 2005 on 1 July 2005 ; the law was gazetted in the Boletín Oficial del Estado on 2 July and came into effect on 3 July 2005 . Likewise , in 2010 , King Juan Carlos gave royal assent to a law permitting abortion on demand .
If the Spanish monarch ever refused in conscience to grant royal assent , a procedure similar to the Belgian handling of King Baudouin 's objection would not be possible under the current constitution . If the sovereign were ever declared incapable of discharging royal authority , his or her powers would not be transferred to the Cabinet , pending the parliamentary appointment of a regency . Instead , the constitution mandates the next person of age in the line of succession would immediately become regent . Therefore , had Juan Carlos followed the Belgian example in 2005 or 2010 , a declaration of incapacity would have transferred power to Felipe , then the heir apparent .
= = = Tonga = = =
Articles 41 and 68 of the constitution empower the sovereign to withhold royal assent from bills adopted by the Legislative Assembly . In 2010 , the kingdom moved towards greater democracy , with King George Tupou V saying that he would be guided by his prime minister in the exercising of his powers . Nonetheless , this does not preclude an independent royal decision to exercise a right of veto . In November 2011 , the assembly adopted an Arms and Ammunitions ( Amendment ) Bill , which reduced the possible criminal sentences for the illicit possession of firearms . The bill was adopted by ten votes to eight . Two members of the assembly had recently been charged with the illicit possession of firearms . The Prime Minister , Lord Tuʻivakanō , voted in favour of the amendment . Members of the opposition denounced the bill and asked the King to veto it , which he did in December .
= Bretagne @-@ class battleship =
The Bretagne @-@ class battleships were the first " super @-@ dreadnoughts " built for the French Navy during the First World War . The class comprised three vessels : Bretagne , the lead ship , Provence , and Lorraine . They were an improvement of the previous Courbet class , and mounted ten 340 mm ( 13 @.@ 4 in ) guns instead of twelve 305 mm ( 12 in ) guns as on the Courbets . A fourth was ordered by the Greek Navy , though work was suspended due to the outbreak of the war . The three completed ships were named after French provinces .
The three ships saw limited service during World War I , and were primarily occupied with containing the Austro @-@ Hungarian Navy in the Adriatic Sea . After the war , they conducted training cruises in the Mediterranean and participated in non @-@ intervention patrols off Spain during the Spanish Civil War . After the outbreak of World War II , the ships were tasked with convoy duties and anti @-@ commerce raider patrols until the fall of France in June 1940 . Bretagne and Provence were sunk by the British Royal Navy during the Attack on Mers @-@ el @-@ Kébir the following month ; Provence was later raised and towed to Toulon , where she was again scuttled in November 1942 . Lorraine was disarmed by the British in Alexandria and recommissioned in 1942 to serve with the Free French Naval Forces . She provided gunfire support during Operation Dragoon , the invasion of southern France , and shelled German fortresses in northern France . She survived as a gunnery training ship and a floating barracks until the early 1950s , before being broken up for scrap in 1954 . Bretagne and Provence were scrapped in 1952 and 1949 , respectively .
= = Design = =
By 1910 , France had yet to lay down a single dreadnought battleship ; Britain had by then completed ten dreadnoughts and five battlecruisers , with eight and three more of the two types , respectively , under construction . Germany had built eight dreadnoughts and one battlecruiser and the United States had six built and four more building . Late that year , the French Navy laid down the first of the four Courbet class ships . To remedy the inferiority of the French fleet , the government passed the Statut Naval on 30 March 1912 , authorizing a force of twenty @-@ eight battleships , to be in service by 1920 . The first three ships were to be laid down in 1912 .
The Bretagne class were replacements for the battleships Carnot , Charles Martel and Liberté . They were developed from the Courbet class , and were built with the same hulls . The primary reason for the decision to use the same hull design as the Courbet class was limitations of French shipyards . The Courbet @-@ class ships were the largest possible ships that could fit in existing dockyards and refitting basins . The Conseil supérieur de la Marine ( CSM ) , the French naval high command , ordered the construction department to prepare designs for a 23 @,@ 500 @-@ metric @-@ ton ( 23 @,@ 100 @-@ long @-@ ton ; 25 @,@ 900 @-@ short @-@ ton ) ship armed with twelve 340 mm ( 13 in ) guns in six twin gun turrets .
The additional weight of the 340 mm turrets compared to the 305 mm ( 12 @.@ 0 in ) of the Courbet @-@ class ships imposed insurmountable problems for the designers . To incorporate six turrets with the same arrangement of the earlier vessels , with four on the centerline in superfiring pairs and two wing turrets amidships would have required an additional 3 @,@ 000 metric tons ( 3 @,@ 000 long tons ) displacement as well as a significant increase in the length of the hull . After several other proposals , the CSM chose a design with five twin turrets , all mounted on the centerline . This would achieve the same broadside of ten guns , despite the reduction in the number of guns . The width of the armored belt was reduced by 20 mm ( 0 @.@ 79 in ) to compensate for the increased weight of the main battery .
Provence was the first ship of the class to be laid down , which she was on 21 May 1912 at the Arsenal de Lorient . Bretagne was laid down at the Arsenal de Brest shipyard in Brest on 22 July 1912 . Lorraine followed at the Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire shipyard in St. Nazaire almost six months later on 7 November 1912 . Due to the outbreak of World War I in the summer of 1914 , French industrial capacity was redirected to the army and work slowed on the ships . The Greek Navy ordered a battleship to be named Vasilefs Konstantinos to the same design from AC de St Nazaire Penhoet . Work began in June 1914 but ceased on the outbreak of war in August and never resumed . The contract dispute was settled in 1925 .
= = = General characteristics = = =
The ships were 164 @.@ 9 meters ( 541 ft ) long at the waterline and 166 m ( 545 ft ) long overall . They had a beam of 26 @.@ 9 m ( 88 ft ) and a draft of between 8 @.@ 9 m ( 29 ft ) and 9 @.@ 8 m ( 32 ft ) . At the designed load , the ships displaced 23 @,@ 936 metric tons ( 23 @,@ 558 long tons ) , and at full combat load , this increased to 26 @,@ 000 metric tons ( 26 @,@ 000 long tons ) . The crew included 34 officers , 139 petty officers , and 1 @,@ 020 enlisted men , for a total crew of 1 @,@ 193 . The vessels carried a number of smaller boats , including two 10 m ( 33 ft ) steamboats , three 11 m ( 36 ft ) patrol boats , one 13 m ( 43 ft ) long boat , three 10 @.@ 5 m ( 34 ft ) dinghies , two 5 m ( 16 ft ) dinghies , two 8 @.@ 5 m ( 28 ft ) whaleboats , and two 5 @.@ 6 m ( 18 ft ) lifeboats .
The ships ' propulsion systems consisted of four Parsons steam turbines . Bretagne was equipped with twenty @-@ four Niclausse boilers ; Lorraine had the same number of Belleville boilers . Provence was equipped with eighteen Guyot du Temple boilers . All three ships were coal @-@ fired . The turbines each drove a single screw and were rated at a total of 29 @,@ 000 shaft horsepower ( 22 @,@ 000 kW ) . This provided a top speed of 20 knots ( 37 km / h ; 23 mph ) . The four ships could carry 900 t ( 890 long tons ; 990 short tons ) of coal , though additional spaces could be used for coal storage , for up to 2 @,@ 680 t ( 2 @,@ 640 long tons ; 2 @,@ 950 short tons ) . At maximum speed , the ships could steam for 600 nautical miles ( 1 @,@ 100 km ; 690 mi ) ; at 13 kn ( 24 km / h ; 15 mph ) , the range increased significantly to 2 @,@ 800 nmi ( 5 @,@ 200 km ; 3 @,@ 200 mi ) A further reduction in speed to 10 kn ( 19 km / h ; 12 mph ) correspondingly increased the range to 4 @,@ 600 nmi ( 8 @,@ 500 km ; 5 @,@ 300 mi ) .
The ships were modified several times in the interwar period . In 1919 , Bretagne was equipped with a heavy tripod mast ; Provence and Lorraine were given tripod masts in the early 1920s . Four of Bretagne 's boilers were converted to oil @-@ firing in 1924 , and half of Provence 's boilers in the rear boiler room were similarly converted in 1927 . Bretagne subsequently had six new oil @-@ fired boilers to replace the rest of the old coal @-@ fired boilers , and her direct drive turbines were replaced with Parsons geared turbines . Provence was similarly modified in 1931 – 1934 . Lorraine 's propulsion system was improved in a similar pattern . In 1935 , " Provence " had her center main battery turret was replaced with an aircraft catapult and a hangar for three aircraft . These were initially Gourdou @-@ Leseurre GL @-@ 819 and Potez 452 seaplanes , though they were replaced with the Loire 130 flying boat . In March – May 1944 , the aircraft installation was removed .
= = = Armament = = =
The ship 's primary battery consisted of ten 340mm / 45 Modèle 1912 guns in five twin gun turrets . The turrets were mounted all on the centerline , with two in a superfiring pair forward of the conning tower , one amidships between the two funnels , and two superfiring aft of the rear superstructure . These guns had a maximum elevation of 12 degrees , with a range of 14 @,@ 500 m ( 47 @,@ 600 ft ) ; this was a result of the CSM 's belief that the decisive battle range would only be 6 @,@ 000 m ( 20 @,@ 000 ft ) and that fleets would not engage at ranges longer than 8 @,@ 000 m ( 26 @,@ 000 ft ) . Lorraine was modified in 1917 to increase the elevation of the guns to 18 degrees , which correspondingly increased the range to 21 @,@ 100 m ( 69 @,@ 200 ft ) . Bretagne and Provence were similarly modified after the end of the war in 1919 . Each gun was supplied with 100 rounds of ammunition , stored in shell rooms located beneath the propellant magazines . The guns were controlled centrally by 4 @.@ 57 m ( 15 @.@ 0 ft ) Barr & Stroud rangefinders ; each turret was also equipped with a 2 m ( 6 ft 7 in ) independent rangefinder , which were located on top of the turret roofs in an armored hood .
Twenty @-@ two Canon de 138 mm Modèle 1910 guns were mounted in casemates along the length of the ship 's hull . They were expected to be used offensively to attack the upper works of enemy battleships , as well as to defend against torpedo boat attacks . The secondary battery fire control consisted of two central directors four rangefinders , which were located abreast of the superfiring turrets , fore and aft . The ships carried seven 47 mm M1885 Hotchkiss quick @-@ firing guns . Two were placed on the conning tower and one was placed on each main battery turret . During World War I , a pair of 75 mm ( 3 @.@ 0 in ) guns were added . The ships ' armament were rounded out by four 450 mm ( 18 in ) torpedo tubes . The tubes were submerged in the ships ' hulls .
In the interwar period , all three ships had their armament rearranged . In 1919 – 1920 , Bretagne had the four forwardmost of her 138 mm guns removed , along with the 75 mm and two of the 47 mm guns . In their place , four 75 mm mle 1897 guns were installed on the forward superstructure . Twenty @-@ four 8 mm ( 0 @.@ 31 in ) Hotchkiss machine guns were installed on the forecastle deck in 1927 . The four rearmost 138 mm guns were removed during this refit , along with the 75 mm guns , which were replaced with eight 75 mm mle 1922 anti @-@ aircraft guns . Sixteen 13 @.@ 2 mm Hotchkiss machine guns , in quadruple mounts , were also added . Provence had her four forward 138 mm guns removed in 1919 , and was equipped similarly to Bretagne . In 1931 – 1934 , she received the same eight 75 mm guns as Bretagne did , and in 1940 , three quadruple mounts of 13 @.@ 2 mm guns were fitted . Lorraine followed a similar pattern , though in 1935 , her center main battery turret was removed ; an aircraft catapult was fitted in its place . At this time , four 100 mm ( 3 @.@ 9 in ) Model M1930 guns were added , along with two of the 13 @.@ 2 mm quadruple mounts . In 1940 , the 100 mm guns were removed to arm the new battleship Richelieu , and eight 75 mm M1922 guns replaced them . In March – May 1944 , fourteen 40 mm ( 1 @.@ 6 in ) and twenty @-@ five 20 mm ( 0 @.@ 79 in ) guns in single mounts were added , and the quadruple 13 @.@ 2 mm guns were removed .
= = = Fire control = = =
The Bretagnes were provided with 4 @.@ 57 @-@ metre ( 15 @.@ 0 ft ) Barr and Stroud rangefinders . Each turret had 2 @-@ metre ( 6 ft 7 in ) rangefinder under an armoured hood at the rear of the turret . Between the wars , fire @-@ control directors were added for the main , secondary and anti @-@ aircraft armament . The rangefinder on the forward superfiring turret was replaced by a 8 @.@ 2 @-@ metre ( 27 ft ) instrument .
= = = Armor = = =
The ships ' main armored belt was 270 mm ( 11 in ) thick amidships and reduced to 160 mm ( 6 @.@ 3 in ) on either end of the ship . Above the belt , the secondary battery casemates were armored with 170 mm ( 6 @.@ 7 in ) thick steel plate . Horizontal protection consisted of three armored decks ; the main deck was 30 to 40 mm ( 1 @.@ 2 to 1 @.@ 6 in ) thick . The upper and lower decks were both 40 mm thick . Sloped armor 70 mm ( 2 @.@ 8 in ) thick connected the main deck to the armored belt . Each of the main battery barbettes that housed the lower turret assemblies were armored with 248 mm ( 9 @.@ 8 in ) thick steel . The forward @-@ most and rear @-@ most turrets had 340 mm ( 13 in ) thick sides . The superfiring turrets were less well protected , with 270 mm thick sides . The amidships turret was the most heavily armored , with 400 mm ( 16 in ) thick sides . The conning tower was protected with 314 mm ( 12 @.@ 4 in ) thick armor plating . The total weight of armor was 7 @,@ 614 t ( 7 @,@ 494 long tons ; 8 @,@ 393 short tons ) .
= = Construction = =
= = Service history = =
All three ships of the class entered service with the French Navy in 1916 . Bretagne and Lorraine were assigned to the 1st Division of the 1st Battle Squadron , while Provence served as the fleet flagship for the entirety of the First World War . They were deployed to guard the southern end of the Adriatic Sea , based in Argostoli and Corfu , to block a possible sortie by the Austro @-@ Hungarian fleet . The three ships largely remained in port , though Provence was repeatedly used to intimidate the government of Greece , which favored Germany during the war . In January 1919 , after the end of the war , Lorraine was sent to Cattaro to guard the Austro @-@ Hungarian fleet . She joined her sisters in Toulon in June 1919 ; later that year the ships formed the Eastern Mediterranean Fleet until 1921 .
Financial problems forced the French Navy to reduce its battleship force to four active vessels . Lorraine and Provence were reduced to reserve status in 1922 , and the latter went into drydock for a major overhaul . Lorraine returned to service with the Mediterranean Squadron in 1923 . Bretagne remained in service and conducted training cruises in the Mediterranean and along the coast of North Africa during the 1920s and 1930s . In 1934 , Bretagne and Provence were assigned to the 2nd Squadron , based on France 's Atlantic coast . In 1936 , they joined the non @-@ intervention patrols off Spain during the Spanish Civil War . At the outbreak of World War II in September 1939 , Bretagne and Provence were based in Toulon with the 2nd Squadron , while Lorraine was assigned to the Atlantic Squadron .
After undergoing a refit in the early months of the war , Provence conducted anti @-@ raider patrols with Force Y , based in Casablanca . Bretagne was also overhauled early in the war ; in March 1940 she escorted a convoy to Halifax and returned with another convoy loaded with aircraft for the French Air Force . She was then ordered to join Lorraine in Force X , to be based in Alexandria to operate in concert with the British Mediterranean Fleet . Two weeks later , Bretagne was instead ordered to steam at high speed to Bizerte , to join the Force de Raid with Provence . The ships put in at Mers @-@ el @-@ Kébir and remained there until after the fall of France in June 1940 . To prevent the ships of the French Navy from falling into the hands of the occupying Germans , British Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered the neutralization of all French warships . Force H was to deliver an ultimatum to the ships based at Mers @-@ el @-@ Kébir ; on 3 July , the British squadron arrived outside the harbor and demanded that the ships sail with them to Britain or they would be sunk .
The British and French negotiated for several hours , and culminated in the British opening fire on the French fleet . In the span of ten minutes , Bretagne was sunk and Provence was badly damaged . Bretagne was hit by at least four 15 in ( 380 mm ) shells from HMS Hood , Resolution and Barham and exploded , killing the vast majority of her crew . Provence was set on fire and sank to the bottom of the harbor , though she was subsequently raised and transferred to Toulon , where she was later scuttled in 1942 to prevent her from being seized by the Germans . They nevertheless salvaged the ship starting in July 1943 . Two of her main guns were emplaced as coastal batteries outside Toulon . Lorraine was disarmed in Alexandria until December 1942 , when she joined the Free French Naval Forces . She served as a training ship for much of 1943 until a major refit at the end of the year to prepare her to participate in Operation Dragoon , the invasion of southern France . She provided gunfire support during the landings before steaming to Britain for a minor refit . She remained in Britain until March 1945 , when she bombarded German @-@ held fortresses in northern France .
After the end of the war , Lorraine served as a gunnery training ship in Toulon . She was then used as a barracks ship until February 1953 , when she was stricken from the naval register and sold for scrapping at the end of the year . She was broken up for scrap outside Toulon the following year . Bretagne remained at the bottom of Mers @-@ el @-@ Kébir until she was raised for scrapping in 1952 and broken up . Provence was raised in April 1949 and scrapped .
= = See Also = =
List of ships of the Second World War
List of ship classes of the Second World War
= Elections in Croatia =
Regular elections in Croatia are mandated by the Constitution and legislation enacted by Parliament . The presidency , Parliament , county prefects and assemblies , city and town mayors , and city and municipal councils are all elective offices . Since 1990 , five presidential elections have been held . During the same period , eight parliamentary elections ( including two for the upper house when the parliament was bicameral ) were also held . In addition , there were six nationwide local elections . Croatia has held two elections ( in 2013 and 2014 ) to elect 11 members ( 12 in 2013 ) of the European Parliament following its accession to the EU on 1 July 2013 .
The President of Croatia is elected to a five @-@ year term by a direct vote of all citizens in a two @-@ round system , requiring runoff elections if no candidate wins more than 50 percent of votes in the first round . Members of Parliament are elected to a four @-@ year term in ten multi @-@ seat constituencies , with additional members elected in special constituencies reserved for the Croatian diaspora and national minorities . As of November 2011 , legislation provides for the election of 151 members of the unicameral parliament . Out of 25 political parties which won seats in Croatian parliamentary elections held since 1990 , only five have won ten seats or more in any one parliamentary election . Those were the Croatian Democratic Union , the Croatian Peasant Party , the Croatian People 's Party – Liberal Democrats , the Croatian Social Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party of Croatia . The county prefects , city and town mayors are elected to four @-@ year terms by a majority of votes cast within applicable local government units , with a runoff election if no candidate achieves a majority in the first round of voting . Members of county , city and town councils are elected to four @-@ year terms through proportional representation , with the entire local government unit as a single constituency .
Any Croatian citizen over age 18 may be a candidate in presidential , parliamentary or local government elections , provided that a sufficient number of endorsements by Croatian voters is obtained beforehand . Croatian elections are relatively well @-@ regulated ; regulations include spending limits , annual donation limits , a limitation on the number of endorsed candidates and election lists and regulations governing media coverage . Voting takes place in polling stations in Croatia and abroad , monitored by an electoral board and observers at each station . Ballots consist of an alphabetical list of candidates , or an election list with ordinal numbers ( which are circled to indicate a vote ) . All votes are counted by hand . The State Electoral Commission publishes official results and handles complaints , supported by county , city and town electoral commissions during local elections . Decisions of the electoral commissions may be appealed at the Constitutional Court of Croatia .
= = Parliamentary elections = =
The Parliament of Croatia ( Croatian : Hrvatski Sabor ) consists of 151 members elected to four @-@ year terms in twelve constituencies . Out of that number , 140 are elected in ten multi @-@ seat territorial constituencies . These are defined on the basis of the existing county borders , with necessary amendments to achieve a uniform number of eligible voters in each constituency ( plus or minus five percent ) . The eleventh constituency is for citizens of Croatia living abroad ; the number of seats held by this constituency was fixed at three for the parliamentary election held in December 2011 . The 2010 constitutional amendments abolished the former scheme , in which the number of MPs elected from the eleventh constituency was proportional to the ratio to the number of ballots cast in the other ten constituencies . In the 2007 general election , this method led to the eleventh constituency electing five MPs .
An additional eight members of the parliament are elected from the twelfth constituency . It encompasses the entire country ; candidates in this constituency are elected by voters belonging to 22 recognized minorities in Croatia : the Serb minority elects three MPs , the Hungarians and Italians elect one MP each , the Czech and Slovak minorities jointly elect one MP , and all other minorities elect the final two MPs . The nationality of the voters is listed in the voter registry , which is provided by the registrar 's office that maintains Croatia 's vital records . Voter nationalities are normally officially declared by the parents at birth , but any citizen may declare or change that information later on at the registrar 's office at least 14 days ahead of elections ( not at the polling station ) . The voter 's nationality need not be declared or may be declared as unknown . During elections , voters who have officially declared they belong to one of the recognized minorities in Croatia may choose to vote for either a territorially applicable list or a corresponding national minority list ; a voter of unknown or non @-@ declared nationality may vote for either a territorially applicable list or any minority list ; a voter who has declared a nationality other than Croat or a recognized minority may vote only for a territorially applicable list ( the same as someone who has declared themselves a Croat ) .
The standard d 'Hondt formula is applied to the vote , with a five @-@ percent election threshold . Since 2015 , the parliamentary elections have an element of preferential voting exists by letting voters choose not only for a list of candidates , but also a single member of the same list . If the percentage of votes for a candidate exceeds 10 % , they are elected as if it was an open list system . The list ranking is maintained for those candidates that do not meet this quota . The last two parliamentary elections elected a total of 151 MPs . An election silence is enforced on the day before and the day of the elections , ending at 7 : 00 pm when the polling stations close and the exit polls are published . Although political parties fund their campaigns using donations or their own assets , the government reimburses them for each parliamentary seat won . For instance , each seat won in the 2011 parliamentary election brought a party 180 @,@ 000 kuna ( c . 24 @,@ 300 euros ) . Smaller sums were paid to parties or candidates failing to win any parliamentary seats , provided that they received more than five percent of the votes cast in a constituency .
= = = 2015 parliamentary election = = =
= = = Next parliamentary election = = =
As the 8th Assembly of Parliament first constituted on 28 December 2015 the next elections for the Croatian Parliament were originally ment to be held no later than 26 February 2020 . However , after the fall of Tihomir Orešković 's government on 16 June 2016 , a proposal for the dissolution of parliament put forward by the parliamentary opposition gained the support of a majority of the Members of Parliament . A vote on the issue was held on 20 June 2016 , being approved by a majority of 137 votes and officially took effect on 15 July 2016 , while the early election to elect the members of the 9th Assembly will be held on 11 September 2016
= = = Previous parliamentary elections = = =
Since 1990 , nine parliamentary elections have been held in Croatia . These have included the 1990 elections for a tricameral parliament , three elections of the Chamber of Deputies during the bicameral parliament 's existence , three elections of the unicameral Parliament and two elections of the Chamber of Counties — the upper house of the bicameral parliament .
The elections held in 1990 were the first multi @-@ party elections after 45 years of Communist rule ; candidates vied for all 80 seats in the Social @-@ Political Council of Croatia , all 116 seats in the Municipalities Council of Croatia and all 160 seats in the Associated Labour Council of Croatia ( since Parliament had three chambers at the time ) . The first round of the election saw a turnout of 85 @.@ 5 percent , and the runoff @-@ election turnout was 74 @.@ 8 percent . The Croatian Democratic Union ( HDZ ) won 205 seats , and the Social Democratic Party of Croatia won 107 .
= = = = Previous Chamber of Deputies and unicameral Sabor elections = = = =
Eight parliamentary elections have been held since for the Chamber of Deputies ( Croatian : Zastupni
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nude Gaga uttering a monologue : " This album is a celebration . My pain exploding in electronic music . It 's heavy , but after I listen to it I feel happy again . I feel lighter . " Following these are the black @-@ and @-@ white promotional scenes from Artpop campaign announcement , the music video for the first single " Applause " , the nude images for her interview with V magazine and the artwork for promotional single , " Dope " . Gaga shows a range of emotion in the film , including caressing a mannequin and applying dirt on her body , but most of the time she simply stares towards the camera . Zayda Rivera from New York Daily News expressed her difficulty in understanding the film , but added that " hypnotic musical backdrop of her single ' Artpop ' perfectly matches the artsy , bewildering and even disturbing images that run through the fast and slow editing . " Gaga admitted that she had performed for 12 hours while making the film .
The track received mixed reviews from music critics . Mike Wass from Idolator called it an " obtuse synth track " believing the composition to be " ingenious " or " pretentious " , and felt that Gaga 's endeavors kept the pop music scene interesting . Evan Sawdey from PopMatters believed that the vibe of the previous track on the album , " Do What U Want " , carried off to " Artpop " which he described as " strange " and " hypotic " and the best thing on the parent album . Harley listed " Artpop " as one of the more aurally pleasurable tracks from the album . Calling it a " standout " track , Andrew Barker from Variety compared Gaga 's vocals to those of Debbie Harry , with their cold disposition . Emily McKey from NME called the song " slow and purringly sexy " , believing that the line " My artpop could mean anything " referred to the trivial concept of the album itself . Critic Greg Kot from Chicago Tribune believed that " Artpop " was the only song on the album , where there was a hint of what the actual composition of the over all record should have been . Justin Miller from Harper 's Bazaar called the song more intimate that the previous tracks in the album , but felt it was a techno @-@ ballad and the most diffused composition for Gaga .
Negative reviews came from Holly Williams of Contactmusic.com , who was extremely disappointed with the track . Williams felt a rapid decline in the quality of music with the title track , which she believed should have been " climactic , inventive and a little bit trippy with such a title " but found its tempo to be slow and mundane . Maura Johnson from Spin felt that lyrics like " I just love the music , not the bling " appeared insincere on Gaga 's behalf since her career graph showed that the singer was more infatuated with Fame in the 21st century . " Not the deepest statement , but also not that unique to the new millennium , " Johnson concluded . Los Angeles Times 's Mikael Wood believed that the line was not something that worked in a pop record and believed that along with first single " Applause " , Gaga 's ideas seemed unattainable and not exciting . John Walker from MTV News rated it two out of five stars , calling it boring . Chris Bossman from Consequence of Sound compared the composition of the track to a " dying , old school war dialer " . Melinda Newman from HitFix called the song " too quirky " and felt that it could only be successful if remixed properly . Robert Copsey from Digital Spy believed that the chorus line " My artpop could mean anything " made the concept of the album all the more confusing , instead of simplifying Gaga 's brash statements about her musical outputs . Ericka Welch from The Huffington Post called the song as " pretentious " and the least interesting endeavor on the album . She believed that " Artpop " failed to embody the concept of the album and was plagued with the same inconsequential lyrics that was visible during her Born This Way era . She concluded by giving the example : " Like a mad scientist trying to create life , Gaga 's experiment to fuse ART and POP sometimes results in overly ambitious deformities with six legs . "
= = Live performances = =
Previous to the release of the album or the teasers , Gaga performed " Artpop " live on September 1 , 2013 , at the iTunes Festival in London . The song was the third performance that evening , from a set list containing eight tracks . Following the performance of " Manicure " and a piano interlude , Gaga stripped off her cloths onstage until she was in a sea @-@ shell bikini and an enormous blond wig , and started singing the song . Ashley Percival from The Huffington Post complimented the performance , saying that the song " showed the most promise onstage " . A review at Capital FM website found the song akin to her 2009 single , " Paparazzi " . Jenn Selby from Glamour called the performance a " heartfelt piece of pop music accompanied with its own , YMCA @-@ like arm dance . " Digital Spy 's Copsey was confused with the performance , but enjoyed the downtempo composition of " Artpop " and rated it three @-@ and @-@ a @-@ half stars out of five . Writing for The Guardian , Kitty Empire criticized the absence of clothing but praised the overall performance . Gaga next performed " Artpop " during her ArtRave party for the release of the album . Wearing an ensemble that was described by New York Post 's Hardeep Phull as a combination of S & M and the Michelin Man , Gaga performed " Artpop " after opening the ArtRave concert with " Aura " , the first track of the album . The singer had to wade through the crowd of her fans in order to reach the main stage where the rest of the performance took place .
Gaga performed the song on Lady Gaga and the Muppets ' Holiday Spectacular , her second Thanksgiving television special which aired on ABC on November 28 , 2013 . She had invited singer Elton John as special guest star for the performance . After a performance of John 's 1974 single " Bennie and the Jets " , the duo started singing " Artpop " . They were seated opposite to each other on piano , and Gaga was ornamented in a dress made of Coca Cola cans . During the chorus , they were joined by The Muppets who aided with background vocals . Chris Willman from Billboard called John as the best guest performer of the special . Maricela Gonzales from Entertainment Weekly was impressed with the performance , saying that although she did not understand the message behind the song , " [ w ] hat is clear is that Gaga and Elton John belong together . I 'm serious , I want to go to that show . "
She also performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on February 18 , 2014 . The performance was the restart of Gaga 's emergence under media spotlight , following a self @-@ imposed sabbatical due to depression and stories about betrayal surrounding the release of Artpop . The singer wore a white dress and sported a platinum blond wig ; the ensemble made her look like fashion designer Donatella Versace . Starting the song as an acoustic version , Gaga played a crystal piano placed atop a ramp at the end of the stage . By the second chorus , the electronic beats of the song started and she descended to the front of the stage to complete the performance with a dance . Carl Williot from Idolator complimented the performance , saying that it made him appreciate the track more . It was praised by Melinda Newman from HitFix who said that " Gaga excels when it is just her at a piano performing the songs with the barest of accompaniment . " At the ArtRave : The Artpop Ball tour of 2014 , " Artpop " was added as the opening song of the set list . The show starts off with a video introduction about the tour , followed by dancers appearing on stage with balloons and blue gazing balls . The video continues to play as Gaga emerges from beneath the stage , wearing a golden leotard with wings and a blue ball attached to her bosom . Dry ice and confetti accompanied her arrival on stage , as Gaga sang the song standing atop two male dancers wearing scuba diving masks .
= = Credits and personnel = =
Management
Recorded at Record Plant Studios , Hollywood , California
Stefani Germanotta P / K / A Lady Gaga ( BMI ) Sony ATV Songs LLC / House of Gaga Publishing , LLC / GloJoe Music Inc . ( BMI ) , Maxwell and Carter Publishing , LLC ( ASCAP ) , administered by Universal Music Publishing Group and Maxwell and Carter Publishing , LLC ( BMI ) administered by Universal Music Publishing Group
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Artpop .
= = Charts = =
Following the release of Artpop , the song debuted and reached a peak position of number 185 in France , staying on the chart for just one week . It also reached a peak of number 48 in the Gaon Chart of South Korea , selling 3 @,@ 157 copies .
= Walter Walsh =
Colonel Walter Rudolph Walsh ( May 4 , 1907 – April 29 , 2014 ) was an FBI agent , USMC shooting instructor and Olympic shooter . Walsh joined the FBI in 1934 , serving during the Public enemy era , and was involved in several high @-@ profile FBI cases , including the capture of Arthur Barker and the killing of Al Brady . He served in the Pacific theatre during World War II with the Marine Corps and , after a brief return to the FBI , served as a shooting instructor with the Marine Corps until his retirement in the 1970s .
A high profile shooter , Walsh won numerous tournaments within the FBI and the Marine Corps , as well as nationally , and participated in the 1948 Summer Olympics . He received awards for his marksmanship until the age of 90 and served as the coach of the Olympic shooting team until 2000 . At the FBI 's 100th anniversary celebration he was recognized as the oldest living former agent and noted as being a year older than the organization itself . Aside from some hearing and memory loss , he remained physically fit at his 103rd birthday and , in March 2013 , became the longest @-@ lived Olympic competitor .
= = Early life and FBI career = =
Walsh was born in West Hoboken , New Jersey , which merged with Union Hill to become Union City in 1925 . He joined the Civilian Military Training Corps at age 16 , and the New Jersey Army National Guard in 1928 . After graduating from Rutgers Law School , Walsh joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1934 . Later that year , he discovered the body of gangster Baby Face Nelson , who died of injuries sustained in a gun battle with the police in Barrington , Illinois on November 27 , 1934 . Nelson had killed two FBI agents prior to fleeing the scene , wounded , and later died at his wife 's side . The FBI , unaware of Nelson 's death , continued a broad search for him , which included several home raids , through the night and into the following day . The search was not called off until a tip led them to Nelson 's body , which was lying in a ditch in what is now Skokie , Illinois .
Walsh was on the team that captured criminal Arthur Barker , son of gangster Ma Barker , in Chicago in 1935 and was later involved in tracking Public Enemy Number One Al Brady in 1937 . On October 12 of that year , he was with the group of FBI agents who ambushed and killed Brady in a shoot @-@ out at a Bangor , Maine sporting goods store . While waiting for Brady to arrive , he acted as a clerk in the store for several days and arrested Brady Gang member James Dalhover . As the operation leader , Walsh 's job was to alert thirteen other agents , as well as over 30 other state and local policemen , of any gang member 's arrival by pulling a cord on the window . As they were interrogating Dalhover in the store Clarence Lee Shaffer , Jr . , another gang member , entered the building and began firing at the agents . While arresting Dalhover , Walsh took bullets to his hand , shoulder and right chest , but quickly returned to work .
Walsh was employed with the FBI until 1942 when , as a Reserve Marine Lieutenant , he took a leave to serve with the United States Marine Corps during World War II . After he left , Hoover refused to allow any more active agents to be members of any military reserve . He fought in the Pacific Theater , specifically on Okinawa and in North China . In one incident , he and his comrades were pinned down by a sniper , whom Walsh was able to kill from 90 yards away with a single shot to the torso from a M1911 pistol . He earned the rank of Colonel and returned to the FBI for two years from 1946 – 1947 . In total , during his tenure with the agency , he killed between 11 and 17 suspects .
= = Shooting and the Olympics = =
Walsh got his start with firearms shooting clothespins off of his aunt 's laundry line . In 1935 he joined the FBI pistol team . Within three years of joining the FBI , he had been presented with two marksmanship trophies from director J. Edgar Hoover . In 1939 , at Camp Ritchie , he set the world record in pistol shooting with 198 points out of a possible 200 and won the individual eastern regional pistol championships in 1939 and 1940 and placing second in 1941 after leading for most of the tournament . He placed 12th in the Men 's Free Pistol , 50 metres competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London , England . At the 1952 ISSF World Shooting Championships , he won a gold medal with the United States team in the 25 m Center @-@ Fire Pistol event and a silver in the individual version of that event . After winning many tournaments within the United States Marine Corps , he became commander of their marksmanship training , a position that he held for many years , until he retired in the 1970s . In total , he was selected five times for the All @-@ American Pistol Shooting Team .
= = Later life = =
Walsh had three daughters , two sons and seventeen grandchildren . As late as 1997 , he was still receiving awards for his marksmanship , winning the Outstanding American Handgunner of the Year . Until 2000 he served as a coach for the Olympic shooting team , able to see without the aid of glasses even at the age of 92 . At the age of 100 he was present at a re @-@ enactment of the Al Brady shoot out in Bangor , Maine . At this event , he was presented with a plaque and the key to the city . At the age of 101 , he was the FBI 's oldest living former agent and was in excellent physical shape , aside from some hearing and memory loss . He credited his longevity to luck , listening to his parents and blessings from God . At the 100th anniversary celebration of the FBI , it was noted that Walsh was older than the agency itself . In March 2013 , at the age of 105 , he surpassed American gymnast Rudolf Schrader to become the longest @-@ lived Olympic competitor . He died at his home in Arlington , Virginia in April 2014 , less than a week prior to his 107th birthday .
= The Farm ( The Office ) =
" The Farm " is the seventeenth episode of the ninth season of the American comedy television series The Office and the 192nd overall . It originally aired on NBC on March 14 , 2013 . The episode guest stars Matt L. Jones as Dwight 's cousin Zeke , Majandra Delfino as Dwight 's sister Fannie , Blake Garrett as his nephew , and Thomas Middleditch as his brother .
The series — presented as if it were a real documentary — depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton , Pennsylvania , branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company . The episode revolves around Dwight Schrute ( Rainn Wilson ) and Oscar Martinez ( Oscar Nunez ) who attend the funeral of Dwight 's Aunt Shirley at Schrute Farms . Dwight receives his aunt 's property , and he and his siblings decide to run it . Meanwhile , Todd Packer ( David Koechner ) returns to the office to get back at them for his firing a year prior .
" The Farm " was produced to serve as a backdoor pilot for a proposed spin @-@ off series starring Wilson as Dwight , which NBC ultimately did not pick up . The episode received mostly negative reviews from television critics , with many criticizing Dwight 's farm storyline and some critics calling it a " Frankenstein episode " . The episode was viewed by 3 @.@ 54 million viewers and received a 1 @.@ 9 / 5 percent rating among adults between the ages of 18 and 49 . The episode ranked fourth in its timeslot , and it was the highest @-@ rated NBC series of the night .
= = Plot = =
Dwight Schrute ( Rainn Wilson ) receives news that his Aunt Shirley has died , and he informs the office . The only co @-@ worker he invites to the funeral is Oscar Martinez ( Oscar Nunez ) . At the funeral , Dwight 's family gathers : his brother Jeb ( Thomas Middleditch ) , his cousins Mose ( Michael Schur ) and Zeke ( Matt L. Jones ) , his sister Fannie ( Majandra Delfino ) , her son Cameron ( Blake Garrett ) , and Dwight 's uncle Heinrich ( Tom Bower ) . The family learns that Aunt Shirley has willed them her estate on the condition that they all move back to run it . Unsure about whether they should take over the farm , they all discuss the pros and cons of the situation . Eventually , Dwight convinces them to help him run the farm .
Meanwhile , Todd Packer ( David Koechner ) visits the office and announces that he wants to make amends for his past behavior . He makes rude remarks masked as apologies and hands out store @-@ bought cupcakes . Pam Halpert ( Jenna Fischer ) argues that they should not eat the cupcakes , to spite Packer . She remains adamant on this point even after Packer leaves , but once Pam goes home the remaining employees eat the cupcakes . Packer reveals to the documentary crew that he spiked the cupcakes with drugs , supposedly as revenge for getting him fired ( though none of the employees present save Nellie had anything to do with his being fired ) . He then visits Jim Halpert ( John Krasinski ) and Darryl Philbin ( Craig Robinson ) at Athlead in Philadelphia , pulling the same trick on them . In the morning , Pam returns to the office and announces she is going to eat her cupcake , only to find everyone else reeling from the aftereffects of Packer 's deed .
= = Production = =
The episode was written and directed by executive producer and former showrunner Paul Lieberstein , marking his thirteenth writing credit , sixth directorial credit and fourth dual credit . " The Farm " was the fifth episode produced , but was the seventeenth aired , as noted by its production number . It was originally supposed to act as a backdoor pilot for a spin @-@ off series starring Wilson and focusing on Dwight . As such , Wilson was initially slated to appear in only 13 episodes of The Office 's ninth season before leaving for the spin @-@ off . Paul Lieberstein , the showrunner for The Office for seasons five through eight , stepped down at the start of season nine in order to focus more energy on the potential spin @-@ off . However , upon review , the spin @-@ off was not picked up by NBC . Executive producer Greg Daniels revealed that the episode would have additional material shot so that it fits better into the season , as the original version contained " certain aspects that were appropriate for a pilot of a new show " .
The episode guest stars Majandra Delfino , Blake Garrett , Thomas Middleditch , Matt L. Jones and Tom Bower as members of Dwight 's family ; Delfino plays Dwight 's sister Fannie , Garrett plays Dwight 's nephew Cameron , Middleditch portrays Dwight 's brother Jeb , Jones portrays Dwight 's cousin Zeke , and Bower appears as Dwight 's great uncle Heinrich , in a deleted scene . Jones had previously appeared in the ninth season entry , " Junior Salesman " .
= = Broadcast and reception = =
= = = Ratings = = =
" The Farm " originally aired on NBC on March 14 , 2013 , after a four @-@ week hiatus . In its original American broadcast , the episode was viewed by an estimated 3 @.@ 54 million viewers and received a 1 @.@ 9 rating / 5 percent share . This means that it was seen by 1 @.@ 9 percent of all 18- to 49 @-@ year @-@ olds , and 5 percent of all 18- to 49 @-@ year @-@ olds watching television at the time of the broadcast . This marked a decrease in the ratings from the previous episode , " Moving On " . The Office ranked fourth in its timeslot , being beaten by an episode of the CBS police procedural Person of Interest which received a 2 @.@ 9 / 8 percent rating , an entry of the ABC series Grey 's Anatomy which received a 2 @.@ 6 / 7 percent rating , and an installment of the Fox series Glee which received a 2 @.@ 0 / 6 percent rating . Despite this , the episode was the highest @-@ rated NBC series for the night . 1 @.@ 90 million viewers watched the episode via DVR playback , bringing the total viewership to 5 @.@ 36 million viewers and a 3 @.@ 0 18 – 49 rating .
= = = Reviews = = =
" The Farm " received mostly negative reviews from critics , many criticizing Dwight 's farm storyline and some critics calling it a " Frankenstein episode " . M. Giant of Television Without Pity awarded the episode a C. Alan Sepinwall of HitFix considered NBC 's decision not to pick the spin @-@ off for more episodes the right decision , writing that the characters and scenes were " barely sketches " and featured too much " cartoonishness " . Sepinwall also criticized the Todd Packer scenes , and only saw Dwight 's interactions with his nephew , Cameron , in a positive light . TV.com columnist Nick Campbell called the farm storyline " unnatural " compared to the episode and the series , as a whole , and wrote that the tone to the ending " didn 't match " . Despite this , he complimented the storyline for " establishing tone , characters , and direction in literally half the time usually allotted " . The A.V. Club reviewer Erik Adams complimented the episode for serving as a " breather " from the season 's long arcs , and gave good background information into Dwight 's personality . He went on to criticize the pilot 's broad humor , writing that following the scene featuring Dwight shooting a shotgun into his aunt 's casket , " it would be next to impossible for The Farm to heighten from that point " . Adams graded the episode a B.
Damon Houx of Screen Crush called the two storylines " two pieces of that [ sic ] didn ’ t work all that well together " , which all added to a " dull " episode . Houx complimented Koechner 's performance , calling him a " great improviser " but wrote that the whole plot was lacking . He also considered the farm plotline to be pointless and aimless , especially due to it airing in the last few episodes of the series .
= FMA IAe 33 Pulqui II =
The FMA IAe 33 Pulqui II ( in the indigenous language Mapuche , Pulqúi : Arrow ) was a jet fighter aircraft designed by Kurt Tank in the late 1940s in Argentina , under the Perón government , and built by the Fábrica Militar de Aviones ( FMA ) . Embodying many of the design elements of the wartime Focke @-@ Wulf Ta 183 , an unrealized fighter project , the FMA envisioned the IAe 33 Pulqui II as a successor to the postwar Gloster Meteor F4 in service with the Fuerza Aérea Argentina . The Pulqui II 's development was comparatively problematic and lengthy , with two of the four prototypes being lost in fatal crashes . Despite one of the prototypes being successfully tested in combat during the Revolución Libertadora , the political , economic and technical challenges faced by the project meant that the IAe 33 was unable to reach its full potential , and the Argentine government ultimately chose to purchase F @-@ 86 Sabres from the United States in lieu of continuing development of the indigenous fighter to production status .
= = Background = =
In the late 1940s , Argentina benefited from the recruitment of prominent German aerospace scientists and engineers , fleeing Europe following the defeat of the Nazis and seeking sanctuary in Latin America . The first group of these refugees had also included French designer Émile Dewoitine , castigated as a collaborator in his homeland , who headed the IAe 27 Pulqui I experimental fighter program with Argentine engineers Juan Ignacio San Martín , Enrique Cardeilhac and Norberto L. Morchio . The Pulqui I was the first jet aircraft designed and built in Latin America . In 1947 , flight tests revealed a mediocre performance resulting in the cancellation of the IAe 27 program . The Aerotechnical Institute ( Spanish : Instituto Aerotécnico ) , under the leadership of Morchio , persevered with its efforts to build a successful indigenous jet fighter and , at first , attempted to modify the earlier aircraft . When it became apparent that the Pulqui I had little potential for further development , the Aerotechnical Institute initiated a new design utilizing the more powerful ( 20 @.@ 31 kN ( 4 @,@ 570 lbf ) ) Rolls @-@ Royce Nene II turbojet engine . In early 1948 , the Institute completed a scale model of what it called the IAe @-@ 27a Pulqui II . This design featured trapezoidal wings , swept back at an angle of 33 ° , and used a NACA 16009 laminar flow airfoil section . A revised model was built later that year with the wings relocated to a shoulder @-@ mounted position and the tailplane changed to a T @-@ tail configuration .
= = = Kurt Tank = = =
Like Dewoitine , German designer Kurt Tank , the former technical director of the Focke @-@ Wulf Flugzeugbau AG , had been similarly hired in 1947 to work on a jet fighter project for Argentina . Tank , along with 62 of his compatriots at Focke @-@ Wulf , had emigrated to Latin America to restart his career in aerospace ventures . Surreptitiously entering the country with a passport identifying him as Pedro Matthies , he found a warm welcome and did not maintain the subterfuge of a secret identity . Along with his former employees , he was instrumental in the evolution of the Instituto Aerotécnico into Argentina 's military aircraft factory , the Fábrica Militar de Aviones at Córdoba . Tank was both an engineer as well as a test pilot , who had designed the Fw 190 fighter , but his design team had also been responsible for the Focke @-@ Wulf Ta 183 , an unbuilt project that had been declared the winner of the 1945 Emergency Fighter Competition . The diminutive , swept @-@ wing , jet @-@ powered Ta 183 , designed by Focke @-@ Wulf engineer / designer Hans Multhopp , had only reached the stage of wind tunnel studies before the end of hostilities .
= = Design and development = =
After his appointment as project director for a new indigenous fighter program , Tank adapted the basic Ta 183 airframe for the Nene II engine , substantially resulting in a new design that bore only a passing resemblance to its forebear . The Nene was larger , heavier and more powerful than the Heinkel HeS 011 turbojet that had been planned for use in the Ta 183 , and therefore required a new , redesigned fuselage with a larger cross @-@ section primarily due to the Nene 's centrifugal rather than the HeS 011 's axial compressor design .
Due to the similarity of the IAe @-@ 27a and Tank 's redesign of the Ta 183 , Juan Ignacio San Martín , the director of the Institute merged the two parallel projects as the IAe 33 Pulqui II . The fuselage of Tank 's design was further adapted to use the IAe @-@ 27a 's undercarriage . The shoulder @-@ mounted , negative @-@ incidence wings were swept back 40 ° , an even greater sweep angle than that of the Ta 183 , and given a small amount of anhedral . Comparable to the Ta 183 's engine placement , the Nene engine was situated aft of the cockpit , near the center of gravity with engine maintenance and service facilitated through the removal of the tail section . The airframe featured a graceful , 50 ° swept @-@ back T @-@ shaped empennage and a pressurized cockpit topped by a clear bubble @-@ type canopy , faired into the dorsal fuselage . Armor was provided around the cockpit and a bulletproof windscreen was incorporated . Fuel capacity was initially 1 @,@ 250 l ( 275 Imp. gal . ) internally and 800 l ( 176 Imp. gal . ) in the wings . Armament was planned to include four 20 mm cannon , a pair mounted in a staggered , near @-@ ventral position along each side of the fuselage slightly set back from the jet intake .
= = = Testing and evaluation = = =
To prove the soundness of the IAe 33 design , two gliders built under contract by another expatriate , Reimar Horten , were constructed and used for aerodynamics testing in 1948 – 1949 , including flights by Tank himself . These tests revealed significant problems with lateral stability , resulting in modifications to the tail to address this problem before construction began on two prototype airframes . Due to the lack of modern machinery , the all @-@ metal fabrication relied heavily on handcrafting , and fabricating the prototypes was a labor @-@ intensive procedure . President Perón envisioned that a benefit of setting up an aviation factory in Argentina would be to introduce production standards comparable to world @-@ class manufacturing facilities . However , Tank realized that production tools and jigs were not feasible at this stage and relied instead on essentially hand @-@ built examples . The first airframe ( No. 01 ) reserved for static testing , was subsequently destroyed during the tests .
The first of the " flying " IAe 33 prototypes , ( No. 02 ) built in 1950 , completed its maiden flight on 27 June of that year , with Captain Edmundo Weiss at the controls . On the second flight , ex @-@ Focke @-@ Wulf test pilot Otto Behrens encountered severe lateral stability problems at speeds over 700 km / h ( 435 mph ) and returned to the airfield as a precaution . Landing at very high speed , the aircraft bounced with sufficient force to cause the right main undercarriage strut to fail . During repairs to the aircraft , in order to rectify the " tricky " landing characteristics , the front undercarriage strut was increased in length , which served to alter the angle of incidence of the aircraft , while the shock absorbers were adjusted to have a greater " throw " . Although never considered docile , the modifications improved the takeoff , landing and low @-@ speed characteristics of the IAe 33 . More serious aerodynamic problems persisted , stemming from tip stall — in which the wingtip stalled before the wingroot resulting in an unpredictable " rolling moment " — leading to a change in the wing leading edge near the wingroot , while the rudder was modified in an attempt to resolve the interminable lateral instability issues . In addition , the canopy was reinforced with two external frames and a small fairing was installed above the engine exhaust .
Tank , himself a capable development test pilot , took over the test program to investigate the aircraft 's stalling characteristics , although the requisite airframe changes took several months to complete , with the Pulqui II N. 02 ( m ) so modified not able to undertake its third proving flight until 23 October . During the ensuing high @-@ altitude test , on two successive occasions , the IAe 33 stalled inadvertently , although Tank had sufficient height at 9 @,@ 000 m for recovery . Adding ballast to the nose of the aircraft cured the problem . On 8 February 1951 , Tank publicly demonstrated the IAe 33 before Perón at the Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires . The audience also included government officials , legislators and the foreign diplomatic corps in the military attaches of the embassies , along with a large crowd of spectators . Both the IAe 27 Pulqui I and IAe 33 Pulqui II flew during the demonstration .
With the successful completion of the proving test flights , the Argentine Air Force requested a pre @-@ production order of 12 IAe 33 aircraft . In 1951 , the air force established a team of service pilots to test fly the new aircraft in a series of acceptance flights . The first flight by Commander Soto on 31 May 1951 revealed severe vibration at about 1 @,@ 000 kilometres per hour ( 621 mph ) . Tank declared the sole prototype unserviceable pending an investigation into the problem , although this stricture appears to have been overlooked and the prototype continued to fly . On the eve of its 28th flight , Captain Vedania Mannuwal , assigned to the test program , was advised not to stress the aircraft , as the source of the vibrations experienced during the previous flight in the morning had not been discovered . Determined to " better " his team leader 's recent performance , however , he ignored the precautions and began practicing aerobatic maneuvers near Córdoba during his afternoon flight . Consequently , in a high g @-@ force turn , a structural failure occurred with the wing separating from the fuselage . After struggling with the Martin @-@ Baker Mk I ejection seat , Mannuwal ejected at low altitude while the aircraft was inverted . His parachute did not fully deploy , however , and he was killed . The defect in the Pulqui II was traced to faulty workmanship related to welding the joint pin that fastened the wing to the fuselage . Welding had been a dichotomy in the manufacturing process necessitated by the paucity of modern forging and pressing equipment in Argentina .
Construction of a third prototype ( No. 03 ) began immediately after this loss . The design team initiated a number of changes to rectify design flaws found in the first " flying " prototype , including an incorporating a larger rudder to improve lateral stability , increasing the size of the exhaust fairing and adding a unique air brake that rotated out from the sides of the fuselage near the tail , along with further reinforcement of the canopy . More fuel was also carried internally to extend the range from 2 @,@ 030 to 3 @,@ 090 kilometres ( 1 @,@ 260 to 1 @,@ 920 mi ) . The new IAe 33 prototype completed its first flight on 23 September 1952 , piloted by Capt. Jorge Doyle . Flight testing resumed although the aircraft was prepared for a demonstration before President Perón on 11 October 1952 . Behrens , who was slated for the flight , had reservations about the flight characteristics of the Pulqui II at the extremes of its flight envelope , characterizing them as " ... the worst I 've ever experienced as a test pilot . " Two days prior to the exhibition , while practicing his display routine , Behrens stalled the Pulqui II at low level and was killed in the resulting crash , which destroyed the prototype .
In 1953 , Tank constructed a fourth prototype ( No. 04 ) and , in an attempt to resolve the design 's deep stall problems at high angles of attack , added stall fences on each wing and four strakes on the rear fuselage . Other refinements included a pressurized cockpit , additional fuel capacity and it was also the first prototype to be fitted with the definitive four 20 mm Hispano Mark V cannon armament . Lt. Conan Doyle piloted the fourth IAe 33 on its maiden flight on 20 August 1953 and , along with Lt. Gonzalez and Lt. Balado , began armament testing in 1954 .
While an " all @-@ weather " IAe 33 version adding a radar was considered , the Argentine Air Force made tentative plans for the acquisition of 100 Pulqui II aircraft , with the production version to be a dedicated interceptor , featuring an uprated Nene engine fitted with an afterburner and giving it an anticipated maximum speed of Mach 0 @.@ 98 . A number of foreign buyers had equally expressed interest in the IAe 33 , including the Netherlands in 1951 and Egypt in 1953 , but the lack of a clear commitment to a production series hampered prospects for export sales , with both nations eventually settling on other readily available fighter aircraft .
= = Political ramifications = =
The IAe 33 Pulqui II project was inexorably linked to the machinations and fortunes of the Perónista regime . Although the Fábrica Militar de Aviones was charged with bringing aviation projects to completion , constant political interference contributed to the delays and disarray in aviation programs . Severe economic problems led in 1951 to the Perón government using the Fábrica Militar de Aviones to build cars , trucks , and motorcycles , including the IAME Rastrojero . Moreover , Tank 's team was not primarily focused on the IAe 33 , completing the design of the FMA IA 35 Huanquero multi @-@ purpose aircraft ( transport , trainer and reconnaissance roles ) , that eventually entered production at the Dirección Nacional de Fabricación e Investigación Aeronáutica ( DINFIA ) ( Spanish : " National Directorate of Aeronautical Manufacturing and Research " ) . The most devastating political decision was to divert the entire manufacturing program " seemingly overnight " to automotive products and agricultural equipment , essentially closing the aviation divisions . The competing DINFIA projects such as automotive manufacture served to further drain resources in time , money and personnel from the Pulqui II project .
While Argentina 's finances were extremely strained at this juncture following the economic crisis in 1953 , the most serious setback to the project came in January 1955 when Tank 's contract expired . He reputedly requested almost twice as much money to continue but President Perón instead canceled his contract outright . Despite four years of development and trials , the IAe 33 project was still encountering teething problems and its status remained unclear although no final decision had been made to abandon a project that had reached iconic stature in the Perónist era .
= = Operational history = =
In September 1955 , the sole remaining Pulqui II prototype was pressed into action in the Revolución Libertadora , a coup d 'état led by General Eduardo Lonardi against Perón . The exact details of its participation are unknown , but when rebel forces commanded by Lonardi captured Córdoba as their first conquest , together with the Meteor F 4s fighter @-@ bombers stationed at the Córdoba Escuela De Aviación - SACE ( Military Aviation School ) , the IAe 33 was enlisted in the struggle . After flying combat missions against Perónist stalwarts , it later appeared in a flyover during the victory parade at Córdoba celebrating the triumph of the coup over loyalist forces .
When the military junta came to power , the IAe 33 project was thrown into disarray . The new government released many of the leading air force staff ; similarly , most of Tank 's team was forced to leave Argentina with Tank himself going to India , where he worked for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited , and later developed the HF @-@ 24 Marut supersonic fighter .
In 1956 , the air force , in an effort to gain political support , planned a record flight from Córdoba to Buenos Aires to demonstrate the combat potential of the IAe 33 . The Pulqui II would fly 800 km , strafe an air force practice range in the Buenos Aires area , and then return to Córdoba using only internal fuel . The only oxygen equipment available for such a long flight was scrounged from a FMA Meteor under repairs . Lt. Balado successfully completed the flight ( including the strafing demonstration ) at an average cruise speed of around 900 km / h , but the oxygen system failed on the return leg . The semi @-@ conscious pilot managed to perform an emergency landing at high speed , but the heavy landing and resulting stress broke the landing gear , with the Pulqui II overrunning the end of the runway , the aircraft being damaged beyond repair .
= = Cancellation = =
Shortly after Balado 's record flight , the Argentine Air Force reviewed its decision to acquire 100 Pulqui IIs for its fighter force . The Fábrica Militar de Aviones considered that , based on the spares and wing and fuselage components at hand , ten aircraft could be constructed relatively quickly , however the remainder of the order would take five years to complete . Up to this time , the attrition of the original 100 Meteor F 4s obtained in the late 1940s continued , with plans for an alternative replacement , initially centered on the acquisition of 36 Canadair F @-@ 86 Mk 6 Sabres , being rejected in 1956 when the Central Bank of Argentina was unable to provide the necessary foreign exchange .
When the Canadair Sabre was no longer a viable option , the Fábrica Militar de Aviones seriously considered having the Pulqui II enter series production . A new prototype was ordered in 1957 , despite the United States having offered 100 combat @-@ proven F @-@ 86 Sabre fighters that were available immediately . The fifth IAe 33 Pulqui II ( No. 05 ) prototype , designated Pulqui IIe , was constructed in 1959 ( visually identical to the fourth prototype although retaining the original frameless , clear canopy ) and entered flight testing after its first flight on 18 September 1959 , with Lt. Roberto Starc flying . The continual evolution of the Pulqui II had resulted in the design team solving its inherent instability at high angles of attack , as well as increasing fuel capacity through the use of a wet wing , to provide sufficient range . However the fighter was now considered obsolete , in addition to its being tainted politically by its association with Perón . Consequently , the Argentine Government decided to cancel the IAe 33 project at the zenith of its development , instead acquiring 28 F @-@ 86F @-@ 40 Sabres from the United States at a " bargain @-@ basement price " under the Mutual Defense Assistance Act .
In 1960 , after completing only 12 test fights in a new role as a transonic research platform , the last IAe 33 prototype was retired and placed into storage , bringing the Pulqui II project to a culmination . The remaining factory tooling and incomplete airframes were summarily destroyed soon after .
= = Legacy = =
Despite not having achieved production status , the IAe 33 Pulqui II is still considered a significant aviation achievement because it was the first swept @-@ wing jet fighter entirely developed and built in Latin America and , along with the Pulqui I , allowed Argentina to lay
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claim to becoming only the eighth nation in the world to develop such technology . . One tangible long @-@ term benefit that can be traced to the Pulqui II project was the creation of Argentina 's fledgling aviation industry , now restructured as the Lockheed Martin Aircraft Argentina S.A ..
= = Survivors = =
After decades in an outdoor display at the Aeroparque , Museo Nacional de Aeronautica in Buenos Aires , today , the final prototype , the sole surviving example of the IAe 33 Pulqui II project , is preserved at the Argentine Air Force 's Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica de Argentina at Air Base Morón and displayed , still in its original colors and markings , alongside the IAe 27 Pulqui I , both symbols of " lost dreams . "
= = Specifications ( 3rd and 4th prototypes ) = =
Data from " Pioneers & Prototypes : Pulqui , Pulqui II and IA @-@ 37 / 48 . "
General characteristics
Crew : one
Length : 11 @.@ 68 m ( 38 ft 4 in )
Wingspan : 10 @.@ 6 m ( 34 ft 9 in )
Height : 3 @.@ 5 m ( 11 ft 6 in )
Wing area : 25 @.@ 1 m2 ( 270 sq ft )
Empty weight : 3 @,@ 736 kg ( 8 @,@ 236 lb )
Gross weight : 6 @,@ 875 kg ( 15 @,@ 157 lb )
Powerplant : 1 × Rolls @-@ Royce Nene II turbojet , 22 @.@ 69 kN ( 5 @,@ 100 lbf ) thrust
Performance
Maximum speed : 1 @,@ 080 km / h ( 671 mph ; 583 kn )
Cruising speed : 954 km / h ( 593 mph ; 515 kn )
Range : 3 @,@ 090 km ( 1 @,@ 920 mi ; 1 @,@ 668 nmi )
Endurance : 2 hours , 50 minutes
Service ceiling : 15 @,@ 000 m ( 49 @,@ 213 ft )
Rate of climb : 25 @.@ 5 m / s ( 5 @,@ 020 ft / min )
Armament
Guns : 4 × 20 mm ( 0 @.@ 79 in ) Hispano @-@ Suiza HS.404 license @-@ built Bofors Oerlikon cannon
= 2002 – 03 Arsenal F.C. season =
The 2002 – 03 season was the 105th season of competitive football played by Arsenal . The club retained the FA Cup , a feat last achieved by Tottenham Hotspur in 1982 , but finished runners @-@ up to Manchester United in the Premier League . In the UEFA Champions League , defeat to Valencia in the second group stage meant Arsenal exited the competition at the same round for the second successive year .
Arsenal began the new campaign as league and cup double winners , and manager Arsène Wenger sought improvement in the Champions League , a competition the club failed in . The retirement of defender Tony Adams meant French midfielder Patrick Vieira was appointed as captain ; Pascal Cygan was signed as a replacement in defence . Other recruitments included defensive midfielders Gilberto Silva and Kolo Touré , while goalkeepers Alex Manninger and Richard Wright departed to join Espanyol and Everton respectively .
In the league , a 4 – 1 win against Leeds United in September meant the club broke the record for scoring in consecutive games ( 47 ) , and away league games without defeat ( 22 ) . The club began 2003 in first position , but subsequently floundered ; a draw to Aston Villa in April allowed Manchester United to move joint top . A further draw at Bolton Wanderers meant the league championship was , mathematically , out of Arsenal 's hands and defeat to Leeds a week after ended their chances of retaining the league . Consolation came in retaining the FA Cup ; a solitary goal scored by midfielder Robert Pirès was enough to beat Southampton in the 2003 final .
30 different players represented the club in five competitions and there were 17 different goalscorers . Arsenal 's top goalscorer was Thierry Henry , who scored 32 goals in 55 appearances .
= = Background = =
Arsenal began the 2001 – 02 season in good form and a win against Liverpool in December 2001 – having gone down to ten men in the first half , helped them move second in the table . A draw against Southampton on 2 February 2002 started a run of 13 consecutive league wins – a new record , beginning against Everton . Arsenal won the league away to Manchester United at Old Trafford on 8 May 2002 ; the winning goal was scored by Sylvain Wiltord in the second half . The result meant the team were unbeaten away from home all season , and in scoring four goals against Everton on the final day , became the first team to score in every league match they played . Arsenal completed the double , having beaten Chelsea 2 – 0 in the 2002 FA Cup Final .
Wenger hoped his team 's success would begin an era of dominating English football for years to come , citing a " shift of power " . He moreover aimed for significant improvement in the Champions League , a competition where the club failed to reach higher than the quarter @-@ finals . Such was Arsenal 's impressive form in late summer , Wenger commented that his team could go the entire season undefeated .
Arsenal 's kit sponsorship with O2 came into action in the 2002 – 03 season , replacing SEGA Dreamcast .
= = = Transfers = = =
Wenger appointed midfielder Patrick Vieira as captain after Tony Adams announced his retirement from football . Defender Lee Dixon left the club after 14 years , retiring at the age of 38 . Arsenal did not spend big in the transfer market unlike their rivals and only made subtle additions to the squad : World Cup winner Gilberto Silva and defender Pascal Cygan . English duo Martin Keown and goalkeeper David Seaman extended their stay at the club for two and one more years respectively .
In the January transfer window , defender Matthew Upson was sold to Birmingham City and midfielder Steve Sidwell joined Reading on an undisclosed fee . Goalkeeper Guillaume Warmuz signed a short @-@ term contract with Arsenal , as cover for Seaman , Stuart Taylor and Rami Shaaban .
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= = Pre @-@ season = =
= = FA Community Shield = =
As Premier League and FA Cup winners , Arsenal contested the 2002 FA Community Shield against league runners @-@ up Liverpool . Gilberto , making his debut for Arsenal in the second half as a substitute , scored the winning goal , in a match where the team missed numerous chances .
= = Premier League = =
A total of 20 teams competed in the Premier League in the 2002 – 03 season . Each team played 38 matches ; two against every other team and one match at each club 's stadium . Three points were awarded for each win , one point per draw , and none for defeats . At the end of the season the top two teams qualified for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League ; teams in third and fourth needed to play a qualifier .
= = = August – October = = =
Arsenal began the season with a 2 – 0 home victory against promoted Birmingham City ; goals from Thierry Henry and Sylvain Wiltord extended the club 's winning run to fourteen matches – a new top @-@ flight record . A late equaliser by Wiltord in their next match at West Ham United earned Arsenal a point , having trailed 2 – 0 in the first half . Three days later , a 5 – 2 win against West Bromwich Albion moved Arsenal to the top of the league table . Although they drew to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge , having lost captain Vieira through a sending @-@ off , a win against Manchester City meant Arsenal leapfrogged local rivals Tottenham Hotspur to first position . A 3 – 0 win at Charlton Athletic on 15 September 2002 pleased Wenger , who indicated after the match the league was theirs to lose : " We know we can win the league . We know we can be stronger . At this stage last season we were not as good as we are now . " Striker Kanu scored a stoppage time winner against Bolton Wanderers to win their eleventh successive home game .
At Elland Road , Leeds United hosted Arsenal on 28 September 2002 . Goals from Kolo Touré and Henry and a brace from Kanu ensured Arsenal eclipsed Nottingham Forest 's record of 22 away league games without defeat and scored in 47 consecutive league matches , breaking Chesterfield Town 's achievement . Wenger hailed the performance as " edging nearer to perfection " , adding it evoked memories of the Ajax team in the 1970s : " We are playing great , ' Total Football ' . Danger comes from everywhere . " Leeds manager Terry Venables agreed : " Manchester United have been exceptional for 10 years – but I 've not seen anything as good as that . "
Arsenal started October with a 3 – 1 win against Sunderland , breaking Manchester United 's Premier League record of 30 matches unbeaten . They however suffered their first defeat of the season , against Everton ; teenager Wayne Rooney scored from long range in the last minute of the match . Wenger used his post @-@ match press conference to praise the striker : " At that age , Rooney is already a complete footballer . The guy can play . He 's the best English under @-@ 20 I 've seen since I came here [ in 1996 ] . " In spite of dominating their next match against Blackburn Rovers – " 27 goal attempts , 14 on target , " Arsenal were beaten 2 – 1 ; the winning goal was scored by Dwight Yorke in the second half . It was the team 's third consecutive defeat in all competitions , their worst run since November 2000 , and moved league leaders Liverpool four points clear at the top of the table .
= = = November – February = = =
A Steve Marlet own goal gave Arsenal a much @-@ needed 1 – 0 win against Fulham , ceasing their run of four defeats on 3 November 2002 . Another 1 – 0 win , this time against Newcastle United moved Arsenal one point behind leaders Liverpool . Vieira 's performance in particular was plauded in The Guardian as a " demonstration of tackling , control , awareness and movement that was exceptional even by his standards . " In the North London derby on 16 November 2002 , Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotpsur 3 – 0 to go back at the top of the league table . The opening goal , scored by Henry was later voted the Goal of the Season by viewers of ITV 's The Premiership , having picked up the ball from Arsenal 's side of the pitch and running past the opposition defence to shoot past goalkeeper Kasey Keller . At St Mary 's Stadium , Arsenal lost 3 – 2 to Southampton ; striker James Beattie scored twice against an Arsenal defence , who conceded three goals in total for the first time since May 2001 . Defender Sol Campbell had been sent off in the match , and was suspended for a further game , against Manchester United . Arsenal ended the month with a 3 – 1 victory over visitors Aston Villa ; midfielder Robert Pirès scoring for the second successive league match and Henry adding a further two goals .
Arsenal faced Manchester United at Old Trafford on 7 December 2002 ; the home team had beaten title challengers Liverpool the previous weekend . Manchester United opened the scoring in the 21st minute – a poor clearance by Cygan allowed Juan Sebastián Verón to score . Arsenal goalkeeper Rami Shaaban was substituted before the start of the second half , having pulled a thigh muscle . He was replaced by Stuart Taylor , who was helpless to prevent Paul Scholes from scoring a second goal , 15 minutes before the final whistle . A 1 – 1 draw at Tottenham Hotspur was followed by a win against Middlesbrough ; a goal apiece from Campbell and Pirès meant Arsenal were top of the table on Christmas . On Boxing Day , Arsenal came from a goal down to beat West Brom 2 – 1 ; in doing so , they extended their lead at the top to four points . Three days later , Arsenal 's lead was increased to five points , having drawn with Liverpool .
In spite of conceding two late goals against Chelsea , Arsenal won by a solitary goal on New Year 's Day to maintain their lead . Two goals from Henry against Birmingham City took his total for the club to 100 goals in all competitions ; Wenger declared the display – a 4 – 0 win , as his team 's best since beating Leeds United in September . Henry scored a hat @-@ trick for Arsenal against West Ham United on 19 January 2003 but the team drew at Liverpool in spite of a polished performance ; Emile Heskey headered the ball into the net , scoring for the home team after 90 minutes . On 1 February 2003 , Pirès scored a late goal against Fulham , extending Arsenal 's lead to six points at the top . This was followed by a 1 – 1 draw against Newcastle United ; manager Sir Bobby Robson after the game criticised referee Neale Barry for his decision to send off midfielder Laurent Robert and Dennis Bergkamp 's role in the dismissal , suggesting he " wasn 't trying to play the ball to anybody . He kicked the ball against Laurent – I 've seen other players do that and I don 't like it . " Arsenal beat Manchester City 5 – 1 in their final trip to Maine Road on 22 February 2003 . The first four goals , all scored before the half @-@ hour , came at a time when " [ Alex ] Ferguson ordered the radio to be switched before they reached Old Trafford , presumably in ghastly silence . "
= = = March – May = = =
On 2 March 2003 , Arsenal opened up an eight @-@ point lead at the top of the table , winning 2 – 0 against Charlton Athletic . The result was enough for Irish bookmaker Paddy Power to pay out on punters backing Arsenal to retain their lead , despite Manchester United having a game in hand . The gap was cut to two points after Arsenal suffered their first defeat in 2003 , against Blackburn Rovers . By the time Arsenal played Everton on 23 March 2003 , they were displaced at the top of the table by Manchester United . A goal by Vieira moved the team two points clear once more .
An own goal scored by Touré meant Fredrik Ljungberg 's opener against Aston Villa was cancelled out and the match ended in a draw , albeit helping Arsenal back to first position on goal difference . Leading up to the potential championship decider against Manchester United on 16 April 2003 , Wenger was adamant his team were mentally ready to retain the title : " We want to be a team who makes history . That 's what 's really driving us on . We are not worrying about United too much . We are just concentrating on expressing our togetherness , our mental strength and our qualities . We have enough players who can win this game . " Having conceded a first half goal scored by Ruud van Nistelrooy , Arsenal overturned Manchester United 's lead before Ryan Giggs equalised for the away team . The match ended 2 – 2 ; Campbell was sent off for elbowing Ole Gunnar Solskjær and was banned the rest of the season , whereas Vieira limped off with an injury . Although the result helped Manchester United move back top , they had played one game more than Arsenal . Arsenal won their next match at Middlesbrough , but squandered a two @-@ goal lead away to Bolton Wanderers in the last ten minutes . The result , " a big blow " for Arsenal 's title hopes , meant the championship was now in Manchester United 's favour .
With Manchester United beating Charlton Athletic 4 – 1 on 3 May 2003 , Arsenal , a day later , needed a win against Leeds United to restore any hope of finishing top of the league . In a five @-@ goal match , an 88th @-@ minute goal by Mark Viduka ensured Leeds United 's survival in the top division and Manchester United 's recapture of the Premiership . Wenger revoked suggestion that the league campaign was a " failure " , arguing his team were consistent :
Of course we want to win the league but I think the most difficult thing for the club is to be consistent and we have been remarkably consistent . We are in the cup final ; we lose the league to a team who spends 50 % more money every year – last year they bought a player for £ 30m pounds when they lost the championship . They will do the same next year and we [ have ] done miracles just to fight with them .
Arsenal won their final two matches of the league season , against Southampton – where Pirès and Jermaine Pennant both scored a hat @-@ trick – and Sunderland , ending the season with 78 points .
= = = Classification = = =
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Rules for classification : 1 ) points ; 2 ) goal difference ; 3 ) number of goals scored ( C )
= Champion ; ( R ) =
Relegated ; ( P )
= Promoted ; ( E ) =
Eliminated ; ( O )
= Play @-@ off winner ; ( A ) =
Advances to a further round .
Only applicable when the season is not finished : ( Q )
= Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated ; ( TQ ) =
Qualified to tournament , but not yet to the particular phase indicated ; ( RQ )
= Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated ; ( DQ ) =
Disqualified from tournament .
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Source : Ground : A
= Away ; H =
Home . Result : D
= Draw ; L =
Loss ; W
= Win ; P =
Postponed .
= = FA Cup = =
Arsenal entered the competition in the third round , receiving a bye as a Premier League club . Their opening match was a 2 – 0 home win against Oxford United on 4 January 2003 . Bergkamp scored his 100th goal for the club and an own goal by defender Scott McNiven ensured progression to the next round . Arsenal faced non @-@ league side Farnborough Town but the match switched from Farnborough 's ground at Cherrywood Road to Highbury due to concerns over safety . Farnborough as the home team began the match in disastrous fashion , conceding a goal scored by Campbell in the 19th minute , and going down to ten men after Christian Lee was sent off for a professional foul . Francis Jeffers scored twice before Rocky Baptiste added a consolation , beating Cygan for pace and despite having his first shot saved by goalkeeper Taylor , he managed to lift the ball over him and into the net . Lauren and Bergkamp each scored in the final 15 minutes to give Arsenal a 5 – 1 victory .
Arsenal 's fifth round match was away to league rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford on 16 February 2003 . After Giggs missed the chance to score past an open goal , midfielder Edu gave Arsenal the lead through a free kick which took a deflection off David Beckham 's shoulder . Wiltord scored the second goal of the match in the 52nd minute , running onto a pass from Edu and side @-@ footing the ball past goalkeeper Fabien Barthez . Vieira said of the performance : " We knew when we lost here in the league that we had lost the battle in midfield . We had to put that right , and we did . " In the sixth round , Arsenal were drawn at home to Chelsea in a repeat of the previous season 's final . Chelsea defender John Terry put his team ahead with a header from a set piece before Arsenal responded through Jeffers and Henry . Frank Lampard scored a late equaliser for the visiting team meaning the match was replayed at Stamford Bridge . An own goal by Terry and a strike by Wiltord in the space of seven minutes during the replay gave Arsenal an early lead against Chelsea . Despite going down to ten men after Cygan was sent off and Terry scoring from a header , the away team scored a third goal through Lauren to ensure progression into the semi @-@ finals . In the semi @-@ final against Sheffield United on 13 April 2003 at Old Trafford , Ljungberg scored the winning goal to help Arsenal reach their third successive FA Cup final appearance . The match was remembered for Seaman , who on his 1,000th appearance in senior football produced a late save to deny Sheffield United from equalising .
In the 2003 FA Cup Final against Southampton , a goal from Pirès , scored in the first half was enough to ensure Arsenal won their ninth FA Cup , becoming the first team to retain the trophy in over 20 years . Wenger commented after the game that his team " got the trophy we wanted " while defender Martin Keown said the FA Cup win was " the best ever " . Winning captain David Seaman felt the disappointment of losing out to Manchester United in the league spurred the team on .
= = League Cup = =
Together , with the other clubs playing in European football , Arsenal entered the Football League Cup in the third round , where they were drawn at home to Premier League club Sunderland . Although Arsenal went two goals ahead in the first half , Sunderland responded , scoring three times in 15 minutes . The result was Wenger 's fifth defeat in six matches .
= = UEFA Champions League = =
= = = Group stage = = =
Arsenal were drawn in Group A , along with German club Borussia Dortmund , Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven and French side Auxerre . A deflected goal by Bergkamp and a counterattack , finished off by Ljungberg on his comeback from injury gave Arsenal the perfect start in the group stages , at home to Borussia Dortmund . At the Philips Stadion , Arsenal produced an impressive display against PSV , winning 4 – 0 . It was their first win in European football away from home in 19 months and the match set a new club record , as Gilberto scored the fastest goal in the competition at 20 @.@ 07 seconds .
Against Auxerre , Gilberto scored for the second successive matchday to take Arsenal to nine points , but goals from Olivier Kapo and Khalilou Fadiga in the return game inflicted Arsenal 's first defeat in the Champions League . In spite of taking the lead against Borussia Dortmund on Matchday 5 , Arsenal conceded two goals to lose 2 – 1 . A fourth straight defeat represented the club 's worst run in 19 years but with PSV beating Auxerre , Arsenal qualified for the second group stage with a game to spare – that match ending in a 0 – 0 draw against PSV .
= = = Second group stage = = =
Henry scored his first hat @-@ trick in Europe for Arsenal against Roma on 27 November 2002 with the player stating ; " It 's wonderful to score a hat @-@ trick but it 's even more important that I did so in a game we 've won . " The result was followed with four consecutive draws – three at home against Roma , Valencia and Ajax . Arsenal only needed a draw to progress into the knockout stages , but lost 2 – 1 to Valencia at the Mestalla on 19 March 2003 . Reflecting later on the Champions League campaign , Wenger commented that " we lost our qualification at home " .
= = Player statistics = =
Arsenal used a total of 30 players during the 2002 – 03 season and there were 17 different goalscorers . There were also two squad members who did not make a first @-@ team appearance in the campaign . Henry featured in 55 matches , three of which he came on as a substitute .
The team scored a total of 112 goals in all competitions . The highest goalscorer was Henry , with 32 goals , followed by Pirès who scored 16 goals . Four Arsenal players were sent off during the season : Vieira , Cygan , Campbell ( twice ) and Touré .
Key
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute . Players with number struck through and marked left the club during the playing season .
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= Flavas =
Flavas is an American line of fashion dolls created by Mattel in 2003 . They are multi @-@ ethnic and have an urban , hip hop style with " bling @-@ bling " jewellery and stick @-@ on tattoos , described as " ghetto @-@ fabulous " by Newsweek . They were designed to appeal to tweens ( 8- to 12 @-@ year @-@ olds ) and compete with the widely successful Bratz dolls . They were marketed as " reality @-@ based " and " authentic " and have more points of articulation than traditional fashion dolls for more expressive posing . Flavas were criticized for being stereotypical , bad role models , and a misrepresentation of hip hop culture . Their multiculturalism was described as positive , and British analysts expected their " risqué nature " to translate to high sales . But following sales that were described as " disastrous " they were discontinued within a year .
= = Doll design = =
The six Flavas dolls , Kiyoni Brown , Happy D , Tika , Liam , P. Bo , and Tre , are ethnically diverse and portray Hispanic , black and white people . They have an urban sensibility and are dressed in hip hop fashions . Their accessories include ghetto blasters , cell phones , " bling @-@ bling " jewellery and stick @-@ on tattoos . The packaging , which doubles as a doll stand , is designed as a wall painted with graffiti . Instructions on the box say : " Pull my street stand from the box , so I have a spot to hang out . " Newsweek described them as " edgy " and " ghetto @-@ fabulous " . Marketed with a focus on self @-@ expression and individuality , the Flavas dolls have more points of articulation than traditional fashion dolls . This allows for a wider range of posing and , according to Mattel , to express more " attitude " . Each doll has a unique face sculpt and a different height , ranging from 10 inches to 11 @.@ 5 inches . They were each released in two different styles and each style was packaged with two different outfits . The complex jointing and individual molds made the Flavas dolls more difficult to manufacture than most other fashion dolls .
= = Background and launch = =
By the late 1990s Mattel had dominated the fashion doll market since the 1959 release of their Barbie doll . At the 1997 peak they held more than 90 % of the market . MGA Entertainment released Bratz in 2001 . With big heads and pouty lips they appealed to the 8- to 12 @-@ year @-@ old tween market group . Bratz achieved great success and gradually took over some of the more wholesome Barbie doll 's market share . Meanwhile , the market for Barbie grew younger . By 2003 the main market was 3- to 6 @-@ year @-@ olds and Barbie 's share of the fashion doll market had dropped to about 70 % . In fall 2002 Mattel released My Scene , a line of redesigned Barbie dolls , in a bid to appeal to tweens and compete with Bratz . But they failed to reverse the company 's faltering sales . Less than a year after the My Scene release , Flavas were launched in summer 2003 in a second attempt to appeal to the tween market and offer competition to Bratz . Production began only three months after Flavas were designed , and The New York Times described their launch as being rushed . The New York Times said that Flavas " appeared to be heavily inspired " by Bratz while Newsweek described Bratz as the " anti @-@ Barbie " and Flavas as Mattel 's " anti @-@ Barbie of its own . " Wall Street Journal commented that the Bratz success pushed Mattel to release Flavas in direct competition with its own Barbie dolls .
Flavas , which per Mattel should be pronounced FLAY @-@ vuhz , were marketed with the slogan " What ’ s Your Flava ? " Mattel described them as " the first reality @-@ based fashion doll brand " with " authentic style , attitude and values . " Jerry Bossick , a Mattel senior vice president said : " Older girls want a doll that represents realistic aspirations . " Mattel representative Julia Jensen said : " Our research told us that a lot of young girls are now aspiring to the world of rap and hip @-@ hop music . " The song " What 's Your Flava ? " from R & B artist Craig David was used in Flavas television commercials , which aired during teen @-@ targeted programming . Jensen said that " by aligning with a real song by an incredible artist like Craig David " they strengthened their position of " authenticity and reality . " Coinciding with the US release , the Flavas brand sponsored Christina Aguilera 's 2003 summer tour . In the UK Flavas were launched by the British hip hop group Mis @-@ Teeq .
= = Reception and discontinuation = =
Kyra Kyles from the Chicago Tribune described the Flavas dolls as out of touch and questionable role models for children , calling them " unimaginative stereotypes " and saying that one of the dolls looks like a " drug @-@ dealing pimp . " Toy industry analyst Sean McGowan said that they look like " hip @-@ hop as designed by committee . " Raquel Wilson , editor in chief of hip @-@ hop e @-@ zine Verbalisms said : " They completely misrepresent the culture . " Dr John Richer , a clinical child psychologist in Oxford , England said : " This has the same sort of flavour as beauty contests in America where little kids get dolled up as teenagers . " Miriam Arond , the editor in chief of Child described the dolls ' multiculturalism as positive : " a very nice way of helping children all over the country realize that people look many different ways . " Several British toy industry analysts expected the Flavas dolls to sell well , one of them saying that " the risqué nature of these dolls would guarantee their success . " But they sold poorly — Wall Street Journal described their results as " disastrous " . According to AP some analysts believed Flavas were just " too edgy . " Businessweek said that the " clunky jewelry and graffiti on the packaging ... scared away mothers and left kids cold . " They ended up being taken off the market after less than a year . Several Mattel executives were let go following the discontinuation . Moe Tkacik of Slate described Flavas as " ridiculous , but in a cute way " and questioned if their hasty withdrawal had been premature , suggesting they could have found a niche market .
= David O 'Connor ( equestrian ) =
David John O 'Connor ( born January 18 , 1962 ) is a retired equestrian who represented the United States in the sport of three @-@ day eventing . He competed in two Olympic Games , winning a team silver at the 1996 Summer Olympics and an individual gold and team bronze at the 2000 Summer Olympics . At the 1999 Pan American Games , O 'Connor took an individual silver and team gold and at the 2002 World Equestrian Games he assisted the US team to gold . After his retirement from competition in 2004 , he became involved in the administrative side of international eventing . O 'Connor has held top coaching roles for the US and Canadian national eventing teams , and was president of the United States Equestrian Federation from 2004 to 2012 . During his career , O 'Connor and his horses were awarded many honors , including equestrian and horse of the year awards from several organizations . In 2009 , he was inducted to the United States Eventing Association 's Hall of Fame , and two of his horses have been granted the same honor . O 'Connor is married to fellow international event rider Karen O 'Connor , and the pair operate two equestrian training facilities in the eastern United States .
= = Personal life = =
O 'Connor was born in Washington , D.C. His English @-@ born mother , Sally O 'Connor , was a dressage rider , judge and author . David began riding at a young age , and as a child participated in a cross @-@ US horseback ride with his mother and brother , covering 3 @,@ 000 miles over several months .
O 'Connor married fellow equestrian Karen O 'Connor , also an international three day event rider , on June 26 , 1993 . The pair became the first married couple to compete on the same US Olympic equestrian team when they rode with their team to a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics . They rode to a second shared medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics , again marking a historical Olympic moment as the first husband and wife duo to do so . They operate equestrian training facilities in The Plains , Virginia and Ocala , Florida . When not involved in equestrian activities , O 'Connor enjoys reading and golfing .
= = Career = =
= = = Competitive career = = =
In 1986 , O 'Connor began riding in international competition for the US . Early in his career , O 'Connor competed in numerous high @-@ level events as part of the US team . He acted as an alternate ( substitute ) rider at the 1988 Summer Olympics . Riding Wilton Fair , he was part of the US team at the 1990 World Equestrian Games , where he placed 35th individually and the team took fourth . At the 1994 World Equestrian Games , he placed 44th individually riding On a Mission and again acted as an alternate for the US team .
O 'Connor competed in two Olympic Games for the United States . At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , Georgia , he took fifth place individually , riding Custom Made . Riding a second horse , Giltedge , he also helped the US team to a silver medal . At the 2000 Summer Olympics , again riding Custom Made , he took the gold medal , and helped the US team to a bronze aboard Giltedge . During the individual competition at the 2000 Games , he led each stage of the event , and made Olympic history with a record @-@ breaking dressage score . Observers called the ride " accurate and precise with good cadence throughout . " At the 1997 Badminton Horse Trials , O 'Connor and Custom Made won the CCI4 * , the top event at the trials , becoming only the second American pair to do so . In the 1998 World Equestrian Games , O 'Connor , riding Giltedge , took an individual sixth place and helped the US team to a fourth place . Again riding Giltedge , O 'Connor won silver at the 1999 Pan American Games and assisted the US team to a gold medal . The pair also rode to a team gold at the 2002 World Equestrian Games in Jerez , Spain . O 'Connor was consistently ranked as one of the top three day event riders in the world by the Fédération Équestre Internationale , holding fourth place in 1996 , third place in 1997 and first place in 2000 . He was also the top eventing rider in the US , topping the United States Eventing Association ( USEA ) leaderboard , in 1998 and 1999 . He was a three @-@ time winner of the Rolex Kentucky Three Day , once at the CCI4 * level and twice at the CCI3 * level .
= = = Administrative career = = =
In 2002 , both Custom Made and Giltedge were retired from competition . In 2004 , O 'Connor retired from competition and quickly became involved in administrative aspects of the three @-@ day eventing world . He served as the President of the United States Equestrian Federation from 2004 to 2012 . In 2006 , O 'Connor was appointed the International Technical Advisor to the Canadian national eventing team . In that capacity , he led the team to silver medals at the 2007 Pan American Games and the 2010 World Equestrian Games . In January 2013 , O 'Connor left the Canadian team after being appointed chef d ’ équipe to the US national eventing team .
= = = Awards and honors = = =
The USEA named O 'Connor their Rider of the Year in 1996 and 1997 , and in the same years named O 'Connor 's horse Lightfoot was the Horse of the Year . O 'Connor was also named The Chronicle of the Horse 's Eventing Horseman of the Year in 1996 , in combination with his wife , Karen . In 1997 , O 'Connor was awarded the Whitney Stone Cup , an annual award by the United States Equestrian Federation which honors " an active competitor who displays consistent excellence in international competition and high standards of sportsmanlike conduct while serving as an ambassador for the United States and equestrian sport . " In 1998 , Lightfoot was named the USEA Horse of the Year , and in 1999 , another O 'Connor horse , Rattle & Hum , was awarded the honor . Rattle & Hum also took home The Chronicle of the Horse 's Eventing Horse of the Year in 1999 . The following year , The Chronicle of the Horse named O 'Connor both Overall Horseman and Eventing Horseman of the Year , and his horse , Custom Made , was named both Overall Horse and Eventing Horse of the Year . Two years later , in 2002 , Giltedge , O 'Connor 's other main horse , was named both Overall Horse and Eventing Horse of the Year . The United States Equestrian Federation named O 'Connor their Equestrian of the Year twice , in 2000 and 2002 . Also in 2002 , O 'Connor was awarded the USA Equestrian Sportsmanship Award . In 2009 , O 'Connor and Custom Made were inducted into the USEA Hall of Fame , and in 2012 Giltedge was awarded the same honor . As of 2013 , four horses ridden by O 'Connor ( Giltedge , Custom Made , On a Mission and Wilton Fair ) held positions in the list of the top 50 USEA high scoring horses .
= Abi Branning =
Abigail " Abi " Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders , played by Lorna Fitzgerald . She was introduced by executive producer Kate Harwood on 3 July 2006 as an extension to the Branning family , along with father Max ( Jake Wood ) , mother Tanya Branning ( Jo Joyner ) and older sister Lauren Branning ( Madeline Duggan , later played by Jacqueline Jossa ) .
For her portrayal as Abi , Fitzgerald has been nominated for the " Best Young Actor " at the 2010 Inside Soap Awards and went on to win " Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress " at the 2012 British Soap Awards . Kate White of Inside Soap praised her portrayal of Abi , saying that Fitzgerald is the " brightest young star in soap " , adding " Abi 's destined for great dramatic things " . A writer from the Western Mail said that Abi 's relationship with Jay Brown ( Jamie Borthwick ) is " Walford 's answer to Romeo and Juliet " . However , some critics have been less positive , with one saying in 2012 that the audience are " not nearly " seeing as much of the " classic characters " due to the younger cast receiving more screen time .
= = Storylines = =
Abi moves to Albert Square with her parents Max Branning ( Jake Wood ) and Tanya Branning ( Jo Joyner ) , and sister Lauren Branning ( Madeline Duggan ) , where she befriends Ben Mitchell ( Charlie Jones ) . Abi is hit by Dean Wicks 's ( Matt Di Angelo ) car , suffering a broken wrist , cuts and bruises , but she recovers with no long @-@ term impairment . Abi later learns that Ben 's father , Phil Mitchell 's ( Steve McFadden ) , girlfriend Stella Crawford ( Sophie Thompson ) is abusing him , so due to this , Abi and Ben plan to run away , but fail as they are caught by their parents . Abi then stands up to Stella and tells Ben to do the same , leading Stella to kill herself when Ben reveals the abuse . In December 2007 , she chooses the name for her newborn baby brother , Oscar . Soon after , when Max 's affair with Stacey Slater ( Lacey Turner ) is revealed , Max and Tanya separate . Abi begins to live sporadically with each parent , frequently defending Max to Tanya and Lauren , until Max and Tanya reunite in 2009 , however Abi leaves with Tanya after learning of Max 's financial problems . In September 2009 , Abi and Jordan Johnson ( Michael @-@ Joel David Stuart ) find Jordan 's mother Trina Johnson 's ( Sharon Duncan Brewster ) body in the summerhouse at the allotments having been accidentally killed by Jordan 's father , Lucas Johnson ( Don Gilet ) .
Abi starts dating Jordan , but months later he is attacked by Ben with a spanner , leaving him in a coma . They split up , but remain friends . Abi starts to take an interest in Max 's lodger Darren Miller ( Charlie G. Hawkins ) , who is left uncomfortable when she tries to kiss him , telling her she is too young and is heartbroken when Darren proposes to Jodie Gold ( Kylie Babbington ) . Abi forms a close friendship with her mother 's fiancé Greg Jessop ( Stefan Booth ) . She later develops a crush on Jay Brown ( Jamie Borthwick ) , and the two begin dating . Believing Jay is only interested in Abi for sex , Max tries to split them up , but fails to do so . Jay and Abi plan to have sex several times , but on each occasion , they are unable to go through with it . At one time , Jay and Abi cuddle up as they are watching television , but Max believes they are about to have sex , so he throws Jay out and rips Abi 's bridesmaid dress to Greg and Tanya 's wedding . They go to buy a new one , but they have a car crash on Greg and Tanya 's wedding day . They suffer minor injuries and both recover .
Despite Abi 's insecurities over Jay 's friendship with Lola Pearce ( Danielle Harold ) , she and Jay remain together , and eventually Max comes to accept them as a couple . Max and Tanya continue to see each other , but when Tanya gets cancer , she keeps this to herself . Eventually , Greg and Max 's fiancé Vanessa Gold ( Zöe Lucker ) leave Walford when the truth comes out about the affair . Abi , Ben and Lola cause trouble and Abi is arrested for stealing trainers . When Abi is mugged , Lola teaches her how to self defend . Tanya finds a pregnancy test in the bin and believes it is Abi 's , before finding out about her trouble causing and calls Abi a slapper , before Lauren ( now played by Jacqueline Jossa ) reveals to the family that Tanya has cancer . Abi is hurt by this , but is pleased when Max and Tanya reconcile . Jay proposes to Abi and she accepts , but she is faced with a dilemma when she is offered the chance to go to Costa Rica to help with sea turtle conservation . Jay gives Abi an ultimatum , threatening to break up with her if she goes to Costa Rica but she goes regardless . When she returns several weeks later , she finds out that Jay has been involved in the murder of Heather Trott ( Cheryl Fergison ) . Abi is upset and slams the door in his face when he tries to see her . Abi goes to visit him but when Tanya discovers they have been seeing each other , she bans Abi from speaking to him . However , they eventually reunite . Abi , along with the rest of her family , are devastated to discover that when Max was away in Manchester , he married Kirsty Branning ( Kierston Wareing ) . Abi meets her cousin Dexter Hartman ( Khali Best ) , not knowing they are related , and this causes Jay to be jealous until the truth of their relationship is revealed . Tanya ejects Max from the family home after discovering he loves Kirsty . Abi loses her virginity to Jay much to her parents ' disappointment . Abi tries to support Lauren with her drinking problem , however , this ends badly when Lauren destroys Abi 's revision notes . Abi is distraught when Tanya leaves Walford with Lauren and Oscar as Lauren goes into a rehabilitation clinic in Exeter , so Max decides to move back in with her after Kirsty confesses that she has lied about being pregnant . Abi is defensive of her father and she argues with Kirsty about it , blaming her for her family 's breakdown .
While on holiday with Jay and their friends , Abi thinks she could be pregnant . Jay hopes to be a father , while Abi would prefer to have an abortion . She is not pregnant , but ends their relationship , believing that they want different things . However , they soon reconcile . Max is framed for causing a car crash that leaves Phil hospitalised . Abi and Lauren , who returns from rehabilitation , struggle to pay Max 's legal costs , as well as their bills . Abi receives her exam results and discovers she has not gained the grades to go to university to become a vet , but Lauren , believing that Abi has passed the exams , throws a party , during which Abi blurts out that she blames Lauren for her poor results because she has an alcohol problem . Abi decides to continue studying , but when Max goes to prison for a while she has to take a job , and struggles to find time for her studies . However , Max is proven innocent , and returns home to support his family . In an argument between Jay and Dexter , Abi discovers that on their holiday Jay kissed a barmaid while they were arguing over the suspected pregnancy . She also finds out that Lola knew and furiously confronts her best friend . However , after a heart @-@ to @-@ heart with Jay , they decide to work through their issues and she fixes things with Dexter and Lola as well . She also takes in a stray dog , Tramp .
When Lauren 's friend Lucy Beale ( Hetti Bywater ) is murdered ( see Who Killed Lucy Beale ? ) , Max supports her father Ian Beale ( Adam Woodyatt ) through his grief . Seeing this , Abi calls him hypocritical , before revealing that she saw him kissing Lucy days before she was killed and they were having an affair . Max urges Abi to keep it a secret , but Phil discovers the affair from Jay and tells Ian . Abi proceeds to move into Cora 's new flat with Lauren . She eventually forgives Max and returns home . Her final A Level results come through , and she tells everyone that she has got what she needed to get into the University of Liverpool . However , she later confides in Jay that she has been lying , as not to disappoint her family . He encourages her to go through clearing , and she gets a position doing a similar course at the University of Bolton . Jay decides to go with Abi , which Max at first is opposed to , but he comes around eventually . Ben returns from prison and reunites Jay and Phil , and Jay agrees to attend Phil 's wedding to Sharon Rickman ( Letitia Dean ) , holding off on going to Bolton . At the wedding , Phil 's aunt , Sal Martin ( Anna Karen ) , comments that she believed Lola to be Jay 's girlfriend . Ben then reveals he thinks Jay is in love with Lola , and he confesses this to Abi when she confronts him . He then ends things to stay in Walford . Devastated , she wants to leave for Bolton immediately , but when Max refuses to take her she drives the car herself , accidentally running over Tramp , killing him .
Abi begins a relationship with Ben ( now played by Harry Reid ) , which is discovered by Emma Summerhayes ( Anna Acton ) who informs Max of the relationship . Max demands that Abi does not see Ben anymore , which Abi refuses to do . Abi later discovers that Max used Ben to sign over part of Phil 's businesses to him . In February 2015 , Abi is accused by Max of killing Lucy . Abi did not kill Lucy , but it is revealed that on the night Lucy died , Abi had a confrontation with Lucy about her affair with Max , which resulted in Abi slapping Lucy . After Max tells her that Tanya would like her to move to Devon with her , Abi refuses and instead moves in with Ben and his family . After she moves in , Ben reveals to her that he might still be gay and is worried he will never get over his homosexuality but Abi assures him that they will make things work . She continuously mocks Jay and accuses him of being jealous of her relationship with Ben . Jay tries to make Abi see that Ben is not interested in her , but she pretends not to care about what Jay says . Abi discovers a letter from Sharon 's birth mother and Sharon says that she intends on meeting her birth father after discovering that her mother has died . When Paul Coker ( Jonny Labey ) arrives in Walford , Abi suspects Ben of cheating on her with Paul . She and Ben have sex , so Ben can convince her he is not gay . Following Ben 's
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several months due to a scheduling hiatus . It was originally intended to be the last episode featuring guest star Rob Lowe , but he became a permanent cast member after it was filmed .
The episode features a guest appearance by actor Jason Mantzoukas as fragrance maker Dennis Feinstein . According to Nielsen Media Research , " Indianapolis " was seen by 4 @.@ 59 million household viewers , an increase in viewership from the previous week 's episode , " Media Blitz " . The episode received generally positive reviews .
= = Plot = =
Leslie ( Amy Poehler ) and Ron ( Nick Offerman ) head up to Indianapolis to receive a commendation at the Indiana Statehouse for reestablishing the Pawnee Harvest Festival , although Ron is only interested in eating at Charles Mulligan 's Steak House , his favorite restaurant . Ann ( Rashida Jones ) tells Leslie her last talk with Chris ( Rob Lowe ) reassured her their relationship was fine , but he has been acting distant since then . She asks Leslie to look for signs of whether Chris is cheating on her , since he has since returned to Indianapolis .
Tom ( Aziz Ansari ) is attending a launch party for cologne maker Dennis Feinstein ( Jason Mantzoukas ) at the Snakehole Lounge , where Tom hopes to pitch his own cologne " Tommy Fresh " to him . Ben ( Adam Scott ) initially turns down the invitation because he does not want to get too attached to anybody , since his job will require him move soon . However , Ben relents when Tom invites him again at Leslie 's urging ( Ben also notes that " Dennis Feinstein " is an oddly ordinary name for a cologne designer , but Tom explains that Dennis ' real name , " Dante Fiero " , is considered less exotic here ) . Meanwhile , April ( Aubrey Plaza ) and Andy ( Chris Pratt ) are now dating , but Andy is worried he is too broke to take her out .
Leslie and Ron visit Chris ' apartment , where Leslie discovers a woman 's razor and a pink swimming cap in the bathroom . Upon hearing this , Ann decides to drive up to Indianapolis to confront Chris . To Ron 's horror , Charles Mulligan 's has been shut down by the health department , so Chris invites everyone back to his place for food . To Ron 's further horror , Chris prepares vegetarian dishes , and Ron nearly passes out as he had been starving himself with the expectation of eating at Mulligan 's . At the launch party , Tom approaches Dennis , who insults " Tommy Fresh " and quickly dismisses Tom . Ben cheers him up and tells him not to give up on his dreams , admitting that he considers Tom his friend . Ben is happy when it is apparent that the parks department feels the same way . Andy and April , who are both broke , hold a contest to see how much free stuff they can get at the party , earning $ 218 by posing as staff and accepting tips . However , they both feel guilty and give the money to the bartender .
Ann eventually shows up at Chris ' apartment and lashes out at him , but he explains he shaves his legs with the razor for swimming , and the pink shower cap was for swimming in a breast cancer awareness triathlon . However , he tells Ann they broke up last week during their talk ; Ann realizes that Chris was so positive in how he ended the relationship that she was totally oblivious to it . Leslie decides not to attend the commendation ceremony so she can drive Ann home that night , cheering her up during the trip by telling her all the numerous embarrassing ways she has been dumped over the years . They end up at the Snakehole Lounge for the party to rendezvous with everyone else . As they all leave the party , Ben avenges Tom by pouring " Tommy Fresh " all over the inside of Dennis ' parked SUV . Meanwhile , a starving Ron goes to a diner and orders all of the eggs and bacon they have .
= = Production = =
" Indianapolis " was written by Katie Dippold and directed by Randall Einhorn . It was the last of six third season episodes that were written and filmed almost immediately after the second season ended as part of an early shooting schedule needed to accommodate Amy Poehler 's pregnancy . However , although finished early in anticipation of a September 2010 release date , the series ' third season was ultimately placed on hiatus until early 2011 , many months after production on " Indianapolis " was finished . The episode " Time Capsule " was actually the last of the six to be filmed because it afforded the most opportunities for actress Amy Poehler to conceal her pregnant belly behind a variety of props , but " Indianapolis " as planned was the sixth episode of the season . Because of this , " Time Capsule " has an " easter egg " reference to the character Dennis Feinstein on the time capsule idea sheet before he appears in the show later in the season . " Indianapolis " was originally expected to be the final episode starring Rob Lowe , who was first scheduled to make only a string of guest appearances throughout the third season . However , after the episode was filmed , Lowe was signed as a permanent Parks and Recreation cast member , so his character returned in future episodes .
Jason Mantzoukas made a guest appearance in " Indianapolis " as the fragrance maker Dennis Feinstein . The character and some of his fragrance brands have been mentioned in previous Parks and Recreation episodes , but this marked his first on @-@ screen appearance . Mantzoukas portrays the character Rafi in the FX comedy series The League ; he is the third character from that show to appear on Parks and Recreation , as Nick Kroll previously guest @-@ starred in the episode " Media Blitz " , and Paul Scheer appeared in the episode " Kaboom " . " Indianapolis " included a scene in which Leslie comforts Ann with stories about multiple times Leslie was dumped in the past , all of which were edited together in a series of jump cuts . The technique has been commonly used throughout the series to condense multiple takes of improvisation from Poehler .
= = Cultural references = =
Tom said Blackout , one of Dennis Feinstein 's fragrances , was named one of the " top 100 ways to trick someone into sex " by Maxim , an international men 's magazine . While proposing possible date activities to April , Andy suggests watching television at Best Buy , a consumer electronics retailer store . While describing one of his past meals at the steakhouse restaurant , Ron recalled having drunk a 16 @-@ year @-@ old Lagavulin Single Malt , a type of Scotch whisky . Ben claims that his signature drink is Miller Lite , a very common brand of lager beer . Leslie reveals her nickname in high school was Angela Lansbury , an actress best known for her role on the television series Murder , She Wrote . Ben says because he moves around so much due to work , he does not become close with many people , and considers the acquaintances he makes the equivalent of Facebook friends , a reference to the social network service website .
= = Reception = =
= = = Ratings = = =
In its original American broadcast , " Indianapolis " was seen by an estimated 4 @.@ 59 million household viewers , according to Nielsen Media Research , with an overall 2 @.@ 7 rating / 4 share , and a 2 @.@ 4 rating / 6 share among viewers between ages 18 and 49 . It constituted a 9 percent increase over the previous week 's episode " Media Blitz " , which was seen by 4 @.@ 33 million households . Along with 30 Rock , Parks was the only show from the NBC Thursday comedy block on February 24 to see an increase in ratings over the previous week : Community , Perfect Couples , Outsourced and The Office were all flat , with the latter two shows matching their lowest ratings of the season . Parks and Recreation was outperformed in its 9 : 30 p.m. timeslot by the Fox reality series American Idol and the CBS crime drama series CSI : Crime Scene Investigation , which were seen by an average 21 @.@ 82 million and 12 @.@ 48 million household viewers , respectively . " Indianapolis " , however , earned higher ratings than the CW Network drama series Nikita , which was seen by 3 @.@ 4 million household viewers .
= = = Reviews = = =
" Indianapolis " received generally positive reviews . The Atlantic writer Scott Meslow called it " a very funny , very sweet episode of a show that 's been consistently great this season " . Meslow said the transition of April and Andy from courting to dating was handled especially well , and liked how the Ben and Tom subplot allowed Ben 's character to " loosen up a little " , but said Ron 's character seemed too much like a " self @-@ parody " in the episode . Alan Sepinwall of Hitfix said the episode reminded him of the first season finale " Rock Show " , which he called " the show that was capable of living up to the talent in front of and behind the camera " . Sepinwall said the characters were now so well @-@ developed that he enjoyed simply getting to " hang out with them " , and he particularly liked the rapport between Tom and Ben , the latter of whom he said was becoming better integrated into the cast . IGN writer said the episode perfectly highlighted all the characters various eccentricities , and enjoyed that the show took the characters out of the usual parks department office setting and placed them into the " wonderful , lovable world that this show has created for itself " .
Steve Heisler of The A.V. Club called the episode " one of the finest in this first season three batch and a solid showcase for all the characters " . He praised the show for going in directions atypical for sitcoms , like having the Ann and Chris break @-@ up off @-@ screen , and said " Ann 's character defies all the expectations heaped on her from two previous seasons " . Steve Kandell of New York magazine said " Indianapolis " was not as strong as other third season episodes , but that it " proves to be as emblematic of the show ’ s soft , gooey heart as any the series has done " . In particular , Kandell praised how Ben is growing to love Pawnee , and how April and Andy donated their tips at the end of the episode . Hollywood.com writer Eric Sundermann said the writers took " some risks outside of the characters ' comfort zone " in " Indianapolis " and that they worked , especially with Ann 's character , who he felt opened up more than in past episodes . He also said Andy and April work well together because the characters seem so genuine with each other . Matt Richenthal of TV Fanatic declared " Indianapolis " a great episode . He particularly enjoyed the April and Andy date , which he called , " downright adorable " , and the Ron Swanson subplot , which he called " so ridiculous and hilarious " .
Rick Porter of Zap2it called the episode a " pretty low @-@ key affair " and " a nice pause in the harvest festival story " . Porter praised Rashida Jones ' performance and said Adam Scott and Aziz Ansari played well off each other . Joel Keller of TV Squad called the steakhouse subplot " Ron Swanson at his best " and enjoyed the Andy and April scenes , but said he did not like how the Ann and Chris romance had been handled throughout the season , and hoped it would end with " Indianapolis " . Entertainment Weekly writer Hillary Busis said she liked seeing Ben interact with characters other than Leslie , and enjoyed the development between Ann and Chris . However , Busis found the other subplots of the episode " a little flimsy " and found it lacking compared to recent episodes like " Ron and Tammy : Part Two " and " Media Blitz " .
= The Pirates of Orion =
" The Pirates of Orion " is the first episode of the second season of the American animated science fiction television series Star Trek : The Animated Series , the 17th episode overall . It first aired on NBC on September 7 , 1974 . It was directed by Bill Reed , and written by Howard Weinstein . The episode was Weinstein 's first professional sale at the age of 19 .
Set in the 23rd century , the series follows the adventures of Captain James T. Kirk ( voiced by William Shatner ) and the crew of the Starfleet starship Enterprise . In this episode , Kirk and the Enterprise must contend with pirates who have stolen a load of cargo that includes medicine crucial to save a dying Spock ( voiced by Leonard Nimoy ) .
The story was developed from Weinstein out of a Star Trek @-@ based short story he had previously published in a school science fiction publication . After it failed to be read on the first submission , it was resubmitted and purchased by the production team . The episode featured the first appearance of male members of the Orion species in the Star Trek franchise ; male Orions would not appear in a live action episode until 2004 . Critical reception to the episode was mixed , and it has been released in several forms of home media , including VHS , LaserDisc and DVD .
= = Plot = =
On stardate 6334 @.@ 1 , the Federation starship Enterprise is on its way to planet Deneb 5 when the Vulcan First Officer , Spock ( voiced by Leonard Nimoy ) , contracts the disease choriocytosis and is diagnosed by Chief Medical Officer Leonard McCoy ( voiced by DeForest Kelley ) with having only days to live . The Starfleet freighter SS Huron is to rendezvous with the Enterprise and deliver medicine direly needed for the cure , when it is attacked by Orion pirates who steal its cargo , which turns out to be primarily a sizable load of dilithium crystals .
The Enterprise follows back on the rendezvous course and finds the battered Huron and its surviving crew . Analysis of the attack leads Captain Kirk ( voiced by William Shatner ) and his crew to chase the Orion ship in a desperate attempt to recover the cure before time runs out . The Orions , knowing they cannot escape the Enterprise or best them in a fight , plan to destroy both themselves and the Enterprise in order to protect the lie of " Orion neutrality " . Kirk meets with the Orion Captain ( voiced by James Doohan ) on a highly unstable asteroid which the Orions plan to detonate to carry out their plot . Kirk and the Enterprise crew realize the Orion Captain is carrying an explosive trigger in his pack and are able to neutralize it . They recover the medicine to save Spock , capture the Orion Captain ( who orders his crew to abort the self @-@ destruct , which would now be a pointless loss of life , and surrender ) and retrieve the dilithium crystals .
= = Production = =
Writer Howard Weinstein had been a fan of space exploration following the flight of NASA astronaut Alan Shepard on Mercury @-@ Redstone 3 . He recalled that his first experience of Star Trek was in middle school , where he mixed elements of the show up with Lost in Space . He began watching the show and was inspired to write for television after reading The Making of Star Trek by Gene Roddenberry and Stephen E. Whitfield . While in the 11th grade , he had a Star Trek short story published in the fanzine Probe , which was a yearly publication in East Meadow High School . Weinstein also wrote a script for Mission : Impossible , but the script was turned down as it was not submitted via an agent . It was returned with a list of suggested agents , and his father recognised Bill Cooper 's name on the list from their school years together .
Cooper agreed to take on Weinstein , who decided to redevelop his Probe published short story into a script for the animated Star Trek . Cooper addressed the script to D.C. Fontana , who had recently left the show . When it arrived at the production office , it was forwarded to Fontana unread , who sent it back to Cooper as she had left the show . The script was subsequently resubmitted by Weinstein under his agent 's name for the second season of the show . Producer Lou Scheimer contacted Weinstein and informed him that they wanted to purchase the script if the ending could be modified , which Weinstein agreed to . Weinstein was 19 at the time and staying in the dormitory at the University of Connecticut , and Scheimer was surprised to find out that Weinstein was so young .
The script sold in April 1973 . It was Weinstein 's first professional sale and credit as a writer . He found out later that year that it would be used as the opening episode of the second season . Weinstein organized a get together in his dormitory to watch the episode when it aired , which some thirty people and a dog attended . After the script was used , Weinstein found that it enabled him to write the Star Trek novel The Covenant of the Crown for Pocket Books ; he said in a later interview that it gave him " instant credibility " with the company . He also began to appear at science fiction conventions and later wrote several further Star Trek books and comic books . Weinstein received a " Thank You " credit on Star Trek IV : The Voyage Home after introducing that film 's director , Leonard Nimoy , to the idea of including whales in the film .
This episode features the first appearance of male Orions . While a surgically altered agent who appeared as an Andorian in the original @-@ series episode " Journey to Babel " was speculated to be of Orion origin by Spock , the only members of the race which had previously been represented in Star Trek were the Orion slave girls . Male Orions would not be seen in a live action Star Trek production until 2004 with the episode " Borderland " in the fourth season of Star Trek : Enterprise .
= = Reception and home media release = =
" The Pirates of Orion " was first broadcast on September 7 , 1974 on NBC . Several reviewers watched the episode after the end of the series . In Trek Navigator , a book by Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross which reviewed every episode and film of Star Trek up until 1998 , Altman gave " The Pirates of Orion " a score of two out of four , while Gross gave a score of three out of four . Michelle Erica Green watched the episode for the website TrekNation , saying that it included " precisely the sort of character interaction that made the original Star Trek such a success " . She felt that given the ability of The Animated Series to show things that couldn 't be seen in The Original Series due to the budget restrictions , that the appearance of the Orions could have been increased and if the attack on the Huron had been shown then it would have given " a stronger opinion as viewers of the relative evils of the Orions , whether they are an honorable enemy or mere vicious thugs . "
" The Pirates of Orion " was released on VHS cassette alongside " The Practical Joker " during the initial release of tapes by Paramount Home Video in 1989 . It has also been released on LaserDisc as part of the series set . The first release of Star Trek : The Animated Series on DVD was through fan made productions . The official DVD release was on November 21 , 2006 in the United States , which was a single release containing all episodes from both seasons of the television show .
= Hippopotamus =
The common hippopotamus ( Hippopotamus amphibius ) , or hippo , is a large , mostly herbivorous mammal in sub @-@ Saharan Africa , and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae , the other being the pygmy hippopotamus ( Choeropsis liberiensis or Hexaprotodon liberiensis ) . The name comes from the ancient Greek for " river horse " ( ἱπποπόταμος ) . After the elephant and rhinoceros , the common hippopotamus is the third @-@ largest type of land mammal and the heaviest extant artiodactyl . Despite their physical resemblance to pigs and other terrestrial even @-@ toed ungulates , the closest living relatives of the Hippopotamidae are cetaceans ( whales , porpoises , etc . ) from which they diverged about 55 million years ago . The common ancestor of whales and hippos split from other even @-@ toed ungulates around 60 million years ago . The earliest known hippopotamus fossils , belonging to the genus Kenyapotamus in Africa , date to around 16 million years ago .
Common hippos are recognisable by their barrel @-@ shaped torsos , wide @-@ opening mouths revealing large canine tusks , nearly hairless bodies , columnar @-@ like legs and large size ; adults average 1 @,@ 500 kg ( 3 @,@ 300 lb ) and 1 @,@ 300 kg ( 2 @,@ 900 lb ) for males and females respectively , making them the largest species of land mammal after the three species of elephants and the white and Indian rhinoceros . Despite its stocky shape and short legs , it is capable of running 30 km / h ( 19 mph ) over short distances . The hippopotamus is a highly aggressive and unpredictable animal and is ranked among the most dangerous animals in Africa . Nevertheless , they are still threatened by habitat loss and poaching for their meat and ivory canine teeth .
The common hippopotamus is semiaquatic , inhabiting rivers , lakes and mangrove swamps , where territorial bulls preside over a stretch of river and groups of five to thirty females and young . During the day , they remain cool by staying in the water or mud ; reproduction and childbirth both occur in water . They emerge at dusk to graze on grasses . While hippopotamuses rest near each other in the water , grazing is a solitary activity and hippos are not territorial on land .
= = Etymology = =
The word " hippopotamus " is derived from the ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος , hippopotamos , from ἵππος , hippos , " horse " , and ποταμός , potamos , " river " , meaning " horse of the river " . In English , the plural is hippopotamuses , but " hippopotami " is also used ; " hippos " can be used as a short plural . Hippopotamuses are gregarious , living in groups of up to thirty animals . A group is called a pod , herd , dale , or bloat .
In Africa , the hippo is known by various names , including seekoei ( Afrikaans ) , mvuvu ( Venda ) , kubu ( Lozi ) and mvubu ( Xhosa , Siswati and Zulu ) in the south ; kiboko ( Swahili ) , ensherre ( Nkore ) , tomondo ( Turu ) , nvubu ( Luganda ) , ifuru ( Luhya ) , emiria ( Ateso ) , magawit ( Sebei ) , kibei ( Kalenjin ) and olmakau ( Maasai ) in the African Great Lakes region ; and ጉማርረ / gumarre ( Amharic ) and jeer ( Somali ) in the Horn of Africa .
= = Taxonomy and origins = =
= = = Classification = = =
The hippopotamus is the type genus of the family Hippopotamidae . The pygmy hippopotamus belongs to a different genus in Hippopotamidae , either Choeropsis or Hexaprotodon . Hippopotamidae are sometimes known as hippopotamids . Sometimes , the subfamily Hippopotaminae is used . Further , some taxonomists group hippopotamuses and anthracotheres in the superfamily Anthracotheroidea . Hippopotamidae are classified along with other even @-@ toed ungulates in the order Artiodactyla . Other artiodactyls include camels , cattle , deer and pigs , although hippopotamuses are not closely related to these groups .
Five subspecies of hippos have been described based on morphological differences in their skulls and geographical differences :
Great northern hippopotamus or Nile hippopotamus H. a. amphibius – ( the nominate subspecies ) which stretched from Egypt , where they are now extinct , south up the Nile River to Tanzania and Mozambique
East African hippopotamus H. a. kiboko – in Kenya in the African Great Lakes region , and in Somalia in the Horn of Africa . Broader nasals and more hollowed interorbital region
Cape hippopotamus or South African hippopotamus H. a. capensis – from Zambia to South Africa , most flattened skull of the subspecies
West African hippopotamus or Tchad hippopotamus H. a. tschadensis – throughout Western Africa to , as the name suggests , Chad , slightly shorter and wider face , with prominent orbits
Angola hippopotamus H. a. constrictus – in Angola , the southern Democratic Republic of Congo and Namibia , named for its deeper preorbital constriction
The suggested subspecies were never widely used or validated by field biologists ; the described morphological differences were small enough that they could have resulted from simple variation in nonrepresentative samples . Genetic analyses have tested the existence of three of these putative subspecies . A study examining mitochondrial DNA from skin biopsies taken from 13 sampling locations , considered genetic diversity and structure among hippo populations across the continent . The authors found low , but significant , genetic differentiation among H. a. amphibius , H. a. capensis , and H. a. kiboko . Neither H. a. tschadensis nor H. a. constrictus has been tested .
= = = Evolution = = =
Until 1909 , naturalists grouped hippos with pigs , based on molar patterns . Several lines of evidence , first from blood proteins , then from molecular systematics and DNA and the fossil record , show that their closest living relatives are cetaceans – whales , dolphins and porpoises . The common ancestor of hippos and whales branched off from Ruminantia and the rest of the even @-@ toed ungulates ; the cetacean and hippo lineages split soon afterwards .
The most recent theory of the origins of Hippopotamidae suggests that hippos and whales shared a common semiaquatic ancestor that branched off from other artiodactyls around 60 million years ago . This hypothesized ancestral group likely split into two branches around 54 million years ago . One branch would evolve into cetaceans , possibly beginning about 52 million years ago , with the protowhale Pakicetus and other early whale ancestors collectively known as Archaeoceti , which eventually underwent aquatic adaptation into the completely aquatic cetaceans . The other branch became the anthracotheres , a large family of four @-@ legged beasts , the earliest of which in the late Eocene would have resembled skinny hippopotamuses with comparatively small and narrow heads . All branches of the anthracotheres , except that which evolved into Hippopotamidae , became extinct during the Pliocene without leaving any descendants .
A rough evolutionary lineage can be traced from Eocene and Oligocene species : Anthracotherium and Elomeryx to the Miocene species Merycopotamus and Libycosaurus and the very latest anthracotheres in the Pliocene . Merycopotamus , Libycosaurus and all hippopotamids can be considered to form a clade , with Libycosaurus being more closely related to hippos . Their common ancestor would have lived in the Miocene , about 20 million years ago . Hippopotamids are therefore deeply nested within the family Anthracotheriidae . The Hippopotamidae are believed to have evolved in Africa ; the oldest known hippopotamid is the genus Kenyapotamus , which lived in Africa from 16 to 8 million years ago . While hippopotamid species spread across Asia and Europe , no hippopotamuses have ever been discovered in the Americas , although various anthracothere genera emigrated into North America during the early Oligocene . From 7 @.@ 5 to 1 @.@ 8 million years ago , an ancestor to the modern hippopotamus , Archaeopotamus , lived in Africa and the Middle East .
While the fossil record of hippos is still poorly understood , the two modern genera , Hippopotamus and Choeropsis ( sometimes Hexaprotodon ) , may have diverged as far back as 8 million years ago . Taxonomists disagree whether or not the modern pygmy hippopotamus is a member of Hexaprotodon – an apparently paraphyletic genus , also embracing many extinct Asian hippopotamuses , that is more closely related to Hippopotamus – or of Choeropsis , an older and basal genus .
= = = Extinct species = = =
Three species of Malagasy hippopotamus became extinct during the Holocene on Madagascar , one of them within the past 1 @,@ 000 years . The Malagasy hippos were smaller than the modern hippopotamus , likely through the process of insular dwarfism . Fossil evidence indicates many Malagasy hippos were hunted by humans , a likely factor in their eventual extinction . Isolated members of Malagasy hippopotamus may have survived in remote pockets ; in 1976 , villagers described a living animal called the kilopilopitsofy , which may have been a Malagasy hippopotamus .
Three species of hippopotamus , the European hippopotamus ( H. antiquus ) , H. major and H. gorgops , ranged throughout continental Europe and the British Isles . All three species became extinct before the last glaciation . Ancestors of European hippos found their way to many islands of the Mediterranean during the Pleistocene . The Pleistocene also saw a number of dwarf species evolve on several Mediterranean islands , including Crete ( H. creutzburgi ) , Cyprus ( H. minor ) , Malta ( H. melitensis ) , and Sicily ( H. pentlandi ) . Of these , the Cyprus dwarf hippopotamus survived until the end of the Pleistocene or early Holocene . Evidence from an archaeological site , Aetokremnos , continues to cause debate on whether or not the species was encountered , and was driven to extinction , by man .
= = Description = =
Hippopotamuses are among the largest living land mammals , being only smaller than elephants and some rhinoceroses . Mean adult weight is around 1 @,@ 500 kg ( 3 @,@ 300 lb ) and 1 @,@ 300 kg ( 2 @,@ 900 lb ) for males and females respectively , very large males can reach 2 @,@ 000 kg ( 4 @,@ 400 lb ) and an exceptional male weighing almost 2 @,@ 700 kg ( 6 @,@ 000 lb ) has been reported . Male hippos appear to continue growing throughout their lives while females reach maximum weight at around age 25 .
Different from all other large land mammals , hippos are of semiaquatic habits , spending the day in lakes and rivers . The eyes , ears , and nostrils of hippos are placed high on the roof of their skulls . This allows these organs to remain above the surface while the rest of the body submerges . Their barrel @-@ shaped bodies have graviportal skeletal structures , adapted to carrying their enormous weight , and their specific gravity allows them to sink and move along the bottom of a river . Hippopotamuses have small legs ( relative to other megafauna ) because the water in which they live reduces the weight burden . Though they are bulky animals , hippopotamuses can gallop at 30 km / h ( 19 mph ) on land but normally trot . They are incapable of jumping but do climb up steep banks . Despite being semiaquatic and having webbed feet , an adult hippo is not a particularly good swimmer nor can it float . It is rarely found in deep water ; when it is , the animal moves by porpoise @-@ like leaps from the bottom . The testes of the males descend only partially and a scrotum is not present . In addition , the penis retracts into the body when not erect . The genitals of the female are unusual in that the vagina is ridged and two large diverticula protrude from the vulval vestibule . The function of these is unknown .
The hippo 's jaw is powered by a large masseter and a well @-@ developed digastric ; the latter loops up behind the former to the hyoid . The jaw hinge is located far back enough to allow the animal to open its mouth at almost 180 ° . A moderate folding of the orbicularis oris muscle allows the hippo to achieve such a gape without tearing any tissue . On the National Geographic Channel television program , " Dangerous Encounters with Brady Barr " , Dr. Brady Barr measured the bite force of an adult female hippo at 8 @,@ 100 newtons ( 1 @,@ 800 lbf ) ; Barr also attempted to measure the bite pressure of an adult male hippo , but had to abandon the attempt due to the male 's aggressiveness . Hippopotamus teeth sharpen themselves as they grind together . The lower canines and lower incisors are enlarged , especially in males , and grow continuously . The incisors can reach 40 cm ( 1 @.@ 3 ft ) , while the canines reach up to 50 cm ( 1 @.@ 6 ft ) . The canines and incisors are used for combat and play no role in feeding . Hippos rely on their broad horny lips to grasp and pull grasses which are then ground by the molars . The hippo is considered to be a pseudoruminant ; it has a complex three @-@ chambered stomach but does not " chew cud " .
Unlike most other semiaquatic animals , the hippopotamus has very little hair . The skin is 6 cm ( 2 in ) thick , providing it great protection against conspecifics and predators . By contrast , its subcutaneous fat layer is thin . The animals ' upper parts are purplish @-@ gray to blue @-@ black , while the under parts and areas around the eyes and ears can be brownish @-@ pink . Their skin secretes a natural sunscreen substance which is red @-@ coloured . The secretion is sometimes referred to as " blood sweat " , but is neither blood nor sweat . This secretion is initially colourless and turns red @-@ orange within minutes , eventually becoming brown . Two distinct pigments have been identified in the secretions , one red ( hipposudoric acid ) and one orange ( norhipposudoric acid ) . The two pigments are highly acidic compounds . Both pigments inhibit the growth of disease @-@ causing bacteria ; as well , the light absorption of both pigments peaks in the ultraviolet range , creating a sunscreen effect . All hippos , even those with different diets , secrete the pigments , so it does not appear that food is the source of the pigments . Instead , the animals may synthesize the pigments from precursors such as the amino acid tyrosine . Nevertheless , this natural sunscreen cannot prevent the animal 's skin from cracking if it stays out of water too long .
A hippo 's lifespan is typically 40 – 50 years . Donna the Hippo was the oldest living hippo in captivity . She lived at the Mesker Park Zoo in Evansville , Indiana in the US until her death in 2012 at the age of 61 . The oldest hippo ever recorded was called Tanga ; she lived in Munich , Germany , and died in 1995 at the age of 61 .
= = Distribution = =
Hippopotamus amphibius was widespread in North Africa and Europe during the Eemian and late Pleistocene until about 30 @,@ 000 years ago . Archaeological evidence exists of its presence in the Levant , dating to less than 3 @,@ 000 years ago . The species was common in Egypt 's Nile region during antiquity , but has since been extirpated . Pliny the Elder writes that , in his time , the best location in Egypt for capturing this animal was in the Saite nome ; the animal could still be found along the Damietta branch after the Arab Conquest in 639 . Hippos are still found in the rivers and lakes of the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo , Uganda , Tanzania and Kenya , north through to Ethiopia , Somalia and Sudan , west to The Gambia , and south to South Africa .
= = = Conservation status = = =
Genetic evidence suggests that common hippos in Africa experienced a marked population expansion during or after the Pleistocene epoch , attributed to an increase in water bodies at the end of the era . These findings have important conservation implications as hippo populations across the continent are currently threatened by loss of access to fresh water . Hippos are also subject to unregulated hunting and poaching . In May 2006 , the hippopotamus was identified as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List drawn up by the World Conservation Union ( IUCN ) , with an estimated population of between 125 @,@ 000 and 150 @,@ 000 hippos , a decline of between 7 % and 20 % since the IUCN 's 1996 study . Zambia ( 40 @,@ 000 ) and Tanzania ( 20 @,@ 000 – 30 @,@ 000 ) possess the largest populations .
The hippo population declined most dramatically in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . The population in Virunga National Park had dropped to 800 or 900 from around 29 @,@ 000 in the mid @-@ 1970s . The decline is attributed to the disruptions caused by the Second Congo War . The poachers are believed to be Mai @-@ Mai rebels , poorly paid Congolese soldiers , and local militia groups . Reasons for poaching include the belief that hippos are harmful to society , as well as financial gain . The sale of hippo meat is illegal , but black @-@ market sales are difficult for Virunga National Park officers to track . Hippo meat is considered a delicacy in some areas of central Africa and the teeth have become a valued substitute for elephant ivory .
= = = Invasive potential = = =
In the late 1980s , Pablo Escobar kept four hippos in a private menagerie at his residence in Hacienda Nápoles , 100 kilometres ( 62 mi ) east of Medellín , Colombia , after buying them in New Orleans . They were deemed too difficult to seize and move after Escobar 's death , and hence left on the untended estate . By 2007 , the animals had multiplied to 16 and had taken to roaming the area for food in the nearby Magdalena River . In 2009 , two adults and one calf escaped the herd and , after attacking humans and killing cattle , one of the adults ( called " Pepe " ) was killed by hunters under authorization of the local authorities . As of early 2014 , 40 hippos have been reported to exist in Puerto Triunfo , Antioquia from the original four belonging to Escobar . The National Geographic Channel produced a documentary about them titled Cocaine Hippos .
= = Behaviour and life history = =
Hippos can be found both savannah and forest areas . Proper habitat requires enough water to submerge in and grass nearby . Larger densities of the animals inhabit quiet waters with mostly firm , smooth sloping beaches . Males may be found in very small number in rapid waters in rocky gorges . With the exception of eating , most of hippopotamuses ' lives – from fighting with other hippos , mating , to parturition – occurs in the water . Hippos leave the water at dusk and travel inland , sometimes up to 10 km ( 6 mi ) , to graze on short grasses , their main source of food . They spend four to five hours grazing and can consume 68 kg ( 150 lb ) of grass each night . Like almost any herbivore , they consume other plants if presented with them , but their diet in nature consists almost entirely of grass , with only minimal consumption of aquatic plants . Hippos are born with sterile intestines , and require bacteria obtained from their mothers ' feces to digest vegetation . Hippos have ( rarely ) been filmed eating carrion , usually close to the water . There are other reports of meat @-@ eating , and even cannibalism and predation . The stomach anatomy of a hippo is not suited to carnivory , and meat @-@ eating is likely caused by aberrant behaviour or nutritional stress .
Hippo defecation creates allochthonous deposits of organic matter along the river beds . These deposits have an unclear ecological function . A 2015 study suggests that hippo dung provides nutrients from terrestrial material for fish and aquatic invertebrates . Because of their size and their habit of taking the same paths to feed , hippos can have a significant impact on the land across which they walk , both by keeping the land clear of vegetation and depressing the ground . Over prolonged periods , hippos can divert the paths of swamps and channels . Adult hippos move at speeds up to 8 km / h ( 5 mph ) in water ; typically resurfacing to breathe every three to five minutes . The young have to breathe every two to three minutes . The process of surfacing and breathing is automatic . A hippo sleeping underwater rises and breathes without waking . A hippo closes its nostrils when it submerges into the water . As with fish and turtles on a coral reef , hippos occasionally visit cleaning stations and signal , by opening their mouths wide , their readiness for being cleaned of parasites by certain species of fishes . This is an example of mutualism in which the hippo benefits from the cleaning , while the fish receive food .
= = = Social life = = =
Studying the interaction of male and female hippopotamuses has long been complicated because hippos are not sexually dimorphic ; thus females and young males are almost indistinguishable in the field . Although hippos lie close to each other , they do not seem to form social bonds except between mothers and daughters , and they are not social animals . The reason they huddle close together is unknown . Hippopotamuses are territorial only in water , where a bull presides over a small stretch of river , on average 250 m ( 270 yd ) in length , and containing 10 females . The largest pods can contain over 100 hippos . Younger bachelors are allowed in a bull 's stretch , as long as they behave submissively toward the bull . The territories of hippos exist to establish mating rights . Within the pods , the hippos tend to segregate by gender . Bachelors lounge near other bachelors , females with other females , and the bull on his own . When hippos emerge from the water to graze , they do so individually .
Hippopotamuses appear to communicate vocally , through grunts and bellows , and they may practice echolocation , but the purpose of these vocalizations is currently unknown . Hippos have the unique ability to hold their heads partially above the water and send out a cry that travels through both water and air ; individuals respond above and under water .
= = = Reproduction = = =
Female hippos reach sexual maturity at five to six years and have a gestation period of eight months . A study of endocrine systems revealed that female hippopotamuses may begin puberty as early as three or four years . Males reach maturity at around 7 @.@ 5 yr . A study of hippopotamus reproductive behaviour in Uganda showed that peak conceptions occurred during the end of the wet season in the summer , and peak births occurred toward the beginning of the wet season in late winter . This is because of the female 's oestrous cycle ; as with most large mammals , male hippopotamus spermatozoa is active year round . Studies of hippos in Zambia and South Africa also showed evidence of births occurring at the start of the wet season . After becoming pregnant , a female hippopotamus will typically not begin ovulation again for 17 months .
Mating occurs in the water , with the female submerged for most of the encounter , her head emerging periodically to draw breath . Baby hippos are born underwater at a weight between 25 and 50 kg ( 55 and 110 lb ) and an average length of around 127 cm ( 4 @.@ 17 ft ) , and must swim to the surface to take their first breaths . A mother typically gives birth to only one calf , although twins also occur . The young often rest on their mothers ' backs when the water is too deep for them , and they swim under water to suckle . They suckle on land when the mother leaves the water . Weaning starts between six and eight months after birth , and most calves are fully weaned after a year . Like many other large mammals , hippos are described as K @-@ strategists , in this case typically producing just one large , well @-@ developed infant every couple of years ( rather than many small , poorly developed young several times per year as is common among small mammals such as rodents ) .
= = = Aggression = = =
Hippopotamuses are aggressive animals . Hippos that attack other animals are often either territorial bulls or females protecting their calves . Hippopotamus coexist with a variety of formidable predators . Nile crocodiles , lions and spotted hyenas are known to prey on young hippos . However , due to their aggression and size , adult hippopotamus are not usually preyed upon by other animals . Cases where large lion prides or cooperating groups of Nile crocodiles have successfully preyed on adult hippopotamus have been reported ; however , this predation is exceptionally rare . Crocodiles are frequent targets of hippo aggression , probably because they often inhabit the same riparian habitats ; crocodiles may be either aggressively displaced or killed by hippopotamuses . Hippos are also very aggressive towards humans , whom they sometimes attack whether in boats or on land , commonly with no apparent provocation , and are widely considered to be one of the most dangerous large animals in Africa .
Hippos mark their territory by defecation . While depositing the faeces , hippos spin their tails to distribute their excrement over a greater area . " Yawning " serves as a threat display . When fighting , male hippos use their incisors to block each other 's attacks and their large canines to inflict injuries . When hippos become over @-@ populated or a habitat is reduced , bulls sometimes attempt infanticide , but this behaviour is not common under normal conditions . Incidents of hippo cannibalism have been documented , but this is believed to be the behaviour of distressed or sick hippos .
= = Hippos and humans = =
The earliest evidence of human interaction with hippos comes from butchery cut marks on hippo bones at Bouri Formation dated around 160 @,@ 000 years ago . Later rock paintings and engravings showing hippos being hunted have been found in the mountains of the central Sahara dated 4 @,@ 000 – 5 @,@ 000 years ago near Djanet in the Tassili n 'Ajjer Mountains . The ancient Egyptians recognised the hippo as a ferocious denizen of the Nile .
The hippopotamus was also known to the Greeks and Romans . The Greek historian Herodotus described the hippopotamus in The Histories ( written circa 440 BC ) and the Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder wrote about the hippopotamus in his encyclopedia Naturalis Historia ( written circa 77 AD ) .
Zulu warriors preferred to be as brave as a hippopotamus , since even lions were not considered to match its courage . " In 1888 , Captain Baden @-@ Powell was part of a column searching for the Zulu chief Dinuzulu , who was leading the Usutu people in revolt against the British colonists . The column was joined by John Dunn , a white Zulu chief , who led an impi ( army ) of 2 @,@ 000 Zulu warriors to join the British . "
The words of the Zulu anthem sounded like this :
" Een @-@ gonyama Gonyama ! Invooboo ! Yah @-@ bo ! Yah @-@ bo ! Invooboo !
" John Dunn was at the head of his impi . [ Baden Powell ] asked him to translate the Zulu anthem his men had been singing . Dunn laughed and replied : ' He is a lion . Yes , he is better than a lion – he is a hippopotamus . ' "
In the U.S. , Representative Robert F. Broussard of Louisiana introduced the " American Hippo bill " in 1910 to authorize the importation and release of hippopotamus into the bayous of Louisiana . Broussard argued that the hippopotamus would eat the invasive water hyacinth that was clogging the rivers and also produce meat to help solve the American meat crisis . The chief collaborators and proponents of Broussard 's bill were Major Frederick Russell Burnham and Captain Fritz Duquesne Former President Theodore Roosevelt backed the plan , as did the U.S. Department of Agriculture , The Washington Post , and The New York Times which praised the taste of hippopotamus as " lake cow bacon " . The " American Hippo Bill " fell just short of being passed .
= = = Attacks on humans = = =
The hippopotamus is considered to be very aggressive and has frequently been reported as charging and attacking boats . Small boats can be capsized by hippos and passengers can be injured or killed by the animals or drown . In one case in Niger , a boat was capsized by a hippo and 13 people were killed . As hippopotamuses will often engage in raiding nearby crops if the opportunity arises , humans may also come in conflict with them on these occasions , with potential for fatalities on both sides .
= = = Hippos in zoos = = =
Hippopotamuses have long been popular zoo animals . The first zoo hippo in modern history was Obaysch , which arrived at the London Zoo on May 25 , 1850 , where he attracted up to 10 @,@ 000 visitors a day and inspired a popular song , the " Hippopotamus Polka " . Hippos have remained popular zoo animals since Obaysch , and generally breed well in captivity . Their birth rates are lower than in the wild , but this is attributed to zoos not wanting to breed as many hippos as possible , since hippos are large and relatively expensive animals to maintain .
Like many zoo animals , hippos were traditionally displayed in concrete exhibits . In the case of hippos , they usually had a pool of water and patch of grass . In the 1980s , zoo designers increasingly designed exhibits that reflected the animals ' native habitats . One of these , the Toledo Zoo Hippoquarium , features a 360 @,@ 000 gallon pool for hippos . In 1987 , researchers were able to record for the first time an underwater birth as in the wild at the Toledo Zoo . The exhibit was so popular , the hippos became the logo of the Toledo Zoo .
= = = Cultural depictions = = =
A red hippo represented the Ancient Egyptian god Set ; the thigh is the " phallic leg of Set " symbolic of virility . Set 's consort Tawaret was also seen as part hippo and was a goddess of protection in pregnancy and childbirth , because ancient Egyptians recognised the protective nature of a female hippopotamus toward her young . The Ijo people of the Niger Delta wore masks of aquatic animals like the hippo when practicing their water spirit cults . The Behemoth from the Book of Job , 40 : 15 – 24 is thought to be based on a hippo .
Hippos have been the subjects of various African folktales . According to a San story ; when the Creator assigned each animal its place in nature , the hippos wanted to live in the water , but were refused out of fear that they might eat all the fish . After begging and pleading , the hippos were finally allowed to live in the water on the conditions that they would eat grass instead of fish and would fling their dung so that it can be inspected for fish bones . In a Ndebele tale , the hippo originally had long , beautiful hair , but was set on fire by a jealous hare and had to jump into a nearby pool . The hippo lost most of his hair and was too embarrassed to leave the water .
Ever since Obaysch inspired the " Hippopotamus Polka " , hippos have been popular animals in Western culture for their rotund appearance that many consider comical . Stories of hippos such as Huberta , which became a celebrity in South Africa in the 1930s for trekking across the country ; or the tale of Owen and Mzee , a hippo and tortoise which developed an intimate bond ; have amused people who have bought hippo books , merchandise , and many stuffed hippo toys . Hippos were mentioned in the novelty Christmas song " I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas " that became a hit for child star Gayla Peevey in 1953 . They also feature in the songs " The Hippopotamus " and " Hippo Encore " by Flanders and Swann , with the famous refrain " Mud , Mud , Glorious Mud " . They even inspired a popular board game , Hungry Hungry Hippos .
Hippos have also been popular cartoon characters , where their rotund frames are used for humorous effect . For example , the Disney film Fantasia featured a ballerina hippopotamus dancing to the opera La Gioconda , and Hanna @-@ Barbera created Peter Potamus .
The hippopotamus characters " Happy Hippos " were created in 1987 by the French designer André Roche to be hidden in the " Kinder Surprise egg " of the Italian chocolate company Ferrero SpA .
The animated film series Madagascar features a zoo Hippo named Gloria .
= Alexandru Bogdan @-@ Pitești =
Alexandru Bogdan @-@ Pitești ( Romanian pronunciation : [ alekˈsandru boɡˈdan piˈteʃtʲ ] ; born Alexandru Bogdan , also known as Ion Doican , Ion Duican and Al . Dodan ; June 13 , 1870 – May 12 , 1922 ) was a Romanian Symbolist poet , essayist , and art and literary critic , who was also known as a journalist and left @-@ wing political agitator . A wealthy landowner , he invested his fortune in patronage and art collecting , becoming one of the main local promoters of modern art , and a sponsor of the Romanian Symbolist movement . Together with other Post @-@ Impressionist and Symbolist cultural figures , Bogdan @-@ Pitești established Societatea Ileana , which was one of the first Romanian associations dedicated to promoting the avant @-@ garde and independent art . He was also noted for his friendship with the writers Joris @-@ Karl Huysmans , Alexandru Macedonski , Tudor Arghezi and Mateiu Caragiale , as well as for sponsoring , among others , the painters Ștefan Luchian , Constantin Artachino and Nicolae Vermont . In addition to his literary and political activities , Alexandru Bogdan @-@ Pitești was himself a painter and graphic artist .
Much of Bogdan @-@ Pitești 's controversial political career , inaugurated by his support for anarchism , was dedicated to activism and support for revolution . He also had an interest in the occult , and maintained close contacts with Joséphin " Sâr " Péladan — sponsoring Péladan 's journey to Bucharest ( 1898 ) . He was detained by the authorities at various intervals , including an arrest for sedition during the 1899 election , and was later found guilty of having blackmailed the banker Aristide Blank . Late in his life , he led Seara , a Germanophile daily , as well as a literary and political circle which came to oppose Romania 's entry into World War I on the Entente Powers ' side . He was arrested one final time upon the end of the war , by which time he had become the object of public hatred . The enduring mysteries and contradictions of Bogdan @-@ Pitești 's career have since drawn interest from several generations of art and literary historians .
= = Biography = =
= = = Early life and anarchism = = =
A native of Pitești , Alexandru Bogdan @-@ Pitești was the son of a landowner from Olt , and , on his father 's side , the descendant of immigrants from the Epirote area of Ioannina , whose ethnicity was either Aromanian or Albanian . His father became a local leader of the Conservative Party . His mother was a boyaress , and , as art collector and memoirist Krikor Zambaccian recounted , may have been a descendant of the Balotescu boyar clan . Bogdan @-@ Pitești also had a sister , Elena Constanța Bogdan ; both she and her mother reportedly survived his death . As one of his eccentricities , Bogdan @-@ Pitești encouraged the — unsustainable — rumor that he was a direct descendant of an ancient Wallachian ruling house , the Basarab Princes .
According to at least one account , Bogdan @-@ Pitești was educated in Geneva , at a local Catholic institution . Raised in the Romanian Orthodox faith , he converted to Catholicism in his twenties , but was no longer a practicing Catholic by the time of his death . He supposedly attended medical school at the University of Montpellier , without ever graduating , and afterwards left to join the bohemian milieu of Paris . He may have enrolled at the University of Paris , studying Law and Letters , but probably withdrew after a short while . Art historian Sanda Miller recounts that Bogdan @-@ Pitești attended the École des Beaux @-@ Arts in the French capital , but that he was ultimately expelled . Other sources express doubt that the Romanian aristocrat was ever affiliated with any university or college , in either France or Switzerland .
According to literary historian Tudor Vianu , at that stage , the young man began associating with the criminal underworld . He soon established a connection with the French anarchist circles , while also associating with a branch of the growing Symbolist movement . Like others in his generation , he may have been driven by a desire for shocking and morbid experiences . According to art historian Theodor Enescu , these ranged from erotic experimentation to the " boisterous shivers of anarchism " , and from criminal enterprise to decadent poetry . Bogdan @-@ Pitești was a presence in the anarchist group of Auguste Vaillant ( later guillotined for plotting a terrorist coup ) , and was possibly acquainted with some of the more prestigious anarchist intellectuals : Élisée Reclus , Laurent Tailhade and ( especially influential on him ) Félix Fénéon .
Reports exist that Bogdan @-@ Pitești 's politics were already a merger of opposite or hardly compatible doctrines . He respected Catholicism and Judaism as the most elevated religious cultures , rejected Orthodoxy , atheism and communism as ideologies for the mediocre , and depicted himself as a Catholic anarchist . He believed in craniometry , and took scientific racism at face value . At some stage during the late 1880s , Bogdan @-@ Pitești became a supporter of General Boulanger , who attempted to gain power in France with support from the Orléanist , Bonapartist and socialist camps ; he reputedly befriended the prominent Boulangist and Romantic nationalist thinker Maurice Barrès .
In parallel , he himself became a representative of literary and artistic Symbolism , and supposedly maintained contacts with authors such as Joris @-@ Karl Huysmans , Maurice Maeterlinck , Octave Mirbeau , Jean Moréas , and Paul Verlaine . Another influence on him was the occultist and novelist Joséphin Péladan , whose Rosicrucian salon he attended several times .
Bogdan @-@ Pitești debuted as a writer and political essayist . It was later reported , but not confirmed , that he published his pieces in newspapers and magazines of diverse backgrounds — Le Figaro , Le Gaulois , Gil Blas , L 'Intransigeant and La Libre Parole among them . A lover and protector of actresses in both France and Switzerland , he also claimed to have played a part in staging the first Genevan showing of Richard Wagner 's Die Walküre .
= = = Salonul Independenților = = =
Placed under surveillance due to his involvement in revolutionary politics by 1894 , Alexandru Bogdan @-@ Pitești was eventually expelled from France , despite Huysmans ' intervention in his favor . Reputedly , the deportation document identified him as a " threat to public order " . One urban legend recounts that Bogdan @-@ Pitești was present at Vaillant 's public execution and leaned over to kiss Vaillant 's mangled body , which both disgusted and alarmed the judicial establishment . Zambaccian suggests that the decision to deport the Romanian provocateur was not politically motivated . He writes that Bogdan @-@ Pitești had exhausted the patience of French authorities by trafficking in stolen bicycles .
From France , Bogdan @-@ Pitești had contemplated the idea of revolutionizing Romanian art , and , upon his arrival to Bucharest , began organizing artists ' reunions at the Kübler and Fialkowski coffeehouses . In 1896 , with Post @-@ Impressionist artists Constantin Artachino , Ștefan Luchian and Nicolae Vermont , he founded Salonul Independenților , the Romanian replica of the French Société des Artistes Indépendants . They were soon joined by painter Nicolae Grant and caricaturist Nicolae Petrescu @-@ Găină .
The exhibits featured some of Alexandru Bogdan @-@ Pitești 's own drawings , which he intended to use as illustrations for his book of French @-@ language poems , Sensations internes ( " Internal Sensations " ) . He planned for his art movement to reach outside Romania , and , also in 1896 , financed an international exhibition of independent and avant @-@ garde artists . Salonul was known for its public protest against academic art : located just outside the Romanian Athenaeum building ( a main venue for local Neoclassicism ) , it put up Petrescu Găină 's huge caricature of academic artist C. I. Stăncescu , and flew a red flag next to it . This call to socialist rebellion attracted public attention , and the flag was urgently taken down by agents of the Romanian Police . The subsequent exhibitions were viewed with sympathy by a section of the press , including the leftist newspaper Adevărul . It republished pieces ridiculing Stăncescu in his role of official curator , and made favorable comments on all of the Salonul Independenților artists . Noting the leader 's own anarchist past , Adevărul art columnist Gal wrote : " Bogdan has all the qualities and flaws of a sincere French revolutionary , but one who is not entirely clear and scientific . He has an extraordinary love for all things independent and hates to the point of excess all sectarian people , and all schools . " In June 1896 , the group of " secessionists " was commissioned to decorate Bragadiru Garden , where Romania 's press held its annual fair . The show , attended by Bogdan @-@ Pitești , prominently featured Stăncescu 's caricature at the entrance .
Despite rhetoric , the new art club was not entirely opposed to tradition , and occasionally appealed to it as a basis for cultural reconstruction . Salonul boasted among its honorary members the lionized oil painter Nicolae Grigorescu , who had trained with the Barbizon school . Bogdan @-@ Pitești was especially fond of Luchian 's work , and , in an 1896 article for the cultural magazine Revista Orientală , spoke of him as " an admirable colorist " , a " free spirit " , and a purveyor of " revolutionary ideas " . He boosted Luchian 's self @-@ confidence , urging him to apply his talents to illustrating " an idea " , and was entirely adverse to Grigorescu 's traditionalist manner . Luchian still used Grigorescu as a source of inspiration in his own work , prompting scholars to argue that Grigorescu 's Salonul Independenților reception was Bogdan @-@ Pitești 's unwilling concession to his star protégé .
= = = Literatorul , Bronzes , Ileana = = =
Bogdan @-@ Pitești was by then an inspiration for the blooming Romanian Symbolist movement . In effect , he was the first Romanian expert on the work of Symbolist celebrities like Odilon Redon , Gustave Moreau , and ( his favorite ) Alexandre Séon . He soon became a contributor to Literatorul , a Symbolist magazine , and was close friends with its founder , Alexandru Macedonski . In 1897 , he was chosen by the latter to edit and promote his book of French @-@ language poems , Bronzes . In the end , Bogdan @-@ Pitești provided the funds needed for Bronzes to be published in Paris . It came out with an introductory note , in which Bogdan @-@ Pitești favorably compared Macedonski with arch @-@ rival Mihai Eminescu . In more general terms , the preface showed Bogdan @-@ Pitești as an unyielding Francophile , who reported with alarm that Romania risked being seduced and then engulfed by German culture . Himself a disciple of Macedonski , T. Vianu comments that Bogdan @-@ Pitești was probably unsuited for the task of introducing Bronzes , and that , despite expectations , the volume failed to impress the French public . He notes the virtually complete lack of press reviews — with the notable exception of a May 1898 article in Mercure de France , written by the Symbolist @-@ anarchist Pierre Quillard .
Later in 1898 , back in Romania , Bogdan @-@ Pitești and the other Salonul Independenților initiators joined up with author Ioan Bacalbașa and architect Ștefan Ciocâlteu . This diverse group established Societatea Ileana , an association dedicated to supporting innovative artists . Its steering committee was later joined by the intellectual and political figures Constantin Rădulescu @-@ Motru , Nicolae Xenopol , and Nicolae Filipescu , as well as by the painter Jean Alexandru Steriadi . The society took up the effort to uproot against academic salons , organizing a large and provocative exhibit in 1898 , and , at the height of its popularity , enlisted in its ranks some 300 people . Despite such consolidation , various Ileana affiliates were not entirely committed to the cause , and never severed their links with Stănescu 's official section .
The new circle held meetings in a Brezoianu Street studio which was also its patron 's home . Its feminine name Ileana was
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The restaurant was awarded a Michelin star for 2012 . The list was announced in October 2011 , only seven months after the restaurant opened . Borie said " I am very surprised , but it is teamwork obviously , we didn 't really expect anything because we have been in business for such a small amount of time . " Following the star , Borie increased the number of kitchen staff from three to six .
= = Reception = =
Neil Thomas visited the restaurant shortly after it was awarded a Michelin star . He gave it a rating of five out of five in his review for the Shropshire Star . He praised the Cerwyn cheese soufflé and the pheasant pithiviers starters , as well as three of the mains ; a roast duck dish , the pork belly dish , and a venison dish . Around the same time , Sally Williams reviewed the restaurant for the Western Mail , who also praised the soufflé . She called the atmosphere " comfortable " and stated that it had a home @-@ like quality to it . In 2013 , the restaurant was ranked as the second best in Wales , behind The Walnut Tree in Abergavenny , in the Sunday Times list of the 100 best restaurants in the UK .
Matthew Norman gave the restaurant three and a half stars out of five , following a visit in early 2014 for The Daily Telegraph . He praised the soufflé and the French onion soup , but called the monkfish " bland " . The pork belly dish was described by his colleague as " superb , just the right side of too intimately piggy " . Norman concluded that the restaurant was a " slick operation " , but the " character , vibrancy and fun had been slaughtered on the altar of satisfying the inspectorate " .
= Wuffa of East Anglia =
Wuffa ( or Uffa , Old English : Ƿuffa ) is recorded in the Anglo @-@ Saxon genealogies as an early king of East Anglia . If historical , he would have flourished in the 6th century .
By tradition Wuffa was named as the son of Wehha and the father of Tytila , but it is not known with any certainty that Wuffa was an actual historical figure . The name Wuffa was the eponym for the Wuffingas dynasty , the ruling royal family of the East Angles until 749 .
Bede regarded Wuffa as the first king of the East Angles , but the author of the Historia Brittonum , writing a century later , named Wehha as the first ruler .
= = Background = =
The kingdom of the East Angles was an independent and long @-@ lived Anglo @-@ Saxon kingdom that was established after migrants arrived in southeast Suffolk from the area now known as Jutland . Rainbird Clarke identified Wehha as one of the leaders of the new arrivals : the East Angles are tentatively identified with the Geats of the Old English poem Beowulf . Historians have used sources such as the Anglian collection too as an aid in calculating a date for the establishment of the kingdom . Collingwood and Myers note the use of literacy sources and archaeological finds as evidence in how the region was settled during and after the 5th century , when various disparate groups arrived in Norfolk and Suffolk from different parts of the coast and the rivers of the Fens .
The kingdom of the East Angles was bordered to the north and east by the North Sea , to the south by mainly impenetrable forests and by the Fens marshes on its western border . The main land route from East Anglia would at that time have been a corridor , along which ran the prehistoric Icknield Way . The Devil 's Dyke ( near modern Newmarket ) may have at one time formed part of the kingdom 's western boundary , but its construction cannot be dated accurately enough to establish it as of Anglo @-@ Saxon origin .
= = Pedigree and reign = =
According to the East Anglian dynastic tally in the Anglian collection , Wuffa was the son of Wehha and the father of Tytila . His name , which is a diminutive form of the Old English word for wolf , is the eponym for his dynasty , the Wuffingas , ( which taken literally , means ' the kin of Wuffa ' ) . It has been suggested that Wuffa and his dynasty may possibly have originated from a Germanic tribe known as the Warni : Wuffa has been identified with the ' King of the Angli ' , as depicted by the Byzantine scholar Procopius . According to Procopius , a 6th @-@ century Warni prince called Radiger was brotrothed to the sister of the ' King of the Angli ' . The historian Michael Wood has suggested that before the arrival of Wuffa 's dynasty in Britain , it had been founded by " some powerful and important warrior " that was of an ancient royal line .
According to the 13th century chronicler Roger of Wendover , Wuffa ruled from 571 to 578 , but the origin of this information is unknown . According to Michael Wood , current evidence suggests that Wuffa ruled the East Angles in around 575 .
Bede named Wuffa as the grandfather of Rædwald , " from whom the East Anglian kings are called Wuffingas " , but Bede 's view that Wuffa was the first King of the East Angles is contradicted by the 9th century Historia Brittonum , which instead apparently names a person called Guillem Guercha . In the Historia Brittonum , Guillem Guercha is listed as part of a long pedigree :
Woden begat Casser , who begat Titinon , who begat Trigil , who begat Rodmunt , who begat Rippa , who begat Guillem Guercha , who was the first king of the East Angles . Guercha begat Uffa , who begat Tytillus , who begat Eni , who begat Edric , who begat Aldwulf , who begat Elric .
The 19th @-@ century historian Sir Francis Palgrave confused matters when he stated that , " Guercha is a distortion of the name Uffa , or Wuffa , arising in the first instance from the pronunciation of the British writer , and in the next place from the error of the transcriber " . D. P. Kirby has however concluded that Nennius intended to mean that it was Wehha , and not Wuffa , who was the earliest Wuffingas king .
A lack of documentary evidence prevents scholars from knowing if Wuffa is anything more than a legendary figure and the true identity of the first East Anglian king cannot be known with certainty . The historian Martin Carver has argued that Wuffa is " best regarded as an emblematic figure personified from royal origin @-@ myth "
Later East Anglian kings claimed their right to rule by being descended from Wuffa , in the same way that the Kentish kings claimed descent from Oisc .
The descendants of Wehha
See Wuffingas for a more complete family tree .
= Indianapolis in the American Civil War =
During the American Civil War , Indianapolis , the state capital of Indiana , was a major base of support for the Union . Governor Oliver P. Morton , a major supporter of President Abraham Lincoln , quickly made Indianapolis a gathering place to organize and train troops for the Union army . The city became a major railroad hub for troop transport to Confederate lands , and therefore had military importance . Twenty @-@ four military camps were established in the vicinity of Indianapolis . Camp Morton , the initial mustering ground to organize and train the state 's Union volunteers in 1861 , was designated as a major prisoner @-@ of @-@ war camp for captured Confederate soldiers in 1862 . In addition to military camps , a state @-@ owned arsenal was established in the city in 1861 , and a federal arsenal in 1862 . A Soldiers ' Home and a Ladies ' Home were established in Indianapolis to house and feed Union soldiers and their families as they passed through the city . Indianapolis residents also supported the Union cause by providing soldiers with food , clothing , equipment , and supplies , despite rising prices and wartime hardships , such as food and clothing shortages . Local doctors aided the sick , some area women provided nursing care , and Indianapolis City Hospital tended to wounded soldiers . Indianapolis sent an estimated 4 @,@ 000 men into military service ; an estimated 700 died during the war . Indianapolis 's Crown Hill National Cemetery was established as one of two national military cemeteries established in Indiana in 1866 .
During the war , the city 's population increased with the arrival of new businesses and industries that offered additional employment opportunities , spurred real estate development , and ushered in the beginning of the city 's urban , industrial development . In addition , street crime was prevalent , causing the city government to increase its police force and local merchants to hire private security . The era was also a time of bitter political disputes between Indiana 's Democrats and Republicans . In May 1863 , in an incident sarcastically called the Battle of Pogue 's Run , Union soldiers stopped and searched two departing trainloads of delegates to a statewide Democratic convention , many of whom tossed their personal weapons into a nearby creek . In July 1863 Indianapolis residents feared an attack from Confederate forces during Morgan 's Raid into southern Indiana , but the Confederates turned east toward Ohio and never came to the city .
After the war , increased wartime manufacturing and industrial growth ushered in a new era of economic prosperity , and Indianapolis 's population increased from 8 @,@ 000 in 1850 to 45 @,@ 000 at the end of 1864 . A real @-@ estate boom led to the establishment of new residential suburbs , but the city retained its slums . Indianapolis also experienced improvements to its public services , such as health care , utilities , street railways , and public schools . By 1880 Indianapolis was Indiana 's commercial and industrial center . Construction for the Soldiers ' and Sailors ' Monument began in 1888 , in the center of downtown Indianapolis , after decades of discussion . The city 's iconic monument was dedicated on May 15 , 1902 .
= = War years = =
During the American Civil War , Indianapolis served as a gathering place for organizing troops . As Indianapolis 's citizens rallied in support of the Union , its population increased with the arrival of new businesses and industries that offered additional employment opportunities and spurred real estate development . City residents experienced rising prices and wartime hardships , such as food and clothing shortages . It was also a time of bitter political disputes between Indiana 's Democrats and Republicans . The Civil War era ushered in the beginning of the city 's urban , industrial development , its connections to an expanding railroad network , and the growth of local charitable organizations .
= = = 1861 = = =
During the winter of 1860 – 1861 , there was talk throughout the region of a possible of war with the South , but Indianapolis had only four militia groups ready to fight : the National Guards , the City Greys , the Indianapolis Independent Zouaves , and the Zouave Guards . On January 7 , 1861 , the Indianapolis Zouaves volunteered for service if Indiana 's governor , Oliver P. Morton , requested it , but they were not needed until spring . On February 11 , 1861 , president @-@ elect Abraham Lincoln arrived in Indianapolis , one of several train stops he made en route to Washington , D.C. , for his presidential inauguration . The pre @-@ inauguration stop made Lincoln the first president @-@ elect to visit Indianapolis . Two months later , the United States was on the brink of war .
On April 12 , news arrived in Indianapolis via telegraph that Confederate forces had opened fire on Fort Sumter , a federal fort in the harbor at Charleston , South Carolina . On April 13 , two mass meetings were held in Indianapolis , where resolutions were approved to support the Union . Indianapolis citizens proclaimed , " We unite as one man to repel all treasonable assaults upon the Government , its people , and citizens in every department of the Union – – peaceably , if we can , forcibly if we must . "
On April 15 , 1861 , President Lincoln responded to the surrender of the federal fort after the Battle of Fort Sumter by calling for 75 @,@ 000 volunteers to join the Union army and restore order . Governor Morton telegraphed Lincoln offering 10 @,@ 000 Hoosier men to defend the country , but the state 's initial quota was set at six regiments ( a total of 4 @,@ 683 men ) for three months of service . Orders were issued on April 16 to form Indiana 's first regiments and establish Indianapolis a gathering point for volunteers to enlist . On the first day , 500 men were encamped in the city . Within a week , more than 12 @,@ 000 recruits had signed up to fight for the Union , nearly three times as many needed to meet the state 's initial quota .
Governor Morton and Lew Wallace , Indiana 's adjutant general , quickly established Camp Morton on the former grounds of the Indiana State Fair ( along Alabama Street , north of the city ) as the initial mustering ground to organize and train the state 's Union volunteers . The camp 's first soldiers arrived on April 17 . During the war a total of 24 military camps were established in the vicinity of Indianapolis , including Camp Sullivan , Camp Morton , Camp Burnside , Camp Freemont , and Camp Carrington , which was the state 's largest .
On April 20 Indianapolis 's city council appropriated $ 10 @,@ 000 for wartime use . Four days later , the Indiana General Assembly convened in Indianapolis to give the governor wartime powers and appropriate funds to support the war effort ( $ 1 @.@ 6 million for military purposes and a $ 2 million bond issue for state and national defense ) . To provide ammunition , Governor Morton established a state @-@ owned arsenal at Indianapolis . Congress passed legislation to establish a permanent federal arsenal at Indianapolis in 1862 .
By April 27 , 1861 , Indiana 's first six regiments , all of which were organized at Indianapolis , were fully organized as the First Brigade , Indiana Volunteers , under the command of Brigadier General Thomas A. Morris . These included the 6th Indiana , the 7th Indiana , the 8th Indiana , the 9th Indiana , the 10th Indiana , and the 11th Indiana infantry regiments .
Slightly more than sixty percent ( 104 ) of Indiana 's total regiments mustered into service and trained at Indianapolis . Men from Indianapolis and surrounding Marion County , Indiana , served in 39 regiments . In total , Indianapolis sent an estimated 4 @,@ 000 men into the service . The first resident of Indianapolis to die in the war was Private John C. Hollenbeck , of Company B , 11th Indiana . He died near Romney , Virginia on June 27 , 1861 . An estimated 700 Indianapolis residents died during the war .
The 11th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment , also known as the Indiana Zouaves , was the first regiment organized in Indiana during the war and the first one to leave Indianapolis , on May 8 , 1861 . All four of Indianapolis 's militia units ( National Guards , the City Greys , the Indianapolis Independent Zouaves , and the Zouave Guards ) , and an additional company of men from Indianapolis , became part of the regiment . Wallace , who resigned as Indiana 's adjutant general to take command of the 11th Indiana , went on to become a major general in the Union army . First Lieutenant Frederick Knefler , another Indianapolis resident , was an officer from Company H , 11th Indiana , who eventually rose to the rank of brevet brigadier general and became the highest @-@ ranking Jewish military officer in the Union . Francis A. Shoup , also from Indianapolis , briefly led the Independent Zouaves before the war , but he decided to go south and ultimately became a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army .
Most of Indiana 's regimental units were organized within towns or counties , but ethnic units also formed . The 32nd Indiana , the state 's first German @-@ American infantry regiment , and the 35th Indiana , the state 's first Irish @-@ American regiment , organized at Indianapolis in 1861 . Other regiments established in 1861 that included residents of Indianapolis and Marion County , Indiana , included the 19th Indiana , the 27th Indiana , and the 33rd Indiana , among others .
There was little doubt that the majority of Indianapolis residents supported the Union . The city became a hub for Union troop organization and training . Pro @-@ Union mobs would sometimes force individuals suspected of Confederate sympathies to take an oath of loyalty at the mayor 's office . The most notable of these was J. J. Bingham , the editor of the Indianapolis Sentinel . A mob forced Bingham to take a loyalty oath after articles critical of his political views appeared in the Indianapolis Journal .
= = = 1862 = = =
Union troops continued to organize and train at military camps in the city , as battles in Kentucky and Tennessee caused major changes to Indianapolis . After the battles of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson , the Union began to collect a large number of Confederate prisoners of war for transport to the North . Governor Morton volunteered to hold some of the prisoners at Indianapolis . Designated as one of four northern prisoner @-@ of @-@ war camps , Camp Morton was converted into one of the Union 's largest prisons for captured Confederate soldiers .
Camp Morton 's first Confederate prisoners arrived on February 22 – 23 , 1862 . Many of the 2 @,@ 398 Confederates in the first group were sick , ill fed , and without sufficient clothing for the cold , northern winters . The citizens of Indianapolis rallied to provide humanitarian aid for the prisoners , which included additional food , clothing , and supplies . Local doctors aided the sick and local women provided nursing care . The Athenaeum , at the corner of East Michigan Street and Massachusetts Avenue , and another local building were converted into hospitals to treat the Confederate prisoners . For the remainder of the war , Camp Morton typically housed between 3 @,@ 000 and 6 @,@ 000 prisoners .
As regiments organized and reorganized , Union soldiers continued to gather at Indianapolis , sometimes as many as 12 @,@ 000 at a time . Indianapolis regiments formed in 1862 included the 70th Indiana , under the command of Benjamin Harrison , and the 79th Indiana , under the command of Frederick Knefler . Popular gathering spots for the soldiers included Monument Circle and University Park . A Soldiers ' Home and a Ladies ' Home were established in Indianapolis in 1862 and in 1863 , respectively , to house and feed Indiana 's soldiers and their families as they passed through Indianapolis . City residents continued to aid Union soldiers by providing food , clothing , equipment , and supplies . Soldiers ' aid societies and the Indiana Sanitary Commission , established in 1862 with its headquarters in Indianapolis , raised funds and gathered supplies for troops in the field . The women of Indianapolis also organized groups , usually local Ladies ' Aid Societies , to provide soldiers with blankets and clothing , and helped raise funds for additional troop supplies .
Street crime was prevalent in Indianapolis during the war . The city government increased its police force , local merchants hired private security , and guards were posted at Union Station to deal with law @-@ enforcement issues . Fights , robberies , gambling , prostitution , and drunkedness became significant problems . Prohibition of alcohol sales had to be established in the city . Because there was so much street violence , city police never bothered to discover who murdered an officer from Pennsylvania . The bodies of many deceased soldiers killed in the war were held at Indianapolis 's Union Station , awaiting transport to their eventual burial spots .
Several Indiana facilities cared for wounded soldiers , including Indianapolis City Hospital . Governor Morton and the Indiana Sanitary Commission began recruiting women to work as nurses at military hospitals and ships in January 1863 .
The city was also the wartime home of Richard Jordan Gatling , a physician and entrepreneur , who invented the Gatling gun . Tested in Indianapolis and patented in November 1862 , the hand @-@ cranked , rapid @-@ fire gun was a predecessor to the modern machine gun . The U.S. Navy adopted the Gatling gun during the war , where it was used on federal gunboats , but the U.S. Army did not formally adopt it for use until 1866 .
= = = 1863 = = =
The first military execution in the war 's western theater occurred on March 27 , 1863 , at Camp Burnside ( Burnside Barracks ) . Robert Gay , a 27 @-@ year @-@ old schoolteacher from Clay County , Indiana , was executed by a 20 @-@ man firing squad . After his capture by Confederates at Richmond , Kentucky , Gay declared allegiance to the Confederate States of America to escape further army service . After his return to Indiana , Gay was convicted of treason and executed , but not before he apologized for what he had done . Other executions took place in 1864 , when three bounty jumpers were executed at Burnside Barracks .
Major political differences between Democrats and Republicans and wartime propaganda caused many Hoosiers to become suspicious of dissenters and fearful of potential insurrections , especially from secret societies sympathetic to the South . During the Indianapolis city election In May , the Democrats , who decided a fair election could not be held , withdrew their ticket . Only 14 votes were cast for Democratic candidates in the nine Indianapolis wards .
Prior to a state Democratic convention in May , rumors had spread that members of a secret society , who were planning to attend the convention in Indianapolis , were plotting to attack Camp Morton and the state arsenal . In response to the perceived threat , soldiers were posted to guard the city and protect government property . On May 20 Union soldiers attempted to the convention , forcing the proceedings to be adjourned . Elsewhere in the city , men were arrested for carrying concealed weapons or taken into custody for further questioning . After the convention adjourned , Union soldiers stopped and searched two departing trainloads of convention delegates , demanding that the passengers surrender their personal weapons . The soldiers seized " several hundred " weapons , while the passengers tossed others into Pogue 's Run , a nearby creek . The incident , later called the Battle of Pogue 's Run , caused no serious trouble , but it did illustrate the intensity of the state 's ongoing political feuds . The Republicans used the seized weapons as evidence that the Democrats were disloyal to the Union and guilty of treasonable plots .
Rumors of plots to overthrow Morton and Indiana 's government continued during the summer . On July 8 , 1863 , when Confederate general John Hunt Morgan crossed the Ohio River with 2 @,@ 400 troopers , Indiana went into a state of emergency . Only the day before , the citizens of Indianapolis were rejoicing over the Union victories at Vicksburg , Mississippi , and Gettysburg , Pennsylvania . The city 's mood turned to panic when Morgan 's troops appeared to be headed toward Indianapolis . Many Hoosiers feared Morgan would attack the city and attempt to free the Confederate prisoners at Camp Morton . The panic was increased as Morgan 's telegrapher , " Lightning " Ellsworth , posing as various Union telegraphers , claimed Morgan had far more men than he actually did . Ellsworth also sent false information suggesting Morgan would attack Indianapolis , among other locations . Within forty @-@ eight hours an estimated 65 @,@ 000 Indiana volunteers had assembled to fight the Confederate raiders . Five regiments encamped on the grounds of the Indiana Statehouse were prepared to defend the state capital . Tension in the city ended on July 14 , when it was confirmed that Morgan had left Indiana and entered Ohio . Morgan was captured on July 26 . Volunteers who served in the temporary regiments at Indianapolis mustered out of service on July 17 , once the threat from Morgan 's troops was gone . An accident caused by the explosion of ammunition in a caisson killed a boy , three soldiers , and two horses as some of the soldiers were departing town .
= = = 1864 = = =
New regiments continued to muster into service at Indianapolis . The 28th Regiment U.S. Colored Troops , organized between December 24 , 1863 , and March 31 , 1864 , was the only black regiment formed in Indiana during the war . The regiment trained at Camp Fremont , near Fountain Square . It included 518 enlisted men who signed on for a term of three years , but the war was effectively over within a year , cutting short its term of service . The regiment lost 212 men before it mustered out of service on November 8 , 1865 .
Indianapolis 's " City Regiment " mustered into service as the 132nd Indiana Infantry Regiment in May 1864 as one of several regiments of Hundred Days Men . The regiment guarded railroads in Tennessee and Alabama , which were firmly in the control of Union forces , to relieve the regular U.S. army troops for active duty on the front lines . The 132nd Indiana , which was formed mostly of young boys and older men , was a favorite among Indianapolis citizens . Twelve of its members of disease before the regiment returned home .
Beginning in September 1864 , Indianapolis was the site of the trials by a military commission of several men accused and convicted of treason . In a landmark civil liberty case that became known as Ex parte Milligan , the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the convictions , On April 3 , 1866 , the Court ruled that the military trial was illegal because the civilian courts were open and functioning during the war . Following the Court 's ruling , the men were released .
= = = 1865 = = =
News of Confederate General Robert E. Lee 's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse , Virginia , reached Indianapolis at 11 p.m. on April 9 , 1865 , causing wild , public celebrations that the Indianapolis Journal characterized as " demented . " The celebrations soon turned to sadness when news of the assassination of President Lincoln arrived on April 15 . Lincoln 's funeral train passed through the city on April 30 , en route to Springfield , Illinois . An estimated 100 @,@ 000 people waited in long lines to pass Lincoln 's bier at the Indiana Statehouse , where the president 's remains lay in state .
Indianapolis residents saw much activity in the drawdown of military forces at the end of the war . The last military troops organized in Indianapolis was the 156th Indiana , which mustered into service on April 12 for a year of service . In June formal receptions honored soldiers who returned home . On June 12 the last Confederate prisoner was parrolled at Camp Morton . On July 25 a military wagon train , 28 miles ( 45 km ) in length , passed through the city . By the autumn of 1865 the city 's Soldiers ' Home and Ladies ' Home had closed , as did most of the city 's military camps after the soldiers left Indianapolis .
= = Aftermath = =
Indiana 's economic situation improved after the war , particularly in Indianapolis ; its population increased from 8 @,@ 000 in 1850 to 45 @,@ 000 people at the end of 1864 . The city 's population exceeded 75 @,@ 000 by 1880 . As a result of the war , the city experienced a real @-@ estate boom . Real @-@ estate transactions increased from more than $ 1 million in 1860 to more than $ 5 million by 1870 . New residential suburbs , such as Irvington and Woodruff Place , were established , but Indianapolis still retained its slum areas . As the city grew , it also experienced a need for more public services , such as utilities and street railways , as well as an improved public school system . A street railway came to the city in the 1860s , the city established its first sewage system in 1869 , most of the city 's downtown streets were illuminated with gaslights by 1870 , and the first water supplied from a central waterworks was delivered to city residents in 1871 . Health care in the city also improved . Indianapolis City Hospital was equipped and staffed to begin treatment of civilian patients in 1866 .
Increased wartime manufacturing and industrial growth ushered in a new era of economic prosperity and the rise of labor unions in the city . By 1880 Indianapolis was Indiana 's commercial and industrial center . New industries in Indianapolis included pork @-@ packing plants and foundries , as well as numerous manufacturers , small businesses , retail shops , and banks . In 1876 Colonel Eli Lilly opened a new pharmaceutical laboratory on Indianapolis 's Pearl Street , founding what later became Eli Lilly and Company . The Union Railroad Transfer and Stock Yards Company , another major employer , opened in 1877 . After the war , Indianapolis continued to develop into a transportation hub . Existing railroad lines expanded and new ones were established , linking Indianapolis to other cities across the nation .
Indianapolis residents continued to assist those in need . Veterans programs were initiated to help wounded soldiers with housing , food , and other basic necessities . New orphanages and asylums joined the Indianapolis Orphans ' Home , chartered in 1850 , to aid women and children . The German Protestant Orphans ' Association was organized in 1867 . The Indianapolis Asylum for Friendless Colored Children , the state 's only orphanage for African American children , was established in 1870 . Other major charitable groups included the Indianapolis Benevolent Society and the Indianapolis Flower Mission , both organized in 1876 .
When the South returned to firm Democratic control at the end of the 1870s , Indiana became a key swing state , one of a few that often decided the outcome of national elections . Five Indiana politicians were vice @-@ presidential nominees on the major party tickets in elections held between 1868 and 1916 . Benjamin Harrison , an Indianapolis lawyer and former officer in the Union army , was elected the 23rd president of the United States in 1888 .
= = Memorials and tributes = =
In 1866 Indianapolis 's Crown Hill National Cemetery was established within the grounds of Crown Hill Cemetery , a privately owned cemetery northwest of downtown . It is one of two national military cemeteries established in Indiana as a result of the war . That same year , the first Union soldiers ' bodies that had been buried elsewhere in the city during the war were reinterred at Crown Hill .
In November 1866 the city continued to honor the service of Civil War veterans as the host of the first national Grand Army of the Republic encampment .
The Soldiers ' and Sailors ' Monument in downtown Indianapolis was erected to honor Indiana veterans of the Civil War . Construction began in 1888 after two decades of discussion . The monument was completed in 1901and dedicated on May 15 , 1902 .
= Léal Souvenir =
Léal Souvenir ( or Timotheus or Portrait of a Man ) is a small 1432 oil @-@ on @-@ oak panel portrait by the Early Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck . The sitter has not been identified , but his individualistic features suggest a historical person rather than the hypothetical ideal usual in contemporary northern Renaissance portraiture ; there is a contradiction between his unassuming appearance and deceptively sophisticated expression . The portrait is set within an imitation parapet which contains three layers of painted inscriptions , each rendered look as if chiseled onto stone . Van Eyck did not have full command of either classical Greek or Latin , and made errors , so readings by modern scholars are divided . The first inscription is in a form of Greek and seems to spell " TYΜ.ωΘΕΟC " , which has not been satisfactorily interpreted but has inspired some to title the work Timotheus . The middle lettering is in French , reads " Leal Souvenir " ( Loyal Memory ) and indicates that the portrait is commemorative , completed after the man 's death . The third records van Eyck 's signature and the date of execution in somewhat legalese wording , prompting some to think the man was involved in that profession .
The sitter 's features have been described as " plain and rustic " , yet he is presented as thoughtful and inward @-@ looking . A number of art historians have detected mournfulness in his expression , perhaps as art historian Erwin Panofsky suggests , he suffers from " loneliness " . The panel was acquired in 1857 by the National Gallery , London , where it is on permanent display . He was apparently significant enough a member of the Burgundian prince Philip the Good 's circle that his court painter would have portrayed him and aligned him with a figure from antiquity . The 19th @-@ century art historian Hippolyte Fierens Gevaert identified the lettering " TYΜ.ωΘΕΟC " with the Greek musician Timotheus of Miletus . Panofsky drew the same conclusion , eliminating other Greeks bearing the name Timothy ; they were of religious or military background , professions that do not match the dress of the sitter . Panofsky believed the man was probably a highly placed musician in Philip 's court . More recent research focuses on the apparent legalese of the inscriptions , and favours the idea that the man was a legal adviser to the crown , perhaps even reporting to van Eyck himself .
= = Description = =
Léal Souvenir is one of the earliest surviving examples of secular portraiture in medieval European art and one of the earliest extant unidealised representations . This is apparent in its realism and acute observation of the details of the man 's everyday appearance . Van Eyck worked in the early Renaissance tradition , and pioneered the manipulation of oil paint . Oil allows smooth translucent surfaces , and could be applied across a range of thicknesses . It could be manipulated while wet , allowing far more subtle detail than available to previous generations of painters .
= = = Parapet = = =
The parapet simulates marked or scarred stone . The decay allows van Eyck to display his skill at mimicking stone chiseling . The construct evidences the influence of classical Roman funerary art , particularly stone memorials . The parapet serves a number of functions ; mostly it provides a sense of gravitas ; the illusion of chips and cracks conveying a sense of the venerable , or according to art historian Elisabeth Dhanens , a sense of the " fragility of life or of memory itself " .
The man 's torso is undersized compared to his head , and that the parapet dominates the portrait , and given that the work is only the second of van Eyck 's known portraits , speculate if this is due to inexperience and poor design . Meiss wonders if he didn 't " lose control of [ the ] design as a whole by indulging his astounding virtuosity . " The panel 's ground is made from chalk . Infrared photography shows traces of short vertical hatching , and underdrawings of the face , arms and hands , which were repositioned in the final painting – originally the fingers were shorter , his right thumb was raised and the parapet was lower . Analysis of the pigment shows that the flesh of his face is painted with whites and vermilion , and traced with greys , blacks , blues and some ultramarine over a red @-@ lake glaze .
= = = Portrait = = =
The man is positioned within an undefined narrow space and set against a flat black background . Typically for van Eyck , the head is large in relation to the torso . He is dressed in typically Burgundian fashion , with a red robe and a green wool chaperon with a bourrelet and cornette hanging forward . The headdress is trimmed with fur , fastened with two buttons , and extends to the parapet . His right hand might be holding the end of the cornette . Neither the shape of his head nor his facial features correspond to contemporary standard types , let alone canons of ideal beauty . The sitter appears to be bald , although there are some faint traces of fair hair , leading Erwin Panofsky to conclude that his " countenance is as ' Nordic ' as his dress is Burgundian . " He has neither eyebrows nor stubble , while it is believed the eyelashes were added by a 19th @-@ century restorer . Van Eyck 's cool observation of the man 's narrow shoulders , pursed lips and thin eyebrows extends to detailing the moisture on his blue eyes . He holds a scroll that might be a legal document , letter or pamphlet . In his early portraits , van Eyck 's sitters are often shown holding objects indicative of their profession . The scroll contains six lines of illegible writing . The abbreviations are more prominent and seem to be in Latin , but may be vernacular .
Light falls from the left , leaving traces of shadow on the side of his face , a device commonly found in van Eyck 's early portraits . The man is youthful , his face has a soft fleshiness achieved through shallow curves and flowing harmonious brushstrokes giving the appearance of a relaxed , warm and open personality , which Meiss describes as evoking an almost " Rembrandtesque warmth and sympathy . " The man is not handsome ; he has a flattish face , stubby yet pointed nose and cheekbones that might , according to Panofsky , belong to a " Flemish peasant . " Dhanens describes him as having a " snub " nose , " prominent " cheek bones , and an honest expression .
A number of art historians have noted the apparent contradictions in the man 's plain looks and enigmatic expression . Meiss describes him as " plain and rustic " , and finds resemblance between his rather generic face and a number of figures in the lower portions of the " Adoration of the Lamb " panel in the Ghent Altarpiece . He concedes to Panofsky 's view , observing a " thoughtfulness on the high , wrinkled forehead , visionary force in the dreamy yet steady eyes , [ and ] a formidable strength of passion in the wide , firm mouth . " According to Panofsky , the man 's face is not that of an intellectual , yet he detects a pensive and lonely nature , " the face of one who feels and produces rather than observes and dissects . " Unlike Rogier van der Weyden , who pays especially close attention to detail in the rendering of his model 's fingers , to van Eyck hands were often something of an afterthought . They are generically rendered , do not contain much detail and may have been a later addition by his workshop . Yet they are very similar to those of the sitter in his c . 1435 Portrait of Baudouin de Lannoy . Given the clutched scroll , it is accepted that he was a legal professional for the Dukes of Burgundy , and given van Eyck 's high position , may worked as agent for the artist . In either case , although he is not grandly dressed and is probably a member of the middle class , he must have been highly regarded in Philip 's court , given that such portraits rarely depicted non @-@ nobles .
= = = Inscriptions and identity of sitter = = =
The parapet has three horizontal layers of inscription , with smaller lettering on the top and lower levels that is often not visible in reproductions . In places the Greek characters are unclear , and have been widely speculated on by art historians , not least due to van Eyck 's sometimes erratic spelling and unusual spacings . Panofsky notes that many of the errors in the work appear in Byzantine script , most likely was his source , while in instances there are no definitive formations of characters for some of the constructs he appears to be use .
The top lettering is in chalk white and in Greek script reads " TYΜ.ωΘΕΟC " . However the last character is deliberately concealed by a chip in the imitation stone , a touch described by Panofsky as a " terminal flourish " . This makes the meaning of the inscription overall difficult to discern . A general consensus has formed that the final character is a square C or sigma sign . Campbell cautions that the inscriptions are in Greek indicates their meaning was probably intended " to be obscure " , and that there may be a significant reason why the final character is partially illegiable in such a deliberate way . He cautions that it is " rash to attempt to supply the missing verb " .
" TYΜ.ωΘΕΟC " was interpreted in 1857 by Charles Eastlake as " Timotheos " , a proper name . However , if this was the intended meaning , more correct lettering would have read " TIM.OΘEOC " , which suggests van Eyck introduced spelling errors . One proposal is the inscription meant to read " Honour God " , or " Be Honored , O God " , written in the passive imperative . Panofsky considers the hypothesis that the final letter is a " N " , and that the lettering forms two words rather than one . In this interpretation , the letters spell TYΜω ΘΕΟN , meaning " Honour God " . While he admires the convenience of the interpretation , and the fact that it would make explanation more straightforward than if we accept " Timotheus " , he rejects the possibility . He writes that " the presence of a shorter horizontal line connecting with the slightly tapering top of the vertical stroke and completing it into a Γ form ... evidently precludes a " N " . Dhanens suggests the inscription can be read as " Time Deum " ( " Fear God " ) , a known motto of the Vilain family .
Eastlake 's translation as " Timotheos " is generally accepted , although the possibility of it being a variant of " Timothy " has been discounted , as that word was not used in Northern Europe before the Reformation . There is no Germanic name which might , given the lettering in which it inscribed , imply a humanistic imitation of a Greek word . As such , art historians have sought to identify the man from Greek history or legend . Although some have advanced Athenian and Syrian generals , these have been discounted as the sitter is not wearing military clothing . Saint Timothy , first Bishop of Ephesus and associate of Saint Paul , has been suggested but eliminated as he is not dressed as a high cleric .
The larger middle inscription is in French , using a 12th @-@ century script . It reads " LEAL SOVVENIR " ( Loyal Remembrance , or Faithful Souvenir ) , and painted to give the impression that it was carved into the parapet . In 1927 , Hippolyte Fierens Gevaert put forward Timotheus of Miletus , a Greek musician and dithyrambic poet born c . 446 . Gevaert held that the portrait was a commemoration of a court artist who had recently died , and that the classical reference was intended to flatter his memory . Panofsky largely went with this position in 1949 . He speculated that the sitter was the celebrated musician Gilles Binchois , by 1430 a canon at St. Donatian 's Cathedral , Bruges . Campbell is skeptical , disclaiming that the sitter " is not dressed as a cleric " . Other theories include that the man was a Greek or Lucchese merchant , Henry the Navigator , Jean de Croÿ , or , less likely , that it is a self @-@ portrait . Though much disagreement exists , it is probable that he was a native French speaker , and a notary , poet or member of the Compagnie du Chapel Vert ( " Society of the Green Hat " ) at Tournai . Elisabeth Dhanens rejectes the theory that the man was a musician on the basis that van Eyck would have made this explicit , portraying him holding a device or emblem clearly symbolizing music . She concludes that he is an accountant or lawyer holding a legal or financial document .
From the first two inscriptions the panel is generally accepted as a posthumous portrait . Roman tombstones often showed a representation of the deceased behind a parapet with a carved inscription , and van Eyck may have known of these from travels to France . The lower inscription reads " Actu [ m ] an [ n ] o d [ omi ] ni.1432.10.die ocobris.a.ioh [ anne ] de Eyck " ( These are done in the year of our Lord 1432 on the 10th day of October by Jan van Eyck ) . Campbell observes that the phrasing of this extended signature is surprisingly reminiscent of legalese , and that van Eyck seems to be reinforcing that the man was a legal professional . Jacques Paviot notes that it is written in the Gothic cursive script Bastarda , then favoured by the legal trade .
= = Condition = =
The panel consists of a single 8mm ( 0 @.@ 3 in ) vertically cut oak board , cut down close to the painted surface . It has a small unpainted area at the upper left . The support 's encasing was probably changed in the 19th century ; today four of the eight supports are fixed to the edges of the interior borders , forming inner mouldings . The other four act as inner pins . The varnish is severely degraded , with key areas of paint and ground either removed or overpainted . Infrared photography of the reverse reveals underdrawings , but they do not give any hint as to the identity of the sitter . Its ground is mostly chalk based , the pigments are predominantly blacks , red lake and blues . The final portrait differs in many ways from the underdrawing — the fingers are shorter , his right arm once extended over a larger area . In the final portrait the ear is elevated , and the scroll occupies a larger pictorial space .
It is not particularly well preserved . There are yellowish layers of glaze over the face , probably later additions . The varnishes have degraded and lost their original colors . The panel has undergone a number of detrimental retouchings . In instances these have altered the sitter 's appearance , most especially the removal of strands of fair hair below the chaperon . It has sustained structural damage , especially to the marble on the reverse . The National Gallery repaired some " slight injuries " when it came into their possession in 1857 . Campbell notes a number of efforts by later restorers were imperfect and " rather disfiguring " , including touchings to the man 's nostrils , eyelashes and tip of his nose . There is a yellowish glaze over the eyes that seems to be either damage or overpaint . The panel is discoloured overall and suffers from aged and degenerated varnishes which make the original pigments hard to discern .
= = Provenance = =
The painting was widely copied and imitated during the 15th century . Near exact copper reproductions were recorded in Bergamo and Turin . Petrus Christus borrowed the illusionistic carving on the parapet for his 1446 Portrait of a Carthusian . A c . 1449 – 50 portrait of Marco Barbarigo attributed to a follower of van Eyck is heavily indebted , in that it is also unusually tall and narrow , with a large space above the sitter 's head .
The painting is first recorded in the National Gallery 's collector and later director Charles Eastlake 's notes from its acquisition that year . He mentions that it had been in the possession of the Scottish landscape painter Karl Ross ( 1816 – 58 ) " before 1854 " . Like many of van Eyck 's works and those of the Early Netherlandish painters in general , the painting 's provenance is murky before the 19th century . Two near @-@ contemporary copies in copper were recorded that year in Bergamo and Turin when the National Gallery was verifying attribution . The first was found by Eastlake in the collection of the Lochis family of Bergamo in Italy . A second copy was located in Turin , belonging to a Count Castellane Harrach , also on copper and described as smaller than the original , and " very weak " . Both are now lost .
Ink markings on the marble reverse show a small cross which may record a merchant 's mark or emblem . Although it is incomplete and no identification has been made , W. H. J. Weale detected the mark of " an early Italian , probably Venetian owner " . An early provenance in Italy would not imply that the man came from that country ; van Eyck 's works were often purchased by collectors from that region .
= Vito Cascioferro =
Vito Cascioferro or Vito Cascio Ferro ( January 22 , 1862 – September 20 , 1943 ) , also known as Don Vito , was a prominent member of the Sicilian Mafia . He also operated for several years in the United States . He is often depicted as the " boss of bosses " , although such a position does not exist in the loose structure of Cosa Nostra in Sicily .
Cascioferro 's life is full of myth and mystery . He became a legend even when he was alive , and that legend is partially responsible for creating the image of the gallant gentleman capomafia ( Mafia boss ) . He is widely considered to have been responsible for the 1909 murder of Joseph Petrosino , head of the New York City police department 's Italian Squad . However , he was never convicted of the crime .
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officer . The next year he joined the Australian National Airlines Commission ( ANAC ) , the controlling body of the federal government 's domestic carrier , Trans Australia Airlines ( TAA ) . He rose to the Vice Chairmanship of ANAC before retiring in 1968 . During his term on the commission , Wackett witnessed the arrival of the Jet Age to domestic air routes , with TAA taking delivery of its first Boeing 727 in 1964 , and its first Douglas DC @-@ 9 in 1967 . He was also elected a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society . Like his brother Lawrence , who wrote two books on the subject , Ellis Wackett 's chief hobby was angling . He died in Warracknabeal , Victoria , on 3 August 1984 ; his wife predeceased him in 1975 .
For his commitment to the concept of airworthiness , as an attitude to quality and professionalism that went beyond simply whether aircraft were fit to fly or not , Wackett has been described as one of the " outstanding officers of the post @-@ war era " . The establishment of a dedicated Technical Branch , which he founded in 1948 , was a key factor in the Air Force developing the ability to successfully manage the maintenance and upgrade of such highly sophisticated aircraft as the General Dynamics F @-@ 111 . Wackett 's 17 @-@ year tenure on the Air Board , which was dissolved in 1976 , remained the longest of any officer in the RAAF . He was followed by a series of leaders of the Technical Branch ( renamed Engineering Branch in 1966 ) who shared his vision , including Air Vice Marshals Ernie Hey ( 1960 – 1972 ) and James Rowland ( 1972 – 75 ) . Wackett was among those considered as possible successors to Air Marshal George Jones as Chief of the Air Staff ( CAS ) when the latter was retired in 1952 , but Prime Minister Robert Menzies ' federal government chose an RAF officer for the role , Air Marshal Sir Donald Hardman . In any case , Air Force regulations at that time stipulated that appointees had to belong to the RAAF 's General Duties ( Aircrew ) Branch . In 1975 , Air Marshal Rowland was appointed as CAS , though he had to transfer from Engineering to General Duties before this could be formalised . The following year , the requirement for CAS to be a member of the General Duties Branch was removed .
= Celilo Falls =
Celilo Falls ( Wyam , meaning " echo of falling water " or " sound of water upon the rocks , " in several native languages ) was a tribal fishing area on the Columbia River , just east of the Cascade Mountains , on what is today the border between the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington . The name refers to a series of cascades and waterfalls on the river , as well as to the native settlements and trading villages that existed there in various configurations for 15 @,@ 000 years . Celilo was the oldest continuously inhabited community on the North American continent until 1957 , when the falls and nearby settlements were submerged by the construction of The Dalles Dam .
= = Geography = =
= = = Main waterfall = = =
The main waterfall , known variously as Celilo Falls , The Chutes , Great Falls , or Columbia Falls , consisted of three sections : a cataract , called Horseshoe Falls or Tumwater Falls ; a deep eddy , the Cul @-@ de @-@ Sac ; and the main channel . These features were formed by the Columbia River 's relentless push through basalt narrows on the final leg of its journey to the Pacific Ocean . Frequently more than a mile ( 1 @.@ 6 km ) in width , the river was squeezed here into a width of only 140 feet ( 43 m ) . The seasonal flow of the Columbia changed the height of the falls over the course of a year . At low water the drop was about 20 feet ( 6 @.@ 1 m ) . In 1839 , Modeste Demers investigated the area in some detail and described not just one fall but a great many , in different channels and with different qualities . He wrote , " The number and variety [ of the channels and falls ] are surprising . They are not all equally deep . The falls are from 3 to 12 and 15 feet high . " During the spring freshet in June and July , the falls could be completely submerged . The falls were the sixth @-@ largest by volume in the world and were among the largest in North America . Average annual flow was about 190 @,@ 000 ft ³ / sec ( 5380 m ³ / s ) , and during periods of high water or flood , as much as 1 @,@ 240 @,@ 000 ft ³ / sec ( 35 @,@ 113 m ³ / s ) passed over the falls .
= = = The Narrows and The Dalles = = =
Celilo Falls itself was the first in a series of cascades and rapids known collectively as The Narrows or The Dalles , stretching for about 12 miles ( 19 km ) downstream . Over that length , the river dropped 82 feet ( 25 m ) at high water and 63 feet ( 19 m ) at low water .
Three miles ( 4 @.@ 8 km ) below Celilo Falls was a stretch of rapids known variously as the Short Narrows , Ten Mile Rapids , the Little ( or Upper ) Dalles , or Les Petites Dalles . These rapids were about 1 mile ( 1 @.@ 6 km ) long and 250 feet ( 76 m ) wide . Ten miles ( 16 km ) below Celilo Falls was another stretch of rapids , this one known as the Long Narrows , Five Mile Rapids , the Big ( or Lower ) Dalles , Les Grandes Dalles , or Grand Dalles . This stretch of rapids was about 3 miles ( 4 @.@ 8 km ) long , and the river channel narrowed to 75 feet ( 23 m ) . Immediately downstream were the Dalles Rapids ( or Wascopam to the local natives ) , about 1 @.@ 5 miles ( 2 @.@ 4 km ) long . Here the river dropped 15 feet ( 4 @.@ 6 m ) in a tumult much commented on by early explorers .
The Long Narrows and the Dalles Rapids are sometimes grouped together under names such as Grand Dalles , Les Dalles , Big Dalles , or The Dalles . One early observer , Ross Cox , noted a three @-@ mile " succession of boiling whirlpools . " Explorer Charles Wilkes described it as " one of the most remarkable places upon the Columbia . " He calculated that the river dropped about 50 feet ( 15 m ) over 2 miles ( 3 @.@ 2 km ) here . During the spring freshet , the river rose as much as 62 feet ( 19 m ) , radically altering the nature of the rapids . Fur trader Alexander Ross wrote , " [ The water ] rushes with great impetuosity ; the foaming surges dash through the rocks with terrific violence ; no craft , either large or small , can venture there safely . During floods , this obstruction , or ledge of rocks , is covered with water , yet the passage of the narrows is not thereby improved . "
= = History = =
= = = Fishing and trading = = =
For 15 @,@ 000 years , native peoples gathered at Wyam to fish and exchange goods . They built wooden platforms out over the water and caught salmon with dipnets and long spears on poles as the fish swam up through the rapids and jumped over the falls . Historically , an estimated fifteen to twenty million salmon passed through the falls every year , making it one of the greatest fishing sites in North America .
Celilo Falls and The Dalles were strategically located at the border between Chinookan and Sahaptian speaking peoples and served as the center of an extensive trading network across the Pacific Plateau . Artifacts from the original village site at Celilo suggest that trade goods came from as far away as the Great Plains , Southwestern United States , and Alaska . There are also numerous rock art drawings at the head of the falls . This demonstrates the site to not just be important for trading purposes . It acted as a melting pot for the cultures which fished and traded there . When the Lewis and Clark expedition passed through the area in 1805 , the explorers found a " great emporium … where all the neighboring nations assemble , " and a population density unlike anything they had seen on their journey . Accordingly , historians have likened the Celilo area to the “ Wall Street of the West . " The Wishram people lived on the north bank , while the Wasco lived on the south bank , with the most intense bargaining occurring at the Wishram village of Nix @-@ luidix . Charles Wilkes reported finding three major native fishing sites on the lower Columbia — Celilo Falls , the Big Dalles , and Cascades Rapids , with the Big Dalles being the largest . Alexander Ross described it as the " great rendezvous " of native traders , as " the great emporium or mart of the Columbia . " Pinnipeds such as sea lions and seals followed salmon up the Columbia as far as Celilo Falls . In 1841 George Simpson wrote " these animals ascend the Columbia in great numbers in quest of the salmon .
= = = Navigation = = =
The seasonal changes in the Columbia 's flow , high in summer and low in winter , affected Celilo Falls dramatically . Lewis and Clark reached Celilo Falls in the late autumn when the water was relatively low , turning the falls into a major barrier . In contrast , when David Thompson passed Celilo Falls in July 1811 , the high water obscured the falls and made his passage through the Columbia Gorge relatively easy . Modeste Demers wrote about the seasonal change in 1839 : " One may be astonished to learn that these chutes , so terrible at low water , are smooth and still at very high water , which does not happen every year . Then it is that , instead of fearing them , the voyageurs hasten to approach them , to light their pipes and rest . " More difficult was the Long Narrows , or Big Dalles , ten miles below Celilo Falls . This section of the river was impassable during high water . During the autumn low water they were passable but with unloaded boats only , and even then the passage was very dangerous . " They are never passed without dread , " wrote François Blanchet in 1839 . Narcissa Whitman asserted in 1836 that over one hundred " white lives " had been lost at the Dalles .
In the 1840s and 1850s , American pioneers began arriving in the area , traveling down the Columbia on wooden barges loaded with wagons . Many lost their lives in the violent currents near Celilo . In the 1870s , the Army Corps of Engineers embarked on a plan to improve navigation on the river . In 1915 , they completed the 14 @-@ mile ( 23 km ) Celilo Canal , a portage allowing steamboats to circumvent the turbulent falls . Though the canal 's opening was greeted with great enthusiasm and anticipation , the canal was scarcely used and was completely idle by 1919 .
= = Flooded by the dam = =
As more settlers arrived in the Pacific Northwest in the 1930s and 1940s , civic leaders advocated a system of hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River . They argued that the dams would improve navigation for barge traffic from interior regions to the ocean ; provide a reliable source of irrigation for agricultural production ; provide electricity for the World War II defense industry ; and alleviate the flooding of downriver cities , as occurred in the 1948 destruction of Vanport City , Oregon .
Aluminum production , shipbuilding , and nuclear production at the Hanford site contributed to a rapid increase in regional demand for electricity . By 1943 , fully 96 percent of Columbia River electricity was being used for war manufacturing . The volume of water at Celilo Falls made The Dalles an attractive site for a new dam in the eyes of the Corps of Engineers .
Throughout this period , native people continued to fish at Celilo , under the provisions of the 1855 Treaties signed with the Yakama Nation , the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs , and the Walla Walla , Umatilla , and Cayuse , which guaranteed the tribes ' ancient " right of taking fish at all usual and accustomed stations . " In 1947 , the federal government convened Congressional hearings and concluded that the proposed dam at The Dalles would not violate tribal fishing rights under the treaties . Subsequently , the government reached a monetary settlement with the affected tribes , paying $ 26 @.@ 8 million for the loss of Celilo and other fishing sites on the Columbia .
The Army Corps of Engineers commenced work on The Dalles Dam in 1952 and completed it five years later . On March 10 , 1957 , hundreds of observers looked on as a rising Lake Celilo rapidly silenced the falls , submerged fishing platforms , and consumed the village of Celilo , ending an age @-@ old existence for those who lived there . A small Native American community exists today at nearby Celilo Village , on a bluff overlooking the former location of the falls .
In 2008 the Army Corps of Engineers completed a survey of the Celilo Falls site using sonar technology , in response to the 50th anniversary of the flooding of the falls . The survey revealed that the falls remain intact below the artificial lake , and that " rocky outcrops , carved basins and channels that match aerial photographs from the 1940s . "
= = Legacy = =
Celilo Falls retains great cultural significance for native peoples . Ted Strong of the Intertribal Fish Commission told one historian , " If you are an Indian person and you think , you can still see all the characteristics of that waterfall . If you listen , you can still hear its roar . If you inhale , the fragrances of mist and fish and water come back again . " In 2007 , three thousand people gathered at Celilo Village to commemorate the 50 @-@ year anniversary of the inundation of the falls .
Artist and architect Maya Lin is working on interpretive artwork at Celilo for the Confluence Project , scheduled for completion in 2016 .
= Hawksbill sea turtle =
The hawksbill sea turtle ( Eretmochelys imbricata ) is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae . It is the only extant species in the genus Eretmochelys . The species has a worldwide distribution , with Atlantic and Indo @-@ Pacific subspecies — E. i. imbricata and E. i. bissa , respectively .
The hawksbill 's appearance is similar to that of other marine turtles . In general , it has a flattened body shape , a protective carapace , and flipper @-@ like limbs , adapted for swimming in the open ocean . E. imbricata is easily distinguished from other sea turtles by its sharp , curving beak with prominent tomium , and the saw @-@ like appearance of its shell margins . Hawksbill shells slightly change colors , depending on water temperature . While this turtle lives part of its life in the open ocean , it spends more time in shallow lagoons and coral reefs . Human fishing practices threaten E. imbricata populations with extinction . The World Conservation Union classifies the hawksbill as critically endangered . Hawksbill shells were the primary source of tortoiseshell material used for decorative purposes . The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species outlaws the capture and trade of hawksbill sea turtles and products derived from them .
= = Anatomy and morphology = =
E. imbricata has the typical appearance of a marine turtle . Like the other members of its family , it has a depressed body form and flipper @-@ like limbs adapted for swimming .
Adult hawksbill sea turtles have been known to grow up to 1 m ( 3 ft ) in length , weighing around 80 kg ( 180 lb ) on average . The heaviest hawksbill ever captured was measured to be 127 kg ( 280 lb ) . The turtle 's shell , or carapace , has an amber background patterned with an irregular combination of light and dark streaks , with predominantly black and mottled @-@ brown colors radiating to the sides .
Several characteristics of the hawksbill sea turtle distinguish it from other sea turtle species . Its elongated , tapered head ends in a beak @-@ like mouth ( from which its common name is derived ) , and its beak is more sharply pronounced and hooked than others . The hawksbill 's fore limbs have two visible claws on each flipper .
One of the hawksbill 's more easily distinguished characteristics is the pattern of thick scutes that make up its carapace . While its carapace has five central scutes and four pairs of lateral scutes like several members of its family , E. imbricata 's posterior scutes overlap in such a way as to give the rear margin of its carapace a serrated look , similar to the edge of a saw or a steak knife . The turtle 's carapace has been known to reach almost 1 m ( 3 ft ) in length . The hawksbill appears to frequently employ its sturdy shell to insert its body into tight spaces in reefs .
Hawksbill sea turtles ' sand tracks are asymmetrical , because they crawl on land with an alternating gait . By contrast , the green sea turtle and the leatherback turtle crawl rather symmetrically .
Due to its consumption of venomous cnidarians , hawksbill sea turtle flesh can become toxic .
The hawksbill sea turtle has been shown to be biofluorescent and is the first reptile recorded with this characteristic . It is unknown if this is derived from the turtle 's diet , which includes biofluorescent organisms like the hard coral Physogyra lichtensteini . Males have more intense pigmentation than females , and a behavioural role of these differences is speculated .
= = Distribution = =
Hawksbill sea turtles have a wide range , found predominantly in tropical reefs of the Indian , Pacific , and Atlantic Oceans . Of all the sea turtle species , E. imbricata is the one most associated with warm tropical waters . Two major subpopulations are known , in the Atlantic and Indo @-@ Pacific .
= = = Atlantic subpopulation = = =
In the Atlantic , hawksbill populations range as far west as the Gulf of Mexico and as far southeast as the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa . They live off the Brazilian coast ( specifically Bahia , Fernando de Noronha ) through southern Florida and the waters off Virginia .
In the Caribbean , the main nesting beaches are in the Lesser Antilles , Barbados , Guadeloupe , Tortuguero in Costa Rica , and in the Yucatan . They feed in the waters off Cuba and around Mona Island near Puerto Rico among other places .
= = = Indo @-@ Pacific subpopulation = = =
In the Indian Ocean , hawksbills are a common sight along the east coast of Africa , including the seas surrounding Madagascar and nearby island groups , and all along the southern Asian coast , including the Persian Gulf , the Red Sea , and the coasts of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia . They are present across the Malay Archipelago and northern Australia . Their Pacific range is limited to the ocean 's tropical and subtropical regions . In the west , it extends from the southwestern tips of the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese Archipelago south to northern New Zealand .
The Philippines hosts several nesting sites , including the island of Boracay and Punta Dumalag in Davao City . A small group of islands in the southwest of the archipelago has been named the " Turtle Islands " because two species of sea turtles nest there : the hawksbill and the green sea turtle . In January 2016 , a juvenile was seen in Gulf of Thailand . In Hawaii , hawksbills mostly nest on the " main " islands of Oahu , Maui , Molokai , and Hawaii . In Australia , hawksbills are known to nest on Milman Island in the Great Barrier Reef . Hawksbill sea turtles nest as far west as Cousine Island in the Seychelles , where the species has been legally protected since 1994 , and the population is showing some recovery . The Seychelles ' inner islands and islets , such as Aldabra , are popular feeding grounds for immature hawksbills .
= = = Eastern Pacific subpopulation = = =
In the eastern Pacific , hawksbills are known to occur from the Baja Peninsula in Mexico south along the coast to southern Peru . Nonetheless , as recently as 2007 , the species had been considered largely extirpated in the region . Important remnant nesting and foraging sites have since been discovered in Mexico , El Salvador , Nicaragua , and Ecuador , providing new opportunities for research and conservation . In contrast to their traditional roles in other parts of the world , where hawksbills primarily inhabit coral reefs and rocky substrate areas , in the eastern Pacific , hawksbills tend to forage and nest principally in mangrove estuaries , such as those present in the Bahia de Jiquilisco ( El Salvador ) , Gulf of Fonseca ( Nicaragua , El Salvador , and Honduras ) , Estero Padre Ramos ( Nicaragua ) , and the Gulf of Guayaquil ( Ecuador ) . Multi @-@ national initiatives , such as the Eastern Pacific Hawksbill Initiative , are currently pushing efforts to research and conserve the population , which remains poorly understood .
= = Ecology = =
= = = Habitat = = =
Adult hawksbill sea turtles are primarily found in tropical coral reefs . They are usually seen resting in caves and ledges in and around these reefs throughout the day . As a highly migratory species , they inhabit a wide range of habitats , from the open ocean to lagoons and even mangrove swamps in estuaries . Little is known about the habitat preferences of early life @-@ stage E. imbricata ; like other young sea turtles , they are assumed to be completely pelagic , remaining at sea until they mature .
= = = Feeding = = =
While the hawksbill sea turtles mainly feed on sponges found on coral reefs , they also feed on crustaceans , algae , and fish . They are prey to large fish , sharks , and humans . The hawksbill sea turtles are unfortunately endangered mainly due to human impact . These sea turtles mainly stay close to shorelines as this is where sponge @-@ bearing coral reefs can be found , as well as beaches that provide nesting sites .
While they are omnivorous , sea sponges are their principal food ; they constitute 70 – 95 % of the turtles ' diets in the Caribbean . However , like many spongivores , they feed only on select species , ignoring many others . Caribbean populations feed primarily on the orders Astrophorida , Spirophorida , and Hadromerida in the class Demospongiae . Aside from sponges , hawksbills feed on algae , cnidarians , comb jellies and other jellyfish , and sea anemones . They also feed on the dangerous jellyfish @-@ like hydrozoan , the Portuguese man o ' war ( Physalia physalis ) . Hawksbills close their unprotected eyes when they feed on these cnidarians . The man o ' war 's stinging cells cannot penetrate the turtles ' armored heads .
Hawksbills are highly resilient and resistant to their prey . Some of the sponges they eat , such as Aaptos aaptos , Chondrilla nucula , Tethya actinia , Spheciospongia vesparium , and Suberites domuncula , are highly ( often lethally ) toxic to other organisms . In addition , hawksbills choose sponge species with significant numbers of siliceous spicules , such as Ancorina , Geodia ( G. gibberosa ) , Ecionemia , and Placospongia .
= = Life history = =
Not much is known about the life history of hawksbills . Their life history can be divided into three phases , namely the pelagic phase , from hatching to about 20 cm , the benthic phase , when the immature turtles recruit to foraging areas , and the reproductive phase , when they reach sexual maturity . The pelagic phase possibly lasts until the turtles reach around 20 cm in length in 1 – 3 years , reaching sexual maturity at around 40 cm ( 2 – 4 years ) . Hawksbills show a degree of fidelity after recruiting to the benthic phase , however movement to other similar habitats is possible .
= = = Breeding = = =
Hawksbills mate biannually in secluded lagoons off their nesting beaches in remote islands throughout their range . Mating season for Atlantic hawksbills usually spans April to November . Indian Ocean populations , such as the Seychelles hawksbill population , mate from September to February . After mating , females drag their heavy bodies high onto the beach during the night . They clear an area of debris and dig a nesting hole using their rear flippers , then lay clutches of eggs and cover them with sand . Caribbean and Florida nests of E. imbricata normally contain around 140 eggs . After the hours @-@ long process , the female returns to the sea .
The baby turtles , usually weighing less than 24 g ( 0 @.@ 85 oz ) hatch at night after around two months . These newly emergent hatchlings are dark @-@ colored , with heart @-@ shaped carapaces measuring around 2 @.@ 5 cm ( 0 @.@ 98 in ) long . They instinctively crawl into the sea , attracted by the reflection of the moon on the water ( possibly disrupted by light sources such as street lamps and lights ) . While they emerge under the cover of darkness , baby turtles that do not reach the water by daybreak are preyed upon by shorebirds , shore crabs , and other predators .
= = = Maturity = = =
Hawksbills evidently reach maturity after 20 years . Their lifespan is unknown . Like other sea turtles , hawksbills are solitary for most of their lives ; they meet only to mate . They are highly migratory . Because of their tough carapaces , adults ' only predators are sharks , estuarine crocodiles , octopuses , and some species of pelagic fish .
A series of biotic and abiotic cues , such as individual genetics , foraging quantity and quality , or population density , may trigger the maturation of the reproductive organs and the production of gametes and thus determine sexual maturity . Like many reptiles , all marine turtles of a same aggregation are highly unlikely to reach sexual maturity at the same size and thus age . Age at maturity has been estimated to occur between 10 and 25 years of age for Caribbean hawksbills . Turtles nesting in the Indo @-@ Pacific region may reach maturity at a minimum of 30 to 35 years .
= = Evolutionary history = =
Within the sea turtles , E. imbricata has several unique anatomical and ecological traits . It is the only primarily spongivorous reptile . Because of this , its evolutionary position is somewhat unclear . Molecular analyses support placement of Eretmochelys within the taxonomic tribe Carettini , which includes the carnivorous loggerhead and ridley sea turtles , rather than in the tribe Chelonini , which includes the herbivorous green turtle . The hawksbill probably evolved from carnivorous ancestors .
= = Etymology and taxonomic history = =
Linnaeus originally described the hawksbill sea turtle as Testudo imbricata in 1766 , in the 12th edition of his Systema Naturae . In 1843 , Austrian zoologist Leopold Fitzinger moved it into genus Eretmochelys . In 1857 , the species was temporarily misdescribed as Eretmochelys imbricata squamata .
Two subspecies are accepted in E. imbricata 's taxon . E. i. bissa ( Rüppell , 1835 ) refers to populations that reside in the Pacific Ocean . The Atlantic population is a separate subspecies , E. i. imbricata ( Linnaeus , 1766 ) . The nominate subspecies is the Atlantic taxon , because Linnaeus ' type specimen was from the Atlantic .
Fitzinger derived the genus ' name , Eretmochelys , from the Greek roots eretmo and chelys , corresponding to " oar " and " turtle " , respectively . The name refers to the turtles ' oar @-@ like front flippers . The species ' name imbricata is Latin , corresponding to the English term imbricate . This appropriately describes the turtles ' overlapping posterior scutes . The Pacific hawksbill 's subspecies name , bissa , is Latin for " double " . The subspecies was originally described as Caretta bissa ; the term referred to the then @-@ species being the second species in the genus . Caretta is the genus of the hawksbill 's much larger relative , the loggerhead turtle .
= = Exploitation by humans = =
Throughout the world , hawksbill sea turtles are taken by humans , though it is illegal to hunt them in many countries . In some parts of the world , hawksbill sea turtles are eaten as a delicacy . As far back as the fifth century BC , sea turtles , including the hawksbill , were eaten as delicacies in China .
Many cultures also use turtles ' shells for decoration . These turtles have been harvested for their beautiful shell since Egyptian times , and the material known as tortoiseshell is normally from the hawksbill . In China , where it was known as tai mei , the hawksbill is called the " tortoise @-@ shell turtle " , named primarily for its shell , which was used for making and decorating a variety of small items , as it was in the West . In Japan , the turtles are also harvested for their shell scutes , which are called bekko in Japanese . It is used in various personal implements , such as eyeglass frames and the shamisen ( Japanese traditional three @-@ stringed instrument ) picks . In 1994 , Japan stopped importing hawksbill shells from other nations . Prior to this , the Japanese hawksbill shell trade was around 30 @,@ 000 kg ( 66 @,@ 000 lb ) of raw shells per year . In the West , hawksbill sea turtle shells were harvested by the ancient Greeks and ancient Romans for jewelry , such as combs , brushes , and rings . The bulk of the world 's hawksbill shell trade originates in the Caribbean . In 2006 , processed shells were regularly available , often in large amounts , in countries including the Dominican Republic and Colombia .
The hawksbill sea turtle appears on the reverse side of the Venezuelan 20 @-@ bolivar and the Brazilian 2 @-@ reais banknotes . A much @-@ beloved fountain sculpture of a boy riding a hawksbill , affectionately known as Turtle Boy , stands in Worcester , Massachusetts .
= = Conservation = =
Consensus has determined sea turtles , including E. imbricata to be , at the very least , threatened species because of their slow growth and maturity , and slow reproductive rates . Many adult turtles have been killed by humans , both accidentally and deliberately , for instance , due to loss of nesting , pollution and coastal development . In addition , human and animal encroachment threatens nesting sites , and small mammals dig up eggs . In the US Virgin Islands , mongooses raid hawksbill nests ( along with those of other sea turtles , such as Dermochelys coriacea ) right after they are laid .
In 1982 , the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species first listed E. imbricata as endangered . This endangered status continued through several reassessments in 1986 , 1988 , 1990 , and 1994 until it was upgraded in status to critically endangered in 1996 . Two petitions challenged its status as an endangered species prior to this , claiming the turtle ( along with three other species ) had several significant stable populations worldwide . These petitions were rejected based on their analysis of data submitted by the Marine Turtle Specialist Group ( MTSG ) . The data given by the MTSG showed the worldwide hawksbill sea turtle population had declined by 80 % in the three most recent generations , and no significant population increase occurred as of 1996 . CR A2 status was denied , however , because the IUCN did not find sufficient data to show the population likely to decrease by a further 80 % in the future .
The species ( along with the entire family Cheloniidae ) has been listed on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species . It is illegal to import or export turtle products , or to kill , capture , or harass hawksbill sea turtles .
Local involvement in conservation efforts has also increased in the past few years .
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service have classified hawksbills as endangered under the Endangered Species Act since 1970 . The US government established several recovery plans for protecting E. imbricata .
= SpongeBob 's Atlantis SquarePantis =
SpongeBob 's Atlantis SquarePantis is a 2007 made @-@ for @-@ television musical comedy special directed by Andrew Overtoom . It stars Tom Kenny , Bill Fagerbakke , Rodger Bumpass , Clancy Brown , Carolyn Lawrence , and Mr. Lawrence . SpongeBob 's Atlantis SquarePantis originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on November 12 , 2007 , following a 12 @-@ hour @-@ marathon of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes . The series follows the adventures of the title character in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom . In the film , SpongeBob ( voiced by Kenny ) and Patrick ( voiced by Fagerbakke ) discover a half of an ancient medallion that helps them & their friends get to the lost city of Atlantis .
It was written by Casey Alexander , Zeus Cervas , Steven Banks , and Dani Michaeli . British musician and actor David Bowie guest starred as the voice of Lord Royal Highness . Upon release , it attracted an estimated 8 @.@ 8 million viewers .
= = Plot = =
SpongeBob and Patrick find a piece of a medallion to the lost city of Atlantis , but have no idea what it is . They take it to the Bikini Bottom Museum to see if the staff there know what it is . SpongeBob and Patrick run into Squidward , who thinks they stole the missing half of the medallion . He soon matches it to the displayed other half of the medallion and tells them it was the key to Atlantis . After hearing the story of Atlantis , the only thing SpongeBob and Patrick want to see is the " World 's Oldest Bubble . " Squidward then proceeds to reconnect the two halves of the medallion , opening the " path to Atlantis " , which is a bus that runs on " song fuel " . When the characters run out of " song fuel " , the bus then crash @-@ lands into the city of Atlantis .
At Atlantis , they meet the Atlantean Emperor , Lord Royal Highness who shows them a grand tour of the fortress . During the tour , Mr. Krabs , Sandy , and Squidward each get distracted by places in Atlantis ; Mr. Krabs unsurprisingly by the treasury room , Sandy by the science laboratory , and Squidward by the art gallery .
Meanwhile , Plankton checks out the weaponry room , intent on using the city 's lost weapons for his own ends . He then chooses his weapon , a tank . Finally , SpongeBob and Patrick get to see the world 's oldest living bubble . Patrick takes a picture of it , which causes the bubble to pop . They are afraid to speak , saying they have to go back to Bikini Bottom . Then , Patrick shouts out the " truth . "
Lord Royal Highness is not enraged at SpongeBob and Patrick for popping the bubble , telling him that the one they popped was just a prop for the tourists . He then shows them the real oldest living bubble , which Patrick then takes a picture of , causing it to pop . Angered , Lord Royal Highness summons the Atlantean Royal Guards to attack , but the gang manage to escape . Just when they escape outside , Plankton comes in and tries to destroy them with the tank he found , but much to his dismay , it showers the group with ice cream . Lord Royal Highness captures Plankton , and says that " a talking speck " would be a better replacement for the bubble . SpongeBob and friends go home , but Patrick , Sandy , Mr. Krabs , and Squidward are all sad because they want to stay in Atlantis , even though SpongeBob does not .
= = Cast = =
Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants , Gary the Snail and Patchy the Pirate
Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick Star
Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs
Rodger Bumpass as Squidward Tentacles
Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks
Mr. Lawrence as Plankton
David Bowie as Lord Royal Highness
Paul Tibbitt as Potty the Parrot
Deric Battiste as Nigite
= = Production = =
Atlantis SquarePantis was written by longtime SpongeBob SquarePants writers , Casey Alexander , Zeus Cervas , Steven Banks , and Dani Michaeli , and was directed by Andrew Overtoom . Although it was promoted by Nickelodeon as the first made @-@ for @-@ television film of the series , Atlantis SquarePantis is an extended episode , running 45 minutes . " [ Atlantis SquarePantis is ] an adventurous quest kind of a story , " said Tom Kenny , the voice of SpongeBob , " about SpongeBob and his friends journeying and discovering the lost continent of Atlantis , which is ruled by a character voiced by David Bowie . "
The film stars the series main cast members including Kenny , Bill Fagerbakke , Rodger Bumpass , Clancy Brown , Carolyn Lawrence , and Mr. Lawrence . In addition to the regular series voice cast , English musician and artist David Bowie guest starred as the voice of the Atlantean King , Lord Royal Highness . Writing on his blog , David Bowie said :
It 's happened . At last . I 've hit the Holy Grail of animation gigs . Yesterday I got to be a character on ... tan @-@ tara ... SpongeBob SquarePants . Oh Yeah ! ! We , the family , are thrilled . Nothing else need happen this year , well , this week anyway . My character in this special longform ( I think a half hour special ) show is called ' Lord Royal Highness ' . Alrighteee ! !
Tom Kenny said " the people who [ watch ] are often surprising to me and unexpected . You don 't picture David Bowie , the Thin White Duke , sitting on the couch in his pajamas eating Cheerios watching SpongeBob cartoons . [ With ] our little basic @-@ cable budget we could never afford to pay a legend like David Bowie what he 's worth , but the fact he wants to be in something his kid likes is what gets the ball rolling . " Tom Kenny described Bowie 's performance as " wonderfully convincing [ ... ] It almost sounded real . "
The film includes 33 minutes of animation . Its animators at the Nickelodeon Animation Studios at Burbank , California sketched the outlines of the story in a year . Paul Tibbitt , the show 's supervising producer who also serves as the showrunner , explained " We 're one of the last shows that does it the old @-@ fashioned way , like they used to do it back in the Warner Brothers days . "
= = Release = =
Atlantis SquarePantis originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on November 12 , 2007 , preceding a 12 @-@ hour SpongeBob marathon . After the premiere , the Behind the Pantis special aired featuring the production of the film from story pitch and animation to voice @-@ recording sessions . It was proclaimed " the most special special that 's ever been called a special . "
On November 13 , 2007 , the episode was released on the DVD compilation of the same name in the United States and Canada , and on October 27 , 2008 in region 2 . The episode was also released in the series ' season five DVD , alongside 21 other episodes .
= = = Marketing = = =
The film begun production in May 2006 , and was delivered to Nickelodeon roughly a year later , allowing time for the network 's marketers to promote it . A SpongeBob marathon is a key part of the channel 's effort to stave off increasing competition from Disney Channel , Cartoon Network and other rivals . Cyma Zarghami , the president of the Nickelodeon networks , said " We do know that kids like events as much as adults do [ ... ] There 's a certain amount of water @-@ cooler talk that goes on among kids . "
The video game of the same name that was based on the film was released for PlayStation 2 , Wii , Game Boy Advance , and Nintendo DS . It was released on November 12 , 2007 for Wii , and on October 27 for the PS2 , Game Boy Advance , and Nintendo DS . The game was developed by Blitz Games and Altron , and was published by THQ .
= = Reception = =
= = = Ratings = = =
Atlantis SquarePantis was broadcast on November 12 , 2007 on Nickelodeon , and was preceded by an " Z @-@ A " countdown of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes picked by viewers . It attracted 8 @.@ 8 million viewers , the largest audience of a series broadcast at 8 : 00 p.m. show on November 12 , 2007 , with the exception of Dancing with the Stars , and currently the highest audience in the series ' history .
= = = Critical response = = =
Ian Jane of DVD Talk said " [ the season five DVD ] is a fun selection of solid episodes and [ the film ] is excellent [ ... ] Paramount has done a nice job on this release and SpongeBob SquarePants : Atlantis SquarePantis comes recommended . "
In her review for About.com , Nancy Basile 's review was mixed and gave it a score of 2 @.@ 5 out of 5 . She wrote " Kids will enjoy this , but adults , who love the crazy antics , tongue @-@ in @-@ cheek humor and naive blunderings of early SpongeBob will be disappointed . " Jerry Vonkramer of ToonZone gave the episode a score of 7 / 10 and wrote " Atlantis SquarePants [ sic ] is not a masterpiece , but neither does it deserve the awful reputation it seems to have . "
Tom Shales , a television critic of The Washington Post , lambasted the film in a November 11 , 2007 review . In his review , Shales wrote that " the funniest thing about the film is its title " and " a typical episode has about as many laughs as this inflated version does . " Shales also criticized the musical numbers in Atlantis SquarePantis , calling them " numbing . " He concluded the review saying that the special was " flat " and " unimpressive " .
= Liz Sanbourne =
Liz Sanbourne is a fictional characterowho appearedn the American soap opera Passions , a long @-@ running serial drama which aired on NBC ( 1999 – 2007 ) and later on DirecTV ( 2007 – 08 ) . It followed the romantic and supernatural adventures in the fictional , coastal New England town of Harmony . Created by the soap 's founder and head writer James E. Reilly , the role was portrayed by Amelia Marshall from October 3 , 2001 to February 17 , 2006 . In 2003 , Arreale Davis and Taquel Graves played the character in flashbacks .
Liz is a member of the Russell family . Introduced as a romantic interest for Antonio Lopez @-@ Fitzgerald , originally using the pseudonym " Brian O 'Leary " , played by Christopher Douglas , and as interference in the love triangle between Sheridan Crane , Luis Lopez @-@ Fitzgerald , and Antonio , Liz receives more prominence on the show as the antagonist and foil to her adoptive sister Eve Russell . Initially portrayed as a good @-@ hearted woman , she is later defined by her desire to ruin her sister 's life at any cost . Liz 's exit in February 2006 was described as " abrupt " by media outlets and the cast .
The character is notable to the show for exposing Eve 's past with Julian Crane , inadvertently leading them to reunite as a couple , and proving Chad Harris @-@ Crane and Whitney Russell were not committing incest by her identification as Chad 's mother . Marshall characterized Liz as expanding the representation of African @-@ Americans on television and the roles possible for African @-@ American actors .
= = Development = =
= = = Casting and creation = = =
In the 2001 novel Hidden Passions : Secrets from the Diaries of Tabitha Lenox , Eve Russell is the only child of " too @-@ busy Harvard history Professor Warren Johnson and journalist Tanya Lincoln Johnson " . The series changed Eve 's family by identifying her parents as Warren Johnson and Ruby Lincoln , a poor couple from the American South , introducing the character of Liz as her adoptive sister , and Mr. Sanbourne as her stepfather . Despite the book being billed as the show 's canon at the time of its release , it contradicts much of the novel 's material .
Creator and head writer James E. Reilly approached Amelia Marshall about the role because they had worked together on Guiding Light ; in an interview with Soap Talk , Marshall commented : " I just love the fact that he saw me and realized that I could be such a witch . " Marshall described her opinion of Passions prior to being approached with the role : " ... there were always these strange things happening on the show . It really pulls you in . " She has commented that her decision to take on the role of Liz came from wanting to play characters that were different from her past appearances as Belinda Keffers in All My Children , and Gilly Grant Speakes in Guiding Light . By accepting the role of Liz on the NBC soap opera , Marshall became one of the few soap actresses to appear on each of the big three television networks . Marshall identified the show 's racial diversity as one of the primary reasons behind her attraction to the role :
" It 's an awful lot of fun to be going to all these dark and extreme places . I finally realized that there are seven African @-@ Americans on this show and I don 't have to be the flag @-@ bearer for African @-@ Americans . I can just be an actress given a crazy bitch to play and play it to the best of my ability . I don 't have to say , ' I don 't want to represent my people like that . ' We 'll let the Eve character be upstanding , even though she 's got shades . It 's so much fun to just deal with acting the part and not deal with the politics of it . "
Sheraton Kalouria , senior vice president of NBC 's daytime programming , explained that the show 's racially diverse ensemble , as represented by " the African American Russells and the Hispanic Lopez @-@ Fitzgeralds " , reflects " its truly color @-@ blind storytelling . " Rodney Van Johnson , who played Russell family patriarch T. C. Russell , expressed appreciation for the show 's representation of " a full African @-@ American family " on daytime television that has serious storylines rather than being " just a flash in the pan . " Johnson said the Russell family has promted a large response from African @-@ American viewers . An article in Jet described each member of the Russells , including Liz , as being an " integral part of the show " instead of being token characters . In an interview with Soap Opera Digest , Marshall said Kalouria has led the effort : " to making sure the African @-@ American community knows they are telling tales with African @-@ American actors . "
= = = Characterization = = =
Marshall stated that her portrayal of Liz was influenced by her background as a dancer which gives her the " discipline and direction " when preparing for her character . She described the show as being " so on the edge all the time " and attributed her discipline as " ground [ ing ] [ her ] and the freedom from the dance world ... giv [ ing ] [ her ] the freedom to just soar with it . "
She characterized Liz , during her early storylines on the show , as " milquetoast " without any edges . Candace Havens of The Free Lance @-@ Star said that " Liz 's well @-@ rounded views and good sense of humor have made her a favorite in Harmony " because of her attempts to reunite the then supercouple Sheridan Crane and Luis Lopez @-@ Fitzgerald . Soap Opera Digest listed the reveal of " the hard @-@ working , kind @-@ hearted hotel owner " Liz as Eve 's sister through " a slap @-@ filled reunion " as one of Passions ' biggest twists .
Marshall described Liz 's character later in the show as " a very strong , centered woman who has had some hard knocks and challenge " who " is wise beyond her years " and " doesn 't like being alone . " She said that the role was " so much fun for me to play because I 've been the ' good girl next door ' all of my career " and found that Liz 's " unhealed pain and anger " , and inability to reconcile with her sister , presented interesting acting challenges . Marshall found the lack of concrete information on her character 's past at the outset " allow [ ed ] [ me ] the freedom to go for what I see as Liz 's level of anger and betrayal . "
Marshall referred to Liz 's character development in 2005 portrayed her as " operat [ ing ] even crazier than she normally does " and found acting her to be fun as " [ s ] he 's out there ! " She viewed Liz as irredeemable after all her past deeds against Eve and Julian . Tracey Ross stated Liz " needs some serious electroshock therapy . " She said Marshall has " one of , if not the hardest jobs on the soap opera , " commending her ability to make " Liz want [ ing ] to have sex in the middle of the tsunami " believable . Ross described watching Marshall " to see what she is doing , take notes and copy it " during the filming of the show .
= = Storylines = =
Liz Sanbourne is the adopted daughter of Mr. Sanbourne and Ruby Lincoln and the adoptive sister of Eve Russell , who is Ruby 's daughter from a previous marriage . She is unaware of her adoption and identifies herself as Eve 's half @-@ sister . After Eve left home to be a nightclub singer , and a prostitute , and started a relationship with businessman Julian Crane , Mr. Sanbourne began to molest Liz who blames Eve for abandoning her to her father 's sexual abuse . Liz 's resentment toward Eve for choosing a life of singing , drugs , and alcohol with Julian , over her family , is the start of her desire for revenge against her sister . When she was fourteen , Liz went to Boston in search of Eve . She tracked down Julian at a jazz club to talk to him about her sister and their relationship . Later that night , Alistair Crane raped Liz in Julian 's apartment ; Julian was passed out in a drunken stupor in the same room and was unaware of what happened . Residents of Harmony feel that Liz 's hardened personality is the result of the repeated sexual assaults ; witch Tabitha Lenox describes Liz 's past as making her as " mean as a rattlesnake " and Julian attributes Alistair 's actions as " destroying a young woman 's life and in the process creating someone who is as vengeful and nearly as cruel as [ him ] self " . The rape resulted in Liz 's pregnancy with Chad Harris @-@ Crane , who was originally believed to be Eve and Julian 's son ; Liz gave up her baby for adoption at birth .
In 2001 , Liz is introduced as the owner of the unnamed resort on the fictional island of St. Lisa 's located near Bermuda and the Bermuda Triangle . She is still in love with her former boyfriend Brian O 'Leary . She is first seen helping to take care of Sheridan Crane who Brian rescued from the ocean following the explosion of her boat . Liz 's connection to Eve and the Russell family is kept from the audience during this time . Along with Brian , and their friend Doc , Liz becomes close with the amnesiac Sheridan while trying to help her to remember her past . Sheridan believes her name is Diana due to confusing memories of her friendship with Diana , Princess of Wales with her own ; she begins a romantic relationship with Brian . Liz grows increasingly jealous of the attention Brian pays to Diana and suspicious of Brian 's true identity . When Luis Lopez @-@ Fitzgerald comes to the island to pick up a boat for his then girlfriend Beth Wallace , Liz forms a friendship with him and listens to his story about his past life with Sheridan on the RMS Titanic . She thinks Luis is Diana 's fiancée , but fails to reunite them , despite several attempts , before he returns . Liz joins Diana and Brian to sail the ship back to Harmony . Upon returning to Harmony on Christmas Eve , Brian reveals his identity as Antonio Lopez @-@ Fitzgerald , the long lost brother of Luis , and Liz and Diana convince him to reunite with his family . Liz again attempts to reunite Diana with Luis , but fails to do so before they return to St. Lisa 's Island .
In 2002 , Liz returns to Harmony in response to a telephone call from Diana ; she tells Liz about her true identity as Sheridan , her engagement to Luis , and Antonio 's terminal illness . While visiting Antonio in the hospital , she is startled and angry to find Eve in Harmony . Originally , Liz was revealed to be Eve 's half @-@ sister as neither were aware that she is in fact adopted . In order to keep her past a secret , Eve previously told her family , and everyone else in Harmony , that she did not have any living relatives . Liz plots to reveal Eve 's past to her husband T. C. Russell and her children Whitney and Simone Russell . She makes plans to replace Eve as the head of her family by becoming close with her daughters and seducing her husband . Deciding to remain in Harmony , she sells the hotel on St. Lisa 's Island to Doc . During Antonio and Sheridan 's wedding , Liz decides to let go of her romantic feelings for him to completely devote herself to enacting her vengeance on Eve .
The build @-@ up of the storyline ran from 2002 until 2004 as Liz makes bolder moves to expose Eve as lying about her past , and coerce T. C. to have sex with her . In 2003 , Liz buys the Blue Note , a jazz club where Eve used to sing and where she first met Julian , as a cover to stay in Harmony longer without raising suspicion . The storyline culminates in July 2004 when Liz brings Eve 's aunt Irma Johnson to tell T. C. the truth about Eve 's past relationship with Julian and their child . Everyone in Harmony incorrectly assumes that Eve 's child with Julian is Chad ; Whitney 's relationship with Chad is believed to be incestuous as they would be half @-@ siblings . Ashamed of committing incest by having sex with Chad , Whitney turns against her mother for not telling her the truth about her past earlier . The characters also find out that Eve , not Julian , was responsible for the car accident ending T. C. ' s tennis career . In retaliation , Eve tells everyone in Harmony about Liz 's true identity . T. C. later divorces Eve after finding himself unable to forgive her for lying about her past with Julian and her pregnancy . Following the signing of the divorce papers , T. C. openly begins a romantic relationship with Liz .
Liz continues to plot revenge against Eve even after she has successfully broken up her family and turned their trust against her . At Christmas dinner at the Crane family 's mansion , Liz accidentally drinks poisoned punch , which Rebecca Hotchkiss had intended for Eve , and passes out . Eve performs an emergency tracheotomy to save Liz . After recovering from the poison , Liz accuses Eve of giving her the glass of punch , leading to her arrest for attempted murder . T. C. proposes to Liz , but she becomes increasingly paranoid over his romantic feelings for Eve . Liz tries to ruin Eve 's budding relationship with Julian by attempting to seduce him during the earthquake and tsunami in the show 's 2005 summertime extravaganza . In the middle of the tsunami , Liz says to Julian : " You are going to make love to me , or I 'll kill you " and then stabs him in the back when he does not comply . At this time , Liz lies to Julian , claiming that he raped her during their meeting years earlier , in order to cause him further pain Julian manages to escape from Liz and the stab wound turns out to be superficial . Following the natural disasters , T. C. breaks off his engagement with Liz after reconciling with his ex @-@ wife 's past and rebukes all of her efforts to seduce her way back into his life . The poisoning storyline comes back into focus during Eve 's trial , in episodes aired in August and September 2005 . On the eve of her trial , Liz offers Eve a deal : she will rescind her accusation and not testify if Eve promises to leave Harmony forever . Eve considers the deal before ultimately refusing it . Near the end of Eve 's trial , Julian agrees to give Rebecca anything she wants in exchange for her testimony that she saw Liz with the vial of poison . Tabitha 's daughter Endora magically casts the jury into a fake flashback , matching Rebecca 's testimony , and the judge declares a mistrial .
Liz 's desperation to destroy Eve , Julian , and Alistair drives her to act more violent and erratic , such as threatening to kill Julian with a letter opener . At the New Year 's Eve party appropriately titled " A Murder is Announced " , Liz stabs Alistair in the neck which puts him in a coma . Before attempting to disconnect Alistair 's life support , Liz confesses to Julian that she shot him in 2002 . She tells Julian that he did not rape her several years ago , that it was actually Alistair who did . Julian stops Liz from killing Alistair by encouraging her to let go of her hatred in order to find love in the future . She agrees to abandon her plans of revenge against Eve and Alistair in order to find a new direction for her life , and leaves Harmony . In his comatose state , Alistair swears revenge against Liz , but this is never seen or referenced again . Chad later finds out Liz is his mother through his birth certificate provided by tabloid editor JT Cornell . JT 's proof also reveals Liz was not Eve 's half @-@ sister like everyone originally believed that she was actually adopted by Eve 's mother , making Chad and Whitney unrelated .
= = Reception = =
Liz was nominated for Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villainess in a Drama Series – Daytime in the 2005 Soap Opera Digest Awards , but lost to General Hospital 's Tracy Quartermaine played by Jane Elliot .
TV Guide 's soap opera columnist , Daniel R. Coleridge , criticized Liz 's exit as an obvious result of " the significant budget cuts required to renew Passions " that prevented fans from " enjoy [ ing ] the pleasure of watching Liz to digest all of that explosive info and act upon it . " Metacritic noted that " she was let go due to budget cuts . " Media outlets ' questions about the nature of Liz 's exit arose from the slashing of the soap opera 's budget by " a reported $ 4 @-@ to- $ 5 million " to secure its renewal . While Passions representatives clarified the budget cuts will limited to a reduction in the production team , sets , and extras , but media outlets connected the departures of certain actors to the show 's financial restraints . When discussing Marshall 's final appearances with Soap Opera Digest , Tracey Ross said , " When you 're an actress of her caliber and kind to everyone and plan Christmas parties and celebrate everyone 's birthday and know your lines and are the most darling girl that ever breathed , of course you 're going to be fired ! " Rodney Van Johnson expressed disappointment when the show began " taking out the people of color " like Amelia Marshall , and commented that it was an obvious sign that " this thing is going down . "
= King of the Ring ( 1993 ) =
King of the Ring ( 1993 ) was a professional wrestling pay @-@ per @-@ view ( PPV ) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . This was the first of ten King of the Ring events that was produced as a pay @-@ per @-@ view . The event resulted from the WWF 's decision to make its annual King of the Ring tournament into a televised event . It took place on June 13 , 1993 , at the Nutter Center in Dayton , Ohio . The card featured ten matches , which resulted from scripted storylines and had results predetermined by the WWF .
The central focus of this PPV event was the tournament itself . Wrestlers gained entry into the tournament by participating in qualifying matches on WWF television programs , and the second , third and fourth rounds of the tournament were televised on the King of the Ring PPV broadcast . Bret Hart won the tournament by defeating Razor Ramon , Mr. Perfect , and Bam Bam Bigelow . He was attacked by Jerry Lawler during a coronation ceremony , which led to a feud that lasted more than two years . In addition to the tournament , the event featured Yokozuna defeating Hulk Hogan for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship as well as Shawn Michaels retaining his belt in a match against Crush for the WWF Intercontinental Championship .
Reviews of the event have been mainly positive . Several reviewers have called Bret Hart 's matches the highlight of the PPV . The match for the Intercontinental Championship has received positive reviews , but the ending to the WWF World Heavyweight Championship match , which featured Hulk Hogan in his final PPV appearance in the WWF until 2002 , has been criticized . The event was attended by 6 @,@ 500 fans — the lowest attendance of any King of the Ring event . The PPV buyrate , however , was the highest of any King of the Ring event until 1999 . The event has been released on VHS in North America and on VHS and DVD in the United Kingdom .
= = Background = =
The WWF had held several " King of the Ring " tournaments in previous years , but it did not become a PPV event until 1993 . The 1993 event featured the King of the Ring tournament as well as three other matches . In these matches , wrestlers were portrayed as villains or fan favorites and wrestled in matches that built upon pre @-@ existing feuds and storylines .
Seven of the eight entrants in the quarter @-@ final matches wrestled in a qualifying round prior to the PPV broadcast , while Bret Hart was entered without needing to qualify . Lex Luger was the first wrestler to qualify , as he defeated Bob Backlund in a match televised on the May 2 episode of Wrestling Challenge . Six days later , Razor Ramon was added to the tournament after he defeated Tito Santana on WWF Superstars . On May 9 , " Hacksaw " Jim Duggan pinned Papa Shango on Wrestling Challenge to become the fourth entrant . The following night , Bam Bam Bigelow qualified by defeating Typhoon on a live episode of Monday Night Raw . On the May 15 episode of WWF Superstars , Tatanka faced Giant Gonzalez in a qualifying match . Gonzalez choked his opponent and was disqualified by referee Bill Alfonso - whom Gonzalez attacked after the match ; as a result , Tatanka advanced to the next round of the tournament . Mr. Perfect and Doink the Clown wrestled three qualifying matches against each other , before a decisive winner could be found to advance in the tournament . They first faced each other on the May 1 episode of WWF Superstars , but the match was declared a draw when the time limit expired . Their next match took place on the May 16 episode of Wrestling Challenge and again resulted in time @-@ limit draw . On the May 24 episode of Monday Night Raw , a third match between the two was ordered , this time with no time limit , and Perfect pinned Doink to advance to the seventh spot in the quarter @-@ finals . In the final qualifying match , Mr
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At WrestleMania IX , Bret Hart dropped the WWF World Heavyweight Championship to Yokozuna . At the conclusion of the match , Mr. Fuji , Yokozuna 's manager , threw salt in Hart 's eyes , enabling Yokozuna to win the match . After the match , Hulk Hogan came to the ring to help Hart . Fuji challenged Hogan to a match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship , which took place immediately . Fuji attempted to throw salt in Hogan 's eyes , but Hogan moved and the salt hit Yokozuna instead . Hogan quickly defeated him to become the new WWF World Heavyweight Champion . Due to a real @-@ life arrangement with WWF owner Vince McMahon , Hogan was supposed to lose the title to Bret Hart , but he changed his mind and refused to lose to Hart . He formed a compromise that allowed him to face Yokozuna in a rematch at King of the Ring 1993 . He did not want to be pinned cleanly , so he insisted on a storyline in which he would lose the belt due to outside interference . As a result of Hart 's controversial loss , Jack Tunney , who played the on @-@ screen role of WWF President , granted Hart entry into the King of the Ring tournament without requiring him to win a qualifying match .
Crush faced WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels several times in early 1993 but was unable to win the title belt . The pair also faced each other in a qualifying match for the King of the Ring tournament on the May 23 episode of WWF Superstars . The match ended in a double countout , however , and both wrestlers were eliminated from the tournament . It was later announced that they would wrestle each other at King of the Ring 1993 , with Michaels 's championship on the line .
The event also featured an eight @-@ man tag team match that pitted the fan favorite team of The Steiner Brothers ( Rick and Scott Steiner ) and The Smoking Gunns ( Billy and Bart Gunn ) against the villain team of Money Inc . ( Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster ) and The Headshrinkers ( Samu and Fatu ) . The Steiners and The Headshrinkers had faced each other at WrestleMania in a match won by the Steiners . The Steiners then moved on to feud with Money Inc . , the WWF Tag Team Champions . The Gunns made their WWF debut in the spring of 1993 and faced The Headshrinkers in a series of matches . The match was not a standard tag team match so the championship was not on the line .
= = Event = =
Before the live PPV broadcast began , a dark match took place between Owen Hart and Papa Shango . Papa Shango pinned Hart to retain the USWA Heavyweight Championship , which was being defended in the WWF as part of a talent exchange program between the WWF and the United States Wrestling Association ( USWA ) .
= = = Tournament matches = = =
In the first televised match of the event , Bret Hart fought Razor Ramon . Hart got the early advantage , but Ramon used his size advantage to control much of the match . He performed a fallaway slam and a running powerslam but was unable to pin Hart . Hart performed several of his signature moves , including a Russian legsweep and an elbow drop from the second rope . Ramon regained control of the match and attempted to execute a suplex from the top rope . Hart landed on top of Ramon , however , and pinned him to win the match .
Mr. Hughes used his strength advantage to control the early stages of the following match against Mr. Perfect . After he missed a leg drop , Perfect used the opportunity to perform a neckbreaker on Hughes . Hughes picked up the urn that he had stolen from The Undertaker and hit Perfect with it . As a result , Hughes was disqualified and Mr. Perfect advanced to the next round .
In the next match , " Hacksaw " Jim Duggan faced Bam Bam Bigelow . Neither wrestler was able to gain an advantage until Duggan was thrown into the corner of the ring . He suffered a storyline injury , which allowed Bigelow to place Duggan in a bear hug . Duggan bit Bigelow to escape from the hold . He executed a powerslam and attempted to perform his signature move , a charging clothesline . Bigelow moved out of the way , however , and performed a diving headbutt on Duggan to get the pinfall victory .
Tatanka gained the early advantage over Lex Luger in the next match . He performed a crossbody to knock Luger down to the mat . Luger elbowed Tatanka to escape from a hold and then executed a chinlock on Tatanka . Tatanka came back by performing a knife @-@ edge chop on Luger . He attempted the same move from the top rope , but Luger blocked him . Luger performed a clothesline on Tatanka to knock him down , but he was unable to pin him . The time limit expired , and both wrestlers were eliminated from the tournament . As a result , Bigelow received a bye into the final round .
The semi @-@ final round of the tournament took place immediately after the first round , and Mr. Perfect gained the early advantage over Bret Hart . Hart reversed the momentum of the match by applying a series of headlocks on Perfect . Perfect then performed a dropkick on Hart and followed it up by pushing him off the edge of the ring into the steel barricade on the arena floor . Perfect then performed another dropkick , but Hart recovered and executed a superplex on Perfect . Hart wore down Perfect 's leg with a figure four leglock and attempted to perform the Sharpshooter , his finishing maneuver . Perfect blocked the move and attempted to perform the Perfectplex , his finishing move , on Hart . Hart reversed this move , however , and both men were thrown out of the ring . When they returned to the ring , Perfect tried to pin Hart with a small package . Hart reversed the move to get the pinfall victory and advance to the tournament final .
= = = Other matches = = =
The WWF World Heavyweight Championship match came next , as Hulk Hogan defended his title against Yokozuna . Yokozuna controlled the beginning of the match until he ran at Hogan in the corner but missed an avalanche splash . Hogan tried twice to body slam Yokozuna but could not pick him up . Yokozuna performed a bear hug on Hogan and tried to pin him after executing a belly to belly suplex . Hogan kicked Yokozuna in the face three times and knocked him down to the mat . He performed a leg drop , his signature move , on Yokozuna but was unable to pin him . As Hogan prepared to attempt to body slam Yokozuna , manager Harvey Wippleman , disguised as a planted photographer , jumped up onto the edge of the ring . His camera exploded in Hogan 's face , which allowed Yokozuna to knock Hogan down and perform a leg drop . Yokozuna pinned Hogan to regain the WWF World Heavyweight Championship and performed a Banzai drop on Hogan after the match .
In the next match , the team of the Steiner Brothers ( Rick and Scott Steiner ) and The Smoking Gunns ( Billy and Bart Gunn ) faced the team of Money Inc . ( Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster ) and The Headshrinkers ( Samu and Fatu ) . The match began with the Steiners in control as they took turns attacking DiBiase . Fatu and Bart Gunn entered the match , and Fatu and his teammates wore Bart down while preventing him from tagging in a partner . Billy Gunn fought DiBiase and controlled the match until DiBiase performed the Million Dollar Dream on Billy . DiBiase released the hold and gloated about his performance . This enabled Billy Gunn to surprise DiBiase with a small package pinfall to win the match . After the match , the teams continued to fight until the Steiners and Gunns cleared their opponents from the ring .
The following match featured Shawn Michaels defending his WWF Intercontinental Championship against Crush . Crush controlled the early portion of the match by performing several dropkicks on Michaels , which he followed with a military press slam and a tilt @-@ a @-@ whirl backbreaker . Michaels left the ring to recover and returned to attack Crush 's head . Michaels was unable to pin Crush , however , and Crush threw Michaels out of the ring . Two wrestlers dressed as Doink the Clown , with whom Crush had been feuding , came to the ring to distract Crush . Michaels performed a superkick , his signature move , and pinned Crush to retain the championship .
= = = Tournament final = = =
The final match of the evening was between Bret Hart and Bam Bam Bigelow to determine the winner of the tournament . Bigelow used his strength advantage to control the beginning of the match . He threw Hart out of the ring and focused on injuring Hart 's back . Hart escaped from a bear hug and pushed Bigelow into the steel rail at ringside . Bigelow responded by pushing Hart 's back into the ring post . Luna Vachon , Bigelow 's valet , hit Hart with a chair , which enabled Bigelow to pin Hart and be declared the winner . Referee Earl Hebner came to the ring , however , and explained to Joey Marella , the referee for the match , what had happened . The match was ordered to continue , and Bigelow continued to attack Hart 's back . While Bigelow was outside of the ring , Hart performed a flying crossbody by jumping over the top rope and landing on Bigelow . He attempted to perform the Sharpshooter but was unable . As Bigelow ran at Hart in the corner of the ring , Hart moved out of the way . He climbed onto Bigelow 's shoulders and flipped Bigelow forward to pin him with a victory roll .
A coronation ceremony took place , in which Hart was proclaimed King of the Ring . Jerry Lawler interrupted the ceremony , however , and claimed to be the only king in the WWF . He had been using the nickname " The King " since defeating Jackie Fargo for the AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship in 1974 and did not want to share the title . Lawler attacked Hart and hit him with the scepter and throne that were being used for the ceremony . As the PPV went off the air , Hart was lying on the floor , unable to fight back .
= = Aftermath = =
For the remainder of the summer , Hulk Hogan resumed his feud with Yokozuna on the international house show circuit . He then left the WWF and focused on his acting career . He starred in Thunder in Paradise , a weekly syndicated television show that ran from 1993 to 1994 . While filming the show , he was offered a contract with World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) , the WWF 's main competitor . He joined WCW in summer 1994 and wrestled his first match at Bash at the Beach 1994 , where he defeated Ric Flair to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship . He continued to wrestle for WCW until the summer of 2000 and did not return to the WWF until early 2002 .
Yokozuna held the WWF World Heavyweight Championship for over nine months before dropping the belt to Bret Hart . Shawn Michaels was stripped of the Intercontinental Championship in September 1993 , which set up a battle royal in which Razor Ramon became the next champion . The Steiner Brothers continued to feud with Money Inc. over the WWF Tag Team Championship . They defeated DiBiase and Schyster the day after King of the Ring to win the belts . They held them for two days before losing them to Money Inc . Three days later , the Steiners regained the belts , which they held for the remainder of the feud .
Jerry Lawler feuded with Bret Hart for more than two years after King of the Ring . They faced each other at SummerSlam 1993 to determine the true king of the WWF . Lawler won the match and the title after Hart was disqualified . They were supposed to wrestle against each other at Survivor Series 1993 in an elimination match , but Lawler was unable to appear because he had been charged with rape and sodomy in real life . The accuser later admitted that she had falsified the charges . Hart feuded with his brother Owen throughout 1994 , so the feud with Lawler lay dormant . Lawler accused Bret Hart of being a racist in 1995 in order to create problems between Hart and Japanese wrestler Hakushi . This re @-@ ignited the feud between Hart and Lawler , and they faced each other at In Your House 1 . Hakushi interfered in the match , which enabled Lawler to pin Hart . This set up a " Kiss my Foot " match between Hart and Lawler at King of the Ring 1995 . According to the stipulation , the loser would be forced to kiss the winner 's feet . Lawler lost and brought in his dentist , Isaac Yankem , who soon debuted in the WWF . Yankem wrestled Hart at SummerSlam 1995 ; Hart won the match by disqualification after Yankem and Lawler choked Hart with the ring ropes .
= = = Reception = = =
Reviews for the event have been mainly positive . Writing for Online Onslaught , columnist Adam Gutschmidt stated that the event is the best King of the Ring show to watch . He called all three of Bret Hart 's matches " outstanding " but was not as impressed with any of the other matches on the card . He thought that the eight @-@ man match served no real purpose , the match between Luger and Tatanka was poorly planned and executed , and that the WWF World Heavyweight Championship match was the worst on the card . Also writing for Online Onslaught , Rick Scaia also enjoyed Bret Hart 's matches . He thought that the match between Tatanka and Luger was a " good booking decision " and that the wrestlers performed well in the match . He also enjoyed the endings to the WWF World Heavyweight Championship match and the Intercontinental Championship match . The review from The Other Arena also praised Bret Hart 's matches , as well as the Intercontinental Championship match . The other matches were not rated as highly , although only the WWF World Heavyweight Championship match was said to be a bad match .
The attendance for the event was 6 @,@ 500 fans , who paid a total of $ 80 @,@ 000 in admission . This is the lowest attendance figure for a King of the Ring event . The attendance the following year was almost twice as large , as 12 @,@ 000 fans attended King of the Ring 1994 . The PPV buyrate was 1 @.@ 1 , which was the highest buyrate in King of the Ring history until the 1999 event .
The event was released on VHS in North America by Coliseum Video on August 11 , 1993 . It has also been released on VHS in PAL format in the United Kingdom . Packaged together with King of the Ring 1994 , it was released on DVD in the United Kingdom as part of the WWE Tagged Classics line on July 5 , 2004 .
= = Results = =
= = = Tournament brackets = = =
The tournament took place between May 2 and June 13 , 1993 . The tournament brackets were :
= 1896 Summer Olympics =
The 1896 Summer Olympics ( Modern Greek : Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 1896 , Therinoí Olympiakoí Agó ̱ nes 1896 ) , officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad , was a multi @-@ sport event held in Athens , Greece , from 6 to 15 April 1896 . It was the first international Olympic Games held in the modern era . Because Ancient Greece was the birthplace of the Olympic Games , Athens was considered to be an appropriate choice to stage the inaugural modern Games . It was unanimously chosen as the host city during a congress organised by Pierre de Coubertin , a French pedagogue and historian , in Paris , on 23 June 1894 . The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) was also instituted during this congress .
Despite many obstacles and setbacks , the 1896 Olympics were regarded as a great success . The Games had the largest international participation of any sporting event to that date . The Panathenaic Stadium , the only Olympic stadium used in the 1800s , overflowed with the largest crowd ever to watch a sporting event . The highlight for the Greeks was the marathon victory by their compatriot Spyridon Louis . The most successful competitor was German wrestler and gymnast Carl Schuhmann , who won four events .
After the Games , Coubertin and the IOC were petitioned by several prominent figures , including Greece 's King George and some of the American competitors in Athens , to hold all the following Games in Athens . However , the 1900 Summer Olympics were already planned for Paris and , except for the Intercalated Games of 1906 , the Olympics did not return to Greece until the 2004 Summer Olympics , 108 years later .
= = Reviving the Games = =
During the 19th century , several small @-@ scale sports festivals across Europe were named after the Ancient Olympic Games . The 1870 Olympics at the Panathenaic stadium , which had been refurbished for the occasion , had an audience of 30 @,@ 000 people . Coubertin adopted Dr William Penny Brookes ' idea to establish a multi @-@ national and multi @-@ sport event — the ancient games only allowed free male athletes of Greek origin to participate . In 1890 , Coubertin wrote an article in La Revue Athletique , which espoused the importance of Much Wenlock — a rural market town in the English county of Shropshire . It was here that , in October 1850 , the local physician William Penny Brookes had founded the Wenlock Olympian Games , a festival of sports and recreations that included athletics and team sports , such as cricket , football and quoits . Coubertin also took inspiration from the earlier Greek games organised under the name of Olympics by businessman and philanthropist Evangelis Zappas in 1859 , 1870 and 1875 . The 1896 Athens Games was funded by the legacies of Evangelis Zappas and his cousin Konstantinos Zappas and by George Averoff who had been specifically requested by the Greek government , through crown prince Constantine , to sponsor the second refurbishment of the Panathenaic Stadium . This the Greek government did despite the fact that the cost of refurbishing the stadium in marble had already been funded in full by Evangelis Zappas forty years earlier .
With deep feeling towards Baron de Coubertin 's courteous petition , I send him and the members of the Congress , with my sincere thanks , my best wishes for the revival of the Olympic Games .
On 18 June 1894 , Coubertin organised a congress at the Sorbonne , Paris , to present his plans to representatives of sports societies from 11 countries . Following his proposal 's acceptance by the congress , a date for the first modern Olympic Games needed to be chosen . Coubertin suggested that the Games be held concurrently with the 1900 Universal Exposition of Paris . Concerned that a six @-@ year waiting period might lessen public interest , congress members opted instead to hold the inaugural Games in 1896 . With a date established , members of the congress turned their attention to the selection of a host city . It remains a mystery how Athens was finally chosen to host the inaugural Games . In the following years both Coubertin and Demetrius Vikelas would offer recollections of the selection process that contradicted the official minutes of the congress . Most accounts hold that several congressmen first proposed London as the location , but Coubertin dissented . After a brief discussion with Vikelas , who represented Greece , Coubertin suggested Athens . Vikelas made the Athens proposal official on 23 June , and since Greece had been the original home of the Olympics , the congress unanimously approved the decision . Vikelas was then elected the first president of the newly established International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) .
= = Organization = =
News that the Olympic Games would return to Greece was well received by the Greek public , media , and royal family . According to Coubertin , " the Crown Prince Constantine learned with great pleasure that the Games will be inaugurated in Athens . " Coubertin went on to confirm that , " the King and the Crown Prince will confer their patronage on the holding of these games . " Constantine later conferred more than that ; he eagerly assumed the presidency of the 1896 organising committee .
However , the country had financial troubles and was in political turmoil . The job of prime minister alternated between Charilaos Trikoupis and Theodoros Deligiannis frequently during the last years of the 19th century . Because of this financial and political instability , both prime minister Trikoupis and Stephanos Dragoumis , the president of the Zappas Olympic Committee , which had attempted to organise a series of national Olympiads , believed that Greece could not host the event . In late 1894 , the organising committee under Stephanos Skouloudis presented a report that the cost of the Games would be three times higher than originally estimated by Coubertin . They concluded the Games could not be held , and offered their resignation . The total cost of the Games was 3 @,@ 740 @,@ 000 gold drachmas .
With the prospect of reviving the Olympic games very much in doubt , Coubertin and Vikelas commenced a campaign to keep the Olympic movement alive . Their efforts culminated on 7 January 1895 when Vikelas announced that crown prince Constantine would assume the presidency of the organising committee . His first responsibility was to raise the funds necessary to host the Games . He relied on the patriotism of the Greek people to motivate them to provide the required finances . Constantine 's enthusiasm sparked a wave of contributions from the Greek public . This grassroots effort raised 330 @,@ 000 drachmas . A special set of postage stamps were commissioned ; the sale of which raised 400 @,@ 000 drachmas . Ticket sales added 200 @,@ 000 drachmas . At the request of Constantine , businessman George Averoff agreed to pay for the restoration of the Panathenaic Stadium . Averoff would donate 920 @,@ 000 drachmas to this project . As a tribute to his generosity , a statue of Averoff was constructed and unveiled on 5 April 1896 outside the stadium . It stands there to this day .
Some of the athletes would take part in the Games because they happened to be in Athens at the time the Games were held , either on holiday or for work ( e.g. , some of the British competitors worked for the British embassy ) . A designated Olympic Village for the athletes did not appear until the 1932 Summer Olympics . Consequently , the athletes had to provide their own lodging .
The first regulation voted on by the new IOC in 1894 was to allow only amateur athletes to participate in the Olympic Games . The various contests were thus held under amateur regulations with the exception of fencing matches . The rules and regulations were not uniform , so the Organising Committee had to choose among the codes of the various national athletic associations . The jury , the referees and the game director bore the same names as in antiquity ( Ephor , Helanodic and Alitarc ) . Prince George acted as final referee ; according to Coubertin , " his presence gave weight and authority to the decisions of the ephors . "
= = Venues = =
= = Calendar = =
= = Opening ceremony = =
On 6 April ( 25 March according to the Julian calendar then in use in Greece ) , the games of the First Olympiad were officially opened ; it was Easter Monday for both the Western and Eastern Christian Churches and the anniversary of Greece 's independence . The Panathenaic Stadium was filled with an estimated 80 @,@ 000 spectators , including King George I of Greece , his wife Olga , and their sons . Most of the competing athletes were aligned on the infield , grouped by nation . After a speech by the president of the organising committee , Crown Prince Constantine , his father officially opened the Games :
" I declare the opening of the first international Olympic Games in Athens . Long live the Nation . Long live the Greek people . "
Afterwards , nine bands and 150 choir singers performed an Olympic Hymn , composed by Spyridon Samaras , with words by poet Kostis Palamas . Thereafter , a variety of musical offerings provided the backgrounds to the Opening Ceremonies until 1960 , since which time the Samaras / Palamas composition has become the official Olympic Anthem ( decision taken by the IOC Session in 1958 ) . Other elements of current Olympic opening ceremonies were initiated later : the Olympic flame was first lit in 1928 , the first athletes ' oath was sworn at the 1920 Summer Olympics , and the first officials ' oath was taken at the 1972 Olympic Games .
= = Events = =
At the 1894 Sorbonne congress , a large roster of sports were suggested for the program in Athens . The first official announcements regarding the sporting events to be held featured sports such as football and cricket , but these plans were never finalised , and these sports did not make the final list for the Games . Rowing and yachting were scheduled , but had to be cancelled due to poor weather on the planned day of competition . As a result , the 1896 Summer Olympics programme featured 9 sports encompassing 10 disciplines and 43 events . The number of events in each discipline is noted in parentheses .
= = = Athletics = = =
The athletics events had the most international field of any of the sports . The major highlight was the marathon , held for the first time in international competition . Spyridon Louis , a previously unrecognised water carrier , won the event to become the only Greek athletics champion and a national hero . Although Greece had been favoured to win the discus and the shot put , the best Greek athletes finished just behind the American Robert Garrett in both events .
No world records were set , as few top international competitors had elected to compete . In addition , the curves of the track were very tight , making fast times in the running events virtually impossible . Despite this , Thomas Burke , of the United States , won the 100 @-@ meter race in 12 @.@ 0 seconds and the 400 @-@ meter race in 54 @.@ 2 seconds . Burke was the only one who used the " crouch start " ( putting his knee on soil ) , confusing the jury . Eventually , he was allowed to start from this " uncomfortable position " .
Australian competitor Edwin Flack came to Athens to watch the games , but decided to compete in the athletics events . He won two races — the 800 @-@ meter and the 1500 @-@ meter .
Chile claims one athlete , Luis Subercaseaux , competed for the nation at the 1896 Summer Olympics . This makes Chile one of the 14 nations to appear at the inaugural Summer Olympic Games . Subercaseaux 's results are not listed in the Official Report , though that Report typically includes only winners and Subercaseaux won no medals . Recently , a study commissioned to Chilean forensic police ( PDI ) decided ( by studies of facial recognition ) , that Subercaseaux would be the participant in a famous photo of 100 meter 's second series .
= = = Cycling = = =
The rules of the International Cycling Association were used for the cycling competitions . The track cycling events were held at the newly built Neo Phaliron Velodrome . Only one road event was held , a race from Athens to Marathon and back ( 87 kilometres ) .
In the track events , the best cyclist was Frenchman Paul Masson , who won the one lap time trial , the sprint event , and the 10 @,@ 000 meters . In the 100 kilometres event , Masson entered as a pacemaker for his compatriot Léon Flameng . Flameng won the event , after a fall , and after stopping to wait for his Greek opponent Georgios Kolettis to fix a mechanical problem . The Austrian fencer Adolf Schmal won the 12 @-@ hour race , which was completed by only two cyclists , while the road race event was won by Aristidis Konstantinidis .
= = = Fencing = = =
The fencing events were held in the Zappeion , which , built with money Evangelis Zappas had given to revive the ancient Olympic Games , had never seen any athletic contests before . Unlike other sports ( in which only amateurs were allowed to take part at the Olympics ) , professionals were allowed to compete in fencing , though in a separate event . These professionals were considered gentlemen athletes , just as the amateurs .
Four events were scheduled , but the épée event was cancelled for unknown reasons . The foil event was won by a Frenchman , Eugène @-@ Henri Gravelotte , who beat his countryman , Henri Callot , in the final . The other two events , the sabre and the masters foil , were won by Greek fencers . Leonidas Pyrgos , who won the latter event , became the first Greek Olympic champion in the modern era .
= = = Gymnastics = = =
The gymnastics competition was carried out on the infield of the Panathinaiko Stadium . Germany had sent an 11 @-@ man team , which won five of the eight events , including both team events . In the team event on the horizontal bar , the German team was unopposed . Three Germans added individual titles : Hermann Weingärtner won the horizontal bar event , Alfred Flatow won the parallel bars ; and Carl Schuhmann , who also competed successfully in wrestling , won the vault . Louis Zutter , a Swiss gymnast , won the pommel horse , while Greeks Ioannis Mitropoulos and Nikolaos Andriakopoulos were victorious in the rings and rope climbing events , respectively .
= = = Sailing = = =
A regatta of sailing boats was on the program of the Games of the First Olympiad for 31 March 1896 . However this event had to be given up .
The Official English report states :
The Regatta could not take place because some special boats embarkation had not been provided for .
The German version gives a bit more clues :
Die Wettkämpfe im Segeln wurden vereitelt , da man weder bei uns die besonderen Boote dafür besass , noch fremde Bewerber sich gemeldet hatten .
So no boats available from Greece and no foreign entries . Thus that ends the first edition of Sailing at the Summer Olympics !
= = = Shooting = = =
Held at a range at Kallithea , the shooting competition consisted of five events — two using a rifle and three with the pistol . The first event , the military rifle , was won by Pantelis Karasevdas , the only competitor to hit the target with all of his shots . The second event , for military pistols , was dominated by two American brothers : John and Sumner Paine became the first siblings to finish first and second in the same event . To avoid embarrassing their hosts , the brothers decided that only one of them would compete in the next pistol event , the free pistol . Sumner Paine won that event , thereby becoming the first relative of an Olympic champion to become Olympic champion himself .
The Paine brothers did not compete in the 25 @-@ meter pistol event , as the event judges determined that their weapons were not of the required calibre . In their absence , Ioannis Phrangoudis won . The final event , the free rifle , began on the same day . However , the event could not be completed due to darkness and was finalised the next morning , when Georgios Orphanidis was crowned the champion .
= = = Swimming = = =
The swimming competition was held in the open sea because the organizers had refused to spend the money necessary for a specially constructed stadium . Nearly 20 @,@ 000 spectators lined the Bay of Zea off the Piraeus coast to watch the events . The water in the bay was cold , and the competitors suffered during their races . There were three open events ( men 's 100 @-@ metre freestyle , men 's 500 @-@ metre freestyle , and men 's 1200 metre freestyle ) , in addition to a special event open only to Greek sailors , all of which were held on the same day ( 11 April ) .
For Alfréd Hajós of Hungary , this meant he could only compete in two of the events , as they were held too close together , which made it impossible for him to adequately recuperate . Nevertheless , he won the two events in which he swam , the 100 and 1200 meter freestyle . Hajós later became one of only two Olympians to win a medal in both the athletic and artistic competitions , when he won a silver medal for architecture in 1924 . The 500 @-@ meter freestyle was won by Austrian swimmer Paul Neumann , who defeated his opponents by more than a minute and a half .
= = = Tennis = = =
Although tennis was already a major sport by the end of the 19th century , none of the top players turned up for the tournament in Athens . The competition was held at the courts of the Athens Lawn Tennis Club , and the infield of the velodrome used for the cycling events . John Pius Boland , who won the event , had been entered in the competition by a fellow @-@ student of his at Oxford ; the Greek , Konstantinos Manos . As a member of the Athens Lawn Tennis sub @-@ committee , Manos had been trying , with the assistance of Boland , to recruit competitors for the Athens Games from among the sporting circles of Oxford University . In the first round , Boland defeated Friedrich Traun , a promising tennis player from Hamburg , who had been eliminated in the 100 @-@ meter sprint competition . Boland and Traun decided to team up for the doubles event , in which they reached the final and defeated their Greek and Egyptian opponents after losing the first set .
= = = Weightlifting = = =
The sport of weightlifting was still young in 1896 , and the rules differed from those in use today . Competitions were held outdoors , in the infield of the main stadium , and there were no weight limits . The first event was held in a style now known as the " clean and jerk " . Two competitors stood out : Scotsman Launceston Elliot and Viggo Jensen of Denmark . Both of them lifted the same weight ; but the jury , with Prince George as the chairman , ruled that Jensen had done so in a better style . The British delegation , unfamiliar with this tie @-@ breaking rule , lodged a protest . The lifters were eventually allowed to make further attempts , but neither lifter improved , and Jensen was declared the champion .
Elliot got his revenge in the one hand lift event , which was held immediately after the two @-@ handed one . Jensen had been slightly injured during his last two @-@ handed attempt , and was no match for Elliot , who won the competition easily . The Greek audience was charmed by the Scottish victor , whom they considered very attractive . A curious incident occurred during the weightlifting event : a servant was ordered to remove the weights , which appeared to be a difficult task for him . Prince George came to his assistance ; he picked up the weight and threw it a considerable distance with ease , to the delight of the crowd .
= = = Wrestling = = =
No weight classes existed for the wrestling competition , held in the Panathenaic Stadium , which meant that there would only be one winner among competitors of all sizes . The rules used were similar to modern Greco @-@ Roman wrestling , although there was no time limit , and not all leg holds were forbidden ( in contrast to current rules ) .
Apart from the two Greek contestants , all the competitors had previously been active in other sports . Weightlifting champion Launceston Elliot faced gymnastics champion Carl Schuhmann . The latter won and advanced into the final , where he met Georgios Tsitas , who had previously defeated Stephanos Christopoulos . Darkness forced the final match to be suspended after 40 minutes ; it was continued the following day , when Schuhmann needed only fifteen minutes to finish the bout .
= = Closing ceremony = =
On the morning of Sunday 12 April ( 3 April , according to Julian calendar then used in Greece ) King George the great organised a banquet for officials and athletes ( even though some competitions had not yet been held ) . During his speech , he made clear that , as far as he was concerned , the Olympics should be held in Athens permanently . The official closing ceremony was held the following Wednesday , after being postponed from Tuesday due to rain . Again the royal family attended the ceremony , which was opened by the national anthem of Greece and an ode composed in ancient Greek by George S. Robertson , a British athlete and scholar .
Afterwards , the king awarded prizes to the winners . Unlike today , the first @-@ place winners received silver medals , an olive branch and a diploma . Athletes who placed second received copper medals , a branch of laurel and a diploma . Third place winners did not receive a medal . Some winners also received additional prizes , such as Spyridon Louis , who received a cup from Michel Bréal , a friend of Coubertin , who had conceived the marathon event . Louis then led the medalists on a lap of honour around the stadium , while the Olympic Hymn was played again . The King then formally announced that the first Olympiad was at an end , and left the Stadium , while the band played the Greek national hymn and the crowd cheered .
Like the Greek king , many others supported the idea of holding the next Games in Athens ; most of the American competitors signed a letter to the Crown Prince expressing this wish . Coubertin , however , was heavily opposed to this idea , as he envisioned international rotation as one of the cornerstones of the modern Olympics . According to his wish , the next Games were held in Paris , although they would be somewhat overshadowed by the concurrently held Universal Exposition .
= = Participating nations = =
The concept of national teams was not a major part of the Olympic movement until the Intercalated Games 10 years later , though many sources list the nationality of competitors in 1896 and give medal counts . There are significant conflicts with regard to which nations competed . The International Olympic Committee gives a figure of 14 , but does not list them . The following 14 are most likely the ones recognised by the IOC . Some sources list 12 , excluding Chile and Bulgaria ; others list 13 , including those two but excluding Italy . Egypt is also sometimes included because of Dionysios Kasdaglis ' participation . Belgium and Russia had entered the names of competitors , but withdrew .
= = Medal count = =
Ten of the 14 participating nations earned medals , in addition to three medals won by mixed teams , i.e. teams made up of athletes from multiple nations . The United States won the most gold medals * ( 11 ) , while host nation Greece won the most medals overall ( 46 ) as well as the most silver * ( 17 ) and bronze * ( 19 ) medals , finishing with one fewer gold medal than the United States .
During these inaugural Olympics , winners were given a silver medal , an olive branch , and a diploma , while runners @-@ up received a copper medal , laurel branch , and diploma . The IOC has retroactively assigned gold , silver and bronze medals to the three best placed athletes in each event to comport with more recent traditions .
* As stated in the previous paragraph , it should be noted that the use of ' Gold medals ' did not occur until the 1904 St. Louis , Missouri Olympic Games to represent a First place finish . The ' Silver medal ' did not represent Second place until the 1904 Games . In 1896 , Silver was given to the winner . ' Bronze medals ' were not given for Third place initially . In 1896 , they were given to the Second place ( " runner @-@ up " ) finisher . In 1904 , they were first given as Third place medals ( " second runner @-@ up " ) .
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= = Female competitors = =
Women were not allowed to compete at the 1896 Summer Olympics , because de Coubertin felt that their inclusion would be " impractical , uninteresting , unaesthetic and incorrect " . However , one woman , Stamata Revithi , ran the marathon course on 11 April , the day after the men had run the official race . Although she was not allowed to enter the stadium at the end of her race , Revithi finished the marathon in about five hours and 30 minutes , and found witnesses to sign their names and verify the starting and finishing times . Revithi intended to present this documentation to the Hellenic Olympic Committee , hoping that they would recognise her achievement . Neither her reports nor documents from the Hellenic Olympic Committee have been discovered to provide corroboration .
= White Tulip =
" White Tulip " is the 18th episode of the second season of the American science fiction drama television series Fringe . It follows a scientist ( Peter Weller ) in his quest to time travel back and save his fiancée , while the Fringe team investigates the consequences of his actions , and Walter ( John Noble ) struggles to tell his son Peter ( Joshua Jackson ) he was stolen from the parallel universe as a boy .
The episode was co @-@ written by J.H. Wyman and Jeff Vlaming , and was directed by Thomas Yatsko . Wyman later stressed the importance of " White Tulip " in the show 's evolution , calling it a " mythalone " because its elements were designed to create the ideal episode to satisfy both new and hardcore viewers . Elements from this episode , in particular the idea of the white tulip as a sign of forgiveness , would be reused in later episodes .
It first aired in the United States on April 15 , 2010 on Fox to an estimated 6 @.@ 624 million viewers . It received positive reviews , and earned a nomination for Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards . It was ranked the best episode of the entire series by Entertainment Weekly , while IGN and Den of Geek ranked it as the second best .
= = Plot = =
Walter ( John Noble ) struggles with writing a letter to Peter ( Joshua Jackson ) to explain the events from 1985 that led Walter to bring Peter to his universe from the parallel one . As he contemplates the final letter , he and the rest of the Fringe team are called to investigate several dead bodies in a passenger car of a train . Walter , after being told the victims ' personal electronics were drained of power , suspects someone drew energy from both the people and their devices ' batteries . They trace the man responsible to MIT astrophysics professor Alistair Peck ( Peter Weller ) , and enter his residence to search for clues , finding evidence that Alistair was studying time travel . Alistair arrives while the Fringe team is there , and activates a mechanism on his body , causing him to travel back in time .
Alistair reappears on the train at the same point in time as his previous travel , again having drained the people aboard it , and alters his behavior to avoid another encounter with the Fringe team . However , when they are brought to investigate this time , they have a feeling of déjà vu and find other evidence that points to Alistair , and determine that he is trying to go back in his personal time line several months ago to prevent the death of his fiancée in a car collision . Alistair is found at his MIT office . Walter , having read through Alistair 's writings on time travel , offers to go in and talk to Alistair first before the armed officers attempt to seize him .
Walter approaches Alistair as a fellow man of science , who is replacing components that form a time machine that he has constructed within his body . Walter professes that Alistair 's attempt to jump back several months would require a great deal more power than Alistair has predicted , possibly killing hundreds in the area near where he appears . Alistair , aware of this , recalls an empty field where he was at , a few blocks from where his fiancée died , and plans to use this field where only the vegetation will die out from his arrival . Walter continues to try to discourage Alistair from making the attempt by explaining his own case of coming to believe in a higher power , hoping for a sign of forgiveness in the form of a white tulip for his actions in stealing Peter from the parallel universe . With God 's forgiveness , Walter believes it will be possible for Peter to forgive him once he learns the truth of who he is .
Alistair considers this , but with Walter 's time up , a SWAT team starts to move in . Alistair jumps back in time again by only a few hours to complete the modified power calculations based on Walter 's comments , and to prepare a pre @-@ addressed letter he brings with him . As the SWAT team barges in , Alistair re @-@ engages his time machine . Alistair 's modifications have worked , as he finds himself in the field , minutes before his fiancée 's death . Alistair is able to make it to his fiancée in time , reuniting just long enough to say " I love you " before they are both killed by the collision .
In the present , the events of the episode never occurred , and Walter , having time to contemplate the letter to Peter instead of being called to the case , tosses it into the fireplace . Later , he receives an envelope in the mail — the one Alistair had prepared and instructed to be delivered to Walter on this specific date . Inside , Walter finds a drawing of a white tulip .
= = Production = =
" White Tulip " was co @-@ written by executive producer J. H. Wyman and supervising producer Jeff Vlaming . Cinematographer Thomas Yatsko directed the episode , his first directing credit for Fringe .
IGN announced in January 2010 that actor Peter Weller had been cast in a guest starring role for an upcoming episode . Though he had normally kept his distance from episodic television because it " burns [ him ] out " and he was pursuing a Ph.D at UCLA , his wife , a big Fringe fan , read the script and convinced him to accept the part of Alistair Peck , telling him " You 've got to do this , it 's beautiful , it 's about a guy who wants to save his wife " . During a conference call with journalists , Weller also cited the character 's " tremendously romantic and very moving " storyline as another reason he accepted the part . He thought the four @-@ page scripted scene between him and John Noble was " rare for television [ and ] wonderfully written . I was thrilled to do [ Fringe ] " . Weller has since become a fan of Fringe because of his work in the episode , and would love to return and direct for the show . In a later Twitter post , Wyman dismissed speculation and confirmed that Weller 's character Alistair Peck did indeed die at the end of the episode .
For the episode 's time travel elements , sound effects editor Bruce Tanis explained his choices of sound during an interview with Designing Sound : " I used vocals from the dialog to create high @-@ pitched jittery tones that played against the visual of his time @-@ jumping . He would start to flicker faster and faster as he ramped up to the moment of leaping so I wanted to play up the fragmented sense of time we had visually and create the idea that he was somehow jumping over other people to land at a different point in time . It also had electrical humming and zapping to support the electrical nature of the device " .
Executive producer J. H. Wyman later indicated how " White Tulip " helped with the evolution of the show in an interview : " It 's very important to constantly try to attract more viewers and to try and not make the show alienating ... Our solution came in the form of ‘ White Tulip ' and episodes like that , because we realized what we need to do to satiate both our hardcore fans and our financial responsibility is to create a term that we coined a ' mythalone . ' It sounds really simple when you say it now , like , ‘ Yes , sure , you have a great standalone case , plus you thread in some great mythology . ' But I 've got to tell you it took us a long time to get there and realize it . Now we have that our template for telling stories that we think satisfies both parties " . He and Pinkner later listed " White Tulip " as one of their favorite episodes .
As with other Fringe episodes , Fox and Science Olympiad released a lesson plan for grade school children based upon the science depicted in " White Tulip " ; the lesson 's intention was for " students [ to ] learn about scientific concepts related to time such as astronomy and physics , with a focus on timekeeping . "
= = Reception = =
= = = Ratings = = =
" White Tulip " was watched by an estimated 6 @.@ 62 million viewers in the United States , with a 4 @.@ 0 / 7 share among all households and a 2 @.@ 5 / 7 share among those aged 18 – 49 .
= = = Reviews = = =
Reviews of " White Tulip " were overwhelmingly positive . Ken Tucker from Entertainment Weekly enjoyed the episode , writing " Fringe is becoming ever more adroit at blending its mythology with its paranormal cases " . He also praised guest star Peter Weller 's performance . After initially expecting a " filler " episode , Ramsey Isler of IGN said he was " pleasantly proven wrong " , as the " story turned out to be one of the best of the series " . Isler continued that " the writers really did a good job of integrating the overall mythology into a standalone story that is actually damn good ... It 's brilliant storytelling " . Andrew Hanson of Los Angeles Times enjoyed the episode , but wished Astrid got more screen time .
Steve Heisler of The A.V. Club gave the episode an A , explaining " Horror . Confusion . It 's a moment that finds Fringe at its finest " . New York Magazine 's Tim Grierson loved all the interactions between Noble and Weller , and thought they were so " compelling together that they helped justify an episode that could have very easily been terribly hokey — instead , it was one of the season ’ s best standalone stories " . Josh Wigler from MTV also thought the scenes between Noble and Weller were the best thing about the episode . Jane Boursaw of TV Squad wrote it was " another great episode that served to propel the story forward , and another great performance by John Noble " . Television Without Pity gave the episode a B + .
The A.V. Club ranked Fringe the 15th best show of 2010 , in particular highlighting " White Tulip " , while Den of Geek listed it as the second best of the series . Jeff Jensen of Entertainment Weekly named " White Tulip " the best episode of the entire series , calling it " a near @-@ perfect blend of mythology and stand @-@ alone episode . ' White Tulip ' is Fringe 's purest , finest example of fulsome emotions tempered by stringent ideas . The tulip of the title represents forgiveness — faith in love — and became within the series a semi @-@ recurring symbol of fragile hope , and , to the show 's audience , a cynosure of the devotion of Fringe fandom . " IGN ranked it as the second best , explaining that " despite a few technical flaws with special effects and a little under @-@ utilization of Weller in the first half ,
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" White Tulip " was referenced multiple times in the season three episode " Subject 13 " . Executive producer J. H. Wyman later commented in an interview that " the ' White Tulip ' stuff is all connected thematically because that was the episode where Walter believes in God , " and further explained that these themes would return again in the season three finale . The final reference to the white tulip is in season five , the series finale , which aired January 18 , 2013 .
= = = Awards and nominations = = =
See also : List of awards and nominations received by Fringe
" White Tulip " was nominated for Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series at the Creative Arts portion of the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards , with the crew composed of Supervising Sound Editor Paul Curtis , Sound Editors Rick Norman and Bruce Tanis , Music Editor Paul Apelgren , and Foley Artists Shelley Roden and Rick Partlow . It lost to an episode of 24 . " White Tulip " was also nominated for Outstanding Sound at the 2010 HPA Awards , but it lost to an episode of House .
Also at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards , writers J.H. Wyman and Jeff Vlaming submitted " White Tulip " for consideration in the Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series category , but failed to garner a nomination . Peter Weller submitted the episode for consideration in the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series category . Weller and fellow guest actor Leonard Nimoy ( who appeared in " Over There " ) were not chosen for nominations .
= U.S. Route 16 in Michigan =
US Highway 16 ( US 16 ) , also called Grand River Avenue for much of its length in the state , was one of the principal pre @-@ Interstate roads in the state of Michigan . Before the creation of the United States Numbered Highway System in 1926 , the highway had been designated M @-@ 16 . The modern route of Grand River Avenue cuts across the Lower Peninsula in a northwest – southeast fashion from near Grand Rapids to Detroit . Before the late 1950s and early 1960s , US 16 followed other roads between Muskegon and Grand Rapids , and then Grand River Avenue through Lansing to Detroit . In the years immediately preceding the creation of the Interstate Highway System , US 16 was shifted from older roads to newer freeways . Later , it was co @-@ designated as an Interstate . When the gap in the freeway was filled in around Lansing , the US 16 designation was decommissioned in the state . The freeway was then solely designated Interstate 96 ( I @-@ 96 ) east of Grand Rapids and I @-@ 196 west of that city .
The original pathway along the Grand River Avenue corridor was an Indian trail , a footpath used by the native population . This trail was later used by the first European settlers to the area now known as Michigan . In Detroit , Grand River is one of five major avenues ( along with Woodward , Michigan , Gratiot , and Jefferson ) planned by Judge Augustus Woodward in 1805 that extended from Downtown Detroit in differing directions ; Grand River Avenue extends northwesterly from the city 's downtown . In the middle of the 19th century , the trail was expanded into a plank road that formed the basis for one of the first state trunkline highways as M @-@ 16 in the early 20th century . Later , the highway was rerouted to replace M @-@ 126 and create M @-@ 104 . Current segments of the roadway are still part of the state highway system as sections of M @-@ 5 , M @-@ 11 , M @-@ 43 or business loops off I @-@ 96 . The portion of Grand River Avenue in Detroit between I @-@ 96 and the intersection with Cass Avenue and Middle Street in Downtown Detroit is an unsigned state trunkline , sometimes referred to as Old Business Spur I @-@ 96 ( Old BS I @-@ 96 ) .
= = Route description = =
At the time of its decommissioning , US 16 started its run through Michigan at the Grand Trunk Western Railroad docks in Muskegon . The SS Milwaukee Clipper operated as a car ferry across Lake Michigan , connecting Muskegon to Milwaukee , Wisconsin , where US 16 continued to the west . From the docks , US 16 and M @-@ 46 traveled concurrently south and then east through downtown Muskegon . At Peck Street , US 16 turned south along Business US 31 ( Bus . US 31 ) . These two highways ran concurrently out of town to the south through Muskegon Heights to Norton Shores . There , the business loop ended at US 31 , and US 16 joined the I @-@ 196 freeway headed east . ( Later , the I @-@ 96 and I @-@ 196 designations west of Grand Rapids would be flipped , but at the time leading up to US 16 's decommissioning in the state of Michigan , this had not yet been approved . ) The I @-@ 196 / US 16 freeway traveled southeast of Norton Shores through woodlands in rural Muskegon County parallel to the former US 16 routing through Fruitport to Nunica in Ottawa County . The freeway turned more directly east in Nunica past the eastern terminus of M @-@ 104 , and continued through more mixed forest and grassland terrain to serve the communities of Coopersville and Marne .
As the freeway approached Kent County , it met the western terminus of M @-@ 11 which was the former routing of US 16 through the Grand Rapids metropolitan area . I @-@ 196 / US 16 continued eastward around the north side of the metropolitan area through the suburbs of Walker and Comstock Park . The freeway intersected the contemporaneous routing of US 131 along the East Beltline and curved south through the eastern edge of Grand Rapids to meet the end of I @-@ 96 east of downtown . There I @-@ 196 ended and US 16 was transferred to the I @-@ 96 freeway . I @-@ 96 / US 16 continued southward intersecting Cascade Road , which was previously US 16 . Cascade Road east of this interchange meets the westernmost part of Grand River Avenue , which carried US 16 east continuously to Downtown Detroit .
M @-@ 50 also joined the freeway at Cascade Road headed east , and together I @-@ 96 / US 16 / M @-@ 50 continued through eastern Kent County . M @-@ 50 departed to the south near Lowell , and the freeway crossed into southern Ionia County . Passing south of Portland , the freeway crossed east into Clinton County . North of Grand Ledge , I @-@ 96 ended and US 16 followed Wright Road off the freeway to Grand River Avenue . From there east , US 16 resumed its historic routing into the city of Lansing . Grand River Avenue carried the highway past the Capital City Airport and east to Larch Street , where US 16 turned south along US 27 north of downtown Lansing . At Saginaw Street , eastbound US 16 turned east on the one @-@ way street , while westbound traffic ran a block north on Grand River Avenue . The two directions of travel merge at the east end of Saginaw Street in East Lansing . Grand River Avenue through East Lansing follows a tree @-@ lined boulevard that forms the division between the campus of Michigan State University to the south and the rest of the city to the north . US 16 continued east in Ingham County through Okemos and rural parts of the county through Williamston and Webberville .
Grand River Avenue crosses to the east into Livingston County through Fowlerville to Howell . In Howell , Grand River Avenue meets Hartland Road which carries M @-@ 59 ; the highway also met M @-@ 155 in downtown , which at the time provided access to the Howell State Hospital . In the approach to Brighton , Grand River Avenue passes through rural southeast Michigan lake country . In Brighton , Grand River Avenue crossed the western end of the I @-@ 96 freeway . US 16 merged onto the freeway , and I @-@ 96 / US 16 met the northern end of the US 23 freeway . I @-@ 96 / US 16 continued east into Oakland County through Wixom and Novi .
Near Farmington , I @-@ 96 / US 16 continued to the southeast of the present @-@ day I @-@ 96 / I @-@ 275 / I @-@ 696 / M @-@ 5 interchange along the current M @-@ 5 freeway . Grand River Avenue through there was Business Loop I @-@ 96 ( BL I @-@ 96 ) . The freeway ends at a junction with Grand River Avenue that also marked the end of the business loop and the eastern end of I @-@ 96 at the time . From there , US 16 continued along Grand River Avenue the rest of way into Downtown Detroit . Along that routing , it intersected US 24 at Telegraph Road and M @-@ 39 at Southfield Road . US 12 joined US 16 along Grand River Avenue at Plymouth Road . The two ran the rest of the way concurrently to Cadillac Square . There they terminated at a common point with US 10 ( Woodward Avenue ) and US 112 ( Michigan Avenue ) . US 25 ran through the square on Fort Street and Gratiot Avenue .
= = History = =
The history of Grand River Avenue , and US 16 in Michigan , dates back to before the earliest settlement of Michigan by Europeans . The route has been the basis for an Indian trail , a pathway for European settlers , a state highway , a part of the US Highway System , and a section of the Interstate Highway System .
= = = Indian trail to state highway = = =
The chief transportation routes in 1701 were the Indian footpaths that crossed the future state of Michigan ; the Grand River Trail was one of these thirteen trails at the time . In 1805 , Detroit created 120 @-@ foot ( 37 m ) rights @-@ of @-@ way for the principal streets of the city , Grand River Avenue included . This street plan was devised by Augustus Woodward and others following a devastating fire in Detroit . A ten @-@ year project to construct a plank road between Detroit and Howell was authorized in 1820 along the Grand River Trail . Grand River Avenue was included as one of Five Great Military Roads by Governor Lewis Cass in 1825 , along with the River Road , Michigan Avenue , Woodward Avenue and Gratiot Avenue . The Grand River Road , precursor to the modern Grand River Avenue was named by Benjamin Williams , cofounder of Owosso . The original Native American name for the river was Wash @-@ ten @-@ ong sibi meaning " the river that extends far off " , or " far into the interior " , which was translated as La Grande Riviere , the French name for the river ; this name was then applied to the name of the trail that paralleled at least half of the river 's length .
The opening of the Erie Canal in New York in 1826 brought new settlers to the Great Lakes region , and to the future state of Michigan . Many of these settlers began their inland journeys in Detroit . At first the Grand River Road was a " deep rutted , ditch bordered road " . The road branched into two at Rouge ( now Redford ) ; the southern branch roughly followed the modern route of Grand River Avenue and the northern route ran by way of Pontiac along Woodward Avenue and the modern M @-@ 21 to the north of the Lansing area . From Bancroft , several trails branched off , including the northern branch of the Grand River Road and the Saginaw Trail . The two branches merged back together near Dewitt and continued west toward Ionia and on to Grand Rapids and Newton ( now Grand Haven ) . The early travelers plied the road in wagons pulled by oxen or horses , and drivers charged between four and seven cents a mile ( equivalent to $ 0 @.@ 84 – 1 @.@ 46 / mi in 2015 ) . The horses were exchanged every 12 – 15 miles ( 19 – 24 km ) with the speed averaging around 8 – 10 miles per hour ( 13 – 16 km / h ) with few obstacles .
Congress further aided the road in 1835 with an appropriation of $ 25 @,@ 000 ( equivalent to $ 15 @.@ 5 million in 2015 ) for a 20 @-@ foot @-@ wide ( 6 m ) road on 100 feet ( 30 m ) of right @-@ of @-@ way . These improvements included removing brush and debris and the construction of bridges across the Rouge , Shiawassee , Red Cedar and Grand rivers . The Grand River Road was a major route for settlers headed inland to Grand Rapids in 1836 , as the shortest route for travelers coming from Detroit . An economic panic in 1837 drove settlers from New York to Michigan ; these were the travelers who followed the Grand River Road . New settlements were created along the route , every six miles ( 9 @.@ 7 km ) or so , that distance being a good day 's travel by horse . Approximately 120 wagons left Detroit each day between August and November 1843 .
After statehood in 1837 , Michigan assumed the costs for construction work to the Grand River Trail . At that time , about 60 miles ( 97 km ) had been surveyed from Detroit westward . The new state lacked the money to continue improvements to the road , and Michigan petitioned Congress for the better part of the next decade for money to complete the work . When the state capital was moved to Lansing in 1847 , an improved road was needed to the capital city . The first segments of roadway were privatized starting in 1844 . In 1850 , the Michigan State Legislature established the Lansing and Howell Plank Road Company , which set about converting various Indian trails into the Lansing – Howell Plank Road , a task the company completed by 1853 . At Howell the road connected with the Detroit – Howell Plank Road , establishing the first improved connection direct from the state capital to Michigan 's largest metropolis . The Lansing – Detroit Plank Road was a toll road until the 1880s , and it eventually evolved into the eastern part of the modern Grand River Avenue .
By 1900 , only a short stretch of the Detroit – Howell Plank Road was still made of planks ; most of the other plank roads had been converted to gravel by this time . On May 13 , 1913 , the Michigan Legislature passed the State Reward Trunk Line Highway Act ( Public Act 334 of 1913 ) that created the original state highway system . In that act , Grand River Avenue between Detroit and Grand Rapids was included as Division 9 of the system . The state highways were signposted starting in 1919 , and on the first maps published on July 1 of that year , the Michigan State Highway Department ( MSHD ) had applied the M @-@ 16 number to Grand River Avenue across the state between Grand Haven and Detroit . M @-@ 16 was rerouted in the Lansing area in 1925 , running along Grand River Avenue from Grand Ledge to East Lansing . The former routing through Downtown Lansing on Michigan Avenue became part of M @-@ 39 and the section north of Grand Ledge was eventually redesignated M @-@ 100 . A second realignment moved M @-@ 16 to follow Grand River Avenue from Ionia through Ada . The former alignment became a part of M @-@ 21 . On August 7 , 1926 , the state completed paving on M @-@ 16 , opening it to traffic as " the first paved highway across the state " .
The M @-@ 16 designation lasted for seven years . As the states were meeting with the American Association of State Highway Officials ( AASHO , now AASHTO ) to plan the United States Numbered Highway System , the route of M @-@ 16 was originally planned for inclusion in US 18 . When the system was created on November 11 , 1926 , Grand River Avenue and M @-@ 16 became part of US 16 .
= = = US Highway to Interstate = = =
In 1929 , Allan Williams placed a picnic table on the side of the road along US 16 south of Saranac . Williams was the Ionia County engineer in charge of the various roads in the county , and that location is " what many consider to be the nation 's first roadside table " . The first change to the US 16 routing was made in 1933 when the highway was moved to bypass Farmington , with the old routing retained as a state highway . The next year , in 1934 , M @-@ 126 was created between Nunica and Muskegon . In 1940 , US 16 was rerouted to replace M @-@ 126 , and the former route of US 16 between Nunica and Grand Haven was redesignated M @-@ 104 . Two further changes during 1941 – 42 rerouted the western end in Muskegon to end at the car ferry docks . Previously , motorists had to navigate from the western end along other roads to the ferry connection to the rest of US 16 in Wisconsin . The second change routed Bypass US 16 ( Byp . US 16 ) along 28th Street and Wilson ( previously the South Beltline and West Beltline sections of M @-@ 114 ) in the Grand Rapids area . The US 16 designation was moved in 1953 to replace Byp . US 16 while the former routing through downtown Grand Rapids was redesignated Business US 16 ( Bus . US 16 ) .
MSHD had plans to upgrade the US 16 corridor to freeway standards in the middle of the 20th century . The first planning map in 1947 for what later became the Interstate Highway System showed a highway in the corridor . The General Location of National System of Interstate Highways Including All Additional Routes at Urban Areas Designated in September 1955 , showed generalized plans for the locations of Interstate Highways as designated in 1955 . This also included a highway in the US 16 corridor . The 1957 approval for the Interstate Highway System replaced the Grand Rapids – Detroit section of US 16 with a portion of Interstate 94 ( I @-@ 94 ) , with the remainder to be I @-@ 94N . MSHD submitted a recommended numbering plan for the Interstates in 1958 that showed I @-@ 96 following the US 16 corridor . When initially approved , the Muskegon – Grand Rapids segment of US 16 was to be numbered as I @-@ 196 while the remainder was part of I @-@ 96 .
Segments of the road were upgraded in 1956 between Coopersville and Marne , Portland and Eagle , and Brighton and Farmington . By 1962 , freeway construction allowed motorists to travel between Muskegon and the Lansing area on a freeway , bypassing the old Grand River Avenue route . The final connection between Lansing and Brighton was completed in late 1962 . At that time , the US 16 designation , which had been applied alongside the I @-@ 96 and I @-@ 196 designations , was decommissioned . Segments of the old highway were retained in the state highway system under different numbers . Sections through Portland , Lansing , Howell , Farmington and Detroit were given Business Loop ( BL ) or Business Spur ( BS ) I @-@ 96 designations . The section between Lansing and Webberville became part of an extended M @-@ 43 . Other sections in the Detroit area became parts of M @-@ 102 , M @-@ 5 , or unsigned state highway .
= = = Post @-@ Interstate era = = =
After US 16 was transferred to the new freeway , Grand River Avenue lost its state highway status along most of its length . Today the roadway remains the " Main Street " of over a dozen Michigan cities and a scenic route through one of the state 's most populated corridors . In 1995 , major reconstruction work along Grand River Avenue in East Lansing uncovered rotting logs , buried about 2 feet ( 0 @.@ 61 m ) below the present grade , that had been used as underlayment for the plank road surface in a low , swampy area . The logs had been in place for nearly 150 years . In 2004 , the state transferred several blocks at the eastern end of Grand River Avenue to the City of Detroit . State trunkline control now ends at the corner of Grand River Avenue , Middle Street , and Cass Avenue .
Community leaders in Lansing have proposed renaming a section of Grand River Avenue in Old Town Lansing for César Chávez , the Mexican @-@ American civil rights activist . The group " Lansing for Cesar E. Chavez " was raising funds to rename the section between Oakland and Pine streets in Old Town . Previously , a section of Grand Avenue was renamed for Chávez in 1994 , but the voters overturned the decision . The renaming proposal was even mentioned as a way to untangle a maze of different branches of Grand River Avenue running through Old Town . Currently , East Grand River Avenue and North Grand River Avenue bridge between sections of Grand River Avenue , in addition to Grand Avenue which runs along the Grand River near downtown . While Lansing 's Latino community supported the proposal , the business community opposed it . One shop owner said she would have $ 10 @,@ 000 in costs associated with a name change , adding , " I think there 's many beautiful ways to honor such an incredible man . Changing five blocks of a street doesn 't seem to do justice . " Another business owner cited the work the Old Town Commercial Association has done to market the area using the Grand River Avenue name , marketing that would be useless after a name change . The compromise solution reached in August 2010 was to rename lot 56 , where Old Town holds festivals , to Cesar Chavez Plaza . Street signs would be installed marking parts of Grand River Avenue as Cesar E. Chavez Avenue , but only in a memorial capacity ; the street would still be officially named Grand River Avenue .
= = Memorial highway designations = =
Born in Grand Rapids in 1884 , Arthur H. Vandenberg was appointed to the United States Senate upon the death in office of Woodbridge N. Ferris in 1928 . Vandenberg , a Republican , served as a member of the " isolationist bloc " , and was an active opponent of the New Deal policies of Franklin D. Roosevelt . The senator declined a nomination for Vice President in 1936 . In the aftermath of World War II , Vandenberg 's world view changed significantly . He helped to draft the United Nations Charter and worked to secure is unanimous ratification in the Senate . He also worked to secure passage of the Marshall Plan and helped to establish the North Atlantic Treaty Organization . After his death in 1951 , Michigan residents wanted to memorialize Vandenberg . The following year , the Michigan Legislature dedicated the length of US 16 from Muskegon to Detroit as the Arthur Vandenberg Memorial Highway by enacting Public Act 70 of 1952 .
Vandenberg was not the only national figure honored with a memorial designation along the route of US 16 in Michigan . For a period from the 1930s through the 1950s , the highway used a few blocks of Washington Boulevard to connect between Grand River and Michigan avenues on its route through Detroit to its terminus at Cadillac Square . This street was named in honor of George Washington for his service as the " father of his country " . The street was named by Judge Woodward as a part of his general street plan for the city of Detroit in 1807 .
= = Major intersections = =
= = Related trunklines = =
= = = Grand Rapids bypass = = =
Bypass US Highway 16 ( Byp . US 16 ) was a bypass route of US 16 in the Grand Rapids area . The highway became a part of the state highway system c . 1930 as a part of M @-@ 114 , which was a beltline around the Grand Rapids area . By 1942 , the trunkline was completed and reassigned a Byp . US 16 designation along the southern and western legs . The designation connected to US 16 in Walker Township ( now the city of Walker ) and ran south along what is now Wilson Avenue over the Grand River into Grandville . From there it turned easterly along what is now 28th Street through Wyoming and Paris townships ( now the cities of Wyoming and Kentwood ) before terminating at US 16 in Cascade Township . The designation was used until the mainline US 16 was rerouted over the bypass in 1953 .
= = = Grand Rapids business loop = = =
Business US Highway 16 ( Bus . US 16 ) was a business route in the Grand Rapids area in the 1950s and 1960s . When US 16 was rerouted to replace Byp . US 16 around the southern and western sides of the city in 1953 , the former route of the mainline through downtown was redesignated as the business loop . That loop followed Remembrance Avenue southeasterly to Leonard Avenue in Walker Township . From there , the loop turned easterly on Leonard over the Grand River to Monroe Avenue before turning south parallel to the river along Monroe into downtown . In downtown Grand Rapids , Bus . US 16 turned eastward on Fulton Avenue into East Grand Rapids . There the loop followed Cascade Road into Cascade Township where it reconnected to US 16 at the intersection with 28th Street . Bus . US 16 lasted until 1962 when US 16 was decommissioned in Michigan .
= = = Farmington alternate route = = =
US Highway 16A ( US 16A ) was an alternate route for US 16 that bypassed Farmington . It was designated in 1933 for a new highway that bypassed downtown along what is now Freedom Road . In 1956 , the designation was decommissioned when mainline US 16 was rerouted out of downtown Farmington , replacing US 16A . At the same time , the former route of the mainline through downtown was redesignated Bus . US 16 .
= = = Farmington business loop = = =
Business US Highway 16 ( Bus . US 16 ) was a business loop through downtown Farmington along Grand River Avenue . Its western terminus was at the junction of US 16 and Grand River Avenue west of the city , and the eastern terminus was at the intersection between US 16 and Grand River Avenue southeast of Farmington . This highway was the original route of US 16 though downtown Farmington . In 1933 , US 16 was routed onto a bypass route which had been constructed south of the city ( the present @-@ day Freedom Road ) and the route through Farmington was retained as state trunkline . In 1956 , a new bypass freeway was built just to the south of the old bypass as part of the " Brighton – Farmington Expressway " and the route through downtown was designated Bus . US 16 . The original plans for I @-@ 96 called for it to replace US 16 and to run parallel to Grand River Avenue all the way from Farmington into downtown Detroit . In 1959 , the Farmington bypass freeway was given the I @-@ 96 designation in addition to the US 16 moniker , and the business route was redesignated as Business Loop I @-@ 96 two years later .
= Wigan =
Wigan / ˈwɪɡən / is a town in Greater Manchester , England . It stands on the River Douglas , 7 @.@ 9 miles ( 13 km ) south @-@ west of Bolton , 10 miles ( 16 km ) north of Warrington and 16 miles ( 25 @.@ 7 km ) west @-@ northwest of Manchester . Wigan is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre . The town of Wigan had a total population of 97 @,@ 000 in 2011 , whilst the wider borough has a population of 318 @,@ 100 . Historically in Lancashire , Wigan during classical antiquity was in the territory of the Brigantes , an ancient Celtic tribe that ruled much of what is now northern England . The Brigantes were subjugated in the Roman conquest of Britain during the 1st century , and it is asserted that the Roman settlement of Coccium was established where Wigan lies . Wigan is believed to have been incorporated as a borough in 1246 following the issue of a charter by King Henry III of England . At the end of the Middle Ages it was one of four boroughs in Lancashire possessing Royal charters ; the others were Lancaster , Liverpool , and Preston .
During the Industrial Revolution Wigan experienced dramatic economic expansion and a rapid rise in the population . Although porcelain manufacture and clock making had been major industries in the town , Wigan subsequently became known as a major mill town and coal mining district . The first coal mine was established at Wigan in 1450 and at its peak there were 1 @,@ 000 pit shafts within 5 miles ( 8 km ) of the town centre . Mining was so extensive that one town councillor remarked that " a coal mine in the backyard was not uncommon in Wigan " . Coal mining ceased during the latter part of the 20th century .
Wigan Pier , a wharf on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal , was made famous by the writer George Orwell . In his book , The Road to Wigan Pier , Orwell highlighted the poor working and living conditions of the local inhabitants during the 1930s . Following the decline of industrial activities in the region , Wigan Pier 's collection of warehouses and wharfs became a local heritage centre and cultural quarter . The DW Stadium is home to both Wigan Athletic Football Club and Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club , both teams being highly successful in their sports with the former being the 2013 FA Cup winners and the latter being the most successful Rugby League side of all time . Wigan had a population of 99 @,@ 391 in 2011 but its Urban Subdivision had a population of 103 @,@ 608 .
= = History = =
The name Wigan has been dated to at least the 7th century and probably originally meant a " village " or " settlement " . It has also been suggested that the name is Celtic , named after a person called Wigan . This may have been linked with Tref , meaning homestead ) to give an original name of TrefWigan . The name of the town has been recorded variously as Wigan in 1199 , Wygayn in 1240 , and Wygan in numerous historical documents .
There is very little evidence of prehistoric activity in the area , especially pre @-@ Iron Age ; however , Celtic names in the area around Wigan – such as Bryn , Makerfield , and Ince – indicate that the Celtic people of Britain were active in the area in the Iron Age . The first people believed to have settled in the Wigan area were the Brigantes , a Celtic tribe who controlled most of northern Britain .
In the 1st century , the area was conquered by the Romans . The late 2nd @-@ century Antonine Itinerary mentions a Roman settlement called Coccium 17 miles ( 27 km ) from the Roman fort at Manchester ( Mamucium ) and 20 miles ( 32 km ) from the fort at Ribchester ( Bremetennacum ) . Although the distances are slightly out , it has been assumed that Coccium is Roman Wigan . Possible derivations of Coccium include from the Latin coccum , meaning " scarlet in colour , scarlet cloth " , or from cocus , meaning " cook " . Over the years chance finds ( coins and pottery ) provided clear indications that a Roman settlement existed at Wigan , although its size and status remained unknown . In 2005 investigations ahead of the Grand Arcade development , and in 2008 at the Joint Service Centre development , have proved that , without doubt , Wigan was a significant Roman site in the late first and second centuries AD . The excavated remains of ditches at Ship Yard off Millgate were consistent with use by the Roman military and possibly formed part of the defences for a fort or a temporary camp . More remarkable remains were excavated to the south , in the area of McEwen ’ s Yard ( opposite the baths ) , where the foundations of a large and very important building were discovered , together with many other Roman features . It was demonstrated to be 36 metres long by 18 metres wide and had been constructed in stone with a tiled roof . It contained nine or ten rooms , including three with hypocausts . It had a colonnaded portico on the northern side , which presumably formed the main entrance . The structure 's ground @-@ plan and the presence of the hypocaust , leaves little doubt that this was a bath @-@ house . A timber building excavated at the Joint Service Centre ( top of the Wiend ) has been interpreted as a barrack block . This suggests a Roman fort occupied the crest of the hill , taking advantage of the strategic position overlooking the River Douglas . It is clear from the evidence gained from these excavations that Wigan was an important Roman settlement , and was almost certainly the place referred to as Coccium in the Antonine Itinerary .
In the Anglo @-@ Saxon period , the area was probably under the control of the Northumbrians and later the Mercians . In the early 10th century there was an influx of Scandinavians expelled from Ireland . This can be seen in place names such as Scholes – now a part of Wigan – which derives from the Scandinavian skali meaning " hut " . Further evidence comes from some street names in Wigan which have Scandinavian origins .
Although Wigan is not mentioned in the Domesday Book , possibly because it was included in the Neweton barony ( now Newton @-@ le @-@ Willows ) , it is thought that the mention of a church in the manor of Neweton is Wigan Parish Church . The rectors of the parish church were lords of the manor of Wigan , a sub @-@ manor of Neweton , until the 19th century . Wigan was incorporated as a borough in 1246 following the issue of a charter by King Henry III to John Maunsell , the local church rector and lord of the manor . The borough was later granted another charter in 1257 – 1258 , allowing the lord of the manor to hold a market on every Monday and two annual fairs . The town is recorded on the earliest surviving map of Britain , the Gough Map made around 1360 which highlights its position on the main western north @-@ south highway with distance markers to Preston and Warrington .
Edward II visited Wigan in 1323 in an effort to stabilise the region which had been the source of the Banastre Rebellion in 1315 . Edward stayed in nearby Upholland Priory and held court in the town over a period of several days . During the medieval period Wigan expanded and prospered and in 1536 , antiquarian John Leland described the town , saying " Wigan paved ; as big as Warrington and better builded . There is one parish church amid the town . Some merchants , some artificers , some farmers " .
In the English Civil War , most people in the town were Royalists and James Stanley , 7th Earl of Derby , a prominent and influential Royalist in the civil war , made Wigan his headquarters . His forces successfully captured Preston but failed in assaults on Manchester and Lancaster and two attempts to capture Bolton . Abandoning attempts to secure Lancashire , he took his forces to the Isle of Man to secure his holdings there . The Earl of Derby was absent when Wigan fell , despite fortifications built around the town , Wigan was captured by Parliamentarian forces on 1 April 1643 , the takeover was complete in two hours and the town was pillaged before the defences were broken down and the Parliamentarians retreated . In 1648 , Royalist forces under James Hamilton , 1st Duke of Hamilton , occupied Wigan after they had been defeated by Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Preston . The soldiers looted the town as they retreated to Warrington , and afterwards it experienced pestilence . Cromwell himself described Wigan as " a great and poor town , and very malignant " .
The Battle of Wigan Lane was fought on 25 August 1651 during the Third English Civil War , between 1 @,@ 500 Royalists under the command of the James Stanley , Earl of Derby marching to join the King at Worcester and 3 @,@ 000 of the New Model Army under the command of Colonel Robert Lilburne hunting them . Lilburne arrived at Wigan to find the Royalists leaving to march towards Manchester but with his force consisting mostly of cavalry recognised it would be dangerous to engage in the narrow lanes around the town and decided to wait for his foot soldiers to arrive and flank the town . The Royalists seeing an opportunity to engage the divided force turned around to engage but Lilburne decided to hold his ground deploying cavalry on Wigan Lane and infantry in the hedgerows to the sides , The Royalists made several charges but after two hours were unable to break the Parliamentarian line and were forced to flee after being overwhelmed by superior numbers . Although Stanley was injured he managed to find refuge in the town . David Craine states , " those who did not fall in the fighting [ were ] hunted to their death through the countryside " . A monument on Wigan Lane marks the place where Sir Thomas Tyldesley a Major General commanding the Royalist troops fell , it was erected 28 years after the battle in 1679 by Alexander Rigby , Tyldesley 's standard bearer .
Wigan was described by Celia Fiennes , a traveller , in 1698 as " a pretty market town built of stone and brick " . In 1720 , the moot hall was rebuilt , funded by the members of the borough . It was used as the town hall and the earliest reference to it dates from the 15th century . Prior to its final destruction in 1869 , the hall was rebuilt in 1829 . Wigan 's status as a centre for coal production , engineering and textiles in the 18th century led to the Douglas Navigation in the 1740s , the canalisation of part of the River Douglas and later the Leeds and Liverpool Canal . The canal from Liverpool to Leeds was originally to serve Wigan on a spur , transporting cloth and food grown on the West Lancashire Plain to the Port of Liverpool . When construction restarted in the 1790s after a decades pause with coal rising in importance during the intervening years due to the progress of the Industrial Revolution the route was altered at the request of mill owners with the spur becoming the primary route and Wigan a hub for transport of coal from the Lancashire coal pits to Liverpool and Leeds . As a mill town , Wigan was an important centre of textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution , but it was not until the 1800s that cotton factories began to spread into the town . This was due to a dearth of fast @-@ flowing streams and rivers in the area , but by 1818 there were eight cotton mills in the Wallgate part of Wigan . In 1818 William Woods introduced the first power looms to the Wigan cotton mills . These mills swiftly became infamous for their dangerous and unbearable conditions , low pay and use of child labour . As well as being a mill town , Wigan was also an important centre for coal production . It was recorded that in 1854 there were 54 collieries in and around the town , about a sixth of all collieries in Lancashire .
In the 1830s Wigan became one of the first towns in Britain to be served by a railway ; the line had connections to Preston and the Manchester and Liverpool Railway . Wigan began to dominate as a cotton town in the late 19th century , and this lasted until the mid @-@ 20th century . In 1911 the town was described as an " industrial town ... occupying the greater part of the township , whilst its collieries , factories ... fill the atmosphere with smoke " . After the Second World War there was a boom followed by a slump from which Wigan 's textile industry did not recover . While the town 's cotton and coal industries declined in the 20th century , the engineering industry did not go into recession . The last working cotton mill , May Mill , closed in 1980 .
In 1937 , Wigan was prominently featured in George Orwell 's The Road to Wigan Pier which dealt , in large part , with the living conditions of England 's working poor . Some have embraced the Orwellian link , as it has provided the area with a modest tourist base over the years . Others regard this connection as disappointing , considering it an insinuation that Wigan is no better now than it was at the time of Orwell 's writing .
= = Governance = =
Since 2004 , the town of Wigan has been divided between five of the twenty @-@ five wards of the metropolitan borough , each returning 3 councillors to the 75 @-@ member borough council . The five wards are : Douglas , Pemberton , Wigan Central , Wigan West and Worsley Mesnes . The metropolitan council provides the local services .
At the Norman Conquest , the settlement of Wigan was part of the larger parish of Wigan which , the majority of which was within the hundred of Newton . On 26 August 1246 , Wigan was granted a Royal Charter , making the town a free borough . This happened after Salford was granted its Charter in 1230 and before Manchester in 1301 . As a borough , Wigan was represented in the Model Parliament from 1295 – 1306 by two burgesses – freemen of the borough . The Charter allowed taxes to be made on transactions made in the borough by tradesmen and permitted the local burgesses to establish a guild that would regulate trade in the borough . Non @-@ members of the guild were not allowed to do business in the borough without permission from the burgesses . It is thought that when the Charter was reconfirmation in 1350 it was changed , allowing the election of a mayor of Wigan for the first time . Three burgesses were elected to be presented to the lord of the manor who would choose one man to be mayor for a year .
There was rivalry between the lords of the manor and borough . The lord of the manor complained in 1328 that the burgesses were holding private markets , from which he gained no revenue . The rivalry continued in the 16th century , with Bishop Stanley unsuccessfully challenging the right of the burgesses to hold markets , believing it should be the right of the lord of the manor . In 1583 the corporation of the borough attempted to usurp the lord of the manor by laying claim to the lordship . They did so because they felt they were fulfilling the duties of the lord : to improve waste and common land and allowing construction on this land , running courts , and mining coal . A compromise was reached , dividing some power between the two parties .
Under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 , the town was reformed and was given a commission of the peace . The borough was divided into five wards with a town council of forty members : two aldermen and six councillors representing each ward . Rectors from the local parish church were the lords of the manor since records began until 2 September 1861 . On this date , the borough corporation bought the rights associated with the lordship . The Local Government Act 1888 constituted all municipal boroughs with a population of 50 @,@ 000 or more as " county boroughs " , exercising both borough and county powers . Wigan accordingly became a county borough on 1 April 1889 , giving it independence from Lancashire County Council . Ward boundaries were altered , and the county borough was divided into ten wards , each electing one alderman and three councillors . The former area of Pemberton Urban District was annexed to the County Borough of Wigan in 1904 , adding four extra wards to the borough . In 1974 the County Borough of Wigan was abolished and its former area transferred to form part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan . In April 2011 , the borough along with the entirety of the county of Greater Manchester , became one of 10 constituent councils of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority .
Wigan is in the Wigan Parliamentary constituency , which was recreated in 1547 after having covered the borough in the late 13th century . From 1640 until the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 , the constituency returned two Members of Parliament ( MPs ) ; from then on it had only one . Since 1918 , the constituency has been represented by the Labour Party . Lisa Nandy is the incumbent Member of Parliament for Wigan , having been elected in the 2010 general election .
Wigan Council take part in the town twining scheme , and in 1988 twinned with Angers in France .
= = Geography = =
At 53 ° 32 ′ 41 ″ N 2 ° 37 ′ 54 ″ W ( 53 @.@ 5448 , − 2 @.@ 6318 ) , Wigan lies respectively to the west and north of Hindley and Ashton @-@ in @-@ Makerfield , and is about 12 miles ( 19 km ) west of Manchester city centre and 10 miles ( 16 km ) north of Warrington .
The historic town of Wigan forms a tightly @-@ integrated conurbation along with the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan districts of Orrell and Ince @-@ in @-@ Makerfield ; this is connected by ribbon development to Standish and Abram . These areas , together with the West Lancashire town of Skelmersdale , are defined by the Office for National Statistics as the Wigan Urban Area , with a total population of 166 @,@ 840 . The town is part of the Manchester Larger Urban Zone .
= = Demography = =
According to the Office for National Statistics , at the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001 , Wigan had a population of 81 @,@ 203 . The 2001 population density was 11 @,@ 474 inhabitants per square mile ( 4 @,@ 430 / km2 ) , with a 100 to 95 @.@ 7 female @-@ to @-@ male ratio . Of those over 16 years old , 28 @.@ 9 % were single ( never married ) and 45 @.@ 0 % married . Wigan 's 34 @,@ 069 households included 29 @.@ 7 % one @-@ person , 38 @.@ 9 % married couples living together , 8 @.@ 5 % were co @-@ habiting couples , and 10 @.@ 8 % single parents with their children . Of those aged 16 – 74 , 38 @.@ 5 % had no academic qualifications , a figure significantly higher than the average for the borough as a whole and England .
In 1931 , 9 @.@ 4 % of Wigan 's population was middle class compared with 14 % in England and Wales , and by 1971 , this had increased to 12 @.@ 4 % compared with 24 % nationally . Parallel to this slight increase in the middle classes of Wigan was the decline of the working class population . In 1931 , 38 @.@ 7 % were working class compared with 36 % in England and Wales ; by 1971 , this had decreased to 33 @.@ 5 % in Wigan and 26 % nationwide . The rest of the population was made up of clerical workers and skilled manual workers or other miscellaneous . The slow decrease in the working class goes against the trend for a steeper national decline , reinforcing the perception of Wigan as a working class town .
At the 2001 UK census , 87 @.@ 7 % of Wigan 's residents reported themselves as being Christian , 0 @.@ 3 % Muslim , 0 @.@ 2 % Hindu , and 0 @.@ 1 % Buddhist . The census recorded 6 @.@ 2 % as having no religion , 0 @.@ 1 % had an alternative religion and 5 @.@ 4 % did not state their religion . The town is part of the Anglican Diocese of Liverpool and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool .
= = Economy = =
The Grand Arcade shopping centre was opened on 22 March 2007 . Construction , which cost £ 120M , started in 2005 on the site of Wigan Casino and The Ritz . The area around the pier is being developed , undergoing a 10 @-@ year project rebranding the area as the " Wigan Pier Quarter " . Trencherfield Mill , at the centre of the pier development , will be refurbished and used to house a hotel , a restaurant , a cafe , shops , and 200 apartments . The Wigan Life Centre south building opened on 19 September 2011 housing office accommodation for Wigan Council , Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust and NHS Ashton , Leigh and Wigan and a swimming pool and fitness suite . The north building was scheduled to open in 2012 . Plans for the 18 @-@ storey " Tower Grand " were suspended in 2008 due to a slump in the residential homes market . Galleries Shopping Centre houses shops as well as an indoor market .
The former Westwood power station site which was transformed recently into the Westwood Park business park and features a large amount of Wigan MBC office space will be further transformed by the creation of a 55 @-@ acre ( 220 @,@ 000 m2 ) textiles centre in co @-@ operation with the Chinese state owned trading company Chinamex at a cost of £ 125M . Up to 1 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 square feet ( 93 @,@ 000 m2 ) of manufacturing and research space will be created along with an estimated 1 @,@ 000 jobs . Chinamex , which represents 70 % of the Chinese textiles industry and has 6 @,@ 300 member companies , will in addition offer space in the development to member companies for up to two years at a time to allow the establishment of a British subsidiary before moving on to dedicated premises .
The Tote chain of bookmakers has its headquarters in Wigan , providing about 300 jobs in the town . H. J. Heinz are amongst the largest food manufacturers in Europe . Their 55 @-@ acre ( 220 @,@ 000 m2 ) food manufacturing facility in Wigan is the largest food processing facility in Europe . JJB Sports , a nationwide sports clothing retailer , was founded in Wigan as a sports shop by John Jarvis Broughton ( later JJ Bradburn ) and was bought and expanded by businessman Dave Whelan . Girobank is also based in the town . William Santus & Co . Ltd , confectioner and producer of Uncle Joe 's Mint Balls , is based in Wigan .
According to the 2001 UK census , the industry of employment of residents aged 16 – 74 was 22 @.@ 4 % retail and wholesale , 18 @.@ 8 % manufacturing , 10 @.@ 2 % health and social work , 8 @.@ 6 % construction , 8 @.@ 0 % property and business services , 7 @.@ 4 % transport and communications , 6 @.@ 5 % education , 5 @.@ 2 % public administration , 4 @.@ 1 % hotels and restaurants , 2 @.@ 7 % finance , 0 @.@ 7 % energy and water supply , 0 @.@ 4 % agriculture , 0 @.@ 1 % mining , and 4 @.@ 8 % other . Compared to national figures , Wigan had high rates of employment in retail and wholesale ( 16 @.@ 9 % in England ) and manufacturing ( 14 @.@ 8 % in England ) , and relatively low levels of employment in agriculture ( 1 @.@ 5 % ) . The census recorded the economic activity of residents aged 16 – 74 , 1 @.@ 9 % students were with jobs , 2 @.@ 9 % students without jobs , 5 @.@ 9 % looking after home or family , 10 @.@ 2 % permanently sick or disabled , and 3 @.@ 2 % economically inactive for other reasons .
= = Landmarks = =
Wigan 's long history is reflected in its 216 listed buildings , of which are 20 Grade II * . As well as being a Grade II * listed structure , Mab 's Cross is the only Scheduled Monument in
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= = Military career = =
Washington subsequently served as a second lieutenant in the Virginia Volunteers during the Mexican – American War . At the onset of the war , Washington enrolled in the Jefferson County company ( Company K ) , Second Battalion , of the Virginia Regiment in the United States Army on December 6 , 1846 . Two and a half weeks later he was selected by a committee of prominent citizens in Charles Town on December 24 , 1846 , to serve in the company as a second lieutenant .
Washington and his company departed Charles Town on January 4 , 1847 , and they reached the Brazos River in Texas by March 12 . According to the Richmond Enquirer , Washington wore the sword of his great @-@ granduncle George Washington while serving in Mexico . Of the sword carried by Washington , the Richmond Enquirer stated , " this precious relic will in itself be potent enough to rally every member of the Virginia regiment to the noblest and most generous deeds . "
In July 1847 , the Charlestown Free Press in Charles Town published a letter from Washington in which he praised then General Zachary Taylor as a potential Whig candidate for President . Washington remarked that Taylor was " a firm and true Whig " and that when he looked at Taylor , he remarked to himself " there is the President of the United States that is to be . "
While at Fort Monroe in Hampton , Virginia , after the company 's return east , Washington drafted a letter dated May 7 , 1848 , to United States Secretary of War William L. Marcy offering to raise a company of troops to fight Mexican armed forces in Oregon or elsewhere on the condition that he be granted a captaincy .
= = Later careers and pursuits = =
Following his service in the Mexican – American War , Washington joined the Charles Town Mining Company and traveled to California in 1849 as a Forty @-@ niner in the California Gold Rush with his brother Benjamin Franklin Washington ; however , there are no existing records of Washington finding gold during his pursuit . While in California , Washington authored the novel , A Tale to be Told Some Fifty Years Hence , which was published in 1853 .
Washington then relocated east to Missouri in the 1850s , where he remained for a few years and fought as a Border Ruffian during the Bleeding Kansas confrontations over slavery along the border between Kansas Territory and Missouri . While in Missouri , Washington wrote poetry and contributed to local newspapers . He returned to Virginia later in the 1850s . While in Virginia , Washington again applied for a military office in March 1855 under an expansion in the Regular Army after Congress added two new regiments to protect the large additional territory obtained from Mexico . By December 1855 , Washington was in Kanawha County where he established a joint stock company to promote emigration to Kansas . He returned to Missouri in 1856 , where he continued to serve as a Border Ruffian .
Washington served as a Border Ruffian in a company under the command of Captain Henry Clay Pate . On June 2 , 1856 , Washington and his company were attacked at their encampment near Baldwin City , Kansas by anti @-@ slavery Free @-@ Stater forces under the leadership of abolitionist John Brown . Upon seeing that the Free @-@ Staters ' reinforcements were nearby , Captain Pate instructed Washington to send for reinforcements of their own . Washington departed during the early stages of the engagement to send for reinforcements , and sustained slight wounds . Pate surrendered to Brown and his men , and Brown took 25 of the Border Ruffians as prisoners . The attack came to be known as the Battle of Black Jack or the Black Jack Point Affray .
= = Death and legacy = =
Washington died by drowning after falling overboard from a steamboat on the Missouri River near Rocheport in Boone County , Missouri , on the night of September 21 , 1856 . Washington family descendants claim that Washington was murdered by Kansas Jayhawkers because of his pro @-@ slavery Southern sympathies and possibly in retaliation for his participation in the Bleeding Kansas conflicts as a Border Ruffian . In remarking of Washington 's death , the St. Louis Post @-@ Dispatch stated that the incident " gave Kansas the name of ' Bloody ' " .
Washington was a lifelong bachelor , and he died without issue . His younger brother , John Thornton Augustine Washington , memorialized Washington by naming his fifth child Lawrence Berry Washington ; he was born in San Antonio , Texas , on July 12 , 1869 .
= = Theoretical American royal succession = =
According to a May 1908 article in The Scrap Book entitled " If Washington Had Been Crowned " and later in a February 1951 article in Life entitled " If Washington Had Become King : A Carpenter or an Engineer Might Now Rule the U.S. , " Lawrence Berry Washington would have succeeded his father , John Thornton Augustine Washington , as " king " of the United States had his great @-@ granduncle , George Washington , accepted the position of monarch rather than that of president . Throughout the course of 1908 and 1909 , the theoretical Washington family royal succession was further publicized in the St. Louis Post @-@ Dispatch , The Washington Post , The Cincinnati Enquirer , Pittsburgh Daily Post , The Oregon Daily Journal , and The Wichita Daily Eagle .
Following the laws of male preference primogeniture succession recognized by the Kingdom of Great Britain at the time of American independence , Lawrence Berry Washington would have been the lawful heir apparent to his father , who was the eldest son of Thornton Augustine Washington , who in turn was the eldest son of Samuel Washington , George Washington 's eldest full brother . A theoretical " King Lawrence I of the United States " would have had a reign spanning from his father 's death in 1841 until his own death in 1856 . Following his death , the American crown would have passed to his next eldest brother , Daniel Bedinger Washington .
= Josh Weinstein =
Josh Weinstein ( born May 5 , 1966 ) is an American television writer and producer , known for his work on the animated comedy series The Simpsons . Weinstein and Bill Oakley became best friends and writing partners at St. Albans High School ; Weinstein then attended Stanford University and was editor @-@ in @-@ chief of the Stanford Chaparral . He worked on several short @-@ term media projects , including writing for the variety show Sunday Best , but was then unemployed for a long period .
Weinstein and Oakley eventually penned a spec script for Seinfeld , after which they wrote " Marge Gets a Job " , an episode of The Simpsons . Subsequently , the two were hired to write for the show on a permanent basis in 1992 . After they wrote episodes such as " $ pringfield ( Or , How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling ) " , " Bart vs. Australia " and " Who Shot Mr. Burns ? " , the two were appointed executive producers and showrunners for the seventh and eighth seasons of the show . They attempted to include several emotional episodes focusing on the Simpson family , as well as several high @-@ concept episodes such as " Homer 's Enemy " , " Two Bad Neighbors " and " The Principal and the Pauper " , winning three Primetime Emmy Awards for their work .
After they left The Simpsons , Oakley and Weinstein created Mission Hill . The show was plagued by promotional issues and was swiftly canceled . They worked as consulting producers on Futurama , then created The Mullets in 2003 . The two wrote several unsuccessful TV pilots , and were due to serve as showrunners on Sit Down , Shut Up in 2009 . Oakley left the project over a contract dispute , but Weinstein remained until it was canceled . He co @-@ produced and wrote for Futurama again during its Comedy Central revival , winning an Emmy in 2011 . Since 2013 , Weinstein has served as showrunner for the CBBC series Strange Hill High . He has also served as a writer for Season Two of Gravity Falls , co @-@ writing nine of the season 's episodes . Weinstein is married to journalist Lisa Simmons .
= = Early life = =
Weinstein was born and raised in Washington , D.C. to Rosa and Harris Weinstein . His mother is the director of the Himmelfarb Mobile University which provides education for the elderly , while his father is a lawyer for Covington & Burling . He has a brother , Jacob , and a sister , Teme . Weinstein attended St. Albans High School in Washington , D.C. , where he met and became best friends with Bill Oakley in the eighth grade . The two created the school humor magazine The Alban Antic in 1983 . He later attended Stanford University , where he served as editor @-@ in @-@ chief of the Stanford Chaparral . Weinstein is an honorary member of the Harvard Lampoon as he worked on some of Lampoon 's parody publications with Oakley over the summers between course years .
= = Career = =
Weinstein did not land a job on a major comedy series , as previous Harvard graduates who wrote for the Lampoon had done , despite writing numerous spec scripts for shows such as Saturday Night Live and Late Night with David Letterman ; he moved back home to Washington , D.C. There , he worked as a copywriter for an advertising agency , writing print adverts for such clients as IKEA . In their free time , Oakley and Weinstein wrote for local comedy groups , such as Gross National Product . In 1989 , they moved to New York City after being hired to write for a game show on Ha ! , before writing for a variety show on the network featuring Denis Leary . The two also wrote for the National Lampoon and Spy . An editor of Spy was hired by NBC to run the variety show Sunday Best , and took Oakley and Weinstein to Los Angeles with him in 1991 . When the show was canceled after three episodes , they were unemployed for a lengthy period .
= = = The Simpsons = = =
= = = = As a writer = = = =
After changing their agent , they wrote a spec script for Seinfeld , which was well received . Amongst those who liked it were Al Jean and Mike Reiss , showrunners of The Simpsons . There were no openings on the staff at the time , but Oakley and Weinstein were hired to write the episode " Marge Gets a Job " , based on an idea by Conan O 'Brien . The episode aired as part of season four . Their Seinfeld script and The Simpsons episode caught the attention of Diane English , and they were offered a job on a sitcom . Before they accepted this job , they were told that Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky were leaving The Simpsons , and then joined the writing staff on a permanent basis in 1992 , in the third season of that show . They began as story editors . They were initially quiet and felt " intimidated " , being in the same room as " 10 of the greatest minds in comedy " , but eventually started pitching jokes with confidence . They wrote their scripts together , working side @-@ by @-@ side at a computer . Their first episode as staff writers was " Marge in Chains " , an existing idea that they were assigned . The first draft of the script was based on research about women in prison conducted by Oakley and Weinstein , making it " slightly more realistic " than the final version of the episode , in which many realistic elements were replaced .
After season four , most of the original staff left the show . Before David Mirkin arrived to take over as showrunner for season five , Oakley , Weinstein , O 'Brien and Dan McGrath were the only writers working on the show and spent a month mapping out most of the season 's episodes . Oakley and Weinstein wrote several episodes for season five , penning the " Terror at 5 ½ Feet " segment of " Treehouse of Horror IV " , " $ pringfield ( Or , How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling ) " , " Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy " , the show 's 100th episode " Sweet Seymour Skinner 's Baadasssss Song " and " Lady Bouvier 's Lover " . For season six they wrote " Sideshow Bob Roberts " , basing much of the episode on the Watergate scandal , in which they had a great interest , as well as " Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy " and " Bart vs. Australia " . For " Bart vs. Australia " , the writing staff wanted to produce an episode in which the Simpsons family traveled to a foreign country ; they selected Australia because they thought that everyone in Australia had a good sense of humor and " would get the jokes " , with the episode being intentionally inaccurate . The episode proved somewhat controversial ; some Australian fans said the episode was a mockery of their country . Shortly after it had aired , the Simpsons staff received over a hundred letters from Australians who were insulted by the episode . The pair wrote the two @-@ part episode " Who Shot Mr. Burns ? " , which was initially proposed by series creator Matt Groening . While deciding who the culprit was , Oakley and Weinstein pitched Barney Gumble because he was a character that could go to jail and it could change the dynamic of the show . Mirkin suggested Maggie because he felt it was funnier and wanted the culprit to be a family member . Oakley and Weinstein were initially unsure about having Maggie as the culprit , and it was decided that the episode would end with Maggie shifting her eyes and making it look like it was not a complete accident .
= = = = As showrunner = = = =
Oakley and Weinstein were appointed executive producers and showrunners of the seventh and eighth seasons . They were chosen partly because they had been with the show since the third season and understood many of its dynamics . The showrunner is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the show 's production . Each episode takes ten months to produce , so the showrunner must " oversee many different episodes in different stages of production all at the same time " , with roles including head writer , making notes on the storyboards and working with the voice actors , animators , editors and composers . Oakley and Weinstein often set two script @-@ rewriting rooms in motion at the same time , delegating leadership in the rooms to writers such as Steve Tompkins and David Cohen . Mirkin , who had suggested that the two take over , remained on the show in an advisory capacity , helping Oakley and Weinstein with technical aspects of the show such as editing and sound mixing . When they took over the series , they wanted many of the episodes to be realistic ones that focused more on the five members of the Simpson family and explored their feelings and emotions towards each other . They wanted to produce Treehouse of Horror episodes , episodes about Sideshow Bob , Itchy & Scratchy and several " format @-@ bending " episodes such as " 22 Short Films About Springfield " , for which Weinstein wrote the scene featuring Comic Book Guy and Milhouse Van Houten . They aimed for " at least two episodes per season that ' pushed the envelope ' , [ and ] expanded the definition of what an episode could be . " This was a style they employed for both seasons they produced . Season eight featured several episodes in which focus was given to secondary characters and in which new issues were explored , such as divorce . Their preferred choice of guest stars were those with unique and interesting voices , and several of their guest stars were " old grizzled men with distinctive voices " such as R. Lee Ermey , Donald Sutherland , Kirk Douglas and Lawrence Tierney . Oakley considered season three to be the single greatest comedic season of television ever produced and so attempted to recreate the feel of that season for the two he ran , focusing on stories with real emotions and situations , as well as some off @-@ the @-@ wall episodes . Season three was their basis for Homer : " We liked Homer the way he was in the second and third seasons . That was what we consciously used as our model . Dimwitted , loving , hyper @-@ enthusiastic , creatively goofy , parody of the American father – drawn with real emotions , though admittedly amplified . This was exemplified in " Mother Simpson " , " Lisa the Iconoclast " , " Diddly @-@ Dum @-@ Doodly " , and a couple others . In some of the less reality @-@ based episodes , i.e. the Beer Baron one – usually Swartzwelder 's , we 'd treat this stricture with a certain amount of latitude . "
One of their most notable episodes was " Homer 's Enemy " , an episode designed to " push the envelope conceptually . " The idea for " Homer 's Enemy " was first conceived by Oakley who thought that Homer should have an enemy . This evolved into the concept of a " real world " co @-@ worker who would either love or hate Homer . The writers chose the latter as they thought it would have funnier results . The result was the character of Frank Grimes , a man who has had to work hard all his life with nothing to show for it and is dismayed and embittered by Homer 's success and comfort in spite of his inherent laziness and ignorance . " Homer 's Enemy " explores the comic possibilities of a realistic character with a strong work ethic placed alongside Homer in a work environment . In the episode , Homer is portrayed as an everyman and the embodiment of the American spirit ; however , in some scenes his negative characteristics and silliness are prominently highlighted . By the close of the episode , Grimes , a hard working and persevering " real American hero , " is relegated to the role of antagonist ; the viewer is intended to be pleased that Homer has emerged victorious . Oakley says the episode was " hyper @-@ meta " and focused on " parodying to some degree the Homer we don 't like . That 's one of the things that episode is supposed to illustrate — " Homer gone wrong " . Although , I would argue that in " Homer 's Enemy " he 's not even really even all that excessively stupid or immature , actually . " Weinstein said : " We wanted to do an episode where the thinking was " What if a real life , normal person had to enter Homer 's universe and deal with him ? " I know this episode is controversial and divisive , but I just love it . It really feels like what would happen if a real , somewhat humorless human had to deal with Homer . There was some talk [ on NoHomers.net ] about the ending — we just did that because ( a ) it ’ s really funny and shocking , ( 2 ) we like the lesson of " sometimes , you just can 't win " — the whole Frank Grimes episode is a study in frustration and hence Homer has the last laugh and ( 3 ) we wanted to show that in real life , being Homer Simpson could be really dangerous and life @-@ threatening , as Frank Grimes sadly learned . " When the episode was first broadcast , many fans felt it was too dark , unfunny and that Homer was portrayed as overly bad @-@ mannered . On the DVD commentary , Weinstein considers this episode one of the most controversial of the seasons he ran , as it involves sharp observational humor which many fans " didn 't get . " Weinstein also talks about a " generation gap " — the episode was originally panned by viewers , but has since become a favorite among fans who grew up with the show .
Other episodes included " Two Bad Neighbors " , which sees Homer meet former President George H. W. Bush , a reference to the show 's feud with the Bushes in the early 1990s . Weinstein said that the episode is often misunderstood . Many audiences expected a political satire , while the writers made special effort to keep the parody apolitical . Oakley stresses that " it 's not a political attack , it 's a personal attack ! " , and instead of criticizing Bush for his policies , the episode instead pokes fun at his " crotchetiness " . Oakley described the episode as a companion piece to " Homer 's Enemy " , in that a character is juxtaposed alongside Homer and does not get along with him .
They considered working on the show to be similar to working in a bubble due to the lack of interference from the Fox network 's executives , as is commonplace on other shows . This allowed them to produce any episodes they wanted , as Weinstein commented : " The great thing about The Simpsons is that we pretty much were able to get away with everything , so there weren 't any episodes we really wanted to do that we couldn 't do . Even the crazy high @-@ concept ones like " Two Bad Neighbors " and " Homer 's Enemy " we managed to put on the air because honestly there were no network execs there to stop us . " Such was the network 's limited input , when an executive suggested the staff introduce a new character to live with the Simpsons so as to " liven up the show " , the staff rejected the idea and instead created the episode " The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show " , inserting the one @-@ time character Roy , with no explanation as to who he was , or why he was living with the family , as a reference to the executive 's proposal . The episode , which marked the point at which The Simpsons surpassed The Flintstones for the number of episodes produced for an animated series , was named by the BBC as one of the ten most memorable episodes of the show . They noted " the writers used the opportunity to pay tribute to the art of animation and rail against network interference in their show . " The intrusion of the network censors was limited : the normal procedure is for an episode 's script to be sent to the censor and then faxed back with a list of lines and words that should be substituted , causing limited problems as often the offending lines are removed or changed for comedic purposes after animation . The episode " Homer 's Phobia " drew the censor 's objections . Its script came back with two pages of notes about almost every single line . The censors stated that they did not like the use of the word " gay " , or the discussion of homosexuality at all , and closed with a paragraph which stated that " the topic and substance of this episode are unacceptable for broadcast " . The censor problems ultimately came to nothing when the episode came back from animation in South Korea , the then @-@ Fox president had just been fired and replaced , with the censors being replaced as well . The new censors sent back merely one line : " acceptable for broadcast " .
= = = = Leaving the show = = = =
Oakley and Weinstein stood down as showrunners after season eight because they " didn 't want to break [ the show ] . " Oakley said : " We always said we 'd never do a joke that we 'd done before . " They felt the showrunner should not stay for more than two seasons . Due to the pressures of having to work on two seasons at once ( writing season eight , whilst doing post @-@ production of season seven ) , Oakley said that at least two episodes from season eight would ideally have been rewritten , had there been sufficient time , and that towards the end , they were " treading water " . As they were working on post @-@ production of season eight , they were credited as consulting producers for season nine , which was in its initial writing stages . Oakley stated that they contributed " somewhere between 0 and .0001 % " of the season , only attending the table readings of the scripts . They produced three episodes held over from season eight , which aired as part of season nine : " The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson " , " The Principal and the Pauper " and " Lisa the Simpson " . " The Principal and the Pauper " was negatively received due the sudden revelation that long @-@ time character Seymour Skinner was actually an imposter . For example , in his book Planet Simpson , Chris Turner describes " The Principal and the Pauper " as the " broadcast that marked [ the ] abrupt plunge " from The Simpsons ' " Golden Age " , which he says began in the middle of the show 's third season . He calls the episode " [ one of ] the weakest episodes in Simpsons history " . As such , they consider it the most controversial episode from their tenure as executive producers . He and Oakley advise viewers to treat " The Principal and the Pauper " as an " experiment " . They surmise that the negative reception was partly due to the fact that it was not immediately apparent to viewers that this was such an episode ( as opposed to , for example , " The Simpsons Spin @-@ Off Showcase " ) . They describe the ending of the episode as an attempt to reset the continuity and allow fans to consider the episode on its own . " Lisa the Simpson " was their final involvement with the show . The duo wanted to end on a good note — Weinstein stated that the episode " was meant to embody the humor , depth , and emotions of The Simpsons , " — and they were pleased with the result .
= = = = Awards and critical reaction = = = =
Weinstein won three Emmys for his work on The Simpsons , and shared them with the other producers . When Weinstein was the showrunner and executive producer , " Homer 's Phobia " won the Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program ( For Programming One Hour or Less ) in 1997 . The previous year , " Treehouse of Horror VI " was submitted for the award . The staff felt the 3D animation sequence " Homer ³ " would have given it the edge . The episode eventually lost to Pinky and the Brain . Oakley later expressed regret about not submitting an episode with a more emotionally driven plot , such as " Mother Simpson " . In 1996 , during season seven , the show received a Peabody Award . Weinstein shared the awards for " Lisa 's Wedding " and " Trash of the Titans " in 1995 and 1998 respectively . Oakley and Weinstein themselves were nominated , along with the show 's composer Alf Clausen , for the Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics for writing " Señor Burns " from " Who Shot Mr. Burns ? ( Part Two ) " .
Many of the episodes by Oakley and Weinstein are considered amongst the show 's best . For example , in 2003 , Entertainment Weekly included six episodes they produced ( " Homer 's Phobia " , " A Fish Called Selma " , " The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson " , " 22 Short Films About Springfield " , " The Simpsons Spin @-@ Off Showcase " and " The Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie Show " ) and one episode they wrote ( " Who Shot Mr. Burns ? " ) as part of their list of the show 's 25 best episodes . Robert Canning of IGN said the episode " You Only Move Twice " from season eight " may well be the greatest Simpsons episode of all time . In my book , it 's at least tied , " with " Marge vs. the Monorail " . A. O. Scott described their era as " reach [ ing ] a pinnacle of zany self @-@ reference with " 22 Short Films About Springfield " and " Simpsons Spin @-@ off Showcase " . " Weinstein considers the line " Too crazy for Boy 's Town , too much of a boy for Crazy Town " , from the episode " Treehouse of Horror VII " to be his favorite joke contribution to the show . The two are popular amongst the show 's fans , and in the early days of the Internet , Oakley read and participated in fan discussion of the show on newsgroups such as alt.tv.simpsons. In 2005 and 2006 , they participated in two question @-@ and @-@ answer sessions on the fan message board NoHomers.net.
= = = Mission Hill and other work = = =
After Oakley and Weinstein left The Simpsons , they created Mission Hill in 1997 , a show about a hip , lazy , 24 @-@ year @-@ old cartoonist named Andy French , and sold it to The WB for a fall 1999 debut . They pitched the show in 1998 " as an animated series for young adults with a sophisticated , ' Simpsons ' -style sensibility . " They aimed to make the show about realistic issues affecting young adults , which were too mature for The Simpsons . The network was impressed and initially ordered 13 episodes ; they ordered five more once the first was completed . Oakley explained : " The audience we 're going for is one that 's sophisticated , that likes high and low humor , that 's very savvy in animation . [ But ] this show is definitely a case where a lot of people don 't get it . It 's not setup , setup , setup , punch line . It 's observational humor . It 's jokes told in a weird way , in the background or with a bizarre sound effect . " The show was plagued by " public relations " difficulties , which meant it was " tarnished " from the start . A badly edited two @-@ minute promotional video for the show , sent to advertisers in April 1999 for the annual upfronts , was poorly received . Oakley and Weinstein had been informed that the upfronts did not matter . Similarly , because no episodes were finished in time , journalists were not able to see anything of the show at the network 's schedule presentation in July . Subsequently , as Weinstein commented to the Washington Post , " for seven months , the only impression people had of the show was based on a two @-@ minute tape that looked terrible . Six major publications panned it before they even saw it . " The pilot garnered largely negative reviews from publications such as The Deseret News ; and earned a positive write @-@ up in Variety . Furthermore , the show was forced to change from its originally planned title of The Downtowners due to its closeness to an MTV show . All of these factors combined to ensure the show received little attention , and the WB ran only a few commercials for it . Weinstein stated : " I don 't know exactly why America doesn 't know about this show . It 's like Teen People came out with its fall preview , and we 're not even in it . " Mission Hill came at a time when the TV schedules were already saturated with animated shows ; some of the response could be chalked up to its genre .
The show was put out on a Friday , a night on which the WB had never broadcast before , at 8 : 00 pm , a time Oakley felt was inappropriate , and aired in front of The Wayans Bros. , The Jamie Foxx Show and The Steve Harvey Show , all shows with which Oakley felt it was " incompatible " . The show 's poor reviews and ratings of an average of 1 @.@ 8 million led to its swift cancellation . Oakley concluded that the pair had been " very naive " with regard to producing the show , and that it " would 've been better on cable anyway because it would never have appealed to a broad enough audience due to the subject matter . " The 13 completed episodes were later aired on Cartoon Network 's adult swim block and the show garnered a worldwide cult following . After lobbying from Oakley and Weinstein , the WB eventually released the series on DVD .
From 2001 to 2002 , the two served as consulting producers on Futurama . They worked for two @-@ and @-@ a @-@ half days a week , contributing jokes and helping with stories . They worked most substantially on the episodes " That 's Lobstertainment ! " and " Roswell That Ends Well " . They produced The Mullets for UPN in 2003 . Oakley and Weinstein have written and produced several television pilots . These include a CBS dramedy entitled 22 Birthdays , Business Class , a comedy for NBC about two traveling salesmen , The Funkhousers , an off @-@ the @-@ wall comedy for ABC about a close @-@ knit family which was directed by Frank Oz and The Ruling Class for Fox , about a high school class who all got along , regardless of their social group . They have written two feature film screenplays : The Optimist for New Line Cinema , in which Seann William Scott was slated to star as a man born with no unhappiness gene , and Ruprecht , a Santa Claus @-@ related comedy for Disney .
Weinstein was due to serve with Oakley as an executive producer on the Fox animated television series Sit Down , Shut Up in 2009 , which was created by Mitchell Hurwitz . The show , which was based on an Australian program , featured cartoon characters on live @-@ action backgrounds . However , Oakley ended his involvement with the show due to a contract dispute between the staff and Sony Pictures . Sony refused to offer a contract which operated under the complete terms of the Writers Guild of America . Weinstein continued working on the show , before it was canceled after 13 episodes . Weinstein returned to Futurama , following its revival on Comedy Central in 2010 , and served as a writer and co @-@ executive producer on its sixth and seventh seasons . He wrote the episodes " That Darn Katz ! " , " Law and Oracle " , " All the Presidents ' Heads " , " A Farewell to Arms " and " Viva Mars Vegas " . Weinstein shared another Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program for the Futurama episode " The Late Philip J. Fry " in 2011 , being nominated again the following year for " The Tip of the Zoidberg " . Individually , he received an Annie Award nomination for Writing in a Television Production for the episode " All the Presidents ' Heads " in 2011 , and a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for Outstanding Animation for writing " A Farewell to Arms " in 2013 .
In 2013 , Weinstein co @-@ created , produced and wrote the animated comedy @-@ mystery series Strange Hill High for British children 's channel CBBC . For the series , Weinstein imported the role of the showrunner and the writer 's room , used routinely on American television shows like The Simpsons , but uncommon on British television . The show uses the animation technique hypervynorama , a mix of puppetry and CGI . Weinstein will also team up with Oakley again to co @-@ write and co @-@ executive produce 22 Birthdays , the failed pilot they originally produced for CBS , as a pilot for Bravo . Doug Liman and Dave Bartis will also be co @-@ executive producers .
= = Personal life = =
Weinstein married Lisa Simmons , a West Coast editor of Cosmopolitan , in 1995 . They have two children , Molly and Simon .
= = Credits = =
Sunday Best ( 1991 ) – writer
The Simpsons ( 1992 – 1998 ) – writer , producer , story editor , supervising producer , consulting producer , executive producer , showrunner ( all episodes with Bill Oakley )
" Marge Gets a Job "
" Marge in Chains "
" Treehouse of Horror IV " ( " Terror at 5 ½ Feet " segment )
" $ pringfield ( Or , How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling ) "
" Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy "
" Sweet Seymour Skinner 's Baadasssss Song "
" Lady Bouvier 's Lover "
" Sideshow Bob Roberts "
" Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy "
" Bart vs. Australia "
" Who Shot Mr. Burns ? " ( parts 1 & 2 )
" 22 Short Films About Springfield " ( Milhouse and Comic Book Guy scenes )
Mission Hill ( 1999 – 2002 ) – creator , writer , executive producer , voice of Toby Mundorf
" Pilot " ( with Oakley )
Futurama ( 2001 – 2002 , 2010- ) – consulting producer , executive producer , writer
" That Darn Katz ! "
" Law and Oracle "
" All the Presidents ' Heads "
" A Farewell to Arms "
" Viva Mars Vegas "
" T. : The Terrestrial "
The Funkhousers ( 2001 ) – writer
Ruling Class ( 2002 ) – writer
The Mullets ( 2003 ) – creator , executive producer
22 Birthdays ( 2005 ) – writer
Business Class ( 2007 ) – creator , writer
Sit Down , Shut Up ( 2009 ) – executive producer , writer
" High School Musical Musical "
Strange Hill High ( 2013 ) – creator , showrunner , writer
The Awesomes ( 2013 ) – writer
Gravity Falls ( 2014 ) - writer
Danger Mouse ( 2016 ) - writer
= Tacks Neuer =
John Stein " Tacks " Neuer ( June 8 , 1877 – January 14 , 1966 ) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Highlanders in 1907 . In seven career games , he had a 4 – 2 record , with a 2 @.@ 17 earned run average ( ERA ) and 22 strikeouts .
A veteran of the Spanish – American War , Neuer worked as a brakeman before taking up baseball professionally . He played for various minor league teams in 1905 and 1907 before making his debut for the New York Highlanders . With New York , he threw three shutouts in seven games , and was praised by manager Clark Griffith for his pitching ability during that stretch . However , his control deteriorated after that season , and over the next three years he played for various minor league teams . He retired after 1910 and became an umpire . He then worked at Bendix Aviation until his retirement in 1942 .
= = Early life and career = =
Neuer was born in Fremont , Ohio , and was one of eight children born to Henry Neuer and Jennie Catherman . He and his family moved to Sunbury , Pennsylvania , when he was a child . In 1898 , Neuer enlisted in the Spanish – American War as a private , and was discharged the following year . After his discharge , he worked as a brakeman for a local railroad for the next few years . In late 1904 , the Detroit Tigers intended to sign Neuer to a contract . However , nothing came of it and he never played a game with the organization .
Six months after the rumored signing , Neuer was signed by the Wilkes @-@ Barre Barons of the New York State League . He made his professional debut on July 27 , 1905 , and threw a one @-@ hit shutout against the Syracuse Stars . He pitched for Wilkes @-@ Barre the rest of the season . In his final game for them , he pitched both games of a doubleheader , winning one and losing the other . In 1906 , Wilkes @-@ Barre planned to re @-@ sign Neuer , praising his hitting ability to the point that they were considering trying him out as an outfielder or first baseman . They were unable to agree on a contract , and as a result he sat out the 1906 season .
In December 1906 , the Philadelphia Phillies signed Neuer to a contract . He played with the Phillies through the spring , but was cut before the season started and sent to the Providence Grays of the Eastern League . He debuted for them in May , and after being on the team for five days was sent back to Philadelphia . The Phillies stated that they released him outright to Providence ; the issue led to a dispute on which club should pay him for that month , which was settled the following year . After the dispute , Neuer was assigned to the Savannah Indians of the South Atlantic League . He played with the team for three months , and threw multiple shutouts for the team . As a result , New York Highlanders manager Clark Griffith purchased Neuer on August 23 " for immediate delivery . "
= = New York Highlanders = =
Neuer made his debut for New York on August 28 , 1907 , against the Boston Americans . He pitched a shutout and earned a 1 – 0 victory in which he showed " excellent speed and control . " A week later , he again faced the Americans , and while his pitching was not as " unsolvable " as in his debut , the Highlanders again won , 10 – 5 . His next appearance was against the Washington Senators on September 9 . In that game , he allowed two hits and threw his second shutout of the season . A rematch against Washington five days later resulted in a 10 – 2 loss that " came as a great shock " due to his victory earlier in the month .
On September 21 , Neuer made an appearance as a relief pitcher in a game against the Detroit Tigers , taking over for Bill Hogg due to the latter 's ineffectiveness . His next appearance as a starter was against the St. Louis Browns . He was unable to control the baseball due to rain ; the 5 – 2 game was called after six innings as a result , giving Neuer his second loss . His final appearance of the season was on October 3 against the Chicago White Sox . In that game , he allowed three hits in an 8 – 0 victory for his third and final shutout of the season . Neuer spent the offseason working as a hotel clerk , and after signing a contract for the 1908 season , he joined the team for spring training .
Griffith continued to have faith in Neuer during the exhibition season , and said he could potentially be " one of the greatest ever in the twirling line . " Instead of working on his control during that time , which was considered the main thing he needed to work on , he practiced throwing the knuckleball and spitball . Griffith encouraged him to do so , believing that developing these trick pitches would allow him to become a great pitcher , and as a result , he practiced these pitches until , according to one sportswriter , " he was so wild he couldn ’ t hit the grand stand . " In one exhibition game against Atlanta , he appeared in relief of Jack Chesbro , and allowed four runs in less than an inning due to his lack of control . His pitching continued to get worse , and by the end of spring training he was sent to the Newark Indians of the Eastern League . He never returned to the major leagues , becoming the only person to throw a shutout in both his major league debut and his final game .
= = Later life = =
In Neuer 's debut for Newark , he allowed nine walks , eight runs , and made two errors ; his pitching was noted as the direct cause of the 8 – 5 loss . By the beginning of June , Newark returned him to New York ; in his short time in the Eastern League , Neuer set the record for most strikeouts in a game and most walks in a game , with 13 each . Griffith sent him back to Newark almost immediately , and they in turn sent him to the Toronto Maple Leafs , who in turn released him . He then signed with the Little Rock Travelers of the Southern Association , and pitched for them before being released on August 1 .
The Chicago Cubs decided to give Neuer a tryout , hoping to add some pitching depth to help them , as they were in a pennant race . He did not make the roster , and was sent to the Johnstown Johnnies of the Tri @-@ State League , where he finished the 1908 season . In 1909 , he was increasingly referred to with the nickname of " Tacks " , a nickname reserved for " restless , uneasy , erratic athletes " , due to both his lack of control and his general inconsistency on the mound . That season , he played with many teams , both professional and semi @-@ pro , and was frequently released to his inability to control the ball . The following year , he attempted one more comeback with the Binghamton Bingoes of the New York State League . Manager Jack Warner found his control to be so bad that he refused to use him in a regular season game , and Neuer 's release from Binghamton marked the end of his professional career .
After retiring from baseball , Neuer became an umpire for local semi @-@ pro and amateur baseball games , and worked for Bendix Aviation Corporation in Greene , New York until retiring in 1942 . As an umpire , he was known for his entertaining style , adding extra emphasis on his calls to amuse game attendees . Neuer was married twice and had one son , Eugene , from his first marriage . He moved to Northumberland , Pennsylvania in the 1940s , where he lived until his death in 1966 .
= Ducie Island =
Ducie Island / ˈduːsi / is an uninhabited atoll in the Pitcairn Islands . It lies 535 kilometres ( 332 mi ) east of Pitcairn Island , and 354 kilometres ( 220 mi ) east of Henderson Island , and has a total area of 1 @.@ 5 square miles ( 3 @.@ 9 km2 ) , which includes the lagoon . It is 1 @.@ 5 miles ( 2 @.@ 4 km ) long , measured northeast to southwest , and about 1 mile ( 1 @.@ 6 km ) wide . The island is composed of four islets : Acadia , Pandora , Westward and Edwards .
Despite its sparse vegetation , the atoll is known as the breeding ground of a number of bird species . More than 90 % of the world population of Murphy 's petrel nests on Ducie , while pairs of red @-@ tailed tropicbirds and fairy terns make around 1 % of the world population for each species .
Ducie was first discovered in 1606 by Pedro Fernandes de Queirós , who named it Luna Puesta , and rediscovered by Edward Edwards , captain of HMS Pandora , who was sent in 1790 to capture the mutineers of HMS Bounty . He named the island Ducie in honour of Francis Reynolds @-@ Moreton , 3rd Baron Ducie . In 1867 it was claimed by the United States under the Guano Islands Act , but the United Kingdom annexed it on 19 December 1902 as part of the Pitcairn Islands . Due to its inaccessibility and the distance from Pitcairn Island , Ducie is rarely visited today .
= = History = =
The island was discovered by a Spanish expedition led by Portuguese sailor Pedro Fernandes de Queirós on 26 January 1606 , during an expedition that began in Callao , Peru . Supported by Pope Clement VIII and Philip III of Spain , Queirós was given the command of the San Pedro , San Pablo and Zabra . The fleet was nicknamed Los Tres Reyes Magos ( " The Three Wise Men " ) . The objective of the expedition was to take soldiers , friars and provisions to establish a colony in the Santa Cruz Islands .
Ducie Island was the first of eighteen discoveries on the trip . Queirós named the island Luna Puesta ( roughly , " moon that has set " ) . On the same day , he also sighted two more islands , one that he named San Juan Bautista ( " St John the Baptist " ) , and the other La Encarnación ( " the Incarnation " ) . It is unclear which one was Henderson island and which one Pitcairn . The confusion was later compounded when a chart produced by Admiral José de Espinosa marked Ducie as La Encarnación , rather than as Luna Puesta .
The island was rediscovered and named Ducie Island on 16 March 1791 by Captain Edward Edwards , of HMS Pandora , who had been despatched from Britain in 1790 to arrest the Bounty mutineers . Edwards named it in honour of Francis Reynolds @-@ Moreton , 3rd Baron Ducie , under whom he had served earlier in his career . HMS Pandora turned northwards from Ducie and , because of this change of course , Edwards did not sight the other islands of the group . If HMS Pandora had maintained its course , it would eventually have reached Pitcairn Island and found the Bounty mutineers .
The crew of the whaleship Essex , which a whale had attacked and sunk in November 1820 , mistakenly believed that they had reached Ducie after a month at sea in two whaleboats . In fact they had reached Henderson Island . Captain Thomas Raine of Surrey , who was searching for the survivors of Essex , in 1820 made the first recorded landing on Ducie . Frederick William Beechey , who arrived in HMS Blossom during November 1825 , wrote the first comprehensive description of the island . Beechey 's expedition did not land in the atoll , but members of the crew sailed around it in small boats . Based on Beechey 's survey , the first Admiralty chart of the island was published in 1826 . For nearly a hundred years it was the only available map of the island .
On 5 June 1881 the mail ship Acadia ran aground on the island while returning from San Francisco , Peru after unloading its cargo . On the way to Queenstown or Falmouth for new orders , Master Stephen George calculated a route passing 15 to 20 miles ( 24 to 32 km ) to the east of Ducie . George left the first mate in command at 6 am . Half an hour later , the first mate saw a white line , which he disregarded on the assumption that it was phosphorescence in the water . Later , realising that it was land , he manoeuvred to avoid running aground , but failed . The look @-@ out excused himself by saying that he thought that the white land was a cloud . The crew made several unsuccessful attempts to re @-@ float the ship , after which the master sailed one of the ship 's boats to Pitcairn Island . He was assisted there by the local inhabitants and returned aboard the Edward O 'Brien , an American boat , to rescue the rest of the crew . The incident was later investigated in a court in Liverpool , where the ultimate cause of the wreck was left undetermined , though possible causes included a calculation error by the master or an unknown current that carried the ship to the island . The court declared the master not guilty of any wrongdoing . A stone marker with a memorial inscription is located at the landing point on Acadia Islet . It was unveiled to commemorate the recovery of the anchor in 1990 . The wreck lies offshore from the memorial stone in about 10 metres of water .
In 1969 the atoll was proposed as an " Island for Science " , and was later recommended as a Ramsar Site . Major expeditions that came to the island to record its biota include the Whitney South Seas Expedition in 1922 , the National Geographic Society @-@ Oceanic Institute Expedition to Southeast Oceania of 1970 – 71 and the Smithsonian expedition of 1975 . More recent expeditions include a new expedition by the Smithsonian in 1987 , one by Raleigh International in the same year , the Sir Peter Scott Commemorative Expedition of 1990 – 91 and the Pitcairn Scientific Expedition of 1991 – 92 . In 2012 , National Geographic Explorer @-@ in @-@ Residence Enric Sala produced Sharks Of Lost Island including Ducie and all the Pitcairn Islands . Because of its inaccessibility , Ducie is rarely approached , but cruise ships make one or two landings per year . In addition , unrecorded visits are known to be made by freighters and tankers that dump residues on the island or in the nearby waters .
= = = Sovereignty = = =
Although Captain Edward Edwards discovered the atoll in 1791 , Ducie was not considered a British possession . In 1867 Ducie was claimed by the United States under the Guano Islands Act , which established that an uninhabited territory with guano deposits could be claimed as a US possession , so long as it was unclaimed by any other country . Despite claims on several other territories , based on various documents such as the Guano Islands Act , neither the United States nor the United Kingdom recognised the sovereignty claimed by each other . Neither of the two considered that the mere discovery of an island was sufficient to claim sovereignty over it , and often a formal act of possession was considered the proper procedure to claim rights over a territory . Ultimately , the United States did not assert its sovereignty over most of its claimed territories .
Under the 1893 Pacific Order in Council , Pitcairn Island was governed by the High Commissioner of the British Western Pacific Territories in Fiji . On 19 December 1902 , commissioned by R. T. Simmons , the British Consul in Tahiti , Captain G. F. Jones and a group of Pitcairners visited the nearby islands and annexed them to the United Kingdom . In 1903 Ducie was annexed by the same procedure and placed under the authority of the Western Pacific High Commissioner . R. T. Simmons stated in a dispatch to the Foreign Office that James Russell McCoy had assured him that the islands had always been considered as dependencies of Pitcairn , and that he and other Pitcairners had frequently visited them in the past . This claim is contested by Donald McLoughlin on grounds of the distance between Pitcairn Island and Ducie Island and the lack of a suitable boat to navigate the distance between the two , casting doubt on whether they had ever visited Ducie .
On 4 August 1937 Captain J. W. Rivers @-@ Carnac , commander of HMS Leander , reaffirmed British sovereignty over Ducie by hoisting the Union Flag and placing boards proclaiming the island to be the property of King George VI . Ducie was one of several islands thought valuable for potential seaplane bases , though they did not materialise . In 1953 the Pacific Order in Council ceased to have effect and the British Governor of Fiji was appointed Governor of the Pitcairn Islands , which became a separate British colony . A new constitution for the Pitcairn Islands was enacted on 10 February 2010 , establishing that Ducie and the rest of the islands are ruled by a governor designated by the British monarch , presently ( As of 23 July 2016 ) Elizabeth II . The governor has a duty to enforce the provisions of the constitution .
= = Geography = =
Ducie lies 290 miles ( 470 km ) east of Pitcairn Island and is claimed by some to be the southernmost atoll in the world at 24 degrees south latitude . However , Middleton Reef is at 29 degrees south latitude , so the assertion on behalf of Ducie Island is doubtful . Ducie Island 's land area is 170 acres ( 1 km2 ) and its maximum elevation , occurring on the Westward islet , is 15 feet ( 4 @.@ 6 m ) .
Ducie is located 620 miles ( 1 @,@ 000 km ) west of the edge of the Easter Plate . It was formed approximately 8 million years ago , after Oeno Island was formed by a hotspot that later caused a magma leak generated in the Oeno lineation . The leak spread over fracture zone FZ2 , which was formed by the third movement of the Pacific Plate . The atoll is part of the Oeno @-@ Henderson @-@ Ducie @-@ Crough seamount , speculated to be part of the southern Tuamotus .
The atoll consists of four islets : Acadia , Pandora , Westward and Edwards . The last three of these can be accessed on foot from Acadia at low tide . The islets were named by Harald Rehder and John Randall , who visited the atoll during an expedition by the Smithsonian Institution in 1975 .
Acadia Islet , along the atoll 's north and east rim , is larger than the other three islets combined , measuring 140 acres ( 57 ha ) . Very long and thin , the islet is largely forested and is composed of ridges of coral rubble . It is named after the Acadia , a ship that was wrecked on Ducie in 1881 .
Pandora Islet , in the south , is the second largest . It is composed of sand and coral rubble that borders the lagoon . It is named after HMS Pandora .
Edwards Islet lies immediately to the east of Pandora Islet and has the same characteristics . It is named after Edward Edwards , captain of HMS Pandora .
Westward Islet , west of Pandora Islet , is the smallest . It appears sandy from a distance , but the soil is composed of coral rubble and dead shells . Its highest point rises 15 feet ( 4 @.@ 6 m ) above average sea level . It is named after the Westward , the ship that carried the members of the National Geographic Society and the Oceanic Institute during their 1970 – 71 expedition .
The atoll has a central lagoon , accessible by boat only by way of a channel 100 yards ( 91 m ) wide located in the southwest , between Pandora and Westward Islets . It has a maximum depth of 52 feet ( 16 m ) and its bottom consists of sand and coral . Whirlpools in the lagoon are common , caused by tunnels that drain the water from the lagoon into the ocean .
= = Flora = =
The vegetation in the atoll is sparse , because of the lack of fresh water . Only two species of vascular plant are currently known to grow there – one of the smallest such floras on any island . Acadia , Pandora and Edwards Islets are forested with Heliotropium foertherianum , but Westward Islet is not . Pemphis acidula has also been recorded on Ducie ; specimens were found during an expedition in 1991 .
During the expedition of Hugh Cuming in 1827 and the 1922 Whitney South Sea Expedition , Lepturus grass was found on Acadia Islet . However , it disappeared when storm waves deforested the island some time before the Smithsonian expedition of 1975 . Thus H. foertherianum now dominates the vegetation of the islets . Additionally , there are a number of species of coralline algae , including Porolithon onkodes , Porolithon gardineri , and Caulerpa racemosa .
= = Fauna = =
The atoll is populated by several species of birds , fish and reptiles . In the lagoon , sparse living coral still can be found ; the dominant species is Montipora bilaminata ( family Acroporidae ) . Most of the coral in the lagoon is dead , presumed to have been killed by influxes of cold water .
= = = Birds = = =
Though no terrestrial birds are found on the atoll , Ducie Island is well known for the seabirds that breed there . Birds that have been recorded nesting on the atoll include the red @-@ billed tropicbird , red @-@ tailed tropicbird , fairy tern , great frigatebird , bristle @-@ thighed curlew , masked booby and red @-@ footed booby . A number of gull species , including the sooty tern , blue noddy , brown noddy , lesser noddy and white tern , have been recorded , as have several members of the Procellariidae family : Kermadec petrel , Trindade petrel , Murphy 's petrel and Christmas shearwater .
The island is particularly important for Murphy 's petrel , as more than 90 % of its world population breeds on Ducie . Around 3000 pairs of Christmas shearwaters , about 5 % of the world 's total population , can be found on the island too . Meanwhile , the red @-@ tailed tropicbirds and fairy terns that breed on Ducie are around 1 % of the world population of each species . Phoenix petrels , which previously inhabited the atoll , apparently disappeared between the Whitney expedition in 1922 and the 1991 – 92 Pitcairn Scientific Expedition . The island has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area ( IBA ) principally for its colonies of Murphy 's , herald and Kermadec petrels , and Christmas shearwaters .
= = = Fish = = =
In the lagoon there are around 138 fish species , which also inhabit southeastern Oceania , the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean . The lagoon is noted for its poisonous fishes and dangerous sharks . The yellow @-@ edged lyretail , the blacktip grouper , and the greasy grouper are known to cause ciguatera poisoning . The lagoon is also inhabited by Galápagos sharks and the whitetip reef shark . The Galápagos shark is dangerous to humans , while the whitetips are seldom aggressive unless provoked . Five species are found exclusively around the Pitcairn Islands : Sargocentron megalops ( a species of squirrelfish ) , the spiny butterflyfish , the Henderson triplefin ( a species of threefin blenny ) , an unnamed species of Alticus ( a genus of combtooth blenny ) and an unnamed species of Ammodytes ( a genus of sand lance ) .
= = = Terrestrial vertebrates = = =
Lizards that inhabit the island include the white @-@ bellied skink ( Emoia cyanura ) , photographed by E. H. Quayle during an expedition in 1922 , and a lizard reported in the journal of an expedition in 1935 by James Chapin . The species of the latter was uncertain , but it was thought to be a gecko , possibly either an oceanic gecko ( Gehyra oceanica ) or a mourning gecko ( Lepidodactylus lugubris ) . The 1991 – 92 Pitcairn Scientific Expedition found specimens of both the mourning gecko and the white @-@ bellied skink . The only mammal known to inhabit Ducie is the Polynesian rat ; there has been a successful programme to eradicate these , to aid the conservation of bird species threatened by the increasing rat population . Green sea turtles feed on Ducie , but have not been seen to breed there .
= William Sterling Parsons =
Rear Admiral William Sterling " Deak " Parsons ( 26 November 1901 – 5 December 1953 ) was an American naval officer who worked as an ordnance expert on the Manhattan Project during World War II . He is best known for being the weaponeer on the Enola Gay , the aircraft which dropped the Little Boy atomic bomb on Hiroshima , Japan in 1945 . To avoid the possibility of a nuclear explosion if the aircraft crashed and burned on takeoff , he decided to arm the bomb in flight . While the aircraft was en route to Hiroshima , Parsons climbed into the cramped and dark bomb bay , and inserted the powder charge and detonator . He was awarded the Silver Star for his part in the mission .
A 1922 graduate of the United States Naval Academy , Parsons served on a variety of warships beginning with the battleship USS Idaho . He was trained in ordnance and studied ballistics under L.T.E. Thompson at the Naval Proving Ground in Dahlgren , Virginia . In July 1933 , Parsons became liaison officer between the Bureau of Ordnance and the Naval Research Laboratory . He became interested in radar and was one of the first to recognize its potential to locate ships and aircraft , and perhaps even track shells in flight . In September 1940 , Parsons and Merle Tuve of the National Defense Research Committee began work on the development of the proximity fuze , a radar @-@ triggered fuze that would explode a shell in the proximity of the target . The fuze , eventually known as the VT ( variable time ) fuze , Mark 32 , went into production in 1942 . Parsons was on hand to watch the cruiser USS Helena shoot down the first enemy aircraft with a VT fuze in the Solomon Islands in January 1943 .
In June 1943 , Parsons joined the Manhattan Project as Associate Director at the research laboratory at Los Alamos , New Mexico under J. Robert Oppenheimer . Parsons became responsible for the ordnance aspects of the project , including the design and testing of the non @-@ nuclear components of nuclear weapons . In a reorganization in 1944 , he lost responsibility for the implosion @-@ type fission weapon , but retained that for the design and development of the gun @-@ type fission weapon , which eventually became Little Boy . He was also responsible for the delivery program , codenamed Project Alberta . He watched the Trinity nuclear test from a B @-@ 29 .
After the war , Parsons was promoted to the rank of rear admiral without ever having commanded a ship . He participated in Operation Crossroads , the nuclear weapon tests at Bikini Atoll in 1946 , and later the Operation Sandstone tests at Enewetak Atoll in 1948 . In 1947 , he became deputy commander of the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project . He died of a heart attack on 5 December 1953 .
= = Early life = =
William Sterling Parsons was born in Chicago , Illinois , on 26 November 1901 , the oldest of three children of a lawyer , Harry Robert Parsons , and his wife Clara , née Doolittle . In 1909 , the family moved to Fort Sumner , New Mexico , where William learned to speak fluent Spanish . He attended the local schools in Fort Sumner and was home schooled by his mother for a time . He commenced at Santa Rosa High School , where his mother taught English and Spanish , rapidly advancing through three years in just one . In 1917 he attended Fort Sumner High School , from which he graduated in 1918 .
In 1917 Parsons travelled to Roswell , New Mexico to take the United States Naval Academy exam for one of the appointments by Senator Andrieus A. Jones . He was only an alternate , but passed the exam while more favored candidates did not , and received the appointment . As he was only 16 , two years younger than most candidates , he was shorter and lighter than the physical standards called for , but managed to convince the examining board to admit him anyway . He entered the Naval Academy at Annapolis , Maryland in 1918 , and eventually graduated 48th out of 539 in the class of 1922 , in which Hyman G. Rickover graduated 107th . At the time , it was customary for midshipmen to acquire nicknames , and Parsons was called " Deacon " , a play on his last name . This became shortened to " Deak " .
= = Ordnance = =
On graduating in June 1922 , Parsons was commissioned as an ensign and posted to the battleship USS Idaho , where he was placed in charge of one of the 14 @-@ inch gun turrets . In May 1927 , Parsons , now a lieutenant ( junior grade ) , returned to Annapolis , where he commenced a course in ordnance at the Naval Postgraduate School . He became friends with Lieutenant Jack Crenshaw , a fellow officer attending the same training course . Jack asked Parsons to be best man at his wedding to Betty Cluverius , the daughter of the Commandant of the Norfolk Navy Yard , Rear Admiral Wat Tyler Cluverius , Jr . , at the Norfolk Navy Chapel . As best man , Parsons was paired with Betty 's maid of honor , her sister Martha . Parsons and Martha got along well , and in November 1929 , they too were married at the Norfolk Navy Chapel . This time , Jack and Betty were best man and maid of honor .
The ordnance course was normally followed by a relevant field posting , so Parsons was sent to the Naval Proving Ground in Dahlgren , Virginia to further study ballistics under L.T.E. Thompson . Following the usual pattern of alternating duty afloat and ashore , Parsons was posted to the battleship USS Texas in June 1930 , with the rank of lieutenant . In November , the Commander in Chief United States Fleet , Admiral Jehu V. Chase , hoisted his flag on the Texas , bringing Cluverius with him as his chief of staff . This was awkward for Parsons , but Cluverius understood , being himself the son @-@ in @-@ law of an admiral , in his case , Admiral William T. Sampson .
In July 1933 , Parsons became liaison officer between the Bureau of Ordnance and the Naval Research Laboratory ( NRL ) in Washington , DC . At the NRL he was briefed by the head of its Radio Division , A. Hoyt Taylor , who told him about experiments that had been carried out into what the Navy would later name radar . Parsons immediately recognized the potential of the new invention to locate ships and aircraft , and perhaps even track shells in flight . For this , he realized that he was going to need high frequency microwaves . He discovered that no one had attempted this . The scientists had not considered all the applications of the technology , and the Navy bureaus had not grasped their potential . He was able to persuade the scientists to establish a group to investigate microwave radar , but without official sanction it had low priority . Parsons submitted a memorandum on the subject to the Bureau of Ordnance ( BuOrd ) requesting $ 5 @,@ 000 per annum for research . To his dismay , the BuOrd and Bureau of Engineering , which was responsible for the NRL , turned his proposal down .
Some thought that Parsons was ruining his career with his advocacy of radar , but he acquired one powerful backer . The Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics ( BuAer ) , Rear Admiral Ernest J. King , supported the use of radar as a means of determining aircraft altitude . When the Bureau of Engineering protested that such a device would necessarily be too large to carry on a plane , King told them that it would still be worthwhile , even if the only aircraft in the Navy big enough to carry it was the airship USS Macon .
Parson 's marriage produced three daughters . The first , Hannah , was born in 1932 ; the second , Margaret ( Peggy ) , followed in 1934 . Hannah died of polio in April 1935 . Parsons returned to sea in June 1936 as the executive officer of the destroyer USS Aylwin . He was promoted to lieutenant commander in May 1937 . His third daughter , Clara ( Clare ) , was born the same year . On that occasion , Parsons left Martha with the newborn and three @-@ year @-@ old Peggy to care for and reported for duty the next day , believing that his first responsibility was to his ship . His skipper , Commander Earl E. Stone , did not agree , and sent him home . In March 1938 , Rear Admiral William R. Sexton had Parsons assigned to his
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Chapel was built belonged to William C. Nixon ( 1789 – 1869 ) , a member of the Virginia House of Delegates . Nixon 's mother @-@ in @-@ law , Elizabeth Caudy ( 1773 – 1816 ) , was the first person to be buried in the church 's cemetery . While various sources estimate that Capon Chapel was built around the 1750s , there is no physical or documentary evidence to support this claim . The first documented mention of a church at the Capon Chapel site was in March 1852 , when Joseph Pugh allocated 88 and one @-@ half poles , or approximately 0 @.@ 55 acres ( 2 @,@ 200 m2 ) , to three trustees : David Pugh , another David Pugh , and Robert Pugh . The Pugh family , which was of Welsh descent , were early settlers in the Cacapon River Valley , and were one of the families that came from Wales through Pennsylvania in the late 17th century . The grant 's deed told the trustees to conceive " a Graveyard and for a house for the Public Worship of Almighty God for the use of all orthodox Christians " , and specified that the land was only to be used for religious worship and " for no other purpose " . The deed further stipulated that inheritors of the land had to be Pugh 's descendants .
During the church 's early years , no Protestant denomination was the exclusive owner or occupant of Capon Chapel , which indicates that the church was probably utilized as a " union church " for worship by any Christian denomination . Since no single denomination oversaw the church during this early period , few records of its early activities and construction exist . Later records suggest that Capon Chapel was used as a place of worship by Baptists until the late 19th or early 20th century . While it remains unclear why or how the church became associated with the Baptists , its use by the denomination is possibly associated with the Second Great Awakening , a Protestant revival movement during the early @-@ to @-@ mid 19th century that gained momentum throughout the United States . According to the December 1904 issue of The Baptist Home Mission Monthly , the Baptist Little Cacapon Church contributed one dollar to the general fund of Capon Chapel , demonstrating that the Baptist community still continued to operate from or associate with the church in 1904 .
= = = Methodist affiliation = = =
In addition to the Baptist faith , Methodists started coming to the Cacapon River Valley during the latter half of the 18th century . Methodist Episcopal Church circuit rider Francis Asbury traveled through the Capon Bridge area in 1781 . In 1890 , the Southern Methodist Episcopal Church established its presence in the Capon Bridge area under the leadership of G. O. Homan . According to Maxwell and Swisher , the Capon Bridge Methodist circuit consisted of the following places in 1897 : Capon Bridge , North River Mills , Green Mound , Augusta , Sedan , Park 's Hollow , Sandy Ridge , and Capon Chapel . Capon Chapel was not commonly used as a Baptist place of worship by the early 20th century , and developed into a permanent stop along the Capon Bridge Methodist circuit , which later grew to include Central Church at Loom and Bethel Church at Neals Run . In 1976 , the circuit 's pastor was Thomas Malcolm .
Capon Chapel remains a Methodist church , now a part of the United Methodist Church . As of 2015 , Capon Chapel 's congregation numbers five . The church 's Methodist circuit pastor is M. Christopher Duckworth ; and it offers services four Sundays a month . A small group of committed congregants maintain the historic church and cemetery grounds . Brenda Hiett is the church 's caretaker , as of 2015 . Throughout its existence , Capon Chapel has been known by various names , including " Capon Baptist Chapel " and " Capon Chapel Church " .
= = = Preservation = = =
According to the church 's caretaker , Brenda Hiett , the church 's roof and siding were installed around 1900 . A wrought iron fence , made by Stewart Iron Works in Cincinnati , Ohio , was installed around the church 's cemetery . Electrical conduits were added to the interior of the church when it was electrified around 1930 , and further electrical updates were made in 2011 . The church 's perimeter foundation of concrete blocks replaced the original stone piers in the early 1970s , and its wide , heart pine plank floors were sanded and re @-@ lacquered . Around 1990 , the Stewart Iron Works fence and gate were restored by White ’ s Ornamental Ironworks .
In 2008 , following surveys of historic properties throughout the county , the Hampshire County Historic Landmarks Commission and the Hampshire County Commission embarked upon an initiative to place structures and districts on the National Register of Historic Places . The county received funding for the surveys from the State Historic Preservation Office of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History . Capon Chapel was one of the first of eight historic properties to be considered for placement on the register . The other seven properties were Fort Kuykendall , Hickory Grove , Hook Tavern , North River Mills Historic District , Old Pine Church , Springfield Brick House , and Valley View . According to the Hampshire County Commission 's compliance officer , Charles Baker , places of worship were not typically selected for inclusion in the register ; however , Capon Chapel and Old Pine Church were exceptions , because both " started out as meeting houses " . Capon Chapel is among the earliest existing log churches in Hampshire County , along with Mount Bethel Church and Old Pine Church . Capon Chapel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 12 , 2012 , in recognition of its representation of the rural religious architecture of the Potomac Highlands region , and for its service as an important rural church in Hampshire County .
= = Architecture = =
Capon Chapel is a single @-@ story , rectangular , front gable log building , covered with white @-@ painted wooden clapboard siding , and topped with a green standing seam metal roof , along with metal snow guards .
= = = Exterior = = =
The church 's main façade is located on its east side , facing toward Timber Ridge , and away from the Cacapon River and Christian Church Road . The east side consists of a front gable façade of white @-@ painted clapboard siding . The church has one entryway , which is a centrally @-@ located , four @-@ paneled wooden door , topped by wooden dentil molding and a rectangular , four @-@ light transom window . The transom is the only window on the church 's east side . Unpainted wooden railings are on each side of the entryway . The clapboard siding on the church 's east side is horizontal , and varies between 5 and 7 inches ( 13 and 18 cm ) in width . The overhanging eave of the church 's roof is accentuated by a single wooden drop pendant at the top of the gable . The modern electricity meter is located to the right of the main entrance . The non @-@ loadbearing concrete block perimeter wall on this side is concealed by a stone veneer .
The west elevation is covered with white @-@ painted clapboarding and is undecorated , with the exception of an off @-@ center concrete block chimney and a single drop pendant similar to the one located at the top of the gable . The concrete block perimeter foundation is visible on the south side of the church , as is the metal embankment doors that allow access to the church 's basement .
The church 's north and south sides consist of two symmetrically placed six @-@ over @-@ six double @-@ hung sash wooden windows , along with operable green @-@ painted louvered wooden window shutters . The clapboard sidings vary between 3 and 6 inches ( 7 @.@ 6 and 15 @.@ 2 cm ) in width . At the base of the church 's north side , concrete blocks are visible under the foundation . On the church 's south side , a small strip of the roof 's eave confirms the original location of the chimney .
= = = Interior = = =
The interior of the church consists of a large , open floor plan , with wooden pews lined perpendicular to the north and south sides , thus creating a central aisle . The altar is a small wooden pulpit , which serves as a lectern that is accessible by a small wooden step ; the altar is accented by a large wooden backdrop of casing with dentil molding . Each of the church 's interior walls is covered with pine wainscot panelling and wallpaper , and topped with wooden crown molding . Wooden swag moldings accentuate the four symmetrically @-@ placed six @-@ over @-@ six double @-@ hung sash wooden windows , the doorway 's wooden casing , and the transom window . The wooden pews are simple , with cushions added for comfortable seating . The original ceiling is obscured by a dropped ceiling , which also conceals the electrical conduits for the church 's brass chandeliers . Prior to the church 's electrification , kerosene lanterns were used for light , and the lanterns remain in the church for decorative purposes . The church 's floor consists of the original heart pine planks . Concrete blocks and cut stone border the building 's perimeter to prevent animals from entering the church 's crawl space . Within the crawl space , log carrier beams support the building , on which the bark remains extant .
= = Cemetery = =
The cemetery is less than an acre in size and is located to the immediate east of the church , surrounded by a wrought iron fence manufactured by Stewart Iron Works . As of 2012 , the cemetery contains approximately 270 interments , including John Monroe ( 1750 – 1824 ) , Virginia House of Delegates member William C. Nixon ( 1789 – 1869 ) , West Virginia House of Delegates member Captain David Pugh ( 1806 – 1899 ) , American Civil War veterans from the Union and the Confederacy , and free and enslaved African Americans . Gertrude Ward ( 1896 – 1988 ) , a local historian and orchardist , is also interred in the cemetery . Captain David Pugh was an elected representative Hampshire County , who voted to secede from the Union in 1861 .
Older gravestones in the cemetery are generally cut from limestone , and the gravestones placed after 1900 are predominantly made of polished granite . Most of the gravestones have weathered significantly . The gravestones are generally rounded or rectangular in shape , and are placed on small stone foundations . The gravestones of prominent local leaders are more ornate in character , including that of Captain David Pugh and his family , who are buried under a large obelisk that lists the names of his three wives and their respective children . Nixon 's gravestone is deteriorating due to advanced weathering ; it is made of limestone and contains a carving of an open book . Following the purchase of a rectangular land tract around 1990 , the cemetery was expanded on the east side . This section of the cemetery is excluded from the church 's historically @-@ recognized boundaries , as it was not associated with the church during the period of its greatest significance .
The cemetery perimeter is lined on three sides by a cast wrought iron fence , accessible by a gate 3 feet ( 0 @.@ 91 m ) in width at its western entryway . The wrought iron fence is 4 feet ( 1 @.@ 2 m ) in height , and has approximately 1 @-@ inch ( 2 @.@ 5 cm ) diameter tubular fence posts , which are supported by three horizontal metal rails . The fence posts are capped with white @-@ painted stylized arrows , with a ball at the tip . A shield with the emblem reading , " The Stewart Iron Works , Cincinnati , Ohio " , is emblazoned on the fence 's gate . The cemetery 's eastern extension is surrounded by chain @-@ link fencing .
= Sideshow Bob =
Dr. Robert Underdunk Terwilliger ( Ph.D. ) , better known as Sideshow Bob , is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons . He is voiced by Kelsey Grammer and first appeared briefly in the episode " The Telltale Head " . Bob is a self @-@ proclaimed genius who is a graduate of Yale University , a member of the Republican Party , and a champion of high culture . He began his career as a sidekick on Krusty the Clown 's television show , but after enduring constant abuse , Bob attempted to frame his employer for armed robbery in " Krusty Gets Busted " . The plan was foiled by Bart Simpson , and Sideshow Bob was sent to prison .
Bob made his second major appearance in season three 's " Black Widower " ; the writers echoed the premise of the Coyote chasing the Road Runner by having Bob unexpectedly insert himself into Bart 's life and attempt to kill him . In each appearance thereafter , Bob has assumed the role on The Simpsons of an evil genius . Episodes in which he is a central character typically involve Sideshow Bob being released from prison and executing an elaborate revenge plan , usually foiled by Bart and Lisa . His plans often involve murder and destruction , usually targeted at Bart or , less often , Krusty , though these plans often involve targeting the entire Simpson family . In 2015 , however , during the " Treehouse of Horror " episode , " Wanted : Dead , Then Alive " , Bob finally gets his wish of killing Bart , which he comments he spent 24 years trying to kill a ten @-@ year @-@ old child ; however , he becomes bored with Bart dead , so he brings him back to life so that he can repeatedly kill Bart over and over again .
Sideshow Bob shares some personality traits of Grammer 's character Frasier Crane from the sitcoms Cheers and Frasier , and has been described as " Frasier pickled in arsenic " . Several parallels have been explicitly drawn in The Simpsons between Bob and Frasier Crane – Bob 's brother Cecil and his father were played by David Hyde Pierce and John Mahoney respectively , echoing the roles they played in Frasier . Grammer , who based Bob 's voice on that of actor Ellis Rabb , has been praised for his portrayals of the character . In 2006 , he won an Emmy for Outstanding Voice @-@ Over Performance for his work in the episode " The Italian Bob " .
As of 2016 , Bob has had speaking appearances in 19 episodes and been featured in 13 ; the most recent of the latter , " Gal of Constant Sorrow " , aired during the 27th season . In addition to his recurring role in the series , Sideshow Bob has made several appearances in other Simpsons media . He appears in the Simpsons Comics , cameos in the 2007 video game The Simpsons Game , and stars as the main antagonist in The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios ' theme parks . Sideshow Bob is also known for his singing voice ; several of Grammer 's performances have been included in The Simpsons musical compilations .
= = Appearances = =
= = = On The Simpsons = = =
The character of Sideshow Bob began his career as the non @-@ speaking sidekick on Krusty the Clown 's television show . The episode " Brother from Another Series " ( season eight , 1997 ) reveals that Bob only received the job after his younger brother Cecil failed an audition , because Krusty considered Bob to be a perfect comic foil . After repeated instances of abuse , including being shot from a cannon and hit constantly with pies , the Yale @-@ educated Bob became angry at Krusty and resentful of the clown 's success . In " Krusty Gets Busted " ( season one , 1990 ) Bob disguised himself as Krusty and framed him for armed robbery of the Kwik @-@ E @-@ Mart . After Krusty is arrested , Bob takes control of the show , introducing children to elements of high culture . However , Bob 's reign is short @-@ lived ; Bart Simpson exposes the plan , Krusty is released , and Bob is sent to jail .
In " Black Widower " ( season three , 1992 ) , Bob 's first major appearance after framing Krusty , he is released from prison and marries Bart 's aunt Selma Bouvier . As part of a scheme to inherit money she has invested in the stock market , Bob attempts to blow Selma up during their honeymoon . Bart again foils the plan and Sideshow Bob returns to prison . After being paroled from prison in " Cape Feare " ( season five , 1993 ) , Bob targets Bart directly , threatening him repeatedly and forcing the Simpsons into hiding as part of the Witness Relocation Program . Bob follows them to their hideout , a houseboat on Terror Lake , and , after subduing the family , prepares to kill Bart. He allows a final request , however , and Bart asks to hear Bob sing the entire score of H.M.S. Pinafore . The delaying tactic leads to Bob 's third arrest .
Bob is released from prison once again in " Sideshow Bob Roberts " ( season six , 1994 ) , and runs for Mayor of Springfield as the Republican Party candidate . He defeats Democratic Party incumbent Joe Quimby in a landslide , but Bart and Lisa discover that Bob rigged the election , leading to another incarceration . Bob escapes from prison for the first time in " Sideshow Bob 's Last Gleaming " ( season seven , 1995 ) , and threatens to blow up Springfield with a nuclear bomb unless the city stops broadcasting all television shows . He is thwarted when he finds out that the bomb itself is a dud , then kidnaps Bart and flies the Wright Brothers ' plane in an attempt to kill himself , Bart , and Krusty ( who is hiding inside a shack , improvising a performance on the Emergency Broadcast System ) . This too is thwarted , and Bob returns to prison . In the following season , Bob takes advantage of the prison 's work release program , and appears to be genuinely redeemed . In " Brother from Another Series " , Reverend Lovejoy declares him a changed man and recommends him for a work release opportunity . Bob is discharged from prison into the care of his brother Cecil , who is Springfield 's chief hydrological and hydrodynamical engineer . However , the scheming Cecil , still smarting over his failed audition for Krusty , tries to frame Bob by sabotaging the Springfield Dam . Bob , Bart , and Lisa together stop Cecil and save the town , and both brothers , despite Bob 's genuine innocence , are sent to prison .
In " Day of the Jackanapes " ( season 12 , 2001 ) , Bob discovers that Krusty has erased all of the early shows featuring Sideshow Bob as Krusty himself is declaring his fifth and final retirement after being annoyed with the network executives . Bob is released from prison and develops a plot to kill Krusty using Bart as a suicide bomber during Krusty 's retirement special . Just as Bob was to succeed , he overhears Krusty publicly holding himself responsible for turning Bob into a criminal , expressing his regret of mistreating Bob during his years as Sideshow . To appease things , Krusty sings himself a song on Bob 's behalf , and being touched by this , Bob decides to abort his plan of attempted murder and reconciles with Krusty , although he is returned to prison for it . Bob 's aid is sought by Springfield police in " The Great Louse Detective " ( season 14 , 2002 ) . After an attempt is made on Homer Simpson 's life , Bob is released from prison to help find the culprit . When the mystery is solved , he returns to murder Bart. However , Bob finds he is " accustomed to [ Bart 's ] face " and cannot do it .
It is revealed in " The Italian Bob " ( season 17 , 2005 ) that Bob has moved to Italy to make a fresh start . He is elected mayor of a village in Tuscany and marries a local woman named Francesca , with whom he has a son named Gino . The Simpson family , in Italy to retrieve a car for Mr. Burns , encounters him by chance . Bob welcomes them with hospitality on the condition that they not reveal his felonious past ; however , a drunken Lisa jokes about Bob 's criminal deeds , alienating Bob from his citizens . He , his wife and son swear a vendetta on the Simpsons . The entire Terwilliger family returns in " Funeral for a Fiend " ( season 19 , 2007 ) in which Bob 's father , Robert , and mother , Dame Judith Underdunk , make their first appearances . Bob fakes his own death and locks Bart in the coffin , which he attempts to cremate at the otherwise empty funeral home as all the Terwilligers laugh maniacally . They are foiled by Lisa and the rest of the Simpson family and sent to prison . Bob briefly returns in the season 20 episode " Wedding for Disaster " , when Bart and Lisa initially suspect Bob of kidnapping Homer to prevent him from attending his second wedding with Marge ( due to a keychain they found had an ' S ' and a ' B ' ) , but Krusty provides him with an alibi , explaining to the kids that Bob was with him the whole day . Eventually , Bob and the kids discover the true culprits , Patty and Selma .
Bob reappears again in the episode " The Bob Next Door " ( season 21 , 2010 ) , where he switches faces with his prison cellmate Walt Warren . Bob returns to Springfield and moves into the house next to the Simpson family , assuming Walt 's identity . He exploits this to make his latest attempt to kill Bart legally over state lines , but is foiled again and gets taken away by state police . Bob briefly appears in " At Long Last Leave " ( season 23 , 2012 ) , where he attends a town meeting to decide if the Simpson family should be banished from Springfield , and is one of many who express their desire for it to happen . In " The Man Who Grew Too Much " ( season 25 , 2014 ) , he was revealed as a Chief Scientist for a genetic engineering company named Monsarno , having received the position after he was selected as a test subject and published the results of the experiments to which he was subjected . He and Lisa bond over their interest in Walt Whitman , but Bob soon reveals that he has also genetically modified himself to give himself various superhuman abilities , intending to acquire DNA from the relics of various historical figures stored in the Springfield Museum to make himself a superhuman dictator . However , after he is provoked into a fight , he realizes that he has become a crude monster and jumps off the Springfield Dam , surviving because the gills he gave himself allow him to survive in the lake .
Bob briefly appears in " Clown in the Dumps " ( season 26 , 2014 ) , where offered his condolences to Krusty after the death of his father , Rabbi Krustofsky . He also made a brief appearance on " Blazed and Confused " ( season 26 , 2014 ) , where he meets Mr. Lassen , Bart 's former teacher , who was now reduced to working in prison as a guard after Bart 's actions got him fired . Despite Lassen 's offer to get him out , Bob rejects the idea that they team up as Lassen thought that they would take turns gutting Bart. In Treehouse of Horror XXVI segment " Wanted : Dead , then Alive " , Bob successfully kills Bart , but finds his life so meaningless in Bart 's absence that he creates a machine to bring Bart back to life so that he can keep killing his enemy over and over , until the other Simpsons rescue Bart and Bart turns him into a twisted amalgamation of creatures . Bob has made a brief appearance in " Gal of Constant Sorrow " , grunting in annoyance as he wipes off Bart 's graffiti from Hettie Mae Boggs ' promo poster on the wall along with Snake Jailbird and other inmates .
= = = Other media = = =
In addition to regular roles in the television series , Sideshow Bob has made several appearances in other Simpsons media . Kelsey Grammer recorded several Sideshow Bob lines for The Simpsons Movie , but the scene was cut . Sideshow Bob has made regular appearances in the monthly Simpsons Comics , and several of Kelsey Grammer 's singing performances have been included in The Simpsons CD compilations . His performance of the H.M.S. Pinafore in " Cape Feare " was later included on the album Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons , and the song " The Very Reason That I Live " from " The Great Louse Detective " was included on The Simpsons : Testify . A previously unaired song , " Hullaba Lula " , originally written for " Day of the Jackanapes " , was also included on that compilation . The producers modeled the song after " Zip @-@ a @-@ Dee @-@ Doo @-@ Dah " , but were forced to remove the song from the episode when they were unable to obtain the rights to it .
In The Simpsons Game , released in November 2007 , Bob has a speaking cameo appearance at the end of the chapter titled " Invasion of the Yokel @-@ Snatchers " in which he was working with Kang and Kodos . Sideshow Bob appears in the 1991 The Simpsons Arcade Game , on the fifth level where he is pulling a cart containing a roast chicken health pick up . Bob was also included as a level boss in the 1991 video game Bart vs. the Space Mutants . Sideshow Bob plays a lead role in The Simpsons Ride , which opened at Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood in May 2008 . Voiced by Grammer , he is the main villain in the ride , having escaped from prison to get revenge on the Simpson family .
In The Simpsons : Tapped Out , a city builder game released in February 2012 , Sideshow Bob occurs as a bonus . Popping up every couple hours , the players are given a chance to tap on him to receive a small sum of money , and " send " him to jail . In a later update to the game , Sideshow Bob also has a stand in Krusty Land , where player get to pop balloons for a chance to win donuts and Krusty tickets . The Simpsons : Tapped Out Terwilligers content update was released April 14 , 2015 and has several references to the Simpsons episodes with Sideshow Bob . This game event was split in 3 acts and ended June 4 , 2015 . New characters , skins and costumes include Sideshow Bob , Cecil Terwilliger , Gino Terwilliger Underdunk , Francesca Terwilliger , Dr. Robert Terwilliger Sr. , Judith Underdunk , Captain Bob and Opera Krusty . Most of the event action takes place at Monsarno Research and Opera House .
= = Character = =
= = = Creation = = =
Sideshow Bob first appeared in " The Telltale Head " , the eighth episode of season one . His design was relatively simple compared to later incarnations , and his hairstyle was rounded . However , towards the end of the episode , he appears again , in a panning shot of a crowd , with his familiar hairstyle . His first major appearance was in season one 's twelfth episode " Krusty Gets Busted " , written by Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky . Bob 's design was updated for " Krusty Gets Busted " ; as the episode 's animation style evolved , director Brad Bird made the character of Sideshow Bob sleeker and more refined , to fit Grammer 's voice technique . Following the re @-@ design , animators tried to redraw his scenes in " The Telltale Head " , but had insufficient time before the show was produced .
Bob has no lines of dialogue during the first half of " Krusty Gets Busted " ; the character 's only communication takes the form of a slide whistle . This was designed to make Bob appear simplistic , so that when he finally spoke , viewers would be surprised to hear his sophisticated vocabulary . An early version of the script for " Krusty Gets Busted " called for James Earl Jones to voice Bob , but the producers instead selected Kelsey Grammer . For Bob 's voice , Grammer performed an impression of theatre actor and director Ellis Rabb . Grammer had once worked for Rabb , whose " lamenting tones became [ the ] foundation for Sideshow Bob " .
Sideshow Bob 's full name is Robert Underdunk Terwilliger . His last name was first revealed in " Black Widower " while his middle name was first mentioned in " Sideshow Bob Roberts " . Competing theories as to the origin of his name exist ; some sources say he was named after the character Dr. Terwilliker , a megalomaniac outwitted by a boy named Bart in the film The 5 @,@ 000 Fingers of Dr. T by Dr. Seuss , but others say he was named after Terwilliger Boulevard in Portland , Oregon . Yet another theory is that he was named after Sergeant Terwilliger and Mrs. Underdunk in the pilot episode of the TV show Hunter .
= = = Development = = =
For season three 's " Black Widower " , the writers echoed the premise of Wile E. Coyote chasing the Road Runner from Looney Tunes cartoons by having Bob unexpectedly insert himself into Bart 's life and attempt to kill him . Executive producer Al Jean has compared Bob 's character to that of Wile E. Coyote , noting that both are intelligent , yet always foiled by what they perceive as an inferior intellect . For " Black Widower " , director David Silverman updated the character model to reflect the animation of director Brad Bird . A rule for earlier episodes featuring Bob called for a recap of his evil deeds ; this was dropped after season eight 's " Brother from Another Series " when the chronology became too lengthy . Another rule established by the show 's writers mandated Bob 's return to prison at the end of each episode , although this pattern was abandoned in later episodes like " The Great Louse Detective " and " The Italian Bob " .
Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein , the showrunners for the seventh and eighth seasons , believed that every season of the show should contain an episode starring Sideshow Bob . However , by the seventh season Bob had already been the focus of four stories , and writers were having trouble developing new ways to include him . Weinstein describes Bob 's dialogue as difficult to write , due to his unique and refined style of speaking . Despite these challenges , however , creators of The Simpsons usually look forward to " Sideshow Bob episodes " ; the writers consider them enjoyable to write , and former director Dominic Polcino describes them as " a treat " to work on .
Kelsey Grammer initially expected Sideshow Bob to be a one @-@ time role , and calls him " the most popular character I 've ever played " . Grammer usually joins the show 's " table readings " ( wherein cast members read each script together for the first time ) , and former executive producer David Mirkin described working with Grammer as very pleasant , due to his lively sense of humor . Grammer , Mirkin says , is capable of perfect readings , but noted that the actor dislikes performing Sideshow Bob 's evil laugh . In a 2007 interview , Simpsons executive producer Al Jean listed Grammer as one of his favorite guest stars ( second only to Phil Hartman ) , saying " his voice is so rich . " Writer George Meyer commented that " writing for Kelsey is great , he can give the kind of purple , florid , melodramatic speeches that most of the characters would never give . And he can sing . "
The show 's writers admire Grammer 's singing voice , and try to include a song for each appearance . Alf Clausen , the primary composer for The Simpsons , commented that " [ Grammer ] is so great . He 's just amazing . You can tell he has this love of musical theater and he has the vocal instrument to go with it , so I know whatever I write is going to be sung the way I 've heard it . " Clausen composed Sideshow Bob 's theme , which is played whenever Bob gets out of prison or is about to commit a sinister action , and was first used in " Cape Feare " . It is based on the score of the film Cape Fear , composed by Bernard Herrmann . The musical score for " Cape Feare " earned Clausen an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Dramatic Underscore – Series in 1994 .
Bob 's prisoner number is often 24601 , which is Jean Valjean 's prisoner number in Les Misérables . Another trademark for Bob is a visual gag of stepping on a rake and being struck in the face with its handle ; this joke first appeared in " Cape Feare " . To fill time , the writers added nine consecutive iterations of the same joke in quick succession . The sequence has become known as the " rake joke " and was described by Entertainment Weekly as showing " genius in its repetitive stupidity . "
= = = Family = = =
The episode " Brother from Another Series " introduces Bob 's brother Cecil . After writer Ken Keeler was assigned to write an episode featuring Sideshow Bob , he drew inspiration from episodes of Frasier . He decided to incorporate elements of Grammer 's other show into the character of Sideshow Bob , and designed Cecil to resemble Grammer 's brother on Frasier . Cecil is voiced by David Hyde Pierce , who portrayed Frasier Crane 's brother Niles . Pierce commented , " Normally , I would not do something like this . But how often do you get a chance to work with an actor like Kelsey Grammer and , more importantly , play his brother ? " Several of Frasier 's producers were asked to review the original script and provide feedback . Their comments were positive ; they only expressed concern with a very brief scene in which Cecil talks to a visible character whom he refers to as " Maris " . In Frasier , Maris Crane is an unseen character , and the producers of Frasier asked that the scene be removed . Many of the interactions between Bob and Cecil were based on those of Niles and Frasier . Cecil was drawn to resemble David Hyde Pierce , while retaining a visual similarity to Sideshow Bob . According to director Pete Michels , it was difficult to draw Bob and Cecil standing together , because of their comically oversized feet .
Cecil returns in season 19 's " Funeral for a Fiend " , which introduces the brothers ' previously unseen father , Dr. Robert Terwilliger , played by John Mahoney . Mahoney portrayed Martin Crane , the father of Grammer 's and Pierce 's characters in Frasier . Whereas in Frasier , Mahoney played the " down @-@ to @-@ Earth , average guy " to Grammer 's and Hyde Pierce 's " uppity snobs " , Robert Terwilliger Sr. was portrayed as equally highbrow as Bob . His wife , Bob 's mother , is Dame Judith Underdunk , " the finest classical actress of her generation . " She sports the same curly spiked hair as her two sons . Bob also has a wife named Francesca ( voiced by Maria Grazia Cucinotta ) and a son named Gino , both of whom were introduced in season 17 episode " The Italian Bob " and returned for " Funeral for a Fiend " .
= = Reception = =
The character of Sideshow Bob and Grammer 's voicework have received many accolades . In 2006 IGN listed him as the second @-@ best " peripheral character " on The Simpsons , commenting that Bob is " a man of contradictions ; his goofy appearance , complete with palm tree like hair , doesn 't seem to match up to the well spoken and even musically talented maniac . " Also that year , Wizard Magazine rated Bob as the 66th greatest villain of all time . Adam Finley of TV Squad wrote that " that baritone voice , the Shakespearean delivery , and the ability to go from calm and collected to stark raving mad all within the same second make Sideshow Bob one of the best recurring characters on the show . "
Kelsey Grammer has consistently received praise for his voicework , and has been described as " brilliant " , " inimitable " and " a feast of mid @-@ Atlantic anglophilia " . In 2006 , Grammer won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice @-@ Over Performance for his role in " The Italian Bob " ; he had previously won four awards in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series category for his portrayal of the title role on Frasier . In 2008 , Grammer was included in Entertainment Weekly 's list of the sixteen best Simpsons guest stars ; Hyde Pierce was also included in that list . Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly wrote that " Kelsey Grammer 's grand voice @-@ performance as Sideshow Bob is Frasier pickled in arsenic . " In her book My Life as a 10 @-@ Year @-@ Old Boy , Nancy Cartwright ( who performs the voice of Bart Simpson ) wrote that " Kelsey Grammer scores big @-@ time by injecting caustic , bitter , contemptuous and deliciously vile energy into his rendition of Sideshow Bob . Springfield just wouldn 't be the same without him . "
Most of the episodes featuring Bob have been well received by fans and critics . " Cape Feare " is generally regarded as one of the best episodes of The Simpsons and placed third on Entertainment Weekly 's 2003 list of the show 's top 25 episodes . IGN considers it the best episode of the fifth season . In 2007 , Vanity Fair called it the show 's fourth @-@ best episode , because of its " masterful integration of filmic parody and a recurring character " . Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star listed " Cape Feare " , " Sideshow Bob 's Last Gleaming " and " Brother From Another Series " among the best episodes of the series , writing " forget Frasier , these are Kelsey Grammer 's best roles . " " The Italian Bob " and its writer John Frink won a Writers Guild of America Award in 2007 in the animation category . In December 2009 , Robert Canning of IGN ranked the ten episodes to feature Bob that had aired at the time . The first five Bob episodes took up the top five , with " Cape Feare " being ranked first . " The Italian Bob " was ranked tenth , with the explanation that " All the things we love about a Sideshow Bob episode – the vengeance , the familiar settings and characters , the elaborate scheming – were missing from this half @-@ hour . Without it , Bob wasn 't nearly as entertaining , and the episode didn 't result in a whole lot of laughs . " He noted that only " The Italian Bob " and the ninth ranked " Funeral for a Fiend " were " the only ones I 'd consider clunkers . The remaining episodes are all quite fun . "
= = = Analysis = = =
In Planet Simpson , author Chris Turner writes that Bob is built into a highbrow snob and conservative Republican so that the writers can continually use him as a strawman and pincushion . He represents high culture while Krusty represents low culture , and Bart , stuck in between , always wins out . In the book Leaving Springfield , David L. G. Arnold comments that Bart is a product of a " mass @-@ culture upbringing " and thus is Bob 's enemy . Frustrated by his early role as the target of " Krusty 's cheap gags " , Bob frames Krusty and takes over the show . He changes the content of that show to present readings of classic literature and segments examining the emotional lives of pre @-@ teens . He believes that by exposing the kids to high culture he will improve their lives . Arnold writes that " Bob 's own conscience and morality are clearly unaffected by the high culture he represents . " He also tries to " manipulate the tastes of the masses " by becoming a criminal mastermind . Arnold believes that this is most apparent in " Sideshow Bob Roberts " , wherein he rigs the election to become the mayor of Springfield . When accused of election fraud , he rants , " Your guilty consciences may force you to vote Democratic , but secretly you yearn for a cold @-@ hearted Republican who ’ ll cut taxes , brutalize criminals , and rule you like a king ! You need me , Springfield ! " He considers himself a member of the social elite , and happily uses Machiavellian methods to acquire and maintain power .
Bob 's intelligence serves him in many ways . During the episode " Cape Feare " , for example , the parole board asks Bob why he has a tattoo that says " Die , Bart , Die " . Bob replies that it is German for " The , Bart , The " ; members of the board are impressed by his reasoning . Believing that " nobody who speaks German could be an evil man " , they release him . However , his love of high culture is sometimes used against him . In the same episode , Bob agrees to perform the operetta H.M.S. Pinafore in its entirety as a last request for Bart. The tactic stalls Bob long enough for the police to arrest him .
= Bobby Robson =
Sir Robert William " Bobby " Robson CBE ( 18 February 1933 – 31 July 2009 ) was an English footballer and football manager . His career included periods playing for and later managing the England national team .
Robson 's professional playing career as an inside @-@ forward spanned nearly 20 years , during which he played for three clubs : Fulham , West Bromwich Albion , and , briefly , Vancouver Royals . He also made 20 appearances for England , scoring four goals . After his playing career he found success as both a club and international manager , winning league championships in both the Netherlands and Portugal , earning trophies in England and Spain , and taking England to the semi @-@ final of the 1990 World Cup , which remains the national team 's best run in a World Cup since 1966 . His last management role was as a mentor to the manager of the Irish national football team .
Robson was created a Knight Bachelor in 2002 , was inducted as a member of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2003 , and was the honorary president of Ipswich Town . From 1991 onwards he suffered recurrent medical problems with cancer , and in March 2008 , put his name and efforts into the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation , a cancer research charity which has so far collected over £ 7m ( March 2014 ) . In August 2008 , his lung cancer was confirmed to be terminal ; he said : " My condition is described as static and has not altered since my last bout of chemotherapy ... I am going to die sooner rather than later . But then everyone has to go sometime and I have enjoyed every minute " . He died just under a year later .
= = Early life = =
Robson was born in Sacriston , County Durham , the fourth of five sons of Philip and Lilian Robson ( née Watt ) . When he was a few months old , Robson 's family moved to the nearby village of Langley Park where his father was a coal miner . Their two @-@ bedroom house had no bath and an outside toilet . As a boy , he was often taken by his father to watch Newcastle United play at St James ' Park on Saturday afternoons , requiring a 34 @-@ mile round trip . Robson describes Jackie Milburn and Len Shackleton as his childhood heroes . Both played for Newcastle in the inside @-@ forward position , the position Robson would later assume during his playing career .
Robson attended Langley Park primary school and then Waterhouses Secondary Modern School but the headmaster did not allow the school football team to join a league . Instead , he began to play for Langley Park Juniors on Saturday mornings at the age of eleven , and by the time he was 15 , he was representing the club at Under @-@ 18 level . Robson played football whenever he possibly could but left school aged 15 to start work as an electrician 's apprentice for the National Coal Board in the Langley Park colliery . In May 1950 , Bill Dodgin , the Fulham manager made a personal visit to the Robson household to offer Bobby a professional contract . Despite being offered a contract by nearby Middlesbrough , the offer made by Dodgin was too attractive to turn down , so he signed for Fulham and moved to London , playing as a wing @-@ half and inside @-@ forward . Robson had also interested his beloved Newcastle , but he opted to join Fulham as , in his opinion , " Newcastle made no appreciable effort to secure [ my ] signature " . He also thought he stood a better chance of breaking into the first team at Fulham .
= = Playing career = =
= = = Club playing career = = =
Although Robson had signed professionally , his father insisted he continue to work as an electrician . He spent the day working at the Festival of Britain site and trained three nights a week at Fulham . Eventually this took its toll on Robson and he gave up his trade for full @-@ time professional football .
In 1950 Robson made his first @-@ team debut for Fulham , recently promoted to the First Division , in a match against Sheffield Wednesday . He came to regard Fulham as " a nice club , a social club ... " but " never ... a serious , championship @-@ challenging club " . Indeed , he and Fulham were relegated from the top @-@ flight in the 1951 – 52 season , but he made his return to the First Division , four years later , when he signed for Vic Buckingham 's West Bromwich Albion in March 1956 . The transfer fee of £ 25 @,@ 000 was a club record for Albion at the time .
He made his Albion debut in a 4 – 0 home defeat by Manchester City on 10 March 1956 . In 1957 – 58 he was the club 's top league goalscorer ; his tally of 24 goals included four in a 5 – 1 win against Burnley . Often playing as a midfielder , he went on to play 257 games and score 61 goals for West Bromwich Albion , and he captained the team for the 1960 – 61 and 1961 – 62 seasons . In August 1962 , however , he returned to Fulham after a disagreement with Albion vice @-@ chairman Jim Gaunt over his salary . The ongoing dispute over both minimum and maximum wages in the game , instigated by Robson 's team @-@ mate Jimmy Hill and the Professional Footballers ' Association , combined with the birth of Robson 's second son , prompted Robson to demand a higher salary . Gaunt refused to negotiate Robson 's contract , so Robson placed a transfer request and was sold to Fulham for £ 20 @,@ 000 in a deal which doubled his salary . Soon after Robson joined Fulham , the club sold Alan Mullery and Rodney Marsh , meaning Robson 's chances of securing any significant honour there were substantially reduced . Robson himself stated " In all my time as a footballer , I didn 't win a thing . "
Despite press reports of interest from Arsenal , and the offer of a player @-@ manager role by Southend United , Robson left Fulham in 1967 and accepted a three @-@ year deal with Canada 's Vancouver Royals . He was to be player @-@ manager in their inaugural 1968 season in the North American Soccer League and believed it " ... was a chance too good to miss " . The position proved difficult ; a long @-@ distance joint @-@ ownership agreement gave the Hungarian footballer Ferenc Puskás control over the San Francisco section of the squad , while Robson took care of the Vancouver squad . Robson was dissatisfied by this situation and when , in January 1968 , Fulham offered him a contract as their manager , he accepted the position at Craven Cottage .
= = = International playing career = = =
During his first spell at Fulham , Robson participated in two ambassadorial Football Association tours in the West Indies in 1955 and South Africa in 1956 . However , it was during his time at West Bromwich Albion that he graduated to the full England squad , with his first call @-@ up in 1956 . His manager , Vic Buckingham , advocated the " push and run " approach to the game , a precursor to " total football " , and playing this , Robson graduated to the full England squad in 1956 , It was also at West Bromwich Albion that Robson met future England international and assistant coach Don Howe .
He went on to make 20 appearances for the England national team , making his debut in a November 1957 victory against France , scoring twice in a 4 – 0 victory . Although he made a successful debut , he was dropped for England 's next game against Scotland , in favour of Bobby Charlton . He was , however , selected for the 1958 World Cup squad , ahead of Nat Lofthouse and Stanley Matthews but returned from Sweden disappointed , as England were defeated by the Soviet Union in a group play @-@ off match .
Following the 1958 World Cup , Robson became an established member of the England squad , enjoying considerable success in a period between October 1960 and March 1961 when he played in six England victories , including scoring a goal in the record 9 – 3 defeat of Scotland at Wembley Stadium . He was selected for the 1962 World Cup finals in Chile but an injury to his ankle sustained in a pre @-@ tournament friendly against a Chilean club side ruled him out of most of the tournament . As Robson recalled , " I never played for England again ... my international career was unfulfilled " . His place in the England team was taken by Bobby Moore .
= = Managerial career = =
= = = Early club management = = =
In 1959 , the then England manager and the Football Association director of coaching Walter Winterbottom suggested to Robson that he take a coaching course at Lilleshall . He obtained coaching qualifications during his second spell at Fulham , and coached Oxford University A.F.C .. Robson made his debut as a manager in January 1968 at his former club Fulham , against Macclesfield Town , then in the Cheshire County League , in the third round of the FA Cup . Fulham were struggling with 16 points from 24 games . Despite the acquisition of the young Malcolm Macdonald , Robson could not save the club from relegation to the Second Division , and he left them in November , with the club sitting eighth in the Second Division . He discovered that he had been sacked , not from the club itself , but from the headline " Robson sacked " on an Evening Standard placard outside Putney station .
He moved on to Ipswich Town in 1969 and it was there that he established his reputation as a successful manager , supported by the club chairman John Cobbold and then later by his brother Patrick Cobbold . He won the vacant job at the Suffolk club after a chance encounter with Town director Murray Sangster while scouting at Portman Road for Chelsea manager Dave Sexton . After four mediocre seasons , Robson led Ipswich to fourth place in the First Division and success in the Texaco Cup in the 1972 – 73 season . In the following nine seasons , Ipswich finished lower than sixth place in the First Division only once , in the 1977 – 78 season . However , that season was a success with a 1 – 0 victory over Arsenal in the FA Cup Final . His reign at Ipswich lasted 13 years , during which time the club twice finished as League runners @-@ up , and made regular appearances in European competitions , capturing the UEFA Cup in 1981 with a 5 – 4 aggregate victory over Dutch side AZ 67 Alkmaar . During his thirteen @-@ year tenure , he brought in only 14 players from other clubs most notably Allan Hunter , Bryan Hamilton and Paul Mariner , relying instead on players developed through Ipswich 's youth programmes , including Terry Butcher , George Burley , John Wark , Mick Mills , Colin Viljoen , Alan Brazil , Trevor Whymark , Brian Talbot , Kevin Beattie , and Eric Gates who all went on to play international football . His imports included Dutch players Frans Thijssen and Arnold Mühren . Robson a tactical genius , also showed a talent for developing new players , with his good interpersonal skills , caring attitude , hard work and enthusiasm helping them to achieve their best .
In 2002 , in recognition of his achievements with the club , a life @-@ size statue of Robson was unveiled opposite the Cobbold Stand of Ipswich Town 's ground Portman Road . On 7 July 2006 , Robson was named as honorary president of Ipswich Town Football Club , the first since Lady Blanche Cobbold who had died in 1987 .
= = = England manager = = =
Robson 's achievements with Ipswich earned him a job offer from the Football Association for the position of national coach , and he declined an offer of a ten @-@ year contract extension and increased salary from Ipswich director Patrick Cobbold . On 7 July 1982 , two days after England were knocked out of the 1982 World Cup , he succeeded Ron Greenwood as coach of the English national football team , selecting former West Bromwich Albion team @-@ mate Don Howe as his chief coach .
Robson 's first game in charge saw immediate controversy , as he dropped Kevin Keegan for the match against Denmark . On 21 September 1983 , Robson suffered his only loss in the 28 qualifying matches he was to undertake as England manager . The defeat , again to Denmark , ultimately led to England 's failure to qualify for the 1984 European Championships , and resulted in Robson offering to resign in favour of Brian Clough . The resignation was rejected by the FA chairman , Bert Millichip ( primarily down to his and the FA 's disdain for Clough ) , and Robson went on to lead the England team to qualify for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico .
England began the competition poorly and captain Bryan Robson was injured with a recurrence of a dislocated shoulder . Bobby Robson changed the team 's tactics for the final match of the first round , selecting Peter Beardsley ahead of Mark Hateley as a striking partner for Gary Lineker . The team won its next two matches , against Poland and Paraguay , 3 – 0 and qualified for the quarter @-@ finals . England were defeated in the last eight by Argentina with a brace of goals from Diego Maradona ; the infamous " Hand of God " goal , and the " Goal of the Century " he scored five minutes later . Robson was unimpressed by Maradona 's claim of divine intervention :
Robson 's England dropped only one point in qualifying for Euro 1988 which included an 8 – 0 defeat of Turkey . However , this was followed by failure at the tournament itself , held in West Germany , where England were knocked out in the group stage . They finished bottom of their group , succumbing to defeats against Ireland , eventual winner the Netherlands and eventual runner @-@ up the USSR . Robson was vilified by the British press , and after a draw in a friendly with Saudi Arabia , one newspaper demanded : " In the name of Allah , go " . Again Robson submitted his resignation , and again it was rejected by Millichip ( again Brian Clough is often cited as a reason ) .
Robson led England without conceding a goal through the six @-@ match qualification for the 1990 World Cup where they were one of six seeded teams . Again they were placed in a group with the Netherlands and Ireland , with Egypt the fourth side . As in the 1986 World Cup , Robson was denied the service of his captain , Bryan Robson , who suffered an achilles tendon injury which prevented him playing in the latter stages of the tournament . England topped their qualifying group , accumulating four points from their three games . However their progress was not without controversy . England changed formation from their traditional 4 – 4 – 2 to incorporate a sweeper , with some sources suggesting this was due to player revolt after the 1 – 1 draw in the first match with the Republic of Ireland . Robson denies this claim :
This was followed by victories over Belgium and Cameroon in the knock @-@ out stages , to set up a semi @-@ final with West Germany . England lost the match on a penalty shoot @-@ out , after the score had been tied at 1 – 1 following extra time . Robson said afterwards that " not a day goes by when [ he ] does not think about the semi @-@ final and other choices [ he ] might have made " . Robson remains only the second coach after Alf Ramsey to take England to a World Cup semi @-@ final , and the only coach to do so on foreign soil .
= = = Continental management = = =
Before the 1990 World Cup , the FA told Robson that they would not renew his contract as England manager , so he moved on to the Netherlands to coach PSV Eindhoven , succeeding manager Guus Hiddink who had left the team after leading them to the 1987 – 88 European Cup victory and four consecutive Eredivisie titles . PSV sought a manager capable of instilling discipline into a fractious squad , much as Hiddink had done previously . Robson described the move as " a culture shock " but felt " ... a sense of adventure . " News of Robson 's new position in the Netherlands became public before the start of the 1990 World Cup , leading to tabloid stories impugning Robson 's patrotism ; he sued Today for calling him a traitor .
The Dutch penchant for tactical debate surprised Robson . In an interview with Voetbal International he lamented : " An English pro accepts the manager 's decision . After every match here , the substitutes come and visit me . " Another of his challenges at PSV was handling the Brazilian international Romário . Robson became frustrated with the Brazilian 's work ethic , although admitted " ... in some matches he would be scintillating . " Robson arranged showdown talks with Romário , with Frank Arnesen , Robson 's assistant , acting as a translator . The talks proved unsuccessful , with Romário unwilling to change his lifestyle . Despite this , PSV won the Dutch league in both the 1990 – 91 and 1991 – 92 seasons . However , the team did not make the progress expected by the board in European competitions and Robson was informed that he would be leaving the club at the end of the 1991 – 92 season .
Robson moved to Sporting Clube de Portugal ( better known outside Portugal as Sporting Lisbon ) in July 1992 , where his Portuguese interpreter was a young José Mourinho , future Porto , Chelsea , Internazionale , Real Madrid and Manchester United manager . Robson guided the club to a third @-@ place finish in his first season in charge while admitting the club was in " ... a terrible state " . He described the club 's president as a " loose cannon " , who frequently signed players without Robson 's consent . Robson was sacked in December 1993 with the club sitting at the top of the league table . The club President , Sousa Cintra , cited the club 's early exit from the UEFA Cup at the hands of Casino Salzburg as the reason for his dismissal .
Sporting 's rivals , F.C. Porto , quickly hired Robson , with Mourinho appointed as his assistant manager . Living in the same apartment block at the time was another future Porto , Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur manager , the young André Villas @-@ Boas , who , aged 16 , introduced himself to Robson . Robson subsequently appointed Villas @-@ Boas to work in the Porto observation department and helped him gain his UEFA ' C ' coaching badge in Scotland , despite him technically being ineligible as he was aged 17 . Porto were in a poor state when Robson arrived and the average attendance had dwindled to 10 @,@ 000 . The club promptly went on to beat Robson 's former club , Sporting , in the Portuguese Cup final , following that achievement with successive League titles in the 1994 – 95 and 1995 – 96 seasons .
Such was the impact of Robson at Porto , he became known to the locals as " Bobby Five @-@ O " in honour of the number of matches Porto won 5 – 0 , and he signed a new contract with the club in 1995 . Suffering from malignant melanoma and missing the first few months of the 1995 – 96 season , Robson still successfully led Porto in defence of their league title . Such was the success of the team Robson had created , that they managed to claim three more consecutive championships after he had left .
A phone call during the summer of 1996 from Barcelona 's vice @-@ president Joan Gaspart to discuss Luís Figo resulted in an offer of employment with the Spanish club . Robson took over in July 1996 , where again his assistant was Mourinho ; Robson had made Mourinho 's move with him to the Camp Nou a condition of his employment
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" . Seeing this , the Company took the opportunity to experiment with a change to their approach and argument . Instead of lobbying because of the impact the absence of legislation was having on their trade , they lobbied on behalf of the authors , but seeking the same things . The first indication of this change in approach comes from the 1706 pamphlet by John How , a stationer , titled Reasons humbly Offer 'd for a Bill for the Encouragement of Learning and the Improvement of Printing . This argued for a return to licensing , not with reference to the printers , but because without something to protect authors and guarantee them an income , " Learned men will be wholly discouraged from Propagating the most useful Parts of Knowledge and Literature " . Using these new tactics and the support of authors , the Company petitioned Parliament again in both 1707 and 1709 to introduce a bill providing for copyright .
= = Act = =
= = = Passage = = =
Although both bills failed , they led to media pressure that was exacerbated by both Defoe and How . Defoe 's A Review , published on 3 December 1709 and demanding " a Law in the present Parliament ... for the Encouragement of Learning , Arts , and Industry , by securing the Property of Books to the Authors or Editors of them " , was followed by How 's Some Thoughts on the Present State of Printing and Bookselling , which hoped that Parliament " might think fit to secure Property in Books by a Law " . This was followed by another review by Defoe on 6 December , in which he even went so far as to provide a draft text for the bill . On 12 December , the Stationers submitted yet another petition asking for legislation on the issue , and the House of Commons gave three MPs – Spencer Compton , Craven Peyton and Edward Wortley – permission to form a drafting committee . On 11 January 1710 , Wortley introduced this bill , titling it A Bill for the Encouragement of Learning and for Securing the Property of Copies of Books to the rightful Owners thereof .
The bill allowed for fines for anyone who imported or traded in unlicensed or foreign books , required every book that would be given copyright protection to be entered into the Stationers ' Register , provided a legal deposit system centred around the King 's Library , the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge , but said nothing about limiting the term of copyright . It also specified that books were property ; an emphasis on the idea that authors deserved copyright simply due to their efforts . The Stationers were enthusiastic , urging Parliament to pass the bill , and it received its second reading on 9 February . A Committee of the Whole met to amend it on 21 February , with further alterations made when it was passed back to the House of Commons on 25 February . Alterations during this period included minor changes , such as extending the legal deposit system to cover Sion College and the Faculty of Advocates , but also major ones , including the introduction of a limit on the length of time for which copyright would be granted .
Linguistic amendments were also included ; the line in the preamble emphasising that authors possessed books as they would any other piece of property was dropped , and the bill moved from something designed " for Securing the Property of Copies of Books to the rightful Owners thereof " to a bill " for the Encouragement of Learning , by Vesting the Copies of Printed Books in the Authors or Purchasers of such Copies " . Another amendment allowed anyone to own and trade in copies of books , undermining the Stationers . Other changes were made when the bill went to the House of Lords , and it was finally returned to the Commons on 5 April . The aims of the resulting statute are debated ; Ronan Deazley suggests that the intent was to balance the rights of the author , publisher and public in such a way as to ensure the maximum dissemination of works , while other academics argue that the bill was intended to protect the Company 's monopoly or , conversely , to weaken it . Oren Bracha , writing in the Berkeley Technology Law Journal , says that when considering which of these options are correct , " the most probable answer [ is ] all of them " . Whatever the motivations , the bill was passed on 5 April 1710 , and is commonly known simply as the Statute of Anne due its passage during the reign of Queen Anne .
= = = Text = = =
Consisting of 11 sections , the Statute of Anne is formally titled " An Act for the Encouragement of Learning , by Vesting the Copies of Printed Books in the Authors or Purchasers of Copies , during the Times therein mentioned " . The preamble for the Statute indicates the purpose of the legislation - to bring order to the book trade - saying :
Whereas Printers , Booksellers , and other Persons , have of late frequently taken the Liberty of Printing , Reprinting , and Publishing , or causing to be Printed , Reprinted , and Published Books , and other Writings , without the Consent of the Authors or Proprietors of such Books and Writings , to their very great Detriment , and too often to the Ruin of them and their Families : For Preventing therefore such Practices for the future , and for the Encouragement of Learned Men to Compose and Write useful Books ; May it please Your Majesty , that it may be Enacted ...
The Statute then moved on to stating the nature of copyright . The right granted was the right to copy ; to have sole control over the printing and reprinting of books , with no provision to benefit the owner of this right after the sale . This right , previously held by the Stationers ' Company 's members , would automatically be given to the author as soon as it was published , although they had the ability to license these rights to another person . The copyright could be gained through two stages ; first , the registration of the book 's publication with the Company , to prevent unintentional infringement , and second , the deposit of copies of the book at the Stationers ' Company , the royal library and various universities . One restriction on copyright was a " cumbersome system " designed to prohibit unreasonably high prices for books , which limited how much authors could charge for copies . There was also a prohibition on importing foreign works , with exceptions made for Latin and Greek classics .
Once registration had been completed and the deposits were made , the author was granted an exclusive right to control the copying of the book . Penalties for infringing this right were severe , with all infringing copies to be destroyed and large fines to be paid to both the copyright holder and the government ; there was only a three @-@ month statute of limitations on bringing a case , however . This exclusive right 's length was dependent on when the book had been published . If it was published after 10 April 1710 , the length of copyright was 14 years ; if published before that date , 21 years . An author who survived until the copyright expired would be granted an additional 14 @-@ year term , and when that ran out , the works would enter the public domain . Copyright under the Statute applied to Scotland and England , as well as Ireland when that country joined the union in 1800 .
= = Aftermath = =
= = = Impact = = =
The passage of the Statute was initially much welcomed , ushering in " stability to an insecure book trade " while providing for a " pragmatic bargain " between the rights of the author , publisher and public intended to boost public learning and the availability of knowledge . The clause requiring book deposits , however , was not seen as a success . If the books were not deposited , the penalties would be severe , with a fine of £ 5 . The number of deposits required , however , meant that it was a substantial burden ; a print run might only be of 250 copies , and if they were particularly expensive to print , it could be cheaper to ignore the law . Some booksellers argued that the deposit provision only applied to registered books , and so deliberately avoided registration just to be able to minimise their liability . This was further undermined by the ruling in Beckford v Hood , where the Court of King 's Bench confirmed that , even without registration , copyright could be enforced against infringers .
Another failure , identified by Bracha , is not found in what the Statute covered , but in what it did not . The Statute did not provide any means for identifying authors , did not identify what constituted authored works , and covered only " books " , even while discussing " property " as a whole . Moreover , the right provided was merely that of " making and selling ... exact reprints . To a large extent , the new regime was the old stationer 's privilege , except it was universalised , capped in time , and formally conferred upon authors rather than publishers " . The impact of the Statute on authors was also minimal . Previously , publishers would have bought the original manuscript from writers for a lump sum ; with the passage of the Statute , they simply did the same thing , but with the manuscript 's copyright as well . The remaining economic power of the Company also allowed them to pressure booksellers and distributors into continuing their past arrangements , meaning that even theoretically " public domain " works were , in practise , still treated as copyrighted .
= = = Battle of the Booksellers = = =
When the copyrights granted to works published before the Statute began to expire in 1731 , the Stationers ' Company and their publishers again began to fight to preserve the status quo . Their first port of call was Parliament , where they lobbied for new legislation to extend the length of copyright , and when this failed , they turned to the courts . Their principal argument was that copyright had not been created by the Statute of Anne ; it existed beforehand , in the common law , and was perpetual . As such , even though the Statute provided for a limited term , all works remained in copyright under the common law regardless of when statutory copyright expired . Starting in 1743 , this began a thirty @-@ year campaign known as the " Battle of the Booksellers " . They first tried going to the Court of Chancery and applying for injunctions prohibiting other publishers from printing their works , and this was initially successful . A series of legal setbacks over the next few years , however , left the law ambiguous .
The first major action taken to clarify the situation was Millar v Taylor . Andrew Millar , a British publisher , purchased the rights to James Thomson 's The Seasons in 1729 , and when the copyright term expired , a competing publisher named Robert Taylor began issuing his own reprints of the work . Millar sued , and went to the Court of King 's Bench to obtain an injunction and advocate perpetual copyright at common law . The jury found that the facts submitted by Millar were accurate , and asked the judges to clarify whether common law copyright existed . The first arguments were delivered on 30 June 1767 , with John Dunning representing Millar and Edward Thurlow representing Taylor . A second set of arguments were submitted for Millar by William Blackstone on 7 June , and judgment was given on 20 April 1769 . The final decision , written by Lord Mansfield and endorsed by Aston and Willes JJ , confirmed that there existed copyright at common law that turned " upon Principles before and independent " of the Statute of Anne , something justified because it was right " that an Author should reap the pecuniary Profits of his own Ingenuity and Labour " . In other words , regardless of the Statute , there existed a perpetual copyright under the common law . Yates J dissented , on the grounds that the focus on the author obscured the impact this decision would have on " the rest of mankind " , which he felt would be to create a virtual monopoly , something that would have a detrimental impact on the public and should certainly not be considered " an encouragement of the propagation of learning " .
Although this decision was a boon to the Stationers , it was short @-@ lived . Following Millar , the right to print The Seasons was sold to a coalition of publishers including Thomas Becket . Two Scottish printers , Alexander and John Donaldson , began publishing an unlicensed edition , and Becket successfully obtained an injunction to stop them . This decision was appealed in Donaldson v Beckett , and eventually went to the House of Lords . After consulting with the judges of the King 's Bench , Common Pleas and Exchequer of Pleas , the Lords concluded that copyright was not perpetual , and that the term permitted by the Statute of Anne was the maximum length of legal protection for publishers and authors alike .
= = = Expansion and repeal = = =
Until its repeal , most extensions to copyright law were based around provisions found in the Statute of Anne . The one successful bill from the lobbying in the 1730s , which came into force on 29 September 1739 , extended the provision prohibiting the import of foreign books to also prohibit the import of books that , while originally published in Britain , were being reprinted in foreign nations and then shipped to England and Wales . This was intended to stop the influx of cheap books from Ireland , and also repealed the price restrictions in the Statute of Anne . Another alteration was over the legal deposit provisions of the Statute , which many booksellers found unfair . Despite an initial period of compliance , the principle of donating copies of books to certain libraries lapsed , partly due to the unwieldiness of the statute 's provisions and partly because of a lack of cooperation by the publishers . In 1775 Lord North , who was Chancellor of the University of Oxford , succeeded in passing a bill that reiterated the legal deposit provisions and granted the universities perpetual copyright on their works .
Another range of extensions came in relation to what could be copyrighted . The Statute only referred to books , and being an Act of Parliament , it was necessary to pass further legislation to include various other types of intellectual property . The Engraving Copyright Act 1734 extended copyright to cover engravings , statutes in 1789 and 1792 involved cloth , sculptures were copyrighted in 1814 and the performance of plays and music were covered by copyright in 1833 and 1842 respectively . The length of copyright was also altered ; the Copyright Act 1814 set a copyright term of either 28 years , or the natural life of the author if this was longer . Despite these expansions , some still felt copyright was not a strong enough regime . In 1837 , Thomas Noon Talfourd introduced a bill into Parliament to expand the scope of copyright . A friend of many men of letters , Talfourd aimed to provide adequate rewards for authors and artists . He campaigned for copyright to exist for the life of the author , with an additional 60 years after that . He also proposed that existing statutes be codified under the bill , so that the case law that had arisen around the Statute of Anne was clarified .
Talfourd 's proposals led to opposition , and he reintroduced modified versions of them year on year . Printers , publishers and booksellers were concerned about the cost implications for original works , and for reprinting works that had fallen out of copyright . Many within Parliament argued that the bill failed to take into account the public interest , including Lord Macaulay , who succeeded in defeating one of Talfourd 's bills in 1841 . The Copyright Act 1842 passed , but " fell far short of Talfourd 's dream of a uniform , consistent , codified law of copyright " . It extended copyright to life plus seven years , and , as part of the codification clauses , repealed the Statute of Anne .
= = = Significance = = =
The Statute of Anne is traditionally seen as " a historic moment in the development of copyright " , and the first statute in the world to provide for copyright . Craig Joyce and Lyman Ray Patterson , writing in the Emory Law Journal , call this a " too simple understanding [ that ] ignores the statute 's source " , arguing that it is at best a derivative of the Licensing Act . Even considering this , however , the Statute of Anne was " the watershed event in Anglo @-@ American copyright history ... transforming what had been the publishers ' private law copyright into a public law grant " . Patterson , writing separately , does note the differences between the Licensing Act and the Statute of Anne ; the question of censorship was , by 1710 , out of the question , and in that regard the Statute is distinct , not providing for censorship .
It also marked the first time that copyright had been vested primarily in the author , rather than the publisher , and also the first time that the injurious treatment of authors by publishers was recognised ; regardless of what authors signed away , the second 14 @-@ year term of copyright would automatically return to them . Even in the 21st century , the Statute of Anne is " frequently invoked by modern judges and academics as embodying the utilitarian underpinnings of copyright law " . In IceTV v Nine Network , for example , the High Court of Australia noted that the title of the Statute " echoed explicitly the emphasis on the practical or utilitarian importance that certain seventeenth @-@ century philosophers attached to knowledge and its encouragement in the scheme of human progress " . Despite " widely recognised flaws " , the Act became a model copyright statute , both within the United Kingdom and internationally . Christophe Geiger notes that it is " a difficult , almost impossible task " to analyse the relationship between the Statute of Anne and early French copyright law , both because it is difficult to make a direct connection , and because the ongoing debate over both has led to radically different interpretations of each nation 's law .
Similarly , Belgium took no direct influence from the Statute or English copyright theory , but Joris Deene of the University of Ghent identifies an indirect influence " at two levels " ; the criteria for what constitutes copyrightable material , which comes from the work of English theorists such as Locke and Edward Young , and the underlying justification of copyright law . In Belgium , this justification is both that copyright serves the public interest , and that copyright is a " private right " that serves the interests of individual authors . Both theories were taken into account in Donaldson v Beckett , as well as in the drafting of the Statute of Anne , and Deene infers that they subsequently had an impact on the Belgian debates over their first copyright statute . In the United States , the Copyright Clause of the United States Constitution and the first Federal copyright statute , the Copyright Act of 1790 , both draw on the Statute of Anne . The 1790 Act contains provisions for a 14 @-@ year term of copyright and sections that provide for authors who published their works before 1790 , both of which mirror the protection offered by the Statute 80 years previously .
= Grindcore =
Grindcore is an extreme genre of music that originated in the early to mid @-@ 1980s . It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive @-@ sounding genres – including hardcore punk , thrash metal , crust punk , industrial and noise rock . Grindcore is characterized by a noise @-@ filled sound that uses heavily distorted , down @-@ tuned guitars , grinding overdriven bass , high speed tempo , blast beats , and vocals which consist of growls and high @-@ pitched shrieks . Early groups like Napalm Death are credited with laying the groundwork for the style . It is most prevalent today in North America and Europe , with popular contributors such as Brutal Truth and Nasum . Lyrical themes range from a primary focus on social and political concerns , to gory subject matter and black humor .
A trait of grindcore is the " microsong " . Several bands have produced songs that are only seconds in length . British band Napalm Death holds the Guinness World Record for shortest song ever recorded with the one @-@ second " You Suffer " ( 1987 ) . Many bands , such as Agoraphobic Nosebleed , record simple phrases that may be rhythmically sprawled out across an instrumental lasting only a couple of bars in length .
A variety of " microgenres " have subsequently emerged , often labeling bands according to traits that deviate from regular grindcore , including goregrind , focused on themes of gore , and pornogrind , fixated on pornographic lyrical themes . Other offshoots include noisegrind ( especially raw and chaotic ) and cybergrind ( incorporating electronic elements such as sampling and programmed drums ) . Although an influential phenomenon on hardcore punk and other popular genres , grindcore itself remains an underground form of music .
= = Characteristics = =
Grindcore evolved as a blend of thrash metal and hardcore punk . The name derives from the fact that grind is a British term for thrash ; that term was appended to -core from hardcore . Grindcore relies on standard hardcore punk instrumentation : electric guitar , bass and drums . However , grindcore alters the usual practices of metal or rock music in regard to song structure and tone . The vocal style is " ranging from high @-@ pitched shrieks to low , throat @-@ shredding growls and barks . " In some cases , no clear lyrics exist . Vocals may be used as merely an added sound effect , a common practice with bands such as the experimental Naked City .
A characteristic of some grindcore songs is the " microsong , " lasting only a few seconds . In 2001 , the Guinness Book of World Records awarded Brutal Truth the record for " Shortest Music Video " for 1994 's " Collateral Damage " ( the song lasts four seconds ) . In 2007 , the video for the Napalm Death song " You Suffer " set a new " Shortest Music Video " record : 1 @.@ 3 seconds . Beyond the microsong , it is characteristic of grindcore to have short songs in general ; for example , Carcass ' debut album Reek of Putrefaction ( 1988 ) consists of 22 tracks with an average length of 1 minute and 48 seconds . It is also not uncommon for grindcore albums to be very short when compared to other genres , usually consisting of a large tracklist but having a total length of only 15 to 20 minutes .
Many grindcore groups experiment with down @-@ tuned guitars . While the vinyl A @-@ side of Napalm Death 's debut , 1987 's Scum , is set to standard tuning , on side B , the guitars are tuned down 2 ½ steps . Their second album From Enslavement to Obliteration and the Mentally Murdered EP were tuned to C ♯ . Harmony Corruption , their third full @-@ length album , was tuned up to a D. Bolt Thrower went further , dropping 3 ½ steps down ( A ) . Bass is tuned low as well , and is often distorted .
= = = Blast beat = = =
The blast beat is a drum beat characteristic of grindcore in all its forms , although its usage predates the genre itself , as it is native to jazz . In Adam MacGregor 's definition , " the blast @-@ beat generally comprises a repeated , sixteenth @-@ note figure played at a very fast tempo , and divided uniformly among the kick drum , snare and ride , crash , or hi @-@ hat cymbal . " Blast beats have been described as " maniacal percussive explosions , less about rhythm per second than sheer sonic violence . " Napalm Death coined the term , though this style of drumming had previously been practiced by others . Daniel Ekeroth argues that the blast beat was first performed by the Swedish group Asocial on their 1982 demo . D.R.I. ( " No Sense " ) , S.O.D. ( " Milk " ) , Sarcófago ( " Satanas " ) , Sepultura ( " Antichrist " ) , and Repulsion also included the technique prior to Napalm Death 's emergence . According to some sources , it was LARM that first used the blast beat . LARM and Napalm Death became bands around the same time .
= = = Lyrical themes = = =
Grindcore lyrics are typically provocative . A number of grindcore musicians are committed to political and ethical causes , generally leaning towards the far left in connection to grindcore 's punk roots . For example , Napalm Death 's songs address a variety of anarchist concerns , in the tradition of anarcho @-@ punk . These themes include anti @-@ racism , feminism , anti @-@ militarism , and anti @-@ capitalism . Other grindcore groups , such as Cattle Decapitation and Carcass , have expressed disgust with human behavior , animal abuse , and are , in some cases , vegetarians or vegans . Carcass ' work in particular is often identified as the origin of the goregrind style , which is devoted to " bodily " themes . Groups that shift their bodily focus to sexual matters , such as Gut and the Meat Shits , are sometimes referred to as pornogrind . Seth Putnam 's lyrics are notorious for their black comedy , while The Locust tend toward satirical collage , indebted to William S. Burroughs ' cut @-@ up method .
= = History = =
= = = Precursors = = =
The early grindcore scene relied on an international network of tape trading and DIY production . The most widely acknowledged precursors of the grindcore sound are Siege , a hardcore punk group , and Repulsion , an early death metal outfit . Siege , from Weymouth , Massachusetts , were influenced by classic American hardcore ( Minor Threat , Black Flag , Void ) and by British groups like Discharge , Venom , and Motörhead . Siege 's goal was maximum velocity : " We would listen to the fastest punk and hardcore bands we could find and say , ' Okay , we 're gonna deliberately write something that is faster than them ' " , drummer Robert Williams recalled .
Repulsion is often credited with inventing the classic grind blast beat ( played at 190 bpm ) , as well as its distinctive bass tone . Shane Embury , in particular , advocates the band as the origin of Napalm Death 's later innovations . Kevin Sharp of Brutal Truth declares that " Horrified was and still is the defining core of what grind became ; a perfect mix of hardcore punk with metallic gore , speed and distortion . "
Other groups in the British grindcore scene , such as Heresy and Unseen Terror , have emphasized the influence of American hardcore punk , including Septic Death , as well as Swedish D @-@ beat . Sore Throat cites Discharge , Disorder , and a variety of European D @-@ beat and thrash metal groups , including Hellhammer , and American hardcore groups , such as Poison Idea and D.R.I .. Japanese hardcore , particularly GISM , is also mentioned by a number of originators of the style . Other key groups cited by current and former members of Napalm Death as formative influences include Discharge , Amebix , Throbbing Gristle , and the aforementioned Dirty Rotten Imbeciles . Post @-@ punk , such as Killing Joke and Joy Division , was also cited as an influence on early Napalm Death .
= = = British grindcore = = =
Grindcore , as such , was developed during the mid @-@ 1980s in the United Kingdom by Napalm Death , a group who emerged from the anarcho @-@ punk scene in Birmingham , England . While their first recordings were in the vein of Crass , they eventually became associated with crust punk . The group began to take on increasing elements of thrashcore , post @-@ punk , and power electronics . The group also went through many changes in personnel . A major shift in style took place after Mick Harris became the group 's drummer . Punk historian Ian Glasper indicates that " For several months gob @-@ smacked audiences weren 't sure whether Napalm Death were actually a serious band any longer , such was the undeniable novelty of their hyper @-@ speed new drummer . " Albert Mudrian 's research suggests that the name " grindcore " was coined by Harris . When asked about coming up with the term , Harris said :
Grindcore came from " grind " , which was the only word I could use to describe Swans after buying their first record in ' 84 . Then with this new hardcore movement that started to really blossom in ' 85 , I thought " grind " really fit because of the speed so I started to call it grindcore .
Other sources contradict Harris ' claim . In a Spin magazine article written about the genre , Steven Blush declares that " the man often credited " for dubbing the style grindcore was Shane Embury , Napalm Death 's bassist since 1987 . Embury offers his own account of how the grindcore " sound " came to be :
As far as how this whole sound got started , we were really into Celtic Frost , Siege – which is a hardcore band from Boston – a lot of hardcore and death @-@ metal bands , and some industrial @-@ noise bands like the early Swans . So , we just created a mesh of all those things . It 's just everything going at a hundred miles per hour , basically .
Earache Records founder Digby Pearson concurs with Embury , saying that Napalm Death " put hardcore and metal through an accelerator . " Pearson , however , said that grindcore " wasn 't just about the speed of [ the ] drums , blast beats , etc . " He claimed that " it actually was coined to describe the guitars - heavy , downtuned , bleak , harsh riffing guitars [ that ] ' grind ' , so that 's what the genre was described as , by the musicians who were its innovators [ and ] proponents . "
While abrasive , grindcore achieved a measure of mainstream visibility . New Musical Express featured Napalm Death on their cover in 1988 , declaring them " the fastest band in the world . " As James Hoare , deputy editor of Terrorizer , writes :
It can be argued that no strand of extreme metal ( with a touch of hardcore and post @-@ punk tossed in for flavouring ) , has had so big an impact outside the gated community of patch @-@ jackets and circle @-@ pits as grindcore has in the UK . [ ... ] the genre is a part of the British musical experience .
Napalm Death 's seismic impact inspired other British grindcore groups in the 1980s , among them Extreme Noise Terror , Carcass and Sore Throat . Extreme Noise Terror , from Ipswich , formed in 1984 . With the goal of becoming " the most extreme hardcore punk band of all time , " the group took Mick Harris from Napalm Death in 1987 . Ian Glasper describes the group as " pissed @-@ off hateful noise with its roots somewhere between early Discharge and Disorder , with [ vocalists ] Dean [ Jones ] and Phil [ Vane ] pushing their trademark vocal extremity to its absolute limit . " In 1991 , the group collaborated with the acid house group The KLF , appearing onstage with the group at the Brit Awards in 1992 . Carcass released Reek of Putrefaction in 1988 , which John Peel declared his favorite album of the year despite its very poor production . The band 's focus on gore and anatomical decay , lyrically and in sleeve artwork , inspired the goregrind subgenre . Sore Throat , said by Ian Glasper to have taken " perhaps the most uncompromisingly anti @-@ music stance " were inspired by crust punk as well as industrial music . Some listeners , such as Digby Pearson , considered them to be simply an in @-@ joke or parody of grindcore .
In the subsequent decade , two pioneers of the style became increasingly commercially viable . According to Nielsen Soundscan , Napalm Death sold 367 @,@ 654 units between May 1991 and November 2003 , while Carcass sold 220 @,@ 374 units in the same period . The inclusion of Napalm Death 's " Twist the Knife ( Slowly ) " on the Mortal Kombat soundtrack brought the band much greater visibility , as the compilation scored a Top 10 position in the Billboard 200 chart and went platinum in less than a year . The originators of the style have expressed some ambivalence regarding the subsequent popularity of grindcore . Pete Hurley , the guitarist of Extreme Noise Terror , declared that he had no interest in being remembered as a pioneer of this style : " ' grindcore ' was a legendarily stupid term coined by a hyperactive kid from the West Midlands , and it had nothing to do with us whatsoever . ENT were , are , and - I suspect - always will be a hardcore punk band ... not a grindcore band , a stenchcore band , a trampcore band , or any other sub @-@ sub @-@ sub @-@ core genre @-@ defining term you can come up with . " Lee Dorian of Napalm Death indicated that " Unfortunately , I think the same thing happened to grindcore , if you want to call it that , as happened to punk rock - all the great original bands were just plagiarised by a billion other bands who just copied their style identically , making it no longer original and no longer extreme . "
= = = North American grindcore = = =
Journalist Kevin Stewart @-@ Panko argues that the American grindcore of the 1990s borrowed from three sources : British grindcore , the American precursors , and death metal . As early Napalm Death albums were not widely distributed in the United States , American groups tended to take inspiration from later works , such as Harmony Corruption . American groups also often employ riffs taken from crossover thrash or thrash metal . Early American grind practitioners included Terrorizer and Assück . Anal Cunt , a particularly dissonant group who lacked a bass player , were also particularly influential . Their style was sometimes referred to as " noisecore " or " noisegrind " , described by Giulio of Cripple Bastards as " the most anti @-@ musical and nihilistic face of extreme music at that time . " Brutal Truth was a groundbreaking group in the American scene at the beginning of the 1990s .
However , Sharp indicates that they were more inspired by the thrash metal of Dark Angel than the British groups . Discordance Axis had a more technical style of playing than many of the predecessors , and had a much more ornate visual and production style . Scott Hull is prominent in the contemporary grindcore scene , through his participation in Pig Destroyer and Agoraphobic Nosebleed . ANb 's Frozen Corpse Stuffed with Dope has been described as " the Paul 's Boutique of grindcore " , by Village Voice critic Phil Freeman , for its " hyper @-@ referential , impossibly dense barrage of samples , blast beats , answering machine messages , and incomprehensibly bellowed rants . " Pig Destroyer is inspired by thrash metal , such as Dark Angel and Slayer , the sludge metal of The Melvins , and grindcore practiced by Brutal Truth , while Agoraphobic Nosebleed takes cues from thrashcore and powerviolence , like D.R.I. and Crossed Out . Pig Destroyer 's style is sometimes referred to as " deathgrind " , because of the prevalence of death metal influences , as are Cattle Decapitation .
The Locust , from San Diego , also take inspiration from powerviolence ( Crossed Out , Dropdead ) , first @-@ wave screamo ( Angel Hair ) , obscure experimental rock ( Art Bears , Renaldo and the Loaf ) , and death metal . The Locust were sometimes described as " hipster grind " because of their fan base and fashion choices . In Los Angeles , Hole also initially drew influence from grindcore in their early releases , particularly on their singles " Dicknail " and " Teenage Whore " , as well as on their debut album , Pretty on the Inside ( 1991 ) , all of which featured sexually provocative and violent lyrics , as well as the heavy distortion and fluctuating tempo that distinguished the genre . Frontwoman Courtney Love stated that she wanted to capture the distinguishing elements of grindcore while incorporating more pop @-@ based melodic structure , although the band distanced themselves from the style in their later releases .
Other later prominent grindcore groups of North America include Brujeria , Soilent Green , Cephalic Carnage , Impetigo , and Circle of Dead Children . Fuck the Facts , a Canadian group , practice classic grindcore , characterized by the " metronome @-@ precision drumming and riffing [ that ] abound , as well as vocal screams and growls " by AllMusic reviewer Greg Prato .
= = = Continental European grindcore = = =
European groups , such as Agathocles , from Belgium , Patareni , of Croatia , and Fear of God , from Switzerland , are important early practitioners of the style . Filthy Christians , who signed to Earache Records in 1989 , introduced the style in Sweden , D.D.T. & Fear of Dog were pioneering grind & noise in Serbia since mid @-@ end of ' 80 , Extreme Smoke 57 in Slovenia at the early beginning of the ' 90 , while Cripple Bastards established Italian grindcore . Giulio of Cripple Bastards asserts that the name itself took some time to migrate from Britain , with the style being referred to as " death @-@ thrashcore " for a time in Europe . Nasum , who emerged from the Swedish death metal scene , became a popular group , addressing political topics from a personal perspective .
Anders Jakobson , their drummer , reported that " It was all these different types of people who enjoyed what we were doing . [ ... ] We made grindcore a bit easier to listen to at the expense of the diehard grindcore fans who thought that we were , well , not sellouts , but not really true to the original essence of grindcore . " Other Swedish groups , such as General Surgery and Regurgitate , practiced goregrind . Inhume , from the Netherlands , Rotten Sound , from Finland , and Leng Tch 'e , from Belgium , were subsequent European groups who practiced grindcore with death metal inflections . In 2000s , the Belgium @-@ based Aborted " had grown into the role of key contributors to the death @-@ grind genres " .
= = Influence on other genres = =
Japanese noise rock group Boredoms have borrowed elements of grind , and toured with Brutal Truth in 1993 . The Japanese grindcore group Gore Beyond Necropsy formed in 1989 , and later collaborated with noise music artist Merzbow . Naked City , led by avant @-@ garde jazz saxophonist John Zorn , performed an avant @-@ garde form of polystylistic , grindcore @-@ influenced punk jazz . Zorn later formed the Painkiller project with ambient dub producer Bill Laswell on bass guitar and Mick Harris on drums , which also collaborated with Justin Broadrick on some work . In addition , grindcore was one influence on the powerviolence movement within American hardcore punk , and has affected some strains of metalcore . Some musicians have also produced hybrids between grind and electronic music .
= = = Powerviolence = = =
Powerviolence is a raw and dissonant subgenre of hardcore punk . The style is closely related to thrashcore and similar to grindcore . While powerviolence took inspiration from Napalm Death and other early grind bands , powerviolence groups avoided elements of heavy metal . Its nascent form was pioneered in the late 1980s in the music of hardcore punk band Infest , who mixed youth crew hardcore elements with noisier , sludgier qualities of Lärm and Siege . The microgenre solidified into its most commonly recognized form in the early 1990s , with the sounds of bands such as Man Is the Bastard , Crossed Out , No Comment , Capitalist Casualties , and Manpig .
Powerviolence bands focus on speed , brevity , bizarre timing breakdowns , and constant tempo changes . Powerviolence songs are often very short ; it is not uncommon for some to last less than 30 seconds . Some groups , particularly Man Is the Bastard , took influence from sludge metal and noise music . Lyrically and conceptually , powerviolence groups were very raw and underproduced , both sonically and in their packaging . Some groups ( Man Is the Bastard and Dropdead ) took influence from anarcho @-@ punk and crust punk , emphasizing animal rights and anti @-@ militarism . The Locust and Agoraphobic Nosebleed later reincorporated elements of powerviolence into grindcore .
= = = Industrial and electronic music = = =
Among other influences , Napalm Death took impetus from the industrial music scene . Subsequently , Napalm Death 's former guitarist , Justin Broadrick , went on to a career in industrial metal with Godflesh . Mick Harris , in his post @-@ Napalm Death project , Scorn , briefly experimented with the style . Scorn also worked in the industrial hip hop and isolationist styles . Fear Factory have also cited debts to the genre . Digital hardcore is an initially German hybrid of hardcore punk and hardcore techno . Agoraphobic Nosebleed and the Locust have solicited remixes from digital hardcore producers and noise musicians . James Plotkin , Dave Witte , and Speedranch participated in the Phantomsmasher project , which melds grindcore and digital hardcore . Alec Empire collaborated with Justin Broadrick , on the first Curse of the Golden Vampire album , and with Gabe Serbian , of the Locust , live in Japan . Japanoise icon Merzbow also participated in the Empire / Serbian show .
The 21st century also saw the development of " electrogrind " ( or " cybergrind " ) , practiced by The Berzerker , Body Hammer , Gigantic Brain and Genghis Tron which borrows from electronic music . These groups built on the work of Agoraphobic Nosebleed , Enemy Soil and The Locust , as well as industrial metal . The Berzerker also appropriated the distorted Roland TR @-@ 909 kick drums of gabber producers . Many later electrogrind groups were caricatured for their hipster connections .
= = = Mathcore = = =
In the mid @-@ 1990s , mathcore groups such as The Dillinger Escape Plan , Some Girls , and Daughters began to take inspiration from developments in grindcore . These groups also include elements of post @-@ hardcore . In addition to mathcore some early screamo groups , like Circle Takes the Square and Orchid , have been associated with grindcore by some commentators .
= José de San Martín =
José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras ( 25 February 1778 – 17 August 1850 ) , known simply as José de San Martín ( Spanish pronunciation : [ xoˈse ðe san marˈtin ] ) , was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America 's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire . Born in Yapeyú , Corrientes , in modern @-@ day Argentina , he left his mother country at the early age of seven to study in Málaga , Spain .
In 1808 , after taking part in the Peninsular War against France , San Martín contacted South American supporters of independence from Spain . In 1812 , he set sail for Buenos Aires and offered his services to the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata , present @-@ day Argentina . After the Battle of San Lorenzo and time commanding the Army of the North during 1814 , he organized a plan to defeat the Spanish forces that menaced the United Provinces from the north , using an alternative path to the Viceroyalty of Peru . This objective first involved the establishment of a new army , the Army of the Andes , in Cuyo Province , Argentina . From there , he led the Crossing of the Andes to Chile , and triumphed at the Battle of Chacabuco and the Battle of Maipú ( 1818 ) , thus liberating Chile from royalist rule . Then he sailed to attack the Spanish stronghold of Lima , Peru .
On 12 July 1821 , after seizing partial control of Lima , San Martín was appointed Protector of Peru , and Peruvian independence was officially declared on 28 July . On 22 July 1822 , after a closed @-@ door meeting with fellow libertador Simón Bolívar at Guayaquil , Ecuador , Bolívar took over the task of fully liberating Peru . San Martín unexpectedly left the country and resigned the command of his army , excluding himself from politics and the military , and moved to France in 1824 . The details of the 22 July meeting would be a subject of debate by later historians .
San Martín is regarded as a national hero of Argentina and Peru , and , together with Bolívar , one of the Liberators of Spanish South America . The Order of the Liberator General San Martín ( Orden del Libertador General San Martín ) , created in his honor , is the highest decoration conferred by the Argentine government .
= = Early life = =
José de San Martín was the fifth and last son of Juan de San Martín , an unsuccessful Spanish soldier , and Gregoria Matorras del Ser . He was born in Yapeyú , Corrientes , an Indian reduction of Guaraní people . The exact year of his birth is disputed , as there are no records of his baptism . Later documents formulated during his life , such as passports , military career records and wedding documentation , gave him varying ages . Most of these documents point to his year of birth as either 1777 or 1778 . The family moved to Buenos Aires in 1781 , when San Martín was three or four years old .
Juan requested to be transferred to Spain , leaving the Americas in 1783 . The family settled in Madrid , but as Juan was unable to earn a promotion , they moved to Málaga . Once in the city , San Martín enrolled in Málaga 's school of temporalities , beginning his studies in 1785 . It is unlikely that he finished the six @-@ year @-@ long elementary education , before he enrolled in the Regiment of Murcia in 1789 , when he reached the required age of 11 . He began his military career as a cadet in the Murcian Infantry Unit .
= = = Military career in Europe = = =
San Martín took part in several Spanish campaigns in Africa , fighting in Melilla and in Oran against the Moors in 1791 , among others . His rank was raised to Sub @-@ Lieutenant in 1793 , at the age of 15 . He began a naval career during the War of the Second Coalition , when Spain was allied with France against Great Britain , during the time of the French Revolution . His ship " Santa Dorotea " was captured by British forces , who kept him prisoner for some time . Soon afterward , he continued to fight in southern Spain , mainly in Cadiz and Gibraltar with the rank of Second Captain of light infantry . He continued to fight Portugal on the side of Spain in the War of the Oranges in 1801 . He was promoted to captain in 1804 . During his stay in Cádiz he was influenced by the ideas of the Spanish Enlightenment .
At the outbreak of the Peninsular War in 1808 , San Martín was named adjutant of Francisco María Solano Ortiz de Rosas . Rosas , suspected of being an afrancesado , was killed by a popular uprising which overran the barracks and dragged his corpse in the streets . San Martín was appointed to the armies of Andalucía , and led a battalion of volunteers . In June 1808 his unit is incorporated into a guerrilla force led by Juan de la Cruz Mourgeón . He was nearly killed during the battle of Arjonilla , but was saved by Sergeant Juan de Dios . On 19 July 1808 , Spanish and French forces engaged in the battle of Bailén , a Spanish victory that allowed the Army of Andalusia to attack and seize Madrid . For his actions during this battle , San Martín was awarded a gold medal , and his rank raised to lieutenant colonel . On 16 May 1811 , he fought in the battle of Albuera under the command of general William Carr Beresford . By this time , the French armies held most of the Iberian Peninsula under their control , except for Cádiz .
San Martín resigned from the Spanish army , for controversial reasons , and moved to South America , where he joined the Spanish American wars of independence . Historians propose several explanations for this action : the common ones are that he missed his native country , that he was a British agent and the congruence of the goals of both wars . The first explanation suggests that when the wars of independence began San Martín thought that his duty was to return to his country and serve in the military conflict . The second explanation suggests that Britain , which would benefit from the independence of the South American countries , sent San Martín to achieve it . The third suggests that both wars were caused by the conflicts between Enlightenment ideas and absolutism , so San Martín still waged the same war ; the wars in the Americas only developed separatist goals after the Spanish Absolutist Restoration .
San Martín was initiated in the Lodge of Rational Knights in 1811 . They met at the house of Carlos María de Alvear , other members were José Miguel Carrera , Aldao , Blanco Encalada and other criollos , American @-@ born Spaniards . They agreed to return to their home countries and join the local revolutionary movements . San Martín asked for his retirement from the military , and moved to Britain . He stayed in the country for a short time , and met many other South Americans at a lodge held at the house of Venezuelan general Francisco de Miranda at 27 Grafton Street ( now 58 Grafton Way ) , Bloomsbury , London ( the house now has a blue plaque with Miranda 's name ) . Then he sailed to Buenos Aires aboard the frigate George Canning , along with the South Americans Alvear , Francisco José de Vera and Matías Zapiola , and the Spaniards Francisco Chilavert and Eduardo Kailitz . They arrived on 9 March 1812 , to serve under the First Triumvirate .
= = South America = =
= = = Argentina = = =
A few days after his arrival in Buenos Aires in the United Provinces ( formally named the Argentine Republic in 1826 ) , San Martín was interviewed by the First Triumvirate . They appointed him a lieutenant colonel of cavalry , and asked him to create a cavalry unit , as Buenos Aires did not have good cavalry . He began to organize the Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers with Alvear and Zapiola . As Buenos Aires lacked professional military leaders , San Martín was entrusted with the protection of the whole city , but kept focused in the task of building the military unit .
San Martín , Alvear and Zapiola established a local branch of the Lodge of Rational Knights , along with morenists , the former supporters of the late Mariano Moreno . This lodge sought to promote liberal ideas ; its secrecy hides whether it was a real Masonic lodge , or a lodge with political goals . It had no ties to the Premier Grand Lodge of England . San Martín married María de los Remedios de Escalada , a 14 @-@ year @-@ old girl from one of the local wealthy families .
The lodge organized the Revolution of October 8 , 1812 when the terms of office of the triumvirs Manuel de Sarratea and Feliciano Chiclana ended . Juan Martín de Pueyrredón promoted antimorenist new members , Manuel Obligado and Pedro Medrano , by preventing the vote of three deputies and thus achieving a majority . As this caused a commotion , San Martín and Alvear intervened with their military force , and the Buenos Aires Cabildo disestablished the triumvirate . It was replaced by the Second Triumvirate of Juan José Paso , Nicolás Rodríguez Peña and Antonio Álvarez Jonte . The new triumvirate called the Assembly of the Year XIII and promoted San Martín to colonel .
= = = = San Lorenzo = = = =
Montevideo , on the other shore of the Río de la Plata , was still a royalist stronghold . José Rondeau laid siege to it , but the Montevidean navy eluded it by pillaging nearby cities . San Martín was sent with the new Regiment to watch the activities in the Paraná River shore .
The Regiment followed the navy from a distance , avoiding detection . They hid in the San Carlos Convent , in San Lorenzo , Santa Fe . San Martín watched the enemy ships from the top of the convent during the night . The royalists disembarked at dawn , ready to pillage and the regiment charged into battle . San Martín employed a pincer movement to trap the royalists . He led one column and Justo Bermúdez the other .
San Martín 's horse was killed during the battle , and his leg was trapped under the corpse of the animal after the fall . A royalist , probably Zabala himself , attempted to kill San Martín while he was trapped under his dead horse where he suffered a saber injury to his face , and a bullet wound to his arm . Juan Bautista Cabral and Juan Bautista Baigorria of San Martín 's regiment intervened and saved his life ; Cabral was mortally wounded , and died shortly afterwards .
The battle did not have a notable influence on the war and did not prevent further pillage . Montevideo was finally subdued by Admiral Brown during the Second Banda Oriental campaign . Antonio Zabala , the leader of the Montevidean army , served under San Martín during the crossing of the Andes years later .
= = = = Army of the North = = = =
Once again in Buenos Aires , San Martín and his wife attended to the first official performance of the Argentine National Anthem , on 28 May 1813 at the Coliseo Theater . Oral tradition has it that the premiere took place on 14 May 1813 at the home of aristocrat Mariquita Sánchez de Thompson , with San Martín also attending , but there is no documentary evidence of that . The lyrics of the new anthem included several references to the secessionist will of the time .
Although they were still allies , San Martín began to distance himself from Alvear , who controlled the Assembly and the lodge . Alvear opposed the merchants and the Uruguayan caudillo José Gervasio Artigas , San Martín thought that it was risky to open such conflicts when the royalists were still a threat . The Army of the North , which was operating at the Upper Peru , was defeated at the battles of Vilcapugio and Ayohuma , so the triumvirate appointed San Martín to head it , replacing Manuel Belgrano .
San Martín and Belgrano met at the Yatasto relay . The army was in poor condition , and San Martín initially refused to remove Belgrano from the army , as it would hurt the soldiers ' morale . However , the supreme director Gervasio Posadas ( who replaced the triumvirate in government ) insisted , and San Martín acted as instructed . San Martín stayed only a few weeks in Tucumán , reorganizing the army and studying the terrain . He also had a positive impression of the guerrilla war waged by Martín Miguel de Güemes against the royalists , similar to the Peninsular War . It was a defensive war , and San Martín trusted that they could prevent a royalist advance in Jujuy .
San Martín had health problems in April 1814 , probably caused by hematemesis . He temporarily delegated the command of the Army to colonel Francisco Fernández de la Cruz and requested leave to recover . He moved to Santiago del Estero , and then to Córdoba where he slowly recovered . During this time King Ferdinand VII returned to the throne , began the absolutist restoration and began to organize an attack on the rogue colonies . After an interview with Tomás Guido , San Martín came up with a plan : organize an army in Mendoza , cross the Andes to Chile , and move to Peru by sea ; all while Güemes defended the north frontier . This would place him in Peru without crossing the harsh terrain of Upper Peru , where two campaigns had already been defeated . To advance this plan , he requested the governorship of the Cuyo province , which was accepted . He took office on 6 September .
= = = = Governor of Cuyo = = = =
The absolutist restoration in Spain and the growing influence of Artigas generated a political crisis in Buenos Aires , forcing Posadas to resign . Alvear became the new Supreme Director , but had to resign after three months . San Martín 's plan was complicated as well by the Disaster of Rancagua , a royalist victory that restored absolutism in Chile , ending the Patria Vieja period . San Martín initially proposed a regular @-@ sized army , simply to reinforce Chile , but changed to propose a larger one , to liberate the country from the occupation . Chileans Bernardo O 'Higgins , José Miguel Carrera , Luis Carrera and Manuel Rodríguez , the leaders of the deposed Chilean rule , sought refugee in Cuyo , along with their armies . O 'Higgins and Rodríguez were well received , but the Carrera brothers intended to act as a government in exile . They ignored the local laws of Cuyo , and their soldiers committed acts of vandalism . San Martín imprisoned them and sent them to Buenos Aires . They proposed a plan to liberate Chile , different to the one outlined by San Martín , who rejected it as impractical . This initiated a rivalry between the Carrera and San Martín .
San Martín began immediately to organize the Army of the Andes . He drafted all the citizens who could bear arms and all the slaves from ages 16 to 30 , requested reinforcements to Buenos Aires , and reorganized the economy for war production . He took another leave to restore his health four months after taking power , so Alvear appointed Gregorio Perdriel . This appointment was resisted by the Mendoza Cabildo , which ratified San Martín .
The government of San Martín repeated some of the ideas outlined in the Operations plan , drafted by Mariano Moreno at the beginning of the war . A combination of incentives , confiscations and planned economy allowed the country to provision the army : gunpowder , pieces of artillery , mules and horses , food , military clothing , etc . Mining increased , with increased extraction of lead , copper , saltpeter , sulfur and borax , which had several usages and improved local finances . Hundreds of women wove clothing used by the soldiers . Father José Luis Beltrán headed a military factory of 700 men , which produced rifles and horseshoes . San Martín stayed on good terms with both the government of Buenos Aires and the provincial caudillos , without fully allying with either one . He was able to receive provisions from both . He considered that the war of independence took priority over the civil wars .
The army was not ready as of the summer of 1815 , delaying the crossing . Given the harsh conditions on the mountains , the crossing could only be done in the summer season , when there is less snow . Buenos Aires did not send more provisions after the ousting of Alvear . San Martín proposed to resign and serve under Balcarce , if they would support the campaign . San Martín and Guido wrote a report in the autumn of 1816 , detailing to the Supreme Director Antonio González de Balcarce the full military plan of operations .
San Martín proposed that the country declare independence immediately , before the crossing . That way , they would be acting as a sovereign nation , and not as a mere rebellion . He had great influence over the Congress of Tucumán , a Congress with deputies from the provinces , which was established in March 1816 . He opposed the appointment of José Moldes , a soldier from Salta who was against the policies of Buenos Aires , as he feared Moldes would break national unity . He rejected proposals to be appointed Supreme Director himself . He supported his friend and lodge member Juan Martín de Pueyrredón for the office . Pueyrredón resumed the military aid to Cuyo . The Congress of Tucumán declared independence on 9 July 1816 . Congress discussed the type of government of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata ( modern Argentina ) . General Manuel Belgrano , who had made a diplomatic mission to Europe , informed them that independence would be more easily acknowledged by the European powers if the country established a monarchy . For this purpose , Belgrano proposed a plan to crown a noble of the Inca Empire as king ( the Sapa Inca dynasty had been dethroned in the 16th century ) . San Martín supported this proposal , as well as Güemes and most deputies , except for those from Buenos Aires , who undermined the project and prevented its approval .
Needing even more soldiers , San Martín extended the emancipation of slaves to the ages from 14 to 55 , and even allowed them to be promoted to higher military ranks . He proposed a similar measure at the national level , but Pueyrredón encountered severe resistance . He included as well the Chileans who escaped Chile after the disaster of Rancagua , and organized them in four units , each one of infantry , cavalry , artillery and dragoons . At the end of 1816 , the Army of the Andes had 5 @,@ 000 men , 10 @,@ 000 mules and 1 @,@ 500 horses . San Martin organized military intelligence , propaganda and disinformation to confuse the royalist armies ( such as the specific routes taken in the Andes ) , boost the national fervor of his army and promote desertion among the royalists .
= = = = Crossing of the Andes = = = =
Although the Congress of Tucumán had already formalized the flag of Argentina , the Army of the Andes did not use it , choosing a banner with two columns , light blue and white , and a coat of arms roughly similar to the Coat of arms of Argentina . The army did not use the flag of Argentina because it was not exclusively an Argentine army .
Contrary to the common understanding , the crossing of the Andes was not the first time that a military expedition crossed the mountain range . The difference from previous operations was the size of the army , and that it had to be ready for combat right after the crossing . The army was divided in six columns , each taking a different path . Colonel Francisco Zelada in La Rioja took the Come @-@ Caballos pass towards Copiapó . Juan Manuel Cabot , in San Juan , moved to Coquimbo . Ramón Freire and José León Lemos led two columns in the south . The bulk of the armies left from Mendoza . San Martín , O 'Higgins and Soler led a column across the Los Patos pass , and Juan Gregorio de Las Heras another one across the Uspallata Pass .
The whole operation took nearly a month . The armies took dried food for the soldiers and fodder for the horses , because of the inhospitable conditions . They also consumed garlics and onions , to prevent altitude sickness . Only 4 @,@ 300 mules and 511 horses survived , less than half the original complement .
Manuel Rodríguez had returned to Chile before the crossing , and began a guerrilla war in Santiago de Chile against the royalists , in support of the upcoming army . He was supported in the south of the city and the countryside . The strategy was to occupy nearby villages , seize the royalists ' weapons and flee . The attacks on Melipilla and San Fernando , and a failed one at Curicó , demoralized the royalists .
= = = Chile = = =
= = = = Battle of Chacabuco = = = =
The columns that crossed the Andes began to take military actions . The column in the north led by Cabot defeated the royalists in Salala , seized Coquimbo and then Copiapó . In the south , Freire captured Talca . Las Heras routed royalist outposts in Juncalito and Potrerillos . Bernardo O 'Higgins , who came from Los Patos pass , defeated the royalists at Las Coimas . This allowed the main columns to gather at Aconcagua valley , meeting at the slopes of Chacabuco . Royalist commander Rafael Maroto converged his armies on that location as well . Maroto had 2 @,@ 450 men and 5 pieces of artillery , San Martín had 3 @,@ 600 men and 9 pieces of artillery . The misdirection that concealed the path of the bulk of the Army allowed San Martín this advantage , as other royalist forces were scattered in other regions of Chile .
The battle began on 12 February . San Martín organized a pincer movement , with Soler leading the west column and O 'Higgins the east one . O 'Higgins , eager to avenge the defeat at Rancagua , rushed to the attack , instead of coordinating with Soler . This gave the royalists a brief advantage . San Martín instructed Soler to rush the attack as well . The combined attack was successful and San Martín 's column secured the final victory . The battle ended with 600 royalists dead and 500 prisoners , with only 12 deaths and 120 injuries in the Army of the Andes .
The army triumphantly entered Santiago de Chile the following day . Governor Francisco Marcó del Pont attempted to escape to Valparaíso and sail to Peru , but he was captured on 22 February and returned to Santiago . Several other officials were captured as well and sent as prisoners to San Luis , Argentina . San Martín sent Marcó del Pont prisoner to Mendoza .
= = = = Patria Nueva = = = =
Three deputies from Coquimbo , Santiago and Concepción organized a new government , and proposed San Martín as Supreme Director of Chile . He declined the offer and proposed O 'Higgins in his stead : he recommended that the Supreme Director should be someone from Chile . San Martín would instead organize the navy to take the fight to Peru . He established a local chapter of the lodge of Rational Knights , named as Logia Lautaro , in reference to mapuche leader Lautaro .
The victory in Chacabuco did not liberate all Chile . Royalist forces still resisted in southern Chile , allied with the mapuches . Las Heras occupied Concepción , but failed to occupy Talcahuano . The royalist resistance lasted for several months , and Talcahuano was only captured when most of the continent was already free .
San Martín left O 'Higgins in charge of the Army , and returned to Buenos Aires to request resources for the campaign to Peru . He did not have a good reception this time . Pueyrredón thought that Chile should compensate Buenos Aires for the money invested in their liberation , as the support to San Martín reduced the support to Belgrano , and the Portuguese @-@ Brazilian invasion of the Eastern Bank menaced Buenos Aires . Incapable of financial support , Buenos Aires sent lawyer Manuel Aguirre to the United States , to request aid and acknowledge the declaration of independence . However , the mission failed , as the United States stayed neutral in the conflict because they negotiated the purchase of Florida with Spain . The Chilean José Miguel Carrera had obtained ships on his own after the disaster of Rancagua , which he intended to use to liberate Chile ; but as San Martín had already done that , he refused to place his fleet under the Army of the Andes . Carrera was an enemy of O 'Higgins and sought to navigate to Chile and depose him , so Pueyrredón imprisoned him , and confiscated his ships .
San Martín requested help from British Admiral William Bowles . He wrote from Chile and expected to find him in Buenos Aires , but Bowles had embarked for Río de Janeiro . Bowles considered that San Martín was more trustworthy than Alvear , and praised his monarchism . San Martín did not obtain the ships and interrupted the correspondence with Bowles for some months . He returned to Chile ; his wife Remedios stayed in Buenos Aires with her daughter Mercedes because of her health problems . Unable to get help from either Buenos Aires or foreign powers , San Martín promoted a more decisive commitment from Chile to finance the navy .
= = = = Battle of Cancha Rayada = = = =
The failure to liberate Talcahuano was followed by naval reinforcements from the North . The viceroy of Peru sent Mariano Osorio in an attempt to reconquer Chile . The royalists would then advance by land to the northern Chile . San Martín thought that it was not possible to defend Concepción , so he ordered O 'Higgins to leave the city . 50 @,@ 000 Chileans took cattle and grain and moved north , burning everything else , so that they did not leave supplies for the royalists . As he had done with the Tucumán Congress , San Martín urged a declaration of independence , to legitimize the government and the military actions . The Chilean Declaration of Independence was issued on 18 February 1818 , one year after the battle of Chacabuco .
San Martín , Las Heras and Balcarce met in Curicó , and the royalists in Talca , in a plain known as " Cancha rayada " . As the patriots had a numeric advantage , 7 @,@ 000 against 4 @,@ 600 , Osorio tried to avoid open battle , and tried instead a stealth operation . A spy informed San Martín that Osorio would make a surprise attack in the night , but the army could not be prepared in time . 1 @,@ 000 soldiers fled , 120 died , and San Martín 's assistant was killed . O 'Higgins tried to resist with his unit , but retired when he was shot in the arm . Las Heras managed to retire his army in order , saving his 3 @,@ 500 men . The patriots escaped to Santiago .
Despite the defeat , the soldiers were received as heroes in Santiago . Thanks to Las Heras , a potential disaster for the patriot armies turned into a minor setback . The army was reorganized again , but the deaths , injuries and desertions caused by the defeat at Cancha Rayada reduced its size to 5 @,@ 000 soldiers , which was closer to the royalist forces . They took position next to the Maipo River , near Santiago .
= = = = Battle of Maipú = = = =
San Martín made a brief reconnaissance of the royalist army , and noticed several flaws in their organization . Feeling secure of victory , he claimed that " Osorio is clumsier than I thought . Today 's triumph is ours . The sun as witness ! " . The battle began at 11 : 00 am . The patriot artillery on the right fired on the royalist infantry on the left . Manuel Escalada led mounted grenadiers to capture the royalist artillery , turning them against their owners . Burgos ' regiment severely punished the patriot left wing , mainly composed of emancipated slaves , and took 400 lives . San Martín ordered the mounted grenadiers led by Hilarión de la Quintana
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the lights of a city a few hundred miles from Durban . The filtered photography for the Weather Bureau worked as planned , with 15 photographs taken ; the conventional color photography was less successful , with several of the 14 photographs unusable due to overexposure or excess cloud cover . In the end , the conventional photographs were not used for scientific examination due to these problems . Schirra noted that the sheer amount of cloud coverage , worldwide , could provide problems for future activity of this kind ; however , Africa , and the south @-@ western United States , were perfectly clear . Postflight medical examination of Schirra disclosed nothing significant other than a degree of orthostatic hypotension caused by sitting inside the cramped capsule for hours .
Schirra 's post @-@ flight report noted the " fireflies " seen on the previous two missions , and emphasized the remarkable visual effect of the thick band of the atmosphere visible around the horizon . However , he was unimpressed with the view of Earth from space ; the amount of detail he could make out compared well with that from high @-@ flying aircraft , and he told debriefers that it was " nothing new " compared to flight at 50 @,@ 000 feet ( 15 @,@ 000 m ) . Overall , he concluded that Sigma 7 was on " the top of the list " of aircraft he had flown , displacing the F8F Bearcat , a naval piston @-@ engined fighter , while the mission itself had been " textbook " .
Schirra gave a public lecture at Rice University after returning to Houston , where he received a motorcade through the city . However , the Cuban Missile Crisis had been steadily escalating through September , and helped drive discussion of Schirra 's successful flight down the news schedules ; public concern about the relative effectiveness of Soviet and American space launchers was displaced by a more pressing concern over Soviet military rockets . He visited Washington , D.C. , to receive the NASA Distinguished Service Medal from President Kennedy on October 16 , the same day Kennedy had first seen U @-@ 2 photographs of missile sites in Cuba ; the meeting was friendly and informal despite the circumstances . Robert Kennedy , Schirra later noted , took him aside and sounded him out about a potential political career , the same way he had sounded out John Glenn a year earlier . Unlike Glenn , however , Schirra politely turned the suggestion down , and chose to remain with NASA . His later career saw him commanding the backup crew for the first Gemini mission , then the prime crew for the 1965 Gemini 6A mission , where he flew the first active rendezvous between two spacecraft - earlier plans for it to conduct the first on @-@ orbit docking had been cancelled - and finally commanding the first Apollo mission , Apollo 7 , in 1968 . He retired from NASA in the summer of 1969 , the only astronaut to fly on Mercury , Gemini , and Apollo .
The success of MA @-@ 8 made the preparation for MA @-@ 9 " considerably easier " , though it did cause some observers to suggest the program should be ended abruptly in order to conclude on a clear note of success , rather than risking another — potentially catastrophic — flight . However , this was not a view shared by the NASA planners , who had been pressing for a one @-@ day Mercury mission since mid @-@ 1961 , when it first began to seem technically feasible . To prepare the spacecraft for a long @-@ duration mission involved trimming as much on @-@ board weight as possible to offset the additional consumables required . The changes made to the capsule hardware on MA @-@ 8 were now used to justify the removal of 12 pounds ( 5 @.@ 4 kg ) of control equipment and 5 pounds ( 2 @.@ 3 kg ) of radio equipment , as well as the 76 pounds ( 34 kg ) periscope which Schirra had found so unhelpful . In total , there were 183 alterations listed between the capsules for the MA @-@ 8 and MA @-@ 9 missions . The spacecraft was to be equipped with several cameras , building on Schirra 's photographic work , though weight and power limitations did restrict the amount of scientific experiments that could be scheduled .
= = Spacecraft location = =
The spacecraft is on display at the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame , Florida .
= Galerina sulciceps =
Galerina sulciceps is a dangerously toxic species of fungus in the family Strophariaceae , of the order Agaricales . It is distributed in tropical Indonesia and India , but has reportedly been found fruiting in European greenhouses on occasion . Considered more deadly than the deathcap ( Amanita phalloides ) , G. sulciceps has been shown to contain the toxins known as alpha- ( α- ) , beta- ( β- ) and gamma- ( γ- ) amanitins ; a series of poisonings in Indonesia in the 1930s resulted in 14 deaths from the consumption of this species . It has a typical " little brown mushroom " appearance , with few obvious external characteristics to help distinguish it from many other similar nondescript brown species . The fruit bodies of the fungus are tawny to ochre , deepening to reddish @-@ brown at the base of the stem . The gills are well @-@ separated , and there is no ring present on the stem .
= = History and taxonomy = =
This species was first described in the literature as Marasmius sulciceps by English Naturalist Miles Joseph Berkeley in 1848 , based on a specimen found four years earlier growing on old wood in Ceylon ( modern @-@ day Sri Lanka ) . In 1898 , Otto Kuntze transferred the species to Chamaeceras , a genus that has since been subsumed back into Marasmius . Because of its brown @-@ colored spore print , Dutch mycologist Karel Bernard Boedijn transferred the species to the genus Phaeomarasmius 1938 . In 1951 , he redescribed the species and transferred it to its current position in Galerina . Rolf Singer 's comprehensive taxonomical treatment of the Agaricales placed Galerina sulciceps in section Naucoriopsis of the genus Galerina , a subdivision first defined by French mycologist Robert Kühner in 1935 . This section includes small brown @-@ spored fungi what when young have a cap margin that is curved inward , and thin @-@ walled , obtuse , or acute @-@ ended pleurocystidia that are not broadly rounded at the top . All of the poisonous amatoxin @-@ containing Galerina belong to section Naucoriopsis .
= = Description = =
The cap is initially egg @-@ shaped in young specimens , but changes shape as it matures , becoming convex and later more or less flat with a central depression . At the center of the cap is a roughly spherical umbo – a nipple @-@ like protrusion . The cap is hygrophanous , meaning it changes color depending on its state of hydration : the color is tawny in moist specimens , changing to ochre with dark brown edges when dried . The cap diameter is typically 1 @.@ 5 to 4 cm ( 0 @.@ 6 to 1 @.@ 6 in ) , with a surface that is smooth , and almost gelatinous in consistency . The edge of the cap is thin and wavy , and is often split open . The gills are broadly adnate ( broadly attached to the stalk slightly above the bottom of the gill , with most of the gill fused to the stem ) to slightly decurrent ( running down the length of the stem ) . Interspersed between the gills are shorter gills , called lamellulae , that start from the cap but do not reach the stem . The gills are broad ( up to 4 mm ) and thick at the base ( 1 mm ) , and when mature can develop veins that run between the gills on the undersurface of the cap . The stem is 0 @.@ 4 to 2 @.@ 5 cm ( 0 @.@ 2 to 1 @.@ 0 in ) long , 0 @.@ 15 to 0 @.@ 3 cm ( 0 @.@ 06 to 0 @.@ 12 in ) thick , and usually attached centrally to the underside of the cap , although it may sometimes be slightly off @-@ center . Stems are solid , cylindrical , and may be pruinose ( dusted with a very fine layer of powder ) .
Berkeley 's original description noted a resemblance to a small Marasmius peronatus , a mushroom today known as Gymnopus peronatus .
= = = Microscopic characteristics = = =
The spores are ellipsoid to almond @-@ shaped , with dimensions of 7 @.@ 2 – 9 @.@ 7 by 4 @.@ 5 – 5 @.@ 8 µm . The basidia ( spore @-@ bearing cells ) are cylindrical to slightly club @-@ shaped , four @-@ spored , and measure 30 – 45 by 5 @.@ 5 – 6 µm . The sterigmata ( projections of the basidia that attach the spores ) are 5 – 6 µm long . The pleurocystidia ( cystidia located in the gill face ) are thin @-@ walled , with long , somewhat cylindrical necks , and may range in color from translucent ( hyaline ) to pale brownish @-@ yellow . They are typically 40 by 10 @.@ 5 µm , although they may occasionally be larger — up to 142 by 18 by 8 µm . Cystidia in the gill edge — the cheilocystidia — are similar in appearance to the pleurocystidia . The hyphae of G. sulciceps have clamp connections — short branches connecting one cell to the previous cell to allow passage of the products of nuclear division .
= = Chemistry and toxicology = =
Galerina sulciceps is deadly poisonous ; one author opines it to be " perhaps the most toxic mushroom known to man " , while later studies of toxin concentrations in amanitin @-@ containing mushrooms corroborate this view . The symptoms of poisoning attributed to the mushroom have been noted to be relatively unusual : a local anesthesic effect , " pins and needles " sensation , and nausea without vomiting . Although these clinical symptoms are inconsistent with those of amatoxin poisoning , the presence of α- , β- and γ- amanitins in this species has been verified with chromatographic analysis . Amatoxins damage the liver and kidney by binding irreversibly to RNA polymerase II . Three separate instances of poisoning in Indonesia involved 18 people , 14 of which died . Based on this set of occurrences , death occurs in 7 – 51 hours " unless the patient survives , which seems to depend on the quantity eaten and the vigor of the individual . " Another death attributed to this mushroom was reported in Germany in the early 1980s . Severe poisonings have been treated with complete blood dialysis or liver transplants .
= = Habitat and distribution = =
This species grows on dead wood in tropical locales like Indonesia ( Java and Sumatra ) , and India ( Sri Lanka ) , where it is prolific in some areas . It is not found in North America . In Germany , it has been found growing in greenhouses , and is known in the vernacular as the Gewächshaus @-@ Häubling , meaning " greenhouse Galerina " . In one instance , the mushroom was discovered fruiting in dense groups in pots of orchids standing on moist conifer sawdust .
= Premiership of Gordon Brown =
The premiership of Gordon Brown began on 27 June 2007 when Brown accepted the Queen 's invitation to form a government , replacing Tony Blair as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . It ended with his resignation as Prime Minister on 11 May 2010 . While serving as Prime Minister , Brown also served as the First Lord of the Treasury , the Minister for the Civil Service and the Leader of the Labour Party . He was succeeded as Prime Minister by David Cameron
Brown 's style of government differed from that of Tony Blair , who had been seen as presidential . Brown rescinded some of the policies which had been introduced or were planned by Blair 's administration . He remained committed to close ties with the United States and to the war in Iraq , although he established an inquiry into the reasons for Britain 's participation in the conflict . He proposed a " government of all the talents " which would involve co @-@ opting leading personalities from industry and professional occupations into government positions . Brown also appointed Jacqui Smith as the UK 's first female Home Secretary , while Brown 's former position as Chancellor of the Exchequer was taken over by Alistair Darling .
Brown 's government introduced monetary and fiscal policies to help keep the banks afloat during the financial crisis in 2008 , and as a result the United Kingdom 's national debt increased dramatically . The Government took majority shareholdings in Northern Rock and Royal Bank of Scotland , both of which experienced financial difficulties . Large amounts of money were injected into several other banks , including newly merged HBOS @-@ Lloyds TSB , which received £ 17 billion . Domestic policies focusing on education , employment and health were introduced by the administration . The Labour Party was persuaded to give Gurkhas settlement rights in Britain by the campaign of actress Joanna Lumley and attracted criticism for its handling of the Scottish Government 's release of Abdelbaset al @-@ Megrahi — the only person to have been convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing . Brown was also dogged by allegations of bullying .
During the first four months of his premiership , Brown enjoyed a substantial lead in the polls . His popularity amongst the public may have been because his handling of numerous serious events during his first few weeks as Prime Minister , including two attempted terrorist attacks in London and Glasgow at the end of June 2007 . However , between the end of 2007 and September 2008 , his popularity fell significantly ; two contributing factors were believed to be his perceived change of mind over plans to call a general election in October 2007 and his handling of the 10p tax rate cut in 2008 , which led to allegations of weakness and dithering . His unpopularity led eight Labour MPs to call for a leadership contest in September 2008 , less than 15 months into his premiership . The threat of a leadership contest receded due to his perceived strong handling of the global financial crisis in October , but his popularity hit an all @-@ time low and his position became increasingly untenable after the May 2009 expenses scandal and Labour 's poor results in the 2009 Local and European elections . Brown 's cabinet began to rebel ; there were several key resignations in the run up to local elections in June 2009 . However , Brown was backed by his party . He faced a second attempt to launch a leadership challenge by former Cabinet colleagues Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt in January 2010 , but the plot failed to gather momentum and Brown remained as both Labour leader and Prime Minister to lead his party into the 2010 General Election . The election resulted in a hung parliament , with the Conservative Party winning the largest number of seats . Brown remained as Prime Minister while the Liberal Democrats entered separate negotiations with Labour and the Conservatives with a view to forming a coalition government . He announced his intention to resign on 10 May 2010 to help broker a Labour @-@ Liberal Democrat deal . However , this became increasingly unlikely and on 11 May , Brown announced his resignation as Prime Minister and as Leader of the Labour Party .
= = Bid for Labour leadership = =
On 11 May 2007 , after months of speculation , Gordon Brown formally announced his bid for the Labour leadership and replaced Tony Blair as Prime Minister on 27 June 2007 . On 16 May , Channel 4 News announced that Andrew Mackinlay had nominated Brown , giving him 308 nominations — enough to avoid a leadership contest . A BBC report states that the decisive nomination was made by Tony Wright with MacKinlay yet to nominate at that point .
Following Blair 's announcement of his resignation and Brown 's bid for leadership , the Labour Party rose in popularity in the polls , gaining three points after months of low polls and trailing behind the opposition Conservative Party — However , Labour subsequently lost this lead .
Brown launched his campaign website the same day as formally announcing his bid for leadership , titled " Gordon Brown for Britain " .
In 2007 , one year before the Global economic crisis , Brown delivered his final Mansion House speech as Chancellor before moving into Number 10 ; he told financiers , " A new world order has been created " , that everyone needed to follow the City 's " great example " , and " an era that history will record as the beginning of a new Golden Age " .
= = Core policies = =
Brown was careful not to imply that there would be any reversals in the key areas of Blair 's social policy , or any radical breakaway from New Labour . He did propose a different style of government than that of Blair 's much @-@ criticised ' presidential @-@ style ' government . Brown was unclear on certain parts of his policies , but he said that a Brown @-@ led government would introduce the following ; :
Sleaze @-@ busting package : Following the cash for honours scandal , Brown said he would reduce sleaze , which led to the belief that Brown would introduce a new Ministerial Code that would set out clear standards of behaviour for ministers . Brown said that he intended to strip the Prime Minister of some the powers conferred on it by royal prerogative — including the ability to declare war . This would give Parliament more powers and rights to vet and veto appointments to senior public positions , in a bid to eliminate cronyism .
Environment : Brown pledged to make Britain a " world leader " in combating climate change ; there would be large cuts in carbon emissions that were bigger than those of most developed nations .
Constitutional reform : Brown did not clarify whether he proposed a written constitution — something the UK has never had — or a looser bill of rights . He said when announcing his bid that he wanted a " better constitution " that was " clear about the rights and responsibilities of being a citizen in Britain today " . He planned to set up an all @-@ party convention which would consider new powers for Parliament and the rebalancing of powers between Whitehall and local government . Brown also said that he would allow Parliament to decide whether British troops are sent into action .
Housing : It was suggested that House Planning restrictions could be relaxed . Brown said that he wanted to release more land and make house ownership easier with shared equity schemes . He backed a proposal to build five eco @-@ towns , each housing between 10 @,@ 000 and 20 @,@ 000 people — up to 100 @,@ 000 new homes .
Health : Brown said he wanted doctors ' surgeries to open at weekends , and GPs to be on @-@ call in the evenings . Doctors had been given the right to opt out of out @-@ of @-@ hours care two years before under a controversial pay deal signed by then @-@ Health Secretary John Reid , that awarded them a 22 percent pay rise in 2006 . Lord Ara Darzi was appointed to review NHS service delivery , especially in London . Proposed policies included the induction of polyclinics , which would be open to tender and possibly run by private companies .
Foreign policy : Brown remained committed to the Iraq War , but said that he would " learn the lessons " from mistakes made in Iraq . He remained supportive of American policies but said that he wanted a " solid but not slavish " relationship with the US .
SOCPA : Brown intended to repeal sections 132 to 137 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 , thereby enabling protest within the area around Parliament without prior permission from the Metropolitan Police .
ID cards : Brown 's campaign manager had said that one of Blair 's unpopular key policies would be reviewed . The cost of the £ 5 @.@ 5 billion identity card scheme was rapidly increasing . However , Brown said on 12 May that he would continue with it .
Europe : Brown supported the EU Reform Treaty and repeatedly dismissed calls for a referendum on the issue .
= = First acts as Prime Minister = =
On his first day in office , Brown rescinded the Order in Council which gave his predecessor 's political advisers Alastair Campbell — who left office in 2003 — and Jonathan Powell , authority to issue instructions to civil servants . Brown 's senior advisers , including Spencer Livermore , Sue Nye , Mike Ellam and Gavin Kelly , continued to exert considerable influence on the government . Brown 's other senior advisers included former Treasury Special Advisers Damian McBride , Jonathan Ashworth and Jo Dipple , and former senior Labour Party official Fiona Gordon .
Brown faced a major prime @-@ ministerial challenge two days after entering office , when two unexploded car bombs were discovered in London on 29 June . The following day , a car was driven into the entrance of the main terminal of Glasgow International Airport in a second apparent terrorist attack , causing a fire and considerable damage to the building . Brown was born in Glasgow , leading to speculation that the attacks were motivated against him . As a result of both the London and Glasgow incidents , Brown chaired emergency COBRA meetings to review plans to protect the British public . He also spoke to the First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond regarding the incidents .
On 3 July , Brown announced a programme of constitutional reforms , including limits to the powers of the Prime Minister , extensions to the powers of Parliament , a consultation on a bill of rights and a possible lowering of the minimum voting age . On 7 July 2007 , he announced £ 14m in aid for the flood @-@ hit areas in the north of England . On 11 July , Brown announced that housing would be at the top of his political agenda , promising that three million new homes would be built by 2020 .
= = Domestic reforms = =
The minimum statutory entitlement for paid holidays was increased from 4 @.@ 8 to 5 @.@ 6 weeks per annum , and Child Benefit was disregarded in calculating income for Housing and Council Tax Benefit as a means of improving work incentives and the incomes of many low @-@ income families . Parents with children up to the age of 16 were given the statutory right to request flexible working arrangements .
Extra penalties for employers paying wages below the national minimum were introduced , while the September Guarantee was extended to 17 @-@ year @-@ olds in 2008 . The Mortgage Repossessions ( Protection of Tenants Etc . ) Act of 2010 created protection for unauthorised tenants . The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 granted new powers to tackle erosion and " underwrote a path to run round England 's coastland " , while the Community Energy Saving Programme ( 2009 ) obliged energy suppliers and generators to deliver energy efficiency measures in certain low income areas .
Compulsory personal , social and health education was introduced in 2009 . The Additional Paternity Leave Regulations 2010 provided parents with the option to split the year 's maternity leave the mother could then take from her employment , allowing parents greater flexibility with childcare arrangements . An extension of 10 – 15 hours free nursery provision for disadvantaged 2 @-@ year olds was also carried out . Between 2008 and 2010 , additional money was put into tax credits for families with children , while child poverty fell during Brown 's last year as Prime Minister .
The Education and Skills Act 2008 introduced measures to extend educational opportunities and raised the school @-@ leaving age to 18 , while the Apprenticeships , Skills , Children and Learning Act 2009 introduced a statutory framework for apprenticeships and the right to an apprenticeship for suitably qualified 16- to 18 @-@ year @-@ olds . The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 created a new Homes and Communities Agency tasked with improving the supply and quality of housing in England . The Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007 entitled disabled people and those past retirement age to free travel on local buses at off @-@ peak times anywhere in England . The Pensions Act 2007 and the Pensions Act 2008 introduced improvements to pension provisions , while the Employment Act 2008 strengthened existing legislation governing working conditions .
Brown promised free prescription cancer medicines , which became available in January 2009 , although concerns were raised in September that year that many patients entitled to such prescriptions were not benefiting from them . A Health in Pregnancy Grant which provided financial assistance to expectant mothers was also introduced . In 2008 , a Local Housing Allowance for people on low incomes or on benefits who were renting from private landlords was introduced .
The Autism Act 2009 was passed to improve services and support for adults with autism . The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 was intended to improve the workplace rights of people working for employment agencies . The Equality Act 2010 required equal treatment in access to employment , private and public services . The Child Poverty Act 2010 set targets for governments to eliminate child poverty .
= = The Brown ministry = =
Brown appointed his first cabinet in the first few days of his premiership . David Miliband was appointed Foreign Secretary while Alistair Darling succeeded Brown as Chancellor of the Exchequer . Brown 's team also included Jacqui Smith , who became Britain 's first female Home Secretary . Jack Straw was appointed to the new role of Secretary of State for Justice . Brown advocated a " Government of all the talents " ( GOAT ) in which people who had not previously been members of the Labour Party but had expertise in specific areas would be appointed as ministers . Consequently , five new ministers , including Sir Ara Darzi — a consultant surgeon who became a health minister in the House of Lords , Sir Digby Jones — a former director general of the CBI who became minister of state for trade and investment and Sir Alan West — the former head of the Royal Navy who became a security minister at the Home Office .
= = Foreign policy = =
Brown 's first overseas trip as Prime Minister was to Berlin , where he spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel .
In a speech to the Labour Friends of Israel in April 2007 , Brown — whose father was the chairman of the Church of Scotland 's Israel Committee — spoke of his long @-@ standing interest in Israel and the Jewish community . He said that he " had a very clear view from household slides and projectors about the history of Israel , about the trials and tribulations of the Jewish people , about the enormous suffering and loss during the Holocaust , as well as the extraordinary struggle that he described to me of people to create this magnificent homeland " .
Brown did not attend the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics on 8 August 2008 in Beijing , and instead attended the closing ceremony on 24 August 2008 . Brown had been under intense pressure from human rights campaigners to send a message to China , concerning the 2008 Tibetan unrest . His decision not to attend the opening ceremony was not an act of protest ; the decision was made several weeks in advance of the Games .
= = = Diplomatic relationship with the US = = =
There was widespread speculation on the nature of the UK 's relationship with the US under Brown 's government . Brown 's close aide Douglas Alexander said in a Washington D.C speech , " In the 21st century , strength should be measured on what we can build together ... we need to demonstrate by our deeds , words and our actions that we are internationalist , not isolationist , multilateralist , not unilateralist , active and not passive , and driven by core values , consistently applied , not special interests " . This was widely reported as both a policy shift and a message to the US .
However , Downing Street 's spokesman strongly denied the suggestion that Alexander was trying to distance Britain from US foreign policy and show that Britain would not necessarily , in Tony Blair 's words , stand " shoulder to shoulder " with George W. Bush over future military interventions . The spokesman said , " I thought the interpretation that was put on Douglas Alexander 's words was quite extraordinary . To interpret this as saying anything at all about our relationship with the U.S. is nonsense . "
Brown personally clarified his position . He said , " We will not allow people to separate us from the United States of America in dealing with the common challenges that we face around the world . I think people have got to remember that the relationship between Britain and America and between a British prime minister and an American president is built on the things that we share , the same enduring values about the importance of liberty , opportunity , the dignity of the individual . I will continue to work , as Tony Blair did , very closely with the American administration . "
= = = European Union = = =
Brown continued to be dogged by controversy about not holding a referendum on the EU Treaty of Lisbon . On the morning of 13 December 2007 , Foreign Secretary David Miliband stood in for Brown at the official signing ceremony in Lisbon of the EU Reform Treaty , which was attended by all other European heads of government . At the time , Brown was appearing before the Liaison Committee ; he went to Portugal to sign the treaty that afternoon . Brown was criticised by opponents on both sides of the House and in the press . His critics said that neither Brown nor Labour had a mandate to ratify the treaty without public consent . Conservative leader David Cameron pointed to Labour 's 2005 manifesto , which had pledged to give the British public a referendum on the original EU Constitution . Brown said the Treaty differed on significant points from the Constitution and was no longer a constitution but an ordinary treaty , and as such did not require a referendum . He also responded with plans for a lengthy debate on the topic and stated that he believed the document to be too complex to be decided by referendum .
= = = Iraq Inquiry = = =
Brown remained committed to the Iraq War , but said in June 2007 that he would learn from the mistakes made in Iraq . Brown said in a letter published on 17 March 2008 that the UK would eventually hold an inquiry into the war . The Iraq Inquiry was announced on 15 June 2009 ; Brown said that it would investigate the UK 's role in the Iraq War and would be held in camera , a decision which was subsequently changed . Brown stated , " no British documents and no British witness will be beyond the scope of the inquiry " . The announcement and nature of the inquiry were widely criticised . David Cameron dismissed the inquiry as " an establishment stitch @-@ up " , and the Liberal Democrats threatened a boycott . The open sessions of the inquiry began on 24 November 2009 and were televised from the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre .
On 5 March 2010 , Gordon Brown appeared before the inquiry . In a four @-@ hour hearing he told the inquiry that he believed the war had been " right " and that intelligence briefings had convinced him that Iraq was a threat that " had to be dealt with " . He said that his predecessor Tony Blair had kept him informed despite Blair not being aware of some developments and that the main issue which concerned him was that Iraq was in breach of UN resolutions . He feared the " new world order we were trying to create would be put at risk " if the international community did not act together to deal with Iraq . When asked about equipment , Brown said that British troops in Iraq had all the equipment they needed . The BBC 's political editor Nick Robinson said , " Gordon Brown 's aim today appears to be to look and sound different from Tony Blair whilst simultaneously opening up no gap of substance with him and the decisions he took " .
= = = Gurkha settlement rights = = =
On 24 April 2009 , the Brown government announced a long @-@ awaited decision on Gurkhas ' rights to settle in the UK , leading to criticism of its decision to apply five criteria to any Gurkha soldier applying for British citizenship . On 29 April 2009 , with the support of both opposition parties and Labour rebel MPs a Liberal Democrat motion that all Gurkhas be offered an equal right of residence was passed , allowing Gurkhas who served before 1997 to live in the UK . Following the Government defeat , the Minister for Immigration Phil Woolas announced that a further review would be completed by the middle of July . This was followed by a high profile campaign by actress Joanna Lumley , which included a meeting with Brown at 10 Downing Street and a confrontation with Phil Woolas at the BBC Westminster studios , leading to an impromptu press conference in which she pressured Woolas into further talks over the issue . Finally , after a Commons Home Affairs Committee meeting between campaigners , the Ministry of Defence and the Home Office on 19 May , Brown announced to the House of Commons on 20 May that the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith would make a statement on the issue the following day . Smith subsequently announced that all Gurkha veterans who had served four years or more in the British Army before 1997 would be allowed to settle in Britain .
= = = Release of Abdelbaset al @-@ Megrahi = = =
In the days following the release and high profile return to Libya of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al @-@ Megrahi in August 2009 , speculation about the possible involvement of the UK Government in the Scottish Government 's decision to release him grew , particularly after Saif Gaddafi , the son of Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi , said that Megrahi 's case had been discussed during business talks with the UK , and after Colonel Gaddafi thanked Brown for " encouraging " the release . This prompted Downing Street to confirm that Brown had discussed a possible release with Gaddafi during the G8 summit in Italy in July 2009 , but that a letter sent by Brown to the Libyan leader had stated , " When we met I stressed that , should the Scottish Government decide that Megrahi can return to Libya , this should be a purely private , family occasion " .
On 16 August 2009 , The Financial Times reported that Business Secretary , Peter Mandelson had met with Saif Gaddafi a week before Megrahi 's release , and that a possible release had been discussed . Mandelson confirmed this , but said that he had told Gaddafi that any release was a matter for the Scottish Justice Secretary . Saif Gaddafi told Libyan television the discussion was part of a wider conversation about a trade deal involving Libyan oil and gas , but Mandelson described suggestions that a release had been linked to a trade deal with Libya as " offensive " .
= = Financial policy = =
= = = Banking crisis = = =
On 14 September 2007 , the Northern Rock Bank sought and received a liquidity support facility from the Bank of England , following problems in the credit markets during the financial crisis of 2007 – 2010 . The government took Northern Rock into public ownership in February 2008 as a result of its financial problems caused by the subprime mortgage crisis .
The global recession grew steadily worse throughout 2008 , and saw large falls in the stock market at the beginning of October when Britain 's leading share index , the FTSE100 , recorded its largest single @-@ day points fall since 1987 . On 8 October , in response to the crisis , the government announced a bank rescue package of £ 500 billion ; approximately US $ $ 850 billion . The plan aimed to restore market confidence , help stabilise the British banking system and provide for a range of short @-@ term loans and guarantees of interbank lending , and up to £ 50 billion of state investment in the banks themselves . Paul Krugman , the Nobel prize @-@ winning economist , said that Brown " defined the character of the worldwide financial rescue effort " .
= = = Recession and fiscal stimulus = = =
With the onset of the recession , the UK government lead calls to stimulate aggregate demand . Throughout 2008 , a number of fiscal measures — including a £ 145 tax cut for basic rate ( below £ 34 @,@ 800 pa earnings ) tax payers , a temporary 2 @.@ 5 % cut in Value Added Tax ( VAT ) , £ 3 billion worth of spending brought forward from 2010 and a £ 20 billion Small Enterprise Loan Guarantee Scheme — were introduced . The cost of these measures , most of which were announced in the November 2008 Pre @-@ Budget Report , was about £ 20 billion excluding counting loan guarantees . Further measures worth £ 5 billion — including training for the young unemployed and a car scrappage scheme which offered a £ 2 @,@ 000 subsidy for the purchase of a new car in exchange for the scrapping of a car more than 10 years old — were announced in the 2009 budget .
Despite entering the crisis with a low level of public debt — roughly 40 % of GDP — and a moderate deficit compared to many European nations , the UK 's ability to take discretionary fiscal action was limited by the burden of bank bail @-@ outs on public finances . The tax revenue from financial services , which was conservatively estimated at 13 @.@ 9 % of UK tax income in 2007 , fell alarmingly as the crisis affected bank profits . This contributed to a significant rise in the deficit to an estimated £ 175 billion ( 12 @.@ 4 % of GDP ) in 2009 – 10 and a rise in the national debt to above 80 % of GDP at its peak . The UK had significant automatic stabilisers which contributed far more than discretionary action and more than most other countries .
= = = 2009 Pre @-@ Budget report = = =
On 9 December , in his final pre @-@ Budget report before the 2010 general election , Chancellor Alastair Darling said that the recession had been deeper than predicted during the Budget in April , and that the government 's programme of quantitative easing had made a " real difference " to families and businesses . He also announced measures to help economic recovery , including a public sector pay freeze , a levy on bank bonuses and a package of measures to help the unemployed . He said the country must choose " between securing the recovery or wrecking it " . Darling also said that the UK 's total net debt would continue to rise until the financial year 2014 – 15 . Borrowing would reach 56 % of GDP in 2009 – 10 and peak at 78 % in 2014 – 15 ; later than previously forecast and in line with other G7 economies .
The measures would see tax increases for a large section of the population . Shadow Chancellor George Osborne said that Labour should " never be trusted " with people 's money again , while Labour was also accused of electioneering after Darling announced a 1 @.@ 5 percent rise in Child Benefit and Disability Living Allowance from April 2010 — weeks ahead of an expected election — but made no comment on whether the rise could be sustained after April 2011 . Labour was also criticised because it had delayed vital spending decisions until after the general election . Darling said on Radio 4 's Today programme the following day that he had not carried out a full spending review because of continued economic uncertainty . He said that he had announced he was over @-@ riding the normal requirement to link the rise in benefits to the previous September 's rate of inflation ; the benefits would have effectively been frozen because inflation was negative at that point . Later the same day , Brown also said that the announcement had not been a pre @-@ election stunt .
in December 2009 , the Institute for Fiscal Studies ( IFS ) estimated that there would be a public spending shortfall of £ 36 billion in the three years from 2011 — with £ 15 billion of the cuts needed yet to be identified . The country 's leading economic think tank forecast that with spending on health and education protected , defence , housing , transport and higher education would be the most likely areas to be cut . The IFS also estimated that the cost to each family of paying back the national debt would be £ 2 @,@ 400 a year for eight years . On 11 December , the BBC reported that the Treasury had wanted a tougher approach to public spending to lend credibility to its plan to cut the deficit , but that Brown had over @-@ ruled it following an aggressive campaign for a real @-@ terms increase in education spending by Schools Minister Ed Balls . Brown said the report was " completely wrong " .
= = Military covenant = =
In November 2007 , several former Chiefs of Defence — including General Lord Guthrie , Admiral Lord Boyce , Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Craig , Field Marshal Lord Bramall and Field Marshal Lord Inge — criticised Brown for departing from the military covenant — a convention within British politics stating that in exchange for risking their lives for the sake of national security , members of the armed forces should be suitably looked after by the government . Brown was accused by senior opposition politicians , including Conservative leader David Cameron , and Nick Clegg of the Liberal Democrats of failing to provide proper support for soldiers and their families .
= = 42 @-@ day detention = =
Following the rejection of a previous bill under Tony Blair 's government to allow the detention of terror suspects for up to 90 days without charge , Brown championed a new bill extending the pre @-@ charge detention period to 42 days . The bill was opposed on both sides of the House and Brown was facing a growing backbench rebellion . Jenny Percival wrote in The Guardian that Brown 's critics accused him of " vote @-@ buying " to ensure he won the vote on this issue . The bill was passed by nine votes , with Brown relying on the support of Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe and a handful of Democratic Unionist MPs .
In a session of Prime Minister 's Questions some weeks later , David Cameron challenged Brown to concede on record that " no deals were done " in ensuring the bill was passed . Brown stood before the House and said , " yes " . Cameron quoted from a letter written by Labour 's Chief Whip Geoff Hoon to Keith Vaz — the Chairman of the Home Affairs Committee — in which Hoon expressed deep thanks for Vaz 's support and closed the letter with the line , " I trust that you will be appropriately rewarded " . Hoon said that this was just a joke between friends but others , such as Conservative leader David Cameron and Shadow Home Secretary David Davis viewed this letter as proof that deals were indeed done behind the scenes and that Brown lied on the record when he said there had been none . The House of Lords defeated the bill , which Lords said was " fatally flawed , ill thought through and unnecessary " , stating that " it seeks to further erode ... fundamental legal and civil rights " .
= = Leadership = =
= = = The " election that never was " = = =
Gordon Brown caused controversy during September and early October 2007 by letting speculation that he would call a snap general election continue . The Labour Party launched an advertising campaign , Not Flash , Just Gordon , which was seen largely as pre @-@ election promotion of Brown as Prime Minister . Following the negative reaction to his visit to British troops in Iraq during the 2007 Conservative Party Conference , an unrehearsed conference speech made by David Cameron and an opinion poll showing Labour 6 % behind the Conservative Party in key marginal seats , Brown announced that there would be no election in the near future . He was subsequently accused by his political opponents as being indecisive . Cameron accused Brown of " bottling " the election because of opinion polls , which Brown denied .
= = = Plots against leadership = = =
The first signs of internal disquiet towards Brown 's policies surfaced in May 2008 . The 2007 budget — his last as Chancellor — abolished the 10 % income tax rate for the lowest earners ( 5 @.@ 1 million people ) , increasing their rate to the next highest , 20 % . Earners who fell within the 22 % tax rate band had their rate reduced to 20 % , and tax allowances were also made for over @-@ 65s . These measures came into effect in April 2008 . The " 10p tax rate cut " as it was commonly referred to , was sharply criticised by Frank Field and several other backbenchers . Field also said that Brown did not seem to be enjoying his job . Health Secretary Alan Johnson believed that Field was motivated primarily by a personal dislike of Brown , and Field later apologised , saying that he had regretted allowing his campaign to become personal . Chancellor Alistair Darling cut the tax rate for 22 million people and borrowed around £ 2 @.@ 7 billion to reimburse those on lower and middle incomes who had suffered .
In mid @-@ 2008 , a large number of senior MPs openly called upon Brown to resign . This event was dubbed the " Lancashire Plot " ; two backbenchers from North West England urged Brown to step down and a third questioned his chances of holding on to the Labour Party leadership . Several MPs said that if Brown did not recover in the polls by early 2009 , he should call for a leadership contest . However , prominent MPs — including Jacqui Smith and Bill Rammell — said that Brown was the right person to lead Britain through its economic crisis .
A second assault upon Brown 's premiership was launched in September 2008 when Siobhain McDonagh — an MP who had never voted against the government — spoke of the need for discussion over Brown 's position . McDonagh , a junior government whip , was sacked from her role on 12 September . McDonagh did not state that she wanted Brown deposed , but she implored the Labour Party to hold a leadership election . McDonagh spoke of a " huge number " of Labour MPs who wanted a leadership election . In the following days , several Labour MPs — including Field , Joan Ryan ( who applied , as McDonagh had , for leadership nomination papers , and became the second rebel to be fired from her job ) , Jim Dowd , Greg Pope , and others who had previously held positions in government — said they wanted a contest . In an unrelated incident , 12 backbenchers signed a letter criticising Brown that was published in Progress magazine . One of these MPs , Eric Joyce , said that Brown 's future hinged on his performance at the upcoming Labour Party conference .
A Downing Street source responded to these incidents by stating , " The Blairites have been talking up the idea of loads of ministers resigning . But the best they can come up with is an assistant government whip " . Tony Lloyd , chairman of the parliamentary Labour Party , called the rebellion a " bit of a sideshow " , and Emily Thornberry MP called Brown the " best qualified " to lead Britain through the economic crisis of 2008 . The Labour Party said that it had received letters from a small number of MPs asking why no nomination papers had been released . David Miliband continued to show his support for Brown in the face of the challenge in September , as did Business Secretary John Hutton , Environment Secretary Hilary Benn , and Chief Whip Geoff Hoon .
Despite growing speculation over Brown 's future , most of his ministers wanted him to lead the party . Harriet Harman and Foreign Secretary David Miliband said they were not preparing leadership bids . After Labour lost the Glasgow East by @-@ election in July , Harman — the deputy leader of the party — suppressed rumours regarding her intentions , saying that Brown was the " solution " , not the " problem " ; Home Secretary Jacqui Smith , Justice Secretary Jack Straw , Schools Secretary Ed Balls and Cabinet Office Minister Ed Miliband re @-@ affirmed their support for Brown . The deputy Prime Minister under Blair , John Prescott , also pledged his support . David Miliband was then forced to deny that he was plotting a leadership bid ; in July , an article written by him for The Guardian was interpreted by the media as an attempt to undermine Brown . In the article , Miliband outlined the party 's future but did not mention the Prime Minister . Miliband was forced to quell rumours that he would run against Brown in a leadership election , adding that he was confident Brown could lead Labour to victory in the 2010 General Election , and that his article was actually an attack against the fatalism that had dogged the party since the loss of Glasgow @-@ East .
= = = 2009 local and European elections = = =
Labour suffered a historic defeat in the local elections and European elections , finishing third place behind the Conservatives and the United Kingdom Independence Party ( UKIP ) . Voter apathy was evident in the historically low turnout of around 33 % . In Scotland , voter turnout was only 28 % . In the local elections , Labour finished third place behind the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats ; Labour lost control of the four councils it had held prior to the election . The vote was widely considered to be a reaction to the expenses scandal ; the share of the votes for all the major parties fell ; Labour was down 1 % , the Conservative share was down 5 % . The minor parties , including the Green party and UKIP , were considered to have benefited from the public backlash against the major parties . Brown said that the results were " a painful defeat for Labour " , and that " too many good people doing so much good for their communities and their constituencies have lost through no fault of their own " .
The days leading up to the elections saw the resignations of several high profile cabinet ministers . These included the Europe Minister Caroline Flint , Home Secretary Jacqui Smith , the Minister for Children Beverley Hughes , Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Hazel Blears , and Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell , who resigned minutes after the polls for the local and European elections had closed and sent a letter to the Prime Minister calling on him to step aside .
The results of the local elections were announced the following day ; the remaining councils under Labour control all became Conservative @-@ controlled . The projected national vote shares predicted that the Conservatives achieved 38 % of the vote , the Liberal Democrats 28 % and Labour 23 % . In the aftermath of these results , Brown reshuffled his cabinet amidst some pressure on his leadership . Further pressure followed the results of the European parliamentary elections , which were announced on 7 June . These showed large declines in the Labour Party 's vote . The far @-@ right British National Party won seats in North West England and Yorkshire and the Humber — its first ever seats won in a national election .
All of these events led to mounting speculation about Brown 's future as Prime Minister and a possible leadership challenge . However , Brown faced down his critics and was applauded at a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party on 8 June 2009 . Brown continued to be unpopular ; in September , Britain 's biggest selling newspaper The Sun announced that after 12 years of supporting Labour , it would withdraw its support in favour of the Conservatives . A challenge to Brown 's leadership was made in January 2010
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begun to concentrate on targets in France and Belgium as the Allied air campaign shifted focus from strategic bombing to destroying airfields and disrupting lines of communication prior to the invasion of the continent . On 8 May , Brill was the bombing controller for a raid on an airfield near Brest . The controller was required to arrive ahead of the main Allied force , check that flares marking the target were in place , and warn his fellows if they were bombing inaccurately . By the time Brill had completed this task and gone in himself to attack , the ground defences were fully alert and peppered his Lancaster with 140 bullet holes , but he refused to take evasive action until he had delivered his bombload . Promoted to acting wing commander , Brill assumed control of No. 467 Squadron on 12 May , following the death in combat of its previous commanding officer , Group Captain John Balmer . According to the official history of the RAAF in World War II , Brill " proved a very worthy successor to Balmer both in administration and in the dashing type of leadership which had brought the Waddington squadrons to the fore in No. 5 Group " . He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order on 19 May for " leadership , skill and gallantry of the highest order " and " his determination to make every sortie a success " in spite of frequent damage to his aircraft . Early the next month he led No. 467 Squadron in raids on Axis radar stations in northern France . The unit was in action on D @-@ Day over Pointe du Hoc and , later , clearing a corridor for Allied troops advancing up the Cherbourg peninsula .
On the night of 4 / 5 July , Nos. 463 and 467 Squadrons bombed supply depots for V @-@ weapons near Saint @-@ Leu @-@ d 'Esserent . Brill 's Lancaster was attacked by three German night fighters , but he was able to evade them with only a few bullets striking his plane . His " fine leadership and courage " during the action earned him a bar to his DFC ; the award was promulgated in The London Gazette on 16 January 1945 . Brill completed his second tour of operations later in July but stayed on to fly more missions , often mentoring less experienced crews . By now he had earned a reputation for being quite " mad " , as he would often circle back and check over his handiwork after a bombing run , rather than making his escape from the target area as quickly as possible . During non @-@ operational periods , he made a habit of taking a Lancaster on a so @-@ called test flight to the southern border of Northern Ireland , where he and his crew would change into civilian clothes , cross into Ireland and stock up on food and liquor for a party back at Waddington ; he always made a point of inviting the Air Officer Commanding RAAF Overseas Headquarters , Air Vice Marshal Henry Wrigley , to such events , which Wrigley attended without fail . Brill handed over command of No. 467 Squadron on 12 October 1944 , becoming the first man to survive his time as its leader . He had flown a total of 58 missions in Bomber Command when he returned to Australia in the new year . On 29 January 1945 he married Ilma Kitto , a teacher , at Ganmain 's Methodist Church . The couple had been engaged since before the war ; they later had two sons and a daughter .
= = Post @-@ war career = =
Brill remained in the Air Force following the end of hostilities . From February 1946 to August 1947 he served as the first and only commanding officer of the RAAF 's newly formed and soon @-@ disbanded Heavy Bomber Crew Conversion Unit at RAAF Station East Sale , Victoria . Little support or direction on its use as a training facility was forthcoming from higher command , and in the summer months its Avro Lincoln bombers were employed in bushfire patrols over East Gippsland , reporting 44 outbreaks in February 1947 alone . Brill transferred from the CAF to the Permanent Air Force in 1948 , and reverted to the rank of squadron leader . In March 1949 he became the inaugural commanding officer of a re @-@ formed No. 10 ( General Reconnaissance ) Squadron , which had been disbanded in 1945 after service throughout World War II . In its new guise the squadron was established from the staff and facilities of RAAF Station Garbutt in Townsville . Brill 's main tasks were organising to absorb or close surplus wartime facilities in North Queensland , and preparing No. 10 Squadron for search @-@ and @-@ rescue operations . The unit took delivery of its first four Lincoln Mk 30s in September 1949 , and Brill handed over command the following January .
Raised to substantive wing commander , Brill served as a director at RAAF Staff College in Point Cook , Victoria , until his appointment as Staff Officer to the Chief of the Air Staff , Air Marshal Sir Donald Hardman , in March 1952 . He was posted to command the Officer Training School ( OTS ) at RAAF Base Rathmines , New South Wales , in December 1953 . In this role he was also the commanding officer of the base . His title changed in May 1956 as Rathmines and OTS were reorganised under the newly established RAAF School of Ground Training , with Brill taking charge of the school until July . Considered an empathetic leader , he then became Director of Personnel Services . Promoted to group captain , Brill served throughout 1959 as commanding officer of RAAF Base Canberra before again being appointed Director of Personnel Services . Active in local charities and youth organisations , he became a Freemason and in the early 1960s was assistant commissioner for the Canberra – Monaro Boy Scouts . In January 1964 he assumed command of RAAF Base Townsville , returning to Canberra that October for assignment to the Department of Air . He died of a heart attack at his home in Campbell on 12 October . Survived by his wife and children , Brill was buried in Canberra . He is commemorated by Brill Place , in Gowrie .
= Hurricane Able ( 1952 ) =
Hurricane Able was the only hurricane to make landfall in the United States in the 1952 season . Forming on August 18 off the west coast of Africa , Able moved generally west- to west @-@ northwestward for much of its duration . It was first observed by the Hurricane Hunters on August 25 to the north of the Lesser Antilles . Two days later , Able attained hurricane status , and on August 30 it turned sharply to the north @-@ northwest in response to a cold front . The hurricane reached peak winds of 105 mph ( 170 km / h ) just prior to moving ashore near Beaufort , South Carolina on August 31 . Although it quickly weakened below hurricane force , Able maintained tropical storm force for almost two days over land , eventually dissipating over Maine on September 2 .
The threat of the storm prompted hurricane warnings in the southeastern United States , resulting in the evacuation of tourists on Labor Day Weekend . Able produced heavy rainfall from Florida through New England , which caused widespread flooding . The city struck by the hurricane was heavily damaged and briefly isolated due to downed power and telephone lines . Overall damage in the United States totaled $ 2 @.@ 75 million ( 1952 USD , $ 24 @.@ 5 million 2016 USD ) , mostly from crop damage in South Carolina . Further north , Able produced flooding and gusty winds , which washed out a portion of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad .
= = Meteorological history = =
A tropical depression developed between the Cape Verde islands and the west coast of Africa on August 18 , although it was not classified as a tropical cyclone for another week . The depression tracked west @-@ southwestward for three days , followed by a turn to the west and later west @-@ northwest . Late on August 24 it intensified into a tropical storm about 700 mi ( 1100 km ) east @-@ northeast of Guadeloupe in the Lesser Antilles . The next day , the Miami Weather Bureau Office initiated advisories on Tropical Storm Able after the Hurricane Hunters confirmed the presence of a poorly defined center . Continuing to the west @-@ northwest , the storm passed north of Puerto Rico and attained hurricane status on August 27 .
After reaching hurricane status , Able tracked west @-@ northwest and gradually intensified . The lowest pressure in relation to the storm , 998 mbar , was reported shortly after it attained hurricane status . After reaching a position about 130 mi ( 210 km ) east of Jacksonville , Florida on August 30 , Able slowed and turned to the north @-@ northwest due to an approaching cold front . By that time , the Hurricane Hunters reported a well @-@ defined eye , and the next day estimated winds of 125 mph ( 200 km / h ) as they reported concentric eyewalls . Officially , the strongest winds in Able were 105 mph ( 170 km / h ) , attained early on August 31 . At 0300 UTC that day , the hurricane made landfall in a sparsely populated area near Beaufort , South Carolina where the pressure was unofficially reported as 985 mbar .
As the hurricane turned north and northeastward over land , the winds quickly weakened to tropical storm force , although Able maintained winds of at least 40 mph ( 64 km / h ) through North Carolina , Virginia , and Maryland . Able was able to retain its intensity over land for so long because it remained over the flat terrain east of the Appalachian Mountains in addition to retaining a plume of tropical moisture from its south . After the storm weakened to a tropical depression , it still produced 50 mph ( 80 km / h ) gusts as it crossed Pennsylvania through New England . Late on September 2 , the circulation of Able dissipated near Portland , Maine .
= = Preparations and impact = =
As the hurricane approached the southeastern United States , the U.S. Weather Bureau issued storm warnings from Vero Beach , Florida to Wilmington , North Carolina . Later , the agency issued a hurricane warning from Fernandina , Florida to Georgetown , South Carolina , prompting the threatened areas to enact storm preparations and for ships to return to harbor . Near Jacksonville , Florida , the United States Navy sent 17 planes to the Naval Air Station Olathe in Olathe , Kansas .
Before moving ashore in South Carolina , Able produced rainfall in the western portion of its circulation . Fernandina Beach , Florida reported 6 @.@ 20 in ( 157 mm ) , and in neighboring Georgia , precipitation peaked at 2 @.@ 10 in ( 53 mm ) in Mount Vernon . Wind gusts in Savannah , Georgia only reached 35 mph ( 56 km / h ) .
When Able moved ashore in South Carolina , the western eyewall moved over Beaufort , where winds of up to 90 mph ( 140 km / h ) were reported . The town received heavy damage from the storm , with houses losing their roofs and downed trees blocking roads due to the winds . For several hours , Beaufort was isolated after the winds downed power and telephone lines . The strongest winds over land were unknown since they crossed over an unpopulated swampy area . Winds in Charleston reached 63 mph ( 101 km / h ) , about 50 mi ( 80 km ) east of where the storm made landfall . There , the hurricane caused two serious injuries and left streets flooded in ankle @-@ deep water . Able also swept a freighter ashore near Charleston . The storm dropped heavy rainfall in the state , peaking at 6 @.@ 53 in ( 166 mm ) in Conway . The combination of the rainfall and winds left heavy damage to the cotton industry , and crop damage in the state totaled $ 1 @.@ 5 million ( 1952 USD , $ 13 @.@ 4 million 2016 USD ) . Other damage in the state resulted from property and communications , totaling about $ 700 @,@ 000 ( 1952 USD , $ 6 @.@ 24 million 2016 USD ) . The hurricane also caused two indirect deaths in the state , one from touching a downed power line , and the other from driving into a fallen tree during a period of heavy rain .
As the storm spread into North Carolina , winds of around 40 mph ( 64 km / h ) were observed , causing light damage . Able spawned a tornado in Stokes County which damaged a few farm buildings . Rainfall in the state peaked at 6 @.@ 11 in ( 155 mm ) in Carthage . The rainfall caused low @-@ flooding , covering a few highways and washing out a few roads . Damage in the state is estimated less than $ 50 @,@ 000 ( 1952 USD ) .
In the Mid @-@ Atlantic states , moderate rainfall continued along the storm 's path , including 4 @.@ 97 in ( 126 mm ) at the National Arboretum in Washington , D.C. The peak rainfall in each state was 5 @.@ 60 in ( 142 mm ) in Big Meadows , Virginia , 6 @.@ 09 in ( 155 mm ) in Emmitsburg , Maryland , 4 @.@ 06 in ( 103 mm ) in two locations in West Virginia , and 2 @.@ 55 in ( 65 mm ) in Wilmington , Delaware . The rainfall caused flooding across the region , which washed out the tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near Baltimore after a stream rose above its banks . In Ellicott City , Maryland , the rains flooded several houses , forcing families to evacuate . In addition , Able maintained stronger winds in the region , producing a gust of 60 mph ( 97 km / h ) at Washington National Airport . The winds downed trees and power lines , which disrupted power and telephone service . The storm also spawned a damaging F2 tornado in Franconia , Virginia , which was potentially the same as another tornado in Potomac , Maryland . The former tornado destroyed one house and the roofs of two others , and also flung a car 100 ft ( 30 m ) . Damage in the area was estimated at around $ 500 thousand . Further northeast , rainfall reached over 6 in ( 150 mm ) in Pennsylvania , New Jersey , and New York , resulting in localized flooding and damage to the fruit crop . One indirect death was reported in Pennsylvania . Across New England , Able produced 1 – 3 in ( 25 – 75 mm ) of rainfall .
= Battle of Lima Site 85 =
The Battle of Lima Site 85 , also called Battle of Phou Pha Thi , was fought as part of a military campaign waged during the Vietnam War and Laotian Civil War by the Vietnam People ’ s Army ( VPA ) ( then known as NVA ) and the Pathet Lao , against airmen of the United States Air Force 1st Combat Evaluation Group , elements of the Royal Laos Army , Royal Thai Border Patrol Police , and the Central Intelligence Agency @-@ led Hmong Clandestine Army . The battle was fought on Phou Pha Thi mountain in Houaphanh Province , Laos , on 10 March 1968 , and derives its name from the mountaintop where it was fought or from the designation of a 700 feet ( 210 m ) landing strip in the valley below , and was the largest single ground combat loss of United States Air Force members during the Vietnam War .
During the Vietnam War and the Laotian Civil War , Phou Pha Thi mountain was an important strategic outpost which had served both sides at various stages of the conflict . In 1966 , the United States Ambassador to Laos approved a plan by the United States Air Force ( USAF ) to construct a TACAN site on top of Phou Pha Thi , as at the time they lacked a navigation site with sufficient range to guide U.S. bombers towards their targets in North Vietnam . In 1967 the site was upgraded with the air @-@ transportable all @-@ weather AN / TSQ @-@ 81 radar bombing control system . This enabled American aircraft to bomb North Vietnam and Laos at night and in all types of weather , an operation code @-@ named Commando Club . Despite U.S. efforts to maintain the secrecy of the installation , which included the " sheep @-@ dipping " of the airmen involved , U.S. operations at the facility did not escape the attention of the North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces .
Towards the end of 1967 , North Vietnamese units increased the tempo of their operations around Phou Pha Thi , and by 1968 several attacks were launched against Lima Site 85 . In the final assault on 10 March 1968 , elements of the VPA 41st Special Forces Battalion attacked the facility , with support from the VPA 766th Regiment and one Pathet Lao battalion . The Hmong and Thai forces that were defending the facility were overwhelmed by the combined North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces .
= = Background = =
See also Lima Site 85
Phou Pha Thi is a remote mountain in Houaphanh Province , northeastern Laos . The mountain , which is about 1 @,@ 700 meters ( 5 @,@ 600 ft ) high , is located within the former Royal Lao Army 's Military Region 2 , and about 24 kilometers ( 15 mi ) from the border of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and 48 kilometers ( 30 mi ) away from Sam Neua , the Pathet Lao capital . For the local Hmong and Yeo tribes that lived in the area , Phou Pha Thi was a place of religious significance . They believed it was inhabited by spirits possessing supernatural powers to exercise control over their lives . However , the United States Air Force ( USAF ) saw Phou Pha Thi as an ideal location for installing a radar navigation system to assist U.S. pilots in their bombing campaigns in North Vietnam , and along the Ho Chi Minh Trail inside Laos .
Laos was a neutral country according to the International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos signed on 23 July 1962 . Therefore , the United States was prohibited from openly conducting military operations in the kingdom . Activities undertaken by the USAF in Laos had to be approved by the U.S. Ambassador to Laos William H. Sullivan . When the plan to install a navigation system on Phou Pha Thi Mountain was proposed , Sullivan initially opposed it as he thought that Laotian Prime Minister Prince Souvanna Phouma would not allow his country to be involved in an aerial offensive against North Vietnam . However , Souvanna Phouma did permit the installation , on the condition that it not be manned by U.S. military personnel .
In August 1966 , the USAF installed a TACAN System , an autonomous radio transmitter that provided pilots with distance and bearing relative to the station on Phou Pha Thi . In 1967 , under the code name Heavy Green , the facility was upgraded with the TSQ @-@ 81 , which could direct and control attacking jet fighters and bombers to their targets and provide them with precise bomb release points . It began operating in late November 1967 as Operation Commando Club . To operate the equipment within the limitations imposed by the Laotian Prime Minister , USAF personnel assigned to work at the installation had to sign paperwork that temporarily released them from military service , and to work in the guise of civilian technicians from Lockheed Martin — the process is euphemistically called " sheep @-@ dipping " . In reality , they operated as members of the USAF Circuit Rider teams from the 1st Mobile Communications Group based at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base who rotated to the site every seven days .
Personnel working at the TACAN site were supplied by weekly flights of the 20th Special Operations Squadron , based at Udorn RTAFB in northeastern Thailand operating under the code name Operation Pony Express , using Lima Site 85 , the 700 meters ( 2 @,@ 300 ft ) airstrip constructed by the Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) in the valley below . Hmong General Vang Pao , who spearheaded the allied war effort against North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces in Military Region 2 , was entrusted with the task of guarding the facility using the Hmong Clandestine Army alongside CIA @-@ funded Thai Border Patrol Police forces . Though substantial resources were invested to maintain the facility , the USAF command doubted Vang Pao 's ability to defend the installation . Accordingly , all equipment had explosives attached so that if the site was overrun , it could be quickly destroyed . By late 1967 , Lima Site 85 's radar directed 55 per cent of all bombing operations against North Vietnam .
= = Prelude = =
As USAF ground controllers were able to guide attacking aircraft against North Vietnamese targets in all types of weather , installation of the TSQ @-@ 81 radar system on Phou Pha Thi was considered to have been extremely successful during the final months of 1967 . Yet a formerly top @-@ secret after @-@ action report credited Commando Club with guiding the following sorties :
At the same time , Commando Club was directing missions westward into Operation Barrel Roll 's B Sector , as communist forces bypassed LS 85 in their push deeper into Laos to attack Nam Bac .
The trend of LS 85 being forced to use its capabilities toward defending itself instead of flying offensive missions into Vietnam is evident from the tables above . Successes of the system also brought about worries for the personnel on the ground . Major Richard Secord , who was responsible for the security of Lima Site 85 , was concerned about the safety of the unarmed USAF technicians working there dressed as civilians . He requested Green Berets be assigned as on @-@ site security . Ambassador Sullivan turn downed the request . Sullivan repeatedly insisted the " civilian personnel " at Lima Site 85 should not be armed , but Secord decided to equip the technicians with weapons . M @-@ 16 assault rifles , fragmentation grenades , concussion grenades , and other small arms were then brought in . Secord said that given the sites meager defenses , he felt the site could not be held against a serious assault .
Secord 's fears were justified , as USAF reconnaissance aircraft regularly flying over northeastern Laos in 1967 revealed that the paved roads constructed by the North Vietnamese were obviously approaching Phou Pha Thi . Road constructing activities were observed along Routes 6 and 19 , which connected Dien Bien Phu in North Vietnam with Phou Pha Thi and Nam Bac in Laos .
Realizing the North Vietnamese would try to destroy the installation , Secord advised the U.S Embassy in Vientiane to evacuate all U.S. personnel . However , high @-@ ranking U.S. officials insisted that Lima Site 85 should operate as long as possible , as it helped save the lives of U.S. pilots every day it remained in operation . In December 1967 , a communist military offensive in the region was signalled by a series of skirmishes . On 15 December , CIA @-@ led Hmong reconnaissance patrols detected both North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao battalions moving against Nam Bac , at the time the stronghold of the Royal Lao Army .
On 16 December , two Pathet Lao companies overran Phou Den Din , only 12 kilometers ( 7 @.@ 5 mi ) east of Lima Site 85 . Shortly afterwards , however , Hmong units recaptured the village . Towards the end of 1967 , U.S. controllers at Lima Site 85 directed F @-@ 4 , F @-@ 105 and A @-@ 1 fighter @-@ bombers based in Thailand and South Vietnam in air @-@ strikes against North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao formations that were massing around the U.S. facility at Phou Pha Thi . A @-@ 26 Invaders were called in to make night missions , targeting movements of the enemy ground troops on Route 6 and Route 19 . On 14 January 1968 , the situation in northeastern Laos continued to worsen , as an estimated four North Vietnamese infantry battalions captured the Laotian government 's stronghold at Nam Bac . Despite the growing threat from North Vietnamese forces , the U.S. military was still not permitted to reinforce the installation on Phou Pha Thi Mountain because to political sensitivities .
The defense of Lima Site 85 was assigned to two CIA paramilitary officers who led about 1 @,@ 000 Hmong soldiers , with 200 men guarding the ridge line and the remaining 800 in the valley below . They were reinforced by a Thai Border Patrol Police battalion of 300 men . In the first week of 1968 , the combined North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces probed Royal Laos Army positions in the area by launching several artillery attacks . On 10 January , a Pathet Lao patrol was driven from the area by the Hmong soldiers . Fearing the explosives attached to their equipment could be detonated by incoming artillery rounds , U.S. technicians dismantled the charges and threw them over the cliff .
On 12 January , CIA spotters reported a four aircraft formation flying in the direction of Lima Site 85 . They were Soviet @-@ made Antonov An @-@ 2 biplanes . Two aircraft continued towards Lima Site 85 , while the others turned away . The Vietnam People 's Air Force , in one of its few air attacks during the conflict , tried to destroy the radar at Lima Site 85 . The An @-@ 2s flew over Phou Pha Thi , and their crewmen dropped 120 mm mortar shells through the aircraft 's floor and then strafed their targets with 57 mm rockets mounted on the wing pods . As they repeatedly attacked the facility , ground fire heavily damaged one AN @-@ 2 , and it crashed into a mountainside . By now , CIA officers and U.S. controllers at Lima Site 85 had managed to contact an Air America helicopter , which was faster than the Soviet @-@ made biplanes . The Huey pilot Captain Ted Moore sighted the remaining An @-@ 2 , and promptly gave chase . As he pulled alongside , flight mechanic Glenn Woods armed with an AK @-@ 47 assault rifle opened fire and caused the biplane to crash into a ridge .
The remaining An @-@ 2s had observed the attack from a distance and managed to escape without damage . Four Hmongs , two men and two women , had been killed by the communist attack . Nevertheless , the TSQ @-@ 81 radar and its associated equipment was undamaged . Shortly afterwards , what remained of one of the An @-@ 2 biplanes was put on display in front of the That Luang Monument , Vientiane ’ s most important Buddhist shrine , as proof of North Vietnamese military activities in the kingdom . Despite the attack , the U.S. Embassy in Vientiane and the USAF refused to alter their strategy for defending Lima Site 85 . Lieutenant @-@ Colonel Clarence F. Blanton , commander of USAF personnel at the facility , was given no authority to supervise his own perimeter or to order a retreat if they again came under attack . Throughout January and February , intelligence collected by the Hmongs confirmed that a major assault on Lima Site 85 was being prepared , but Sullivan and the U.S. military took no steps to strengthen the defenses . In late February , a Combat Controller , Technical Sergeant James Gary , arrived to augment the defenses by directing air strikes . He was replaced in this duty by Sergeant Roger D. Huffman on about 4 March .
= = Battle = =
= = = North Vietnamese plan and preparations = = =
On 18 February 1968 , a North Vietnamese artillery survey team was ambushed near Lima Site 85 by Hmong reconnaissance teams , killing a North Vietnamese officer in the process . The dead officer , who was a major , carried a notebook which revealed a plan to attack Phou Pha Thi by using three North Vietnamese battalions and one Pathet Lao battalion . Consequently , U.S. personnel at Lima Site 85 directed 342 air strikes within 30 meters ( 98 ft ) of their own facility to disrupt their opponent 's build @-@ up during 20 – 29 February . Unknown to the USAF , however , the Vietnam People ’ s Army had also drawn up a plan to capture Lima Site 85 by deploying its Special Forces . The task of capturing the U.S. facility was entrusted to a platoon from the VPA 41st Special Forces Battalion , led by First Lieutenant Truong Muc . The platoon numbered 33 soldiers , and they were reinforced by a nine @-@ man sapper squad and a communications and cryptography squad .
Prior to the mission , Muc 's soldiers had undergone nine months of special training , mainly focused on mountain fighting techniques and jungle operations . They also conducted physical conditioning , to improve their physical fitness and stamina to undertake operations in the most extreme conditions on Laotian territory . On 18 December 1967 , following their intensive training , soldiers of the VPA 41st Special Forces Battalion launched the first phase of their operation by conducting terrain reconnaissance and watching activities on Lima Site 85 to learn their opponent 's routines . As part of the second phase , commenced on 22 January 1968 , six North Vietnamese sappers were sent out to climb Phou Pha Thi Mountain , in order to pinpoint opposing positions in and around Lima Site 85 , as well as routes of withdrawal . On 28 February 1968 , the North Vietnamese Special Forces completed their preparations , and they began marching towards their assembly point on 1 March .
To maintain the elements of secrecy and surprise , Muc was ordered to avoid contact with local civilians and opposing military forces . In the event they were engaged by opposing forces , the North Vietnamese would deploy a small force to deal with the situation while the main formation would continue moving to their objective on Phou Pha Thi . Once the North Vietnamese formation had arrived at their assembly area , they were to be divided into two assault groups . The first assault group , under Muc 's direct command , was divided into five " cells " to attack key targets at Lima Site 85 . Cells 1 and 2 were given the mission of capturing the communications center , with the latter given the secondary role of supporting Cell 3 , which was given the main mission of seizing the TACAN site and eliminating all U.S. personnel . Cell 4 was to capture the airstrip , and Cell 5 was placed in reserve . Second Lieutenant Nguyen Viet Hung was given responsibility to lead the second assault group with the mission of neutralizing the Thai positions . The attack would commence during the early hours of 9 or 10 March .
To capture Lima Site 85 , the North Vietnamese Special Forces were equipped with three Chinese @-@ made K @-@ 54 pistols , 23 AK @-@ 47 assault rifles , four 7.62mm carbines and three RPG @-@ 7 rocket propelled grenade launchers . They carried 200 rounds of ammunition for each AK @-@ 47 rifle , six rounds for each RPG , 400 grams ( 14 oz ) of explosives , and six hand grenades . The weapons load , in addition to 15 days of rations and other personal items , required each North Vietnamese Special Force soldier to pack between 42 kilograms ( 93 lb ) to 45 kilograms ( 99 lb ) . Shortly after the North Vietnamese Special Forces arrived at the assembly point , they moved off to an undisclosed location for two days to test @-@ fire all their weapons , and to ensure their explosives were in good working order . Then , in an attempt to fool Hmong and U.S. intelligence , the North Vietnamese made diversionary movements against Muong Son to cover their main assault . On 9 March , elements of the VPA 41st Special Forces Battalion arrived in the vicinity of Phou Pha Thi , where they made final preparations for their assault .
= = = Fall of Lima Site 85 = = =
By 9 March 1968 , the U.S. facility on top of Phou Pha Thi was surrounded by North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao units . The VPA 766th Regiment and one Pathet Lao battalion totalled more than 3 @,@ 000 men . Despite the gravity of the situation , Sullivan did not issue an order for the evacuation of U.S. personnel from Phou Pha Thi . At around 18 : 00 on 10 March , Lima Site 85 was subjected to a series of artillery barrages . Under the cover of the artillery bombardment , the North Vietnamese Special Forces sent a small team up the mountain to defuse mines and quick @-@ fuse grenades , and to establish their routes of infiltration . Inside the facility , U.S. technicians immediately grabbed their weapons and ran into trenches and bunkers , thereby abandoning the very equipment which could enable them to call for air support . At 19 : 45 the barrage stopped , and the U.S. technicians returned to their positions .
The TSQ @-@ 81 antenna only received minor damage during the attack , and the U.S. suffered no casualties . However , the only 105 mm howitzer operated by the Hmongs received a direct hit , and was rendered ineffective . At around 20 : 20 , Sullivan gave the U.S. commander at Lima Site 85 the authority to direct air strikes against targets on the lower slopes of the mountain , on the basis that the situation had become critical . About 20 minutes later , the 33 @-@ man North Vietnamese platoon began climbing up towards the U.S. facility at Lima Site 85 . At 21 : 15 Sullivan considering evacuating all U.S. personnel from the facility at first light . However , officers of the Seventh Air Force contacted the U.S. Embassy in Laos and indicated that evacuation should only occur as the last resort , when the situation on top of Phou Pha Thu was no longer under their control .
At 21 : 21 the North Vietnamese resumed their artillery attack on Phou Pha Thi , followed by several infantry assaults by the VPA 766th Regiment , which prompted Sullivan to order the evacuation of six technicians by 08 : 15 the next morning , from a contingent of 19 U.S. personnel . Starting at 01 : 00 on 11 March , the North Vietnamese moved into their assigned positions in order to launch their attack . About 02 : 00 , a U.S. adviser at the airstrip reported to Secord and CIA officers at Udorn that he heard gunfire on top of Phou Pha Thi , and communication with U.S. technicians at Lima Site 85 was completely cut off . Afterwards , Secord briefed U.S. A @-@ 1 Skyraider pilots in Thailand on the situation at Lima Site 85 , to familiarize them with friendly positions around the facility , so they could cover the evacuation of U.S. personnel and support the Hmong counterattack .
About 03 : 00 Cell 1 moved to within 150 meters ( 490 ft ) of their objective , with Cell 5 positioned behind them . At the same time , the commander of Cell 4 decided to maneuver his unit to the west side of the airstrip instead of the east side as originally planned , because the terrain on the east side was higher and was covered by buildings . Precisely at 03 : 45 , Cell 1 moved to within 30 meters ( 98 ft ) of the communications center , when they bumped into a Hmong outpost . Both sides exchanged fire , and the outpost was destroyed by a grenade while the Hmong soldier guarding the post retreated . Shortly afterwards , a soldier from Cell 1 fired an RPG @-@ 7 grenade which destroyed the TACAN antenna . Within 15 minutes , Cells 1 and 2 had secured the communications site . Signaled by the explosion of Cell 1 ’ s RPG @-@ 7 round , Cell 3 immediately attacked the TACAN installation by firing one of their own RPG @-@ 7s , which destroyed the electrical generators .
Upon hearing the noise of explosions , the on @-@ duty U.S. technicians rushed out the front door of their operations building where they were met by North Vietnamese gunfire . Blanton , the U.S. commander at Lima Site 85 , was killed alongside two other U.S. technicians . Those who were not killed retreated to the west side of the mountain , where they hid on the edge of the cliff . From their hideout , the U.S. technicians fired on the North Vietnamese with their M @-@ 16 rifles and hand grenades . At 04 : 15 , in response to the gunfire from the U.S. technicians , Muc ordered Cell 5 to reinforce Cell 3 , and they captured the TACAN installation at 04 : 30 after 45 minutes of fighting . Meanwhile , Cell 4 had great difficulties in their attempt to seize the airstrip , where they were blocked by a Hmong mortar position . Le Ba Chom , the commander of Cell 4 , was isolated from the other three soldiers of his cell . To avoid being captured alive by the numerically superior Hmong forces , Chom and his soldiers held onto their position and fought till daybreak .
Raven Forward Air Controllers at Lima Site 20A , being the nearest available American support , were awakened by a radio call about 04 : 00 . They flew in the dark to Lima Strip 36 at Na Khang to position themselves at the airstrip closest to LS85 . The Ravens took up station over LS85 at dawn . At 05 : 15 Sullivan , from the U.S. Embassy in Vientiane , decided to evacuate Lima Site 85 and he gave a signal to U.S. pilots at Udorn to begin the operation , which was due to start at 07 : 15 . However , Sullivan did not realize that U.S. technicians were no longer in control of their TSQ @-@ 81 equipment . Starting around 06 : 00 , Pao 's Hmong soldiers launched a counterattack against North Vietnamese positions at the communication center , which was guarded by Cells 1 and 2 , but their attacks were repelled and the North Vietnamese held their positions . With the final Hmong counterattack on the communication site was defeated at 06 : 25 , Cell 2 was ordered to support Cells 3 and 5 in their fight at the main TACAN installation . By 06 : 35 , the North Vietnamese fully controlled the TACAN site . At the airstrip , Cell 4 was encircled by an estimated two Hmong platoons , but Chom and his unit were able to fight their way out by taking full advantage of rough terrain which favored them . Later , Cell 4 linked up with other units at the TACAN site .
At first light Air America helicopters hovered over Lima Site 85 to start the evacuation , which was covered by USAF A @-@ 1 Skyraiders . Immediately , Hmong soldiers and their CIA commanders rushed the TACAN site and shouted to the U.S. technicians that help was coming . In response , the North Vietnamese Special Forces organized a defense around the TACAN site , and hid their dead and wounded comrades under the large rocks which dotted Phou Pha Thi . While U.S. fighter @-@ bombers strafed the TACAN site , the Air America helicopter landed on the airstrip and they picked up two CIA officers , one forward air @-@ controller , and five technicians who hid during the firefight . Later in the day , Air America was able to recover or account for eight of the dead U.S. personnel on Lima Site 85 , along with a number of wounded Hmong soldiers . By midday , Lima Site 85 was fully controlled by the VPA 41st Special Forces Battalion , and they held the facility until 14 March when they withdrew from the area .
= = Aftermath = =
Just before midday on 11 March , the USAF turned their attention ( recon ) from looking for their missing personnel to that of destroying the captured radar , along with all the documentation and operation information left behind at Lima Site 85 . Between 12 – 18 March , the USAF conducted a total of 95 strike sorties against the radar site , and on 19 March an A @-@ 1 fighter @-@ bomber destroyed every building at the old facility . In addition to the destruction of their radar equipment , the USAF bombing of Lima Site 85 may also had the effect of obliterating the bodies of U.S. personnel left behind at the site ( 2 remains found in 2013 ) . In the days following the loss of Phou Pha Thi , Sullivan reflected on the disaster at Lima Site 85 and commented that U.S. technicians operating there should have been evacuated on 10 March , when it became amply clear the North Vietnamese were preparing to launch an assault .
For the USAF , the loss at Phou Pha Thi was not a result of intelligence failure , because it had been provided with accurate information from the very start . Instead , it was clearly a failure of command and control , as the U.S. personnel and their Hmong allies were not permitted to freely organize their own defense to hold the radar facility . The Battle of Lima Site 85 resulted in the largest ground combat loss of USAF personnel during the Vietnam War . A total of 12 U.S. personnel were missing or killed in the fighting on Phou Pha Thi ; 11 were killed or missing on the ground and one was shot dead during the evacuation . { The single fatality occurring during the evacuation was Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Richard Etchberger who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously in September 2010 for his role in helping four injured airmen into the evacuation helicopter lift sling . }
The total casualty figures for North Vietnamese , Pathet Lao , Hmong , and Thai units are unknown . According to official Vietnamese history , the VPA 41st Special Forces Battalion lost one soldier killed and two wounded in their fight for Lima Site 85 . Against those losses , the Vietnamese claimed a total of 42 Hmong and Thai soldiers were killed , and a number of others were wounded . A large number of weapons were captured by the NVA , including one 105 mm howitzer , one 85 mm artillery piece , four recoilless rifles , four heavy mortars , nine heavy machine guns , and vast amounts of ammunition . The North Vietnamese victory proved to be a significant one , as they had succeeded in knocking out a major asset of the USAF , which had inflicted heavy damages to North Vietnam 's limited industrial infrastructures .
The fight at Phou Pha Thi , which was part of a larger military campaign waged by the North Vietnamese and their Pathet Lao allies , marked the beginning of the Communist dry @-@ season offensive against Laotian Government forces in northeastern Laos . By September 1968 , the strength of North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces in the Sam Neua area were estimated to have numbered more than 20 battalions . Against such heavy odds , General Vang Pao insisted on recapturing Phou Pha Thi , which the U.S. Embassy believed unnecessary . On 1 November 1968 , Pao launched Operation Pig Fat in attempt to retake Phou Pha Thi , but the operation quickly turned into a rout of the Royal Laos Army and the Hmong guerrillas and Phou Pha Thi was never retaken .
Although airpower was to be a major factor in the defense of Lima Site 85 , it could not be applied without limitations and restrictions . The defense of Lima Site 85 was not the sole focus of limited air resources at the time . During this period , the 1968 Tet Offensive was underway in South Vietnam , the Marine outpost at Khe Sanh was under siege , and there existed an unprecedented flow of enemy logistical traffic which had to be interdicted . Lima Site 85 had provided direction to about a quarter of the USAF missions over North Vietnam and Barrel Roll from November 1967 to 11 March 1968 . No other facility existed to provide a similar coverage over these areas . While this loss was a serious blow to the USAF air effort , it was not crippling .
Eleven of the twelve USAF personnel lost on the day of the battle were listed first as missing in action ( MIA ) , then later as KIA / body not recovered . Between 1994 and 2004 , 11 investigations were conducted by both Joint POW / MIA Accounting Command ( JPAC ) and unilaterally by Lao and Vietnamese investigators on both sides of the border . In 2002 two of the former VPA soldiers who had taken part in the attack told investigators that they threw the bodies of the Americans off the mountain after the attack as they were unable to bury them on the rocky surface .
In March 2003 , JPAC investigators threw dummies over the edge at those points indicated by the VPA soldiers while a photographer in a helicopter videotaped their fall . That pointed the investigators to a ledge , 540 feet ( 160 m ) below . Several mountaineer @-@ qualified JPAC specialists scaled down the cliffs to the ledge where they recovered leather boots in four different sizes , five survival vests , and other fragments of material that indicated the presence of at least four Americans .
The remains of two of the missing 11 servicemen were recovered and identified :
On 7 December 2005 the Defense Prisoner of War / Missing Personnel Office announced that the remains of Technical Sergeant Patrick L. Shannon had been identified and were being returned to his family .
In September 2012 the remains of Colonel Clarence Blanton were identified .
Likewise on 14 February 2007 the remains of Captain Donald Westbrook , who had been shot down in 1968 while searching for possible survivors of the battle , were positively identified from remains which had been returned in September 1998 .
A memorial to the USAF airmen killed and missing at Lima Site 85 and other Combat SkySpot airmen is co @-@ located on Andersen Air Force Base , Guam , with the memorial to Operation Arc Light airmen .
= Fred Dunlap =
Frederick C. " Sure Shot " Dunlap ( May 21 , 1859 – December 1 , 1902 ) was a second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball from 1880 to 1891 . He was the highest paid player in Major League Baseball from 1884 to 1889 . He has also been rated by some contemporary and modern sources as the greatest overall second baseman of the 19th century . He earned the nickname " Sure Shot " for the strength and accuracy of his throws to first base , and was also sometimes referred to in the 1880s as the " King of Second Basemen . "
He played for the Cleveland Blues from 1880 to 1883 , where he secured his reputation as one of the best players in the game . As a rookie in 1880 , he led the National League in doubles and ranked second in extra base hits . While playing for Cleveland , he also compiled batting averages of .325 and .326 in 1881 and 1883 and led the league in assists by a second baseman and range factor . When the Union Association was formed in 1884 , Dunlap was lured to play for the St. Louis Maroons where he became the highest paid player in baseball . His .412 batting average in 1884 was the highest ever recorded to that time in Major League Baseball and 56 points higher than any other player in the major leagues in 1884 due to the lack of talent .
After three years in St. Louis , Dunlap was sold to the Detroit Wolverines and helped that team win the 1887 National League pennant . Dunlap 's baseball career ended in 1891 when he broke his leg sliding into a base . He went into the construction business and bet on the horses in the 1890s . By 1902 , Dunlap was penniless and living in a rundown boarding house . He died of " consumption of the bowels " in December 1902 , and his body was unidentified until a policeman at the morgue recognized his body as that of the former baseball star .
= = Early years = =
Dunlap was born in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , in 1859 . Both of his parents died when he was age 10 . Dunlap did not attend school after his parents died and spent his youth playing baseball . Lacking formal education , Dunlap remained illiterate throughout his life .
Dunlap began playing semi @-@ pro baseball at age 15 in 1874 for the Gloucester Club in Gloucester City , New Jersey . In 1875 , he started the season with the Greighers of Camden , New Jersey , then joined the Kleinz Club of Philadelphia . He played for Chester at the start of the 1876 season before joining the Quicksteps of Wilmington , Delaware , as a pitcher . In 1877 , he began playing professional baseball as a second baseman for the Auburns of Auburn , New York . In 1878 , he played for teams in Hornellsville and Albany , New York . He remained with Albany in 1879 .
= = Major League Baseball = =
= = = Cleveland Blues = = =
In May 1880 , Dunlap began a 12 @-@ year career in Major League Baseball with the Cleveland Blues . In his first season , Dunlap immediately established himself as one of the game 's best players . For the 1880 season , Dunlap led the National League in doubles ( 27 ) and ranked second in extra base hits ( 40 ) and times on base ( 132 ) while serving as the team 's leadoff hitter . He also made a strong debut on defense , leading the National League in assists by a second baseman ( 290 ) . Dunlap remained with the Cleveland Blues for four seasons and consistently ranked as one of the leading hitters and defensive second basemen in the National League . In 1881 , he compiled 156 total bases , the second most in the National League , and had a .325 batting average and .444 slugging percentage , ranking fifth in the National League in both categories . In 1882 , he led the National League 's second basemen with 297 assists and a range factor of 6 @.@ 73 .
In his final year in Cleveland , Dunlap had a .326 batting average , .361 on @-@ base percentage , and .452 slugging percentage , ranking among the league 's leaders in each of those categories . Defensively , he led the league 's second basemen in putouts ( 304 ) and ranked third in assists ( 290 ) and fielding percentage ( .911 ) . Dunlap was the star of the Cleveland team in the early 1880s . So key was he to the Blues that one writer observed , " The Maroons without Dunlap are like the play of Hamlet without the melancholy Dane . "
= = = " Sure Shot " = = =
Dunlap was known during his baseball career by the nicknames " Sure Shot " and " King of Second Basemen " . Most accounts indicate that the " Sure Shot " nickname arose from Dunlap 's powerful and accurate throws to first base . King Kelly reportedly gave Dunlap the " Sure Shot " nickname after watching him throw . One account described Dunlap 's throwing prowess as follows : " [ E ] ndless practice made him adept as a monkey at grabbing a sizzling ground ball in either hand and firing it off from the very spot he seized it . His whistling throws , which seemed to clear the grass by no more than half a foot , never seemed to lose more than an inch or two . "
Alfred Henry Spink , who saw Dunlap play , wrote that Dunlap could chase down a ball in the outfield and throw it to home plate " with such fearful speed and accuracy that the ball seemed to sing as it flew . " Dunlap was known for his range in getting to balls that others of his era could not , and he was reportedly able to dive for a ball and throw while lying on the ground with enough velocity to sting the first baseman 's hand . Dunlap was ambidextrous and was able to catch and throw a baseball with the same skill and accuracy with either hand . Moreover , Dunlap reportedly never wore a glove .
One source gives an entirely different account of how Dunlap obtained the " Sure Shot " nickname . In his book on the history of the home run , Mark Ribowsky wrote that the nickname dated back to a game against the Chicago White Stockings on July 10 , 1880 . The White Stockings had won 21 straight games until Dunlap hit a walk @-@ off two @-@ run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning . According to Ribowsky , " For this Shot Heard ' Round Cleveland , Dunlap won the nickname ' Sure Shot . ' "
= = = St. Louis Maroons = = =
In November 1883 , Dunlap signed a contract to play for the St. Louis Maroons in the new Union Association . He was the biggest star lured to the new league . His contract paid Dunlap a salary of $ 3 @,@ 400 ( including $ 1 @,@ 000 paid in advance ) , the highest salary paid to any baseball player at that time . He remained the highest paid baseball player every year from 1884 to 1889 .
Dunlap played second base for the St. Louis Maroons from 1884 to 1886 and also served as the team 's manager for portions of those seasons . During the 1884 season , the Maroons and Dunlap dominated the Union Association . The team compiled a record of 94 @-@ 19 , and Dunlap led the new league in most significant offensive and defensive categories . His .412 batting average was 56 points higher than any other player in the Union Association , the National League , or the American Association . He also led the league in on @-@ base percentage ( .448 ) , slugging percentage ( .621 ) , runs scored ( 160 ) , hits ( 185 ) , total bases ( 279 ) , home runs ( 13 ) , extra base hits ( 60 ) , assists by a second baseman ( 300 ) , putouts by a second baseman ( 341 ) , range factor at second base ( 6 @.@ 41 ) , and fielding percentage at second base ( .926 ) . Dunlap 's .412 batting average in 1884 was the highest ever recorded in any of the major leagues up to that time . His 160 runs scored in 1884 remains one of the highest single @-@ season totals in major league history .
Some baseball historians have suggested that Dunlap 's accomplishments during the 1884 season should be discounted due to the lesser talent pool in the Union Association . In 1885 , the Union Association was disbanded after only one year , and the St. Louis Maroons joined the National League . Although his batting average dropped 142 points to .270 in 1885 , Dunlap continued to be one of the best defensive second basemen in the major leagues . He led the National League 's second basemen in 1885 with a .934 fielding percentage and ranked second in assists ( 374 ) , putouts ( 314 ) , and range factor ( 6 @.@ 49 ) . Dunlap spent a third season with the Maroons in 1886 , and hit for the cycle on May 24 . However , the Maroons were in financial distress , and rumors spread that the team might disband .
= = = Detroit Wolverines = = =
In early August 1886 , Dunlap was sold to the Detroit Wolverines for $ 4 @,@ 700 , the most expensive purchase price at the time . In addition to the sum paid to the Maroons to grant the release , the Detroit team signed a contract to pay Dunlap $ 4 @,@ 500 a season for two seasons , with an advance of $ 1 @,@ 500 on the first day of November 1886 and 1887 , respectively . The mid @-@ season sale led to concerns about the Maroons : " The transfer
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of Dunlap to Detroit is a small thing in itself , but its bearing on the entire base ball world is so great as to almost revolutionize the present order of things . He was the king pin of the St. Louis Club and his sale makes a certainty of the dissolution of the Maroons . " The Detroit management was praised for their " pluck and enterprise " in making the bold " business stroke . " The Sporting News wrote at the time :
" Dunlap has joined the Detroits and now that team will fly the League pennant just as sure as time flies and the world grows . From the day the old St. Louis Union team went out of existence Dunlap has been anything but a favorite in St. Louis . Still there was no one in the world but was willing to concede that he was the greatest second baseman America has ever known . "
Dunlap , too , expressed delight at the move , noting that he had " tried for two seasons to get away from the Maroons . " While the reaction to the acquisition was overwhelmingly positive in Detroit , the Detroit Free Press expressed some concern over Dunlap 's reputation as a " disorganizer " and " mischief maker . " For the 1886 season , Dunlap led the National League with a career high 393 assists , more than any National League player at any position . In 1887 , Dunlap 's defensive play at second base helped lead the Detroit Wolverines to the National League pennant with a record of 79 @-@ 45 . Dunlap again led the National League 's second basemen in fielding percentage ( .948 ) while also ranking second in range factor ( 6 @.@ 72 ) . He also played in 11 games of the 1887 World Series against the American Association champions , the St. Louis Browns . Detroit won the series 10 games to 5 . At the end of the 1887 season , Sporting Life praised Dunlap 's contributions to Detroit 's championship team : " Dunlap is the king of second basemen , and a first @-@ class all @-@ round player . His fielding average in 1886 was .931 , ranking third . This season he ranks first , with .949 . ... Dunlap is one of the most active men on the field , and is of great value to a team on account of his ability as a kicker and coacher . "
Before the last game of the World Series had been played , rumors spread that Detroit ( which had amassed an all @-@ star lineup with a commensurate payroll ) was in negotiations to unload Dunlap 's high salary by selling him to Pittsburgh . Dunlap announced in November 1887 that he would not consent unless the Detroit club paid him half of the sum it was to receive from Pittsburgh to secure his release . He said at the time , " I am sick and tired of being sold without gaining anything by it , and it is about time that my bank account was benefited by these transfers . " He told a reporter for The New York Times that he was not penniless and would refuse to play unless his demands were met . He told the reporter that the Detroit club had three choices -- " give me half of the money secured for my release , allow me to go where I please , or fulfill the contract made with me last year . "
In January 1888 , Dunlap finally consented to the sale and received $ 2 @,@ 000 of the $ 5 @,@ 000 sales price paid to Detroit . His total annual compensation on signing with Pittsburgh was $ 6 @,@ 000 , making him the highest paid player in baseball history to that time . The Detroit Free Press congratulated the " cranks " of Pittsburgh for their team 's acquisition of " no less than the king second baseman of the country . "
= = = Pittsburgh Alleghenies = = =
Dunlap played for the Pittsburgh Alleghenies from 1888 to 1890 , and served as manager of the Alleghenies for a portion of the 1889 season . During his three years in Pittsburgh , Dunlap 's offensive performance declined . His batting average for the Alleghenies went from .262 in 1888 to .235 in 1889 . At the same time , he remained one of the leading defensive second basemen in the game . In 1888 , Dunlap ranked second among the league 's second basemen in fielding percentage ( .940 ) and range factor ( 6 @.@ 33 ) , and in 1889 , Dunlap 's last full season in the major leagues , his .950 fielding percentage led the National League and was a career high for Dunlap .
Before the start of the 1890 season , Dunlap engaged in protracted salary negotiations with President Nimick of the Alleghenies . In late March 1890 , the Pittsburg Dispatch reported that the two sides had reached a resolution , " and it now seems certain that Dunlap will play his old position in the Pittsburg league club . " Nimick said at the time : " I had a long talk with Mr. Dunlap , and we agreed to terms for him to play with us this season . Of course the terms were below those of last year , that is , he will play for much less than $ 5 @,@ 000 . He did not sign a contract , for reasons that were quite satisfactory to me ... We know he is a good player and he is quite willing to remain with us . "
In the first 17 games of the 1890 season , Dunlap 's batting average fell to .172 , and as a result he was released by the Alleghenies on May 15 . Aside from his batting average , disagreements with Pittsburgh 's manager , Guy Hecker , reportedly contributed to the decision . The Pittsburgh Dispatch quoted manager Hecker as saying , " Dunlap is certainly the worst man to get along with that I ever met . He has had everybody in hot water during our entire western trip . " Others speculated that Dunlap 's release was motivated by his $ 3 @,@ 500 salary and the fact that Pittsburgh 's backup second baseman , Henry Youngman , had signed for a salary of only $ 1 @,@ 050 .
= = = Giants and Statesmen = = =
Dunlap jumped to the New York Giants of the Players ' League in late May 1890 . At the time , the Washington correspondent for Sporting Life predicted that Dunlap would bring bad luck to his new team . He wrote : " Fred is a great player , but the hoo @-@ doo that seems to shadow him will make itself felt wherever he may go . There are a number of people in this vicinity who have watched his course with more than ordinary interest , and they do not hesitate to declare him a Jonah . " Dunlap appeared in only one game for the Giants and announced in July that he would play no more in 1890 and that he would spend the remainder of the summer at Atlantic City , New Jersey , with plans to return in 1891 " and play the game of his life . "
Dunlap concluded his baseball career in 1891 with the Washington Statesmen in the American Association . He appeared in only eight games for the Statesmen before breaking his leg sliding into a base on April 20 , 1891 . In early June 1891 , the Washington management notified him that it would discontinue his salary payments . Dunlap returned the notice and filed a grievance , contending he should have been continued at least on half pay since he was disabled while sliding into a base . Washington refused to pay , and he never played professional baseball again .
= = Life after baseball and legacy = =
When he retired from baseball , Dunlap was reported to have $ 100 @,@ 000 in savings . He went into the building business in Philadelphia during the 1890s , and owned various properties in the city . The Sporting Life reported that Dunlap " dropped out of the game in 1892 to follow the racing game , at which he lost the respectable fortune he accumulated in base ball . " Another account indicated that Dunlap lost everything on stock market investments . In July 1902 , the Philadelphia Times reported that Dunlap was " clean broke . "
In December 1902 , Dunlap died penniless and alone at age 43 . According to the Sporting Life , the " last two years of his life were spent in abject poverty and mental gloom " in a Philadelphia boarding house . According to several accounts , a policeman at the morgue saw the body and believed it to be Dunlap . Lave Cross was called to the morgue and confirmed that the body was Dunlap . His funeral was poorly attended by his former baseball colleagues , and one former player who did attend observed , " There were not enough friends of Dunlap at his funeral to bury him and we had to call on the hack drivers to make up the list of active pall @-@ bearers . " Following Dunlap 's death , William A. Phelon , Jr . , editor of Sporting Life wrote :
" So Fred Dunlap has passed into the great beyond , and the man whose salary figure marked the high @-@ water limit of the long ago is gone ! ... What a ball player this Dunlap was and what an artist in getting the fat salaries ! ... Dunlap was a real infielder of the type so popular ten years ago -- one of the solid , bulky style through whom no grounder seemed able to pass , but who could nevertheless wave the hot ones goodbye with graceful ease when occasion demanded . With the gloves now in use to aid , Dunny would have been even a bigger wonder now than then . "
Dunlap has been rated by some contemporary and modern sources as the greatest overall second baseman of the 19th century . In his 1910 book on the history of baseball , Alfred Henry Spink , the founder of The Sporting News , was unequivocal : " I have seen all the great second basemen ... I am free to say that Dunlap was far and away the greatest second baseman that ever lived . " Stanley Robinson , who owned and managed major league teams in St. Louis and Cleveland , went even further : " He was not only the greatest second baseman , but take him in all the departments of the game , he was perhaps the greatest player that ever lived . " Another of Dunlap 's contemporaries , Sam Crane , also picked Dunlap as the greatest second baseman in a newspaper column published in 1912 . Crane wrote : " Fred Dunlap was acknowledged to be the best second baseman of his day , and was excellent from every angle . I think he excelled Fred Pfeffer . " In 1910 , John Montgomery Ward , a Hall of Fame inductee who played from 1878 to 1894 , published an article about the greatest infielders in baseball history . While picking Fred Pfeffer as a shade better than Dunlap " , Ward observed : " Fred Dunlap was the king . Dunlap had the record average of .953 in 64 games with the Detroit club in 1887 , and was the personification of ease and grace . He was something of a grandstand player , because of his tendency to make one @-@ handed catches and stops but he got there just the same and was a big favorite wherever he showed . "
In a 2008 book using modern sabermetric methods , author William F. McNeil concluded that Dunlap was the best offensive second baseman , the second best defensive second baseman , and the best overall second baseman of the 19th century . Dunlap 's career range factor of 6 @.@ 31 at second base still ranks as the fifth highest in the history of Major League Baseball . However , Bill James , in his 2001 book The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract , ranked Dunlap as the 89th greatest second baseman of all time ( and the 8th best of those who played the majority of their careers in the 19th century ) . James wrote that Dunlap was " never a legitimate star in a legitimate major league , but a good second baseman and a .275 hitter . "
= 2 / 48th Battalion ( Australia ) =
The 2 / 48th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army which served during the Second World War . Raised in Adelaide in South Australia in August 1940 , the battalion formed part of the 26th Brigade and was initially assigned to the 7th Division , although it was later transferred to the 9th Division in 1941 when it was deployed to the Middle East . While there , it saw action during the siege of Tobruk and the First and Second Battles of El Alamein before being returned to Australia to take part in the fighting in New Guinea following Japan 's entry into the war .
During the campaign in New Guinea , the battalion took part in the advance on Lae during the Salamaua – Lae campaign and the fighting around Finschhafen and Sattelberg , during the Huon Peninsula campaign . Following this it was withdrawn to Australia , where it remained for over a year . In mid @-@ 1945 , the 2 / 48th Battalion took part in the landing on Tarakan , which was its final involvement in the war . It was disbanded in October 1945 and is considered to be Australia 's most highly decorated unit of the war , with four members receiving the Victoria Cross , the nation 's highest decoration for gallantry , while over 90 other decorations were also made to its members .
= = History = =
= = = Formation = = =
The 2 / 48th Battalion was raised on 9 August 1940 at the Wayville Showgrounds , in Adelaide , under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Victor Windeyer , a former Militia officer who had previously commanded the Sydney University Regiment . A unit of the all @-@ volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force ( 2nd AIF ) , the 2 / 48th Battalion was formed specifically for service overseas and recruited mainly from the state of South Australia . The battalion 's headquarters staff began arriving early in the month , with many of the key personnel having served previously in South Australian Militia units , including the 27th Battalion ( South Australian Scottish Regiment ) . At the end of August , a large draft of recruits arrived from the 2nd Infantry Training Depot , and rudimentary individual training was undertaken in the nearby park lands . The colours initially chosen for the battalion 's Unit Colour Patch ( UCP ) were the same as those of the 48th Battalion , a unit which had served during the First World War before being raised as a Militia formation in 1921 . These colours were white over dark blue , in a circle shape , although a diamond @-@ shaped border of gray was added to the UCP to distinguish the battalion from its Militia counterpart ; this was later changed , though , following the unit 's involvement in the fighting at Tobruk , when it adopted a ' T ' -shaped UCP .
With an authorised strength of around 900 personnel , like other Australian infantry battalions of the time , the battalion was formed around a nucleus of four rifle companies — designated ' A ' through to ' D ' — each consisting of three platoons . These companies were supported by a battalion headquarters and a headquarters company with six specialist platoons : signals , pioneer , anti @-@ aircraft , transport , administrative and mortars . Forming part of the 26th Brigade along with the 2 / 23rd and 2 / 24th Battalions , it was assigned to the 7th Division during its initial training period but was later transferred with the rest of the 26th Brigade to the 9th Division . After pre @-@ embarkation leave , the battalion undertook three weeks of collective training at Woodside , in October . The following month , the battalion marched through the city of Adelaide prior to its deployment overseas , and shortly afterwards embarked for North Africa . Entraining at Oakbank , after undertaking a 4 @.@ 5 @-@ mile ( 7 @.@ 2 km ) route march in full equipment , the battalion embarked upon the troopship Stratheden on 17 November 1940 ; the large transport set sail the following day .
= = = Actions in North Africa = = =
Sailing via Colombo where the troops were given a brief shore leave , the Stratheden entered the Suez Canal in mid @-@ December 1940 . Upon arrival in the Middle East , the battalion briefly occupied a camp at El Kantara , before moving to Dimra , in Palestine . At Dimra , the battalion joined the rest of the 26th Brigade for the first time , and undertook further training until March 1941 . At this time , it moved to Cyrenica , along with the rest of the 9th Division , to undertake further training in the desert and to relieve the 6th Division which was deploying to Greece . Shortly after this , the Germans landed forces in Africa to reinforce the Italians and as the Axis went on the offensive , the British and Commonwealth forces in Libya were forced to retreat from Benghazi to the strategically important port town of Tobruk . In early April , the 2 / 48th fell back as part of the general retreat , setting up a blocking position around Tmimi during the withdrawal to prevent a German force cutting the division 's route along the coast road . After eight days of constant movement through the desert , the battalion reached the port . They subsequently took part in the defence of Tobruk , where the battalion saw its first action of the North African Campaign for which it would receive one of its many battle honours .
The 2 / 48th first entered Tobruk 's defences on 9 April 1941 with the rest of the 9th Division commanded by Lieutenant General Leslie Morshead . Instructed to hold the fortress for eight weeks by General Archibald Wavell , Commander @-@ in @-@ Chief of British Middle East Command , the 9th Division ended up defending the fortress for over eight months before being gradually withdrawn . The defensive system at Tobruk consisted of several lines : the outer position consisted of scattered perimeter posts and reserve company positions and was dubbed the " Red Line " , while the secondary defence system , which was about 2 miles ( 3 @.@ 2 km ) behind the " Red Line " , was dubbed the " Blue Line " . During this time the battalion alternated between occupying part of the main defence line , working in the rear areas , and conducting patrols . In mid @-@ April , while the battalion was stationed in the western sector , these patrols resulted in the battalion capturing virtually the entire 1st Battalion of the Italian 62nd Regiment , Trento Division , totalling nearly 800 officers and men . Later that month , the 2 / 48th took part in a daylight raid on a hill opposite their perimeter , behind which the Italians were massing artillery , tanks and infantry . Supported by British tanks from the 7th Royal Tank Regiment , the raid caught the defenders by surprise , resulting in the capture of over 360 more Italians , as well as large quantities of weapons and vehicles for only light casualties . In late May , a 2 / 48th patrol snuck out from the perimeter overnight , and evading German patrols , pushed 5 miles ( 8 @.@ 0 km ) south , where they set up an ambush and laid a series of land mines along a bypass track that was being used by German supply lorries , two of which were subsequently destroyed . In July , the battalion moved to the Bardia road sector , opposite the Italians . By October , the majority of the 9th Division , including the 2 / 48th Battalion , was withdrawn by sea as the British 70th Division arrived to take over the garrison . Overall , the 2 / 48th suffered 160 casualties at Tobruk , including 38 men killed and another 18 who died of their wounds .
After Tobruk , the 9th Division was sent to Palestine and Syria in order to train and rest , and to undertake garrison duties as part of the Allied occupation force that had been established their following the Syria – Lebanon campaign . Under their new commander , Lieutenant Colonel Heathcote Hammer — who had assumed command after Windeyer took over the 20th Brigade — the 2 / 48th proceeded to train in high terrain and temperatures .
In late June 1942 , Axis forces commanded by General Erwin Rommel , crossed the Egyptian frontier as part of an offensive aimed at capturing Alexandria . After making a brief stand around Mersa Matruh , the British Eighth Army was forced to withdraw towards the Alamein line . In response , the 9th Division was transported south from Syria , and hurriedly committed to First Battle of El Alamein . On 1 July , Rommel 's forces launched a determined assault on the Alamein line , and on 7 July the 9th Division was ordered to launch a counter @-@ attack . As part of this plan , the 2 / 48th was ordered to traverse the coastline and capture the Trig 33 ridge north of the " Tel el Eisa " station , commencing their attack shortly before dawn on 10 July . After an initial artillery bombardment that disrupted the Italian troops , the main objective of the attack ( Trig 33 ) was captured and 400 Italians were taken prisoner . The 2 / 48th then advanced south and captured Tel el Eisa station , which was successfully defended against a number of Axis counter @-@ attacks . On 22 July , the battalion was ordered to capture West Point 24 on the Tel El Eisa ridge which was held by heavily entrenched Axis forces . However , after initial success , the 2 / 48th came under heavy artillery and mortar fire and was forced to withdraw , having suffered over 100 casualties . For actions during this attack , Private Stan Gurney was awarded the battalion 's first Victoria Cross ( VC ) after he captured a machine @-@ gun post and bayoneted the gun crew that was firing on his company , and then went on to capture a second post before being killed while taking a third . In total , the 2 / 48th suffered 215 casualties in the period 7 July to 23 October 1942 , with 64 men killed , six dying of their wounds and 125 wounded .
In August , Lieutenant General Bernard Montgomery took over command of the British Eighth Army and he succeeded in preventing the Axis advance during the Battle of Alam el Halfa . Montgomery then began preparing for an Allied offensive against the Axis forces that were now entrenching themselves . The Second Battle of El Alamein started on 23 October and finished on 7 November with Axis forces withdrawing westwards towards Fuka to avoid encirclement . The 2 / 48th Battalion was engaged around Tel el Eisa , on the right of the Allied line near the coast , during this period , as the 20th and 26th Brigades pushed westwards and then endured numerous counterattacks as the Germans sought to regain control of the strategically important coast road . By the end of the month , the battalion had been heavily depleted . Having started with nearly 700 men in the line , after a week of fighting , the battalion could field only 41 fit men . As a result , the 26th Brigade was rotated out of the line just before the final German counterattack was repulsed , allowing the Allies to launch the final breakout phase of the operation .
For their actions during this offensive two members of the 2 / 48th were awarded Victoria Crosses . The battalion 's second VC was awarded to Sergeant Bill Kibby for actions across a one @-@ week period . Kibby had charged several Axis positions and was subsequently killed attacking an enemy position with grenades on 31 October . Private Percy Gratwick earned the battalion 's third VC on 25 October in the same area as Kibby . His platoon had been reduced to seven men by enemy fire so Gratwick charged the nearest enemy position of his own volition . He killed the occupants , destroyed the post with grenades and was proceeding to neutralise another position when he too was killed . Overall , the 2 / 48th suffered a further 344 casualties in the period 23 October to 5 November 1942 with 85 men killed , 13 dying of their wounds and 243 wounded . These losses resulted in the battalion being withdrawn from the line just as the battle reached its climax in early November . As the Allies went on the advance , the battalion moved back to Tel el Eisa , during which time it was slowly rebuilt as men who had been wounded were returned to unit , or replaced by reinforcements ; this process would continue into the new year .
After helping to secure victory at El Alamein the 9th Division moved to Gaza in Palestine on 3 December . Since the previous October , the Australian government had sought to bring the division back to Australia in order to use it against the Japanese in the Pacific , along with the 6th and 7th Divisions which had been withdrawn the year before , and on 15 December the British prime minister , Winston Churchill , had finally agreed to provide the necessary shipping . Following a divisional parade at Gaza , the 2 / 48th Battalion embarked upon the troopship Nieuw Amsterdam on 24 January 1943 .
= = = Fighting in New Guinea = = =
The convoy carrying the battalion put into Fremantle in mid @-@ February , where the small number of Western Australian personnel disembarked to begin their home leave . The rest of the battalion continued on to Port Melbourne , before moving to Adelaide by rail . In late March , after the South Australian personnel had completed their leave , the battalion was re @-@ constituted . At that time , a series of parades were held in every Australian capital city to welcome home the 9th Division ; the 2 / 48th marched through Adelaide . After this , the 2 / 48th were transported to the Atherton Tablelands in Queensland , where they established a camp on the Barron River , near Kairi . In April 1943 , the battalion was re @-@ organised and re @-@ trained for jungle operations in the South @-@ West Pacific theatre in order to prepare it for the conditions in New Guinea . Undertaking training on the Tablelands , the battalion was converted to the tropical establishment . Warfare in the Pacific posed unique problems and differed greatly to that which the 2 / 48th had experienced in North Africa . In the jungles of New Guinea logistics and transport were significant challenges and in order to meet them , the battalion 's size was reduced by over 100 men , to around 800 , as its anti @-@ aircraft and Bren carrier platoons were disbanded , while each of the battalion 's four rifle companies lost most of their organic motor transport ; the mobility issue would be solved by marching on foot as vehicles were relatively useless in dense jungle , while supplies would be brought up using native carriers as well as by air . In July 1943 , the battalion moved to Cairns where they undertook amphibious training with the American 532nd Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment around Trinity Beach as part of their final preparations before being committed to the fighting in New Guinea .
Sailing aboard the Henry T. Allen , after arriving in New Guinea in early August , the 2 / 48th established a camp around Milne Bay where they undertook further amphibious training , before taking part in the landing around Lae on 4 September 1943 , as part of the final phase of the Salamaua – Lae campaign . This was the first large @-@ scale amphibious landing conducted by the Australian forces since the landings at Gallipoli in 1915 , and the battalion , along with the rest of the 26th Brigade , landed on Red Beach , about 10 miles ( 16 km ) north @-@ west of Lae . They subsequently advanced westwards , and on 14 September captured Malahang airstrip . Following the fall of Lae to the 7th Division — which had advanced from Nadzab as part of the two @-@ pronged assault — on 16 September , the Allies hurriedly launched a follow up campaign on the Huon Peninsula . Initially , only one brigade was committed to the operation , and so the 2 / 48th Battalion remained around Lae until the 26th Brigade was transported by sea to Finschhafen in late October in order to reinforce the 20th Brigade , which had landed the month previous in an effort to follow up troops withdrawing from Lae , before coming under heavy Japanese counterattack . During this time the battalion took part in repelling an attempted landing at Scarlet Beach , as the Japanese launched a counteroffensive against the Australian lodgement .
After the Japanese counteroffensive was defeated in late October 1943 , Australian attention turned to Sattleberg , the site of an abandoned Lutheran mission . The newly arrived 26th Brigade was chosen to lead the assault as it was fresher than the division 's other brigades . The main advance began on 17 November , although the battalion took part in a preliminary attack on Green Ridge the previous day in order to secure the start line for the advance . Pushing north @-@ west from Jivevaneng in company with Matilda tanks from the 1st Tank Battalion , the 2 / 48th began the drive towards Sattleberg . In difficult terrain and against stubborn Japanese defence , the advance made slow progress , nevertheless by 22 November Steeple Tree Hill was captured and the battalion reached the southern slopes of the Sattelberg feature , about 600 yards ( 550 m ) from its summit .
On 24 November , the 2 / 48th 's ' C ' Company carried out a surprise attack on the position from the south @-@ east . Crossing Siki Creek , the company stepped off shortly before 17 : 30 hours and reached the base of a steep cliff , from where they began their assault on the summit . Held up by machine gun fire and grenades that were lobbed from the Japanese position above , and finding it almost impossible to move up the hill which had a gradient of between 45 and 60 degrees , the attack appeared in danger of failure as light began to fade and ammunition ran low . However , the actions of one of the company 's platoon commanders , Sergeant Tom Derrick , reinvigorated the attack . Laying his sections down to provide covering fire , he went forward alone armed with a rifle and a quantity of grenades , attacking the Japanese positions as he went . In the end he accounted for 10 such posts , before the attack was halted 100 yards ( 91 m ) from the summit .
During the night , the company clung to the edge of the plateau upon which the Sattelberg mission was situated , as fresh supplies were brought up from the rear . The attack was resumed at 08 : 35 hours the next day , supported by heavy artillery and mortar fire , however , as the 2 / 48th crested the ridge they found the position unoccupied , with the Japanese having abandoned it the previous night . For his actions the previous day , Derrick was given the honour of raising the Australian flag over the mission and was later awarded a Victoria Cross — the battalion 's fourth — to go with the Distinguished Conduct Medal he had received for actions during the fighting around El Alamein . Later , Derrick was sent to an Officer Training Unit , after which he was commissioned and , returned to the battalion as a lieutenant ; this was a departure from usual Army policy and was the result of intensive lobbying on Derrick 's behalf .
Following the capture of Sattelberg , the 2 / 48th continued the advance north along with the rest of the 26th Brigade , pushing on over difficult terrain to Wareo , where they arrived on 8 December . Following this , the Japanese began to fall back to Sio in retreat and the battalion 's involvement in combat operations on the peninsula came to an end as troops from the 5th Division arrived to relieve them . In January , the battalion camped around the Dallman River before being withdrawn back to Finschhafen , camping around the Song River . In February 1944 , the 2 / 48th was withdrawn back to Australia along with the 9th Division . Sailing aboard an American Liberty ship , the battalion landed in Brisbane on 20 February , and made camp at Kalinga before personnel marched out for a long period of home leave . During its time in New Guinea , the battalion had suffered 125 casualties , of which 36 were killed , three died of wounds , eight died of illness and 77 were wounded .
= = = Landing on Tarakan = = =
The battalion began reforming near Ravenshoe , on the Atherton Tablelands in April 1944 . During this time the composition of the units of the 9th Division underwent significant changes as many men were discharged due to medical reasons or transferred to other units and young replacements were brought in ; many of the battalion 's original members had been struck down by sickness during the fighting in New Guinea . A long period of training followed during which the battalion undertook a number of exercises , including amphibious operations with British Royal Marines on the Glenearn and Empire Spearhead . Finally , following more than a year training in Australia the battalion was committed to its final deployment of the war , moving to Morotai Island in April 1945 in order to take part in the landing on Tarakan as part of Operation Oboe . Embarking from Cairns , the battalion was transported in two ships , the Sea Cat and the Van Heutz , the battalion arrived on Morotai later in the month , where the battalion undertook a series of manoeuvres , exercising with armour and at night , to prepare them for the coming campaign . On 22 April , the battalion embarked upon the HMAS Manoora , practicing beach landings for a week before setting sail for their objective .
The entire 26th Brigade group was assigned the task of capturing Tarakan Island and destroying the Japanese garrison and the assault began on 1 May 1945 . Embarking on Manoora , the 2 / 48th was in the first wave of the attack , leading the brigade in at 07 : 15 hours , landing on Red Beach , on the left flank of the lodgement , 2 miles ( 3 @.@ 2 km ) from Tarakan town on the western side of the island , with the 2 / 23rd on their right . The preliminary bombardment had been successful , and as the battalion came ashore they were largely unopposed , allowing the landing craft to get in close to the shore . Pushing inland , the 2 / 48th had secured its primary objectives by 08 : 38 hours . The right forward company took sporadic fire as it secured the oil tanks , while the battalion 's left hand company was able to capture the bridge over the Sibengkok River and the high feature overlooking the landing beach without meeting any resistance .
Advancing inland , the Japanese pillboxes that had fired on the right forward company were secured after they were abandoned by the defenders . A company was then sent along the Anzac Highway to secure Collins Highway ridge . By 13 : 40 hours the western end of the ridge had been secured , however , the battalion began taking fire from the east . Forward momentum was maintained , although the 2 / 48th suffered a number of casualties , and by the end of the day a 2 @,@ 000 @-@ yard ( 1 @,@ 800 m ) by 2 @,@ 800 @-@ yard ( 2 @,@ 600 m ) beachhead had been established , and the battalion had companies on Collins Highway ridge , one on the " Parks " feature and another at " Finch " .
Over the course of the next couple of days , Japanese resistance to the Australian advance increased . After the Australians secured the island 's airfield and the low ground along the west coast , throughout May and into June significant engagements took place in the hills surrounding Tarakan town . On 2 May , the 2 / 48th captured Lyons Ridge , before pressing on towards Tarakan Hill , where they assaulted the " Sykes " feature supported by Matilda tanks from the 2 / 9th Armoured Regiment . Here they experienced their heaviest losses of the campaign , losing six killed and 26 wounded during the three assaults up the steep slopes of the feature . Their next major engagement came in late May when the 2 / 48th took part in fighting around Freda Ridge as part of the drive on the main Japanese position around Fukukaku . A company @-@ level attack was put in and after stiff resistance the ridge was captured . The following morning , as the battalion waited for a Japanese counterattack , Tom Derrick , who had played a key role in capturing the position the previous day , was mortally wounded . He subsequently died on 24 May 1945 .
In June , major combat operations on the island ceased and the Australians began the mopping up phase of the campaign as the Australians sought to clear isolated pockets of Japanese troops that had evaded capture . These operations continued into July . During this time , the 2 / 48th was assigned a sector near the Pamusian River on the eastern coast , as well as Tarakan town and the centre of the island . The battalion 's involvement in the Borneo campaign resulted in 174 casualties , including 37 killed and nine died of wounds or from accident .
= = = Disbandment = = =
Following the end of hostilities in August , the battalion remained on Tarakan to undertake garrison duties . During this time it undertook patrol operations to bring in the various pockets of Japanese troops who had not learned of the surrender ; these were dangerous operations and in an effort to reduce casualties , the patrols went out with several Japanese prisoners to help talk their former comrades into surrendering . As the demobilisation process began , its numbers dwindled as long @-@ serving men were repatriated back to Australia , while others with only limited service were transferred to other units for further service . Finally , on 25 October 1945 , while still on Tarakan , the battalion was disbanded . The occasion was marked by a small ceremony at Tarakan involving the unit 's remaining members . During the course of the war a total of 2 @,@ 838 men served with the 2 / 48th Battalion , of whom 343 men were killed in action or died on active service , 675 were wounded , and 20 captured .
According to the Australian War Memorial the 2 / 48th Battalion was " Australia 's highest decorated unit of the Second World War " . Four members of the battalion received the Victoria Cross , three of them posthumously . Other decorations awarded to members of the 2 / 48th included : four Distinguished Service Orders , 12 Military Crosses , 10 Distinguished Conduct Medals , 24 Military Medals and 36 Mentions in Despatches .
= = Commanding officers = =
The following officers commanded the 2 / 48th Battalion during the war :
Lieutenant Colonel Victor Windeyer ( 9 August 1940 – 6 January 1942 ) ;
Lieutenant Colonel Heathcote Hammer ( 8 January 1942 – 18 June 1943 ) ;
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Ainslie ( 22 July 1943 – 12 August 1945 ) .
= = Battle honours = =
The 2 / 48th Battalion was awarded the 14 battle honours for its service during the war :
North Africa 1941 – 42 , Defence of Tobruk , El Adem Road , The Salient 1941 , Defence of Alamein Line , Tell el Eisa , El Alamein , South @-@ West Pacific 1943 – 45 , Lae – Nadzab , Finschhafen , Defence of Scarlet Beach , Sattelberg , Borneo , Tarakan .
= Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ( 1988 video game ) =
This entry is for the Nintendo Entertainment System version . For the earlier arcade version , see Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ( 1985 video game ) .
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is an action game released in 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System . The game is based on the arcade game and film of the same name . The resulting product differed from the arcade version in several aspects , but kept the same underlying premise and style .
By December 1988 , there were two versions of the game available , distributed by Tengen and Mindscape , although the software itself was identical . After a lawsuit , Tengen 's unlicensed version was pulled from the shelves and Mindscape 's became the standard . Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom gives the player control of Indiana Jones as he makes his way through the temple in a series of 12 levels or " waves . " In the final wave , the player must defeat the villain of the film , Mola Ram , on a rope bridge that recreates the final scene in the movie . Reception of the game was generally negative .
= = Version history = =
The film version of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was released in 1984 and starred Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones . A year later , in 1985 , Atari Games capitalized on the franchise by releasing the initial version of the game on arcade machine . This version was a platform and fighting game and featured theme music and sound clips from the actual film . The game takes place over three zones that are based on the movie 's plot , where the objective is to free the slave children and recover the Sankara stones . This version was also the first translated from any of the movies in the Indiana Jones series into an arcade game , although Raiders of the Lost Ark for the Atari 2600 and Indiana Jones and the Lost Kingdom for the Commodore 64 had come out in 1982 and 1984 respectively .
Nintendo of America 's Nintendo Entertainment System was the best selling console system and almost all video game developers and publishers wanted to contribute the video game library . The NES , at its peak , controlled 90 % of the 8 @-@ bit market in the United States . Companies such as Konami , Capcom and Acclaim Entertainment derived many of their gaming ideas from two sources to better capitalize on the growing industry . The first strategy was to take games that were already popular on arcade , such as Contra , and port them to home console versions . Their second idea was to produce game versions of popular movies and television .
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom satisfied both of these categories . Aside from the original arcade version , the Commodore 64 , Amstrad CPC , and ZX Spectrum system had released ports of the arcade game in 1987 . By December 1988 , the Nintendo Entertainment System had already seen two separate editions of the Temple of Doom game . The first version , distributed by Tengen , came in a black cartridge that was different from Nintendo 's traditional grey colour format . By this point , however , Tengen had split from Nintendo and was producing unlicensed games that attempted to circumvent the need for a 10NES lockout chip . Nintendo filed suit and Tengen lost , forcing it to remove its NES games from the market . The officially licensed version was released by Mindscape in the form of a standard Nintendo cartridge . Aside from the differences in cover art and cartridge form , however , the actual software of the two games is identical . After the NES version , the game was subsequently released for Atari ST and MSX in 1987 , and Amiga , DOS , and Apple in 1989 .
There are several differences between the arcade game and its console adaptation . In the original arcade version , the Sankara Stones were not all found in one location at the end of a wave . Instead , Jones had to travel through a temple every two rounds . In addition , the entire style of play is different and bestows upon the player more weapons and items for Jones to collect from the slave children he frees . Jones was also unable to jump in previous incarnations of the game .
= = Plot and gameplay = =
The plot of the NES version follows the storyline of the original movie . At the onset of the game , Jones has just reached the Pankot Palace featured in the movie and is preparing to free the slave children , recover the missing Sankara Stones and defeat Mola Ram and his Thuggee entourage . The game differs from the original arcade version in many respects , including the layout and the manner in which one progresses through the game , but the plot remains unchanged in both versions .
The player advances through 12 levels ( called " waves " ) , the first nine of which require Jones to travel through the palace and recover the Sankara Stones . In these stages , the player may restart the game with all items intact in the last area reached . Afterwards , if the player dies , they must return to the Chamber of Kali ( Wave 9 ) and finish the game from that point . Each level also has a timer that goes from 99 to zero . If time runs out , the player is confronted by Mola Ram and loses one life and all of their items . All levels also contain mine cart rooms , where Jones can ride the rails through the levels across hazards and past enemies .
Wave 9 requires the player to cross a river of lava by stunning the monsters that live there . Once across , Jones must grab the Sankara Stones to progress to the Map Room where he can use the map pieces he has collected to figure out where the secret door exit is in Wave 10 . Alternatively , there is a secret idol in Wave 8 that will reveal the hidden exit . To pass requires the use of both TNT and the Sankara Stones . Wave 11 leads to the exit and Wave 12 recreates the scene with the rope bridge and the final battle with Mola Ram .
The game contains a variety of elements that both aid and hinder the player 's progress through the waves . At his disposal , Jones has TNT , guns , swords , hats for extra lives , jewels for extra time and his classic whip . Opposing him are bats , rats , snakes , spiders and an endless supply of Thugee servants . In addition , if Jones lands in any of the lava pits , crashes a mine cart or hits a boulder or spike trap , he loses one life .
= = Reception = =
Although hyped up in Nintendo Power 's " Video Shorts " section as an upcoming release , Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom met with generally negative reception . Aside from the difficulty level of the game , the official reviewer for the Indiana Jones fan community TheRaider.net noted that Jones ' new jumping ability is glitchy , causing him to leap downwards no matter which direction he is facing , unless the player is holding down the button for the particular direction in which they want to jump . Also cited as flaws are poor controls , unappealing graphics , the amount of enemies , and the text @-@ only ending screen . The reviewer admitted , however , that the game 's " respectable attempt to preserve John Williams ' musical score " was one of its only highlights . The original arcade version was the first Atari System 1 game to talk to the players using speech capability , a feature lacking in the console version due to the limitations of the hardware . The arcade game , like the console adaptation , obtained its theme music ( as well as sound effects that were absent on the NES version ) from the film itself .
Skyler Miller , a reviewer at Allgame who compared the console adaptation to the original game , admitted that the graphics are " recognizable , " but claims that the version is " missing much of the original 's detail and character . " Miller 's final judgment is to call it " a passable effort " and to compare unfavourably to the arcade version . Edward J. Semrad , a contemporary technical writer and computer specialist with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel included the game in his list of games that were " watered @-@ down versions of what we see in the arcades " and praised the PC version for its superiority .
= Ancient Trader =
Ancient Trader is a turn @-@ based strategy video game developed by the Slovakian studio 4Kids Games . It was released in 2010 for Microsoft Windows , Xbox Live on Xbox 360 , and iOS . The player controls a ship , allowing them to explore the world and engage in trading while seeking three artifacts that will help to defeat the game 's main antagonist , a sea creature called the Ancient Guardian .
The game design was influenced by board games and the video games Elite and Advance Wars . The game was developed using Microsoft XNA , and took one year to complete with a team of six people . Lead designer Peter Levius worked with the artist Petr Vcelka on the game 's graphic design , and with Milan Malik on the game 's score . Ancient Trader received a positive response from critics , who praised the art design and overall gameplay . A sequel , Fortune Winds : Ancient Trader , was developed by Legendo Entertainment and released in 2012 for Microsoft Windows .
= = Gameplay = =
Ancient Trader is a turn @-@ based strategy video game played from a two @-@ dimensional perspective . The player controls a ship and seeks out three artifacts to defeat the game 's final boss , a sea creature called the Ancient Guardian . The player explores the map to gather items , including tea , spices , and fruit , all of which can be found in wrecks . These can be exchanged for gold , which can be used to buy upgrades for the ship . The commodities are stored in the cargo hold , the capacity of which can be upgraded with gold .
At the beginning of the game , the entire map is obscured until explored by the player . The map consists of a landlocked sea with several islands , wreckage , sea creatures , enemy ships , ports , and whirlpools . The player can sometimes encounter message bottles that clear away fog of war on the map to reveal hidden ports.Sea creatures and enemy ships appear randomly and challenge the player for gold or commodities in a card minigame . Ports are trading and safe zones where the player can sell commodities , buy upgrades for the ship , and take on sidequests . Whirlpools teleport the player 's ship to a random location on the map .
The ship can be moved horizontally and vertically , but not diagonally . The player makes a set number of steps each turn , after which the artificial intelligence does the same for non @-@ playable characters ( NPCs ) . If the player 's ship is not docked at a port at the end of a turn , the player can be attacked by an enemy ship or a sea creature . If they are attacked , a card minigame is triggered to decide if the player loses gold to a rival ship or cargo to a sea creature . The player and NPC draw coloured and numbered cards ; the highest @-@ numbered card wins each turn , unless presented against a powerful color . The strongest hue receives an attack bonus . The player 's following turn starts after the minigame is completed .
After sufficiently upgrading the ship and exploring the map , the player is allowed to buy the three powerful artifacts , which then spawn at random ports . Defeating the Ancient Guardian in a card minigame awards the player additional loot and previously unavailable upgrades . Ancient Trader does not include a saving feature , which means that all progress is lost if the game is closed . An online multiplayer mode allows for several players to simultaneously play the same map , chase the artifacts , and defeat the Guardian . The prices of the artifacts increase as other players buy them . The players can check the wealth and artifacts gained by other players . The game also includes several alternative game modes , which focus on reaching a set total wealth or cash tally before other players . The multiplayer does not include an online scoreboard .
= = Development = =
Ancient Trader is the first video game developed by the Slovakian studio 4Kids Games . The development team consisted of the lead designer Peter Levius , the artist Petr Vcelka , the game designer Miroslav Petrasko , and the programmer Andrej Vakrcka . The score was composed by Milan Malik , while Jan Ohajsky designed and animated the graphics . The game was developed using Microsoft XNA , a set of game development tools . According to Levius , Ancient Trader took around one year to finish ; " most of our team members [ ... ] were working hard on other higher priority projects at the same time " . The game was submitted for XNA approval on 2 June 2010 .
Ancient Trader 's design was influenced by that of board games and of the video games Elite and Advance Wars . Levius and his girlfriend dedicated around two months to test and balance the game 's mechanics , gathering groups of friends to play the game " without explaining anything to see if they can understand the rules and controls " . He worked with Vcelka to design Ancient Trader 's appearance , including paper textures and clouds . He revealed that some of the maps ' features came from a scan of an old military map of present @-@ day Slovakia . According to Chris Schilling from Eurogamer , Vcelka took inspiration from sixteenth and seventeenth @-@ century cartography , as well as from Abraham Ortelius and his Theatrum Orbis Terrarum , to create " exceptionally detailed art " .
For the Xbox 360 version , the team introduced a feature to reduce the colour saturation in the game and allow players to decide how much colour they wanted to have . Levius acknowledged that this feature " is a big thing for me and Petr as we always wanted to also have a black and white version of the game in style of Jules Verne 's illustrations " . He also commented that several other features , such as more animations and leaderboards , were left out due to a lack of time , but he kept them in mind for a possible sequel .
= = Reception = =
Ancient Trader received positive responses from several video game journalists upon its release . Most critics praised the game 's art design and gameplay , but criticized the lack of key elements such as a saving feature and scoreboards . The British magazine Edge included Ancient Trader in its 2010 list of the Best 20 Indie Games available in the Xbox Live Marketplace . They acknowledged that the game was " ambitious , devious and surprisingly hard to fault " . IGN staff called it " a simple , easy entry strategy game suitable for all ages " .
Tom Chick from FidGit compared Ancient Trader to video games such as The Seven Cities of Gold and Sid Meier 's Pirates ! , as well as to other indie games such as " the sci @-@ fi space operettas Strange Adventures in Infinite Space and Flotilla , but wind @-@ powered and sepia @-@ toned " . Like most reviewers , Chick highly praised the artistic design , as well as the game 's atmospheric music and vividness of the environment : " It 's all ink and vellum and cursive script and layers of lovingly drawn facades drawn on plywood and stacked up for a 19th Century stage production . "
Eurogamer 's Chris Schilling commented that although Ancient Trader was not as comprehensive and expansive as other Xbox Live titles such as Risk : Factions , it deserved " the opportunity to do business with the big boys rather than risk getting washed away with the shovelware tide " . Schilling expressed concern that " a game so elegant and accomplished should have to be dredged up from the depths of Indie Games " . Lorenzo Fantoni from Eurogamer Italy awarded Ancient Trader the same score as Schilling , and explained that " the final result is a quite simple title , which will last long enough to make you feel happy of having invested your money in this indie title " .
Gus Mastrapa from Wired commented that Ancient Trader was well worth its price " for its art alone " . He praised the game 's overall style , " borrowed from centuries @-@ old maps ... more handsome than any other game you 'll find in the Xbox Live indie category " .
= = Sequel = =
A sequel , Fortune Winds : Ancient Trader , was developed by Swedish studio Legendo Entertainment and released in July 2012 for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Fortune Winds includes improved AI , new player avatars and a save feature . GamesMaster was unimpressed with the sequel . The magazine awarded it 69 out of 100 and commented that it deviated too much from the original indie game .
= Eye of Ra =
The Eye of Ra or Eye of Re is a being in ancient Egyptian mythology that functions as a feminine counterpart to the sun god Ra and a violent force that subdues his enemies . The Eye is an extension of Ra 's power , equated with the disk of the sun , but it also behaves as an independent entity , which can be personified by a wide variety of Egyptian goddesses , including Hathor , Sekhmet , Bastet , Wadjet , and Mut . The Eye goddess acts as mother , sibling , consort , and daughter of the sun god . She is his partner in the creative cycle in which he begets the renewed form of himself that is born at dawn . The Eye 's violent aspect defends Ra against the agents of disorder that threaten his rule . This dangerous aspect of the Eye goddess is often represented by a lioness or by the uraeus , or cobra , a symbol of protection and royal authority . The Eye of Ra is similar to the Eye of Horus , which belongs to a different god , Horus , but represents many of the same concepts . The disastrous effects when the Eye goddess rampages out of control and the efforts of the gods to return her to a benign state are a prominent motif in Egyptian mythology .
The Eye of Ra was involved in many areas of ancient Egyptian religion , including in the cults of the many goddesses who are equated with it . Its life @-@ giving power was celebrated in temple rituals , and its dangerous aspect was invoked in the protection of the pharaoh , of sacred places , and of ordinary people and their homes .
= = Roles = =
= = = Solar = = =
The Egyptians often referred to the sun and the moon as the " eye " s of particular gods . The right eye of the god Horus , for instance , was equated with the sun , and his left eye equated with the moon . At times the Egyptians called the lunar eye the " Eye of Horus " , a concept with its
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own complex mythology and symbolism , and called the solar eye the " Eye of Ra " — Ra being the preeminent sun god in ancient Egyptian religion . However , in Egyptian belief , many terms and concepts are fluid , so the sun could also be called the " Eye of Horus " .
The yellow or red disk @-@ like sun emblem in Egyptian art represents the Eye of Ra . Because of the great importance of the sun in Egyptian religion , this emblem is among the most common religious symbols in all of Egyptian art . Although Egyptologists usually call this emblem the " sun disk " , its convex shape in Egyptian relief sculpture suggests that the Egyptians may have envisioned it as a sphere . The emblem often appears atop the heads of solar @-@ associated deities , including Ra himself , to indicate their links with the sun . The disk could even be regarded as Ra 's physical form . At other times , the sun god , in various forms , is depicted inside the disk shape as if enclosed within it . The Egyptians often described the sun 's movement across the sky as the movement of a barque carrying Ra and his entourage of other gods , and the sun disk can either be equated with this solar barque or depicted containing the barque inside it . The disk is often called Ra 's " daughter " in Egyptian texts .
As the sun , the Eye of Ra is a source of heat and light , and it is associated with fire and flames . It is also equated with the red light that appears before sunrise , and with the morning star that precedes and signals the sun 's arrival .
= = = Procreative = = =
The eyes of Egyptian deities , although they are aspects of the power of the gods who own them , sometimes take active roles in mythology , possibly because the word for " eye " in Egyptian , jrt , resembles another word meaning " do " or " act " . The presence of the feminine suffix -t in jrt may explain why these independent eyes were thought of as female . The Eye of Ra , in particular , is deeply involved in the sun god 's creative actions .
In Egyptian mythology , the sun 's emergence from the horizon each morning is likened to Ra 's birth , an event that revitalizes him and the order of the cosmos . Ra emerges from the body of a goddess who represents the sky — usually Nut . Depictions of the rising sun often show Ra as a child contained within the solar disk . In this context , the Egyptologist Lana Troy suggests , the disk may represent the womb from which he is born or the placenta that emerges with him . The Eye of Ra can also take the form of a goddess , which according to Troy is both the mother who brings Ra forth from her womb and a sister who is born alongside him like a placenta . Ra was sometimes said to enter the body of the sky goddess at sunset , impregnating her and setting the stage for his rebirth at sunrise . Consequently , the Eye , as womb and mother of the child form of Ra , is also the consort of the adult Ra . The adult Ra , likewise , is the father of the Eye who is born at sunrise . The Eye is thus a feminine counterpart to Ra 's masculine creative power , part of a broader Egyptian tendency to express creation and renewal through the metaphor of sexual reproduction . Ra gives rise to his daughter , the Eye , who in turn gives rise to him , her son , in a cycle of constant regeneration .
Ra is not unique in this relationship with the Eye . Other solar gods may interact in a similar way with the numerous goddesses associated with the Eye . Hathor , a goddess of the sky , the sun , and fertility , is often called the Eye of Ra , and she also has a relationship with Horus , who also has solar connections , that is similar to the relationship between Ra and his Eye . Hathor can even be called " the Eye of Horus " — one of several ways in which the distinctions between the two eyes are blurred . The Eye can also act as an extension of and companion to Atum , a creator god closely associated with Ra . Sometimes this eye is called the Eye of Atum , although at other times the Eye of Ra and the Eye of Atum are distinct , with Ra 's Eye the sun and Atum 's Eye the moon .
A myth about the Eye , known from allusions in the Coffin Texts from the Middle Kingdom ( c . 2055 – 1650 BC ) and a more complete account in the Bremner @-@ Rhind Papyrus from the Late Period ( 664 – 332 BC ) , demonstrates the Eye 's close connection with Ra and Atum and her ability to act independently . The myth takes place before the creation of the world , when the solar creator — either Ra or Atum — is alone . Shu and Tefnut , the children of this creator god , have drifted away from him in the waters of Nu , the chaos that exists before creation in Egyptian belief , so he sends out his Eye to find them . The Eye returns with Shu and Tefnut but is infuriated to see that the creator has developed a new eye , which has taken her place . The creator god appeases her by giving her an exalted position on his forehead in the form of the uraeus , the emblematic cobra that appears frequently in Egyptian art , particularly on royal crowns . The equation of the Eye with the uraeus and the crown underlines the Eye 's role as a companion to Ra and to the pharaoh , with whom Ra is linked . Upon the return of Shu and Tefnut , the creator god is said to have shed tears , although whether they are prompted by happiness at his children 's return or distress at the Eye 's anger is unclear . These tears give rise to the first humans . In a variant of the story , it is the Eye that weeps instead , so the Eye is the progenitor of humankind .
The tears of the Eye of Ra are part of a more general connection between the Eye and moisture . In addition to representing the morning star , the Eye can also be equated with the star Sothis ( Sirius ) . Every summer , at the start of the Egyptian year , Sothis ' heliacal rising , in which the star rose above the horizon just before the sun itself , heralded the start of the Nile inundation , which watered and fertilized Egypt 's farmland . Therefore , the Eye of Ra precedes and represents the floodwaters that restore fertility to all of Egypt .
= = = Aggressive and protective = = =
The Eye of Ra also represents the destructive aspect of Ra 's power : the heat of the sun , which in Egypt can be so harsh that the Egyptians sometimes likened it to arrows shot by a god to destroy evildoers . The uraeus is a logical symbol for this dangerous power . In art , the sun disk image often incorporates one or two uraei coiled around it . The solar uraeus represents the Eye as a dangerous force that encircles the sun god and guards against his enemies , spitting flames like venom . Four uraei are sometimes said to surround Ra 's barque . Collectively called " Hathor of the Four Faces " , they represent the Eye 's vigilance in all directions .
Ra 's enemies are the forces of chaos , which threaten maat , the cosmic order that he creates . They include both humans who spread disorder and cosmic powers like Apep , the embodiment of chaos , whom Ra and the gods who accompany him in his barque are said to combat every night . The malevolent gaze of Apep 's own Eye is a potent weapon against Ra , and Ra 's Eye is one of the few powers that can counteract it . Some unclear passages in the Coffin Texts suggest that Apep was thought capable of injuring or stealing the Eye of Ra from its master during the combat . In other texts , the Eye 's fiery breath assists in Apep 's destruction . This apotropaic function of the Eye of Ra is another point of overlap with the Eye of Horus , which was similarly believed to ward off evil .
The Eye 's aggression may even extend to deities who , unlike Apep , are not regarded as evil . Evidence in early funerary texts suggests that at dawn , Ra was believed to swallow the multitude of other gods , who in this instance are equated with the stars , which vanish at sunrise and reappear at sunset . In doing so , he absorbs the gods ' power , thereby renewing his own vitality , before spitting them out again at nightfall . The solar Eye is said to assist in this effort , slaughtering the gods for Ra to eat . The red light of dawn therefore signifies the blood produced by this slaughter .
In the myth called the Destruction of Mankind , related in the Book of the Heavenly Cow from the New Kingdom ( c . 1550 – 1070 BC ) , Ra uses the Eye as a weapon against humans who have rebelled against his authority . He sends the Eye — Hathor , in her aggressive manifestation as the lioness goddess Sekhmet — to massacre them . She does so , but after the first day of her rampage , Ra decides to prevent her from killing all humanity . He orders that beer be dyed red and poured out over the land . The Eye goddess drinks the beer , mistaking it for blood , and in her inebriated state returns to Ra without noticing her intended victims . Through her drunkenness she has been returned to a harmless form . Nadine Guilhou suggests that the Eye 's rampage alludes to the heat and widespread disease of the Egyptian summer , and in particular to the epagomenal days before the new year , which were regarded as unlucky . The red beer might then refer to the red silt that accompanied the subsequent Nile flood , which was believed to end the period of misfortune .
The solar Eye 's volatile nature can make her difficult even for her master to control . In the myth of the " Distant Goddess " , a motif with several variants , the Eye goddess becomes upset with Ra and runs away from him . In some versions the provocation for her anger seems to be her replacement with a new eye after the search for Shu and Tefnut , but in others her rebellion seems to take place after the world is fully formed . Dimitri Meeks and Christine Favard @-@ Meeks interpret these events as the Eye 's reaction to being deceived by Ra after her slaughter of humanity , whereas Carolyn Graves @-@ Brown sees it as a later elaboration of the myth related in the Book of the Heavenly Cow . With the solar Eye gone , Ra is vulnerable to his enemies and bereft of a large part of his power . The Eye 's absence and Ra 's weakened state may be a mythological reference to solar eclipses . Moreover , it may be part of a larger motif in Egyptian myth in which a god 's Eye is lost and then restored with the help of another deity . This motif also applies to the Eye of Horus , which in the Osiris myth is torn out and must be returned or healed so that Horus may regain his strength .
Meanwhile , the Eye wanders in a distant land — Nubia , Libya , or Punt . She takes the form of a wild feline , as dangerous and uncontrolled as the forces of chaos that she is meant to subdue . To restore order , one of the gods goes out to retrieve her . In one version , known from scattered allusions , the warrior god Anhur searches for the Eye , which takes the form of the goddess Mehit , using his skills as a hunter . In other accounts , it is Shu who searches for Tefnut , who in this case represents the Eye rather than an independent deity . Thoth , who often serves as a messenger and conciliator in the Egyptian pantheon , can also seek the wandering goddess . His role in retrieving the Eye of Ra parallels his role in the Osiris myth , in which he heals or returns Horus ' lost Eye . In a Late Period papyrus dubbed " The Myth of the Eye of the Sun " , Thoth persuades the Eye of Ra to return through a combination of lectures , enticement , and entertaining stories . His efforts are not uniformly successful ; at one point , the goddess is so enraged by Thoth 's words that she transforms from a relatively benign cat into a fire @-@ breathing lioness , making Thoth jump .
When the goddess is at last placated , the retrieving god escorts her back to Egypt . Her return marks the beginning of the inundation and the new year . The pacified Eye deity is once more a procreative consort for the sun god , or , in some versions of the story , for the god who brings her back . Mehit becomes the consort of Anhur , Tefnut is paired with Shu , and Thoth 's spouse is sometimes Nehemtawy , a minor goddess associated with this pacified form of the Eye . In many cases , the Eye goddess and her consort then produce a divine child who becomes the new sun god . The goddess ' transformation from hostile to peaceful is a key step in the renewal of the sun god and the kingship that he represents .
The dual nature of the Eye goddess shows , as Graves @-@ Brown puts it , that " the Egyptians saw a double nature to the feminine , which encompassed both extreme passions of fury and love . " This same view of femininity is found in texts describing human women , such as the Instruction of Ankhsheshonq , which says a man 's wife is like a cat when he can keep her happy and like a lioness when he cannot .
= = Manifestations = =
The characteristics of the Eye of Ra were an important part of the Egyptian conception of female divinity in general , and the Eye was equated with many goddesses , ranging from very prominent deities like Hathor to obscure ones like Mestjet , a lion goddess who appears in only one known inscription .
The Egyptians associated many gods who took felid form with the sun , and many lioness deities , like Sekhmet , Menhit , and Tefnut , were equated with the Eye . Bastet was depicted as both a domestic cat and a lioness , and with these two forms she could represent both the peaceful and violent aspects of the Eye . Yet another goddess of the solar Eye was Mut , the consort of the god Amun , who was associated with Ra . Mut was first called the Eye of Ra in the late New Kingdom , and the aspects of her character that were related to the Eye grew increasingly prominent over time . Mut , too , could appear in both leonine and cat form .
Likewise , cobra goddesses often represented the Eye . Among them was Wadjet , a tutelary deity of Lower Egypt who was closely associated with royal crowns and the protection of the king . Other Eye @-@ associated cobra goddesses include the fertility deity Renenutet , the magician goddess Weret @-@ hekau , and Meretseger , the divine protector of the burial grounds near the city of Thebes .
The deities associated with the Eye were not restricted to feline and serpent forms . Hathor 's usual animal form is a cow , as is that of the closely linked Eye goddess Mehet @-@ Weret . Nekhbet , a vulture goddess , was closely connected with Wadjet , the Eye , and the crowns of Egypt . Many Eye goddesses appear mainly in human form , including Neith , a sometimes warlike deity sometimes said to be the mother of the sun god , and Satet and Anuket , who were linked with the Nile cataracts and the inundation . Other such goddesses include Sothis , the deified form of the star of the same name , and Maat , the personification of cosmic order , who was connected with the Eye because she was said to be the daughter of Ra . Even Isis , who is usually the companion of Osiris rather than Ra , or Astarte , a deity of fertility and warfare who was imported from Canaan rather than native to Egypt , could be equated with the solar Eye .
Frequently , two Eye @-@ related goddesses appear together , representing different aspects of the Eye . The juxtaposed deities often stand for the procreative and aggressive sides of the Eye 's character , as Hathor and Sekhmet sometimes do . Wadjet and Nekhbet can stand for Lower and Upper Egypt , respectively , along with the Red Crown and White Crown that represent the two lands . Similarly , Mut , whose main cult center was in Thebes , sometimes served as an Upper Egyptian counterpart of Sekhmet , who was worshipped in Memphis in Lower Egypt .
These goddesses and their iconographies frequently mingled . Many combinations such as Hathor @-@ Tefnut , Mut @-@ Sekhmet , and Bastet @-@ Sothis appear in Egyptian texts . Wadjet could sometimes be depicted with a lion head rather than that of a cobra , Nekhbet could take on cobra form as a counterpart of Wadjet , and a great many of these goddesses wore the sun disk on their heads , sometimes with the addition of a uraeus or the cow horns from Hathor 's typical headdress . Beginning in the Middle Kingdom , the hieroglyph for a uraeus could be used as a logogram or determinative for the word " goddess " in any context , because virtually any goddess could be linked with the Eye 's complex set of attributes .
= = Worship = =
The Eye of Ra was invoked in many areas of Egyptian religion , and its mythology was incorporated into the worship of many of the goddesses identified with it .
The Eye 's flight from and return to Egypt was a common feature of temple ritual in the Ptolemaic and Roman periods ( 305 BC – AD 390 ) , when the new year and the Nile flood that came along with it were celebrated as the return of the Eye after her wanderings in foreign lands . The Egyptians built shrines along the river containing images of animals and dwarfs rejoicing at the goddess ' arrival . Scholars do not know how well developed the myth and the corresponding rituals were in earlier times . One of the oldest examples is Mut 's return to her home temple in Thebes , which was celebrated there annually as early as the New Kingdom . At the temple of Montu at Medamud , in a festival that may date back to the late Middle Kingdom , it was Montu 's consort Raettawy who was equated with Hathor and the Eye of Ra . The return of this Eye goddess , in fertile , moisture @-@ bearing form , set the stage for her subsequent marriage to Montu and the birth of their mythological child , a form of Horus . The temple 's new year festival celebrated her homecoming with drinking and dancing , paralleling the goddess ' inebriated state after her pacification . In other cities , two goddesses were worshipped as the belligerent and peaceful forms of the Eye , as with Ayet and Nehemtawy at Herakleopolis or Satet and Anuket at Aswan .
In another temple ritual , the pharaoh played a ceremonial game in honor of the Eye goddesses Hathor , Sekhmet , or Tefnut , in which he struck a ball symbolizing the Eye of Apep with a club made from a type of wood that was said to have sprung from the Eye of Ra . The ritual represents , in a playful form , the battle of Ra 's Eye with its greatest foe .
The concept of the solar Eye as mother , consort , and daughter of a god was incorporated into royal ideology . Pharaohs took on the role of Ra , and their consorts were associated with the Eye and the goddesses equated with it . The sun disks and uraei that were incorporated into queens ' headdresses during the New Kingdom reflect this mythological tie . The priestesses who acted as ceremonial " wives " of particular gods during the Third Intermediate Period ( c . 1059 – 653 BC ) , such as the God 's Wife of Amun , had a similar relationship with the gods they served . Amenhotep III even dedicated a temple at Sedeinga in Nubia to his wife , Tiye , as a manifestation of the Eye of Ra , paralleling the temple to Amenhotep himself at nearby Soleb .
The violent form of the Eye was also invoked in religious ritual and symbolism as an agent of protection . The uraeus on royal and divine headdresses alludes to the role of the Eye goddesses as protectors of gods and kings . For similar reasons , uraei appear in rows atop shrines and other structures , surrounding and symbolically guarding them against hostile powers . Many temple rituals called upon Eye goddesses to defend the temple precinct or the resident deity . Often , the texts of such rituals specifically mention a set of four defensive uraei . These uraei are sometimes identified with various combinations of goddesses associated with the Eye , but they can also be seen as manifestations of " Hathor of the Four Faces " , whose protection of the solar barque is extended in these rituals to specific places on earth .
The Eye of Ra could also be invoked to defend ordinary people . Some apotropaic amulets in the shape of the Eye of Horus bear the figure of a goddess on one side . These amulets are most likely an allusion to the connection between the Eye of Horus and the Eye of Ra , invoking their power for personal protection . In addition , certain magical spells from the New Kingdom involve the placement of clay model uraei around a house or a room , invoking the protection of the solar uraeus as in the temple rituals . These uraei are intended to ward off evil spirits and the nightmares that they were believed to cause , or other enemies of the house 's occupant . The spell says the models have " fire in their mouths " . Models like those in the spells have been found in the remains of ancient Egyptian towns , and they include bowls in front of their mouths where fuel could be burnt , although the known examples do not show signs of burning . Whether literal or metaphorical , the fire in the cobras ' mouths , like the flames spat by the Eye of Ra , was meant to dispel the nocturnal darkness and burn the dangerous beings that move within it .
The Eye 's importance extends to the afterlife as well . Egyptian funerary texts associate deceased souls with Ra in his nightly travels through the Duat , the realm of the dead , and with his rebirth at dawn . In these texts the Eye and its various manifestations often appear , protecting and giving birth to the deceased as they do for Ra . A spell in the Coffin Texts states that Bastet , as the Eye , illuminates the Duat like a torch , allowing the deceased to pass safely through its depths .
= Makemake =
Makemake ( minor @-@ planet designation 136472 Makemake ) is a dwarf planet and perhaps the largest Kuiper belt object ( KBO ) in the classical population , with a diameter approximately two thirds that of Pluto . Makemake has one known satellite , S / 2015 ( 136472 ) 1 . Makemake ’ s extremely low average temperature , about 30 K ( − 243 @.@ 2 ° C ) , means its surface is covered with methane , ethane , and possibly nitrogen ices .
Makemake was discovered on March 31 , 2005 , by a team led by Michael E. Brown , and announced on July 29 , 2005 . Initially , it was known as 2005 FY9 and later given the minor @-@ planet number 136472 . Makemake was recognized as a dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union ( IAU ) in July 2008 . Its name derives from Makemake in the mythology of the Rapa Nui people of Easter Island .
= = History = =
= = = Discovery = = =
Makemake was discovered on March 31 , 2005 , by a team at the Palomar Observatory , led by Michael E. Brown , and was announced to the public on July 29 , 2005 . The team had planned to delay announcing their discoveries of the bright objects Makemake and Eris until further observations and calculations were complete , but announced them both on July 29 when the discovery of another large object they had been tracking , Haumea , was controversially announced on July 27 by a different team in Spain .
Despite its relative brightness ( it is about a fifth as bright as Pluto ) , Makemake was not discovered until well after many much fainter Kuiper belt objects . Most searches for minor planets are conducted relatively close to the ecliptic ( the region of the sky that the Sun , Moon and planets appear to lie in , as seen from Earth ) , due to the greater likelihood of finding objects there . It probably escaped detection during the earlier surveys due to its relatively high orbital inclination , and the fact that it was at its farthest distance from the ecliptic at the time of its discovery , in the northern constellation of Coma Berenices .
Besides Pluto , Makemake is the only other dwarf planet that was bright enough for Clyde Tombaugh to have possibly detected during his search for trans @-@ Neptunian planets around 1930 . At the time of Tombaugh 's survey , Makemake was only a few degrees from the ecliptic , near the border of Taurus and Auriga , at an apparent magnitude of 16 @.@ 0 . This position , however , was also very near the Milky Way , and Makemake would have been almost impossible to find against the dense background of stars . Tombaugh continued searching for some years after the discovery of Pluto , but he did not find Makemake or any other trans @-@ Neptunian objects .
= = = Name = = =
The provisional designation 2005 FY9 was given to Makemake when the discovery was made public . Before that , the discovery team used the codename " Easterbunny " for the object , because of its discovery shortly after Easter .
In July 2008 , in accordance with IAU rules for classical Kuiper belt objects , 2005 FY9 was given the name of a creator deity . The name of Makemake , the creator of humanity and god of fertility in the mythos of the Rapa Nui , the native people of Easter Island , was chosen in part to preserve the object 's connection with Easter .
= = Orbit and classification = =
As of December 2015 , Makemake is 52 @.@ 4 AU ( 7 @.@ 84 × 109 km ) from the Sun , almost as far from the Sun as it ever reaches on its orbit . Makemake follows an orbit very similar to that of Haumea : highly inclined at 29 ° and a moderate eccentricity of about 0 @.@ 16 . Nevertheless , Makemake 's orbit is slightly farther from the Sun in terms of both the semi @-@ major axis and perihelion . Its orbital period is nearly 310 years , more than Pluto 's 248 years and Haumea 's 283 years . Both Makemake and Haumea are currently far from the ecliptic — the angular distance is almost 29 ° . Makemake is approaching its 2033 aphelion , whereas Haumea passed its aphelion in early 1992 .
Makemake is a classical Kuiper belt object , which means its orbit lies far enough from Neptune to remain stable over the age of the Solar System . Unlike plutinos , which can cross Neptune 's orbit due to their 2 : 3 resonance with the planet , the classical objects have perihelia further from the Sun , free from Neptune 's perturbation . Such objects have relatively low eccentricities ( e below 0 @.@ 2 ) and orbit the Sun in much the same way the planets do . Makemake , however , is a member of the " dynamically hot " class of classical KBOs , meaning that it has a high inclination compared to others in its population . Makemake is , probably coincidentally , near the 11 : 6 resonance with Neptune .
= = Physical characteristics = =
= = = Brightness , size , and rotation = = =
Makemake is currently visually the second @-@ brightest Kuiper belt object after Pluto , having a March opposition apparent magnitude of 17 @.@ 0 in the constellation Coma Berenices . This is bright enough to be visible using a high @-@ end amateur telescope .
Combining the detection in infrared by the Spitzer Space Telescope and Herschel Space Telescope with the similarities of spectrum with Pluto yielded an estimated diameter from 1 @,@ 360 to 1 @,@ 480 km . From the 2011 stellar occultation by Makemake , its dimensions have been initially measured to be ( 1502 ± 45 ) × ( 1430 ± 9 ) km . However , this analysis of the occultation data was later reanalyzed , which led to the dimension estimate of ( 1434 + 48
− 18 ) × ( 1420 + 18
− 24 km ) without a pole @-@ orientation constraint . This means that Makemake is slightly larger than that of Haumea , making it likely the fourth @-@ largest known trans @-@ Neptunian object after Pluto , Eris , and 2007 OR10 , though the error bars with the latter overlap . Makemake was the fourth dwarf planet recognized , because it has a bright V @-@ band absolute magnitude of − 0 @.@ 44 . Makemake has a high geometrical albedo of 0 @.@ 81 + 0 @.@ 01
− 0 @.@ 02 .
The rotation period of Makemake is estimated at 7 @.@ 77 hours . Its lightcurve amplitude is small , only 0 @.@ 03 mag . This was thought to be due to Makemake currently being viewed pole on from Earth ; however , S / 2015 ( 136472 ) 1 's orbital plane ( which is probably orbiting with little inclination relative to Makemake 's equator due to tides resulting from its rapid rotation ) is edge @-@ on from Earth , implying that Makemake is really being viewed equator @-@ on .
= = = Spectra and surface = = =
Like Pluto , Makemake appears red in the visible spectrum , and significantly redder than the surface of Eris ( see colour comparison of TNOs ) . The near @-@ infrared spectrum is marked by the presence of the broad methane ( CH4 ) absorption bands . Methane is observed also on Pluto and Eris , but its spectral signature is much weaker .
Spectral analysis of Makemake 's surface revealed that methane must be present in the form of large grains at least one centimetre in size . In addition to methane , large amounts of ethane and tholins as well as smaller amounts of ethylene , acetylene and high @-@ mass alkanes ( like propane ) may be present , most likely created by photolysis of methane by solar radiation . The tholins are probably responsible for the red color of the visible spectrum . Although evidence exists for the presence of nitrogen ice on its surface , at least mixed with other ices , there is nowhere near the same level of nitrogen as on Pluto and Triton , where it composes more than 98 percent of the crust . The relative lack of nitrogen ice suggests that its supply of nitrogen has somehow been depleted over the age of the Solar System .
The far @-@ infrared ( 24 – 70 μm ) and submillimeter ( 70 – 500 μm ) photometry performed by Spitzer and Herschel telescopes revealed that the surface of Makemake is not homogeneous . Although the majority of it is covered by nitrogen and methane ices , where the albedo ranges from 78 to 90 % , there are small patches of dark terrain whose albedo is only 2 to 12 % , and that make up 3 – 7 % of the surface . These studies were made before S / 2015 ( 136472 ) 1 was discovered ; thus , these small dark patches may actually have been the dark surface of the satellite rather than any actual surface features on Makemake .
= = = Atmosphere = = =
Makemake was expected to have an atmosphere similar to that of Pluto but with a lower surface pressure . However , on 23 April 2011 Makemake passed in front of an 18th @-@ magnitude star and abruptly blocked its light . The results showed that Makemake presently lacks a substantial atmosphere and placed an upper limit of 4 – 12 nanobar on the pressure at its surface .
The presence of methane and possibly nitrogen suggests that Makemake could have a transient atmosphere similar to that of Pluto near its perihelion . Nitrogen , if present , will be the dominant component of it . The existence of an atmosphere also provides a natural explanation for the nitrogen depletion : because the gravity of Makemake is weaker than that of Pluto , Eris and Triton , a large amount of nitrogen was probably lost via atmospheric escape ; methane is lighter than nitrogen , but has significantly lower vapor pressure at temperatures prevalent at the surface of Makemake ( 32 – 36 K ) , which hinders its escape ; the result of this process is a higher relative abundance of methane . However , studies of Pluto 's atmosphere by New Horizons suggest that methane , not nitrogen , is the dominant escaping gas , suggesting that Makemake 's absence of nitrogen may be more complicated .
= = Satellites = =
On 26 April 2016 , astronomers using observations from the Hubble Space Telescope taken in April 2015 announced the discovery of a moon with a diameter of ~ 175 km ( for an assumed albedo of 4 % ) orbiting Makemake at a distance of ≥ 21 @,@ 000 km with a period of ≥ 12 days ( the minimum values are those for a circular orbit ; the actual orbital eccentricity is unknown ) . It was given the provisional name S / 2015 ( 136472 ) 1 .
Most other large trans @-@ Neptunian objects have at least one satellite : Eris has one , Haumea has two and Pluto has five , though 2007 OR10 has no known satellites . 10 % to 20 % of all trans @-@ Neptunian objects are expected to have one or more satellites . Because satellites offer a simple method to measure an object 's mass , Makemake 's satellite should lead to better estimates of its mass .
= = Exploration = =
It was calculated that a flyby mission to Makemake could take just over 16 years using a Jupiter gravity assist , based on a launch date of 21 August 2024 or 24 August 2036 . Makemake would be approximately 52 AU from the Sun when the spacecraft arrives .
= Frankie Rayder =
Francesca " Frankie " Rayder ( born Heidi Rayder ; January 26 , 1975 ) is an American model who appeared in the annual Victoria 's Secret Fashion Show four times and in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue twice . She has an extensive portfolio of covergirl appearances for numerous high fashion magazines and was once a VH1 / Vogue Fashion Awards for Model of the Year nominee . She has performed in many runway shows and has been featured in numerous print ad campaigns . At the peak of her fame , she was an it girl according to The New York Times and GQ once named her the Sexiest Woman in the World .
She is well known for her print work for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issues ( including the 40th Anniversary ) , The Gap holiday ads ( along with her sisters ) , a Godiva Chocolatier ad campaign and the 50th anniversary Ann Taylor ad campaign . She has appeared on the cover of US Vogue , Vogue Paris , Vogue Italia , British Vogue , German Vogue and Vogue España .
Rayder was engaged to Red Hot Chili Peppers bass player , Flea , with whom she has one child . After giving birth in 2005 , she took a hiatus from modeling until 2008 . At first , she only returned to print work , but she has also returned to runway modeling in 2009 . In her comeback , she achieved a Vogue España cover in February 2009 . She has a younger sister , Missy Rayder , who is also a fashion model .
= = Early years = =
Rayder was born in River Falls , Wisconsin , where she was known as Heidi Rayder . As a teenager , she moved to Minneapolis , Minnesota , a large city close to her home town , where she was first approached by a model scout who spurred her interest in the industry . Her first major success came in 1992 , when she met photographer Steven Meisel . Meisel booked her for a photo session , which became the first of many . Rayder 's first session were soon featured in the magazine Italian Glamour . She is a graduate of River Falls High School , where she played for the basketball team , and she began her modeling career with Caryn Modeling & Talent Agency in Minneapolis . She worked at a golf clubhouse in her youth . She was given the stage name Francesca to seem more exotic .
= = Career highlights = =
Rayder made her Paris runway debut on the 1997 fall runway for designers like Chanel , Christian Lacroix , and Dries van Noten . In 1998 , she was in high demand and her booking prices were sometimes bid up to $ 25 @,@ 000 by clients hoping to pay her enough to cancel other appearances . In 1999 , she became the face of Givenchy and Meisel photographed her for Dolce & Gabbana and Versace ad campaigns . In the fall of 2000 , The New York Times referred to her and her sister collectively as the famous Rayder Sisters . At the same time , it also described Frankie as an it girl .
In 1999 , she became the face of Givenchy . During Fashion Week 1999 in New York City , Rayder was booked solid for four or five shows a day for designers such as Marc Jacobs , Badgley Mischka , Daryl K , Tommy Hilfiger and John Bartlett in typical day . In 2000 , she was one of the top @-@ priced models . That season she modelled in the Victoria 's Secret Fashion Show . Later that year she was a nominee at the 2000 VH1 / Vogue Fashion Awards for Model of the year along with Gisele Bündchen , Carmen Kass , Angela Lindvall , and Maggie Rizer , but Kass was the winner after defending @-@ winner Bundchen withdrew to host the show .
In 2003 she became the face of Chanel . Rayder worked New York Fashion Week for top designers for several years . During the 40h Anniversary Swimsuit Issue shooting , Stewart Shining photographed Rayder . Rayder is , along with Cheryl Tiegs and Melissa Keller , one of several models associated with Minnesota who have made a name in the Swimsuit Issue . She has also appeared in 1999 , 2000 , 2002 , and 2003 Victoria 's Secret fashion shows and a cameo role in the 2001 movie Zoolander . In the early 2000s , GQ named her the Sexiest Woman in the World .
In 2004 , she was one of the featured models ( along with Linda Evangelista , Patti Hansen and her daughters Alexandra and Theodora Richards , Twiggy , and Beverly Johnson ) in the 50 @-@ model 50th Anniversary Ann Taylor ad campaign photographed by Annie Leibovitz . Rayder was also mentioned in the press for several months for an ad campaign for Godiva Chocolatier . In 2005 , she appeared in ads , which also included models such as Sophie Dahl , and Anouck Lepere , where the models posed lovingly with chocolate goods for Valentine 's Day in Vogue , Harper 's Bazaar , and Elle . The promotion was for chocolate products that came with a " lottery " ticket that potentially could give the buyer 52 pairs of Manolo Blahnik shoes , including one custom @-@ designed by Blahnik himself . The ads began receiving publicity in the fall of 2004 .
Between 2004 and 2009 , Rayder took a hiatus from runway modeling . She returned to the stage in New York in February 2009 for the Fall 2009 show . She had previously made a return to print work in fall 2008 advertisement campaigns for both Stella McCartney and Roberto Cavalli and for the 2008 Gap holiday campaign . Rayder also became part of The Gap 's United States and Japan 2009 spring / summer campaigns . As part of her comeback , Rayder performed covergirl work for the February 2009 Vogue España and one of fourteen alternative covers for the September 2008 V magazine .
= = Notable affiliations and appearances = =
Following her success , Rayder traveled to Miami Beach , New York , Paris , London , and Milan , working for a number of agencies such as Company , Women Model Management , Page 305 , City Models , Take Two , Storm , and Why Not . Her advertisement portfolio includes Givenchy , Valentino , Lagerfeld , Chanel , Gucci , Dolce & Gabbana , Versace , DKNY , Gap , and Tommy Hilfiger . Rayder has also worked for designers such as Anne Klein , Matthew Williamson , Zac Posen , Marc Jacobs , Donna Karan , Carolina Herrera , and Michael Kors , and appeared in a number of magazines , including Elle , Vogue , The Face , Photo , Harper 's Bazaar , Allure , Rebel , and Marie Claire . Her magazine cover credits include : US Vogue ( November 2000 ) , Vogue Paris ( April 1999 ) , Vogue Italia ( January 1999 ) , British Vogue ( April 1999 , July 1999 , November 1999 , January 2001 ) , German Vogue ( September 1997 , May 2000 ) , Vogue España ( July 2000 , January 2004 , February 2009 ) , Vogue South Korea ( December 2000 ) , Vogue Brazil ( September 2000 ) , Elle France ( August 2000 ) , Elle United States ( August 2000 ) , and Elle Germany ( September 1992 ) . She was also featured in the 2004 ( 40th Anniversary ) and 2005 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue . She appeared in the video for Phoenix 's " Funky Squaredance , " which was directed by her then @-@ boyfriend Roman Coppola .
= = Personal life = =
In 2002 Rayder was falsely linked to Nicolas Cage after his relationship with Lisa Marie Presley ended and when she was dating his cousin Roman Coppola . Her relationship with Coppola was widely chronicled and serious ; that year , she was close to marrying the son of Francis Ford Coppola by some accounts . Early in her career Frankie and her sister Missy lived across the street from each other . They were featured together on the May 2000 cover of Harper 's Bazaar . The Rayder sisters ( along with a third sister named Molly ) appeared in holiday advertisements for Gap as siblings in 2003 to the tune of " Put a Little Love in Your Heart " . In later years , Missy and Frankie appeared in Gap holiday advertisements as a pair .
In 2004 , Rayder started dating Red Hot Chili Peppers ' bass player , Michael " Flea " Balzary . In January 2005 the couple publicly announced their engagement . On October 26 , 2005 Rayder gave birth to her first child , a daughter named Sunny Bebop Balzary . Flea 's former bandmate , John Frusciante , is Sunny 's godfather . The song , " Hard to Concentrate " from the Red Hot Chili Peppers ' 2006 album , Stadium Arcadium was written by Anthony Kiedis as a wedding proposal for Flea and Rayder .
There are a total of four Rayder sisters and they have one brother and her father continued to live in River Falls in 2004 . Rayder and Balzary live together in Malibu , California . Some sources state that the couple have married , but no official confirmation is available .
In the September 2010 issue of C magazine , Frankie is featured with a group of women friends known as " The L.A. Ladies Choir " which meets at her and Flea 's house in Los Feliz . The article goes on to mention that Flea is her husband and that he joins the women 's group playing bass . The choir 's group is coming out with their first album in September named " Joyfully . "
Rayder is a knowledgeable Boston Red Sox fan , and she is also a Green Bay Packers fan . Rayder has volunteered her time for programs for youth in the arts . Rayder has a tattoo on her back .
= Estate of Jack Slee v. Werner Erhard =
Slee v. Erhard is a legal case that was filed in 1984 against Werner Erhard , his company Werner Erhard and Associates ( WE & A ) , and an instructor for Erhard Seminars Training ( est ) , by the executor of the estate of Jack Slee . The jury ruled against the plaintiff and found that the defendants did not cause Slee 's death . Slee was a graduate of the University of Connecticut who worked as a bank manager when he registered for the est training in 1983 . On his registration form for the est training Slee wrote that he wanted to work on nervousness interacting with strangers in a group setting . He attended the seminar at the Park Plaza Hotel in New Haven , Connecticut , on August 14 , 1983 . After participating in a 16 @-@ hour session of the est training , Slee collapsed during a portion of the seminar known as " the danger process " . He was transported by emergency workers to Yale @-@ New Haven Hospital , where he was declared dead by physicians due to " undetermined causes " .
An autopsy was performed on August 16 , 1983 , but was unable to determine cause of death . New Haven police investigated the death , but were unable to find evidence of foul play . In November 1983 , the office of the Connecticut state medical examiner issued a report stating that Slee 's death may have been related to stress . The police investigation into the matter was closed the same month .
In September 1984 , Jack Slee 's mother filed a US $ 5 million wrongful death lawsuit against Erhard and his company . The suit asserted that mental stress from the est training , including mind control techniques , psychological and group pressures resulted in the death of her son . On September 21 , 1984 , representatives of Erhard denied that the est training was involved in Slee 's death . The case was held in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut , and was presided over by Judge José A. Cabranes . In October 1992 , a jury ruled that Erhard and his company had been negligent , and were responsible for severe emotional distress suffered by Slee . However , the jury found that the defendants " did not proximately cause " Slee 's death . Slee 's estate did not receive any monetary award . The plaintiffs appealed the case to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit , where the decision of the lower court was affirmed .
= = Background = =
Werner Erhard ( born John Paul Rosenberg ) , a California @-@ based former salesman , training manager and executive in the encyclopedia business , created the Erhard Seminars Training ( est ) course in 1971 @.@ est was a form of Large Group Awareness Training , and was part of the Human Potential Movement. est was a four @-@ day , 60 @-@ hour self @-@ help program given to groups of 250 people at a time . The program was very intensive : each day would contain 15 – 20 hours of instruction . During the training , est personnel utilized jargon to convey key concepts , and participants had to agree to certain rules that remained in effect for the duration of the course . Participants were taught that they were responsible for their life outcomes , and were promised a dramatic change in their self @-@ perception. est was controversial . While some critics characterized the training methods as brainwashing , proponents and participants asserted that it had a profoundly positive impact on people 's lives . By 1984 nearly half a million people had completed the est training , including public figures and mental health professionals .
= = Erhard Seminars Training incident = =
At the time of his est seminar in 1984 , Jack Slee was a 26 @-@ year @-@ old a resident of Montville , Connecticut . He graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1978 . He was accepted to the University of Vermont 's law school but instead chose to focus on job opportunities within the financial sector . After getting experience at a loan company , he gained employment at the Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank of Middletown , Connecticut . Shortly thereafter he was promoted to the position of manager of a new local branch of the bank .
In Spring 1983 , two of Slee 's friends introduced him to the est training . After attending a " guest seminar " in May 1983 in New Haven , Connecticut , Slee paid a US $ 50 deposit fee to reserve a spot in the est training . One of his stated goals on his registration form was to " Relieve current difficulty in interacting with unknown people in a group setting , whether social or business meeting . " Members of Slee 's family later told the media that he was attempting to work on increasing his self @-@ confidence .
Slee attended the August 14 , 1983 , est training at the Park Plaza Hotel in New Haven .
Slee collapsed during the est training seminar after participating in a 16 @-@ hour session . He fell backwards while standing on stage with other est participants , during a part of the training known as " the danger process " or " fear confront " , which had started at approximately 11 : 30 P.M. that night . During this process , Slee was supposed to confront his fear of standing in front of a group of individuals . An est graduate whose role was called a " body catcher " or " people catcher " broke Slee 's fall and then went to get help . Assistants in the est training discovered that Slee was not breathing , and attempted to resuscitate him . While individuals were attempting to revive Slee , est trainer David Norris asked the est assistants to help keep the participants in their seats to remain calm .
Responders and paramedics from a local New Haven fire department arrived at the hotel , and paramedic Daniel Dolphin stated that a woman met him and his crewmember outside the hotel and escorted them inside . " People were laughing . They were crying . My first impression was that it was a comedy show and the guy who was lying on the stage was faking it , " said Dolphin in a statement to the New Haven Journal @-@ Courier . Dolphin 's ambulance partner , Tony Deluise of the New Haven Ambulance Company , said to the Boston Phoenix that he witnessed odd behavior while responding to Slee : " They were all in seats , just sitting there and facing the stage , like an audience . Most were quiet ; a few you could hear crying , a few laughing . "
Paramedics removed Slee from the ballroom prior to midnight , and transported him to Yale @-@ New Haven Hospital . Meanwhile in the est training , instructor David Norris requested that participants " share " their thoughts on what had just transpired . At 1 : 03 A.M. , Slee was declared dead by physicians at Yale @-@ New Haven Hospital due to " undetermined causes " .
= = = Police investigation = = =
A preliminary autopsy was carried out on Slee 's body the night of his death – no medical cause of death was found . The pathologist reported Slee 's death to the police as " suspicious " . A formal autopsy was performed on Slee on August 16 , 1983 , but the results were inconclusive and did not determine his cause of death .
New Haven police detective Donald Maher told the Norwich Bulletin on August 19 , 1983 , that police were investigating Slee 's death , as was customary . Maher stated that police did not suspect criminal activity was involved in Slee 's death . On August 19 , 1983 , UPI reported that New Haven detective Daniel Onofrio believed further investigation would be needed in order to determine why Slee died , and said " At this point we don 't know of anything criminal , but the death has the medical examiners stumped . " Police were unable to find evidence of foul play involved in Slee 's death .
In November 1983 , the office of the Connecticut state medical examiner issued a report stating that Slee 's death may have been related to stress . The report stated : " This 26 @-@ year @-@ old male reportedly collapsed during a group meeting described as a self @-@ improvement seminar . A complete autopsy determined no anatomic cause of death . ... Available history indicates that Mr. Slee collapsed in a situation in which high emotional stress could be expected . Such emotional stress may have neural and hormonal effects that are deleterious to cardiac rhythm . " The New Haven Register reported that Chief Medical Examiner Catherine Galvin said that " arrhythmia , an electrical malfunction of the heart , is believed to have been the cause of Slee 's death , but it couldn 't be verified " . Galvin said that stressful situations can cause such an arrhythmia : " In a stress situation you 've got adrenalin pumping into the circulation . That can trigger it . " According to the Boston Phoenix , the pathologist that had examined Slee 's body stated : " I don ’ t like the
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2003 the South Stand was replaced by the new , 8 @,@ 000 @-@ seat Jarrold Stand . In the summer of 2010 , work was undertaken to increase the ground 's capacity from 26 @,@ 018 to 27 @,@ 000 . This was achieved by finding additional capacity for seats within the existing stands .
= = = Pitch = = =
In 2004 , £ 700 @,@ 000 was invested in improving the pitch . The former all @-@ grass surface was replaced with a sand @-@ based Desso GrassMaster one , the mix of artificial and real grass which , according to the then groundsman Gary Kemp " guarantee [ d ] that the pitch would be looking good enough for every match to be broadcast on TV " . The under @-@ soil heating system " can clear snow and ice within eight hours of being turned on " .
= = = Eightieth anniversary = = =
In anticipation of the ground 's 80th anniversary on 31 August 2015 , a rematch of the original fixture versus West Ham was played on 28 July . As part of the celebrations , the club offered season ticket holders the opportunity to mark their seats with their name or a message . Fans were also offered the chance to buy tickets for a celebratory dinner with the first @-@ team squad , the menu provided by the club 's joint majority shareholder , the celebrity chef Delia Smith .
= = Stands = =
The current stadium consists of four stands ; the Norwich & Peterborough Stand , the Barclay , the Geoffrey Watling City Stand and the most recent addition , the rebuilt South Stand .
= = = Norwich & Peterborough Stand = = =
This end of the ground , closest to the River Wensum , was originally known as the " River End " , a name that still persists among fans . An old stand was demolished in April 1979 and a two @-@ tiered replacement was completed in December 1979 . The stand was officially named the Norwich & Peterborough Stand in the 1990s , after a sponsorship deal with the Norwich & Peterborough Building Society . An extra 160 seats were installed in the summer of 2010 .
= = = The Barclay = = =
The Barclay is named after Captain Evelyn Barclay , a former vice @-@ president of the club , who donated the cost of roofing the original stand . This was built in 1937 , but demolished in 1992 , when a new two @-@ tier structure , modelled on the River End ( now the Norwich & Peterborough Stand ) was built in accordance with the recommendations of the Taylor Report .
The betting company Coral were announced as the stand 's sponsors in August 2015 .
= = = Geoffrey Watling City Stand = = =
The single @-@ tiered Geoffrey Watling City Stand was built following a severe fire in its ageing predecessor on 25 October 1984 . The fire was apparently caused by an employee of the club leaving a three @-@ bar electric fire switched on overnight .
The City Stand ( as it was named at the time ) cost £ 1 @.@ 7 million to build and was used for the first time on 30 August 1986 when City hosted Southampton . It was formally opened by the Duchess of Kent on 14 February 1987 . The stand was renamed in honour of Norwich City president Geoffrey Watling , who died in 2004 , aged 91 . The stand has the lowest capacity of the four ; it also houses the directors ' box , the press area and hospitality suites . Where The Barclay extends around to meet the Geoffrey Watling City Stand is the Thorpe corner infill , known to supporters as ' The Snakepit ' .
= = = The South Stand = = =
The South Stand is on the site of the former South Stand , which was named in honour of Sir Arthur South . The new stand was partially opened for the game against Sheffield United on 31 January 2004 , and fully opened for the next home match , a game versus West Ham . It was opened by Ken Brown , a former manager of both clubs .
From 2004 until May 2016 the stand was sponsored by Jarrolds , a local department store . It is a single @-@ tiered stand of cantilever construction with a capacity of 8 @,@ 212 . The corner infill between the Jarrold and Norwich & Peterborough stands is called the Aviva Community Stand . It was built in 2005 and named after sponsors Aviva . It seats up to 1 @,@ 700 fans , and also provides extensive facilities for disabled supporters .
On 15 June 2016 it was announced that following the termination of Jarrold as the stand 's sponsor , the stand would revert back to its historical name of the South Stand . Irish coffee company The Galway Roast were announced as the stand 's new sponsors , which would be officially called The South Stand sponsored by The Galway Roast .
= = = = Visiting supporter accommodation = = = =
Accommodation for visiting supporters is provided in the end of the Jarrold Stand closest to The Barclay . The Essential Football Fan describes the away end as follows :
" As you would expect from a new stand , the facilities and view of the playing action are good . The normal allocation in this area is 2 @,@ 500 fans although this can be increased further for cup games . If you are located at the very back of the stand then you can enjoy some fine views of the city . "
= = Other facilities and services = =
The corner between The Barclay and the Jarrold Stand contains a Holiday Inn hotel , which opened in 2007 . The hotel , with six floors and 180 beds , has pitch @-@ facing rooms where customers can watch matches . The club gave Holiday Inn a 150 @-@ year lease , receiving in return a 30 % stake in the hotel and £ 1 @.@ 1 million .
Catering at Carrow Road is provided by Delia 's Canary Catering , which is part of Norwich City Football Club PLC . Smith took control of the catering at the club in 1999 .
Catering facilities include : " Yellows American Bar & Grill " , an American @-@ style diner located in the Norwich & Peterborough Stand ; and " Delia 's Restaurant and Bar " , located in the Norwich & Peterborough Stand . " The Gunn Club " is a catering facility behind The Barclay , named after former player and manager Bryan Gunn . There are a number of other conference facilities around the ground , many named after former players and club officials such as Darren Huckerby and Sir Arthur South , as well as former club sponsors Lotus Cars .
= = Transport = =
Carrow Road is approximately ten minutes walking distance from Norwich railway station , which is on the Great Eastern Main Line to Liverpool Street station via Ipswich . Although resident parking scheme is in force in the roads surrounding the stadium , a park @-@ and @-@ ride facility operates around the city centre enabling visitors to the ground to arrive by bus .
= = Future plans for construction = =
Norwich City have a capped season ticket allocation of 22 @,@ 000 , with a waiting list . The club regularly sells out its home allocation of tickets and , in 2013 – 14 , the ground had an occupancy rate of 99 @.@ 95 % , one of the highest in the Premier League .
In this context , the club has often stated that it plans to increase the capacity of the stadium in the future , The Geoffrey Watling City Stand has foundations designed to support a second tier , and the roof could be removed and replaced after a second tier is added . In January 2011 , chairman Alan Bowkett announced an interest in expanding the ground by about 8 @,@ 000 seats , because Carrow Road was routinely close to capacity . Bowkett said :
The trade off is between capacity and price . I 've had some conversations with people saying ' it 's getting a bit expensive Alan ' and I know it is . I think the obvious route is the Geoffrey Watling stand , whether you put another layer on it or take it down and re @-@ build , I don 't know . Probably the sensible thing to do is bite the bullet , take it down and build a new stand , but it means 18 to 24 months without revenue and the people in that stand tend to be the people who have been the supporters for many generations .
In 2012 , the club commissioned the University of East Anglia to undertake a study of the costs of significantly increasing the ground 's capacity . The study 's report cited a cost of £ 20 million to expand the ground by 7 @,@ 000 seats . In response , chief executive David McNally announced that the club would therefore only expand the stadium at such a time that Norwich City has become a fixture in the Premier League . At the club 's 2015 AGM , it was reiterated that expansion of the ground was not a priority , although developing the training facilities at Colney , was .
= = Other uses = =
= = = International football = = =
Carrow Road has never hosted a match involving the England national team , but the England under @-@ 21 team has played at the stadium on five occasions . The first was in 1983 in a European Under @-@ 21 Championship qualifying match against Denmark , which England won 4 – 1 . The team played another qualifying match in the same tournament at the stadium in 1997 , beating Greece 4 – 2 . The Slovakia team featured in a friendly match at the ground in June 2007 , England winning 5 – 0 in front of a crowd of 20 @,@ 193 people . In 2010 , the ground played host to a play @-@ off against Romania , a game the home side won 2 – 1 in front of a then record all @-@ seated attendance for the stadium of 25 @,@ 749 . Most recently , in October 2012 , the England U21s defeated their Serbian counterparts 1 – 0 at Carrow Road .
Games involving the England under @-@ 19 team and the full England women 's team have also been played at the stadium . The women 's team have played there on two occasions ; the first a 1 – 0 defeat to Nigeria in July 2002 , in front of over 8 @,@ 000 fans , and the second a 1 – 0 victory over Iceland in March 2006 , before a 9 @,@ 616 crowd .
= = = Music = = =
The stadium has occasionally hosted music concerts . Status Quo played a concert there in 1997 . Elton John , supported by Lulu , appeared at the venue in 2005 . George Michael gave a performance there on 12 June 2007 , supported by Sophie Ellis @-@ Bextor , and Rod Stewart performed a concert at the stadium in June 2011 .
The Elton John and George Michael concerts both attracted crowds of over 20 @,@ 000 people . Andrew Cullen , the director of sales and marketing for the Carrow Road ground , told BBC Radio Norfolk prior to the George Michael performance that he hoped such concerts would become an annual summer event for the venue , if big enough star names could be attracted .
= = Summary of ground records = =
Highest attendance : 43 @,@ 984 , Norwich City 0 – 2 Leicester City , 1962 – 63 FA Cup sixth round , 30 March 1963 .
Highest attendance ( all @-@ seater ) : 27 @,@ 137 , Norwich City 3 – 2 Newcastle United , 2015 – 16 Premier League , 2 April 2016 .
Biggest margin of victory : 8 , Norwich City 8 – 0 Walsall , Football League Third Division South , 29 December 1951 , Norwich City 8 – 0 Sutton United , 1988 – 89 FA Cup fourth round , 28 January 1989 .
Biggest margin of defeat : 6 , Norwich City 1 – 7 Colchester United , Football League One , 8 August 2009 .
Goals in a game : 9 ( several occurrences ) . Most recently ; Norwich City 4 – 5 Liverpool , 2015 – 16 Premier League , 23 January 2016 .
= Megitza =
Małgorzata Babiarz , professionally known as Megitza , ( born November 27 , 1984 in Zakopane ) is a Polish singer , double bass player , and composer . She combines Polish and Eastern European folk music , Romani music and gypsy jazz with world music , Latin music , pop , worldbeat , Americana and reggae .
In 2001 , Megitza emigrated to Chicago , where she appeared in charity concerts and events such as Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity and where she promoted Polish culture . She began her professional career in 2008 , when she formed the Megitza Quartet and released her debut album , Boleritza . She has since performed at the Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion , the 13th All Souls Jazz festival at the Chopin Theatre , the Chicago World Music Festival , and the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago . The Chicago Sun @-@ Times has noted the quartet 's " energetic " performances . According to the Chicago Tribune she and the group are primarily influenced by Eastern European folk , gypsy , Polish , and Greek music . Songs include " Boleritza " , " Mamo te Mera " , " Cisza " , " 17 _ 14 " , and " What I Desire " .
= = Biography = =
Megitza was born on November 27 , 1984 in Zakopane , Poland . In 2001 , she migrated to Chicago , where she has continued the cultivation of her Polish heritage , but also experimented with world music and gypsy music of Eastern Europe and Latin music . In 2003 , Megitza was appointed the queen of the Polish Highlanders Alliance of North America . She organized a charity event , and proceeds were donated to orphanages in Poland . As a musician , Megitza has participated in charity concerts and events such as Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity . In 2004 , Megitza received the highest score ( 126 ) at the Polish National intelligence quotient ( IQ ) contest in Chicago . She promotes the culture of Poland and Podhale in Chicago and the United States .
Megitza is a self @-@ taught vocalist and bass player . She began her career in 2008 , when she formed the Megitza Quartet . The band is currently composed of Megitza on vocals and upright bass , Andreas Kapsalis on acoustic guitar , Marek Lichota on bayan ( accordion ) , and Jamie Gallagher on drums and percussion . The Megitza Quartet is known for its high energy stage presence , and the quartet has been compared to artists such as Gypsy Kings , Ewa Demarczyk , Goran Bregović , Kayah and Lura . In 2008 , Megitza released her debut album , Boleritza . The album includes traditional and original compositions . Roby Lakatos is a guest violinist on Boleritza , on two tracks : " Mamo Temera " and " 17 _ 14 " .
Her original compositions are primarily influenced by folk music of Polish highlanders ( gorals of Podhale ) , Romani music , Balkan folk and World music . The Chicago Tribune notes Eastern European folk and " gypsy , Greek , and Polish influences " . Notable songs include " Boleritza " , " Mamo te Mera " , " Cisza " and " 17 _ 14 " .
= = Performances and reception = =
Megitza is regarded as an influential artist representing Poles abroad . She has made hundreds of concerts and appearances at major festivals in America , especially in Chicago , including the Old Town School of Folk Music in August 2009 , the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival in September 2009 , the Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in March 2010 , at the lakefront in Dawes Park in July 2010 , the Chicago World Music Festival ( an event presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events ( DCASE ) , in partnership with the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture ( COTC ) ) , in September 2011 , the Chicago Folk and Roots Festival in July 2011 , the Chicago Summer Dance Festival , and Taste of Chicago , all in her adopted city . They also performed at the All Souls Jazz festival held at the Chopin Theatre of Chicago in November 2010 , an event which Howard Reich of the Chicago Tribune said " Chicago 's All Souls fest looks , feels and sounds like no other jazz soiree in this city " . In July 2009 they performed the Slovak Roma wedding song " Mamko Moja " live on ABC7 's " Chicagoing " with Bill Campbell . Time Out Chicago described her as a " fiery " singer and the band 's music as " energetic Roma folk " when they performed at " Women 's Global Voices " with the likes of Ugochi and The Afro Soul Ensemble in March 2012 , a concert presented by Sound Culture honoring Women 's History Month . " The Chicago Sun @-@ Times has also noted the " energetic " performances of the quartet .
The Sound Culture Center for Global Arts described Megitza as " a true concert revelation – an unusual voice , charisma and beauty " , describing her music as " dynamic , vibrant , full of energy , uniting listeners of all ages . " Jazz Chicago said of the 2008 album , " Throughout , Babariaz 's strong vocals engage the senses , while Lichota 's romantic accordion is a treat as well . The blend of traditional folk music and originals are played and sung very well and make for an intriguing visit to the Old World . " Although Megitza mainly performs in the United States , in July 2012 she performed at the Jazz Fest Wien in Vienna , Austria , and the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux , Switzerland , before performing extensively in Poland .
In Poland , the Megitza Quartet reached the finals of the fifth edition of Must Be the Music , and in 2015 the Megitza Trio entered the eighth season of Mam talent ! , the Polish version of Got Talent , earning a " golden key " to advance directly to the semifinals .
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= A. P. J. Abdul Kalam =
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen " A. P. J. " Abdul Kalam ( / ˈæbdʊl kəˈlɑːm / ; 15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015 ) was the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007 . A career scientist turned politician , Kalam was born and raised in Rameswaram , Tamil Nadu , and studied physics and aerospace engineering . He spent the next four decades as a scientist and science administrator , mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO ) and Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO ) and was intimately involved in India 's civilian space program and military missile development efforts . He thus came to be known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology . He also played a pivotal organizational , technical , and political role in India 's Pokhran @-@ II nuclear tests in 1998 , the first since the original nuclear test by India in 1974 .
Kalam was elected as the 11th President of India in 2002 with the support of both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the then @-@ opposition Indian National Congress . Widely referred to as the " People 's President , " he returned to his civilian life of education , writing and public service after a single term . He was a recipient of several prestigious awards , including the Bharat Ratna , India 's highest civilian honour .
While delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong , Kalam collapsed and died from an apparent cardiac arrest on 27 July 2015 , aged 83 . Thousands including national @-@ level dignitaries attended the funeral ceremony held in his hometown of Rameshwaram , where he was buried with full state honours .
= = Early life and education = =
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 to a Tamil Muslim family in the pilgrimage centre of Rameswaram on Pamban Island , then in the Madras Presidency and now in the State of Tamil Nadu . His father Jainulabudeen was a boat owner and imam of a local mosque ; his mother Ashiamma was a housewife . His father owned a ferry that took Hindu pilgrims back and forth between Rameswaram and the now uninhabited Dhanushkodi . Kalam was the youngest of four brothers and one sister in his family . His ancestors had been wealthy traders and landowners , with numerous properties and large tracts of land . Their business had involved trading groceries between the mainland and the island and to and from Sri Lanka , as well as ferrying pilgrims between the mainland and Pamban . As a result , the family acquired the title of " Mara Kalam iyakkivar " ( wooden boat steerers ) , which over the years became shortened to " Marakier . " With the opening of the Pamban Bridge to the mainland in 1914 , however , the businesses failed and the family fortune and properties were lost over time , apart from the ancestral home . By his early childhood , Kalam 's family had become poor ; at an early age , he sold newspapers to supplement his family 's income .
In his school years , Kalam had average grades but was described as a bright and hardworking student who had a strong desire to learn . He spent hours on his studies , especially mathematics . After completing his education at the Schwartz Higher Secondary School , Ramanathapuram , Kalam went on to attend Saint Joseph 's College , Tiruchirappalli , then affiliated with the University of Madras , from where he graduated in physics in 1954 . He moved to Madras in 1955 to study aerospace engineering in Madras Institute of Technology . While Kalam was working on a senior class project , the Dean was dissatisfied with his lack of progress and threatened to revoke his scholarship unless the project was finished within the next three days . Kalam met the deadline , impressing the Dean , who later said to him , " I was putting you under stress and asking you to meet a difficult deadline " . He narrowly missed achieving his dream of becoming a fighter pilot , as he placed ninth in qualifiers , and only eight positions were available in the IAF .
= = Career as a scientist = =
After graduating from the Madras Institute of Technology in 1960 , Kalam joined the Aeronautical Development Establishment of the Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO ) as a scientist . He started his career by designing a small hovercraft , but remained unconvinced by his choice of a job at DRDO . Kalam was also part of the INCOSPAR committee working under Vikram Sarabhai , the renowned space scientist . In 1969 , Kalam was transferred to the Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO ) where he was the project director of India 's first Satellite Launch Vehicle ( SLV @-@ III ) which successfully deployed the Rohini satellite in near @-@ earth orbit in July 1980 ; Kalam had first started work on an expandable rocket project independently at DRDO in 1965 . In 1969 , Kalam received the government 's approval and expanded the programme to include more engineers .
In 1963 – 64 , he visited NASA 's Langley Research Center in Hampton , Virginia ; Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt , Maryland ; and Wallops Flight Facility . Between the 1970s and 1990s , Kalam made an effort to develop the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle ( PSLV ) and SLV @-@ III projects , both of which proved to be successful .
Kalam was invited by Raja Ramanna to witness the country 's first nuclear test Smiling Buddha as the representative of TBRL , even though he had not participated in its development . In the 1970s , Kalam also directed two projects , Project Devil and Project Valiant , which sought to develop ballistic missiles from the technology of the successful SLV programme . Despite the disapproval of the Union Cabinet , Prime Minister Indira Gandhi allotted secret funds for these aerospace projects through her discretionary powers under Kalam 's directorship . Kalam played an integral role convincing the Union Cabinet to conceal the true nature of these classified aerospace projects . His research and educational leadership brought him great laurels and prestige in the 1980s , which prompted the government to initiate an advanced missile programme under his directorship . Kalam and Dr V S Arunachalam , metallurgist and scientific adviser to the Defence Minister , worked on the suggestion by the then Defence Minister , R. Venkataraman on a proposal for simultaneous development of a quiver of missiles instead of taking planned missiles one after another . R Venkatraman was instrumental in getting the cabinet approval for allocating ₹ 388 crores for the mission , named Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme ( IGMDP ) and appointed Kalam as the chief executive . Kalam played a major part in developing many missiles under the mission including Agni , an intermediate range ballistic missile and Prithvi , the tactical surface @-@ to @-@ surface missile , although the projects have been criticised for mismanagement and cost and time overruns .
Kalam served as the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister and the Secretary of the Defence Research and Development Organisation from July 1992 to December 1999 . The Pokhran @-@ II nuclear tests were conducted during this period in which he played an intensive political and technological role . Kalam served as the Chief Project Coordinator , along with Rajagopala Chidambaram , during the testing phase . Media coverage of Kalam during this period made him the country 's best known nuclear scientist . However , the director of the site test , K Santhanam , said that the thermonuclear bomb had been a " fizzle " and criticisied Kalam for issuing an incorrect report . Both Kalam and Chidambaram dismissed the claims .
In 1998 , along with cardiologist Soma Raju , Kalam developed a low cost coronary stent , named the " Kalam @-@ Raju Stent " . In 2012 , the duo designed a rugged tablet computer for health care in rural areas , which was named the " Kalam @-@ Raju Tablet " .
= = Presidency = =
Kalam served as the 11th President of India , succeeding K. R. Narayanan . He won the 2002 presidential election with an electoral vote of 922 @,@ 884 , surpassing the 107 @,@ 366 votes won by Lakshmi Sahgal . His term lasted from 25 July 2002 to 25 July 2007 .
On 10 June 2002 , the National Democratic Alliance ( NDA ) which was in power at the time , expressed that they would nominate Kalam for the post of President , and both the Samajwadi Party and the Nationalist Congress Party backed his candidacy . After the Samajwadi Party announced its support for Kalam , Narayanan chose not to seek a second term in office , leaving the field clear . Kalam said of the announcement of his candidature :
I am really overwhelmed . Everywhere both in Internet and in other media , I have been asked for a message . I was thinking what message I can give to the people of the country at this juncture .
On 18 June , Kalam filed his nomination papers in the Indian Parliament , accompanied by Vajpayee and his senior Cabinet colleagues .
The polling for the presidential election began on 15 July 2002 in Parliament and the state assemblies , with the media claiming that the election was a one @-@ sided affair and Kalam 's victory was a foregone conclusion ; the count was held on 18 July . Kalam became the 11th president of the Republic of India in an easy victory , and moved into the Rashtrapati Bhavan after he was sworn in on 25 July . Kalam was the third President of India to have been honoured with a Bharat Ratna , India 's highest civilian honour , before becoming the President . Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan ( 1954 ) and Dr Zakir Hussain ( 1963 ) were the earlier recipients of Bharat Ratna who later became the President of India . He was also the first scientist and the first bachelor to occupy Rashtrapati Bhawan .
During his term as president , he was affectionately known as the People 's President , saying that signing the Office of Profit Bill was the toughest decision he had taken during his tenure . Kalam was criticised for his inaction in deciding the fate of 20 out of the 21 mercy petitions submitted to him during his tenure . Article 72 of the Constitution of India empowers the President of India to grant pardons , and suspend or commute the death sentence of convicts on death row . Kalam acted on only one mercy plea in his five @-@ year tenure as president , rejecting the plea of rapist Dhananjoy Chatterjee , who was later hanged . Perhaps the most notable plea was from Afzal Guru , a Kashmiri terrorist who was convicted of conspiracy in the December 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament and was sentenced to death by the Supreme Court of India in 2004 . While the sentence was scheduled to be carried out on 20 October 2006 , the pending action on his mercy plea resulted in him remaining on death row . He also took the controversial decision to impose President 's Rule in Bihar in 2005 .
In September 2003 , in an interactive session in PGI Chandigarh , Kalam supported the need of Uniform Civil Code in India , keeping in view the population of the country .
At the end of his term , on 20 June 2007 , Kalam expressed his willingness to consider a second term in office provided there was certainty about his victory in the 2007 presidential election . However , two days later , he decided not to contest the Presidential election again stating that he wanted to avoid involving Rashtrapati Bhavan from any political processes . He did not have the support of the left parties , Shiv Sena and UPA constituents , to receive a renewed mandate .
Nearing the expiry of the term of the 12th President Pratibha Patil on 24 July 2012 , media reports in April claimed that Kalam was likely to be nominated for his second term . After the reports , social networking sites witnessed a number of people supporting his candidature . The BJP potentially backed his nomination , saying that the party would lend their support if the Trinamool Congress , Samajwadi Party and Indian National Congress proposed him for the 2012 presidential election . A month ahead of the election , Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mamata Banerjee also expressed their support for Kalam . Days afterwards , Mulayam Singh Yadav backed out , leaving Mamata Banerjee as the solitary supporter . On 18 June 2012 , Kalam declined to contest the 2012 presidential poll . He said of his decision not to do so :
Many , many citizens have also expressed the same wish . It only reflects their love and affection for me and the aspiration of the people . I am really overwhelmed by this support . This being their wish , I respect it . I want to thank them for the trust they have in me .
= = Post @-@ presidency = =
After leaving office , Kalam became a visiting professor at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong , the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad , and the Indian Institute of Management Indore ; an honorary fellow of Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore ; chancellor of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Thiruvananthapuram ; professor of Aerospace Engineering at Anna University ; and an adjunct at many other academic and research institutions across India . He taught information technology at the International Institute of Information Technology , Hyderabad , and technology at Banaras Hindu University and Anna University .
In May 2012 , Kalam launched a programme for the youth of India called the What Can I Give Movement , with a central theme of defeating corruption .
In 2011 , Kalam was criticised by civil groups over his stand on the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant ; he supported the establishment of the nuclear power plant and was accused of not speaking with the local people . The protesters were hostile to his visit as they perceived to him to be a pro @-@ nuclear scientist and were unimpressed by the assurances provided by him regarding the safety features of the plant .
= = Death = =
On 27 July 2015 , Kalam travelled to Shillong to deliver a lecture on " Creating a Livable Planet Earth " at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong . While climbing a flight of stairs , he experienced some discomfort , but was able to enter the auditorium after a brief rest . At around 6 : 35 p.m. IST , only five minutes into his lecture , he collapsed . He was rushed to the nearby Bethany Hospital in a critical condition ; upon arrival , he lacked a pulse or any other signs of life . Despite being placed in the intensive care unit , Kalam was confirmed dead of a sudden cardiac arrest at 7 : 45 p.m IST . His last words , to his aide Srijan Pal Singh , were reportedly : " Funny guy ! Are you doing well ? "
Following his death , Kalam 's body was airlifted in an Indian Air Force helicopter from Shillong to Guwahati , from where it was flown to New Delhi on the morning of 28 July in an air force C @-@ 130J Hercules . The flight landed at Palam Air Base that afternoon and was received by the President , the Prime Minister , Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal , and the three service chiefs of the Indian Armed Forces , who laid wreaths on Kalam 's body . His body was then placed on a gun carriage draped with the Indian flag and taken to his Delhi residence at 10 Rajaji Marg ; there , the public and numerous dignitaries paid homage , including former prime minister Manmohan Singh , Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice @-@ President Rahul Gandhi , and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav .
On the morning of 29 July , Kalam 's body , wrapped in the Indian flag , was taken to Palam Air Base and flown to Madurai in an air force C @-@ 130J aircraft , arriving at Madurai Airport that afternoon . His body was received at the airport by the three service chiefs and national and state dignitaries , including cabinet ministers Manohar Parrikar , Venkaiah Naidu , Pon Radhakrishnan and the governors of Tamil Nadu and Meghalaya , K Rosaiah and V. Shanmuganathan . After a brief ceremony , Kalam 's body was flown by air force helicopter to the town of Mandapam , from where it was taken in an army truck to his hometown of Rameswaram . Upon arriving at Rameswaram , his body was displayed in an open area in front of the local bus station to allow the public to pay their final respects until 8 p.m. that evening .
On 30 July 2015 , the former President was laid to rest at Rameswaram 's Pei Karumbu Ground with full state honours . Over 350 @,@ 000 people attended the last rites , including the Prime Minister , the governor of Tamil Nadu and the chief ministers of Karnataka , Kerala and Andhra Pradesh .
= = = Reactions = = =
India reacted to Kalam 's death with an outpouring of grief ; numerous tributes were paid to the former President across the nation and on social media . The Government of India declared a seven @-@ day state mourning period as a mark of respect . President Pranab Mukherjee , Vice @-@ President Hamid Ansari , Home Minister Rajnath Singh , and other leaders condoled the former President 's demise . Prime Minister Narendra Modi said " [ Dr. Kalam 's ] death is a great loss to the scientific community . He took India to great heights . He showed the way . " Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh , who had served as prime minister under Kalam , said , " our country has lost a great human being who made phenomenal contributions to the promotion of self reliance in defence technologies . I worked very closely with Dr. Kalam as prime minister and I greatly benefited from his advice as president of our country . His life and work will be remembered for generations to come . " ISRO chairman A. S. Kiran Kumar called his former colleague " a great personality and a gentleman " , while former chairman G. Madhavan Nair described Kalam as " a global leader " for whom " the downtrodden and poor people were his priority . He always had a passion to convey what is in his mind to the young generation " , adding that his death left a vacuum which none could fill .
South Asian leaders expressed condolences and lauded the late statesman . The Bhutanese government ordered the country 's flags to fly at half @-@ staff to mourn Kalam 's death , and lit 1000 butter lamps in homage . Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay expressed deep sadness , saying Kalam " was a leader greatly admired by all people , especially the youth of India who have referred to him as the people 's President " . Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina described Kalam as " a rare combination of a great statesman , acclaimed scientist , and a source of inspiration to the young generation of South Asia " and termed his death an " irreparable loss to India and beyond " . Bangladesh Nationalist Party chief Khaleda Zia said " as a nuclear scientist , he engaged himself in the welfare of the people " . Ashraf Ghani , the President of Afghanistan , called Kalam " an inspirational figure to millions of people , " noting that " we have a lot to learn from his life " . Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala recalled Kalam 's scientific contributions to India : " Nepal has lost a good friend and I have lost an honoured and ideal personality . " The President of Pakistan , Mamnoon Hussain , and Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif also expressed their grief and condolences on his death . The President of Sri Lanka , Maithripala Sirisena , also expressed his condolences . " Dr. Kalam was a man of firm conviction and indomitable spirit , and I saw him as an outstanding statesman of the world . His death is an irreparable loss not only to India but to the entire world . " Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen and Vice @-@ President Ahmed Adheeb condoled Kalam 's death , with Yameen naming him as a close friend of the Maldives who would continue to be an inspiration to Indians and generations of South Asians . Former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom , who had made an official visit to India during Kalam 's presidency , termed his demise as a great loss to all of humankind . The Commander @-@ in @-@ Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces , Senior General Min Aung Hlaing , expressed condolences on behalf of the Myanmar government . The Dalai Lama expressed his sadness and offered condolences and prayers , calling Kalam 's death " an irreparable loss " .
Kathleen Wynne , the Premier of Ontario , which Kalam had visited on numerous occasions , expressed " deepest condolences ... as a respected scientist , he played a critical role in the development of the Indian space program . As a committed educator , he inspired millions of young people to achieve their very best . And as a devoted leader , he gained support both at home and abroad , becoming known as ' the people 's President ' . I join our Indo – Canadian families , friends , and neighbours in mourning the passing of this respected leader . " United States President Barack Obama extended " deepest condolences to the people of India on the passing of former Indian President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam " , and highlighted his achievements as a scientist and as a statesman , notably his role in strengthening US – India relations and increasing space co @-@ operation between the two nations . " Suitably named ' the People 's President ' , Dr. Kalam 's humility and dedication to public service served as an inspiration to millions of Indians and admirers around the world . " Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed sincere condolences and conveyed his sympathy and support " to the near and dear ones of the deceased leader , to the government , and entire people of India " . He remarked on Kalam 's outstanding " personal contribution to the social , economic , scientific , and technical progress of India and in ensuring its national security , " adding that Dr. Kalam would be remembered as a " consistent exponent of closer friendly relations between our nations , who has done a lot for cementing mutually beneficial Russian – Indian cooperation . " Other international leaders — including former Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono , Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak , Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong , President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan , and Vice @-@ President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and emir of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum — also paid tribute to Kalam . In a special gesture , Secretary @-@ General of the United Nations Ban Ki @-@ moon visited the Permanent Mission of India to the UN and signed a condolence book . " The outpouring of grief around the world is a testament of the respect and inspiration he has garnered during and after his presidency . The UN joins the people of India in sending our deepest condolences for this great statesman . May he rest in peace and eternity " , Ban wrote in his message .
= = Personal life = =
Kalam was the youngest of five siblings , the eldest of whom was a sister , Asim Zohra ( d . 1997 ) , followed by three elder brothers : Mohammed Muthu Meera Lebbai Maraikayar ( b . 1916 ; aged 99 ) , Mustafa Kamal ( d . 1999 ) and Kasim Mohammed ( d . 1995 ) . He was extremely close to his elder siblings and their extended families throughout his life , and would regularly send small sums of money to his older relations , himself remaining a lifelong bachelor .
Kalam was noted for his integrity and his simple lifestyle . He never owned a television , and was in the habit of rising at 6 : 30 or 7 a.m and sleeping by 2 a.m. His few personal possessions included his books , his veena , some articles of clothing , a CD player and a laptop ; at his death , he left no will , and his possessions went to his eldest brother , who survived him .
In the 2011 Hindi film I Am Kalam , Kalam is portrayed as a positive influence on a poor but bright Rajasthani boy named Chhotu , who renames himself Kalam in honour of his idol .
= = Religious and spiritual views = =
Religion and spirituality were very important to Kalam throughout his life . In fact , he made his own spiritual journey the subject of his final book , Transcendence : My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji .
= = = Islam = = =
A proud and practising Muslim , daily namāz and fasting during Ramadan were integral to Kalam 's life . His father , the imam of a mosque in his hometown of Rameswaram , had strictly instilled these Islamic customs in his children . His father had also impressed upon the young Kalam the value of interfaith respect and dialogue . As Kalam recalled : " Every evening , my father A.P. Jainulabdeen , an imam , Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry , the head priest of the Ramanathaswamy Hindu temple , and a church priest used to sit with hot tea and discuss the issues concerning the island . " Such early exposure convinced Kalam that the answers to India 's multitudinous issues lay in " dialogue and cooperation " among the country 's religious , social , and political leaders . Moreover , since Kalam believed that " respect for other faiths " was one of the key cornerstones of Islam , he was fond of saying : " For great men , religion is a way of making friends ; small people make religion a fighting tool . "
= = = Syncretism = = =
One component of Kalam 's widespread popularity among diverse groups in India , and an enduring aspect of his legacy , is the syncretism he embodied in appreciating various elements of the many spiritual and cultural traditions of India . In addition to his faith in the Koran and Islamic practice , Kalam was well @-@ versed in Hindu traditions ; he learnt Sanskrit , read the Bhagavad Gita and he was a vegetarian . Kalam also enjoyed writing Tamil poetry , playing the veena ( a South Indian string instrument ) , and listening to Carnatic devotional music every day . In 2002 , in one of his early speeches to Parliament after becoming President , he reiterated his desire for a more united India , stating that " [ d ] uring the last one year I met a number of spiritual leaders of all religions ... [ and ] I would like to endeavour to work for bringing about unity of minds among the divergent traditions of our country " . Describing Kalam as a unifier of diverse traditions , Congress leader Shashi Tharoor stated , " Kalam was a complete Indian , an embodiment of the eclecticism of India 's heritage of diversity " . BJP leader L. K. Advani concurred that Kalam was " the best exemplar of the Idea of India , one who embodied the best of all the cultural and spiritual traditions that signify India 's unity in immense diversity . This was most strikingly evident in the second @-@ to @-@ last book he published , presciently titled Transcendence : My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swami .
= = = Pramukh Swami as Guru = = =
Kalam 's desire to meet spiritual leaders to help create a more prosperous , spiritual , and unified India was what initially led him to meet Pramukh Swami , the Hindu guru of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sampradaya , who Kalam would come to consider his ultimate spiritual teacher and guru . The first of eight meetings between Kalam and Pramukh Swami over a fourteen @-@ year period took place on 30 June 2001 in New Delhi , during which Kalam described being immediately drawn to Pramukh Swami 's simplicity and spiritual purity . Kalam stated that he was inspired by Pramukh Swami throughout their numerous interactions . One such incident occurred the day following the terrorist attack on BAPS ' Akshardham , Gandhinagar complex in September 2002 ; Pramukh Swami prayed for , and sprinkled holy water upon , the sites of all of the deceased , including the terrorists , demonstrating the view that all human life is sacred . Kalam recalled being moved by Pramukh Swami 's equanimity and compassion , citing this incident as one of his motivations for writing Transcendence : My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji . Summarizing the effect that Pramukh Swami had on him , Kalam stated that " [ Pramukh Swami ] has indeed transformed me . He is the ultimate stage of the spiritual ascent in my life ... Pramukh Swamiji has put me in a God @-@ synchronous orbit . No manoeuvres are required any more , as I am placed in my final position in eternity . " Following Kalam 's death a month after his final book was released , co @-@ author Arun Tiwari pointed to this passage as potentially prophetic and premonitory of Kalam 's death .
= = Writings = =
In his book India 2020 , Kalam strongly advocated an action plan to develop India into a " knowledge superpower " and a developed nation by the year 2020 . He regarded his work on India 's nuclear weapons programme as a way to assert India 's place as a future superpower .
I have identified five areas where India has a core competence for integrated action : ( 1 ) agriculture and food processing ; ( 2 ) education and healthcare ; ( 3 ) information and communication technology ; ( 4 ) infrastructure , reliable and quality electric power , surface transport and infrastructure for all parts of the country ; and ( 5 ) self @-@ reliance in critical technologies . These five areas are closely inter @-@ related and if advanced in a coordinated way , will lead to food , economic and national security .
Kalam describes a " transformative moment " in his life when he asked Pramukh Swami , the guru of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sampradaya , how India might realise this five @-@ pronged vision of development . Pramukh Swami 's answer — to add a sixth area developing faith in God and spirituality to overcome the current climate of crime and corruption — became the spiritual vision for the next 15 years Kalam 's life , which he describes in his final book , Transcendence : My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji , published just a month before his death .
It was reported that there was considerable demand in South Korea for translated versions of books authored by him .
Kalam took an active interest in other developments in the field of science and technology , including a research programme for developing biomedical implants . He also supported open source technology over proprietary software , predicting that the use of free software on a large scale would bring the benefits of information technology to more people .
Kalam set a target of interacting with 100 @,@ 000 students during the two years after his resignation from the post of scientific adviser in 1999 . He explained , " I feel comfortable in the company of young people , particularly high school students . Henceforth , I intend to share with them experiences , helping them to ignite their imagination and preparing them to work for a developed India for which the road map is already available . " His dream is to let every student to light up the sky with victory using their latent fire in the heart .
= = Awards and honours = =
Kalam received 7 honorary doctorates from 40 universities . The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1981 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1990 for his work with ISRO and DRDO and his role as a scientific advisor to the Government . In 1997 , Kalam received India 's highest civilian honour , the Bharat Ratna , for his contribution to the scientific research and modernisation of defence technology in India . In 2013 , he was the recipient of the Von Braun Award from the National Space Society " to recognize excellence in the management and leadership of a space @-@ related project " .
Following his death , Kalam received numerous tributes . The Tamil Nadu state government announced that his birthday , 15 October , would be observed across the state as " Youth Renaissance Day ; " the state government further instituted the " Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award , " constituting an 8 @-@ gram gold medal , a certificate and ₹ 500 @,@ 000 ( US $ 7 @,@ 400 ) . The award will be awarded annually on Independence Day , beginning in 2015 , to residents of the state with achievements in promoting scientific growth , the humanities or the welfare of students .
On occasion of his birth day ( 2015 ) , CBSE has given the topics on his name in the CBSE expression series .
The Prime Minister , Mr. Narendra Modi released the commemorative postal stamps on the former President of India , Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam , on his 84th birth anniversary celebrations , at DRDO Bhawan , in New Delhi on October 15 , 2015 .
= = = Educational and scientific institutions = = =
Several educational and scientific institutions and other locations were renamed or named in honour of Kalam following his death .
An agricultural college at Kishanganj , Bihar , was renamed the " Dr. Kalam Agricultural College , Kishanganj " by the Bihar state government on the day of Kalam 's funeral . The state government also announced it would name a proposed science city after Kalam .
Uttar Pradesh Technical University ( UPTU ) was renamed " A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University " by the Uttar Pradesh state government .
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Memorial Travancore Institute of Digestive Diseases , a new research institute in Kollam city , Kerala attached to the Travancore Medical College Hospital .
A new academic complex at Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala .
A new science centre and planetarium in Lawspet , Puducherry .
India and the US have launched the Fulbright @-@ Kalam Climate Fellowship In September 2014 . The first call for applicants was announced on Friday March 12 , 2016 , for the fellowship which will enable up to 6 Indian PhD students and post @-@ doctoral researchers to work with US host institutions for a period of 6 – 12 months . The fellowship will be operated by the binational US @-@ India Educational Foundation ( USIEF ) under the Fulbright programme .
Kerala Technological University , headquartered at Thiruvananthapuram where Kalam lived for years , was renamed to A P J Abdul Kalam Technological University after his death .
= = = Island = = =
Wheeler Island , a national missile test site in Odisha , was renamed Abdul Kalam Island in September 2015 .
= = = Other awards and honours = = =
= = Books and documentaries = =
Kalam 's writings
Developments in Fluid Mechanics and Space Technology by A P J Abdul Kalam and Roddam Narasimha ; Indian Academy of Sciences , 1988
India 2020 : A Vision for the New Millennium by A P J Abdul Kalam , Y. S. Rajan ; New York , 1998 .
Wings of Fire : An Autobiography by A P J Abdul Kalam , Arun Tiwari ; Universities Press , 1999 .
Ignited Minds : Unleashing the Power Within India by A P J Abdul Kalam ; Viking , 2002 .
The Luminous Sparks by A P J Abdul Kalam
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Mission India by A P J Abdul Kalam , Paintings by Manav Gupta ; Penguin Books , 2005
Inspiring Thoughts by A P J Abdul Kalam ; Rajpal & Sons , 2007
Indomitable Spirit by A P J Abdul Kalam ; Rajpal and Sons Publishing
Envisioning an Empowered Nation by A P J Abdul Kalam with A Sivathanu Pillai ; Tata McGraw @-@ Hill , New Delhi
You Are Born To Blossom : Take My Journey Beyond by A P J Abdul Kalam and Arun Tiwari ; Ocean Books , 2011 .
Turning Points : A journey through challenges by A P J Abdul Kalam ; Harper Collins India , 2012 .
Target 3 Billion by A P J Abdul Kalam and Srijan Pal Singh ; December 2011 | Publisher Penguin Books .
My Journey : ( titled எனது பயணம ் - Tamil ) Transforming Dreams into Actions by A P J Abdul Kalam ; August 2013 by the Rupa Publication .
A Manifesto for Change : A Sequel to India 2020 by A P J Abdul Kalam and V Ponraj ; July 2014 by Harper Collins .
Forge your Future : Candid , Forthright , Inspiring by A P J Abdul Kalam ; by Rajpal and Sons , 29 October 2014 .
Reignited : Scientific Pathways to a Brighter Future by A P J Abdul Kalam and Srijan Pal Singh ; by Penguin India , 14 May 2015 .
Transcendence : My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji by A P J Abdul Kalam with Arun Tiwari ; HarperCollins Publishers , June 2015
Advantage India : From Challenge to Opportunity by A P J Abdul Kalam and Srijan Pal Singh ; HarperCollins Publishers , 15 Oct 2015 .
Biographies
Eternal Quest : Life and Times of Dr Kalam by S Chandra ; Pentagon Publishers , 2002 .
President A P J Abdul Kalam by R K Pruthi ; Anmol Publications , 2002 .
A P J Abdul Kalam : The Visionary of India by K Bhushan , G Katyal ; A P H Pub Corp , 2002 .
A Little Dream ( documentary film ) by P. Dhanapal ; Minveli Media Works Private Limited , 2008 .
The Kalam Effect : My Years with the President by P M Nair ; Harper Collins , 2008 .
My Days With Mahatma Abdul Kalam by Fr A K George ; Novel Corporation , 2009 .
= Arthur ( Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire ) =
Arthur ( Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire ) is the seventh studio album by English rock band the Kinks , released in October 1969 . Kinks frontman Ray Davies constructed the concept album as the soundtrack to a Granada Television play and developed the storyline with novelist Julian Mitchell ; however , the television programme was cancelled and never produced . The rough plot revolved around Arthur Morgan , a carpet @-@ layer , who was based on Ray Davies ' brother @-@ in @-@ law Arthur Anning . A mono version was released in the UK , but not in the US . It is now available on the 2011 deluxe @-@ edition re @-@ issue .
Arthur was met with nearly unanimous acclaim upon release . It received generous coverage in the US rock press , with articles running in underground magazines such as Fusion and The Village Voice . It garnered back @-@ to @-@ back reviews by Mike Daly and Greil Marcus in Rolling Stone magazine 's lead section ; Daly rated it " the Kinks ' finest hour " , and Marcus ranked it " the best British album of 1969 " . Reviews in the UK were also positive . Although Arthur received a mixed review in New Musical Express , Disc & Music Echo praised the album 's musical integrity , and Melody Maker called it " Ray Davies ' finest hour ... beautifully British to the core " .
The album , although not very successful commercially , was a return to the charts in the US for the band . Their previous effort , The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society , received acclaim from critics but failed to chart in any country upon its 1968 release , with total US sales estimated at under 25 @,@ 000 copies . The Kinks returned to the Billboard charts in 1969 after a two @-@ year absence , with the lead single from the record , " Victoria " , peaking at number 62 . The album itself reached number 50 on the Record World charts , and number 105 on Billboard , their highest position since 1965 . It failed to chart in Britain . Arthur paved the way for the further success of their 1970 comeback album Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround , Part One and its accompanying US Top 10 and UK Top 5 hit " Lola " .
= = Background = =
British production company Granada TV approached Ray Davies in early January 1969 , expressing interest in developing a movie or play for television . Davies was to collaborate with writer Julian Mitchell on the " experimental " programme , with a soundtrack by the Kinks to be released on an accompanying LP . Agreements were finalised on 8 January , but the project was not revealed until a press release on 10 March . Separately , the Kinks began work on the programme 's companion record , entitled Arthur ( Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire ) . Development of Arthur occurred during a rough period for the band , due to the commercial failure of their previous album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society and the subsequent single , " Plastic Man " , as well as the departure of founding member and bassist Pete Quaife . In early 1969 , Quaife had told the band he was quitting , though the other members did not take the remark seriously . When an article in the New Musical Express mentioned Maple Oak , the band that he had formed without the rest of the Kinks ' knowledge , Davies unsuccessfully asked Quaife to return for the upcoming sessions of Arthur . As a replacement , Davies called up bassist John Dalton , who had previously filled in for Quaife .
Davies travelled to United Recording Studios in Los Angeles , California on 11 April 1969 , to produce American pop band The Turtles ' LP Turtle Soup with engineer Chuck Britz . While in Los Angeles , Davies helped negotiate an end to the concert ban placed on the Kinks by the American Federation of Musicians in 1965 . Although neither the Kinks nor the union gave a specific reason for the ban , at the time it was widely attributed to their rowdy on @-@ stage behaviour . After negotiations with Davies , the Federation relented , opening up an opportunity for the group to return to touring in America . Once the main sessions for the Turtles LP were completed , Davies returned to England . While Davies was abroad , the other members of the band had been rehearsing and practising for the upcoming album , as well as lead guitarist Dave Davies ' solo album , nicknamed A Hole in the Sock of . When Ray returned , the Kinks regrouped at his house in Borehamwood , Hertfordshire , to rehearse the upcoming album Arthur .
= = Recording = =
The group turned to the recording proper on 1 May 1969 . The first tracks worked on were " Drivin ' " , intended as their next single release , and " Mindless Child Of Motherhood " , written by Dave Davies ( the latter would eventually be used as the B @-@ side to " Drivin ' " , and was not included on the LP ) . The Kinks began a two @-@ week series of focused sessions on 5 May , laying down an early version of the entire Arthur album . Recording was interrupted when the Kinks travelled to Beirut , Lebanon on 17 May to play three dates at the Melkart Hotel ; sessions for Arthur resumed the day after their return , and most of the recording for the album was finished by the end of the month . Mixing and dubbing began in early June , with arranger Lew Warburton handling string overdubs . The Kinks played a few small gigs in England throughout the remainder of the month , but devoted most of their time to finishing Dave Davies ' solo album .
Writing for the TV play progressed through May and June , and on 15 June mixing for Dave Davies ' solo LP was completed ( tapes for this record were eventually delivered to Pye and Reprise Records , although it never saw official release ) . A press release announced that the Arthur LP was scheduled for a late July release . As Davies and Mitchell completed their script , the Arthur TV play began to crystallise , and British filmmaker Leslie Woodhead was assigned the role of director . By early September production was scheduled to begin , with a planned broadcast of late September , but these plans were continually delayed . As problems with the TV play got progressively worse — and , consequently , distracted the Kinks from completing the post @-@ production of the album — the release dates for both projects were pushed further and further back . In early October Ray Davies moved from Boreham Wood back to his old family home on Fortis Green , in Muswell Hill , and travelled to Los Angeles , where he deposited the tapes at Reprise for Arthur 's American release . The album 's release date was finally set for 10 October , and the Kinks began gearing up for an upcoming US tour to support the album , for which they would depart on 17 October . Shooting for the TV play was eventually set for 1 December . Roy Stonehouse was hired as a designer , and the casting was completed ; however , the show was cancelled at the last minute when the producer was unable to secure financial backing . Davies and Mitchell were frustrated at an entire year 's work wasted — Doug Hinman stated that Davies witnessed " his grand artistic visions once again dashed by bureaucracy and internal politics " .
= = Release = =
Arthur ( Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire ) was released in the US and UK on 10 October 1969 , in both mono and stereo versions . The album set the stage for the Kinks ' return to touring the United States in late 1969 , and paved the way for even greater commercial success with the hit song " Lola " in 1970 .
= = = Singles and chart performance = = =
While the sessions for Arthur ( Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire ) were nearing completion in June 1969 , the track " Drivin ' " was released as a single in the UK , backed with " Mindless Child of Motherhood " . For the first time since their breakthrough in 1964 , a Kinks single failed to make an impression on the UK charts — Johnny Rogan notes that " This was the first of two pilot singles for ... Arthur and its failure did not augur well . " The group followed with another single in September , " Shangri @-@ La " , which again failed to chart in the UK . As with Village Green , the album itself failed to chart when released in October .
In the US , " Victoria " was chosen as the lead single , backed with the album track " Brainwashed " , and was released the same week as the LP . The single proved to be relatively successful , and reached number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 — their highest position since their Top 20 hit " Sunny Afternoon " in 1966 . The success of the single led to its release in the UK ; backed with " Mr. Churchill Says " , it reached a peak of number 30 . Arthur itself was a moderate commercial success in the US , where it peaked at number 105 ( the highest for a Kinks album since 1965 ) and remained on the charts for 20 weeks .
= = = Promotion = = =
Reprise Records , the Kinks ' US label , devised an elaborate , multi @-@ levelled promotional campaign for Arthur in early 1969 . The most famous branch of the programme involved a promo package entitled God Save The Kinks . The set featured various items , including a consumer 's guide to the band 's albums , a bag of " grass " from the " Daviesland village green " , and an LP entitled Then , Now and Inbetween . The set was accompanied by a positive letter from Hal Halverstadt of creative services at Warner / Reprise , part of which read , " ... [ We are led ] to believe that The Kinks may not have had it at all .... The Kinks are to be supported , encouraged , cheered . And saved . " The campaign was officially launched on 3 July , at a meeting between Ray Davies and Reprise executives in Burbank , California . Reprise considered seeding false stories in the press to create an " outlaw " image for the group as part of the campaign , including pieces about marijuana possession and income tax evasion . Ray called the idea " mad " , and the programme was dropped . Several pieces , however , were used in the press kit for Arthur 's release , with titles including " English Pop Group Arrested on Rape Rap " .
= = = Packaging and liner notes = = =
Artwork for Arthur was created by Bob Lawrie . The album was packaged in a gatefold sleeve , and included a shaped insert depicting Queen Victoria ( holding a house containing Arthur Morgan ) , with lyrics on the reverse . Liner notes in the UK were written by Geoffrey Cannon and Julian Mitchell ; in the US , notes by rock critic John Mendelsohn replaced Cannon 's .
= = Critical response = =
The album was critically acclaimed at the time of release , especially in the US rock press . It was favourably compared to contemporary works , namely Tommy by The Who , released earlier in the year . In Rolling Stone magazine , Arthur was spotlighted in its lead section , with back @-@ to @-@ back reviews by Mike Daly and Greil Marcus . Daly called it " an album that is a masterpiece on every level : Ray Davies ' finest hour , the Kinks ' supreme achievement " . Rolling Stone reviewer J.R. Young also praised the record , and said : " Less ambitious than Tommy , and far more musical ... Arthur is by all odds the best British album of 1969 . It shows that Pete Townshend still has worlds to conquer and that The Beatles have a lot of catching up to do . " A review by Sal Imam ran in Boston 's Fusion magazine read that " If Tommy was the greatest rock opera , then Arthur most surely is the greatest rock musical . " Writing in his Consumer Guide column of The Village Voice , Robert Christgau gave the record a positive review , saying , although Ray Davies ' lyrics could get " preachy at times " , that the album featured " excellent music and production " .
Reception in the UK was not as warm , although reviews were still generally positive . Disc & Music Echo commented that " Arthur works as a complete score because it is basic and simple and pleasing to the ear , and powerfully conjures up pictures in the eye . " Melody Maker seconded Mike Daly 's comments in Rolling Stone , again calling it " Ray Davies ' finest hour " , and adding that it was " beautifully British to the core " . Doug Hinman would later comment on the album 's reception in Britain : " In the British music press there [ was ] less celebration , and coverage [ was ] relatively routine , though everyone saw the rock opera angle . "
= = = Recent reception = = =
Today the album receives generally positive reviews . Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic stated that Arthur was " one of the most effective concept albums in rock history , as well as one of the best and most influential British pop records of its era " , and in 2003 Matt Golden of Stylus called it " the best rock opera ever " . Switch magazine included Arthur on their " 100 Best Albums of the 20th Century " in 1999 , and in 2003 Mojo featured the album on their list of the " Top 50 Most Eccentric Albums " .
= = Story and theme = =
The story is partially inspired by the Davies brothers ' older sister Rose , who emigrated to Australia in 1964 with her husband Arthur Anning . Her departure devastated Ray Davies , and it inspired him to write the song " Rosie Won 't You Please Come Home " , included on the 1966 album Face to Face . The lead character in the album , the fictional Arthur Morgan — modeled after Arthur Anning — is a carpet layer whose family 's plight in the opportunity @-@ poor setting of post @-@ war England is depicted . Writer Julian Mitchell detailed the story line and characters in depth , explaining in the liner notes for the album 's LP release :
Arthur Morgan ... lives in a London suburb in a house called Shangri @-@ La , with a garden and a car and a wife called Rose and a son called Derek who 's married to Liz , and they have these two very nice kids , Terry and Marilyn . Derek and Liz and Terry and Marilyn are emigrating to Australia . Arthur did have another son , called Eddie . He was named for Arthur 's brother , who was killed in the battle of the Somme . Arthur 's Eddie was killed , too — in Korea .
Davies would later comment in his autobiography , X @-@ Ray , that Arthur Anning later " told me that he ... knew it [ Arthur ] had been partly inspired by him ... [ it ] reminded him of home ... I told Arthur that I felt guilty for using him as a subject for a song , but he shrugged off my apology , saying that he was flattered . " With an underlying theme of nostalgia , the songs describe the England that Arthur once knew ( " Victoria " , " Young and Innocent Days " ) , the promise of life in Australia for one of his sons ( " Australia " ) , the emptiness of his superficially comfortable life in his home ( " Shangri @-@ La " ) , the resolve of the British people during the Second World War ( " Mr. Churchill Says " ) , the privations that marked the austerity period after the war ( " She 's Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina " ) , and the death of his brother in World War I ( " Yes Sir , No Sir " , " Some Mother 's Son " ) .
= = Track listing = =
All songs written by Ray Davies , except when noted .
= = Personnel = =
The Kinks
Mick Avory – drums , percussion
John Dalton – bass guitar , background vocals
Dave Davies – lead guitar , background vocals , co @-@ lead vocal on " Australia " and " Arthur " , lead vocals on his own tracks
Ray Davies – lead and background vocals , rhythm guitar , keyboards ( harpsichord and piano ) , production
Pete Quaife – bass guitar , background vocals on bonus tracks : " Plastic Man " , " King Kong " , " This Man He Weeps Tonight " , " Lincoln County " , " Hold My Hand " and " Creeping Jean "
Production
Lew Warburton – horn and string arrangements
Andrew Hendriksen – engineering
Brian Humphries – engineering on " Drivin ' "
Bob Lawrie – album art
Austin Sneller – credited as " album ' tester ' "
= = Chart tables = =
= = = Album = = =
= = = Singles = = =
= 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships =
The 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held in Nanning , China on 16 October 2010 . The competition took place on the city streets , beginning and ending at Wuxiang Square , with a total prize purse of US $ 245 @,@ 000 at stake .
The Kenyan athletes emerged with both the individual and team titles in the men 's and women 's races . Despite limited experience in top level half marathon races , Wilson Kiprop and Florence Kiplagat won their respective races . Kiprop broke Zersenay Tadese 's winning streak which dated back to 2006 , out @-@ sprinting the defending champion in the final stages . Sammy Kitwara won the men 's bronze medal and helped Kenya to the men 's team title . Led by Zersenay , the Eritrean men beat Ethiopia to the team silver medal spot .
Kiplagat , who was ever present at the front of the women 's race , outdid Ethiopian Dire Tune in the last kilometre to win her second gold medal on the global stage . Mirroring Kitwara , Kenya 's women 's bronze medallist Peninah Jerop Arusei secured the team 's victory over Ethiopia . Representing the hosts , Zhu Xiaolin was the only non @-@ African to reach the top eight at the championships . The joint effort of the Japanese women aided them to a sixth consecutive team bronze medal – making them the only medalling country outside of the typically strong African triumvirate of Kenya , Ethiopia and Eritrea .
A total of thirty countries were represented at the 19th edition of the competition and 123 runners altogether were entered into the men 's and women 's races . The event was the final edition to be held on an annual schedule , as the competition switched to a biennial format for the 2012 championships .
= = Organization = =
The city of Nanning was announced as the host venue for the 2010 World Half Marathon Championship at the IAAF Council Meeting in Monaco in November 2008 . The winning bid was a continuation of a series of major international athletics events in the People 's Republic of China , which included the 2006 World Junior Championships and a highly successful athletics competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics . It was the first time that China hosted the competition , becoming the second Asian country to do so after India , which held the 2004 edition in New Delhi .
The Local Organizing Committee was headed by the Nanning Sports Bureau and worked in conjunction with the Chinese Athletics Association and the IAAF . The event gained a high profile title sponsor in Sinopec , the major Chinese state @-@ owned petroleum corporation . The competition featured an original event mascot – an anthropomorphic ox , called " Ah Niu " , which was dressed in the traditional costume of the Zhuang people .
In addition to the primary events of the day , the competition was held in conjunction with Nanning 's 28th Liberation Day celebrations and mass races over 10 km and 4 km were also held . The Chinese state broadcaster CCTV showed live television coverage of the event via helicopter .
= = Format = =
Continuing in the tradition of previous editions , the championships comprised separate half marathon road races for men and women , with each race having an individual and international team aspect . Each nation could enter a maximum of five athletes per race and the team scores were calculated by combining the finishing times of each team 's top three runners . Nations with less than three runners were disregarded for the team event and their runners competed for the individual prizes only .
Athletes typically gained selection for their country in one of two ways : through recent performances on the international road running circuit , or via a performance at a specially designated half marathon national championships .
A total prize money pot of US $ 245 @,@ 000 was available to athletes at the championships , with awards being given those placing from first to sixth in both the individual and team sections . The amounts on offer for each competition were equal across the sexes . The top prize for the individual race winners was $ 30 @,@ 000 , while the three athletes in the winning teams earned a share of $ 15 @,@ 000 . A further $ 50 @,@ 000 was provided as in incentive for runners who improved upon the half marathon world record mark , but ultimately this award was not claimed at the 2010 championships . All athletes receiving prize money needed to submit to – and pass – a doping test in order to claim their award .
= = Course = =
The half marathon course was designed in a double @-@ looped , or figure eight , format which had Wuxiang Square as the central start and finish point for the race , situated just off Nanning 's Minzu Avenue . The route left the square in a westerly direction along Minzu Avenue , before turning north on Binhu Road . It turned left onto Changu Road and followed Dongge Road up to the Guangxi People 's Hall , which was around the 8 km mark . Turning back eastwards via Minsheng Road and Gonghe Road , the route ran along the straightway of Minzu Avenue , passing the halfway marker at this point .
The racers then headed right to go south along Shuangyong Road and Qingshan Road , passing the Qingzhu Flyover on their way . Going northwards along Zhuxi Avenue , the race came up to the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center and headed east on Minzu Road before doubling back via Qingxiu Road . Tracing a path alongside The Admiral City Shopping Mall , the route went east to return the starting point of Wuxiang Square . There was little elevation on the generally flat course , which ranged between eight and twelve metres wide along the route .
The championships were held on 16 October 2010 . The women 's race began at 8 : 30am local time ( GMT + 8 ) and the men 's competition began half an hour after this . In addition to the elite races , a complementary mass fun run event of 10 km and 4 km was held for the people of Nanning ( beginning at 9 : 15am ) . The competitions took place in the morning in order to avoid the heat of the day in what is one of PR China 's most southerly cities .
Nanhu Park was the designated training area for the athletes in attendance .
= = Medallists = =
= = Men 's race = =
The favourite for the men 's race was Eritrean runner Zersenay Tadese ( the defending champion with four straight wins ) , who had broken the world record earlier that year with a run of 58 : 23 minutes at the Lisbon Half Marathon . Newly minted African Champion Wilson Kiprop was the most prominent of the Kenyan contingent , which was the clear favourite for the team title through its hoard of sub @-@ 60 minute runners including Sammy Kitwara , Silas Kipruto and Moses Mosop . Other contenders were Ethiopian Lelisa Desisa and Eritrean Samuel Tsegay . Kenya was the defending champion in the team race .
The hot and humid conditions in Nanning slowed the runners ' pace and twelve of them remained within the main pack by the 10 km point . The following five kilometres was decisive for the race , as Samuel Tsegay , Titus Masai and Mosop were all left trailing . The leading four runners were soon reduced to three , as Kipruto fell away to leave Zersenay Tadese , Wilson Kiprop and Sammy Kitwara to battle for the medal positions . Zersenay and Kiprop were neck and neck in the lead from the last kilometre and it was Kiprop who pulled away in the final 100 metres to break the Eritrean 's four @-@ year undefeated streak . Zersenay faded badly at the end and appeared injured after taking second place . Kitwara and Kipruto were third and fourth , sealing the Kenyan team victory , while Samuel Tsegay 's fifth place helped Eritrea to the team silver .
The win continued Kiprop 's meteoric rise of 2010 – a year in which he had gone from a low @-@ profile circuit runner to the 10 @,@ 000 metres Kenyan and African champion , with a sub @-@ 60 minute half marathon best after wins in Paris and Lille . Silver medallist Zersenay received some consolation as he was given the AIMS / Citizen World 's Fastest Time Award days after the competition in respect of his position as world record holder , becoming only the second half marathon athlete to be selected for the accolade after Lornah Kiplagat . There were no surprise breakthroughs in the men 's race as all the top performers were those predicted to make an impact before the race . However , there were some other achievements of note including : Kitwara 's first individual medal for Kenya , personal bests for Birhanu Bekele and Tomoya Onishi in eighth and ninth place respectively , and ( much further back in the field ) a national record for Bhutanese racer Passang Passang .
= = = Men 's results = = =
Totals : 68 starters , 68 finishers , 26 nations represented , 11 national teams ranked .
= = Women 's race = =
The provisional favourite for the women 's race was Kenyan runner Florence Kiplagat , who was the fastest entrant in the field through her win at the Lille Half Marathon in September ( also her debut for the distance ) . Her compatriots Peninah Arusei and Sarah Chepchirchir – second and third in Lille – completed the strongest three of the Kenyan women 's team , which was considered the team to beat for the title . The Ethiopians , led by Boston Marathon winner Dire Tune , were their main opposition for the team race , although the nation had sent relatively inexperienced runners to the championships on this occasion . China 's leading athlete was Zhu Xiaolin , who despite being an established marathon runner had less experience over the half distance . Although Japan lacked a leading figure individually , their overall consistency ( which had brought them team medals in the last five editions ) demonstrated their team pedigree . Kenya entered the tournament as the reigning team champions .
The beginning to the race highlighted the dominance of the Kenyan and Ethiopian runners as they set a high tempo from the outset . By the time the first 5 km marker was passed , Australia 's Nikki Chapple was the only athlete left in the leading pack to come from outside of the two historically strong nations . A few kilometres later , she dropped back from the pack and at the 10 km mark five Ethiopians and four Kenyans had a fifteen @-@ second advantage on the rest of the field . As the race reached the midway point , the temperature began to increase and the heat and humidity reduced the pace of the runners . The conditions took their toll on some of the leaders in this section of the race . Chepchirchir slowed considerably while Meseret Mengistu , Joyce Chepkirui and Fate Tola were the next to gradually lose contact with the front runners . Kiplagat , Dire , Arusei and Feyse Tadese were the sole contenders remaining as the race headed towards the final stages , but Kiplagat and Dire soon left the other two trailing a few minutes later .
Despite Dire 's greater experience over long distances , it was Kiplagat who forged ahead in the last kilometre and she won the race with ten seconds to spare over her Ethiopian rival . Arusei was the third across the line half a minute later , while Feyse Tadese , Joyce Chepkirui , Meseret Mengistu and Fate Tola took places 4 – 7 around one minute behind the winner . It was Arusei 's clear third place which proved the difference between the top African teams , as Kenya won the team gold by a margin of 34 seconds over Ethiopia . A strong final phase saw Zhu Xiaolin take eighth place for the hosts , which was the best non @-@ African individual performance that year . Japan 's Yoshimi Ozaki and Ryoko Kizaki were immediately behind her , failing to get a top eight finish but yet again leading the country to the team bronze with a buffer of over six minutes between them and Australia .
Kiplagat collected her first international road running title in only her second effort over the half marathon distance – her second world title after the senior crown at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships . She said her next priority would be taking a medal on the track " That is my goal for next year ( World Championships in Daegu ) and at the next Olympics " . For Dire and Arusei – both prolific road runners – this was their first individual medal on the world stage . The younger Ethiopians ( Feyse Tadese , Meseret Mengistu and Fate Tola ) missed out on the medals but still set personal bests for the half marathon , as did Kenyan Joyce Chepkirui .
= = = Women 's results = = =
Totals : 55 starters , 51 finishers , 22 nations represented , 10 teams ranked .
= = Participation = =
A total of thirty nations were represented at the championships , with a combined total of 123 male and female athletes in attendance . Five countries entered the maximum of five athletes per race : Ethiopia , Japan , Kenya , South Africa , and the United States . British runner Andrew Lemoncello was scheduled to be his country 's sole representative in the men 's race , but he was refused entry into the country without explanation , causing a dispute between UK Athletics and the Chinese Athletic Association .
Number of athletes in parentheses
= Maria Limanskaya =
Maria Limanskaya ( also mistakenly referred to as Anna Pavlova ) was a female soldier of the Red Army for three years during World War II . She became known as the Russian woman who directed traffic at the Brandenburg Gate in 1945 after the Battle of Berlin . She has since become a symbol of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany .
= = Biography = =
= = = Early life and military service = = =
Born in 1924 as Maria Limanskaya , she joined the Red Army in 1942 , at the height of World War II . She was 18 . At that time the Soviet Stavka ( " high command " ) increasingly lacked trained reserves to reinforce the entire 2 @,@ 000 @-@ kilometre ( 1 @,@ 200 mi ) front , and as a result began to conscript underage men and women . Almost 800 @,@ 000 women would eventually serve in the Red Army throughout the war . Little is known about Limanskaya 's military career other than several occasions where she was nearly killed . At one point , she left a building a few seconds before it was leveled by a bomb attack . She also contracted malaria .
= = = Brandenburg Gate and victory icon = = =
After the Battle of Berlin ended in early May 1945 , Limanskaya was assigned to direct traffic at the Brandenburg Gate during the Potsdam Conference in late July . While conducting her duties , she was photographed , filmed , and also interviewed by Eugeny Haldey , a journalist employed by Tyelyegrafnoye Agyentstvo Sovyetskogo Soyuza ( " Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union " ; TASS ) , a state news agency . Her picture was widely published in newspapers and magazines worldwide and she quickly became an iconic image of the victory over Nazi Germany . She furthermore had a brief conversation with the British leader Winston Churchill as his entourage was passing by the gate on their way to Potsdam . Limanskaya later said about her meeting Churchill , " [ he ] looked precisely the way I imagined him , puffing on a cigar " .
= = = Later life and marriage = = =
After the war , Limanskaya returned to civilian life and got married . The marriage did not last and she was forced to bring up two daughters by herself . Limanskaya later remarried , this time to a fellow veteran named Victor with whom she remained for 23 years , until his death . She is believed to have lived out the last years of her life in the village of Zvonaryovka , Saratov . Limanskaya is survived by five great @-@ grandchildren , three of whom now live in Germany . For unknown reasons , she is often mistakenly referred to as " Anna Pavlova " in television documentaries and other media presentations .
= = = Printed = = =
Goldstein , Joshua ( 2003 ) . War and Gender : How Gender Shapes the War System and Vice Versa . Cambridge University . ISBN 978 @-@ 0521001809 .
= = = Online = = =
" Maria Limanskaya – Forgotten Iconic Image of the Second World War " . Mark Simner . Retrieved 20 May 2015 .
Kulikov , Andrei ( 13 May 2004 ) . " The Fate of Russian Girl from WWII Photo " . Pravda . Retrieved 20 May 2015 .
= Tucana =
Tucana is a constellation of stars in the southern sky , named after the toucan , a South American bird . It is one of twelve constellations conceived in the late sixteenth century by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman . Tucana first appeared on a 35 @-@ centimetre @-@ diameter ( 14 in ) celestial globe published in 1598 in Amsterdam by Plancius and Jodocus Hondius and was depicted in Johann Bayer 's star atlas Uranometria of 1603 . French explorer and astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille gave its stars Bayer designations in 1756 . The constellations Tucana , Grus , Phoenix and Pavo are collectively known as the " Southern Birds " .
Tucana is not a prominent constellation as all of its stars are third magnitude or fainter ; the brightest is Alpha Tucanae with an apparent visual magnitude of 2 @.@ 87 . Beta Tucanae is a star system with six member stars , while Kappa is a quadruple system . Five star systems have been found to have exoplanets to date . The constellation contains 47 Tucanae , one of the brightest globular clusters in the sky , and most of the Small Magellanic Cloud .
= = History = =
Tucana is one of the twelve constellations established by the Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius from the observations of the southern sky by the Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman , who had sailed on the first Dutch trading expedition , known as the Eerste Schipvaart , to the East Indies . It first appeared on a 35 @-@ centimetre @-@ diameter ( 14 in ) celestial globe published in 1598 in Amsterdam by Plancius with Jodocus Hondius . The first depiction of this constellation in a celestial atlas was in the German cartographer Johann Bayer 's Uranometria of 1603 . Both Plancius and Bayer depict it as a toucan . De Houtman included it in his southern star catalogue the same year under the Dutch name Den Indiaenschen Exster , op Indies Lang ghenaemt " the Indian magpie , named Lang in the Indies " , by this meaning a particular bird with a long beak — a hornbill , a bird native to the East Indies . A 1603 celestial globe by Willem Blaeu depicts it with a casque . It was interpreted on Chinese charts as Neaou Chuy " beak bird " , and in England as " Brasilian Pye " , while Johannes Kepler and Giovanni Battista Riccioli termed it Anser Americanus " American Goose " , and Caesius as Pica Indica . Tucana and the nearby constellations Phoenix , Grus and Pavo are collectively called the " Southern Birds " .
= = Characteristics = =
Irregular in shape , Tucana is bordered by Hydrus to the east , Grus and Phoenix to the north , Indus to the west and Octans to the south . Covering 295 square degrees , it ranks 48th of the 88 constellations in size . The recommended three @-@ letter abbreviation for the constellation , as adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1922 , is ' Tuc ' . The official constellation boundaries , as set by Eugène Delporte in 1930 , are defined by a polygon of 10 segments . In the equatorial coordinate system , the right ascension coordinates of these borders lie between 22h 08.45m and 01h 24.82m , while the declination coordinates are between − 56 @.@ 31 ° and − 75 @.@ 35 ° . As one of the deep southern constellations , it remains below the horizon at latitudes north of the 30th parallel in the Northern Hemisphere , and is circumpolar at latitudes south of the 50th parallel in the Southern Hemisphere .
= = Notable features = =
= = = Stars = = =
Although he depicted Tucana on his chart , Bayer did not assign its stars Bayer designations . French explorer and astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille labelled them Alpha to Rho in 1756 , but omitted Omicron and Xi , and labelled a pair of stars close together Lambda Tucanae , and a group of three stars Beta Tucanae . In 1879 , American astronomer Benjamin Gould designated a star Xi Tucanae — this had not been given a designation by Lacaille who had recognized it as nebulous , and it is now known as the globular cluster 47 Tucanae . Mu Tucanae was dropped by Francis Baily , who felt the star was too faint to warrant a designation , and Kappa 's two components came to be known as Kappa1 and Kappa2 .
The layout of the brighter stars of Tucana has been likened to a kite . Within the constellation 's boundaries are around 80 stars brighter than an apparent magnitude of 7 . At an apparent magnitude of 2 @.@ 86 , Alpha Tucanae is the brightest star in the constellation and marks the toucan 's head . It is an orange subgiant of spectral type K3III around 199 light @-@ years distant from the Solar System . A cool star with a surface temperature of 4300 K , it is 424 times as luminous as the sun and 37 times its diameter . It is 2 @.@ 5 to 3 times as massive . Alpha Tucanae is a spectroscopic binary , which means that the two stars have not been individually resolved using a telescope , but the presence of the companion has been inferred from measuring changes in the spectrum of the primary . The orbital period of the binary system is 4197 @.@ 7 days ( 11 @.@ 5 years ) . Nothing is known about the companion . Two degrees southeast of Alpha is the red @-@ hued Nu Tucanae , of spectral type M4III and lying around 290 light @-@ years distant . It is classified as a semiregular variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude + 4 @.@ 75 to + 4 @.@ 93 . Described by Richard Hinckley Allen as bluish , Gamma Tucanae is a yellow @-@ white sequence star of spectral type F4V and an apparent magnitude of 4 @.@ 00 located around 75 light @-@ years from Earth . It also marks the toucan 's beak .
Beta , Delta and Kappa are multiple star systems containing six , two and four stars respectively . Located near the tail of the toucan , Beta Tucanae 's two brightest components , Beta1 and Beta2 are separated by an angle of 27 arcseconds and have apparent magnitudes of 4 @.@ 4 and 4 @.@ 5 respectively . They can be separated in small telescopes . A third star , Beta3 Tucanae , is separated by 10 arcminutes from the two , and able to be seen as a separate star with the unaided eye . Each star is itself a binary star , making six in total . Lying in the southwestern corner of the constellation around 251 light @-@ years away from Earth , Delta Tucanae consists of a blue @-@ white primary contrasting with a yellowish companion . Delta Tucanae A is a main sequence star of spectral type B9.5V and an apparent magnitude of 4 @.@ 49 . The companion has an apparent magnitude of 9 @.@ 3 . The Kappa Tucanae system shines with an combined apparent magnitude of 4 @.@ 25 , and is located around 68 light @-@ years from the Solar System . The brighter component is a yellowish star , known as Kappa Tucanae A with an apparent magnitude of 5 @.@ 33 and spectral type F6V , while the fainter lies 5 arcseconds to the northwest . Known as Kappa Tucanae B , it has an apparent magnitude of 7 @.@ 58 and spectral type K1V . Five arcminutes to the northwest is a fainter star of apparent magnitude 7 @.@ 24 — actually a pair of orange main sequence stars of spectral types K2V and K3V , which can be seen individually as stars one arcsecond apart with a telescope such as a Dobsonian with high power .
Lambda Tucanae is an optical double — that is , the name is given to two stars ( Lambda1 and Lambda2 ) which appear close together from our viewpoint , but are in fact far apart in space . Lambda1 is itself a binary star , with two components — a yellow @-@ white star of spectral type F7IV @-@ V and an apparent magnitude of 6 @.@ 22 , and a yellow main sequence star of spectral type G1V and an apparent magnitude of 7 @.@ 28 . The system is 186 light @-@ years distant . Lambda2 is an orange subgiant of spectral type K2III that is expanding and cooling and has left the main sequence . Of apparent magnitude 5 @.@ 46 , it is approximately 220 light @-@ years distant from Earth .
Epsilon Tucanae traditionally marks the toucan 's left leg . A B @-@ type subgiant , it has a spectral type B9IV and an apparent magnitude of 4 @.@ 49 . It is approximately 373 light @-@ years from Earth . It is around four times as massive as our Sun .
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Circus " is a mid @-@ tempo song , comparing the musical 's title character Eva Perón 's life with a circus , and calling her actions fraudulent . The song is a contrafactum , and shares its tune with the better known " Don 't Cry for Me Argentina " from the same show .
" Oh What a Circus " was a commercial success for Essex , who had been dropped by his previous record company due to his declining sales . The song reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart , and the top @-@ 30 in Belgium and Netherlands . In subsequent versions of the musical , " Oh What a Circus " was sung by a number of performers , including Mandy Patinkin , Ricky Martin and Scottish rock musician Marti Pellow . In the 1996 film adaptation of the musical , the song was sung by Antonio Banderas and American singer Madonna , and received critical appreciation for its flamenco @-@ infused composition .
= = Background and release = =
" Oh What a Circus " was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice while they were developing the Evita for Broadway in 1976 . Both were extremely intrigued by the stories surrounding the life of Eva Perón while researching her during the mid @-@ 1970s . The duo were also on the lookout for various actors to play the part of the narrator for Evita , inspired by Che Guevara .
In the meantime , English singer David Essex had completed his work on the concept album , Jeff Wayne 's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds , and was interested in theatrical productions . He received a call from Rice and Webber , and immediately accepted the part . Evita had already generated interest with its concept album of the same name , as well as the commercial success of singer Julie Covington 's released single , " Don 't Cry for Me Argentina " . Essex met director Hal Prince and talked about the character of Che , including the vision that Rice and Webber had about him . Due to his Romanian ancestry , Essex had the characteristic laconic nature and idealistic looks needed from Che .
Evita was a success from its opening night , with Derek Jewell of The Sunday Times praising Webber 's score , as well as Essex 's portrayal of Che as a " brooding , enigmatic " character . Meanwhile , Essex had released a cover version of the Lorraine Ellison song , " Stay with Me , which reached number 45 on the UK Singles Chart , thus CBS Records cancelled their contract with him . Essex 's manager started looking for a new record deal for him , and signed one with Phonogram Records , who suggested that he release one of the songs from the Evita album as his single . They decided to release " Oh What a Circus " , with another of Che 's songs , " High Flying , Adored " as its B @-@ side . The song was released on August 19 , 1978 , under the Mercury subsidiary of Phonogram in the United Kingdom .
= = Composition and reception = =
Musically , " Oh What a Circus " is a contrafactum , and shares its composition with the better known " Don 't Cry for Me Argentina " from the same show , but has a faster tempo and completely different lyrics . The song includes a choral chant in Latin , based on the Catholic anthem " Salve Regina " . Alternative lyrics to " Don 't Cry for Me Argentina " appear as a prelude to the song from Act 2 , sung by a young girl characterizing Eva 's younger self . The version of " Oh What a Circus " present on the Evita concept album was sung by Colm Wilkinson . However it was not used , instead Essex recorded a new version which was arranged and produced by Mike Batt , in the style of Phil Spector . A video for the song was filmed at Clifton Cathedral in Bristol and showed Essex singing the song as a crowd moves around inside a building carrying candles .
An uptempo version of the main melody for " Don 't Cry for Me Argentina " , " Oh What a Circus " acts as an introduction to the whole musical and is sung after " Requiem for Evita " , as Che ponders about the life of Eva . The song was composed in a key of C major with a medium tempo of 128 beats per minute . Essex 's voice spanns from C ♯ 3 to E5 and the song follows a basic sequence of F / C – G7 – C – Am / C – Dsus – C – D7 / C – G / B as its chord progression . Lyrically , it talks about the news of Eva 's death and her funeral , as well as Che 's belief that the mourning for her was misplaced and Eva 's life and preaching was fraudulent . It compares her life to that of a circus with a choir added during the middle section . The lyrics question the sainthood of Eva and her praise as a godly character among the Argentinians , while taunting her that she had failed her people by not being immortal . The words had rhyming across the verses like those of ( " show / go " ) and ( " town / down " ) which Rice explained was done intentionally to make the song appear asymmetrical .
Oh what a circus , oh what a show , Argentina has gone to town
Over the death of an actress called Eva Perón
...
Oh what an exit , that 's how to go , When they 're ringing your curtain down
Demand to be buried like Eva Perón
After its release in August 1978 as the third single from the Evita concept album , " Oh What a Circus " entered the UK Singles Chart at number 36 . It progressed and climbed the charts rapidly , ultimately reaching a peak of number 3 in its sixth week . It was Essex 's highest charting song , since " Hold Me Close " had topped the charts in 1975 . " Oh What a Circus " was present within the top @-@ 100 of the UK Singles Chart for a total of 11 weeks . Across Europe the song charted in Belgium for 5 weeks , reaching a peak of number 26 . In Netherlands , the song charted on both the Dutch Top 40 and Single Top 100 charts , reaching peaks of number 18 and number 20 respectively . The song also charted at number eight in Ireland . Although not released in Australia , the song managed to enter the Kent Music Report charts for one week at number 72 .
= = Cover versions = =
Mandy Patinkin played Che for the American premiere production and recording , and sings the song . Author William A. Everett wrote in his book , The A to Z of the Broadway Musical that Patinkin 's singing and portrayal of Che " interracted on a psychological level with the title character ( played by Patti LuPone ) , challenging her actions and motivations . " In the 1996 film Evita , the song is sung by actor Antonio Banderas and singer Madonna . In the film , Che muses while in an empty bar following the lavish funeral procession for Eva Perón , and then on the streets of Buenos Aires as the community mourns and later riots . Eva 's lyrics come during a pan over her funeral casket and is not sung directly by Eva . It begins with Spanish guitars as Banderas takes the lead vocals , with a changing choir throughout .
A different rhythm and tempo occurs in the middle where it main composition has rock influences and piano , as Banderas uttered the line , " She didn 't say much , but she said it loud " . The choir is brought back towards the end , followed by an orchestral passage consisting of the main theme , accompanied by sounds of gong and timpani . Madonna sings the final verses , uttering the lines " share my glory , so share my coffin " . Author J. Randy Taraborrelli complemented Madonna 's singing in the book , Madonna : An Intimate Biography , describing her vocals as " supple and strong " . This view was shared by author Lucy O 'Brien in Madonna : Like an Icon who said that " the sweetness and the power of Madonna 's voice comes out as never before on these tracks " . It also received positive review from Paul Verna of Billboard , who listed the " flamenco flavored " song as a highlight from the soundtrack .
For the 2006 First West End Revival of Evita , actor Matt Rawle portrayed Che and sang the song . Michael Billington from The Guardian received it negatively , saying that " Lacking any coherent idea , the show is motored by a succession of Lloyd Webber songs : ' Another Suitcase in Another Hall ' , ... ' Oh What a Circus ' , ' High Flying , Adored ' and all the rest . " While reviving the play for Broadway in 2012 , singer Ricky Martin was signed to play Che . The character was altered and instead of portraying Che Guevara like the original play , he was made a worker class everyman , who narrated the events . According to Joe Dziemianowicz from Daily News , Martin 's performance as Che gave it " a great big touch of star quality ... He also gives an appealing performance in the role of Che , " the writer added . James Hebert from San Diego Union @-@ Tribune complimented Martin for setting " the tone right away in the opening number ' Oh What a Circus ' " with his " bemused , smilingly cynical " characterization of Che . In the 2014 Second West End Revival of the play , the role of Che was played by Marti Pellow from Scottish rock band Wet Wet Wet . Natalie Banyard complimented the choice of Pellow as Che , adding in an article for Bristol Post that " Never was there a more inspired piece of casting than that of [ Pellow ] as [ Che Guevara ] in Evita . " Banyard also noticed that there was " no hint of Marti 's Scottish brogue as he stops the show with his renditions of ' Oh What a Circus ' and ' The Lady 's Got Potential ' . " Hank Marvin performed an instrumental version of the song on his 1997 album Hank Marvin and the Shadows Play the Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice .
= = Track listing = =
UK 7 " single
" Oh What a Circus " – 3 : 54
" High Flying , Adored " – 3 : 19
= = Credits and personnel = =
David Essex – vocals
Tim Rice – songwriter
Andrew Lloyd Webber – songwriter , composer
Mike Batt – producer , arrangement
Tony Bridge – mastering at Pye Studios
Credits adapted from the 7 " single liner notes .
= = Charts = =
= Ray Kennedy =
Raymond Kennedy ( born 28 July 1951 ) is an English former footballer who won every domestic honour in the game with Arsenal and Liverpool in the 1970s and early 1980s . Kennedy played as a forward for Arsenal , and then played as a left @-@ sided midfielder for Liverpool . He scored 148 goals in 581 league and cup appearances in a 15 @-@ year career in the Football League , and also won 17 caps for England between 1976 and 1980 , scoring three international goals .
Born and raised in former pit village Seaton Delaval , he spent a year at Port Vale as a schoolboy , before returning to Northumberland to work in a sweet factory after he was released at the age of 16 . He was then spotted playing for New Hartley Juniors by Arsenal , and went on to turn professional at the club in November 1968 . He made his first team debut ten months later , and went on to win the Inter @-@ Cities Fairs Cup in 1970 , the First Division and FA Cup Double in 1970 – 71 , and then play on the losing side in the 1972 FA Cup Final . His form then declined , and he was sold to Liverpool for a club record £ 200 @,@ 000 fee in July 1974 , at the same time that Bill Shankly resigned as manager . He initially struggled at the club , but after manager Bob Paisley converted him to a left @-@ sided midfielder he went on to help Liverpool to become the dominant club of English football from 1975 to 1982 . During his time at the club Liverpool won the First Division five times ( 1975 – 76 , 1976 – 77 , 1978 – 79 , 1979 – 80 , and 1981 – 82 ) , the FA Charity Shield four times ( 1976 , 1977 , 1979 , and 1980 ) , the European Cup three times , ( 1977 , 1978 , and 1981 ) , and the UEFA Cup ( 1976 ) , UEFA Super Cup ( 1977 ) , and League Cup ( 1981 ) . He also picked up runners @-@ up medals in the FA Cup ( 1977 ) , UEFA Super Cup ( 1978 ) , League Cup ( 1981 ) , and World Club Championship ( 1981 ) , and won the Match of the Day 's Goal of the Season award in 1977 – 78 .
He joined Swansea City for a £ 160 @,@ 000 fee in January 1982 , and added a Welsh Cup winners medal to his collection four months later . However the effects of Parkinson 's disease began to reduce his effectiveness on the pitch , and he dropped into the Fourth Division with Hartlepool United in November 1983 . During the 1984 – 85 season he spent a brief time as player @-@ manager of Cyprus club Pezoporikos and later played for Northern League club Ashington . He was diagnosed with Parkinson 's disease in November 1984 . His life after football was tough , as he had to deal with the effects of Parkinson 's , the loss of his business , and the breakdown of his 15 @-@ year marriage . He remained reliant on charity to fund his medical expenses , and was forced to sell his medal collection and caps in 1993 .
He was a strong player with an excellent first touch , intelligence , and all round ability . This allowed him to transition from a forward to a midfielder during his time at Liverpool . Despite his trophy successes with Arsenal and Liverpool , after winning six caps for the England under @-@ 23 side he was unable to translate his club form into a good international career , and was used as a stand @-@ in for Trevor Brooking before he retired from international football in frustration in March 1981 . His only international tournament appearance was at Euro 1980 . Bob Paisley described him as " one of Liverpool 's greatest players and probably the most underrated " .
= = Club career = =
Ray Kennedy was born on 28 July 1951 in Seaton Delaval , a former pit village in Northumberland , to Martin and Veronica Kennedy , a coal miner and housewife respectively . He was the eldest of four children : Trevor , Michael , and Janet . He was spotted playing schoolboy football by a scout at Port Vale , and began training at Vale Park after manager Stanley Matthews came to the Kennedy home to persuade him to sign schoolboy forms at the club . However at the age of sixteen Matthews felt Kennedy was " too slow to be a footballer " . Kennedy was considered to be too big and clumsy to be a professional , and groundskeeper Dennis Dawson claimed that he was the only man at the club to see any potential in the youngster . Dawson also told how Kennedy was released by the club after he was told : " You will never make a pro as long as you have got a hole in your arse ! " . Kennedy returned to his native north @-@ east in March 1967 and started working in a sweet factory whilst playing as an amateur for New Hartley Juniors , where he built a successful attacking partnership with former England schoolboy international Ian Watts . The pair scored 142 goals between them , and helped the club to win the East Northumberland Junior League , the Northumberland FA Junior Cup , the East Northumberland Junior League Cup , the North East Youth Challenge Cup , the East Northumberland Junior League Charlton Trophy , the Tynemouth Junior League Challenge Cup and the Magpie Trophy .
= = = Arsenal = = =
Kennedy was spotted by Arsenal playing for New Hartley Juniors , and though the scouts had initially gone to the game to watch his striker partner Watts , Kennedy had impressed enough to win an apprentice contract with Arsenal in May 1968 . He then signed professional forms with the club in November 1968 . He had a difficult task though to win a first team place , as manager Bertie Mee used only 15 players throughout the entire 1968 – 69 season , during which time Kennedy made 20 appearances for the Reserve team as they claimed the Football Combination Division One title .
He made his first team debut on 29 September 1969 , against Glentoran in the Inter @-@ Cities Fairs Cup . He made his First Division debut as a substitute on 18 October , a 1 – 1 draw with Sunderland at Roker Park . He scored his first goal for the Gunners in the reverse fixture against Sunderland at Highbury , which ended in a 3 – 1 win . He went on to appear as a 77th minute substitute in the first leg of the Inter @-@ Cities Fairs Cup final against Belgian club Anderlecht at Constant Vanden Stock Stadium , and scored a late goal in a 3 – 1 defeat . Though he did not appear in the second leg , his goal proved to be decisive as Arsenal claimed a 4 – 3 aggregate victory to win the first European trophy in the club 's history .
Charlie George broke his ankle on the opening game of the 1970 – 71 season , and Kennedy replaced him as John Radford 's strike partner for the following game , and went on to feature in the remaining league fixtures of the campaign as Arsenal went on to be crowned champions . They exited the Inter @-@ Cities Fairs Cup with defeat to German side 1 . FC Köln at the quarter @-@ final stage , though after their draw with Lazio in the First Round Kennedy was attacked by some of the Lazio players in an Italian restaurant , and in the ensuing brawl police pulled a gun on teammate Eddie Kelly ; Kennedy later said he was targeted by the Lazio players due to his " cheeky face " . Back in the league , Kennedy scored his first hat @-@ trick in victory over Nottingham Forest , though Kennedy admitted after the match that " I am still expecting to be dropped any minute " . Arsenal overtook Leeds United to win the league title on the final day of the season , Kennedy scoring the only goal of the game with a late header in a 1 – 0 victory over North London derby rivals Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane . The Sun 's Peter Batt wrote that it was " one of the most dramatic goals in the history of the Football League " . In the FA Cup , Arsenal progressed past Yeovil Town , Portsmouth ( following a replay ) , Manchester City , Leicester City ( following a replay ) , and Stoke City ( following a replay ) , before meeting Liverpool in the final at Wembley Stadium . Liverpool led early in extra @-@ time , but goals from Kelly and George won the game for Arsenal and secured only the fourth Double in English football . Kennedy had missed a number of good chances throughout the match , though he later pointed out that " nobody really remembers anything bad if you win " .
Arsenal endured a poor start to the 1971 – 72 season , and as a result Mee purchased Alan Ball , Jr. from Everton for £ 220 @,@ 000 . They went on to go 14 games unbeaten over the winter , closing the gap on leaders Manchester City to four points . They were knocked out of the European Cup at the quarter @-@ final stage by eventual winners Ajax . They ended the season in fifth place , and gifted Derby County the league title by denying Liverpool what would had proved to be a decisive victory on the penultimate day of the season . Arsenal returned to Wembley to defend the FA Cup , but lost 1 – 0 to Leeds United ; Kennedy had lost his first team place late in the season after fatigue began to affect his form , and was only named as a substitute for the final before he came on for Radford after 73 minutes . Kennedy scored 19 goals in 55 appearances to finish as the club 's top goalscorer for the second successive season .
He struggled at the start of the 1972 – 73 season , his confidence and form suffered as defenders marked him more closely and poor diet saw his weight rise to over 14 stone . Captain Frank McLintock remarked to the management that Kennedy was only operating at 60 % capacity , and Kennedy was fined £ 200 before he began to shed weight and rediscover his form . Arsenal finished the season in second place , and he scored just nine league goals throughout the campaign . Arsenal reached the semi @-@ finals of the FA Cup , where they were beaten by Sunderland .
Arsenal dropped into mid @-@ table throughout the 1973 – 74 season , with McLintock 's departure signalling the demise of the Double @-@ winning team . Kennedy failed to score from 6 October to mid @-@ January , and speculation rose of possible moves to Sunderland , Newcastle United , or Aston Villa . In February , he released a statement saying that " my game has gone downhill since I got married but has started to pick up again now I am in bachelordom ... I feel that I am better off without her " . He ended the season in good form , though Mee had already decided to move him on and replace him with Brian Kidd .
" I couldn 't believe it when he left and felt it was a great shame to have broken up our partnership which had wobbled slightly but which I was sure would come together again with a little time . "
= = = Liverpool = = =
In July 1974 , Kennedy was sold to Liverpool for a club record £ 200 @,@ 000 . Manager Bill Shankly resigned on the same day as the transfer was made , though had admired Kennedy for years and stated that " maybe it will be said that one of the last things I did at this club was to sign a great new player " . Shortly after the move Kennedy got back in touch with his estranged wife , and the pair began living together in Ainsdale . New manager Bob Paisley handed Kennedy his debut in place of John Toshack against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 31 August 1974 , and it took Kennedy just 22 minutes to open his goalscoring account as the Reds went on to record a comfortable 3 – 0 win . Liverpool ended the 1974 – 75 season as runners @-@ up to Derby County in the league . Kennedy featured just 25 times in the league as Toshack formed an effective combination with Kevin Keegan up front , and started to become frustrated and disillusioned in the club .
The emergence of Liverpool native Jimmy Case further reduced Kennedy 's chances of playing up front , but Paisley felt Kennedy could perform as a midfielder , and after Kennedy replaced an injured Peter Cormack against Middlesbrough on 1 November he went on to make the number five shirt his own for the rest of the decade . His new position allowed him to use his vision and distribution to create chances for his teammates , whilst still allowing him to make runs into scoring positions to add goals himself . Liverpool won the league title in 1975 – 76 with a final day victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers to beat Queens Park Rangers into second place . They also secured the UEFA Cup , knocking out Hibernian ( Scotland ) , Real Sociedad ( Spain ) , Real Sociedad ( Poland ) , Dynamo Dresden ( Germany ) , and Barcelona ( Spain ) , before facing Belgian side Club Brugge in the final . Liverpool were losing 2 – 0 in the first leg of the final at Anfield , before Kennedy scored the first of Liverpool 's three goals to overturn the deficit ; in the return leg at the Olympiastadion , Liverpool drew 1 – 1 to win the tie 4 – 3 on aggregate .
Liverpool opened the new season by claiming the 1976 FA Charity Shield with a 1 – 0 win over Southampton , and went on to win the league largely on their home form , Kennedy 's goal in a 2 – 1 win over title contenders Ipswich Town on 30 April proving to be decisive . Though Liverpool failed to win any of their last four league matches , they finished one point clear of Manchester City in second . Liverpool won the European Super Cup with a comprehensive 7 – 1 victory over German club Hamburg . Liverpool also reached the 1977 FA Cup Final , but lost the chance to follow Arsenal 's feat at achieving the Double as they were beaten 2 – 1 by bitter rivals Manchester United . In the European Cup , Liverpool beat Crusaders ( Northern Ireland ) , Trabzonspor ( Turkey ) , AS Saint @-@ Étienne ( France ) , and FC Zürich ( Switzerland ) to reach the final against German side Borussia Mönchengladbach . In the final at Rome 's Stadio Olimpico , Kennedy won a late penalty which Phil Neal converted to give Liverpool a 3 – 1 victory .
Following a 0 – 0 draw with Manchester United in the 1977 FA Charity Shield , a disappointing start to the 1977 – 78 season saw Liverpool out of the title race early on whilst they exited the FA Cup at the Third Round . They did though recover to post a second @-@ place finish in the league after winning nine of their last 12 matches , to end the campaign seven points behind Nottingham Forest . They progressed to the League Cup Final after Kennedy scored the winning goal past former club Arsenal in the semi @-@ final . However Liverpool lost out 1 – 0 to Nottingham Forest in the replay of the final at Old Trafford . Despite these domestic disappointments , Liverpool went on to reach the final of the European Cup after defeating Dynamo Dresden , Benfica ( Portugal ) , and Borussia Mönchengladbach ; Mönchengladbach manager Udo Lattek singled out Kennedy as the best player of the semi @-@ final , as Kennedy scored a goal and provided assists for both Kenny Dalglish and Jimmy Case in the second leg . In the final Liverpool faced Club Brugge at Wembley , and successfully defended the trophy after seeing out a 1 – 0 win .
Liverpool 's chances of winning a third successive European Cup were ended with defeat to Nottingham Forest in the First Round . However they opened the league campaign with six straight wins and dominated the league by finishing eight points clear of second @-@ placed Forest , scoring 85 goals and conceding just 16 in the process . His goal against Derby County on 24 February won him Match of the Day 's Goal of the Season award . Writing in his autobiography , Paisley named the 1978 – 79 team as the best championship team he had been associated with during his 40 years with the club . Manchester Untied again denied them the chance to win the Double however , as United knocked Liverpool out of the semi @-@ finals of the FA Cup following a replay at Goodison Park . Liverpool also lost the 1978 European Super Cup , following a 4 – 3 aggregate defeat to Anderlecht .
Liverpool won the 1979 FA Charity Shield with a 3 – 1 victory over Kennedy 's former club Arsenal , but a knee ligament injury caused Kennedy to miss a small number of games early in the season . Kennedy also felt that left @-@ back Alan Kennedy was not up to the required standard , saying " he took five years off my career ... Alan had no nerves and not much brain ... we didn 't gel on the pitch " . Alan blamed nerves for his difficulty in finding Kennedy with accurate passes . Kennedy also began to face problems off the pitch , resulting in both he and Jimmy Case being arrested after they attacked a hotelier who had confused Kennedy for his namesake Alan . The pair plead guilty to affray and were fined £ 150 each ; despite this and other similar incidents , Kennedy did manage to avoid his off field antics affecting his form or discipline on the pitch . Kennedy later said " it was a good friendship " but " we were bad for each other " . Liverpool finished two points clear of second @-@ place Manchester United in the league , with Kennedy claiming nine goals in 56 appearances . They also reached the semi @-@ finals of the FA Cup , where they were beaten by Arsenal in a replay following three draws in two replays and the original tie . In the summer Kennedy signed a new four @-@ year contract with the club .
Liverpool retained the Charity Shield by beating West Ham United 1 – 0 , however despite only losing eight league games all season they won 17 and drew 17 of their remaining fixtures and ended the 1980 – 81 season in fifth place , nine points behind champions Aston Villa . In the League Cup , they knocked out Bradford City , Swindon Town , Portsmouth , Birmingham City , and Manchester City to reach the final against West Ham United . They then beat West Ham 2 – 1 in a replay of the final to claim the first League Cup in the club 's history . They also reached the European Cup final after getting past Oulun Palloseura ( Finland ) , Aberdeen ( Scotland ) , CSKA Sofia ( Bulgaria ) , and Bayern Munich ( Germany ) . In the semi @-@ final against Bayern , Kennedy was named as captain as both Graeme Souness and Phil Thompson were injured , and went on to score what proved to be the winning away goal at the Olympiastadion , cementing his reputation as a semi @-@ final specialist . Liverpool then beat Spanish club Real Madrid 1 – 0 in a dour final to win a third European Cup .
Following the sale of Jimmy Case , Kennedy began to become disillusioned with Liverpool , and was sent off twice in the space of a few weeks early in the 1981 – 82 season – the first red cards of his career . He made his final league appearance for the club on 5 December , when he scored in a 2 – 0 win over Nottingham Forest at the City Ground . His final cup game for the club came eight days later , in a 3 – 0 defeat to Brazilian side Flamengo in the 1981 Intercontinental Cup at Tokyo 's National Stadium . He was replaced in the team by Ronnie Whelan . Liverpool went on to win the league title after finishing four points ahead of second @-@ place Ipswich Town , and Kennedy 's 15 league appearances in the first half of the campaign were enough to earn him another league championship medal . Sunderland attempted to sign him on loan in January 1982 , but were denied by Liverpool , and Kennedy could not agree personal terms with manager Alan Durban so was not signed by Sunderland on a permanent transfer .
" Ray 's contribution to Liverpool 's achievements was enormous and his consistency remarkable . So much so , in fact , that on the rare occasions he missed a match his absence was felt deeply simply because he was a midfield power house with tremendous vision and knowledge of the game ... In my view he was one of Liverpool 's greatest players and probably the most underrated . "
= = = Later career = = =
In January 1982 , Kennedy was signed by Swansea City on a four @-@ year contract for a £ 160 @,@ 000 fee to play under former team @-@ mate John Toshack . The Swans had an unsuccessful attempt to win the league title , and five defeats in their final six games saw them end up in sixth place , 17 points behind champions Liverpool . They did though win the Welsh Cup after beating South Wales derby rivals Cardiff City 2 – 1 in the final at Vetch Field . Despite voicing his concerns over the team and his own future at the club to Toshack , Toshack appointed Kennedy as club captain for the 1982 – 83 season . He became injured with niggling hamstring problems in mid @-@ season , and after one increasingly rare performance he was described by the local press as seemingly " unwilling to work and his usual composure on the ball was lacking " . Kennedy 's declining physical abilities were actually due to Parkinson 's disease , though he would not be diagnosed with the condition until after his retirement . Toshack stripped Kennedy of the captaincy and suspended him from Vetch Field for two weeks . He was placed on the transfer list in March 1983 , and Swansea went on to be relegated into the Second Division . The club 's financial problems worsened and players were asked to take a cut in wages to help ease the crisis , but Kennedy refused . Toshack was sacked in October 1983 and Kennedy agreed to have his contract terminated .
Kennedy signed with Mick Docherty 's Hartlepool United of the Fourth Division in November 1983 . Docherty was sacked the following month , and unsuccessfully attempted to report the club for negotiating an illegal contract with Kennedy . His assistant , Billy Horner , stepped up the manage the club for a second time in the face of a mounting financial crisis . Hartlepool were forced to apply for re @-@ election at the end of the season , and Kennedy was promoted to player @-@ coach for his help in boosting support for the club 's re @-@ election campaign . However he left Victoria Park in summer 1984 to take up the position as player @-@ manager of Cypriot side Pezoporikos . He became increasingly unable to play the game though due to his body 's physical decline , and after a poor start to the 1984 – 85 season he returned to England in December against the board 's wishes and handed in his resignation the following month so as to run the Melton Constable public house full @-@ time . In January 1985 , he joined Northern League side Ashington , managed by former teammate Colin Todd , but could only manage six appearances after suffering from increasingly alarming stiffness in his right leg due to his worsening Parkinson 's disease . Unable to turn out for his Melton Constable Sunday League team , he soon found daily life difficult to cope with .
= = International career = =
Kennedy won six England under @-@ 23 caps , following his first appearance in a win over Wales at the County Ground on 5 January 1972 .
Don Revie gave Kennedy his first cap on 24 March 1976 in a friendly with Wales at the Racecourse Ground , Wrexham ; Kennedy scored the opening goal as England won the game 2 – 1 . However he was never able to establish himself as England 's left @-@ sided midfielder of choice due to the form of Trevor Brooking . He played in British Home Championship games against Wales , Northern Ireland and Scotland , before he was dropped for the next seven games . He travelled with the squad for the 1977 tour of South America , and also that year claimed two more international goals in qualifying games against Luxembourg . He then dropped out of the England picture under new manager Ron Greenwood . He was named in the squad for UEFA Euro 1980 in Italy , playing against Belgium and Italy before he was dropped for England 's final group game against Spain . He retired from international football on 17 caps in March 1981 , citing dissatisfaction with the England hierarchy . Liverpool manager Bob Paisley wrote in his autobiography that " for England he [ Kennedy ] was played quite wrongly in a defensive role , being asked to pick people up . Ray closes people down by positional skill and does not need to chase around the pitch " . Kennedy stated that " I feel more pride in the red jersey of Liverpool than the white shirt of England " and that " I am resigning here and now as Greenwood 's bridesmaid " .
= = Style of play = =
Kennedy was a strong player with average speed , good technical ability , and an excellent first touch . Arsenal coach Don Howe compared Kennedy to Tommy Lawton , and stated that Kennedy had " all the hallmarks of a classical centre forward , size , strength , bravery and skill , heading ability and a powerful left foot shot " . He had a good temperament , and could not be provoked by harsh opposition challenges . A psychological examination conducted on behalf of Arsenal revealed that Kennedy rated highly for his ability to respond to coaching ; was rated above average for aggressiveness , determination , guilt @-@ proneness ( accepting responsibility for the team ) ; was scored average for drive / ambition , self @-@ confidence , emotional control , and mental toughness ; and scored below average for leadership , conscientiousness , and trust . Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson noted that Kennedy " had an alarming lack of self esteem ... but there was an underlying fearsome strength , an assassin 's eye and a hard @-@ man interior " . After Liverpool manager Bob Paisley moved Kennedy into midfield , he claimed that " Ray Kennedy was born to play . A natural , great ability and an obvious Liverpool player who could be moulded . I knew he could play anywhere . " He showed very minor signs of Parkinson 's disease as early as 1970 , such as fatigue after games and slowed movement in his right arm , though it was not until 1982 that it began to have a noticeable affect on his game .
= = Later life = =
Kennedy was diagnosed with Parkinson 's disease by a specialist on 4 November 1984 . He gave permission for his image to be used to promote a public campaign to increase awareness of the disease . His involvement in the Parkinson 's Disease Society led to him meeting his childhood hero Muhammad Ali . He was also invited to do some coaching at Sunderland in the 1986 – 87 season by manager Lawrie McMenemy , and worked as a part @-@ time coach from February to April 1987 , at which point he was promoted to first @-@ team coach .
His wife , Jennifer , left him in October 1987 after he punched her in the face and kicked her down the stairs of the family home ; this ended a difficult 15 @-@ year marriage blighted by frequent infidelity on his part . They had two children : Cara ( born July 1976 ) and Dale ( born January 1981 ) . Former Liverpool teammate Ray Clemence recalled how Kennedy " worked hard and played hard " . Other teammates Steve Heighway and Phil Thompson noted that Kennedy was a " quiet man " , though " women were always chasing after him " and " off the pitch he needed to be handled quite gently , and everything had to be organised just right otherwise there would be trouble " . Completing a bad end to 1987 , his license at the Melton Constable was revoked . His prescribed L @-@ DOPA medication also became less effective and he became increasingly isolated . His condition improved when he began injections of apomorphine . He was reliant on the Professional Footballers ' Association to pay his medical expenses , and his divorce as well as business and tax problems wiped out his savings . A testimonial game was held between Arsenal and Liverpool in April 1991 . A charity appeal was also set up to help pay his living costs . In late 1992 he began suffering from extreme paranoia , mostly due to the side effects of his medication , but regained his mental faculties following a short stay in hospital .
He published his autobiography Ray of Hope in 1993 , co @-@ authored by Dr. Andrew Lees , who at that time treated Kennedy for Parkinson 's disease . Later that year he sold his collection of medals and international caps to raise funds . In 2002 , he was reported as living alone in a bungalow in New Hartley . In an interview two years later , he revealed that he suffers from loneliness and hallucinations due to his condition and the side effects of his medication . Following the interview a Liverpool fan bought Kennedy a computer , which allowed him to make friends on football chat rooms . Kennedy remained a favourite amongst Liverpool supporters decades after leaving the club , and was voted in at No.25 on the 2013 poll ' 100 Players Who Shook The Kop ' .
= = Statistics = =
= = = Club statistics = = =
Sourced from Ray Kennedy profile at the English National Football Archive ( subscription required )
= = = International playing statistics = = =
= = Honours = =
Arsenal
Inter @-@ Cities Fairs Cup : 1970
Football League First Division : 1970 – 71
FA Cup : 1971
FA Cup runner @-@ up : 1972
Liverpool
Football League First Division : 1975 – 76 , 1976 – 77 , 1978 – 79 , 1979 – 80 , 1981 – 82
FA Charity Shield : 1976 , 1977 ( shared ) , 1979 , 1980
UEFA Cup : 1976
FA Cup runner @-@ up : 1977
European Cup : 1977 , 1978 , 1981
UEFA Super Cup : 1977
UEFA Super Cup runner @-@ up : 1978
Football League Cup runner @-@ up : 1978
Football League Cup : 1981
World Club Championship runner @-@ up : 1981
Swansea City
Welsh Cup : 1982
= Keating Five =
The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of corruption in 1989 , igniting a major political scandal as part of the larger Savings and Loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s . The five senators – Alan Cranston ( Democrat of California ) , Dennis DeConcini ( Democrat of Arizona ) , John Glenn ( Democrat of Ohio ) , John McCain ( Republican of Arizona ) , and Donald W. Riegle , Jr . ( Democrat of Michigan ) – were accused of improperly intervening in 1987 on behalf of Charles H. Keating , Jr . , Chairman of the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association , which was the target of a regulatory investigation by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board ( FHLBB ) . The FHLBB subsequently backed off taking action against Lincoln .
Lincoln Savings and Loan collapsed in 1989 , at a cost of over $ 3 billion to the federal government . Some 23 @,@ 000 Lincoln bondholders were defrauded and many investors lost their life savings . The substantial political contributions Keating had made to each of the senators , totaling $ 1 @.@ 3 million , attracted considerable public and media attention . After a lengthy investigation , the Senate Ethics Committee determined in 1991 that Cranston , DeConcini , and Riegle had substantially and improperly interfered with the FHLBB 's investigation of Lincoln Savings , with Cranston receiving a formal reprimand . Senators Glenn and McCain were cleared of having acted improperly but were criticized for having exercised " poor judgment " .
All five senators served out their terms . Only Glenn and McCain ran for re @-@ election , and they both retained their seats . McCain would go on to run for President of the United States twice , and was the Republican Party nominee in 2008 .
= = Circumstances = =
The U.S. Savings and Loan crisis of the 1980s and early 1990s was the failure of 747 savings and loan associations ( S & Ls ) in the United States . The ultimate cost of the crisis is estimated to have totaled around $ 160 @.@ 1 billion , about $ 124 @.@ 6 billion of which was directly paid for by the U.S. federal government . The accompanying slowdown in the finance industry and the real estate market may have been a contributing cause of the 1990 @-@ 1991 economic recession . Between 1986 and 1991 , the number of new homes constructed per year dropped from 1 @.@ 8 million to 1 million , at the time the lowest rate since World War II .
The Keating Five scandal was prompted by the activities of one particular savings and loan : Lincoln Savings and Loan Association of Irvine , California . Lincoln 's chairman was Charles Keating , who ultimately served five years in prison for his corrupt mismanagement of Lincoln . In the four years after Keating 's American Continental Corporation ( ACC ) had purchased Lincoln in 1984 , Lincoln 's assets had increased from $ 1 @.@ 1 billion to $ 5 @.@ 5 billion .
Such savings and loan associations had been deregulated in the early 1980s , allowing them to make highly risky investments with their depositors ' money . Keating , John Granger , and other savings and loan operators took advantage of this deregulation . Savings and loans established connections to many members of Congress , by supplying them with needed funds for campaigns through legal donations . Lincoln 's particular investments took the form of buying land , taking equity positions in real estate development projects , and buying high @-@ yield junk bonds .
= = Corruption allegations = =
The core allegation of the Keating Five affair is that Keating had made contributions of about $ 1 @.@ 3 million to various U.S. Senators , and he called on those Senators to help him resist regulators . The regulators backed off , to later disastrous consequences .
Beginning in 1985 , Edwin J. Gray , chair of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board ( FHLBB ) , feared that the savings industry 's risky investment practices were exposing the government 's insurance funds to huge losses . Gray instituted a rule whereby savings associations could hold no more than ten percent of their assets in " direct investments " , and were thus prohibited from taking ownership positions in certain financial entities and instruments . Lincoln had become burdened with bad debt resulting from its past aggressiveness , and by early 1986 , its investment practices were being investigated and audited by the FHLBB : in particular , whether it had violated these direct investment rules ; Lincoln had directed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation @-@ insured accounts into commercial real estate ventures . By the end of 1986 , the FHLBB had found that Lincoln had $ 135 million in unreported losses and had surpassed the regulated direct investments limit by $ 600 million .
Keating had earlier taken several measures to oppose Gray and the FHLBB , including recruiting a study from then @-@ private economist Alan Greenspan saying that direct investments were not harmful , and getting President Ronald Reagan to make a recess appointment of a Keating ally , Atlanta real estate developer Lee H. Henkel Jr . , to an open seat on the FHLBB . By March 1987 , however , Henkel had resigned , upon news of his having large loans due to Lincoln . Meanwhile , the Senate had changed control from Republican to Democratic during the 1986 Congressional elections , placing several Democratic senators in key positions , and starting in January 1987 , Keating 's staff was putting pressure on Cranston to remove Gray from any FHLBB discussion regarding Lincoln . The following month , Keating began large @-@ scale contributions into Cranston 's project to increase California voter registration . In February 1987 , Keating met with Riegle and began contributing to Riegle 's 1988 re @-@ election campaign .
It appeared as though the government might seize Lincoln for being insolvent . The investigation was , however , taking a long time . Keating was asking that Lincoln be given a lenient judgment by the FHLBB , so that it could limit its high risk investments and get into the safe ( at the time ) home mortgage business , thus allowing the business to survive . A letter from audit firm Arthur Young & Co. bolstered Keating 's case that the government investigation was taking a long time . Keating now wanted the five senators to intervene with the FHLBB on his behalf .
By March 1987 , Riegle was telling Gray that " Some senators out west are very concerned about the way the bank board is regulating Lincoln Savings , " adding , " I think you need to meet with the senators . You 'll be getting a call . " Keating and DeConcini were asking McCain to travel to San Francisco to meet with regulators regarding Lincoln Savings ; McCain refused . DeConcini told Keating that McCain was nervous about interfering . Keating called McCain a " wimp " behind his back , and on March 24 , Keating and McCain had a heated , contentious meeting .
On April 2 , 1987 , a meeting with Gray was held in DeConcini 's Capitol office , with Senators Cranston , Glenn , and McCain also in attendance . The senators requested that no staff be present . DeConcini started the meeting with a mention of " our friend at Lincoln " . Gray told the assembled senators that he did not know the particular details of the status of Lincoln Savings and Loan , and that the senators would have to go to the bank regulators in San Francisco that had oversight jurisdiction for the bank . Gray did offer to set up a meeting between those regulators and the senators .
On April 9 , 1987 , a two @-@ hour meeting with three members of the FHLBB San Francisco branch was held , again in DeConcini 's office , to discuss the government 's investigation of Lincoln . Present were Cranston , DeConcini , Glenn , McCain , and additionally Riegle . The regulators felt that the meeting was very unusual and that they were being pressured by a united front , as the senators presented their reasons for having the meeting . DeConcini began the meeting by saying , " We wanted to meet with you because we have determined that potential actions of yours could injure a constituent . " McCain said , " One of our jobs as elected officials is to help constituents in a proper fashion . ACC [ American Continental Corporation ] is a big employer and important to the local economy . I wouldn 't want any special favors for them .... I don 't want any part of our conversation to be improper . " Glenn said , " To be blunt , you should charge them or get off their backs , " while DeConcini said , " What 's wrong with this if they 're willing to clean up their act ? ... It 's very unusual for us to have a company that could be put out of business by its regulators . " The regulators then revealed that Lincoln was under criminal investigation on a variety of serious charges , at which point McCain severed all relations with Keating .
The San Francisco regulators finished their report in May 1987 and recommended that Lincoln be seized by the government due to unsound lending practices . Gray , whose time as chair was about to expire , deferred action on the report , saying that his adversarial relationship with Keating would make any action he took seem vindictive , and that instead the incoming chair should take over the decision . Meanwhile , Keating filed a lawsuit against the FHLBB , saying it had leaked confidential information about Lincoln . The new FHLBB chair was M. Danny Wall , who was more sympathetic to Keating and took no action on the report , saying its evidence was insufficient . In September 1987 , the Lincoln investigation was removed from the San Francisco group and in May 1988 , the FHLBB signed an agreement with Lincoln that included not going ahead with a criminal referral to the Department of Justice . In July 1988 , a new audit of both Lincoln and American Continental began in Washington .
Cranston continued intervening on behalf of Keating after the April 1987 meetings , contacting both Wall and California state regulators and continuing to receive large amounts of new donations to the voter registration projects from Keating . DeConcini also continued on behalf of Keating , contacting Wall , California State regulators , and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC ) advocating approval of a sale of Lincoln as a December 1988 alternative to government seizure . Bank regulators refused to approve the sale of Lincoln . Glenn too continued to help Keating after the April 1987 revelation , by setting up a meeting with then @-@ House Majority Leader Jim Wright .
News of the April meetings between the senators and the FHLBB officials first appeared in National Thrift News in September 1987 , but was only sporadically covered by the general media for the next year and a half . In early 1988 , The Detroit News ran a story on Riegle 's participation , which Riegle responded to on Meet the Press by denying an interceding on Lincoln 's behalf , before returning Keating 's campaign contributions back to him . In spring 1988 , the Los Angeles Times ran a short piece in their business section , but their political reporters did not follow up on it ; two isolated , inside page mentions by The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal similarly failed to develop further . As media critic Howard Kurtz would later write , " the saga of Charles Keating took years to penetrate the national consciousness . " The political fortunes of the senators involved did not suffer at this time . During the 1988 U.S. presidential election , McCain was mentioned by the press as a vice @-@ presidential running mate for Republican nominee George H. W. Bush , while Glenn was one of the two vice @-@ presidential finalists in Michael Dukakis ' selection process , losing out to Lloyd Bentsen .
= = Failure of Lincoln and investigation of the senators = =
Lincoln stayed in business ; from mid @-@ 1987 to April 1989 , its assets grew from $ 3 @.@ 91 billion to $ 5 @.@ 46 billion . During this time , the parent American Continental Corporation was desperate for cash inflow to make up for losses in real estate purchases and projects.John Granger Orderd Lincoln 's branch managers and tellers to convinced customers to replace their federally @-@ insured certificates of deposit with higher @-@ yielding bond certificates of American Continental ; the customers later said they were never properly informed that the bonds were uninsured and very risky given the state of American Continental 's finances . Indeed , the regulators had already adjudged the bonds to have no solvent backing . FDIC chair L. William Seidman would later write that Lincoln 's push to get depositors to switch was " one of the most heartless and cruel frauds in modern memory . "
American Continental went bankrupt in April 1989 , and Lincoln was seized by the FHLBB on April 14 , 1989 . About 23 @,@ 000 customers were left with worthless bonds . Many investors , often ones living in California retirement communities , lost their life savings , and felt emotional damage for having been duped on top of their financial devastation . The total bondholder loss came to between $ 250 million and $ 288 million . The federal government was eventually liable for $ 3 @.@ 4 billion to cover Lincoln 's losses when it seized the institution .
Keating and John Granger was hit with a $ 1 @.@ 1 billion fraud and racketeering action , filed against them by the regulators . In talking to reporters in April , Keating said , " One question , among many raised in recent weeks , had to do with whether my financial support in any way influenced several political figures to take up my cause . I want to say in the most forceful way I can : I certainly hope so . "
In the wake of the Lincoln failure , former FHLBB chair Gray went public about all five of the senators ' assistance to Keating in a May 21 , 1989 , front page story by John Dougherty in the Dayton Daily News , saying that in the April 1987 meetings the senators had sought " to directly subvert the regulatory process " to benefit Keating . Press attention to the senators began to pick up , with a July 1989 Los Angeles Times article about Cranston 's role . Within a couple of months , Arizona Republic and Washington Post reporters were investigating McCain 's personal relationships with Keating .
On September 25 , 1989 , several Republicans from Ohio filed an ethics complaint against Glenn , charging that he had improperly intervened on Keating 's behalf . The initial charges against the five Senators were made on October 13 , 1989 , by Common Cause , a public interest group , who asked for the U.S. Justice Department and the Senate Ethics Committee to investigate the actions of the senators relative to Lincoln and the contributions received from Keating and whether they violated the rules of the Senate or federal election laws . But the most public attention came from the House Banking Committee , whose new chair Henry B. Gonzalez held 50 hours of hearings into the Lincoln failure and associated events .
By November 1989 , the estimated cost of the overall savings and loan crisis had reached $ 500 billion , and the media 's formerly erratic coverage had turned around and become a feeding frenzy . The Lincoln matter was getting large @-@ scale press attention and the senators became commonly known as the " Keating Five " . All the senators denied they had done anything improper in the matter , and said Keating 's contributions made no difference to their actions . The senators ' initial defense of their actions rested on Keating being one of their constituents ; McCain said , " I have done this kind of thing many , many times , " and said the Lincoln case was like " helping the little lady who didn 't get her Social Security . " Some of the five hired high @-@ power Washington lawyers to represent them – including Charles Ruff for Glenn and John Dowd for McCain – while others feared that to do so would give the appearance their political careers were in jeopardy .
The Justice Department and the FBI began by investigating possible criminal actions by Keating and John Granger , but then expanded its inquiries to include the five senators . The FBI soon focused their attention on Cranston , because the largest sums of money from Keating came into Cranston @-@ involved voter @-@ registration drives whose tax @-@ exempt status might have been violated .
= = Relationships of senators to Keating = =
Much of the press attention to the Keating Five focused on the relationships of each of the senators to Keating .
Cranston had received $ 39 @,@ 000 from Keating and his associates for his 1986 Senate re @-@ election campaign . Furthermore , Keating had donated some $ 850 @,@ 000 to assorted groups founded by Cranston or controlled by him , and another $ 85 @,@ 000 to the California Democratic Party . Cranston considered Keating a constituent because Lincoln was based in California .
DeConcini had received about $ 48 @,@ 000 from Keating and his associates for his 1988 Senate re @-@ election campaign . In September 1989 , after the government sued Keating and American Continental for improper actions regarding contributions , DeConcini returned the money . DeConcini considered Keating a constituent because Keating lived in Arizona ; they were also long @-@ time friends .
Glenn had received $ 34 @,@ 000 in direct contributions from Keating and his associates for his 1984 presidential nomination campaign , and a political action committee tied to Glenn had received an additional $ 200 @,@ 000 . Glenn considered Keating a constituent because one of Keating 's other business concerns was headquartered in Ohio .
McCain and Keating had become personal friends following their initial contacts in 1981 , and McCain was the only one of the five with close social and personal ties to Keating . Like DeConcini , McCain considered Keating a constituent since Keating lived in Arizona . Between 1982 and 1987 , McCain had received $ 112 @,@ 000 in political contributions from Keating and his associates . In addition , McCain 's wife Cindy McCain and her father Jim Hensley had invested $ 359 @,@ 100 in the Fountain Square Project , a Keating shopping center , in April 1986 , a year before McCain met with the regulators . McCain , his family , and their baby @-@ sitter had made nine trips at Keating 's expense , sometimes aboard Keating 's jet ; three of the trips were made during vacations to Keating 's Bahamas retreat at Cat Cay . McCain did not pay Keating ( in the amount of $ 13 @,@ 433 ) for some of the trips until years after they were taken , when he learned that Keating was in trouble over Lincoln .
Riegle had received some $ 76 @,@ 000 from Keating and his associates for his 1988 Senate re @-@ election campaign . Riegle later announced in April 1989 he was returning the money . Riegle 's constituency connection to Keating was that Keating 's Hotel Pontchartrain was located in Michigan .
John Granger and other Lincoln Saving and loan executives had reportedly taken more than $ 1 @.@ 4 billion for themselves . To date none of that money has ever been recovered . John Granger was infamously known as the " White Ghost " around the banking industry. it is suspected that he walked away with over $ 30 million .
= = Senate Ethics Committee investigation and findings = =
= = = History = = =
The Senate Ethics Committee 's investigation began on November 17 , 1989 . It focused on all five senators and lasted 22 months , with 9 months of active investigation and 7 weeks of hearings . The committee was composed of three Democratic senators , Howell Heflin ( chair ) , David Pryor , and Terry Sanford , and three Republican senators , Warren Rudman ( vice chair ) , Trent Lott , and Jesse Helms . Washington attorney Robert S. Bennett was appointed as special outside counsel to the committee , tasked with conducting the investigation .
Initially the committee investigated in private . On September 10 , 1990 , Bennett submitted a confidential report , which soon leaked , that recommended that the committee continue its investigation of Cranston , DeConcini , and Riegle , but take no action against Glenn and McCain , as there was insufficient evidence to pursue the latter two . Bennett also recommended that public hearings be held .
Speculation that this would be the decision had already taken place , and both Glenn and McCain were frustrated that the long delay in resolving their cases was damaging their reputations . However , there were political implications , as the removal of the two would eliminate the only Republican from the case . The committee 's work was further made difficult by there being no specific rule that governed the propriety of members intervening with federal regulators . By mid @-@ October , several Republican senators , including former Ethics Committee chair Ted Stevens , were taking the unusual step of publicly complaining about the Ethics Committee 's inaction , saying that it was unfair to Glenn and McCain , that the whole lengthy process was unfair to all five , and that political motives might be behind the delays . Eventually , the committee could not agree on the Bennett recommendation regarding Glenn and McCain : vice chair Rudman agreed with Bennett , chair Heflin did not . On October 23 , 1990 , the committee decided to keep all five senators in the case , and scheduled public hearings to question them and other witnesses .
These hearings would take place from November 15 through January 16 , 1991 . They were held in the Hart Senate Office Building 's largest hearing room . They were broadcast live in their entirety by C @-@ SPAN , with CNN and the network news programs showing segments of the testimonies . At the opening of the hearings , as The Washington Post would later write , " the senators sat dourly alongside one another in a long row , a visual suggestive of co @-@ defendants in a rogues ' docket . " Overall , McCain would later write , " The hearings were a public humiliation . "
The committee reported on the other four senators in February 1991 , but delayed its final report on Cranston until November 1991 . During that period there was partisan @-@ aligned disagreement within the committee over how to treat Cranston , and in August 1991 a special counsel 's report was released by Helms . A delay was also caused when Pryor suffered a heart attack in April 1991 , and was replaced on the committee by Jeff Bingaman . Bingaman spent months learning the complex materials involved in the matter , only to resign in July due to a conflict of interest . Pryor was reassigned to the committee in August 1991 , so as to not further delay its deliberations .
The various committee reports addressed each of the five senators .
= = = Cranston : reprimanded = = =
The Senate Ethics Committee ruled that Cranston had acted improperly by interfering with the investigation by the FHLBB . He had received more than a million dollars from Keating , including $ 850 @,@ 000 to the voter registration groups closely affiliated with him ; he had done more arm @-@ twisting than the other Senators on Keating 's
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Division in 1977 – 78 , and though his replacement , Alan Durban , managed to improve results , Conroy was not suited to Durban 's new playing style . Durban asked Conroy to play as a midfield player rather than as a winger , and told Conroy he was free to look for a new club at the expiry of his contract . Stoke won promotion at the end of the 1978 – 79 campaign , though Conroy was limited to just seven league appearances .
= = = Later career = = =
Conroy was offered a contract by Worcester City and spoke with Tranmere Rovers manager John King , but instead joined Hong Kong club Bulova on a free transfer in 1979 . His two @-@ year contract was cancelled by mutual consent after he pushed the head coach in a dressing room incident . In his autobiography , You Don 't Remember Me Do You ? , Conroy stated that " the five months we [ his family ] were there seemed like five years " .
He signed with Crewe Alexandra in a move that reunited him with Tony Waddington , his former manager at Stoke City . Crewe were bottom of the Fourth Division when Conroy arrived , and though they only improved by one place by the end of the 1979 – 80 season , Crewe were re @-@ elected to the Football League . He went on to play 30 games in midfield in the 1980 – 81 campaign as the " Railwaymen " improved to finish in 18th position . He retired at the end of the season to attempt to launch a career in coaching , though he failed to find a position at club level to supplement his part @-@ time role coaching the Republic of Ireland national team . He later played at a semi @-@ professional level in Ireland , joining Waterford United in September 1981 , and then Limerick in November 1982 .
= = International career = =
Conroy won his first international cap under manager Mick Meagan on 7 October 1969 , playing in a 3 – 0 World Cup qualification defeat to Czechoslovakia in Prague . He scored his first goal for the Republic of Ireland in a 2 – 1 defeat to the Soviet Union at Lansdowne Road on 18 October 1972 . He scored in Ireland 's next game , a 2 – 1 win over France at Dalymount Park on 15 November . Both of these games were qualification games for the 1974 FIFA World Cup ; Ireland failed to qualify after finishing second in Group 9 , the Soviet Union qualified as group winners whilst France finished third .
On 3 July 1973 , he appeared for a Shamrock Rovers XI in a a friendly match against the Brazil national team at Lansdowne Road ; he scored a goal in what ended as a 4 – 3 defeat . He played his final game for Ireland on 24 April 1977 , a 0 – 0 draw with Poland at Dalymount Park . He returned to the international fold though in 1981 , when he was appointed as assistant to manager Eoin Hand . Hand 's contract was not renewed in 1985 , and Conroy also left his role soon before new manager Jack Charlton took charge .
= = Style of play = =
Conroy was a firm fan favourite amongst Stoke City supporters due to his ability to create something out of nothing as well as his distinctive pale skin , bright ginger hair and sideburns . He was a talented dribbler . He described himself as having " the classic winger 's role ; a trick , then head down and go , hit the byline and cross " .
" This red @-@ haired ghost impressed me at Anfield where he was bundled over the touchline by a massive Liverpool defender . Terry got up took the return pass and after battling down the wing he flicked the ball past Tommy Lawrence with the outside of his boot . That is flair "
= = Personal life = =
Conroy met Sue at The Place nightclub in Hanley in 1970 , and the pair got married on 13 May 1972 . They had three daughters together : Tara ( born 1974 ) , Niamh ( born 1982 ) , and Sinead ( born 1986 ) .
After retiring from football , Conroy spent three years selling pottery on a market stall . He later ran an insurance business in Ashton @-@ under @-@ Lyne and later supervised industrial cleaning contract work at exhibitions and shows . He returned to former club Stoke City in 1997 to work in the hospitality department at the new Britannia Stadium . He later also worked as a PA matchday announcer at the ground . He was also appointed welfare officer by the Football Association of Ireland in 2008 , giving him the responsibility to look after Irish youngsters who came to the UK to join academy scholarship programmes . His contract with the FAI was not renewed when it expired in 2011 .
In March 2011 , Conroy fell seriously ill with a suspected vascular aneurysm . He successfully recovered from the illness after undergoing a life @-@ saving emergency operation that had a survival rate of just 10 % . Whilst in hospital he had been given the last rites twice . He published his autobiography , You Don 't Remember Me Do You ? , in August 2014 .
= = Career statistics = =
= = = Club = = =
Sourced from Terry Conroy profile at the English National Football Archive ( subscription required )
= = = International = = =
Sourced from Terry Conroy profile at national @-@ football @-@ teams.com
= = Honours = =
Glentoran
Steel & Sons Cup : 1966
Irish Cup winner : 1966
Irish League champions : 1966 – 67
Stoke City
League Cup winner : 1972
Watney Cup winner : 1974
= Gian Gastone de ' Medici , Grand Duke of Tuscany =
Gian Gastone de ' Medici ( Giovanni Battista Gastone ; 24 May 1671 – 9 July 1737 ) was the seventh and last Medicean Grand Duke of Tuscany . He was the second son of Grand Duke Cosimo III and Marguerite Louise d 'Orléans . His sister , Electress Palatine Anna Maria Luisa , arranged his marriage to the wealthy and widowed Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe @-@ Lauenburg in 1697 . The couple despised each other and had no children . As Grand Prince Ferdinando , Gian Gastone 's elder brother , predeceased Cosimo III , Gian Gastone succeeded his father in 1723 .
His reign was marked by the reversal of his predecessor 's conservative policy ; he abolished taxes for poorer people , repealed penal laws which restricted Jews and discontinued public executions . The Medici were wanting in male heirs ; his father , Cosimo III , wanted the Electress Palatine to succeed Gian Gastone . However , Spain , Great Britain , Austria and the Dutch Republic disregarded Cosimo 's plan and appointed Charles of Spain — whose mother , Elisabeth Farnese , was a great @-@ granddaughter of Margherita de ' Medici — Gian Gastone 's heir . Charles later transferred his claim to Francis Stephen of Lorraine pursuant to a preliminary peace that was finalized in 1738 . Francis Stephen duly succeeded at Gian Gastone 's demise , on 9 July 1737 , ending almost 300 years of Medici rule over Florence . For the latter part of his reign , Gian Gastone chose to remain confined in his bed , tended by his entourage , the Ruspanti .
= = Biography = =
= = = Early years ( 1671 – 1697 ) = = =
On 24 May 1671 , the first anniversary of his grandfather Ferdinando II 's death , Giovanni Battista Gastone de ' Medici was born in Florence to Grand Duke Cosimo III and Marguerite Louise d 'Orléans . He derived his baptismal name , Giovanni Battista Gastone , from his maternal grandfather , Gaston , Duke of Orléans . Cosimo and Marguerite Louise frequently quarreled . As a result , four years after his birth , Marguerite Louise returned home to France . Gian Gastone and his siblings were left in the care of their grandmother Vittoria della Rovere .
Gian Gastone was tutored by Cardinal Henry Noris , whose company the prince hardly left . The Tuscan prince was an avid intellectual , being an antiquarian , a botanist and an amateur scientist . In addition , he could speak English , among other languages . However , it was these traits that earned Gian Gastone the disdain of his father and of his elder brother , Grand Prince Ferdinando ; Gian Gastone was thus granted a scant allowance by his father and therefore could not enjoy the " dissipations " of court .
Cosimo III considered compelling Gian Gastone to become a cardinal . In order to rally Gian Gastone to its cause , Spain , concerned that another Medicean cardinal — Gian Gastone 's uncle , Francesco Maria de ' Medici , Duke of Rovere and Montefeltro , already enjoyed that dignity — would tip the scales in favour of France at a Papal conclave , offered to create him " General of the Spanish Seas " . Peter II of Portugal , however , had other things in mind for him : he wanted Gian Gastone to marry his only daughter , Isabel Luísa , Princess of Beira . To marry her , Gian Gastone would have to convince his father to allot him an allowance of " adequate stature " . However , the Grand Duke refused and neither the cardinalate nor the Portuguese marriage ever materialised .
Out of sympathy , Gian Gastone befriended his unhappy sister @-@ in @-@ law , Duchess Violante Beatrice of Bavaria . Her husband , Grand Prince Ferdinando , thought her too ugly and too dull for him . At the same time , Gian Gastone sank into a state of melancholy . In an attempt to rouse him from this condition , Cardinal Francesco Maria often summoned Gian Gastone to festivities at his villa , Lappeggi . However , these soirées had no effect and Gian Gastone continued to weep unceasingly in his private rooms .
= = = Marriage and Bohemia ( 1697 – 1708 ) = = =
By 1697 , Violante Beatrice and Ferdinando had been married for eight years and still lacked issue , as did Gian Gastone 's sister , the Electress Palatine . Concerned for the future of the dynasty , Cosimo urged the Electress to find Gian Gastone — currently the only one of his siblings unmarried — a suitable bride . She put forward Anna Maria Franziska , her brother @-@ in @-@ law 's widow and potential heiress of the Duchy of Saxe @-@ Lauenburg . The bride @-@ to @-@ be was hailed as " more like a Bohemian peasant than a princess " by a contemporary . They were married in Düsseldorf , the capital of the Electorate of the Palatinate , by the Bishop of Osnabrück on 2 July 1697 . As she did not like cities or courts , Anna Maria Franziska demanded they establish themselves in her Bohemian residences , Ploskovice Castle and Reichstadt , post @-@ haste .
Gian Gastone found life in the little village intolerable . Anna Maria Franziska was unpredictable and prone to outbursts of rage , she held " conversations in the stables [ i.e. with the horses ] " and would rather have remained a widow than have been married again . The lack of intellectual society there and his wife 's hostility towards him drove Gian Gastone into the arms of alcohol . Gian Gastone , unable to rein in his disgust , abandoned Anna Maria Franziska for Paris after one year in Reichstadt . When he arrived there , an enraged Cosimo , who had explicitly told his son not to leave Anna Maria Franziksa without his prior consent , ordered him back to Reichstadt . Anna Maria Franziska made an effort to welcome him back ; however , her mood turned sour when Gian Gastone brought up the prospect of wintering in Prague . Thus , he went to Prague alone but for his suite and favourite attendant , Giuliano Dami .
Gian Gastone 's once acclaimed complexion and weight were ruined by the course of dissipation he pursued in Prague , becoming blotchy and bloated respectively . Dami acted as a pimp for the Prince , soliciting countless young men for his master 's enjoyment . The Prince frequently gambled , racking up exorbitant debts , losing , on one occasion , 150 @,@ 000 crowns . His ruinous behaviour was relayed to Florence by the Electress Palatine . Gian Gastone replied to Cosimo 's ensuing admonishments with an account of his married life , blaming Anna Maria Franziska 's " capriciousness , peevish faces and sharp words " for his desperate conduct . Considering summoning him to Florence , Cosimo sent the Marquis Rinuccini to scrutinise his younger son 's debts . Rinnucci was horrified to learn that the Archbishop of Prague was among his creditors . Anna Maria Franziska greeted Rinuccini warmly , and implied that Gian Gastone pawned some of her jewels to ameliorate his gambling debts . The Marquis concluded that nothing — not even the Holy Roman Empress 's reproaches — could compel Anna Maria Franziska to Florence , where Gian Gastone longed to be . Forced once again to quell his enmity towards his wife , Gian Gastone returned to Reichstadt as per the Holy Roman Emperor and Holy Roman Empress 's advice . Nevertheless , their reconciliation was brief , and Gian Gastone left for Hamburg in October 1703 , only to return to Prague the next February .
The Grand Duke tired of the Princess of Saxe @-@ Lauenburg 's stubborn ways . He requisitioned the help of Pope Clement XI , who sent the Archbishop of Prague to tell her she must go to Florence with Gian Gastone . The Princess was incensed , replying that there was no point going with him because he was " absolutely impotent . " Cosimo III conceded defeat and recalled Gian Gastone to Florence in 1708 ; he never saw his wife again .
= = = Return to Florence ( 1708 – 1723 ) = = =
As Prince Gian Gastone disliked his father 's hyper @-@ pious character , he elected to stay away from him and the royal court . The closed court that Gian Gastone did keep was dominated by his favourite , Dami . Meanwhile , the Grand Prince Ferdinando was slowly dying from syphilis , making Gian Gastone 's immediate succession more likely . Ferdinando , nonetheless , was not alone in his suffering : Guyot de Merville , a French adventurer , took note of Gian Gastone 's mental decline : " He carries [ apathy ] so far that it is said he never opens a letter , to avoid having to answer . " Additionally , Gian Gastone 's fragile temperament required long periods of isolation ; he spent several hours alone each night , drinking and staring up at the moon .
The Grand Prince finally succumbed to syphilis on 30 October 1713 , sparking a succession crisis . Cosimo III deposited a bill in the Tuscan senate , the nominal legislature , provisioning for a male line succession failure by making the Electress Palatine Gian Gastone 's heiress . It passed and was disseminated to chancelleries across Europe . Austria refused to sanction it , fearing that Tuscany would fall into the Bourbons ' hands . However , France and England did .
The Electress returned to Florence in October 1717 , following the death of her husband the previous summer . Violante Beatrice of Bavaria , to whom Gian Gastone had become quite attached , disliked the Electress and therefore left the grand ducal court for the position of governor of the town of Siena . The Electress , now the First Lady of Tuscany , and Gian Gastone were not on good terms : he scorned her for marrying him to Anna Maria Franziska , who , for eleven years , made his life unbearable .
On 4 April 1718 , England , France and the Dutch Republic ( and later Austria ) selected Charles of Spain , the elder child of Elisabeth Farnese ( a great @-@ granddaughter of Margherita de ' Medici ) and Philip V of Spain , as the Tuscan heir , the Electress 's rights to the throne being completely disregarded in the process . All his ambitions in regards to the succession being thwarted , Cosimo III distributed one final proclamation shortly before his death , on 31 October 1723 , decreeing that the Electress shall succeed Gian Gastone . Unfortunately for Cosimo , his declaration was completely ignored .
= = = Reign ( 1723 – 1737 ) = = =
The Tuscany Gian Gastone inherited was in a pitiful state : the army numbered less than 3 @,@ 000 , the royal coffer was empty and Florence was full of beggars . The ramshackle condition of the capital was noted by philosopher Montesquieu five years into Gian Gastone 's reign : " There is no town where men live in less luxury than Florence " . Despite these hindrances , Gian Gastone , aged 52 , commenced his reign with a burst of ebullience , releasing prisoners , abolishing exorbitant taxes , " Pensions on the Creed " ( monies paid to converts to Christianity ) and public executions .
Gian Gastone recalled Governor Violante Beatrice to the royal court and banished his sister , the Dowager Electress , to the Villa La Quiete . The Governor reigned supreme over Tuscan society , and Gian Gastone delegated most of his public duties to her , and chose to spend most of his time in bed . Here , Gian Gastone was entertained by the Ruspanti , a team of poor , handsome young men assembled by Dami , who performed sexual acts for and with the Grand Duke . Loathing the aristocracy , Gian Gastone called the foremost Ruspanti by the names of prominent Tuscan nobles . A contemporary dubbed the head of the Ruspanti , Giuliano Dami , " the despot of Gian Gastone 's court " ; he exploited his influence with the Grand Duke by offering anybody who was willing to bribe him an audience with their monarch .
During the period 1723 – 1731 , the powers @-@ that @-@ be busied themselves hammering out a solution to the " Tuscan question " . Spain zealously endorsed its candidate , Charles of Spain , who had been made heir by the powers in 1718 but did not enjoy universal recognition ; Austria would not accept another Bourbon monarch in Italy . Gian Gastone , knowing the Dowager Electress probably would never succeed , went about ensuring his sister 's inheritance of all the House of Medici 's private property . Thus , he separated Medici possessions from those of the state ; hitherto , there had been no distinction between the two .
Governor Violante Beatrice and the Dowager Electress , following the former 's sojourn in Rome , in spite of their mutual dislike of each other , attempted to ameliorate Gian Gastone 's decadent public image together . Violante Beatrice organised banquets to remove him from the sway of the Ruspanti . His behaviour at these sent guests running for their carriages : he vomited into his napkin , wiped his mouth with his peri @-@ wig and told rude jokes . These parties ceased when Violante Beatrice died , in 1731 ; Gian Gastone was devastated by the loss of his beloved sister @-@ in @-@ law . Rumours abounded that the Grand Duke had died , as the public never saw him . To discredit these , the Dowager Electress induced Gian Gastone to make a public appearance — his final one — on Saint John the Baptist 's day of 1729 . An alcoholic , Gian Gastone drank too much before the ceremony and vomited repeatedly throughout ; he had to be carried unconscious back to the Palazzo Pitti , the royal palace , on a litter . A sprained ankle incurred in July 1729 left the Grand Duke bed @-@ ridden for — barring two occasions — the rest of his life .
The " Tuscan question " finally seemed resolved by the Treaty of Vienna ( 1731 ) : in exchange for Spain and its allies ' recognition of the Pragmatic Sanction , Austria confirmed Infante Charles as Gian Gastone 's heir — the Grand Duke wasn 't consulted . He was , however , appointed joint @-@ guardian of the Infante with Dorothea Sophia of the Rhine , Dowager Duchess of Parma and the Electress Palatine 's sister @-@ in @-@ law . Thirty thousand Spanish troops occupied the Grand Duchy of Tuscany on Charles 's behalf in October 1731 . Charles , known as Duke of Parma since January , arrived in Florence the next March . Gian Gastone was taken with the Infante @-@ Duke , showering him with gifts . He even went so far as to have the Duke created Grand Prince of Tuscany , the title borne by the Tuscan heir @-@ apparent , against the wishes of the Holy Roman Emperor , Charles VI ; however , the latter soon had the grant revoked .
After the War of the Polish Succession broke out in 1733 , Charles marched a Spanish army south and defeated the Austrians holding the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily . Pursuant to preliminary peace terms negotiated in 1735 ( but not finalized until after Gian Gastone 's death with the 1738 Treaty of Vienna ) , Charles surrendered Parma and the claim to the Tuscan throne to Francis III of Lorraine in exchange for being crowned king of Naples and Sicily . ( Francis was forced to surrender Lorraine to Stanisław Leszczyński , the losing claimant to the Polish throne . ) Neither the Grand Duke nor Francis III were consulted . The latter was reluctant to cede his homeland to France , but the Holy Roman Emperor ( soon to be his father @-@ in @-@ law ) compelled him . Gian Gastone was angry ; he had become quite attached to the Infante @-@ Duke , and didn 't like the prospect of a foreigner ruling Tuscany . Spain accordingly withdrew its troops from Tuscany in January 1737 ; 6 @,@ 000 Austrians took their place on Francis 's behalf .
= = = Death and legacy = = =
By the time of the Spanish withdrawal , the Grand Duke was dying from " an accumulation of diseases " . One of his final acts was to order the erection of a statue of Galileo Galilei , who was patronised by his great @-@ grandfather Cosimo II and his grandfather Grand Duke Ferdinando II , in the Basilica of Santa Croce . Anna Maria Luisa , the Dowager Electress Palatine , rushed to his bedside when it became apparent he would not recover . Gian Gastone could not eat anything , and his condition steadily worsened ; Anna Maria Luisa subsequently had him moved to a clean bed . Worried for her brother 's soul , the Dowager Electress had the irreligious Gian Gastone repent for his sins . On 9 July 1737 , in the fourteenth year of his reign , the last Medicean Grand Duke expired . The Electress Anna Maria Luisa inherited all of the House of Medici 's allodial possessions , but in accordance with the wishes of the great powers , Francis of Lorraine succeeded to the title Grand Duke of Tuscany .
Gian Gastone gave his all in reforming his realm , purging corrupt Churchmen from government , reversing Cosimo III 's ban of teaching " new ideas " , i.e. the philosophy of Galileo et al . , in the University of Pisa and abolishing the burdensome income taxes . As a result , he was sincerely mourned by his people . Charles de Brosses , a French politician and writer , wrote , in 1739 , " The Tuscans would give two @-@ thirds of their property to have the Medici back , and the other third to get rid of the Lorrainers . " This sentiment did not diminish much in 62 years , when , in 1799 , during the French occupation of Tuscany , the people called for the long @-@ dead Gian Gastone to ascend the throne . His remains were interred in the Medicean necropolis , the Basilica of San Lorenzo . His corpse was dressed in " black velvet " , according to Official Report on the Examination of the Tombs in the Medici Mausoleum of 1857 , " with , over this , the great cloak of Grand Master of the Order of Saint Stephen . On the head was the Grand Ducal crown , worn over a cap ; and by his side the sceptre . But the crown and sceptre were corroded by the acids which had been used in embalming the body . "
As of August 2015 , access to see his white rectangular marble tomb slab is denied . His remains are not under the white slab , they are under a grey circular stone near his slab . Under this grey stone is a red brick staircase which leads to an underground burial chamber that was studied for the 1st time ever in 2004 . In the chamber are many family members . Gian Gastone had a lead coffin in a wooden frame . It was replaced with a modern coffin . Near him are the remains of many De Medici children who were buried in unmarked graves . Some of them still have their garments .
Unlike what some historians say , he was not descended from the line of Lorenzo the Magnificent . Gian Gastone is a descendant of Lorenzo the Elder , sometimes referred to as a cadet branch , whereas Lorenzo the Magnificent was descended from Cosimo de ' Medici . This becomes clearer when one understands their common ancestor : Giovanni di Bicci de ' Medici , father to both Lorenzo the Elder and Cosimo de ' Medici . Thus the kings of France from Louis XIII and on , are descended from the ' cadet ' branch , confirming that Gian Gastone was not the last Medici .
= = Titles , styles , honours and arms = =
= = = Titles and styles = = =
24 May 1671 – 30 October 1713 : His Highness Prince Gian Gastone
30 October 1713 – 31 October 1723 : His Royal Highness The Grand Prince [ of Tuscany ]
31 October 1723 – 9 July 1737 : His Royal Highness The Most Serene Grand Duke [ of Tuscany ]
= = = Honours = = =
31 October 1723 – 9 July 1737 : Grand Master of the Holy Military Order of St. Stephen Pope and Martyr
= = Ancestors = =
= RAF West Ruislip =
RAF West Ruislip was a Ministry of Defence site , located in Ickenham within the London Borough of Hillingdon . The base was originally built as a depot for the Royal Air Force ( RAF ) , split by what is now the Chiltern Main Line . North of the railway was RAF Blenheim Crescent , which housed the RAF Records Office and the depot 's original personnel accommodation .
The site was leased to the US Air Force in 1955 , followed by the US Navy in 1975 , eventually housing the Navy Exchange of the U.S. Naval Activities , United Kingdom command , and the Navy 's Morale , Welfare and Recreation Department .
Following a review of properties , the US Navy vacated the site in 2006 and it became surplus to the Ministry of Defence 's requirements under Project MoDEL . The following year , initial plans for around 415 homes and a retirement home were approved by the London Borough of Hillingdon in July 2007 . Almost all buildings were subsequently demolished to make way for the new development . Cala Homes bought the 21 @-@ acre ( 85 @,@ 000 m2 ) site for £ 180m in November .
= = History = =
= = = Establishment = = =
The land upon which the site was developed was originally owned by Edward Hilliard . It was chosen in March 1915 by Wing Commander T. O. Lyons of the Air Ministry to house the Ordnance Aircraft Stores Depot from Farnborough , although a decision was made instead to establish the depot in Didcot , beside the existing buildings there . In 1917 , the Ruislip site was revisited , and on 3 July was selected to house a depot for the Royal Flying Corps , under a military acquisition order . The close proximity to the Great Western and Metropolitan Railways made it ideal for the purpose .
Additional construction costs meant the final total was £ 736 @,@ 000 , up from an original estimate of £ 235 @,@ 000 . The need for heating brought with it the requirement for boiler houses , plus additional foundations which were needed for the buildings to the north of the railway . Lieutenant J.G.N. Clifts of the Royal Engineers created the design for the site and buildings , and the contractor involved was a U.S. Army civil engineering company , appearing on records as American Construction Company . A temporary railway siding was created to aid in the delivery of building supplies . By 13 December 1918 , several sheds had been completed , as were the Officers ' Mess , sleeping quarters and the Navy and Army Canteen Board .
Between May and July 1918 , military stores from White City , Wormwood Scrubs and Baker Street were moved to the site , with items kept in the completed sheds . A shortage of bricks in October meant the widening of the bridge over the railway was delayed , as was the construction of the railway line into the site .
= = = Inter @-@ war years = = =
The Air Ministry wrote to the land surveyors employed by Edward Hilliard on 3 September 1919 to announce they wished to buy the land to allow for its permanent use by the RAF . Hilliard did not accept the initial offer of £ 5 @,@ 900 , but agreed to sell by the eventual deadline of 17 January 1920 , receiving the sum of £ 6 @,@ 350 . A resident of the land , Mrs Saitch of Home Farm , had her tenancy cancelled on 29 September and was paid compensation by the military until 25 March 1921 , although the authorities did not believe her worthy .
Fairlight House , built in 1914 , was included within the site and later became the residence of the Commander of US Naval Activities , United Kingdom . RAF Records were also based at the site along with the Maintenance Unit . The Great Western Railway , now the Chiltern Main Line , ran through the site , separating the regimental buildings to the north from the depot buildings to the south .
A " Homice Scheme " was established at all RAF stations in 1921 , to prepare for cases of civil disturbance . To prepare , the fences around the depot belonging to the nearby railway company were replaced by a non @-@ climable variety . An RAF guard made up of a sergeant , corporal , acting corporal and twenty three airmen was formed to protect the site . During the rest of the decade , the Metropolitan Police provided a guard of eleven constables , eight of whom were housed in the sick bay . The remaining three were married , and were given their own houses in Park Road in Uxbridge .
The Air Ministry placed an order in 1922 for the closure of the public footpath that ran through the site , providing £ 750 for the maintenance of nearby Green Lane where the path originated . The eventual order , dated 15 October 1924 , replaced two previous orders from 1922 and 1923 which had required a replacement route , though no such route was established .
In 1924 , the Air Ministry officially separated the two sites administratively , so that the depot site and accommodation site ( RAF Blenheim Crescent ) were considered two separate RAF stations . Between 1920 and 1939 , the original accommodation buildings in the north of the site were replaced by new married quarters .
The RAF established the Apprentice Clerks Scheme at the Records Office in October 1925 , after an earlier trial in 1921 had concluded successfully . Under the scheme , apprentices were trained in general administrative and accounting duties , practising shorthand typing in the depot while also acting as messengers in the Records Office . A total of 2 @,@ 080 apprentices passed through the scheme between 1925 and 1942 .
The station commander , Wing Commander Lyons died in his quarters on 1 February 1926 and was buried in the churchyard of St Giles ' Church on 4 February . His funeral was attended by all personnel from the depot , the Records Office and the Central Band of the RAF . He was succeeded by Wing Commander F. H. Kirby .
= = = Second World War = = =
Under the newly formed RAF Maintenance Command , the depot became part of No. 40 Group RAF ( Equipment ) in 1939 as No. 4 Maintenance Unit RAF , under the overall command of Air Commodore R. W. Thomas .
The depot became responsible for the provision and maintenance of engines for the Advanced Air Striking Force . These were then sent to Hartlebury and Quedgeley to be despatched to units . Ammunition was also prepared and sent to squadrons in action .
No. 71 Maintenance Unit RAF in Slough came under control of the Ruislip depot in January 1941 . The increase in personnel lead to an extension of the station canteen in May . Additionally , a Navy , Army and Air Force Institutes ( NAAFI ) canteen was built on the RAF Blenheim Crescent site on 6 May . In order to protect it from potential enemy bombing , the majority of the Records Office was moved to a temporary base in Gloucester on 10 May .
Later in the war , No. 4 Maintenance Unit became involved with radio and RDF preparations for the D @-@ Day landings . It also produced waterproof radar equipment for use by the US Air Force 's 2nd Tactical Air Force in 1944 which could be used even when submerged under 6 feet ( 1 @.@ 8 m ) of water .
= = = Post @-@ war years = = =
Following the end of the war , the depot was responsible for the repair of vehicles and the conversion of aircrew coaches . Aircraft engines , propellers and radar equipment also continued to be repaired on the site , as were vehicles from the US Air Force 's Third Air Force base at nearby RAF South Ruislip which began to be serviced from April 1949 . The American vehicles were maintained in a dedicated shed , No. 5 .
The remaining Records Office operation closed at Ruislip on 1 May 1951 , having been run as a subsidiary of the Gloucester office since the previous year . A lack of available housing in the Gloucester area meant the closure was not completed until 16 May 1952 . It was proposed in April of that year to convert the base to an Air Ministry Unit and transfer the operations of RAF West Drayton to it .
On 1 August 1951 , the Medical Survey Office was formed on the station as a unit of RAF Home Command . The office was responsible for all medical records , which were transferred from the RAF Records Office . It was moved to another building in November but was relocated to RAF Innsworth on 16 May 1952 .
The station was passed to the US Air Force Third Air Force on 1 December 1955 , to enable the consolidation of facilities at several sites in the country into a single location . On 1 October 1962 , the American 7500th Air Base Group was relocated to RAF West Ruislip from RAF South Ruislip . After the US Air Force decided to close RAF South Ruislip and move their headquarters to RAF Mildenhall in 1972 , 77 civilian members of staff at West Ruislip were made redundant .
Between 1958 and 1960 , the station 's chapel was built by Brandt O 'Dell . The building incorporated a nave with seating space for 350 people , and connecting wings to the hall and narthex . In 1962 , the gymnasium was built on the site .
The US Navy leased the site in December 1975 and constructed additional facilities for personnel and their families , including a bar , filling station , post office , cinema , chapel , school , baseball diamond and a medical and dental centre . These came under the Morale , Welfare and Recreation Department .
A large area of the site was demolished in the late 1980s for a large residential development named " Brackenbury Village " . Housing was shared between personnel and British families . The Children 's Welfare and Family Services Centre was built in 1988 by Kier Construction . The building incorporated separate sections for children and families . Among other recreational facilities , two squash courts were built in 1989 , and a baseball diamond and field house were built in 1995 . Dugouts were also built nearby the following year .
= = Closure and redevelopment = =
Following a review of facilities , the US Navy elected to vacate the West Ruislip site , beginning on 30 June 2006 . The final chapel service had been held on 5 June . Many operations returned to the United States , as part of a plan to save $ 1 million each year . Staff redundancies involved 7 US service personnel , 55 civilian staff from the US Department of Defence and 95 British civilian staff . The base closed during a ceremony on 28 September , in which the American flag and Royal Air Force Ensign were lowered .
All personnel from the Navy Exchange had already transferred to new facilities in Naples , Italy . U.S. Naval Activities , United Kingdom was officially stood down on 14 September 2007 at a ceremony at RAF Daws Hill .
In late 2007 , all buildings on the site excluding the elementary school were demolished . RAF Blenheim Crescent was not included in the demolition works . The Brackenbury Village housing was retained as it was separate from the military buildings . Cala Homes purchased the 21 @-@ acre ( 85 @,@ 000 m2 ) site for a £ 180m development in November 2007 . Explore Living Thames Valley later bought a 5 @.@ 5 @-@ acre ( 22 @,@ 000 m2 ) plot from Cala Homes in February 2008 .
Outline planning permission was granted by the London Borough of Hillingdon in January 2009 despite local opposition to some buildings having flat roofs . Up to 50 % of the new homes will be social housing . The plan included 415 homes , with an 80 @-@ bed care home ; the largest buildings will be six storeys high .
In September 2010 , Cala Homes sought permission from the London Borough of Hillingdon to sell the first 30 completed homes before completing all highway work on the site in order to keep the development financially viable .
By September 2011 , around 50 of the first 100 homes had been sold , with an additional 30 houses under construction . The largest building under construction , Cottesmore House , was completed in October 2011 . The final homes on the Ickenham Park development were completed during 2013 . A McCarthy & Stone tailored care living development received planning permission in May 2014 , and is due to open in early 2016 .
In September 2014 , the Eden Academy Trust began a public consultation on reopening the former elementary school as a free special school in January 2015 . Under the plans , it would be refurbished and open to 32 pupils , and would be gradually expanded to eventually have a full intake of 140 pupils by September 2016 . The school , named Pentland Field School , opened to its first intake of pupils on 12 January 2015 , and was officially reopened by the Permanent Secretary for the Department for Education , Chris Wormald .
= Transitional fossil =
A transitional fossil is any fossilized remains of a life form that exhibits traits common to both an ancestral group and its derived descendant group . This is especially important where the descendant group is sharply differentiated by gross anatomy and mode of living from the ancestral group . These fossils serve as a reminder that taxonomic divisions are human constructs that have been imposed in hindsight on a continuum of variation . Because of the incompleteness of the fossil record , there is usually no way to know exactly how close a transitional fossil is to the point of divergence . Therefore , it cannot be assumed that transitional fossils are direct ancestors of more recent groups , though they are frequently used as models for such ancestors .
In 1859 , when Charles Darwin 's On the Origin of Species was first published , the fossil record was poorly known . Darwin described the perceived lack of transitional fossils as , " ... the most obvious and gravest objection which can be urged against my theory , " but explained it by relating it to the extreme imperfection of the geological record . He noted the limited collections available at that time , but described the available information as showing patterns that followed from his theory of descent with modification through natural selection . Indeed , Archaeopteryx was discovered just two years later , in 1861 , and represents a classic transitional form between dinosaurs and birds . Many more transitional fossils have been discovered since then , and there is now abundant evidence of how all classes of vertebrates are related , much of it in the form of transitional fossils . Specific examples include humans and other primates , tetrapods and fish , and birds and dinosaurs .
The term " missing link " has been used extensively in popular writings on human evolution to refer to a perceived gap in the hominid evolutionary record . It is most commonly used to refer to any new transitional fossil finds . Scientists , however , do not use the term , as it refers to a pre @-@ evolutionary view of nature .
= = Evolutionary and phylogenetic taxonomy = =
= = = Transitions in phylogenetic nomenclature = = =
In evolutionary taxonomy , the prevailing form of taxonomy during much of the 20th century and still used in non @-@ specialist textbooks , taxa based on morphological similarity are often drawn as " bubbles " or " spindles " branching off from each other , forming evolutionary trees . Transitional forms are seen as falling between the various groups in terms of anatomy , having a mixture of characteristics from inside and outside the newly branched clade .
With the establishment of cladistics in the 1990s , relationships commonly came to be expressed in cladograms that illustrate the branching of the evolutionary lineages in stick @-@ like figures . The different so @-@ called " natural " or " monophyletic " groups form nested units , and only these are given phylogenetic names . While in traditional classification tetrapods and fish are seen as two different groups , phylogenetically tetrapods are considered a branch of fish . Thus , with cladistics there is no longer a transition between established groups , and the term " transitional fossils " is a misnomer . Differentiation occurs within groups , represented as branches in the cladogram .
In a cladistic context , transitional organisms can be seen as representing early examples of a branch , where not all of the traits typical of the previously known descendants on that branch have yet evolved . Such early representatives of a group are usually termed " basal taxa " or " sister taxa , " depending on whether the fossil organism belongs to the daughter clade or not .
= = = Transitional versus ancestral = = =
A source of confusion is the notion that a transitional form between two different taxonomic groups must be a direct ancestor of one or both groups . The difficulty is exacerbated by the fact that one of the goals of evolutionary taxonomy is to identify taxa that were ancestors of other taxa . However , it is almost impossible to be sure that any form represented in the fossil record is a direct ancestor of any other . In fact , because evolution is a branching process that produces a complex bush pattern of related species rather than a linear process producing a ladder @-@ like progression , and because of the incompleteness of the fossil record , it is unlikely that any particular form represented in the fossil record is a direct ancestor of any other . Cladistics deemphasizes the concept of one taxonomic group being an ancestor of another , and instead emphasizes the identification of sister taxa that share a more recent common ancestor with one another than they do with other groups . There are a few exceptional cases , such as some marine plankton microfossils , where the fossil record is complete enough to suggest with confidence that certain fossils represent a population that was actually ancestral to a later population of a different species . But , in general , transitional fossils are considered to have features that illustrate the transitional anatomical features of actual common ancestors of different taxa , rather than to be actual ancestors .
= = Prominent examples = =
= = = Archaeopteryx = = =
Archaeopteryx is a genus of theropod dinosaur closely related to the birds . Since the late 19th century , it has been accepted by palaeontologists , and celebrated in lay reference works , as being the oldest known bird , though a study in 2011 has cast doubt on this assessment , suggesting instead that it is a non @-@ avialan dinosaur closely related to the origin of birds .
It lived in what is now southern Germany in the Late Jurassic period around 150 million years ago , when Europe was an archipelago in a shallow warm tropical sea , much closer to the equator than it is now . Similar in shape to a European magpie , with the largest individuals possibly attaining the size of a raven , Archaeopteryx could grow to about 0 @.@ 5 metres ( 1 @.@ 6 ft ) in length . Despite its small size , broad wings , and inferred ability to fly or glide , Archaeopteryx has more in common with other small Mesozoic dinosaurs than it does with modern birds . In particular , it shares the following features with the deinonychosaurs ( dromaeosaurs and troodontids ) : jaws with sharp teeth , three fingers with claws , a long bony tail , hyperextensible second toes ( " killing claw " ) , feathers ( which suggest homeothermy ) , and various skeletal features . These features make Archaeopteryx a clear candidate for a transitional fossil between dinosaurs and birds , making it important in the study both of dinosaurs and of the origin of birds .
The first complete specimen was announced in 1861 , and ten more Archaeopteryx fossils have been found since then . Most of the eleven known fossils include impressions of feathers — among the oldest direct evidence of such structures . Moreover , because these feathers take the advanced form of flight feathers , Archaeopteryx fossils are evidence that feathers began to evolve before the Late Jurassic .
= = = Australopithecus afarensis = = =
The hominid Australopithecus afarensis represents an evolutionary transition between modern bipedal humans and their quadrupedal ape ancestors . A number of traits of the A. afarensis skeleton strongly reflect bipedalism , to the extent that some researchers have suggested that bipedality evolved long before A. afarensis . In overall anatomy , the pelvis is far more human @-@ like than ape @-@ like . The iliac blades are short and wide , the sacrum is wide and positioned directly behind the hip joint , and there is clear evidence of a strong attachment for the knee extensors , implying an upright posture .
While the pelvis is not entirely like that of a human ( being markedly wide , or flared , with laterally orientated iliac blades ) , these features point to a structure radically remodelled to accommodate a significant degree of bipedalism . The femur angles in toward the knee from the hip . This trait allows the foot to fall closer to the midline of the body , and strongly indicates habitual bipedal locomotion . Present @-@ day humans , orangutans and spider monkeys possess this same feature . The feet feature adducted big toes , making it difficult if not impossible to grasp branches with the hindlimbs . Besides locomotion , A. afarensis also had a slightly larger brain than a modern chimpanzee ( the closest living relative of humans ) and had teeth that were more human than ape @-@ like .
= = = Pakicetids , Ambulocetus = = =
The cetaceans ( whales , dolphins and porpoises ) are marine mammal descendants of land mammals . The pakicetids are an extinct family of hoofed mammals that are the earliest whales , whose closest sister group is Indohyus from family Raoellidae . They lived in the Early Eocene , around 53 million years ago . Their fossils were first discovered in North Pakistan in 1979 , at a river not far from the shores of the former Tethys Sea . Pakicetids could hear under water , using enhanced bone conduction , rather than depending on tympanic membranes like most land mammals . This arrangement does not give directional hearing under water .
Ambulocetus natans , which lived about 49 million years ago , was discovered in Pakistan in 1994 . It was probably amphibious , and looked like a crocodile . In the Eocene , ambulocetids inhabited the bays and estuaries of the Tethys Ocean in northern Pakistan . The fossils of ambulocetids are always found in near @-@ shore shallow marine deposits associated with abundant marine plant fossils and littoral molluscs . Although they are found only in marine deposits , their oxygen isotope values indicate that they consumed water with a range of degrees of salinity , some specimens showing no evidence of sea water consumption and others none of fresh water consumption at the time when their teeth were fossilized . It is clear that ambulocetids tolerated a wide range of salt concentrations . Their diet probably included land animals that approached water for drinking , or freshwater aquatic organisms that lived in the river . Hence , ambulocetids represent the transition phase of cetacean ancestors between freshwater and marine habitat .
= = = Tiktaalik = = =
Tiktaalik is a genus of extinct sarcopterygian ( lobe @-@ finned fish ) from the Late Devonian period , with many features akin to those of tetrapods ( four @-@ legged animals ) . It is one of several lines of ancient sarcopterygians to develop adaptations to the oxygen @-@ poor shallow water habitats of its time — adaptations that led to the evolution of tetrapods . Well @-@ preserved fossils were found in 2004 on Ellesmere Island in Nunavut , Canada .
Tiktaalik lived approximately 375 million years ago . Paleontologists suggest that it is representative of the transition between non @-@ tetrapod vertebrates such as Panderichthys , known from fossils 380 million years old , and early tetrapods such as Acanthostega and Ichthyostega , known from fossils about 365 million years old . Its mixture of primitive fish and derived tetrapod characteristics led one of its discoverers , Neil Shubin , to characterize Tiktaalik as a " fishapod . " Unlike many previous , more fish @-@ like transitional fossils , the " fins " of Tiktaalik have basic wrist bones and simple rays reminiscent of fingers . They may have been weight @-@ bearing . Like all modern tetrapods , it had rib bones , a mobile neck with a separate pectoral girdle , and lungs , though it had the gills , scales , and fins of a fish .
Tetrapod footprints found in Poland and reported in Nature in January 2010 were " securely dated " at 10 million years older than the oldest known elpistostegids ( of which Tiktaalik is an example ) , implying that animals like Tiktaalik , possessing features that evolved around 400 million years ago , were " late @-@ surviving relics rather than direct transitional forms , and they highlight just how little we know of the earliest history of land vertebrates . "
= = = Amphistium = = =
Pleuronectiformes ( flatfish ) are an order of ray @-@ finned fish . The most obvious characteristic of the modern flatfish is their asymmetry , with both eyes on the same side of the head in the adult fish . In some families the eyes are always on the right side of the body ( dextral or right @-@ eyed flatfish ) and in others they are always on the left ( sinistral or left @-@ eyed flatfish ) . The primitive spiny turbots include equal numbers of right- and left @-@ eyed individuals , and are generally less asymmetrical than the other families . Other distinguishing features of the order are the presence of protrusible eyes , another adaptation to living on the seabed ( benthos ) , and the extension of the dorsal fin onto the head .
Amphistium is a 50 @-@ million @-@ year @-@ old fossil fish identified as an early relative of the flatfish , and as a transitional fossil In Amphistium , the transition from the typical symmetric head of a vertebrate is incomplete , with one eye placed near the top @-@ center of the head . Paleontologists concluded that " the change happened gradually , in a way consistent with evolution via natural selection — not suddenly , as researchers once had little choice but to believe . "
Amphistium is among the many fossil fish species known from the Monte Bolca Lagerstätte of Lutetian Italy . Heteronectes is a related , and very similar fossil from slightly earlier strata of France .
= = = Runcaria = = =
A Middle Devonian precursor to seed plants has been identified from Belgium , predating the earliest seed plants by about 20 million years . Runcaria , small and radially symmetrical , is an integumented megasporangium surrounded by a cupule . The megasporangium bears an unopened distal extension protruding above the multilobed integument . It is suspected that the extension was involved in anemophilous pollination . Runcaria sheds new light on the sequence of character acquisition leading to the seed , having all the qualities of seed plants except for a solid seed coat and a system to guide the pollen to the seed .
= = Fossil record = =
Not every transitional form appears in the fossil record , because the fossil record is not complete . Organisms are only rarely preserved as fossils in the best of circumstances , and only a fraction of such fossils have been discovered . Paleontologist Donald Prothero noted that this is illustrated by the fact that the number of species known through the fossil record was less than 5 % of the number of known living species , suggesting that the number of species known through fossils must be far less than 1 % of all the species that have ever lived .
Because of the specialized and rare circumstances required for a biological structure to fossilize , logic dictates that known fossils represent only a small percentage of all life @-@ forms that ever existed — and that each discovery represents only a snapshot of evolution . The transition itself can only be illustrated and corroborated by transitional fossils , which never demonstrate an exact half @-@ way point between clearly divergent forms .
The fossil record is very uneven and , with few exceptions , is heavily slanted toward organisms with hard parts , leaving most groups of soft @-@ bodied organisms with little to no fossil record . The groups considered to have a good fossil record , including a number of transitional fossils between traditional groups , are the vertebrates , the echinoderms , the brachiopods and some groups of arthropods .
= = History of transitional fossils = =
= = = Post @-@ Darwin = = =
The idea that animal and plant species were not constant , but changed over time , was suggested as far back as the 18th century . Darwin 's On the Origin of Species , published in 1859 , gave it a firm scientific basis . A weakness of Darwin 's work , however , was the lack of palaeontological evidence , as pointed out by Darwin himself . While it is easy to imagine natural selection producing the variation seen within genera and families , the transmutation between the higher categories was harder to imagine . The dramatic find of the London specimen of Archaeopteryx in 1861 , only two years after the publication of Darwin 's work , offered for the first time a link between the class of the highly derived birds , and that of the more primitive reptiles . In a letter to Darwin , the palaeontologist Hugh Falconer wrote :
Had the Solnhofen quarries been commissioned — by august command — to turn out a strange being à la Darwin — it could not have executed the behest more handsomely — than in the Archaeopteryx .
Thus , transitional fossils like Archaeopteryx came to be seen as not only corroborating Darwin 's theory , but as icons of evolution in their own right . For example , the Swedish encyclopedic dictionary Nordisk familjebok of 1904 showed an inaccurate Archaeopteryx reconstruction ( see illustration ) of the fossil , " ett af de betydelsefullaste paleontologiska fynd , som någonsin gjorts " ( " one of the most significant paleontological discoveries ever made " ) .
= = = The rise of plants = = =
Transitional fossils are not only those of animals . With the increasing mapping of the divisions of plants at the beginning of the 20th century , the search began for the ancestor of the vascular plants . In 1917 , Robert Kidston and William Henry Lang found the remains of an extremely primitive plant in the Rhynie chert in Aberdeenshire , Scotland , and named it Rhynia .
The Rhynia plant was small and stick @-@ like , with simple dichotomously branching stems without leaves , each tipped by a sporangium . The simple form echoes that of the sporophyte of mosses , and it has been shown that Rhynia had an alternation of generations , with a corresponding gametophyte in the form of crowded tufts of diminutive stems only a few millimetres in height . Rhynia thus falls midway between mosses and early vascular plants like ferns and clubmosses . From a carpet of moss @-@ like gametophytes , the larger Rhynia sporophytes grew much like simple clubmosses , spreading by means of horizontal growing stems growing rhizoids that anchored the plant to the substrate . The unusual mix of moss @-@ like and vascular traits and the extreme structural simplicity of the plant had huge implications for botanical understanding .
= = Misunderstandings = =
= = = Missing links = = =
The term " missing link " refers back to the originally static pre @-@ evolutionary concept of the great chain of being , a deist idea that all existence is linked , from the lowest dirt , through the living kingdoms to angels and finally to God . The idea of all living things being linked through some sort of transmutation process predates Darwin 's theory of evolution . Jean @-@ Baptiste Lamarck envisioned that life is generated in the form of the simplest creatures constantly , and then strive towards complexity and perfection ( i.e. humans ) through a series of lower forms . In his view , lower animals were simply newcomers on the evolutionary scene .
After On the Origin of Species , the idea of " lower animals " representing earlier stages in evolution lingered , as demonstrated in Ernst Haeckel 's figure of the human pedigree . While the vertebrates were then seen as forming a sort of evolutionary sequence , the various classes were distinct , the undiscovered intermediate forms being called " missing links . "
The term was first used in a scientific context by Charles Lyell in the third edition ( 1851 ) of his book Elements of Geology in relation to missing parts of the geological column , but it was popularized in its present meaning by its appearance on page xi of his book Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man of 1863 . By that time it was generally thought that the end of the last glacial period marked the first appearance of humanity , but Lyell drew on new findings in his Antiquity of Man to put the origin of human beings much further back in the deep geological past . Lyell wrote that it remained a profound mystery how the huge gulf between man and beast could be bridged . Lyell 's vivid writing fired the public imagination , inspiring Jules Verne 's Journey to the Center of the Earth ( 1864 ) and Louis Figuier 's 1867 second edition of La Terre avant le déluge ( " Earth before the Flood " ) , which included dramatic illustrations of savage men and women wearing animal skins and wielding stone axes , in place of the Garden of Eden shown in the 1863 edition .
The idea of a " missing link " between humans and so @-@ called " lower " animals remains lodged in the public imagination . The search for a fossil showing transitional traits between apes and humans , however , was fruitless until the young Dutch geologist Eugène Dubois found a skullcap , a molar and a femur on the banks of Solo River , Java in 1891 . The find combined a low , ape @-@ like skull roof with a brain estimated at around 1000 cc , midway between that of a chimpanzee and an adult human . The single molar was larger than any modern human tooth , but the femur was long and straight , with a knee angle showing that " Java Man " had walked upright . Given the name Pithecanthropus erectus ( " erect ape @-@ man " ) , it became the first in what is now a long list of human evolution fossils . At the time it was hailed by many as the " missing link , " helping set the term as primarily used for human fossils , though it is sometimes used for other intermediates , like the dinosaur @-@ bird intermediary Archaeopteryx .
" Missing link " is still a popular term , well recognized by the public and often used in the popular media . It is , however , avoided in the scientific press , as it relates to the concept of the great chain of being and to the notion of simple organisms being primitive versions of complex ones , both of which have been discarded in biology . In any case , the term itself is misleading , as any known transitional fossil , like Java Man , is no longer missing . While each find will give rise to new gaps in the evolutionary story on each side , the discovery of more and more transitional fossils continues to add to our knowledge of evolutionary transitions .
= = = Punctuated equilibrium = = =
The theory of punctuated equilibrium developed by Stephen Jay Gould and Niles Eldredge and first presented in 1972 is often mistakenly drawn into the discussion of transitional fossils . This theory , however , pertains only to well @-@ documented transitions within taxa or between closely related taxa over a geologically short period of time . These transitions , usually traceable in the same geological outcrop , often show small jumps in morphology between extended periods of morphological stability . To explain these jumps , Gould and Eldredge envisaged comparatively long periods of genetic stability separated by periods of rapid evolution . Gould made the following observation concerning creationist misuse of his work to deny the existence of transitional fossils :
Since we proposed punctuated equilibria to explain trends , it is infuriating to be quoted again and again by creationists — whether through design or stupidity , I do not know — as admitting that the fossil record includes no transitional forms . The punctuations occur at the level of species ; directional trends ( on the staircase model ) are rife at the higher level of transitions within major groups .
= Diary of a Camper =
Diary of a Camper is a short 1996 American film made using id Software 's 1996 first @-@ person shooter computer game Quake . It was created by United Ranger Films , then a subdivision of a popular group of computer game players , or clan , known as the Rangers . The film was first released over the Internet as a non @-@ interactive game demo file . The video is generally considered the first known example of machinima — the art of using real @-@ time , virtual 3 @-@ D environments , often game engines , to create animated films . The story centers on a lone camper ( a player waiting in a strategic location instead of seeking active battle ) who faces five members of the Rangers clan in a deathmatch , a type of multiplayer game in which the goal is to kill as many opponents as possible .
Although players had previously recorded segments of gameplay , these were usually deathmatches or speedruns , attempts to complete a map as quickly as possible . Diary of a Camper was the first demo to contain a narrative with ( text @-@ based ) dialogue , instead of merely showing gameplay . Commentators have called the work primitive , but acknowledge its importance in establishing video games as a medium for filmmaking .
= = Synopsis = =
Diary of a Camper occurs entirely within the Quake map DM6 ( " The Dark Zone " ) . After exploring some of the area , the Rangers gather and decide to send two members , Sphinx and Pyoveli , to scout a room above . Shortly after they teleport into the room , the camper waiting there kills them both , as confirmed by in @-@ game text messages that appear on the screen . The remaining three Rangers — ColdSun , ArchV , and an unidentified member — realize their comrades ' fate and return fire from a distance , killing the camper . Examining the remains , they identify their foe as John Romero .
= = Precedent and new ground = =
Diary of a Camper is built on the ability to record gameplay , which appeared earlier in id Software 's 1993 computer game Doom . Using this feature , players could efficiently record game events , rather than the rendered video itself , and later replay them in real @-@ time through the game engine . Doom 's successor , Quake , offered new opportunities for both multiplayer gameplay and customization , while preserving the demo recording ability . In the book Machinima , Kelland , Morris , and Lloyd stated that multiplayer games became popular , almost a sport , and demo files of matches were recorded and studied . Paul Marino , executive director of the Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences ( AMAS ) , used a different analogy : " Players began to record deathmatches with a more cinematic flair .... [ T ] he viewpoint of the player became the viewpoint of a director . "
Well known for their playing skill and their ability to program game modifications , the Rangers conceived the idea to use Quake for filmmaking in August 1996 and released Diary of a Camper on October 26 , 1996 . The group 's new demo surprised the Quake community by exploiting the game differently . According to Henry Lowood , Diary of a Camper contains the action and gore of previous gameplay demos , but in the context of a simple story instead of the usual deathmatch . A BusinessWeek article compared the events of the film to those of a typical deathmatch . Like many of its predecessors , the demo was recorded in Quake 's networked multiplayer deathmatch mode , but " it marked the transition from sports footage to
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-@ 113 ; while the design of the planet did not match Johnson 's vision , he was pleased with it nonetheless . The ruins were constructed out of cardboard boxes covered in gunite ( a spray @-@ on cement like product ) to give them a rocky appearance . Production wrapped on June 30 , at 2 : 55pm . Bob Justman later referred to Daniels as the " savior " of the series for delivering " The Man Trap " on schedule , and when the director for " The Naked Time " dropped out , Daniels took over and shot the episode back to back with " The Man Trap " a quarter of a day faster than the schedule . By the end of The Original Series , Daniels had filmed more episodes than any other director .
During the production of " The Man Trap " , Daniels introduced a system in which actors unneeded on a shoot went to a " cast table " area to practice upcoming scenes rather than return to their dressing rooms . Producers felt that this both sped up the filming process and improved the quality of performances . The cast table system continued to be used throughout the production of The Original Series , even when Daniels was not directing .
In post @-@ production , Justman recommended adding an opening narration . Roddenberry agreed and wrote new lines for a Captain 's log . Alexander Courage recorded the music for this episode on August 19 , the same day as the " Theme from Star Trek " , using a 25 @-@ piece orchestra . While Roddenberry liked the theme , he hated the music created specifically for " The Man Trap " . Optical effects work was quicker than usual ; Howard A. Anderson , Jr. took two months , three times faster than for some episodes . The overall production costs for " The Man Trap " came in under @-@ budget at $ 185 @,@ 401 .
= = = The creature = = =
The producers spent some time considering the creature 's appearance . Justman suggested to Gene Roddenberry that it could be some sort of " terrifying , young lady " with a similar appearance to the green skinned Orion slave girl seen in " The Cage " , but blue skinned and with orange hair . While Roddenberry thought that the idea was good , he already had an agreement with NBC that it would be an animal . Johnson envisaged the creature as a refugee with " ashen skin " wearing " gunnysack clothing " . Daniels had some apprehension about using a monster @-@ of @-@ the @-@ week format , asking " Do you go for cheap thrills or a more intelligent approach ? " He said that the crew decided to " treat everything as if it were real " in order to help the audience buy into it .
It was Johnson who suggested the creature should be a shapeshifter , having used the idea in an episode of The Twilight Zone he wrote called " The Four of Us Are Dying " . The creature was designed by Wah Chang , and dancer Sandra Gimpel wore the costume on @-@ screen . The head of the costume was sculpted in clay then covered in a plaster cast . Once the cast was removed , liquid latex was applied to create a flexible single @-@ piece mask , which was then painted . Chang added a white wig and attached glass lenses to the mask for eyes . Once Gimpel was wearing the mask , cuts were made into its wrinkles to offer the actress some limited vision while wearing it . Gloves were modified by Chang to give the fingers the appearance of tentacles with suction cups . William Ware Theiss created the rest of the costume out of a fur bodysuit .
Johnson praised both Chang and Gimpel , saying that while the latter embodied the character , the design work meant that , in the final scene , it was as if the crew had to kill a " helpless dog " . After filming , the costume was kept in Justman 's office , becoming the first in an ever @-@ growing number of alien costumes accumulated there . It reappeared on @-@ screen in " The Squire of Gothos " . Although referred to officially as the " M @-@ 113 creature " , during production it was called the " salt sucker " and fans of the show have taken to referring to the alien as the " salt vampire " .
= = = = Later appearances = = = =
Don Lanning was part of the team working on the creature effects for the 2009 film Star Trek . He was the key sculptor for the production , and personally revamped some of the aliens from The Original Series , including the salt vampire seen in " The Man Trap " . He described the original design as " hokey " , and said that he tried change it to " something organic " . The new version of the creature was unused in the film , which pleased Lanning . The creature did return in Star Trek Online , a massively multiplayer online role @-@ playing game . Rather than a single salt vampire , the 20 @-@ player PvE mission " Mine Trap " sees a Romulan colony overrun with them .
= = Themes = =
In his book The Influence of Star Trek on Television , Film and Culture , Lincoln Geraghty wrote that episodes such as " The Man Trap " demonstrated a recurring theme within the series : the more barren the planet , the more likely that characters will be in danger . Other episodes which he said supported this view included " The Cage " and " What Are Little Girls Made Of ? " . Geraghty also pointed out that elsewhere in The Original Series , the predominant view was that alien predators such as the salt vampire were a lower life form which should be destroyed . He said that in " The Man Trap " , the alternative argument is presented : that such creatures should not be killed . However , Geraghty felt that the writers tried to prevent viewers from feeling sympathy for the creature by revealing its true appearance as it died . Paula M. Block and Terry J. Erdmann also discussed the killing of the creature in their book Star Trek : The Original Series 365 , saying that it was " the right thing to do " , but suggested that the nature of the death would have troubled McCoy for some time after the event although this was not shown in the series .
A vampiric alien is a recurring idea in science fiction television series , such as the Blake 's 7 episode " Sand " , the Babylon 5 episode " Soul Hunter " and the television film Babylon 5 : The River of Souls . The theme had already been used in written form , with Gustave Le Rouge 's French science fiction 1908 work Le Prisonnier de la Planète Mars .
Block and Erdmann also discussed another part of the episode where Spock is in charge on the bridge and Uhura begins to flirt with him , calling it a " quintessential scene of the series " due to the characters ' sexual interest in each other . They suggested this may have been the inspiration for the Spock / Uhura relationship introduced in the 2009 reboot film Star Trek . Nichelle Nichols , who played Uhura , later said that she felt there were hints of an Uhura / Spock relationship in other episodes of the original series .
= = Reception = =
= = = Broadcast = = =
A month prior to the premiere of Star Trek , Desilu held a screening for NBC executives to help decide which episode to broadcast first , and several stories were considered . Executives were concerned that " Mudd 's Women " , one potential choice , would have reviewers discussing " space hookers " ; they felt another possibility , " Where No Man Has Gone Before " contained too much exposition — even though it was filmed as a second pilot . The final choice was between " The Man Trap " and " The Naked Time " . Justman felt that " The Naked Time " would make it easier for viewers to understand the characters but later agreed with NBC 's decision to show " The Man Trap " first . In the book Inside Star Trek : The Real Story , he suggests that it was " scarier and more exploitable than the others " .
" The Man Trap " was the sixth episode produced . Although Rodenberry initially disagreed with NBC 's decision , he and producer Herbert Franklin Solow came to believe it was the correct choice . Shatner also disagreed with the network , feeling that " The Man Trap " was the worst episode out of those available . The episode was the first episode of Star Trek broadcast , on NBC on September 8 , 1966 . " The Man Trap " formed part of NBC 's " Sneak a Peak Week " , in which the network showed the premiere episodes of several new shows in prime time slots , ahead of the rival channels ABC and CBS , who were still showing repeats from the previous season . Leading into Star Trek was the first episode of Tarzan showing Ron Ely , and leading out was Richard Mulligan 's The Hero .
" The Man Trap " placed first in its timeslot , with Nielsen ratings of 25 @.@ 2 during the first half @-@ hour ; some 46 @.@ 7 percent of all televisions in use at the time were tuned in to the episode . In the same timeslot , The Tammy Grimes Show on ABC and My Three Sons on CBS received ratings of 14 @.@ 1 and 9 @.@ 4 respectively . During the second half of the episode , the rating for " The Man Trap " dropped to 24 @.@ 2 , with 42 @.@ 2 percent of televisions tuned in . Bewitched on ABC increased that network 's rating to 15 @.@ 8 , and CBS 's Thursday night movie increased their rating to 10 @.@ 7 .
The following episodes saw a drop in ratings after " The Man Trap " . " Charlie X " was broadcast the following week ; the studio did not want that episode to run second but " Where No Man Has Gone Before " was the only other completed story . It placed second in the timeslot during the first half hour , with a rating of 19 @.@ 1 and an overall share of 35 @.@ 9 percent of viewers . It was beaten by My Three Sons on CBS with a rating of 19 @.@ 2 . During the second half hour , Star Trek was pushed into third with a rating of 12 @.@ 3 by the Thursday night movie on CBS and the season premiere of Bewitched , which was also the first episode of that series broadcast in color . The following week , with " Where No Man Has Gone Before " , the series returned to the top place with a 19 @.@ 9 rating during the first half hour , and second in the second half hour to Bewitched . The Trendex rating report for the first few weeks of Star Trek saw it ranked in 33rd spot for the period with an average rating of 18 @.@ 7 .
= = = = Overseas broadcasts and re @-@ releases = = = =
The episode was not the first to be broadcast in the United Kingdom , which instead premiered Star Trek on BBC One with " Where No Man Has Gone Before " on July 12 , 1969 . The episodes continued to be broadcast in a different order than they had appeared in the United States . " The Man Trap " was shown nearly three months later on October 4 as the 13th episode . This was during the period when the channel was still broadcasting only in black and white ; it was not until " Arena " on November 15 that the series was shown in color . During subsequent repeats of Star Trek , the channel reverted to NBC 's schedule and showed " The Man Trap " as the first episode .
A high @-@ definition remastering of " The Man Trap " , which introduced new special effects and starship exteriors as well as enhanced music and audio , was shown for the first time in the United States on September 29 , 2007 , in broadcast syndication . The episode was made available to over 200 local stations across the United States with the rights to broadcast Star Trek .
= = = Critical reception = = =
In an interview published in the 1988 book The Star Trek Interview Book , Johnson claimed that the response of critics to " The Man Trap " , and the initial episodes of Star Trek in general , was " complete bewilderment " . In previewing the broadcast of " The Man Trap " , The Daily Reporter said that Star Trek had the " usual far @-@ fetched suppositions " present in other science fiction works , but praise was given to the acting skills of Shatner and the plots of the initial episodes . The Edwardsville Intelligencer called the reveal of the creature in the episode " the kicker of a great sci @-@ fi plot " . Daily Variety columnist Jack Hellman gave the episode an unfavorable review over its " lack of meaningful cast leads " , who " move around with directorial precision with only violence to provide the excitement . " The weekly edition of the magazine offered a similar opinion , stating that the Enterprise " trudged along for a long hour with hardly any relief from violence , killing , ugly stuff and a distasteful monster " .
Among more recent reviews , Zack Handlen of The A.V. Club gave the episode an " A- " rating , describing the episode as " done very well " with a plot that is dark and ambiguous . Torrie Atkinson and Eugene Myers reviewed the episode in 2009 for Tor.com , saying that it suitably introduced the characters , although certain elements of the show were not yet in place . These included the lack of the death of a redshirted character , as the crewmen who died in " The Man Trap " did not wear red shirts , along with the lack of red and yellow alerts , instead referred to as general quarters three and four in this episode . The duo added that the episode demonstrated that the series was " something special " , and that it remained more culturally diverse than modern television . They gave it a rating of four out of six .
Ryan Britt , also writing for Tor.com , said that " The Man Trap " was not a good introduction to the series but praised the screen time given to Rand , Uhura and Sulu . He added that the latter two were more interesting in this episode than they would be at any point until the start of the movie franchise . Britt said that " The Man Trap " was different than the rest of the series , and more akin to The Twilight Zone owing to the background of the writer . In Hollywood.com 's ranking of all 79 episodes of The Original Series , Christian Blauvelt placed " The Man Trap " as 73rd , calling the creature " incredibly pointless " . It was also listed as one of the show 's " cheesiest classic creatures " by Wired magazine in 2007 ; however , Rolling Stone magazine listed it as the tenth best villain in the franchise .
= = Home media release and other adaptations = =
The first adaptation of " The Man Trap " was as a re @-@ working into a short story by author James Blish as part of the novelization Star Trek . This book contained seven short stories , each based on an episode of The Original Series , and was published in January 1967 . The adaptation of " The Man Trap " appeared as the third story in the book , although it was named " The Unreal McCoy " . The first home media release of " The Man Trap " was on Compact Cassette from Startone productions in 1982 . A further release on LaserDisc took place in 1985 , alongside " Charlie X " . Further releases of all episodes of the series were made on VHS and Betamax .
The episode was released on DVD paired with " The Naked Time " as part of the general release of the series in 1999 . There were no other extras added to that series of releases , except the DVD containing " Turnabout Intruder " . " The Man Trap " was later released within a DVD box set of the first season in 2004 ; all three seasons of The Original Series were released as full @-@ season box sets that year . The episode was included in the remastered season one release on DVD and Blu @-@ ray in 2009 .
= = Annotations = =
= Autobiography ( Ashlee Simpson album ) =
Autobiography is the debut studio album by American singer Ashlee Simpson . Released in the United States by Geffen Records on July 20 , 2004 , the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was certified triple platinum in the U.S. Musically , it combines elements of rock and pop . Critical reception for the album by critics were mixed . Autobiography has sold more than five million copies worldwide .
Three singles from Autobiography were released : " Pieces of Me " — the first and most successful single — which was a hit in several countries in mid to late 2004 , as well as the follow @-@ up singles " Shadow " and " La La " . MTV highlighted the process of making the album in the reality series The Ashlee Simpson Show , which drew a large audience and served as an effective promotional vehicle for the album .
= = Background = =
Simpson described the process of writing the album 's twelve songs as being similar to keeping a diary , and before the album 's US release she said that " My inspiration came from what I have gone through in the past three years . Every single day I was thinking of what I was going through and would write songs about it . " The lyrics primarily deal with love and heartbreak ; in particular , much of the album 's lyrical content was inspired by Simpson 's breakup with her boyfriend at the time , Josh Henderson . She has described the album as being " very honest " and " very true to my emotions " — " I wasn 't afraid to say that I was hurting and how I got over it . " Simpson worked closely with a number of experienced songwriters on the album . The album 's producer , John Shanks — who won a Grammy in February 2005 , in part for his work as producer on Autobiography — receives songwriting credit alongside Simpson on all but two songs . Kara DioGuardi also receives songwriting credit , together with Simpson and Shanks , on seven of the songs , including the three singles . ( See the track listing . )
The album incorporates rock as well as pop elements , which contrasts with the more strongly pop @-@ oriented music of Simpson 's sister , Jessica . One reviewer noted that , unlike Jessica 's music , Autobiography " relies on glitzy guitars and big power @-@ pop riffs " . On her reality show , Simpson emphasized that she did not want to make her music like pop singers such as her sister or Hilary Duff ; instead , she has cited musicians such as Chrissie Hynde and Joan Jett as influences .
In a 2004 interview , Simpson said that when she began seeking a recording contract record labels would not meet with her because they thought she just wanted " to be like her sister " . Simpson also said that she did not want to meet with Jessica 's record label ( Columbia ) because she wanted to be signed because of her music , rather than her sister . She eventually signed with Geffen in 2003 . As for her role as co @-@ writer of the songs , Simpson has said that she had a lot of input lyrically : " ... I come up with the whole concept of the song . To me , writing is a very important thing . It 's what I 've always done and what I 've always loved to do , and it was a big part of my wanting to do a record . So my label was amazing because they really let me have my hands in there . I got to write a lot . " Simpson said of making the album : " It 's a lot of work . From finding the right label to the actual recording , it took about nine months , then it was followed by the publicity work . " In an extensive list of thank @-@ yous in the album 's liner notes , Simpson includes Benji and Joel Madden of the band Good Charlotte , with whom she worked on a song that did not make it onto the album .
= = Composition = =
The title track , which was also the theme song to her MTV reality series The Ashlee Simpson Show , opens the album by introducing Simpson , who sings " got stains on my t @-@ shirt , and I 'm the biggest flirt " and " if you want my auto , want my autobiography / baby , just ask me " . The Village Voice review described the song as " wrist @-@ pumping Joan Jett rock candy " , but Stylus labelled the track " an age @-@ old trope and a boring one at that " . " Pieces of Me " , a song about the comfort and happiness Simpson found in her relationship with Ryan Cabrera , has been characterised as a soft rock ballad with " stringy guitar riffs " . " Shadow " , described by People magazine as the " most personal song " on the album , is a slower tune in which Simpson recounts playing a lesser role to her sister when she was younger , but eventually finding her own identity .
The album continues with " La La " , a song with sexual lyrics that Simpson has described as " tongue @-@ in @-@ cheek " . One reviewer described " La La " as a " punk inspired , fast beat , screaming anthem " . " Love Makes the World Go Round " , which epinions.com described as having a " Duff vibe " , talks about the disappointment of an ending relationship . " Better Off " , which has been described as a " bubbly " song and as a " chunk of pop / rock goodness " , and " Love Me For Me " , which has been called " Joan @-@ Jett @-@ esque " and which Simpson has said is about " self @-@ appreciation " both deal with contradictory feelings about relationships . The synth @-@ driven " Surrender " follows with Simpson consenting to a breakup , with lyrics such as " you make your misery my company " ; epinions wrote that it is on this track that Simpson sounds " most loose and carefree " .
" Unreachable " combines a piano line and vintage Chamberlin sounds with lyrics dealing with regrets about rushing into a relationship . Simpson has described " Nothing New " as being about her frustration with an ex @-@ boyfriend 's " dramas " , until she is ultimately " finished with him " , while " Giving It All Away " encourages the listener to stand on one 's own feet : " hold on to your life and don 't give that away " , Simpson said of the song . The album 's closing track , " Undiscovered " ( which Simpson has described as a favorite of hers ) , was written after her breakup with Josh , and is described by epinions.com as a song with " haunting strings " and " mellow guitars " ; in the song , Simpson ponders what might have been in a lost pairing . Non @-@ U.S. pressings follow with " Harder Everyday " , and the United Kingdom edition adds " Sorry " . The U.S. Wal @-@ Mart edition of the album also included an access code to download a reduced @-@ quality version of " Sorry " on the internet .
= = Critical reception = =
Critical reviews of Autobiography were mixed . People magazine considered it a " passable debut " and said that it showed Simpson was a " credible talent in her own right " ; Allmusic called it " an unexpectedly strong debut " . The Village Voice compared Autobiography favorably to Courtney Love 's 2004 album , America 's Sweetheart , referring particularly to Autobiography 's " Fruit Stripe bubblegrunge guitars and insanely chewy melodies and an ear @-@ tickling production job . " It also praised Simpson 's singing , saying that she " can pack so much contradictory emotion into a single line — a single word — that the music can barely contain it . " According to Blender , all of the album 's songs " paint in huge strokes " ; its review also regarded Simpson 's vocals positively.E ! Online also praised Simpson 's singing and catchy tracks , saying that " Ashlee Simpson still managed to piece together this collection of tracks that sound as if they were ripped right from the pages of her diary . Ashlee even makes you think twice about her semicharmed life . So , even if it doesn 't wow you , Autobiography may surprise you . "
Other critics were more negative . Rolling Stone called it " mundane ... with a predictable script " , and at one point described Simpson 's singing as " wailing in lieu of hitting notes " . In its review , the BBC said that " half the album ... feels self indulgent and lacks substance " , but also said that " in between the formulaic , innocuous songs are a smattering of catchy pop @-@ rock tracks . " IGN.com called it " by @-@ the @-@ books , generic ( and at times bland ) pop / rock " , although it did say Simpson 's vocals showed maturity and promise . A writer for Stylus magazine commented that " after spending more than forty minutes with Ashlee , I feel like I don ’ t know her any better than I did beforehand ... [ and ] for a record with the name Autobiography , it seems like no bigger criticism could be leveled . " The New York Times said that Autobiography " is a thoroughly calculated package , aiming for the same audience that embraces Avril Lavigne and Pink . "
= = Promotion and Saturday Night Live controversy = =
The album and singles received considerable promotion in the US — where they sold the most copies — and other countries , and much of this focused on contrasting her with Jessica by highlighting her more rock @-@ oriented image . This image distinction from Jessica did not mean that the two were not associated in publicity , however ; the sisters appeared together in television commercials at around the time of Autobiography 's release , for Pizza Hut and Ice Breakers Liquid Ice .
A key element of Simpson 's promotion was The Ashlee Simpson Show , which debuted on June 16 , 2004 , and ran for eight episodes , achieving high ratings for cable television . Jessica 's reality show , Newlyweds : Nick and Jessica , had debuted in 2003 and had proved highly successful , being credited with reviving her flagging music career ; reality television proved similarly effective in helping launch Simpson 's music career . It has been said that Simpson 's father and manager Joe Simpson " redefined how you sell records " through his use of reality television to promote his daughters . Simpson said that she initially did not want to do the reality show but that her father persuaded her to do it because it would be about the production of her album : " ... I thought that was kind of cool . You 're actually seeing a deeper look into how this album got made . " She also thought the show , by showcasing her own personality , would help to distinguish her from Jessica .
Geoff Mayfield , Billboard 's director of charts , pointed to a combination of factors in explaining Simpson 's success with Autobiography . He described Simpson as the " right thing at the right time " and said : " The MTV show is a huge catalyst , radio jumped all over the song , and her famous sister opened the door . If Jessica never happened , then Ashlee doesn 't get her own show and this album doesn 't happen . " Zena Burns of Teen People , while noting the importance of effective promotion and Simpson 's connection to Jessica , stressed the appeal of " Pieces of Me " in explaining her success : " Ashlee has an amazing promotional machine , and it doesn 't hurt to have Jessica and MTV behind you , but she also came out with an insanely catchy pop single . " From July 13 to July 20 , the week prior to Autobiography 's release , MTV.com 's " The Leak " featured the album for streaming on its website . Autobiography drew 2 @.@ 66 million requested streams during the time period , breaking a record previously held by Britney Spears ' 2003 album In the Zone .
Simpson 's publicity suffered when a performance on the October 23 – 24 edition of Saturday Night Live went awry . According to Simpson 's publicists , her father and manager decided to use a vocal guide track because of problems she was having with her voice , beginning earlier in the day , that were caused by acid reflux . Although her first performance of the night — " Pieces of Me " — was successful , her second performance , which was supposed to be of " Autobiography " ( at the time planned as her third single ) , went wrong : " Pieces of Me " mistakenly began playing , and Simpson 's recorded vocals were heard when her microphone was not near her mouth . She subsequently walked off the stage and then apologized for the error during the show 's closing . Some viewers accused Simpson of lip synching , and the incident received widespread coverage in the news . Simpson joked about the incident with a performance of " Autobiography " at the Radio Music Awards on October 25 . Despite the low points of this period of the album 's promotion , there were also significant successes . According to a Geffen press release , her December 6 AOL Music Live performance " had the biggest 1 week audience ever for AOL with 1 @.@ 6 million plays . "
= = = Singles = = =
Before The Ashlee Simpson Show debuted , " Pieces of Me " began picking up substantial airplay on radio , In May 2004 , a Los Angeles Times article noted that radio stations were adding the song to their playlists faster than any other songs up to that point in the year . " Pieces of Me " debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in June and reached a peak position of number five in September . The song " Shadow " was the album 's second U.S. single ; it reached a peak of number 57 on the Hot 100 , failing to match the success of " Pieces of Me " .
Shortly afterwards , " La La " replaced " Autobiography " as the album 's third single . It reached a chart peak at number 86 on the Hot 100 , falling considerably short of the positions reached by her two previous singles . Simpson suffered further negative publicity at the halftime show for the Orange Bowl in Miami , Florida on January 4 , 2005 , where she performed " La La " and was booed by the crowd . This may have represented backlash from the SNL debacle , as the Orange Bowl publicists said . " Shadow " was not released in Europe ( although it was the second single in Australia ) , where " La La " was the second single . Shortly after the Orange Bowl incident , Simpson performed the song on several television shows in the UK in January 2005 ; " La La " debuted and peaked just outside the top ten , and sales of Autobiography also rose considerably during the same period .
= = Commercial performance = =
In the US , Autobiography was 2004 's biggest debut album by a female artist , and in September the RIAA gave the album a triple platinum certification . Following its July 20 release , it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart , selling about 398 @,@ 000 copies ; according to Nielsen SoundScan figures Autobiography sold a total of 2 @,@ 576 @,@ 945 copies from the time of its release until early January 2005 , making it the ninth best @-@ selling album of 2004 .
In Canada , where the album 's release corresponded with the U.S. , it sold about 3 @,@ 000 copies in its first week ( number 37 on the album chart ) ; it rose on the chart to number eight at one point , and went double platinum in February 2005 . The album was released in the UK on October 4 , 2004 , and debuted at number 31 on the album charts . However , it returned to the top 40 in January 2005 , rising substantially from number 91 to number 33 in the week ending January 24 , following Simpson 's promotion of " La La " ( the album 's second single in the UK , released on January 24 ) . In Ireland , the album peaked at number 22 on the chart in late January , at the same time as " La La " was released as a single chart . The album also reached number 36 in Switzerland and number 29 in Norway . Simpson 's success in album sales with Autobiography outshines that of her sister Jessica , who despite having a singing career since 1999 , failed to attain major success with record sales until she appeared on her 2003 reality television show . Geffen President Jordan Schur said of Simpson 's success : " It 's unheard of in this business — even for a superstar — to sell this number of records , " and emphasized her relative obscurity until not long before the album 's release . Simpson expressed surprise at the degree of her album 's success : " I just hoped my album charted . I didn 't expect it to be number one in the country ! It was a huge shock . " In Brazil the single " Pieces of Me " was the theme of the soap opera " America " and made huge success selling about 15 @,@ 000 copies of the album in the country .
= = Track listing = =
= = Personnel = =
= = = Credits = = =
Ashlee Simpson – vocals ; background vocals ( tracks 1 – 4 , 10 and 12 )
Kenny Aronoff – drums ( tracks 1 , 3 , 5 , 8 and 10 )
John Shanks – guitars , bass ; keyboards ( tracks 1 , 3 , 5 , 7 , 8 , 9 and 12 ) ; background vocals ( tracks 1 , 5 , 7 , 8 and 9 )
Kara DioGuardi – background vocals ( tracks 1 – 4 , 6 and 10 )
Jeff Rothschild – drums ( tracks 2 , 4 , 11 and 12 )
Jamie Muhoberac – piano , organ ( track 3 )
Patrick Warren – Chamberlin ( tracks 3 and 12 )
Abe Laboriel , Jr . – drums ( tracks 6 , 7 and 9 )
John Feldmann – original programming ( track 11 )
David Campbell – string arrangement ( tracks 3 and 12 )
= = = Production = = =
Producer : John Shanks
Mixing : Jeff Rothschild , John Shanks
Additional engineering : Mark Valentine
Mastering : Ted Jensen
Executive producer and A & R : Jordan Schur
Photography : Mark Liddell
Design : Soap Design Co .
= = Charts and certifications = =
= Hellenic Nomarchy =
Hellenic Nomarchy ( Greek : Ελληνική Νομαρχία The Greek rule of law ) was a pamphlet written by " Anonymous the Greek " published and printed in Italy in 1806 . It advocated the ideals of freedom , social justice and equality as the main principles of a well @-@ governed society , making it the most important theoretical monument of Greek republicanism . Its author , arguing for both social autonomy and national sovereignty , supported the Greek struggle for national liberation and turned to the moral greatness of ancient Greece in order to stimulate collective pride . Although this work was widely read by Greeks before the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence in 1821 , from its first appearance it was received with discomfort by contemporary scholars , and generated debates on the identity of its author .
= = Background = =
The origins of modern Greek republican thought can be traced in the works of Iosipos Moisiodax , a major representative of the modern Greek Enlightenment , especially in his work Apology ( Greek : Απολογία , 1780 ) . Further development of republican thought in Greek culture was stimulated by French Revolutionary ideas .
An articulate expression of Greek republicanism can be found in the works of the revolutionary author Rigas Feraios . Feraios ' execution in 1798 at the hands of the Ottomans gave an aura of heroism to these political ideas , which also visualized the liberation of Greece in the context of political reforms . In addition to Feraios ' writings , other works in the same polemical style took on a sharper revolutionary character , as social contradictions in the Ottoman Empire grew .
It was in this context that the most important theoretical monument of Greek republicanism , Hellenic Nomarchy , was written . This work , an anonymous tract , was published somewhere in Italy in 1806 , under the full title : Hellenic Nomarchy : a Discourse on Freedom ( Greek : Ελληνική Νομαρχία : ' Ητοι Λόγος περί Ελευθερίας ) . The author was perhaps a merchant who lived in Livorno or Venice , in northern Italy , styling himself Anonymous Hellene . Several personalities of that time have been suggested , such as Adamantios Korais , Pashalis Donas , Christophoros Perraivos and George Kalaras . However , the author 's identity was so well @-@ concealed that even repeated scholarly investigations in recent decades have proven unable to attribute the work .
= = Content = =
Hellenic Nomarchy proclaims that society must be governed by laws established by common agreement of the people and that the establishment and preservation of liberty requires a Nomarchic form of government . Although this term was uncommon in the Greek literature of that time , it is used as an alternative term of democracy . The intent of Hellenic Nomarchy was to show that the sole power and authority of the " law " ( Greek : Νόμος Nomos ) could only be established through democracy . In this spirit , the author was following the principles stressed by ancient Greek literature and philosophy concerning the subject . The work also argues that Greeks should not have any leader other than their own laws . This principle follows from the works of Rigas Feraios , who stressed in his Revolutionary Manifesto , some years before , that law is the supreme master of men . Feraios also praised democracy as the most successful system of government .
The anonymous author dedicates his work to the activist and author Rigas Feraios and condemns the feudal behavior of the Greek clergy . Moreover , he advocates the transition to a new economic structure based upon small agricultural producers and craftsmen . By applying the physiocratic principles , he argued that peasants were society 's backbone , or as he put it , " the column of society " . However , the author argued that because of number of external factors , such as feudalism and state intervention , they had a very low living standard . The main references in the book are to the ancient Greek philosophical works , although the influence of contemporary European thinkers such as Jean @-@ Jacques Rousseau , Montesquieu , and Voltaire is obvious in the author 's endeavor to describe a " fair and humane " society . On the other hand , when it comes to the struggle for national liberation he turns to the moral greatness of ancient Greece in order to stimulate collective pride and to describe models of heroism and patriotism :
Moreover , Hellenic Nomarchy points to the ongoing successful struggle of the Serbs against the Ottoman rule , which began in 1804 . The author states that the Orthodox clergy was holding back the national aspirations of the Greek people , while the educated and dynamic elements of Greek society and the mercantile diaspora should return to Greece and join the movement of national liberation .
= = Popularity = =
Hellenic Nomarchy was widely read during the late Ottoman rule among Greeks , and propagated the ideals of freedom , social justice and equality as the main principles of every well @-@ governed society . However , since its first appearance it remained an enigmatic work , received with discomfort by some contemporaries , shrouded in silence during the 19th and the early 20th centuries , and causing debate about the identity of the author . A number of modern Greek historians describe the work as " perhaps the most important treatise of the political thought of the Neohellenic Enlightenment " , " the most important theoretical monument of [ modern ] Greek republicanism " , as well as " the most articulate declaration of social and political discontent before the War of Independence " .
= Westerlies =
The Westerlies , anti @-@ trades , or Prevailing Westerlies , are prevailing winds from the west toward the east in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees latitude . They originate from the high @-@ pressure areas in the horse latitudes and tend towards the poles and steer extratropical cyclones in this general manner . Tropical cyclones which cross the subtropical ridge axis into the Westerlies recurve due to the increased westerly flow . The winds are predominantly from the southwest in the Northern Hemisphere and from the northwest in the Southern Hemisphere .
The Westerlies are strongest in the southern hemisphere and at times when the pressure is lower over the poles , while they are weakest in the northen hemisphere and when pressures are higher over the poles . The Westerlies are particularly strong in areas where land is absent , because land amplifies the flow pattern , making the current more north @-@ south oriented , slowing the Westerlies . The strongest westerly winds in the middle latitudes can come in the Roaring Forties , between 40 and 50 degrees latitude . The Westerlies play an important role in carrying the warm , equatorial waters and winds to the western coasts of continents , especially in the southern hemisphere because of its vast oceanic expanse .
= = Behaviour = =
If the Earth were a non @-@ rotating planet , solar heating would cause winds across the mid @-@ latitudes to blow in a poleward direction , away from the subtropical ridge . However , the Coriolis effect caused by the rotation of Earth causes winds to steer to the right of what would otherwise be expected across the Northern Hemisphere , and left of what would be expected in the Southern Hemisphere . This is why winds across the Northern Hemisphere tend to blow from the southwest , but they tend to be from the northwest in the Southern Hemisphere . When pressures are lower over the poles , the strength of the Westerlies increases , which has the effect of warming the mid @-@ latitudes . This occurs when the Arctic oscillation is positive , and during winter low pressure near the poles is stronger than it would be during the summer . When it is negative and pressures are higher over the poles , the flow is more meridional , blowing from the direction of the pole towards the equator , which brings cold air into the mid @-@ latitudes .
Throughout the year , the Westerlies vary in strength with the polar cyclone . As the cyclone reaches its maximum intensity in winter , the Westerlies increase in strength . As the cyclone reaches its weakest intensity in summer , the Westerlies weaken . An example of the impact of the Westerlies is when dust plumes , originating in the Gobi desert combine with pollutants and spread large distances downwind , or eastward , into North America . The Westerlies can be particularly strong , especially in the Southern Hemisphere , where there is less land in the middle latitudes to cause the progression of west to east winds to slow down . In the Southern hemisphere , because of the stormy and cloudy conditions , it is usual to refer to the Westerlies as the Roaring Forties , Furious Fifties and Shrieking Sixties according to the varying degrees of latitude .
= = Impact on ocean currents = =
Due to persistent winds from west to east on the poleward sides of the subtropical ridges located in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans , ocean currents are driven in a similar manner in both hemispheres . The currents in the Northern Hemisphere are weaker than those in the Southern Hemisphere due to the differences in strength between the Westerlies of each hemisphere . The process of western intensification causes currents on the western boundary of an ocean basin to be stronger than those on the eastern boundary of an ocean . These western ocean currents transport warm , tropical water polewards toward the polar regions . Ships crossing both oceans have taken advantage of the ocean currents for centuries .
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current ( ACC ) , or the West Wind Drift , is an ocean current that flows from west to east around Antarctica . The ACC is the dominant circulation feature of the Southern Ocean and , at approximately 125 Sverdrups , the largest ocean current . In the northern hemisphere , the Gulf Stream , part of the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre , has led to the development of strong cyclones of all types at the base of the Westerlies , both within the atmosphere and within the ocean . The Kuroshio ( Japanese for " Black Tide " ) is a strong western boundary current in the western north Pacific Ocean , similar to the Gulf Stream , which has also contributed to the depth of ocean storms in that region .
= = Extratropical cyclones = =
An extratropical cyclone is a synoptic scale low pressure weather system that has neither tropical nor polar characteristics , being connected with fronts and horizontal gradients in temperature and dew point otherwise known as " baroclinic zones " .
The descriptor " extratropical " refers to the fact that this type of cyclone generally occurs outside of the tropics , in the middle latitudes of the planet , where the Westerlies steer the system generally from west to east . These systems may also be described as " mid @-@ latitude cyclones " due to their area of formation , or " post @-@ tropical cyclones " where extratropical transition has occurred , and are often described as " depressions " or " lows " by weather forecasters and the general public . These are the everyday phenomena which along with anti @-@ cyclones , drive the weather over much of the Earth .
Although extratropical cyclones are almost always classified as baroclinic since they form along zones of temperature and dewpoint gradient , they can sometimes become barotropic late in their life cycle when the temperature distribution around the cyclone becomes fairly uniform along the radius from the center of low pressure . An extratropical cyclone can transform into a subtropical storm , and from there into a tropical cyclone , if it dwells over warm waters and develops central convection , which warms its core and causes temperature and dewpoint gradients near their centers to fade .
= = Interaction with tropical cyclones = =
When a tropical cyclone crosses the subtropical ridge axis , normally through a break in the high @-@ pressure area caused by a system traversing the Westerlies , its general track around the high @-@ pressure area is deflected significantly by winds moving towards the general low @-@ pressure area to its north . When the cyclone track becomes strongly poleward with an easterly component , the cyclone has begun recurvature , entering the Westerlies . A typhoon moving through the Pacific Ocean towards Asia , for example , will recurve offshore of Japan to the north , and then to the northeast , if the typhoon encounters southwesterly winds ( blowing northeastward ) around a low @-@ pressure system passing over China or Siberia . Many tropical cyclones are eventually forced toward the northeast by extratropical cyclones in this manner , which move from west to east to the north of the subtropical ridge . An example of a tropical cyclone in recurvature was Typhoon Ioke in 2006 , which took a similar trajectory .
= Frank Swift =
Frank Victor Swift ( 26 December 1913 – 6 February 1958 ) was an English footballer , who played as a goalkeeper for Manchester City and England . After starting his career with local clubs near his home town of Blackpool , in 1932 he was signed by First Division Manchester City , with whom he played his entire professional career .
Swift broke into the Manchester City first team in 1933 , taking part in the club 's run to the 1934 FA Cup Final , where the club triumphed 2 – 1 against Portsmouth . Three years later Swift won a League Championship medal , after playing in every match of Manchester City 's championship @-@ winning season . War denied Swift several years of playing in his prime , though during wartime he was chosen to represent his country in international matches . After the war he made his competitive international debut , playing 19 internationals between 1946 and 1949 .
Swift retired in 1949 , taking up a career in journalism as a football correspondent for the News of the World . He died , aged 44 , in the Munich air disaster after reporting on Manchester United 's European Cup match against Red Star Belgrade .
= = Club career = =
= = = Early career and 1930s successes = = =
Born in Blackpool , a coastal town in north @-@ west England , Swift 's first club was Blackpool Gas Works , where he worked as a coke @-@ keeper . A spell at nearby Fleetwood followed , during which Swift attracted interest from a number of Football League clubs . Potential suitors included Blackpool ( where Frank 's elder brother Fred was the goalkeeper ) , Blackburn Rovers , Bradford City and Manchester City . The first to offer Swift a contract were Manchester City , who played in the First Division , the highest level of English football . Initially signed as an amateur in October 1932 , eighteen @-@ year @-@ old Swift turned professional the following month , receiving a wage of ten shillings ( 50p ) per week . The following December he was called up to the first team , having previously made only three reserve team appearances .
At this time , goalkeeper was an unsettled position for Manchester City . Len Langford had made over 100 appearances and had appeared in the 1933 FA Cup Final , which City lost 3 – 0 to Everton . He missed the final game of the 1932 @-@ 33 season and the opening match of 1933 @-@ 34 , but went on to play 18 consecutive League games before injury on 16 December 1933 ended his time as City 's first choice . Langford 's replacement for the following game was James Nicholls , but he endured a torrid time as Manchester City lost 8 – 0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers . Consequently , Swift was given an opportunity for the Christmas double @-@ header against Derby County . He conceded four goals in his debut at the Baseball Ground on 25 December , but in the return match the next day , his 20th birthday , he kept a clean sheet in a 2 – 0 win . After making his debut , Swift played in every first team match for more than four seasons , a run of more than 200 consecutive matches . His only absence prior to the suspension of football due to World War II was a single match in September 1938 , where without Swift , Manchester City lost 6 – 1 at home to Millwall .
Though Swift quickly established himself as a fixture in the Manchester City first team line @-@ up , his performances were not all positive . In one of his early matches , against West Bromwich Albion , Swift conceded seven goals . This led Swift to believe he would not be picked again , but with Langford unavailable due to a knee injury , Swift kept his place .
Despite inconsistency , Manchester City were one of the stronger sides of the 1930s , and in Swift 's first season the club reached the FA Cup final for the second successive year . This period saw football match attendances reach an all time high . During the cup run Swift played in front of 84 @,@ 569 people for Stoke City 's visit to Maine Road , a record attendance for an English club ground which still stands today . Hillsborough 's attendance record of 72 @,@ 841 ( receipts £ 5 @,@ 566 ) was also set by City during this Cup run . The semi @-@ final , against cup favourites Aston Villa , ended in a 6 – 1 victory , a record for an FA Cup semi @-@ final .
In the final , Manchester City faced Portsmouth . Swift , the youngest and most inexperienced of the team , was nervous . As the playing surface was wet , he was unsure whether or not to wear gloves . Seeing Portsmouth goalkeeper Jock Gilfillan take to the field without gloves , he decided to follow suit . Portsmouth took the lead in the first half through a Septimus Rutherford shot . At half time Swift slumped in the dressing room , blaming himself and his decision not to wear gloves for the goal . Forward Fred Tilson attempted to improve Swift 's spirits by telling him not to worry as he would " plonk two in next half " . Tilson duly scored two second half goals , the second with less than five minutes remaining . A tense finish followed , in which a photographer behind Swift 's goal gave regular updates of the time remaining . At the final whistle , Swift was so overcome with emotion that he fainted . He recovered in time to receive his winners ' medal from George V , who sent a telegram enquiring about his condition on the following Monday .
Manchester City started the 1936 – 37 season poorly , and were in the bottom half of the table until December . The club were better known for goalscoring than solid defence , but frequently both eluded City ; at one point the club gained just one win in twelve matches . However , Christmas proved to be a turning point for the club . Swift conceded five goals in consecutive matches on 19 and 25 December , but a Boxing Day win against Middlesbrough was the start of a long unbeaten run . By April City were second in the table , and faced a fixture against Arsenal , league leaders and the dominant club of the period . Peter Doherty inspired the team to a 2 – 0 win , and City reached the top of the table . The unbeaten run continued until the end of the season , and City secured their first league championship with a 4 – 1 win over Sheffield Wednesday . City 's third goal in this match came as the result of a long clearance by Swift , who was noted for the distance he could propel the ball .
In contrast to the championship win , the 1937 – 38 season was one of disappointment . Manchester City achieved several high scoring wins , including two 7 – 1 scorelines , but frequently stuttered to defeat . On the final day of the season the club faced Huddersfield Town , and went into the match four places clear of the relegation zone . A 1 – 0 defeat , coupled with wins for all four of the teams immediately below meant reigning champions City were relegated to the Second Division despite scoring more goals than any other team .
= = = Wartime and later career = = =
During the Second World War , Swift continued to play regularly for City , making 134 wartime league appearances . He also joined the British Army , and was one several professional footballers to enlist at the Army School of Physical Training as part of a scheme devised by the FA . The school was based near Aldershot F.C. leading Swift to become one of several notable players to guest for the club . Others included Matt Busby , Jimmy Hagan , Joe Mercer , Stan Cullis , Cliff Britton and Tommy Lawton . He also guested for several other clubs during the war including Liverpool . He also played for several representative sides . On 30 October 1943 at Ninian Park , Swift played for a Western Command XI against a Cardiff City XI which featured Lawton and Mercer as guests . The game was a fundraiser for Royal Artillery prisoners of war . In April 1944 in Edinburgh he played for a British Army XI that included Jack Rowley , Leslie Compton , Cullis , Mercer , Hagan and Lawton and against a Royal Air Force XI that included Peter Doherty , Stanley Matthews and Ted Drake . The Army won 4 – 0 . On 9 September 1944 at Windsor Park he played for a Combined Services XI in an 8 – 4 win against Ireland . This team was in effect a Great Britain XI and featured , among others , Busby , Matthews , Lawton , Mullen , Raich Carter and Stan Mortensen . In the same year he also represented an FA Services XI in games against France and Belgium . In May 1945 Swift also travelled with a British Army XI on a European tour .
In the first season after the Second World War , Manchester City won the Second Division championship to secure their return to the top flight . In the process Swift kept a club record 17 clean sheets in 35 appearances , a mark which was not surpassed until nearly 40 years later , when Alex Williams broke the record by keeping 20 clean sheets in 1985 .
By 1949 Swift was 35 years old , but was still performing well enough to maintain his place in the England team . However , he decided that he wanted to retire while still capable of playing at the top level , rather than fading away . To this end he announced that he would retire at the end of the 1948 – 49 season . He made what he intended to be his last Manchester City appearance against Huddersfield Town on 7 May , which was followed by a parade in his honour organised by the Supporters ' Club . However , just before the next season started , Swift 's replacement Alec Thurlow fell ill with tuberculosis , and Swift agreed to step in until City found a new goalkeeper . Four further appearances took his career total to 338 . Aware of attempts by other clubs to tempt Swift out of retirement , most notably by Manchester United , the Manchester City board continued to hold Swift 's playing registration for several years .
= = After football = =
Following a period serving as a director of a local catering company , Swift took up a career in journalism , most notably with the News of the World . He continued to be a regular visitor to Maine Road , and became the president of the Supporters ' Club .
Swift died , aged 44 , in the Munich air disaster after reporting on Manchester United 's European Cup match against Red Star Belgrade in Belgrade , Yugoslavia for the News of the World . On 6 February 1958 , the flight back to Manchester carrying the Manchester United team and journalists made a refuelling stop at Munich @-@ Riem Airport in poor weather . Two take @-@ off attempts were abandoned due to
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tons and 1 neutron ) is produced in fusion reactions from hydrogen , but it is a very small fraction compared to the highly favorable helium @-@ 4 .
The unusual stability of the helium @-@ 4 nucleus is also important cosmologically : it explains the fact that in the first few minutes after the Big Bang , as the " soup " of free protons and neutrons which had initially been created in about 6 : 1 ratio cooled to the point that nuclear binding was possible , almost all first compound atomic nuclei to form were helium @-@ 4 nuclei . So tight was helium @-@ 4 binding that helium @-@ 4 production consumed nearly all of the free neutrons in a few minutes , before they could beta @-@ decay , and also leaving few to form heavier atoms such as lithium , beryllium , or boron . Helium @-@ 4 nuclear binding per nucleon is stronger than in any of these elements ( see nucleogenesis and binding energy ) and thus , once helium had been formed , no energetic drive was available to make elements 3 , 4 and 5 . It was barely energetically favorable for helium to fuse into the next element with a lower energy per nucleon , carbon . However , due to lack of intermediate elements , this process requires three helium nuclei striking each other nearly simultaneously ( see triple alpha process ) . There was thus no time for significant carbon to be formed in the few minutes after the Big Bang , before the early expanding universe cooled to the temperature and pressure point where helium fusion to carbon was no longer possible . This left the early universe with a very similar ratio of hydrogen / helium as is observed today ( 3 parts hydrogen to 1 part helium @-@ 4 by mass ) , with nearly all the neutrons in the universe trapped in helium @-@ 4 .
All heavier elements ( including those necessary for rocky planets like the Earth , and for carbon @-@ based or other life ) have thus been created since the Big Bang in stars which were hot enough to fuse helium itself . All elements other than hydrogen and helium today account for only 2 % of the mass of atomic matter in the universe . Helium @-@ 4 , by contrast , makes up about 23 % of the universe 's ordinary matter — nearly all the ordinary matter that is not hydrogen .
= = = Gas and plasma phases = = =
Helium is the second least reactive noble gas after neon , and thus the second least reactive of all elements . It is inert and monatomic in all standard conditions . Because of helium 's relatively low molar ( atomic ) mass , its thermal conductivity , specific heat , and sound speed in the gas phase are all greater than any other gas except hydrogen . For these reasons and the small size of helium monatomic molecules , helium diffuses through solids at a rate three times that of air and around 65 % that of hydrogen .
Helium is the least water @-@ soluble monatomic gas , and one of the least water @-@ soluble of any gas ( CF4 , SF6 , and C4F8 have lower mole fraction solubilities : 0 @.@ 3802 , 0 @.@ 4394 , and 0 @.@ 2372 x2 / 10 − 5 , respectively , versus helium 's 0 @.@ 70797 x2 / 10 − 5 ) , and helium 's index of refraction is closer to unity than that of any other gas . Helium has a negative Joule @-@ Thomson coefficient at normal ambient temperatures , meaning it heats up when allowed to freely expand . Only below its Joule @-@ Thomson inversion temperature ( of about 32 to 50 K at 1 atmosphere ) does it cool upon free expansion . Once precooled below this temperature , helium can be liquefied through expansion cooling .
Most extraterrestrial helium is found in a plasma state , with properties quite different from those of atomic helium . In a plasma , helium 's electrons are not bound to its nucleus , resulting in very high electrical conductivity , even when the gas is only partially ionized . The charged particles are highly influenced by magnetic and electric fields . For example , in the solar wind together with ionized hydrogen , the particles interact with the Earth 's magnetosphere , giving rise to Birkeland currents and the aurora .
= = = Liquid helium = = =
Unlike any other element , helium will remain liquid down to absolute zero at normal pressures . This is a direct effect of quantum mechanics : specifically , the zero point energy of the system is too high to allow freezing . Solid helium requires a temperature of 1 – 1 @.@ 5 K ( about − 272 ° C or − 457 ° F ) and about 25 bar ( 2 @.@ 5 MPa ) of pressure . It is often hard to distinguish solid from liquid helium since the refractive index of the two phases are nearly the same . The solid has a sharp melting point and has a crystalline structure , but it is highly compressible ; applying pressure in a laboratory can decrease its volume by more than 30 % . With a bulk modulus of about 27 MPa it is ~ 100 times more compressible than water . Solid helium has a density of 0 @.@ 214 ± 0 @.@ 006 g / cm3 at 1 @.@ 15 K and 66 atm ; the projected density at 0 K and 25 bar ( 2 @.@ 5 MPa ) is 0 @.@ 187 ± 0 @.@ 009 g / cm3 .
= = = = Helium I state = = = =
Below its boiling point of 4 @.@ 22 kelvins and above the lambda point of 2 @.@ 1768 kelvins , the isotope helium @-@ 4 exists in a normal colorless liquid state , called helium I. Like other cryogenic liquids , helium I boils when it is heated and contracts when its temperature is lowered . Below the lambda point , however , helium does not boil , and it expands as the temperature is lowered further .
Helium I has a gas @-@ like index of refraction of 1 @.@ 026 which makes its surface so hard to see that floats of Styrofoam are often used to show where the surface is . This colorless liquid has a very low viscosity and a density of 0 @.@ 145 – 0 @.@ 125 g / mL ( between about 0 and 4 K ) , which is only one @-@ fourth the value expected from classical physics . Quantum mechanics is needed to explain this property and thus both states of liquid helium ( helium I and helium II ) are called quantum fluids , meaning they display atomic properties on a macroscopic scale . This may be an effect of its boiling point being so close to absolute zero , preventing random molecular motion ( thermal energy ) from masking the atomic properties .
= = = = Helium II state = = = =
Liquid helium below its lambda point ( called helium II ) exhibits very unusual characteristics . Due to its high thermal conductivity , when it boils , it does not bubble but rather evaporates directly from its surface . Helium @-@ 3 also has a superfluid phase , but only at much lower temperatures ; as a result , less is known about the properties of the isotope .
Helium II is a superfluid , a quantum mechanical state ( see : macroscopic quantum phenomena ) of matter with strange properties . For example , when it flows through capillaries as thin as 10 − 7 to 10 − 8 m it has no measurable viscosity . However , when measurements were done between two moving discs , a viscosity comparable to that of gaseous helium was observed . Current theory explains this using the two @-@ fluid model for helium II . In this model , liquid helium below the lambda point is viewed as containing a proportion of helium atoms in a ground state , which are superfluid and flow with exactly zero viscosity , and a proportion of helium atoms in an excited state , which behave more like an ordinary fluid .
In the fountain effect , a chamber is constructed which is connected to a reservoir of helium II by a sintered disc through which superfluid helium leaks easily but through which non @-@ superfluid helium cannot pass . If the interior of the container is heated , the superfluid helium changes to non @-@ superfluid helium . In order to maintain the equilibrium fraction of superfluid helium , superfluid helium leaks through and increases the pressure , causing liquid to fountain out of the container .
The thermal conductivity of helium II is greater than that of any other known substance , a million times that of helium I and several hundred times that of copper . This is because heat conduction occurs by an exceptional quantum mechanism . Most materials that conduct heat well have a valence band of free electrons which serve to transfer the heat . Helium II has no such valence band but nevertheless conducts heat well . The flow of heat is governed by equations that are similar to the wave equation used to characterize sound propagation in air . When heat is introduced , it moves at 20 meters per second at 1 @.@ 8 K through helium II as waves in a phenomenon known as second sound .
Helium II also exhibits a creeping effect . When a surface extends past the level of helium II , the helium II moves along the surface , against the force of gravity . Helium II will escape from a vessel that is not sealed by creeping along the sides until it reaches a warmer region where it evaporates . It moves in a 30 nm @-@ thick film regardless of surface material . This film is called a Rollin film and is named after the man who first characterized this trait , Bernard V. Rollin . As a result of this creeping behavior and helium II 's ability to leak rapidly through tiny openings , it is very difficult to confine liquid helium . Unless the container is carefully constructed , the helium II will creep along the surfaces and through valves until it reaches somewhere warmer , where it will evaporate . Waves propagating across a Rollin film are governed by the same equation as gravity waves in shallow water , but rather than gravity , the restoring force is the van der Waals force . These waves are known as third sound .
= = Isotopes = =
There are nine known isotopes of helium , but only helium @-@ 3 and helium @-@ 4 are stable . In the Earth 's atmosphere , one atom is 3He for every million that are 4He . Unlike most elements , helium 's isotopic abundance varies greatly by origin , due to the different formation processes . The most common isotope , helium @-@ 4 , is produced on Earth by alpha decay of heavier radioactive elements ; the alpha particles that emerge are fully ionized helium @-@ 4 nuclei . Helium @-@ 4 is an unusually stable nucleus because its nucleons are arranged into complete shells . It was also formed in enormous quantities during Big Bang nucleosynthesis .
Helium @-@ 3 is present on Earth only in trace amounts ; most of it since Earth 's formation , though some falls to Earth trapped in cosmic dust . Trace amounts are also produced by the beta decay of tritium . Rocks from the Earth 's crust have isotope ratios varying by as much as a factor of ten , and these ratios can be used to investigate the origin of rocks and the composition of the Earth 's mantle . 3He is much more abundant in stars as a product of nuclear fusion . Thus in the interstellar medium , the proportion of 3He to 4He is about 100 times higher than on Earth . Extraplanetary material , such as lunar and asteroid regolith , have trace amounts of helium @-@ 3 from being bombarded by solar winds . The Moon 's surface contains helium @-@ 3 at concentrations on the order of 10 ppb , much higher than the approximately 5 ppt found in the Earth 's atmosphere . A number of people , starting with Gerald Kulcinski in 1986 , have proposed to explore the moon , mine lunar regolith , and use the helium @-@ 3 for fusion .
Liquid helium @-@ 4 can be cooled to about 1 kelvin using evaporative cooling in a 1 @-@ K pot . Similar cooling of helium @-@ 3 , which has a lower boiling point , can achieve about 0 @.@ 2 kelvin in a helium @-@ 3 refrigerator . Equal mixtures of liquid 3He and 4He below 0 @.@ 8 K separate into two immiscible phases due to their dissimilarity ( they follow different quantum statistics : helium @-@ 4 atoms are bosons while helium @-@ 3 atoms are fermions ) . Dilution refrigerators use this immiscibility to achieve temperatures of a few millikelvins .
It is possible to produce exotic helium isotopes , which rapidly decay into other substances . The shortest @-@ lived heavy helium isotope is helium @-@ 5 with a half @-@ life of 7 @.@ 6 × 10 − 22 s . Helium @-@ 6 decays by emitting a beta particle and has a half @-@ life of 0 @.@ 8 second . Helium @-@ 7 also emits a beta particle as well as a gamma ray . Helium @-@ 7 and helium @-@ 8 are created in certain nuclear reactions . Helium @-@ 6 and helium @-@ 8 are known to exhibit a nuclear halo .
= = Compounds = =
Helium has a valence of zero and is chemically unreactive under all normal conditions . It is an electrical insulator unless ionized . As with the other noble gases , helium has metastable energy levels that allow it to remain ionized in an electrical discharge with a voltage below its ionization potential . Helium can form unstable compounds , known as excimers , with tungsten , iodine , fluorine , sulfur , and phosphorus when it is subjected to a glow discharge , to electron bombardment , or reduced to plasma by other means . The molecular compounds HeNe , HgHe10 , and WHe2 , and the molecular ions He +
2 , He2 +
2 , HeH + , and HeD + have been created this way . HeH + is also stable in its ground state , but is extremely reactive — it is the strongest Brønsted acid known , and therefore can exist only in isolation , as it will protonate any molecule or counteranion it contacts . This technique has also produced the neutral molecule He2 , which has a large number of band systems , and HgHe , which is apparently held together only by polarization forces .
Van der Waals compounds of helium can also be formed with cryogenic helium gas and atoms of some other substance , such as LiHe and He2 .
Theoretically , other true compounds may be possible , such as helium fluorohydride ( HHeF ) which would be analogous to HArF , discovered in 2000 . Calculations show that two new compounds containing a helium @-@ oxygen bond could be stable . Two new molecular species , predicted using theory , CsFHeO and N ( CH3 ) 4FHeO , are derivatives of a metastable [ F – HeO ] anion first theorized in 2005 by a group from Taiwan . If confirmed by experiment , the only remaining element with no known stable compounds would be neon .
Helium atoms have been inserted into the hollow carbon cage molecules ( the fullerenes ) by heating under high pressure . The endohedral fullerene molecules formed are stable at high temperatures . When chemical derivatives of these fullerenes are formed , the helium stays inside . If helium @-@ 3 is used , it can be readily observed by helium nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy . Many fullerenes containing helium @-@ 3 have been reported . Although the helium atoms are not attached by covalent or ionic bonds , these substances have distinct properties and a definite composition , like all stoichiometric chemical compounds .
Under high pressures helium can form compounds with various other elements . Helium @-@ nitrogen clathrate ( He ( N2 ) 11 ) crystals have been grown at room temperature at pressures ca . 10 GPa in a diamond anvil cell . At 130 GPa Na2He is thermodynamically stable with a fluorite structure .
= = Occurrence and production = =
= = = Natural abundance = = =
Although it is rare on Earth , helium is the second most abundant element in the known Universe ( after hydrogen ) , constituting 23 % of its baryonic mass . The vast majority of helium was formed by Big Bang nucleosynthesis one to three minutes after the Big Bang . As such , measurements of its abundance contribute to cosmological models . In stars , it is formed by the nuclear fusion of hydrogen in proton @-@ proton chain reactions and the CNO cycle , part of stellar nucleosynthesis .
In the Earth 's atmosphere , the concentration of helium by volume is only 5 @.@ 2 parts per million . The concentration is low and fairly constant despite the continuous production of new helium because most helium in the Earth 's atmosphere escapes into space by several processes . In the Earth 's heterosphere , a part of the upper atmosphere , helium and other lighter gases are the most abundant elements .
Most helium on Earth is a result of radioactive decay . Helium is found in large amounts in minerals of uranium and thorium , including cleveite , pitchblende , carnotite and monazite , because they emit alpha particles ( helium nuclei , He2 + ) to which electrons immediately combine as soon as the particle is stopped by the rock . In this way an estimated 3000 metric tons of helium are generated per year throughout the lithosphere . In the Earth 's crust , the concentration of helium is 8 parts per billion . In seawater , the concentration is only 4 parts per trillion . There are also small amounts in mineral springs , volcanic gas , and meteoric iron . Because helium is trapped in the subsurface under conditions that also trap natural gas , the greatest natural concentrations of helium on the planet are found in natural gas , from which most commercial helium is extracted . The concentration varies in a broad range from a few ppm up to over 7 % in a small gas field in San Juan County , New Mexico .
As of 2011 the world 's helium reserves were estimated at 40 billion cubic meters , with a quarter of that being in the South Pars / North Dome Gas @-@ Condensate field owned jointly by Qatar and Iran .
= = = Modern extraction and distribution = = =
For large @-@ scale use , helium is extracted by fractional distillation from natural gas , which can contain up to 7 % helium . Since helium has a lower boiling point than any other element , low temperature and high pressure are used to liquefy nearly all the other gases ( mostly nitrogen and methane ) . The resulting crude helium gas is purified by successive exposures to lowering temperatures , in which almost all of the remaining nitrogen and other gases are precipitated out of the gaseous mixture . Activated charcoal is used as a final purification step , usually resulting in 99 @.@ 995 % pure Grade @-@ A helium . The principal impurity in Grade @-@ A helium is neon . In a final production step , most of the helium that is produced is liquefied via a cryogenic process . This is necessary for applications requiring liquid helium and also allows helium suppliers to reduce the cost of long distance transportation , as the largest liquid helium containers have more than five times the capacity of the largest gaseous helium tube trailers .
In 2008 , approximately 169 million standard cubic meters ( SCM ) of helium were extracted from natural gas or withdrawn from helium reserves with approximately 78 % from the United States , 10 % from Algeria , and most of the remainder from Russia , Poland and Qatar . By 2013 , increases in helium production in Qatar ( under the company RasGas managed by Air Liquide ) had increased Qatar 's fraction of world helium production to 25 % , and made it the second largest exporter after the United States .
In the United States , most helium is extracted from natural gas of the Hugoton and nearby gas fields in Kansas , Oklahoma , and the Panhandle Field in Texas . Much of this gas was once sent by pipeline to the National Helium Reserve , but since 2005 this reserve is being depleted and sold off , and is expected under present law to be largely depleted by 2021 .
Diffusion of crude natural gas through special semipermeable membranes and other barriers is another method to recover and purify helium . In 1996 , the U.S. had proven helium reserves , in such gas well complexes , of about 147 billion standard cubic feet ( 4 @.@ 2 billion SCM ) . At rates of use at that time ( 72 million SCM per year in the U.S. ; see pie chart below ) this would have been enough helium for about 58 years of U.S. use , and less than this ( perhaps 80 % of the time ) at world use rates , although factors in saving and processing impact effective reserve numbers .
Helium must be extracted from natural gas because it is present in air at only a fraction of that of neon , yet the demand for it is far higher . It is estimated that if all neon production were retooled to save helium , that 0 @.@ 1 % of the world 's helium demands would be satisfied . Similarly , only 1 % of the world 's helium demands could be satisfied by re @-@ tooling all air distillation plants . Helium can be synthesized by bombardment of lithium or boron with high @-@ velocity protons , but this process is a completely uneconomic method of production .
Helium is commercially available in either liquid or gaseous form . As a liquid , it can be supplied in small insulated containers called dewars which hold up to 1 @,@ 000 liters of helium , or in large ISO containers which have nominal capacities as large as 42 m3 ( around 11 @,@ 000 U.S. gallons ) . In gaseous form , small quantities of helium are supplied in high @-@ pressure cylinders holding up to 8 m3 ( approx . 282 standard cubic feet ) , while large quantities of high @-@ pressure gas are supplied in tube trailers which have capacities of up to 4 @,@ 860 m3 ( approx . 172 @,@ 000 standard cubic feet ) .
In Tanzania there are large amounts of helium detected .
= = = Conservation advocates = = =
According to helium conservationists like Nobel laureate physicist Robert Coleman Richardson , the free market price of helium has contributed to " wasteful " usage ( e.g. for helium balloons ) . Prices in the 2000s have been lowered by U.S. Congress ' decision to sell off the country 's large helium stockpile by 2015 . According to Richardson , the current price needs to be multiplied by 20 to eliminate the excessive wasting of helium . In their book , the Future of helium as a natural resource ( Routledge , 2012 ) , Nuttall , Clarke & Glowacki ( 2012 ) also proposed to create an International Helium Agency ( IHA ) to build a sustainable market for this precious commodity .
= = Applications = =
While balloons are perhaps the best known use of helium , they are a minor part of all helium use . Helium is used for many purposes that require some of its unique properties , such as its low boiling point , low density , low solubility , high thermal conductivity , or inertness . Of the 2014 world helium total production of about 32 million kg ( 180 million standard cubic meters ) helium per year , the largest use ( about 32 % of the total in 2014 ) is in cryogenic applications , most of which involves cooling the superconducting magnets in medical MRI scanners and NMR spectrometers . Other major uses were pressurizing and purging systems , welding , maintenance of controlled atmospheres , and leak detection . Other uses by category were relatively minor fractions .
= = = Controlled atmospheres = = =
Helium is used as a protective gas in growing silicon and germanium crystals , in titanium and zirconium production , and in gas chromatography , because it is inert . Because of its inertness , thermally and calorically perfect nature , high speed of sound , and high value of the heat capacity ratio , it is also useful in supersonic wind tunnels and impulse facilities .
= = = Gas tungsten arc welding = = =
Helium is used as a shielding gas in arc welding processes on materials that at welding temperatures are contaminated and weakened by air or nitrogen . A number of inert shielding gases are used in gas tungsten arc welding , but helium is used instead of cheaper argon especially for welding materials that have higher heat conductivity , like aluminium or copper .
= = = Minor uses = = =
= = = = Industrial leak detection = = = =
One industrial application for helium is leak detection . Because helium diffuses through solids three times faster than air , it is used as a tracer gas to detect leaks in high @-@ vacuum equipment ( such as cryogenic tanks ) and high @-@ pressure containers . The tested object is placed in a chamber , which is then evacuated and filled with helium . The helium that escapes through the leaks is detected by a sensitive device ( helium mass spectrometer ) , even at the leak rates as small as 10 − 9 mbar · L / s ( 10 − 10 Pa · m3 / s ) . The measurement procedure is normally automatic and is called helium integral test . A simpler procedure is to fill the tested object with helium and to manually search for leaks with a hand @-@ held device .
Helium leaks through cracks should not be confused with gas permeation through a bulk material . While helium has documented permeation constants ( thus a calculable permeation rate ) through glasses , ceramics , and synthetic materials , inert gases such as helium will not permeate most bulk metals .
= = = = Flight = = = =
Because it is lighter than air , airships and balloons are inflated with helium for lift . While hydrogen gas is more buoyant , and escapes permeating through a membrane at a lower rate , helium has the advantage of being non @-@ flammable , and indeed fire @-@ retardant . Another minor use is in rocketry , where helium is used as an ullage medium to displace fuel and oxidizers in storage tanks and to condense hydrogen and oxygen to make rocket fuel . It is also used to purge fuel and oxidizer from ground support equipment prior to launch and to pre @-@ cool liquid hydrogen in space vehicles . For example , the Saturn V rocket used in the Apollo program needed about 370 @,@ 000 m3 ( 13 million cubic feet ) of helium to launch .
= = = = Minor commercial and recreational uses = = = =
Helium as a breathing gas has no narcotic properties , so helium mixtures such as trimix , heliox and heliair are used for deep diving to reduce the effects of narcosis , which worsen with increasing depth . As pressure increases with depth , the density of the breathing gas also increases , and the low molecular weight of helium is found to considerably reduce the effort of breathing by lowering the density of the mixture . This reduces the Reynolds number of flow , leading to a reduction of turbulent flow and an increase in laminar flow , which requires less work of breathing . At depths below 150 metres ( 490 ft ) divers breathing helium – oxygen mixtures begin to experience tremors and a decrease in psychomotor function , symptoms of high @-@ pressure nervous syndrome . This effect may be countered to some extent by adding an amount of narcotic gas such as hydrogen or nitrogen to a helium – oxygen mixture .
Helium – neon lasers , a type of low @-@ powered gas laser producing a red beam , had various practical applications which included barcode readers and laser pointers , before they were almost universally replaced by cheaper diode lasers .
For its inertness and high thermal conductivity , neutron transparency , and because it does not form radioactive isotopes under reactor conditions , helium is used as a heat @-@ transfer medium in some gas @-@ cooled nuclear reactors .
Helium , mixed with a heavier gas such as xenon , is useful for thermoacoustic refrigeration due to the resulting high heat capacity ratio and low Prandtl number . The inertness of helium has environmental advantages over conventional refrigeration systems which contribute to ozone depletion or global warming .
Helium is also used in some hard disk drives .
= = = = Scientific uses = = = =
The use of helium reduces the distorting effects of temperature variations in the space between lenses in some telescopes , due to its extremely low index of refraction . This method is especially used in solar telescopes where a vacuum tight telescope tube would be too heavy .
Helium is a commonly used carrier gas for gas chromatography .
The age of rocks and minerals that contain uranium and thorium can be estimated by measuring the level of helium with a process known as helium dating .
Helium at low temperatures is used in cryogenics , and in certain cryogenics applications . As examples of applications , liquid helium is used to cool certain metals to the extremely low temperatures required for superconductivity , such as in superconducting magnets for magnetic resonance imaging . The Large Hadron Collider at CERN uses 96 metric tons of liquid helium to maintain the temperature at 1 @.@ 9 kelvin .
= = Inhalation and safety = =
= = = Effects = = =
Neutral helium at standard conditions is non @-@ toxic , plays no biological role and is found in trace amounts in human blood .
The speed of sound in helium is nearly three times the speed of sound in air . Because the fundamental frequency of a gas @-@ filled cavity is proportional to the speed of sound in the gas , when helium is inhaled there is a corresponding increase in the resonant frequencies of the vocal tract . The fundamental frequency ( sometimes called pitch ) does not change , since this is produced by direct vibration of the vocal folds , which is unchanged . However , the higher resonant frequencies cause a change in timbre , resulting in a reedy , duck @-@ like vocal quality . The opposite effect , lowering resonant frequencies , can be obtained by inhaling a dense gas such as sulfur hexafluoride or xenon .
= = = Hazards = = =
Inhaling helium can be dangerous if done to excess , since helium is a simple asphyxiant and so displaces oxygen needed for normal respiration . Fatalities have been recorded , including a youth who suffocated in Vancouver in 2003 and two adults who suffocated in South Florida in 2006 . In 1998 , an Australian girl ( her age is not known ) from Victoria fell unconscious and temporarily turned blue after inhaling the entire contents of a party balloon . Inhaling helium directly from pressurized cylinders or even ( pressure reduzing ) balloon filling valves is extremely dangerous , as high flow rate and pressure can result in barotrauma , fatally rupturing lung tissue .
Death caused by helium is rare . The first media @-@ recorded case was that of a 15 @-@ year @-@ old girl from Texas who died in 1998 from helium inhalation at a friend 's party ; the exact type of helium death is unidentified .
In the United States only two fatalities were reported between 2000 and 2004 , including a man who died in North Carolina of barotrauma in 2002 . A youth asphyxiated in Vancouver during 2003 , and a 27 @-@ year @-@ old man in Australia had an embolism after breathing from a cylinder in 2000 . Since then two adults asphyxiated in South Florida in 2006 , and there were cases in 2009 and 2010 , one a Californian youth who was found with a bag over his head , attached to a helium tank , and another teenager in Northern Ireland died of asphyxiation . At Eagle Point , Oregon a teenage girl died in 2012 from barotrauma at a party . A girl from Michigan died from hypoxia later in the year .
On February 4 , 2015 it was revealed that during the recording of their main TV show on January 28 , a 12 @-@ year @-@ old member ( name withheld ) of Japanese all @-@ girl singing group 3B Junior suffered from air embolism , losing consciousness and falling in a coma as a result of air bubbles blocking the flow of blood to the brain , after inhaling huge quantities of helium as part of a game . The incident was not made public until a week later . The staff of TV Asahi held an emergency press conference to communicate that the member had been taken to the hospital and is showing signs of rehabilitation such as moving eyes and limbs , but her consciousness has not been sufficiently recovered as of yet . Police have launched an investigation due to a neglect of safety measures .
The safety issues for cryogenic helium are similar to those of liquid nitrogen ; its extremely low temperatures can result in cold burns , and the liquid @-@ to @-@ gas expansion ratio can cause explosions if no pressure @-@ relief devices are installed . Containers of helium gas at 5 to 10 K should be handled as if they contain liquid helium due to the rapid and significant thermal expansion that occurs when helium gas at less than 10 K is warmed to room temperature .
At high pressures ( more than about 20 atm or two MPa ) , a mixture of helium and oxygen ( heliox ) can lead to high @-@ pressure nervous syndrome , a sort of reverse @-@ anesthetic effect ; adding a small amount of nitrogen to the mixture can alleviate the problem .
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= Myrmecia regularis =
Myrmecia regularis is a species of ant endemic to Australia . A member of the genus Myrmecia in the subfamily Myrmeciinae , it was first described by American entomologist Walter Cecil Crawley in 1925 . These ants are medium to large in size , measuring 10 to 20 millimetres ( 0 @.@ 4 to 0 @.@ 8 in ) , and they are bright brownish @-@ red in colour . Queens and workers share similar morphological features , but they can be distinguished by the noticeable size difference . Males also look similar , but collected specimens are too damaged to be examined properly .
M. regularis is found in the south @-@ western coastal regions , inhabiting eucalypt woodland and open forests . They nest underground and do not build mounds . Workers are active during the day and night , foraging on trees in search for prey and sweet substances such as sap and nectar . The larvae are strictly carnivorous and only eat insects that workers capture . Nuptial flight occurs around February to April , with queens shedding their wings inside the nest and mating near to their parent nest . Queens tend to look for food for their young before they hatch , taking as long as eight months to develop . Certain frog species are known to dwell inside M. regularis colonies .
= = Taxonomy = =
Myrmecia regularis was first described by American entomologist Walter Cecil Crawley , who provided the first detailed description of the ant in a 1925 article , " New ants from Australia - II " , published in the Annals and Magazine of Natural History . The ant was described from two syntype workers Crawley collected from Albany , Western Australia , now preserved in Crawley 's collection in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History . This name was initially short @-@ lived , with Australian entomologist John S. Clark synonymising M. regularis with Myrmecia lucida , now a junior synonym of Myrmecia forficata . Clark 's reasons for this were unknown , and William Morton Wheeler revived the species from synonymy , stating that specimens he and W.S. Brooks collected from southwest Australia were distinct from M. lucida , after comparing the two . Wheeler also stated that M. lucida was similar to M. forficata . Despite disagreeing with Wheeler 's views , Clark noted in his publication that Wheeler 's classification should be retained until the type specimen of M. lucida could be properly examined . In this same publication , Clark synonymised M. lucida with M. regularis . In 1991 , entomologists Kazuo Ogata and Robert Taylor reviewed the species groups of Myrmecia . They assigned M. regularis to the M. gulosa species group , based on the morphological characters of worker ants .
= = Description = =
Excluding the mandibles , M. regularis workers measure 10 to 14 millimetres ( 0 @.@ 4 to 0 @.@ 6 in ) , with the mandibles measuring 3 @.@ 6 millimetres ( 0 @.@ 1 in ) . Including the mandibles , workers measure 14 to 20 millimetres ( 0 @.@ 6 to 0 @.@ 8 in ) , queens are 18 to 20 millimetres ( 0 @.@ 7 to 0 @.@ 8 in ) and males are 15 to 17 millimetres ( 0 @.@ 6 to 0 @.@ 7 in ) . These ants are bright brownish @-@ red in colour , with brown legs and scapes , and a black gaster . The whole of the head and thorax is a bright mahogany red , while the mandibles are shaded with brown . The hair is yellow , moderately long , erect and found all over the body , but the hairs are shorter on the legs and absent on the antennae . The pubescence ( soft short hair ) is confined to the clypeus .
The queen shares the same colour variation , body sculpture and pilosity of a worker , but they are usually larger . Queens show reduced thoracic development , and Clark described them as " subapterous " , suggesting that wings are present in the females as undifferentiated wing buds . However , queens collected from Manjimup bore well developed wings . The head , epinotum , mesonotum and pronotum are finely striate @-@ rugose . The head is as long as it is broad with a straight occipital border . The mandibles are slightly shorter than the head with a concave border . The pronotum is broader than its total length by one @-@ third and the mesonotum is broader by one @-@ sixth , being almost circular in shape and clearly convex . The epinotum is also broader , but only slightly . The gaster is slightly broader , and the postpetiole is one @-@ fifth broader than long . The scutellum is oval and almost twice as broad as long . Male specimens have been rarely collected , and those that are available are too badly damaged for a proper examination . However , the colour and pilosity of male and worker specimens show little differentiation .
The heads of the workers and queens are as long as broad with convexed sides . The mandibles are long with thirteen known teeth . The first and third segments of the funiculus are equally long . The thorax is longer than broad by two to three @-@ fourths its width , and the mesonotum is longer than it is broad in workers ; the mesonotum is broader than it is long in queens . The node ( a segment between the mesosoma and gaster ) is as long as it is broad , and the postpetiole is one @-@ sixth broader than long . The first segment of the gaster is broader than its length . M. regularis shares a similar appearance to M. forficata , but there are several morphological differences that separate the two . Owing to the rugose sculpture of the head and thorax , M. regularis is noticeably smaller than M. forficata . The mandibles of M. regularis are much narrower , the posterior corners of the head are more round and the petiolar peduncle is longer . The mandibles appear to be deep red , and some areas , such as the gastric segments , are golden brown .
= = Distribution and habitat = =
M. regularis is found in the south @-@ western coastal regions of Australia . Nests have been recorded in the towns of Albany , Denmark , Nornalup , Manjimup , Pemberton and around the Margaret River in south Western Australia , Kangaroo Island in South Australia and Portland in Victoria . The ant prefers to inhabit a variety of rural environments , including woodland , open forests , dry marri forests , tree heath and granite mountains . In particular , it is a dominant species in Eucalyptus woodland , especially when E. diversicolor , E. gomphocephala and E. marginata trees are present . M. regularis colonies do not form mounds , but rather nest in damp , black soil or under large stones and logs with 100 to 200 workers present . These colonies are usually found at altitudes of between 80 and 350 m ( 260 and 1 @,@ 150 ft ) above sea level . Excavated incipient nests ( young colonies beginning to develop ) show small chambers 2 @.@ 5 to 4 cm ( 0 @.@ 98 to 1 @.@ 57 in ) wide , where logs and stones form the roof of the cell . The ground is flat with walls continuous on all sides ; the outer walls tend to be thin , as they are situated near the edges of a log or stone . Most nests have a gallery which descends further into the ground , usually around 6 cm ( 2 @.@ 4 in ) and forms a small and more irregular chamber .
= = Behaviour and ecology = =
M. regularis is a highly aggressive ant that will pursue any intruder to a distance of 1 @.@ 8 – 2 @.@ 7 metres ( 2 – 3 yards ) if their nests are disturbed . Their stings are very painful and particularly powerful . In some cases , human victims of M. regularis bites have displayed an allergy to the venom . In a 2011 study which investigated the causes of ant sting anaphylaxis in Australia , 265 of the 376 human participants reacted to the sting of several Myrmecia species . Of these , nine serum samples taken from patients were IgE positive to the venom of M. regularis . These ants are both diurnal and nocturnal , foraging on the trunks of Eucalyptus trees to feed on sap and nectar , or capturing small insects ( such as caterpillars and ants in the genus Camponotus or subgenus Orthocrema ) . The larvae are carnivorous and exclusively feed on insects , either consuming small portions of the insect or all of it . Unlike most Myrmecia species , trophallaxis takes place among adults or between adults and larvae . All stages of the frog Metacrinia nichollsi are known to dwell inside M. regularis colonies , where they use several galleries constructed by the ants . The parasitic ant M. inquilina may attempt to enter M. regularis nests to establish colonies , but M. inquilina queens may be seized and killed as soon as the two species come into contact .
Observations show that nuptial flight does not occur before February . This is based on larvae spinning into cocoons by November , and by January , these cocoons could not produce adult workers or reproductive males and females . Queens are most likely fertilised by males sometime between February and April ; however , scientists have seen alates engage in nuptial flight during March . Before emerging from their parent nest , queens will shed their wings inside the nest and mate with low @-@ flying males nearby . After nuptial flight , a queen will isolate herself and form a small chamber underground , where she remains for seven to eight months . However , it is improbable that a queen can survive on her own storage of fat and wing @-@ musculature for that long . During this time , the queen may emerge from her nest occasionally , but she will only lay eggs from October to November when there is a rich supply of food . While this may be the case , some queens will lay eggs after a month of isolation during winter . M. regularis is a semi @-@ clasutral ant , meaning that a queen will go out and forage in order to feed her young . Queens will emerge from their nests from time to time , during which they will capture insects for their young or feed on sweet substances . If food sources are deprived , a queen will only rely on her fat to feed the larvae until she perishes or finds food , but the larvae will not be cannibalised , and remain alive until a week after the queen 's death . An individual ant may take eight months to develop from an egg to an adult .
= Quoll =
The quoll ( / ˈkwɒl / ; genus Dasyurus ) is a carnivorous marsupial native to mainland Australia , New Guinea , and Tasmania . It is primarily nocturnal and spends most of the day in its den . Of the six species of quoll , four are found in Australia and two in New Guinea . Another two species are known from fossil remains in Pliocene and Pleistocene deposits in Queensland . Genetic evidence indicates that the quoll evolved around 15 million years ago in the Miocene , and that the ancestors of the six species had all diverged by around four million years ago . The quoll species vary in weight and size , from 300 g ( 11 oz ) to 7 kg ( 15 lb ) . They have brown or black fur and pink noses . They are largely solitary , but come together for a few social interactions such as mating which occurs during the winter season . A female gives birth to up to 18 puppies , of which only six survive to suckle on her teats .
The quoll eats smaller mammals , small birds , lizards , and insects . Its natural lifespan is between two and five years . All species have drastically declined in numbers since Australasia was colonised by Europeans , with one species , the eastern quoll , becoming extinct on the Australian mainland , now being found only in Tasmania . Major threats to their survival include the cane toad , predators , urban development , and poison baiting . Conservation efforts include breeding programs in captivity .
= = Taxonomy = =
The name Dasyurus ( from Greek δασύουρος , dasyouros ) means " hairy @-@ tail " , and was coined by Étienne Geoffroy Saint @-@ Hilaire in 1796 .
In 1770 , Captain Cook collected quolls on his exploration of the east coast of Australia , adopting the Aboriginal name for the animals . Although the origin of Cook 's specimens are unclear , the word and its variants je @-@ quoll , jaquol or taquol are derived from the language of the Guugu Yimithirr people of far north Queensland . No evidence indicates the local indigenous people used the word in the Sydney area . They were likened in appearance to a polecat or marten in the earliest reports , the tiger quoll being called " spotted marten " and eastern quoll " spotted opossum " , but by 1804 , the names " native cat " and " tiger cat " had been adopted by early settlers . In the 1960s , noted naturalist David Fleay pushed for the revival of the term " quoll " , as he felt the then current vernacular names were misleading . They are very well known animals in Australia .
Four species have been recovered from Pleistocene cave deposits from Mount Etna Caves National Park near Rockhampton in central Queensland . Remains of the tiger quoll and the northern quoll , and a species either identical or very similar to the eastern quoll , as well as a prehistoric species as yet undescribed , all lived in what was a rainforest climate . The northern quoll is still found in the region . The fossil species D. dunmalli , described by Bartholomai in 1971 , is the oldest species recovered to date . Its remains were found in Pliocene deposits near Chinchilla in southeastern Queensland . Known only from a lower jaw and some teeth , it was a relative of the tiger quoll .
The first species described , the eastern quoll , was originally placed in the American opossum genus Didelphis by an anonymous author , and named Didelphis maculata . This name is no longer considered valid , and the second part of the name is now given to a different species , the tiger quoll , Dasyurus maculatus , while the eastern quoll was renamed Dasyurus viverrinus by George Shaw in 1800 .
The tribe Dasyurini , to which quolls belong , also includes the Tasmanian devil , the antechinus , the kowari , and the mulgara . Genetic analysis of cytochrome b DNA and 12S rRNA of the mitochondria indicates the quolls evolved and diversified in the late Miocene between 15 and 5 million years ago , a time of great diversification in marsupials . The ancestors of all current species had diverged by the early Pliocene , around 4 million years ago .
The genus Dasyurus consists of six species of quoll :
The bronze quoll ( D. spartacus ) is the only mammal found in the Trans Fly ecoregion , but not in northern Australia . It is found in the southern part of New Guinea south of the Fly River . Rising sea levels due to an increase in global temperature caused a land bridge that once connected Australia and New guinea to be covered up with water . A 2007 study conducted by the University of New South Wales suggests the bronze quoll is closely related to the western quoll , their ancestors diverging with the separation of land masses .
The western quoll or chuditch ( D. geoffroii ) is restricted to the Jarrah Forest and the central and southern Australian Wheatbelt . The western quoll is believed to have once occupied 70 % of Australia , but because of cane toads , predators , habitat destruction , and poison baiting , it is now less abundant .
The New Guinean quoll ( D. albopunctatus ) is found throughout most of New Guinea . It tends to live at an elevation of about 1 @,@ 000 m ( 3 @,@ 300 ft ) , and is not found in the south @-@ western lowlands , although it can found on Yapen Island .
The eastern quoll ( D. viverrinus ) is now considered extinct on mainland Australia ; the last sighting there was in the 1960s . But it does inhabit much of nearby Tasmania , where it can be found in rainforests , heathland , alpine areas , and scrubs . It can be found near farms , as it eats pasture food . The eastern quoll can also be seen in the Mount Field National Park .
The tiger quoll or spotted tail quoll ( D. maculatus ) , lives in south @-@ eastern Australia . It tends to prefer rock dens more than dens made out of wood . In a study submitted by Belcher and Darrant in 2006 , the habitats of tiger quoll were directly related to the amount of prey found in the area . Gullies and drainage ditches were used quite often by the quolls , and ridges with rocky outcrops were used to make the rock dens the animals enjoy . The species in Queensland has declined rapidly and is now absent from the Brisbane region . Important strongholds for the population occur in the Blackall / Conondale ranges , Main Range , Lamington Plateau and the McPherson and Border ranges .
The northern quoll ( D. hallucatus ) could be found in the northern third of Australia a century ago . Presently , it resides in high rocky areas and areas with heavy rainfall . It is abundant on the minor islands surrounding northern Australia . In 2003 , northern quolls were translocated to Astell and Pobassoo Islands for conservation reasons . Genetic analysis indicates it is the earliest offshoot from the ancestors of other quolls .
= = Description = =
Adults are between 25 and 75 cm ( 9 @.@ 8 and 29 @.@ 5 in ) long , with hairy tails about 20 to 35 cm ( 7 @.@ 9 to 13 @.@ 8 in ) long . Females have six nipples and develop a pouch during the breeding season , which opens toward the tail ( with the exception of the tiger quoll , which has a true pouch ) when they are rearing young . Their coats are brown or black , with some colour variants in between . They have bright pink noses and long snouts . Their natural lifespans are between two and five years ; the larger species tend to live longer than the smaller . Quolls are solitary , nocturnal animals . The average weight differs greatly depending on the species ; male western and eastern quolls weigh about 1 @.@ 3 kg ( 2 @.@ 9 lb ) and females 0 @.@ 9 kg ( 2 @.@ 0 lb ) . The tiger quoll is the largest , with the male weighing about 7 kg ( 15 lb ) and the female 4 kg ( 8 @.@ 8 lb ) . The northern quoll is the smallest , and the male weighs on average 400 to 900 g ( 14 to 32 oz ) , and the female 300 to 500 g ( 11 to 18 oz ) .
= = Distribution and habitat = =
The quoll is indigenous to mainland Australia , New Guinea , and Tasmania . The six species were once widely distributed across the three land masses , but are now restricted to only a few areas . Although primarily ground @-@ dwelling , the genus has developed secondary arboreal characteristics . Each species of quoll lives in distinct geographical areas . The tiger quoll and eastern quoll are exclusively mesic zone species , that is they inhabit moister habitats . The western quoll also inhabits mesic habitat , but has adapted to arid regions across inland Australia , while the northern quoll inhabits tropical habitat of high rainfall .
= = Behaviour = =
The quoll is a carnivorous marsupial . It is primarily nocturnal , sleeping in hollowed @-@ out logs or rocky dens and coming out to hunt during the night , though on rare occasions it can be seen looking for prey during the day . It is mostly ground @-@ dwelling , but it is not uncommon to see a quoll climbing a tree . The quoll marks its territory several kilometres away from its den . A male 's territory often overlaps many females ' territories , and male and female quolls only meet for mating . Quolls have communal toilet areas , usually on an outcropping used for marking territory and social functions . These communal latrines may have up to 100 droppings in them .
The quoll is a mostly solitary creature , limiting contact with others to mating or other social activities such as using the latrines .
= = Diet = =
The quoll is mostly carnivorous ; the smaller quolls primarily eat insects , birds , frogs , lizards and fruit ; the larger species eat birds , reptiles , and mammals , including echidnas and possums . The tiger quoll 's diet is dominated by mammals such as brushtail possums , rabbits and hares . The exact mix is variable depending on the availability of prey after bushfires , and can include carrion or bandicoots when food is scarce . The other species of quoll have also been known to eat carrion . The quoll 's paws and vibrissae allow it to reach into small burrows to find prey . The quoll hunts by stalking . Depending on the size of its prey , the quoll may leap or pounce on it . It pins small prey down with its front paws while devouring it , and jumps onto larger prey , sinking in its claws and closing its jaws around the neck . The quoll can obtain all the water it needs from its food , making it quite adaptable during droughts or other periods of water shortage .
= = Reproduction = =
Mating occurs during the winter months . Once a female quoll has been impregnated , the folds on her abdomen convert into a pouch that opens at the back . The gestation period is 21 days . A baby quoll , or pup , is the size of a grain of rice . Up to 18 quolls are born in each litter , but only six survive the first two weeks . The survivors stay in their mother 's pouch for eight weeks , suckling on one of the mother 's six teats for milk . During the ninth week , the pups venture out of the pouch and onto the mother 's back , where they remain for six weeks . The quoll reaches maturity when it is one year old , and has a natural lifespan of between two and five years . A 2008 study of the pouches of tiger quolls reported the pouches ' appearance ' were reliable indicators of the quolls ' reproductive status : during the follicular phase , pouches were found to be red and have many secretions . After ovulation , pouches became deep and wet . Researchers can use this information to determine where a female quoll is in her ovarian cycle , which is anticipated to be helpful in breeding management .
= = Threats = =
Cane toads were introduced into Queensland in 1935 ; their numbers have since grown exponentially . These poisonous toads pose a significant threat to the northern quoll , which may die after consuming one . The Department of Sustainability , Environment , Water , Population and Communities has stated that cane toads are highly invasive and are major threats to the quoll 's survival .
Predators such as foxes and cats prey on quolls and compete with them for food . For example , both quolls and foxes catch and consume rabbits . Since the introduction of foxes , the rabbit population has dropped dramatically . Foxes have been eradicated from many of the islands off the coast of Australia in an effort to protect the quoll .
The quoll is suffering badly from urbanisation , housing development , mining development , and expansion of agricultural lands . Habitats are also being destroyed by large herbivores trampling the grass and overgrowth , making camouflage difficult . Forest fires and weeds also contribute to habitat destruction .
The poison sodium monofluoroacetate is commonly used in Australia to control pests such as European rabbits , foxes , feral predators , and wild dogs such as dingoes . It is cooked into meat which is put into the wild for the animals to ingest . The poison is extremely toxic to wild dogs and other pests , but considerably less so to quolls . Size is a main factor in how the poison will affect a quoll ; larger quolls will suffer no ill effects from eating one piece of prepared meat containing sodium monofluroacetate , but will suffer if they eat more than one within a short period of time . One piece of meat may be lethal to female and juvenile quolls . Since the quoll is a carnivore and will readily consume any meat left out , it is at high risk from the poison . The meat should be buried at least 8 cm ( 3 @.@ 1 in ) underground , but has been found under minimal soil that a quoll can dig around to get to it . Poisoning is currently
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= = April Fools = =
YouTube has featured an April Fools prank on the site on April 1 of every year since 2008 :
2008 : All the links to the videos on the main page were redirected to Rick Astley 's music video " Never Gonna Give You Up " , a prank known as " Rickrolling " .
2009 : When clicking on a video on the main page , the whole page turned upside down . YouTube claimed that this was a new layout .
2010 : YouTube temporarily released a " TEXTp " mode , which translated the colors in the videos to random upper case letters . YouTube claimed in a message that this was done in order to reduce bandwidth costs by $ 1 per second .
2011 : The site celebrated its " 100th anniversary " with a " 1911 button " and a range of sepia @-@ toned silent , early 1900s @-@ style films , including " Flugelhorn Feline " , a parody of Keyboard Cat .
2012 : Clicking on the image of a DVD next to the site logo led to a video about " The YouTube Collection " , an option to order every YouTube video for home delivery on DVD , videocassette , Laserdisc , or Betamax tapes . The spoof promotional video touted " the complete YouTube experience completely offline . "
2013 : YouTube teamed up with newspaper satire company The Onion to claim that the video sharing website was launched as a contest which had finally come to an end , and would announce a winner of the contest when the site went back up in 2023 . A video of two presenters announcing the nominees streamed live for twelve hours .
2014 : YouTube announced that it was responsible for the creation of all viral video trends , and revealed previews of upcoming memes , such as " Clocking " , " Kissing Dad " , and " Glub Glub Water Dance " .
2015 : YouTube added a music button to the video bar that played samples from " Sandstorm " by Darude . Additionally , when users searched for a song title , a message would appear saying " Did you mean : Darude – Sandstorm by Darude " .
2016 : YouTube announced " SnoopaVision Beta " , telling their users that soon they would have the option to watch every video on the platform in 360 degree mode with Snoop Dogg .
= Daphne Clarke =
Daphne Rose Clarke ( previously Lawrence ) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours , played by Elaine Smith . Daphne was created by Reg Watson as one of Neighbours ' twelve original characters . The producer had originally wanted Rebecca Gibney to play the role , but she joined the cast of another television series . When Smith came in to audition for a guest part , her appearance , particularly her short haircut , caught the attention of the casting director , who had been looking for an " outrageous image " for the character of Daphne . Smith won the role and she made her on @-@ screen debut in the soap 's first episode , which was broadcast on 18 March 1985 .
Daphne was portrayed as a smart , confident and independent woman from a good background . She sported a short haircut and bright clothing , which made her stand out from the other female characters on television at the time . Daphne was not embarrassed by her profession as a stripper and her " no @-@ nonsense approach " to life made her an immediate favourite with the viewers . Daphne gave up stripping when her grandfather gave her the lease to the local coffee shop . She used her position to help customers with their problems and gained the trust of many of the teenage characters , particularly Mike Young ( Guy Pearce ) .
Daphne 's marriage to Des Clarke ( Paul Keane ) was central to many of her storylines . After a brief relationship with Shane Ramsay ( Peter O 'Brien ) and two engagements , Daphne married Des in July 1986 . She gave birth to their son , Jamie ( S.J. Dey ) , in July 1987 . That same year , Smith announced her departure from Neighbours . Not wanting to kill off a popular character , the producers sent Daphne to care for her dying father . However , viewers were not satisfied with this ending and Smith returned to conclude Daphne 's storyline . The actress asked for Daphne to be killed @-@ off and the producers agreed . She made her final appearance on 25 March 1988 , becoming the first regular character to die .
= = Creation and casting = =
Daphne is one of the twelve original characters conceived by the creator and then executive producer of Neighbours , Reg Watson . When it came to casting , Waston had initially wanted actress Rebecca Gibney to play the role . However , she joined the cast of children 's television series Zoo Family instead . Elaine Smith had previously made several small appearances in various established television series . In 1984 , she came in to Neighbours to audition for a guest role and her short , spiky haircut caught the attention of the casting director . Smith told Hilary Kingsley , author of Soap Box , " The casting director of Neighbours was looking some outrageous image for Daphne , this stripper – he didn 't quite know what , but my haircut was it ! " Smith revealed that the idea of playing a stripper amused her and quipped that Daphne was the only stripper who never had to take her clothes off .
= = Development = =
= = = Characterisation = = =
The character of Daphne was introduced to Neighbours as a " saucy stripper with a heart of gold . " In their 1989 book , The Neighbours Factfile , Neil Wallis and Dave Hogan wrote that Daphne came from a rich , but uncaring family . They were rarely mentioned on @-@ screen , making her past somewhat of a mystery . Daphne had received a good education and worked in an office as a secretary , until she told her sexist boss to " jump in a lake . " Daphne then chose to become a stripper rather than ask her mother , Tina ( Beverley Dunn ) , for a loan . Of Daphne 's profession as a stripper , Smith explained " The whole point of Daphne being a stripper is that she 's completely counter to the black stockings and garters cliche . She 's a bright girl from a good background who gets fed up with being ogled and pinched by men in her secretarial job and says , right I might as well make some money out of it . "
With her spiky hair and bright clothing , Daphne stood out from other female characters on television at the time . She was portrayed as a strong , smart and independent woman . She was often shrewd and " a warm friend " to those around her . Tony Johnston , author of Neighbours : 20 years of Ramsay Street stated that Daphne had " an appealing mix of cheek , savvy and the @-@ girl @-@ next @-@ door . " She was a woman in charge of her own life , which helped her to become the serial 's first " sweetheart . " Smith told Kingsley that her favourite aspects of Daphne 's personality were her confidence and stubborn streak . Smith also commented that Daphne wore " zanier clothes " than she did and was more outgoing . The fact that she embodied a " no @-@ nonsense approach " to life and was not embarrassed by her profession as a stripper , meant Daphne became an immediate favourite with viewers .
The way she treated the serial 's teenagers as adults also endeared her to the younger viewers . Daphne gave up her career as a stripper to run the coffee shop , which her grandfather Harry Henderson ( Johnny Lockwood ) gave to her , after he won it in a poker game . Kingsley commented that Daphne ran the business like " a pro " . Daphne 's position in the coffee shop meant that customers often confided in her and she helped mediate between several parents and their children . She also gained the trust and affection of the teenage characters , most notably Mike Young ( Guy Pearce ) , who she took under her wing , later becoming his legal guardian .
= = = Marriage to Des = = =
The first episode of Neighbours saw Daphne hired to strip at Des Clarke 's ( Paul Keane ) bucks party . When the night was interrupted by a neighbour , Daphne left some belongings behind and returned the following morning to collect them . Des 's fiancée assumed she had spent the night and called the wedding off . Realising that Des needed a lodger to help him pay the mortgage off , Daphne moved in . Des was instantly attracted to Daphne , but he tried to hide his feelings and became awkward around her . Josephine Monroe , author of Neighbours : The First 10 Years , wrote that the local men queued up to date Daphne , but it was Shane Ramsay ( Peter O 'Brien ) who first caught her eye and they soon began a relationship .
During Neighbours ' first season finale in 1985 , Daphne broke up with Shane and proposed to Des , who accepted . However , on the day of their wedding , Daphne 's bridal car was hijacked by a bank robber and she was late to the church . Having been stood up five times in the past , Des gave up waiting and left . The couple failed to sort out what had happened and their relationship ended . Daphne rekindled her romance with Shane and they became engaged , but Daphne became worried about rushing into marriage on the rebound and they eventually ended their engagement . Following advice and encouragement from his mother , Eileen ( Myra De Groot ) , and friend , Clive ( Geoff Paine ) , Des tried to " woo Daphne back . "
In June 1986 , Stephen Cook from TV Week announced that Daphne would accept a proposal from either Des or Shane , which would definitely result in her getting married . Smith told Cook " I don 't know whether Daphne actually needs a man in her life but she 's certainly got two men there . It 's a triangle that 's developed , but to try and give a rational explanation to it is next to impossible . " Smith thought Daphne was ideal for Shane and that she had a great deal of love for him . On the other hand , Daphne also loved Des , who she trusted and had become good friends with . O 'Brien stated that as far as Shane was concerned , Daphne was the only woman he ever loved and thought that he was more suited to her than Des . Keane commented that despite being engaged five times and stood up once by Daphne , Des had always loved her . He added " It was love at first sight for Des . "
Cook later revealed that it was Des who would propose to and marry Daphne . The wedding episodes were broadcast in July and Cook quipped that from the moment Daphne moved into Ramsay Street , there had always been a feeling that she and Des would eventually marry . Despite Shane having once been Des 's " rival in romance " , he acted as best man . Cook added that the wedding , which saw most of the regular cast on @-@ set , was " no small affair " . A few months after the wedding , Daphne became pregnant . Her pregnancy lasted over the usual nine months and Smith explained that the producers had stretched it out for longer , so they could tie it into other storylines . Daphne and Des 's son , Jamie ( S.J. Dey ) , arrived in July 1987 and became the first baby to be born in Neighbours .
= = = Departure = = =
In 1987 , after two and a half years of playing Daphne , Smith decided to leave Neighbours and asked to be written out . She felt that while Daphne had been " a bit of a challenge at first " , she felt trapped by her persona . Smith also believed that the role no longer offered her variety and she did not want to stay to be bored , but comfortable . As Daphne was one of Neighbours ' most popular characters , the producers chose not to kill her off . Instead Daphne 's father , Allen ( Neil Fitzpatrick ) , re @-@ entered her life and told her he was dying . Realising that she only had a short time to make her peace with him , Daphne took Jamie and moved away to nurse Allen . Viewers were not satisfied with this ending for the character , especially as it meant Daphne and Des would have to break up , a situation that they would not accept .
Smith agreed to return for a few days in 1988 to finish off Daphne 's storyline . This time , the actress asked for her character to be killed off . Smith told Robyn Harvey from The Sydney Morning Herald , " I wanted Daphne to die . I didn 't want to be stuck in a television series for the rest of my life . I 'd taken Daphne as far as she could go . She 's run the gamut of every life experience she could possibly have . I 'd had enough . " Daphne was critically injured during a car crash on the way to her father 's funeral and she was left in a coma . Off @-@ screen , representatives from the serial 's production company tried to persuade Smith to sign a new contract , but she refused . Daphne briefly regained consciousness to say " I love you Clarkey " to Des , before becoming the first regular character to die .
= = Storylines = =
Daphne is hired to perform at Des Clarke 's buck 's party in Ramsay Street . She returns the following morning to collect her watch and emerges from the bedroom when Des 's fiancée , Lorraine ( Antoinette Byron ) , arrives with her parents to call off the wedding . Daphne comforts Des and helps clean up his house . Shane Ramsay flirts with Daphne and asks her to watch him train at the pool some day . He tells her that he wants to see her again and she agrees to go to dinner with him . Daphne decides to move into Number 28 with Des to help him pay off the mortgage . Daphne becomes good friends with Des and she begins dating Shane . Daphne falls in love with Des and after breaking up with Shane , she proposes to him and he accepts . On the day of their wedding , Daphne 's car is hijacked by a bank robber dressed in a gorilla suit and she is late to the church . Des assumes that Daphne has changed her mind and he leaves . After failing to sort out what happened , Daphne moves out , while Des 's ex @-@ girlfriend , Andrea Townsend ( Gina Gaigalas ) , turns up and claims that Des is the father of her son , Bradley ( Bradley Kilpatrick ) . Daphne rents a room from Clive Gibbons at Number 22 and her best friend , Zoe Davis ( Ally Fowler ) , also moves in .
Daphne 's grandfather , Harry gives her the lease to the local coffee shop and she gives up her career as a stripper . She renames the business ' Daphne 's ' and despite an initial struggle , the coffee shop soon begins making a profit . Daphne gets back together with Shane and they become engaged , but she starts to have doubts about whether she is moving on too quickly . When Des learns that he is not Bradley 's father , he tries to win Daphne back . Shane becomes jealous of Daphne and Des 's friendship and when he verbally attacks them , Daphne breaks up with him . She gets back together with Des and they eventually marry . Daphne and Des become Mike Young 's legal guardians when they learn that he comes from a violent home . Daphne helps Mike when he is banned from seeing Jane Harris ( Annie Jones ) by her grandmother , Mrs. Mangel ( Vivean Gray ) . Daphne soon discovers that Sue Parker ( Kate Gorman ) has been sending poison pen letters about Mike to Mrs. Mangel and exposes her . Daphne contracts meningitis , but she recovers and then learns that she is pregnant . Daphne and Des 's marriage becomes strained when she learns that he has been in contact with Lorraine . The couple eventually talk and Des explains that he had just given Lorraine some financial advice .
Mrs. Mangel offers to help Daphne paint the nursery and she is knocked off a ladder by Mike 's pet Labrador , Bouncer , and suffers amnesia . Mrs. Mangel threatens to sue and Des decides to settle out of court , so that Daphne does not become stressed . But when Daphne learns what Des has done , she is angry with him for keeping it from her . During a picnic , Daphne goes into labour and Beverly Marshall ( Lisa Armytage ) delivers her son , Jamie . Daphne briefly suffers from postnatal depression following Jamie 's birth . During Jamie 's christening , Daphne 's mother , Tina , turns up . She and Daphne sit down and talk through their problems and part on speaking terms . Shortly after , Daphne learns that her father is dying . Des persuades her to make things right with Allen . Daphne then decides to nurse her father and she takes Jamie to stay with him . Months later , Gail Robinson ( Fiona Corke ) offers to drive Daphne and Jamie back to Ramsay Street after Allen 's funeral . During the journey , they are involved in a car crash , which leaves Daphne in a coma . Des stays by her side and is holding her hand when she briefly wakes up to tell him that she loves him . Daphne then suffers a cardiac arrest and dies .
= = Reception = =
Josephine Monroe , author of Neighbours : The First 10 Years , stated that Daphne became one of the most popular and colourful characters to have been in Neighbours . A writer for the BBC 's Neighbours website thought Daphne 's most notable moment was " Going into labour with Jamie at a riverside picnic . " Claudia Pattison from mobile network operator Orange branded Des and Daphne one of the most popular couples in the serial 's history , while a Virgin Media writer thought that they had " one of soapland 's happiest marriages " . The Sydney Morning Herald 's Michael Idato called them Neighbours ' first supercouple . Mary Fletcher from Inside Soap commented that Des and Daphne 's troubled romance was " one of Neighbours ' best storylines . " The couple 's wedding gained a lot of attention in the UK and Terry Wogan even discussed the episode with Rolf Harris on his talk show the day after it aired .
Tim Teeman and James Jackson from The Times named Daphne 's death as one of their top 15 most memorable Neighbours moments . They commented " Like , was that her in the bed or an actress with a Daphne wig ? The romance of Des and Daphne ( Mr Ordinary and the ex @-@ stripper ) was an early Neighbours classic so we felt this one hard " . A Herald Sun reporter also included Daphne 's death in their list of top ten Neighbours moments . The reporter wrote that Daphne was a popular character during the serial 's peak in 1988 and called Des " her soulmate " . They added that her death was watched by millions of viewers in Australia and the UK .
Sarah Megginson from SheKnows placed Daphne 's death at number three in her feature on the eight most memorable Neighbours moments . She called the relationship between Daphne and Des " one of the series ' classic romances . " She added " The couple were the first to tie the knot on the show , so when Daphne was fatally hit by a car , Des – and the Neighbours viewing audience across Australia and the UK – was suitably devastated . A columnist from NOW said that the moment Daphne dies was " a tear @-@ jerking moment . "
= Ridwan dynasty =
The Ridwan dynasty ( also spelled Radwan ; Turkish : Rizvan ) was the most prominent pasha family in Palestine and the southwestern districts of the Damascus Eyalet ( " Province of Damascus " ) in the 16th and 17th centuries under Ottoman rule . The dynasty was based in Gaza , where its members continuously served as the hereditary sanjak @-@ beys ( district governors ) of the sanjak ( provincial district ) for over a century . Members also ruled different provinces and districts throughout the Ottoman Empire and held additional titles at different times . The Ridwan period in Gaza was considered the city 's last golden age .
The dynasty was founded by Kara Shahin Mustafa , who served as governor of a number of provinces and district , including Gaza , during his career . However , the dynasty was named after Mustafa 's son Ridwan Pasha who served as Gaza 's governor in 1570 until he was succeeded in this office by his son Ahmad Pasha ibn Ridwan in 1572 . The latter served for 30 years , during which time Gaza became the chief stronghold of the dynasty . The sanjaks of Jerusalem and Nablus were made part of Ahmad Pasha 's domain intermittently throughout his rule .
After Ahmad Pasha was reassigned as beylerbey of Damascus in 1601 , his son Hasan ' Arap Pasha inherited Gaza 's governorship , occupying the office for 43 years . His rule impoverished Gaza and bankrupted the dynasty . Hasan Pasha 's son and successor Husayn Pasha was appointed the office in 1644 and he served until 1672 . Under Husayn Pasha 's leadership , Gaza became a prosperous , secure and religiously diverse city . He was deposed and executed by the Ottoman authorities in 1663 , after which his brother Musa Pasha was appointed to the post , serving the office until 1679 . The last Ridwan governor of Gaza was Musa Pasha 's son Ahmad Pasha whose governorship ended in 1690 .
= = History = =
= = = Founding = = =
The Ridwan dynasty was founded by Kara Shahin Mustafa ( later known as " Mustafa Pasha " ) , an ethnic Bosnian , and former kapikulu ( " slave of the Porte " ) of Suleiman the Magnificent . As part of the Ottoman devsirme system , Mustafa Pasha received his education from the inner service of the palace , gradually being promoted to high @-@ ranking positions in the government . In 1524 , after having successively served as the governor of Erzerum and Diyarbekir and then as the personal tutor of Sultan Suleiman 's son Shahzade Bayazit , he was temporarily appointed the governorship of Gaza , which was the capital of a sanjak ( " district " ) still maintaining its importance from the previous Mamluk era . By 1560 , he had been promoted to the governorship of Egypt .
Mustafa Pasha was succeeded as governor of Gaza by his son Ridwan Pasha , who gave the Ridwan dynasty its name . Ridwan had formerly served as the treasurer of Yemen . In 1565 , Ridwan Pasha was promoted to beylerbey ( " governor @-@ general " ) of Yemen for two years before returning to rule Gaza for a short period of time in 1567 . Meanwhile , in 1566 , Mustafa Pasha was deposed by the new sultan Selim II for his closeness to Bayazit , Selim 's brother and rival for power . Mustafa Pasha died shortly thereafter . According to historian Jean @-@ Pierre Filiu , Ridwan became governor of Gaza in 1570 . By 1571 , Ridwan Pasha had been promoted to vali ( " provincial governor " ) of Habesh ( Coastal Ethiopia ) , Basra and Diyarbekir in succession , while Bahram Pasha , a second son of Mustafa Pasha and a high @-@ ranking official in the Ottoman government , became governor of Nablus in the mid @-@ 16th @-@ century . After some time Bahram Pasha was promoted to beylerbey of Damascus and later amir al @-@ hajj ( commander of the hajj ; pl. umara al @-@ hajj ) , making him responsible for the Muslim pilgrimage caravan to Mecca .
= = = Stronghold in Gaza = = =
In Gaza , Ridwan Pasha was replaced by his son Ahmad Pasha , who ruled for nearly 30 years . At times during his rule , the sanjaks of Nablus and Jerusalem were attached to Gaza Sanjak . The latter became the family 's stronghold and base of power under Ahmad Pasha 's leadership . Towards the 17th century , he had the Mamluk @-@ era Qasr al @-@ Basha in Gaza enlarged and transformed into the family 's fortress and governor 's palace . Ahmad Pasha intermittently served as amir al @-@ hajj , but struggled to gain further promotion by the Ottoman government , having to lobby several Istanbul @-@ based viziers and bureaucrats with large sums of money and other gifts , unlike his predecessors . He was eventually appointed as governor of Damascus in 1601 , while his son Hasan " ' Arap " Pasha subsequently inherited the governorship of Gaza . Ahmad Pasha later died in 1607 .
Hasan Pasha 's nickname Arap ( " Bedouin " ) derived from the Ridwan family 's good relations with and reputation for keeping the Bedouin tribes in check . When Hasan was commissioned by Sultan Murad IV to help suppress the long @-@ running rebellion of Fakhr ad @-@ Din II ( 1623 @-@ 1635 ) , Hasan 's Bedouin units often proved effective in battle . During this period , Hasan Pasha gained the additional governorship of Tripoli , although he was deposed in 1644 . His rule impoverished Gaza Sanjak and burdened the Ridwan family with heavy debts . According to the Damascene historian and Hasan 's contemporary , Muhammad Amin al @-@ Muhibbi , Hasan Pasha had numerous wives and concubines and fathered 85 children . During Hasan Pasha 's lifetime , one of his sons , Husayn Pasha , served as governor of Nablus and Jerusalem as well as amir al @-@ hajj .
After Hasan Pasha 's 1644 dismissal , Husayn Pasha inherited the governorship of Gaza and administered the district well . Because he was able to guarantee the safety of the main roads and the countryside by securing and maintaining close relations with the local Bedouin tribes , Gaza and other cities in Palestine were able to prosper and develop extensively during Husayn Pasha 's reign . The city 's importance was elevated to the point where Gaza was considered the " capital of Palestine " by the French consul of Sidon , Chevalier d 'Arvieux . Husayn Pasha also developed friendly relationships with the city 's Christian and Jewish communities , allowing the former to construct new churches and restore existing ones . Husayn Pasha appointed his son Ibrahim as governor of Jerusalem , but Ibrahim died in a 1661 military expedition against the Druze clans of Lebanon .
= = = Fall = = =
In 1663 , Husayn Pasha was sent on an expedition to assist the governor of Damascus in quelling a Bedouin rebellion , but failed and left the battle disgraced . After petitions by his enemies in the Ottoman government , he was summoned to Istanbul where he was imprisoned and killed shortly afterward . According to historian Dror Ze 'evi , the Ottoman state become wary of the growing power of the Ridwans and believed that eliminating Husayn Pasha would enable them to " destroy the remnants of the extended dynasty . " The imperial authorities were also uncomfortable with Husayn Pasha 's ties to the French consul and the local Christians . According to Filiu , Husayn 's elimination was a result of this " special relationship " .
Musa Pasha succeeded his brother Husayn Pasha as governor of Gaza and central Palestine , but the length of his tenure is not exactly known , although a document from Jerusalem in 1670 listed him as governor . According to historian Jean @-@ Pierre Filiu , Musa Pasha 's rule ended in 1679 . Musa discontinued Husayn 's liberal policies with non @-@ Muslims and was more cautious of Ottoman wishes during his rule . Ahmad Pasha ibn Musa succeeded his father and was the last Ridwan governor of Gaza , serving until 1690 . Following the end of his rule , the Ridwan dynasty was stripped of its hereditary governorship and afterward officials appointed by the Ottoman government came to rule Gaza , which gradually declined in importance . This coincided with a general withdrawal of support for local dynasties from the Sublime Porte ( Ottoman imperial government ) . The modern @-@ day descendants of the Ridwan dynasty are known in Gaza as Dar al @-@ Basha or " House of the Pashas " .
= = Culture = =
The Ridwan family modeled their dynasty on the imperial Ottoman household and during military engagements they would carry battle standards representing their dynasty and bring marching bands . The Ridwan family saw themselves as the leaders of the wider region and the patrons of other ruling families . Farrukh Pasha , the Circassian governor of Jerusalem and founder of the prominent Farrukh dynasty , was a former mamluk ( slave soldier ) of Bahram Pasha . The Farrukh dynasty ruled the Nablus Sanjak up until the mid @-@ 17th century . Kiwan , another mamluk of the Ridwan dynasty , became a major aide to the governor of Damascus before his son gained the governorship and the office of amir al @-@ hajj in the 1670s .
It is not known whether the Ridwan family members preferred to use Arabic or Turkish to communicate with each other and the mostly Arabic @-@ speaking people living in their districts . As Ottoman officials , they spoke Turkish well , but it is also apparent that they were well @-@ versed in Arabic language and customs , due to the command of Arabic literature possessed by the various Ridwan governors and the close ties they maintained with the local elites , such as the Arab Turabay family , and the Bedouin tribes . With the exception of imperial or provincial decrees , court records in the sanjaks of Gaza , Nablus , Jerusalem and Lajjun , which the Ridwans and their allies often ruled , were recorded in Arabic , although the qadi was typically an imperial Turkish speaker and thus , Turkish @-@ language records were not required . The intermarriage and socio @-@ political ties that the Ridwans maintained with the Turabays and the Circassian Farrukhs created a " new Bedouin @-@ Ottoman hybrid culture " that was " evident in court life , dress and probably language as well " , according to historian Dror Ze 'evi .
= = = Ridwan @-@ Turabay @-@ Farrukh alliance = = =
Between the 16th and 17th centuries , three families controlled the sanjaks that constituted the region of Palestine : the Ridwans presided over Gaza , while the Farrukhs and Turabays presided over Nablus and Lajjun , respectively . Because of common interests and prior military slave relationships , the three families forged close ties throughout the course of their rule . The Ridwans were the dominant faction in this emerging unified dynasty . Evidence of intermarriage between the families is indicated by Ottoman registers . For example , the granddaughter of Ahmad ibn Turabay , the founder of the Turabay dynasty , was the mother of Governor Assaf Farrukh Pasha . Assaf 's wife was Shaqra Khatun , a daughter of Governor Husayn Pasha . After the deaths of Assaf Pasha and Shaqra , two of their sons , Muhammad Bey and Ali Bey , entered the custody of Husayn 's brother , Governor Musa Pasha . A daughter of Hasan " Arap " Pasha , sister to Musa and Husayn , was married to Assaf 's brother Ali Farrukh . Sharing common property also helped sustain the families ' unity .
The Ridwan @-@ Farrukh @-@ Turabay alliance treated the territories of Palestine and , at times , Transjordan , as hereditary fiefdoms . During troublesome periods , the three families would unite their forces to confront challenges from rebels or local rivals . The military relationship between them originated with the protection of the annual hajj caravan . When a particular governor was assigned the role of amir al @-@ hajj , it would require him to depart from his sanjak for extended time periods . In order to protect their districts from Bedouin raids , tax evasion and personal property damage , departing governors normally entrusted their authority with the rulers of the neighboring sanjak . For example , in 1589 , Ridwan Pasha requested Assaf ibn Turabay to temporarily replace him as governor of Damascus , beginning a tradition that lasted well into the 17th century .
The mutual trust between the families developed into a firm military alliance in the early 17th century as a result of the increasing strength of Fakhr @-@ al @-@ Din II in Ottoman Syria . Backed by the Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany , Fakhr @-@ al @-@ Din briefly repaired his relations with the Ottoman government and in 1622 gained control of the Safad and Ajlun sanjaks , became governor of Nablus and appointed mutasallim ( tax collector ) of Gaza . His forces proceeded to head towards Jerusalem , traversing Palestine 's coastal plain . Fakhr al @-@ Din 's moves threatened the rule of the three families who , after encouragement from the Sublime Porte in Istanbul , formed a coalition to stop his advance . In 1623 , the armies of Hasan " Arap " Pasha , Muhammad ibn Farrukh and Ahmad ibn Turabay successfully routed Fakhr al @-@ Din 's army at the Awja River , forcing him to withdraw from Palestine .
= = = Building works = = =
Throughout their reign , the Ridwan dynasty accumulated vast wealth in Gaza , including agricultural lands and several real estate properties . The family allocated a large part of that wealth to awqaf ( religious trusts ) , which they used to fund the construction and maintenance of various public buildings . Some members of the dynasty were buried in Maqbarat al @-@ Ridwan ( Ridwan Family Graveyard ) located just south of the Great Mosque of Gaza . As of 2008 , the cemetery contained a few marble graves .
The family restored the minarets of two mosques in the Shuja 'iyya quarter of Gaza , while Musa Pasha had the minaret of the Great Mosque of Gaza rebuilt . A mosque was also constructed within the confines of the Qasr al @-@ Basha fortress , which later came to be known as the Ridwan Castle in light of its function as the Ridwans ' residence ( ad @-@ Dabawiyya ) . The fortress itself was outfitted with additional defenses , including arrow slits and narrow openings , which were extended to employ the use of cannon . During Ridwan rule , the Qaysariyyah Market in Gaza 's al @-@ Daraj quarter was reconstructed as was the Hamam al @-@ Sammara bathhouse and the former Khan az @-@ Zayt caravansary . Bahram Pasha ordered the construction of the main sabil ( " fountain " ) in Gaza in the mid @-@ 16th @-@ century .
At the Temple Mount ( Haram al @-@ Sharif ) in Jerusalem , Ahmad Pasha ibn Ridwan had a khalwa , known as the Mamluk Khalwa , built for local Sufis headed by al @-@ Ghazi Abu al @-@ Sa 'ud , and for the study of Islamic jurisprudence in 1601 . The architect of the khalwa was Abd al @-@ Muhsin ibn Nimr , who worked Ahmad Pasha 's other projects in Jerusalem . Ahmad Pasha established a waqf to fund Abu al @-@ Sa 'ud and the khalwa 's upkeep and management .
= = List of Ridwan governors of Gaza = =
= U.S. Route 41 Business ( Marquette , Michigan ) =
Business US Highway 41 ( Bus . US 41 ) was a state trunkline highway that served as a business loop off US 41 and M @-@ 28 in Marquette , Michigan , along Washington and Front streets . The streets serve the downtown area of Marquette and are bordered by several commercial properties and businesses . Those two streets originate with the early founding of the city in the middle of the 19th century . Jurisdiction over them was transferred to the city as part of a highway swap that resulted in the decommissioning of the trunkline in 2005 . It was also previously co @-@ designated Bus . M @-@ 28 , mirroring the Bus . US 41 / Bus . M @-@ 28 designation previously used along Bus . M @-@ 28 in Ishpeming and Negaunee . Washington and Front streets had been a part of the state highway system since the 1910s , and a part of the United States Numbered Highway System since 1926 . The business loop designation dates back to the 1960s and was removed in 2005 .
= = Route description = =
The western terminus of Bus . US 41 was the west end of Washington Street at the intersection with US 41 / M @-@ 28 near the western Marquette city limits . The intersection features a stoplight to allow traffic from eastbound US 41 / M @-@ 28 to cross the westbound lanes of the main highway to access Washington Street ; the remaining connections are made through stop @-@ sign @-@ controlled access lanes . Running eastward , Washington Street is four lanes , divided by a center median for about 300 yards ( 270 m ) before a center turn lane replaces the median . The street is bordered by several commercial developments . There is a stoplight for the intersection with McClellan Avenue as the business loop runs uphill toward downtown . A few blocks east past other businesses and restaurants , Washington intersects the southern end of Lincoln Avenue at another stoplight . East of this junction , the roadway narrows to one lane in each direction with a center turn lane . Washington Street turns to the southeast and heads downhill in the next block , which is bordered by some houses on the north side . The turn lane drops by Seventh Street as the street passes Harlow Park .
From the park east , the business loop entered the downtown area . Each side of the street is bordered by retail shops , restaurants and other service providers . Washington Street passes the federal building containing the post office and federal courthouse at the intersection with Third Street . At Front Street , Bus . US 41 turned south one block away from Lake Superior ; Front Street is also a commercial section of downtown . The street passes Father Marquette Park which is named for the city 's namesake , Jacques Marquette . The roadway climbs a hill headed southbound next to the park . Bus . US 41 ended where US 41 turns south along Front Street at the east end of the Marquette Bypass .
At the time the business loop was still under state control , it was maintained by the Michigan Department of Transportation ( MDOT ) as a segment of the State Trunkline Highway System . As a part of these maintenance responsibilities , the department tracked the volume of traffic that used Bus . US 41 . These volumes were expressed using a metric called annual average daily traffic , which is a statistical calculation of the average daily number of vehicles on a segment of roadway . In the department 's last survey , conducted in 2004 , there were 10 @,@ 272 vehicles per day using Washington Street between Lincoln Avenue and Front Street , the lowest traffic count for the trunkline . The highest volume was 19 @,@ 036 vehicles between McClellan and Lincoln Avenues , while the Front Street section received 16 @,@ 309 vehicles on an average day . The former business loop has not been listed on the National Highway System , a network of roads important to the country 's economy , defense , and mobility .
= = History = =
Marquette 's founding settlers arrived in the area on May 18 , 1849 , to establish the community , and the original thoroughfares were platted by 1855 , including Washington and Front streets . The widest street in the city at 100 feet ( 30 m ) , Baraga Avenue was intended to be the Marquette 's main street when the downtown area was originally laid out , but businesses centered their locations along Washington Street instead . The community was incorporated as a village in 1859 , and it was later reincorporated as a city on February 21 , 1871 . The original city hall was built in 1895 on Washington Street , and in 1910 , the city started paving its streets , replacing wooden planks with asphalt .
A state highway was routed through downtown starting on May 13 , 1913 , when the system was created . It was first a part of M @-@ 15 when the highway system was signed in 1919 , and then later as US 41 / M @-@ 28 after the creation of the United States Numbered Highway System in 1926 . ( Under the original 1925 draft plan for the U.S. Highway System , US 102 was the number assigned to run through Marquette . ) The streets have been paved since at least the 1920s .
The Marquette Bypass opened on November 21 , 1963 , and the business loop was marked for the first time on the 1964 state highway map . A Bus . M @-@ 28 designation was added to the route for the 1975 state map , marking it similar to the Bus . US 41 / Bus . M @-@ 28 designation that was previously assigned along Bus . M @-@ 28 in Ishpeming and Negaunee . This second designation was removed by 1981 .
In April 2005 , the City of Marquette agreed to exchange jurisdiction over a number of roadways with MDOT . These transfers placed Bus . US 41 and the unsigned M @-@ 554 under city jurisdiction ; at the same time , the state would take over a section of McClellan Avenue to extend M @-@ 553 to its current northern terminus at the Marquette Bypass . Negotiations regarding the transfer centered on MDOT deferring to city zoning ordinances along McClellan Avenue regarding driveway and snowmobile access and the city 's assumption of expenses and liabilities related to the business loop . The transfers were made official on October 10 , 2005 , when MDOT and the city finalized the paperwork . As a result , Bus . US 41 was decommissioned when the city took control over Washington and Front streets ; signage was removed on November 9 , 2005 , to complete the process . Some local maps continue to label Bus . US 41 through downtown Marquette , even years after the decommissioning of the designation , and some local businesses and organizations still use it in their advertising .
Marquette received $ 2 @.@ 5 million ( equivalent to $ 3 @.@ 2 million in 2015 ) in state funding for improvements to Washington Street near downtown as a part of the transfer agreement . The city also assumed responsibility for maintaining the stoplights installed along the former highway . These improvements rebuilt Washington Street from 5th Street westward during 2007 . The roadway was narrowed from four lanes to two with a center turn lane between Lincoln Avenue and 7th Street . The speed limit was reduced from 35 to 25 mph ( 55 to 40 km / h ) along the street to deal with the traffic that turns into and out of businesses . In 2010 , the intersection between Front Street and the eastern end of the Marquette Bypass was converted into a roundabout configuration , opening to traffic on August 19 .
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The entire highway was in Marquette , Marquette County .
= Lipid bilayer =
The lipid bilayer is a thin polar membrane made of two layers of lipid molecules . These membranes are flat sheets that form a continuous barrier around all cells . The cell membranes of almost all living organisms and many viruses are made of a lipid bilayer , as are the membranes surrounding the cell nucleus and other sub @-@ cellular structures . The lipid bilayer is the barrier that keeps ions , proteins and other molecules where they are needed and prevents them from diffusing into areas where they should not be . Lipid bilayers are ideally suited to this role because , even though they are only a few nanometers in width , they are impermeable to most water @-@ soluble ( hydrophilic ) molecules . Bilayers are particularly impermeable to ions , which allows cells to regulate salt concentrations and pH by transporting ions across their membranes using proteins called ion pumps .
Biological bilayers are usually composed of amphiphilic phospholipids that have a hydrophilic phosphate head and a hydrophobic tail consisting of two fatty acid chains . Phospholipids with certain head groups can alter the surface chemistry of a bilayer and can , for example , serve as signals as well as " anchors " for other molecules in the membranes of cells . Just like the heads , the tails of lipids can also affect membrane properties , for instance by determining the phase of the bilayer . The bilayer can adopt a solid gel phase state at lower temperatures but undergo phase transition to a fluid state at higher temperatures , and the chemical properties of the lipids ' tails influence at which temperature this happens . The packing of lipids within the bilayer also affects its mechanical properties , including its resistance to stretching and bending . Many of these properties have been studied with the use of artificial " model " bilayers produced in a lab . Vesicles made by model bilayers have also been used clinically to deliver drugs .
Biological membranes typically include several types of molecules other than phospholipids . A particularly important example in animal cells is cholesterol , which helps strengthen the bilayer and decrease its permeability . Cholesterol also helps regulate the activity of certain integral membrane proteins . Integral membrane proteins function when incorporated into a lipid bilayer , and they are held tightly to lipid bilayer with the help of an annular lipid shell . Because bilayers define the boundaries of the cell and its compartments , these membrane proteins are involved in many intra- and inter @-@ cellular signaling processes . Certain kinds of membrane proteins are involved in the process of fusing two bilayers together . This fusion allows the joining of two distinct structures as in the fertilization of an egg by sperm or the entry of a virus into a cell . Because lipid bilayers are quite fragile and invisible in a traditional microscope , they are a challenge to study . Experiments on bilayers often require advanced techniques like electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy .
= = Structure and organization = =
When phospholipids are exposed to water , they self @-@ assemble into a two @-@ layered sheet with the hydrophobic tails pointing toward the center of the sheet . This arrangement results in two “ leaflets ” that are each a single molecular layer . The center of this bilayer contains almost no water and excludes molecules like sugars or salts that dissolve in water . The assembly process is driven by interactions between hydrophobic molecules ( also called the hydrophobic effect ) . An increase in interactions between hydrophobic molecules ( causing clustering of hydrophobic regions ) allows water molecules to bond more freely with each other , increasing the entropy of the system . This complex process includes noncovalent interactions such as van der Waals , electrostatic and hydrogen bonds .
= = = Cross section analysis = = =
The lipid bilayer is very thin compared to its lateral dimensions . If a typical mammalian cell ( diameter ~ 10 micrometers ) were magnified to the size of a watermelon ( ~ 1 ft / 30 cm ) , the lipid bilayer making up the plasma membrane would be about as thick as a piece of office paper . Despite being only a few nanometers thick , the bilayer is composed of several distinct chemical regions across its cross @-@ section . These regions and their interactions with the surrounding water have been characterized over the past several decades with x @-@ ray reflectometry , neutron scattering and nuclear magnetic resonance techniques .
The first region on either side of the bilayer is the hydrophilic headgroup . This portion of the membrane is completely hydrated and is typically around 0 @.@ 8 @-@ 0 @.@ 9 nm thick . In phospholipid bilayers the phosphate group is located within this hydrated region , approximately 0 @.@ 5 nm outside the hydrophobic core . In some cases , the hydrated region can extend much further , for instance in lipids with a large protein or long sugar chain grafted to the head . One common example of such a modification in nature is the lipopolysaccharide coat on a bacterial outer membrane , which helps retain a water layer around the bacterium to prevent dehydration .
Next to the hydrated region is an intermediate region that is only partially hydrated . This boundary layer is approximately 0 @.@ 3 nm thick . Within this short distance , the water concentration drops from 2M on the headgroup side to nearly zero on the tail ( core ) side . The hydrophobic core of the bilayer is typically 3 @-@ 4 nm thick , but this value varies with chain length and chemistry . Core thickness also varies significantly with temperature , in particular near a phase transition .
= = = Asymmetry = = =
In many naturally occurring bilayers , the compositions of the inner and outer membrane leaflets are different . In human red blood cells , the inner ( cytoplasmic ) leaflet is composed mostly of phosphatidylethanolamine , phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylinositol and its phosphorylated derivatives . By contrast , the outer ( extracellular ) leaflet is based on phosphatidylcholine , sphingomyelin and a variety of glycolipids , In some cases , this asymmetry is based on where the lipids are made in the cell and reflects their initial orientation . The biological functions of lipid asymmetry are imperfectly understood , although it is clear that it is used in several different situations . For example , when a cell undergoes apoptosis , the phosphatidylserine — normally localised to the cytoplasmic leaflet — is transferred to the outer surface : There , it is recognised by a macrophage that then actively scavenges the dying cell .
Lipid asymmetry arises , at least in part , from the fact that most phospholipids are synthesised and initially inserted into the inner monolayer : those that constitute the outer monolayer are then transported from the inner monolayer by a class of enzymes called flippases . Other lipids , such as sphingomyelin , appear to be synthesised at the external leaflet . Flippases are members of a larger family of lipid transport molecules that also includes floppases , which transfer lipids in the opposite direction , and scramblases , which randomize lipid distribution across lipid bilayers ( as in apoptotic cells ) . In any case , once lipid asymmetry is established , it does not normally dissipate quickly because spontaneous flip @-@ flop of lipids between leaflets is extremely slow .
It is possible to mimic this asymmetry in the laboratory in model bilayer systems . Certain types of very small artificial vesicle will automatically make themselves slightly asymmetric , although the mechanism by which this asymmetry is generated is very different from that in cells . By utilizing two different monolayers in Langmuir @-@ Blodgett deposition or a combination of Langmuir @-@ Blodgett and vesicle rupture deposition it is also possible to synthesize an asymmetric planar bilayer . This asymmetry may be lost over time as lipids in supported bilayers can be prone to flip @-@ flop .
= = = Phases and phase transitions = = =
At a given temperature a lipid bilayer can exist in either a liquid or a gel ( solid ) phase . All lipids have a characteristic temperature at which they transition ( melt ) from the gel to liquid phase . In both phases the lipid molecules are prevented from flip @-@ flopping across the bilayer , but in liquid phase bilayers a given lipid will exchange locations with its neighbor millions of times a second . This random walk exchange allows lipid to diffuse and thus wander across the surface of the membrane . Unlike liquid phase bilayers , the lipids in a gel phase bilayer are locked in place .
The phase behavior of lipid bilayers is determined largely by the strength of the attractive Van der Waals interactions between adjacent lipid molecules . Longer @-@ tailed lipids have more area over which to interact , increasing the strength of this interaction and , as a consequence , decreasing the lipid mobility . Thus , at a given temperature , a short @-@ tailed lipid will be more fluid than an otherwise identical long @-@ tailed lipid . Transition temperature can also be affected by the degree of unsaturation of the lipid tails . An
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broadside ; this was the same theoretical capability as Dreadnought , but the Nassau @-@ class ships required two additional guns to achieve it . It was considered that this arrangement provided a useful reserve of heavy guns that were shielded from enemy fire .
Each ship carried twelve 28 cm ( 11 in ) SK L / 45 guns . The wing turrets were Drh LC / 1906 mounts , as were the centerline turrets on the first two ships of the class , Nassau and Westfalen . Posen and Rheinland carried their centerline guns in Drh LC / 1907 turrets , which had a longer trunk than the LC / 1906 design . The Drh LC / 1906 turrets and 11 @-@ inch SK / L45 guns were designed specifically for the new German dreadnoughts in 1907 . Both mountings allowed for elevation up to 20 degrees , but the LC / 1907 mounts could depress an additional two degrees , down to − 8 . The main battery propellant magazines were placed above shell rooms , with the exception of the centerline turrets of Nassau and Westfalen . These guns fired 666 lb shells , with a 57 lb ( 26 kg ) fore propellant charge in silk bags and a 174 lb ( 79 kg ) main charge in a brass case . The guns fired the shells at a muzzle velocity of 2 @,@ 805 ft / s ( 855 m / s ) , and had a maximum range of 22 @,@ 400 yards ( 20 @,@ 500 m ) . At a range of 13 @,@ 100 yards ( 12 @,@ 000 m ) , the 11 in shells would penetrate up to 7 @.@ 9 in ( 200 mm ) of belt armor .
The ships ' secondary armament consisted of twelve 15 cm ( 5 @.@ 9 in ) SK L / 45 guns , which were mounted in casemates . The guns fired 99 @.@ 9 lb shells at a muzzle velocity of 2 @,@ 740 ft / s ( 835 m / s ) . The guns could be elevated to 19 degrees , which provided a maximum range of 16 @,@ 350 yards ( 14950 m ) . The ships also carried sixteen 8 @.@ 8 cm ( 3 @.@ 5 in ) SK L / 45 guns , also in casemates . These guns fired a 22 @-@ lb projectile at 2 @,@ 133 ft / s ( 650 m / s ) , and could be trained up to 25 degrees for a maximum range of 10 @,@ 500 yards ( 9 @,@ 600 m ) . After 1915 , two 8 @.@ 8 cm guns were removed and replaced by two 8 @.@ 8 cm Flak guns , and between 1916 and 1917 , the remaining twelve 8 @.@ 8 cm casemated guns were removed . These anti @-@ aircraft guns fired a slightly lighter 21 @.@ 2 lb shell at 2 @,@ 510 ft / s ( 765 m / s ) . They could be elevated to 45 degrees and could hit targets 12 @,@ 900 yards ( 11 @,@ 800 m ) away . The Nassau @-@ class ships were also armed with six 45 cm ( 18 in ) submerged torpedo tubes . One tube was mounted in the bow , another in the stern , and two on each broadside , on either ends of the torpedo bulkhead .
= = = Armor = = =
The Nassau @-@ class ships were equipped with Krupp cemented steel armor . The ships had an armored belt that was 30 cm ( 12 in ) thick at its strongest , where it protected the ship 's vitals in the center , and as thin as 8 cm ( 3 @.@ 1 in ) in less critical areas , such as the bow and stern . Behind the main belt was a torpedo bulkhead 3 cm ( 1 @.@ 2 in ) thick ; there was some difficulty mounting the torpedo bulkhead , due to the four wing turrets and their barbettes . The ships ' decks were armored , between 5 @.@ 5 – 8 cm ( 2 @.@ 1 – 3 @.@ 1 in ) thick . The forward conning tower had a roof that was 8 cm ( 3 @.@ 1 in ) thick , and sides 40 cm ( 16 in ) thick . The aft conning tower was less well protected , with a 5 cm ( 2 @.@ 0 in ) thick roof and 20 cm ( 7 @.@ 9 in ) sides . The main battery turrets had roofs that were 9 cm ( 3 @.@ 5 in ) thick , and 28 cm ( 11 in ) sides . The casemated secondary battery had 16 cm ( 6 @.@ 3 in ) worth of armor protection , and 8 cm thick gun shields . The ships were also fitted with anti @-@ torpedo nets , but these were removed after 1916 .
= = Construction = =
Four ships of the class were ordered , under the provisional names Ersatz Bayern , Ersatz Sachsen , Ersatz Württemberg , and Ersatz Baden , as replacements for the four old Sachsen @-@ class ironclads . The first ship of the class , Nassau , was laid down on 22 July 1907 at the Kaiserliche Werft in Wilhelmshaven , launched on 7 March 1908 , and commissioned into the fleet on 1 October 1909 . Westfalen was laid down less than a month later , on 12 August 1907 at the AG Weser shipyard in Bremen . The ship was launched on 1 July 1908 , and commissioned on 16 November 1909 .
Rheinland , the third ship of the class , was actually the first to be laid down , on 1 June 1907 in the AG Vulcan shipyard in Stettin . Construction of Rheinland proceeded slower than Nassau and Westfalen , and so the ship was launched later , on 26 September 1908 . Rheinland joined the fleet on 30 April 1910 . Posen , the last ship of the class , was laid down at the Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel on 11 June 1907 . The ship was not launched until 12 December 1908 , and did not join her sisters until 31 May 1910 .
= = = Ships = = =
= = Service history = =
The Nassau @-@ class ships operated as a unit in the High Seas Fleet : the II Division of the I Battle Squadron . The ships of the class participated in a number of fleet operations in the North Sea , including the action on 31 May 1916 that resulted in the Battle of Jutland . The ships also saw limited service in the Baltic Sea , including the abortive Battle of the Gulf of Riga in August 1915 .
= = = Battle of the Gulf of Riga = = =
In August 1915 , the German fleet attempted to clear the Gulf of Riga , in order to facilitate the capture of Riga by the German army . To do so , the German planners intended to drive off or destroy the Russian naval forces in the gulf , which included the pre @-@ dreadnought Slava and a number of gunboats and destroyers , and lay a series of minefields in the northern entrance to the gulf . The fleet that assembled to assault the gulf included the four Nassau @-@ class ships , the four Helgoland @-@ class battleships , and the battlecruisers Von der Tann , Moltke , and Seydlitz . The eight battleships were to provide cover for the forces engaging the Russian flotilla . The first attempt on 8 August was unsuccessful , as it had taken too long to clear the Russian minefields to allow the minelayer Deutschland to lay a minefield of her own .
On 16 August , a second attempt was made to enter the gulf : Nassau and Posen , four light cruisers , and 31 torpedo boats breached the defenses to the gulf . On the first day of the assault , the German minesweeper T46 was sunk , as was the destroyer V99 . On 17 August , Nassau and Posen engaged in an artillery duel with Slava , resulting in three hits on the Russian ship that prompted her withdrawal . After three days , the Russian minefields had been cleared , and the flotilla entered the gulf on 19 August , but reports of Allied submarines in the area prompted a German withdrawal from the gulf the following day .
= = = Battle of Jutland = = =
The ships took part in the inconclusive Battle of Jutland on 31 May – 1 June 1916 . For the majority of the battle , the I Battle Squadron formed the center of the line of battle , behind Rear Admiral Behncke 's III Battle Squadron , and followed by Rear Admiral Mauve 's elderly pre @-@ dreadnoughts of the II Battle Squadron . Posen served as the division flagship , under the command of Rear Admiral W. Engelhardt .
At around midnight on 1 June , Nassau came in contact with the British destroyer Spitfire , and in the confusion , attempted to ram her . Spitfire tried to evade , but could not maneuver away fast enough , and the two ships collided . Nassau fired her forward 11 @-@ inch guns at the destroyer , but they could not depress low enough for Nassau to be able to score a hit . Nonetheless , the blast from the guns destroyed Spitfire 's bridge . At that point , Spitfire was able to disengage from Nassau , and took with her a 20 @-@ foot ( 6 m ) portion of Nassau 's side plating . The collision disabled one of her 5 @.@ 9 @-@ inch guns , and left an 11 @.@ 5 @-@ foot ( 3 @.@ 5 m ) gash above the waterline ; this slowed the ship to 15 knots until it could be repaired . At approximately the same time , Posen accidentally rammed the light cruiser Elbing and holed her below the waterline . Elbing was damaged so severely that her engine room was completely flooded and she was unable to move ; the captain of the ship ordered Elbing be scuttled to prevent her capture by the British .
Shortly after 01 : 00 , Nassau and Thüringen encountered the British armored cruiser Black Prince . Thüringen opened fire first , and pummeled Black Prince with a total of 27 heavy @-@ caliber shells and 24 shells from her secondary battery . Nassau and Ostfriesland joined in , followed by Friedrich der Grosse .
[ Black Prince ] presented a terrible and awe @-@ inspiring spectacle as she drifted down the line blazing furiously until , after several minor detonations , she disappeared below the surface with the whole of her crew in one tremendous explosion .
The wreck of the ship was directly in the path of Nassau ; to avoid it , the ship had to steer sharply towards the III Battle Squadron . It was necessary for the ship to steam at full speed astern in order to avoid a collision with Kaiserin . Nassau then fell back into a position between the pre @-@ dreadnoughts Hessen and Hannover .
Following the return to German waters , Nassau , Posen , and Westfalen , along with the Helgoland @-@ class battleships Helgoland and Thüringen , took up defensive positions in the Jade roadstead for the night . The Nassau @-@ class ships suffered only a handful of secondary battery hits from the opposing Grand Fleet ; Nassau was hit twice , Westfalen and Rheinland each once , and Posen escaped completely unscathed . Not a single ship of the four was struck by a heavy @-@ caliber shell .
= = = Later operations = = =
Less than three months after Jutland , Westfalen was torpedoed by the British submarine HMS E23 on 19 August 1916 , but suffered minimal damage and was soon repaired . In 1918 , Westfalen and Rheinland were detached from the High Seas Fleet and ordered into the Baltic Sea . Finland was revolting against Russian rule , and the two ships were to aid the Finns in the civil war . On 11 April at approximately 07 : 30 , Rheinland ran aground off the Åland Islands . Approximately 6 @,@ 000 tons of guns , belt armor , and coal were removed in order to lighten her enough to be refloated , which was not accomplished until 9 July . Rheinland was never repaired , and instead saw the remainder of her service as a barracks ship in Kiel .
Following the end of the First World War in 1918 , eleven battleships of the König , Kaiser , and Bayern classes and all five battlecruisers , along with a number of light cruisers and destroyers , were interned in Scapa Flow , while their fate was determined in the negotiations over the Treaty of Versailles . The Nassau and Helgoland @-@ class battleships were left in Germany . Following the scuttling of the German fleet in June 1919 , all four ships were allotted to the victorious Allied powers as replacements for the scuttled ships . Nassau was ceded to Japan , Britain received Westfalen and Posen , and Rheinland was sold directly to the breakers at Dordrecht . Between 1920 and 1924 , Westfalen was scrapped at Birkenhead and the remaining ships were scrapped at Dordrecht .
= Bootleg recording =
A bootleg recording is an audio or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority . The process of making and distributing such recordings is known as bootlegging . Recordings may be copied and traded among fans of the artist without financial exchange , but some bootleggers have sold recordings for profit , sometimes by adding professional @-@ quality sound engineering and packaging to the raw material . Bootlegs usually consist of either unreleased studio recordings or live performances , with an unpredictable level of quality .
The concept of releasing unauthorised performances had been established before the 20th century , but reached new levels of popularity with Bob Dylan 's Great White Wonder , a compilation of studio outtakes and demos released in 1969 using low @-@ priority pressing plants . The following year , the Rolling Stones ' Live 'r Than You 'll Ever Be , an audience recording of a late 1969 show , received a positive review in Rolling Stone . Subsequent bootlegs became more sophisticated in packaging , particularly the Trademark of Quality label with William Stout 's cover artwork . Compact disc bootlegs first appeared in the 1980s , and internet distribution became increasingly popular in the 1990s .
Changing technologies have impacted on the recording , distribution , and varying profitability of the underground industry . The copyrights for the song and the right to authorise recordings often reside with the artist , according to several international copyright treaties . The recording , trading and sale of bootlegs continues to thrive , however , even as artists and record companies attempt to provide officially @-@ released alternatives to satisfy the demand .
= = Definitions = =
The word " bootleg " originates from the practice of smuggling illicit items in the legs of tall boots , particularly the smuggling of alcohol during the American Prohibition era . The word , over time , has come to refer to any illegal or illicit product . This term has become an umbrella term for illicit , unofficial , or unlicensed recordings , including vinyl LPs , silver CDs , or any other commercially sold media or material . The alternate term ROIO ( an acronym meaning " Recording of Indeterminate / Independent Origin ) or VOI ( Video .... ) arose among Pink Floyd collectors , to clarify the recording source and copyright status was hard to determine .
Although unofficial and unlicensed recordings had existed before the 1960s , the very first rock bootlegs came in plain sleeves with the title rubber stamped on it . However , they quickly developed into more sophisticated packaging , in order to distinguish the manufacturer from inferior competitors . With today 's packaging and desktop publishing technology , even the layman can create " official " looking CDs . With the advent of the cassette and CD @-@ R , however , some bootlegs are traded privately with no attempt to be manufactured professionally . This is even more evident with the ability to share bootlegs via the Internet .
Bootlegs should not be confused with counterfeit or unlicensed recordings , which are merely unauthorised duplicates of officially released recordings , often attempting to resemble the official product as close as possible . Some record companies have considered that any record issued outside of their control , and for which they do not receive payment , to be a counterfeit , which includes bootlegs . However , some bootleggers are keen to stress that the markets for bootleg and counterfeit recordings are different , and a typical consumer for a bootleg will have bought most or all of that artist 's official releases anyway .
The most common type is the live bootleg , or audience recording , which is created with sound recording equipment smuggled into a live concert . Many artists and live venues prohibit this form of recording , but from the 1970s onwards the increased availability of portable technology made such bootlegging easier , and the general quality of these recordings has improved over time as consumer equipment becomes sophisticated . A number of bootlegs originated with FM radio broadcasts of live or previously recorded live performances .
Some bootlegs consist of private or professional studio recordings distributed without the artist 's involvement , including demos , works @-@ in @-@ progress or discarded material . These might be made from private recordings not meant to be widely shared , or from master recordings stolen or copied from an artist 's home , a recording studio or the offices of a record label , or they may be copied from promotional material issued to music publishers or radio stations , but not for commercial release . A theme of early rock bootlegs was to copy deleted records , such as old singles and B @-@ sides , onto a single LP , as a cheaper alternative to obtaining all the original recordings . Strictly speaking , these were unlicensed recordings , but because the work required to clear all the copyrights and publishing of every track for an official release was considered to be prohibitively expensive , the bootlegs became popular . Some bootlegs , however , did lead to official releases . The Who 's Zoo bootleg , collecting early singles of The Who , inspired the official album Odds And Sods , which beat the bootleggers by issuing unreleased material , while various compilations of mid @-@ 1960s bands inspired the Nuggets series of albums .
= = History = =
= = = Pre @-@ 1960s = = =
According to enthusiast and author Clinton Heylin , the concept of a bootleg record can be traced back to the days of Shakespeare , where unofficial transcripts of his plays would be published . At that time , society was not particularly interested in who a particular author was , but the " cult of authorship " became established in the 19th century , resulting the first Berne Convention in 1886 to cover copyright . The US did not agree to the original terms , resulting in many " piratical reprints " of sheet music being published there by the end of the century .
During the early 20th century , film soundtracks were often bootlegged ; if the officially released soundtrack had been re @-@ recorded with a house orchestra , there would be demand for the original audio recording taken directly from the film . One example was a bootleg of Judy Garland performing Annie Get Your Gun , before Betty Hutton replaced her early in production , but after a full soundtrack had been recorded . The Recording Industry Association of America took a dim view of unauthorised releases and attempted several raids on production . The Wagern @-@ Nichols Home Recordist Guild recorded numerous performances at the Metropolitan Opera House , and openly sold them without paying royalties to the writers and performers . The company was sued by the American Broadcasting Company and Columbia Records ( who held the official rights to the recordings ) , who managed to obtain a court injunction against producing the record .
= = = 1960s = = =
The first popular rock music bootleg resulted from Bob Dylan 's activities between largely disappearing from the public eye after his motorcycle accident in 1966 , and the release of John Wesley Harding at the end of 1967 . After a number of artists had hits with Dylan songs that he had not officially recorded and released himself , demand increased for these recordings , particularly when they started airing on local radio in Los Angeles . Through various contacts in the radio industry , a number of pioneering bootleggers managed to buy a reel to reel tape containing a selection of unreleased Dylan songs intended for distribution for music publishers and wondered if it would be possible to manufacture them on an LP . They managed to convince a local pressing plant to press between 1 @,@ 000 and 2 @,@ 000 copies discreetly , paying in cash and avoiding using real names or addresses . Since the bootleggers could not commercially print a sleeve , due to it attracting too much attention from recording companies , the LP was issued in a plain white cover with Great White Wonder rubber stamped on it . Subsequently , Dylan became one of the most popular artists to be bootlegged with numerous releases .
When The Rolling Stones announced their 1969 American tour , their first in the U.S. for several years , an enterprising bootlegger known as " Dub " decided to record some of the shows . He purchased a Sennheiser 805 " shotgun " microphone and a Uher 4000 reel to reel tape recorder specifically for recording the performances , smuggling them into the venues . The resulting bootleg , Live 'r Than You 'll Ever Be , was released shortly before Christmas 1969 , mere weeks after the tour had finished , and in January 1970 received a rave review in Rolling Stone , who described the sound quality as " superb , full of presence , picking up drums , bass , both guitars and the vocals beautifully ... it is the ultimate Rolling Stones album " . The bootleg sold several tens of thousands of copies , orders of magnitude more than a typical classical or opera bootleg , and its success resulted in the official release of the live album Get Yer Ya @-@ Ya 's Out ! later in the year . " Dub " was one of the founders of the Trade Mark of Quality ( TMOQ or TMQ ) bootleg record label .
= = = 1970s = = =
During the 1970s the bootleg industry in the United States expanded rapidly , coinciding with the era of stadium rock or arena rock . Vast numbers of recordings were issued for profit by bootleg labels such as Kornyfone and TMQ . The large followings of rock artists created a lucrative market for the mass production of unofficial recordings on vinyl , as it became evident that more and more fans were willing to purchase them . In addition , the huge crowds which turned up to these concerts made the effective policing of the audience for the presence of covert recording equipment difficult . Led Zeppelin quickly became a popular target for bootleggers on the strength and frequency of their live concerts ; Live on Blueberry Hill , recorded at the LA Forum in 1970 , was sufficiently successful to incur the wrath of manager Peter Grant . Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band recorded numerous concerts for radio broadcast in the 1970s , which resulted in many Springsteen bootlegs .
Some bootleggers noticed rock fans that had grown up with the music in the 1960s wanted rare or unreleased recordings of bands that had split up and looked unlikely to reform . For instance , the release of Golden Eggs , a bootleg of outtakes by The Yardbirds had proven to be so popular that the bootlegger had managed to interview the band 's Keith Relf for the sequel , More Golden Eggs . Archive live performances became popular ; a 1970 release of Dylan 's set with the Hawks ( later to become the Band ) at the Manchester Free Trade Hall in 1966 ( incorrectly assumed to be the Royal Albert Hall for years ) was critically and commercially successful owing to the good sound quality and the concert 's historical importance .
In Los Angeles there were a number of record mastering and pressing plants that were not " first in line " to press records for the major labels , usually only getting work when the larger plants were overloaded . These pressing plants were more than happy to generate income by pressing bootlegs of dubious legality . Sometimes they simply hid the bootleg work when record company executives would come around ( in which case the printed label could show the artist and song names ) and other times secrecy required labels with fictitious names . For example , a 1974 Pink Floyd bootleg called Brain Damage was released under the name The Screaming Abadabs , which was one of the band 's early names . Because of their ability to get records and covers pressed unquestioned by these pressing plants , bootleggers were able to produce artwork and packaging that a commercial label would be unlikely to issue – perhaps most notoriously the 1962 recording of The Beatles at the Star Club in Hamburg , which was bootlegged as The Beatles vs. the Third Reich ( a parody on an early US album entitled The Beatles vs. the Four Seasons ) , or Elvis ' Greatest Shit , a collection of the least successful of Elvis Presley 's recordings , mostly from film soundtracks .
Bootleg collectors in this era generally relied on Hot Wacks , an annual underground magazine listing known bootlegs and information about recent releases . It provided the true information on bootlegs with fictitious labels , and included details on artists and track listings , as well as the source and sound quality of the various recordings .
Initially , knowledge of bootlegs and where to purchase them spread by word of mouth . The pioneering bootlegger Rubber Dubber sent copies of his bootleg recordings of live performances to magazines such as Rolling Stone in an attempt to get them reviewed . When Dylan 's record company , Columbia Records objected , Rubber Dubber counteracted he was simply putting fans in touch with the music without the intermediary of a record company . Throughout the 1970s most bootleg records were of poor quality , with many of the album covers consisting of nothing more than cheap photocopies . The packaging became more sophisticated towards the end of the decade and continued into the 1980s . Punk rock saw a brief entry into the bootleg market in the 1970s , particularly the bootleg Spunk , a series of outtakes by The Sex Pistols . The album received a good review from Sounds ' Chas de Whalley , who said it was " an album that no self @-@ respecting rock fan would turn his nose up at . "
= = = 1980s = = =
The 1980s saw the increased use of audio cassettes and videotapes for the dissemination of bootleg recordings , as the affordability of private dubbing equipment made the production of multiple copies significantly easier . Cassettes were also smaller , easier to ship , and could be sold or traded more affordably than vinyl . Cassette culture and tape trading , propelled by the DIY ethic of the punk subculture , relied on an honour system where people who received tapes from fellow traders made multiple copies to pass on to others within the community . For a while , stalls at major music gatherings such as the Glastonbury Festival sold mass copies of bootleg soundboard recordings of bands who , in many cases , had played only a matter of hours beforehand . However , officials soon began to counteract this illegal activity by making raids on the stalls and , by the end of the 1980s , the number of festival bootlegs had consequently dwindled .
One of the most critically acclaimed bootlegs from the 1980s is The Black Album by Prince . The album was to have been a conventional major @-@ label release in late 1987 , but on 1 December , immediately before release , Prince decided to pull the album , requiring 500 @,@ 000 copies to be destroyed . A few advance copies had already shipped , which were used to create bootlegs . This eventually led to the album 's official release . Towards the end of the 1980s , the Ultra Rare Trax series of bootlegs , featuring studio outtakes of the Beatles , showed that digital remastering onto compact disc could produce a high @-@ quality product that was comparable with official studio releases .
= = = 1990s – present = = =
Following the success of Ultra Rare Trax , the 1990s saw an increased production of bootleg CDs , including reissues of shows that had been recorded decades previously . In particular , companies in Germany and Italy exploited the more relaxed copyright laws in those countries by pressing large numbers of CDs and including catalogs of other titles on the inlays , making it easier for fans to find and order shows direct . Similarly , relaxed copyright laws in Australia meant that the most serious legal challenge to unauthorised releases were made on the grounds of trademark law by Sony Music Entertainment in 1993 . Court findings were in favour of allowing the release of unauthorised recordings clearly marked as " unauthorised " . The updated GATT 1994 agreement soon closed this so @-@ called " protection gap " in all three aforementioned countries effective January 1 , 1995 .
By this time , the internet had increased in popularity , and bootleg review sites began to appear . The quality control of bootlegs began to be scrutinised , as a negative review of one could adversely harm sales . Bootlegs began to increase in size , with multi @-@ CD packages being common . In 1999 , a 4 @-@ CD set was released containing three and a half hours of recording sessions for the Beach Boys ' " Good Vibrations " , spanning seven months .
The tightening of laws and increased enforcement by police on behalf of the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) , Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) and other industry groups — often for peripheral issues such as tax evasion — gradually drove the distributors of for @-@ profit vinyl and CD bootlegs further underground . Physical bootlegging largely shifted to countries with laxer copyright laws with the results distributed through existing underground channels , open market sites such as eBay , and other specialised websites , though by the end of the decade , eBay had clamped down on bootlegs .
The late 1990s saw an increase in the free trading of digital bootlegs , sharply decreasing the demand for and profitability of physical bootlegs . The rise of audio file formats such as MP3 and Real Audio , combined with the ability to share files between computers via the internet made it simpler for bootleg collectors to exchange recordings . The arrival of Napster in 1999 made it easy to share bootlegs between a large computer network . Older analog recordings were converted to digital format , tracks from bootleg CDs were ripped to computer hard disks , and new material was created with digital recording of various types , and all of these types could now be easily shared . Instead of album @-@ length collections or live recordings of entire shows , fans often now had the option of searching for and downloading bootlegs of individual songs . Artists gave a mixed reaction to bootleg sharing via the internet ; Bob Dylan allowed fans to download archive recordings from his official website , while King Crimson 's Robert Fripp and , infamously , Metallica were strongly critical of the ease in which Napster could circumvent the traditional channels of royalty payments .
The rise in popularity of the video sharing website YouTube has caused the site to be a major carrier of bootleg recordings . YouTube 's owner , Google believes that under the " safe @-@ harbor " provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ( DMCA ) , it cannot be held responsible for content , allowing bootleg media to be hosted on it without fear of a lawsuit . As the technology to host videos is open and available , shutting down YouTube may simply mean the content migrates elsewhere . An audience recording of one of David Bowie 's last concerts before he retired from touring in 2004 was uploaded to YouTube and received a positive review in Rolling Stone . In 2010 , YouTube removed a 15 @-@ minute limit on videos , which has allowed entire concerts to be uploaded by fans and bootleggers .
= = Copyright = =
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works has protected the copyrights on literary , scientific , and artistic works since 1886 . Article 9 of the Convention states that : Authors of literary and artistic works protected by this Convention shall have the exclusive right of authorising the reproduction of these works , in any manner or form . ... Any sound or visual recording shall be considered as a reproduction for the purposes of this Convention . This means a composer has performing rights and control over how derivative works should be used , and the rights are retained at least 50 years after death , or even longer . Even if a song is a traditional arrangement in the public domain , performing rights can still be violated . Where they exist , performers rights may have a shorter duration than full copyright ; for example , the Rome Convention sets a minimum term of twenty years after the performance . This created a market for bootleg CDs in the late 1980s , containing 1960s recordings .
In the US , bootlegs had been a grey area in legality , but the 1976 Copyright Act extended copyright protection to all recordings , including " all misappropriated recordings , both counterfeit and pirate " . This meant bootleggers would take a much greater risk , and several were arrested . Bootlegs have been prohibited by federal law ( 17 USC 1101 ) since the introduction of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act ( URAA , PL 103 @-@ 465 ) in 1994 , as well as by state law . The federal bootleg statute does not pre @-@ empt state laws , which also apply both prior to and since the passage of the federal bootleg statute . The US v. Martignon case challenged the constitutionality of the federal bootleg statute , and in 2004 , U.S. District Judge Harold Baer Jr. struck down the port banning the sale of bootleg recordings of live music , ruling that the law unfairly grants a seemingly perpetual copyright period to the original performances . In 2007 , Judge Baer 's ruling was overruled , and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit found that the anti @-@ bootlegging statute was within the power of Congress .
= = Official releases = =
Record companies have described bootlegs as " grey area , live recordings " , describing them as " semi @-@ condoned " . Studies of bootleg consumers show that they are committed fans of the artist ; a study of Bruce Springsteen fans showed 80 % felt some bootlegs were essential purchases despite owning every official release . Springsteen has said he understands why fans buy bootlegs , but dislikes the market due to the lack of quality control and making profit over pleasing fans . Frank Zappa hated bootlegs and wished to control his recordings , so he created the Beat The Boots boxed sets , each containing eight LPs that were direct copies of existing bootlegs . He set up a hotline for fans to report bootlegs and was frustrated that the FBI were not interested in prosecuting . The first set included As An Am Zappa , in which he can be heard complaining about bootleggers releasing new material before he could .
Throughout their career , the Grateful Dead were known to tolerate taping of the live shows . There was a demand from fans to hear the improvisations that resulted from each show , and the concept of taping shows appealed to the band 's general community ethos . They were unique among bands in that their live shows tended not to be pressed and packaged as LPs , but remained in tape form to be shared between tapers . The group were strongly opposed to commercial bootlegging , policing stores that sold them , while the saturation of tapes among fans suppressed any demand for product . In 1985 , the Dead , after years of tolerance , officially endorsed live taping of their shows , and set up dedicated areas that they believed gave the best sound recording quality . Other bands , including Pearl Jam , Phish and the Dave Matthews Band tolerate taping in a similar manner to the Dead , provided no profit is involved . Because of the questionable legality of bootlegs , fans have sometimes simply dubbed a bootleg onto tape and freely passed it onto others .
Many recordings first distributed as bootleg albums were later released officially by the copyright holder . Provided the official release matches the quality of the bootleg , demand for the bootleg can be suppressed . One of the first rock bootlegs , containing John Lennon 's performance with the Plastic Ono Band at the 1969 Toronto Rock and Roll Revival , was released officially as Live Peace in Toronto 1969 by the end of the year , effectively killing sales of the bootleg . The release of Bob Dylan 's 1966 Royal Albert Hall concert on Vol . 4 of his Bootleg Series in 1998 included both the acoustic and electric sets , more than any bootleg had done .
In 2002 , Dave Matthews Band released Busted Stuff in response to the Internet @-@ fuelled success of The Lillywhite Sessions which they had not intended to release . Queen released 100 bootlegs for sale as downloads on the band 's official website , with profits going to the Mercury Phoenix Trust . Although the recording of concerts by King Crimson and its guitarist Robert Fripp is prohibited , Fripp 's music company Discipline Global Mobile ( DGM ) sells concert recordings as downloads , especially " archival recordings " produced from the recordings from the concerts ' mixing consoles . With an even greater investment of sound engineering , DGM has released " official bootlegs " , which are produced from one or more fan bootlegs . DGM 's reverse engineering of the distribution @-@ networks for bootlegs helped it to make a successful transition to an age of digital distribution , " unique " ( in 2009 ) among music labels . In the 21st century , artists responded to the demand for recordings of live shows by experimenting with the sale of authorized bootlegs made directly from the soundboard , with a superior quality to an audience recording . Metallica , Phish and Pearl Jam have been regularly distributing instant live bootlegs of their concerts . In 2014 , Springsteen announced he would allow fans to purchase a USB stick at concerts , which could be used to download a bootleg of the show .
According to a report in Rolling Stone , many artists have now conceded that the volume of bootlegged performances on YouTube in particular is so large that it is counterproductive to enforce it , and they should use it as a marketing tool instead . Music lawyer Josh Grier has said " Most of the artists have kind of conceded to it . " Justin Bieber has embraced the distribution of video clips via Twitter in order to increase his fanbase .
= Geology of the Death Valley area =
The exposed geology of the Death Valley area presents a diverse and complex set of at least 23 formations of sedimentary units , two major gaps in the geologic record called unconformities , and at least one distinct set of related formations geologists call a group . The oldest rocks in the area that now includes Death Valley National Park are extensively metamorphosed by intense heat and pressure and are at least 1700 million years old . These rocks were intruded by a mass of granite 1400 Ma ( million years ago ) and later uplifted and exposed to nearly 500 million years of erosion .
Marine deposition occurred 1200 to 800 Ma , creating thick sequences of conglomerate , mudstone , and carbonate rock topped by stromatolites , and possibly glacial deposits from the hypothesized Snowball Earth event . Rifting thinned huge roughly linear parts of the supercontinent Rodinia enough to allow sea water to invade and divide its landmass into component continents separated by narrow straits . A passive margin developed on the edges of these new seas in the Death Valley region . Carbonate banks formed on this part of the two margins only to be subsided as the continental crust thinned until it broke , giving birth to a new ocean basin . An accretion wedge of clastic sediment then started to accumulate at the base of the submerged precipice , entombing the region 's first known fossils of complex life . These sandy mudflats gave way about 550 Ma to a carbonate platform which lasted for the next 300 million years of Paleozoic time .
The passive margin switched to active margin in the early @-@ to @-@ mid Mesozoic when the Farallon Plate under the Pacific Ocean started to dive below the North American Plate , creating a subduction zone ; volcanoes and uplifting mountains were created as a result . Erosion over many millions of years created a relatively featureless plain . Stretching of the crust under western North America started around 16 Ma and is thought to be caused by upwelling from the subducted spreading @-@ zone of the Farallon Plate . This process continues into the present and is thought to be responsible for creating the Basin and Range province . By 2 to 3 million years ago this province had spread to the Death Valley area , ripping it apart and creating Death Valley , Panamint Valley and surrounding ranges . These valleys partially filled with sediment and , during colder periods during the current ice age , with lakes . Lake Manly was the largest of these lakes ; it filled Death Valley during each glacial period from 240 @,@ 000 years ago to 10 @,@ 000 years ago . By 10 @,@ 500 years ago these lakes were increasingly cut off from glacial melt from the Sierra Nevada , starving them of water and concentrating salts and minerals . The desert environment seen today developed after these lakes dried up .
= = Early sedimentation = =
= = = Proterozoic complex = = =
Little is known about the history of the oldest exposed rocks in the area due to extensive metamorphism ; the rock has been pressure @-@ cooked . This somber , gray , almost featureless crystalline complex is composed of originally sedimentary and igneous rocks with large quantities of quartz and feldspar mixed in . The original rocks were transformed to contorted schist and gneiss , making their original parentage almost unrecognizable . Radiometric dating gives an age of 1700 million years for the metamorphism , placing it in the early part of the Proterozoic eon .
A mass of granite now in the Panamint Mountains intruded this complex 1400 mya . Pegmatic dikes and other widely spaced plutons of granite are also in the complex ( a pluton is a large blob of magma deep underground and dikes are projections of that ) . Outcrops can be seen along the front of the Black Mountains in Death Valley and in the Talc and Ibex Hills . When the granite was being intruded , the west coast of North America ran through Eastern California and through an embayment that spread toward the Las Vegas Valley . This embayment , called the Amargosa aulacogen , had highlands north and south of it and was the result of a failed rift . Many thousands of feet of sediment filled the slowly subsiding basin .
Next , the metamorphosed Precambrian basement rocks were uplifted and a nearly 500 @-@ million @-@ year @-@ long gap in the geologic record , a major unconformity , affected the region . Geologists do not know what happened to the eroded sediment that must have overlain the complex , but they do know that regional uplift was responsible ; the area was originally below the surface of a shallow sea .
= = = Pahrump Group = = =
The Pahrump Group of formations were deposited from 1200 to 800 mya in the Amargosa aulacogen . This was after uplift @-@ associated erosion removed whatever rocks covered the Proteozoic Complex . Pahrump is composed of , from oldest to youngest :
Crystal Springs Formation ,
Beck Spring Dolomite ,
Kingston Peak Formation .
Outcrops of this group can be seen in a highly metamorphosed belt that extends from the Panamint Mountains to the eastern part of the Kingston Range , including an area near the Ashford Mill site .
Uplift eventually exposed the crystalline complex to erosion . Arkose conglomerate and mudstone of the lower Crystal Spring Formation were created from muddy debris derived from stream erosion of these uplands . A warm shallow sea spread over the area as the Amargosa aulacogen slowly subsided ; thick sequences of lime @-@ rich ooze with abundant colonies of algae called stromatolites were then laid down . Dolomite and limestone resulted , forming the middle part of the Crystal Spring Formation . The upper part was formed after silt and sand destroyed the algal mat , forming siltstone and sandstone . Laterally extensive diabase sills of molten rock later intruded above and below the carbonate rock layers ; commercial grade talc was formed from thermal decay of carbonate rock at its contact with the lowest sill , which covers hundreds of square miles ( many hundreds of km ² ) . Today the formation is 3 @,@ 000 feet ( 910 m ) thick .
The Death Valley region once again rose above sea level , resulting in erosion . The Amargosa aulacogen then slowly sank beneath the seas ; a sequence of carbonate banks that were topped by algal mats of stromatolites were laid on top of its eroded surface . Eventually these sediments and fossils became the Beck Spring Formation , which is 1 @,@ 000 feet ( 300 m ) thick .
Another round of uplift exposed the Beck Spring rocks and the underlying Crystal Spring to erosion ; subsequent faster subsidence of the Amargosa aulacogen broke these formations into islands in later Proterozoic time . The resulting large sequence of thick conglomerate beds of pebbles and boulders in a sandy and muddy matrix that blanketed basins between higher areas is known as the Kingston Peak Formation . This formation is prominent near Wildrose , Harrisburg Flats , and Butte Valley and is 7 @,@ 000 feet ( 2 @,@ 100 m ) thick .
Part of the Kingston Peak resembles glacial till by being poorly sorted and other parts have large boulder @-@ sized dropstones resting in a fine @-@ grained matrix of sandstone and siltstone . Similar deposits are found over North America during the same period , some 700 to 800 mya . Geologists therefore hypothesize that the world at that time was affected by a very severe glaciation , perhaps the most severe in geologic history ( see Snowball Earth ) . The youngest rocks in the Pahrump Group are from basaltic lava flows .
= = Crustal thinning and rifting = =
A new rift opened that started to break apart the supercontinent Rodinia , which North America was then a part of . A shoreline similar to the present Atlantic Ocean margin of the United States , with coastal lowlands and a wide , shallow shelf but no volcanoes , lay to the east near where Las Vegas now resides .
The first formation to be deposited in this setting was the Noonday Dolomite , which was formed from an algal mat @-@ covered carbonate bank . Today it is up to 1 @,@ 000 feet ( 300 m ) thick and is a pale yellowish @-@ gray cliff @-@ former . The area subsided as the continental crust thinned and the new ocean widened ; the carbonate bank soon became covered by thin beds of silt and layers of lime @-@ rich ooze . These sediments in time hardened to become the siltstone and limestone of the Ibex Formation . A good outcrop of both the Noonday and overlying Ibex formations can be seen just east of the Ashford Mill Site .
An angular unconformity truncates progressively older ( lower ) parts of the underlying Pahrump Group starting in the southern part of the area and moving north . At its northernmost extent , the unconformity in fact removed all of the Pahrump , and the Noonday rests directly on the Proterozoic Complex . An ancient period of erosion removed that part of the Pahrump due to its being higher ( and thus more exposed ) than the rest of the formation .
= = Passive margin formed = =
As the incipient ocean widened in the Late Proterozoic and Early Paleozoic , it broke the continental crust in two and a true ocean basin developed to the west . All the earlier formations were thus dissected along a steep front on the two halves of the previous continent . A wedge of clastic sediment then started to accumulate at the base of the two underwater precipices , starting the formation of opposing continental shelves .
Three formations developed from sediment that accumulated on the wedge . They are , from oldest to youngest :
Johnnie Formation ( varicolored shaly ) ,
Stirling Quartzite ,
Wood Canyon Formation , and the
Zabriskie Quartzite .
Together the Stirling , Wood Canyon , and Zabriskie units are about 6 @,@ 000 feet ( 1 @,@ 800 m ) thick and are made of well @-@ cemented sandstones and conglomerates . They also contain the region 's first known fossils of complex life : Ediacara fauna , trilobites , archaeocyathas , and primitive echinoderm burrows have been found in the Wood Canyon Formation . The very earliest animals are exceedingly rare , occurring well west of Death Valley in lime @-@ rich offshore muds contemporary to the Stirling Quartzite . Good outcrops of these formations are exposed on the north face of Tucki Mountain in the northern Panamint Mountains .
The side road to Aguereberry Point successively traverses the shaly Johnnie Formation , the white Stirling Quartzite , and dark quartzites of the Wood Canyon Formation ; at the Point itself is the great light @-@ colored band of Zabriskie Quartzite dipping away toward Death Valley . Prominent outcrops are located between Death Valley Buttes and Daylight Pass , in upper Echo Canyon , and just west of Mare Spring in Titus Canyon . Before tilting to their present orientation , these four formations were a continuous pile of mud and sand 3 miles ( 4 @.@ 8 km ) deep that accumulated slowly on the nearshore ocean bottom .
= = A carbonate shelf forms = =
A carbonate shelf started to develop over the sandy mudflats early in Paleozoic time . Sediment accumulated on the new but slowly subsiding continental shelf all through the Paleozoic and into the Early Mesozoic . Erosion had so subdued nearby parts of the continent that rivers ran clear , no longer supplying abundant sand and silt to the continental shelf . At the time , the Death Valley area was within ten or twenty degrees of the Paleozoic equator . So the combination of a warm sunlit climate and clear mud @-@ free waters promoted prolific production of biotic ( from life ) carbonates . Thick beds of carbonate @-@ rich sediments were periodically interrupted by periods of emergence , creating the ( in order of deposition ) ;
Carrara Formation ,
Bonanza King Formation ,
Nopah Formation , and the
Pogonip Group .
These sediments were lithified into limestone and dolomite after they were buried and compacted by yet more sediment . Thickest of these units is the dolomitic Bonanza King Formation , which forms the dark and light banded lower slopes of Pyramid Peak and the gorges of Titus and Grotto Canyons .
An intervening period occurred in the Mid Ordovician ( about 450 Ma ) when a sheet of quartz @-@ rich sand blanketed a large part of the continent after the above @-@ mentioned units were laid down . The sand later hardened into sandstone and later still metamorphosed into the 400 @-@ foot ( 100 m ) thick Eureka Quartzite . This great white band of Ordovician rock stands out on the summit of Pyramid Peak , near the Racetrack , and high on the east shoulder of Tucki Mountain . No American source is known for the Eureka sand , which once blanketed a 150 @,@ 000 square miles ( 390 @,@ 000 km2 ) belt from California to Alberta . It may have been swept southward by longshore currents from an eroding sandstone terrain in Canada .
Deposition of carbonate sediments resumed and continued into the Triassic . Four formations were deposited during this time ( from oldest to youngest ) ;
Ely Springs Dolomite ,
Hidden Valley Dolomite ,
Lost Burro Formation , and the
Tin Mountain Limestone .
The other period of interruption occurred between 350 and 250 Ma when sporadic pulses of mud swept southward into the Death Valley region during the erosion of highlands in north @-@ central Nevada .
Although details of geography varied during this immense interval of time , a north @-@ northeasterly trending coastline generally ran from Arizona up through Utah . A marine carbonate platform only tens of feet deep but more than 100 miles ( 160 km ) wide stretched westward to a fringing rim of offshore reefs . Lime @-@ rich mud and sand eroded by storm waves from the reefs and the platform collected on the quieter ocean floor at depths of 100 feet ( 30 m ) or so . The Death Valley area 's carbonates appear to represent all three environments ( down @-@ slope basin , reef , and back @-@ reef platform ) owing to movement through time of the reef @-@ line itself .
All told these eight formations and one group are 20 @,@ 000 feet ( 6 @,@ 100 m ) thick and are buried below much of the Cottonwood , Funeral , Grapevine , and Panamint ranges . Good outcrops can be seen in the southern Funeral Mountains outside the park and in Butte Valley within park borders . The Eureka Quartzite appears as a relatively thin , nearly white band with the grayish Pogonip Group below and the almost black Ely Springs Dolomite above . All strata are often vertically displaced by normal faulting .
= = Change to active margin and uplift = =
The western edge of the North American continent was later pushed against the oceanic plate under the adjacent ocean . An area of great compression called a subduction zone was formed in the early @-@ to @-@ mid Mesozoic , which replaced the quiet , sea @-@ covered continental margin with erupting volcanoes and uplifting mountains . A chain of volcanoes pushed through the continental crust parallel to the deep trench , fed by magma rising from the subducting oceanic plate as it entered the Earth 's hot interior . Thousands of feet ( hundreds of meters ) of lavas erupted , pushing the ocean over 200 miles ( 320 km ) to the west .
Compressive forces built up along the entire length of the broad continental shelf . The Sierran Arc , also called the Cordilleran Mesozoic magmatic arc , started to form from heat and pressure generated from the subduction . Compressive forces caused thrust faults to develop and granitic blobs of magma called plutons to rise in the Death Valley region and beyond , most notably creating the Sierra Nevada Batholith to the west . Thrust faulting was so severe that the continental shelf was shortened and some parts of older formations were moved on top of younger rock units .
The plutons in the park are Jurassic and Cretaceous aged and are located toward the park 's western margin where they can be seen from unimproved roads . One of these relatively small granitic plutons was emplaced 67 – 87 Ma and spawned one of the more profitable precious metal deposits in the Death Valley area , giving rise to the town and mines of Skidoo . In the Death Valley area these solidified blobs of magma are located under much of the Owlshead Mountains and are found in the western end of the Panamint Mountains . Thrusted areas can be seen at Schwaub Peak in the southern part of the Funeral Mountains .
A long period of uplift and erosion was concurrent with and followed the above events , creating a major unconformity . Sediments worn off the Death Valley region were shed both east and west and carried by wind and water ; the eastern sediments ended up in Colorado and are now famous for their dinosaur fossils . No Jurassic to Eocene sedimentary formations exist in the area except for some possibly Jurassic @-@ age volcanic rock around Butte Valley . Large parts of previously deposited formations were removed ; probably by streams that washed the sediment into the Cretaceous Seaway that longitudinally divided North America to the east .
= = Development of a plain = =
After 150 million years of volcanism , plutonism , metamorphism , and thrust faulting had run their course , the early part of the Cenozoic era ( early Tertiary , 65 – 30 Ma ) was a time of repose ; neither igneous nor sedimentary rocks of this age are known here . A relatively featureless plain was created from erosion over many millions of years . Deposition resumed some 35 Ma in the Oligocene epoch on a flood plain that developed in the area ; sluggish streams migrated laterally over the surface , laying down cobbles , sand , and mud . Outcrops of the resulting conglomerates , sandstone , and mudstone of the Titus Canyon Formation can be observed in road cuts at Daylight Pass on Daylight Pass Road , which becomes State Route 374 a short distance from the pass . Several other similar formations were also laid down .
Large volcanic eruptions , originating near the Nevada Test Site , covered the Death Valley area and much of Nevada in thick sequences of silica @-@ rich ash 27 million years ago . The ash has a rhyolitic composition , which is the volcanic equivalent of the plutonic rock granite ; it covered what would later become the Grapevine Mountains in 1 @,@ 200 feet ( 370 m ) of ash . This ash filled in valleys and depressions ; by 20 million years ago , the region from the Death Valley area across Nevada was a volcanic plain .
= = Extension creates the Basin and Range = =
Starting around 16 Ma in Miocene time and continuing into the present , a large part of the North American Plate in the region has been under extension by literally being pulled apart . Debate still surrounds the cause of this crustal stretching , but an increasingly popular idea among geologists called the slab gap hypothesis states that the spreading zone of the subducted Farallon Plate is pushing the continent apart . Whatever the cause , the result has been the creation of a large and still @-@ growing region of relatively thin crust ; the region grew an average of 1 inch ( 2 @.@ 5 cm ) per year initially and then slowed to 0 @.@ 3 inches ( 0 @.@ 76 cm ) per year in the last 5 million years . Geologists call this region the Basin and Range Province .
Extensional forces causes rock at depth to stretch like silly putty and rock closer to the surface to break along normal faults into downfallen basins called grabens ; small mountain ranges known as horsts run parallel to each other on either side of the graben . Normally the number of horsts and grabens is limited , but in the Basin and Range region there are dozens of horst / graben structures , each roughly north @-@ south trending . A succession of these extend from immediately east of the Sierra Nevada , through almost all of Nevada , and into western Utah and southern Idaho . The crust in the Death Valley region between Lake Mead and the southern Sierra Nevada has been extended by as much as 150 miles ( 240 km ) .
The Furnace Creek Fault system , located in what is now the northern part of Death Valley , started to move about 14 Ma and the Southern Death Valley Fault system likely began to move by 12 million years ago . Both fault systems move with a right @-@ lateral offset along strike @-@ slip faults ; these type of faults rub past each other so that a theoretical observer standing on one side facing the other side sees it move right . Both fault systems run parallel to and at the base of the ranges . Very often the same faults move laterally and vertically , simultaneously making them strike @-@ slip and normal ( i.e. oblique @-@ slip ) . These two systems are also offset from each other ; the area between the offset is thus put under enormous oblique tension , which intensifies subsidence there ; Furnace Creek Basin opened in this area and the rest of Death Valley followed in stages . One of the last stages was the formation of Badwater Basin , which occurred by about 4 Ma . Data from gravimeters show that Death Valley 's bedrock floor tilts down toward the east and is deepest under Badwater Basin ; there is 9 @,@ 000 feet ( 2 @,@ 700 m ) of fill under Badwater . By about 2 Ma Death Valley , Panamint Valley and their associated ranges were formed .
Much of the extra local stretching in Death Valley that is responsible for its lower depth and wider valley floor is caused by left lateral strike @-@ slip movement along the Garlock Fault south of the park ( the Garlock Fault separates the Sierra Nevada range from the Mojave Desert ) . This particular fault is pulling the Panamint Range westward , causing the Death Valley graben to slip downward along the Furnace Creek Fault system at the foot of the Black Mountains . The rocks that would become the Panamint Range may have been stacked on top of the rocks that would become the Black Mountains and the Cottonwood Mountains . Under this interpretation , as the Black Mountains began to rise , the Panamint / Cottonwood Mountains slid westward off of them along low @-@ angle normal faults , and starting around 6 Ma , the Cottonwood Mountains slid northwest off the top of the Panamint Range . There is also some evidence that the Grapevine Mountains may have slid off the Funeral Mountains . Another interpretation of the evidence is that the Black and Panamint Mountains were once side @-@ by @-@ side and were pulled apart along normal faults . These normal faults , in this view , are steep near the surface but become low angle at depth ; the mountain blocks rotated as they slid to create the tilted mountains seen today .
Total movement of the Pamamint block between the Garlock and Furnace Creek Faults is 50 miles ( 80 km ) to the northwest , creating Death Valley in the process . A few of the 20 to 25 degree @-@ sloped surfaces along which this mass of 20 @,@ 000 to 30 @,@ 000 feet ( 6 @,@ 100 to 9 @,@ 100 m ) of rock slipped , are exposed in Death Valley . These features are called " turtlebacks " due to their turtle shell @-@ like appearance .
= = Volcanism and valley @-@ fill sedimentation = =
Igneous activity associated with the extension occurred from 12 to 4 Ma . Both intrusive ( plutonic / solidified underground ) and extrusive ( volcanic / solidified above ground ) igneous rocks were created . Basaltic magma followed fault lines to the surface and erupted as cinder cones and lava flows . Some volcanic rocks were re @-@ worked by hydrothermal systems to form colorful rocks and concentrated mineral formations , such as boron @-@ rich minerals like borax ; a Pliocene @-@ aged example is the 4 @,@ 000 @-@ foot ( 1 @,@ 200 m ) -thick Artist Drive Formation . Gold and silver ores were also concentrated by mineralizing fluids from igneous intrusions . Other times , heat from magma migrating close to the surface would superheat overlaying groundwater until it exploded , not unlike an exploding pressure @-@ cooker , creating blowout craters and tuff rings . One example of such a feature is the roughly 2000 @-@ year @-@ old and 800 feet ( 240 m ) deep Ubehebe Crater ( photo ) in the northern part of the park ; nearby smaller craters may be less than 200 to 300 years old .
Sediment filled the subsiding Furnace Creek Basin as the area was pulled apart by Basin and Range extension . The resulting 7 @,@ 000 @-@ foot ( 2 @,@ 100 m ) -thick Furnace Creek Formation is made of lakebed sediments that consist of saline muds , gravels from nearby mountains and ash from the then @-@ active Black Mountain volcanic field . Boron , which is abundant in this formation , is dissolved by ground water and flows out onto the northern end of the Death Valley playa . Today this formation is most @-@ prominently exposed in the badlands at Zabriskie Point . Additional subsidence of the Furnace Creek Basin was filled by the four @-@ million @-@ year @-@ old Funeral Formation , which consists of 2 @,@ 000 feet ( 610 m ) of conglomerates , sand , mud and volcanic material . Another smaller basin to the south was filled by the Copper Canyon Formation around the same time . Footprints and fossils of camels , horses , and mammoths are in all three of these Pliocene formations .
About 2 – 3 Ma , in the Pleistocene , continental ice sheets expanded from the polar regions of the globe to cover lower latitudes far north of the region , starting a series of cold glacial periods that were interrupted by warmer interglacial periods . Snowmelt from alpine glaciers on the nearby Sierra Nevada during glacial periods fed rivers that flowed into the valleys of the region year round . Since the topography of the Basin and Range region was largely formed by faulting , not by river erosion , many of the basins have no outlets , meaning they will fill up with water like a bathtub until they overflow into the next basin . So during the cooler and wetter pluvial climates of the glacial periods , much of eastern California , all of Nevada , and western Utah were covered by large lakes separated by linear islands ( the present day ranges ) .
Lake Manly was the lake that filled Death Valley during each glacial period from at least 240 @,@ 000 years ago to as late as 10 @,@ 500 years ago ; the lake typically dried up during each interglacial period , such as the current one . Lake Manly was the last in a chain of lakes that were fed by the Amargosa and Mojave Rivers , and possibly also the Owens River ; it was also the lowest point in the Great Basin drainage system . At its height during the Last glacial period some 22 @,@ 000 years ago , water filled Lake Manly to form a body of water that may have been 585 feet ( 178 m ) deep and 90 miles ( 140 km ) long . Much smaller lakes filled parts of Death Valley during interglacials ; the largest of these was 30 feet ( 9 @.@ 1 m ) deep and lasted from 5000 to 2000 years ago . Panamint Lake filled Panamint Valley to a maximum depth of 900 feet ( 270 m ) ; when it was full , Panamint Lake overflowed into Lake Manly somewhere around the southern end of the Panamint Mountains .
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the lakes disappeared and the region became increasingly arid . Fish that had migrated into the lake system from the Colorado River started to die off ; the only survivors are the minnow @-@ sized Death Valley pupfish and related species that adapted to living in springs . Ancient weak shorelines called strandlines from Lake Manly can easily be seen on a former island in the lake called Shoreline Butte .
Stream gradients increased on flanking mountain ranges as they were uplifted . These swifter moving streams are dry most of the year but have nevertheless cut true river valleys , canyons , and gorges that face Death and Panamint valleys . In this arid environment , alluvial fans form at the mouth of these streams . Very large alluvial fans merged to form continuous alluvial slopes called bajadas along the Panamint Range . The faster uplift along the Black Mountains formed much smaller alluvial fans because older fans are buried under playa sediments before they can grow too large . Slot canyons are often found at the mouths of the streams that feed the fans , and the slot canyons in turn are topped by V @-@ shaped gorges . This forms what looks like a wineglass shape to some people , thus giving them their names , " wineglass canyons " .
= = Table of formations = =
This table of formations exposed in the Death Valley area lists and describes the exposed formations of the Death Valley National Park and the surrounding area .
= = Table of salts = =
= Angel Heart =
Angel Heart is a 1987 American neo @-@ noir psychological horror film , and an adaptation of William Hjortsberg 's 1978 novel Falling Angel . Written and directed by Alan Parker , the film stars Mickey Rourke , Robert De Niro and Lisa Bonet . The story follows Harry Angel ( Rourke ) , a New York City private investigator hired to solve the disappearance of a man known as Johnny Favorite . Angel 's investigation takes him to New Orleans , where he becomes embroiled in a series of brutal murders .
Following publication of the novel , Hjortsberg began developing a screenplay for a film adaptation , but found that no film studio was willing to produce his script . The project resurfaced in 1985 , when producer Elliott Kastner brought the book to Parker 's attention . Parker began work on a new script , and in doing so , made several changes from Hjortsberg 's novel . The independent film studio Carolco Pictures produced Angel Heart with a budget of $ 18 million . Principal photography commenced in March 1986 and concluded in June of that year ; filming took place on location in New York and New Orleans .
Before its release , Angel Heart gained controversy for its casting of Bonet ( then known for her role on the family @-@ oriented sitcom The Cosby Show ) and her graphic sex scene with Rourke , which faced censorship issues from the Motion Picture Association of America . Parker was forced to remove ten seconds of sexual content to avoid an " X " rating and secure the " R " rating that the film 's distributor , Tri @-@ Star Pictures , wanted . An unrated version of the film was later released on home video . Angel Heart received mixed reviews and underperformed at the North American box office , grossing $ 17 million during its theatrical run . It has since gained a cult following , with some reviewers calling it one of the best horror films ever made .
= = Plot = =
In 1955 , Harry Angel , a New York City private investigator , is hired by Louis Cyphre to track down John Liebling , a crooner known as " Johnny Favorite " who Cyphre had helped become successful . Cyphre stands to benefit from unspecified collateral on Favorite 's death and suspects that a private upstate hospital , where the war invalid Favorite was receiving psychiatric treatment for shell shock , is issuing false reports . Angel goes to the hospital and discovers that a backdated transfer record has recently been added by a physician named Albert Fowler . After Angel breaks into his home , Fowler admits that 12 years ago he was bribed by a man and woman to allow Favorite to leave while maintaining the fiction that he was still a patient at the hospital . Believing that Fowler is still withholding information , Angel locks him in his bedroom . Hours later , he finds the doctor murdered .
Unnerved , Angel tells Cyphre that he no longer wants the job , but agrees to continue after Cyphre offers him $ 5 @,@ 000 . He soon discovers that Favorite had a wealthy fiancée named Margaret Krusemark but had also begun a secret love affair with a woman named Evangeline Proudfoot . Angel travels to New Orleans and meets with Margaret , who divulges little information , telling him that Favorite is dead . Angel then discovers that Evangeline is also dead , but is survived by her 17 @-@ year @-@ old daughter , Epiphany Proudfoot , who was conceived during her mother 's love affair with Favorite . When Epiphany is reluctant to speak , Angel tracks down Toots Sweet , a blues guitarist and former Favorite bandmate . After Angel uses force to try to extract details of Favorite 's last @-@ known whereabouts , Toots refers him back to Margaret . The following morning , police detectives inform Angel that Toots has been murdered . Angel returns to Margaret 's home , where he finds her murdered , her heart removed with a ceremonial knife . He is later attacked by enforcers of Ethan Krusemark — a powerful Louisiana patriarch and Margaret 's father — who tell him to leave town .
Angel returns to his hotel and finds Epiphany on his doorstep . He invites her into his room , where they have aggressive sexual intercourse , during which Angel has visions of blood dripping from the ceiling and splashing around the room . He later confronts Krusemark in a gumbo hut , where the latter reveals that he and Margaret were the ones who helped Favorite leave the hospital . He also explains that Favorite was actually a powerful magician who sold his soul to Satan in exchange for stardom , but then sought to renege on the bargain . In 1943 , Favorite kidnapped a young soldier and performed a Satanic ritual on the boy , murdering him and eating his still @-@ beating heart in order to hide from the devil . Angel has a panic attack and runs into the bathroom . He returns to find Krusemark drowned in a cauldron of boiling gumbo .
Angel goes to Margaret 's home , where he finds a vase containing a clue to the soldier 's identity : a set of dog tags with his name stamped on them . Cyphre then appears , and Angel deduces that " Louis Cyphre " is a homophone for Lucifer . Cyphre confirms that he is the devil and proclaims that he can at long last claim what is his : Favorite 's immortal soul . In a fugue state that Cyphre induces , it is revealed that Angel has murdered Fowler , Toots , the Krusemarks and Epiphany .
A frantic Angel returns to his hotel room , where the police have found Epiphany raped , brutally murdered and wearing Angel 's dog tags . When Angel reveals that Epiphany was his daughter , a detective tells him that he will " burn " for what he has done to her , to which Angel replies , " I know . In Hell . " During the end credits , Angel is seen standing inside an iron Otis elevator which is interminably descending . As the screen fades to black , Cyphre can be heard whispering , " Harry " and " Johnny " , announcing his dominion over both their shared souls .
= = Cast = =
= = Production = =
= = = Development = = =
Following publication of his 1978 novel Falling Angel , William Hjortsberg began work on a film adaptation . His friend , production designer Richard Sylbert , took the book 's manuscript to producer Robert Evans . The film rights to the novel had been optioned by Paramount Pictures , with Evans slated to produce the film , John Frankenheimer hired to direct and Hjortsberg acting as screenwriter . Frankenheimer was later replaced by Dick Richards , and Dustin Hoffman was considered for the lead role . After Paramount 's option expired , Hjortsberg discussed the project with Robert Redford and wrote two drafts . Hjortsberg felt that no film studio was willing to produce his script . He reflected , " Even with [ Redford ] behind the script , studio executives weren 't interested . ' Why can 't it have a happy ending ? ' every bigshot demanded . "
In 1985 , producer Elliott Kastner met with Alan Parker at Pinewood Studios to discuss a film adaptation of the novel . Parker , who had read the book following its publication , agreed to write the screenplay . He met with Hjortsberg in London before moving to New York , where he wrote most of the script . After completing the first draft in September 1985 , Parker traveled to Rome , Italy , where he brought the script to Mario Kassar and Andrew G. Vajna . The two producers agreed to finance the film through their independent film studio , Carolco Pictures , and Parker was given creative control . Pre @-@ production work began in January 1986 in New York , where Parker selected the creative team , reuniting with several of his past collaborators , including producer Alan Marshall , director of photography Michael Seresin , camera operator Michael Roberts , production designer Brian Morris and editor Gerry Hambling .
= = = Writing = = =
Parker made several changes from the novel . He titled his script Angel Heart as he wanted to distance his film adaptation from the source material . While Falling Angel is set entirely in New York City , Parker had the second half of his script take place in New Orleans , based on the novel 's perpetual allusions to voodoo and the occult . He discussed the story setting change to Hjortsberg , who approved of the decision and said that he had considered setting his novel in New Orleans . Angel Heart is set in the year 1955 , whereas in the book , the events take place in 1959 . Parker explained , " The book is set in 1959 and I moved it to 1955 for a small but selfish reason . 1959 was on the way to the 1960 ’ s with its changing attitudes as well as environments . 1955 for me still belonged to the 1940 ’ s — and , because of the historical pause button of World War II , conceivably the 1930 ’ s — so quite simply , setting it in this year allowed me to give an older look to the film . "
Other script changes from the novel involved characterization and dialogue . Parker sought to make Harry Angel a character that evoked sympathy . He said , " In the tradition of the down @-@ at @-@ heel gumshoe , his phlegmatic surface disguised an intelligence capable of unraveling a complicated , larger @-@ than @-@ life story with a degree of belief and conciseness . Also he had to be attractive to audiences while enlightening them , little by little , along the way . " Parker also established Angel as being born on February 14 — Valentine 's Day — the same date as his own birthday . He explained that " the heart reference seemed to have some resonance " . Parker also wanted to create a realistic depiction of Louis Cyphre , as opposed to the character 's " larger @-@ than @-@ life " personality in the novel . Another script change involved the ending and the identity of the killer . While Angel is framed for the murders ( presumably by Cyphre ) in the novel , Parker established the character as the killer for the film 's ending .
= = = Casting = = =
Parker originally wanted Robert De Niro to play the role of Harry Angel , but the actor expressed interest in playing Louis Cyphre . De Niro did not fully commit to the role until after many discussions with Parker . The director reflected , " I had been courting [ De Niro ] to play [ Cyphre ] in Angel Heart for some months and we had met a few times — and he had continued to bombard me with questions examining every dot and comma of my script . I had walked him through the locations we had found , read through the screenplay sitting on the floor of a dank , disused church in Harlem and finally he said ' yes ' . "
Jack Nicholson was also considered for the role of Angel . Parker met with Nicholson in Los Angeles to discuss the project . Parker said , " I did my pitch and he was most gracious , although , to be honest , he was quite distracted at the time ... my movie and the possibility of him taking part seemed to slip from his immediate area of concentration and interest . " Parker also met with Mickey Rourke , who expressed a strong interest in playing Angel and secured the leading role after a meeting with Parker in New York .
Various actresses auditioned for the role of Epiphany Proudfoot before Lisa Bonet secured the part . Bonet was then known for her role on the family @-@ oriented sitcom The Cosby Show , and her casting in Angel Heart sparked significant controversy . Parker cast Bonet based on the strength of her audition and was unaware of her role on The Cosby Show . On preparing for the role , Bonet said , " I did a lot of meditation and a lot of self @-@ inquiry . I did some research on voodoo . My earnest endeavor was really to let go of all my inhibitions . It was really necessary for me to be able to let go of Lisa and let Epiphany take over . "
Parker had difficulty finding an actress for the role of Margaret Krusemark . " Although it 's a small part in the film , the character is omnipresent in the dialogue and [ the actress ] had to have the right balance of class and eccentricity , " he said . " I read many actresses for the part without much success . " Rourke suggested English actress Charlotte Rampling , who secured the role after Parker contacted her to discuss the part .
In January 1986 , Parker held an open casting call at a New York nightclub known as The Kamikaze , with more than 1 @,@ 400 people auditioning for various roles . Actress Elizabeth Whitcraft , who had a small role in Parker 's previous film Birdy was cast as Connie , a journalist who aids Angel in his investigation . Parker held another casting call in New Orleans , where he requested that local musicians audition for possible roles in the film . Clarence " Gatemouth " Brown and Deacon John Moore were among the many musicians who auditioned for roles . Moore was cast as Toots Sweet 's bandmate . Parker then returned to New York , where he auditioned other musicians , including Bo Diddley and Dizzy Gillespie . Blues guitarist Brownie McGhee , who plays Toots Sweet , was cast during the film 's principal photography .
= = = Filming = = =
During the casting process , Parker and producer Alan Marshall began scouting locations in New York City . The director looked at Harlem , believing that the neighborhood was " as un @-@ photographed as other parts of New York are over @-@ used . " On January 20 , 1986 , he travelled to New Orleans , where he continued writing the script . Parker looked at unused buildings located on Royal Street that could act as a hotel , and an abandoned house on Magazine Street that would serve as the home of Margaret Krusemark ( Rampling ) . He returned to New York where he looked at Staten Island and Coney Island . Parker 's script required a total of 78 locations in New York and New Orleans .
Principal photography began on March 31 , 1986 and concluded on June 20 , 1986 , on a budget of $ 18 million . Filming began in Eldridge Street , Manhattan , New York City , which acted as Harry Angel 's neighbourhood . Production designer Brian Morris and the set decorating team spent two months designing the set prior to filming , hoping to recreate 1950s New York . Because of the warm weather conditions , ice trucks were used to create fake snow . Filming then moved to Alphabet City in Manhattan , where several bar scenes and Angel 's intimate bedroom scene with Connie ( Whitcraft ) were filmed .
The production team then moved to Harlem to film a chase scene set during a procession before moving to Coney Island , where the cast and crew underwent severely cold weather conditions . The location was used to film a scene in which Angel questions a man Izzy ( George Buck ) about the whereabouts of Johnny Favorite , while Izzy 's wife Bo ( Judith Drake ) stands waist deep in the ocean . The original actress who was cast as Bo was injured when she was knocked off her feet by a wave while delivering her first line . The actress refused to reshoot the scene , which led to her being replaced by her stand @-@ in , Drake , who Parker found to be a better actress for the role .
Production returned to Manhattan to film the opening credits sequence . Filming then moved to Harlem , New York , where a hospice was used to film a scene involving the character Spider Simpson ( Charles Gordone ) , and many of the hospice 's elderly residents acted as extras for the scene . On April 17 , 1986 , the production team moved to Staten Island to film exterior and interior scenes involving the character Dr. Fowler ( Michael Higgins ) . Filming then moved to Hoboken , New Jersey , which doubled for a scene set in a New Orleans train station . From April 28 to April 29 , the production team returned to Harlem , where Parker filmed Rourke and De Niro 's scene in a Harlem mission . The two actors next filmed a scene at Lanza 's , an Italian restaurant located on the Lower East Side .
By May 3 , 1986 , production had moved to New Orleans . In the town of Thibodaux , Louisiana , Parker and his crew discovered an entire plantation workers ' village that would serve as a graveyard . He said , " The graveyard was a dressed set , but much of what we filmed was already there . " An unused Louisiana field was used to create a racetrack where Angel meets the wealthy patriarch Ethan Krusemark ( Fontelieu ) . On May 13 , the crew encountered some difficulty filming a chase scene involving Angel , as they had to deal with shying horses , trained dogs , gunshots , two hundred chickens , and a horse specially trained to fall on top of Rourke 's stuntman .
Production then moved to Magazine Street , where production designer Brian Morris and the art department attempted to recreate 1950s New Orleans . Parker said of the set , " As in New York , we had dressed and clad every single storefront as far as the eye could see in order to be authentic to the period , and drained everything of all primary colours for our monochromatic look . " Filming then moved to Jackson Square where the crew filmed one of the final scenes , in which Angel runs from Margaret 's home . The production then filmed a voodoo ceremony scene choreographed by Louis Falco . Falco , who had previously choreographed Parker 's 1980 film Fame , based the scene on an actual Haitian ceremony .
The sex scene involving Rourke and Bonet was filmed in one of the unused buildings located on Royal Street and took four hours to shoot . Parker limited the crew down to himself , cinematographer Michael Seresin , camera operator Michael Roberts and the camera assistant . To make the actors more comfortable , Parker played music during the shoot . Production then moved to a corner of New Orleans , which doubled for flashback sequences set in 1943 Times Square , New York . The crew then discovered an unused bus depot , which was used to film scenes set in Ethan Krusemark 's gumbo hut . Filming then moved to the St. Alphonsus Church , where the crew filmed a dialogue scene between Angel and Cyphre . Production returned to Royal Street in the French Quarter , where the final confrontation between Angel and Cyphre , and the film 's ending were shot .
= = = Editing and censorship = = =
After filming concluded in June 1986 , Parker spent four months editing the film in Europe , with 400 @,@ 000 feet of film and 1 @,@ 100 different shots . The Motion Picture Association of America ( MPAA ) gave the original cut an " X " rating — a rating widely associated with pornographic films . The board , composed of industry executives and theater owners , expressed concerns over several seconds of the intense sex scene involving Rourke and Bonet , in which Rourke 's buttocks are seen thrusting in a sexual motion . The board voted 6 to 5 to reclassify the film to an " R " rating ; a reclassification required a two @-@ thirds majority vote .
The film 's distributor , Tri @-@ Star Pictures , refused to release it with an X rating , as the film would have fewer theaters willing to book it and fewer venues for advertising ; Steve Randall , executive vice @-@ president of marketing for Tri @-@ Star , stated that it was the studio 's " firm policy not to release an X @-@ rated film . " With only a few weeks before the film 's release , the studio was desperate for the less @-@ restrictive R rating , but Parker was reluctant to alter the film . He filed another appeal , in which the board voted 8 to 6 in favor of the X rating . Parker then removed ten seconds of sexual content from the scene . " That scene was very complex , very intricate , and the cutting quite rapid , involving 60 to 80 cuts in the space of about two minutes , " he said . " Eventually , I cut only 10 seconds from the scene , or about 14 feet of film . " On February 24 , 1987 , the film was granted an R rating . Parker later stated that the MPAA 's concerns were " a wasteful , pointless and expensive exercise " .
= = = Music = = =
The film score for Angel Heart was produced and composed by South African composer Trevor Jones , with saxophone solos by British jazz musician Courtney Pine . Parker hired Jones after being impressed by his orchestral score for the 1986 film Runaway Train . Jones viewed a rough cut of Angel Heart prior to scoring the film . He stated , " When I sat in the screening room all by myself and began to see those images , I was shaking like a puppy when the movie ended and when I got out of the room I told [ Parker ] that it was a great picture , but that I didn ’ t understand what exactly he wanted from me . He told me that he expected me to deliver something special to the picture and ... to approach the movie from whenever I chose . "
For the score , Jones wanted to explore the concept of evil : " Evil is the greatest of human fears ... I tried to give that feeling to the score using daily ordinary music that would bridge the world of [ Harry Angel ] to that which he 's getting into , the black magic , his search . It was like a psychological journey for me always trying to relate to the fears and emotions of the audience . " He composed the score electronically on a synclavier . Parker chose Glen Gray 's 1937 song " Girl of My Dreams " as a recurring song performed by the unseen character Johnny Favorite . He wanted the song to act as a motif that would haunt viewers as it had haunted Harry Angel . Jones incorporated elements of the song into his score . In addition to Jones 's score , the soundtrack features several blues and R & B performances , including " Honeyman Blues " by Bessie Smith , and " Soul on Fire " by LaVern Baker . Brownie McGhee performed the songs " The Right Key , but the Wrong Keyhole " and " Rainy Rainy Day " , with Lilian Boutte acting as a vocalist .
During post @-@ production , Jones mixed the music tracks at Angel Recording Studios , a recording studio built in an abandoned church in Islington , North London , with final mixing taking place at Warner Hollywood Studios in Los Angeles . Parker said , " One of the great advantages of working with contemporary recording techniques is that we can mix onto film in a recording studio with all of the various components and options of modern , multi @-@ track recordings . I 've always been very mistrustful of conventional scoring , whereby a hundred musicians sit in front of the projected film and the conductor strikes up the orchestra . " A motion picture soundtrack album was released by the recording labels Antilles Records and Island Records .
= = Release = =
= = = Theatrical release = = =
In North America , Angel Heart opened in wide release on March 6 , 1987 , distributed by Tri @-@ Star Pictures . The film debuted at number four at the weekend box office , garnering ticket sales of $ 3 @,@ 688 @,@ 721 from 815 screens , with an average of $ 4 @,@ 526 per theatre . The film 's overall domestic gross was $ 17 @,@ 185 @,@ 632 , which is below its estimated budget of $ 18 million .
= = = Critical response = = =
The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes sampled 23 reviews , and gave Angel Heart a score of 78 % , with an average score of 7 out of 10 . William Hjortsberg , author of Falling Angel , voiced his support of the film adaptation , stating , " [ Alan ] Parker wrote an excellent script and went on to make a memorable film . Casting Robert De Niro as Cyphre was a brilliant touch . " Although initially supportive of Bonet 's decision to appear in the film , Bill Cosby dismissed Angel Heart as " a movie made by white America that cast a black girl , gave her voodoo things to do and have sex " .
Initial reactions among film critics were mixed . Vincent Canby of The New York Times praised the cinematography and production design , but criticized Rourke 's performance as being " suitably intense , but to such little effect " . Rita Kempley of the Washington Post wrote that Angel Heart " is over @-@ stylized , and we 're over @-@ stimulated when the soundtrack goes berserk , from a few thumpity @-@ thumps to a visceral , ventricles a @-@ pumping score " . Pauline Kael of The New Yorker criticized Parker 's direction : " There 's no way to separate the occult from the incomprehensible ... Parker simply doesn 't have the gift of making evil seductive , and he edits like a flasher . " Kael also criticized De Niro : " It 's the sort of guest appearance that lazy big actors delight in — they can show up the local talent . "
On the syndicated television program Siskel and Ebert and the Movies , Gene Siskel gave Angel Heart a " thumbs down " , while his colleague Roger Ebert praised the film and gave it a " thumbs up " . In his review for the Chicago Tribune , Siskel wrote that " Parker seems more concerned with style and with hiding the film 's big mystery than with pacing . " Siskel also criticized the film 's controversial sex scene for not being " as shocking as the rating board would have you believe . "
Ebert , writing for the Chicago Sun @-@ Times , gave the film three and a half stars out of four , writing that " Angel Heart is a thriller and a horror movie , but most of all it 's an exuberant exercise in style , in which Parker and his actors have fun taking it to the limit " . Ian Nathan of Empire called the film " A diabolical treat with Rourke and De Niro in top form . " Almar Haflidason of the BBC wrote , " The movie maintains intrigue at every turn and Rourke is spellbinding . Robert De Niro , Charlotte Rampling , and the assembled cast are all excellent . But this is Mickey Rourke 's movie , and he puts in a mesmerising performance . " Richard Luck , writing for Film4 , concluded in his review , " The book 's so good it deserves a better movie , but Rourke 's performance is such that Angel Heart stands out from the necromancy movie crowd . "
= = = Cultural impact = = =
While not initially a success with North American audiences , Angel Heart has gained a cult following . Filmmaker Christopher Nolan stated the film was a major influence on his 2000 film Memento . Video game developer Ken Levine stated that Angel Heart was one of several films that inspired the first @-@ person shooter game BioShock Infinite .
In 2010 , Wired magazine ranked the film at number 22 on their list of " The 25 Best Horror Films of All Time " , and in 2012 , Mark Hughes , writing for Forbes , ranked Angel Heart at number nine on his list of the " Top 10 Best Cult Classic Horror Movies of All Time " . Den of Geek writer Ryan Lambie ranked the film at number six on his list of " The Top 20 Underappreciated Films of 1987 " , writing that " Parker brings a wonderfully shadowy quality to his noir thriller , which takes in New York and New Orleans . Some viewers may be able to predict where this twisty , murky thriller 's going to take them , but the ride remains one worth taking thanks to the quality of the acting and direction . " Film critic Tim Dirks of the film @-@ review website Filmsite.org added the film to his list of films featuring the " Greatest Film Plot Twists , Film Spoilers and Surprise Endings " , based on two of the film 's major plot twists — Harry Angel being revealed as Johnny Favorite , and Louis Cyphre revealing himself as Lucifer . Screen Rant writer Tim Butters added Robert De Niro 's performance on his list of " One of the 10 Best Movie Depictions of the Devil " .
= = = Accolades = = =
Angel Heart received several awards and nominations following its release . At the 10th Jupiter Awards , Mickey Rourke won a Jupiter Award for Best International Actor for his performances in both Angel Heart and A Prayer for the Dying ( 1987 ) . At the 9th Youth in Film Awards , Lisa Bonet won the Young Artist Award for Best Young Female Superstar in Motion Pictures . At the 15th Saturn Awards , Angel Heart received three Saturn Award nominations , though it failed to win any of the awards .
= = = Home video = = =
Angel Heart was released on VHS on September 24 , 1987 by International Video Entertainment ( IVE ) . The releases included the R @-@ rated theatrical cut , and an uncut version which restored the ten seconds of sexual content that was removed to satisfy the MPAA . Ralph King , senior vice president of IVE , said , " The scene cut from Angel Heart is both provocative and shocking , but it is by no means pornographic . We 're pleased to give the public the opportunity to see the film as Alan Parker originally meant the film to be viewed . "
The film was first released on DVD on June 23 , 1998 by Artisan Entertainment . Special features on the DVD included a theatrical trailer , production notes , a making @-@ of featurette , and information on the cast and crew . The DVD release received criticism for its poor video transfer and shortage of special features . Artisan later released the film on laserdisc on August 18 , 1998 . Lionsgate Home Entertainment re @-@ released Angel Heart with a " Special Edition " DVD on May 18 , 2004 . The Special Edition features additional material , including an introduction and audio commentary by Parker , a scene @-@ specific commentary by Rourke , a video interview with the actor , and the theatrical trailer . Lionsgate released the film on Blu @-@ ray disc on November 24 , 2009 . The Blu @-@ ray presents the film in 1080p high definition , and contains all the additional materials found on the Special Edition DVD .
= = Remake = =
In 2008 , it was announced that producers Michael De Luca , Alison Rosenzweig and Michael Gaeta were developing a planned remake of Angel Heart that would be produced by De Luca 's production banner Michael De Luca Productions . The producers had optioned the rights to both the film and the novel Falling Angel . De Luca expressed that he was a fan of the novel , stating , " It 's a great blend of genres with a great Faustian bargain , compelling , universal themes and a rare combination of literary and commercial appeal . "
= Color Air =
Color Air AS was the first Norwegian low @-@ cost airline . It operated from Oslo Airport , Gardermoen in 1998 and 1999 with a fleet of three Boeing 737 @-@ 300 aircraft . Color Air was a brand extension of Color Line , which shared a common owner in the Olav Nils Sunde @-@ controlled Color Group . The airline operated five daily round trips from Oslo to Trondheim and Bergen , four to Ålesund and one to London , in addition to a weekly trip to Alicante . Color Air pioneered the low @-@ cost business model in Norway , with a denser seating , no frills and lack of a frequent flyer program . Tickets were sold only via the Internet , by telephone or in supermarkets ; when bought from travel agents , there was a NOK 200 surcharge .
The airline was established in response to the opening of Gardermoen , which would allow any airline sufficient landing slots to compete with the incumbents Braathens and Scandinavian Airlines ( SAS ) . Color Air commenced operations on 1 August 1998 , with the two other airlines moving from Oslo Airport , Fornebu on 8 October . Following the airline 's establishment , a price war broke out between it and the two incumbents . All three increased capacity and dropped prices , giving a 40 % increase in seats on the dominant domestic routes and seat loads of between 30 and 50 percent . After thirteen months and NOK 400 million in losses , Color Air gave up and filed for bankruptcy . The price war cost the three airlines more than NOK 3 billion , and ultimately forced the other two to merge .
= = Service = =
All flights were based at Oslo Airport , Gardermoen . For the summer routes of 1999 , Color Air operated four daily round trips to Ålesund Airport , Vigra , and five daily round trips to Bergen Airport , Flesland and Trondheim Airport , Værnes . In addition , there was a single daily round trip to London Stansted Airport , and a weekly round trip to Alicante Airport . From each domestic destination , flights were made to correspond with the Color Line cruiseferries departing from Oslo to Kiel , Germany , and Hirtshals , Denmark .
Color Air had only one seating class , offered no on @-@ board beverages and had no frequent flyer program or lounges . Color Air had an agreement for tickets to be sold at the Rimi supermarkets , as well as by phone and Internet . If bought at a travel agency , there was a NOK 200 surcharge . This was because Color Air was not linked to the Amadeus booking system , owing to the costs associated with membership .
= = Fleet = =
The airline had three Boeing 737 @-@ 300 aircraft , built in 1994 . Originally fitted with 136 seats each , they were later reduced to 124 , and then increased to 142 . The aircraft were owned by International Lease Finance Corporation and General Electric Capital , and cost NOK 2 @.@ 25 million per month to lease , plus additional costs per hour . They were British @-@ registered and operated by Air Foyle HeavyLift , while maintenance was performed by British Midland . Both companies are based in the United Kingdom . Ground handling was carried out by SAS Ground Services in Trondheim , Bergen and Ålesund , and by Servisair in Oslo .
= = Destinations = =
= = History = =
= = = Background = = =
With Norway joining the European Economic Area , the Norwegian airline market was deregulated from 1 April 1994 . While airlines formerly needed a concession from the Ministry of Transport to fly a particular route , they could now compete freely on any domestic or international routes . Previously the two major airlines Scandinavian Airlines System ( SAS ) and Braathens SAFE each had their own routes , but from 1994 both established themselves on several of the main @-@ haul routes .
With increased traffic , there soon became a capacity problem at Oslo Airport , Fornebu , the main hub for both SAS and Braathens . During the peak times during the morning and afternoon rush , there were no excess slots for new airlines . To compensate , the Norwegian Airport Administration was building a new main airport for Eastern Norway , to be located at Gardermoen . A larger terminal and two runways would give ample room for expansion , and entry of new airlines . The new airport opened on 8 October 1998 .
= = = Establishment = = =
In January 1998 , Olav Nils Sunde announced that he would establish a low @-@ cost airline following the opening of the new airport . The company would be led by CEO Morten Andersen , who previously had been CEO of Norway Airlines , and the lawyer Stein Øxseth . Sunde would own 92 % of the company through his shipping company Larvik Scandi Line , while Andersen and Øxseth would own 4 % each . The company would be a brand extension of Sunde 's shipping company Color Line . The company aimed at a 15 – 20 % market share , with 1 @.@ 4 million passengers annually . It was the first low @-@ cost airline in Norway . The company launched tickets down to NOK 500 each way , and sold cheap tickets without demanding that the traveler be away during a weekend . Color Air made an agreement with the British airline Air Foyle HeavyLift to operate a fleet of Boeing 737 @-@ 300 aircraft .
Following the announcement to establish Color Air , Braathens SAFE chose to rebrand itself . They launched a new livery , and changed their name to just Braathens . Starting with the company 's first Boeing 737 @-@ 700 delivered on 23 March , Braathens introduced the business class , Braathens Best , that would take up 70 % of the cabin , and the economy class Braathens Back , that would be at the back of the cabin . From 1 April , a new NOK 65 tax was introduced on all domestic flights . Braathens and SAS decided to divide the cross @-@ subsidize the taxes between their routes , something Color Air was not able to do . This was because the tax was only valid for routes within Southern Norway ; Braathens and SAS could therefore tacitly collude to increase the prices to Northern Norway , and thereby subsidize their routes in Southern Norway . Color Air , on the other hand , would be forced to put the full tax on all its departures . While the government had no way to hinder the incumbents from doing this , Gudmund Restad , Minister of Finance from the Centre Party , encouraged the airlines to not " cheat " , and follow the intentions of the law , even if he admitted that there was nothing the government could do to hinder the airlines from cross @-@ subsidizing .
The contract to lease two Boeing 737 @-@ 300 aircraft from 1994 was made with International Lease Finance Corporation in May . Maintenance was outsourced to a British company , after Braathens , which also operated 737 Classic aircraft , had denied Color Air the use of its simulators and technical workshops . For the start @-@ up , Color Air hired 18 pilots , 40 flight attendants and 40 ground employees , in addition to the administration . The company was criticized for only hiring women flight attendants . Braathens operated with an internal pension age of 58 years for its pilots , while SAS
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leading journalists soon saw a need for the agency to establish additional branches outside Jakarta . Sjahroedin , a former editor at Dōmei , opened one of these offices in British Singapore in February 1946 . The branch received no funding from the newly formed Indonesian government and was housed in a three @-@ story building in Raffles Place . Its goal was to " break the Dutch or Allied monopoly on news about Indonesia " , especially when local British authorities did not recognize Indonesia as an independent government .
= = = National news agency = = =
After the Dutch relinquished all of their possessions in the Indies in 1962 , the Indonesian government began mobilizing the mass media in its efforts to build a unified nation . President Sukarno released an executive decree which reorganized Antara as the National News Agency Institute ( Lembaga Kantor Berita Nasional , or LKBN ) under increased government control . Within three weeks of its reorganization on 24 September , Antara merged with three other existing news agencies : the Indonesian Press Bureau ( PIA ) , the Asian Press Board ( APB ) , and the Indonesian National Press and Publicity Service ( INPS ) .
Antara received financial assistance from the government and was placed directly under the president 's control , giving him the authority to appoint the agency 's managing director and editor @-@ in @-@ chief . Antara 's position in the structure of government resulted in confusion over its ownership and control , as well as shifting editorial views in the coming decades . As Sukarno pursued increasingly leftist policies , the conservative media accused Antara for its " explicitly partisan " reporting . Following his removal from office , the subsequent government also used the agency to further its policies , prompting criticism from the liberal media .
An abortive coup in 1965 , blamed on the Communist Party of Indonesia and its allies , left Antara under military command . Nearly one @-@ third of its editorial staff were dismissed , and many journalists sympathetic to the Communist Party were killed in the subsequent anti @-@ communist purge . After Suharto assumed the presidency in the following year , the agency produced many of its news reports based on official government sources . Independent news outlets published stories on politically sensitive topics only if they had been reported by Antara in order to avoid sanctions should the stories be found offensive by government leaders . Although the government released a decree affirming freedom of the press , news publishers had to obtain a Permit To Publish ( Surat Izin Terbit ) from the Ministry of Information and a Permit To Print ( Surat Izin Cetak ) from the military security authority Kopkamtib . This ensured the suppression of publications with militant views .
Suharto resigned his presidency in 1998 , and licensing requirements for media organizations were lifted the following September as the number of authorized publications surged from 289 to over 2 @,@ 000 in the span of 16 months . Antara attempted to reinvent its image into that of an independent news agency amid the wave of political reforms , but there were allegations of continued bias toward the policies of Suharto 's successor B. J. Habibie . President Abdurrahman Wahid later sacked the agency 's managing director , Parni Hadi , and accused him of " dominating the news agency and trying to turn Antara into his private company " . Hadi 's replacement , appointed to the post without any journalism experience , was specifically tasked to make the agency more independent .
In 2007 , Antara was removed from the control of the presidency and reorganized as a private state @-@ owned enterprise . It had experienced financial losses in recent years and sought a Rp 450 billion ( US $ 50 million ) bailout from the government in the following year in order to modernize the agency 's business capabilities with the goal of becoming an independent business entity .
= = Operations = =
Antara is a state @-@ owned enterprise ( Badan Usaha Milik Negara ) under the Ministry of State @-@ owned Enterprises . It was previously under direct presidential authority since 1962 and within the administrative structure of the State Secretariat , which provided for its subsidies , since 1977 . The news agency was also responsible to Ministry of Information which coordinated press activities . David Hill of Murdoch University points out that under the Suharto government Antara 's Supervisory Council at one point included the deputy chief of the State Intelligence Coordinating Agency , indicating military interest in regulating the press . Antara 's status as a government entity had come into question as restrictions on press activity were lifted . Article 9 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 40 of 1999 stipulates that news organizations must operate as a " legal entity " , which directly contradicted Antara 's status as an institute according to former executive editor A. J. Muaya .
Government subsidy accounted for 11 percent of Antara 's operational costs in 1987 – 88 . This figure had fallen to 1 percent by 2002 , with an additional 25 percent of income coming from the sale of its wire services to domestic news organizations . A 1972 decree by the Ministry of Information stipulates that Antara is the only news organization permitted to distribute news material from foreign news agencies . This results in an effective monopoly that provides the largest source of the agency 's revenues . Some government officials have called for an end to this practice , but Angela Romano and Blythe Senior of Queensland University of Technology point out that such a decision will " undermine Antara 's entire operating structure " and compromise the agency 's financial stability . The Jakarta Post reported in 2000 that some 70 domestic news organizations were subscribed to the agency 's wire service .
= = Public response and opinion = =
Antara 's legacy as a news organization is the documentation of Indonesia 's decolonization process and formative years as a nation . Antara became an alternative news source for the fledgling Indonesian press which could not afford the services of its rival Aneta , and nationalist interpretations in its reporting contrasted that of the Dutch news agency . Despite these advances , political scientist Oey Hong Lee observed that the overall impact of Antara 's reporting remained limited while Aneta continued to exist , " reflecting on the weakness of the nationalist press " and with " [ Antara 's ] predominantly home @-@ based news coverage finding its way only into more nationalist minded newspapers and progressive Chinese press organs " .
Hill argues that journalists and guerrilla soldiers were equally important in winning the Indonesian National Revolution . Antara and nationalist newspapers , which were largely unrestricted under the postwar transitional Allied administration , engaged in a war of propaganda in order to gain international recognition of an independent Indonesia . On the occasion of the agency 's 69th anniversary , President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono stated , " Antara made immense contributions in documenting the nation 's struggle during the period of revolution , such that its role must not be forgotten . "
The Indonesian Armed Forces , whose growing sociopolitical involvement in the 1950s resulted in a " triangular power structure " with President Sukarno and the Communist Party of Indonesia , grew wary of Antara 's leftist leaning under government management . It countered by establishing the Armed Forces Information Centre ( Pusat Pemberitaan Angkatan Bersendjata , PPAB ) in 1965 to disseminate the policies and views of the Armed Forces . A consortium of newspapers also sought to establish an unaffiliated news agency in 1966 when it formed the KNI Foundation ( Jajasan Kantorberita Nasional Indonesia ) , but staff and resources were limited compared to Antara , which received government funding . Both agencies had ceased operations by 2001 .
Romano and Senior argue that Antara 's relationship with the government puts the agency at risk of engaging in self @-@ censorship in recent years . Internal reforms immediately after 1998 did not completely eliminate the culture of cronyism that had come to characterize the relationship between the government and the press . The two note , however , that Antara journalists were given greater rights to affiliate and organize into unions than their peers in other news organizations .
= Rowland Egerton @-@ Warburton =
Rowland Eyles Egerton @-@ Warburton DL ( 14 September 1804 – 6 December 1891 ) was a landowner from the Egerton family in Cheshire , England . He was a devout Anglican in the high church tradition and a local benefactor . He paid for the restoration of his parish church and for the building of two new churches in villages on his estates . He also built cottages and farm buildings in the villages .
Through his mother 's line he inherited the Arley and Warburton estates in Cheshire . He is best remembered for rebuilding Arley Hall and its chapel dedicated to St Mary , and for helping to create the picturesque appearance of the village of Great Budworth . He and his wife designed extensive new formal gardens to the southeast of the hall , which included one of the earliest herbaceous borders in Britain . The hall and gardens are still owned by his family , but are open to the public .
Egerton @-@ Warburton 's main hobby was hunting . He was a keen member , and later the president , of the nearby Tarporley Hunt Club . He also wrote poetry , the subject matter of which reflected his interests in hunting and in the countryside . Some of his rhymes are to be found on signposts in the grounds of the hall .
= = Early life = =
He was born Rowland Egerton in 1804 at Norley Bank , Norley , Cheshire , the eldest son of Rev. Rowland Egerton BA and his wife , Emma . His father was the seventh son of Philip Egerton who became the 9th baronet of Egerton and Oulton on the death of his elder brother in 1825 . His maternal grandmother ( also called Emma ) was the youngest sister of Sir Peter Warburton , 5th baronet of Arley , who had no children . Sir Peter died in 1813 and in his will he left the estates of Warburton and Arley to Rowland junior , who was at that time still a minor . His father added the name " Warburton " by royal licence in the same year . Egerton @-@ Warburton was educated at Eton College , and although he was admitted to Corpus Christi College , Oxford in 1823 , there is no evidence that he was awarded a degree . After his time in Oxford he went on a Grand Tour , and returned to the life of a squire at Arley Hall , having gained control of the estates on achieving his age of majority in 1825 .
= = Landowner and benefactor = =
Egerton @-@ Warburton managed the Arley estate from 1825 until his death in 1891 . During this time the estate was profitable and he was able to enjoy a larger income than his predecessors . He was a high church Anglican and a supporter of the Oxford Movement , having been influenced by Keble , Pusey and Newman . He regularly attended choral Matins in the chapel at Arley Hall , and on hunt days he wore his hunting colours . He took little interest in politics , in which respect he is regarded as having been " passive " .
In the 1850s he paid for the restoration of his local parish church of St Mary and All Saints at Great Budworth , where he encouraged a more Anglo @-@ Catholic style of worship . He paid for the building of new churches in two villages on his estates . In the village of Warburton he paid for the new church of St Werburgh . This was built in 1883 – 85 to a design by John Douglas of Chester , at which time Egerton @-@ Warburton 's nephew , Rev. Geoffrey Egerton @-@ Warburton , was the incumbent . This church replaced the old church in Warburton , also dedicated to St Werburgh , as the parish church . The old church still exists on another site in the village . In the village of Appleton Thorn , 3 @.@ 3 miles ( 5 km ) to the north of Arley Hall , he paid for St Cross church , which was built in 1886 – 87 to a design by Edmund Kirby of Liverpool .
Egerton @-@ Warburton also paid for the construction of secular buildings in villages on his estates , many of which were designed by John Douglas . In Great Budworth he had a " campaign to restore the village and render it picturesque in Victorian eyes " . He restored many of the cottages in the village and built new ones to blend with them . In 1875 the George and Dragon , a simple three @-@ bay Georgian inn in the village , was remodelled by adding ribbed chimneys , moulded brick mullions , an elliptical @-@ headed doorway and a steep pyramid @-@ shaped turret . The village has changed little since then and it remains " one of Cheshire 's most charming villages " . In 1873 he paid for the building of a cottage in Arley Green and founded Arley School in the village . In Warburton , he paid for a school in 1871 – 72 , a church hall in 1889 , and a post office in 1893 . Features in the style of Douglas were added to the timber @-@ framed Bent Farm , which stands opposite the new church , in 1880 . He also built the public road from Arley Hall to Appleton Thorn .
= = Fox hunter and poet = =
Egerton @-@ Warburton was a keen fox hunter and rode with the Tarporley Hunt Club , of which he became a member in 1825 and its president in 1838 . When he retired from hunting in 1873 , he was made an honorary member of the club . His friend , the Bishop of Oxford , Samuel Wilberforce , described him as being " equally at home in the hunting field and the parish church " . He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Cheshire in 1825 , was an officer in the Royal Cheshire Militia and in the Cheshire Yeomanry , served as a Justice of the Peace , and was High Sheriff of Cheshire for 1833 .
His poetry , usually on the subjects of hunting and country life , was light @-@ hearted and popular . In 1834 he published his Hunting Songs , which ran to eight editions . Titles of the songs include " A Good Merry Gallop for Me ! " and " Farmer Dobbin " . His nine @-@ stanza poem " Quaesitum meritis " is considered to be his best work . He created signposts on his estate with rhyming inscriptions , some of which are still present . He also published more serious documents about the cattle plague of 1747 – 49 . Lord Halifax referred to him as " a perfect combination , a good churchman , a good landlord , a keen sportsman , and a man of literary tastes " . In his 1885 book Hunting , the Duke of Beaufort described Warburton as ' that Homer of the hunting @-@ field ' .
He also wrote a couplet as an epitaph for the headstone of Copenhagen , the war horse ridden at the Battle of Waterloo by Arthur Wellesley , 1st Duke of Wellington . The couplet , " God 's humbler instrument , though meaner clay , should share the glory of that glorious day , " was written at the request of the 2nd Duke , when he erected a tombstone for his father 's famous horse on his grave at Strathfield Saye . The first Duke would have approved of the choice of poet , since he , like Egerton @-@ Warburton , was a keen sportsman , and in fact , the Duke had often hunted on Copenhagen when the two of them were in the Peninsula .
= = Rebuilding of Arley Hall = =
When Egerton @-@ Warburton took over the estate , the hall was " dilapidated and swarming with rats " , and so he decided to replace it completely . He took great interest in the design of the new house and chapel , and his ideas reflected respectively his artistic and his religious values . In respect of the house , he was influenced by the spirit of the Romantic movement . He also wanted the new house to reflect his ancient lineage : " to suggest something of the pity of the Middle Ages as well as the grandeur of Elizabethan England " . He therefore rejected the neoclassical style of architecture , which was fashionable at the time , and chose instead to build a house in what is now known as Jacobethan style . He also wanted it to incorporate modern technology and materials in its construction , and he did not want it to be too expensive . He commissioned a young local architect , George Latham from Nantwich , and worked closely with him in the design . Latham suggested that the final cost would be in the region of £ 5 @,@ 000 – 6 @,@ 000 ( £ 400 thousand – £ 480 thousand today ) . It was agreed that every architectural feature of the house should have an exact model in an existing Elizabethan building . Egerton @-@ Warburton and Latham travelled together and visited such buildings to study these features .
The first phase of building started in 1832 , and the east , north and west wings of the old house were demolished . Most of the new building in this phase consisted of servants ' quarters and utility rooms . A drawing room , grand staircase and hall were built but they were left unfinished . Modern plumbing was fitted , the structure of the house was raised on arches to reduce the effect of damp , and the spaces under the arches were ventilated and warmed by a patent device . This phase was completed in 1835 at a cost of about £ 13 @,@ 000 ( £ 1 @.@ 15 million today ) . Egerton @-@ Warburton then took a break , partly to raise the money needed for the completion of the house , and also to work on the designs of the remaining rooms . The second and final phase was built between 1840 and 1845 . The south front was demolished and the building , much of which is present today , was finished . The final cost of the house came to about £ 30 @,@ 000 ( £ 2 @.@ 68 million today ) .
In designing the chapel , he again broke away from the classical style of architecture . Having been influenced by the Oxford Movement , he decided that it should be designed in Gothic style . He commissioned the nationally famous architect Anthony Salvin to design a Gothic Revival chapel , which was completed and consecrated in 1845 . In 1856 – 57 , a north aisle and porch were added to a design by George Street .
When Egerton @-@ Warburton took over the estate , the gardens were mainly to the east of the hall , but with his wife , Mary , he designed new gardens . These were developed to the southwest of the hall between 1840 and 1860 . They implemented their designs apparently without any professional help , and the present gardens are largely the result of their planning . The herbaceous border was one of the first of its type to have been created in England . Items they planted which are still present include the yew finials in the herbaceous border , which were planted in 1856 , and the holly oak cylinders in the Ilex Walk , which were also planted in the 1850s .
= = Family and later life = =
Egerton @-@ Warburton was the eldest child of ten ; he had four brothers and five sisters . His younger brother , James Francis , who was born in 1807 , graduated MA and became the rector of Warburton . Henry William was born in 1808 , and became a major in the 47th ( Lancashire ) Regiment of Foot . Peter , born in 1813 , worked with the East India Company before moving to Australia , where he achieved some notoriety as an explorer . The youngest brother , George Edward was born in 1819 . He also emigrated and established a farm in Western Australia . Egerton @-@ Warburton 's sisters were Emma ( born 1805 ) , Frances Mary ( 1809 ) , Maria Sybilla ( 1812 ) , Charlotte ( 1815 ) , and Sophia ( 1816 ) .
On 7 April 1831 Egerton @-@ Warburton married Mary Brooke , the eldest daughter of Sir Richard Brooke , 6th baronet of Norton Priory . They had three children , Mary Alice , Piers ( later MP for Mid Cheshire ) , and Mary . His wife died in 1881 and his younger daughter and her family moved in to live with him . By 1874 he was suffering from glaucoma , and soon afterwards became blind . He continued to take walks , led on a leather strap by his gardener . He had a path , Furlong Walk , constructed from the terrace at the hall with wire to guide him . His health began to fail from 1888 and he died in 1891 at the age of 87 . He was buried in the family vault at Great Budworth church . His estate amounted to a little over £ 51 @,@ 670 ( £ 5 @.@ 09 million today ) .
= 2015 Austrian Grand Prix =
The 2015 Austrian Grand Prix ( formally known as the Formula 1 Grosser Preis von Österreich 2015 ) was a Formula One motor race held on 21 June 2015 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg , Austria . The race was the eighth round of the 2015 season , and marked the 29th running of the Austrian Grand Prix .
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg entered as the defending race winner , while his teammate , Lewis Hamilton , entered with a seventeen @-@ point lead over him in the Drivers ' Championship standings . Mercedes were leading rivals Ferrari by 105 points in the Constructors ' standings .
Hamilton started from pole position , but was overtaken by Rosberg at the first corner . Rosberg held the lead for the remainder of the race , barring brief periods during pit stops , and won by over three seconds . Hamilton remained ahead of Williams 's Felipe Massa to claim the runner @-@ up position . Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel had been holding third position for much of the first half of the race , but a delay due to a stuck wheel nut during his pit stop dropped him into fourth place . Former World Champions Kimi Räikkönen and Fernando Alonso were eliminated on the first lap , after Räikkönen lost control of his Ferrari at the second turn and collided with Alonso . The two came to rest against the safety barrier , with Alonso 's McLaren atop the Ferrari .
= = Report = =
= = = Background = = =
Having just nine turns , the fewest on the Formula One calendar , the circuit offers very few low @-@ speed sections and gave teams an opportunity to push their power units to their potential . As in the previous year 's event , and for the third straight event overall , the yellow @-@ banded soft compound tyre were the prime dry selection while the red @-@ banded supersoft compound were the option dry selection . Pirelli also supplied two wet weather compounds : the green @-@ banded intermediate compound and the blue @-@ banded full wet compound .
Going into the race , Lewis Hamilton was leading teammate Nico Rosberg by 17 points , having won the previous race in Canada . Mercedes were leading Ferrari by more than 100 points in the Constructors ' standings . After introducing an engine update at the previous round in Canada , Ferrari were considered the most likely contenders for favorites Mercedes . Several other teams introduced updates to their cars as well , including Williams and McLaren .
= = = = Supporting programme = = = =
As part of the Grand Prix programme , a Legends Parade was held before the race , with a group of eight Formula One drivers from the 1980s set to present cars , mostly from Formula One 's first turbo era . Participating were local favorite Gerhard Berger ( 1988 Ferrari F1 / 87 / 88C ) , former McLaren teammates Niki Lauda ( 1984 McLaren MP4 / 2 ) and Alain Prost ( 1985 McLaren MP4 / 2B ) , Nelson Piquet ( 1983 Brabham BT52 ) , Jean Alesi ( 1995 Sauber C14 ) , Pierluigi Martini ( 1986 Minardi M186 ) , Riccardo Patrese ( 1984 Renault RE50 ) and Christian Danner ( 1987 Zakspeed 871 ) .
= = = Free practice = = =
Per the regulations for the 2015 season , three practice session were held , two one @-@ and @-@ a @-@ half @-@ hour sessions on Friday and another one @-@ hour session before qualifying on Saturday . At the first session , both Mercedes drivers were fastest , with Nico Rosberg being three @-@ tenths of a second faster than teammate Lewis Hamilton . The Ferrari of Kimi Räikkönen was the only other car to come inside one second of the Mercedes . The other Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel set the slowest lap time , as a gearbox problem prevented him from driving more than four laps . The McLaren of Fernando Alonso suffered from gearbox issues as well , but the Spaniard was able to get back on track for the later part of the session . The team had brought a new aerodynamics package to Spielberg , which was tested by Alonso in free practice , who described it as " an improvement to the car " .
After his problems in the first session , Vettel was fastest in the second session on Friday afternoon . Nico Rosberg was second , about a tenth of a second behind , but did not set any timed laps in the last twenty minutes as his car was losing gearbox oil . Lewis Hamilton meanwhile struggled on the super @-@ soft tyres , making several errors that left him fifth . Both Lotus cars made it into the top ten , with Pastor Maldonado and Romain Grosjean in fourth and seventh respectively . Max Verstappen 's Toro Rosso was the fastest Renault @-@ powered car in eighth position , while the McLarens once again had to stop their session early .
Vettel was again fastest in third practice on Saturday morning , narrowly ahead of Hamilton 's Mercedes . Before all drivers were able to set times on the super @-@ soft tyres , Fernando Alonso coming to a stop on the start / finish straight brought out a red flag , halting the session . When practice resumed , rain had started to fall , preventing the drivers from improving on their times . Only Force India 's Sergio Pérez set a lap on the faster tyre compound , ending up fourth in the session .
= = = Qualifying = = =
Qualifying consisted of three parts , 18 , 15 and 12 minutes in length respectively , with five drivers eliminated from competing after each of the first two sessions . During the first part of qualifying ( Q1 ) , Kimi Räikkönen was eliminated due to a failure in communication , which meant he did not have enough time left for another fast lap at the end of the session . With the track still damp when qualifying began , times improved with every passing lap , with the drivers being able to switch from intermediate to slick tyres at the end of the first session . While the two Manors once again qualified at the end of the grid , Jenson Button was also eliminated in Q1 , leaving him with time penalties in the race , not being able to take the full extent of his 25 @-@ place grid penalty .
A dry track during Q2 saw the two Mercedes drivers fastest , Rosberg four @-@ tenths of a second faster than Hamilton . Fernando Alonso failed to make it into Q3 , the seventh time that season . He had missed the last part of qualifying seven times over the entire course of his Ferrari stint in the five previous seasons . Daniel Ricciardo was eliminated in 14th place , meaning that he - like Button - was unable to take the full extent of his ten @-@ place grid penalty .
The top ten contested the third part of qualifying . Romain Grosjean was unable to post a lap time after having problem with his brake @-@ by @-@ wire system . At the beginning of the session , both Mercedes drivers set two fast laps . After the first time around , Rosberg was ahead of Hamilton , but the World Champion improved on his second lap , being two @-@ tenths of a second faster than his teammate . During their final flying laps at the end of the session , both drivers spun on different parts of the track , Hamilton in turn one and Rosberg in the final corner , meaning the order remained , with Hamilton taking the 45th pole position of his career , drawing level with Sebastian Vettel , who qualified third . Last year 's pole sitter Felipe Massa followed in fourth , while Le Mans winner Nico Hülkenberg finished fifth , ahead of the second Williams of Valtteri Bottas .
= = = Race = = =
At the start of the race , Rosberg got off the line well and overtook teammate Hamilton for the lead going into turn one . Coming out of the following turn , Kimi Räikkönen was caught out by heavy wheelspin on his harder tyre compound going side by side and swept to the outside of the track , crashing into Fernando Alonso 's McLaren , who was lifted on top of the Ferrari . Both drivers were able to walk away unharmed from the incident . The collision brought out the safety car . At the end of the lap , Daniil Kvyat made a pit stop to replace a damaged front wing , while Will Stevens retired from the race with an oil leak . When the safety car came back into the pits on the end of lap six , Rosberg was able to defend his lead against Hamilton and quickly built a gap , leading him by 2 @.@ 3 seconds by lap eleven . Lap twelve saw the second McLaren of Jenson Button retiring with an intake system sensor failure .
On lap 16 , Valtteri Bottas reclaimed sixth position from Max Verstappen , a position he had lost at the start , while Hamilton started to close the gap to Rosberg in front . The German however reacted and extended his lead back to four seconds by lap 27 . Meanwhile , Bottas went past Le Mans winner Nico Hülkenberg for fifth place on lap 26 , but an earlier pit stop brought the German back out in front of the Williams . For speeding in the pit lane , Carlos Sainz , Jr. was handed a five @-@ second time penalty , which was not to be applied since the Spaniard retired on lap 34 due to a technical problem . Prior to the pit stops at the front of the field , Lewis Hamilton was able to reduce the gap to 2 @.@ 2 seconds by lap 32 . When Rosberg pitted one lap later , Hamilton led the race . Having thereby led a lap in seventeen consecutive races , Hamilton equalled a 45 @-@ year @-@ old record set by Jackie Stewart , who had led at least one lap each between the 1968 United States Grand Prix and the 1970 Belgian Grand Prix .
Hamilton pitted on lap 35 , coming out behind his teammate , driving over the white pit exit line in the process . This handed him a five @-@ second time penalty to be added to his finishing time . Sebastian Vettel came in two laps later , being stationary for more than 13 seconds due to a problem with the wheelnut of his rear right tyre and came out behind Felipe Massa in fourth place . Meanwhile , Romain Grosjean retired with gearbox issues . Vettel closed the gap to Massa in the last podium position , but was eventually unable to pass the Brazilian , handing Massa his first podium finish of 2015 . Toward the end of the race , Pastor Maldonado was racing Max Verstappen for seventh place . Going past the start / finish straight , Maldonado almost lost the rear of his car coming out of the Toro Rosso 's slipstream , while Verstappen locked up going into turn one , handing the position to the Lotus driver . Rosberg , who complained about vibrations in his front tyres during the last laps , crossed the finish line three seconds ahead of teammate Hamilton , taking his third victory of the season and the second consecutive one at Spielberg , reducing his championship gap to ten points .
= = = Post @-@ race = = =
At the podium interview , conducted by Gerhard Berger , Rosberg expressed his satisfaction with the victory , saying : " The start made the race . It was a great start and I managed to defend in the first couple of corners and then I really just tried to push flat out this time . I was really happy with the car and happy to see the gap open up to Lewis , so it really worked out perfectly today . " Meanwhile , Lewis Hamilton conceded that his teammate had done a " fantastic job , " stating that " [ a ] t the end of the day , he was quicker during the race . " Speaking about his start at the post @-@ race press conference , Hamilton explained that his car suffered from a lot of wheelspin , which made him get off the line slowly . Meanwhile , third placed Felipe Massa told the press that his team had " managed to get the opportunities , which it was a mistake of another team , " adding that the changes made to the car were " definitely positive . "
When asked about the necessity of closed cockpits following the first lap accident between Alonso and Räikkönen , Rosberg and Massa stated that improvements to safety should be made in this area , while Hamilton said he had no opinion on the matter . Alonso stated that he was " scared " after the collision and was visibly concerned for his rival 's safety upon checking on the condition of Räikkönen , and relieved that the accident left his former teammate uninjured . The race stewards decided not to take any disciplinary actions concerning the crash .
Following their battle for seventh place towards the end of the race , Pastor Maldonado accused Max Verstappen of " not respecting the rules , " though he went on to concede that it was great to be allowed to race on the limits by the stewards . The Dutchman in turn stated : " It 's quite funny that Pastor said that . It 's the only thing I say about it , it 's quite funny . " After suffering from multiple problems during and race and being unable to place any of their cars in the points , Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn said the team needed to recover from a " really horrifying race . "
It was the fifth one @-@ two finish for Mercedes that season and Massa 's first podium appearance since Abu Dhabi the year before . The victory moved Rosberg closer to his teammate in the Drivers ' Championship , now ten points behind . It was his eleventh career victory , putting him level with Jacques Villeneuve , Rubens Barrichello and third placed Felipe Massa , who became only the eighth driver in the history of the sport to achieve more than 1 @,@ 000 championship points . In the Constructors ' Championship , Williams extended their lead to Red Bull to 74 points , while Force India moved up to fifth after their second double @-@ points finish of the season . In a weekend that the official Formula One website described as " a new low " for McLaren , Fernando Alonso retired from the fourth consecutive race , something that had never happened to him in his career .
= = Classification = =
= = = Qualifying = = =
Notes
^ 1 – Daniil Kvyat received a ten @-@ place grid penalty for exceeding the allowed internal combustion engine allocation . ^ 2 – Daniel Ricciardo received a ten @-@ place grid penalty for exceeding the allowed internal combustion engine allocation . ^ 3 – Fernando Alonso received a ten- and two five @-@ place grid penalties for exceeding the allowed allocation of three of his power unit components , as well as a five @-@ place grid penalty for an unauthorized gearbox change . ^ 4 – Jenson Button received a ten- and three five @-@ place grid penalties for exceeding the allowed allocation of four of his power unit components .
= = = Race = = =
Notes
^ 1 – Lewis Hamilton received a 5 @-@ second time penalty for crossing the white line on pit exit . ^ 2 – Carlos Sainz , Jr. received a 5 @-@ second time penalty for speeding in the pit @-@ lane .
= = = Championship standings after the race = = =
Note : Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings .
= The Great Wife Hope =
" The Great Wife Hope " is the third episode of The Simpsons ' twenty @-@ first season . Originally broadcast on the Fox network in the United States on October 11 , 2009 , it sees the men of Springfield taking immense interest in a new combat sport called mixed martial arts ( MMA ) . Marge is appalled by the violent sport and demands that the creator put a stop to it , but he agrees only if she will fight him in a match and win the match .
" The Great Wife Hope " was written by Carolyn Omine and directed by Matthew Faughnan . Former Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) champion Chuck Liddell guest starred in it as himself . The episode featured multiple cultural references to fighting moves and positions , along with a single reference to professional wrestling promotion owner Vince McMahon . Since airing , the episode has received generally positive reviews from television critics , particularly towards the final scene . It received a 4 @.@ 3 / 7 Nielsen rating with adults ages 18 – 49 , behind all other programs aimed at that demographic in its timeslot .
= = Plot = =
The men of Springfield become obsessed with a violent new string of mixed martial arts ( MMA ) competitions called " Ultimate Punch Kick and Choke Championships " ( UPKCC ) . Bart begins to fight in small MMA matches of his own at the playground of Springfield Elementary School . While he and Nelson are fighting in one match , Marge sees him and is disgusted by the violent nature of the entire sport . She and a group of concerned women begin protesting the sport in front of the MMA stadium . Marge decides to go on stage before a match begins and demands that everyone cease the sport entirely . Chet Englebrit , creator of the sport , agrees with Marge but only if she can fight him and win .
Marge begins to train for the event , practicing rhythmic gymnastics . However , the family believes that her methods are unsuitable for the extreme task at hand and get her professional help . She learns boxing from Dredrick Tatum , wrestling from former Yale wrestler Mr. Burns , jujitsu and Judo from Akira , and bullying from Jimbo , Dolph and Kearney . Now fully trained , she enters the ring ( after the announcer introduces her as one of his " Moms I 'd Like to Fight " ) with Englebrit and is immediately knocked to the ground . Bart wants to stand up for his mother and runs into the stadium to take her place , but is thoroughly thrashed by Englebrit . Marge witnesses this and effectively beats Englebrit , winning their bet . Marge pulls down the ring 's microphone and begins to give a speech about the demise of the violent sport . She realizes , however , that everyone has already left the building to watch a drunken brawl in the parking lot .
Bart and his sister , Lisa , enter the empty ring and decide to settle their lifelong feud then and there . As they approach each other to throw a punch , the credits begin , but the scene immediately returns to depict Lisa easily punching Bart to the ground .
= = Production and cultural references = =
" The Great Wife Hope " was written by Carolyn Omine and directed by Matthew Faughnan . The writers of The Simpsons had a vast amount of knowledge and appreciation for mixed martial arts and included multiple references and themes of the sport throughout the episode . Former Ultimate Fighter champion Chuck Liddell guest starred as himself , signing photographs for fans , including Bart , at a cost of $ 25 . Liddell commented that being a guest star was " very cool " and that the recording sessions were " easy " .
The episode is a satire of the combat sport of mixed martial arts . Throughout the episode , characters perform multiple fighting moves and positions . For example , Bart puts Nelson in a triangle choke at the playground when the two are fighting , while Marge takes out Englebrit with a flying armbar . Marge explains in the beginning of the episode that she found out about a creative new sport called " Crazy Bowling " by typing in " girls having fun " — after ignoring several thousand pages of porn — into the search engine Google . Also , H.R. Pufnstuf is parodied as HufnStuf on Ice , because Englebrit 's assistant claims the next day , Hufnstuf on Ice will need the space .
Marge claims that the word Ultimate makes everything worse , though Otto Mann protests that it does not affect the popular sport Ultimate Frisbee . Englebrit carries similar traits to the professional wrestling promoter Vince McMahon . Marge initially tries to train for the match by performing rhythmic gymnastics . She practices boxing with a character named Dredrick Tatum , who is a parody of renowned boxer Mike Tyson .
The episode references two boxing films : the 1979 film Rocky II ( the final scene between Bart and Lisa parodies the final scene of the film between Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed ) and the 1967 play and 1970 film adaptation The Great White Hope , whose title is parodied by the Simpson episode .
= = Reception = =
" The Great Wife Hope " originally aired in the United States on October 11 , 2009 , at 8 : 00 p.m. eastern time on the Fox network . It bore a parental rating of TV @-@ PG for suggestive dialogue ( D ) , offensive language ( L ) , and graphic violence ( V ) . In this initial broadcast , it received a Nielsen rating of 4 @.@ 3 / 7 , totaling 7 @.@ 5 million viewers in the 18 @-@ 19 demographic . The episode ranked the lowest in the 8 : 00 p.m. timeslot for the demographic , behind 60 Minutes and The Amazing Race on CBS , Sunday Night Football on NBC , Extreme Makeover : Home Edition on ABC , and fellow Fox animated sitcom The Cleveland Show , which followed it .
The episode received generally positive reviews from television critics . IGN reporter Robert Canning gave the episode a 7 @.@ 7 / 10 rating ( " Good " ) , commenting that " what really made me enjoy ' The Great Wife Hope ' were the peripheral bits , characters and jokes outside the main storyline . There were many , and they were funny . " Canning wrote that the weakest part about the episode was the underdevelopment of Englebrit , but that " there were plenty of other things squeezed in around this bout to make the episode an enjoyable watch " — these included Ralph Wiggum being used as a bell for Bart and Nelson 's fight , Nelson wanting to be an event planner , and Carl 's line about not knowing all African Americans in the world simply because he is one himself .
Todd VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club , giving the episode a " B " , wrote that it had " some amusing detours along the way " . He compared " The Great Wife Hope " positively to season two 's " Itchy & Scratchy & Marge " , writing that Marge 's attempts to bring down the MMA sport is the parallel to her trying to bring The Itchy & Scratchy Show off the air due to its severe cartoon violence in the latter episode . The staff of the website MMAjunkie said the episode was a sign that MMA had " truly made it " and fans of the sport could appreciate the writer 's knowledge on the topic .
Among more negative reviews include Jason Hughes of TV Squad , who commented that several jokes in the episode did not work , such as the reveal that Krusty the Clown has been sleeping with Sideshow Mel 's wife for several years , though he did enjoy most of the other jokes and applauded the development of Nelson 's character .
Dana White , president of Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) , told reporters that he did not like the episode . He added , " People like the [ mixed martial arts ] media always try to tell me that we 're mainstream . [ ... ] Did you see that Simpsons episode ? Chuck Liddell signs an autograph for somebody , and he says , ' That will be $ 45 , please ' . The sport isn 't like that at all . Then the promoter of the show fights Marge Simpson in the octagon , sucker @-@ punches her in the face , and then says , ' You 're the only woman I 've ever hit that I didn 't love ' . That 's the way mainstream looks at us and thinks of us , and I know that . "
The final scene in the episode , featuring Bart and Lisa fighting in the arena , has received overwhelmingly positive remarks from reviewers . Canning wrote that it was " a classic moment for the series [ ... ] This almost felt like a moment that could have closed out the series . " Hughes commented that it was " the best moment of the night " as it " would have been a typical ending " if it had not added the twist preceding the credits . Melissa and Randall Baker of TV Guide magazine said that the scene was a moment of " girl power " , as Lisa knocks out Bart easily with one punch .
= Since I Left You =
Since I Left You is the debut studio album by Australian electronic music group The Avalanches , released on 27 November 2000 . It was issued on Modular Recordings and produced by The Avalanches ' members Robbie Chater and Darren Seltmann ( under the pseudonym Bobbydazzler ) . The album uses sampling extensively , containing an estimated 3 @,@ 500 samples from various genres of music . The album was created in two separate near @-@ identical studios by Chater and Seltmann , exchanging audio mixes of records they sampled .
After the album 's positive reception in Australia , the duo considered an international release – its date was held back until 2001 in both the United Kingdom and North America and appeared in slightly altered forms . The delay and changes occurred so that the group could obtain permission to use the samples or use replacements . Five singles were released on the album , " Electricity " , " Frontier Psychiatrist " , " Since I Left You " , " Radio " and " A Different Feeling " . The group promoted the album by organizing headlining tours in Australia , Europe and the United States .
Since I Left You was issued to favourable reception , it peaked in the top 30 on the ARIA Albums Chart , number 12 in Norway , number eight on the UK Album Charts and , in the United States , at number ten on the Top Electronic Albums chart and in the top 40 on the Top Heatseekers chart . At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001 it won in three categories : Breakthrough Artist – Album and Best Dance Release , Producer of the Year for Bobbydazzler . The Avalanches won a fourth award , Breakthrough Artist – Single for " Frontier Psychiatrist " . Since I Left You became one of the best reviewed albums of the 2000s . In October 2010 , it was listed at No. 10 in the book , 100 Best Australian Albums .
= = Production = =
Since I Left You is the debut studio album by The Avalanches . They started recording in 1999 and had used the working title of Pablo 's Cruise . The duo primarily worked with a Yamaha Promix 01 and Akai S2000 samplers . The band 's members , Darren Seltmann and Robbie Chater , spent hours sampling music from vinyl records to create the songs on the album : Chater estimates that there are over 3 @,@ 500 samples . After sampling and arranging , the pair would swap their tapes , listen to each other 's ideas and expand on whatever they had heard . Despite working separately , both Chater and Seltmann had nearly identical studio set @-@ ups .
Initially , Seltmann and Chater were not planning for an international release . They were not concerned with copyright restrictions and so did not keep a list of which tracks were being sampled . According to Chater they " were really unorganised and were just sampling on the fly as tracks progressed ... We had no idea the record would get such a wide @-@ scale release so we saw no need to keep track of what we were using – we were definitely guilty of harbouring a ' No @-@ one 's going to listen to it anyway ' sort of attitude . " The sources spanned many different styles of music and sampled artists include : Françoise Hardy , Blowfly , Sérgio Mendes , Raekwon , Wayne and Shuster and Madonna . Seltmann felt that " [ t ] he more rejected and unwanted the record that a sample comes from , the more appealing it is , I guess it 's almost a reaction to rare record finding , but occasionally things like ' Holiday ' come up " . He described how making sample tapes for each other created some samples which were intended as " funny samples " that they had no original intention to get clearance for . In particular , Madonna 's song " ' Holiday ' was one of those where we put something together , ended it with ' Holiday ' and all had a big laugh . It ended up where we couldn 't live without it so I guess we just had to make that one work " . Later , Seltmann and Chater had a few problems when trying to clear all the samples . One sample that had to be removed was from Rodgers and Hammerstein in the intro that featured harps and girls singing . After checking clearances , " [ t ] he album is slightly different to its original form in that it had a whole new introduction , which apparently was really recognisable , so we had to take that off straight away " . The group played their songs to flatmates to get input on which tracks were worth including on the album . " Electricity " was the first song the group felt that worked ; it was a last @-@ minute addition to the album as The Avalanches felt the song " still sounds good " . In early 2000 , Seltmann ( as Dazzler ) and Chater ( as Bobby C ) finished production on the album , using the pseudonym Bobbydazzler . It had received the official title , Since I Left You in March 2000 .
= = Style and themes = =
Since I Left You was originally developed to be a concept album . Chater described its initial theme as a love story , " an international search for love from country to country . The idea of a guy following a girl around the world and always being one port behind . And that was just because we had all these records from all over the world , and we 'd like to use all that stuff . " The concept album idea was abandoned when the group felt they should not make their themes too obvious . The album 's sound was in response to dance music at that time , that Chater felt was " about big drums , big production : think of a record like the Chemical Brothers " Block Rockin ' Beats " , with those amazing drums , and how huge those records sounded " . The Avalanches felt their early music could not compare to that sound and desired a recording with less bass that was influenced by 1960s music such as The Beach Boys and Phil Spector .
= = Release = =
As Since I Left You was being recorded , The Avalanches had trouble choosing songs to be released as singles , finding them not sounding as good outside the context of the album . On 13 September 1999 they issued " Electricity " as a four @-@ track 12 " vinyl single in Australia ( on Modular Recordings ) and as a two @-@ track 7 " vinyl single in the United Kingdom ( on Rex Records ) . Chater felt that Modular was very patient with the group releasing the record . On 21 August 2000 , the next single for the album was " Frontier Psychiatrist " which was issued by Modular in Australia in both a four @-@ track and two @-@ track version . The initial release date for Since I Left You was going to be 11 September ; however , it was delayed due to issues with sample clearance . On 27 November the album was issued in Australia with plans to have a world release in early 2001 . The later release date outside Australia was due to additional sample clearances needed for international markets . To celebrate the album 's release in Melbourne , the group had a boat cruise party through Port Phillip Bay . In February 2001 they released the album 's title track in Australia and followed in July 2001 with " Radio " .
In April Since I Left You was released in the UK through XL Records with the album selling far more copies than the label 's original target amount . On 28 April , it entered the UK Album Charts , which peaked at number eight and remained in the chart for 25 weeks . In late March , the single " Since I Left You " was issued in the UK and entered the charts at number 16 on 7 April 2001 . On 6 November , Since I Left You was released in the United States by Sire Records . The album charted on the US Top Electronic Albums , peaking at number ten , and on the Top Heatseekers chart , peaking at number 31 .
In July 2011 , a deluxe re @-@ issue of Since I Left You was announced that would include the original album as well as a bonus disc containing b @-@ sides , demo tracks and remixes of songs from the original album by artists including El Guincho , MF Doom , Black Dice and The Avalanches themselves .
= = = Tour = = =
To promote Since I Left You The Avalanches organised their first Australian head @-@ lining tour in October 2000 planning to head to all the capital cities . All dates on the tour were sold out . In their Brisbane show , Seltmann broke his leg in an on @-@ stage collision with bass guitarist and singer , Tony Di Blasi . In January – February 2001 , The Avalanches toured with the Big Day Out festival in Australia , visiting four capital cities . While on tour in Europe , Seltmann broke his other leg , thereafter the rest of the tour 's shows were DJ sets . The British dance music magazine Muzik awarded The Avalanches as best live act .
= = Reception = =
Seltmann and Chater did not initially think that Since I Left You would receive much attention . However , the album garnered widespread critical acclaim from the music industry . At Metacritic , which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics , it received an average score of 89 , based on 21 reviews . It became one of the best reviewed albums of 2001 , as well as being the highest rated dance album on that site . The album peaked in the top 30 on the ARIA Albums Chart and number 12 in Norway on the VG @-@ lista Top 40 Albums Chart . At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001 , The Avalanches won four awards from nine nominations , including Breakthrough Artist – Album , Best Dance Release and Producer of the Year ( for Chater and Seltmann aka Bobbydazzler ) for Since I Left You . The fourth award win was for the related single , " Frontier Psychiatrist " as Breakthrough Artist – Single .
Christian Ward of NME hailed it as " a joyous , kaleidoscopic masterpiece of sun @-@ kissed disco @-@ pop " , while Andy Kellman of AllMusic called it one of the most intimate and emotional dance records that is not vocal @-@ based . Marc Savlov of The Austin Chronicle found the album as surprising as " Primal Scream 's life @-@ changing Screamadelica was a decade ago . It 's downright shocking how fun this is " . Pitchfork Media 's Matt LeMay credited the Avalanches for developing a " unique context " for the songs without compromising their original " distinct flavor " and said that the album " sounds like nothing else " because of how the samples are employed rather than their quality or volume . Q magazine 's Gareth Grundy remarked that its clever music is delivered as engagingly as " more conventional dance sounds " and that the album " finally fulfils sampling 's original promise " of producing new , extraordinary sounds from artfully appropriated pieces of existing songs . Amy Bell of Drowned in Sound praised it as one of the year 's best albums .
Robert Christgau of The Village Voice was less enthusiastic and said that the Avalanches deliver " the long @-@ promised new @-@ songs @-@ from @-@ old @-@ songs trick , in which untrackable samples are stitched together until they mesh into compelling music that never existed before . Unfortunately , the music in question is string @-@ section disco . " Stylus Magazine 's Tyler Martin felt that the tracks lack innovation , nuance , and rhythmic complexity , but that several of them are exceptional . The website later placed the album at number 16 on their list of top 50 albums from 2000 to 2005 . In a retrospective review for The New Rolling Stone Album Guide , Michaelangelo Matos praised the Avalanches ' balance of " the familiar and obscure " through their sampling techniques and their " playful , airy grooves " , as well as the album 's " surprisingly resonant emotional core " .
= = = Accolades = = =
Since I Left You was placed in some year @-@ end polls . Pitchfork Media placed Since I Left You at number three in their top twenty albums of 2001 poll and number 10 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s , declaring the album " a masterpiece of mood @-@ setting that riffs off an ideal where getting on an airplane and landing in another corner of the world was the most exotic thing a person could do . " Q listed it as one of the best 50 albums of 2001 . The album was voted the 11th best album of the year in The Village Voice 's annual Pazz & Jop critics poll for 2001 . In 2008 , the Australian newspaper The Age assembled a panel of experts ranging from its own critics and music journalists to musicians , broadcasters , record shop owners and band managers to pick a list of definitive fifty Australian albums . Since I Left You was included on this list with Chris Johnston declaring the album to be " a beautiful piece of musical art made entirely from samples . " Since I Left You was placed at number six on The Daily Telegraph 's list of " 50 most influential Australian albums ever " . Resident Advisor declared it to be the seventh best album of the decade .
On Slant Magazine 's " Best of the Aughts " list , the album was placed at number six out of one @-@ hundred . Reflecting on the album 's reception , Chater felt it was well received because " It 's light @-@ hearted and fun to listen to and there is depth there as well . There are some sadder moments that I think has made it resonate and made it last . It does sound like a 23 year old kid in his bedroom making a record to me , but you can hear that innocence and joy in the discovery of finding all those sounds . So that was kind of infectious for people . " In October 2010 , it was listed at No. 10 in the book , 100 Best Australian Albums . Philip Sherburne , writing for Rhapsody , said that " along with DJ Shadow 's Endtroducing , this is one of plunderphonic music 's greatest LPs . " The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die .
= = Track listing = =
= = Personnel = =
Credits according to album notes and AllMusic .
= = Charts = =
= William Bruce ( architect ) =
Sir William Bruce of Kinross , 1st Baronet ( c . 1630 – 1 January 1710 ) was a Scottish gentleman @-@ architect , " the effective founder of classical architecture in Scotland , " as Howard Colvin observes . As a key figure in introducing the Palladian style into Scotland , he has been compared to the pioneering English architects Inigo Jones and Christopher Wren , and to the contemporaneous introducers of French style in English domestic architecture , Hugh May and Sir Roger Pratt .
Bruce was a merchant in Rotterdam during the 1650s , and played a role in the Restoration of Charles II in 1659 . He carried messages between the exiled king and General Monck , and his loyalty to the king was rewarded with lucrative official appointments , including that of Surveyor General of the King 's Works in Scotland , effectively making Bruce the " king 's architect " . His patrons included John Maitland , 1st Duke of Lauderdale , the most powerful man in Scotland at that time , and Bruce rose to become a member of Parliament , and briefly sat on the Scottish Privy Council .
Despite his lack of technical expertise , Bruce became the most prominent architect of his time in Scotland . He worked with competent masons and professional builders , to whom he imparted a classical vocabulary ; thus his influence was carried far beyond his own aristocratic circle . Beginning in the 1660s , Bruce built and remodelled a number of country houses , including Thirlestane Castle for the Duke of Lauderdale , and Prestonfield House . Among his most significant work was his own Palladian mansion at Kinross , built on the Loch Leven estate which he had purchased in 1675 . As the king 's architect he undertook the rebuilding of the Royal Palace of Holyroodhouse in the 1670s , which gave the palace its present appearance . After the death of Charles II Bruce lost political favour , and later , following the accession of William and Mary , he was imprisoned more than once as a suspected Jacobite . However , he managed to continue his architectural work , often providing his services to others with Jacobite sympathies .
= = Early years = =
Little is known of William Bruce 's youth , and his date of birth is unrecorded . He was probably born at Blairhall in western Fife , in around 1630 , the second son of Robert Bruce of Blairhall and Katherine Preston . He may have attended St Andrews University in 1637 – 1638 , which would suggest that his birth date was as early as 1625 . The Bruces were a well @-@ connected Episcopalian family , strongly loyal to the king , and descended from Thomas Bruce a cousin of King Robert II , who had been granted lands in Clackmannan and Fife . Bruce 's first cousin Edward Bruce was created Earl of Kincardine in 1643 .
Letters in the Earl of Kincardine 's papers show that William Bruce was in exile in Rotterdam during the 1650s with his cousin , Alexander Bruce , brother of the Earl of Kincardine . As Episcopalians , William and Alexander would have sought refuge from the Puritan Commonwealth established by Oliver Cromwell . In Rotterdam , they were in contact with Sir Robert Moray , a soldier and natural philosopher close to Charles II , who then resided at Maastricht . William Bruce was a merchant , based in the Scottish community in Rotterdam , but travelling widely . He owned a ship with Alexander Bruce and John Hamilton of Grange , and was involved in the trade of wine , coal and timber between Norway , France , England , Scotland and the Low Countries . He is recorded as having a house and a mistress in La Rochelle . He may have had a son Normand by this mistress , since in 1672 he figures as a witness to the baptism at Holyrood of a William Bruce , son of Normand Bruce , mason . Moreover , the marriage record of Normand Bruce states that he was employed at Balcaskie . In 1658 , William and Alexander travelled together from Bremen overland to Maastricht to meet Moray . Alexander Bruce and Moray were founder members of the Royal Society in 1660 , and it is likely that architecture featured in their discussions , particularly the new town hall in Maastricht that Moray had recently advised on .
In 1659 , Bruce acted as a messenger between General Monck , Cromwell 's commander @-@ in @-@ chief in Scotland , and the exiled King Charles II . A passport survives , issued to Bruce by Monck in September 1659 , and giving him permission to remain in Scotland until his " returne to Holland , " and it appears that the messages he brought from Charles persuaded Monck to march his army to London , a decisive event in the Restoration . The nature of their communications is not known , although it would appear that Moray selected him for the task . Sir Robert Douglas stated that Bruce " painted the distress and distractions " of Scotland before the General , and suggested to him " the glory that would be acquired in restoring the royal family . "
= = Political career = =
Following the restoration , William Bruce was appointed Clerk to the Bills in 1660 , and Clerk of Supply to the Lords in Council in 1665 . Both were lucrative positions , involving collection of fees , from Parliament in the first case , and from petitioners to the Court of Session in the latter . Meanwhile , Sir Robert Moray had established himself as a courtier and scientist at Whitehall , London , and employed Bruce as a trusted messenger between Whitehall and the Duke of Lauderdale , Secretary for Scotland .
Moray later served on the Treasury Commission for Scotland , as did Alexander Bruce , now Earl of Kincardine . Bruce reported to this Commission as a revenue collector , and benefited from the patronage of its members . The Commission had responsibility for the King 's Works , and in 1667 Bruce was appointed Superintendent and Overseer of the Royal Palaces in Scotland . Four years later he was made Surveyor General of the King 's Works in Scotland , with a salary of £ 3600 Scots ( £ 300 Sterling , or £ 44 @,@ 000 in 2016 ) , for the purpose of rebuilding Holyroodhouse . In March 1671 , Bruce was part of a syndicate which bought the rights to collect taxes over a five @-@ year period , paying £ 26 @,@ 000 Sterling ( £ 3 @.@ 8 million in 2016 ) for the privilege . As such , it would appear that Bruce was not only the architect of Holyroodhouse , but one of the principal financiers of the £ 21 @,@ 000 project .
As a key figure of the Restoration administration , William Bruce became close to other Stuart loyalists , who included such powerful patrons as the Duke of Lauderdale , Lord Haltoun , and the Earl of Rothes . In 1667 , he undertook his first building work for Lord Rothes , overseeing the extensions to Leslie House , and later worked on several of Lauderdale 's properties , concurrently with Holyroodhouse . In 1668 he was created a Baronet of Nova Scotia .
From 1669 to 1674 Bruce sat in the Scottish Parliament as shire commissioner for Fife , and from 1681 to 1682 as a shire commissioner for Kinross . From April 1685 to May 1686 he reached the peak of his political career , as a member of the Privy Council of Scotland . But , in 1674 , he became embroiled in factional rivalry between his patron Lauderdale , and his rivals the Duke of Hamilton and the Earl of Tweeddale . His actions , which apparently included passing information to Hamilton , invoked the fury of the Duchess of Lauderdale , who tried to persuade her husband to deprive Bruce of his offices . Bruce survived , although his relationship with his patron was damaged . Lauderdale described him as " the bitterest factionalist partie man of his quality in all Scotland " . This breakdown resulted in Bruce 's eventual dismissal as Surveyor General of the King 's Works , on the false pretext that Holyroodhouse was finished .
Bruce 's earnings from his offices had made him a wealthy man , even by the standards of his patrons . This wealth allowed him to purchase the Balcaskie estate in 1665 , and to extend the house and gardens . In 1675 he purchased the larger estate of Loch Leven , Kinross , from the Earl of Morton , which brought him the hereditary sheriffdom of Kinross @-@ shire . In the late 1670s Bruce took on his first architectural projects for entirely new houses .
Following the accession of James VII in 1685 , Bruce gradually fell from favour , and was distrusted by the new regime . After the Revolution of 1688 , and the accession of William of Orange as King , he was once again at odds with his Protestant rulers , and he refused to take up his seat in Parliament . As a staunch Episcopalian , Bruce was considered a potential Jacobite threat . In 1693 he was briefly imprisoned in Stirling Castle for refusing to appear before the Privy Council . He was incarcerated again at Stirling in 1694 , and from 1696 in Edinburgh Castle . Bruce was expelled from parliament in 1702 , his seat passing to his son John Bruce . Despite these imprisonments , he continued his architectural work , indeed the 1690s and 1700s were his most prolific years . Bruce was imprisoned at Edinburgh Castle again in 1708 and was only released a short time before his death , at the beginning of 1710 . He was buried in the family plot at Kinross Kirk , the ruins of which still stand beside Kinross House .
Bruce 's surviving account books show purchases of books on music , painting and horticulture , as well as numerous foreign @-@ language works , suggesting that William Bruce was a learned man . He studied horticulture extensively , and applied his knowledge of the subject in his own gardens at Kinross . He was a friend of James Sutherland of the Edinburgh Botanic Garden , and may have known John Evelyn and other English horticulturalists .
= = Family = =
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Sir John Bruce , 2nd Baronet of Kinross , ( before 1671 – 19 March 1710 ) married Christian Leslie , widow of the Marquess of Montrose and daughter of the Duke of Rothes . He left no issue .
Anne , upon whom Sir William had entailed his estates if her brother failed to leave issue . She married twice , with issue to both husbands .
After the death of his first wife , Sir William Bruce married Magdalen Scott , widow of an Edinburgh merchant called George Clerk , in 1700 . They had no issue . Magdalen lived until 1752 , and gained a reputation as a Jacobite , establishing a Jacobite cell at her home in Leith Citadel .
= = Architectural works = =
= = = Influences = = =
The Netherlands provided William Bruce with many of his influences . He was in the Low Countries at a time when Italian Classicism was the height of fashion , and similarities have been observed between Bruce 's work , particularly Holyroodhouse , and such buildings as the Amsterdam City Hall ( 1648 – 65 ) , the work of Jacob van Campen , and Maastricht 's City Hall ( 1659 – 64 ) , by Pieter Post . Alexander Bruce had married a Dutch woman with family ties to the House of Orange , and it seems likely that he provided links to the Dutch artisans who worked on some of Bruce 's projects .
Bruce was certainly familiar with northern France , and in 1663 he made a further " foreign journey " at the behest of Lauderdale , although his itinerary is unknown . Whether by visit or through studying engravings , he knew several notable French houses including Vaux @-@ le @-@ Vicomte , Blérancourt , and the Chateau de Balleroy , the last the work of French architect François Mansart . These modern French designs , incorporating features then unknown in Scotland , such as the double @-@ pile of major rooms in two enfilades , ranged back @-@ to @-@ back , were also influential on Bruce 's designs .
English influence is also visible in his work . His country houses took the compact Anglo @-@ Dutch type as their model , as introduced into England by Hugh May and Sir Roger Pratt , but with Continental detailing , such as the rustication on the facade at Mertoun . Roger Pratt 's Coleshill House of 1660 is often cited as a model for Bruce 's Kinross House . Konrad Ottenheym concludes that Bruce employed an " international style " , which was fashionable in France , Holland , and England , and that he was pivotal in disseminating this style in Scotland .
= = = Early works = = =
Bruce 's early work involved advising clients and rebuilding existing houses , rather than designing new buildings from scratch . Panmure House and Leslie House ( seat of the Earl of Rothes ) had been projects of the king 's master mason John Mylne . At Panmure , although Bruce has been credited with the design in the past , the works were overseen by Alexander Nisbet , although Bruce did design the gates and gate piers . At Leslie , Bruce oversaw the works after Mylne 's death , and probably made his own amendments . Panmure was demolished in the 1950s , and only a small part of Leslie House remains standing , following a fire in the 18th century . Bruce later advised the Duke of Queensberry regarding his plans for Drumlanrig Castle .
Bruce also worked on his own property at Balcaskie , Fife , which he bought in 1665 , and which does survive intact , although with later alterations . He doubled the L @-@ plan house to a near @-@ symmetrical U @-@ plan , and may have built the curving wing @-@ walls and linking pavilions . Gifford , however , attributes these to a later building phase . The curving walls , a form later seen at Hopetoun , were a new innovation if Bruce did carry them out , possibly inspired by the work of the Italian Gian Lorenzo Bernini . In the gardens he laid out parterres and stepped " Italian " terraces , with a vista leading the eye to the Bass Rock , all inspired by French baroque gardens such as Vaux @-@ le @-@ Vicomte . Internally , Bruce created a new layout of rooms , and it was for his continental @-@ inspired internal planning , as much as his exterior design , that he was sought after as an architect .
In 1670 the Duke of Lauderdale commissioned Bruce to remodel Thirlestane Castle , his 16th @-@ century tower house in the Border country . Bruce , working with King 's master mason Robert Mylne , extended the building with new corner pavilions and a new entrance , and re @-@ planned the interior . Lauderdale continued to employ Bruce , often working closely with Lord Haltoun , Lauderdale 's brother , during the 1670s , on his homes at Brunstane near Edinburgh , and Lethington ( later renamed Lennoxlove ) , as well as commissioning a design for new gates at his English property , Ham House , near London , in 1671 . At Ham Bruce may have had further involvement with the remodelling works going on there , under the direction of the English architect William Samwell . While engaged at Thirlestane , Bruce also designed the nearby Lauder Kirk , his only complete church . One of very few 17th century cruciform @-@ plan churches in Scotland , it may have been inspired by François Mansart 's similar church at Balleroy in France .
= = = Holyroodhouse = = =
William Bruce 's appointment as Surveyor General of the King 's Works in Scotland was made chiefly for the purpose of rebuilding the palace of Holyroodhouse . Aside from this project , he only carried out minor repairs to Edinburgh and Stirling Castles , and to the fortifications on the Bass Rock . Charles I had intended to extend and rebuild Holyroodhouse , and plans had been drawn up in the 1630s . Nothing was done however , and in 1650 the palace was burnt out , destroying all but the west range . Bruce was contracted to design and oversee the works , with Robert Mylne acting as contractor . Bruce 's plans were drawn up by Mylne , as Bruce himself apparently lacked the technical skills of architectural drawing .
Charles II criticised Bruce 's initial plans for the internal layout , and an improved scheme was eventually approved . Construction began in July 1671 , and by 1674 much of the work was complete . Bruce built a second gothic tower to mirror the existing one built by James V between 1528 and 1532 , and created the courtyard block in a restrained classical style . A second phase of work started in 1676 , when the Duke of Lauderdale ordered Bruce to demolish and rebuild the main west façade , resulting by 1679 in the screen wall , topped by a carved imperial crown , which forms the main entrance .
Also in 1676 , Bruce drew up plans for the completion of Heriot 's Hospital in Edinburgh , which had been started in the 1620s . His design , for the central tower of the south façade , was eventually executed in 1693 .
= = = Country houses = = =
His first commission for a new building was for the construction of Dunkeld House , and came from the Earl of Atholl in 1676 . The house had been badly damaged in 1654 , during the civil war , and Bruce was given the task of building its replacement . ( The house was later demolished ) . Another early full @-@ scale commission was for Moncrieffe House ( 1679 ) , which burned down in 1957 .
In 1675 , Bruce bought the estate of Loch Leven from the Earl of Morton . The estate included an old manor near Kinross , as well as the ruins of Loch Leven Castle , famous as the jail of Mary , Queen of Scots . After carrying out repairs on the old manor , and beginning to lay out the gardens , Bruce began work on his new home , Kinross House , in 1686 , employing master mason Thomas Bauchop . The Palladian building bears some resemblance to Roger Pratt 's Coleshill House of 1660 ( demolished ) , but with features Bruce derived from French sources . These features , ultimately classical and Italian in origin , include the rusticated basement stonework , and the giant order of corinthian pilasters , the latter possibly deriving from Bernini 's first designs for the Louvre . Following Bruce 's fall from favour , he found himself increasingly in debt , which delayed the completion of the house until 1693 . Kinross was one of the earliest Palladian @-@ style country houses in Scotland , and was recognised as one of the finest buildings in the country ; Daniel Defoe described it as " the most beautiful and regular piece of Architecture in Scotland " , and Thomas Pennant called Kinross " the first good house of regular architecture in North Britain " .
Despite William Bruce 's fall from political favour , and his intermittent imprisonment , he continued to practice . During the 1690s he completed Hill of Tarvit ( 1696 ) , Craighall ( 1697 – 99 ) in Fife , and Craigiehall ( 1699 ) near Edinburgh . The latter , built for the Marquess of Annandale , still stands , and is used as the British Army 's Scottish headquarters . From 1698 he was working on a new house for the young Charles Hope , later first Earl of Hopetoun . Hopetoun House , near Edinburgh , was completed in 1702 , and represents Bruce 's grandest country house design . The master mason was again Thomas Bauchop , and the inspiration was again Anglo @-@ Dutch , with French rustication . The bulk of Bruce 's work is now obscured by 18th century remodelling , carried out by William Adam . Bruce was commissioned again by Hopetoun in 1708 , to build a private aisle at Abercorn Kirk . The Hopetoun Loft overlooks the interior of the kirk , and connects to a retiring room with an oval " squint " giving a view of the pulpit .
In 1702 Bruce was commissioned by the burgesses of Stirling to design a new tolbooth for the town . Bruce provided only sketch plans , which were executed by local masons between 1703 and 1705 . Bruce 's last country houses were Harden House ( now known as Mertoun House ) , built for the Scotts in the Borders , and his smallest house , Auchendinny in Midlothian . His final work , in around 1710 , was for Nairne House , for the Jacobite Lord Nairne . The house was not completed until two years after Bruce 's death , and the extent of his involvement is unclear . Nairne House was demolished in 1760 , although the cupola was retained and installed on the roof of the King James VI Hospital in nearby Perth .
= = Legacy = =
Although Daniel Defoe called Bruce " the Kit Wren of North Britain " , for his role as the effective founder of classical architecture in that country , Gifford suggests he is more comparable to Hugh May and Roger Pratt in his achievements . Like May and Pratt , he popularised a style of country house amongst the nobility , encouraging the move away from the traditional " tower house " , which came to be perceived as increasingly anachronistic , towards a more continental , leisure @-@ oriented architecture . Sir John Clerk of Penicuik named Bruce as " the chief introducer of architecture in this country " , while to Colen Campbell , compiler of Vitruvius Britannicus , he was " justly esteem 'd the best Architect of his time in that Kingdom " . His work was a major influence on the design of country houses in the 18th century , an influence which was spread through the masons and draughtsmen he worked with , including Mylne and Bauchop , James Smith , and Alexander Edward . At Kinross his deliberate alignment of the main vista on the ruins of Lochleven Castle suggested to Howard Colvin " that Bruce , like Vanbrugh , has a place in the prehistory of the picturesque " .
= Wipeout 2097 =
Wipeout 2097 ( stylised wipE 'out " 2097 ; released as Wipeout XL in North America ) is a 1996 futuristic racing game developed and published by Psygnosis . It is the second instalment released in the Wipeout series , and is the direct sequel of the original game released the previous year . It was originally released in 1996 for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows , and in 1997 for the Sega Saturn . It was later ported by Digital Images to the Amiga in 1999 and by Coderus to Mac OS in 2002 .
Whereas the original game introduced the F3600 anti @-@ gravity racing league in the year 2052 , Wipeout 2097 is set over four decades later and introduces the player to the much faster , more competitive , and more dangerous F5000 AG racing league . The game introduced a new damage interface , various new weapons and tracks . The Sega Saturn version supported analogue control by using its 3D Control Pad , whereas the PlayStation version supported analogue control only through using the optional Negcon twist controller .
The game received generally positive reviews from critics , who praised the game for its unique blend of trance music and designer logos and cited that Wipeout 2097 was the beginning of a new trend in gaming to tap into popular culture and other arts . IGN ranked the game as the 13th best PlayStation game of all time in 2002 .
= = Gameplay = =
Gameplay did not differ much from the previous title . Aside from the different circuits and new weapons , the fundamental aspects were kept . Pilots would race each other or computer @-@ controlled A.I. opponents , to finish in the highest position possible . To help them achieve this end , weapons were provided .
Though the crafts move at very high straight @-@ line speeds , Wipeout takes its inspiration from Formula 1 breakthroughs by aspiring for even greater turning speeds . Using the Formula 1 parallel , rather than using aerodynamics to increase wheel grip by down @-@ force for faster turning speeds , Wipeout uses a fictionalised method of air braking for ever greater turning force . Just moving a craft left or right alone is very responsive , but by applying an air @-@ brake in the direction of movement , players zip around very tight turns at near top speed , including those greater than 90 degrees . By applying an air @-@ brake , the turn starts out gradually but as it continues , change in direction increases sharply . Where necessary , the player may also use dual air @-@ brakes for rapid deceleration , typically used if the pilot has flown off the racing line in tight corners and needs to steady . The player can also take on damage from enemy fire and be blown up , but the ship can be " recharged " to health at the pit stop in exchange for a precious few seconds of the race .
Aside from the usual tactical aspects of racing , Wipeout 2097 ( unlike its predecessor ) offered the chance to eliminate other players from the competition through the use of weapons . Each craft had a shield energy quota , and when this quota reached zero — either from damage sustained from weapon attacks , or impact from other craft or the edges of the circuit — the craft would blow up . The craft would also blow up if a certain time limit was not reached , though this only applied to human players . The biggest weapon introduced in 2097 was the Quake Disruptor , which has been a series hall mark ever since . This weapon cause a quake to thrust a destructive wave down the track that dunks the crafts it smash into .
The aim of the game remains the same from its predecessor ; complete various and increasingly difficult challenges to move on to the next race . Changing the difficulty level is simply that of upping the top speed of the craft , through four different classes ( Vector , Venom , Rapier , Phanntom ) . The number of laps needed to complete a race also increased with each new class . Multiplayer mode carries over from its predecessor , offering the use of a competitive two @-@ player split screen throughout all tracks , and a four @-@ player option for Windows 95 versions .
Victory in the challenge modes was the game 's ultimate accomplishment . These modes are similar to a championship where players have to race every track to become champion ; however , rather than tallying up points , Challenge mode took a very single player @-@ centric approach by only allowing progress to the next track by winning the current track ( not coming first meant it had to be repeated ) . Players could lose the mode by losing all three lives , which are lost by finishing a race in worse than third position . By winning all the races , the player is crowned champion and given access to faster modes , new tracks and ultimately the Piranha craft .
= = Development = =
As with the first instalment , Wipeout 2097 was developed by Liverpudlian developer Psygnosis and the promotional art was designed by Sheffield @-@ based The Designers Republic . The development cycle ran seven months . To cater for the increase in Wipeout players , an easier learning curve was introduced whilst keeping the difficulty at top end for the experienced gamers .
An entire nightclub tour was initiated in conjunction with Red Bull energy drink , which was featured prominently throughout the game , before the drink actually gained popularity in the American market .
The game was first unveiled in the form of a pre @-@ alpha demo at the May 1996 Electronic Entertainment Expo .
= = = Music = = =
Similar to the first game , new music was mostly recorded from Psygnosis 's in @-@ house music team , CoLD SToRAGE , for versions released outside the PlayStation . The songs of the PlayStation , Sega Saturn and the Windows and Mac versions could also be listened to by inserting the CD into a CD player ( and skipping the first track ) . The soundtrack was also released as an audio CD , though with a different artist and track listing .
= = Reception = =
The game received considerable praise for its technically challenging racing and fusion of popular culture elements . Many critics praised the unique blend of techno music and designer logos in one cohesive futuristic racing universe as the beginning of a new trend in gaming to tap into popular culture and other arts , which was made possible by the new storage space of the time .
Jeff Gerstmann of GameSpot praised the newly improved graphics and innovation the game offered , saying that the game " redefined the whole ' racing ' generation , but [ XL ] took it to the next level " . Gerstmann also cited that the game improved on the gameplay , noting that the original had " everything but the gameplay " . IGN gave similar praise , especially with its new options and new in @-@ game physics , making the gameplay " more enjoyable " , stating that " [ Wipepout XL ] marks the return of the popular futuristic racer to the PlayStation " . In 1996 , Next Generation ranked Wipeout 2097 as the 32nd top game of all time for how " playing linked Wipeout comes close to gaming at its very best " , noting that the game could have been a technology demonstration for PlayStation . Edge gave both the PlayStation and Sega Saturn versions a score of 8 out of 10 , praising similar remarks of its improved graphics and its gameplay .
In 1997 , The Official PlayStation Magazine named it as the fifth top PlayStation game yet . In IGN 's top 25 PlayStation games of all time list it ranked 13th , noted for being often considered the PlayStation 's best racing game of its time and was chosen ahead of others in the series because Wipeout 2097 was " the one they preferred to keep coming back to " . It ranks as the third best PlayStation game at GameRankings with an average review score of 94 @.@ 75 % from ten different sources .
= 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix =
The 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix ( formally the Formula 1 ING Magyar Nagydíj 2008 ) was a Formula One motor race held on 3 August 2008 , at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród , near Budapest , Hungary . It was the 11th race of the 2008 Formula One season . Contested over 70 laps , the race was won by Heikki Kovalainen for the McLaren team , from a second position start . Timo Glock finished second in a Toyota car , with Kimi Räikkönen third in a Ferrari . It was Kovalainen 's first Formula One victory , which made him the sport 's 100th driver to win a World Championship race , and it was Glock 's first podium finish .
The majority of the race consisted of a duel between Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa , who drove for McLaren and Ferrari , respectively . Hamilton started from pole position but was beaten at the first corner by Massa , who passed him around the outside . The two championship rivals began a battle for the lead that was resolved when Hamilton sustained a punctured tyre just over halfway through the race , giving Massa a lead of more than 20 seconds over Kovalainen . The Ferrari 's engine , however , failed with three laps remaining , allowing the McLaren driver to win . Räikkönen set the race 's fastest lap in the other Ferrari , but was hampered by a poor qualifying performance and was stuck behind Fernando Alonso ( Renault ) and Glock in turn for almost all of the race .
As a consequence of the race , Hamilton extended his lead in the World Drivers ' Championship to five points over Räikkönen , with Massa a further three behind . Robert Kubica , who finished eighth after finding his BMW Sauber car uncompetitive at the Hungaroring , slipped to 13 points behind Hamilton , ahead of teammate Nick Heidfeld and Kovalainen . In the World Constructors ' Championship , McLaren passed BMW Sauber for second position , 11 points behind Ferrari .
= = Report = =
= = = Background = = =
The Grand Prix was contested by 20 drivers in ten teams of two . The teams , also known as " constructors " , were Ferrari , McLaren @-@ Mercedes , Renault , Honda , Force India @-@ Ferrari , BMW Sauber , Toyota , Red Bull @-@ Renault , Williams @-@ Toyota and Toro Rosso @-@ Ferrari . Before the race , Ferrari was in the lead of the Constructors ' Championship with 105 points , 16 ahead of BMW Sauber and a further three in front of McLaren . Vying for fourth place were Toyota , Red Bull and Renault , all within two points of each other but more than 60 points behind McLaren . In the Drivers ' Championship , Lewis Hamilton ( McLaren ) led with 58 points , ahead of Ferrari teammates Felipe Massa and Kimi Räikkönen , who were on 54 and 51 points respectively . BMW drivers Robert Kubica ( 48 ) and Nick Heidfeld ( 41 ) were fourth and fifth in the championship , followed by Heikki Kovalainen , who had scored 28 points in the second McLaren .
Following the German Grand Prix on July 20 , the teams conducted testing sessions at the Jerez circuit from July 22 – 25 . Each team was limited to 30 @,@ 000 kilometres ( 19 @,@ 000 mi ) of testing during the 2008 calendar year , a reduction compared with previous seasons . Sebastian Vettel ( Toro Rosso ) set the fastest time of the first and second days , while Mark Webber ( Red Bull ) topped the third day 's running , and Heikki Kovalainen was fastest on the final day of testing . Several teams tested using Bridgestone slick tyres , as preparation for the switch from grooved to slick tyres for the 2009 season , and BMW Sauber tested a Kinetic Energy Recovery System , also for the following year . Among the other teams , Force India 's test driver , Vitantonio Liuzzi , tested the team 's new " seamless @-@ shift " gearbox ahead of the system 's race début later in the year , while Timo Glock of Toyota took part after a heavy crash at the German Grand Prix .
In the week leading up to the race , a meeting between the teams at Ferrari 's headquarters in Maranello resulted in the formation of a new representative body , the Formula One Teams Association ( FOTA ) , which was led by Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo . McLaren team principal Ron Dennis said the establishment of FOTA was intended to encourage greater co @-@ operation between the teams , particularly in framing new sporting and technical regulations , and to act as a counterweight to the sport 's existing governing body , the Fédération Internationale de l 'Automobile ( FIA ) and the company responsible for its commercial management , Formula One Management ( FOM ) .
On July 31 , the day before the event 's first free practice sessions took place , McLaren confirmed the team would retain Kovalainen for 2009 alongside Hamilton , while the organisers of the Hungarian Grand Prix signed a deal with Bernie Ecclestone , the president of FOM , to continue hosting the race until 2016 .
Several teams made technical changes to their cars for the Grand Prix . Ferrari altered the F2008 chassis 's cooling system and bodywork following high brake wear and engine water temperatures at the German Grand Prix . McLaren and Force India introduced revised aerodynamic packages for their MP4 @-@ 23 and VJM01 chassis , aimed at increasing the amount of downforce , and therefore grip , produced by the bodywork . Force India also brought its seamless @-@ shift gearbox to the event . Ferrari , Honda and Toyota also débuted raised engine covers , nicknamed " shark @-@ fins " for the way they stretched toward the rear wing , and Honda introduced a new rear suspension package .
The sport 's sole tyre supplier , Bridgestone , provided two specifications of grooved dry tyres for the race , designated Soft ( also referred to as the " prime " tyre ) and Super Soft ( also referred to as the " option " tyre ) . The Super Soft compound was distinguished by a white stripe in one of the tyre 's grooves . As was the case for all of the 2008 Grands Prix , the rules stipulated that all cars should use both types of tyre during the course of the race , and each driver was limited to seven sets of dry tyres for the weekend .
= = = Practice and qualifying = = =
Three practice sessions were held before the Sunday race — two on Friday from 10 : 00 to 11 : 30 and 14 : 00 to 15 : 30 local time , and a third on Saturday morning between 11 : 00 and 12 : 00 . The first practice session took place in dry conditions . The ambient temperature was between 27 – 28 ° C ( 81 – 82 ° F ) , and the track temperature ranged from 31 – 34 ° C ( 88 – 93 ° F ) during the hour @-@ long period . Massa set the session 's fastest time with a lap of 1 minute and 20 @.@ 981 seconds , almost four @-@ tenths of a second ahead of his teammate Räikkönen . The two McLaren drivers were third and fourth , Kovalainen ahead of Hamilton . Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet Jr. set the fifth and eighth @-@ fastest times respectively for Renault ; they were separated by Glock and Kubica . Their teammates , Heidfeld and Toyota driver Jarno Trulli , completed the top ten . Vettel 's Toro Rosso car was afflicted by a hydraulics problem ; this restricted him to completing only four timed laps , and he was slowest overall .
The second practice session was held in similar weather to the first ; the only difference was a slightly higher peak track temperature of 37 ° C ( 99 ° F ) . During this session , Hamilton set the quickest lap time of the day , a 1 : 20 @.@ 554 ; Kovalainen finished with the third @-@ fastest time . The Renault drivers were again quick — Piquet in second and Alonso fourth — although the team 's Executive Director of Engineering , Pat Symonds , admitted both cars were running with slightly lower fuel loads than normal , improving their performance . Räikkönen and Massa slipped to fifth and sixth respectively , their best times one @-@ thousandth of a second apart . They were ahead of Heidfeld , Kubica , Trulli and Williams driver Nico Rosberg . Vettel 's car was still suffering from the hydraulics problem and he completed just five laps , again setting the slowest time of the session .
Saturday 's weather was again dry for the third and final practice session , with ambient temperature between 27 – 29 ° C ( 81 – 84 ° F ) and track temperature from 32 – 36 ° C ( 90 – 97 ° F ) . Hamilton again set the fastest time , a 1 : 20 @.@ 228 , quicker than his best on Friday . This put him immediately ahead of Massa , Glock , Kovalainen and Piquet . Heidfeld was much happier with the setup of his car and set the sixth @-@ fastest time , but Kubica suffered a mechanical problem that restricted him to 18th position . Vettel had a trouble @-@ free session and set the eighth @-@ fastest time , one position behind teammate Sébastien Bourdais . Räikkönen and Rosberg completed the top ten ahead of qualifying .
Saturday afternoon 's qualifying session was divided into three parts . In the first 20 @-@ minute period , cars finishing 16th or lower were eliminated . The second qualifying period lasted 15 minutes , at the end of which the fastest 10 cars went into the final period to determine their grid positions for the race . Cars failing to make the final period were allowed to be refuelled before the race , but those competing in it were not and carried more fuel than they had done in the earlier qualifying sessions to see them through the first part of the race . The session was held in dry weather slightly hotter than any of the free practice sessions ; the ambient temperature ranged between 30 and 31 ° C ( 86 and 88 ° F ) , while track temperature ranged between 38 and 41 ° C ( 100 and 106 ° F ) .
Hamilton set the fastest time in the first and final parts of the session , which clinched him pole position with a lap of 1 : 20 @.@ 899 . Although he was pleased with the handling of his McLaren — he said that he had never been more comfortable in the car — he believed that he could have recorded a faster lap , as he made a slight mistake going into Turn Five . Hamilton was joined on the front row by his teammate Kovalainen , who recorded a lap time 0 @.@ 241 seconds slower and was fuelled for an additional two laps in the race . Massa set the session 's fastest time of 1 : 19 @.@ 068 during its second part , but was delayed by other cars , which prevented him from heating his tyres sufficiently to achieve the maximum grip possible . He dropped to third overall in the final part of qualifying . Räikkönen was on a heavier fuel load than his teammate but made a mistake on his final flying lap that restricted him to sixth place . That left him behind Kubica and Glock on the grid . Kubica achieved his competitive time despite handling problems , which led him to describe his lap as his best so far of the season , while Glock recorded the best qualifying result of his career thus far . Alonso qualified in seventh position with Piquet in tenth on a heavy fuel load ; the Renault teammates were split by Webber and Trulli . As the Soft tyres were expected to perform better in the race than the Super Softs , the McLaren drivers ' use of one fewer set of the Soft tyres than their Ferrari counterparts during the qualifying session suggested Hamilton and Kovalainen might have had a tyre performance advantage in the race . This was because the Soft tyre was the fastest tyre choice over the course of a single lap , despite the theoretical performance advantage of the Super Soft ; Ferrari used one more set of Soft tyres than McLaren before realising this was the case .
Vettel was the fastest driver not to advance into the final session , qualifying 11th ; his best time of 1 : 20 @.@ 131 was just over a second slower than Massa 's pace in the second session . His teammate , Bourdais , set the 14th @-@ fastest lap , but was penalised five positions on the grid for impeding Heidfeld during the first part of qualifying , a delay which limited the BMW Sauber driver to the 16th @-@ fastest time . The Toro Rosso drivers were split before Bourdais ' penalty by Jenson Button — who found his Honda 's revised suspension a significant improvement — and David Coulthard , who believed the Hungaroring did not suit the handling characteristics of his Red Bull RB4 chassis . Rosberg made it into the second part of qualifying , but did not complete any laps thereafter after his Williams car developed a hydraulics problem . Kazuki Nakajima ( Williams ) , Rubens Barrichello ( Honda ) and Force India drivers Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil failed to advance beyond the first part of qualifying , and thus completed the final rows of the grid . In the first part of qualifying ( the only section in which all drivers took part ) , the entire field was covered by just under three seconds .
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The race took place in the afternoon from 14 : 00 local time , in dry and sunny weather , with an ambient temperature of between 30 and 31 ° C ( 86 and 88 ° F ) , and a track temperature ranging from 40 to 43 ° C ( 104 to 109 ° F ) . The race @-@ day attendance was 84 @,@ 000 . As usual , the race was broadcast worldwide , with the " World Feed " coverage being produced by FOM . Every driver except Coulthard started on the Soft compound tyres . Massa made a good start on his only remaining new set of Soft tyres , moving ahead of Kovalainen from the grid and drawing alongside Hamilton into the first corner . Hamilton held the inside line for the turn , but Massa braked later than the McLaren driver and passed him around the outside . Behind the leading three in the run down to the first corner , Glock moved ahead of Kubica , while Alonso overtook Räikkönen . Barrichello made the best start in the field , moving from 17th to 13th place at the end of the first lap , while Vettel made a poor start and lost four places over the same distance . At the completion of the first lap , Massa led from Hamilton , Kovalainen , Glock , Kubica , Alonso , Räikkönen , Webber , Trulli , Piquet , Coulthard , Heidfeld , Barrichello , Button , Vettel , Bourdais , Rosberg , Nakajima , Fisichella and Sutil .
Massa and Hamilton immediately began to pull clear of Kovalainen . On lap 3 , Button overtook his teammate Barrichello for 13th position , but both Honda drivers were stuck behind Heidfeld , who was carrying a heavier fuel load than them . As the race progressed , Massa began to open a small lead over Hamilton , who put his McLaren into a " fuel @-@ saving mode " , attempting to jump ahead of Massa later in the race by making a pit stop after the Ferrari driver . In addition , the high track temperature was to the Ferrari chassis 's advantage , as it was easier on its tyres than the McLaren and was able to run them at an operating temperature of up to 10 ° C ( 18 ° F ) lower , resulting in less tyre wear . By lap 18 , Massa had a lead of 3 @.@ 5 seconds over Hamilton , who in turn was almost 8 seconds ahead of Kovalainen . Glock was a further 3 seconds behind the second McLaren driver , but was drawing ahead of Kubica in fifth , who was finding his BMW Sauber difficult to drive in race conditions with a lack of grip and stability under braking , and was holding up a group of cars behind him .
Massa , Kubica and Webber were the first three drivers to make pit stops by coming in on lap 18 . The McLaren mechanics timed Massa 's stop to estimate the amount of fuel he received , and when Hamilton made his own first stop on the next lap , they fuelled him to run for three laps longer than the Ferrari in the second stint of the race . Kovalainen took over the lead of the race for two laps before his pit stop on lap 21 returned it to Massa . Piquet was the last of the leading runners to make a pit stop , on lap 25 , allowing him to jump ahead of Kubica , Trulli and Webber . Further down the order , Vettel made an unscheduled pit stop on lap 20 and retired two laps later with an overheating engine . By the end of lap 26 , all of the leading drivers on two @-@ stop strategies had taken their pit stops . The race order was Massa leading from Hamilton , Kovalainen , Glock , Coulthard ( who was yet to pit ) , Alonso , Räikkönen , Piquet , Trulli , Kubica , Webber , Heidfeld , Button , Barrichello , Bourdais , Rosberg , Nakajima , Fisichella and Sutil .
Hamilton rejoined the race following his first pit stop 2 @.@ 6 seconds behind Massa , and needed to stay within approximately 3 @.@ 5 seconds of the Ferrari driver to gain track position after the second round of pit stops . Massa began to pull away again , easing the gap open to 4 seconds by lap 32 , while Hamilton locked his front @-@ left wheel as he tried to keep up with the Ferrari , flat @-@ spotting the tyre in the process . The two continued to set fastest laps as they pulled away from the rest of the field . On lap 29 , Coulthard made his first pit stop , dropping to 12th place as a result . Button , Barrichello , Bourdais , Rosberg , Nakajima , Fisichella and Sutil also made their first pit stops at this stage of the race . Three of these drivers experienced delays during their pit stops which dropped them down the running order : Barrichello and Bourdais suffered flash fires , while Rosberg 's fuel hose jammed , losing him time .
At the front of the field , Massa continued to pull away gradually from Hamilton ; the gap between the two had risen to 5 seconds by the end of lap 40 . On the following lap , Hamilton 's front @-@ left tyre deflated approaching Turn Two ; the resultant slow lap back to the pit lane and stop for a replacement tyre dropped him to tenth place . Massa now had a 23 @-@ second lead over Kovalainen and slowed his pace accordingly , adjusting the performance of the engine to place it under less mechanical stress . He made his final pit stop on lap 44 , allowing Kovalainen to take the lead until his own stop four laps later , handing Massa back his lead . On lap 41 , Heidfeld made his only pit stop , dropping from 11th to 12th position . In the following laps , the other drivers made their second stops , except Nakajima , who switched to a one @-@ stop strategy at his first visit to his pit box . Behind the leading trio of Massa , Kovalainen and Glock , Räikkönen moved ahead of Alonso despite running off the road just before his pit stop ; after he exited the pit lane , Piquet fended off Trulli as they battled for position . The pit stop sequence allowed Hamilton to move back up the order , to sixth place behind Alonso . Further back , Bourdais suffered another flash fire on lap 45 , and made another visit to the pit lane one lap later to have fire extinguisher foam cleaned off his helmet visor . Rosberg was the final scheduled driver to make a pit stop , on lap 58 . The majority of the drivers ran with Soft tyres for the first two stints of the race , then switched to the Super Soft compound for the final stint .
At the conclusion of lap 59 , with the scheduled pit stops completed , the running order was Massa leading from Kovalainen , Glock , Räikkönen , Alonso , Hamilton , Piquet , Trulli , Kubica , Webber , Heidfeld , Coulthard , Button , Nakajima , Rosberg , Fisichella , Sutil , Barrichello and Bourdais . Running in clean air without a car immediately in front of him for the first time , Räikkönen set the fastest lap of the race at 1 : 21 @.@ 195 , on lap 61 , as he closed the nine @-@ second gap to Glock at a rate of one second per lap . Hamilton caught Alonso at a similar rate , but his rear Super Soft tyres began to overheat and he was unable to make any further impression after closing the gap to 1 @.@ 5 seconds . On lap 62 , Sutil suffered a puncture caused by a brake failure and became the second retirement of the race . In the closing laps , Kovalainen reduced his deficit to Massa to 15 seconds , but the Ferrari driver appeared to be in command of the race . However , as Massa started lap 68 , his engine failed without warning , forcing him to retire from the lead with three laps remaining . Kovalainen was thus promoted into the lead , which he held to take the first victory of his Formula One career in a time of 1 ' 37 : 27 @.@ 067 , at an average speed of 117 @.@ 309 miles per hour ( 188 @.@ 791 km / h ) . Kovalainen was the 100th driver to win a Formula One World Championship race . Glock likewise claimed the best result of his career , and first podium finish , with second position . Räikkönen took the final place on the podium despite a failure in his car 's rear suspension during the final few laps . Alonso and Piquet finished on either side of Hamilton , who was in fifth position , leading Symonds to describe the race as his team 's best of the year so far . Trulli finished seventh , ahead of Kubica , who was extremely disappointed with the uncompetitive performance of his car at the Grand Prix closest to his home country of Poland . His teammate , Heidfeld , finished in tenth place between the two Red Bull drivers , both of whom were also disappointed by their team 's performance . Button , Nakajima , Rosberg and Fisichella filled the next places , a lap behind the leader , while Barrichello was two laps down in 16th position after the delay at his first pit stop . Massa was classified in 17th place , ahead of Bourdais , who was the final finisher .
= = = Post @-@ race = = =
Although Kovalainen was delighted with his first Formula One victory , he attributed much of the credit for his win to luck . After the race he said , " I feel a bit sorry for Felipe and Lewis . They both drove great races , but I know how it feels when things go wrong — I 've had a few similar moments this year . I tried to put pressure on Felipe , especially during the last stint . I felt something might happen if I did that , you never know , but I still found it hard to believe when I saw his Ferrari on fire . " As of 2016 , the race remains Kovalainen 's only Formula One win . Glock was pleased with second position and spoke of how he had dedicated extra training to improve his race starts . He said he had focussed on not making any mistakes in the closing laps as Räikkönen closed , instead of maintaining the gap . Räikkönen described his race as " frustrating and boring " due to the amount of time he spent stuck behind slower cars .
The podium finishers were overshadowed in the media by coverage of the ill fortune of both the weekend 's pace @-@ setters , Hamilton and Massa . Massa in particular was praised for his performance . The Ferrari team principal , Stefano Domenicali , said it was , " the best race of his career . It was fantastic the way he managed the race . " Journalist Mark Hughes described it as " almost certainly his best race to date " , and colleague Simon Arron termed it as " one of the finest afternoons of his F1 career " . Both drew attention to his controlled aggression at the first corner of the race , followed by his relentless , mistake @-@ free pace . Arron , in particular , noted that Massa 's first @-@ corner passing move was more typical of Hamilton 's attacking style than his own , and was a " defining moment " in Massa 's championship campaign . Hamilton himself later expressed surprise that Massa had been able to overtake him in such a manner , and warned his rival that " it won 't happen again " . Hughes described the Grand Prix as " a throwback race " , in that the leaders had suffered from unreliability , and the winner had not been in contention on speed alone ; It was a situation reminiscent of earlier times in the sport , when the cars were generally less reliable .
Bridgestone director of motorsport Hirohide Hamashima said Hamilton 's puncture was probably caused by debris , although as a result of the damage the tyre had sustained , the precise nature of the failure was impossible to determine . He also stated that Hamilton 's tyre was more vulnerable to debris damage because he had flat @-@ spotted it earlier in the race . Massa said he had no prior indication of his engine failure . The problem was later traced to a connecting rod failure caused by an impurity in the component material . An identical problem caused Räikkönen to retire from the following race , the 2008 European Grand Prix .
As a consequence of the race , Hamilton extended his lead in the Drivers ' Championship to five points ahead of Räikkönen , who moved ahead of Massa in the standings . Kubica maintained fourth place ; Kovalainen 's win moved him to within three points of Heidfeld in fifth . In the Constructors ' Championship , Ferrari continued to lead , but McLaren jumped ahead of BMW Sauber for second position . Behind Toyota , Renault moved ahead of Red Bull . Despite his increased lead , Hamilton acknowledged that he expected the Ferrari drivers to be formidable opponents in the season 's seven remaining races . After the eventual conclusion of the championship in Hamilton 's favour by one point , the Hungarian Grand Prix was highlighted as one of Massa 's most obvious lost opportunities in his bid to win the title .
= = Classification = =
= = = Qualifying = = =
^ 1 Sébastien Bourdais was penalised five places on the grid for impeding Nick Heidfeld during first qualifying .
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= = Championship standings after the race = =
Note : Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings .
= Skipsea Castle =
Skipsea Castle is a Norman motte and bailey castle near the village of Skipsea , East Riding of Yorkshire , England . Built around 1086 by Drogo de la Beuvrière , it was designed to secure the newly conquered region , defend against any potential Danish invasion and control the trade route across the region leading to the North Sea . The motte and the bailey were separated by Skipsea Mere , an artificial lake that was linked to the sea during the medieval period via a navigable channel . The village of Skipsea grew up beside the castle church , and the fortified town of Skipsea Brough was built alongside the castle around 1160 to capitalise on the potential trade .
In 1221 the castle 's owner , William de Forz , the Count of Aumale , rebelled against Henry III ; the fortification was captured by royalist forces and the King ordered it to be destroyed . The remains of the castle had little value by the end of the 14th century and Skipsea Brough failed to attract many inhabitants . The castle passed into the control of the state in the early 20th century and various archaeological investigations were carried out between 1987 and 2001 . In the 21st century , Skipsea Castle is managed by English Heritage and open to visitors .
= = History = =
= = = 11th – 12th centuries = = =
Skipsea Castle was built around 1086 by Drogo de Beavriere , a Flemish mercenary and the first Lord of Holderness , following the Norman conquest of England and the Harrying of the North . The region was on the frontier of Norman power and the lordship was intended to protect central Yorkshire against potential Danish raids across the North Sea . Skipsea formed the administrative centre of Drogo 's huge estates , which stretched from the Humber to Bridlington , as well as serving as his caput , or principal residence .
The name " Skipsea " has Scandinavian roots and meant a lake that was navigable by ships . In the medieval period the site was an inland harbour , connected via a navigable channel to the North Sea , which in the 21st century is only around 2 kilometres ( 1 @.@ 2 mi ) away . The surrounding region was referred to as an " island " during this period , due to the surrounding estuary and flood plains . The site of the castle was strategically important , as it lay on the main trading route through the marshes and was accessible by the sea ; the castle had military and economic functions , being designed both to control the newly conquered Norman lands and to manage trade in and out of the inland harbour .
The castle took the form of a motte and bailey design , and a dam was probably constructed to turn the surrounding marshy , low @-@ lying land into an artificial lake , called Skipsea Mere , in turn connected the channel leading to the sea . The complex had its own private harbour , and probably a boat yard and a fresh @-@ water fishery . By the end of the 11th century a church had been built to the east of the castle across the mere , and the village of Skipsea soon grew up alongside the church . Drogo settled 10 knights on lands near the castle in an arrangement known as a castlery or castle @-@ guard system , under which the knights helped to guard the castle in return for their estates , and one of them probably built his own smaller fortification at nearby Aldborough .
After the suspicious death of his wife Drogo fled England , and the castle was reassigned by William the Conqueror to Odo , the Count of Aumale . In 1096 it passed to Arnulf de Montgomery , but returned to the Aumales in 1102 , who held it until 1221 . Trade initially flourished and as a result William le Gros founded the fortified town of Skipsea Brough along the ridgeway just south of the castle , probably around 1160 . The town was intended to bring in valuable revenue to the earls , but would also have helped to defend the castle on its most vulnerable , overlooked side . The castle @-@ guard system lapsed , with the surrounding estates paying their rents in cash instead .
= = = 13th – 14th centuries = = =
After around 1200 the castle declined in importance : it was poorly situated , the threat of Danish raids had now passed , and so the nearby manor of Burstwick became the new administrative centre for the lordship instead . In January 1220 William de Forz , the Count of Aumale by marriage , rebelled against Henry III ; part of their dispute involved the ownership of the estate of Driffield , 11 miles ( 18 km ) away from Skipsea Castle , which Henry had seized the previous year , but William had been in disagreement with Henry 's policies for several years before .
William was promptly excommunicated and Henry moved quickly to suppress the revolt . The barons in the north were ordered to besiege William 's castles , including Skipsea , and William shortly surrendered himself to the King and was ultimately pardoned . Following the rebellion , Henry ordered Skipsea Castle to be destroyed , although it is uncertain to what extent this order was actually carried out . William passed on the castle to his own son , another William , but on the death of his son 's widow , Isabella , it passed to the Crown in 1293 .
Skipsea Mere was drained in the second half of the 14th century and by 1397 the castle was considered worthless : the 20 acres ( 8 @.@ 1 ha ) of land around it became used for pasturing animals . The counts of Aumale used the manor house at nearby Cleeton when they visited the area . Probably because of its poor location , the town of Skipsea Brough also proved unsuccessful as a commercial site . There were only three burgesses in the town paying rent in 1260 , and by the late 14th century the town was largely abandoned ; in 1377 there were only 95 people registered for the poll tax in the two settlements of Skipsea and Skipsea Brough combined .
= = = 15th – 21st centuries = = =
Further drainage of the mere occurred around 1720 and its land was reclaimed for farming . The ground remained marshy and still occasionally flooded at the start of the 20th century . In 1911 the castle was placed into the guardianship of the Commissioners of Works and Public Buildings , later passing into the control of the government heritage agency English Heritage . Archaeological surveys of the site were carried out in 1987 , 1988 , 1992 and 2001 .
The castle is protected as a Scheduled Monument under UK law and the remaining earthworks generally well preserved , but between 2010 and 2014 English Heritage expressed concerns about its condition and the impact of drainage , and the consequent drying out of the land , on the castle 's earthworks . Only a handful of buildings survive in the castle 's planned town of Skipsea Brough .
= = Architecture and landscape = =
Skipsea Castle was a motte and bailey design , with the two parts of the fortification divided by Skipsea Mere . The mere surrounded the motte ; the south @-@ east corner of the mere was cut off by two causeways to the south and east of the motte . Eels were recorded being caught in the lake during the 13th century , and the south @-@ eastern corner may have formed a fresh @-@ water fishery . A curved channel , approximately 25 by 200 metres ( 82 by 656 ft ) in size and ultimately leading to the North Sea , flowed around down the south @-@ west side of the motte , giving boats access to wharves along the inside of the bailey , and concluded in a possible boat yard at the eastern end of the channel . There may have been an additional inland harbour just to the west of the bailey , but archaeologists are divided on this issue .
The motte , constructed from sand and gravel , was deliberately built on a natural glacial mound , making it appear unusually large . It is 100 metres ( 330 ft ) in diameter and 11 metres ( 36 ft ) high , with a 0 @.@ 25 acres ( 0 @.@ 10 ha ) of space on the top , protected around the base by a 1 @.@ 5 metres ( 4 ft 11 in ) high bank and a ditch up to 10 metres ( 33 ft ) wide , although when first built these would have been taller and deeper than today . There was a timber keep on the motte , and possibly a stone gatehouse at the south @-@ east corner , leading onto the earthwork causeway that crossed the mere south to link the motte with the bailey . The eastern causeway linked the motte with the church in Skipsea village .
The bailey was approximately 300 by 100 metres ( 980 by 330 ft ) , covering an area of around 8 @.@ 25 acres ( 3 @.@ 34 ha ) , curving around the west and south side of the castle . Its earthworks were built from clay , with a rampart up to 4 metres ( 13 ft ) high , protected by a 10 @-@ metre ( 33 ft ) wide ditch , originally up to 4 metres ( 13 ft ) deep . The main entrance to the bailey was positioned on the southern side , and was known as Bail Gate and guarded by a gatehouse , with a subsidiary entrance on the north side , linked by a path . A break in the earthworks , now called Scotch Gap , was cut out during the 13th @-@ century destruction of the castle , and the bank has been damaged in other ways from the installation of drainage works .
= East and West Blockhouses =
The East and West Blockhouses were Device Forts built by King Henry VIII in 1539 to protect the harbour of Milford Haven in Wales . The two blockhouses were positioned on either side of the Milford Haven Waterway in the villages of Angle and Dale respectively , overlooking the sea . The East Blockhouse was never completed , but the remains were reused as a defensive site in the Second World War . The West Blockhouse was described by contemporaries as forming a round tower with gunports , but it was demolished when West Blockhouse Fort was built on the same site in the 19th century .
= = Background = =
The two blockhouses were built as a consequence of international tensions between England , France and the Holy Roman Empire in the final years of the reign of King Henry VIII . Traditionally the Crown had left coastal defences to the local lords and communities , only taking a modest role in building and maintaining fortifications , and with France and the Empire in conflict with one another , maritime raids were common but an actual invasion of England seemed unlikely . Modest defences , based around simple blockhouses and towers , existed in the south @-@ west and along the Sussex coast , with a few more impressive works in the north of England , but in general the fortifications were very limited in scale .
In 1533 , Henry broke with Pope Paul III to annul the long @-@ standing marriage to his wife , Catherine of Aragon , and remarry . Catherine was the aunt of Charles V , the Holy Roman Emperor , and he took the annulment as a personal insult . This resulted in France and the Empire declaring an alliance against Henry in 1538 , and the Pope encouraging the two countries to attack England . An invasion of England now appeared certain .
= = Construction = =
Henry issued an order , called a " device " , in 1539 , giving instructions for the " defence of the realm in time of invasion " and the construction of forts along the English coastline . Soon afterwards work began on the East Blockhouse in the village of Angle . Angle overlooked the mouth of Milford Haven harbour in Pembrokeshire ; another fortification , the West Blockhouse , was built just across the other side of the Milford Haven Waterway at Dale .
The East Blockhouse was constructed on a narrow headland 35 metres ( 115 ft ) above the sea ; the Elizabethan historian George Owen described the building as having been intended to be a " rounde turrett " , and the physical remains in the 20th century comprised a 7 @.@ 3 by 4 @.@ 0 metres ( 24 @.@ 0 by 13 @.@ 1 ft ) stone building , with a stone enclosure to the north and a subsidiary building 15 metres ( 49 ft ) away from the main site on the south @-@ east side . The construction work was never completed and by 1546 the walls had begun to collapse . According to Owen , the West Blockhouse was a round tower , 20 feet ( 6 @.@ 1 m ) in diameter , with eight gunports .
= = Later use = =
After peace was achieved with France in 1558 , military attention shifted towards the Spanish threat to the increasingly prosperous south @-@ west side of England . Tensions with Spain grew and invasion appeared likely in 1589 , resulting in royal permission being given to reuse the stonework from the East Blockhouse for new coastal defences , but this work was not carried out . The fort continued to decay until the 20th century . With the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 , the East Blockhouse was adapted for use by the British military . The interior was cleared out and a shed was built in one corner . A slit trench was dug on the north side of the building , a rifle embrasure formed on the east side of the building , and a machine @-@ gun position was dug out and protected with sandbags outside it .
Land erosion has damaged the East Blockhouse site ; the north wall collapsed before 1975 , and between 2010 and 2011 there was another major landslip . An archaeological survey of the blockhouse , funded by the Welsh heritage agency Cadw , took place in 2011 . The East Blockhouse is the only such defensive structure to survive in Wales and is protected under UK law as a scheduled monument .
The West Blockhouse was demolished in the 19th century , when West Blockhouse Fort was built on the same site , and there are no visible remains .
= En Primera Fila =
En Primera Fila ( Front Row ) is the third live album by Venezuelan recording artist Franco De Vita . It was released by Sony Music on May 31 , 2011 , after a
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= HMS Unicorn ( I72 ) =
HMS Unicorn was an aircraft repair ship and light aircraft carrier built for the Royal Navy in the late 1930s . She was completed during World War II and provided air cover over the amphibious landing at Salerno , Italy in September 1943 . The ship was transferred to the Eastern Fleet in the Indian Ocean at the end of the year . Unicorn supported the aircraft carriers of the fleet on their operations until the British Pacific Fleet ( BPF ) was formed in November 1944 . She was transferred to Australia in early 1945 to support the BPF 's operations during Operation Iceberg , the Allied invasion of Okinawa in May . To shorten the time required to replenish the BPF 's carriers , the ship was based in the Admiralty Islands and in the Philippine Islands until the Japanese surrender in August . Unicorn was decommissioned and placed in reserve when she returned to the UK in January 1946 .
The ship was recommissioned in 1949 to support the light carrier of the Far East Fleet , as the Eastern Fleet had been redesignated after the end of World War II . She was unloading aircraft and equipment in Singapore in June 1950 when the Korean War began . She spent most of the war ferrying aircraft , troops , stores and equipment in support of Commonwealth operations in Korea . Unicorn supported other carriers during operations in Korea , but she became the only aircraft carrier to conduct a shore bombardment with her guns during wartime when she attacked North Korean observers on the coast during the war . The ship returned to the UK after the end of the war and was again placed in reserve . She was listed for disposal in 1958 and sold for scrap in 1959 .
= = Design and description = =
The Abyssinia Crisis of 1934 – 35 demonstrated to the Admiralty that it needed a depot ship to support the aircraft carriers in active service , just like submarine and destroyer tenders supported those types . Such a ship would be able to perform a wider range of aircraft repair and maintenance tasks than aircraft carriers and on the full range of aircraft operated by the Royal Navy , including amphibians . Admiral Reginald Henderson , Controller of the Navy was instrumental for gaining approval for the ship and ensuring that she had a complete flight deck that would allow her to land , service and launch aircraft on active operations . She was the first ship built in any navy that could " carry out the full range of aircraft maintenance and repair work in addition to the ability to operate aircraft from the flight deck " . In practice , Unicorn proved the value of the concept and two similar support ships , Perseus and Pioneer were converted into aircraft maintenance ships by modifying light aircraft carriers still under construction .
Unicorn had an overall length of 640 feet ( 195 @.@ 1 m ) , a beam of 90 feet 3 inches ( 27 @.@ 5 m ) , and a draught of 23 feet ( 7 @.@ 0 m ) at deep load . She was somewhat overweight as completed and displaced 16 @,@ 510 long tons ( 16 @,@ 770 t ) at standard load rather than her designed 14 @,@ 750 long tons ( 14 @,@ 990 t ) . Each of the ship 's two sets of Parsons geared steam turbines drove one 15 @-@ foot ( 4 @.@ 6 m ) propeller . Steam was supplied by six Admiralty three @-@ drum water @-@ tube boilers operating at a pressure of 400 psi ( 2 @,@ 758 kPa ; 28 kgf / cm2 ) . The turbines were designed for a total of 40 @,@ 000 shaft horsepower ( 30 @,@ 000 kW ) and gave Unicorn a speed of 24 knots ( 44 km / h ; 28 mph ) . The ship carried 3 @,@ 000 long tons ( 3 @,@ 000 t ) of fuel oil which gave her a range of 7 @,@ 000 nautical miles ( 13 @,@ 000 km ; 8 @,@ 100 mi ) at 13 @.@ 5 knots ( 25 @.@ 0 km / h ; 15 @.@ 5 mph ) .
In order to land aircraft aboard , Unicorn was designed with a full @-@ length , 600 @-@ foot ( 180 m ) -long flight deck with arresting gear . She was also fitted with a catapult capable of launching a 14 @,@ 000 @-@ pound ( 6 @,@ 400 kg ) aircraft to a speed of 66 knots ( 122 km / h ; 76 mph ) . The ship had two hangars , each 16 feet 6 inches ( 5 @.@ 03 m ) high . Aircraft were transported between the hangars and the flight deck by two aircraft lifts ( elevators ) ; the forward lift measured 33 by 45 feet ( 10 @.@ 1 m × 13 @.@ 7 m ) and the rear one 24 by 46 feet ( 7 @.@ 3 m × 14 @.@ 0 m ) . Unicorn could carry about 36 operational aircraft . Bulk petrol storage consisted of 36 @,@ 500 imperial gallons ( 166 @,@ 000 l ; 43 @,@ 800 US gal ) . During wartime , the ship 's crew totaled 1200 . The ship carried a self @-@ propelled lighter under the rear of the flight deck to allow unflyable aircraft to be transferred between ships or to shore facilities . This lighter was lowered flush with the upper hangar deck so that an aircraft could be rolled onto to it or an aircraft could be lifted onto it once the lighter was in the water .
Unicorn was armed with four twin mounts for the 45 @-@ calibre QF 4 @-@ inch Mk XVI dual purpose gun . This mounting could elevate from − 10 to + 80 ° . The Mk XVI gun fired about 12 35 @-@ pound ( 16 kg ) high @-@ explosive shells per minute at a muzzle velocity of 2 @,@ 660 ft / s ( 810 m / s ) . Against surface targets it had a range of 19 @,@ 850 yards ( 18 @,@ 150 m ) and a maximum ceiling of 39 @,@ 000 ft ( 12 @,@ 000 m ) , but an effective anti @-@ aircraft range of much less . She was also equipped with four quadruple mounts for the 40 @-@ millimetre ( 1 @.@ 6 in ) QF 2 @-@ pounder Mk VIII gun ( " pom @-@ pom " ) . These gun mounts could depress to − 10 ° and elevate to a maximum of + 80 ° . The Mk VIII 2 @-@ pounder gun fired a 40 @-@ millimetre ( 1 @.@ 6 in ) 0 @.@ 91 @-@ pound ( 0 @.@ 41 kg ) shell at a muzzle velocity of 1 @,@ 920 ft / s ( 590 m / s ) to a distance of 3 @,@ 800 yards ( 3 @,@ 500 m ) . The gun 's rate of fire was approximately 96 – 98 rounds per minute . Close @-@ range air defence was provided by twelve 20 mm Oerlikon autocannon , in two twin mounts and eight single ones . The Oerlikon fired a 0 @.@ 272 @-@ pound ( 0 @.@ 123 kg ) shell at a muzzle velocity of 2 @,@ 750 ft / s ( 840 m / s ) . It had a rate of fire of 465 – 480 rounds per minute and a maximum range of 4 @,@ 800 yards ( 4 @,@ 400 m ) .
The ship was equipped with two HACS ( High Angle Control System ) directors on her island and each " pom @-@ pom " mount had its own director as well . Unicorn was the first ship to mount a Type 281B early @-@ warning radar , and each HACS director was fitted with a Type 285 gunnery radar .
= = Construction and service = =
Unicorn was ordered on 14 April 1939 , and laid down at Harland and Wolff in Belfast , Northern Ireland on 29 June . Her construction was delayed several times in favour of higher priority projects and she was not launched until 20 November 1941 . The ship was completed on 12 March 1943 . In order to accelerate the ship 's completion , the Admiralty decided in 1942 that she would not be equipped with her full suite of maintenance and repair equipment . Excluding her armament , Unicorn cost £ 2 @,@ 531 @,@ 000 .
Whilst working up , 818 and 824 Squadrons flew aboard in April 1943 . 818 Squadron had nine Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers and 824 Squadron had six . 887 Squadron , with nine Supermarine Seafire IIC fighters was also embarked during this time . In late May , Unicorn escorted Convoy MKF 15 to Gibraltar while carrying a number of Royal Air Force Bristol Beaufighters that she off @-@ loaded there . She escorted the returning convoy back to the Clyde in early June . Together with the aircraft carrier Illustrious , the ship made a sweep towards the Norwegian coast as part of Operation Governor , a diversion for the Allied landings in Sicily in early July . For this operation , 887 Squadron was replaced by 800 Squadron with Hawker Sea Hurricanes .
Unicorn was assigned to Force V , a flotilla of British carriers , commanded by Admiral Philip Vian , intended to provide air cover to Operation Avalanche , the Allied landings at Salerno . In preparation for this mission , the ship disembarked all of her Swordfish , except for a small detachment of three from 818 Squadron for self @-@ defence , and the Sea Hurricanes of 800 Squadron . They were replaced by Seafires of 809 and 897 Squadrons . Each of the Seafire squadrons had 10 aircraft , for a total of 33 . Unicorn joined the escort carriers of Force V in August at Gibraltar before they moved forward to the Central Mediterranean for intensive training prior to the commencement of the amphibious landing on 9 September .
The ship 's Seafires flew 75 sorties on the first day of operations and 60 on 10 September , but the Seafire was not well suited to carrier landings in low wind conditions and many were damaged in landing accidents . 44 sorties were flown on 11 September and only 18 on 12 September , even though Unicorn 's mechanics had managed to repair ten Seafires over the previous night . The fighter shortage grew so acute during the operation that fighters from the carriers Illustrious and Formidable , intended to provide distant cover against an attempt by the Italian fleet to interfere with the invasion , staged forward to Unicorn in order to provide air cover over the landings . By 12 September , the situation had improved so that 887 Squadron was able to fly off six Seafires to a temporary airfield ashore .
The ship returned to the UK on 20 September with a full load of damaged Seafires , in addition to her own aircraft , that were off @-@ loaded at Glasgow to be repaired . Afterwards , she was refitted by her builders and reconfigured for her designed role as an aircraft repair ship .
= = = In the Far East = = =
At the end of December 1943 , Unicorn joined Illustrious , the battlecruiser Renown and the battleships Queen Elizabeth and Valiant , the other reinforcements for the Eastern Fleet . Only four Swordfish from 818 Squadron were carried aboard at this time . The ship delivered a consignment of aircraft to Royal Navy Air Station Cochin , India , on 27 January 1944 before arriving at Trincomalee , Ceylon on 2 February . In addition to her repair duties , the ship was often used for deck @-@ landing practice . She was given a brief refit in Bombay during May . On 23 August , 818 Squadron was transferred to Atheling and later disbanded . On 7 November , 817 Squadron flew aboard to provide anti @-@ submarine protection with its Fairey Barracudas as Unicorn was ordered to Durban , South Africa . There she was to be modified with separate workshops and additional equipment to accommodate American engines which used different screw threads and electrical fittings .
That same month , Unicorn was transferred to the newly formed BPF . She left Durban on 1 January 1945 and arrived at Colombo , Ceylon where she conducted deck @-@ landing practice for pilots new to the BPF . The ship loaded 82 aircraft and 120 engines later in the month for transport to Australia , emptying the available stocks of the Eastern Fleet , and departed for Sydney on 29 January . Unicorn arrived on 12 February and disembarked her stored aircraft . She sailed for Manus Island , in the Admiralty Islands , on 28 February to support the BPF 's training before the opening stages of Operation Iceberg . The ship arrived at San Pedro Bay , Philippines on 27 March which was to serve as the BPF 's intermediate replenishment base while it supported Operation Iceberg .
The BPF was tasked to attack Japanese airfields in the Sakishima Islands and Formosa before and during the early stages of the invasion of Okinawa . Unicorn was primarily engaged in preparing aircraft for issue to the operational squadrons aboard the fleet carriers during this time , rather than repair them , but she did repair , modify or service 105 aircraft in March – May 1945 . The ship sailed for Australia on 22 May and arrived in Sydney on 1 June . She sailed for Brisbane on 6 June to have her bottom cleaned and to load more replacement aircraft . Unicorn arrived at Manus on 22 July to prepare for operations off Japan . She was still there when Japan surrendered on 15 August . The ship began to ferry aircraft , equipment and men back to Australia after the surrender , a task which ended on 6 November , when she arrived at Sydney . Unicorn departed for home in December 1945 and arrived in Plymouth in January 1946 . She was decommissioned and placed in reserve .
= = = Post @-@ war = = =
In 1949 , Unicorn was reactivated for service in the Far East , in support of the carrier Triumph . She sailed from HMNB Devonport on 22 September with a cargo of Seafires and Fireflies . When the Korean War broke out in June 1950 , the ship was disembarking aircraft , equipment and her maintenance personnel at RAF Sembawang , Singapore in preparation to return home and then to reserve . The Admiralty ordered her to be used as a replenishment carrier to ferry replacement aircraft and supplies to the Royal Navy and Commonwealth aircraft carriers operating in Korean waters . Unicorn left Singapore on 11 July and arrived at Sasebo , Japan on 20 July and transferred seven Seafires and five Fireflies to Triumph . In August , the ship ferried the 1st Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment and the Headquarters of the 27th Brigade from Hong Kong to Pusan , arriving on 29 August . She delivered supplies to Sasebo before returning to Singapore to begin a refit .
Unicorn resumed her duties in December , carrying about 400 troops in addition to the usual aircraft , stores and equipment . She was used by pilots for deck @-@ landing practice en route . In March , she ferried the Gloster Meteor jet fighters of No. 77 Squadron RAAF to Iwakuni , Japan . The ship remained there for the next three months so she could be used as an accommodation ship . Afterwards , Unicorn resumed her role as a ferry carrier . Whilst transiting the Shimonoseki Strait on 2 October , she destroyed the overhead power cables stretching between Honshu and Kyushu as they were sagging lower than normal due to a heavy snowfall . On 21 November , Unicorn and the carrier Warrior exchanged crews at Singapore and the ship began a refit shortly afterwards . After her refit was completed on 20 January 1952 , she returned to her ferry duties . In April , she was " adopted " by the Middlesex Regiment ( possibly one of only three ships to be honoured by an Army regiment ) . During operations by Ocean in July , the ship acted as a spare flight deck to allow for damaged aircraft to land without disrupting the strike operations . She arrived back at Singapore on 27 July to load more replacement aircraft , including Meteors , and sailed on 9 August for Japan . During September , Unicorn borrowed four of Ocean 's Hawker Sea Fury fighters to fly combat air patrols over the fleet whilst the latter ship conducted strike operations . She was docked for maintenance in October , and embarked the First Sea Lord , Admiral Rhoderick McGrigor and the Commander @-@ in @-@ Chief , Far East Station for a tour of Commonwealth forces in Japan . At one point , Unicorn became the only aircraft carrier to conduct a shore bombardment during wartime when she engaged North Korean coastwatchers at Chopekki Point .
The ship returned to Singapore for another refit on 15 December and did not leave Singapore until 17 July 1953 . On 26 July , en route for Japan , Unicorn received a distress call from SS Inchkilda , saying that she was under attack by pirates . The carrier closed on the freighter 's position at high speed and the pirates abandoned their prize when Unicorn circled the freighter with all guns bearing at less than 3 @,@ 000 yards ( 2 @,@ 700 m ) . The Korean Armistice Agreement came into effect the following day , but the ship accompanied Ocean on two patrols on 30 July and 25 – 29 August to monitor North Korean compliance with the terms of the armistice . She sailed for home on 15 October and arrived at Devonport on 17 November , where she returned to reserve .
= = = Disposal = = =
In 1951 , Unicorn was considered for modernization to make her capable of operating modern , heavier jet aircraft . This would have required fitting of a steam catapult , reinforcing her flight deck to handle heavier aircraft and moving and enlarging her forward lift to make room for the new catapult and larger aircraft . A new crane would also have been necessary to handle the heavier aircraft . The Director of Naval Construction proposed to combine both of her hangars into a single one to eliminate problems with hangar height , but this was rejected because of the excessive cost . This reconstruction would have begun in July 1954 , but the entire scheme was cancelled in November 1952 because providing existing carriers with angled flight decks was much more important .
The ship was reduced to extended reserve in March 1957 and placed on the disposal list in 1958 . Unicorn was sold for scrap in June 1959 and arrived at Dalmuir on 15 June to begin the process . Her hull was broken up at Troon in 1960 .
= Arms of Canada =
The Arms of Canada ( French : Armoiries du Canada ) , also known as the Royal Coat of Arms of Canada or formally as the Arms of Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Canada ( French : Armoiries de Sa Majesté la Reine du chef du Canada ) , is , since 1921 , the official coat of arms of the Canadian monarch and thus also of Canada . It is closely modelled after the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom with French and distinctive Canadian elements replacing or added to those derived from the British version .
The maple leaves in the shield , blazoned " proper " , were originally drawn vert ( green ) but were redrawn gules ( red ) in 1957 and a circlet of the Order of Canada was added to the arms for limited use in 1987 . The shield design forms the monarch 's royal standard and is also found on the Canadian Red Ensign . The Flag of the Governor General of Canada , which formerly used the shield over the Union Flag , now uses the crest of the arms on a blue field .
= = History = =
Prior to Confederation in 1867 , the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom served in Canada as the symbol of royal authority . Arms had not been granted to any of the colonies in British North America , apart from 17th @-@ century grants to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland . The year after Confederation , arms were granted by Royal Warrant on 6 May to Ontario , Quebec , Nova Scotia ( that Nova Scotia had been granted arms was forgotten , and it took until 1929 for the historic arms granted in the 17th century to be reinstated ) and New Brunswick . In the Royal Warrant of 1868 , Queen Victoria authorized the four arms of the first provinces to be quartered for use on the Great Seal of Canada and while this was not done for the first Great Seal , it is through this reference it became the de facto arms for Canada until 1921 . That is why it was in this form Canada was represented on the first Red Ensign carried by Canadian troops at Vimy Ridge in 1917 .
A shield of arms first quartered and then , over time , as more provinces and territories joined Canada , marshalled with the arms of the new members of Confederation emerged through popular and even Canadian governmental usage . This eventually resulted in a shield with nine quarterings , an arrangement that had never been approved by the monarch .
Nine quarterings on a shield was considered too complex for a national symbol and by 1915 a push had begun to design a new coat of arms for Canada . A committee was formed in 1919 to pursue the issue , eventually agreeing that the elements of the new arms would reference the Royal Arms of England , Ireland , Scotland , and France , with maple leaves representing Canada , though there was at the time no consensus on how the leaves were to be used . The decision was settled by 1920 , and the committee conferred with the College of Arms in London , only to face resistance to the use of the Royal Arms from the Garter King of Arms . After some manoeuvring , including the personal intervention of Winston Churchill , the new arms of Canada were eventually formally requested by an Order in Council on 30 April 1921 and adopted on 21 November of the same year by proclamation of King George V as the Arms or Ensigns Armorial of the Dominion of Canada . The new layout closely reflected the arms of the United Kingdom with the addition of maple leaves in the base and the reference to the French royal arms in the fourth quarter . The proclamation also established red and white as the national colours of Canada .
In 1931 , with the passage of the Statute of Westminster , Canada and other Dominions became fully sovereign from the United Kingdom . This had the effect of elevating the Canadian coat of arms , which had been granted as deputed arms for particular uses in a colony , to the status of the royal arms of the King in right of the country , for general purposes throughout the country . They thus replaced the British coat of arms , which had previously been arms of general purpose throughout the British Empire , in court rooms and on government buildings to represent the ruling monarch . This change can be seen in the Great Seal of Canada of George VI , where the royal arms of Canada replaced the British arms , and is even more evident in the Great Seal of Canada for Elizabeth II , where the title has been redefined as Queen of Canada . These are the coat of arms of the Queen of Canada .
By 1957 , the arms were redrawn by Alan Beddoe so as to have red leaves and to change the royal crown from one of a Tudor design to one more resembling St. Edward 's Crown , as preferred by Queen Elizabeth II . To mark the 1982 patriation of the Canadian constitution , which finally ended the last vestiges of British authority over Canada , a McGill University student named Bruce Hicks proposed to Secretary of State Gerald Regan that the motto of the Order of Canada be placed around the shield in order to bring these royal arms into line with other royal arms , many of which have been displayed in Canada during French , Scottish , and English colonisation , where those countries ' highest national order of honour appears around the shield of the arms ( the British arms displayed the Order of the Garter ) , the Scottish royal arms the Order of the Thistle , and the royalist arms of the French Regime the Order of the Holy Spirit and Order of Saint Michael ) . While unsuccessful in this first attempt , Hicks continued his campaign and was joined by a number of other amateur and professional heraldists . As a journalist in the parliamentary press gallery in Ottawa in the late 1980s and early 90s , Hicks strategically recast the change as something worth doing to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Order of Canada in 1992 , an idea that was endorsed by the Advisory Committee on the Order of Canada .
It took until 1994 for the Queen to approve the new design for general use , though the Canadian Heraldic Authority began to allow for its limited use beginning in 1987 , where the arms were used to represent Her Majesty personally on letters patent granting new arms for distinguished Canadians . These letters patent carried the shield from the royal arms along with the annulus behind the shield bearing the motto of the Order of Canada — Desiderantes meliorem patriam . As soon as royal approval was forthcoming , the full achievement was redesigned for use by the federal government within the Federal Identity Program . The present design of the arms of Canada was drawn by Cathy Bursey @-@ Sabourin , Fraser Herald at the Canadian Heraldic Authority .
In June 2008 , Member of Parliament Pat Martin introduced a motion into the House of Commons calling on the government to amend the coat of arms to incorporate symbols representing Canada 's First Nations , Inuit , and Métis peoples .
= = = Armorial evolution = = =
= = Use = =
The arms of Canada are the arms of the sovereign and signify national sovereignty and ownership . They are used as a mark of authority by various government agencies and representatives , including the prime minister and Cabinet , and most courts , including the Supreme Court , as well as the Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police . It is also present on all pre @-@ polymer denominations of Canadian banknotes ( in fact , the way the arms were printed on each bill is a security feature ) , as well as the 50 ¢ coin , and on the cover of Canadian passports . Since 1962 , a banner of the arms , defaced with a variant of the Queen 's cypher , has formed the Royal Standard of Canada , for use by the sovereign in her capacity as monarch of Canada . In the Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police , the most senior non @-@ commissioned ranks wear the 1957 version of the coat of arms as a badge of rank , representing the fact that they have received the Queen 's warrant ( as opposed to the Queen 's commission for officers ) . The revised 1957 and 1994 Arms of Canada are both protected official government symbols used to represent the state under the Federal Identity Program .
The full achievement of the coat of arms has been used by the Canadian government on occasion on a plain red flag , such as in 1967 for the country 's centennial celebrations .
It is also used on a flag in its full achievement in military ceremonies , such as Canadian Armed Forces Tattoo performances .
The personal flag of the Governor General has , since 1981 , featured the crest of the royal arms of Canada on a blue background .
In response to a new campaign by Bruce Hicks for the Canadian Parliament to have a distinct heraldic symbols along the lines of the portcullis ( variations of which are used by the Commons and Lords in the British Parliament ) , a proposal that was supported by Speakers of the House of Commons John Fraser and Gilbert Parent , a Commons committee was eventually struck following a motion by MP Derek Lee , before which Hicks and Robert Watt , the first Chief Herald of Canada , were called as the only two expert witnesses , though Senator Serge Joyal joined the committee ex @-@ officio on behalf of the Senate . Commons ' Speaker Peter Milliken then asked the Canadian Heraldic Authority to authorize such a symbol and , on 15 February 2008 , the Governor General authorized the House of Commons to begin using a badge of the shield of the royal arms superimposed on the ceremonial mace assigned to the House of Commons as a symbol of the royal authority under which it operates . Following the Commons example , the Senate then requested and obtained on 15 April 2008 a similar badge for itself with the shield of the royal arms surmounted on the mace assigned to the Senate .
= = Blazon = =
The heraldic blazon of Canada 's coat of arms is :
Tierced in fesse the first and second divisions containing the quarterly coat following , namely , 1st , gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or , 2nd , Or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory @-@ counter @-@ flory gules , 3rd , azure a harp Or stringed argent , 4th , azure , three fleurs @-@ de @-@ lis Or , and the third division argent three maple leaves conjoined on one stem proper . And upon a royal helmet mantled argent doubled gules the crest , that is to say , on a wreath of the colours argent and gules a lion passant guardant Or imperially crowned proper and holding in the dexter paw a maple leaf gules . And for supporters on the dexter a lion rampant Or holding a lance argent , point Or , flying therefrom to the dexter the Union Flag , and on the sinister a unicorn argent armed crined and unguled Or , gorged with a coronet composed of crosses @-@ patée and fleurs @-@ de @-@ lis a chain affixed thereto reflexed of the last , and holding a like lance flying therefrom to the sinister a banner azure charged with three fleurs @-@ de @-@ lis Or ; the whole ensigned with the Imperial Crown proper and below the shield upon a wreath composed of roses , thistles , shamrocks and lillies a scroll azure inscribed with the motto A mari usque ad mare .
The circlet of the Order of Canada was added around the shield for limited use in 1987 , and for general use in 1994 .
= = Symbolism = =
= = Legal = =
As the Royal Arms are personal to the sovereign they cannot be used without consent . The coat of arms " as designed in 1921 and revised in 1957 ... ( and ) in 1994 " are " protected under the Trade @-@ marks Act and the Copyright Act and cannot be used or reproduced without authorization " . Further , " Marks and designs similar to the official symbols are pursued as a copyright or trade @-@ mark infringement " . The Trade @-@ marks Act further states that " No person shall adopt in connection with a business , as a trade @-@ mark or otherwise , any mark consisting of , or so nearly resembling as to be likely to be mistaken for ... the arms , crest or flag adopted and used at any time by Canada " . In addition , under Crown copyright , " permission is always required when the work is being revised , adapted , or translated regardless if the purpose of the reproduction is for personal or public non @-@ commercial distribution " .
= Treehouse of Horror V =
" Treehouse of Horror V " is the sixth episode of The Simpsons ' sixth season and the fifth episode in the Treehouse of Horror series . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 30 , 1994 , and features three short stories titled The Shinning , Time and Punishment , and Nightmare Cafeteria . The episode was directed by Jim Reardon and written by Greg Daniels , Dan McGrath , David Cohen and Bob Kushell .
In The Shinning the Simpsons are hired as caretakers at Mr. Burns ' mansion . Deprived of television and beer , Homer becomes insane and attempts to murder the family ; after finding a portable TV set , he returns to normal . In Time and Punishment , Homer repeatedly travels back in time and alters the future ; upon failing to restore the future , he eventually settles for a reality close to his own . In Nightmare Cafeteria , Principal Skinner begins using students in detention as cafeteria food ; just as Bart and Lisa are about to be slaughtered , Bart discovers it is only a dream ( but is then attacked by fog which turns people inside out ) .
David Mirkin deliberately placed more graphic violence in the episode due to complaints about excessive violence in the show . The episode features James Earl Jones as the voice of an alternate timeline Maggie ( his second appearance in a Simpsons Halloween episode ) , and a recurring joke where Groundskeeper Willie is struck in the back with an axe in every tale when trying to help someone .
= = Plot = =
= = = Opening = = =
Marge warns that the episode is frightening and should not be viewed by children . During the warning , she is informed that it is so scary that Congress will not let them view the episode . However , Bart interrupts the warning with a radio transmission and the episode begins .
= = = The Shinning = = =
In a parody of The Shining , The Simpsons are employed as caretakers at Mr. Burns ' mansion . Burns cuts the cable television wire and steals the beer , thinking this will ensure hard work from the family . While there , Groundskeeper Willie discovers that Bart has the power to read his thoughts and that if Homer goes insane , he should use this to call him . The deprivation of his two favorite things causes Homer to go insane and a ghostly Moe informs Homer he must kill his family in order to get a beer . Marge discovers that Homer has covered the walls with the repetitive phrasing " No TV and no beer make Homer go crazy " , and confronts Homer with a baseball bat , but Homer , after seeing his reflection in a mirror , trips and falls unconscious . Marge locks him in the pantry until he has calmed down and makes some chili for dinner . Later on , Homer has calmed down and happily eats , but Moe reminds him of their deal through the pantry door . When he refuses to comply , Moe shows up with his gang of ghouls and carries Homer out much to his dismay . While Marge and the children are enjoying dinner , Homer begins pursuing the family with an axe and Bart uses his powers to call Willie , who immediately runs to the family 's rescue , abandoning his portable television in the snow in the process . Homer kills him by striking him in the back with the axe . Homer pursues his family outside but as he is about to kill them , Lisa discovers Willie 's abandoned television . Homer 's insanity gradually decreases and the family freezes in the snow as they are watching . With the family unable to change the channel when the Tony Awards begin , Homer 's insanity resurfaces .
= = = Time and Punishment = = =
In a parody of A Sound of Thunder , while attempting to fix a broken toaster , Homer accidentally turns it into a time machine . It transports him to prehistoric times where he realizes he must be careful because if he affects anything in the past , it could change the future . After swatting a mosquito , he returns to the present to find a dystopia where Ned Flanders is a dictator of the world . Homer travels back in time again attempting to set things right ; however , he accidentally kills a walking fish , and after returning to the present he finds Bart and Lisa are giants , narrowly avoiding being crushed by them . He then sneezes and infects the dinosaurs with a cold virus while defending himself from a Tyrannosaurus Rex , which proceeds to cause their extinction . He is initially pleased with the results in the present ; amongst other perks , the family is now extremely wealthy and Patty and Selma have died , but is horrified upon discovering that donuts do not exist in this timeline and flees , only seconds before donuts begin raining from the sky . In another world , Willie attempts to help Homer , but is again struck in the back with an axe , this time by a James Earl Jones @-@ voiced Maggie . When Homer returns to the prehistoric times again , he furiously smashes everything in sight with a baseball bat . After several more trips back and forth in time , Homer eventually arrives in a reality that appears normal ; he finds humans eating with lizard @-@ like tongues , but finally decides that it is " close enough " .
= = = Nightmare Cafeteria = = =
In a parody of Soylent Green , Principal Skinner is concerned that the detention hall is becoming overcrowded and as a result of the latest budget cut , Lunchlady Doris has been reduced to serving " Grade F " meat in the cafeteria . Skinner discovers a common solution : eating misbehaving children . Jimbo Jones is the first student to be killed , who is served as " Sloppy Jimbo " , followed by Üter , who is then served as " Üterbraten " . Bart and Lisa finally discover what Principal Skinner and Lunchlady Doris are doing , but one by one , the kids are " sent to detention " where they are caged and butchered . The kids turn to Marge , who tells them that they must stand up for themselves . Eventually Bart , Lisa , and Milhouse are among the only students remaining and attempt to escape . Skinner and Doris corner them on a ledge above a giant blender . Willie attempts to help the students escape , but is once again struck in the back with an axe , this time by Skinner . Milhouse , Bart , and Lisa fall to their demise .
Bart wakes up from the nightmare to find his family beside his bed . Marge assures him he has nothing to be afraid of , but a green fog seeps in through the window and the Simpsons are turned inside out . They , along with Willie , perform a musical number over the end credits , but Bart is dragged away by Santa 's Little Helper .
= = Production = =
David Mirkin attempted to put " as much blood and guts " into the episode as he could . This was because Mirkin was disappointed by complaints from Congress regarding the amount of violence in the show and their attempts for it to be censored . He later called it " the most [ ... ] disturbing Halloween show ever " . The opening sequence , in which Marge states the episode could not be shown and plays some live action stock footage , was also in reaction to this . Mirkin said he thinks Halloween shows can be " scary as well as fun " .
This episode marked the end of the tradition of featuring humorous tombstones in the title sequence of Halloween episodes . The title sequence of this episode featured a tombstone reading " Amusing Tombstones " , which was a sign that the writers could no longer devise ideas to use as humorous tombstone messages . Similar sequences were featured as introductions in all four preceding Treehouse of Horror episodes , but have not been featured since this episode .
The staff also decided against the traditional continuation of featuring wrap @-@ around segments that were featured before each story in the preceding Treehouse of Horror episodes , to allow more time for the main stories .
The first segment , The Shinning , was inspired by the film The Shining , and is basically a parody of that film . The film 's director , Stanley Kubrick , had been a big influence on Mirkin , and was " one of the main reason [ he ] wanted to be a director " . Coincidentally , series creator Matt Groening admitted that he had not seen The Shining and most of the references to the film were entirely lost on him .
Matt Groening originally pitched the idea that Homer would travel through time in Time and Punishment . His original idea was that the time @-@ travel would be the result of Homer simply jamming his hand in the toaster , but it was rejected by the other writers . Scenes where Homer is in the past were written so that he is there for the time it takes to toast a slice of bread . Mirkin gave Peabody and Sherman cameo appearance in this segment , which was due to the show Rocky and His Friends being a major influence on The Simpsons .
The first time Homer travels back in time , he was originally supposed to state " I 'm the first non @-@ fictional character to travel backwards through time " . The line was later changed from " non @-@ fictional " to " non @-@ Brazilian " . Groening was confused as to the reason for the change , since he liked the original so much . In fact , he did not even understand what the new line implied .
In the scene where the Simpsons ' house transforms into numerous objects , one of the original designs included the house made entirely of squirrels . The
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Heydrich , an architect of the Holocaust , and Jeffrey Dahmer , an American serial killer and sex offender . Other themes included murder , the evils of church , and the lengths to which governments will go to wield power , Araya 's interest in serial killers inspired much of the content of the lyrics .
Slayer geared up for a world tour in 1995 , with openers Biohazard and Machine Head . A video of concert footage , Live Intrusion was released , featuring a joint cover of Venom 's " Witching Hour " with Machine Head . Following the tour , Slayer were billed third at the 1995 Monsters of Rock festival , headlined by Metallica . In 1996 , Undisputed Attitude , an album of punk covers , was released . The band covered songs by Minor Threat , T.S.O.L. , D.R.I. , D.I. , Verbal Abuse , Dr. Know and The Stooges . The album featured three original tracks , " Gemini " , " Can 't Stand You " , " Ddamm " ; the latter two were written by Hanneman in 1984 – 1985 for a side project entitled Pap Smear . Bostaph left Slayer shortly after the album 's recording to work on his own project , Truth About Seafood . With Bostaph 's departure , Slayer recruited Testament drummer Jon Dette , and headlined the 1996 Ozzfest alongside Ozzy Osbourne , Danzig , Biohazard , Sepultura , and Fear Factory . Dette was fired after a year , due to a fallout with band members ; Bostaph returned to continue the tour .
= = = Diabolus in Musica ( 1998 – 2000 ) = = =
Diabolus in Musica ( Latin for " The Devil in Music " ) was released in 1998 , and debuted at number 31 on the Billboard 200 , selling over 46 @,@ 000 copies in its first week . The album received a mixed critical reception and was criticized for adopting characteristics of nu metal music such as tuned down guitars , murky chord structures , and churning beats . Blabbermouth.net reviewer Borijov Krgin described the album as " a feeble attempt at incorporating updated elements into the group 's sound , the presence of which elevated the band 's efforts somewhat and offered hope that Slayer could refrain from endlessly rehashing their previous material for their future output " , while Ben Ratliff of The New York Times had similar sentiments , writing on June 22 , 1998 that : " Eight of the 11 songs on Diabolus in Musica , a few of which were played at the show , are in the same gray key , and the band 's rhythmic ideas have a wearying sameness too . "
The album was the band 's first to primarily feature dropped tuning , as featured on the lead track , " Bitter Peace " , making use of the tritone interval referred to in the Middle Ages as the Devil 's interval . Slayer teamed up with digital hardcore group Atari Teenage Riot to record a song for the Spawn soundtrack titled " No Remorse ( I Wanna Die ) " . The band paid tribute to Black Sabbath by recording a cover of " Hand of Doom " for the second of two tribute albums , titled Nativity in Black II . A world tour followed to support the new album , with Slayer making an appearance at the United Kingdom Ozzfest 1998 alongside Black Sabbath , Ozzy Osbourne , Foo Fighters , Pantera , Soulfly , Fear Factory , and Therapy ? .
= = = God Hates Us All ( 2001 – 2005 ) = = =
After delays regarding remixing and artwork , including slip covers created to cover the original artwork as it was deemed " too graphic " , God Hates Us All was released on September 11 , 2001 . The band received its first Grammy nomination for the lead track " Disciple " , although the Grammy was awarded to Tool , for " Schism " . The September 11 attacks on America jeopardized the 2001 European tour Tattoo the Planet originally set to feature Pantera , Static @-@ X , Cradle of Filth , Biohazard and Vision of Disorder . The dates in the United Kingdom were postponed due to flight restrictions , with a majority of bands deciding to withdraw , leaving Slayer and Cradle of Filth remaining for the European leg of the tour .
Pantera , Static @-@ X , Vision of Disorder and Biohazard were replaced by other bands depending on location ; Amorphis , In Flames , Moonspell , Children of Bodom , and Necrodeath . Biohazard eventually decided to rejoin the tour later on , and booked new gigs in the countries where they missed a few dates . Drummer Bostaph left Slayer before Christmas in 2001 , due to a chronic elbow injury which would hinder his ability to play . Slayer 's " God Hates Us All " tour was unfinished so King contacted original drummer Lombardo , and asked if he would like to finish the remainder of the tour . Lombardo accepted the offer , and stayed as a permanent member .
Slayer toured playing Reign in Blood in its entirety throughout the fall of 2003 , under the tour banner " Still Reigning " . Their playing of the final song " Raining Blood " culminated with the band drenched in a rain of stage blood . Live footage of this was recorded at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta , Maine , on July 11 , 2004 and released on the 2004 DVD Still Reigning . The band also released War at the Warfield and a box set , Soundtrack to the Apocalypse featuring rarities , live CD and DVD performances and various Slayer merchandise . From 2002 to 2004 the band performed over 250 tour dates , headlining major music festivals including H82k2 , Summer tour , Ozzfest 2004 and a European tour with Slipknot . While preparing for the Download Festival in England , Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich was rushed to a hospital with a mysterious illness , and was unable to perform . Metallica vocalist James Hetfield searched for volunteers at the last minute to replace Ulrich ; Lombardo and Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison volunteered , with Lombardo performing the songs " Battery " and " The Four Horsemen " .
= = = Christ Illusion ( 2006 – 2008 ) = = =
The album Christ Illusion was originally scheduled for release on June 6 , 2006 , and would be the first album with original drummer Lombardo since 1990 's Seasons in the Abyss . However , the band decided to delay the release of the record as they did not want to be among the many , according to King , " half @-@ ass , stupid fucking loser bands " releasing records on June 6 , although USA Today reported the idea was thwarted because the band failed to secure sufficient studio recording time . Slayer released Eternal Pyre on June 6 as a limited @-@ edition EP . Eternal Pyre featured the song " Cult " , a live performance of " War Ensemble " in Germany and video footage of the band recording " Cult " . Five thousand copies were released and sold exclusively through Hot Topic chain stores , and sold out within hours of release . On June 30 , Nuclear Blast Records released a 7 " vinyl picture disc version limited to a thousand copies .
Christ Illusion was released on August 8 , 2006 , and debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200 , selling over 62 @,@ 000 copies in its first week . The album became Slayer 's highest charting , improving on its previous highest charting album , Divine Intervention , which had debuted at number 8 . However , despite its high positioning , the album dropped to number 44 in the following week . Three weeks after the album 's release Slayer were inducted into the Kerrang ! Hall of Fame for their influence to the heavy metal scene .
A worldwide tour dubbed The Unholy Alliance Tour , was undertaken to support the new record . The tour was originally set to launch on June 6 , but was postponed to June 10 , as Araya had to undergo gall bladder surgery . In Flames , Mastodon , Children of Bodom , Lamb of God , and Thine Eyes Bleed ( featuring Araya 's brother , Johnny ) and Ted Maul ( London Hammersmith Apollo ) were supporting Slayer . The tour made its way through America and Europe and the bands who participated , apart from Thine Eyes Bleed , reunited to perform at Japan 's Loudpark Festival on October 15 , 2006 .
The video for the album 's first single , " Eyes of the Insane " , was released on October 30 , 2006 . The track was featured on the Saw III soundtrack , and won a Grammy @-@ award for " Best Metal Performance " at the 49th Grammy Awards , although the band were unable to attend due to touring obligations . A week later , the band visited the 52nd Services Squadron located on the Spangdahlem U.S. Air Force Base in Germany to meet and play a show . This was the first visit ever to a military base for the band . The band made its first network TV appearance on the show Jimmy Kimmel Live ! on January 19 , playing the song " Eyes of the Insane " , and four additional songs for fans after the show ( although footage from " Jihad " was cut due to its controversial lyrical themes ) .
Slayer toured Australia and New Zealand in April with Mastodon , and appeared at the Download Festival , Rock Am Ring , and a Summer tour with Marilyn Manson and Bleeding Through . The band released a special edition of Christ Illusion , which featured new cover art and bonus track , " Final Six " , which was given a Grammy Award for " Best Metal Performance " . This is the band 's second consecutive award in that category .
= = = World Painted Blood ( 2009 – 2011 ) = = =
In 2008 , Araya stated uncertainty about the future of the band , and that he could not see himself continuing the career at a later age . He said once the band finished its upcoming album , which was the final record in their contract , the band would sit down and discuss its future . King was optimistic that the band would produce at least another two albums before considering a split : " We 're talking of going in the studio next February [ 2009 ] and getting the next record out so if we do things in a timely manner I don 't see there 's any reason why we can 't have more than one album out . " Slayer , along with Trivium , Mastodon , and Amon Amarth teamed up for a European tour titled ' The Unholy Alliance : Chapter III ' , throughout October and November 2008 . Slayer headlined the second Mayhem Festival in the summer of 2009 . Slayer along with Megadeth also co @-@ headlined Canadian Carnage , the first time they performed together in more than 15 years when they co @-@ headlined four shows in Canada in late June 2009 with openers Machine Head and Suicide Silence .
The band 's tenth studio album , World Painted Blood , was released through American Recordings . It was available on November 3 in North America and November 2 for the rest of the world . The band stated that the album takes elements of all their previous works including Seasons in the Abyss , South of Heaven , and Reign in Blood . Slayer , along with Metallica , Megadeth , and Anthrax performed on the same bill for the first time on June 16 , 2010 at Bemowo Airport , near Warsaw , Poland . One of the following Big 4 performances in ( Sofia , Bulgaria , June 22 , 2010 ) was sent via satellite in HD to cinemas . They also went on to play several other dates as part of the Sonisphere Festival . Megadeth and Slayer joined forces once again for the American Carnage Tour from July to October 2010 with opening acts Anthrax and Testament , and European Carnage Tour in March and April 2011 . The " Big Four " played more dates at Sonisphere in England and France for the first time ever . Slayer returned to Australia in February and March 2011 as part of the Soundwave Festival and also played in California with the other members of the " Big Four " .
In early 2011 , Hanneman contracted necrotizing fasciitis . According to the band , doctors say that it likely originated from a spider bite . Araya said of Hanneman 's condition : " Jeff was seriously ill . Jeff ended up contracting a bacteria that ate away his flesh on his arm , so they cut open his arm , from his wrist to his shoulder , and they did a skin graft on him , they cleaned up ... It was a flesh @-@ eating virus , so he was really , really bad . So we 'll wait for him to get better , and when he 's a hundred percent , he 's gonna come out and join us . " The band decided to play their upcoming tour dates without Hanneman . Gary Holt of Exodus was announced as Hanneman 's temporary replacement . Cannibal Corpse guitarist Pat O 'Brien filled in for Holt during a tour in Europe . On April 23 , 2011 , at the American Big 4 show , Hanneman rejoined his bandmates to play the final two songs of their set , " South of Heaven " and " Angel of Death " . This was Hanneman 's final live performance with the band .
= = = Death of Jeff Hanneman and Repentless ( 2011 – present ) = = =
When asked if Slayer would make another album , Lombardo replied " Yes absolutely ; Although there 's nothing written , there are definitely plans . " However , Araya said Slayer would not begin writing a new album until Hanneman 's condition improved . To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Reign In Blood , the band performed the album at the All Tomorrow 's Parties festival at Alexandra Palace , London .
In November 2011 , Lombardo posted a tweet that the band had started to write new music . This presumably meant that Hanneman 's condition improved and it was believed he was ready to enter the studio . King had worked with Lombardo that year and they completed three songs . The band planned on entering the studio in either March or April 2012 and were hoping to have the album recorded before the group 's US tour in late May and release it by the summer of that year . However , King said the upcoming album would not be finished until September and October of that year , making a 2013 release likely . In July 2012 , Kerry King revealed two song titles for the upcoming album , " Chasing Death " and " Implode " .
In February 2013 , Lombardo was fired right before Slayer was to play at Australia 's Soundwave festival due to an argument with band members over a pay dispute . Slayer and American Records released a statement , saying " Mr. Lombardo came to the band less than a week before their scheduled departure for Australia to present an entirely new set of terms for his engagement that were contrary to those that had been previously agreed upon " , although Lombardo claimed there was a gag order in place . Jon Dette returned to fill in for Lombardo for the Soundwave dates . It was confirmed that Lombardo was officially out of Slayer for the third time when in May , Paul Bostaph rejoined the band .
On May 2 , 2013 , guitarist Jeff Hanneman died of liver failure in a local hospital near his home in Southern California 's Inland Empire ; the cause of death was later determined to be alcohol @-@ related cirrhosis . King confirmed the band will continue , saying " Jeff is going to be in everybody 's thoughts for a long time . It 's unfortunate you can 't keep unfortunate things from happening . But we 're going to carry on – and he 'll be there in spirit . " However , Araya has been more uncertain about the band 's future , expressing his belief that " After 30 years [ with Hanneman active in the band ] , it would literally be like starting over " , and doubting that Slayer 's fanbase would approve such a change . Despite the uncertainty regarding the band 's future , Slayer still worked on a followup to World Painted Blood . Additionally , it was reported that the new album would still feature material written by Hanneman .
At the 2014 Revolver 's Golden Gods Awards ceremony , Slayer debuted " Implode " , its first new song in five years . The group announced that they have signed to Nuclear Blast , and will release a new album in 2015 . It was reported that Holt would take over Hanneman 's guitar duties , although Holt did not participate in the song @-@ writing . In February , Slayer announced a seventeen date American tour to start in June featuring Suicidal Tendencies and Exodus . In 2015 , Slayer headlined the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival for the second time . Repentless , the band 's twelfth studio album , was released on September 11 , 2015 . In support of Repentless , Slayer toured Europe with Anthrax and Kvelertak in October and November 2015 , and toured the United States with Testament and Carcass in February and March 2016 .
= = Writing and style = =
Slayer 's early works were praised for their " breakneck speed and instrumental prowess , " combining the structure of hardcore punk tempos and speed metal . The band released fast , aggressive material . The album Reign in Blood is the band 's fastest , performed at an average of 220 beats per minute ; the album Diabolus in Musica was the band 's first to feature C ♯ tuning ; God Hates Us All was the first to feature drop B tuning and seven @-@ string guitars tuned to B ♭ . AllMusic cited the album as " abandoning the extravagances and accessibility of their late- ' 80s / early- ' 90s work and returning to perfect the raw approach , " with some fans labeling it as nu metal .
Hanneman and King 's dual guitar solos have been referred to as " wildly chaotic " , and " twisted genius " . Original drummer Lombardo would use two bass drums ( instead of a double pedal , which is used on a single bass drum ) . Lombardo 's speed and aggression earned him the title of the " godfather of double bass " by Drummerworld . Lombardo stated his reasons for using two bass drums : " When you hit the bass drum , the head is still resonating . When you hit it in the same place right after that , you kinda get a ' slapback ' from the bass drum head hitting the other pedal . You 're not letting them breathe . " When playing the two bass drums , Lombardo would use the " heel @-@ up " technique .
In the original line @-@ up , Hanneman , King and Araya contributed to the band 's lyrics , and King and Hanneman wrote the music with additional arrangement from Lombardo , and sometimes Araya . Lombardo has never received any writing credits in Slayer 's history . Araya formed a lyric writing partnership with Hanneman , which sometimes overshadowed the creative input of King . Hanneman stated that writing lyrics and music was a " free @-@ for @-@ all " : " It 's all just whoever comes up with what . Sometimes I 'll be more on a roll and I 'll have more stuff , same with Kerry – it 's whoever 's hot , really . Anybody can write anything ; if it 's good , we use it ; if not , we don 't . "
When writing material , the band would write the music first before incorporating lyrics . King or Hanneman used a 24 @-@ track and drum machine to show band members the riff that they created , and to get their opinion . Either King , Hanneman or Lombardo would mention if any alterations could be made . The band played the riff to get the basic song structure , and figured out where the lyrics and solos would be placed . Hanneman , King and Araya tended to have different lyrical influences . Hanneman 's lyrics dealt with Nazis , religion , warfare and similar topics ; King 's lyrics are generally anti @-@ religious ; Araya 's lyrics usually dealt with topics that could be considered less controversial than Hanneman 's and King 's , such as serial killers and warfare .
= = Legacy = =
Slayer is one of the most influential bands in heavy metal history . Steve Huey of AllMusic believes the musical style of Slayer makes the band stronger than the other members of the " Big Four " thrash metal bands Metallica , Megadeth and Anthrax , all of which rose to fame during the 1980s . Slayer 's " downtuned rhythms , infectious guitar licks , graphically violent lyrics and grisly artwork set the standard for dozens of emerging thrash bands " and their " music was directly responsible for the rise of death metal " states MTV , ranking Slayer as the sixth " greatest metal band of all time " , ranking number 50 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock . Hanneman and King ranked number 10 in Guitar World 's " 100 greatest metal guitarists of all time " in 2004 , and were voted " Best Guitarist / Guitar Team " in Revolver 's reader 's poll . Original drummer Lombardo was also voted " Best Drummer " and the band entered the top five in the categories " Best Band Ever " , " Best Live Band " , " Album of the Year " ( for Christ Illusion ) , and " Band of the Year " .
Music author Joel McIver considers Slayer very influential in the extreme metal scene , especially in the development of the death and black metal subgenres . According to John Consterdine of Terrorizer , without " Slayer 's influence , extreme metal as we know it wouldn 't exist " . Kam Lee of Massacre and former member of Death stated : " there wouldn 't be Death Metal or Black Metal or even extreme Metal the likes of what it is today if not for Slayer " . Johan Reinholdz of Andromeda said that Slayer " were crucial in the development of Thrash Metal which then became the foundation for a lot of different subgenres . They inspired generations of Metal bands " . Alex Skolnick of Testament declared : " Before Slayer , metal had never had such razor @-@ sharp articulation , tightness , and balance between sound and stops . This all @-@ out sonic assault was about the shock , the screams , the drums , and [ ... ] most importantly the riffs " .
Groups who cited Slayer among their major influences include Bullet for My Valentine , Slipknot , Gojira , Hatebreed Cannibal Corpse , Pantera , Kreator , Mayhem , Darkthrone , System of a Down , Lamb of God , Behemoth , Evile and Lacuna Coil . Steve Asheim , drummer for Deicide , declared that " there obviously would not have been a Deicide as we know it without the existence of Slayer " . Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser affirmed that " without Slayer , Sepultura would never be possible " . Weezer mentions them in the song " Heart Songs " from their 2008 self @-@ titled " Red " album . The verse goes : " Iron Maiden , Judas Priest , and Slayer taught me how to shred ... " Dave Grohl recalled , " Me and my friends , we just wanted to listen to fucking Slayer and take acid and smash stuff . "
The band 's 1986 release Reign in Blood has been an influence to extreme and thrash metal bands since its release and is considered the record which set the bar for death metal . It had a significant influence on the genre leaders such as Death , Obituary , Cannibal Corpse , Morbid Angel and Napalm Death . The album was hailed the " heaviest album of all time " by Kerrang ! Magazine , a " genre @-@ definer " by Stylus magazine , and a " stone @-@ cold classic upon its release " by AllMusic . In 2006 it was named the best metal album of the last 20 years by Metal Hammer . According to Nielsen SoundScan , Slayer sold 4 @,@ 900 @,@ 000 copies in the United States from 1991 to 2013 .
= = Controversy = =
A lawsuit was brought against the band in 1996 , by the parents of Elyse Pahler , who accused the band of encouraging their daughter 's murderers through their lyrics . Pahler was drugged , strangled , stabbed , trampled on , and raped as a sacrifice to the devil by three fans of the band . The case was unsealed by the court on May 19 , 2000 , stating Slayer and related business markets distribute harmful products to teens , encouraging violent acts through their lyrics , and " none of the vicious crimes committed against Elyse Marie Pahler would have occurred without the intentional marketing strategy of the death @-@ metal band Slayer " . The lawsuit was dismissed in 2001 , for multiple reasons including " principles of free speech , lack of a duty and lack of foreseeability " . A second lawsuit was filed by the parents , an amended complaint for damages against Slayer , their label , and other industry and label entities . The lawsuit was again dismissed . Judge E. Jeffrey Burke stated , " I do not consider Slayer 's music obscene , indecent or harmful to minors . "
Slayer has been accused of holding Nazi sympathies , due to the band 's eagle logo bearing resemblance to the Eagle atop swastika and the lyrics of " Angel of Death " . " Angel of Death " was inspired by the acts of Josef Mengele , the doctor who conducted human experiments on prisoners during World War II at the Auschwitz concentration camp , and was dubbed the " Angel of Death " by inmates . Throughout their career , the band members were asked about these accusations , and have stated numerous times they do not condone Nazism and are merely interested in the subject .
Slayer 's cover of Minor Threat 's " Guilty of Being White " raised questions about a possible message of white supremacy in the band 's music . The controversy surrounding the cover involved the changing of the refrain " guilty of being white " to " guilty of being right " , at the song 's ending . This incensed Minor Threat frontman Ian MacKaye , who stated " that is so offensive to me . " King said it was changed for " tongue @-@ in @-@ cheek " humor as he thought the allegation of racism at the time was " ridiculous " .
In a 2004 interview with Araya , when asked , " Did critics realize you were wallowing in parody ? " , Araya replied , " No . People thought we were serious ! ... back then you had that PMRC , who literally took everything to heart , when in actuality you 're trying to create an image . You 're trying to scare people on purpose . " Araya also denied rumors that Slayer members are Satanists , but they find the subject of Satanism interesting and " we are all on this planet to learn and experience . "
The song " Jihad " of the album Christ Illusion sparked controversy among families of the September 11 victims . The song deals with the attack from the perspective of a religious terrorist . The band stated the song is spoken through perspective without being sympathetic to the cause , and supports neither side .
Seventeen bus benches promoting the same album in Fullerton , California were deemed offensive by city officials . City officials contacted the band 's record label and demanded that the ads be removed . All benches were eliminated .
In India , Christ Illusion was recalled by EMI India after protests with Christian religious groups due to the nature of the graphic artwork . The album cover was designed by Slayer 's longtime collaborator Larry Carroll and features Christ in a " sea of despair " , with amputated arms , missing an eye , while standing in a sea of blood with severed heads . Joseph Dias of the Mumbai Christian group Catholic Secular Forum in India took " strong exception " to the original album artwork , and issued a memorandum to Mumbai 's police commissioner in protest . On October 11 , 2006 , EMI announced that all stocks had been destroyed , noting it had no plans to re @-@ release the record in India in the future . However , the album has since been imported and made available in India .
= = Band members = =
= = = Timeline = = =
= = Discography = =
Show No Mercy ( 1983 )
Hell Awaits ( 1985 )
Reign in Blood ( 1986 )
South of Heaven ( 1988 )
Seasons in the Abyss ( 1990 )
Divine Intervention ( 1994 )
Undisputed Attitude ( 1996 )
Diabolus in Musica ( 1998 )
God Hates Us All ( 2001 )
Christ Illusion ( 2006 )
World Painted Blood ( 2009 )
Repentless ( 2015 )
= = Awards and nominations = =
= = = Grammy Awards = = =
= = = Kerrang ! Awards = = =
= = = Metal Edge Readers ' Choice Awards = = =
= = = Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards = = =
= Durian =
The durian ( / ˈdjʊriən / ) is the fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus Durio . The name " durian " is derived from the Malay @-@ Indonesian languages word for duri or " spike " , a reference to the numerous spike protuberances of the fruit , together with the noun @-@ building suffix -an . There are 30 recognised Durio species , at least nine of which produce edible fruit , and over 300 named varieties in Thailand . Durio zibethinus is the only species available in the international market : other species are sold only in their local regions . There are hundreds of durian cultivars ; many consumers express preferences for specific cultivars , which fetch higher prices in the market .
Regarded by many people in southeast Asia as the " king of fruits " , the durian is distinctive for its large size , strong odour , and formidable thorn @-@ covered husk . The fruit can grow as large as 30 centimetres ( 12 in ) long and 15 centimetres ( 6 in ) in diameter , and it typically weighs one to three kilograms ( 2 to 7 lb ) . Its shape ranges from oblong to round , the colour of its husk green to brown , and its flesh pale yellow to red , depending on the species .
The edible flesh emits a distinctive odour that is strong and penetrating even when the husk is intact . Some people regard the durian as having a pleasantly sweet fragrance ; others find the aroma overpowering and revolting . The smell evokes reactions from deep appreciation to intense disgust , and has been described variously as rotten onions , turpentine , and raw sewage . The persistence of its odour , which may linger for several days , has led to the fruit 's banishment from certain hotels and public transportation in Southeast Asia .
The durian , native to Southeast Asia , has been known to the Western world for about 600 years . The nineteenth @-@ century British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace described its flesh as " a rich custard highly flavoured with almonds " . The flesh can be consumed at various stages of ripeness , and it is used to flavour a wide variety of savoury and sweet edibles in Southeast Asian cuisines . The seeds can also be eaten when cooked .
= = Taxonomy = =
Durio sensu lato has 30 recognised species . Durio sensu stricto comprises 24 of these species . The 6 species included in Durio s.l. are now considered by some to comprise their own genus , Boschia . Durio s.s. and Boschia have indistinguishable vegetative characteristics and many shared floral characteristics . The crucial difference between the two is that anther locules open by apical pores in Boschia and by longitudinal slits in Durio s.s. These two genera form a clade that is sister to another genus in the tribe Durioneae , Cullenia . These three genera together form a clade that is characterized by highly modified ( mono- and polythecate , as opposed to bithecate ) anthers .
The genus Durio is placed by some taxonomists in the family Bombacaceae , or by others in a broadly defined Malvaceae that includes Bombacaceae , and by others in a smaller family of just seven genera Durionaceae .
Durio is often included in Bombacaceae because of the presence of monothecate anthers , as opposed to the bithecate anthers common to the rest of the mallows ( and angiosperms , in general ) . However , the first studies to examine mallow phylogeny using molecular data found that the tribe Durioneae should actually be placed in the subfamily Helicteroideae of an expanded Malvaceae . The authors of these studies hypothesize that monothecate anthers have most likely evolved convergently in Durioneae and in the Malvatheca clade ( comprising Malvaceae s.l. subfamilies Malvoideae and Bombacoideae ) .
= = Description = =
Durian trees are large , growing to 25 – 50 metres ( 80 – 164 ft ) in height depending on the species . The leaves are evergreen , elliptic to oblong and 10 – 18 centimetres ( 4 – 7 in ) long . The flowers are produced in three to thirty clusters together on large branches and directly on the trunk with each flower having a calyx ( sepals ) and five ( rarely four or six ) petals . Durian trees have one or two flowering and fruiting periods per year , although the timing varies depending on the species , cultivars , and localities . A typical durian tree can bear fruit after four or five years . The durian fruit can hang from any branch and matures roughly three months after pollination . The fruit can grow up to 30 centimetres ( 12 in ) long and 15 centimetres ( 6 in ) in diameter , and typically weighs one to three kilograms ( 2 to 7 lb ) . Its shape ranges from oblong to round , the colour of its husk green to brown , and its flesh pale @-@ yellow to red , depending on the species . Among the thirty known species of Durio , nine of them have been identified as producing edible fruits : D. zibethinus , D. dulcis , D. grandiflorus , D. graveolens , D. kutejensis , D. macrantha , D. oxleyanus , and D. testudinarum . There are many species for which the fruit has never been collected or properly examined , however , so other species with edible fruit may exist . The durian is somewhat similar in appearance to the jackfruit , an unrelated species .
The name durian comes from the Malay word duri ( thorn ) together with the suffix -an ( for building a noun in Malay ) . D. zibethinus is the only species commercially cultivated on a large scale and available outside of its native region . Since this species is open @-@ pollinated , it shows considerable diversity in fruit colour and odour , size of flesh and seed , and tree phenology . In the species name , zibethinus refers to the Indian civet , Viverra zibetha . There is disagreement regarding whether this name , bestowed by Linnaeus , refers to civets being so fond of the durian that the fruit was used as bait to entrap them , or to the durian smelling like the civet .
Durian flowers are large and feathery with copious nectar , and give off a heavy , sour , and buttery odour . These features are typical of flowers pollinated by certain species of bats that eat nectar and pollen . According to research conducted in Malaysia in the 1970s , durians were pollinated almost exclusively by cave fruit bats ( Eonycteris spelaea ) ; however , a 1996 study indicated two species , D. grandiflorus and D. oblongus , were pollinated by spiderhunters ( Nectariniidae ) and another species , D. kutejensis , was pollinated by giant honey bees and birds as well as bats .
Some scientists have hypothesized that the development of monothecate anthers and larger flowers ( compared to those of the remaining genera in Durioneae ) in the clade consisting of Durio , Boschia , and Cullenia was in conjunction with a transition from beetle pollination to vertebrate pollination .
= = = Cultivars = = =
Over the centuries , numerous durian cultivars , propagated by vegetative clones , have arisen in southeast Asia . They used to be grown with mixed results from seeds of trees bearing superior quality fruit , but now are propagated by layering , marcotting , or more commonly , by grafting , including bud , veneer , wedge , whip or U @-@ grafting onto seedlings of randomly selected rootstocks . Different cultivars may be distinguished to some extent by variations in the fruit shape , such as the shape of the spines . Durian consumers express preferences for specific cultivars , which fetch higher prices in the market .
Most cultivars have a common name and a code number starting with " D " . For example , some popular clones are Kop ( D99 Thai : กบ – " frog " [ kòp ] ) , Chanee ( D123 , Thai : ชะนี – gibbon [ tɕʰániː ] ) , Berserah or Green Durian or Tuan Mek Hijau ( D145 Thai : ทุเรียนเขียว – Green Durian [ tʰúriːən kʰǐow ] ) , Kan Yao ( D158 , Thai : ก ้ านยาว – Long Stem [ kâːn jaːw ] ) , Mon Thong ( D159 , Thai : หมอนทอง – Golden Pillow [ mɔ ̌ ːn tʰɔːŋ ] ) , Kradum Thong ( Thai : กระดุมทอง – Golden Button [ kràdum tʰɔːŋ ] ) , and with no common name , D24 and D169 . Each cultivar has a distinct taste and odour . More than 200 cultivars of D. zibethinus exist in Thailand .
Mon thong is the most commercially sought after for its thick , full @-@ bodied creamy and mild sweet tasting flesh with relatively moderate smell emitted and smaller seeds , while Chanee is the best in terms of its resistance to infection by Phytophthora palmivora . Kan Yao is somewhat less common , but prized for its longer window of time when it is both sweet and odorless at the same time . Among all the cultivars in Thailand , five are currently in large @-@ scale commercial cultivation : Chanee , Mon Thong , Kan Yao , Ruang , and Kradum . There are more than 100 registered cultivars since 1920 's in Malaysia and up to 193 cultivar by 1992 , and many superior cultivars have been identified through competitions held at the annual Malaysian Agriculture , Horticulture , and Agrotourism Show . In Vietnam , the same process has been achieved through competitions held by the Southern Fruit Research Institute . A recently popular variety is , Cat Mountain King or Musang King .
By 2007 , Songpol Somsri , a Thai government scientist , had crossbred more than ninety varieties of durian to create Chantaburi No. 1 , a cultivar without the characteristic odour . Another hybrid , Chantaburi No. 3 , develops the odour about three days after the fruit is picked , which enables an odourless transport yet satisfies consumers who prefer the pungent odour . On 22 May 2012 , two other cultivars from Thailand that also lack the usual odour , Long Laplae and Lin Laplae , were presented to the public by Yothin Samutkhiri , governor of Uttaradit province from where these cultivars were developed locally , while he announced the dates for the yearly durian fair of Laplae District , and the name giver to both cultivars .
Popular cultivars in Malaysia and Singapore ( Singapore imports most of its durians from Malaysia hence the varieties are similar although there may be slight variation in the names ) include " D24 " which is a popular variety known for its bitter sweet taste ; " XO " which has a pale color , thick flesh with a tinge of alcoholic fermentation ; " Chook Kiok " ( Cantonese meaning : bamboo leg ) which has a distinctive yellowish core in the inner stem and " Musang King " ( Musang is the Malay word for civet cat ) which is usually the priciest of all cultivars . Musang King is known for its bright yellow flesh and is almost like a more potent or enhanced version of the D24 . This particular variety should be consumed last since it tends to make other durians taste bland in comparison .
= = Cultivation and availability = =
The durian is native to Brunei , Indonesia and Malaysia . There is some debate as to whether the durian is native to the Philippines , particularly the Davao region in the island of Mindanao , or was introduced . The durian is grown in other areas with a similar climate ; it is strictly tropical and stops growing when mean daily temperatures drop below 22 ° C ( 72 ° F ) .
The centre of ecological diversity for durians is the island of Borneo , where the fruit of the edible species of Durio including D. zibethinus , D. dulcis , D. graveolens , D. kutejensis , D. oxleyanus and D. testudinarum is sold in local markets . In Brunei , D. zibethinus is not grown because consumers prefer other species such as D. graveolens , D. kutejensis and D. oxleyanus . These species are commonly distributed in Brunei , and together with other species like D. testudinarum and D. dulcis , represent rich genetic diversity .
Although the durian is not native to Thailand , the country is currently one of the major exporters of durians , growing 781 @,@ 000 tonnes of the world 's total harvest of 1 @,@ 400 @,@ 000 tonnes in 1999 , 111 @,@ 000 tonnes of which it exported to Taiwan , Hong Kong , Malaysia , Singapore and Canada . Malaysia and Indonesia follow , both producing about 265 @,@ 000 tonnes each . Of this , Malaysia exported 35 @,@ 000 tonnes in 1999 . Chantaburi in Thailand each year holds the World Durian Festival in early May . This single province is responsible for half of the durian production of Thailand . In the Philippines , the centre of durian production is the Davao Region . The Kadayawan Festival is an annual celebration featuring the durian in Davao City . Other places where durian farms are located include Cambodia , Laos , Vietnam , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , India , the West Indies , Florida , Hawaii , Papua New Guinea , the Polynesian Islands , Madagascar , southern China ( Hainan Island ) , northern Australia , and Singapore .
Durian was introduced into Australia in the early 1960s and clonal material was first introduced in 1975 . Over thirty clones of D. zibethinus and six Durio species have been subsequently introduced into Australia . China is the major importer , purchasing 65 @,@ 000 tonnes in 1999 , followed by Singapore with 40 @,@ 000 tonnes and Taiwan with 5 @,@ 000 tonnes . In the same year , the United States imported 2 @,@ 000 tonnes , mostly frozen , and the European Community imported 500 tonnes .
The durian is a seasonal fruit , unlike some other non @-@ seasonal tropical fruits such as the papaya , which are available throughout the year . In Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore , the season for durians is typically from June to August , which coincides with that of the mangosteen . Prices of durians are relatively high as compared with other fruits . For example , in Singapore , the strong demand for high quality cultivars such as the D24 ( Sultan ) , and Musang King ( Mao Shan Wang ) has resulted in typical retail prices of between S $ 8 to S $ 15 ( US $ 5 to US $ 10 ) per kilogram of whole fruit . With an average weight of about 1 @.@ 5 kilograms ( 3 @.@ 3 lb ) , a durian fruit would therefore cost about S $ 12 to S $ 22 ( US $ 8 to US $ 15 ) . The edible portion of the fruit , known as the aril and usually referred to as the " flesh " or " pulp " , only accounts for about 15 – 30 % of the mass of the entire fruit . Many consumers in Singapore are nevertheless quite willing to spend up to around S $ 75 ( US $ 50 ) on a single purchase of about half a dozen of the favoured fruit to be shared by family members .
In @-@ season durians can be found in mainstream Japanese supermarkets , while in the West they are sold mainly by Asian markets .
= = Flavour and odour = =
The unusual flavour and odour of the fruit have prompted many people to express diverse and passionate views ranging from deep appreciation to intense disgust . Writing in 1856 , the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace provided a much @-@ quoted description of the flavour of the durian :
The five cells are silky @-@ white within , and are filled with a mass of firm , cream @-@ coloured pulp , containing about three seeds each . This pulp is the edible part , and its consistence and flavour are indescribable . A rich custard highly flavoured with almonds gives the best general idea of it , but there are occasional wafts of flavour that call to mind cream @-@ cheese , onion @-@ sauce , sherry @-@ wine , and other incongruous dishes . Then there is a rich glutinous smoothness in the pulp which nothing else possesses , but which adds to its delicacy . It is neither acidic nor sweet nor juicy ; yet it wants neither of these qualities , for it is in itself perfect . It produces no nausea or other bad effect , and the more you eat of it the less you feel inclined to stop . In fact , to eat Durians is a new sensation worth a voyage to the East to experience . ... as producing a food of the most exquisite flavour it is unsurpassed .
Wallace described himself as being at first reluctant to try it because of the aroma , " but in Borneo I found a ripe fruit on the ground , and , eating it out of doors , I at once became a confirmed Durian eater . " He cited one traveller from 1599 : " it is of such an excellent taste that it surpasses in flavour all other fruits of the world , according to those who have tasted it . " He cites another writer : " To those not used to it , it seems at first to smell like rotten onions , but immediately after they have tasted it they prefer it to all other food . The natives give it honourable titles , exalt it , and make verses on it . " Despite having tried many foods that are arguably more eccentric , Andrew Zimmern , host of Bizarre Foods , was unable to finish a durian upon sampling it , due to his intolerance of its strong taste .
While Wallace cautions that " the smell of the ripe fruit is certainly at first disagreeable " , later descriptions by westerners are more graphic . Novelist Anthony Burgess writes that eating durian is " like eating sweet raspberry blancmange in the lavatory " . Chef Andrew Zimmern compares the taste to " completely rotten , mushy onions " . Anthony Bourdain , a lover of durian , relates his encounter with the fruit thus : " Its taste can only be described as ... indescribable , something you will either love or despise . ... Your breath will smell as if you 'd been French @-@ kissing your dead grandmother . " Likewise , fellow chef Jamie Oliver has also expressed admiration for the fruit on his first sampling . Travel and food writer Richard Sterling says :
... its odor is best described as pig @-@ shit , turpentine and onions , garnished with a gym sock . It can be smelled from yards away . Despite its great local popularity , the raw fruit is forbidden from some establishments such as hotels , subways and airports , including public transportation in Southeast Asia .
Other comparisons have been made with the civet , sewage , stale vomit , skunk spray and used surgical swabs . The wide range of descriptions for the odour of durian may have a great deal to do with the variability of durian odour itself . Durians from different species or clones can have significantly different aromas ; for example , red durian ( D. dulcis ) has a deep caramel flavour with a turpentine odour while red @-@ fleshed durian ( D. graveolens ) emits a fragrance of roasted almonds . Among the varieties of D. zibethinus , Thai varieties are sweeter in flavour and less odorous than Malay ones . The degree of ripeness has an effect on the flavour as well . Three scientific analyses of the composition of durian aroma – from 1972 , 1980 , and 1995 – each found a mix of volatile compounds including esters , ketones , and different sulphur compounds , with no agreement on which may be primarily responsible for the distinctive odour . People in South East Asia with frequent exposures to durian are able to easily distinguish its sweet @-@ like ketones and esters scent from rotten or putrescine odours which are from volatile amines and fatty acids . Developmental or genetic differences in olfactory perception and mapping within the brain ( for e.g. anterior piriform cortex to the orbitofrontal cortex ) could possibly explain why some individuals are unable to differentiate these smells and find this fruit noxious whereas others find it extremely pleasant and appealing .
This strong odour can be detected half a mile away by animals , thus luring them . In addition , the fruit is extremely appetising to a variety of animals , including squirrels , mouse deer , pigs , orangutan , elephants , and even carnivorous tigers . While some of these animals eat the fruit and dispose of the seed under the parent plant , others swallow the seed with the fruit and then transport it some distance before excreting , with the seed being dispersed as a result . The thorny , armoured covering of the fruit discourages smaller animals ; larger animals are more likely to transport the seeds far from the parent tree .
= = = Ripeness and selection = = =
According to Larousse Gastronomique , the durian fruit is ready to eat when its husk begins to crack . However , the ideal stage of ripeness to be enjoyed varies from region to region in Southeast Asia and by species . Some species grow so tall that they can only be collected once they have fallen to the ground , whereas most cultivars of D. zibethinus are nearly always cut from the tree and allowed to ripen while waiting to be sold . Some people in southern Thailand prefer their durians relatively young when the clusters of fruit within the shell are still crisp in texture and mild in flavour . For some people in northern Thailand , the preference is for the fruit to be soft and aromatic . In Malaysia and Singapore , most consumers prefer the fruit to be as ripe and pungent in aroma as possible and may even risk allowing the fruit to continue ripening after its husk has already cracked open . In this state , the flesh becomes richly creamy , slightly alcoholic , the aroma pronounced and the flavour highly complex .
The various preferences regarding ripeness among consumers make it hard to issue general statements about choosing a " good " durian . A durian that falls off the tree continues to ripen for two to four days , but after five or six days most would consider it overripe and unpalatable , although some Thais proceed from that point to cook it with palm sugar , thus creating a dessert called Durian Guan . The usual advice for a durian consumer choosing a whole fruit in the market is to examine the quality of the stem or stalk which loses moisture as it ages : a big , solid stem is a sign of freshness . Reportedly , unscrupulous merchants wrap , paint , or remove the stalks altogether . Due to the popularity of Kan Yao , street vendors may sometimes sell a lesser variety with a long stem to unsuspecting customers . Another frequent piece of advice is to shake the fruit and listen for the sound of the seeds moving within , indicating the durian is very ripe and the pulp has dried out a bit .
= = Uses = =
= = = Culinary = = =
Durian fruit is used to flavour a wide variety of sweet edibles such as traditional Malay candy , ice kacang , dodol , lempuk , rose biscuits , ice cream , milkshakes , mooncakes , Yule logs , and cappuccino . Es durian ( durian ice cream ) is a popular dessert in Indonesia , sold at street side stall in Indonesian cities , especially in Java . Pulut Durian or ketan durian is glutinous rice steamed with coconut milk and served with ripened durian . In Sabah , red durian is fried with onions and chilli and served as a side dish . Red @-@ fleshed durian is traditionally added to sayur , an Indonesian soup made from freshwater fish . Ikan brengkes tempoyak is fish cooked in a durian @-@ based sauce , traditional in Sumatra . Traditionally Bollen pastry , specialty of Bandung is filled with banana and cheese . Today Bollen durian is also available , it is pastry filled with durian . Dried durian flesh can be made into kripik durian ( durian chips ) .
Tempoyak refers to fermented durian , usually made from lower quality durian that is unsuitable for direct consumption . Tempoyak can be eaten either cooked or uncooked , is normally eaten with rice , and can also be used for making curry . Sambal Tempoyak is a Sumatran dish made from the fermented durian fruit , coconut milk , and a collection of spicy ingredients known as sambal . In Palembang , Pangasius catfish can be either cooked as tempoyak ikan patin ( fish in tempoyak curry ) or as brengkes ( pepes ) tempoyak , which is a steamed fermented durian paste in banana leaf container ,
In Thailand , durian is often eaten fresh with sweet sticky rice , and blocks of durian paste are sold in the markets , though much of the paste is adulterated with pumpkin . Unripe durians may be cooked as a vegetable , except in the Philippines , where all uses are sweet rather than savoury . Malaysians make both sugared and salted preserves from durian . When durian is minced with salt , onions and vinegar , it is called boder . The durian seeds , which are the size of chestnuts , can be eaten whether they are boiled , roasted or fried in coconut oil , with a texture that is similar to taro or yam , but stickier . In Java , the seeds are sliced thin and cooked with sugar as a confection . Uncooked durian seeds are toxic due to cyclopropene fatty acids and should not be ingested .
Young leaves and shoots of the durian are occasionally cooked as greens . Sometimes the ash of the burned rind is added to special cakes . The petals of durian flowers are eaten in the North Sumatra province of Indonesia , while in the Moluccas islands the husk of the durian fruit is used as fuel to smoke fish . The nectar and pollen of the durian flower that honeybees collect is an important honey source , but the characteristics of the honey are unknown .
= = = Nutrition = = =
Raw durian is composed of 65 % water , 27 % carbohydrates including 4 % dietary fiber , 5 % fat and 1 % protein ( table ) . In 100 grams , raw or fresh frozen durian provides 33 % of the Daily Value ( DV ) of thiamin and moderate content of other B vitamins , vitamin C and the dietary mineral , manganese ( 15 – 24 % DV , table ) .
= = History = =
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the clitoris , allowing the females to urinate , copulate and give birth through this organ . This trait makes mating more laborious for the male than in other mammals , and also makes attempts to sexually coerce ( physically force sexual activity on ) females futile . Joan Roughgarden , an ecologist and evolutionary biologist , said that because the hyena 's clitoris is higher on the belly than the vagina in most mammals , the male hyena " must slide his rear under the female when mating so that his penis lines up with [ her clitoris ] " . In an action similar to pushing up a shirtsleeve , the " female retracts the [ pseudo @-@ penis ] on itself , and creates an opening into which the male inserts his own penis " . The male must practice this act , which can take a couple of months to successfully perform . Female spotted hyenas exposed to larger doses of androgen have significantly damaged ovaries , making it difficult to conceive . After giving birth , the pseudo @-@ penis is stretched and loses much of its original aspects ; it becomes a slack @-@ walled and reduced prepuce with an enlarged orifice with split lips . Approximately 15 % of the females die during their first time giving birth , and over 60 % of their species ' firstborn young die .
A 2006 Baskin et al. study concluded , " The basic anatomical structures of the corporeal bodies in both sexes of humans and spotted hyenas were similar . As in humans , the dorsal nerve distribution was unique in being devoid of nerves at the 12 o 'clock position in the penis and clitoris of the spotted hyena " and that " [ d ] orsal nerves of the penis / clitoris in humans and male spotted hyenas tracked along both sides of the corporeal body to the corpus spongiosum at the 5 and 7 o 'clock positions . The dorsal nerves penetrated the corporeal body and distally the glans in the hyena " and , in female hyenas , " the dorsal nerves fanned out laterally on the clitoral body . Glans morphology was different in appearance in both sexes , being wide and blunt in the female and tapered in the male " .
= = = Cats , sheep and mice = = =
Researchers studying the peripheral and central afferent pathways from the feline clitoris concluded that " Afferent neurons projecting to the clitoris of the cat were identified by WGA @-@ HRP tracing in the S1 and S2 dorsal root ganglia . An average of 433 cells were identified on each side of the animal . 85 percent and 15 percent of the labeled cells were located in the S1 and S2 dorsal root ganglia , respectively . The average cross sectional area of clitoral afferent neuron profiles was 1 @.@ 479 ± 627 μm2 . " They also stated that light " constant pressure on the clitoris produced an initial burst of single unit firing ( maximum frequencies 170 – 255 Hz ) followed by rapid adaptation and a sustained firing ( maximum 40 Hz ) , which was maintained during the stimulation . Tonic firing increased to an average maximum of 145 Hz at 6 – 8 g / mm2 pressure " and " [ t ] hese results indicate that the clitoris is innervated by mechano @-@ sensitive myelinated afferent fibers in the pudental nerve which project centrally to the region of the dorsal commissure in the L7 @-@ S1 spinal cord " .
The external phenotype and reproductive behavior of 21 freemartin sheep and two male pseudohermaphrodite sheep were recorded with the aim of identifying any characteristics that could predict a failure to breed . Among things recorded were the size and shape of the vulva and clitoris , the length of the vagina , the size of the teats , the presence or absence of inguinal gonads , and the ultrasonographic characteristics of the inguinal gonads : " A subjective assessment of the masculinity of each animal 's body form was also made , and its behavioural responses to a virile ram and to an oestrus ewe were recorded . A number of physical and behavioural abnormalities were detected but the only consistent finding in all 23 animals was a short vagina which varied in length from 3 @.@ 1 to 7 @.@ 0 cm , compared with 10 to 14 cm in normal animals . "
In a study documenting the clitoral structure of mice , it was found that the mouse perineal urethra is surrounded by erectile tissue forming the bulbs of the clitoris , similar to the anatomy of human females : " In the mouse , as in human females , tissue organization in the corpora cavernosa of the clitoris is essentially similar to that of the penis except for the absence of a subalbugineal layer interposed between the tunica albuginea and the erectile tissue . "
= = = Journals = = =
= 2011 BMC Racing Team season =
The 2011 season for the BMC Racing Team began in January with the Tour Down Under and ended in October at the Giro di Lombardia . As a UCI ProTeam , they are automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour .
Team captain Cadel Evans provided the majority of their victories in 2011 , most notably the overall crown at the Tour de France . Twice a runner @-@ up at that race , and at age 34 the oldest post @-@ World War II winner , Evans took used a different race program than he had in previous years . He rode relatively few races prior to the Tour , though he was also the overall victor at Tirreno – Adriatico and the Tour de Romandie .
Though often considered to be a team with a strong classics pedigree , and active in most races with several top tens , they did not win any single @-@ day race in the spring season . Greg Van Avermaet won the late @-@ season Paris – Tours , along with two stages in stage races earlier in the season . The team 's ostensible classics leader , Italian Alessandro Ballan , did not win any race in 2011 and was again briefly suspended from racing pursuant to the ongoing Mantova doping investigation , as he had been in 2010 .
= = 2011 roster = =
Ages as of January 1 , 2011 .
= = One @-@ day races = =
= = = Spring classics = = =
BMC was active at two of the traditional season @-@ opening races , attaining seventh place with Ballan in the Italian opener Trofeo Laigueglia , and eighth with Quinziato in the Belgian opener , Omloop Het Nieuwsblad . Ballan narrowly missed victory a week later at Montepaschi Strade Bianche , finishing second at the line behind Philippe Gilbert . Ballan acknowledged that Gilbert and not he had used the optimal tactics in the final sprint , but felt nonetheless pleased with his early @-@ season form . The two had been part of a 19 @-@ rider group that made all the selections through the sectors of unpaved roads before the finish on cobblestones in Siena .
At the first monument race of the season , Milan – San Remo , BMC was one of only two teams to have more than three riders present in the leading group on the road after a crash on the Le Manie climb 90 kilometers ( 56 mi ) from the finish effectively split the field in two . With both teams lacking field sprinters , and with sprinters Tom Boonen , Alessandro Petacchi , and Heinrich Haussler surviving the split , BMC captain Ballan and Liquigas – Cannondale 's Vincenzo Nibali struck a deal that they would each send men to the front of the lead group to help keep it away from the sprinters left behind in the second group , and dislodge the sprinters in the first group if possible . The tactic worked ; with domestiques from both these teams , plus Omega Pharma – Lotto , pulling at the head of the leading group , they kept their lead through to the end of the race . Ballan , and Nibali , later figured into a crucial eight @-@ rider selection that took place on the Poggio just a few kilometers from the end of the 298 kilometers ( 185 mi ) day of racing . Those eight riders represented eight different teams , so no one had a teammate to perform a proper leadout . After Nibali , Gilbert , and FDJ 's Yoann Offredo opened up the sprint , Ballan was gapped off momentarily and could manage only fourth behind race winner Matthew Goss . Van Avermaet had also been with the first group after the split on Le Manie , and occupied first position on the road for the kilometers between the Cipressa and the descent from the Poggio , before he was caught by the select group of eight that finished together at the head of the race .
At the second monument , the Tour of Flanders , BMC was noted to be bringing a strong squad , headed by Ballan and Hincapie . Burghardt and Van Avermaet went on the attack in the early portions of the race , only to be brought back after a short while . When Fabian Cancellara put in an attack on the Leberg , the day 's fourteenth cobbled climb , and quickly took a sizable time gap , it was the BMC team which organized the chase to bring him back . They placed four riders into a seven @-@ rider chase group and succeeded in bringing Cancellara back , something which has usually not happened to him in classics races . A further two riders had remained at the head of the peloton , giving them six riders at the front of the race when Cancellara was caught . Cancellara put in another move on the Muur van Geraardsbergen and was followed only by Sylvain Chavanel and eventual race winner Nick Nuyens . Hincapie finished with the group 5 seconds back for sixth place on the day . Kristoff rode to seventh place in the sprinters ' classic Scheldeprijs later in April , back of three @-@ time winner Mark Cavendish .
Ballan also rode to a top @-@ ten placing at the third monument , Paris – Roubaix . He and Thor Hushovd marked the accelerations of odds @-@ on favorite Cancellara throughout the day and , with both having teammates up the road in breakaway groups , did not contribute any work . This led to the lightly heralded Johan Vansummeren from Hushovd 's Garmin – Cervélo team winning the race from a solo escape , but Ballan was able to finish sixth by staying with Cancellara as best he could , losing contact only when Cancellara put in his most strenuous attack near the finish . The race came just days after Ballan was again named in the ongoing Mantova doping investigation as a rider who may have perpetrated blood doping while riding for his former team Lampre . Unlike in 2010 , when these accusations broke , BMC chose not to suspend Ballan from competition . Ballan felt his suspension in 2010 was because the team had not yet attained the highest level in the sport and had to rely on wildcard invitations to attend top @-@ level races . In 2011 , they had attained UCI ProTeam status and were therefore guaranteed these invites . However , team president Jim Ochowicz denied that this was the case , saying that the team had cleared Ballan in 2010 and that the 2011 accusations were not new and therefore did not require any action on their part . However , Ballan and Santambrogio were indeed suspended and later reactivated around the time of the Giro d 'Italia .
Van Avermaet was the team 's top finisher at each of the Ardennes classics , though he did not come especially close to victory in any of them , finishing 24th at the 2011 Amstel Gold Race , 16th at La Flèche Wallonne , and seventh at Liège – Bastogne – Liège , the fourth monument . BMC 's record at the early @-@ season single day races ended with a series of near misses in May and June . Murphy , an essentially unknown rider on the international scene , was the sixth @-@ place finisher at the inaugural ProRace Berlin . BMC and Leopard Trek were the only top @-@ level professional teams in the race . Santambrogio was second at the Giro della Toscana , losing out to Garmin – Cervélo 's Dan Martin in the uphill final sprint . Van Avermaet narrowly missed the podium at Halle – Ingooigem , losing the sprint for third place to FDJ 's Gianni Meersman and taking fourth on the day .
The team also sent squads to the Classica Sarda , Kuurne – Brussels – Kuurne , the Giro del Friuli , Dwars door Vlaanderen , Gent – Wevelgem , and Brabantse Pijl , but finished no higher than 13th in any of these races .
= = = Fall races = = =
Van Avermaet opened the team 's later season with a podium finish at the Clásica de San Sebastián , winning a seven @-@ rider sprint for third place 14 seconds back of the day 's winner Philippe Gilbert . Much like he had earlier in the season at Scheldeprijs , Kristoff finished in the top ten but not especially close to victory at the sprinters ' classic Paris – Brussels in September , taking seventh place in a 46 @-@ rider sprint . He turned in a similar performance a week later at the Championship of Flanders , seventh from a 55 @-@ rider sprint , and two days hence at the Grand Prix d 'Isbergues with fifth from a group of 57 . He also added a second place , again in a large sprint , at the Grand Prix de Fourmies . Murphy took his second top @-@ ten finish of the year at the Omloop van het Houtland , with sixth place in a breakaway sprint behind Guillaume Van Keirsbulck of Quick @-@ Step . Van Avermaet and Phinney finished at the front of the race in Binche – Tournai – Binche , though neither threatened for victory , finishing seventh and 13th in the 13 @-@ rider lead group .
Van Avermaet took the team 's lone single @-@ day victory of the season at Paris – Tours . Despite the expectation that the race would come down to a sprint finish , Van Avermaet and other attackers provided for a different sort of finish . The sprinters ' teams worked to chase down the morning breakaway , but the only effect this actually had was allowing Van Avermaet , and others , a shorter distance to bridge from the main field up to the front of the race . The leading group 's advantage over the peloton never exceeded two minutes , but it proved to be enough as Van Avermaet took the win ahead of Vacansoleil – DCM 's Marco Marcato , with the next rider a further 15 seconds down . Van Avermaet was also the team 's best finisher at the Italian races which traditionally conclude the season . He just missed out on victory at the Giro del Piemonte , finishing second of 11 riders in a breakaway sprint behind Daniel Moreno of Team Katusha . He was more distant , 12th , in the Giro di Lombardia , though this was nonetheless a strong result for him due to that race 's much hillier profile .
The team also sent squads to Vattenfall Cyclassics , the GP Ouest @-@ France , the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal , the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec , and the Grand Prix de Wallonie , but finished no higher than 14th in any of these races .
= = Stage races = =
Evans took the team 's first wins at Tirreno – Adriatico . Despite the fact that he had raced only two days prior to Tirreno – Adriatico on the 2011 season , as part of a planned light program meant to culminate in victory at the Tour de France , Evans showed fine form at the race of the two seas . He finished near the front of the race in the first two hilly stages , both of them 240 kilometers ( 150 mi ) in length , and took the race lead after the second of them . The next day , he won the stage into Macerata , extending his race lead to nine seconds . With only a very short individual time trial remaining , and the riders directly behind Evans in the overall standings lesser than him in time trial skills , nine seconds was a significant advantage . Evans managed only 12th in the 9 @.@ 3 kilometers ( 5 @.@ 8 mi ) race against the clock that closed out the race , but this was easily enough to preserve his overall victory . In April , Evans won the Tour de Romandie without winning any stage . His greatest time win came in the stage 4 individual time trial . Sitting third at that point , he finished eighth on the day and took sufficient time to overtake Pavel Brutt and Alexander Vinokourov to move into the race lead . The flat final stage provided for no meaningful changes to the overall standings , securing Evans ' win . While he did not win anything at the Critérium du Dauphiné , Evans showed strongly at that race as well . While Bradley Wiggins proved by far the strongest of the overall classification ridrs in the stage 3 individual time trial , Evans ' sixth place on the day moved him up to second overall . He finished sufficiently near the front of the race on all other days as well , assuring him second place overall in the event .
The team 's principal winner in the later season was Van Avermaet . At the Tour of Austria , he won stage 6 in a photo finish from a breakaway , besting HTC – Highroad 's Matt Brammeier by the thinnest of margins . He took the points jersey with this stage win , adding a first to a fourth and an eighth place secured earlier in the event , and won it at the event 's conclusion . Van Avermaet next triumphed at the Tour de Wallonie . He and Vacansoleil – DCM 's Joost van Leijen were the only two riders to finish at the front of the race in each of the first two stages . Though van Leijen won stage 2 , Van Avermaet took the race lead because of his higher finish on stage 1 . This stage occurred on the same day that Evans sealed his Tour de France championship in Paris ; the team posted news of Van Avermaet 's race leadership by calling it the " other yellow jersey " they had taken . Van Avermaet successfully retained the race lead to the event 's conclusion , adding a stage win on the last day , beating out van Leijen .
The team took a further two victories in August . Phinney earned the first win of his professional career in the prologue time trial at the Eneco Tour , finishing the 5 @.@ 7 kilometers ( 3 @.@ 5 mi ) course 7 seconds faster than Edvald Boasson Hagen in second place . Hincapie returned to the winners ' circle for the first time in two years at the USA Pro Cycling Challenge , finishing the best of six breakaway riders in stage 2 in Aspen .
The team also sent squads to the Tour Down Under , the Tour of Qatar , the Tour of Oman , the Giro di Sardegna , Paris – Nice , the Volta a Catalunya , the Tour of the Basque Country , the Giro del Trentino , the Tour de Suisse , the Tour of Utah , Circuit Franco @-@ Belge , and the Tour of Beijing , but did not achieve a stage win , classification win , or podium finish in any of them .
= = Grand Tours = =
= = = Giro d 'Italia = = =
BMC came to the Giro without a real overall classification hopeful . Sporting director Fabio Baldato stated that the team 's nine @-@ man squad was designed to give them a chance at a stage win every day , with Kristoff for the sprints , Kohler , Wyss , and Zahner for the breakaways , and Tschopp and Frank for the climbs . Rounding out the squad were young Americans Barton , Beyer , and Butler , riding the Giro mainly for experience . They constituted three of the seven Americans in the Giro peloton . The team 's preparation for the Giro was also affected by the Mantova investigation , which resulted in the team 's banning of Ballan and Santambrogio for the second time , after a previous ban in April 2010 . Again just as in 2010 , the two were reactivated shortly after the Giro concluded .
The squad was middle of the pack in the stage 1 team time trial , finishing 13th of 23 teams . The squad was most active during stage 5 , on the unpaved or ' white ' roads into Orvieto , when Kohler went on the attack after 12 kilometers ( 7 @.@ 5 mi ) and made the principal breakaway as a single rider . His advantage ballooned to almost 13 minutes at its highest point , but when it began to fall , it did not fall precipitously at first . With 70 kilometers ( 43 mi ) left to race , Kohler still had eight minutes on the main field . He was therefore first over the two third @-@ category climbs on the course , and while mountains leader Gianluca Brambilla took maximum points from the peloton on both , Kohler took the green jersey from him at day 's end . Kohler retained the jersey on stage 6 before seventh stage winner Bart De Clercq of Omega Pharma – Lotto assumed it on Montevergine di Mercogliano . Kristoff took two top ten stage placings in the first half of the race , with fourth on stage 8 ( second from the peloton behind the attacking Oscar Gatto and Alberto Contador ) , and ninth on stage 10 ( a more traditional field srpint ) . Tschopp finished the best of the team 's six riders to reach the finish , finishing 16th overall . The team also shared the Fair Play award with five other teams , avoiding penalty points for minor technical infringements .
= = = Tour de France = = =
The Tour de France was the main focal point of the season for BMC 's leader Evans , and perhaps the team itself . He had ridden two Grand Tours each of the past two seasons , and in three of the past four , but in 2011 he focused solely on the Tour . He rode a different race program in preparation for the Tour than he had in previous years , riding fewer races . Among them were the early @-@ season stage races Tirreno – Adriatico and Tour de Romandie , both of which Evans won , and the Critérium du Dauphiné , where he finished on the podium in second overall . The squad named to the race was chosen with the sole goal of helping Evans win the race overall . It consisted of classics specialists Hincapie and Burghardt with the aim of keeping Evans out of trouble in the flatter stages , climbers Moinard and Morabito to help in the mountains , and strong time trialists Bookwalter and Schär ( and Hincapie ) for the stage 2 team time trial . Hincapie made his 16th consecutive Tour start , to tie the record held by Joop Zoetemelk , having finished each except the very first .
Evans was active in the finale of the first road race stage . Almost completely flat with a punchy uphill finish , the stage kept the peloton together most of the way before a crash 9 kilometers ( 5 @.@ 6 mi ) from the end split the field . Evans stayed out front and shadowed Philippe Gilbert on the finish atop the Mont des Alouettes . The Belgian won the stage , but Evans finished clear of the peloton for second place three seconds back . This positioned the team well for the stage 2 team time trial . Despite being considered the lesser of squads such as Garmin – Cervélo , Team Sky , and HTC – Highroad , among others , the squad finished second just four seconds back of Garmin – Cervélo , tied with Team Sky and Leopard Trek . The result left Garmin – Cervélo riders Thor Hushovd and David Millar tied on the same time at the top of the overall classification , with the Norwegian taking the yellow jersey , and Evans installed into third overall just a single second back . Evans said after the stage that he was very pleased with the team 's effort and had confidence for the continuation of the race .
Stage 4 , again mostly flat with an uphill finish , was another important day for the team . Evans approached the finish with a select group at the head of the race , including most of the race 's overall favorites and race leader Hushovd . Evans outsprinted Alberto Contador at the finish to claim his second career Tour stage win . After finishing safely in the peloton on the next three stages , all of them favoring sprinters , Evans took third , just behind Gilbert , on Super Besse in stage 8 . Despite the uphill finish and the stage 's bumpy profile , Hushovd also finished in this group , meaning Evans did not , as was expected , take the yellow jersey . Though the next day featured a change of race leader , when a breakaway including Thomas Voeckler gained almost four minutes against the peloton , Evans remained well @-@ placed in third overall . There were then no significant changes to the overall standings until stage 16 . This was a medium mountain stage heading gradually uphill until a second @-@ category climb 11 kilometers ( 6 @.@ 8 mi ) from the finish in Gap . Hushovd won the stage from a breakaway , but together with Contador and Samuel Sánchez , Evans attacked on the descent . He gained over a minute against the race 's other top riders , most notably Andy Schleck .
Stage 18 was extremely important to the race 's overall standings . With 60 kilometers ( 37 mi ) still to go before the finish , Andy Schleck attacked out of the group of race favorites , and no one followed him . He made the bridge up to a teammate from the morning escape , who paced him to a maximum four @-@ minute advantage at the front of the race . From behind , Evans put in an intensive effort from about the 10 kilometers ( 6 @.@ 2 mi ) to go mark to limit his losses . Schleck easily won the stage , but Evans remained only 57 seconds down , a time gap he could easily make up in the stage 20 individual time trial . Evans had mounted the final chase all on his own , with riders near him such as Voeckler and Ivan Basso contributing no work . Fränk Schleck took a little time out of him in view of the finish line , but no one else did , as the field finished scattered behind Evans . His long , largely solo chase was characterized as saving his overall chances after Andy Schleck had made his bid for Tour victory beforehand . The status quo largely held the next day on Alpe d 'Huez , though Voeckler at last fell from the race lead , putting Andy Schleck in the yellow jersey . Schleck was characterized as missing an important chance to pad his race lead with the time trial , where Evans was recognized as the better of the two , still to race .
The Tour came down to the stage 20 time trial in Grenoble . While Evans was certainly the stronger of the two in the event , Schleck had surpassed expectations in the long time trial in the 2010 Tour de France and there was speculation as to whether the Luxembourger had enough time in hand to win the Tour with his 57 @-@ second cushion . They were the last two riders on the course , and rode diametrically different time trials . About an hour earlier , Tony Martin had set a dominant best time , finishing more than a minute better than any other rider in the field . Evans rode one of the best time trials of his life , seconds off Martin 's pace at each time check and only seven seconds the lesser of him at the finish line . Schleck 's ride was unremarkable , ceding two and a half minutes to Evans by finishing 17th on the day . What had been speculated to be a close challenge ended up being no challenge at all – Evans took the race lead by over a minute and a half . Since the Tour 's final stage is largely ceremonial and not competitive for the overall classification , the time trial clinched the Tour for Evans , the first Grand Tour win in Evans ' long top @-@ level career that had featured three previous podiums and six previous top @-@ tens . All nine BMC riders reached the Tour 's finish . Evans ' triumph meant that Hincapie set a new record as the only man ever to ride on nine Tour @-@ winning squads .
Australia 's prime minister phoned Evans personally to congratulate him . He was later honored with a parade and a state reception in Melbourne , with thousands of supporters attending .
= = = Vuelta a España = = =
Shortly after the Tour de France ended , the team reiterated Evans ' season plan , that it had been his only Grand Tour for 2011 and that he would not ride the Vuelta . The team made its Vuelta debut in 2011 , having ridden the Italian and French Grand Tours in 2010 via wildcard invites while receiving no such invite to the Tour of Spain . Much as at the Giro , BMC 's squad for the Vuelta was chosen with stage wins in mind . Van Avermaet and Grand Tour debutant Phinney would try for the sprints , with Frank , Santaromita , and Tschopp for the climbs . Kohler , Kroon , Quinziato , and Santambrogio rounded out the squad .
In a squad with much less star power than that sent to the Tour de France , they were again middle of the pack in the team time trial , finishing 11th of 22 teams . The squad did not show themselves much , as it was not until stage 10 that they so much as finished in the top ten on a stage . Phinney took fifth place in the stage 10 individual time trial , a minute and a half off the pace of the day 's winner Tony Martin . Frank rode to fourth from a breakaway in the next stage , again a minute and a half off the pace of the day 's winner , this time David Moncoutié . All the team had to show for itself from the second half of the Vuelta was a seventh place from Van Avermaet in the field sprint finish to stage 12 . Six BMC riders reached the Vuelta 's finish , with Van Avermaet in 83rd place being their highest overall finisher .
= = Season victories = =
= Jud Süß ( 1940 film ) =
Jud Süß ( pronounced [ juːd sys ] , " Süss the Jew " ) is a 1940 Nazi propaganda film produced by Terra Filmkunst at the behest of Joseph Goebbels , and considered one of the most antisemitic films of all time . The movie was directed by Veit Harlan , who wrote the screenplay with Eberhard Wolfgang Möller and Ludwig Metzger . The leading roles were played by Ferdinand Marian and Harlan 's wife Kristina Söderbaum ; Werner Krauss and Heinrich George played key supporting roles .
The film has been characterized as " one of the most notorious and successful pieces of antisemitic film propaganda produced in Nazi Germany . " It was a great success in Germany , with some 20 million viewers . Although the film 's budget of 2 million Reichsmarks was considered high for films of that era , the box office receipts of 6 @.@ 5 million Reichsmarks made it a financial success . Heinrich Himmler urged members of the SS and police to watch the movie .
After the war , some of the leading cast members were brought to trial as part of the denazification process . They generally defended their participation in the film on the grounds that they had only done so under duress . Despite significant evidence to support their arguments , Susan Tegel , author of Nazis and the Cinema , characterizes their postwar attempts to distance themselves from the film as " crass and self @-@ serving " . However , she concedes that their motives for accepting the roles seem to have been more driven by opportunistic ambition than by antisemitism . Veit Harlan was the only major movie director of the Third Reich to stand trial for " crimes against humanity " . After three trials , Harlan was given a light sentence because he convinced the courts that the antisemitic content of the film had been dictated by Goebbels and that Harlan had worked to moderate the antisemitism . Eventually , Harlan was reinstated as a citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany and went on to make nine more films . He remained a controversial figure and the target of protests .
Together with Die Rothschilds and Der ewige Jude , both released in 1940 , the film remains one of the most frequently discussed examples of the use of film to further the Nazi antisemitic agenda . In 2010 , two documentary films were released that explore the history and impact of this movie .
= = Background = =
= = = Joseph Süß Oppenheimer = = =
Joseph Süß Oppenheimer was an 18th century Court Jew in the employ of Duke Karl Alexander of Württemberg in Stuttgart . As a financial advisor for Duke Karl Alexander , Duke of Württemberg , he also gained a prominent position as a court Jew and held the reins of the finances in his duchy . He established a duchy monopoly on the trade of salt , leather , tobacco , and liquor and founded a bank and porcelain factory . In the process , he made a number of enemies who claimed , among other things , that he was involved with local gambling houses . When Karl Alexander died suddenly , Oppenheimer was arrested and accused of various things , including fraud , embezzlement , treason , lecherous relations with the court ladies , accepting bribes , and trying to reestablish Catholicism . The Jewish community tried unsuccessfully to ransom him . After a heavily publicized trial during which no proofs were produced , he was sentenced to death . When his jailers demanded that he convert to Christianity , he refused . Joseph Süß Oppenheimer was led to the gallows on 4 February 1738 , and given a final chance to convert to Christianity , which he refused to do .
= = = Feuchtwanger 's novel = = =
Although the story of Duke Karl Alexander and Joseph Süß Oppenheimer constituted a relatively obscure episode in German history , it became the subject of a number of literary and dramatic treatments over the course of more than a century ; the earliest of these having been Wilhelm Hauff 's 1827 novella . The most successful literary adaptation was Lion Feuchtwanger 's novel titled Jud Süß ( 1925 ) based on a play that he had written in 1916 but subsequently withdrew . As a Jew , Feuchtwanger did not intend his portrayal of Süß to be antisemitic but rather as a study of the tragedy caused by the human weaknesses of greed , pride , and ambition . With an interest in exploring the challenges confronting Jews in the Diaspora , Feuchtwanger was particularly concerned with the issues of conversion and antisemitism . He was particularly struck by the fact that Süß could have saved himself by converting to Christianity but had steadfastly refused to do so , opting instead to return to formal Jewish observance and piety .
Ashley Dukes and Paul Kornfeld wrote dramatic adaptations of the Feuchtwanger novel . German @-@ born American director , Lothar Mendes directed a British @-@ financed film adaptation of the novel in 1934 . It was the making of this film as an early effort to expose Nazi anti @-@ semitism that prompted the Nazi propaganda ministry to make their own version of the film , which has unfortunately far outstripped the original philo @-@ Semitic intentions both of the original book and the British adaptation , which starred the then top German star , another Nazi refugee , Conrad Veidt .
= = Plot = =
The film begins with the coronation of Karl Alexander , Duke of Württemberg ( Heinrich George ) , a man much beloved by his people , who swears an oath to obey the laws of the dukedom " according to the traditional Württemberg loyalty and honesty . " However , the Duke soon becomes frustrated because the Württemberg Diet ( the provincial council ) refuses him the funds needed to maintain a lifestyle comparable to his neighboring sovereigns ; in particular , he wants a personal bodyguard , an opera company , and a ballet company . Lacking funds even to purchase coronation gifts for the Duchess ( Hilde von Stolz ) , the Duke sends a courtier to Frankfurt to borrow money from Joseph Süß Oppenheimer ( Ferdinand Marian ) . Süß shows the emissary jewels and jewelry that are obviously beyond the Duke 's means and then says that it would be his honor to provide the Duke with jewelry at a substantial discount . However , Süß insists on presenting the items to the Duke personally despite a ban against Jews ( Judensperre ) entering the city that has been in force for over a century . Armed with a pass from the Duke , Süß cuts his hair , shaves his beard , and dons " Christian " clothes so that he can enter Württemberg disguised as a Christian . As his carriage gets into an accident , Süß gets a lift from Dorothea Sturm ( Kristina Söderbaum ) to the city .
The Duke is delighted with the jewelry , and Süß willingly defers payment . Süß offers to provide financing for the Duke 's bodyguard , opera , and ballet as well . Eventually , the Duke discovers that he owes Süß 350 @,@ 000 thalers but Süß demurs saying that all he wants in " payment " is the authority to maintain the roads and bridges of the dukedom for 10 years — and the right to levy tolls for their use and upkeep . The Duke will receive a percentage of the proceeds , thereby freeing him from the financial limits imposed by the council .
The new tolls cause the price of food and other essentials to rise , enriching both Süß and the Duke . Süß gains the authority to levy taxes on salt , beer , wine , and wheat as well . He also assists in procuring local women for the Duke , thus engaging in the corruption of their morals . The increase in the price of basic necessities causes the people of Württemberg to suffer great privation .
The oppressive taxes and brutal collection methods incite sporadic rebellions that are suppressed harshly . Süß goes so far as to destroy half of a blacksmith 's house to prove his power to punish those who refuse to pay their taxes . When the blacksmith attacks Süß 's coach with a sledgehammer , Süß has the blacksmith hanged on the grounds that an attack on the Duke 's minister is tantamount to an attack on the Duke himself .
After some initial resistance , the Duke yields to Süß 's request for the repeal of the law prohibiting Jews from living in Württemberg ; a horde of dirty , disreputable Jews are then shown moving into the city . Süß enables them to enrich themselves at the expense of the populace . The aged Rabbi Loew ( Werner Krauss ) criticizes Süß for his excessively opulent lifestyle as the Duke 's finance minister and warns that it could be his downfall , warning that , “ The Lord punishes Jews who forget who they are ! ” but Süß pays him no heed .
Süß relentlessly pursues Dorothea Sturm and schemes to marry her but his plans are frustrated when her father , the council chairman ( Eugen Klöpfer ) , intervenes . Dorothea and her fiancé , Faber ( Malte Jaeger ) , marry in secret . Süß then has Dorothea 's father imprisoned — on the grounds that he is a leader of the conspiracy against the Duke .
When the council objects to the Duke 's increasing usurpation of power and abrogation of the constitution , Süß suggests to him that this challenge to his authority can be suppressed by dismissing the council and restructuring the government so that the Duke can reign as an absolute monarch . Süß tells the Duke that he can accomplish this by hiring mercenaries and that , as a sign of their gratitude , the Jews of Württemberg will provide all the requisite funds . Süß argues that he would be most effective if the Duke were to give him a letter granting him immunity from the laws of Württemberg . The Duke demurs at first but ultimately grants Süß 's request .
As part of an attempt to thwart the Duke 's planned coup d 'état , Faber is sent on a mission to get help from outside the city but is arrested as he tries to leave the city . Despite being tortured , he refuses to reveal the identities of his co @-@ conspirators . Dorothea goes to Süß to beg for her husband 's release but Süß demands that she have sex with him as the price for her husband 's freedom . Süß rapes Dorothea , who then escapes and drowns herself . Süß keeps his promise to free Faber who subsequently discovers his wife 's drowned corpse .
Süß suggests to the Duke that the two of them go to Ludwigsburg on the pretext of meeting the emperor 's emissary and return to Württemberg only after the planned coup has established him as an absolute monarch . However , before the foreign mercenaries arrive to effect Süß 's coup , the people of Württemberg rise up under the leadership of Obrist Röder . The Württemberg soldiers refuse to fire on their fellow citizens and several of the townspeople go to Ludwigsburg to confront the Duke and Süß . As they are presenting their grievances , the Duke suffers a fatal heart attack . Süß is taken into custody by the rebels and subjected to a lengthy trial on charges that include treason and financial improprieties . However , he is ultimately convicted primarily on the charge that he had sex with a Christian woman . Süß is executed , pleading to the last that he was nothing more than a " faithful servant " of the late Duke . All the other Jews are then given three days to leave Württemberg . As the film draws to a close , a citizen of Württemberg , observing the Jews leave , comments , " May the citizens of other states never forget this lesson . "
= = Cast = =
= = Development = =
= = = Goebbels ' propaganda campaign = = =
Adolf Hitler and his Propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels believed that film was a very potent tool for molding public opinion . The Nazis first established a film department in 1930 and Goebbels had taken a personal interest in the use of film to promote the Nazi philosophy and agenda . Soon after the Nazi takeover , Goebbels was insisting in speeches that the role of the German cinema was to serve as the " vanguard of the Nazi military " as they set forth to conquer the world . He asked them to " produce films with ... sharp racial contours " that portrayed men and society " as they are in reality . "
According to Richard Levy , " Of the 1100 feature films produced under the Nazis , only a handful demonstrated explicit antisemitic content and even there , the antisemitism was often secondary to the film 's plot . ... Two films , however , were designed to translate National Socialism 's antisemitic ideology to a popular audience : Der ewige Jude ( The Eternal Jew [ 1940 ] ) and Jud Süß ( Jew Süss [ 1940 ] ) . "
In November 1938 , Goebbels made a series of attacks against the Jews in the German media that instigated the pogrom known as Kristallnacht . Despite the emotional satisfaction afforded the Nazis by carrying out their antisemitism with direct violence , Kristallnacht was considered by Hitler to have been a political disaster both within Germany and internationally . Not only did the brutality instigated by Goebbels evoke harsh criticism internationally , the mixed reaction in the German media evidenced a lack of broad @-@ based support among Germans for antisemitic violence . Hitler expressed his frustration and anger at the mixed response from the German media and insisted that , instead of openly calling for violence against the Jews as Goebbels had in instigating the pogrom , Nazi propaganda should " elucidate events of foreign policy " in such a way that the German people themselves would call for violence against the Jews . In response to Hitler 's harsh reprimand , Goebbels launched a campaign to promote the antisemitic views of the Nazis to the German populace . He ordered each film studio to make an antisemitic film . Hitler preferred films such as Der ewige Jude which presented the Nazi antisemitic agenda openly and directly ; however Goebbels disliked the crudeness of such straight @-@ forward approaches , preferring the much more subtle approach of couching antisemitic messages in an engaging story with popular appeal .
Although Goebbels did not generally take an active role in the production of particular films , he elected to do so in the case of major propaganda films such as Jud Süß . Saul Friedländer suggests that Goebbels ' intent was to counter three films whose messages attacked the persecution of Jews throughout history by producing violently antisemitic versions of those films with identical titles . After viewing Lothar Mendes ' sensitive 1934 British @-@ financed film Jew Süss starring the great German @-@ Jewish exile from Nazism Conrad Veidt , Goebbels was adamant that " a new film version had to be made . "
Although Metzger had been trying to pitch a movie based on the life of Joseph Süß Oppenheimer for many years , the impetus for the movie came from Joseph Goebbels ' desire to make an antisemitic response to Mendes ' philo @-@ semitic film adaptation of Lion Feuchtwanger 's 1925 novel Jud Süß . Because Mendes ' movie was so sympathetic to the subject , the scriptwriters shifted their model to Wilhelm Hauff 's 1827 novella . However , even after Harlan rewrote the original script , the result was not antisemitic enough to suit Goebbels ' propaganda needs so he personally intervened in the editing process to the point of dropping some scenes and rewriting others including making a substantial change to the film 's ending to show Süß as humbled rather than defiant . Thus , the message of the film was diametrically opposed to the intent of Feuchtwanger 's novel . At the same time , however , the film evokes Feuchtwanger ’ s texts , twisting and reversing the core of the Jewish writer ’ s work . Although inspired by the historical details of Süß 's life , the novel , novella , and film only loosely correspond to the historical sources available at the Landesarchiv Baden @-@ Württemberg . Christiane Schönfeld , who examines the connections between Feuchtwanger 's Jud Süß play and novel and Veit Harlan 's propaganda film , writes : " Lion Feuchtwanger [ ... ] considered Harlan ’ s film an adaptation of his novel " Jud Süß " that perverted and reversed the intentions of his text , as he writes in his open letter to seven Berlin actors after having read a review of the film in an NSDAP newspaper [ ... ] . Even without having seen the film , Lion Feuchtwanger had no doubt that Veit Harlan and his collaborators had expropriated his novel and adapted it to the purposes of Nazi propaganda . The synopsis of the film narrative provided in the review highlighted a perversion of the plot of Feuchtwanger ’ s text that the author instantly recognised . He identifies the focal point of the distortion when he refers to the desperate young woman and the sexual abuse she endures . She is indeed a prime example of the Nazis ’ ruthless misrepresentation , and her character , her rape , and tragic death prove the Nazis ’ deliberate abuse of the Jewish writer ’ s work
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Susan Tegel ascribes the genesis of the project more to opportunism than to ideological antisemitism . Tegel 's assessment echoes Klaus Kreimeier 's assertion that the " recognized stars of the ( German ) stage and screen " were less aligned with the Nazi philosophy and more motivated by professional ambition and the " illusion that Goebbels would fulfill them . "
= = = Metzger and Möller script = = =
Ludwig Metzger had been trying to promote his proposal for a film on the life of Joseph Süß Oppenheimer since as early as 1921 but without any success . The publication of Feuchtwanger 's book and Mendes ' film adaptation of it irritated Metzger because he himself had been incubating the idea for many years .
In January or February 1939 , Metzger , now a scriptwriter for Terra Filmkunst , mentioned his idea to Wolfgang Ebbecke with whom he was working on the script for Central Rio . Ebbecke shot down the idea , raising a number of objections including the fact that Mendes had already done a film on the same topic in England and the concern that German audiences might confuse the proposed film with Feuchtwanger 's novel which was not antisemitic .
Undaunted by Ebbecke 's objections , Metzger took his idea to Teich , the story editor at Terra but was once again turned down . Finally , Metzger approached the Propaganda Ministry directly where his proposal was received like a " bomb hitting its target . " Teich was informed that Terra should proceed with Metzger 's proposal and so he reluctantly presented the idea to the head of the studio . When the studio head refused to approve the project , Goebbels had him fired and replaced by Peter Paul Brauer , a minor director with no experience in producing films . As head of the studio , Brauer assigned himself the task of directing the film . However , the project stalled out for a number of reasons including challenges in recruiting a suitable cast and difficulties in producing a script acceptable to Goebbels .
At Goebbels ' direction , Metzger was given a contract by Terra to write a script for the proposed film . He decided to base his script on the 1827 Hauff novella rather than the more recent and better known 1925 Feuchtwanger novel . However , when Goebbels read Metzger 's draft of the script , he deemed it to be insufficiently antisemitic for his propaganda campaign . To remedy the script 's deficiencies , Goebbels assigned playwright Eberhard Wolfgang Möller to assist Metzger even though Möller had no experience as a screenwriter . Möller 's role was to ensure that the script met Goebbel 's ideological objectives . Möller decided to abandon Hauff 's novella as the basis of the script , dismissing Hauff as too sentimental about the " emancipation of Jews and Poles . "
In the meantime , Brauer was working on recruiting a cast but with little success . The actors being considered for the lead role of Joseph Süß Oppenheimer included Gustaf Gründgens , Rene Deltgen , Rudolf Fernau , Richard Häusler , Siegfried Bräuer , Paul Dahlke and Ferdinand Marian . Gründgens declined , citing his responsibilities as director of the Prussian State Theatre . Marian also declined .
= = = Veit Harlan = = =
When Nazi Germany conquered Poland in September 1939 , it was faced with the disposition of the large Jewish population . In view of the German populace 's tepid response to the orchestrated violence of Kristallnacht , the Nazis perceived an urgent need for films that would move German popular sentiment in favor of the Nazi Final Solution to the ' Jewish question ' . Frustrated with the delays on the Jud Süß project , Goebbels ordered Fritz Hippler , the head of his film department , to sack Brauer and bring in Veit Harlan to take over as director .
After the war , Harlan claimed that no other director would touch the project and that he himself had tried to decline the role of director . The filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl , in her 1987 memoir , confirmed that Harlan had told her of Goebbels 's insistence that he direct the film and of his ardent desire to get out of the project . Harlan had even written to Goebbels volunteering for military service in order to avoid making the film . Goebbels ' responded to this by informing Harlan that , if he enlisted , he would do his military service at the front . According to Harlan , Goebbels screamed at him , " I can crush you like a bug on the wall ! " When Harlan asked Riefenstahl to intercede for him with Goebbels , she demurred citing her own conflicts with the propaganda minister . Instead of intervening on his behalf , Riefenstahl advised Harlan to move to Switzerland ; however , Harlan expressed fear for his life and the impact it would have on his wife .
= = = Script rewrite = = =
According to Harlan 's postwar testimony , he told Goebbels that the Metzger / Möller script was nothing more than " dramatized Stürmer " , referring to a Nazi weekly propaganda publication . He argued that such a piece of poor writing would lead not to the portrayal of a " despicable Jew " but rather to just a " despicable film . " Goebbels wanted Harlan to include sequences depicting Jewish ritual slaughter but Harlan demurred , arguing that portraying such cruelty would " make audiences sick to their stomachs . " Harlan complained to Goebbels that all the characters were negative ; to this , Goebbels retorted that Harlan would not turn down the role of Richard III just because he was a negative character . However , Goebbels acceded to Harlan 's insistence on rewriting the script and Harlan spent from November 1939 to March 1940 revising the script although he kept much of what Metzger and Möller had written .
After the war , Harlan claimed that his script was less antisemitic than the Metzger / Möller script . He even claimed that the Mendes ' script was more antisemitic than his . However , in rebuttal , Haggith and Newman point out that Harlan added an important sequence in which Süß is responsible for the execution of a blacksmith , a sequence which served to increase the audience 's hatred for Süß .
= = Pre @-@ production = =
Feeling that a project of this significance required top @-@ caliber actors and frustrated at the delay in casting the film , Goebbels personally participated in the recruitment of the lead actors . For example , he insisted that Ferdinand Marian and Werner Krauss take on key roles in the film . However , Goebbels had to employ a combination of accommodation , generous compensation , pressure , intimidation and even threats of reprisal in order to fill the lead roles in the film with the top German cinema stars of the day . Harlan claimed that " virtually every actor was performing under duress . "
Daniel Azuelos ascribes the cast 's reluctance to an unwillingness to be typecast as Jews . David Welch identifies Werner Krauss as having asked Goebbels to make a public pronouncement stating that Krauss was not Jewish but merely " playing a part as an actor in the service of the State . " In order to address their concerns , Goebbels issued a disclaimer stating that those actors playing the parts of Jews were in fact of pure ' Aryan ' blood .
Similarly , Josef Škvorecký also notes that all the major cast members as well as Harlan himself tried in various ways to avoid participation in the project ; however Škvorecký ascribes a rather different motivation to the cast than the one that Azuelos propounds . Škvorecký attributes the reluctance of actors to participate in what he characterizes as a " politically @-@ most @-@ correct film " as an indication of " how aware most German artists were of the fact that antisemitism under Hitler changed from prejudice to murder . " While cast members could have declined the roles that were offered to them , Škvorecký asserts that such action would have required " extraordinary courage : the dire consequences of such an act of defiance were only too easy to imagine . " According to Škvorecký , " Goebbels either outwitted [ the actors he desired for the cast ] , or knew about compromising circumstances in their lives and used this knowledge for bludgeoning them into acceptance . " Elaborating on the " compromising circumstances " , Škvorecký writes , " One of the paradoxes of this sinister film is how many participants in the violently racist project had either Jewish spouses or relatives , were disciples of Jewish artists and known friends or Jews , or had been — before the Nazi takeover — left @-@ leaning intellectuals , even communists . " For example , Škvorecký points out that Veit Harlan 's first wife was Dora Gerson , a German @-@ Jewish actress and cabaret singer . Harlan himself had flirted with socialism . Although Werner Krauss was openly antisemitic and an ardent Nazi , his daughter @-@ in @-@ law was Jewish . Ferdinand Marian had a half @-@ Jewish daughter from his first marriage and the former husband of his second wife was a Jew .
Heinrich George was active in the Communist party before the Nazi takeover . He had worked with fellow left @-@ wingers , the theatre director Erwin Piscator and dramatist Bertolt Brecht and had starred in the lead role of the film Berlin @-@ Alexanderplatz ( 1931 ) . After the Nazi takeover , George was identified as a " non @-@ desirable " actor because of his earlier political affiliations and was barred from working in cinematic productions ; however , he was able to reach an accommodation with the Nazi regime and was eventually appointed director of the Schiller Theater , Berlin in 1938 . From that point onwards , George actively collaborated with the Nazis and agreed to star in Nazi propaganda films such as Jud Süß and Kolberg ( 1945 ) as well as appearing in numerous newsreels .
George had a stocky build and a Berlin accent which made him readily recognizable to German audiences . His prestige as a leading actor of the day made him an " extraordinarily valuable catch for the Nazis . " Cooke and Silberman describe him as " the actor most closely tied with fascist fantasies of the autocratic and the populist leader " . George 's affiliation with the Nazis would have fatal consequences for him after the war when the Soviets arrested him as a Nazi collaborator . He died in 1946 while interned in NKVD special camp Nr. 7 located in Sachsenhausen .
According to Harlan , it was Goebbels who insisted that Harlan 's wife , Kristina Söderbaum , play the leading female role . According to Antje Ascheid , Soderbaum is frequently identified as " most singularly representative of the Nazi ideal , as the quintessential Nazi star . " As a beautiful Swedish blonde , Söderbaum had the baby @-@ doll looks that epitomized the model Aryan woman . In fact , she had already played the role of the innocent Aryan in a number of feature films and was well @-@ known to German audiences . Her youth and beauty made her a symbol health and purity and thus an exemplary specimen of the Nazi ideal of womanhood . In a number of her films , she had been imperiled by the threat of " rassenschande " ( " racial pollution " ) . Because two of her films ended with her committing suicide by drowning , she was given the mock honorary title Reichswasserleiche ( ' Drowned Corpse of the Reich ' ) .
Harlan argued to Goebbels that Söderbaum , having just given birth , was too weak to take on the role . Goebbels countered that a special room could be set up as a nursery and that a wet @-@ nurse could be hired to care for the infant . He further offered to halt shooting if Söderbaum became ill . Harlan later reported that Söderbaum was so upset by the entire affair that she considered fleeing back to her native Sweden to avoid having to play the part of Dorothea . In the end , however , she decided to stay and performed the role .
The story was different in the case of Ferdinand Marian who is often characterized as having established a reputation as a " matinee idol " . Initially , Marian was repulsed by the proposal that he play the title role of Jud Süß and demurred for almost a year . As a result , he was not confirmed in the role until about a week before shooting was scheduled to begin . According to Kristina Söderbaum , Marian was afraid that playing such an unappealing character would damage his image with film audiences . She recalled that Marian had told Goebbels that his stage persona was one of a bon @-@ vivant and a lover and that Süß , in contrast , was a " truly unpleasant character " . Goebbels rebutted Marian 's argument by pointing out that he had just seen Marian 's portrayal of Iago , asking " Was he a nice bon @-@ vivant ? " When Marian responded " But that was Shakespeare , Herr Minister ! " , Goebbels screamed into his face saying , " And I am Joseph Goebbels ! "
Marian finally agreed to play the part of Süß for fear of reprisal against members of his family . Marian had a daughter from his first marriage to the Jewish pianist , Irene Saager . The former husband of his second wife was also Jewish , making her son ( and Marian 's stepson ) half @-@ Jewish .
Goebbels , however , used not only intimidation but also cajoling and generosity to achieve his goals . Ferdinand Marian requested compensation of 50 @,@ 000 marks for taking on the role of Süß , an amount double anything he had received for previous roles . When asked to approve this amount , Goebbels did so citing the importance of the film and the need for a high @-@ caliber cast to ensure its success .
According to his biographer , Friedrich Knilli , Marian never forgave himself for having accepted the role of Süß . Knilli ascribes Marian 's alcoholism and alleged suicide after the war to his feelings of guilt .
Of all the cast members , Werner Krauss was the one most clearly identified as an antisemite . His consummate skills in characterization had earned him the title of " the man with a thousand faces " . There is some difference of opinion regarding the number of roles that Krauss played in the film . While it is generally recognized that , with the exception of Marian 's title role , the other five speaking parts that depicted Jews were all played by Krauss , Gottfried Reinhardt asserts that Krauss played " no less than thirteen Jews " in the movie . The roles that Krauss played in the film are often characterized as portraying antisemitic stereotypes . In an interview , Harlan explained that the decision to have Krauss play all the roles was " meant to show how all these different temperaments and characters — the pious patriarch , the wily swindler , the penny @-@ pinching merchant , and so on — were all ultimately derived from the same ( Jewish ) root " . Katrin Sieg describes Krauss ' face as eerily appearing in different guises whenever the camera pans across a crowd of Jews , creating what Sieg calls a " paranoid effect of déjà vu " .
= = Production = =
Shooting began in March 1940 and , with the exception of some scenes which were shot on location in Prague , most of the filming took place at the UFA studios in Berlin Babelsberg . The scenes showing the entry of the Jews into Württemberg and worshipping in a synagogue were filmed in Prague where Jewish extras were coerced into performing .
The total cost of production was approximately two million Reichsmarks , a rather high figure for German feature films of that era . However , between 1940 and 1943 , it grossed over 6 @.@ 2 million Reichsmarks thus making it a blockbuster in contrast to the commercial failure of Der Ewige Jude . David Culbert attributes the film 's box @-@ office success in large part to " its lavish sets , its effective crowd scenes , its skillful script , and the splendid acting by most of the principals . "
= = Editing = =
According to Harlan 's postwar testimony , Goebbels was infuriated when he saw Harlan 's first version of the film because it was not antisemitic enough for his purposes . Harlan reported that Goebbels accused him of being " incapable of thinking in political terms " . Goebbels told him that he " should produce political films and not [ the kind of ] films that he would make in peacetime . " Goebbels ' dissatisfaction was centered on the relationship between Dorothea , the leading female character and Süß . He complained that Harlan had " transformed Süß , a monster , into a Romeo . "
Harlan testified that Goebbels removed him from the editing process and insisted on many changes , mostly with the intent of making Süß more unambiguously evil . The film was extensively re @-@ edited to remove ambiguities that portrayed Süß in too sympathetic a light to suit Goebbels ' antisemitic agenda . For example , Goebbels insisted on dropping a scene in which Dorothea responds to Süß 's wooing with a smile . Scenes in which Süß was depicted as " too pleasant " were simply dropped . In some scenes , new lines were scripted for Marian to read in order to make his character less sympathetic . Other scenes were added including a new ending to replace the original one written by Harlan . Harlan claimed that he had wanted to make the hanging of Süß appear to have been a " great injustice . " For the final execution scene , Harlan had written a defiant speech in which Süß condemned the German authorities . When Goebbels was shown a rough @-@ cut copy , he was infuriated , insisting that Süß must not be portrayed in any way as a martyr . Demanding that Süß must be humbled and humiliated at the end , he had Harlan 's speech replaced with one in which Süß cravenly begged for his life .
While Harlan 's account of Goebbels ' involvement in the film has been treated by a number of sources as factual , Haggith and Newman assert that " it is difficult to find any evidence of significant interference ( by Goebbels ) aside from casting and the appointment of Harlan . " They point out that it was in Harlan 's interest to shift the blame to Goebbels after the war .
= = Release and reception = =
The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival on 8 September 1940 and received rave reviews , earning the top award . Unlike most of the other major antisemitic films produced during the Third Reich , it was a great box @-@ office success in Germany and abroad . It ranked sixth out of the thirty most popular German films of the war years . Within the Third Reich , it was the number one film of the 1939 – 1940 season , viewed by audiences totaling over twenty million at a time when the population of Germany was some seventy million .
Heinrich Himmler ordered that the film be shown to SS units about to be sent against Jews , to non @-@ Jewish populations of areas where Jews were about to be deported , and to concentration camp guards . Children under the age of fourteen were prohibited from seeing the film . There were reports of anti @-@ Jewish violence after audiences viewed the film ; in particular , teenagers seemed particularly prone to be instigated to violence by the film .
In early 1941 , the company Nordisk Tonefilm sought permission to distribute the film in Sweden but it was banned by the Censor . During the war the movie was never screened in public in Sweden , although the German embassy arranged screenings for special invitees .
Feuchtwanger was horrified and incensed at the way in which his work had been manipulated and distorted , calling Harlan 's film a Schandwerk ( " a shameful work " ) . In 1941 , he wrote an open letter to seven actors . Based on the sentiments expressed in the letter , it appears that Feuchtwanger was shocked that these men , whom he considered colleagues and who he knew were familiar with his work , would agree to participate in Goebbels ' antisemitic propaganda film .
= = Postwar legacy = =
In 1945 , exhibition of the film in Germany was banned by decree of the Allied Military Occupation . In fact , the film was banned throughout the western world and most of the extant copies were destroyed . Harlan , who had later directed the propaganda movie Kolberg ( 1945 ) , was the only film director of the Third Reich to be charged with crimes against humanity . Harlan defended himself asserting that he had been neither Nazi nor antisemitic . He claimed that Goebbels had controlled his work and that he should not be held personally responsible for its content . He recounted the ways in which he had been forced to endure Goebbels ' constant haranguing and meddling in the production of the film . In the end , the court condemned the film but exonerated the director . While Harlan had not acted nobly , the court recognized that he had operated under duress and should not be held responsible for the content of the film .
After the war , all the cast members also disclaimed responsibility , pleading that they had been coerced into participating in the film . According to his biographer Friedrich Knilli , Marian never came to terms with his having accepted the role of Süß and became an alcoholic , dying shortly after the war in a 1946 car accident . Some have attributed the accident to suicide .
Both Heinrich George and Werner Krauss were placed under arrest because of their past affiliation with the Nazi party . Although Heinrich George had been a member of the German Communist Party before the Nazi takeover , he was nonetheless interned as a Nazi collaborator at the Soviet special camp in Sachsenhausen where he died in 1946 .
Werner Krauss was banned from performing on stage and in films in Germany . He was required to undergo a de @-@ Nazification process from 1947 to 1948 . Ultimately , he was rehabilitated to the extent of being invited to German film festivals . In 1954 , he was awarded the Order of the Federal Republic of Germany ; in 1955 , he received the High Decoration of the Republic of Austria .
In the first few years after the war , Kristina Söderbaum was often heckled off the stage and even suffered the indignity of having rotten vegetables thrown at her . In subsequent years , she frequently expressed regret for her roles in antisemitic films . Although Söderbaum continued to play roles in film , she was never offered a leading role after the war . Eventually , she became a photographer of celebrities .
= = = Distribution = = =
Harlan was required by court order to destroy what was then believed to be the only remaining negative of Jud Süß and he reportedly did this in April 1954 . A few years later , however , copies of the film began to turn up to the embarrassment of the West German government . After a lengthy investigation , it was determined that another negative existed in East Germany and it was used it to make prints that were dubbed in Arabic and distributed in Middle Eastern countries such as Egypt and Lebanon . Though that negative has never been located , it has been widely suspected that this version was produced and distributed by the Stasi or the KGB in order to arouse anti @-@ semitism among Egyptian and Palestinians against the US @-@ backed Israel ( and henceforth , support for the Soviet @-@ backed Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser ) .
The copyright of the film is held by the F.W. Murnau Foundation which is owned by the German government . The Foundation only permits screenings of the film when accompanied by an introduction explaining the historical context and the intended impact . Distribution , sale and screening of the film are forbidden in Germany and Austria . Sale of the DVD is also prohibited in France and Italy .
In July 2008 , the film was publicly screened in Budapest by Sándor and Tibor Gede , Hungarian right @-@ wing extremists. without the permission and consent of the Murnau Foundation . The Murnau Foundation protested to the Hungarian government through diplomatic channels .
The film is available for sale on VHS from Facets .
The film has been available for sale on VHS in the United States at least since 1983 ( the copyright date on a commercially marketed video cassette ) . In 2008 , a digitally restored subtitled DVD became generally available online with commentary by film historian Eric Rentschler .
= = Analysis = =
= = = Historical accuracy = = =
Although the film claimed to be " historically accurate " , the plot presents only a few historically accurate details and significantly departs from the historical record on a number of key points . Some of these departures were based on the Feuchtwanger novel and the Mendes ' film adaptation of it ; others were introduced by Goebbels and Harlan . According to Wallace , it is generally recognized that the narratives of both films are only loosely related by being rooted in the same " chapter of Wurttemberg history " .
Joseph Süß Oppenheimer did serve Duke Karl Alexander as a Court Jew . When the duke died suddenly , Süß was , in fact , brought to trial and subsequently executed in an iron cage more or less as depicted in the film . Haggith and Newman assert that much of the rest of Harlan 's film is " pure invention . " For example , the film presents the grounds for Süß 's execution as being abuse of power and sexual relations with a Christian woman . According to Shay Hazkani , these accusations are not mentioned in any of the historical essays about the real Süß .
= = = Relationship to previous works = = =
Although Lion Feuchtwanger believed that Harlan 's film relied heavily on his novel , Bergfelder and Cargnelli characterize the film as " based primarily on Wilhelm Hauff 's novella " and assert that it only uses a few characters from Feuchtwanger 's novel . Even these characters and their actions are distorted to support the film 's antisemitic message .
Because Goebbels envisioned a film that would be a response to Mendes ' film adaptation of Feuchtwanger 's novel , Harlan 's plot shares a similar structure to the plot of the Mendes film with a few crucial changes which Feuchtwanger characterized as shameful distortions . Feuchtwanger himself referred to Harlan 's film as a " Schandwerk " ( " a shameful work " ) and wrote an open letter to seven Berlin actors , two of them having played lead roles in the film . He asserted that Harlan 's film had distorted his novel so much that it was a perversion of it . He further called into question their motives for making the film in light of their familiarity with him and his novel .
Haines and Parker characterize Feuchtwanger 's works and the Mendes film adaptation as " diametrically opposed to Nazi anti @-@ Semitism . "
For Feuchtwanger , Süß was a forerunner that symbolized the evolution in European philosophy and cultural mentality , representing a shift towards Eastern philosophy , from Nietzsche to Buddha , from " the old to the new covenant . "
In his novel , Feuchtwanger portrayed greed , pride and ambition as human weaknesses found in both Jews and Gentiles and which could be overcome by the denial of desire . In contrast to Feuchtwanger 's philosophical meditation on the tension between Eastern and Western philosophy , Harlan 's film casts these as uniquely Jewish traits and presents Jews as a " dangerous and recklessly underestimated threat . "
= = = Stereotypes of Jews = = =
The film employs a number of negative stereotypes of Jews as being materialistic , immoral , cunning , untrustworthy and physically unattractive . At one extreme , Jews are portrayed as cut @-@ throat capitalists ; at the other , they are depicted as poor , filthy immigrants . Mike Davis writes that , " A thousand years of European anti @-@ semitism were condensed into the cowering rapist , Süss , with his dirty beard , hook nose and whining voice . "
The character of Süß is based on the stereotype of the grasping Jewish moneylender . There is an early scene in which Süß is shown to possess a fortune in jewels and jewelry . In another , he tells an innocent German girl that his home is " the world " ( reflecting the Nazi stereotype of Jews as rootless wanderers in contrast to the Germans ' love of their German homeland ) . Several conversations between Jewish characters perpetuate the Nazi line that Jews are inherently hostile to non @-@ Jews . According to David Welch , the Nazis issued a guide to the press explaining how to interpret the film . The guide emphasized that a key point of the film was that once Jews like Süß got into positions of responsibility and power , " they exploited power , not for the good of the community , but for their own racial ends . "
= = = Racial pollution = = =
In both Feuchtwanger 's novel and Harlan 's film , the dramatic climax is rape . However , Feuchtwanger posits that Süß has a hidden daughter whom the duke discovers , rapes and who then dies by drowning . The novel then focuses on Süß 's grappling with the desire for revenge and the tragedy resulting from his decision to exact vengeance for the loss of his daughter . Harlan replaced the rape of Süß 's daughter by the duke with Süß 's rape of an Aryan woman , thus completely inverting Feuchtwanger 's plot device from a father 's tragic quest for vengeance to the punishment of a Jew for having sexual relations with a Christian .
Christiane Schönfeld writes that , " ( t ) he Jew as sexual beast and vampire , sucking the life spirit from individual and community alike is an all too common motif in anti @-@ Semitic propaganda and is put to effective use in Harlan 's film . " Michael Töteberg writes : " ( Jud Süß ) openly mobilized fears and sexual aggression and exploited them for anti @-@ Semitic incitement . " According to Michael Kater , the film was shown to " a large number of ( German ) girls " in order to warn them of the " sexual devastation that Jews had wrought in the past " and to remind them of the Nuremberg Race Laws of 1935 . In an interview with Der Film given before the release of the film , Harlan pointed out that Süß was ultimately sentenced to death not for his financial machinations which were technically legal but for violating an ancient law which prohibited Jews from having sexual relations with Christian women . He then cites this as being " an interesting parallel to the Nuremberg Laws .
There is also Süß 's role as a purveyor of women for the Duke , and his relentless pursuit of an " Aryan " woman for sexual purposes , even after she rebuffs his first attempt to seduce her . From the Nazi perspective , this was Rassenschande , a racial pollution , a crime against the German blood . The heroine 's suicide is a proper response of a German to such a tragedy .
= = = " Jew in disguise " = = =
One antisemitic theme that is introduced at the beginning of the film is the portrayal of Süß as the typical " Jew in disguise " , a concept which Welch describes as " the inherent rootlessness of the Jew and his ability to assimilate himself into whichever society he chooses . " Süß is presented to the audience first in traditional ghetto attire and then a quick cutaway to a shot of him in elegant clothes riding in a carriage on his way to Stuttgart . Thus , Süß is shown to be hiding his true identity as a marginalized Jew and posing as a respected member of German society . However , despite Süß 's attempts to fit into Württemberg high society , Harlan will not let the audience forget that he is ultimately depicted as a " dirty Jew " and underlines this point by juxtaposing him with the elderly Rabbi Löw . In an interview with Der Film , a German film magazine , Harlan explained :
It is meant to show how all these different temperaments and characters – the pious Patriarch , the wily swindler , the penny @-@ pinching merchant and so on – are ultimately derived from the same roots .
Around the middle of the film we show the Purim festival , a victory festival which the Jews celebrate as a festival of revenge on the Goyim , the Christians . Here I am depicting authentic Jewry as it was then and as it now continues unchecked in Poland . In contrast to this original Jewry , we are presented with Süss , the elegant financial adviser to the Court , the clever politician in short , the Jew in disguise .
= = = Effectiveness of the film = = =
Stephen Lee writes that Hitler 's vision of the kind of film that was likely to engage the German public proved to be less effective than the more subtle approach advocated by Goebbels . For example , the documentary film Der Ewige Jude ( The Eternal Jew ) that Hitler commissioned was so crude and strident that many audiences were repelled by the grotesque imagery and the film was a box @-@ office flop . The failure of Der Ewige Jude convinced Goebbels that the most effective approach for disseminating propaganda was subtle and indirect . Lee writes that Goebbels had learned to " introduce propaganda as a subliminal message within the context of a story with which the audience could identify . " The Nazi antisemitic message was more subtly and artfully presented in the feature film format that Goebbels preferred .
Richard Levy attributes the effectiveness of the film in part to an " arguably engaging story " and the casting of some of the leading German stars of that period including Ferdinand Marian , Heinrich George , Kristina Söderbaum and Werner Krauss . He characterizes the film 's antisemitic message as being " integrated into the film 's story and strategy rather than overwhelming it or seeming to stand apart from it . " Edgar Feuchtwanger attributes the success of the film to it being " a combination of virulent anti @-@ Semitism with a compelling love story , full of sex and violence . "
However , Stephen Brockman cautions against making " all @-@ too @-@ sweeping assumptions " about how effective Jud Süß was as a propaganda tool . To support his argument , he points to anecdotal evidence that , rather than being perceived as a despicable Jew , Marian 's portrayal of Süß was considered to be quite sympathetic ; so much so that he received fan mail from women who had become infatuated with his character .
David Culbert notes that " [ t ] hose who have condemned Jew Süss as a lifeless production are presuming — understandably — a morally abhorrent film cannot possibly have redeeming artistic merit . " However , Culbert argues that , while one can understand such reasoning , it is actually a fallacy . He argues that those who dismiss Harlan as a " loud @-@ mouthed opportunist who could direct crowd scenes " have failed to understand the structure of the script whose brilliance is due to Harlan rather than to his predecessors , Metzger and Möller . Culbert attributes much of the film 's success to Marian 's performance . He describes Marian as making use of " techniques and gestures perfected in his stage portrayal of Iago ( in Shakespeare 's Othello ) " . According to Culbert , " the construction of [ Harlan 's ] plot owes much to Shakespeare . "
= = = Recent documentary films = = =
In recent years , the film has become the subject of a number of documentary films . In 2001 , Horst Konigstein made a film titled Jud Süss — Ein Film als Verbrechen ? ( Jud Suss — A Film As a Crime ? ) . The 2008 documentary Harlan – In the Shadow of Jew Süss by Felix Moeller explores Harlan 's motivations and the post @-@ war reaction of his large family to his notoriety . In 2010 , Oskar Roehler directed a film titled Jew Suss : Rise and Fall ( German : Jud Süss : Film ohne Gewissen , Jud Süss — film without conscience ) that premiered at the 2010 Berlinale .
= Uturunku =
Uturunku ( Quechua for jaguar , Hispanicized spellings Uturunco , Uturuncu ) is a dormant volcano in the Cordillera de Lípez in Potosí Department , Bolivia . It is located in the Sur Lípez Province , San Pablo de Lípez Municipality . It is in the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes , and its highest summit is 6 @,@ 008 metres ( 19 @,@ 711 ft ) above sea level . The volcano has two summits , with a fumarole field between them . The volcano 's landforms include lava domes and lava flows .
The volcano was sporadically active during the Pleistocene , with the most recent eruption dated at 271 @,@ 000 years ago . Since then , Uturunku has displayed fumarolic activity . Starting in 1992 , satellite observations have indicated a large area of regional uplift centered on Uturunku , which has been interpreted as an indication of large @-@ scale magma intrusion under the volcano . This might be a prelude to large @-@ scale volcanic activity , including " supervolcanic " activity and caldera formation .
= = Geography and geology = =
Uturunku is a dormant 6 @,@ 008 metres ( 19 @,@ 711 ft ) high stratovolcano south of Quetena Chico , in the Altiplano of Bolivia . The edifice has a volume of 85 cubic kilometres ( 20 cu mi ) , covering an area of 400 square kilometres ( 150 sq mi ) on a base altitude of 4 @,@ 500 metres ( 14 @,@ 800 ft ) . It is constructed from porphyritic dacite lava flows and lava domes . Andesitic enclaves are also present and some dacites border on silicic andesite in composition . The edifice has been affected by glacial activity . The Lower and Middle Pleistocene lava flows form the base of the edifice and extend 15 kilometres ( 9 @.@ 3 mi ) away from the volcano . Middle and Upper Pleistocene lavas form the upper part of the volcanoes and extend up to 10 kilometres ( 6 @.@ 2 mi ) away . According to geological inspection involving both aerial surveys and field work , the longest lava flows appear to generate from the central vent . Flow features on the lavas are well preserved , and are blocky with high fronts . The flows are several tens of metres thick . A sulfur mine ( 22 ° 14 ′ 50 ″ S 67 ° 10 ′ 53 ″ W ) was reported in 1975 . It was based on native sulfur and minor realgar in the volcanic ash , with an estimated 50 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 tonnes ( 49 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 long tons ; 55 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 short tons ) of ore . Laguna Celeste lies at the foot of the volcano and is fed by snow melt from the volcano 's northeastern side . Mama Khumu , a lake on the western side of the volcano , is also fed from the volcano .
Uturunku 's lavas contain biotite , hypersthene , ilmenite , magnetite , orthopyroxene and plagioclase . They also contain inclusions , a few percent andesite , norite and xenoliths derived from the crust containing sillimanite gneiss and igneous rocks . Morphological and chemical analysis of the eruption products indicate that the dacites formed by fractional crystallization of andesite magma . Some of the dacite magma was modified by mixing of dacite and andesite magmas . The magma also underwent oxidation and degassing during ascent . Analysis of the erupted dacites indicate that the magma was nearly water @-@ saturated and stored at depths given differently as 2 – 4 kilometres ( 1 @.@ 2 – 2 @.@ 5 mi ) or 5 @.@ 7 kilometres ( 3 @.@ 5 mi ) by studies , and temperatures of 870 ° C ( 1 @,@ 600 ° F ) . The chemistry and microstructure suggest that Uturunku magmas formed in magma chambers subject to episodic replenishment with hotter magmas . Major and trace element analysis indicates a substantial similarity of Uturunku lavas to local ignimbrites .
= = = Regional setting = = =
The Central Andes and the Central Volcanic Zone formed in response to the subduction at a rate of about 6 @.@ 5 centimetres per year ( 2 @.@ 6 in / year ) at an angle of 25 ° of the Nazca Plate below the South American Plate . The onset of the modern orogeny was precipitated by the breakup of the Farallon Plate 26 mya , resulting in accelerated and steepening subduction of the now @-@ Nazca plate . After a 14 million year phase of shallow subduction , 12 mya the subduction steepened to the current angle of 30 ° by 3 mya . The Altiplano – Puna volcanic complex ( APVC ) formed during this time .
The APVC is an area of the Andes where an upper crust magmatic system has generated large @-@ scale ignimbrite eruptions and calderas between one and ten mya . The melting of the crust that generated this activity is also thought to have contributed to crustal thickening in the area to about 70 kilometres ( 43 mi ) . An underlying area of partial melts ( around 20 % volume ) with low density and seismic velocity and high conductivity has been identified with a top at 17 kilometres ( 11 mi ) depth . This area accumulates magma at an average rate of 0 @.@ 001 cubic kilometres per year ( 7 @.@ 6 × 10 − 6 cu mi / Ms ) . This area of melt arches upward and has its thickest and shallowest parts below Uturunku , with the slowest seismic velocity zones located south and west of the volcano .
= = = Local setting = = =
Uturunku is located 70 kilometres ( 43 mi ) west of the main volcanic arc . Starting 11 @-@ 10 mya ago during the Neogene , the Lípez area was affected by ignimbritic activity . Cerro Lípez formed in the Miocene from dacites and rhyolites intruding into Middle Miocene ash flows . Ignimbritic activity includes the 2 @.@ 89 mya Pastos Grandes , the 1 @.@ 98 mya Laguna Colorada and the 0 @.@ 7 mya El Tatio ignimbrite . The smaller Vilama caldera formed 8 @.@ 4 mya and the larger Panizo caldera between 6 @.@ 8 – 7 @.@ 9 mya . The Chascon – Runtu Jarita complex was the last active volcano in the area with intrusions dated 85 @,@ 000 years ago . Further west on the border between Bolivia and Chile activity continues today with Iru Phutunqu , Olca , Ollagüe , Putana and others .
The volcano is constructed on local ignimbrite layers , the 8 @.@ 1 mya Vilama and the 5 @.@ 65 mya Guacha ignimbrites . The Lipez – Coranzuli lineament ( also known as the Pastos Grandes @-@ Cojina lineament ) runs through the volcano , and seismic activity in the area is aligned to this and neighbouring NW – SE faults . These fault zones may influence the activity of the volcano and are associated with caldera formation . Volcanoes in the Uturunku area rise about 1 @,@ 600 – 1 @,@ 700 metres ( 5 @,@ 200 – 5 @,@ 600 ft ) above the surrounding terrain .
= = Climate and glaciation = =
Present @-@ day climate conditions at Uturunku volcano are scarcely recorded . Most of the humidity comes from the Amazon basin in the east ; this generates a decreasing gradient over the Altiplano westwards . The Lipez area is dry , receiving less than 100 millimetres per year ( 0 @.@ 12 in / Ms ) of precipitation . Because of this insufficient precipitation , there is no present @-@ day glaciation on Uturunku despite the 0 ° C ( 32 ° F ) isotherm being lower than the summit of the volcano and of other neighbouring summits at 5 @,@ 000 metres ( 16 @,@ 000 ft ) .
The presence of a shallow ( less than 100 @-@ metre / 330 ft ) difference between the altitude of the valley bottom of the southern glacial valley , and its shoulders indicates past low @-@ volume glaciation . Five different moraine stages between 4 @,@ 800 metres ( 15 @,@ 700 ft ) and 4 @,@ 850 metres ( 15 @,@ 910 ft ) altitude have been identified . Striated rocks and roche moutonnées are also present in the area . Based on helium @-@ 3 surface exposure dating , these moraines originated from Pleistocene glacier fluctuations between 65 @,@ 000 and 14 @,@ 000 years ago . The lowest of the moraines , and thus the largest extent of glaciation , coincides with the highstand of the " Lake Tauca " lake episode 16 @,@ 000 @-@ 14 @,@ 000 years ago , where the Altiplano was covered by a large lake . Rapid deglaciation occurred after the disappearance of Lake Tauca 14 @,@ 000 years ago .
= = Eruptive history = =
= = = Pre @-@ Holocene = = =
Uturunku was active between 890 @,@ 000 and 271 @,@ 000 years ago . Lavas higher up the edifice are younger and less extensive . The volcano was constructed in two phases dated by argon – argon dating , one 890 @,@ 000 – 549 @,@ 000 years ago and the younger , less extensive one 427 @,@ 000 – 271 @,@ 000 years ago . The youngest age belongs to the summit lava dome . Older estimates by the Servicio Geológico de Bolivia proposed that the northern and western flows were between 10 and 15 mya old and the summit flows older than one million years .
Two lava domes south of the summit , with a combined volume of 1 km3 ( 0 @.@ 24 cu mi ) , are the oldest structures of the volcano , having formed 1 @,@ 050 ka and 1 @,@ 041 ka . Lava flows on the southern and southwestern sides of the edifice have similar ages of 1 @,@ 028 and 1 @,@ 018 ka . Subsequently , two lava flows on the southern and eastern side of the volcano and a group of flows on the northeastern side erupted 890 , 714 and 660 ka were the only eruptions until 595 ka . Ten domes and flows were erupted between 595 – 590 ka , including two large domes located north – northwest of the summit erupted at the start and end of this period . These domes formed directly on the Altiplano and are 500 m ( 1 @,@ 600 ft ) high , 1 km ( 0 @.@ 62 mi ) wide and have a combined volume of 0 @.@ 4 km3 ( 0 @.@ 096 cu mi ) . 549 ka the western dome was erupted 5 @.@ 5 km ( 3 @.@ 4 mi ) southeast of the NNW domes ; it subsequently collapsed , forming a debris avalanche that covered 1 @.@ 3 km2 ( 0 @.@ 50 sq mi ) . The largest lava flow from Uturunku was erupted 544 ka ; this Lomo Escapa flow flowed 9 km ( 5 @.@ 6 mi ) over the ignimbrite plain . Based on a thickness of 200 m ( 660 ft ) a volume of 1 @.@ 7 km3 ( 0 @.@ 41 cu mi ) was estimated from this flow .
Starting from 450 @,@ 000 years ago , the morphology of the flows change . Between 458 and 387 ka flows and domes are shorter and originate mostly around the summit area ; the longest flow from this phase erupted 455 ka and is 2 @.@ 6 km ( 1 @.@ 6 mi ) . The last major pulse occurred 316 @-@ 267 ka , and its products have dimensions similar to those older than 500 @,@ 000 . The youngest flow in the southeastern summit area is dated 250 ka .
Volcanic activity at Uturunku was episodic , with bursts of eruptions separated by between 50 @,@ 000 and 180 @,@ 000 years of rest . Eruptions were likely voluminous , with lava flow volumes of about 0 @.@ 1 – 10 km3 ( 0 @.@ 024 – 2 @.@ 399 cu mi ) erupted in short time periods . Such eruptions originated from ephemeral magma chambers formed by repeated transfer of magmas from the APVC melt generating zone . In these magma chambers , andesites and silica @-@ rich magmas formed dacites that erupted to the surface when the magma chamber grew to the point of rupturing its walls . Assuming that the magma output of the volcano was a total of 170 km3 ( 41 cu mi ) , the average flux rate was less than 0 @.@ 00027 km3 / a ( 2 @.@ 1 × 10 − 6 cu mi / Ms ) , below the average for local volcanoes .
= = = Recent unrest = = =
The volcano has two fields of fumaroles ( < 80 ° C ( 176 ° F ) ) in the area between Uturunku 's two summits and has caused hydrothermal alteration of country rock . These fumaroles form visible clouds of steam . This heat may have been replenished from the APVC melt generating zone or survived since the last eruption of the volcano . Fumarolic activity is distinct enough to be visible from ASTER satellite image but barely visible from the ground . The temperature of the hotspot has been relatively constant in contrast to Lascar . The presence of lava flows overlying moraines , which indicate post @-@ glacial activity , is controversial ; the summit lava flows have been glaciated .
Starting in 1992 , and increasing in 1998 , a 70 km ( 43 mi ) wide circular region around Uturunku has been deforming at a rate of 1 – 2 cm / year ( 0 @.@ 39 – 0 @.@ 79 in / year ) . Research has indicated that the sources must be deep to create large @-@ scale ground inflation , but above the partially molten layer of the APVC partial melt zone . A ring of subsidence surrounds the uplift and expands the size of the deformed area to a diameter of 150 km ( 93 mi ) . The total volume changes over 14 years amount to 40 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 m3 ( 1 @.@ 4 × 1012 cu ft ) at a depth of 17 – 30 km ( 11 – 19 mi ) below the surface . Magma accumulation rates of 0 @.@ 01 cubic kilometres per year ( 7 @.@ 6 × 10 − 5 cu mi / Ms ) have been estimated . These inflation and accumulation rates are comparable to the inflation rates at Yellowstone Caldera and Long Valley Caldera in the United States and Lazufre ( Lastarria – Cerro del Azufre ) in Chile . The depth and scale of deformation and the absence of a large @-@ scale hydrothermal system indicates that the ground inflation is unlikely to be hydrothermal . Evidence from prehistoric levels in local lakes does not suggest that such ground movements occurred in the volcano 's past .
Anomalous seismic activity was also observed centered in a source 3 – 4 km ( 1 @.@ 9 – 2 @.@ 5 mi ) deep , 4 km ( 2 @.@ 5 mi ) southwest of the summit . Microseismic activity was also registered . Such seismicity exceeds that of other volcanoes in the region ( with the exception of Lascar during active periods , and Lastarria and San Pedro ) and is unlikely to be normal background activity for the area . Some earthquake activity and seismic swarms were triggered by the 2010 Chile earthquake , which may be indicative of unstable hydromagmatic systems or interactions of the magmatic system with far field earthquake waves . Hypotheses regarding the earthquake activity either consider shallow faults deforming in a brittle manner , groundwater movements or a combination of these with a disturbance of a hydrothermal system . The presence of partial melts below the Altiplano – Puna volcanic complex suggests a magmatic origin of the activity .
Gravimetric data indicate that a vertical low density body connects Uturunku with the APVC magma body at a depth of 25 km ( 16 mi ) . Several such bodies with radii 12 – 20 km ( 7 @.@ 5 – 12 @.@ 4 mi ) are found beneath the APVC . In 2013 , del Potro et al. estimated that this body may contain 25 % by volume of molten dacite . The formation of buoyant mobile layers following heating may destabilize this magma mush and cause lavas to accumulate a few kilometres below the volcano and erupt .
= = Threats = =
The magma intrusion rate below Uturunku is considerably larger than the magma output of the Pleistocene volcano , being comparable to the magma flux of historic eruptions and estimates of magma generation rates in local caldera forming magma chambers . Evidence for the formation of such a magma chamber is elusive but might be hidden by the deformation activity of the APVC melt generation zone . Uturunku may be developing into a supervolcano , and a caldera forming super @-@ eruption may occur there ; this possibility has resulted in international media attention .
= South Stoneham House =
South Stoneham House is a Grade II * listed former manor house in Swaythling , Southampton ; the former seat of the Barons Swaythling before the family moved to the nearby Townhill Park House . The building is currently owned by the University of Southampton , and until recently was used as a hall of residence , part of the Wessex Lane Halls .
Originally called Bishop 's Stoneham , the records of the manor date from Domesday , but the current house was constructed in the early eighteenth century . Attributed to Nicholas Hawksmoor with gardens and landscaping by Lancelot " Capability " Brown , the house is close to the River Itchen and Monks Brook . The manor was owned and occupied by a long series of families and people , including the Willis @-@ Fleming family of nearby North Stoneham and Samuel Montagu , 1st Baron Swaythling .
After Montagu 's death his son elected to continue living at nearby Townhill Park House , and South Stoneham was subsequently sold to University College Southampton ( now the University of Southampton ) for use as student accommodation . In 1964 the building was considerably altered by adding a 17 @-@ storey tower and a kitchen and dining complex to the building . In 2004 the University submitted plans to demolish these extensions with the intention of converting the original house into a conference venue and building new blocks of flats on the remaining landscaped gardens .
= = History = =
= = = Manor of South Stoneham ( 990 – 1708 ) = = =
A charter dating from 990 relates to the manor of South Stoneham and during building works in the area immediately around the current house and grounds , archaeological evidence of a Saxon settlement was found . The manor of South Stoneham was originally called Bishop 's Stoneham , and was held by the Bishop of Winchester at the time of the Domesday Book . The original parish of South Stoneham covered more than 8 @,@ 000 acres ( 32 @.@ 37 km2 ; 12 @.@ 50 sq mi ) , and extended along the eastern side of the River Itchen from the site of the present day Eastleigh in the north to just above Northam Bridge in the south , and from Swaythling to the outskirts of the original town of Southampton on the western side of the river ; it included the tithings of Allington , Barton , Pollack , Shamblehurst , and Portswood . Other than St. Mary 's Church ( which is close to South Stoneham House but predates it considerably ) and a few adjacent houses , there was no village of " South Stoneham " ; the closest village to the house was Swaythling , now a suburb of Southampton .
The tenants of the manor apparently took their name from it ; a Gregory de South Stoneham ( or Gegory de Stoneham ) is recorded there in 1236 and 1249 , and in 1315 the manor was held by Nicholas de South Stoneham ( son of Guy de South Stoneham ) . In 1348 Thomas de Stoneham and his wife Alice were lord and lady of the manor , and five heiresses of theirs – possibly daughters – held the manor in 1367 . However , that year they quitclaimed it to Adam le Chaundle .
The history is somewhat incomplete after that point , but records do exist of the manor being passed from Nicholas Fitz John to William Nicholl in 1436 and from John Langhorn to Thomas Payne in 1478 . After Payne 's death the manor passed to John Langhorn 's son William , and it remained in the Langhorn family until Stephen Langhorn , or Langher , sold it to John Capelyn for £ 140 in 1553 .
Capelyn sold the manor to William Conway in 1600 , who sold it to Edmund Clerke in 1612 ; Clerke 's son inherited the manor in 1634 but only survived for a further two years , at which point the manor passed to Edmund Clerke 's 8 ½ -year @-@ old grandson , another Edmund . This Edmund Clerke was the Sheriff of Hampshire and clerk to the Signet in 1671 . Clerke the younger married the daughter of Giles Frampton , who took control of the manor after Clerke 's death and sold it to Edmund Dummer , a former Surveyor of the Navy , in 1705 .
= = = South Stoneham House ( 1708 – 1920 ) = = =
Dummer purchased the South Stoneham estate , comprising approximately 300 acres ( 120 ha ) , for the sum of £ 3 @,@ 400 . The house was constructed in 1708 as Dummer 's family home , and its design has been attributed to Nicholas Hawksmoor . The actual construction was carried out by Dummer 's uncle , Thomas Dummer of London . Edmond Dummer was from nearby North Stoneham and had been baptised in St. Nicolas ' Church there . The grounds of the house comprised 110 acres , with 5 acres of water .
Edmund Dummer was declared bankrupt in 1711 and he died in debtors ' prison two years later . His cousin Thomas , a lawyer who had acquired the manor on Edmund 's behalf , fought a lawsuit attempting to gain control of the property ; however in 1716 , Edward Nicholas of Newton Valence took ownership of South Stoneham , purchasing it from Edmund Dummer 's daughter , Jane . William Sloane , whose brother Hans founded the British Museum , purchased the manor from Nicholas in 1740 , and it was subsequently owned by his son Hans Sloane , and later by Jean Louis Bazalgette .
The previously formal grounds were landscaped between 1772 and 1780 by Capability Brown . The landscaping work cost £ 1 @,@ 050 . John Lane purchased the estate from Bazalgette for £ 15 @,@ 000 in 1809 or 1810 , but was later declared bankrupt and the manor was put up for sale in 1815 . It was not until 1819 , however , that it was bought by John Willis Fleming , who also owned the manor of North Stoneham where a new house was being built for him at North Stoneham Park .
When the new North Stoneham House was completed , John Willis Fleming moved there and leased South Stoneham House to General Joseph Gubbins until the general 's death in 1832 . In 1831 there was a major fire at North Stoneham , and John Willis Fleming returned to live in South Stoneham House again after Gubbins ' death while North Stoneham was rebuilt . When this was completed in 1834 South Stoneham House was again advertised to let , and in the latter part of the 1830s a Colonel Boucher was in residence . The house was advertised for let again in 1843 . Mrs Charlotte Maria Beckford leased the property with Miss Lucy Middleton and Beckford died at South Stoneham House at the age of 86 on 25 Jun 1854 , after which Thomas Willis Fleming ( second son of John ) moved in . He purchased the property from his elder brother in 1857 and lived there until 1860 / 61 . At this point they leased the property to W. C. Standish . The Willis Flemings put the house up for sale in 1875 and sold South Stoneham House for £ 20 @,@ 000 in 1878 , to Captain Thomas Davison ( or Daveson ) . Included in the sale catalogue issued on 23 November 1875 was Wood Mill ( still standing and operating as an outdoor activities centre as of 2013 ) , Gascon Cottage , and land for building . " Gascon 's Meadow with house thereon in South Stoneham " was reconveyanced the next year .
In 1888 South Stoneham House was purchased from Davison by Samuel Montagu , who became the first Baron Swaythling in 1907 . During his tenure he had a large porch added to the front entrance of the house . Eleven years after buying South Stoneham House he also purchased Townhill Park House for his son Louis , who continued to live at Townhill after Samuel 's death in 1911 .
= = = Hall of residence ( 1920 – present day ) = = =
South Stoneham House was acquired , with South Hill ( some two miles to the northwest ) , in 1920 to house male students at University College Southampton . The salmon pool at South Stoneham was retained by the Montagu family , becoming part of the Townhill Park estate . Tradition prevailed in the house , with a collegiate atmosphere as gowns were expected to be worn to dinner and lectures and curfews were enforced .
A bell was rung at 5 @.@ 45 each evening and everyone settled in silence to study until another bell two hours later released us for dinner . At 10 o 'clock another bell called us to prayers . Half an hour later the warden came round to all the bedrooms to check that everyone was in bed .
By 1924 , there was distinct pressure on space in the halls of residence , and it was clear that more rooms were needed . The existing halls were full and so South Stoneham and South Hill were extended by covering their outbuildings .
During the Second World War , the Highfield location of the College meant it was directly in the war zone itself . With Southampton being attacked , the halls of residence were also under siege : at South Stoneham windows were blown in by bombs . The School of Navigation at the College was relocated to the communal rooms of South Stoneham House for the duration of the war , and afterwards was moved to Warsash ; in 1970 the school became independent of the University ( instead it is affiliated to Southampton Solent University ) and is known as the Warsash Maritime Academy .
The stables and servants ' quarters were demolished in 1961 and in 1964 a concrete tower extension was added to the hall , incorporating a bar and dining hall area . The tower contains 180 student rooms over its 17 floors and is 48 @.@ 7 metres high , making it
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With his business efforts yielding little profit , Wyatt Earp became a stagecoach shotgun messenger for Wells Fargo , guarding shipments of silver bullion , until he was appointed Pima County Deputy Sheriff on July 28 , 1880 . He held this position for only three months until after the election of November 9 , 1880 , when he resigned . While Wyatt was Pima County Deputy Sheriff , Morgan Earp took over his job as shotgun messenger for Wells Fargo . The job as Pima County Sheriff was the only job Wyatt held as a lawman in Arizona , except for occasions when Virgil temporarily appointed him to be a deputy town marshal , including the week prior to the gunfight . Morgan also occasionally assisted Virgil and at the time of the gunfight was wearing a deputy city marshal 's badge and drawing pay . When Virgil was maimed by an assassination attempt , Wyatt was appointed Deputy U.S. Marshal in his place . He held that position until he left Cochise County in April 1882 . The Earps ' work as lawmen was not welcomed by the outlaw Cowboys , who viewed the Earps as badge @-@ toting tyrants who ruthlessly enforced the business interests of the town . In direct conflict with the Earps ' roles as lawmen , Johnny Behan was Cochise County Sheriff .
Wyatt Earp was an imposing , handsome man : blond , 6 feet ( 1 @.@ 8 m ) tall , weighing about 165 to 170 pounds ( 75 to 77 kg ) , was broad @-@ shouldered , long @-@ armed , and muscular . He had been a boxer and was reputed to be an expert with a pistol . According to author Leo Silva , Earp showed no fear of any man .
Earp had developed a reputation as a no @-@ nonsense , hard @-@ nosed lawman , but prior to the gunfight in October 1881 , he had been involved in only one prior shooting in Dodge City , Kansas during the summer of 1878 . Wyatt was an assistant marshal and with policeman James Masterson , along with a few other citizens , fired their pistols at several Cowboys who were fleeing town after shooting up a theater . A member of the group , George Hoyt ( sometimes spelled Hoy ) , was shot in the arm and died of his wound a month later . Wyatt always claimed to have been the one to shoot Hoyt , although it could have been anyone among the lawmen .
The 1931 book Wyatt Earp : Frontier Marshal was a best @-@ selling biography by Stuart N. Lake . It established Wyatt Earp 's role as a fearless lawman in the American Old West and the " Gunfight at the O.K. Corral " in the public consciousness . But Lake wildly exaggerated Wyatt 's role in the gun battle . He and many others in the popular media have embellished Wyatt 's role as the central figure in the gunfight . It was only discovered much later that Wyatt Earp : Frontier Marshal , based on a eight interviews with Earp , was largely fictional . The book and later Hollywood portrayals exaggerated Wyatt 's reputation and magnified his mystique as a western lawman .
Among the lawmen involved in the O.K. Corral shooting , only Virgil had any real experience in combat , and he had far more experience than any of his brothers as a sheriff , constable , and marshal . Virgil served for three years during the Civil War and had also been involved in a police shooting in Prescott , Arizona Territory . Morgan Earp had no known experience with gunfighting prior to this fight , although he frequently hired out as a shotgun messenger .
Doc Holliday had a reputation as a gunman and had reportedly been in nine shootouts during his life , although it has only been verified that he killed three men . One well @-@ documented episode occurred on July 19 , 1879 , when Holliday and his business partner , former deputy marshal John Joshua Webb , were seated in their saloon in Las Vegas , New Mexico . Former U.S. Army scout Mike Gordon got into a loud argument with one of the saloon girls that he wanted to take with him . Gordon stormed from the saloon and began firing his revolver into the building . Before Gordon could get off his second shot , Holliday killed him . Holliday was tried for the murder but acquitted , mostly based on the testimony of Webb .
Holliday had saved Wyatt Earp 's life at one time and had become a close friend . He had been living in Prescott , Arizona Territory and making a living as a gambler since late 1879 . There , he first met future Tombstone sheriff Johnny Behan , a sometime gambler and saloon owner . In late September 1880 , Holliday followed the Earps to Tombstone .
= = = Rural Cowboys vs. Tombstone interests = = =
The ranch owned by Newman Haynes Clanton near Charleston , Arizona was believed to be the local center for the Cowboys ' illegal activities . Tom and Frank McLaury worked with the rustlers buying and selling stolen cattle .
Many of the rural ranchers and Cowboys resented the growing influence of the city residents over county politics and law enforcement . The ranchers largely maintained control of the country outside Tombstone , due in large part to the sympathetic support of Cochise County Sheriff Johnny Behan , who favored the Cowboys and rural ranchers , and who also grew to intensely dislike the Earps . Behan tended to ignore the Earps ' complaints about the McLaurys ' and Clantons ' horse thieving and cattle rustling . As officers of the law , the Earps were known to bend the law in their favor when it affected their gambling and saloon interests , which earned them further enmity with the Cowboy faction .
= = = Tombstone , a boomtown = = =
After silver was discovered in the area , Tombstone grew rapidly . At its founding in March 1879 , it had a population of just 100 , and only two years later , in late 1881 , it had more than 7 @,@ 000 citizens , excluding Chinese , Mexicans , women and children . Tombstone was the largest boomtown in the Southwest . Silver mining and its attendant wealth attracted many professionals and merchants , who brought their wives and families . With them came churches and ministers . They brought a Victorian sensibility and became the town 's elite . By 1881 there were fancy restaurants , a bowling alley , four churches , an ice house , a school , an opera house , two banks , three newspapers , and an ice cream parlor , along with 110 saloons , 14 gambling halls , and numerous brothels , all situated among a number of dirty , hardscrabble mines .
Horse rustlers and bandits from the countryside came to town , and shootings were frequent . In the 1880s , illegal smuggling and theft of cattle , alcohol , and tobacco across the Mexico – United States border , about 30 miles ( 48 km ) from Tombstone , were common . The Mexican government assessed heavy export taxes on these items , and smugglers earned a handsome profit by stealing them in Mexico and smuggling them across the border .
= = = Relevant law in Tombstone = = =
To reduce crime in Tombstone , on April 19 , 1881 , the city council passed ordinance 9 , requiring anyone carrying a bowie knife , dirk , pistol or rifle to deposit their weapons at a livery or saloon soon after entering town . The ordinance was the legal basis for City Marshal Virgil Earp 's decision to confront the Cowboys , which resulted in the shoot @-@ out .
= = = Smuggling and stock thefts = = =
In that border area there was only one passable route between Arizona and Mexico , a passage known as Guadalupe Canyon . In August 1881 , 15 Mexicans carrying gold , coins and bullion to make their purchases were ambushed and killed in Skeleton Canyon . The next month Mexican Commandant Felipe Neri dispatched troops to the border , and they killed five Cowboys , including Old Man Clanton , in Guadalupe Canyon . The Earps knew that the McLaurys and Clantons were reputed to be mixed up in the robbery and murder in Skeleton Canyon . Wyatt Earp said in his testimony after the shootout , " I naturally kept my eyes open and did not intend that any of the gang should get the drop on me if I could help it . "
= = = Earp loses sheriff 's office to Behan = = =
On July 27 , 1880 , Pima County Sheriff Charles A. Shibell , whose offices were in the county seat of Tucson , appointed Wyatt Earp as deputy sheriff . On October 28 , 1880 , Tombstone Town Marshal Fred White attempted to disarm some late @-@ night revelers who were shooting their pistols in the air . When he attempted to disarm Curly Bill Brocius , the gun discharged , striking White in the abdomen . Wyatt saw the shooting and pistol @-@ whipped Brocius , knocking him unconscious , and arrested him . Wyatt later told his biographer John Flood that he thought Brocius was still armed at the time , and didn 't see Brocius ' pistol on the ground .
Brocius waived the preliminary hearing so he and his case could be immediately transferred to Tucson . Wyatt and a deputy took Brocius in a wagon the next day to Tucson to stand trial , possibly saving him from being lynched . Wyatt testified that he thought the shooting was accidental . It was also demonstrated that Brocius ' pistol could be fired from half @-@ cock . Fred White left a statement before he died two days later that the shooting was not intentional . Based on the evidence presented , Brocius was not charged with White 's death .
The Tombstone council convened and appointed Virgil Earp as " temporary assistant city marshal " to replace White for a salary of $ 100 per month until an election could be held on November 12 . For the next few weeks , Virgil represented federal and local law enforcement and Wyatt represented Pima County .
In the November 2 , 1880 election for Pima County sheriff , Democrat Shibell ran against Republican Bob Paul , who was expected to win . Votes arrived as late as November 7 , and Shibell was unexpectedly reelected . He immediately appointed Johnny Behan as the new deputy sheriff for eastern Pima County , a job that Wyatt wanted . A controversy ensued when Paul uncovered ballot @-@ stuffing by Cowboys and he sued to overturn the election .
Paul finally became sheriff in April 1881 , but it was too late to reappoint Wyatt Earp as deputy sheriff because on January 1 , 1881 , the eastern portion of Pima County containing Tombstone had been split off into the new Cochise County , which would need its own sheriff , based in the county 's largest city , Tombstone . This position was filled by a political appointment from the governor , and Wyatt and Behan both wanted the job . The Cochise County sheriff 's position was worth more than $ 40 @,@ 000 a year ( about $ 980 @,@ 828 today ) because the office holder was also county assessor and tax collector , and the board of supervisors allowed him to keep ten percent of the amounts paid .
Behan utilized his existing position and his superior political connections to successfully lobby for the position . He also promised Wyatt a position as his undersheriff if he was appointed over Wyatt . Wyatt withdrew from the political contest and the governor and legislature appointed Behan to the job of Cochise County sheriff on February 10 , 1881 . Behan reneged on his deal with Earp and appointed Harry Woods as undersheriff instead . Behan said he broke his promise to appoint Earp because Wyatt Earp used Behan 's name to threaten Ike Clanton when Wyatt recovered his stolen horse from Clanton .
= = Earp conflicts with Cowboys = =
Tensions between the Earp family and both the Clanton and McLaury clans increased through 1881 .
= = = Stolen mules tracked to McLaury 's ranch = = =
On July 25 , 1880 , Captain Joseph H. Hurst , of Company A , 12th Infantry , and Commanding Officer of Fort Bennett , asked Deputy U.S. Marshal Virgil Earp to help him track Cowboys who had stolen six U.S. Army mules from Camp Rucker . This was a federal matter because the animals were U.S. property . Hurst brought four soldiers , and Virgil invited Wyatt and Morgan Earp , as well as Wells Fargo agent Marshall Williams . The posse found the mules on the McLaury 's Ranch on the Babacomari Creek , north west of Tombstone , and the branding iron used to change the " US " brand to " D8 " .
To avoid bloodshed , Cowboy Frank Patterson promised Hurst they would return the mules and Hurst persuaded the posse to withdraw . Hurst went to nearby Charleston , but the Cowboys showed up two days later without the mules , laughing at Hurst and the Earps . In response , Hurst had printed and distributed a handbill in which he named Frank McLaury as specifically assisting with hiding the mules . He reprinted this in The Tombstone Epitaph on July 30 , 1880 . Virgil later said that McLaury had asked him if he had posted the handbills . When Virgil said he had not , McLaury said if Virgil had printed the handbills it was Frank 's intention to kill Virgil . He warned Virgil , " If you ever again follow us as close as you did , then you will have to fight anyway . " This incident was the first run @-@ in between the Clantons and McLaurys and the Earps .
= = = March stagecoach robbery and murder = = =
On the evening of March 15 , 1881 , a Kinnear & Company stagecoach carrying US $ 26 @,@ 000 in silver bullion ( about $ 637 @,@ 538 in today 's dollars ) was en route from Tombstone to Benson , Arizona , the nearest freight terminal . Bob Paul , who had run for Pima County Sheriff and was contesting the election he lost due to ballot @-@ stuffing , was temporarily working once again as the Wells Fargo shotgun messenger . He had taken the reins and driver 's seat in Contention City because the usual driver , a well @-@ known and popular man named Eli " Budd " Philpot , was ill . Philpot was riding shotgun .
Near Drew 's Station , just outside Contention City , a man stepped into the road and commanded them to " Hold ! " Three Cowboys attempted to rob the stage . Paul , in the driver 's seat , fired his shotgun and emptied his revolver at the robbers , wounding a Cowboy later identified as Bill Leonard in the groin . Philpot , riding shotgun , and passenger Peter Roerig , riding in the rear dickey seat , were both shot and killed . The horses spooked and Paul wasn 't able to bring the stage under control for almost a mile , leaving the robbers with nothing . Paul said he thought the first shot killing Philpot in the shotgun messenger seat had been meant for him because he would normally have been seated there .
= = = = Suspects identified = = = =
Deputy U.S. Marshal Virgil Earp , along with temporary federal deputies Wyatt and Morgan Earp , Wells Fargo agent Marshall Williams , former Kansas Sheriff Bat Masterson ( who was dealing faro at the Oriental Saloon ) , and County Sheriff Behan set out to find the robbers . Wells Fargo issued a wanted poster offering a US $ 3 @,@ 600 ( $ 1 @,@ 200 per robber ) reward for capture of the robbers , dead or alive . Robbery of a mail @-@ carrying stagecoach was both a federal crime and territorial crime , and the posse consisted of both county and federal authorities and deputies . The posse trailed the robbers to a nearby ranch where they found a drifter named Luther King . He wouldn 't tell who his confederates were until the posse lied and told him that Doc Holliday 's girlfriend had been shot . Fearful of Holliday 's reputation , he confessed to holding the reins of the robbers ' horses , and identified Bill Leonard , Harry " The Kid " Head and Jim Crane as the robbers . They were all known Cowboys and rustlers . Behan and Williams escorted King back to Tombstone .
= = = = Suspect escapes Behan 's jail = = = =
Somehow King walked in the front door of the jail and a few minutes later out the back . King had arranged with Undersheriff Harry Woods ( publisher of the Nugget ) to sell the horse he had been riding to John Dunbar , Sheriff Behan 's partner in the Dexter Livery Stable . On March 19 , King conveniently escaped while Dunbar and Woods were making out the bill @-@ of @-@ sale . Woods claimed that someone had deliberately unlocked a secured back door to the jail . The Earps and the townspeople were furious at King 's easy escape . Williams was later dismissed from Wells Fargo , leaving behind a number of debts , when it was determined he had been stealing from the company for years .
= = = = Earp pursues suspects = = = =
The Earps pursued the other two men for 17 days , riding for 60 hours without food and 36 hours without water , during which Bob Paul 's horse died , and Wyatt and Morgan 's horses became so weak , that the two men walked 18 miles ( 29 km ) back to Tombstone to obtain new horses . After pursuing the Cowboys for over 400 miles ( 640 km ) they could not obtain more fresh horses and were forced to give up the chase . They returned to Tombstone on April 1 . Behan submitted a bill for $ 796 @.@ 84 to the county for posse expenses , but he refused to reimburse the Earps for any of their costs . Virgil was incensed . They were finally reimbursed by Wells , Fargo & Co. later on , but the incident caused further friction between county and federal law enforcement , and between Behan and the Earps .
= = = = Wyatt offers Ike reward money = = = =
After he was passed over by Johnny Behan for the position of undersheriff , Wyatt thought he might beat him in the next Cochise County election in late 1882 . He thought catching the murderers of Bud Philpot and Peter Roerig would help him win the sheriff 's office . Wyatt later said that on June 2 , 1881 he offered the Wells , Fargo & Co. reward money and more to Ike Clanton if he would provide information leading to the capture or death of the stage robbers . According to Wyatt , Ike was initially interested , but the plan was foiled when the three suspects — Leonard , Head and Crane — were killed in unrelated incidents .
Ike began to fear that word of his possible cooperation had leaked , threatening to compromise his standing among the Cowboys . Undercover Wells Fargo Company agent M. Williams suspected a deal , and said something to Ike , who was fearful that other Cowboys might learn of his double @-@ cross . Ike now began to threaten Wyatt and Doc Holliday ( who had learned of the deal ) for apparently revealing Ike 's willingness to help arrest his friends .
= = = = Earp , Cowboy fallout = = = =
The fallout over the Cowboys ' attempt to implicate Holliday and the Earps in the robbery , along with Behan 's involvement in King 's escape , was the beginning of increasingly bad feelings between the Earp brothers and Cowboy factions .
= = = Earp and Behan attracted to Josephine Marcus = = =
Wyatt Earp and Cochise County sheriff Johnny Behan were interested in the same sheriff 's position and also may have shared an interest in the same woman , Josephine Marcus , known as Sadie . Citizens of Tombstone believed that Behan and Marcus were married , but Behan was a known womanizer and had sex with prostitutes and other women . Marcus ended the relationship after she came home and found Behan in bed with the wife of a friend and kicked him out , although she used the Behan surname through the end of that summer . She rented her home sometime before April 1881 , to Dr. George Goodfellow .
Wyatt Earp was still living with his common @-@ law wife , Mattie Blaylock , who was listed as his wife in the 1880 census , but she had a growing addiction to the opiate laudanum . There are no contemporary Tombstone records that indicate a relationship between Marcus and Earp , but Earp certainly knew her , because both Behan and Earp had offices above the Crystal Palace Saloon .
Sadie , traveling as either Mrs. J. C. Earp or Mrs. Wyatt Earp , left for Los Angeles on March 25 , 1882 , and then returned to her family in San Francisco . In July 1882 , Wyatt left Colorado and went to San Francisco , where he sought out Sadie and his brother Virgil , who was seeking treatment for his arm . In February or March 1883 , Sadie and Earp left San Francisco for Gunnison , where Earp ran a Faro bank until he received a request in April for assistance from Luke Short in Dodge City . Sadie was his common @-@ law wife for the next 46 years .
= = = September stage holdup = = =
Tensions between the Earps and the McLaurys further increased when another passenger stage on the ' Sandy Bob Line ' in the Tombstone area , bound for Bisbee , was held up on September 8 , 1881 . The masked bandits robbed all of the passengers of their valuables since the stage was not carrying a strongbox . During the robbery , the driver heard one of the robbers describe the money as " sugar " , a phrase known to be used by Frank Stilwell . Stilwell had until the prior month been a deputy for Sheriff Behan but had been fired for " accounting irregularities " .
Wyatt and Virgil Earp rode with a sheriff 's posse and tracked the Bisbee stage robbers . Virgil had been appointed Tombstone 's town marshal ( i.e. , chief of police ) on June 6 , 1881 , after Ben Sippy abandoned the job . However , Virgil at the same time continued to hold his position of deputy U.S. marshal , and it was in this federal capacity that he continued to chase robbers of stage coaches outside Tombstone city limits . At the scene of the holdup , Wyatt discovered an unusual boot print left by someone wearing a custom @-@ repaired boot heel . The Earps checked a shoe repair shop in Bisbee known to provide widened boot heels and were able to link the boot print to Stilwell .
= = = = Stilwell and Spence arrests = = = =
Frank Stilwell had just arrived in Bisbee with his livery stable partner , Pete Spence , when the two were arrested by Deputy U.S. Marshal Virgil Earp for the holdup . Both were friends of Ike Clanton and the McLaurys . At the preliminary hearing , Stilwell and Spence were able to provide several witnesses who supported their alibis . Judge Spicer dropped the charges for insufficient evidence just as he had done for Doc Holliday earlier in the year .
Released on bail , Spence and Stilwell were re @-@ arrested October 13 by Marshal Virgil Earp for the Bisbee robbery on a new federal charge of interfering with a mail carrier . The newspapers , however , reported that they had been arrested for a different stage robbery that occurred on October 8 near Contention City .
Ike and other Cowboys believed the new arrest was further evidence that the Earps were illegally persecuting the Cowboys . They told the Earps that they could expect retaliation . While Virgil and Wyatt were in Tucson for the federal hearing on the charges against Spence and Stilwell , Frank McLaury confronted Morgan Earp . He told him that the McLaurys would kill the Earps if they tried to arrest Spence , Stilwell , or the McLaurys again . The Tombstone Epitaph reported " that since the arrest of Spence and Stilwell , veiled threats [ are ] being made that the friends of the accused will ' get the Earps . ' "
= = = = Cowboys accuse Holliday of robbery = = = =
Milt Joyce , a county supervisor and owner of the Oriental Saloon , had a contentious relationship with Doc Holliday . In October 1880 , Holliday had trouble with a gambler named Johnny Tyler in Milt Joyce 's Oriental Saloon . Tyler had been hired by a competing gambling establishment to drive customers from the Oriental Saloon . Holliday challenged Tyler to a fight , but Tyler ran . Joyce did not like Holliday or the Earps and he continued to argue with Holliday . Joyce ordered Holliday removed from the saloon but would not return Holliday 's revolver . But Holliday returned carrying a double @-@ action revolver . Milt brandished a pistol and threatened Holliday , but Holliday shot Joyce in the palm , disarming him , and then shot Joyce 's business partner William Parker in the big toe . Joyce then hit Holliday over the head with his revolver . Holliday was arrested and pleaded guilty to assault and battery .
Holliday and his on @-@ again , off @-@ again mistress Big Nose Kate had many fights . After a particularly nasty , drunken argument , Holliday kicked her out . County Sheriff John Behan and Milt Joyce saw an opportunity and exploited the situation . They plied Big Nose Kate with more booze and suggested to her a way to get even with Holliday . She signed an affidavit implicating Holliday in the attempted stagecoach robbery and murders . Holliday was a good friend of Bill Leonard , a former watchmaker from New York , one of three men implicated in the robbery . Judge Wells Spicer issued an arrest warrant for Holliday . The Earps found witnesses who could attest to Holliday 's location at the time of the murders and Kate sobered up , revealing that Behan and Joyce had influenced her to sign a document she didn 't understand . With the Cowboy plot revealed , Spicer freed Holliday . The district attorney threw out the charges , labeling them " ridiculous . " Doc gave Kate some money and put her on a stage out of town .
= = = Ike Clanton 's conflict with Doc Holliday = = =
Wyatt Earp testified after the gunfight that five or six weeks prior he had met Ike Clanton outside the Alhambra Hotel . Ike told Wyatt that Doc Holliday had told him he knew of Ike 's meetings with Wyatt and about Ike providing information on Head , Leonard , and Crane , as well as their attempted robbery of the stage . Ike now accused Earp of telling Holliday about these conversations . Earp testified that he told Ike he had not told Holliday anything . Wyatt Earp offered to prove this when Holliday and the Clantons next returned to town .
A month later , the weekend before the shootout , Morgan Earp , concerned about possible trouble with the Cowboys , brought Doc Holliday back from a fiesta celebration in Tucson where Holliday had been gambling . Upon his return , Wyatt Earp asked Holliday about Ike 's accusation .
On the morning of Tuesday , October 25 , 1881 , the day before the gunfight , Ike Clanton and Tom McLaury drove 10 miles ( 16 km ) in a spring wagon from Chandler 's Milk Ranch at the foot of the Dragoon Mountains to Tombstone . They were in town to sell a large number of beef stock , most of them owned by the McLaurys .
Seeing Ike Clanton in the Alhambra Saloon around midnight , Holliday confronted Ike , accusing him of lying about their previous conversations . They got into a heated argument . Wyatt Earp ( who was not wearing a badge ) encouraged his brother , Tombstone Deputy City Marshal Morgan Earp , to intervene . Morgan escorted Holliday out onto the street and Ike , who had been drinking steadily , followed them . City Marshal Virgil Earp arrived a few minutes later and threatened to arrest both Holliday and Clanton if they did not stop arguing . Ike and Wyatt talked again a few minutes later , and Ike threatened to confront Holliday in the morning . Ike told Earp that the fighting talk had been going on for a long time and that he intended to put an end to it . Ike told Earp , " I will be ready for you in the morning . " Wyatt Earp walked over to the Oriental Saloon and Ike followed him . Ike sat down to have another drink , his revolver in plain sight , and told Earp " You must not think I won 't be after you all in the morning . "
= = Morning of the shoot @-@ out = =
= = = Events leading up to the Ike Clanton court hearing = = =
After Holliday 's confrontation with Ike Clanton , Wyatt Earp took Holliday back to his room at Camillus Sidney " Buck " Fly 's Lodging House to sleep off his drinking , then went home and to bed . Tombstone Marshal Virgil Earp played cards with Ike Clanton , Tom McLaury , Cochise County Sheriff Johnny Behan and a fifth man ( unknown to Ike and to history ) , until morning .
At about dawn on October 26 , the card game broke up and Behan and Virgil Earp went home to bed . Ike Clanton testified later he saw Virgil take his six @-@ shooter out of his lap and stick it in his pants when the game ended . Not having rented a room , Tom McLaury and Ike Clanton had no place to go . Shortly after 8 : 00 am barkeeper E. F. Boyle spoke to Ike Clanton in front of the telegraph office . Clanton had been drinking all night and Boyle encouraged him to get some sleep , but Ike insisted he would not go to bed . Boyle later testified he noticed Ike was armed and covered his gun for him . Boyle later said that Ike told him , " ' As soon as the Earps and Doc Holliday showed themselves on the street , the ball would open — that they would have to fight ' ... I went down to Wyatt Earp 's house and told him that Ike Clanton had threatened that when him and his brothers and Doc Holliday showed themselves on the street that the ball would open . " Ike said in his testimony afterward that he remembered neither meeting Boyle nor making any such statements that day .
Later in the morning , Ike picked up his rifle and revolver from the West End Corral , where he had deposited his weapons and stabled his wagon and team after entering town . By noon that day , Ike was still drinking and once @-@ again armed in violation of the city ordinance against carrying firearms in the city . He told others he was looking for Holliday or an Earp . At about 1 : 00 pm , Virgil and Morgan Earp surprised Ike on 4th Street where Virgil pistol @-@ whipped him from behind . Disarming him , the Earps took Ike to appear before Judge Wallace for violating the ordinance . Wyatt waited with Clanton while Virgil went to find Judge Wallace so the court hearing could be held .
= = = Ike Clanton court hearing = = =
While Wyatt waited for Virgil to return with Judge Wallace , witnesses overheard Wyatt tell Clanton , " you cattle thieving son @-@ of @-@ a @-@ bitch , and you know that I know you are a cattle thieving son @-@ of @-@ a @-@ bitch , you 've threatened my life enough , and you 've got to fight ! " , and Ike Clanton made the remark , " Fight is my racket , and all I want is four feet of ground ! "
Ike reported in his testimony afterward that Wyatt Earp cursed him . He said Wyatt , Virgil and Morgan offered him his rifle and to fight him right there in the courthouse , which Ike declined . Ike also denied ever threatening the Earps . Ike was fined $ 25 plus court costs and after paying the fine left unarmed . Virgil told Ike he would leave Ike 's confiscated rifle and revolver at the Grand Hotel which was favored by Cowboys when in town . Ike testified that he picked up the weapons from William Soule , the jailer , a couple of days later .
= = = Tom McLaury 's concealed weapon = = =
Outside the court house where Ike was being fined , Wyatt almost walked into 28 year @-@ old Tom McLaury as the two men were brought up short nose @-@ to @-@ nose . Tom , who had arrived in town the day before , was required by the well @-@ known city ordinance to deposit his pistol when he first arrived in town . When Wyatt demanded , " Are you heeled or not ? " , McLaury said he was not armed . Wyatt testified that he saw a revolver in plain sight on the right hip of Tom 's pants . As an unpaid deputy marshal for Virgil , Wyatt habitually carried a pistol in his waistband , as was the custom of that time . Witnesses reported that Wyatt drew his revolver from his coat pocket and pistol whipped Tom McLaury with it twice , leaving him prostrate and bleeding on the street . Saloon @-@ keeper Andrew Mehan testified at the Spicer hearing afterward that he saw McLaury deposit a revolver at the Capital Saloon sometime between 1 @-@ 2 : 00 pm , after the confrontation with Wyatt , which Mehan also witnessed .
Wyatt said in his deposition afterward that he had been temporarily acting as city marshal for Virgil the week before while Virgil was in Tucson for the Pete Spence and Frank Stilwell trial . Wyatt said that he still considered himself a deputy city marshal , which Virgil later confirmed . Since Wyatt was an off @-@ duty officer , he could not legally search or arrest Tom for carrying a revolver within the city limits- — a misdemeanor offense . Only Virgil or one of his city police deputies , including Morgan Earp and possibly Warren Earp , could search him and take any required action . Wyatt , a non @-@ drinker , testified at the Spicer hearing that he went to Haffords and bought a cigar and went outside to watch the Cowboys . At the time of the gunfight about two hours later , Wyatt could not know if Tom was still armed .
It was early afternoon by the time Ike and Tom had seen doctors for their head wounds . The day was chilly , with snow still on the ground in some places . Both Tom and Ike had spent the night gambling , drinking heavily , and without sleep . Now they were both out @-@ of @-@ doors , both wounded from head beatings , and at least Ike was still drunk .
= = = More Cowboys enter town = = =
At around 1 : 30 – 2 : 00 pm , after Tom had been pistol @-@ whipped by Wyatt , Ike 's 19 @-@ year @-@ old younger brother Billy Clanton and Tom 's older brother Frank McLaury arrived in town . They had heard from their neighbor , Ed " old man " Frink , that Ike had been stirring up trouble in town overnight , and they had ridden into town on horseback to back up their brothers . They arrived from Antelope Springs , 13 miles ( 21 km ) east of Tombstone , where they had been rounding up stock with their brothers and had breakfasted with Ike and Tom the day before . Both Frank and Billy were armed with a revolver and a rifle , as was the custom for riders in the country outside Tombstone . Apache warriors had engaged the U.S. Army near Tombstone just three weeks before the O.K. Corral gunfight , so the need for weapons outside of town was well established and accepted .
Billy and Frank stopped first at the Grand Hotel on Allen Street , and were greeted by Doc Holliday . They learned immediately after of their brothers ' beatings by the Earps within the previous two hours . The incidents had generated a lot of talk in town . Angrily , Frank said he would not drink , and he and Billy left the saloon immediately to seek Tom . By law , both Frank and Billy should have left their firearms at the Grand Hotel . Instead , they remained fully armed .
= = = Virgil and Wyatt Earp ’ s reactions = = =
Wyatt said that he saw Billy Clanton and Frank McLaury in Spangenberger 's gun and hardware store on 4th Street filling their gun belts with cartridges . Ike testified afterward that Tom was not there and that he had tried to buy a new revolver but the owner saw Ike 's bandaged head and refused to sell him one . Ike apparently had not heard Virgil tell him that his confiscated weapons were at the Grand Hotel around the corner from Spangenberger 's shop .
When Virgil Earp learned that Wyatt was talking to the Cowboys at Spangenberg 's gun shop , he went there himself . Virgil testified afterward that he thought he saw all four men , Ike Clanton , Billy Clanton , Frank McLaury , and Tom McLaury , buying cartridges . Virgil went around the corner on Allen Street to the Wells Fargo office , where he picked up a 10 @-@ gauge or 12 @-@ gauge , short , double @-@ barreled shotgun . It was an unusually cold and windy day in Tombstone , and Virgil was wearing a long overcoat . To avoid alarming Tombstone 's public , Virgil hid the shotgun under his overcoat when he returned to Hafford 's Saloon .
From Spangenberg 's , the Cowboys moved to the O.K. Corral where witnesses overheard them threatening to kill the Earps . For unknown reasons the Cowboys then walked out the back of the O.K. Corral and then west , stopping in a narrow , empty lot next to C. S. Fly 's boarding house .
Virgil initially avoided a confrontation with the newly arrived Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton , who had not yet deposited their weapons at a hotel or stable as the law required . The statute was not specific about how far a recently arrived visitor might " with good faith , and within reasonable time " travel into town while carrying a firearm . This permitted a traveler to keep his firearms if he was proceeding directly to a livery , hotel or saloon . The three main Tombstone corrals were all west of 4th street between Allen and Fremont , a block or two from where Wyatt saw the Cowboys buying cartridges . Miner Ruben F. Coleman later told The Tombstone Epitaph :
I was in the O.K. Corral at 2 : 30 p.m. when I saw the two Clantons and the two McLaurys in an earnest conversation across the street at Dunbar ’ s corral . I went up the street and notified Sheriff Behan and told them it was my opinion that they meant trouble , and it was his duty , as sheriff , to go and disarm them . I told him they had gone to the West End Corral . I then went and saw Marshal Virgil Earp and notified him to the same effect .
= = = Behan attempts to disarm Cowboys = = =
Cochise County Sheriff Johnny Behan , a friend of the Cowboys , later testified that he woke up about 1 : 30 pm after the late @-@ night card game , and went to get a shave at a barbershop . That 's where he first learned that the Cowboys were armed . Behan stated he quickly finished his shave and went to locate the Cowboys . At about 2 : 30 pm he found Frank McLaury holding a horse and talking to someone on Fourth Street near the corner of Fremont . When he saw Ike Clanton and Tom McLaury near C. S. Fly 's photography studio , he walked there with Frank . He told the Cowboys that they must give up their arms . Ike Clanton said he was not armed , and Tom McLaury pulled his coat open to show he was not carrying a weapon .
The Cowboys were located in a narrow 15 – 20 feet ( 4 @.@ 6 – 6 @.@ 1 m ) lot between the Harwood house and Fly 's 12 @-@ room boarding house and photography studio at 312 Fremont Street , where Doc Holliday roomed .
Behan later said he attempted to persuade Frank McLaury to give up his weapons , but Frank insisted that he would only give up his guns after City Marshal Virgil Earp and his brothers were first disarmed .
The Cowboys were about a block and a half from the West End Corral at 2nd Street and Fremont , where Ike and Tom 's wagon and team were stabled . Virgil Earp later testified that he thought Ike and Tom were stabled at the O.K. Corral on Allen between 3rd and 4th , from which he thought they would be departing if they were leaving town .
While Ike Clanton later said he was planning to leave town , Frank McLaury reported that he had decided to remain behind to take care of some business . Will McLaury , Tom and Frank 's brother and a judge in Fort Worth , Texas , claimed in a letter he wrote during the preliminary hearing after the shoot out that Tom and Frank were still armed because they were planning to conduct business before leaving town to visit him in Texas . He wrote that Billy Clanton , who had arrived on horseback with Frank , intended to go with the McLaurys to Fort Worth . Will McLaury came to Tombstone after the gun fight and joined the prosecution team in an attempt to convict the Earps and Holliday for his brothers ' murder . Paul Johnson told a different story , that the McLaurys were about to leave for Iowa to attend the wedding of their sister , Sarah Caroline , in Iowa . Tom and Frank were especially close to Sarah , one of their 14 siblings and half @-@ siblings . Caroline married James Reed in Richland , Iowa at the end of November that year .
= = = Virgil decides to disarm Cowboys = = =
Citizens reported to Virgil on the Cowboys ' movements and their threats told him that Ike and Tom had left their livery stable and entered town while armed , in violation of the city ordinance . Virgil Earp was told by several citizens that the McLaurys and the Clantons had gathered on Fremont Street . Virgil decided he had to disarm the Cowboys . His decision to take action may have been influenced by the Cowboy 's repeated threats to the Earps , their proximity to Holliday 's room in Fly 's boarding house , and their location on the route the Earps usually took to their homes two blocks further west on Fremont Street .
Several members of the citizen 's vigilance committee offered to support him with arms , but Virgil said no . He had during the prior month appointed Morgan as a Special Policeman . He had also appointed Wyatt as a Special Policemen while Virgil had been in Prescott on business . He had also called on Doc Holliday that morning for help with disarming the Clantons and McLaurys . Wyatt spoke of his brothers Virgil and Morgan as the " marshals " while he acted as " deputy . "
Virgil Earp picked up the short , double @-@ barreled shotgun he had retrieved from the Wells Fargo office earlier . He gave the shotgun to Doc Holliday who hid it under his overcoat . He took Holliday 's walking @-@ stick in return .
As usual , the Earps carried their revolvers in their coat pockets or in their waistbands . Wyatt Earp was carrying a .44 caliber American 1869 Smith & Wesson revolver . Holliday was carrying a nickel @-@ plated pistol in a holster , but this was concealed by his long coat , as was the shotgun . The Earps and Holliday walked west , down the south side of Fremont Street past the rear entrance to the O.K. Corral , but out of visual range of the Cowboys ' last reported location . Near the corner of Fourth St. and Fremont St. , the Earps ran into Sheriff Behan . He had left the Cowboys and came toward them , though he looked nervously backward several times . Virgil testified afterward that Behan told them , " For God 's sake , don 't go down there or they will murder you ! " Wyatt said Behan told him and Morgan , " I have disarmed them . " Behan testified afterward that he 'd only said he 'd gone down to the Cowboys " for the purpose of disarming them , " not that he 'd actually disarmed them .
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left hand and my hand was on my six @-@ shooter in my waist pants , and when he said he had disarmed them , I shoved it clean around to my left hip and changed my walking stick to my right hand . " Wyatt said I " took my pistol , which I had in my hand , under my coat , and put it in my overcoat pocket . " The Earps walked further down Fremont street and came into full view of the Cowboys in the lot .
Wyatt testified he saw " Frank McLaury , Tom McLaury , and Billy Clanton standing in a row against the east side of the building on the opposite side of the vacant space west of Fly 's photograph gallery . Ike Clanton and Billy Claiborne and a man I don 't know [ Wes Fuller ] were standing in the vacant space about halfway between the photograph gallery and the next building west . " Addie Bourland corroborated Wyatt 's testimony , stating that she saw " five men opposite my house , leaning against a small house west of Fly 's Gallery and one man was holding a horse , standing a little out from the house . "
= = The gunfight = =
In the preceding weeks and hours , Ike Clanton had repeatedly threatened Doc Holliday and the Earps . The Earps were tired of the threats . Martha J. King was in Bauer 's butcher shop on Fremont Street . She testified that when the Earp party passed by her location , one of the Earps on the outside of the group looked across and said to Doc Holliday nearest the store , " ... let them have it ! " to which Holliday replied , " All right . "
= = = Physical proximity = = =
When the Earps approached the lot , the four law men were initially facing five Cowboys : Frank McLaury , Tom McLaury , Billy Clanton , Wes Fuller , and Ike Clanton . The Cowboys stepped away from the Harwood house .
In testimony given by witnesses afterward , they disagreed about the precise location of the men and animals at the beginning of the gunfight and during . The coroner 's inquest and the Spicer hearing produced a sketch showing the Cowboys standing , from left to right facing Fremont Street , with Billy Clanton and then Frank McLaury near the Harwood house and Tom McLaury and Ike Clanton roughly in the middle of the lot . Opposite them and initially only about 6 to 10 feet ( 1 @.@ 8 to 3 @.@ 0 m ) away , Virgil Earp was on the left end of the Earp party , standing a few feet inside the vacant lot and nearest Ike Clanton . Behind him a few feet near the corner of C. S. Fly 's boarding house was Wyatt . Morgan Earp was standing on Fremont Street to Wyatt 's right , and Doc Holliday anchored the end of their line in Fremont Street , a few feet to Morgan 's right .
Wyatt Earp drew a sketch in 1924 and another with John Flood on September 15 , 1926 that depicted Billy Clanton near the middle of the lot , close to the Harwood house . Tom and Frank McLaury stood deeper in the lot . Frank was in the center between the two buildings , holding the reins of his horse . Tom was closer to C. S. Fly 's boarding house . According to Wyatt 's sketches , Morgan was on the right of the lawmen , close to the Harwood house , opposite Billy Clanton near the Harwood house and close to Fremont St. Virgil was deeper in the lot , opposite Frank and Ike Clanton . Wyatt was to Virgil 's left , opposite Tom . Doc Holliday hung back a step or two on Fremont Street . Neither of Wyatt 's sketches included Ike Clanton or Billy Clairborne , who ran from the fight .
= = = Gunbattle begins = = =
Virgil Earp was not expecting a fight . Once Behan said that he 'd disarmed the Cowboys , Virgil traded the short , double @-@ barreled shotgun he was carrying for Holliday 's cane . Virgil carried the cane in his right hand and shifted the pistol in his waistband from the right side to his left . Holliday concealed the short shotgun under his long jacket . Wyatt too was not expecting a fight and put his pistol in his overcoat pocket .
Billy Clanton and Frank McLaury wore revolvers in holsters on their belts and stood alongside their saddled horses with rifles in their scabbards , possibly in violation of the city ordinance prohibiting carrying weapons in town .
When Virgil saw the Cowboys , he testified , he immediately commanded the Cowboys to " Throw up your hands , I want your guns ! " Wyatt said Virgil told the Cowboys , " Throw up your hands ; I have come to disarm you ! " Virgil and Wyatt both testified they saw Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton draw and cock their six @-@ shooters . Virgil yelled : " Hold ! I don 't mean that ! " or " Hold on , I don 't want that ! " The single @-@ action revolvers carried by both groups had to be cocked before firing .
Jeff Morey , who served as the historical consultant on the film Tombstone , compared testimony by partisan and neutral witnesses and came to the conclusion that the Earps described the situation accurately .
Who started shooting first is not certain ; accounts by both participants and eyewitnesses are contradictory . The smoke from the black powder used in the weapons added to the confusion of the gunfight in the narrow space . Those loyal to one side or the other told conflicting stories , and independent eyewitnesses who did not know the participants by sight were unable to say for certain who shot first . The six or seven men with guns fired about 30 shots in around 30 seconds .
First two shots
Virgil Earp reported afterward , " Two shots went off right together . Billy Clanton 's was one of them . " Wyatt testified , " Billy Clanton leveled his pistol at me , but I did not aim at him . I knew that Frank McLaury had the reputation of being a good shot and a dangerous man , and I aimed at Frank McLaury . " He said he shot Frank McLaury after both he and Billy Clanton went for their revolvers : " The first two shots were fired by Billy Clanton and myself , he shooting at me , and I shooting at Frank McLaury . " Morey agreed that Billy Clanton and Wyatt Earp fired first . Clanton missed , but Earp shot Frank McLaury in the stomach .
All witnesses generally agreed that the first two shots were almost indistinguishable from each other . General firing immediately broke out . Virgil and Wyatt thought Tom was armed . When shooting started , the horse that Tom McLaury held jumped to one side . Wyatt said he also saw Tom throw his hand to his right hip . Virgil said Tom followed the horse 's movement , hiding behind it , and fired once , if not twice , over the horse 's back .
Holliday shoots Tom
According to one witness , Holliday drew a " large bronze pistol " ( interpreted by some as Virgil 's coach gun ) from under his long coat , stepped around Tom McLaury 's horse , and shot him with the short , double @-@ barreled shotgun in the chest at close range .
Witness C. H. " Ham " Light saw Tom running or stumbling westward on Fremont Street towards Third Street , away from the gunfight , while Frank and Billy were still standing and shooting . Light testified that Tom fell at the foot of a telegraph pole on the corner of Fremont and 3rd Street and lay there , without moving , through the duration of the fight . After shooting Tom , Holliday tossed the shotgun aside , pulled out his nickel @-@ plated revolver , and continued to fire at Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton .
Ike Clanton runs
Wyatt told the court afterward that Ike Clanton had bragged that he would kill the Earps or Doc Holliday at his first opportunity . But when the gunfight broke out , Clanton ran forward and grabbed him , exclaiming that he was unarmed and did not want a fight . To this protest Wyatt said he responded , " Go to fighting or get away ! " Clanton ran through the front door of Fly 's boarding house and escaped , unwounded . Other accounts say that Ike drew a hidden pistol and fired at the Earps before disappearing . Billy Claiborne also ran from the fight .
Billy Clanton shot
According to The Tombstone Epitaph , " Wyatt Earp stood up and fired in rapid succession , as cool as a cucumber , and was not hit . " Morgan Earp fired almost immediately , as Billy Clanton drew his gun right @-@ handed . Morgan 's shot hit Billy in the right wrist , disabling his hand . Forced to shift the revolver to his left hand , Clanton continued shooting until he emptied the gun . Virgil and Wyatt were now firing . Morgan Earp tripped and fell over a newly buried waterline and fired from the ground . Wyatt shot Frank McLaury in the abdomen , and Frank took his horse by its reins and struggled across Fremont Street . He tried and failed to grab his rifle from the scabbard but lost control of the horse . Frank crossed Fremont Street firing his revolver instead . Frank and Holliday exchanged shots as Frank moved across Fremont Street , and Frank hit Holliday in his pistol pocket , grazing him . Holliday followed him , exclaiming , " That son of a bitch has shot me and I am going to kill him . " Morgan Earp picked himself up and also fired at Frank . Frank fell to the sidewalk on the east side of Fremont Street .
A number of witnesses observed a man leading a horse into the street and firing near it and Wyatt in his testimony thought this was Tom McLaury . Claiborne said only one man had a horse in the fight , and that this man was Frank , holding his own horse by the reins , then losing it and its cover , in the middle of the street . Wes Fuller also identified Frank as the man in the street leading the horse .
Morgan Earp wounded
Though wounded , Billy Clanton and Frank McLaury kept shooting . One of them , perhaps Billy , shot Morgan Earp across the back in a wound that struck both shoulder blades and a vertebra . Morgan went down for a minute before picking himself up . Either Frank or Billy shot Virgil Earp in the calf ( Virgil thought it was Billy ) . Virgil , though hit , fired his next shot at Billy Clanton .
Frank , now entirely across Fremont street and still walking at a good pace according to Claiborne 's testimony , fired twice more before he was shot in the head under his right ear . Both Morgan and Holliday apparently thought they had fired the shot that killed Frank , but since neither of them testified at the hearing , this information is only from second @-@ hand accounts . A passerby testified to having stopped to help Frank , and saw Frank try to speak , but he died where he fell , before he could be moved .
Billy Clanton was shot in the wrist , chest and abdomen , and after a minute or two slumped to a sitting position near his original position at the corner of the MacDonald house in the lot between the house and Fly 's Lodging House . Claiborne said Clanton was supported by a window initially after he was shot , and fired some shots after sitting , with the pistol supported on his leg . After he ran out of ammunition , he called for more cartridges , but C. S. Fly took his pistol at about the time the general shooting ended .
A few moments later , Tom McLaury was carried from the corner of Fremont and Third into the Harwood house on that corner , where he died without speaking . Passersby carried Billy Clanton to the Harwood house , where Tom had been taken . Billy was in considerable pain and asked for a doctor and some morphine . He told those near him , " They have murdered me . I have been murdered . Chase the crowd away and from the door and give me air . " Billy gasped for air , and someone else heard him say , " Go away and let me die . " Ike Clanton , who had repeatedly threatened the Earps with death , was still running . William Cuddy testified that Ike passed him on Allen Street and Johnny Behan saw him a few minutes later on Tough Nut Street .
= = Outcome of the battle = =
Ike Clanton , who had been threatening to kill the Earps for several months , including the day before , and Billy Claiborne were both unarmed . They ran from the fight unhurt . Wesley Fuller , a Cowboy who had been at the rear of the lot , left as soon as the firing began . Both Wyatt and Virgil believed Tom McLaury was armed and testified that he had fired at least one shot over the back of a horse . Billy Clanton and Frank McLaury exchanged gunfire with the lawmen . During the gunfight , Doc Holliday was bruised by a bullet fired by Frank that struck his holster and grazed his hip . Virgil Earp was shot through the calf , he thought by Billy Clanton . Morgan Earp was struck across both shoulder blades by a bullet that Morgan thought Frank McLaury had fired . Wyatt Earp was unhurt . Tom McLaury , his brother Frank , and Billy Clanton were killed .
As the wounded lawmen were carried to their homes , they passed in front of the Sheriff 's Office , and Johnny Behan told Wyatt Earp he was under arrest . Wyatt paused two or three seconds and replied very forcibly : " I won 't be arrested today . I am right here and am not going away . " Dr. George Goodfellow treated the Earps ' wounds .
= = = Cowboy wounds = = =
Dr. Henry M. Mathews examined the dead Cowboys late that night . He found Frank McLaury had two wounds : a gunshot beneath the right ear that horizontally penetrated his head , and a second entering his abdomen one inch to the left of his navel . Mathews stated that the wound beneath the ear was at the base of the brain and caused instant death . Sheriff Behan testified that he had heard Morgan Earp yell " I got him " after Frank was shot . However , during the gunfight , Frank moved across Fremont street , putting Holliday on Frank 's right and Morgan on his left . This makes it much more likely that Holliday shot the fatal round that killed Frank .
When he examined Tom McLaury 's body , Mathews found twelve buckshot wounds from a single shotgun round on the right side under his arm , between the third and fifth ribs . The wound was about four inches across . The nature and location of the wound indicated that it could not have been received if Tom 's hands were on his coat lapels as the Cowboys later testified . Both Virgil and Wyatt stated that Holliday had shot Tom , which the coroner 's exam supported .
Dr. George Goodfellow testified about Billy Clanton 's wounds at the Spicer hearing . He stated that the angle of the wrist wound indicated that Billy 's hand could not have been raised over his head as claimed by Cowboy witnesses . In his coroner 's report , Mathews did not mention Billy 's arm wound , but witness Keefe , who examined the arm closely , testified later that Clanton was shot through the right arm , close to the wrist joint and " the bullet passed through the arm from " inside to outside , " entering the arm close to the base of the thumb , and exiting " on the back of the wrist diagonally " with the latter wound larger . This indicated to the judge that Billy could not have been holding his coat 's lapels open , his arms raised , as the Cowboys testified . Dr. Mathews found two other wounds on Billy 's body . The first was two inches from Clanton 's left nipple , penetrated his lung . The other was in the abdomen beneath the twelfth rib , six inches to the right of the navel . Both were fired from the front . Neither passed completely through his body . The wound to Billy Clanton 's right wrist may have been inflicted by Morgan Earp or Doc Holliday immediately at the outset of the fight as Billy was drawing his gun .
= = = Weapons carried by the Cowboys = = =
Billy Clanton
Billy Clanton was armed with Colt Frontier 1873 revolvers which were identified by their serial numbers at the Spicer hearing . C.S. Fly found Billy Clanton 's empty revolver in his hand where he lay and took it from him .
Frank McLaury
Frank McLaury 's was also armed with a Colt Frontier 1873 revolver which was recovered by laundryman B. E. Fellehy on the street a few feet from his body with two rounds remaining in it . Fellehy placed it next to Frank 's body before he was moved to the Harwood house . Dr. Mathews laid Frank 's revolver on the floor while he examined Billy and Tom . Cowboy witness Wes Fuller said he saw Frank in the middle of the street shooting a revolver and trying to remove a Winchester rifle from the scabbard on his horse . The two Model 1873 rifles were still in the scabbards on Frank and Tom McLaury 's horses when they were found after the gunfight . If , as was customary , Frank carried only five rounds , then he had fired only three shots .
Tom McLaury
Witnesses differed about whether Tom McLaury was carrying a weapon during the shootout or not . No revolver or rifle was found near his body and he was not wearing a cartridge belt . Wyatt testified that he had arrested Tom earlier that day when he found him carrying a weapon earlier in violation of a city ordinance . He pistol @-@ whipped him and took him to the courthouse where he was fined . Saloon @-@ keeper Mehan testified that Tom had deposited his revolver at the Capital Saloon on 4th Street and Fremont after his arrest and before the fight , between 1 and 2 p.m. Several Cowboy witnesses testified that Tom was unarmed and claimed that the Earps had murdered a defenseless man .
Behan testified that when he searched Tom McLaury for a weapon prior to the gunfight , he was not thorough , and that Tom might have had a pistol hidden in his waistband . Behan 's testimony was significant , since he was a prime witness for the prosecution but had equivocated on this point . Behan 's sympathy to the Cowboys was well known , and during the trial he firmly denied he had contributed money to help Ike with his defense costs . However , documents were located in 1997 that showed Behan served as guarantor for a loan to Ike Clanton during the Spicer hearing . Since Wyatt planned to run against Behan for County Sheriff , Behan had an incentive to help convict Wyatt .
A story in the Cowboy @-@ friendly newspaper , the Nugget , stated without attribution that " The Sheriff stepped out and said [ to the Earps ] : ' Hold up boys , don 't go down there or there will be trouble ; I have been down there to disarm them . ' " In his testimony , Behan repeatedly insisted he told the Earps that he only intended to disarm the Cowboys , not that he had actually done so . The article said that Behan " was standing near by commanding the contestants to cease firing but was powerless to prevent it . " Given the Nugget 's close relationship to Behan ( it was owned by Behan 's deputy sheriff ) , it is likely they interviewed him . By Williams ' account , Behan told Virgil Earp immediately after the gunfight a story that corroborated the Nugget report , which the newspaper altered afterward to a version that matched the story Behan later told at the coroner 's inquest .
Though saloon @-@ keeper Andrew Mehan had seen Tom deposit his pistol after his beating by Earp and before the gunfight , none of the Earps had any way of knowing that Tom had left his revolver at the saloon . Hotel keeper Albert " Chris " Billickie , whose father Charles owned the Cosmopolitan Hotel , saw Tom McLaury enter Bauer 's butcher shop about 2 : 00 p.m. He testified that Tom 's right @-@ hand pants pocket was flat when he went in but protruded , as if it contained a pistol ( so he thought ) , when he emerged . Retired army surgeon Dr. J. W. Gardiner also testified that he saw the bulge in Tom 's pants . However , the bulge in Tom 's pants pocket may have been the nearly $ 3 @,@ 300 in cash and receipts found on his body , perhaps in payment for stolen Mexican beef purchased by the butcher .
Wyatt and Virgil Earp and Doc Holliday believed that Tom had a revolver at the time of the gunfight . Wyatt thought Tom fired a revolver under the horse 's neck and believed until he died that Tom 's revolver had been removed from the scene by Wesley Fuller . One eye witness , laundryman Peter H. Fellehy , stated that he saw Morgan Earp and Doc Holliday shooting at a man who was using a horse to barricade himself , and once shot the man fell . During that statement , Fellehy claimed the man still held his pistol in his hand . Although he never said he saw him shoot , he does indicate that Tom McLaury was armed .
Ruben F. Coleman also said afterward that he thought Tom was armed , though he later equivocated on this point . He was quoted in the October 27 issue of The Tombstone Epitaph in which he said , " Tom McLaury fell first , but raised and fired again before he died . " Coleman also testified at the coroner ’ s inquest one day later . Part @-@ time newspaper reporter Howell ' Pat ' Hayhurst transcribed all of the testimony from the hearing in the early 1930s as part of the Federal Writers ' Project , in the Works Progress Administration . When he transcribed Coleman 's second testimony , he quoted Coleman as saying , " Tom McLaury , after the first two shots were fired , ran down Fremont Street and fell ... I think that the report I gave to the Epitaph was pretty near correct as published . " However , it 's known that Hayhurst arbitrarily removed text that he decided was not relevant . Author Stuart N. Lake later said Hayhurst ‘ mutilated ’ the transcription . The documents were subsequently lost and are still unaccounted for .
Even if Tom wasn 't armed with a revolver , Virgil Earp testified Tom attempted to grab a rifle from the scabbard on the horse in front of him before he was killed . Judge Spicer ruled afterward that " if Thomas McLaury was one of a party who were thus armed and were making felonious resistance to an arrest , and in the melee that followed was shot , the fact of his being unarmed , if it be a fact , could not of itself [ in ] criminate the defendants [ Earps ] , if they were not otherwise criminated . " [ sic ]
Ike Clanton and Billy Claiborne
Ike Clanton and Billy Claiborne both said they were unarmed when they fled the gunfight .
= = Public reaction = =
The bodies of the three dead Cowboys were displayed in a window at Ritter and Reams undertakers with a sign : " Murdered in the Streets of Tombstone . " The Daily Nugget proclaimed :
The 26th of October , 1881 , will always be marked as one of the crimson days in the annals of Tombstone , a day when blood flowed as water , and human life was held as a shuttle cock , a day to be remembered as witnessing the bloodiest and deadliest street fight that has ever occurred in this place , or probably in the Territory .
The Tombstone Epitaph was more restrained in its language :
The feeling among the best class of our citizens is that the Marshal was entirely justified in his efforts to disarm these men , and that being fired upon they had to defend themselves which they did most bravely .
Since The Tombstone Epitaph was the local Associated Press client , its story was the version of events that most readers across the United States read first .
The funerals for Billy Clanton ( age 19 ) , Tom McLaury ( age 28 ) and his older brother Frank ( age 33 ) were well attended . About 300 people joined in the procession to Boot Hill and as many as two thousand watched from the sidewalks . Both McLaureys were buried in the same grave , and Billy Clanton was buried nearby . The story was widely printed in newspapers across the United States . Most versions favored the lawmen . The San Francisco Exchange headlines their story , " A Good Riddance " .
The Coroner 's Jury convened by Dr. Henry Matthews neither condemned nor exonerated the lawmen for shooting the Cowboys . " William Clanton , Frank and Thomas McLaury , came to their deaths in the town of Tombstone on October 26 , 1881 , from the effects of pistol and gunshot wounds inflicted by Virgil Earp , Morgan Earp , Wyatt Earp , and one — Holliday , commonly called ' Doc Holliday ' . "
The initial public reaction was largely favorable to the Earps , but began to change when rumors began to circulate that Ike Clanton and Tom McLaury were unarmed , and that Billy Clanton and Tom McLaury even threw up their hands before the shooting . Within a few days , Phineas " Fin " Clanton arrived in town , and some began to claim that the Earps and Holliday had committed murder , instead of enforcing the law . Clara Spalding Brown , the wife of mining engineer Theodore Brown , was a correspondent for the San Diego Union and other California newspapers . She wrote that Tombstone residents were divided about the justification for the killings . Referring to the initial testimony offered by Ike Clanton , she wrote , " Opinion is pretty divided as to the justification of the killing . You may meet one man who will support the Earps , and declare that no other course was possible to save their own lives , and the next man is just as likely to assert that there was no occasion whatever for bloodshed , and that this will be ' a warm place ' for the Earps hereafter . At the inquest yesterday , the damaging fact was ascertained that only two of the cowboys were armed , it thus being a most unequal fight . "
Even the Governor of the Arizona Territory , John C. Frémont , reported after the gunfight , " Many of the very best law @-@ abiding and peace @-@ loving citizens [ of Tombstone ] have no confidence in the willingness of the civil officers to pursue and bring to justice that element of out @-@ lawry so largely disturbing the sense of security ... [ The opinion ] is quite prevalent that the civil officers are quite largely in league with the leaders of this disturbing and dangerous element . "
= = Spicer hearing = =
Four days after the shoot out , Ike Clanton filed murder charges against Doc Holliday and the Earps . Wyatt and Holliday were arrested and brought before Justice of the Peace , Wells Spicer . Morgan and Virgil were still recovering at home . Only Wyatt and Holliday were required to post $ 10 @,@ 000 bail , which was paid by their attorney Thomas Fitch , local mine owner E.B. Gage , Wells Fargo undercover agent Fred Dodge , and other business owners appreciative of the Earps ' efforts to maintain order . Virgil Earp was suspended as town marshal pending the outcome of the trial . Justice Spicer convened a preliminary hearing on October 31 to determine if there was enough evidence to go to trial .
The prosecution was led by Republican District Attorney Lyttleton Price , assisted by John M. Murphy , James Robinson , and Ben Goodrich . They were joined by William McLaury , Frank and Tom 's older brother , he also being an able attorney , who played a key role on the prosecutor 's team . The Earp 's attorney Thomas Fitch was an experienced trial lawyer and had earned a reputation as the " silver @-@ tongued orator of the Pacific . "
Spicer took written and oral testimony from a number of witnesses over more than a month . Accounts by both participants and eye @-@ witnesses were contradictory . Those loyal to one side or the other told conflicting stories and independent eyewitnesses who did not know the participants by sight were unable to say for certain who shot first .
Cochise County Sheriff Johnny Behan testified on the third day of the hearing . During two days on the stand , he gave strong testimony that the Cowboys had not resisted but either threw up their hands and turned out their coats to show they were not armed . Behan 's views turned public opinion against the Earps , who were free on bail . He and other prosecution witnesses testified that Tom McLaury was unarmed , that Billy Clanton had his hands in the air , and that neither of the McLaurys were troublemakers . They portrayed Ike Clanton and Tom McLaury as being unjustly bullied and beaten by the vengeful Earps on the day of the gunfight . On the strength of the prosecution case , Spicer revoked the bail for Doc and Wyatt Earp and had them jailed on November 7 . They spent the next 16 days in jail .
Defense accounts contradicted the testimony of Behan , Claiborne and Allen , who all said that a man had fired a nickel @-@ plated pistol first . Claiborne and Allen both said it was Holliday . Virgil , Wyatt and other witnesses testified that Holliday was carrying a shotgun . ( Morgan remained bedridden throughout the trial and did not testify . ) The prosecution 's scenario would have required Holliday to fire with his pistol first , switch to the shotgun to shoot Tom McLaury , then switch back again to his pistol to continue firing .
Three witnesses gave key evidence that swayed Justice Spicer to hold that Virgil had acted within his capacity as Sheriff and that there was insufficient evidence to indict the Earps and Doc Holliday for murder .
H.F Sills was an AT & SF RR engineer who had just arrived in town and knew none of the parties involved . He testified that he saw " the marshal go up and speak to this other party . I ... saw them pull out their revolvers immediately . The marshal had a cane in his right hand at the time . He throwed up his hand and spoke . I did not hear the words though . By that time Billy Clanton and Wyatt Earp had fired their guns off . " Grilled by the prosecution , he corroborated virtually all of the defense 's testimony .
Addie Bourland was a dressmaker whose residence was across Fremont Street from Fly 's Boarding House . She testified that she saw both sides facing each other , that none of the Cowboys had held their hands up , that the firing was general , and that she had not seen Billy Clanton fall immediately as the Cowboys had testified .
Judge J.H. Lucas of the Cochise County Probate Court had offices in the Mining Exchange Building about 200 feet ( 61 m ) from the shootout . Lucas ' corroborated Addie Bourland 's testimony that Billy Clanton was standing throughout the fight , which contradicted prosecution witnesses who maintained he went down immediately after being shot at close range in the belly . Spicer noted that no powder burns were found on his clothing .
These witnesses ' testimony , especially that of H.F. Sills , a disinterested party , discredited much of the testimony given by Sheriff Johnny Behan , Ike Clanton and the other Cowboy witnesses .
After hearing all the evidence , Justice Spicer ruled on November 30 that Virgil , as the lawman in charge that day , had acted within his office and that there was not enough evidence to indict the men . He described Frank McLaury 's insistence that he would not give up his weapons unless the marshal and his deputies also gave up their arms as a " proposition both monstrous and startling ! " He noted that the prosecution claimed that the Cowboys ' purpose was to leave town , yet Ike Clanton and Billy Claiborne did not have their weapons with them . Spicer noted that the doctor who examined the dead Cowboys established that the wounds they received could not have occurred if their hands and arms had been in the positions that prosecution witnesses described . Spicer did not condone all of the Earps ' actions and criticized Virgil Earp 's use of Wyatt and Holliday as deputies , but he concluded that no laws were broken . He said the evidence indicated that the Earps and Holliday acted within the law and that Holliday and Wyatt had been properly deputized by Virgil Earp .
= = In popular culture = =
The public perception of the Earp brothers ' actions , and especially those of Wyatt , were controversial . Even today , they have strongly opinionated admirers and detractors .
= = = Gunfight sketch = = =
A hand @-@ drawn sketch of the gunfight , made by John Flood with Wyatt Earp 's assistance on September 15 , 1921 , was sold at auction in October 2010 for $ 380 @,@ 000 . The map describes the position of a number of witnesses and all of the participants with the exception of Ike Clanton , who fled from the gunfight .
= = = Paintings = = =
In 1952 , Victor Clyde Forsythe , a popular painter of desert scenes and cowboy artist , painted " Gunfight at O.K. Corral " , a 43 by 60 inches ( 110 by 150 cm ) oil painting regarded by some as the most accurate depiction of the gunfight for many years . Forsythe ’ s father , William Bowen Forsyth and uncle , Ira Chandler owned a store , Chandler & Forsyth C.O.D. , at 328 Fremont Street , west of the back entrance to the O.K. Corral , and one @-@ half block from the site of the gunfight . They claimed that had been present and witnessed the shoot out . Newspaper accounts of the painting reported that Forsythe had interviewed Tombstone residents and examined many of the existing buildings before beginning to plan his painting . In May 1988 , his studio printed and sold a limited edition of 390 copies of the painting .
John Gilchriese became friends with John Flood , who had been Wyatt Earp ’ s secretary , confidante and best friend for many years . When Earp died , Flood inherited many of his personal belongings . Flood in turn willed them to Gilchriese , who amassed over a number of years one of the largest collections of personal items belonging to Wyatt and Virgil Earp along with many unpublished photos of them and their family . Gilchriese opened the Wyatt Earp Museum in Tombstone in 1966 and commissioned Western artist Don Perceval to paint the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral . The oil on masonite painting , titled The Street Fight , is 6 feet 4 inches by 4 feet ( 1 @.@ 93 m by 1 @.@ 22 m ) . It was the largest work ever executed by Perceval . He referred to original documents in Gilchriese 's collection , including Wyatt Earp 's own diagram of the shootout , and unpublished notes made by John Flood , to create what is regarded as the most accurate depiction of the shootout . Gilchreise had 500 lithographic prints reproduced from the original , which Perceval signed . The prints were sold by the museum for $ 10 .
After Gilchriese closed his museum , the painting along with other contents of the museum was sold at auction by John 's Western Gallery of San Francisco . The estimated auction price was $ 200 @,@ 000 to $ 300 @,@ 000 . The final sale price on June 25 , 2004 was $ 40 @,@ 250 . It was put up for auction again on June 14 , 2014 with an estimated selling price of $ 40 @,@ 000 - $ 60 @,@ 000 but failed to sell .
= = = Origin of the gunfight 's name = = =
The shootout was described by Breakenridge in his 1928 book Helldorado : Bringing Law to the Mesquite as " The Incident Near the O.K. Corral . " In his popular book Wyatt Earp : Frontier Marshal , Stuart Lake titled his chapter about the conflict , " At the O.K. Corral . " But it was the popular movie Gunfight at the O.K. Corral that cemented the incident and its erroneous location in popular consciousness . The movie and accompanying mythologizing also altered the way the public thought of the Earps and the outlaws . Prior to the movie , the media often criticized the Earps ' actions in Tombstone . In the movies , they became the good guys , always ready to stand for what is right .
The incident has become a fixture in American history due to the personal nature of the feud between the Earps and the McLaury and Clanton brothers and the symbolism of the fight between lawmen and the outlaw Cowboys . When the Cowboys maimed Virgil and murdered Morgan , but escaped prosecution , Wyatt 's extra @-@ legal campaign for revenge captured people 's attention . The gunfight and its aftermath stand for the change overcoming America as the Western frontier ceased to exist , between a modern nation that was rapidly industrializing , pushing out what had been a largely agrarian economy .
The town of Tombstone has capitalized on widespread interest in the gunfight . Portions of the town are a historical district that has been designated a National Historic Landmark and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. National Park Service . A local company produces daily theatrical re @-@ enactments of the gunfight .
= = = Film and television = = =
With the widespread sales of televisions after World War II , producers spun out a large number of western @-@ oriented shows . At the height of their popularity in 1959 , there were more than two dozen " cowboy " programs on each week . At least six of them were directly or indirectly connected with Wyatt Earp : The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp , Bat Masterson , Tombstone Territory , Broken Arrow , Johnny Ringo , and Gunsmoke . Hugh O 'Brien portrayed Earp on the namesake show , Wyatt Earp , which ran for six seasons .
A 2003 episode of Discovery Channel 's Unsolved History used modern technology to attempt to re @-@ enact the gunfight . They utilized a movie set to recreate a space similar to the lot where the original gun fight took place . They confirmed that the front to back wrist wound suffered by Billy Clanton could only have occurred if his arm was raised in a manner like that when holding a pistol and that the black powder may have obscured the shooters ' view of each other . The episode concluded that the three eyewitnesses for the prosecution ( Sheriff Behan , Ike Clanton and Billy Clanton ) likely offered perjured testimony . They found that Tom McLaury may have been hit by the shotgun round under his armpit as he reached over his horse for a rifle in his scabbard , as the horse turned away from him at the same time .
The stories about the gunfight written in the 20th century affected American culture . Numerous dramatic , fictional , and documentary works have been produced about or referencing the event with varying degrees of accuracy . These works include :
Law and Order ( 1932 ) with Walter Huston
Frontier Marshal ( 1934 ) with George O 'Brien
Dodge City ( 1939 ) with Errol Flynn
Frontier Marshal ( 1939 ) with Randolph Scott
Tombstone , the Town Too Tough to Die ( 1942 ) with Richard Dix
My Darling Clementine ( 1946 ) with Henry Fonda
Angel and the Badman ( 1947 ) with John Wayne
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp ( 1955 ) , TV series with Hugh O 'Brien
Wichita ( 1955 ) with Joel McCrea
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral ( 1957 ) with Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas
Cheyenne Autumn ( 1964 ) with James Stewart
Gunmen of the Rio Grande ( 1965 )
The Gunfighters ( 1966 ) , a Doctor Who serial
Hour of the Gun ( 1967 ) with James Garner
" Spectre of the Gun " ( 1968 ) , an original Star Trek episode
Doc ( 1971 ) written by Pete Hamill
" Showdown at O.K. Corral " ( 1972 ) , an Appointment with Destiny episode , narrated by Lorne Greene
" Ghost Fight at the OK Corral " ( 1987 ) , The Real Ghostbusters episode
Tombstone ( 1993 ) with Kurt Russell
Wyatt Earp ( 1994 ) with Kevin Costner
" Shootout at Fly 's Photographic Studio " , a History Bites episode
Days That Shook the World ( 2004 ) in the episode Rule Of The Gun .
= = = In print = = =
( Chronological )
Warlock ( 1958 ) , a novel by Oakley Hall prominently features a fictionalized version of the gunfight , known as the " Shootout at the Acme Corral " .
Mister Blueberry ( 1995 – 2005 ) , a 5 @-@ volume story arc of the comics series Blueberry by French artist Jean Giraud combines multiple plots including one about the gunfight .
Frontier Earth ( 1999 ) , a sci @-@ fi / western novel by actor Bruce Boxleitner , about the events leading up to the gunfight .
The Return of Little Big Man ( 1999 ) , in which novelist Thomas Berger 's wandering protagonist Jack Crabb becomes a witness to the event .
Gunman 's Rhapsody ( 2001 ) by Robert B. Parker
Telegraph Days ( 2006 ) , a novel by Larry McMurtry , includes a representation of the gunfight , told by a fictional journalist and eyewitness
Territory ( July 2007 ) , a novel by Emma Bull offers a fantasy retelling of the events leading up to the fight .
The Buntline Special ( 2010 ) By Mike Resnick , a Steampunk re @-@ imagining of the gunfight .
The Last Kind Words Saloon ( 2014 ) By Larry McMurtry , culminates with a version of the gunfight .
Epitaph : A Novel of the O.K. Corral ( 2015 ) by Mary Doria Russell tells Wyatt Earp 's story .
= = = In mathematics = = =
David Williams and Paul McIlroy introduced a mathematical model for the O.K. Corral gunfight , which they published in Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society ( 1998 ) . Later this model was analyzed by Sir John Kingman ( 1999 , 2002 ) , and Kingman and Volkov ( 2003 ) . They analyzed the probability of " survival of exactly S gunmen given an initially fair configuration . "
= South Dakota @-@ class battleship ( 1939 ) =
The South Dakota class was a group of four fast battleships built by the United States Navy . They were the second class of battleships to be named after the 40th State ; the first designed in the 1920s and canceled under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty .
The class comprised four ships : South Dakota , Indiana , Massachusetts , and Alabama . They were more compact and better protected than the preceding North Carolina class , but had the same main battery , nine 16 " / 45 caliber Mark 6 guns in three @-@ gun turrets . The ships can be visually distinguished from the earlier vessels by their single funnel , compared to twin funnels in the North Carolinas . According to authors William Garzke and Robert Dulin , the South Dakota design was the best " treaty battleship " ever built .
Construction began shortly before World War II , with Fiscal Year ( FY ) 1939 appropriations . Commissioning through the summer of 1942 , the four ships served in both the Atlantic , ready to intercept possible German capital ship sorties , and the Pacific , in carrier groups and shore bombardments . All four ships were retired post @-@ war ; South Dakota and Indiana were scrapped , Massachusetts and Alabama retained as museum ships .
= = Development = =
= = = Background = = =
The preceding two North Carolina @-@ class battleships had been assigned to the FY1937 building program , and in 1936 , the General Board met to discuss the two battleships to be allocated to FY1938 . The General Board argued for two more North Carolinas , but Admiral William H. Standley , the Chief of Naval Operations , wanted the ships to be of a new design . That meant construction could not begin by 1938 , so the ships were assigned to FY1939 . Design work started in March 1937 and the draft for two battleships was formally approved by the Secretary of the Navy on 23 June . More specific characteristics for the two ships were ironed out , and those were approved on 4 January 1938 . The ships were formally ordered on 4 April 1938 .
Due to the deteriorating international situations in Europe and Asia , Congress authorized a further two battleships of the new design , for a total of four , under the Deficiency Authorization of 25 June 1938 . The " Escalator Clause " of the Second London Naval Treaty had been activated in the U.S. Navy so it could begin work on the follow @-@ on Iowa @-@ class battleships , but Congress was willing to approve only the 35 @,@ 000 @-@ ton battleships . A number of deficiencies in the preceding North Carolinas were to be fixed in the South Dakotas ; these included insufficient underwater protection and turbine engines not of the most recent technology .
The North Carolinas also did not have sufficient space to act as fleet flagships , so the lead ship of the new class was designed with an extra deck on the conning tower specifically for this purpose , although the increase in space and weight from this necessitated removal of two twin 5 @-@ in DP mounts .
= = = Design = = =
There was a great deal of debate on the requirements for the new battleships . The design board drew up a number of proposals ; one called for a ship with nine 16 @-@ inch ( 406 mm ) guns in three triple turrets , 5 @.@ 9 in @-@ thick deck armor that would have made the ship immune to plunging fire out to 30 @,@ 000 yards , and a top speed of at least 23 knots . The belt armor was a much more intractable problem ; the 16 @-@ inch gun could penetrate 13 @.@ 5 inches of plate , the thickest in an American battleship at the time , even at 25 @,@ 000 yards . To proof the ship against her own armament — a characteristic known as " balanced armor " — the main belt would have to be increased to 15 @.@ 5 inches , which would have increased the weight of the vessel to prohibitive levels . To mitigate this problem , sloped armor was proposed ; it was infeasible to use inclined armor in an external belt , because it would compromise stability to a dangerous degree . This had serious drawbacks , however ; it complicated the construction process , and if the armored belt was damaged , the external plating would have to be cut away first before the belt could be repaired .
To minimize the drawbacks of the inclined belt , it sloped outward from the keel , then back in towards the armored deck . This meant that shells fired at relatively close range would hit the upper portion of the belt at an angle , which maximized armor protection . However , the effectiveness of the upper portion of the belt was degraded at longer ranges , because plunging shells would strike it at an angle closer to the perpendicular , increasing their ability to penetrate the armor . It did reduce the area that needed to be covered by the armored deck , which saved additional weight . This enabled the upper belt to be thicker , which to an extent ameliorated the vulnerability to plunging fire . Because the belt was internal , it provided the opportunity to extend it to the inner portion of the double bottom , which gave the ship better underwater protection than the North Carolinas . Ultimately , the complex double incline belt armor was abandoned when it became apparent that a single slanted belt could provide similar protection , and save several hundred tons of weight .
The size of the hull was also a problem : a longer hull generally equates to a higher top speed , but requires more armor to protect it . In order to keep a higher top speed on a shorter hull , higher @-@ performance machinery is required . Since the South Dakota design was much shorter than the preceding North Carolinas — 680 ft ( 210 m ) compared to 729 ft ( 222 m ) , respectively — the new ships would need improved machinery than would otherwise have been used in shorter hulls in order to retain the same speed as the longer ships . The design initially called for a top speed of at least 22 @.@ 5 knots , which was deemed sufficient to keep up with opposing battleships and outrun surfaced submarines . However , in 1936 , decrypted reports from the Japanese navy revealed the battleship Nagato was capable of speeds in excess of 26 knots .
To counter this , it was determined a top speed of between 25 @.@ 8 – 26 @.@ 2 kn ( 29 @.@ 7 – 30 @.@ 2 mph ; 47 @.@ 8 – 48 @.@ 5 km / h ) was possible if the power plant from North Carolina could be reduced in size enough to fit in the tighter hull of South Dakota . In order to do so the boilers were positioned directly above the turbines in the same arrangement to have been used in the 1916 Lexington @-@ class battlecruisers . The boilers were then rearranged several times so they were staggered with the turbines , eventually ending directly alongside the turbines . The propulsion system was arranged as close together as possible , and the evaporators and distilling equipment were placed in the machinery rooms . This provided enough additional space behind the armored belt to add a second plotting room .
By this time , the design process had established that the hull was to be 666 ft long ( 203 m ) and incorporate the single internal sloped armor belt . However , in case of rejection by the General Board , naval architects produced a series of alternatives . Among these were longer , faster ships armed with 14 @-@ inch guns in triple turrets , slower ships with 14 @-@ inch guns in quadruple turrets , improved versions of the North Carolina class , and a ship of 27 knots armed with nine 16 @-@ in guns in a similar configuration to the North Carolinas .
Arguments arose , frequently over the issue of speed ; the Commander in Chief refused to allow the new ship to drop below 25 kn ( 29 mph ; 46 km / h ) , the Battle Force argued at least 27 kn ( 31 mph ; 50 km / h ) was necessary to maintain homogeneity in the line of battle , and the president of the War College maintained a fast ship was optimal , but the navy would continue to operate the older 21 kn ( 24 mph ; 39 km / h ) battleships until the 1950s and so a higher speed was not strictly necessary — though it would mean the class would be too slow to act as escorts for fast carrier task forces . The primary 666 @-@ ft design was the only plan that could meet the specified requirements for speed , protection , and the nine 16 @-@ inch gun . By late 1937 a proposed design was agreed on , requiring only small modifications to save weight and increase the fields of fire . Berths for the crew , even the staterooms for senior officers , along with mess halls were reduced in size , and ventilation ports were completely removed ; the ship would have to use artificial air circulation .
= = Specifications = =
= = = Armament = = =
= = = = Main battery = = = =
The South Dakota class battleships carried a main battery of nine 16 @-@ in ( 406 mm ) / 45 caliber Mark 6 guns in three three @-@ gun turrets . Two of these turrets were placed in a superfiring pair forward ; the third turret was mounted aft of the main superstructure . These guns fired a 2 @,@ 700 lb ( 1 @,@ 200 kg ) Mark 8 armor @-@ piercing ( AP ) shell at a rate of two per minute per gun . The guns could either use a full propellant charge of 535 lb ( 243 kg ) , a reduced charge of 295 lb ( 134 kg ) , or a reduced flashless charge of 315 lb ( 143 kg ) . This provided a muzzle velocity of 2 @,@ 300 feet per second ( 700 meters per second ) for the AP shell with the full propellant charge , while the reduced version provided a correspondingly lower muzzle velocity of 1 @,@ 800 ft / s ( 549 m / s ) . 130 shells were stowed for each gun , which came to a total of 1 @,@ 170 . The guns in all three turrets could elevate to 45 degrees , but only I and III turrets could depress to − 2 degrees ; the superfiring II turret was not able to depress . This enabled a maximum range of 36 @,@ 900 yards or 18 @.@ 2 nmi ( 20 @.@ 9 mi ; 33 @.@ 7 km ) with the Mark 8 projectile . The turrets were able to train 150 degrees in both directions from the centerline , which enabled a wide arc of fire . The guns could be elevated or depressed at a rate of 12 degrees per second , and the turrets could train at 4 degrees per second .
= = = = Secondary battery = = = =
South Dakota was built as a fleet flagship , with an extra deck on her conning tower for extra command space , so her secondary battery had sixteen 5 @-@ in ( 127 mm ) / 38 caliber Mark 12 guns in eight Mark 28 Mod 0 twin DP mounts , four on either side of the superstructure . This was two turrets fewer than her sister ships who had ten twin DP mounts of twenty guns , five on either side of the ship . These turrets weighed 156 @,@ 295 lb ( 70 @,@ 894 kg ) and could depress their guns to − 15 degrees and elevate them to 85 degrees . The guns fired a variety of different projectiles , including anti @-@ aircraft ( AA ) , illumination , and white phosphorus ( WP ) shells , at a rate of fire of 15 to 22 rounds per minute . The AA shells were 20 @.@ 75 in long ( 52 @.@ 7 cm ) and weighed between 54 and 55 lb ( 24 – 25 kg ) , depending on the variant . The illumination and white phosphorus shells were slightly smaller , at 20 in ( 50 @.@ 8 cm ) long ; the illumination rounds weighed 54 @.@ 4 lb ( 24 @.@ 7 kg ) and the WP shells were 53 lb ( 24 kg ) .
The guns used three different charges , depending on the situation : a full charge , a full flashless charge , and a reduced charge . The standard full charge weighed 15 @.@ 2 – 15 @.@ 5 lb ( 6 @.@ 9 – 7 @.@ 0 kg ) , the flashless charge was slightly heavier at 16 lb ( 7 @.@ 3 kg ) , and the reduced charge was significantly smaller , at 3 @.@ 6 lb ( 1 @.@ 6 kg ) . Both full charges provided a muzzle velocity of 2 @,@ 600 ft / s ( 790 m / s ) in new guns , but as continued fire wore down the barrels , muzzle velocity degraded slightly , to 2 @,@ 500 ft / s ( 760 m / s ) . The reduced charge 's muzzle velocity was correspondingly lower , at 1 @,@ 200 ft / s ( 370 m / s ) . Each gun was supplied with 450 rounds , and was expected to fire 4 @,@ 600 shells before it was worn enough to warrant replacement . At the maximum effective elevation to engage surface targets , 45 degrees , the guns could hit targets up to 17 @,@ 392 yards ( 15 @,@ 903 m ) away . The maximum height at which aircraft could be engaged was 37 @,@ 200 feet ( 11 @,@ 900 m ) .
= = = = Anti @-@ aircraft battery = = = =
The ships had a variety of anti @-@ aircraft weapons , and the weapons mounted changed over time . Initially , the ships were designed to mount twelve .50 in ( 12 @.@ 7 mm ) and twelve 1 @.@ 1 in ( 27 @.@ 9 mm ) machine guns . By March 1942 , when South Dakota was completed , the anti @-@ aircraft battery was modified to eight .50 in ( 12 @.@ 7 mm ) and twenty @-@ eight 1 @.@ 1 in ( 27 @.@ 9 mm ) machine guns and sixteen 20mm Oerlikon autocannon . In September of that year , the .50 in ( 12 @.@ 7 mm ) guns were removed and the number of 1 @.@ 1 in ( 27 @.@ 9 mm ) guns reduced to 20 . In their place , the 20mm guns were increased to 16 weapons , and 16 Bofors 40mm guns were added , in four quadruple mounts .
In February 1943 , the 1 @.@ 1 in ( 27 @.@ 9 mm ) guns and one 20mm gun were replaced with an additional 52 40mm guns , for a total of 68 . In December 1944 , the battery was again upgraded , with 72 20mm and 72 Bofors . In March 1945 , the battery was modified for the last time : five 20mm were added and four 40mm removed . This provided the maximum number of anti @-@ aircraft guns , at 145 guns . The other three ships followed a similar pattern of upgrades to the anti @-@ aircraft armament .
= = = Armor = = =
The South Dakota 's internal armor belt was inclined 19 ° from the vertical , and was 12 @.@ 2 inches ( 310 mm ) thick , with 7 / 8 inch ( 22 mm ) thick STS plates behind the belt . This was equal to 17 @.@ 3 inches ( 440 mm ) of vertical belt armor , and was proof against the 2 @,@ 240 lb projectile fired by the 16 @-@ inch 45 cal. guns of the Colorado @-@ class from a distance of 17 @,@ 700 to 30 @,@ 900 yd ( 16 @.@ 2 to 28 @.@ 3 km ) . The immune zone against the super @-@ heavy 16 @-@ inch shells fired by the South Dakotas themselves was smaller ; the armor was effective only at ranges between 20 @,@ 500 and 26 @,@ 400 yd ( 18 @.@ 7 and 24 @.@ 1 km ) .
The side armor extended to the bottom of the ship , and tapered from its maximum thickness of 12 @.@ 2 inches down to 1 inch at the lowest portion . This feature was chosen to protect against penetration of heavy @-@ caliber gun projectiles that managed to hit the ship below the waterline . The underwater armor included four torpedo bulkheads , a multi @-@ layered system designed to absorb the energy from an underwater explosion equivalent to 700 pounds of TNT ( 1 @.@ 3 GJ ) .
= = Service = =
= = = South Dakota = = =
South Dakota 's keel was laid on 5 July 1939 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation of Camden , New Jersey . She was launched on 7 June 1941 and commissioned on 20 March 1942 . She went on a shakedown cruise in June after her fitting out was complete . In August – September , the battleship voyaged from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the Panama Canal ; she struck a coral reef soon after arriving in the Tonga Islands and had to sail to the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard for repairs , which took about a month . South Dakota was then assigned to escort the aircraft carrier Enterprise as part of Task Force ( TF ) 16 ; joined by TF 17 soon after , the combined fleet — now known as TF 61 — was ordered to " make a sweep of the Santa Cruz Islands and then move southwest to block any Japanese forces approaching Guadalcanal . " This led to the Battle of Santa Cruz , where in escorting Enterprise , South Dakota was credited with shooting down 26 Japanese planes . The battleship was hit once by a 500 lb ( 230 kg ) -bomb on Turret I during the action .
On 30 October , South Dakota and the destroyer Mahan collided while the latter was investigating a sonar contact with a submarine . Both ships were able to continue to Noumea , where Vestal repaired them . The battleship joined the North Carolina @-@ class battleship Washington and four destroyers to form TF 64 . The ships intercepted a Japanese bombardment force on the night of 14 – 15 November , and , in a battle now known as the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal , they damaged the cruisers Takao and Atago in addition to forcing the battleship Kirishima and destroyer Ayanami to be scuttled . During the battle , a power failure incapacitated South Dakota and she received considerable topside damage — 42 shells hit the ship , knocking out radio communications and three fire control radars along with destroying the main radar set .
Partial repairs courtesy of Prometheus ' crew allowed South Dakota to sail for New York ; after the ship 's arrival on 18 December 1942 , she was given an overhaul and the battle damage was completely fixed . Departing the yard on 25 February 1943 , South Dakota underwent sea trials before escorting Ranger in North Atlantic operations until mid @-@ April , when she joined the British Home Fleet . This deployment lasted until 1 August ; the ship then traveled to Norfolk and then the Pacific , arriving at Efate on 14 September . Moving to Fiji on 7 November , she joined Battleship Divisions 8 and 9 , which supported Allied forces in the Battle of Tarawa , among other battles .
Along with five other battleships , she fired upon Nauru Island on 6 December . 29 January 1944 saw the ship bombard Roi @-@ Namur before she moved away to protect the carriers assigned to provide air support for multiple amphibious assaults on islands within Kwajalein Atoll . South Dakota provided anti @-@ aircraft support for various fast carrier task forces until June , when she bombarded Saipan and Tinian . The battleship took part in the so @-@ called " Marianas Turkey Shoot " , where more than 300 attacking Japanese aircraft were shot down , though she was hit by a 500 @-@ pound bomb on the main deck that killed 24 and wounded 27 .
For the rest of World War II , South Dakota operated in the Pacific mostly as a carrier escort ; the only times she did not was when she received an overhaul at the Puget Sound Navy Yard from July – August 1944 , when five tanks of gunpowder for the 16 @-@ inch guns exploded on 6 May ( putting the ship out of action until 1 June ) , and when she bombarded Okinawa ( 24 March 19 April ) , the Kamaishi Steel Works on Honshu ( 14 July and 9 August ) , and Hamamatsu on Honshū ( 29 – 30 July ) . South Dakota was present at the Surrender of Japan aboard Missouri on 2 September 1945 ; she left Tokyo Bay on 20 September for the west coast of the United States . The battleship set sail for Philadelphia on 3 January 1946 to be overhauled ; she was designated as part of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet there in June . Decommissioned on 31 January 1947 , South Dakota remained idle until she was stricken from the Naval Register on 1 June 1962 and sold for scrap to the Lipsett Division of Luria Brothers and Company , Inc. on 25 October .
The ship is memorialized at Sioux Falls , South Dakota , where memorabilia and parts of the battleship are displayed within an outline of the main deck . A screw from South Dakota is on display outside the U.S. Navy Museum in Washington , D.C.
= = = Indiana = = =
Indiana 's keel was laid on 20 September 1939 at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Newport News , Virginia . She was launched on 21 November 1941 ; during the fitting out process , the former battleship Kearsarge , which had been rebuilt as a crane ship , lowered the 16 @-@ inch guns into their turret mountings . Indiana was commissioned into the fleet on 30 April 1942 . After shakedown operations , she was sent directly to the Solomon Islands ; Indiana arrived off Guadalcanal on 9 November 1942 and replaced her sister South Dakota , which was in need of repairs . Indiana 's operations off Guadalcanal consisted primarily of shore bombardment in support of the Marines fighting on the island .
In November 1943 , Indiana took part in the invasion of Tarawa , alongside her sister South Dakota . During this operation , Indiana shot down her first aircraft . The ship also participated in the invasion of the Marshall Islands ; on 1 February 1944 , the battleship Washington collided with Indiana on her starboard side . 13 of the voids between the torpedo protection system and 13 fuel tanks were flooded , and the longitudinal bulkheads were severely damaged . The starboard outboard propeller was damaged , along with the shaft upon which it was mounted . Two quad @-@ mount 40 mm guns and 9 20 mm guns were destroyed , along with two of the mounts for the 20 mm guns . Indiana 's starboard catapult was torn from the ship , along with the Kingfisher float plane that had been sitting on it . The ship suffered a list to starboard , which was corrected by flooding compartments on the port side . Indiana sailed to Majuro Lagoon to be repaired enough to make the voyage back to Pearl Harbor ; the resulting work was the largest single repair handled at Pearl Harbor other than the battleships damaged during the attack that started the war .
After Indiana returned to active duty , she participated in the invasion of Hollandia in western New Guinea . The ship then returned to the central Pacific and bombarded Truk , and subsequently took part in operations off the Marianas Islands . On 19 June 1944 a Japanese torpedo bomber attempted to attack the ship , but Indiana 's anti @-@ aircraft gunners managed to destroy both the aircraft and the torpedo it had dropped , with no damage to the ship . Shortly thereafter , a second Japanese plane was shot down , but a third managed to crash into the ship . The aircraft disintegrated upon striking the side armor plates and scattered pieces of the plane across the stern . Five men were injured , but the ship suffered only very slight damage .
Indiana returned to Puget Sound naval yard for a needed overhaul . The work lasted until January 1945 ; the ship returned to active duty on the 24th of that month . Indiana took part in the bombardment of Iwo Jima , as well as in attacks on the Japanese home islands . Following the shore bombardments , Indiana joined the task force that had assembled to invade Okinawa ; the ship provided ground support fire as well as anti @-@ aircraft defense against the increasing number of Kamikazes that were attacking the invasion fleet . Indiana continued in these duties until the end of the war in August 1945 .
In 1947 , Indiana was put into the reserve fleet at Puget Sound . She was finally struck from the Navy List on 1 June 1962 , and sold for scrapping on 6 September 1963 for $ 418 @,@ 387 . The ship breaking was finished in 1964 . The battleship 's mast was given to Indiana University at Bloomington , and her anchor is on display in Fort Wayne .
= = = Massachusetts = = =
Massachusetts , the third ship of the class , was laid down on 20 July 1939 at the Fore River Shipyard of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation in Quincy , Massachusetts . She was launched on 23 September 1941 and commissioned on 12 May 1942 . After a shakedown cruise , the battleship departed Casco Bay , Maine on 24 October 1942 to support the Allied invasion of Africa , Operation Torch , as flagship of the Western Naval Task Force . Along with the heavy cruisers Tuscaloosa and Wichita and four destroyers , Massachusetts sailed to Casablanca on the evening of 7 November . The incomplete French battleship Jean Bart , missing one of her quadruple 380 mm / 45 caliber gun turrets , was in the harbor , having traveled there in 1940 to escape the German invasion of France . American planes were fired upon and two French submarines were spotted leaving the harbor ; at 07 : 03 the coastal battery at El Hank opened fire on Massachusetts . It was mistakenly assumed that the gunfire had come from Jean Bart , so the order to neutralize the battleship was given . Massachusetts hit Jean Bart five times , and in the process disabled the one active main battery turret . Massachusetts also severely damaged the destroyer Milan , which subsequently had to be beached . Four merchant ships and a floating crane were also destroyed .
During this engagement , seven French destroyers managed to escape the harbor and attempted to make their way to the invasion beaches . At 08 : 55 , Massachusetts increased speed in order to attack the destroyers . The battery at El Hank continued to fire on the ship , and at 10 : 00 , one of the 7 @.@ 6 @-@ inch shells from the coastal battery struck her on the port side between the two forward main gun turrets . The shell penetrated the deck armor and started a small fire that was quickly extinguished . At this time , the French cruiser Primauguet and another two destroyers left the port . Massachusetts and Tuscaloosa sank the destroyer Fougueux , and at 10 : 05 a 16 @-@ inch shell from Massachusetts struck the destroyer Milan , and put her out of action . Primaguet was forced to retire after she was hit by a 16 @-@ inch shell from Massachusetts and a number of smaller caliber shells from the American cruisers Brooklyn and Augusta . During the operations off the North African coast on 8 November , Massachusetts fired 786 main battery shells and 221 rounds from her 5 @-@ inch guns .
Following her successful operations off North Africa , Massachusetts was taken in for an overhaul in the Boston Navy Yard . After the refitting , the ship sailed for the Pacific theater , and arrived in Nouméa on 4 March . The battleship supported operations in the South Pacific over the next months , including guarding convoy lanes , escorting aircraft carriers , and bombarding Japanese positions on various islands , including Nauru ( 8 December 1943 ) and Kwajalein ( 30 January 1944 ) . Returning to carrier protection after the latter bombardment , Massachusetts provided anti @-@ aircraft defense while Allied air attacks were sent against Saipan , Tinian and Guam ; she also supported later invasions of the Caroline Islands and Hollandia . After bombarding Ponape Island on 1 May , the ship set course for the Puget Sound Navy Yard for an overhaul and to have her gun barrels relined , as they had worn out .
Back on active duty , Massachusetts departed Pearl Harbor on 1 August . Joining Task Force 38 , she supported forces landing around Leyte Gulf , and provided cover for task groups attacking Japanese warships in the Battle for Leyte Gulf , Okinawa , and Formosa . Moving to the Philippines , the battleship protected Allied ships and troops during the Battle of Mindoro and was part of a force that struck Manila . Massachusetts , along with the rest of TF 38 , ran into Typhoon Cobra , which had winds of around 120 kn ( 140 mph ; 220 km / h ) . She continued to operate with TF 38 from 30 December and 23 January 1945 ; the ships struck Formosa and Okinawa , provided cover for an amphibious assault on Lingayen , and made forays into the South China Sea to attack Japanese shipping .
In February – early March 1945 , Massachusetts provided anti @-@ aircraft cover for airborne raids on Honshū , Iwo Jima and Kyushu . On 24 March , the ship bombarded Okinawa ; for the remainder of that month and a majority of April , Massachusetts once again provided anti @-@ aircraft defense , this time for Allied ships massed near Okinawa . On 5 June , she suffered through another typhoon , Louise , this one with 100 kn ( 120 mph ; 190 km / h ) winds . Five days later , she bombarded Minamidaitō . 1 July saw the Third Fleet and Massachusetts set course for Japan ; the battleship protected carriers while they launched raids on Tokyo , then moved closer to land to hit targets with gunfire . Massachusetts attacked Japan 's second largest iron and steel center , Kamaishi on Honshū , on 14 July ; Hamamatsu on 28 July ; and Kamaishi on 9 August . The latter bombardment was probably the last 16 @-@ inch shell fired during World War II .
With the war over , Massachusetts voyaged to the Puget Sound Navy Yard once more for an overhaul ; once completed , she left on 28 January 1946 and operated off the California coast before setting course for Hampton Roads via the Panama Canal . After she arrived on 22 April , Massachusetts was decommissioned on 27 March 1947 and entered the Atlantic Reserve Fleet ; she was struck from the Naval Register on 1 June 1962 , but not scrapped . Instead , the battles
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great debate among musicians in central Europe and Germany , known as the War of the Romantics . While Beethoven 's work was admired universally , conservatives that included Johannes Brahms and members of the Leipzig Conservatory considered it unsurpassable . Liberals such as Liszt , Wagner and others of the New German School saw Beethoven 's innovations as a beginning in music , not an end . In this climate , Liszt had emerged as a lightning @-@ rod for the avant @-@ garde . Even with the innovative music being written by Wagner and Berlioz , it was Liszt , Walker says , " who was making all the noise and attracting the most attention " through his musical compositions , polemic writings , conducting and teaching .
Aware of the potential for controversy , Liszt wrote , " The barometer is hardly set on praise for me at the moment . I expect quite a hard downpour of rain when the symphonic poems appear . " Joseph Joachim , who in his time in Weimar had found Liszt 's workshop rehearsals and the trial @-@ and @-@ error process practiced in them to be wearisome , was dismayed at what he considered their lack of creativity . Vienna music critic Eduard Hanslick found even the term " Sinfonische Dichtung " contradictory and offensive ; he wrote against them with vehemence after he had heard only one , Les préludes . Surgeon Theodor Billroth , who was also a musical friend of Brahms , wrote of them , " This morning [ Brahms ] and Kirchner played the Symphonic Poems ( sic ) of Liszt on two pianos ... music of hell , and can 't even be called music — toilet paper music ! I finally vetoed Liszt on medical grounds and we purged ourselves with Brahms 's [ piano arrangement of the ] G Major String Sextet . " Wagner was more receptive ; he agreed with the idea of the unity of the arts that Liszt espoused and wrote as much in his " Open Letter on Liszt 's Symphonic Poems " . Walker considers this letter seminal in the War of the Romantics :
It is filled with penetrating observations about the true nature of " programme music " , about the mysterious relationship between " form " and " content " and about the historical links that bind the symphonic poem to the classical symphony .... The symphonic poems , Wagner assured his readers , were first and foremost music . Their importance for history ... lay in the fact that Liszt had discovered a way of creating his material from the potential essence of the other arts .... Wagner 's central observations are so accurate ... that we can only assume that there had been a number of discussions between [ Liszt and Wagner ] as to what exactly a " symphonic poem " really was .
Such was the controversy over these works that two points were overlooked by the critics . First , Liszt 's own attitude toward program music was derived from Beethoven 's Pastoral Symphony , and he would have likely argued that his music , like the Pastoral , was " more the expression of feeling than painting . " Second , more conservative composers such as Felix Mendelssohn and Brahms had also written program music . Mendelssohn 's The Hebrides Overture could be considered a musical seascape based on autobiographical experience but indistinguishable in musical intent from Liszt 's symphonic poems . By titling the first of his Op. 10 Ballades as " Edward " , Brahms nominated it as the musical counterpart of its old Scottish saga and namesake . This was not the only time Brahms would write program music .
Liszt 's new works did not find guaranteed success in their audiences , especially in cities where listeners were accustomed to more conservative music programming . While Liszt had " a solid success " with Prometheus and Orpheus in 1855 when he conducted in Brunswick , the climate for Les Préludes and Tasso that December in Berlin was cooler . His performance of Mazeppa two years later in Leipzig was almost stopped due to hissing from the audience . A similar incident occurred when Hans von Bülow conducted Der Ideale in Berlin in 1859 ; after the performance , the conductor turned on the audience and ordered the demonstrators to leave , " as it is not customary to hiss in this hall . " Matters improved somewhat in the following decades , thanks to the efforts of Liszt disciples such as Bülow , Carl Tausig , Leopold Damrosch and Karl Klindworth . Nevertheless , audiences at the time found the compositions puzzling .
The audiences may have been challenged by the works ' complexity , which have also caused problems for musicians . Written in new forms , the symphonic poems used unorthodox time signatures , producing an unusual beat at times . The irregular rhythm proved difficult to play and sounded erratic to listeners . Compared to the mellower harmonies of Mozart 's or Haydn 's symphonies , or many operatic arias of the time , the symphonic poem 's advanced harmonies could produce harsh or awkward music . Due to its use of unusual key signatures , the symphonic poem had many sharp and flat notes , more than a standard musical work . The greater number of notes posed a challenge to musicians , who have to vary the pitch of the notes in accordance with the score . The quick fluctuations in the speed of the music were another factor in the symphonic poem 's complexity . The constant use of chamber @-@ music textures , which are produced by having single players perform extended solo passages or having small groups play ensemble passages , put a stress on the orchestra ; the mistakes of the solo artist or small groups would not be " covered up " by the mass sound of the orchestra and were obvious to everyone .
These aspects of the symphonic poem demanded players to have superior caliber , perfect intonation , keen ears and knowledge of the roles of their orchestra members . The complexity of the symphonic poems may have been one reason that Liszt urged other conductors to " hold aloof " from the works until they were prepared to deal with the challenges . Most orchestras of small towns at that time were not capable of meeting the demands of this music . Contemporary orchestras also faced another challenge when playing Liszt 's symphonic poems for the first time . Liszt kept his works on manuscripts , distributing them to the orchestra on his tour . Some parts of the manuscripts were so heavily corrected that players found it difficult to decipher them , let alone play them well . The symphonic poems were considered such a financial risk that orchestral parts for many of them were not published until the 1880s .
= = Legacy = =
With the exception of Les préludes , none of the symphonic poems have entered the standard repertoire , though critics suggest that the best of them — Prometheus , Hamlet and Orpheus — are worth further listening . Musicologist Hugh MacDonald writes , " Unequal in scope and achievement though they are , they looked forward at times to more modern developments and sowed the seeds of a rich crop of music in the two succeeding generations . " Speaking of the genre itself , MacDonald adds that , although the symphonic poem is related to opera in its aesthetics , it effectively supplanted opera and sung music by becoming " the most sophisticated development of programme music in the history of the genre . " Liszt authority Humphrey Searle essentially concurs with MacDonald , writing that Liszt " wished to expound philosophical and humanistic ideas which were of the greatest importance to him . " These ideas were not only connected with Liszt 's personal problems as an artist , but they also coincided with explicit problems being addressed by writers and painters of the era .
In developing the symphonic poem , Liszt " satisfied three of the principal aspirations of 19th century music : to relate music to the world outside , to integrate multi @-@ movement forms ... and to elevate instrumental programme music to a level higher than that of opera , the genre previously regarded as the highest mode of musical expression . " In fulfilling these needs , the symphonic poems played a major role , widening the scope and expressive power of the advanced music of its time . According to music historian Alan Walker , " Their historical importance is undeniable ; both Sibelius and Richard Strauss were influenced by them , and adapted and developed the genre in their own way . For all their faults , these pieces offer many examples of the pioneering spirit for which Liszt is celebrated . "
= = List of works = =
In chronological order the symphonic poems are as follows , though the published numbering differs as shown :
No. 1 Ce qu 'on entend sur la montagne , after Victor Hugo ( 1848 – 49 ; originally orchestrated by Joachim Raff , third orchestral version by Liszt , 1854 )
No. 3 Les préludes , after Lamartine ( 1848 ) based on the prelude to the cantata Les quatre elements ( 1845 )
No. 2 Tasso , Lamento e Trionfo , after Byron ( 1849 from earlier sketches , orchestrated by August Conradi and Raff ; expanded and orchestrated by Liszt , 1854 )
No. 5 Prometheus ( 1850 , originally overture to Choruses from Herder 's Prometheus Unbound )
No. 8 Héroïde funèbre ( 1849 – 50 ) ( based on the first movement of the unfinished Revolutionary Symphony of 1830 )
No. 6 Mazeppa , after Victor Hugo ( 1851 )
No. 7 Festklänge ( Festal Sounds ) ( 1853 )
No. 4 Orpheus ( 1853 – 4 )
No. 9 Hungaria ( 1854 )
No. 11 Hunnenschlacht ( Battle of the Huns ) , after the painting by Kaulbach ( 1856 – 7 )
No. 12 Die Ideale , after the poem by Schiller ( 1857 )
No. 10 Hamlet , after the drama by Shakespeare ( 1858 )
No. 13 Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe ( From the Cradle to the Grave ) ( 1881 – 2 )
= = Related works = =
Liszt 's Faust and Dante symphonies share the same aesthetic stance as the symphonic poems , though they are multi @-@ movement works that employ a chorus , their compositional methods and aims are alike . Two Episodes from Lenau 's Faust should also be considered with the symphonic poems . The first , " Der nächtliche Zug " , is closely descriptive of Faust as he watches a passing procession of pilgrims by night . The second , " Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke " , which is also known as the First Mephisto Waltz , tells of Mephistopheles seizing a violin at a village dance .
= Mary Jo Kilroy =
Mary Jo Kilroy ( born April 30 , 1949 ) is the former U.S. Representative for Ohio 's 15th congressional district , serving from 2009 until 2011 . She is a member of the Democratic Party from Ohio . In her first term she introduced a bill to lend $ 20 million per year to small businesses ( HR5322 ) and an amendment to assign liability to credit reporting agencies . She also contributed to legislation on executive pay . She was defeated in her November 2 , 2010 re @-@ election bid . In 2012 she ran in the newly redrawn , Columbus @-@ based 3rd congressional district but lost in the primary .
She is an attorney and a former two @-@ term County Commissioner of Franklin County , Ohio , which includes the capital city of Columbus and some of its surrounding suburban and rural areas . Previously , she served two four @-@ year terms on the Columbus School Board after working in private practice .
In both the 2008 and 2006 United States House of Representatives elections , Kilroy was involved in close elections for Ohio 's 15th congressional district . She lost in 2006 after an election that required the counting of absentee ballots and election recounts . However , after the incumbent retired , she won a similarly close election in 2008 . In both cases , she was behind after the Election Day vote tabulations , but made up significant ground with belated absentee ballot voting results . The 2010 election race was widely followed in the mainstream press as a race that the Republicans were targeting .
= = Early life , education , and legal career = =
Born in Euclid , Ohio , Kilroy grew up in Cleveland . The daughter of a pipe fitter , she paid her way through college by working at hospitals , as a waitress and as a counselor . She earned her bachelor 's degree in political science from Cleveland State University in 1977 and her J.D. from The Ohio State University in 1980 .
Prior to practicing law as a partner with her husband at the plaintiffs law firm of Handelman and Kilroy , Kilroy was a social worker , hospital technician and tutor . In 1988 , as chairman of her local branch of the National Lawyers Guild , Kilroy signed a letter urging Columbus Mayor Dana G. Rinehart to support an order in favor of creating an equal employment opportunity chief to handle race relations issues in the Columbus Division of Police .
= = Local politics = =
In 1991 , she ran for an eighteen @-@ person contest for four Columbus School Board seats on a platform that included proposing to lengthen the scholastic day from six and a half hours to eight . Kilroy was one of four candidates to receive the endorsement of the Franklin County Democratic Party . On November 5 , 1991 , she placed behind incumbent Columbus School Board President , Sharlene Morgan , natural resources expert Robert Teater , past board member Bill Moss , which made her the fourth among the eighteen candidates and the final elected member .
By her second year on the seven member board , she was a unanimous selection to be second in command as Columbus School Board Vice President . She was unanimously re @-@ elected the following year . In her fourth year of service on the board beginning on January 3 , 1995 , she lost a 4 – 3 election for Columbus School Board President when the incumbent , Robert W. Teater , cast a tie @-@ breaking vote for himself . She subsequently declined the vice presidency . During her fourth year , she unsuccessfully attempted to include a sexual orientation policy in the school district 's nondiscrimination policy that would protect homosexuals . She was reelected in 1995 . In 1996 , she contested Ohio 's 16th district seat in the Ohio State Senate with Eugene Watts , but she lost by a 51 @.@ 80 – 37 @.@ 46 % margin in a five @-@ way contest .
Still on the school board , she resumed her vice presidency on January 5 , 1998 . She ascended to the Columbus School Board President position for her eighth year of service to the board on January 4 , 1999 . During this eighth year , she decided not to run for re @-@ election to a third term in order to spend more time with her family .
On January 6 , 2000 , she won one of the Franklin County Democratic Party 's two nominations for one of two seats to the three member Board of County Commissioners . The board oversees the Franklin County government 's $ 1 @.@ 3 billion budget and programs that range from child welfare to job training to minor league baseball . On November 7 , 2000 , she became the first Democrat elected as a Franklin County Commissioner in eight years . She won by a 48 – 47 % margin by capturing 55 of 74 wards and 90 % of the vote in six inner @-@ city wards . She served as the Board 's lone Democrat until she was re @-@ elected to a second four @-@ year term and Paula Brooks was elected on November 2 , 2004 , to give Democrats the majority for the first time in twenty years . In her re @-@ election she won by a 28 @,@ 500 vote margin , which was substantially more than the 4 @,@ 300 vote margin in 2000 . During both elections , she won despite being widely outspent . She assumed the role of Board President on January 10 , 2005 .
Governing magazine named Franklin County as being among the five best @-@ managed counties in the country during Kilroy 's tenure . Also , Kilroy was named the Public Official of the Year by the Central Ohio Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers as a result of her role in creating the Columbus / Franklin County Affordable Housing Trust . Her term as commissioner was not without controversy , however . Kilroy came under fire during the awarding of contracts for the construction of Huntington Park because the lowest bid for the concrete was rejected in favor of a higher bid by a union shop . Eventually , the issue went to court and the commissioners decided to award the contract to the low bidder . She lost the 2006 race for U.S. Representative from Ohio 's 15th congressional district to Deborah Pryce , 50 @.@ 2 % – 49 @.@ 7 % .
= = U.S. House of Representatives = =
= = = Elections = = =
2006
Franklin County , which has elected Kilroy twice , makes up 87 % of the 15th Congressional district . The 2006 race in Ohio 's 15th district gained significant national attention as it was seen as one of a handful of seats that Democrats had an opportunity to gain from Republicans . As of mid @-@ October , the race was generally considered to be a toss @-@ up largely due to incumbent Representative Pryce 's leadership in the Republican Party . Pryce had not had a close contest since her first election in 1992 and had garnered 10 % more of the vote than George W. Bush in 2004 . However , Pryce was vulnerable due to Ohio Republican Party ( Bob Taft and Bob Ney ) scandals , the lagging Ohio economy , her association with controversial Dennis Hastert and Mark Foley , and backlash to Republican support of the Iraq War . Another Ohio Republican scandal in the minds of Ohio voters during the 2006 campaign was the Coingate scandal . Pryce and the Republicans had to keep conservative independent , Charles Morrison , off the ballot to have their best shot at success . A month before the election , Pryce was 12 points behind Kilroy . On the eve of the election , some experts , such as Time , considered Pryce the underdog . Kilroy was expected to be the beneficiary of the decade @-@ long migration of conservative voters to suburbs outside of the district .
Kilroy made an issue of Pryce 's knowledge of the Foley scandal and the need for Hastert to resign . Kilroy also linked her opponent to the unpopular Republican administration and congressional majority . After Foley resigned following the page scandal , Kilroy attacked Pryce with the conservative religious voters . Kilroy ran radio commercials on Christian and conservative radio stations in an attempt to appeal to family @-@ values @-@ oriented listeners .
Two debates were held for this race during the 2006 election cycle . The first took place September 18 , and the second was on October 12 . In the first debate Kilroy and incumbent U.S. Representative , Pryce discussed the war in Iraq , the War on Terror , taxes , social security , the federal deficit and President Bush . In the final week before the election , Pryce attempted to demand another debate .
The second debate was marked by a more heated exchange on behalf of both participants . Kilroy referred to Pryce as a " right @-@ wing apologist " and said that " Deborah Pryce continues to distort my record . " Meanwhile , Pryce described her opponent as a " far left fringe Democrat " and said that Kilroy " spews lies and misinformation . " The debate was attended by 400 people at the Ohio State University Fawcett Center and reporters from as far away as Ireland .
After regular ballots were counted , Pryce led Kilroy by over 3 @,@ 500 votes with about 19 @,@ 000 provisional ballots outstanding . The Franklin county absentee and provisional ballots were not counted until approximately two weeks after the election . On Monday November 27 , nearly three weeks after Election Day , Pryce was declared the winner by a 1 @,@ 054 vote margin that mandated a recount . After two recounts and all of the votes were counted , Congresswoman Deborah Pryce ( R ) prevailed over Democratic challenger Mary Jo Kilroy . The Franklin County Board of Elections announced the results Monday morning December 11 , 2006 . Pryce ( R ) gained 25 votes and Kilroy ( D ) gained 18 votes in the recount of votes in Franklin , Union , and Madison Counties in Ohio . Pryce won with 50 @.@ 20 % of the vote by a 110 @,@ 739 – 109 @,@ 677 margin . Kilroy felt her campaign was slowed by the early candidacy of fellow Franklin County Commissioner Paula Brooks , who eventually withdrew . Immediately after losing in 2006 , she announced she would recontest the seat in 2008 .
2008
In August 2007 , incumbent Pryce announced her retirement at the end of her elected term . The Democrats felt that the seat continued to be vulnerable . Kilroy announced her intention to again seek the 15th District seat in 2008 . She ran against Republican Steve Stivers , a State Senator from the 16th District , Libertarian Mark M. Noble , and Independent candidate Don Elijah Eckhart . The race was considered to be one of the most important U.S. House of Representatives races to watch in the country . The last Democrat to hold the 15th district was Robert T. Secrest in the mid @-@ 1960s , but with Republican voters moving out of the district into the northern suburbs of Columbus , Ohio since the 1990s , the district became more evenly matched .
In April 2008 , the Sierra Club again endorsed Kilroy 's candidacy due to her history of environmental advocacy and Stivers ' contributions from energy and tobacco companies . During the campaign , Kilroy linked Stivers to big business , bank lobbyists , predatory lending and the financial crisis . Stivers countered by linking Kilroy to liberal media and influence peddling .
Stivers led Kilroy by a 129 @,@ 852 – 129 @,@ 703 margin with 100 % of the Election Day precincts counted , but before the provisional ballots were counted . On November 25 , 2008 , Madison and Union counties concluded their absentee , military , and provisional ballot counting and Stivers claimed a net gain resulting in a 594 @-@ vote lead . On December 5 , 2008 , Stivers ' supporters won a ruling in the Ohio Supreme Court that the 1 @,@ 000 provisional ballots that lacked signatures or had names and signatures in the wrong places be thrown out . On December 7 , 2008 , Franklin County Election Canvassers completed their final ballot count , which included absentee , military , and provisional ballots received within ten days of Election Day , giving Kilroy a victory margin of 2 @,@ 311 votes over Stivers . This margin exceeds the automatic recount margin of 0 @.@ 5 % . Stivers conceded the race to Kilroy later on Sunday . The late ballots that weighed on the election were of three types : military and overseas absentee ballots postmarked by the time the polls closed Tuesday November 4 and received by November 14 ; domestic absentee ballots postmarked by Monday November 3 that are received by November 14 ; absentee ballots with errors that voters correct by November 14 .
Kilroy became the first Democrat to represent the district in 42 years ( since Secrest ) . She is only the second Democrat to represent a significant portion of Columbus since 1967 . The last Democrat to represent the city , Bob Shamansky , represented the neighboring 12th District from 1981 to 1983 .
2010
In June 2009 , Stivers announced his candidacy for a rematch in 2010 . According to an op @-@ ed article in The New York Times , one issue that Stivers and Kilroy have both been vocal about is the prospective repeal of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution , which provides direct election of United States Senators . Stivers had backpedaled on his support of the repeal after Kilroy made an issue of his stance . The race is one of the most closely watched in the United States House of Representatives elections , 2010 , and it will include a third party candidate . The Republican Party has marked it as one of their targeted races according to a U.S. News & World Report article . Time notes that she may have trouble in her historically Republican district if there is an electoral backlash to spending by the Obama Administration because of her short history of voting along party lines . On November 2 , Stivers won the rematch .
= = = Tenure = = =
Congresswoman Kilroy introduced legislation including a bill to start a three @-@ year pilot program to lend $ 20 million per year to small businesses ( HR5322 ) and introduced an amendment to assign liability to credit reporting agencies which passed . She voted with the Democratic majority for the federal stimulus package , the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 , the cap and trade carbon emissions legislation , and the federal health insurance reform legislation .
Kilroy helped shape the Congressional Bill on executive pay that eventually became law by proposing an amendment requiring large institutional investors to reveal how they vote the shares that they own on pay proposals affecting companies that issued those shares . While serving her first term , she felt attached to the cause of health care reform because it had been an emphasis in her electoral platform .
= = = Committee assignments = = =
Committee on Financial ServicesSubcommittee on Capital Markets , Insurance , and Government @-@ Sponsored Enterprises
Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Committee on Homeland SecuritySubcommittee on Emerging Threats , Cybersecurity , and Science and Technology
Subcommittee on Management , Investigations , and Oversight
= = = Caucus membership = = =
Congressional Progressive Caucus
= = 2012 congressional election = =
Kilroy ran in the newly redrawn , Columbus @-@ based Ohio 's 3rd congressional district in 2012 . Despite being endorsed by former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , she lost the Democratic primary to former State Representative Joyce Beatty , who defeated Kilroy , Tyson , and Celeste 38 % -35 % -15 % -12 % . Kilroy lost a 2014 election for Franklin County Court of Appeals .
= = Personal life = =
Mary Jo Kilroy currently resides in the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus . She and her husband have two daughters : Julia , an elementary school teacher and Rosa , an undergraduate at Brown University . Kilroy owned three dogs from animal rescue organizations at the time of the 2006 election .
= Miniopterus brachytragos =
Miniopterus brachytragos is a bat in the genus Miniopterus that occurs in northern and western Madagascar . Populations of this species have historically been included in Miniopterus manavi , but molecular data published in 2008 and 2009 indicate this supposed species in fact consists of five separate species , including the newly described M. brachytragos . Up to four species of this group may occur in the same place . M. brachytragos has been found in dry and wet forests from sea level to 320 m ( 1 @,@ 050 ft ) altitude .
Miniopterus brachytragos is a small , brown Miniopterus ; its forearm length is 35 to 38 mm ( 1 @.@ 4 to 1 @.@ 5 in ) . The hairs of the underparts have buff tips . The short tragus ( a projection in the outer ear ) is an important distinguishing feature . The uropatagium ( tail membrane ) is well @-@ furred and the palate is concave .
= = Taxonomy = =
During the 2000s , molecular studies have revealed that the widely distributed African , Eurasian , and Australian genus Miniopterus is much more species @-@ rich than previously thought . In a 1995 contribution to Faune de Madagascar on Malagasy bats , Randolph Peterson and colleagues listed four species of Miniopterus on Madagascar and the nearby Comoros , including the small Miniopterus manavi with a broad distribution on both Madagascar and the Comoros . In 2008 and 2009 , however , Steven Goodman and colleagues presented evidence that the former concept of M. manavi in fact encompassed five morphologically and molecularly distinct species of small Miniopterus . These included M. manavi itself in the Central Highlands , M. griveaudi and M. aelleni in the Comoros and northern and western Madagascar , M. mahafaliensis in southwestern Madagascar , and M. brachytragos in northern and western Madagascar . The five recognized species of M. manavi @-@ like bats are not each other 's closest relatives , but apparently acquired their similarities through convergent evolution . At some places ( for example , Namoroka ) four cryptic species of M. manavi @-@ like bats , including M. brachytragos , may occur together .
Miniopterus brachytragos was described as a new species in the second 2009 paper by Goodman and colleagues . The specific name combines the Ancient Greek brachys " short " and tragos " goat " and refers to the short tragus ( a fleshy projection in the inner side of the outer ear ) , one of the main distinguishing features of the species ; the name of this structure derives from the Greek tragos . Analysis of sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene suggested that M. brachytragos is most closely related to the clade of M. manavi and another Malagasy species , M. petersoni . There was some variation within the species — the most distinctive individual , from the island of Nosy Komba , differed by about 2 @.@ 1 % from other individuals of the same species in its cytochrome b sequence — but Goodman and colleagues regarded their samples as insufficient for clear conclusions about phylogeographic structure within the species .
= = Description = =
Miniopterus brachytragos is a small , short @-@ tailed Miniopterus with short and relatively thin fur . The fur of the upperparts is dark brown and the hairs on the underparts have buff tips . Miniopterus mahafaliensis is similar in color , but other small Malagasy Miniopterus are darker . The ears are haired above , but virtually naked below and end in a rounded tip . The tragus ( a projection on the inner side of the outer ear ) is short and has a broad base , sometimes with a crest at the side . It ends in a pointed to slightly rounded tip , which is covered with hairs that are not readily visible to the unaided eye . The short tragus easily distinguishes M. brachytragos from other Malagasy Miniopterus . The wing membrane is also brown , but the uropatagium ( tail membrane ) is lighter . The wing membrane and uropatagium are attached to the upper leg at the same level , above the ankle . The uropatagium is relatively densely covered with hairs , particularly on the upper side . M. manavi and M. mahafaliensis also have a densely haired uropatagium , but in M. aelleni and M. griveaudi it is only sparsely haired or even mostly naked .
In 28 to 30 specimens measured by Goodman and colleagues , total length was 83 to 92 mm ( 3 @.@ 3 to 3 @.@ 6 in ) , averaging 87 @.@ 4 mm ( 3 @.@ 44 in ) ; tail length was 38 to 43 mm ( 1 @.@ 5 to 1 @.@ 7 in ) , averaging 40 @.@ 2 mm ( 1 @.@ 58 in ) ; hindfoot length was 5 to 6 mm ( about 0 @.@ 2 in ) , averaging 5 @.@ 8 mm ( 0 @.@ 23 in ) ; tragus length was 3 to 4 mm ( 0 @.@ 12 to 0 @.@ 16 in ) , averaging 3 @.@ 9 mm ( 0 @.@ 15 in ) ; ear length was 9 to 11 mm ( about 0 @.@ 4 in ) , averaging 10 @.@ 0 mm ( 0 @.@ 39 in ) ; forearm length was 35 to 38 mm ( 1 @.@ 4 to 1 @.@ 5 in ) , averaging 36 @.@ 6 mm ( 1 @.@ 44 in ) ; and body mass was 2 @.@ 9 to 6 @.@ 3 g ( 0 @.@ 10 to 0 @.@ 22 oz ) , averaging 4 @.@ 3 g ( 0 @.@ 15 oz ) . There is no evidence for substantial size differences between males and females .
In the skull , the rostrum ( front part ) is short relative to other small Malagasy Miniopterus and line @-@ shaped . The central groove in the nasal depression is relatively broad and deep . The frontal bones are slightly rounded and bear an indistinct sagittal crest . Further back on the braincase , the lambdoid crest is also poorly developed . The middle part of the palate is concave , not flat as in M. aelleni and M. manavi . At the palate 's back margin is a short , blunt posterior palatal spine . There are often foramina ( openings ) in the palate near the last molar . Miniopterus brachytragos has 36 teeth in the dental formula 2 @.@ 1 @.@ 2 @.@ 33 @.@ 1 @.@ 3 @.@ 3 ( three incisors , one canine , three premolars , and two molars in both upper toothrows and two incisors , one canine , two premolars , and three molars in the lower toothrows ) . As is characteristic of Miniopterus , the first upper premolar ( P1 ) is smaller and more simplified than the second ( P2 ) .
= = Distribution and ecology = =
Miniopterus brachytragos is known from several ecologically different sites . In the Namoroka region , it has been recorded at 100 to 200 m ( 330 to 660 ft ) altitude in dry forest and gallery forest . Another specimen was caught in forest in a karst region in Bemaraha . Near Daraina in the northeast , the species occurs in eastern humid forest mixed with dry forest at 320 m ( 1 @,@ 050 ft ) . At another northeastern site , on the Masoala Peninsula , it was found in lowland gallery forest near sea level . On Nosy Komba , its habitat consists of dry forest mixed with introduced Mangifera indica ( mango tree ) . Little is known of the ecology of M. brachytragos , but species of Miniopterus generally feed on insects , breed seasonally , and roost in large colonies in caves .
= Michael Jackson 's health and appearance =
Michael Jackson ( August 29 , 1958 – June 25 , 2009 ) was an African American singer , 6.1ft , who spent over forty @-@ two years in the public eye , first as a child star with the Jackson 5 , and later as a solo artist , during which time he went through various image changes . Starting in the mid @-@ 1980s , it became clear that Jackson 's appearance was changing dramatically . The shape of his face , particularly his nose , triggered widespread speculation of cosmetic surgery . His skin tone also changed , becoming much lighter . Jackson was diagnosed with the skin disorder vitiligo , but it was speculated that the change was due to skin bleaching .
Jackson and some of his siblings said they had been physically and psychologically abused by their father , Joseph . In 2003 , Joseph acknowledged whipping them as children , but has emphatically rejected the longstanding abuse allegations . The whippings deeply traumatized Jackson and may have led to the onset of further health issues later in his life . Physicians speculated that he had body dysmorphic disorder .
At some point during the 1990s , it appeared that Jackson had become dependent on prescription drugs , mainly painkillers and strong sedatives . The drug use was later linked to second and third degree burns he had suffered years before . As more and more difficulty emerged in his life he gradually became dependent on these drugs and his health deteriorated . He went into rehabilitation in 1993 with the help of Elizabeth Taylor and Elton John .
While preparing for a series of comeback concerts scheduled to begin in July 2009 , Jackson died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication after suffering cardiac arrest on June 25 , 2009 . His personal physician was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in his death and sentenced to four years in prison .
= = Skin color = =
Jackson 's skin was a medium @-@ brown color throughout his youth but starting in the mid 1980s , his skin gradually grew more pale , which was partly due to vitiligo , but also widely considered to be due to skin bleaching and changing of his features to appear white . According to Jackson biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli , in 1986 , Jackson was diagnosed with vitiligo , which Taraborrelli stated was sometimes considered by doctors to be a consequence of damage done by bleaching chemicals over the years . However , skin bleaching is not the only suspected cause of vitiligo , which is a rare non @-@ contagious disease . The causes are not known , but a range of genetic , auto @-@ immune , and environmental causes are suspected . Between 1 % and 2 % of the worldwide population are considered to be affected . The depigmentation occurs in patches and affects all ethnic / racial groups equally .
Taraborrelli stated that Jackson began making his nose smaller around the same time his skin became gradually lighter , and he was using the over @-@ the @-@ counter skin @-@ bleaching cream called Porcelana to achieve the lighter skin . He said that Jackson 's sister La Toya used Porcelana too , and that they had crates of this cream stored at their family home Hayvenhurst , " hoarding it as the most valuable beauty product ever produced . " Jackson 's physical changes gained widespread media coverage , and provoked criticism from the public . African American psychologists argued Jackson was " a lousy role model for black youth . " Dr. Dennis Chestnut said Jackson gave " black youth a feeling that they can achieve " , but also may encourage some people to think they 've got to be esoteric and idiosyncratic to be successful . It was also presumed that Jackson bleached his skin
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a satire , The Investigator , whose title character was a clear imitation of McCarthy . A recording of the show became popular in the United States , and was reportedly played by President Eisenhower at cabinet meetings .
The 1953 fiction novel " Mr. Costello , Hero " by Theodore Sturgeon was described by noted journalist and author Paul Williams as " the all @-@ time great story about Senator Joseph McCarthy , who he was and how he did what he did . " The novel was adapted in 1958 by X Minus One into a radio teleplay and broadcast on July 3 , 1956 . In a 1977 interview Sturgeon commented that it was his concerns about the ongoing McCarthy Hearings that prompted him to write the story .
A more serious fictional portrayal of McCarthy played a central role in the 1959 novel The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon . The character of Senator John Iselin , a demagogic anti @-@ communist , is closely modeled on McCarthy , even to the varying numbers of Communists he asserts are employed by the federal government . He remains a major character in the 1962 film version .
McCarthy was portrayed by Peter Boyle in the 1977 Emmy @-@ winning television movie Tail Gunner Joe , a dramatization of McCarthy 's life . Archival footage of McCarthy himself was used in the 2005 movie Good Night , and Good Luck about Edward R. Murrow and the See It Now episode that challenged McCarthy . McCarthy was also portrayed by Joe Don Baker in the 1992 HBO film Citizen Cohn . In the German @-@ French docu @-@ drama " The Real American - Joe McCarthy " ( 2012 ) , directed by Lutz Hachmeister , McCarthy is portrayed by the British actor and comedian John Sessions .
R.E.M. ' s song " Exhuming McCarthy " from their 1987 album Document largely deals with McCarthy and contains sound clips from the Army @-@ McCarthy Hearings .
= Harvest ( Numbers ) =
" Harvest " is the 14th episode of the second season of the American television show Numb3rs . Inspired by a Christian Science Monitor article about organ tourists , people who travel to a different country in order to donate their organs for money , and an algorithm developed in the United States , the episode features Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) agents and mathematicians attempting to locate a missing organ tourist before she is killed .
After airing in the United States on CBS on January 27 , 2006 , the episode received mixed reviews . Critics enjoyed it while the medical community was concerned about the impact that the episode would have on organ donations . " Harvest " has inspired two academic case studies in which viewers were more likely to donate their organs after watching the episode . The episode also has won one award and has been nominated for another award .
= = Plot summary = =
On the same night that Dr. Amita Ramanujan ( Navi Rawat ) is presented with a prestigious mathematics award , FBI Special Agents Don Eppes ( Rob Morrow ) and David Sinclair ( Alimi Ballard ) respond to a disturbance call from a hotel and find a young Indian woman ( Noureen DeWulf ) cowering in a blood @-@ stained basement . Back at the office , she refuses to talk to anyone until Amita , wondering why the woman was there , asks to see the woman . The woman then tells Amita that her name is Santi and that she and her sister , Prita ( Azita Ghanizada ) , came to the United States from Chennai , India , as organ tourists , selling their kidneys to earn money for their families . Dr. Charlie Eppes ( David Krumholtz ) and Dr. Larry Fleinhardt ( Peter MacNicol ) determine the time of another victim 's death as earlier in the day .
Following tips from the bread delivery man ( P.J. Brown ) and from the Los Angeles Police Department ( LAPD ) , FBI Special Agent Megan Reeves ( Diane Farr ) goes to the hospital to see if Santi 's sister is there . She learns that a young Indian woman had been in the morgue for a couple of days , dead from complications involving the removal of one of her kidneys . When Megan and Amita show Santi the picture of the dead woman , Santi tells them that she was a friend of theirs , Sonali , who was a fellow organ tourist . Santi also tells the women that there was another missing friend , Jaya . While following up on the lead about the ambulance , David and FBI Special Agent Colby Granger ( Dylan Bruno ) chase the ambulance that was spotted at the hospital by the bread delivery man . The ambulance crashes , killing the driver . Charlie and Larry use the driver 's log to determine that the ambulance driver returned to the hospital during off @-@ hours . At the hospital 's morgue , the team finds Jaya dead and learns that a doctor had been behind the black @-@ market organ transplants .
Charlie , Amita , and Larry use Santi 's blood ( providing a familiar match to Prita 's human leukocyte antigen ( HLA ) type ) and an organ @-@ matching database to find the most likely person to receive Prita 's organs . Upon finding a link to a recipient who had paid to procure Prita 's organs on the black market , Don and the team track Prita and the doctor to another hotel , where they rescue Prita just before the doctor began surgery . The sisters are reunited . Amita decides to use her money from her prize to finance the sisters ' education and to take a trip to India with her grandmother , since the case has inspired her to learn about her heritage . Don and Charlie become organ donors . During the case , Don learns that his and Charlie 's father Alan Eppes ( Judd Hirsch ) had a friend who needed a transplant and could not find a match . Alan 's story about his friend inspires Don to make the decision to become an organ donor . During a discussion about the need for organ donors at the dinner table , Charlie decides to become an organ donor also .
= = Origin = =
An article in the Christian Science Monitor inspired Numb3rs series writer J. David Harden to write an episode about organ tourists . Harden contacted the Hollywood , Health & Society program to learn more about the need for organ donations and the process of organ matching . He initially encountered resistance to the idea of a storyline about organ donations due to the medical community 's assumption that misinformation about organ transplants could lead to increased public resistance to organ donations .
Harden also incorporated Dorry Segev and Summer Gentry ’ s algorithm for matching transplant donors and recipients . In developing their algorithm , Gentry , a United States Naval Academy applied mathematician , and Segev , a Johns Hopkins University transplant surgeon , sought an improvement over the Top Trading Cycles and Chains ( TTCC ) algorithm , an algorithm developed by economists Alvin Roth , Tayfun Sonmez , and Utku Unver used to match kidney recipients with living organ donors who have different blood types from the recipients . TTCC was used to make the best possible matches during organ exchanges , a process where transplant recipient and organ donors would exchange healthy organs . To decrease the risk of organ rejection , the TTCC algorithm required a large number of organ donors and transplant recipients . The large number of people required by the algorithm was unrealistic . Using a modified version of Jack Edmonds ’ computational complexity algorithm , Gentry and Segev discovered that their algorithm could be used to create a national organ donor registry .
= = Reception = =
First airing in the United States on January 27 , 2006 , over 13 @.@ 22 million people watched " Harvest " on CBS . The episode received mixed reviews . Television critics liked the episode . Cynthia Boris of DVD Verdict stated that the episode had " nice twists " . In an article highlighting the rise of realistic Indian @-@ American characters on American television , Anil Padmanabhan , a writer for India Today , called the episode Rawat 's " best exposure " . Opinions from the medical community were more mixed . Although he found the message about organ donations " positive " , Kevin B. O 'Reilly of the American Medical Association 's MedNews called " Harvest " " a mixed bag " . Other medical experts disliked the storyline of black market organ donations in the United States . On the other hand , Joyce Somsak of the Health Resources and Services Administration stated that " Harvest " was " really good " .
The episode inspired a couple of academic case studies . The first was a George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services case study about the effects of television writers consulting medical professionals on the storyline of a television episode . Participants in a survey conducted by the University of Southern California and Purdue University felt that a black market for organs existed and that a person 's place on the organ priority list can be influenced by money or fame . They , as a result of " Harvest " , also were more likely to become organ donors or to consider doing so . The second case study was about TV 's influence on the discussion of organ donations . Participants in a Hollywood Health & Society online survey were also more likely to believe in the existence of black @-@ market organ trafficking and were more likely to donate organs after watching " Harvest " . They also were more likely to see the importance of organ donations .
" Harvest " has won one award and been nominated for a second . It won the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication 's Norman Lear Center 2006 Sentinel for Health Award in the primetime drama category , winning over two episodes of Grey 's Anatomy and one episode of Without a Trace . The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences nominated Jim Vickers ' work on " Harvest " for a Creative Arts Emmy for " Outstanding Stunt Coordination " , but the episode lost to an episode of E @-@ Ring .
= 1947 Sun Bowl =
The 1947 Sun Bowl was a post @-@ season American college football bowl game between the Virginia Tech Hokies of the Southern Conference and the Cincinnati Bearcats . It took place on January 1 , 1947 , at Kidd Field in El Paso , Texas . Cincinnati defeated Virginia Tech 18 – 6 in cold and icy conditions that led to a scoreless first half and three blocked extra points by Virginia Tech . The game was the first NCAA @-@ sanctioned post @-@ season football contest for Cincinnati , and was the first bowl game in Virginia Tech history . The 1947 game was also the 13th edition of the Sun Bowl , which had been played every year since 1935 . In exchange for their participation in the event , each team received $ 9 @,@ 438 .
= = Pregame buildup = =
The 1947 Sun Bowl game was held as the culminating event of the Sun Carnival and was held at 15 @,@ 000 @-@ seat Kidd Field on the campus of Texas Western University , today known as the University of Texas El Paso . The matchup of Virginia Tech and Cincinnati was out of character for the Sun Bowl , which traditionally matched the champion of the Border Conference with the best possible opponent . Hardin @-@ Simmons University , champions of the Border Conference , declined a Sun Bowl bid , as did the second @-@ place team , Texas Tech . With no other option , a member of the Sun Bowl Committee — who happened to be an alumnus of Virginia Tech — suggested inviting the Hokies to play against Cincinnati , which had already accepted an invitation .
= = = Virginia Tech = = =
Virginia Tech came into the game having gone 3 @-@ 3 @-@ 3 under coach James Kitts . Kitts , in his first year replacing coach H. M. McEver , had coached the team in 1941 before the outbreak of World War II interrupted the Virginia Tech football program . During the 1946 season , Kitts ' team defeated the No. 12 N.C. State Wolfpack for the first win over an Associated Press Top 25 team in school history , the Washington and Lee University Generals , and the Hokies ' traditional rivals , the Virginia Military Institute Keydets . During Virginia Tech 's preparations before its departure for El Paso , heavy snow fell on Blacksburg , Virginia , forcing the team to use snowplows and construction equipment to clear a space for the team to practice . The Hokies traveled to El Paso without star punter and rusher Bobby Smith , who had been injured in Virginia Tech 's final regular @-@ season game .
= = = Cincinnati = = =
The Cincinnati Bearcats traveled to El Paso having amassed an 8 – 2 record under second @-@ year head coach Ray Nolting , who took the head coaching position in Cincinnati with the revival of the football program after the end of World War Two . The Bearcats ' two losses came against Kentucky and at Tulsa , and they earned wins against tough opponents such as Indiana , Michigan State , and Ohio .
The 1947 Sun Bowl was the Bearcats ' first official bowl game , but two 1902 post @-@ season games in New Orleans , Louisiana , may be considered the first bowl games in Cincinnati football history . In 1902 , Cincinnati completed a 7 @-@ 1 @-@ 1 season , losing only to the Carlisle Indians . Following the conclusion of its football schedule , the Bearcats were invited to New Orleans by the Southern Athletic Club to play a football game on New Year 's Day . Cincinnati easily defeated the Athletic Club team , and at the victory party following the win , students from nearby Louisiana State University invited the Cincinnati players to come to their school to play another game . That game , which took place a few days later , resulted in a 22 – 0 Cincinnati win , and may be considered the first bowl game .
= = Game summary = =
The game was played in extremely cold and icy conditions , still the worst in Sun Bowl history . Three inches of snow fell on top of a layer of frozen rain the day before the game , and at kickoff the teams took the field under cloudy skies and in below @-@ freezing temperatures . Despite the inclement weather , 15 @,@ 000 @-@ seat Kidd Field was approximately half full , and bowl officials estimated the crowd at around 10 @,@ 000 people .
Weather conditions allowed both teams ' defenses to dominate in the first half . Virginia Tech had the best chance to score of either team in the first half when it drove to a first down inside the Cincinnati two @-@ yard line late in the first quarter . On four straight running plays , however , the Bearcats ' defense held , and Virginia Tech was denied a scoring opportunity .
In the second half , however , Cincinnati 's offense managed to begin moving the ball effectively . On Cincinnati ’ s first play of the second half , halfback Roger Stephens broke through the Virginia Tech defensive line for 26 yards , taking the ball inside Virginia Tech territory . Cincinnati 's drive would overcome two 15 @-@ yard penalties and one five @-@ yard penalty en route to a touchdown just a few plays later . On its next possession , Cincinnati 's All @-@ American Roger Stephens again broke off another long run , this time for 19 yards , setting up another Bearcats ' touchdown . Virginia Tech countered with a long drive that reached the Cincinnati 23 @-@ yard line before an errant pass was intercepted by the Bearcats in the end zone . Virginia Tech managed a defensive stop , however , and marched down the field for a touchdown to climb within six points . Cincinnati sealed its victory , however , when Bearcats ' halfback Harold Johnson intercepted a Virginia Tech pass late in the fourth quarter , returning it all the way to the Virginia Tech 25 @-@ yard line . That return set up a Cincinnati touchdown and put the Bearcats up by the game 's final score , 18 – 6 .
= = Statistical summary = =
Virginia Tech blocked all three Cincinnati extra point attempts , while Virginia Tech 's sole extra point kick missed . Cincinnati 's kicking woes were also reflected in their punting game . Cincinnati averaged just 19 yards a punt , setting the record for the lowest punting average in Sun Bowl history . All 24 of the game 's points were scored in the second half . Virginia Tech earned just 34 rushing yards against the Bearcats ' defense while allowing 369 yards to Cincinnati 's rushing offense . Those two totals are the least @-@ gained and most @-@ allowed marks in Virginia Tech bowl game history .
Prior to 1954 , the Sun Bowl did not award most valuable player honors , but Harold Johnson from Cincinnati was statistically the game 's most valuable player , intercepting two Virginia Tech passes ( one in the end zone ) and scoring the first touchdown of the game on a 13 @-@ yard run .
= Frank 's Cock =
Frank 's Cock is a 1993 Canadian short film written and directed by Mike Hoolboom . The eight @-@ minute production stars Callum Keith Rennie as an unnamed narrator who discusses his relationship with his partner , Frank . The two met while the narrator was a teenager and spent nearly ten years together . Frank has since been diagnosed with AIDS , and the narrator fears his death . The story was based on the experience of one of Hoolboom 's friends at People With AIDS , which Hoolboom adapted after receiving a commission to create a short film about breaking up .
Shot on a low budget , the work is shown in a split @-@ screen format with interspersed scenes from popular culture , gay pornography , and human embryo formation ; this format is meant to symbolise the " fragmentation of the body " experienced by AIDS sufferers . Produced by Alex Mackenzie , Frank 's Cock was critically acclaimed and won several awards , including the NFB – John Spotton Award for best Canadian short film at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival . The script has been republished several times and has inspired a short on LGBT issues in Canada 's native community .
= = Synopsis = =
An unnamed narrator ( Callum Keith Rennie ) , who as a teenager intended to be the " Michael Jordan of sex " or " Wayne Gretzky with a hard @-@ on " , discusses how he met and fell in love with an older man named Frank . After the two met at a group sex session , they began an older brother – younger brother fantasy and moved in together . Frank has a voracious sexual appetite and , at times , invites the narrator for whole @-@ day sex sessions . He is a tender lover , teaching his partner how to fly a box kite and cooking omelettes for him . The narrator is pleased with Frank 's attentions and their sexual experimentation , although he is initially confused by Frank 's insistence on listening to Peter Gzowski 's Morningside during sex . As their ten @-@ year anniversary approaches , Frank – having lost much weight and developed Kaposi 's sarcomas – has been diagnosed with AIDS , leaving the narrator stunned ; he concludes the narration with " I 'm going to miss him . He was the best friend I ever had . "
= = Production = =
The Canadian director Mike Hoolboom was diagnosed with HIV in 1988 or 1989 , after going to donate blood . In a 1993 interview , he stated that he felt himself working harder after the diagnosis , finishing films at a more rapid rate because he was uncertain how long he would live . Hoolboom also became " fascinated with a body of parts spliced and spliced again " , experimenting with " interruptive rhythms " as a way to reexamine simple acts . Having previously focused on films about the body , Hoolboom began dealing heavily with fragmentation , HIV / AIDS , and situations faced by those with the virus ; Frank 's Cock was his first venture directly addressing the AIDS issue .
While living in Vancouver , Hoolboom joined the local People With AIDS ( PWA ) group . There he befriended a man ( Joey in some sources , Alan in others ) whose partner was dying of AIDS . Upon his friend 's suggestion , Hoolboom began work on a script for " a real movie " : one which portrayed an AIDS patient as full of love , not one that showed the patient 's friends abandoning him . The friend was , however , unwilling to appear in the film . In writing the script Hoolboom tried to keep elements of humour ; he later said that the humour was necessary as the source had insisted " most of our relationship was incredibly joyous and happy and a good time " .
After receiving a commission to make a short film for the Vancouver @-@ based cooperative Cineworks , Hoolboom began working on realising the script with a low budget and limited amount of 16 mm film from the National Film Board of Canada ; he was one of seven artists commissioned to " spark local production " with short films on breakup , which were ultimately included in the omnibus Breaking Up . Rennie – at that time a relative unknown – agreed to deliver the monologue . Hoolboom was pleased with the results , writing that Rennie presented the monologue as if " he 'd been living this story all along . " The majority of the technical work , including direction , cinematography , and editing , was handled by Hoolboom ; Alex Mackenzie , working for Cineworks , produced the film .
Part of the terms of his grant were that Hoolboom was allowed a limited number of edits ( one or three ) . After pondering how to complete the film under such terms , Hoolboom chose to use no edits . He recorded previously edited footage , some appropriated from various sources , through a hole in a piece of cardboard , producing a single quadrant ; he repeated this process three times , using the same film , which resulted in four quadrants with four different images . Production was completed by early 1993 , and in screenings Frank 's Cock was marketed as an " extremely explicit " experimental film .
Although societal awareness of AIDS had developed at a slower pace in Canada than in the United States , films regarding the disease had appeared nearly concurrently : both the first Canadian documentary and the first American feature @-@ length film on the subject , Nik Sheehan 's No Sad Songs and John Erman 's An Early Frost respectively , were released in 1985 . However , the majority of the early gay artists with AIDS had died by the time Hoolboom made Frank 's Cock ; as such , the film scholar Thomas Waugh considers Hoolboom a second @-@ generation figurehead in AIDS activism and one of the earliest not coming from the gay community .
= = Style = =
Frank 's Cock divides the screen into quadrants , with the majority of the film focusing on the upper @-@ right corner of the screen . In this panel , Rennie 's character gives a monologue , which is sometimes illustrated by images in other panels : the lower @-@ right panel flashes scenes of hardcore gay pornography , the upper @-@ left shows scenes representing human embryo formation , while the lower @-@ left flashes excerpts from popular art . Aside from the original footage of Rennie , the short appropriated clips from the Nova episode " The Miracle of Life " , the gay pornographic film The Best of Blondes , and the music video for Madonna 's 1992 song " Erotica " . The effect was later reused in Hoolboom 's 1997 short Positiv .
Janis Cole , writing for POV magazine , described the split @-@ screen effect as supporting the text while " creating an optical treatment purposefully grounded in both dream and reality " , as elements show out of sync . Jeff Rush and Cynthia Baughman , writing in the Journal of Film and Video , described the film as showing that " text can reverse the traditional balance of words
= abstractions / images =
the concrete " through the creation of vivid , perhaps disturbing , word pictures which serve as tangible images contrasted with the faint abstractions which are the actual images . Jack Rusholme , prefacing a retrospective of Hoolboom 's works by Experimenta Media Arts , wrote that the split @-@ screen evokes the effects of AIDS , in which " the body [ is ] broken into dispersed vantages " , while the narration serves to " bind with words what this disease will render lifeless and inert " . In a 1994 interview , Hoolboom stated that his intent was to represent the " fragmentation of the body " experienced by AIDS sufferers .
= = Reception = =
Frank 's Cock has received warm critical reviews , both in Canada and abroad . Cole called it an " extraordinary experimental documentary " that is " as bold as the title implies " and a strong argument for the widespread dissemination of short films . Waugh placed Frank 's Cock as one of a " great AIDS triptych " , together with Hoolboom 's later works Letters from Home ( 1996 ) and Positiv . The Canadian film scholar Darell Varga wrote that the film is an " emotionally riveting " eulogy to the loss of love . Karen Tisch , writing in Take One , found that the short built its emotional power " delicately but steadily " ; she suggested that its Toronto International Film Festival ( TIFF ) win was well @-@ deserved .
Reviewing for the Western Australian independent film magazine In the Picture , James Twentyman wrote that the film was " relatively straightforward " but strong and provocative , emphasising the " soul @-@ baring " nature of the monologue . Rush and Baughman found that the short took the narrative voice beyond what is mainstream , demonstrating " the power of word and image " , while Rusholme described Frank 's Cock as Hoolboom 's " most explicit AIDS narrative " . The Swiss film festival Viper touted the short as expressing humour and sexual obsession in the face of a plague .
Hoolboom has stated that he felt the film was accessible to both gay or straight audiences , which should " open them up to differences of form and why [ one ] would make something formally different . " Waugh suggested that this was successful , as in his experience audiences often cried at screenings .
= = Legacy = =
Frank 's Cock won several awards at domestic and international film festivals . At the 1994 TIFF it won the NFB – John Spotton Award , given for the best Canadian short film . The jury cited Frank 's Cock for its " evocative images , ... impeccable writing and mise en scene , ... moving depiction of the universal human experiences of love and loss in the age of AIDS , and especially for its success in shaking our preconceptions " . The selection included C $ 2 @,@ 500 in prize money and a further C $ 2 @,@ 500 worth of film processing . When accepting the award , Hoolboom quipped " Frank 's Cock has never seemed so large " ; Waugh , however , suggests that the title " caused more embarrassment than mirth " when it was read during the citation . Special citations were also read for Andrew Munger 's Make Some Noise and Philip Hoffman 's Technilogic Ordering .
That year the film won a Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival in Locarno , Switzerland . At the Ann Arbor Film Festival in Ann Arbor , Michigan , Frank 's Cock won Best Dramatic Film . The Canadian Filmmakers ' Distribution Centre , which has distribution rights for the film , notes further awards at the Interfilm Festival in Berlin and Second Prize Experimental at the Big Muddy Film Festival in Carbondale , Illinois ( both 1995 ) , while Hoolboom records Frank 's Cock as receiving an honourable mention at the University of Oregon 's Queer Film Fest ( 1994 ) .
The script for Frank 's Cock has been published several times , including in the script anthology By the Skin of Their Tongues and in the Journal of Film and Video ( both 1997 ) . The film influenced Adam Garnet Jones ' Secret Weapons ( 2008 ) , commissioned by the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre in celebration of its fortieth anniversary . However , unlike Frank 's Cock , Secret Weapons focused on an LGBT identity within Canada 's native community .
After his success at the TIFF , Hoolboom directed numerous further films , many showing a " fascination with its impermanence " ; several , including Letters From Home , dealt explicitly with AIDS . Rennie , who had also received critical acclaim for his supporting role in Mina Shum 's Double Happiness ( 1994 ) , later became known for playing villains in Hollywood films .
= Rodrigues rail =
The Rodrigues rail or Leguat 's gelinote ( Erythromachus leguati ) is an extinct , flightless rail that was endemic to the Mascarene island of Rodrigues , east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean . It was described as having grey plumage , a red beak , red legs , and a naked red patch around the eye . The beak varied between specimens from straight to curved , but the reason for this is unknown .
It is sometimes assigned to the genus Aphanapteryx , along with its close relative the red rail ( A. bonasia ) of Mauritius , but they are commonly kept separate . Its relationship with other rails is unclear . It was described as being attracted to red objects , which humans exploited while hunting it .
The Rodrigues rail is believed to have become extinct in the mid @-@ 18th century because of destruction of its habitat and predation by humans and introduced animals . Apart from information gathered from subfossil bones , the bird is poorly understood and is only known from two contemporaneous descriptions , and there are no extant illustrations of it . The bird was first described by François Leguat , a French Huguenot refugee marooned on Rodrigues in 1691 , and was named leguati in his honour . The second description is by Julien Tafforet , also marooned on the island in 1726 . Subfossil remains were first described and connected with the extant descriptions in 1874 .
= = Taxonomy = =
In 1848 , Hugh Strickland wrote that a bird similar to the red rail ( Aphanapteryx bonasia ) of Mauritius was mentioned in François Leguat 's memoirs , but was unable to classify it further because of a lack of remains . He wrote that it may have been a grouse or gallinaceous bird . In 1874 , Alphonse Milne @-@ Edwards connected Leguat 's and Tafforet 's descriptions with some bones found in a cave on Rodrigues , and recognised their similarity to those of the red rail . Milne @-@ Edwards coined the generic name Erthyromachus from the Greek words for " red " and " battle " , in reference to its behaviour towards red objects , and the specific name is in honour of Leguat . The junior synonym Miserythrus , from " red " and " hatred " , was coined by Alfred Newton in 1893 , also referring to this behaviour . James Greenway wrote that Leguat 's description referred to wind @-@ blown purple swamphen . This has not been accepted by other authors . More remains were found in 1974 .
Unlike the red rail and other extinct Mascarene birds , the Rodrigues rail was not illustrated by contemporaneous artists . Ornithologist Storrs L. Olson described reconstructions made for Walter Rothschild 's 1907 book Extinct Birds and Masauji Hachusika 's The Dodo and Kindred Birds ( 1953 ) as " rather fanciful " . Frederick William Frohawk based his restoration in the former book on an outline sketch , which was in turn based on a 17th @-@ century sketch drawn by Sir Thomas Herbert , which is now known to depict the red rail . Hermann Schlegel thought it depicted a species of dodo ( Didus herbertii ) from Rodrigues when he drew the outline in 1854 , and that it was the species mentioned by Leguat .
= = = Evolution = = =
Apart from being a close relative to the red rail , the relationships of the Rodrigues rail are uncertain and the two are commonly listed as separate genera , Aphanapteryx and Erythromachus , but have sometimes been united as species of Aphanapteryx . Edward Newton and Albert Günther first generically synonymised them in 1879 because of their skeletal similarities . It has been suggested that because of these species ' geographic locations and the morphology of the nasal bones , they may have been related to the genera Gallirallus , Dryolimnas , Atlantisia , and Rallus . Rails have reached many oceanic archipelagos , which has frequently lead to speciation and the evolution of flightnessness . These rails may be of Asian origins , like many other Mascarene birds .
= = Description = =
The Rodrigues rail was a plump , flightless rail with bright grey plumage , perhaps flecked with white , and it had a red bill and legs , and a red , naked area around its eyes . It was somewhat smaller than its closest relative , the red rail . The bird 's exact length is unknown , but it was about the size of a chicken . The strong bill varied greatly in size and shape ; some specimens had short and almost straight bills , and others had much longer bills that were prominently curved . It is unknown whether this was related to sexual dimorphism or to individual variation . Its cranium was 38 millimetres ( 1 @.@ 5 in ) long by 20 millimetres ( 0 @.@ 79 in ) wide , and the bill was 77 millimetres ( 3 @.@ 0 in ) long . The pelvis was large and strongly built in proportion to the size of the bird .
The Rodrigues rail had somewhat larger wings than the red rail , but the species ' leg proportions , pelvis and sacrum was also similar . It also had a proportionately longer humerus , a broader and shorter skull , and having longer and lower nostrils from the red rail , from which it differed considerably in plumage , based on early descriptions .
= = = Contemporary accounts = = =
The Rodrigues rail was first recorded by François Leguat in his 1708 memoir , A New Voyage to the East Indies . Leguat was the leader of a group of nine French Huguenot refugees ; the group were the first to colonise Rodrigues from 1691 to 1693 , after they were marooned there by their captain . Leguat 's observations are considered some of the first cohesive accounts of animal behaviour in the wild .
Leguat 's full account of the bird reads as follows :
Our ' gelinotes ' [ hens ] are fat all the year round and of a most delicate taste . Their colour is always of a bright grey , and there is very little difference in plumage between the two sexes . They hide their nests so well that we could not find them out , and consequently did not taste their eggs . They have a red naked area round their eyes , their beaks are straight and pointed , near two and two @-@ fifths inches long , and red also . They cannot fly , their fat makes them too heavy for it . If you offer them anything red , they are so angry they will fly at you to catch it out of your hand , and in the heat of the combat we had an opportunity to take them with ease .
Another description of appearance and behaviour is found in an anonymous document called Relation de l 'Ile Rodrigue , which was rediscovered in 1874 and has been attributed to Julien Tafforet , who was marooned on Rodrigues in 1726 :
There is a sort of bird , of the size of a young hen , which has the beak and feet red . Its beak is a little like that of a curlew , excepting that it is slightly thicker and not quite so long . It plumage is spotted with white and grey . They generally feed on the eggs of the land tortoises , which they find in the ground , which makes them so fat that they often have difficulty running . They are very good to eat , and their fat is of a yellowish red , which is excellent for pains . They have small pinions [ wings ] , without feathers , on which account they cannot fly ; but on the other hand , they run very well . Their cry is a continual whistling . When they see any one who pursues them they produce another sort of noise , like that of a person who has hiccups .
= = Behaviour and ecology = =
The Rodrigues rail ate invertebrates , possibly small vertebrates , and in the nesting season of the now extinct Cylindraspis tortoises , they dug up and fattened themselves on their eggs . It is possible that the birds had an annual cycle of becoming fat and slim , corresponding with varying availability of food throughout the year . Its vocalizations were a continuous whistling , and it had a hiccup @-@ like , staccato alarm call . Leguat wrote that the birds were hunted in similar method to that used on Mauritius to catch red rails : a piece of red cloth was shown to the birds , which responded with aggressive behaviour , jumping at the cloth and trying to tear it apart . They no fear of humans because they had evolved in the absence of predators , enabling hunters to catch them in large numbers . Neither Leguat or Tafforet located the eggs and nests of the birds .
Many other species endemic to Rodrigues became extinct after humans arrived , and the island 's ecosystem is heavily damaged . Before humans arrived , forests covered the island entirely , but very little remains today . The Rodrigues rail lived alongside other recently extinct birds , such as the Rodrigues solitaire , the Rodrigues parrot , Newton 's parakeet , the Rodrigues starling , the Rodrigues owl , the Rodrigues night heron , and the Rodrigues pigeon . Extinct reptiles include the domed Rodrigues giant tortoise , the saddle @-@ backed Rodrigues giant tortoise , and the Rodrigues day gecko .
= = Extinction = =
The disappearance of the Rodrigues rail coincided with the tortoise trade between 1730 and 1750 ; traders burnt vegetation , hunted birds , and imported cats and pigs which preyed on eggs and chicks . The fat of birds that had been feeding on tortoise eggs was bright orange and was used as a remedy for people recovering from illness . Although the Rodrigues rail survived predation by rats that were accidentally introduced in the late 17th century and had multiplied by the time of Leguat 's visit , it was unable to withstand persecution by humans . Alexandre Guy Pingré wrote in his 1763 report that the bird was extinct by 1761 .
= Blame It on Lisa =
" Blame It on Lisa " is the fifteenth episode of the thirteenth season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons . In the episode , the Simpson family goes to Rio de Janeiro , Brazil in search of a Brazilian orphan named Ronaldo whom Lisa has been sponsoring . Lisa used to receive a letter from Ronaldo every month , but that recently stopped and according to personnel at the orphanage , he is missing . As the Simpsons search through Rio de Janeiro , Homer is kidnapped and in order to free him the family must pay a ransom of 50 @,@ 000 dollars , which they do not have . Lisa soon discovers that Ronaldo has been working in a flamingo costume on the children 's television series Teleboobies , which is the reason he left the orphanage . Ronaldo finally meets up with the Simpsons and gives them the 50 @,@ 000 dollars they need to rescue Homer .
Written by Bob Bendetson and directed by Steven Dean Moore , " Blame It on Lisa " features several references to popular culture , including a parody of the Brazilian children 's television host Xuxa and an allusion to the film A Trip to the Moon . When it originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 31 , 2002 , it was seen by around eleven million people . In 2010 , the episode was released on DVD and Blu @-@ ray along with the rest of the episodes of the thirteenth season .
" Blame It on Lisa " was controversial in Brazil because of its inclusion of clichés and stereotypes , and because the Brazilian culture was inaccurately mixed with the cultures of surrounding Latin American countries . Riotur , the tourist board of Rio de Janeiro , planned on suing Fox for damaging the international image of the city , which they thought was incorrectly portrayed as having rampant street crime , kidnappings , slums , and a rat infestation . James L. Brooks , executive producer of The Simpsons , soon issued an apology to Rio de Janeiro .
= = Plot = =
As Homer and Bart are watching The Itchy & Scratchy Show , Marge tells them that the telephone company has charged the family hundreds of dollars for making phone calls to Brazil . Homer and Marge decide to visit the company , thinking there has been a mistake . They meet with customer service representative Lindsey Naegle , who cuts off the family 's phone service after Homer tells her that he refuses to pay the bill . Homer attempts to connect illegally to the phone lines , but only succeeds in getting electrocuted at least 5 times and , when he regains consciousness on the couch , is told that he was found " smoldering in the bushes " . When Lisa finds out the reason the family no longer has phone service , she confesses that she has actually made calls to Brazil . She has been sponsoring an orphan named Ronaldo in the country and she used to receive a letter from him once every month until recently . Lisa called Ronaldo 's orphanage to find out what had happened and she was told he is missing . She shows her family a tape recorded by Ronaldo that she received after her first donation , in which Ronaldo thanks Lisa and tells her that with her money he has purchased a pair of dancing shoes for himself and the orphanage has been able to buy a door . Touched by the tape , the Simpsons decide to travel to Brazil to solve the mystery behind Ronaldo 's disappearance , leaving Maggie with Patty and Selma .
When the family arrives in Rio de Janeiro , they discover that they can get anywhere they want by joining a conga line . After dancing their way to the hotel , Bart turns on the television in their room and watches a children 's show called Teleboobies which Marge criticizes because of its sexual undertones . The Simpsons then head out to search for Ronaldo . First , they travel to the slums in Rio de Janeiro . According to Lisa , " The government just painted them bright colors so the tourists would not be offended . " In the slums , the family sees thousands of rats painted in various colors . They then reach Ronaldo 's orphanage , but the nun working there has no idea where he has gone . Later that day , as the Simpsons are having dinner at a restaurant , Lisa shows a map on which she has marked all the places Ronaldo likes to visit . She splits the map in two , giving one piece to Homer and Bart and keeping one piece for her and Marge . Homer and Bart first search through Copacabana Beach and then a market , where they are robbed by children , while Marge and Lisa visit a samba school . However , both duos are unsuccessful in finding Ronaldo so far . To get to their last location , Homer and Bart take a taxi and are kidnapped at gunpoint by the taxi driver . However , Bart is able to get away and tell the rest of the family .
The taxi driver and his companion hold Homer hostage deep into the rainforest . They force Homer to make a phone call to Marge , telling her that if the family provides 50 @,@ 000 dollars to the kidnappers , he will be released . However , the Simpsons do not have enough money so they go looking for Homer instead . Walking through the streets of Rio de Janeiro , they run into a parade that features a Teleboobies float with characters from the show . Lisa is surprised to discover that Ronaldo is working inside the costume of the dancing flamingo from Teleboobies — a well @-@ paid job he got after learning to dance with the shoes he bought with Lisa 's donation money . Ronaldo tells Lisa that he stopped writing to her because he did not know which state she lives in , since it was the orphanage that used to send his letters . Later , Ronaldo gives the Simpsons the money they need to save Homer . Meanwhile , Homer shows the kidnappers a scrapbook he made of his kidnapping memories . Apparently , he has developed Stockholm syndrome . The family and the kidnappers then meet up high over a valley near the Sugarloaf Mountain in two separate cable cars . The Simpsons toss the kidnappers their money , and when Homer jumps into his family 's cable car , the cables break , sending the family crashing into the mountainside and rolling down to the ground . They all survive unharmed , but Bart is then eaten whole by an anaconda . The episode ends with Bart dancing inside the snake to carnival music .
= = Background = =
" Blame It on Lisa " was written by Bob Bendetson and directed by Steven Dean Moore as part of the thirteenth season of The Simpsons ( 2001 – 2002 ) . For the scenes taking place in Brazil , the animators based much of their work on photographs taken by a staff member who had previously visited the country . This episode is not the first in which the Simpsons travel to a location outside of the United States . Throughout the series , they have visited Australia , Canada , China , France , Israel , Japan , Ireland , and the United Kingdom . Their visit to Brazil in " Blame It on Lisa " was later referenced in the eighteenth season episode " The Wife Aquatic " ( 2007 ) , in which the family makes a trip to an island called Barnacle Bay that they discover has been devastated by overfishing . Lisa says to Bart : " This is the most disgusting place we 've ever gone , " to which Bart asks : " What about Brazil ? " Lisa corrects herself , responding : " After Brazil . "
Several references to popular culture are included in the episode . The title " Blame It on Lisa " refers to the 1984 film Blame It on Rio , which also takes place in Brazil . As Homer and Bart walk on Copacabana Beach , the famous 1939 song " Aquarela do Brasil " ( also known as " Brazil " ) is played . Teleboobies is a parody of the children 's television series Xuxa that attracted complaints because of the revealing outfits worn by the host , Brazilian actress and singer Xuxa . The name " Teleboobies " is a reference to the British television series Teletubbies . The Itchy & Scratchy cartoon that Homer and Bart watch at the beginning of the episode parodies Georges Méliès ' 1902 film A Trip to the Moon ; Itchy and Scratchy are playing golf when Itchy hits Scratchy 's head with his golf club , sending his head crashing into the Man in the Moon as the rocket does in the film . According to showrunner Al Jean , the staff members of The Simpsons asked American golfer Tiger Woods to do a guest appearance in this cartoon , but they were turned down .
= = Release = =
In its original broadcast on the Fox network in the United States on March 31 , 2002 , " Blame It on Lisa " received a 6 @.@ 3 Nielsen rating and was seen by approximately eleven million people . The episode finished forty @-@ third in the ratings for the week of March 25 – 31 , 2002 , tying with a new episode of the comedy series George Lopez and the news program 48 Hours . In addition , it became the highest @-@ rated program on Fox that week . On August 24 , 2010 , " Blame It on Lisa " was released on DVD and Blu @-@ ray as part of the box set The Simpsons – The Complete Thirteenth Season . Staff members Steven Dean Moore , Al Jean , Matt Groening , Matt Selman , Tim Long , John Frink , Don Payne , Joel H. Cohen , Matt Warburton , David Silverman , and Mike B. Anderson participated in the DVD audio commentary for the episode .
Bendetson was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award in the animation category for his work on the episode , but lost to Ken Keeler , the writer of the Futurama episode " Godfellas " . Reception of " Blame It on Lisa " from television critics has been mixed . Casey Broadwater of Blu @-@ ray.com cited it as the best episode of the season . DVD Movie Guide 's Colin Jacobson argued that it was not as funny as some of the other episodes that have poked fun at nations . He added that the episode " musters the occasional laugh , and like much of [ season thirteen ] , it ’ s not a bad show , but it ’ s not a memorable one either . " DVD Verdict 's Jennifer Malkowski cited the scrapbook Homer made of his kidnapping memories as the highlight of the episode .
= = = Reaction in Brazil = = =
" Blame It on Lisa " was met with negative reception in Brazil shortly after its broadcast in the United States . According to The Washington Post , " an immediate media frenzy was born " as the episode started receiving coverage in local newspapers and news programs on Brazilian television . An article published in the Houston Chronicle on April 8 , 2002 stated that critics in the country were upset by the inclusion of clichés and stereotypes not related to Brazil , such as Brazilians having Spanish accents and wearing mustaches . The general Brazilian perception was that the episode mixed up their culture with that of surrounding Spanish @-@ speaking Latin American countries . Alex Bellos , The Guardian 's correspondent in Brazil , commented that one of the things upsetting the Brazilians was the many inaccuracies featured in the episode , such as the conga and the macarena being popular dances in Brazil ; the conga is actually a Caribbean dance , and the macarena does not come from Brazil nor is it frequently performed there .
On April 6 , 2002 , it was reported by the Brazilian media that Riotur , the tourist board of Rio de Janeiro , was planning on suing Fox for damaging the international image of the city . Riotur stated that Rio de Janeiro was portrayed in " Blame It on Lisa " as having rampant street crime , kidnappings , slums , and a rat infestation , and it was thought that this would discourage foreigners from visiting the city . Over a period of three years up to the airing of " Blame It on Lisa " in the United States , Riotur had spent US $ 18 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 on a campaign to attract tourists to Rio de Janeiro . The tourist board now saw this as a waste of money since they believed the campaign was undermined by the portrayal of the city in the episode . Riotur 's planned lawsuit was supported by the Brazilian government , with president Fernando Henrique Cardoso stating that the episode " brought a distorted vision of Brazilian reality " .
Martin Kaste , South America correspondent for National Public Radio , reported on April 9 , 2002 that since their announcement that they were going to sue Fox , the Riotur officials had been told by their lawyers in the United States that it would be difficult to sue the episode there because of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution , which protects parodies . The Simpsons executive producer James L. Brooks soon issued a statement saying : " We apologize to the lovely city and people of Rio de Janeiro . And if that doesn 't settle the issue , Homer Simpson offers to take on the president of Brazil on Fox 's Celebrity Boxing . " Spokespersons for Fox told the press that they had not received nearly as much criticism with previous episodes that poked fun at other nations . Showrunner Al Jean has said in an interview that " Every other place has had a good sense of humor . Brazil caught us by surprise . " When " Blame It on Lisa " eventually aired in Brazil in December 2002 , there was a statement at the beginning noting that Fox is not responsible for the vision of the producers behind the episode .
A later episode , " You Don 't Have to Live Like a Referee " , has the family visiting Brazil again .
= The Log from the Sea of Cortez =
The Log from the Sea of Cortez is an English @-@ language book written by American author John Steinbeck and published in 1951 . It details a six @-@ week ( March 11 – April 20 ) marine specimen @-@ collecting boat expedition he made in 1940 at various sites in the Gulf of California ( also known as the Sea of Cortez ) , with his friend , the marine biologist Ed Ricketts . It is regarded as one of Steinbeck 's most important works of non @-@ fiction chiefly because of the involvement of Ricketts , who shaped Steinbeck 's thinking and provided the prototype for many of the pivotal characters in his fiction , and the insights it gives into the philosophies of the two men .
The Log from the Sea of Cortez is the narrative portion of an unsuccessful earlier work , Sea of Cortez : A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research , which was published by Steinbeck and Ricketts shortly after their return from the Gulf of California , and combined the journals of the collecting expedition , reworked by Steinbeck , with Ricketts ' species catalogue . After Ricketts ' death in 1948 , Steinbeck dropped the species catalogue from the earlier work and republished it with a eulogy to his friend added as a foreword .
= = Journey = =
= = = Background = = =
Steinbeck met Ricketts in 1930 through a shared interest in marine biology . Ricketts made a modest living as a professional biologist by preparing and selling specimens of intertidal fauna to laboratories and universities from his small lab in Cannery Row , and Steinbeck spent many hours at the lab in Ricketts ' company . Ricketts was the inspiration for the boozy , good @-@ hearted character of " Doc " , who appeared in the novels Steinbeck set in and around Monterey , and elements of his personality are mirrored by many other important characters in Steinbeck 's novels .
Both Steinbeck and Ricketts had achieved some measure of security and recognition in their professions by 1939 : Steinbeck had capitalized on his first successful novel , Tortilla Flat , with the publication of The Grapes of Wrath , and Ricketts had published Between Pacific Tides , which became the definitive handbook for the study of the intertidal fauna of the Pacific Coast of the coterminous United States . Steinbeck was exhausted and looking for a new start ; Ricketts was looking for a new challenge . The two men had long thought of producing a book together and , in a change of pace for both of them , they began work on a handbook of the common intertidal species of the San Francisco Bay Area . The book came to nothing , but it spurred them into making a trip to the Sea of Cortez . Initially they planned a motoring trip to Mexico City as a break from their work on the handbook , but as time went on they became more interested in a collecting trip around the Gulf of California . Ricketts noted in his journal :
Jon said , " If you have an objective , like collecting specimens , it puts so much more direction onto a trip , makes it more interesting . " ... Then he said , " We 'll do a book about it that 'll more than pay the expenses of the trip . "
A specimen @-@ collecting expedition along the Pacific Coast and down into Mexico provided them with a chance to relax , and , for Steinbeck , a chance for a brief escape from the controversy mounting around The Grapes of Wrath . Ricketts , suffering as a result of the breakup of his long @-@ term relationship with a married woman in Monterey , was glad to get away too . They planned to collect specimens from the rock and tide pools and the shore line uncovered between tides which would allow them build up a picture of the macro level ecosystem in the Gulf . The preserved specimens of the fauna they collected could be identified and catalogued or sold on their return .
Early in 1940 , Steinbeck and Ricketts hired a Monterey Bay sardine fishing boat , the Western Flyer , with a four @-@ man crew , and spent six weeks travelling the coast of the Gulf of California collecting biological specimens . Along with Ricketts and the four crew members mentioned in the book , Steinbeck was accompanied by his wife , Carol . Steinbeck hoped that the trip would help rescue their failing marriage , but it seems to have had the opposite effect : the marriage ended soon after they returned . Steinbeck 's lawyer and friend , Toby Street , was also on board as far as San Diego .
= = = Account of the expedition = = =
The Western Flyer was a 75 @-@ foot ( 23 m ) purse seiner , crewed by Tony Berry , the captain ; " Tex " Travis , the engineer ; and two able seamen , " Sparky " Enea and " Tiny " Colletto . Stocked with supplies , collecting equipment and a small library , the boat put out to sea on the afternoon of March 11 , 1940 . They started in a leisurely fashion down the Pacific coast , fishing as they went . They refueled at San Diego and on March 17 passed Point San Lazaro and made their way down the Pacific side of the Baja California peninsula . They put in at Cabo San Lucas , on the tip of the peninsula , where they were greeted by Mexican officials and began collecting specimens . The collecting team was initially planned to consist of Steinbeck and Ricketts alone , but Carol and eventually Enea and Colletto joined them , allowing for a much more efficient collection at each stop .
The battles with their outboard motor , referred to pseudonymously as the " Hansen Sea @-@ Cow " , which would feature as a humorous thread throughout the journal , began immediately and continued the next day when they moved further round the coast to El Pulmo Reef :
Our Hansen Sea @-@ Cow was not only a living thing but a mean , irritable , contemptible , vengeful , mischievous , hateful living thing .... [ it ] loved to ride on the back of a boat , trailing its propeller daintily in the water while we rowed ... when attacked with a screwdriver [ it ] fell apart in simulated death ... It loved no one , trusted no one , it had no friends .
Making for Isla Espiritu Santo they faced strong winds and , rather than attempting to land at the island , they anchored at Pescadero on the mainland . On March 20 they returned to the island and spent the day collecting . A visit from some natives of La Paz that evening , coupled with the exhaustion of their supplies of beer , encouraged them to make for the town the next morning . They spent three days collecting with the assistance of the locals , and enjoyed the hospitality of La Paz . In writing about the town , Steinbeck briefly recounts the story that he would later rewrite as The Pearl .
On March 23 , they moved on to San José Island , where the " Sea @-@ Cow " again let them down : they wanted it to bring the boat close to Cayo islet , but they ended up rowing the boat , with the outboard still attached , after it failed to start . The next day , Easter Sunday , they continued on to Marcial Reef . After collecting specimens there , they sailed to Puerto Escondido where they met some holidaying Mexicans who invited them on a hunting trip . They accepted , wanting to see the interior of the peninsula , and enjoyed two days in the company of the Mexicans , eating , drinking and listening to unintelligible dirty jokes in Spanish . Due to the relaxed attitudes of their hosts , no actual hunting took place , which pleased Steinbeck :
Furthermore , they had taught us the best of all ways to go hunting , and we shall never use any other . We have , however , made one slight improvement on their method : we shall not take a gun , thereby obviating the last remote possibility of having the hunt cluttered up with game .
Puerto Escondido proved to be a rich collecting ground , and after nine days in the Gulf , they had to scale back their collecting ambitions owing to lack of space for the specimens . It had already become clear that there were certain species that were ubiquitous in the region : some species of crabs , sea anemones , limpets , barnacles and sea cucumbers were found at every stop , and the sun star , Heliaster kubiniji , the sea urchin , Arbacia incisa , and bristleworms of the Eurythoe genus were common .
Leaving Puerto Escondido , they continued up the coast to Loreto , where they restocked their supplies . They then visited the Coronado Islands , Concepcíon Bay and San Lucas Cove , collecting specimens at each stop . The work was exhausting ; Steinbeck wrote in his letters that he had little time for sleep because the collecting and preparation took so long . In the cramped quarters of the boat , all the equipment had to be set up and stowed each time the boat moved to a new anchorage , which made the work of cataloguing and processing the specimens doubly arduous .
Making their way to San Carlos Bay , they bypassed the town of Santa Rosalía , and entered the sparsely populated upper Gulf , stopping at San Francisquito Bay . On April 1 , they made for Bahía de los Ángeles , which was to be the last stop on the peninsula before they crossed to the mainland coast . On April 2 they rounded Isla Ángel de la Guarda , and anchored in Puerto Refugio for the night . The next morning they made for Tiburón Island , on the eastern side of the Gulf . They collected specimens at Red Point Bluff , keeping an eye out for the Seri , a local tribe who they had heard were rumored to be cannibals :
In our usual condition of hunger , it would have been a toss @-@ up whether Seris ate us or we ate Seris . The one who got in the first bite would have had the dinner , but we never did see a Seri .
Although the crew were eager to get to Guaymas as soon as possible , it was too far for a single day 's journey , so the next day they put in at Puerto San Carlos , where they collected . Early the next morning they made the short run to Guaymas .
They left Guaymas on the morning of April 8 and , only an hour out , encountered a Japanese fishing fleet dredging the bottom . Although initially wary , the crew of one of the boats welcomed Steinbeck and Ricketts on board and allowed them to select some specimens from the catch , though to the annoyance of the crew of the Western Flyer , Ricketts and Steinbeck forgot to get any fish to eat . Taking leave of the fleet , they made for the Estero de la Luna , a huge estuary where Ricketts and Steinbeck became lost in fog while out on a collecting expedition , after the " Sea @-@ Cow " once again refused to run . Although spooked by the episode , they were able to navigate back to the Western Flyer once the fog cleared .
Continuing down to Agiabampo lagoon , they stopped to collect along the shores , and then recrossed the Gulf by night , putting in at San Gabriel Bay for a last collection before making for home . On the afternoon of April 12 they secured all the equipment and laid in a course for San Diego .
The collecting trip had been very successful : they catalogued over 500 species of the fauna of the shores of the Gulf ; recorded a species of brittle star , Ophiophragmus marginatus , last recorded nearly 100 years earlier ; and discovered about 50 new species . Three species of sea anemone they discovered were named for them by Dr. Oscar Calgren at the Lund University 's Department of Zoology in Sweden : Palythoa rickettsii , Isometridium rickettsi , and Phialoba steinbecki .
= = Book = =
= = = Sea of Cortez = = =
The year after their return from the trip Steinbeck and Ricketts published Sea of Cortez : A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research , in which Steinbeck combined the daily journals of the trip with Ricketts ' annotated specimen list . The title " Sea of Cortez " was preferred to the " Gulf of California " as a better @-@ sounding and a more exciting name . It was assumed by many that Steinbeck had kept a journal during the trip and that the book was merely an amalgamation of his log and Ricketts ' taxonomic list ; but the two authors revealed that the journal was Ricketts ' . Although Steinbeck had added to it during the journey , he had done the real work of editing it after they returned . The log was based on what Ricketts called the Verbatim Transcript , an account of the trip he had compiled from the various notes he kept during the trip . Much of the final narrative was little changed from Ricketts ' notes ; Steinbeck shifted from the first person singular to the first person plural and gave some of Ricketts ' drier prose a poetic twist , but many of the scenes remained almost unchanged from the daily journal . The suggestion by Steinbeck 's editor , Pascal Covici , that the title page should state that Steinbeck was the author and add that the appendices were by Ricketts met with blunt opposition from Steinbeck : " I not only disapprove of your plan — I forbid it " . Steinbeck also drew upon the journal of Tony Berry , mostly to confirm dates and times .
The book is a travelogue and biological record , but also reveals the two men 's philosophies : it dwells on the place of humans in the environment , the interconnection between single organisms and the larger ecosystem , and the themes of leaving and returning home . A number of ecological concerns , rare in 1940 , are voiced , such as an imagined but horrific vision of the long term damage that the Japanese bottom fishing trawlers are doing to the sea bed . Although written as if it were the journal kept by Steinbeck during the voyage , the book is to some extent a work of fiction : the journals are not Steinbeck 's , and his wife , who had accompanied him on the trip , is not mentioned ( though at one point Steinbeck slips and mentions the matter of food for seven people ) . Since returning home is a theme throughout the narrative , the inclusion of his wife , a symbol of home , would have dissipated the effect . Steinbeck and Ricketts are never mentioned by name but are amalgamated into the first person " we " who narrate the log .
A version of Ricketts ' philosophical work " Essay on Non @-@ teleological Thinking " , which to some extent expressed both authors ' outlooks , was included as the Easter Sunday chapter . Although Steinbeck altered the original , Ricketts expressed his satisfaction with the result . Becoming known as the " Easter Sunday Sermon " , it explores the gap between the methods of science and faith and the common ground they share , and it expounds on the holistic approach both men took to ecology :
It is advisable to look from the tide pool to the stars and then back to the tide pool again .
Steinbeck enjoyed writing the book ; it was a challenge to apply his novel @-@ writing skills to a scientific subject . However , he doubted from an early stage that the book would sell well . He considered it would be a good read , but not for the " take @-@ a @-@ book @-@ to @-@ bed public " . As he progressed further , he began to see that the book would have very limited appeal , but equally he was convinced that it was a good book and the best work he had done . He was happy that it took his writing in a new direction and would confound the attempts of the critics to pigeonhole him , and , with a slightly masochistic joy he looked forward to their " rage and contempt " . In that , he was proved incorrect ; the reviews were mixed , but largely favorable , focusing on his affirmation of humankind 's place in the wider environment , and picking up on the excitement Steinbeck and Ricketts felt for their subject . Most felt that even though there were moments when Steinbeck was at his best , the blending of philosophy , travelogue and biological recording made for an uneven read :
Thus the reader will be enjoying the chase of Tethys the sea @-@ hare when all of a sudden he will find himself becalmed in a soupy discussion of teleology . Most readers , one suspects , will prefer Tethys the sea @-@ hare .
Those critics who looked beyond the narrative portion were impressed by Ricketts ' catalogue . Marine biologist Joel W. Hedgpeth , writing in the San Francisco Chronicle , predicted it would be indispensable for students of the marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California . Steinbeck was right about the lack of popular appeal , however : the unusual mixture of taxonomic data and travelogue meant the book struggled to find an audience . Few copies were printed and it was soon all but forgotten . The country 's entry into the war and plummeting book sales also had an effect . Ricketts ' share of the revenues from sales did not even provide him with the money to pay back Steinbeck for financing the journey .
= = = Reissue = = =
Ricketts was killed in 1948 when a train collided with his car while he was crossing the rail tracks . Ricketts ' death severely hurt Steinbeck : " he was part of my brain for 18 years " . Although Steinbeck had moved to New York shortly after the journey and the two men had not seen as much of each other in the following years , they had corresponded by mail and had been planning a further expedition , this time northwards to the Aleutian Islands .
In 1951 Steinbeck republished the narrative portion of Sea of Cortez as The Log from the Sea of Cortez , dropping Ricketts ' species list and adding a preface entitled " About Ed Ricketts " , a biography of his friend .
Pascal Covici had always regarded Ricketts as a hanger @-@ on and had been keen to deny his authorship of the original book . He pushed Steinbeck to get Ricketts ' son , Ed Jr . , to sign over the copyright to the narrative portion of the book , so that the reissued version could credit Steinbeck alone . Covici suggested a 15 – 20 % share of the royalties as a recompense ; but Ed Jr . , knowing that the narrative was largely Ricketts ' own , insisted on
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= = = Murder in Port Orchard , Washington = = =
According to court documents filed on November 5 , 2014 , there were images posted to 4chan that appeared to be of a murder victim . The body was discovered in Port Orchard , Washington , after the images were posted . The posts were accompanied by the text : " Turns out it 's way harder to strangle someone to death than it looks on the movies . " A later post said : " Check the news for Port Orchard , Washington , in a few hours . Her son will be home from school soon . He 'll find her , then call the cops . I just wanted to share the pics before they find me . " The victim was Amber Lynn Coplin , aged 30 . The suspect , 33 @-@ year @-@ old David Michael Kalac , surrendered to police in Oregon later the same day ; he was charged with second @-@ degree murder involving domestic violence .
= = ISP bans = =
= = = AT & T temporary ban = = =
On July 26 , 2009 , AT & T 's DSL branch temporarily blocked access to the img.4chan.org domain ( host of / b / and / r9k / ) , which was initially believed to be an attempt at Internet censorship , and met with hostility on 4chan 's part . The next day , AT & T issued a statement claiming that the block was put in place after an AT & T customer was affected by a DoS attack originating from IP addresses connected to img.4chan.org , and was an attempt to " prevent this attack from disrupting service for the impacted AT & T customer , and ... our other customers . " AT & T maintains that the block was not related to the content on 4chan .
4chan 's founder Christopher Poole responded with the following :
In the end , this wasn 't a sinister act of censorship , but rather a bit of a mistake and a poorly executed , disproportionate response on AT & T 's part . Whoever pulled the trigger on blackholing the site probably didn 't anticipate [ nor intend ] the consequences of doing so . We 're glad to see this short @-@ lived debacle has prompted renewed interest and debate over net neutrality and Internet censorship — two very important issues that don 't get nearly enough attention — so perhaps this was all just a blessing in disguise .
Major news outlets have reported that the issue may be related to the DDoS @-@ ing of 4chan , and that 4chan users suspected the then @-@ owner of Swedish @-@ based website Anontalk.com.
= = = Verizon temporary ban = = =
On February 4 , 2010 , 4chan started receiving reports from Verizon Wireless customers that they were having difficulties accessing the site 's image boards . After investigating , Poole found out that only the traffic on port 80 to the boards.4chan.org domain was affected , leading members to believe that the block was intentional . Three days later , Verizon Wireless confirmed that 4chan was " explicitly blocked " . The block was lifted several days later .
= Litchfield Towers =
Litchfield Towers , commonly referred to on campus as " Towers " , is a complex of dormitories at the University of Pittsburgh 's main campus in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . Litchfield Towers is both the largest and tallest dormitory at the University of Pittsburgh , housing approximately 1 @,@ 850 students .
Designed by the architectural firm of Deeter & Ritchey , the complex was completed in 1963 and was named for former chancellor Edward Litchfield following his death in an airplane crash in 1968 . The complex consists of three towers , which during construction were designated A , B , and C in the architectural plans . The names stuck after the towers were completed , and the towers are still so named today .
Towers A , B , and C house mostly first @-@ year freshmen . The towers are all of different heights , and differ slightly in their living accommodations . Tower B is the tallest of the three , at 22 stories . Tower A is 19 stories tall , and Tower C is 16 stories in height . Rooms in Towers A and B are the same size , roughly 17 ft ( 5 @.@ 2 m ) by 11 ft ( 3 @.@ 4 m ) . These measurements are not exact , however , because the three towers are cylindrical in shape ( although actually twenty @-@ sided ) and the rooms themselves are therefore somewhat trapezoidal .
= = History = =
The original proposal for the " unusual skyscraper dormitory " complex , designed by Dahlen Ritchey of the architectural firm of Deeter & Ritchey , was unveiled in June , 1960 and called for three towers to contain living quarters with unobstructed views for 1 @,@ 868 male students . The towers were preliminarily designated as A , B , and C , with undergraduates to occupy tower A and B and graduate students tower C. The towers would rise from a three story base that included a dining room accommodating 14 @,@ 000 students , serving men from the towers and women from the nearby Schenley Quadrangle residences , as well a parking garage in its bottom level . Construction was initially delayed a year due to perceived high expense , but the dormitories opened in September , 1963 at a cost of $ 14 million with initially 1 @,@ 150 residents filling approximately two @-@ thirds of the spaces .
The reference to the three towers as A , B , and C , which originated in their designs , remains to this day , although from their inception , the towers have been designated with unofficial nicknames reflecting the similarity of their shape to the canister packaging of the coinciding to the commercial cleansing products Ajax , Bab @-@ O , and Comet . Due to the obscurity of Bab @-@ O cleanser in more recent years , Tower B has often been referred to by the nicknames Bon Ami and Bounty .
Collectively , the dorms were at first simply referred to by the university as the Tower Residence Halls . In 1971 , the university formally named the complex Litchfield Towers in honor of Edward Litchfield who had served as Pitt 's chancellor during their construction and subsequently died in a tragic 1968 airplane crash .
= = Towers A and B = =
Towers A and B are very similar to each other . All rooms in both towers are doubles , meaning that two people share each room . There is a lounge the size of three dorm rooms every third floor , containing a large television and several couches and tables for studying . Communal and university @-@ sponsored events frequently take place in the various lounges throughout the towers . Every floor shares a communal bathroom , with several shower and restroom stalls . Each floor has twenty rooms , except for the lounge floors , which only have seventeen . Each floor 's resident assistant lives alone in their respective room , meaning each floor houses 39 people . On the ground floor of Tower A there is a small fitness center containing treadmills , ellipticals , bikes , and weight equipment . A fully functioning post office and all student mailboxes are located on the ground floor of Tower B. Due to the fact that both Towers A and B are exclusively residences for first year students , they are both designated as alcohol @-@ free . Its distribution , sale , and consumption , is punished if discovered .
Previously , there had been several specialized student communities in Litchfield Towers which are set aside by the university , although they have since moved to other on @-@ campus housing spaces . Students Pursuing Academics and Careers in Engineering , commonly referred to as the " SPACE " floors , was located on floors 8 through 11 of Tower A until it was moved to Forbes Hall in 2011 . The University Honors College first @-@ year Living Learning Community was housed on floors 11 and 12 of Tower B prior to 2005 , and then on floors 11 through 14 after 2005 , and the University of Pittsburgh College of Business Administration Living Learning Community is located on floors 9 and 10 of Tower B. After the 2006 @-@ 2007 school year , The University Honors College First @-@ Year Honors Community was moved to Forbes Hall until 2011 when it moved to Sutherland Hall , while the College of Business Administration Living Learning Community was moved directly to Sutherland Hall in 2007 .
= = Tower C = =
Tower C is different from Towers A and B in several ways , but primarily in the fact that its rooms are single occupancy . The rooms are 2 / 3 the size of rooms in Towers A and B , and like Tower A and Tower B , every third floor has a lounge containing a television , couches , and tables for extra study . In addition , each floor has 30 rooms , except floors containing a lounge , which have 27 . No official specialized student communities are housed in Tower C , but designated male and female floors are 24 @-@ hour Quiet Living Communities . Up until 2010 @-@ 11 , Tower C was open to students of any year , however it now houses primarily first @-@ year students .
= = Student services = =
As the largest dormitory on the University of Pittsburgh 's campus , Litchfield Towers is home to several student services in order to accommodate its large population .
= = = Panther Central = = =
Panther Central is the center for most basic student services . Some of these services include issuing of student ID cards , replacement of lost ID cards , verifying residential status for students with forgotten ID cards , dispensing of general information , placing maintenance requests for rooms , and other such services .
= = = Dining services = = =
Until the 2007 academic year , the ground floor of the Litchfield towers complex housed two University dining facilities , both run by the French food service conglomerate Sodexo . " The Marketplace " ( formerly known as C @-@ Side ) was an all @-@ you @-@ can @-@ eat buffet serving traditional foods such as pastas and salad . The menu changed throughout the day , starting with breakfast foods such as waffles and cereal and ending with dinner dishes such as lasagna . The other , " Eddie 's " , was structured more like a food court , with several stand @-@ alone food shops serving such foods as sandwiches , chicken , and hamburgers . Eddie 's also contained a small grocery store mainly selling snack foods and pre @-@ packaged dinners . The grocery store offered a small selection of kosher foods . The small shop in the lobby of Towers , " Common Grounds " , which sells coffee , juice , bagels , and various other baked goods still remains .
For the fall of 2007 , the Litchfield Tower dining facilities were completely remodeled . The newly renovated dining hall has been named " Market Central " , and contains six new all @-@ you @-@ can @-@ eat venues and two takeout areas ( " Market @-@ To @-@ Go " and " Quick Zone " ) . Often referred to as just " Market " by campus residents , Market Central 's venues offer a great deal of variety . The Flying S @-@ T @-@ A @-@ R Diner , for example , offers around @-@ the @-@ clock breakfast while Magellan 's serves up food from around the world such as eggrolls and other ethnic specialties . Upon entering , students present their campus IDs to gain access to all six venues for their entire duration in the facility . Meal passes or dining dollars can be used for admittance . In 2013 , renovations to Market Central included doubling the size of the Quick Zone and the addition of " Towers Treats " ice cream and dessert booth .
= = = Security = = =
Although Panther Central , the Towers Lobby which connects all three towers , and the dining services located on the ground floor are accessible to everyone , only residents are allowed in the individual towers and must present their student ID card to a 24 @-@ hour security guard to gain entrance . Visitors to any of the Towers must be signed in by a resident of the Tower , and must present either their student ID card if they are a student or a valid form of photographic identification if they are not . Guests signed in by residents must be signed out and leave the Tower by 2 : 00 AM . If not , an overnight stay request must be completed , of which a student can only file a certain number each academic semester . No resident is permitted to sign in more than three people at one time .
During the designated moving @-@ in / moving @-@ out periods at the beginning and end of semesters , the elevators in all three Towers can access the basement garage , allowing students and visitors the ability to travel freely between Towers .
= 1995 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake =
The 1995 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake ( also known as Nuweiba earthquake ) occurred on November 22 at 06 : 15 local time ( 04 : 15 UTC ) and registered 7 @.@ 3 on the moment magnitude scale . The epicenter was located in the central segment of the Gulf of Aqaba , the narrow body of water that separates Egypt 's Sinai Peninsula from the western border of Saudi Arabia . At least 8 people were killed and 30 were injured in the meizoseismal area .
The earthquake occurred along the Dead Sea Transform ( DST ) fault system , an active tectonic plate boundary with seismicity that is characterized by long @-@ running quiescent periods with occasional large and damaging earthquakes , along with intermittent earthquake swarms . It was the strongest tectonic event in the area for many decades and caused injuries , damage , and deaths throughout the Levant and is also thought to have remotely triggered a series of small to moderate earthquakes 500 kilometers ( 310 mi ) to the north of the epicenter . In the aftermath of the quake , several field investigations set out to determine the extent of any surface faulting , and the distribution of aftershocks was analyzed .
= = Tectonic setting = =
The Gulf of Aqaba is situated along the southern portion of the Dead Sea Transform ( DST ) fault zone , a 1 @,@ 000 km ( 620 mi ) transform fault that forms the barrier between the African plate and the Arabian Plate ( Arabian @-@ Nubian Shield ) . The left @-@ lateral strike @-@ slip fault connects the spreading center that forms the Red Sea in the south with the East Anatolian Fault in Turkey in the north . Although there is much that is not known about the DST , it is accepted that its transform motion began around 12 – 18 million years ago . Geologist A. M. Quennell , who is credited with first recognizing the movement along the fault in 1958 , estimated the total displacement to be 107 kilometers ( 66 mi ) while a similar study that included more regional influences resulted in an estimated slip of 100 kilometers ( 62 mi ) . That broader kinematic model translates into a slip rate of 8 – 10 mm / year for the portion of the fault south of the Dead Sea .
Along the length of the Dead Sea Transform ( also known as the Levantine fault ) there are several pull @-@ apart basins that have resulted in the formation of the Dead Sea as well as the Gulf of Aqaba . The 180 km ( 110 mi ) gulf comprises three distinct pull @-@ apart basins that were formed by individual segments of the fault and are known as ( from north to south ) the Elat Deep , Aragonese Deep , and the Dakar Deep . At 25 km ( 16 mi ) wide , the gulf is relatively narrow , but is up to 1 @,@ 800 meters ( 5 @,@ 900 ft ) deep , with the nearby mountains near 2 @,@ 600 meters ( 8 @,@ 500 ft ) in height . This difference in elevation suggests that the tectonic activity outpaces the erosive processes in the area , but the background seismicity is infrequent and is marked by earthquake swarms .
= = Stress triggering = =
The earthquake was the largest event to occur on along the DST during the 20th century and was felt up to 600 km ( 370 mi ) away . The period of aftershocks carried on for over a year with many exceeding magnitude 5 . Within several hours of the mainshock a number of small earthquakes occurred along the DST 500 km ( 310 mi ) north of the epicenter . Analysis of these earthquakes suggest that they may have been remotely triggered by the Gulf of Aqaba mainshock . Much attention has been given to remotely triggered earthquakes since the 1992 Landers earthquake in southern California .
The Dead Sea fault system runs from the Red Sea north to a triple junction in south @-@ central Turkey and consists of a main fault and several secondary faults . The fault system is at its widest and deepest in the gulf where a transition from proto @-@ oceanic rifting to transform faulting occurs . Moving northward through Lebanon and Syria , where the DST is known as the Yammouneh fault , the trace follows a restraining bend and splits into several strands that include the Serghaya and Rachaya faults . These strands are believed to be the source of the Near East earthquakes of 1759 . The increased seismic activity following the Aqaba earthquake was detected by the Syrian National Seismic Network ( SNSN ) and occurred in the area of the Serghaya and Rachaya faults within a 25 km × 25 km ( 16 mi × 16 mi ) area near the restraining bend in southwest Syria . The SNSN consists of twenty vertical @-@ component seismometers , but only nine instruments recorded the swarm .
This small area in southwest Syria situated 500 km north of the Gulf of Aqaba mainshock had almost no activity during the two previous months then , beginning two hours and 47 minutes after the event , a swarm of 21 small earthquakes occurred . The average background seismicity was .5 to 1 events per day preceding November 22 , and during the swarm 21 small earthquakes with a peak magnitude of ( Md = 3 @.@ 7 ) were recorded in three and a half hours . Randa Mohamad ( from the Syrian National Seismological Center ) and other seismologists determined that the abrupt increase of activity was due to remote earthquake triggering from the Gulf of Aqaba mainshock , and reported the results of their investigation in a journal published by the Seismological Society of America .
= = Damage = =
The epicenter was located 60 kilometers ( 37 mi ) south of the head of the Gulf of Aqaba where the countries of Egypt , Israel , Jordan , and Saudi Arabia converge . Damage to buildings occurred in the coastal cities of Eilat , Israel and Aqaba , Jordan and a small tsunami was observed by witnesses there . Farther down the coast and closer to the epicenter in the Egyptian city of Nuweiba several well @-@ built , modern , concrete reinforced homes were completely destroyed .
The earthquake 's effects were felt as far north as Lebanon and Syria and it was the strongest event in the Jordan Rift Valley since the 1927 Jericho earthquake which was centered near the Dead Sea . The heaviest damage occurred in the resort town of Eilat where seven hotels and 50 other buildings were damaged , and cracks formed in the sidewalks . Fifteen people were treated there for injuries or shock and one man died of a heart attack in Aqaba . In Saudi Arabia two women were reported dead and five deaths were reported in Egypt , with three of them occurring in the gulf resort town of Nuweiba . Eight buildings collapsed in Cairo where , just several years before , the much smaller 1992 Cairo earthquake had a much more destructive impact . One person was killed and two were injured slightly at Al @-@ Bad ' , Saudi Arabia and damage was reported there as well as the towns of Al-`Ula and Haql .
= = Past events = =
The Gulf of Aqaba lies between the Sinai Peninsula and the Arabian Peninsula , both mostly desert regions with very few permanent settlements . The seismologists who work with historical events gather macroseismic data from written records from cities that may not have been anywhere near the epicentral area . This can result in the mislocation of events when significant damage was reported in a particular location which were not actually where the earthquake occurred . The records of these events have been influenced by the distribution of the population ( where the people were ) and this has caused difficulty in creating a complete and accurate index of historical events . Several studies in the 80s and 90s indicate that there were two or possibly three large earthquakes in the region in the last 2000 years with magnitudes estimated to be 6 @.@ 5 – 7 @.@ 0 based on macroseismic data .
The countries surrounding the gulf have been actively monitoring the seismicity there since the 1980s and have found a consistent low level of activity , but a primary characteristic of the activity is that there are multiple sequences of earthquake swarms . Three swarm events , beginning in the north and ending in the south gulf , have been observed beginning in 1983 when more than 1 @,@ 000 events occurred over a three @-@ month period near the northeastern boundary of the Elat Deep ( in the northern gulf ) with the largest three events approaching 5 on the Richter magnitude scale . A less pronounced swarm occurred in 1990 with the largest event reaching 4 @.@ 3 in the central gulf near the Elat Deep and the Arogonese Deep . The last significant swarm happened in 1993 in the southwestern Arogonese Deep ( in the southern gulf ) with the highest magnitude of 6 @.@ 1 and more than 300 larger than magnitude 3 in the following weeks .
= = Aftermath = =
During several independent field studies cracks and other ground deformations were observed on both the Egyptian and Saudi Arabian sides of the gulf . During a field survey that was done there in 1996 , a series of cracks were discovered between 28 ° 35 ' N and 29 ° 05 ' N on the Saudi Arabian coast . A field investigation was also done in Egypt in 1996 by seismologist Yann Klinger and others along with the Egyptian Geological Survey and Mining Authority . The most dramatic ground ruptures found were north of Nuweiba along a coastal road .
The countries surrounding the gulf ( Egypt , Israel , Jordan , and Saudi Arabia ) operate their own seismic networks and during the months that followed the main event , fourteen temporary and permanent stations recorded thousands of aftershocks . Klinger acquired data on approximately 1 @,@ 000 aftershocks via the European @-@ Mediterranean Seismological Center and the agencies of each country . The data was filtered to include only those aftershocks within 150 km ( 93 mi ) of the epicenter . Data from four stations from the Institute for Petroleum Research and Geophysics of Israel plus seven stations from Jordan 's Natural Resource Authority recorded aftershocks in the epicentral area that met the restriction . It was found that the aftershocks were arranged with a north @-@ south alignment over a length of 70 km ( 43 mi ) and that was expected from an earthquake of such magnitude . The group of aftershocks were bunched in two distinct clusters , with one in the north and one further south .
= Vampire : The Masquerade – Redemption =
Vampire : The Masquerade – Redemption is a 2000 role @-@ playing video game developed by Nihilistic Software and released by Activision for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS . Set in White Wolf Publishing 's World of Darkness , the game is based on White Wolf 's role @-@ playing game Vampire : The Masquerade and follows the adventures of Christof Romuald , a 12th @-@ century French crusader who is killed and subsequently revived as a Vampire . The game depicts Christof 's centuries @-@ long journey from the Dark Ages of 12th century Prague and Vienna to modern @-@ day London and New York City in search of his humanity and his kidnapped love , the nun Anezka .
Redemption is presented in the first- and third @-@ person perspectives . The player controls Christof and up to three allies through a linear structure , providing the player with missions to progress through a set narrative . Certain actions committed by Christof throughout the game can raise or lower his humanity , affecting which of the game 's three endings the player receives . As a Vampire , Christof is imbued with a variety of abilities and powers that can be used to combat or avoid enemies and obstacles . Use of these abilities drains Christof 's supply of blood which can be replenished by drinking from enemies or innocents . It includes multiplayer gameplay called " Storyteller " , which allows one player to create a narrative for a group of players with the ability to modify the game dynamically in reaction to the players ' actions .
Founded in March 1998 , Nihilistic 's twelve @-@ man team began development of Redemption the following month as their first game . It took the team twenty @-@ four months to complete on a budget of US $ 1 @.@ 8 million . The team relied on eight outside contractors to provide elements that the team could not supply , such as music and artwork . The game 's development was difficult : late changes to software forced the developers to abandon completed code and assets ; a focus on high @-@ quality graphics and sound meant that the game ran poorly on some computer systems ; and the original scope of the game exceeded the game 's schedule and budget , forcing the team to cancel planned features .
The game received a mixed critical response ; reviewers praised its graphics and its multiplayer functionality , but were polarized by the quality of the story and combat . It received the 1999 Game Critics Awards for Best Role @-@ Playing game . Redemption was released for Microsoft Windows on June 7 , 2000 , with a Mac OS version following in November 2001 . It was successful enough to merit the production of a sequel , Vampire : The Masquerade – Bloodlines , which was released in November 2004 as an indirect sequel set in the same fictional universe .
= = Gameplay = =
Vampire : The Masquerade – Redemption — shortened to Redemption — is a role @-@ playing game ( RPG ) presented primarily from the third @-@ person perspective ; the playable character is shown on the screen while an optional first @-@ person mode used to view the character 's immediate environment is available . The camera can be freely rotated around the character and positioned above it to give a greater overview of the immediate area . The game follows a linear , mission @-@ based structure . Interaction is achieved by using a mouse to click on an enemy or environmental object to attack it or to activate it . Interaction is context based ; clicking on an enemy initiates combat , while clicking on a door causes it to open or close .
The playable character can lead a group of three additional allies into battle , controlling their actions to attack a single enemy or to use specific powers . Characters can be set to one of three modes : defensive , neutral , or offensive . In defensive mode , the character remains distant from battles , while offensive mode sends the character directly into battle . The main character and active allies are represented by portraits on screen that reflect their current physical or emotional state , showing sadness , anger , feeding , or the presence of injuries or staking — having been stabbed through the heart and rendered immobile .
The player can access various long @-@ range and melee weapons including swords , shields , bows , and guns , stakes , and holy water . Some weapons have a secondary , more powerful attack ; for example a sword can be spun to decapitate a foe . Because they are vampires , allies and enemies are susceptible to damage from sunlight . Disciplines ( vampiric powers ) are used to supplement physical attacks . Each discipline can be upgraded , becoming a more powerful version of itself ; alternatively , other in @-@ game benefits can be gained . The game features disciplines that allow the player to enhance the character 's physical abilities such as speed , strength , or durability . Disciplines can also allow the player to mesmerize an enemy or a potential feeding victim , render the character invisible to escape detection , turn the character into mist , summon serpents to attack enemies , heal , revive their allies , and teleport to a haven . Each discipline can be upgraded up to five times , affecting the abilities ' durations , the scale of the damage or their effect , and the cost of using it . The characters ' health and disciplines are reliant on blood , which can only be replenished by feeding on the living — including other party members — or finding blood containers such as bottles and plasma bags . Drinking an innocent to death and other negative actions reduces the player 's humanity , increasing the likelihood of entering a frenzy when injured or low on blood , during which they indiscriminately attack friend and foe .
Completing objectives and defeating enemies is rewarded with experience points , which are used to unlock or upgrade existing disciplines and improve each characters ' statistics , such as strength or agility . Weapons , armor , and other accessories can be purchased or upgraded using money or valuable items , which are collected throughout the game . The character 's inventory is grid @-@ based ; objects occupy an allotted amount of space , requiring the management of the storage space available . A belt allows some items to be selected for immediate use during gameplay , such as healing items , without the need to access them in the main inventory . The first version of the game allows progress to be saved only in the main character 's haven or safehouse ; it automatically saves other data at specific points . An update to the game enabled players to save their in @-@ game data at any point in the in @-@ game narrative .
Redemption features an online multiplayer component which allows players to engage in scenarios together . One player assumes the role of the Storyteller , guiding other players through a scenario using the Storyteller interface . The interface allows the Storyteller to create or modify scenarios by placing items , monsters , and characters across the map . Character statistics , such as experience points , abilities , and disciplines , can also be modified . Finally , the Storyteller can assume the role of any character at any given time . These functions allow the Storyteller to dynamically manipulate the play environment while the other players traverse it .
= = Synopsis = =
= = = Setting = = =
The events depicted in Vampire : The Masquerade – Redemption occur in two time periods : 12th century Prague and Vienna , and late @-@ 20th century London and New York City . The game is set in the World of Darkness ; it depicts a world in which vampires , werewolves , demons , and other creatures influence human history . The vampires are divided into seven Clans of the Camarilla — the vampire government — each with distinctive traits and abilities . The Toreadors are the closest to humanity — they have a passion for culture ; the Ventrue are noble , powerful leaders ; the Brujah are idealists who excel at fighting ; the Malkavians are either cursed with insanity or blessed with insight ; the Gangrel are loners in synchronization with their animalistic nature ; the Tremere are secretive , untrustworthy , and wield blood magic ; and the monstrous Nosferatu are condemned to remain hidden in the shadows . Redemption also features the Cappadocian clan ; the Society of Leopold — modern @-@ day vampire hunters ; the Assamite clan of assassin vampires ; the Setite clan ; and the Sabbat — vampires who revel in their nature , embracing the beast within .
The main character of Redemption is French crusader Christof Romuald , a once @-@ proud , religious church knight who is transformed into a Brujah vampire . With his religious faith destroyed , Christof is forced to reassess his understanding of good and evil as he acclimates to his new life . Christof 's anchor to humanity is the nun Anezka , a human with a pure soul who loves Chrisof even after his transformation . As a member of the Brujah under Ecaterina the Wise , Christof allies with Wilhem Streicher , the Gangrel Erik , and the Cappadocian Serena during his journeys through 12th century Prague . Other characters in this era include the slaver Count Orsi , the Tremere Etrius , and the Ventrue Prince Brandl .
Christof continues his quest into the late @-@ 20th century , where he allies with the Brujah Pink , the enslaved Toreador Lily , and the Nosferatu Samuel . Other characters include the 300 @-@ year @-@ old human leader of the Society of Leopold , Leo Allatius — who has unnaturally extended his lifespan by consuming vampire blood — and the Setite leader Lucretia . During his journey , Christof comes into conflict with Vukodlak , a powerful Tzimisce vampire intent on usurping the clans ' ancestors and taking their power for himself . Trapped in a mystical sleep by those who oppose his plot , Vukodlak commands his followers to help resurrect him .
= = = Plot = = =
In 1141 in Prague , crusader Christof Romuald is wounded in battle . He recovers in a church , where he is cared for by a nun called Anezka . The pair instantly fall in love but are restrained by their commitments to God . Christof enters a nearby silver mine to kill a monstrous Tzimisce vampire who is tormenting the city . Christof 's victory is noted by the local vampires , one of whom , Ecaterina the Wise , turns him into a vampire to prevent another clan from taking him .
Initially defiant , Christof agrees to accompany Ecaterina 's servant Wilhem on a mission to master his new vampiric abilities . Afterwards , he meets with Anezka and refuses to taint her with his cursed state . At Ecaterina 's haven , the Brujah tell Christof about an impending war between the Tremere and Tzimisce clans that will devastate humans caught up in it . Wilhem and Christof gain the favor of the local Jews and Cappadocians , who devote their member Serena to the Brujah cause . The Ventrue prince Brandl tells the group that in Vienna , the Tremere are abducting humans to turn them into ghouls — servitors addicted and empowered by Vampire blood . The group infiltrate the Tremere chantry in Prague , and stop the Gangrel Erik from being turned into a Gargoyle , and he joins them . Christof learns that Anezka , seeking Christof 's redemption , has visited the Tremere and Tzimisce clans , and the Vienna Tremere stronghold , Haus de Hexe . There , the Tremere leader Etrius turns Erik into a Gargoyle , forcing Christof to kill him . Etrius reveals that the Tzimisce abducted Anezka .
Returning to Prague , Christof finds the Tzimisce in nearby Vyšehrad Castle have been revealed to the humans , who have launched an assault on the structure . Christof , Wilhem , and Serena infiltrate the castle and find that the powerful , slumbering Vudoklak has enslaved Anezka as a ghoul . Anezka rejects Christof and prepares to revive Vukodlak , but the outside assault collapses the castle upon them .
In 1999 , the Society of Leopold excavates the site of Vyšehrad Castle ; they recover Christof 's body and take it to London , where he is awoken by a female voice . He learns that the events at Vyšehrad and the resulting human uprising divided the vampires into two sects : the Camarilla who seek to hide from humanity and the Sabbat who seek to regain dominion over it . The Society 's excavation also enables Vukodlak 's followers to recover Vyšehrad . After escaping , Christof meets Pink , who agrees to help him . They learn that the Setite clan has been shipping Vyšehrad contraband to New York City and infiltrate a Setite brothel to gain information . They kill the Setite leader Lucretia and recruit Lily , an enslaved prostitute .
Christof , Pink , and Lily travel to New York City aboard a contraband ship , rescue the Nosferatu Samuel from the Sabbat , and infiltrate a warehouse storing the Vyšehrad contraband . There they encounter Wilhem , who is now a Sabbat under Ecaterina following the collapse of their group . Wilhem reveals that Pink is an assassin working for Vukodlak . Pink escapes and Wilhem rejoins Christof , hoping to reclaim the humanity he has sacrificed during the previous 800 years . Together , Christof , Wilhem , Lily , and Samuel discover that Vukodlak is hidden beneath a church within his Cathedral of Flesh and that Anezka is still in his servitude . In the cathedral they find that Vukodlak has awoken ; he tries to influence Christof by offering him Anezka then revealing that she is completely dependent on Vukodlak 's blood and will die without him . Christof refuses and Vukodlak drops the group into tunnels beneath the cathedral . Christof finds the Wall of Memories , which hold Anezka 's memories of the last millennia , showing she continued to hope as Vukodlak found new ways to defile and torment her . She eventually sacrificed her innocence to gain Vukodlak 's trust , using her position to delay his resurrection over hundreds of years until , with no options left , she prayed for Christof 's return . The group returns to the Cathedral and battles Vukodlak .
The ending of Redemption varies depending upon on the quantity of humanity Christof has retained during the game . If the quantity is great , Christof reconciles with Anezka and turns her into a vampire , sparing her from death . If his humanity is moderate , he surrenders to Vukodlak and becomes a ghoul ; Vukodlak betrays Christof and forces him to murder Anezka . A lesser quantity of humanity results in Christof killing Vukodlak by drinking his blood . Greatly empowered , Christof forsakes his humanity , murders Anezka , and revels in his new power .
= = Development = =
The development of Vampire : The Masquerade – Redemption began at Nihilistic Software in April 1998 , shortly after the developer 's founding in March that year . Its development was publicly announced in March 1999 . Intending to move away from the first @-@ person games the team members had worked on with previous companies , Nihilistic prepared a design and story for a futuristic RPG with similar themes and gothic aesthetics to those of the Vampire : The Masquerade series . After publisher Activision approached the team using the White Wolf license , they adapted parts of their original design to fit the Vampire series , which became the original design for Redemption . Endorsement by Id Software founder John Carmack helped Nihilistic decide to work with Activision . The Nihilistic team developed Redemption over twenty @-@ four months ; the team expanded to twelve members by the end of development . The development team included Nihilistic President and CEO Ray Gesko , lead programmer Rob Huebner , world designer Steve Tietze , level designer Steve Thoms , lead artist Maarten Kraaijvanger , artist Yujin Kiem , art technician Anthony Chiang , and programmers Yves Borckmans and Ingar Shu .
Activision provided a budget of US $ 1 @.@ 8 million ; the amount was intentionally kept low to make the project manageable for Nihilistic and reduce the risk to Activision , which was relatively inexperienced with RPGs at the time . Nihilistic 's management was committed to the entire team working in a one @-@ room environment with no walls , doors , or offices , believing this would force the individual groups to communicate and allow each department to respond to queries immediately , saving hours or days of development time . Redemption 's story was developed with input from Wolf ; it was co @-@ written by Daniel Greenberg , a writer for the source pen @-@ and @-@ paper RPG .
The small size of the team led to Nihilistic relying on eight external contractors to provide elements the team could not supply . Nick Peck was chosen to provide sounds effects , ambient loops , and additional voice recordings based on his previous work on Grim Fandango ( 1998 ) . Kevin Manthei provided the musical score for the game 's 12th century sections , while a duo called Youth Engine provided the modern @-@ day sections ' score . Some artwork was outsourced ; Peter Chan ( Day of the Tentacle ( 1993 ) and Grim Fandango ) developed concept art to establish the look of the game 's environments , and Patrick Lambert developed character concepts and full @-@ color drawings for the modelers and animators to use . Huebner considered the most important external relationship was with a small start @-@ up company called Oholoko , which produced cinematic movies for the game 's story elements and endings . Nihilistic met with various computer animation firms but their prices were too expensive for the project budget .
Redemption was officially released to manufacturing on May 30 , 2000 . The game features 300 @,@ 000 lines of code , with a further 66 @,@ 000 lines for JAVA scripts . In January 2000 , it was announced that Nihilistic was seeking a studio to port Redemption to the Sega Dreamcast video game console , however this version was never released . In February 2001 , after the release of the PC version , it was announced that MacSoft Games was developing a MacOS version of the game .
= = = Technology = = =
Nihilistic initially looked at existing game engines such as the Quake engine and Unreal Engine , but decided those engines , which were primarily designed for first @-@ person shooters , would not be sufficient for its point @-@ and @-@ click driven RPG and decided to create its own engine for development of Redemption . This was the NOD engine , which the developers could customize for the game 's 3D perspective and role @-@ playing mechanics . The team also considered that developing its own engine would allow it to freely reuse code for future projects or to license the engine for profit . NOD was prototyped using the Glide application programming interface ( API ) because the team believed it would be more stable during the engine 's development , intending that once the engine was more complete , it would be moved to a more general API designed to support a wide range of hardware such as Direct3D . However , once a basic engine was in place in Glide , the programmers turned their attention to gameplay and functionality . By June 1999 , Redemption was still running in Glide , which at that point lacked some of the basic features the team needed to demonstrate at that year 's Electronic Entertainment Expo . When the team eventually switched to Direct3D , it was forced to abandon some custom code it had built to compensate for Glide 's limitations such as texture and graphic management , which required the re @-@ exporting of hundreds of levels and models for the new software . The late API switch also limited the time available to test the game 's compatibility on a wide range of hardware . The team focused on building the game for hardware accelerated systems to avoid the limitations of supporting a wider range of systems , which had restricted the development of the company founders ' previous game , Star Wars Jedi Knight : Dark Forces II ( 1997 ) .
The programmers suggested using 3D Studio Max for art and level design , which would save money by allowing the company to license a single piece of software , but the lead artists successfully lobbied against this plan , believing that allowing the respective teams to choose the software would allow them to work most efficiently . Huebner said this saved the project more time than any other decision made during development . The level designers chose QERadiant to take advantage of their previous experience using the software while working on Id Software 's Quake series . Id allowed Nihilistic to license QERadiant and modify it to create a customized tool for its 3D environments . Because QERadiant was a finished , functional tool , it allowed the level designers to begin developing levels from the project 's start and then export them into the NOD engine , rather than waiting for up to six months for Nihilistic to develop a custom tool or learning a new 3D level editor . In twenty @-@ four months , the three level designers built over 100 in @-@ game environments for Redemption . They obtained blueprints and sketches of buildings from medieval Prague and Vienna to better represent that period and locations . The four @-@ person art team led by Kraaijvanger used Alias Wavefront Maya to create 3D art . Nihilistic 's management wanted Kraaijvanger to use a less expensive tool but relented when the cost was found to be lower than had been thought . Throughout the project , the art team built over 1 @,@ 500 3D models .
At the start of development , Nihilistic wanted to support editing of the game by the user @-@ community , having seen the benefits to the community while working on other games . Staff who worked on Jedi Knight knew the experience of creating a new , customized programming language called COG that gave the programmers the results they wanted but cost time and significant project resources . With Redemption , they wanted to incorporate an existing scripting engine that would more easily enable users to further develop the game instead of developing their own code again , which would consume months of development time . The team tested various languages , but became aware of another studio , Rebel Boat Rocker , which was receiving attention for its use of the Java language . Speaking to that studio 's lead programmer Billy Zelsnak , Nihilistic decided to experiment with Java , having little prior knowledge of it . The language successfully integrated into the NOD engine without problems , providing a standardized and freely distributable scripting engine . Several designers were trained to use Java to allow them to build the several hundred scripts required to drive the game 's storyline .
= = = Design = = =
The Nihilistic team used their experience adapting an existing property for the Star Wars games to design Redemption . Reasoning that most people would be familiar with vampire tropes , the team wrote the game assuming players would not need an explanation of the genre 's common elements , while enabling them to explore White Wolf 's additions to the mythos . When translating the pen @-@ and @-@ paper RPG to a video game , the team redesigned some of the disciplines to make them simpler to understand . For example , in the pen @-@ and @-@ paper game , the " Protean " discipline includes the abilities to see in the dark , grow claws , melt into the ground , and change into an animal , however in Redemption these were made into individual disciplines to make them instantly accessible , instead of requiring the player to select Protean and then select one of the sub @-@ abilities .
Huebner said the team struggled with restraint . From inception , the team had developed its assets for a high @-@ end system to ensure the finished project would have top @-@ of @-@ the @-@ range graphics , and because if necessary , it could more easily scale down the art down than scale it up . However , the art teams were not stopped from producing new assets , resulting in Redemption requiring approximately 1GB of storage space to install . Additionally , textures were made in 32 @-@ bit color , models were extremely detailed — featuring between 1 @,@ 000 and 2 @,@ 000 triangles each on average — and levels were illuminated with high @-@ resolution light @-@ maps . Because the game was designed for high @-@ end computer systems , it relied on algorithms to scale down the models ; combined with the high detail art assets , Redemption was taxing to run on low- and mid @-@ range systems . Nihilistic had intended to include both 16 @-@ bit and 32 @-@ bit versions of the game textures , and different sound quality levels to allow players to choose which versions to install , but the CD @-@ ROM format was not spacious enough to accommodate more than one version of the game . The finished product barely fitted onto two CD @-@ ROMs ; some sound assets were removed to fit the format . This caused the game to use a large amount of computer resources and limited the ability to port it to more limited console environments .
The programmers identified early on that pathfinding — the ability of the variable @-@ sized characters to navigate through the environment — would be a problem . Huebner cited the difficulty of programming characters to navigate an environment in which level designers are free to add stairs , ramps , and other 3D objects . They came up with a temporary solution and planned to improve the pathfinding later into development . By the time they properly addressed the problem , many of the levels were almost complete and featured few markers the programmers could use to control movement . They could identify walkable tiles but not walls , cliffs , and other environmental hazards . Ideal solutions , such as creating zones for characters could walk through would have taken too much time to retroactively add into the 100 created levels , so the programmers spent several weeks making small , iterative fixes to conceal the obvious errors in the pathfinding and leave less obvious ones intact .
From the outset , the team wanted to make a grand RPG , but were restricted by their budget and schedule . They were reluctant to cut any content such as one of the time periods or the multiplayer aspect , and they decided to postpone the original release date from March 2000 to June the same year . They also scaled back the scope of their multiplayer testing and canceled the planned release of an interactive pre @-@ launch demo . The delay allowed Nihilistic to retain most of the intended design but they were forced to remove the ability to play the entire single @-@ player campaign as a team online , compensating for this by adding two multiplayer scenarios built using levels from the single @-@ player game . Huebner said they did not plan appropriately for multiplayer when building the Java scripts for the single @-@ player game , meaning the scripts did not work effectively in multiplayer mode .
The multiplayer " Storyteller " mode was conceived early in the development cycle . Diverting from the typical death match or co @-@ operative gameplay multiplayer modes , Storyteller required Nihilistic to develop an interface that could give one player , the Storyteller , enough control to run a particular scenario , and change events in the game in real time without making it too complex to understand for the average player . Much of the technology was simple to implement , requiring typical multiplayer software components that would allow users to connect with each other . The largest task required the development of an interface that could provide the Storyteller with control over the aspects of a multiplayer game without it becoming too complex . The interface had to contain lists of objects , characters , and other resources , and options to manipulate those resources . It had to be mostly accessible using a mouse as input , reserving the keyboard for less common and more advanced commands . The mode was inspired by the text @-@ based Multi @-@ User Dungeon , a multiplayer real @-@ time virtual world in which high @-@ ranking users can manipulate the game 's environment and dynamically create adventures .
= = Release = =
Vampire : The Masquerade – Redemption was released for Microsoft Windows on June 7 , 2000 . The game 's release included a standalone copy of the game , and a Collector 's Edition containing a copy of the game , a hardbound , limited edition of White Wolf 's Book of Nod chronicling the first Vampire
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Australia would take its place . Hannah Campbell @-@ Pegg came 23rd in luge , and Michelle Steele , a beach flag sprinter chosen from a systematic program to identify a potential skeleton medal @-@ winner from female non @-@ winter athletes , came 13th due to inexperience with the intimidating and technical track . Shaun Boyle represented Australia in the men 's skeleton and placed 22nd . In 2010 , Australia were represented in every bobsled event , but all finished last , failed to finish due to crashes or had to withdraw due to injuries sustained in earlier races . Australia 's sole luger and two male skeleton racers came in the bottom 20 % , while Emma Lincoln @-@ Smith and Melissa Hoar came 10th and 12th respectively . Until 2010 , Australia had placed in the bottom half of the field in every sliding event it has entered , and came last in the luge in 1994 . Lincoln @-@ Smith 's effort in the skeleton in 2010 changed this record .
= = = Speed skating = = =
Australia has competed in either the long track or short track forms of speed skating at every Olympics that it has attended , except 1964 . Australia 's Winter Olympic inaugural participant was long track speed skater Kenneth Kennedy , who competed in 1936 and placed in the bottom 25 % in all of his four events . Colin Hickey finished seventh in 1956 in the 500 and 1 @,@ 000 m long track speed skating , and placed 13th and 14th four years later . Until 1968 , Hickey 's four aforementioned results were the only times that an Australian finished in the top half of their event .
Colin Coates participated in six Winter Olympics , from 1968 to 1988 , and came sixth in the 10 @,@ 000 m event in 1976 , Australia 's best result before Lillehammer . His four top @-@ 11 finishes in 1976 made him only the third Australian to place in the top half of a Winter Olympic event . Before the 1988 Olympics , three other athletes had represented Australia in long track racing , and all had placed near the bottom . In 1988 , Danny Kah and Michael Richmond both broke into the top 15 and the top half in two events each , and in 1994 , the former recorded Australia 's best long track result , finishing fifth in the 5 @,@ 000 m event . However , Australia did not compete in long track again until 2010 , when sole representative Sophie Muir became the first woman to compete for the country in the discipline ; she came in the bottom fifth of entrants in both her races .
Short track speed skating has provided the country with many firsts . Australia won its first World Championships in a winter sport when their relay team won the 5 @,@ 000 m race in 1991 , which was hosted in Sydney . However , they crashed at the 1992 Olympics when the discipline was introduced and failed to win a medal , and all of the individual competitors finished in the bottom half of the field . They recovered to post a series of strong performances in Lillehammer in 1994 . The short track relay yielded Australia 's first Winter Olympic medal , a bronze . The Australians also did well individually ; all four representatives finished in the top 13 in at least one of their races , and in the top half in six of their eight events , including top @-@ ten finishes for Steven Bradbury and Richard Nizielski .
Bradbury won Australia 's first winter gold medal in Salt Lake City in 2002 , when he was the " last man standing " in the 1 @,@ 000 m event . Five men and Emily Rosemond competed in short track in 2006 . Rosemond placed 12th in the 1 @,@ 000 m , but none of the others managed to pass the first round . From 1994 to 2006 , Bradbury ( three times in 2002 ) and Rosemond have been the only two Australians to finish in the top half of the field , and the men 's relay team has missed the final on every occasion . In 2010 , the sole male race Lachlan Hay was eliminated in the first round , while the sole female , Tatiana Borodulina made the semifinals in two events , placing 7th and 11th .
= = = Team ice sports = = =
Australia has competed once in ice hockey , in 1960 . The team lost every game , placing last out of nine countries . Australia has not competed in curling as an official sport at the Olympics , but has competed in it as a demonstration sport , placing seventh in 1992 . These are the only times that Australia has competed in team sports involving ball @-@ like objects .
= = = Snowboarding = = =
Zeke Steggall — brother of Zali — represented Australia in snowboarding 's first two appearances at the Olympics in 1998 and 2002 , finishing in the bottom 20 % in each of his slalom races . The number of events in the discipline was increased and the 2006 team consisted of nine athletes , who competed in all three events for both men and women .
The team representing Australia at the 2006 Winter Olympics was Mitchell Allan ( halfpipe ) , Torah Bright ( halfpipe ) , Andrew Burton ( halfpipe ) , Holly Crawford ( halfpipe ) , Damon Hayler ( snowboard cross ) , Ben Mates ( halfpipe ) , Emanuel Oppliger ( parallel giant slalom ) , Johanna Shaw ( parallel giant slalom ) and Emily Thomas ( snowboard cross ) . Bright came fifth , and Hayler came seventh , and the pair were the only Australians — apart from Oppliger ( 15th ) — to finish in the top half of their respective events . In 2010 , Bright returned and won gold . After falling in her first run in the final — only the highest of the two runs is counted — she had to perform her second run before all the other competitors as she was ranked last after the first phase , and produced the top @-@ score , which the others could not match . Crawford came eighth in the final . Australia 's two male competitors Mates and Scott James finished in the middle of the field and missed the finals . In the snowboard cross , Hayler came tenth , while Alex Pullin was fastest in the qualification time trial , but crashed in the first round of racing , while the sole female racer Stephanie Hickey finished near bottom . Shaw was again Australia 's sole slalom racer , and ended in the bottom half .
= = Australia at the Winter Paralympics = =
Australia has competed in every Winter Paralympics since the inaugural games in 1976 . Their sole participant in 1976 was Ron Finneran , although he was not an official entrant . In 1980 , alpine and cross @-@ country skier Kyrra Grunnsund and cross @-@ country skier Peter Rickards became the first official competitors for Australia . The number of Australian athletes increased to three , five , five and six at the next four games , respectively , and all of the athletes were alpine skiers . The participation decreased to four in 1998 and climbed back up to six in 2002 . Australia won its first Winter Paralympic medals in 1992 , and has medalled at every games since then . All of the medals have been won in alpine skiing .
Australia won four medals in 1992 — one gold , one silver and two bronze . Michael Milton , an amputee alpine skier , won gold in the slalom and silver in the super @-@ G. In paraplegic sit @-@ skiing , David Munk won bronze in the super @-@ G , and Michael Norton won bronze in the downhill . In 1994 , Australia won three gold , two silver and four bronze medals . Milton won gold in the giant slalom , silver in the slalom and bronze in the downhill and super @-@ G , and Norton won gold in the slalom and super @-@ G. James Patterson , a skier with cerebral palsy , won silver in the downhill and bronze in the giant slalom . Munk won another bronze , this time in the giant slalom . In 1998 , Australia won two medals , both through Paterson : gold in the downhill and bronze in the slalom .
In 2002 , Australia 's medal count consisted of six golds and one silver . Milton swept his disability class , winning gold in the downhill , super @-@ G , giant slalom and slalom . Bart Bunting , a vision @-@ impaired skier guided by Nathan Chivers , won gold in the downhill and super @-@ G , and silver in the giant slalom .
In 2006 , Emily Jansen , a leg amputee alpine skier , became Australia first female Winter Paralympian . James Millar , born without his right forearm , competed in the cross @-@ country and the biathlon , becoming the first Australian to compete in an event outside alpine skiing . Milton attended his last Paralympics , but did not win a medal . A target of two medals was set , which took into account the merging of several disability classes . Australia met this target , as Milton won silver in the downhill and Toby Kane won bronze in the super @-@ G. In 2010 , Australia won a silver and three bronze , all in alpine skiing . Jessica Gallagher became the first Australian woman to win a medal , taking bronze in the slalom for the visually impaired . Cameron Rahles Rabula won bronze in both the slalom and super combined .
= Battle of Zadar =
The Battle of Zadar ( Croatian : Bitka za Zadar ) was a military engagement between the Yugoslav People 's Army ( Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija , or JNA ) , supported by the Croatian Serb Serbian Autonomous Oblast of Krajina ( SAO Krajina ) , and the Croatian National Guard ( Zbor Narodne Garde , or ZNG ) , supported by the Croatian Police . The battle was fought north and east of the city of Zadar , Croatia , in the second half of September and early October 1991 during the Croatian War of Independence . Although the JNA 's initial orders were to lift the Croatian siege of the JNA 's barracks in the city and isolate the region of Dalmatia from the rest of Croatia , the orders were amended during the battle to include capturing the Port of Zadar in the city centre . The JNA 's advance was supported by the Yugoslav Air Force and Navy .
Fighting stopped on 5 October , when a cease @-@ fire agreement was reached by the belligerents after the JNA reached the outskirts of Zadar and blocked all land routes to the city . Subsequent negotiations resulted in a partial withdrawal of the JNA , restoring road access to Zadar via the Adriatic Highway and the evacuation of JNA facilities in the city . The JNA achieved a portion of its stated objectives ; while it blocked the Maslenica Bridge ( the last overland route between the Croatian capital of Zagreb and Zadar ) , a road via Pag Island ( relying on a ferry ) remained open . The JNA Zadar garrison was evacuated as a result of negotiations , but the ZNG captured several relatively small JNA posts in the city . The port was never captured by the JNA , although it was blockaded by the Yugoslav Navy .
The September – October fighting caused 34 civilian deaths in Zadar from the artillery bombardment . Croatia later charged 19 JNA officers involved in the offensive with war crimes against the civilian population ; they were tried , convicted in absentia and sentenced to prison .
= = Background = =
After the 1990 electoral defeat of the government of the Socialist Republic of Croatia ethnic tensions between Croats and Croatian Serbs worsened , and the Yugoslav People 's Army ( Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija , or JNA ) confiscated Croatia 's Territorial Defence ( Teritorijalna obrana , or TO ) weapons to minimize resistance . On 17 August an open revolt broke out among the Croatian Serbs , centred on the predominantly Serb @-@ populated areas of the Dalmatian hinterland near Knin and parts of Lika , Kordun , Banovina and Slavonia .
After two unsuccessful attempts by Serbia ( supported by Montenegro and Serbia 's provinces of Vojvodina and Kosovo ) to obtain the Yugoslav Presidency 's approval for a JNA operation to disarm Croatian security forces in January 1991 and a bloodless skirmish between Serb insurgents and Croatian special police in March , the JNA ( supported by Serbia and its allies ) asked the federal Presidency to give it wartime powers and declare a state of emergency . The request was denied on 15 March , and the JNA was brought under the control of Serbian President Slobodan Milošević . Milošević , preferring the expansion of Serbia to the preservation of Yugoslavia , threatened to replace the JNA with a Serbian army and declared that he no longer recognized the authority of the federal Presidency . The threat caused the JNA to gradually replace plans to preserve Yugoslavia with Serbian expansion . By the end of March , the conflict escalated after the first fatalities during an incident at Plitvice Lakes . The JNA stepped in , supporting the insurgents and preventing the Croatian police from intervening . In early April , leaders of the Serb revolt in Croatia declared their intention to integrate the area under their control with Serbia ; this was seen by the Government of Croatia as an intention to secede from Croatia .
At the beginning of 1991 , Croatia had no regular army ; to bolster its defence , the country doubled its police personnel to about 20 @,@ 000 . The most effective portion of the force was the 3 @,@ 000 @-@ strong special police , deployed in 12 battalions with a military structure ; an additional 9 @,@ 000 – 10 @,@ 000 regionally organized reserve police were grouped into 16 battalions and 10 independent companies . Although most were equipped with small arms , a portion of the force was unarmed . In May the Croatian government responded by forming the Croatian National Guard ( Zbor narodne garde , or ZNG ) , but its development was hampered by a United Nations ( UN ) arms embargo introduced in September .
= = Prelude = =
In April and early May , ethnic tensions in Zadar and northern Dalmatia escalated after increased sabotage activities targeting communications , the power distribution grid and other property . On 2 May , the situation continued to deteriorate after the killings of Croatian policemen at Borovo Selo and Franko Lisica ( a member of the Croatian special police ) in the village of Polača ( near Zadar ) by Serbian Autonomous Oblast of Krajina ( SAO Krajina ) troops . The news incited riots in Zadar that day , with crowds marching through the city centre demanding weapons to confront the Croatian Serbs and smashing the windows of shops owned by Serbian companies and Serbs living in the city . Croat @-@ owned businesses in Knin were destroyed in retaliation during the night of 7 – 8 May . The JNA took an active role in events in nearby Benkovac on 19 May , distributing a leaflet with the names of 41 Croats targeted for immediate execution and providing weapons to SAO Krajina forces in the area . In late May , the conflict gradually escalated to exchanges of mortar fire .
From late June through July , northern Dalmatia saw daily armed skirmishes but no actual combat ; nonetheless , the conflict 's increasing intensity in the region ( and elsewhere in Croatia ) caused residents of Zadar to build bomb shelters . SAO Krajina authorities called up three TO units in the Zadar hinterland on 11 July ( a day after the fatal shooting of a Croatian police patrol in the Zadar area ) , and at the end of July the JNA 9th ( Knin ) Corps began conscripting the Serb population in Benkovac to strengthen its ranks . On 1 August , Croatia deployed two battalions of the ZNG 4th Guards Brigade to Kruševo ( near Obrovac ) ; they were involved in combat with the SAO Krajina TO and police forces two days later , the first engagement of the Croatian War of Independence in the region . Growing appetites of the SAO Krajina were announced in mid @-@ August , when Milan Martić , one of its leaders , spoke of a planned conquest of Zadar . Later that month , the JNA openly sided with the SAO Krajina . On 26 August the 9th ( Knin ) Corps troops and artillery ( commanded by chief of staff Colonel Ratko Mladić ) attacked the village of Kijevo , advancing with SAO Krajina forces to expel all Croats from the village . Another regional setback for Croatia was the 11 September JNA capture of the Maslenica Bridge , cutting the last overland road link between Dalmatia and the rest of Croatia .
On 14 September the ZNG and Croatian police blockaded and cut utilities to all accessible JNA facilities , beginning the Battle of the Barracks . The move affected 33 large JNA garrisons in Croatia and a number of smaller facilities ( including border posts and weapons- and ammunition @-@ storage depots ) , forcing the JNA to change its plans for the Croatian campaign .
= = Timeline = =
= = = September = = =
The planned JNA campaign included an advance in the Zadar area by the 9th ( Knin ) Corps . The corps began its operations against the ZNG on 16 September ; fully mobilised and prepared for deployment , it was tasked with isolating Dalmatia from the rest of Croatia . To achieve this , its units advanced with its main axis directed at Vodice and supporting advances directed towards Zadar , Drniš and Sinj . The initial push was intended to create conditions favouring attacks on Zadar , Šibenik and Split . The bulk of the JNA 221st Mechanised Brigade , with its battalion of World War II @-@ vintage T @-@ 34 tanks replaced by a battalion of M @-@ 84 tanks from the corps reserve , was committed to the main axis of the attack and supported by elements of the SAO Krajina TO . The secondary advance ( towards Biograd na Moru ) was assigned to the 180th Mechanised Brigade ( supported by the T @-@ 34 battalion detached from the 221st Brigade ) , the 557th Mixed Antitank Artillery Regiment and elements of the SAO Krajina TO . Further elements of the 221st Brigade were detached from the main axis and tasked with lifting the ZNG blockade of JNA garrisons in the Sinj and Drniš areas . The overall offensive was supported by the 9th Mixed Artillery Regiment and the 9th Military Police Battalion . Despite its initial secondary role , the 3 @,@ 000 @-@ strong 180th Brigade became the main attacking force deployed against Zadar . The city was defended by elements of the 4th Guards Brigade , the 112th Infantry Brigade , the independent Benkovac – Stankovci and Škabrnja battalions of the ZNG and the police . Although the JNA estimated Croatian troop strength at approximately 4 @,@ 500 , the Croatian units were poorly armed . The city 's defence was commanded by Colonel Josip Tuličić , head of the Zadar Sector of the 6th ( Split ) Operational Zone .
The offensive began at 16 : 00 on 16 September ; by the second day , JNA 9th ( Knin ) Corps commanding officer Major General Vladimir Vuković modified the initial plan because of significant resistance from the ZNG and Croatian police ( who relied on populated areas and terrain features to hold back the JNA ) . Vuković 's changes involved diverting part of the force to attack Drniš and Sinj , resting the remainder of the attacking force . These orders were confirmed on 18 September by the JNA Military @-@ Maritime District commander , Vice Admiral Mile Kandić . The Yugoslav Navy began a blockade of the Croatian Adriatic coast on 17 September , further isolating Zadar , and the city 's electricity supply was cut on the first day of the JNA attack . The ZNG was driven out of Polača , towards Škabrnja , on 18 September . Croatian forces captured seven JNA facilities in Zadar , the most significant the Turske kuće barracks and depot . The captures provided the ZNG with about 2 @,@ 500 rifles , 100 M @-@ 53 machine guns and ammunition , although the Yugoslav Air Force bombed the barracks on 22 September in an unsuccessful attempt to hinder removal of the weapons . The captured weapons bolstered the Croatian defence , but JNA attacks north of the city resulted in a stalemate ; Croatian forces were spread too thin to defend the city and capture the remaining barracks , and the besieged JNA garrisons were too weak to break out .
After this there was a lull in fighting in the Zadar area until the end of the month , with only sporadic small @-@ arms fire and minor skirmishes . During that period , the JNA 's efforts were concentrated on the Battle of Šibenik and an advance towards Sinj . Although the ZNG defended Šibenik and Sinj it lost Drniš , abandoning it before the JNA 's arrival on 23 September . During the last week of September the JNA returned its focus to Zadar , stepping up its artillery bombardment of the city and ending its naval blockade on 23 September . On 29 September the JNA edged towards Zadar , capturing the villages of Bulić , Lišane Ostrovičke and Vukšić and announcing its intention to evacuate its Zadar barracks ( which was affected by desertions ) .
= = = October = = =
The fighting picked up again on 2 October , when a JNA tank @-@ and @-@ infantry attack on Nadin — the northernmost point of ZNG resistance in the Zadar area — was repelled . On 3 October , the Yugoslav Navy reinstated its Adriatic blockade . That day , the JNA 9th ( Knin ) Corps ordered a new push towards Zadar to relieve the city 's JNA barracks , destroy the ZNG ( or drive it from the city ) and capture the Port of Zadar in the city centre . The attacking force was augmented by the 1st Battalion of the 592nd Mechanised Brigade . The offensive began at 13 : 00 on 4 October , supported by artillery , naval and air forces . The besieged JNA garrisons in the city , except for the Šepurine barracks garrison , also provided mortar and sniper support . The 271st Light Artillery Regiment and the 60th Medium Self @-@ Propelled Missile Regiment of the Yugoslav Air Defence , based in Šepurine , broke through the Croatian siege and joined the advancing JNA force . Although the ZNG and the police held the city and inflicted many casualties , by the night of 4 – 5 October Zadar was besieged by the JNA ; this forced the Croatian authorities to request a cease @-@ fire and negotiations .
The cease @-@ fire was agreed at 16 : 00 on 5 October , and scheduled to begin two hours later ; negotiations were set for 09 : 00 the following day . However , the fighting continued ; negotiations did not take place as originally planned , with the JNA citing the Croatian general mobilization as the reason for their cancellation . Two days of negotiations then began at Zadar Airbase on 7 October . The talks involved Zadar JNA commander Vuković , Colonel Trpko Zdravkovski and Colonel Momčilo Perišić . Major Krešo Jakovina represented the General Staff of the HV at the talks , with Tuličić representing the regional defence command . With additional input from Zadar civilian representatives Ivo Livljanić and Domagoj Kero , the cease @-@ fire went into effect at noon on 10 October . On 8 October , during the negotiations , Croatia declared its independence from SFR Yugoslavia .
= = Aftermath = =
The JNA 9th ( Knin ) Corps had completed a significant part of its assigned task before the overall offensive against Croatian forces began in the second half of September by capturing the Maslenica Bridge , which blocked the Adriatic Highway and almost @-@ completely isolated Dalmatia from the rest of Croatia . This isolation was reinforced by the Yugoslav Navy blockade , which lasted until 13 October . However , the cease @-@ fire agreement ended the JNA siege and a supply route to Zadar was opened via the Pag Island road . The JNA remained on the outskirts of the city , threatening the ZNG defences . Although the ZNG and the police could not withstand the JNA forces ( supported by artillery and armour ) , they held Zadar ; the city celebrates its defence on 6 October each year .
The cease @-@ fire agreement also provided for the evacuation of the JNA Zadar garrison . The evacuation , encompassing six barracks and 3 @,@ 750 people , began on 11 October and took 15 days to complete . The JNA removed 2 @,@ 190 – 2 @,@ 250 truckloads of weapons and equipment and the personal effects of JNA personnel and their families . Evacuated personnel and equipment were required to be removed from Croatian soil ; the JNA complied , except for its artillery ( which was primarily left for the SAO Krajina TO ) . The JNA also transferred 20 truckloads of weapons to the SAO Krajina TO in the area . On 18 October , the ZNG Independent Benkovac – Staknovci Battalion merged with the 1st Battalion of the 112th Brigade to create the 134th Infantry Brigade .
The exact number of casualties sustained by the ZNG , the police or the JNA has never been reported ; in Zadar , 34 civilians were killed and 120 structures damaged by artillery fire during September and October 1991 . A group of 19 JNA officers , including Perišić and Mladić , were tried in absentia and convicted by a Croatian court for war crimes against the civilian population .
= = = Renewed fighting = = =
After the JNA completed its evacuation of the Zadar garrison , its force north of the city regrouped and launched a new offensive on 18 November with infantry and armoured units ( supported by artillery bombardment and close air support ) . The attack targeted the villages of Škabrnja , Gorica , Nadin and Zemunik Donji . Škabrnja was captured on the first day after an air assault by a battalion of the JNA 63rd Parachute Brigade , and Nadin fell on 19 November . During and immediately after the attack on Škabrnja , the JNA and the supporting SAO Krajina TO forces killed 39 civilians and 14 ZNG soldiers in what became known as the Škabrnja massacre . Some of those killed were buried in a mass grave in the village ; twenty @-@ seven victims were exhumed in 1995 , after the end of the war . Another seven civilians were killed in Nadin .
On 21 November the JNA and the SAO Krajina TO destroyed the Maslenica Bridge and began reorienting their main effort towards Novigrad , Pridraga , Paljuv and Podgradina , on the right flank of the Zadar sector . Those efforts culminated on 31 December 1991 – 1 January 1992 , when the four settlements were captured . On 3 January the JNA attacked Poličnik and Zemunik Donji , again threatening the road to Pag and Zadar ; however , the advances failed . Zadar was bombarded by artillery during the offensive . A plan by the JNA 9th ( Knin ) Corps to advance to the Adriatic coast at Pirovac ( east of Zadar ) was drawn up by 30 December 1991 under the codename Strike 91 ( Udar 91 ) , but was not implemented . This period saw more war crimes committed by SAO Krajina troops , including the killing of nine civilians and a JNA member in the Bruška massacre on 21 December . Fighting stopped again on 3 January when a new cease @-@ fire , based on a peace plan brokered by United Nations Special Envoy Cyrus Vance , went into effect .
In early 1992 , the Independent Škabrnja Battalion became the 1st Battalion of the 159th Infantry Brigade . Control of the battlefield changed slightly during the night of 22 – 23 May 1992 , when Croatian forces captured Križ Hill ( near Bibinje , southeast of Zadar ) ; this improved security along the Adriatic Highway . Another change took place in January – February 1993 , when Croatian troops recaptured part of the Zadar hinterland in Operation Maslenica . The rest of the region was recaptured by Croatia during Operation Storm in August 1995 .
= 2002 – 03 South @-@ West Indian Ocean cyclone season =
The 2002 – 03 South @-@ West Indian Ocean cyclone season was one of the longest lasting and the second @-@ most active season in the South @-@ West Indian ocean . Storms during the season impacted the Mascarene Islands , Seychelles , Madagascar , and countries in southeastern Africa . The season began early when an unnamed tropical storm struck Seychelles in September , becoming the most damaging storm there in 50 years . The next system , Atang , was the first named storm of the season , but was only a tropical depression ; it was named due to the threat to an outer island of Mauritius . Atang later struck Tanzania in a climatologically unusual area in November , resulting in unconfirmed deaths of fishermen . The first named storm to reach tropical storm intensity was Boura , which brushed the Mascarene Islands with gusty winds and rainfall . In December , Cyclone Crystal threatened to strike Mauritius but instead veered eastward , and later , Tropical Storm Delfina lasted from late December through early January 2003 . Delfina damaged or destroyed thousands of houses in Mozambique and Malawi , killing 54 people .
In January 2003 , Severe Tropical Storm Ebula continued the steady activity , forming in the eastern portion of the basin . Later , Tropical Storm Fari crossed southern Madagascar with heavy rains , causing flooding and mudslides that left 3 @,@ 400 people homeless . In February , there were four simultaneous tropical cyclones in the Indian Ocean , three of which in the basin . Cyclone Gerry formed first and the farthest west , passing just east of Mauritius and killing one person there . Cyclone Hape formed shortly thereafter , and Tropical Storm Isha formed farther east , having originated from the Australian basin . Cyclone Japhet struck southern Mozambique and produced widespread flooding in southeastern Africa , killing 25 people . In March , Cyclone Kalunde was the strongest storm of the season , reaching 10 @-@ minute sustained winds of 215 km / h ( 135 mph ) . It struck Rodrigues while weakening , damaging 1 @,@ 600 houses and causing an island @-@ wide power outage . About a month later , a subtropical cyclone named Luma intensified southeast of Madagascar and developed an eye . Lastly , Cyclone Manou was only the sixth May tropical cyclones on record , making a rare landfall in southeastern Madagascar , killing 89 people and destroying thousands of houses .
= = Season summary = =
Météo @-@ France 's meteorological office in Réunion ( MFR ) is the official Regional Specialized Meteorological Center for the South @-@ West Indian Ocean , tracking all tropical cyclones from the east coast of Africa to 90 ° E. At the beginning of the season , the MFR moved the tropical cyclone year from August 1 to July 1 . The Joint Typhoon Warning Center ( JTWC ) , which is a joint United States Navy – United States Air Force task force that issues tropical cyclone warnings for the region , also issued advisories for storms during the season .
During the season , MFR issued advisories on 16 systems , of which 13 intensified to reach tropical storm force winds , meaning conditions were generally favorable for tropical cyclogenesis . The 13 systems with tropical storm force winds is only one short of the most such storms since the beginning of satellite @-@ tracking in the 1967 – 68 season , set in the 1993 – 94 season . This is four more than the average of nine named storms . In this season , there were 24 days on which tropical cyclones were active , slightly above normal , but only one storm – Kalunde – remained at that intensity for more than three days . By contrast , there were 68 days in which a tropical storm was active in the basin , which is 15 days above normal . The season began early and ended late ; only four seasons began earlier and four ended later than this season since the start of satellite @-@ coverage in the basin .
In addition to the named storms and an unnamed tropical storm in September , there was one non @-@ developing tropical depression . On December 25 , Tropical Depression 05 developed in the northeastern portion of the basin . It moved to the south and later southeast , crossing into the Australian region on December 27 . A day later , the JTWC issued its last advisory .
= = Storms = =
= = = Moderate Tropical Storm 01 = = =
In late August , a weak low @-@ level circulation persisted near Diego Garcia . It was associated with a trough near the equator , and initially remained disorganized due to high wind shear . The disturbance was located at a low latitude near the equator , and a ridge extending from the eastern coast of Africa imparted a general west @-@ southwest movement . The system was organized enough to be classified by MFR on September 4 at 2 @.@ 5 ° S. Subsequently , the system developed more convection as its circulation became better defined . Operationally , MFR began issuing warnings on September 5 on Tropical Disturbance 01 , and the next day upgraded it to a tropical depression . Post analysis from MFR indicated that the system reached peak winds of 65 km / h ( 40 mph ) on September 6 , the same day that the Joint Typhoon Warning Center ( JTWC ) initiated advisories on it as Tropical Cyclone 01S . The storm developed banding features , but the thunderstorms were sheared away from the circulation . On September 7 , the storm moved through Seychelles – an island nation in the southern Indian Ocean – before weakening . MFR discontinued advisories on September 8 , and the JTWC followed suit the next day .
While moving through Seychelles , the storm produced a microburst that last for two hours across several islands , producing wind gusts up to 130 km / h ( 81 mph ) on Praslin . Heavy rainfall affected Praslin , La Digue , and particularly Mahé , which reported 327 @.@ 1 mm ( 12 @.@ 88 in ) in a 24 ‑ hour period . Damage on Mahé was limited to landslides and some flooding . On Praslin , high winds damaged the roofs of over 50 houses and destroyed six homes , while the airport was also damaged . The winds damaged 50 power lines , causing an island @-@ wide power outage . High winds also downed about 30 @,@ 000 trees , which blocked roads but were quickly removed . Due to widespread tree damage , Cousin Island – a nature preserve – was closed for about two weeks , accounting for about $ 50 @,@ 000 ( 2002 USD , SR250,000 rupees ) in damage . Nationwide , the storm left 375 families homeless and damaged crop fields , becoming the most damaging in the country in 50 years .
= = = Tropical Depression Atang = = =
Convection persisted near a broad circulation on November 3 to the west of Diego Garcia . The system moved westward and organized due to generally favorable conditions . MFR classified it as Tropical Disturbance 02 on November 4 . Two days later , the agency upgraded it to Tropical Depression 2 , and shortly thereafter the JTWC initiated advisories on Tropical Cyclone 02S . At that time , the storm was moving to the southwest toward the Mauritius outer island of Agaléga , developing improved outflow . To emphasize the threat , the Meteorological Service of Mauritius named the system Atang , despite it only being a tropical depression . Late on November 6 , JTWC estimated peak winds of 85 km / h ( 50 mph ) , around the same time that Atang began a slow motion to the southwest . The next day , the depression resumed a westward motion and became disorganized , with several circulations , and the JTWC and MFR both discontinued advisories . The remnants of Atang again turned to the southwest and re @-@ intensified , prompting JTWC and MFR to re @-@ issue advisories on November 9 . By that time , the outflow improved , although it maintained multiple circulations . Atang passed near the north coast of Madagascar on November 10 after turning to the west , and that day the JTWC again discontinued advisories . After another period of re @-@ organization , the agency again re @-@ issued advisories on Atang on November 11 over the Mozambique Channel . The next day , the system moved inland in southeastern Tanzania , and dissipated shortly thereafter .
In northern Mozambique , Atang produced moderate but beneficial rainfall in Cabo Delgado Province . The landfall area does not usually experience tropical cyclones , and damage in Mozambique was minimal . In Tanzania , there were unofficial reports that Atang killed several fishermen and caused heavy rainfall with wind gusts to 148 km / h ( 92 mph ) .
= = = Tropical Cyclone Boura = = =
A strong area of winds near the equator developed an area of convection on November 14 to the east @-@ northeast of Diego Garcia . It quickly developed outflow and a distinct circulation , becoming a tropical depression late on November 14 . Early on November 15 , MFR upgraded the system to Tropical Storm Boura , and later that day the JTWC initiated advisories on Tropical Cyclone 03S . With a ridge to the southeast , the storm moved quickly southwestward . Easterly wind shear prevented significant intensification until the circulation became established beneath the convection . On November 17 , Boura intensified to reach 10 @-@ minute winds of 120 km / h ( 75 mph ) , making it a tropical cyclone . The JTWC upgraded Boura to the same intensity that day but in 1 @-@ minute winds , or the equivalent of a minimal hurricane . The cyclone intensified slightly further to peak winds of 130 km / h ( 80 mph ) .
Boura maintained its peak winds for about 18 hours , during which wind shear began to increase . The cyclone weakened as it curved more to the west , a change due to a ridge to the south . The JTWC estimated that Boura maintained peak winds of 140 km / h ( 85 mph ) . Initially , the storm retained good outflow and convection , and Boura passed just north of St. Brandon on November 19 , producing 54 @.@ 5 mm ( 2 @.@ 15 in ) of rainfall and wind gusts of 106 km / h ( 66 mph ) . While the storm turned to the west and northwest , it interacted with the ridge to the south to produce wind gusts of 118 km / h ( 74 mph ) and 111 km / h ( 69 mph ) on Mauritius and Réunion , respectively . The convection gradually diminished , and on November 22 Boura weakened to tropical depression status while the JTWC discontinued advisories . The circulation continued to the northwest , devoid of convection . After turning to the northeast on November 25 , Boura dissipated a day later north of Madagascar .
= = = Tropical Cyclone Crystal = = =
For several days in mid @-@ December , tropical cyclone forecast models anticipated a storm to form to the southwest of Diego Garcia , which was proven true when an area of convection formed in that area , becoming a tropical disturbance on December 21 , the fourth of the season . On December 23 , MFR upgraded the disturbance to a tropical depression , and later that day to Tropical Storm Crystal . The storm moved southwestward toward Mauritius due to a ridge to the southeast . Strengthening was gradual , and the JTWC upgraded Crystal to the equivalent of a minimal hurricane late on December 24 . The next day , an eye developed , although dry air initially prevented much further intensification . MFR upgraded Crystal to tropical cyclone status on December 26 , and that day the cyclone passed just east of St. Brandon . Subsequently , Crystal intensified quickly after the eye became clearer , reaching peak winds of 150 km / h ( 90 mph ) on December 27 . Around that time , the storm passed east of Mauritius as it turned to the south while rounding the ridge . After maintaining peak winds for about 18 hours , Crystal weakened , gradually undergoing extratropical transition . The convection diminished over the center , and Crystal weakened to tropical storm status on December 28 . The next day , the JTWC and MFR discontinued advisories , labeling the storm as extratropical . The remnants continued to the southeast , dissipating on January 3 after crossing into the Australian region .
While passing just east of St. Brandon , Crystal produced wind gusts of 91 km / h ( 56 mph ) . The storm initially threatened to strike Mauritius , but effects were minimal due to the island being on the dry southwest quadrant of the storm . Crystal produced wind gusts of 91 km / h ( 56 mph ) . Rainfall reached 58 @.@ 8 mm ( 2 @.@ 31 in ) , although minimal precipitation occurred in northern Mauritius .
= = = Severe Tropical Storm Delfina = = =
In late December , a tropical disturbance rapidly formed off the northwest coast of Madagascar . By late on December 30 , MFR classified it as a tropical disturbance . The system quickly intensified while moving westward , becoming a strong tropical storm before hitting northeastern Mozambique on December 31 . Delfina weakened while moving inland , and it was no longer classifiable as a tropical cyclone by January 1 . However , its remnants moved across the country and into Malawi , later looping around and crossing back over Mozambique . When the remnants reached the Mozambique Channel , they were reclassified as Tropical Disturbance 07 , which moved southward over waters . It re @-@ intensified into a tropical storm on January 8 before weakening the next day , becoming extratropical . The remnants persisted for several days , dissipating on January 14 .
In both Mozambique and Malawi , Delfina dropped heavy rainfall that caused flooding . In the former country , over 18 @,@ 000 houses were severely damaged or destroyed , leaving thousands homeless . The storm damaged roads and bridges , which disrupted relief efforts in the aftermath , and floods destroyed widespread areas of crops in the midst of an ongoing food shortage . Lingering flooding caused an outbreak of cholera and malaria in Mozambique , and 47 people were killed by Delfina . In Malawi , flooding was not widespread , although the storm destroyed about 3 @,@ 600 houses . Delfina killed eight people in the country . Only two months after the storm struck , however , Cyclone Japhet left damage and deaths in many of the same areas that Delfina affected .
= = = Severe Tropical Storm Ebula = = =
An area of convection persisted on January 6 to the southwest of Diego Garcia with an associated circulation . It moved generally southward southwest within an area of generally favorable conditions , becoming Tropical Disturbance 08 on January 7 . Thunderstorms increased , and the JTWC initiated advisories on Tropical Cyclone 09S early on January 8 . The next day , MFR upgraded it to Tropical Storm Ebula . Outflow became more pronounced and the storm continued to intensify . On January 10 , the JTWC upgraded Ebula to the equivalent of a minimal hurricane , and estimated peak winds of 115 km / h ( 75 mph ) , just shy of tropical cyclone status . Subsequently , increased wind shear imparted weakening . After having spent much of its duration moving generally southward , Ebula turned to the southeast on January 11 due to a ridge to the south moving farther east . The thunderstorms diminished , and the JTWC discontinued advisories on January 12 . That day , MFR declared that Ebula became extratropical , and the remnants dissipated on January 15 .
= = = Severe Tropical Storm Fari = = =
An area of convection persisted on January 20 to the east @-@ southeast of Diego Garcia , quickly developing outflow due to minimal wind shear . It moved to the southwest and its circulation became better defined . On January 23 , the MFR initiated advisories on Tropical Disturbance 09 , and later that day the JTWC issued a TCFA . Subsequently , the MFR upgraded the disturbance to a tropical depression and the JTWC initiated advisories on Tropical Cyclone 11S . Shortly thereafter , the system weakened and the circulation became exposed from the deep convection . The JTWC discontinued advisories on January 24 , but MFR continued tracking the disturbance as it moved to the west . After reaching an area of low wind shear , thunderstorms again increased over the center , and the JTWC re @-@ issued advisories on January 28 . By that time , the system was nearing eastern Madagascar , and later that day MFR upgraded the system to Tropical Storm Fari . Early on January 29 , MFR estimated peak winds of 95 km / h ( 60 mph ) , making Fari a moderate tropical storm . Shortly thereafter , the storm made landfall on Madagascar just south of Mahanoro . Fari quickly weakened into a tropical depression while crossing the country , emerging into the Mozambique Channel early on January 30 . After the storm turned to the south , the MFR and JTWC declared Fari extratropical on January 31 , and the remnants dissipated on February 2 .
Tropical Storm Fari struck Madagascar after the country had experienced weeks of heavy rainfall , causing widespread flooding . In the area where it moved ashore , the storm flooded crop fields that damaged most of the banana and fruit trees . The storm left landslides that isolated Marolambo and caused damage in other towns . Fari left 3 @,@ 400 people homeless and caused an outbreak of conjunctivitis and diarrhea .
= = = Intense Tropical Cyclone Gerry = = =
On February 5 , MFR began tracking a tropical disturbance to the east of Madagascar 's northern coast . The system moved to the southwest before turning to the north on February 7 . By that day , the system had persistent convection around a weak circulation , located in an area of low wind shear . On February 8 , the JTWC initiated advisories on Tropical Cyclone 16S , although initially the circulation was broad and exposed from the thunderstorms . The next day , MFR upgraded the depression to tropical storm status , and the Meteorological Services of Mauritius named the system Gerry . The storm turned to the south toward Mauritius and steadily intensified . On February 12 , the JTWC upgraded Gerry to the equivalent of a minimal hurricane , and shortly thereafter MFR upgraded the storm to a tropical cyclone . Around that time , Gerry began undergoing rapid deepening , becoming an intense tropical cyclone early on February 13 while developing a well @-@ defined eye and outflow . That day , the cyclone passed about 120 km ( 75 mi ) east of Mauritius . At that time , the JTWC estimated peak 1 minute winds of 195 km / h ( 120 mph ) , and MFR estimated peak 10 minute winds of 165 km / h ( 105 mph ) . Subsequently , Gerry began weakening due to increasing wind shear , with the eye becoming disorganized . Later , the convection separated from the deepest convection , and the cyclone weakened to tropical storm status on February 14 . The next day , JTWC discontinued advisories , and on February 16 MFR declared Jerry extratropical . The remnants dissipated two days later .
Early in its duration , Gerry passed just west of Tromelin Island , producing tropical storm force winds and gusts to 111 km / h ( 69 mph ) . The cyclone originally threatened to strike Mauritius directly , but due to a more east @-@ southeasterly motion , Gerry passed more to the east . The storm forced the closure of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport , along with schools and government offices . Wind gusts on Mauritius reached 144 km / h ( 90 mph ) . Gerry dropped heavy rainfall , peaking at 139 @.@ 2 mm ( 5 @.@ 48 in ) at Mare aux Vacoas , and it produced high waves along the northern coast . One person was killed who was electrocuted during the storm 's passage .
= = = Tropical Cyclone Hape = = =
Around the same time that Tropical Storm Gerry was developing , another area of convection to its east was organizing . On February 7 , the system became a tropical disturbance ,
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and initially moved to the north . Operationally , MFR first began issuing advisories on February 9 for Tropical Disturbance 11 , when the system had a small center and accompanying convection . By that time , the disturbance had turned to the south , and favorable conditions allowed for gradual development . MFR upgraded the system to tropical storm status late on February 9 , although the system was not named Hape until 36 hours later . On February 10 , the JTWC initiated advisories on Tropical Cyclone 17S . An eye developed on February 11 , suggesting quick intensification . At 1800 UTC that day , the JTWC and MFR upgraded Hape to the equivalent of a minimal hurricane and to tropical cyclone status , respectively . By that time , the cyclone had turned to the east @-@ northeast due to a weakness in a ridge to the north . MFR estimated that Hape reached peak 10 @-@ minute winds of 150 km / h ( 90 mph ) on February 12 , and the next day the JTWC estimated 1 @-@ minute winds of 165 km / h ( 105 mph ) . Later , the storm weakened , and it turned to the southeast when the ridge re @-@ intensified . Outflow decreased due to interaction with Cyclone Gerry to the west , and Hape weakened to tropical storm status on February 13 . On February 15 , the JTWC discontinued advisories once the circulation was exposed from the deep convection . The next day , MFR followed suit after the circulation dissipated .
= = = Moderate Tropical Storm Isha = = =
Widespread convection in the monsoon trough persisted across the southeastern Indian Ocean in early February . One area was tracked by the JTWC on February 3 in the Australian basin , southwest of Indonesia . The system moved westward without development , crossing into the basin on February 8 . The next day , MFR began tracking the system as a tropical disturbance . On February 11 , the system turned to the southeast , due to a ridge to the north . That day , JTWC started issuing advisories on Tropical Cyclone 18S . Initially , the storm failed to intensify much due to a nearby upper @-@ level ridge . On February 12 , MFR upgraded the system to a tropical storm , and the next day the system was named Isha . Outflow became more pronounced due to minimal wind shear . The JTWC briefly estimated peak 1 minute winds of 85 km / h ( 50 mph ) , but the MFR never estimated winds above 65 km / h ( 40 mph ) . Isha weakened late on February 13 due to cooler waters , dry air , and stronger shear . On February 14 , the JTWC discontinued advisories once there was little convection left , and the MFR estimated Isha dissipated the next day .
= = = Intense Tropical Cyclone Japhet = = =
Cyclone Japhet developed on February 25 near the southwest coast of Madagascar , and initially moved to the northwest before turning to the southwest . With favorable conditions for development , Japhet quickly intensified in the Mozambique Channel , reaching maximum winds of 175 km / h ( 110 mph ) , sustained over 10 minutes . This made it an intense tropical cyclone , only the sixth to occur in the channel in 24 years . After stalling briefly , the cyclone turned to the northwest , weakening slightly before striking Mozambique just south of Vilankulo on March 2 . Japhet slowly weakened while progressing inland , dissipating over Zambia on March 6 .
Along its path , Japhet dropped heavy rainfall that caused widespread river flooding . The rains occurred after an extended drought , although excessive precipitation caused heavy crop damage , notably around where the storm moved ashore . In two provinces in Mozambique , the cyclone damaged or destroyed 25 @,@ 000 houses , leaving at least 23 @,@ 000 people homeless . Flooding in Zambia caused rivers to rise in Mozambique several days after the storm 's passage . There were 17 deaths in Mozambique . Further inland , remnant rainfall destroyed a bridge and several houses in Zimbabwe , killing eight people .
= = = Intense Tropical Cyclone Kalunde = = =
Kalunde formed on March 3 from an area of convection southeast of Diego Garcia . The system slowly intensified while drifting to the west , becoming a moderate tropical storm on March 5 . Its intensification rate increased as it began a steady southwest movement . Kalunde underwent rapid deepening and developed an eye , reaching peak intensity on March 8 . Around that time , MFR estimated a minimum pressure of 910 mbar ( 27 inHg ) with winds of 215 km / h ( 135 mph ) , and the JTWC estimated peak winds of 260 km / h ( 160 mph ) ; this made Kalunde the strongest cyclone of the year in the basin . It weakened after undergoing an eyewall replacement cycle , and on March 12 Kalunde passed near Rodrigues island as a weakening cyclone . Around that time , the storm turned to the south , weakening to a tropical storm on March 14 before becoming extratropical the next day . The remnants of Kalunde dissipated on March 16 .
When the cyclone passed Rodrigues , it produced wind gusts estimated up to 210 km / h ( 130 mph ) , which caused an island @-@ wide power outage . Many roads were washed out , and about 80 percent of the drinking water was contaminated . During the storm 's three @-@ day passage of the island , a total of 329 @.@ 1 mm ( 12 @.@ 96 in ) of rain fell . A total of 1 @,@ 600 homes were damaged , and total losses across the island amounted to $ 3 @.@ 15 million ( 2003 USD , € 3 @.@ 4 million ) .
= = = Subtropical Depression Luma = = =
A large low @-@ level circulation persisted off the southwest coast of Madagascar on April 6 . On April 8 , it became a subtropical depression according to MFR , and moved to the southwest before turning sharply to the southeast . That day , the JTWC briefly assessed a fair potential for development . The circulation became exposed on April 9 , but when it began quickly intensifying the next day , MFR initiated advisories on Subtropical Depression Luma . By that time , the JTWC classified the system as extratropical ; however , the system developed convection near the center and became more of a tropical cyclone . On April 11 , Luma developed an eye in the center of the thunderstorms , prompting MFR to upgrade the storm to peak winds of 130 km / h ( 80 mph ) . At that time , the storm was in an area of weak wind shear , although increasing shear caused rapid weakening and for the eye to dissipate . Early on April 12 , Luma became extratropical as it merged with an approaching cold front .
= = = Tropical Cyclone Manou = = =
Late in the season in April , an area of convection formed southwest of Diego Garcia . It gradually organized , and there was a companion system to the west that also showed signs of development . The eastern system was declared Tropical Disturbance 16 on May 2 , and with a ridge to the southeast it moved generally to the southwest . Early in its duration , the system affected St Brandon and Mauritius with gusty winds . On May 4 it intensified into Tropical Storm Manou on May 4 . After an initial strengthening phase , the storm weakened but later re @-@ intensified as it approached Madagascar . Manou developed a well @-@ defined eye and reached peak winds only 19 km ( 12 mi ) from the eastern Madagascar coastline . It reached tropical cyclone status , at the time only one of six in the month since 1968 . For about 12 hours , the cyclone stalled before turning to the south and weakening . After becoming extratropical on May 10 , Manou dissipated three days later .
Manou struck Madagascar a year after Cyclone Kesiny hit the country in May 2002 , representing the first known occurrence of May tropical cyclone impacts in consecutive years . When Manou struck Madagascar , it produced gusts as strong as 211 km / h ( 131 mph ) and heavy rainfall reaching 227 mm ( 8 @.@ 9 in ) in a 15 ‑ hour period , both at Vatomandry . Damage in the country was heaviest there , where 85 % of buildings were destroyed and 23 people were killed . Manou destroyed about 24 @,@ 500 houses nationwide , leaving 114 @,@ 480 people homeless . The storm destroyed large areas of crops and disrupted transportation , including damaging the road between Vatomandry and Brickaville . Manou injured 85 and killed 89 people throughout Madagascar .
= = Storm names = =
A tropical disturbance is named when it reaches moderate tropical storm strength . If a tropical disturbance reaches moderate tropical storm status west of 55 ° E , then the Sub @-@ regional Tropical Cyclone Advisory Centre in Madagascar assigns the appropriate name to the storm . If a tropical disturbance reaches moderate tropical storm status between 55 ° E and 90 ° E , then the Sub @-@ regional Tropical Cyclone Advisory Centre in Mauritius assigns the appropriate name to the storm . A new annual list is used every year so no names are retired .
= = Season effects = =
This table lists all of the tropical cyclones and subtropical cyclones that were monitored during the 2002 – 2003 South @-@ West Indian Ocean cyclone season . Information on their intensity , duration , name , areas affected , primarily comes from RSMC La Reunion . Death and damage reports come from either press reports or the relevant national disaster management agency while the damage totals are given in 2003 USD .
= The Christmas Sessions =
The Christmas Sessions is the first Christmas album by American Christian rock band MercyMe . The album , produced by Brown Bannister , was released on September 27 , 2005 . The band , who greatly enjoy Christmas , had previously recorded Christmas songs and enjoyed the process so much that they wanted to produce a full @-@ length album . After releasing a studio album in early 2004 , they decided to take time off ; they realized they could record a Christmas album over that period and began work in December 2004 . The band , aiming to produce a rock @-@ oriented album , recruited Bannister , a noted rock producer , to produce it . In addition to one original song , " Joseph 's Lullaby " , the album consists of covers of both modern and traditional Christmas songs that the band members had listened to when growing up .
Upon its release , The Christmas Sessions received positive reviews from critics . Praise was offered for the album 's production qualities , as well as the change in direction for MercyMe and the band 's take on the traditional songs . Minor criticism was directed at lead vocalist Bart Millard 's vocals , as well as at individual songs . The album reached a peak of number three on the Billboard Christian Albums chart , number ten on the Holiday Albums chart , and number sixty @-@ four on the Billboard 200 . Multiple songs from the album appeared on record charts , including " Joseph 's Lullaby " , which peaked at number one on the Christian Songs chart ; " God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen " and " Little Drummer Boy " also appeared in the top ten on the chart , peaking at numbers nine and ten , respectively , and " Silent Night " reached a peak of number six on the Adult Contemporary chart .
= = Background and recording = =
According to Bart Millard , the lead vocalist for MercyMe , the band enjoys the Christmas season greatly and had recorded songs for compilation albums like WOW Christmas : Green and had liked the process of taking older Christmas songs and altering them ; Millard said that the band " had so much fun doing it that we found ourselves wishing we had a Christmas record of our own " . After the band released their third studio album Undone in early 2004 , they decided to take some time off , and realized they could record a Christmas album over that period . Although MercyMe had started as a rock band , they become associated with the adult contemporary genre after their single " I Can Only Imagine " became successful . In creating The Christmas Sessions , the band incorporated more elements from rock music and other genres ; Millard described it as " the most ' rock ' album we 've done " and noted they did not concern themselves with the album 's direction , saying " we didn ’ t have to worry about which direction we went . We just made the record we wanted to make " .
MercyMe began recording the album over Christmas 2004 , and put the " finishing touches " on it over the following summer . The band brought in rock producer Brown Bannister , who had previously recorded albums for artists like Amy Grant and Steven Curtis Chapman , to produce both The Christmas Sessions and their next studio album , which would also utilize a rock sound . In selecting songs for The Christmas Sessions the band wanted to cover Christmas songs they had grown up with , but they did write and record one original song , " Joseph 's Lullaby " . Millard had initially written it as " Mary 's Lullaby " but changed the lyrics and key upon suggestion from Bannister 's wife , who noted that , being male , it was odd for him to be singing from the perspective of Mary as opposed to Joseph .
= = Composition = =
The Christmas Sessions has been described as a rock and pop rock album ; influences from country and jazz were also noted . " It Came Upon a Midnight Clear " has been described as being a stadium rock song incorporating musical elements similar to rock bands U2 and Coldplay ; " I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day " , a power ballad , was also described as being similar to U2 in sound . " Gloria " is a reinterpretation of " Angels We Have Heard on High " , modifying the melody of the song 's chorus . " God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen " utilizes a " multilayered arrangement ... that sounds as if it were tailored for a Super Bowl halftime show " . The song , along with " Little Drummer Boy " , begins with a rock @-@ oriented opening before transitioning into a power ballad form .
" Winter Wonderland / White Christmas " is a medley of the two songs , described as being similar to a mix of a Dixieland band with the Beatles . " Christmas Time Is Here " uses brass instruments in its arrangement , similar to that of Chicago @-@ area bands . " Silent Night " , which features Amy Grant singing background vocals , has been described as having a country or country pop arrangement . " Away " is an instrumental piece with a simple arrangement . " Joseph 's Lullaby " , the album 's only original song , has been described as " emo @-@ influenced " , portraying both the night of Jesus ' birth as well as the night after it . The ballad 's arrangement features piano and string instruments .
= = Critical reception = =
The Christmas Sessions received positive reviews from music critics . Rick Anderson of Allmusic gave the album 3 @.@ 5 out of 5 stars , praising the album 's overall rock tone . Anderson offered a small amount of criticism concerning Millard 's vocal delivery , saying he " can can be a bit mannered " , as well as criticizing the country sound of " Silent Night " as " ill @-@ advised " , but he praised the band 's version of " I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day " . Russ Breimeier of Christianity Today , who gave the album 4 @.@ 5 out of 5 stars , praised the album 's diverse sound . Although he described the band 's influences on some songs as being " a little too obvious " , Breimeier stated that " MercyMe is clearly improving as a band " . Daniel Cunningham of Cross Rhythms awarded the album 8 out of 10 squares , stating that the album exceeded his expectations . He described the album as being " fresh @-@ sounding " and felt the album 's mix of older and newer Christmas songs would give it a wide appeal . Jesus Freak Hideout 's Spencer Priest gave the album 4 out of 5 stars , praising the album as " outstanding " and feeling that the use of instruments like the trombone , trumpet , and mandolin in some songs made them stand out in comparison to other renditions . Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times praised the album as a whole , calling it " one of the year 's most enjoyable holiday CDs " . He also felt the band 's musical changes to the traditional songs showed their care for them .
= = Commercical reception = =
The Christmas Sessions was released on September 27 , 2005 . It debuted at number 47 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart and number 175 on the Billboard 200 . The album reached a peak of number three on the Christian Albums chart and number 64 on the Billboard 200 , and also debuted and peaked at number ten on the Holiday Albums chart . The Christmas Sessions ranked as the twenty @-@ third best @-@ selling Christian album of 2006 .
The album spawned a number of charting songs . Three songs ( " Joseph 's Lullaby " , " God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen " , and " Little Drummer Boy " ) charted inside the top ten of the Billboard Christian Songs chart , peaking at number one , nine , and ten , respectively . " It Came Upon a Midnight Clear " , " Gloria " , " O Holy Night " , " Silent Night " , and " Rockin ' Around the Christmas Tree " also appeared on the chart . " Silent Night " peaked at number six on the Adult Contemporary chart , with " Rockin ' Around the Christmas Tree " , " Joseph 's Lullaby " , and " God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen " also charting on that format .
= = Track listing = =
= = Personnel and credits = =
Credits taken from Allmusic
= = Charts = =
= Antonin Raymond =
Antonin Raymond ( or Czech : Antonín Raymond ) , born as Antonín Reimann ( 10 May 1888 , Kladno , Bohemia – 21 November 1976 Langhorne , Pennsylvania ) , was a Czech American architect . Raymond was born and studied in Bohemia ( now the Czech Republic ) , working later in the United States and Japan . Raymond was also the Consul of Czechoslovakia to Japan from 1926 to 1939 , in which year the Czech diplomacy was closed down after the occupation of the European country by the Nazi Germany .
His initial work with American architects Cass Gilbert and Frank Lloyd Wright gave him an insight into the use of concrete for texture and structure that he would refine throughout his six decade career .
At studio practices in New Hope , Pennsylvania and Tokyo , he explored traditional Japanese building techniques combined with the latest In American building innovations . Raymond applied these principles to a wide range of residential , commercial , religious and institutional projects in Japan , America , India and the Philippines .
Along with British Architect Josiah Conder , Raymond is recognized as one of the fathers of modern architecture in Japan .
= = Czech Lands = =
Raymond was born on 10 May 1888 , in Kladno , Central Bohemia ( now the Czech Republic ) to Alois Reimann and his wife Růžena . Following the death of his mother and the bankruptcy of his father 's shop the family moved to Prague in 1905 . Raymond started at the Reálné gymnasium ( secondary school aimed at more technical / practical sciences ) in Kladno , then continued on the same kind of school in Prague .
In 1906 he entered the Czech Polytechnic Institute , studying under Josef Schultz and Jan Koula . He completed his studies in Trieste in 1910 before leaving for New York City .
= = United States = =
There , he began a three @-@ year employment with Cass Gilbert , working on a number of projects including external architectural details for the Woolworth Building and the Austin , Nichols and Company Warehouse in Brooklyn . His experience on the latter of these gave him an insight into the structural and textural properties of concrete .
He began studying painting at the Independent School of Art in the Lincoln Square Arcade Building in 1912 , but was forced to curtail a painting trip to Italy and North Africa with the onset of World War I. On his trip back to New York , he met his future wife and business partner , Noémi Pernessin , and they were wed on 15 December 1914 .
Through the influence of a mutual friend , Frank Lloyd Wright agreed to employ Raymond from May 1916 .
= = = Employment with Frank Lloyd Wright = = =
Initially , Raymond and Noémi worked with Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin in Spring Green , Wisconsin . In 1917 he enlisted with the United States Army serving overseas with the American Expeditionary Force . Upon his discharge from the army and his return to New York , Wright persuaded him to go to Tokyo with him to work on the Imperial Hotel .
Although he remained as Wright 's chief assistant for one year , he soon became bored with the work . He became concerned that " the design had nothing in common with Japan , its climate , its traditions , its people and its culture " . Also , whilst his work with Gilbert showed him the great possibilities of concrete , Wright did not see concrete in the same way , preferring to encase it with brickwork or carved Oya Stone .
Although Raymond proposed to continue working for Wright , he was eventually dismissed in January 1921 . In February of the same year he set up the American Architectural and Engineering Company in Tokyo with Leon Whittaker Slack .
= = Japan and the Inter @-@ war years = =
In the Tokyo Women 's Christian College , commenced in 1924 , Raymond 's architecture can be seen to still be heavily influenced by Wright . Its low , hipped roof and overhanging eaves are reminiscent of Wright 's Prairie Houses . This early work also demonstrates his interest in Czech Cubism and the work of Auguste Perret .
After their own house was destroyed in the Great Kantō earthquake , Raymond designed a new one , the Reinanzaka House , in Azabu , Tokyo . His desire to free himself from Wright 's influence led him to explore spatial relationships between living , working and dining areas and how spaces could be closed off with folding screens . The house is built almost entirely of in situ concrete . Raymond 's workforce were enthusiastic in their use of this new material , likening it to the walls of traditional ( kura ( 蔵 ) ) storehouses . The house itself had metal fenestration , tubular steel trellises and traditional rain chains rather than rainwater downpipes . The interior too was well in advance of other houses of the International Style with the use of cantilevered tubular steel furniture .
After a number of staff changes , the practice was renamed Antonin Raymond , Architect .
= = = Czechoslovak Consul in Japan = = =
Despite becoming a naturalized American citizen in 1916 , Raymond became the honorary consul for the Czechoslovak Republic , representing the government of T. G. Masaryk . This gave him influence outside those circles normally associated with an architect of his age . From 1928 to 1930 , Raymond designed and remodelled the American , Soviet and French embassies . He also undertook work for the Rising Sun Petroleum Company , designing 17 earthquake @-@ proof and fireproof employee houses , the general office building , the manager 's residence and two prototype service stations , one in steel and the other in concrete . All were constructed in an International Modern Style .
= = = Corbusier Inspiration = = =
Since the Reinanzaka House , Raymond had been interested in the work of French architect Le Corbusier . He acknowledged that further contribution of Corbusier 's ideas to the practice came in 1930 , when Kunio Maekawa ( who had just returned from two years working for Le Corbusier in his Paris Office ) joined . He later applied Le Corbusier 's ideas to vernacular Japanese architecture . Based upon Le Corbusier 's unbuilt residential scheme for Mr. Errazuris in Chile , he designed a summer house for himself in Karuizawa , Nagano . Where Corbusier had used rough masonry and a tiled butterfly roof , Raymond used cedar with larch thatch . Although the design was criticised by an American reviewer for being a copy of Le Corbusier 's design , the Frenchman was so flattered and surprised that he included a photo of it in the third volume of his Oeuvre Complet :
Please be assured that there is no bitterness between us , but – as you yourself say – you made a slight mistake , that is you neglected to send me a note when you published the images of your Tokyo house , which is very pretty , by the way .
Extract of a letter from Le Corbusier to Antonin Raymond , 7 May 1935 .
− Helfrich & Whittaker , 2006 , The Architecture and Design of Antonin and Noemi Raymond , Princeton Architectural Press , p332
In 1922 , Raymond had been admitted to Tokyo Golf Club and when it relocated to Asaka , Saitama in 1932 , he was asked to design it . His links to golfer Shiro Akaboshi also led to several residential commissions .
In 1937 in Tokyo , Articles of Association forming a new firm , Reymondo Kenchiku Sekkei Jimusho , were signed by Antonin , Noémi and a number of Japanese architects , including Junzō Yoshimura .
= = A long journey home to America = =
In January 1938 , Antonin , Noémi and their son left Tokyo bound for America . This six @-@ month journey took them initially to the Indian subcontinent and then on to Europe , including a trip to Prague .
In 1935 , Raymond 's office had accepted a commission to design a dormitory for the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Puducherry in southeast India . A preliminary site visit was made by George Nakashima and the schematic design was completed in 1936 . Although Raymond had envisioned that the dormitory would be completed in six months , Sri Aurobindo was concerned that the noise of construction would disturb the ashram , so he decided that the building would be constructed by its residents .
Initially , Nakashima , Francois Sammer ( a Czech architect who had worked for Le Corbusier in Russia ) and Chandulal ( a devotee who had trained as an engineer ) , built a full @-@ scale model of the dormitory in order to test the feasibility of the design , and then used it as a laboratory to further refine the construction methods . Nakashima 's duties included doing very explicit detail drawings showing , for example , the design of the concrete formwork . Devotees even donated brass utensils so that they could be melted down to make door handles and hinges .
Raymond sought to mitigate the effects of the Puducherry climate and oriented the Golconde dormitory ( as it became known ) , so that its main facades faced north and south to make use of the prevailing breeze . A combination of moveable louvres on the exterior skin and woven teak sliding doors permitted ventilation without compromising on privacy . The building is still in use as an ashram today .
= = The New Hope experiment = =
In 1939 , Raymond 's architectural practice in the United States began with the purchase and conversion of his farm and studio in New Hope , Pennsylvania . He and his wife 's goal was to " create a physical and intellectual environment that mirrored and supported their approach to modern design @-@ one that synthesised International Style developments with lessons learned from Japan 's craft tradition " . They hoped that the lifestyle and design ethos that they would create , would be simpler and more in tune with nature , similar in set up to Frank Lloyd Wright 's Taliesin Fellowship .
The Raymonds modified the house to create a more open plan feel , separated by Japanese fusuma partitions and shōji screens . The rooms were filled with objects of art , including rugs designed by Noémi and crockery by the Mingei designer Minagawa Masu .
Raymond developed a prospectus for aspiring architects to come and live and study at New Hope and he attracted at least 20 . In addition to teaching practical design solutions , the apprentices had hands @-@ on work with various building trades . Farm work and hay making contributed a physical aspect . Students included Junzō Yoshimura and Carl Graffunder , and the farm was visited by people like Eero Saarinen and Alvar Aalto .
Once the students had become settled , Raymond sought real @-@ world projects for them to work upon , to put his theories into practice . Projects included an assortment of houses and extensions in New Jersey , Connecticut and Long Island .
In May 1943 , the Raymonds vouched for George Nakashima and his family , releasing them from a Japanese internment camp in Idaho , so that they could come and live at the New Hope farm .
= = The war years ( 1941 @-@ 1945 ) = =
With the approach of the Second World War , Raymond moved back to New York , ending the New Hope experiment . He formed a partnership with civil engineer Arthur Tuttle , structural engineer Elwyn Seelye and mechanical engineer Clyde Place . With the country 's emphasis on the war effort , the company focused on US army contracts . Their work included : prefabricated houses at Camp Kilmer , New Jersey ( 1942 ) and Camp Shanks , New York ( 1942 – 1943 ) and housing and an airport in Fort Dix , New Jersey ( 1943 ) . Controversially , in 1943 , Raymond was asked to design a series of middle class Japanese style homes on which the Army could test the effectiveness ordnance ( specifically incendiaries ) . These houses were eventually erected on the Dugway Proving Ground , nicknamed " Japanese village " . Raymond admitted in his autobiography that he was not proud of the work .
= = Practice with Ladislav Rado = =
After the war , Raymond 's practice with Tuttle , Seelye and Place was dissolved . He formed a new company with Slovak architect , Ladislav Leland Rado ( 1909 – 1993 ) , and named it Raymond & Rado . Although this company lasted until Raymond 's death in 1976 , they practised apart , with Rado in the New York office and Raymond in Tokyo . Whilst Raymond explored pottery and sculpture ( making friends with Tarō Okamoto and Ade Bethune ) , Rado pursued an orthogonal rationalism that Raymond would eventually distance himself from .
Projects in the United States during the late 1940s allowed Raymond to gain a foothold in occupied Japan . This helped to restart the building boom in occupied Japan after the war . This was mainly achieved through contacts made in his previous practice and those that he and Rado made in New York .
Their single story Great River Station on the Long Island Rail Road , expressed Raymond 's fondness for inexpensive , simple materials . It had fieldstone retaining walls and a flat roof supported in each corner with a redwood post . The wide expanse of glazing created a modernist pavilion .
In the Saint Joseph the Worker ChapelSt . Joseph the Worker Chapel , Victorias in Victorias City , Negros Island , the Philippines , Raymond worked with liturgical artist Ade Bethune , to produce mosaic murals and a lacquerware tabernacle inside the reinforced concrete church . The interior was adorned with colourful frescoes by Alfonso Ossorio . The church acted as a social centre for employees of the Ossorio sugar cane refinery . The church is regarded as one of the first examples of modern sacred architecture in the country .
The practice were also responsible for a number of parks and recreation buildings across the United States in the late 1940s , built largely to commemorate victory in the war .
= = The Reader 's Digest Building = =
In 1947 , Raymond petitioned General MacArthur for permission to enter occupied Japan in order to participate in the reconstruction process . His staff from Reymondo Kenchiku Sekkei Jimusho had looked after the drawings and documents of the office through the war and Raymond decided to reopen the office .
Raymond received the commission for the Reader 's Digest Building from Mrs DeWitt Wallace on his return from Japan in 1949 . She wanted a design that would show the best that America could offer . The site acquired for the building was opposite the Hirakawa Gate of the Imperial Palace . Its choice was treated with great resentment by the Japanese who felt that favouritism was shown by the Occupation authorities in allowing an American company to utilise a prominent site that would have served better as a park . Taking influence from Le Corbusier , Raymond responded to this criticism by masterplanning the site by using a Ville Radieuse inspired layout with the building set in gardens with sculptures by the Japanese American sculptor , Isamu Noguchi .
The long , rectilinear , two @-@ storey building , had a double cantilevered frame supported on a single row of concrete columns . These columns tilted outwards from a vertical position . Floor to ceiling glazing on the second storey opened out onto a balcony running the length of the building . It included technical innovations from America including acoustic ceiling tiles , underfloor electricity ducts and fluorescent lighting .
It is considered the first large building in which Raymond managed to use his principles of simplicity , economy of materials , elegance and lightness learned from his residential works . Raymond cited the design of the Hiroshima Peace Museum by Kenzo Tange as being an external imitation of the Reader 's Digest Building .
Despite winning awards when first completed , the Reader 's Digest Building was demolished in 1963 to be replaced by the nine floor Palaceside Building , a mixed used office building designed by Shoji Hayashi that for many years has served as the headquarters of the Mainichi Newspaper .
= = Experimentation in Tokyo = =
Raymond purchased land in the Nishi Azabu district of Tokyo to build his new office and living quarters . The office was built using the traditional Japanese post and lintel type construction using unplaned timber logs . The office served as a proving ground for the latest American building innovations including veneered plywood and suspended metal ductwork for forced air heating . Taking influence from Le Corbusier 's modulor , Raymond used the traditional Japanese module of the ken ( based upon the size of tatami mats ) as a unit of measure to set out the building 's structure . Again he used fusuma partitions and shoji screens , but in a modern way to divide up the spaces .
Raymond sought to use the design and construction of the office as a platform to inform prototype dwellings for the post war reconstruction of Japan .
In 1955 , Raymond began a commission in Takasaki , Gunma Prefecture for a Music Centre to house the Gunma Symphony Orchestra . Out of respect for the historic site and the budget constraints , he designed a building built on three premises : it would have an economical structural system , there would be equality of sight lines and acoustics for each seat , and the building would have a low profile without a fly tower . Raymond achieved these aims by using a series of 12 centimetres ( 4 @.@ 7 in ) thick , reinforced concrete ribs connected together like an accordion and spanning 60 metres ( 200 ft ) .
In 1961 , he was commissioned to design the Catholic @-@ based Nanzan University in Nagoya . It was one of the largest projects that he would undertake . The campus was orientated on a north – south axis across rolling hills and the eight buildings were arranged to suit the typography and harmonise with the landscape . In @-@ situ concrete is used throughout the scheme and each building has its own concrete form , some with pilotis , others with shells .
Located to the east of the Nanzan Campus is the Divine Word Seminary Chapel ( 1962 ) . This is a building that exploits the plastic capacity of concrete , with two intersecting shells forming a bell tower . These are punctured with vertical slots which allow light to radiate along the curved interior walls .
= = Influence of his wife , Noémi = =
Born in 1889 in Cannes to Swiss @-@ French parents , Noémi moved to New York in 1900 , and later studied Fine Art and Philosophy at Columbia Teachers College . Here , she was influenced by the painter and educator Arthur Wesley Dow . During Raymond 's period of training as a painter , Noémi supported them both by doing graphic work for publications like the New York Sun and New York Herald Tribune . When they both moved to Taliesin she became interested in 3D design . She also polished her knowledge of Japanese crafts , becoming a broker for clients such as Rudolph Schindler 's wife , Pauline Gibling .
Noémi 's influence on Raymond during the inter @-@ war years was substantial . She encouraged him to break away from Wright 's rigid style and explore the design of the Reinanzaka House . She increased her interest in Japanese art and philosophy , including ukiyo @-@ e woodblock prints and introduced Raymond to various influential people , including the mystic philosopher Rudolf Steiner .
She expanded her design repertoire to include textiles , rugs , furniture , glass and silverware . Noémi exhibited in Tokyo in 1936 and New York in 1940 , and her textiles were chosen by American designers like Louis Kahn to cover furniture in their designs .
Noémi also contributed to the design of the studio in Nishiazabu and a series of Raymond 's villas during the 1950s , including the Hayama Villa ( 1958 ) .
= = A legacy in concrete = =
Ignored by Henry @-@ Russell Hitchcock , Jr and Philip Johnson in their curatorial celebration of the International Style in 1932 , and despite the homecoming exhibition of his work staged in the Rockefeller Center in 1939 and the AIA New York Chapter Medal of Honor that was awarded to him 17 years later in 1956 , one has the feeling that Raymond 's achievements were always somehow grudgingly received by his compatriots . And even now , over 50 years later ... there remains a silent consensus in the field that is reluctant to acknowledge the unrivalled excellence and breathtaking scope of Raymond 's architectural career .
When Wright left Raymond set up his own office , he advertised himself as a specialist in reinforced concrete . He was aware of its textural properties from Cass Gilbert , its structural ones from Wright , and its benefits in relation to earthquake proofing . His first major independent project in 1921 was to design Hoshi Pharmaceutical School , which was one of the first reinforced concrete buildings in Tokyo . Raymond used precast concrete to form decorative elements for the building , such as window mullions . In a partially successful experiment , he used wooden formwork to imprint a texture onto the concrete ( but he chose to cover it up ) .
On the Reinanzaka House , the labourers were skilled in the use of wood , and helped Raymond engrain the texture of cedar onto the concrete . This was further explored on the Tetsuma Akaboshi and the Morinosuke Kawasaki houses , where the concrete walls of the luxurious interiors were imprinted with cypress textures . On the Karuizawa Studio , workmen polished the concrete with sand and straw to reveal the texture of the aggregate . Whilst at Nanzan University , the south facing facades were cast with checkerboard patterns , with applied metalwork casting abstract shadows on the surface .
Raymond 's techniques endeared him to the Japanese architectural psyche , and in 1958 , the editor of the architectural magazine Shinkenchiku , Yoshioka Yasugoro remarked , " it is doubtful that concrete is handled with such pains anywhere except in Japan . The idea of an exposed concrete surface seems to fit in with Japanese ideas of decor . " Post war architects like Tadao Ando have become famous for their use of exposed concrete .
Raymond 's use of a traditional post and beam structure in concrete for the Reinanzaka House was a technique that was adopted by post war Japanese architects such as Kenzo Tange .
Predating Le Corbusier 's work in Chandigarh , the Golconde dormitory used a monolithic concrete structure with deep overhangs and louvres to adapt to specific climatic conditions . The building pioneered the use of reinforced concrete in India .
Although Raymond 's technique of exposing and perfecting concrete surfaces would come to be seen as " typically Japanese " over time , it is important to note that this entailed polishing and waterproofing the exposed surface rather than covering it with white tiles .
Antonin Raymond died at St. Mary 's Hospital in Langhorne , Pennsylvania , on 25 October 1976 , aged 88 . His wife Noémi died four years later , aged 91 . Raymond Architectural Design Office continues to practice in Tokyo .
= = Selected works = =
* Reinanzaka House , Tokyo ( 1924 )
Hoshi University Main Building , Tokyo ( 1924 )
Ehrismann Residence , Yamate , Yokohama ( 1927 )
Embassy Villa , Nikko ( 1929 )
Troedsson Villa , Nikko ( 1931 )
Tokyo Golf Club , Asaka ( 1932 )
Summer House , Karuizawa ( 1933 )
Morinosuke Kawasaki House , Tokyo ( 1934 )
Tetsuma Akaboshi House , Tokyo ( 19
Raymond Farm , New Hope ( 1939 )
The Huyler Building , Buffalo , New York ( interior ) ( 1939 @-@ 1940 )
St. Joseph the Worker Church , Victorias City , Negros , the Philippines ( 1949 )
Raymond House and Studio , Azabu ( 1951 )
Reader ’ s Digest Offices , Tokyo ( 1951 )
Cunningham House , Tokyo ( 1954 )
St. Anselm 's Church , Tokyo ( 1954 )
Yawata Steel Otani Gymnasium , KitaKyushu ( 1955 ) , ( GoogleEarth 33 @.@ 862184 @,@ 130 @.@ 806841 )
Yaskawa Head Offices , KitaKyushu , ( 1954 )
St. Alban 's Church , Tokyo ( 1956 )
Hayama Villa , Hayama ( 1958 )
Moji Golf Club , KitaKyushu ( 1959 )
St. Michael 's Church , Sapporo ( 1960 )
New Studio , Karuizawa ( 1962 )
St. Paul Church , Shiki ( 1963 )
St. Paul 's Chapel , Rikkyo Niiza Junior and Senior High School , Niiza Campus , Saitama ( 1963 )
Nanzan University Campus ( 1964 )
Chapel and Lecture Hall , Rikkyo Boys Primary School , Tokyo ( 1966 )
= = Awards = =
1952 Architectural Institute of Japan Award for the Reader 's Digest Building
1956 Medal of Honor by the New York Chapter of American Institute of Architects
1957 First Honor Award of the American Institute of Architects and the Yawata Steel Worker 's Union Memorial Hall Award of Merit
1964 The Third Order of Merit of the Rising Sun by Emperor Hirohito
1965 Design Award from the Architectural Institute of Japan for his design of Nanzan University , Nagoya
= = Publications = =
1935 Antonin Raymond : His Work in Japan 1920 @-@ 1935 published by Jônan Shoin , Tokyo
1938 Architectural Details published by the International Architectural Association , Tokyo
1962 The Works of Antonin Raymond Architectural Association Journal
1967 Watakushi to nihon kenchiku ( Myself and Japanese Architecture ) A collection of writings and lectures , published by Kajima Shuppansha , Tokyo
1970 Jiden ( autobiography ) published in Japanese by Kajima Shuppansha , Tokyo
1973 Antonin Raymond : An Autobiography published by Charles E. Tuttle Company of Rutland , Vermont and Tokyo , Japan
= Stolen Innocence =
Stolen Innocence : My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect , Becoming a Teenage Bride , and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs is an autobiography by American author Elissa Wall detailing her childhood in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ( FLDS ) and subsequent later life outside of the church . It was first published by William Morrow and Company in 2008 .
Wall was born into a polygamous family in Salt Lake City and grew up attending the FLDS @-@ run Alta Academy . She describes her living situation as tense ; familial relations were further complicated when her mother was reassigned to marry another man in Hildale , Utah . FLDS leaders orchestrated a marriage between Wall , then 14 , and her 19 @-@ year @-@ old cousin , Allen Steed , an arrangement she claims to have vehemently opposed . During their four @-@ year marriage , Steed allegedly abused her sexually and psychologically , and Wall eventually began an affair with Lamont Barlow , a 25 @-@ year @-@ old former member of the FLDS . Barlow later persuaded her to leave the church and to press charges against Steed and Warren Jeffs , the FLDS " prophet " who performed the wedding ceremony .
Stolen Innocence sold well , reaching number six on the New York Times bestseller list , but received mixed reviews . Critics were interested in the story but criticized Wall 's writing style . Sharp Independent and Killer Films optioned the film rights shortly after its publication and discussed possibly creating a movie adaption of the book .
= = Background = =
Elissa Wall was born in Salt Lake City , Utah , on July 7 , 1986 to Douglas and Sharon ( Steed ) Wall , both members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ( FLDS ) . The FLDS is a Mormon denomination that split from the mainstream Church of Latter Day Saints ( LDS ) following the latter 's decision to outlaw polygamy in the early 20th century . Wall 's family practiced polygamy , and Sharon was the second of three wives . As is typical among the FLDS , Wall 's parents produced a large number of children , with Lloyd having 24 children in total and 14 by Sharon . Female members of the FLDS wore " long pioneer style dresses " and styled their hair in traditional buns and braids . The mandated undergarments covered their full form , " from the wrist to the ankle and right up to the neck " , while makeup , tattoos , and piercings were not permitted . Wall , along with other FLDS children , grew up attending the Alta Academy , which was owned and run by the church . Warren Jeffs , a leader in the community , read from the Book of Mormon at eight in the morning . " No matter what age you were , you were expected to attend and take notes , " said Wall . " It was a very religious education ... As a child in that society , you hung on every word . I remember believing in it so much it would almost consume me . " She later referred to her education as " brainwashing " .
The first major crisis in Wall 's early life occurred when she was 13 and her mother was reassigned to marry another man , Fred Jessop . Wall , along with her mother and sisters , moved to Hildale in the year 2000 . The new family was particularly large , so the children were required to eat meals in shifts . She compared the experience to starting a new school in terms of aspects of life that she had to become re @-@ accustomed to . Over time , several of her brothers and sisters left or were expelled from the church .
In 2001 , FLDS leader Rulon Jeffs arranged for a then 14 @-@ year @-@ old Wall to marry her 19 @-@ year @-@ old cousin , Allen Steed . Wall stated that she despised her cousin and asked that she be given more time or another possible husband . Her stepfather , mother , and older sister , Rebecca Musser , were supportive of the marriage and encouraged her to go through with it , with the latter two sewing her wedding dress and organizing her honeymoon . She and Steed were married at the Hotsprings Motel in Caliente , Nevada . Warren Jeffs , who had previously insisted that the wedding move forward , performed the ceremony .
Wall describes the marriage as traumatic , with frequent rapes and miscarriages . She recounts that she did not receive any sex education while in school and as a result was unable to understand her husband 's advances . As her marriage with her cousin fell apart , she began to spend nights sleeping in her truck , and at that point met former FLDS member Lamont Barlow . Wall , then 17 , began an affair with the then 25 @-@ year @-@ old Barlow , who encouraged her to leave the church with him . The affair was eventually uncovered when she became pregnant by him , and Jeffs had the marriage to Steed annulled . Wall left the FLDS and married Barlow , having two children with him .
In 2006 , Wall pressed charges against Jeffs , who was put on the FBI 's Most Wanted list . He was arrested in August of the same year while travelling in Nevada " in a red Cadillac found to contain $ 54 @,@ 000 in cash , 15 mobile phones , three iPods , laptop computers , a police scanner , a stack of credit cards and two female wigs , one blonde and one brunette " . While testifying , Wall was referred to as Jane Doe IV , though she later asked that her name be published . In September 2007 , Jeffs was convicted for two counts of being an accomplice to rape .
= = Writing = =
In January 2008 , HarperCollins publishers confirmed that Elissa Wall was writing a " tell @-@ all " memoir that was scheduled to be released in April of that year . She chose to use pseudonyms for most of the people who appear in the book but kept the names of the plaintiffs and a few other members of the church unaltered . The book provided the background for Wall 's life inside of the FLDS and focused on her marriage to Allen Steed , whom she portrayed as " boorish and odd " . She further discussed her opinions on polygamy and the difficulties it caused in her early childhood .
HarperCollins asked Lisa Pulitzer to audition to act as a ghost writer for Wall . Pulitzer describes herself as " the official cult gal " as she enjoys writing escape stories and is able to make the subjects of her work more comfortable during the process . " Elissa called three women mother , " she said . " But I come from a blended family , so I understand complicated relations and loyalties . "
Wall 's attorney commented , " It 's going to be a great book . She 's never told her story . She 's only told little pieces of it . " Attorneys for Steed and Warren Jeffs were dismayed by the decision to publish the book before the conclusion of the court case , believing that it would hinder their clients from receiving a fair trial .
= = Subsequent events = =
= = = 2008 raid = = =
State authorities raided the Yearning for Zion Ranch in Schleicher County , Texas in April 2008 after Texas Child Protective Services ( CPS ) and other authorities received a number of phone calls from Rozita Swinton , an adult Colorado resident . Swinton falsely claimed to be a 16 @-@ year @-@ old victim of physical and sexual abuse named " Sarah " who was living at the ranch . Subsequent reports stated that Swinton had repeatedly posed as a child victim . A girl matching " Sarah 's " description was not found , and authorities rounded up members of the church . Subsequently , the children — 213 boys and 250 girls — were separated from their parents and transported to Fort Concho , " a military facility with inadequate food , lavatories or bathing facilities , and little privacy for people to whom modesty was a basic dignity " . After it was determined that there was no evidence that the children were unhealthy , mistreated , or in danger of suffering abuse at the hands of the FLDS , they were returned to the ranch .
Elissa Wall , who participated in the raid by " [ educating ] the Texas officials on the people " , publicly defended the state 's actions , saying , " They have reason to fear that the girls are being married and having children at way too young of an age . They have reason to fear that children are in a dangerous place . It doesn 't mean the mothers don 't love their children . It doesn 't mean they don 't want to be good mothers . It just means there are reasons for what Texas is doing . "
= = = Legal proceedings = = =
Warren Jeffs ' prison life has been tumultuous . At Utah 's Purgatory Correctional Facility , he suffered from infected ulcers on his knees , which resulted from praying days on end during solitary confinement . He attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself at one point . In August 2008 , Jeffs went into convulsions after banging his head against the walls of his cell repetitively and had to be taken to a hospital by helicopter .
On July 27 , 2010 , the conviction of Warren Jeffs as an accomplice to Elissa Wall 's rape was overturned because " instructions given to jurors were erroneous . " State authorities considered retrying Jeffs in Utah , though the matter was complicated when Wall was accused of fabricating a key piece of evidence during the first trial ; Wall 's attorneys had used medical records for proof of a 2002 miscarriage , and thus proof of intimacy in the marriage . Michael Piccarreta , Jeffs ' defense attorney , interviewed Jane Blackmore , Wall 's midwife at the time of the miscarriage , in November 2010 and alleged that Wall had requested that she recreate the detailed records when she could not find them . Wall 's attorneys responded that she had only " unwittingly " replied to Blackmore 's questions during a phone call .
In 2011 , Warren Jeffs was convicted in Texas on sexual assault charges unrelated to Wall 's case and sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years . Since Warren Jeffs would therefore be 100 years old by the earliest time he could be released from prison , Utah decided to drop the retrial .
Elissa Wall 's cousin and ex @-@ husband Allen Steed was charged with first @-@ degree felony rape after Jeffs ' first conviction in 2007 . The rape charges were later dropped in favor of Steed entering a plea bargain by confessing to the charge of engaging in sexual relations with a minor . As a result , he would serve 30 days in prison and three years on probation as well as pay $ 10 @,@ 000 in fines . Wall was pleased with the outcomes and commented , " This is a good day . I 'm grateful for where we 're at . "
= = = Lawsuit = = =
In 2005 , Elissa Wall filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit against the FLDS , Warren Jeffs , and the UEP Trust with the expressed intention to assist other members of the FLDS in leaving the community . The suit was ongoing for several years afterwards , and a CPA filed a counter @-@ lawsuit in response , charging that Wall 's family , not the FLDS or the UEP Trust , was responsible for her underage marriage . In June 2009 , she offered to settle the suit for $ 308 @,@ 000 , the land her family lives on , and some other properties .
= = Reception = =
Stolen Innocence reached number six on the New York Times best seller list , and 400 @,@ 000 copies were confirmed to have been printed by March 2013 . Critically , it received mixed reactions . Dwight Garner from The New York Times found the story " both creepy ... and quite moving " . Caroline Leavitt from People Magazine wrote , " Coming on the heels of the raid on the FLDS compound in Eldorado , Wall 's story couldn 't be more timely . Her descriptions of the polygamous sect 's rigidity are shocking , but what 's most fascinating is the
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miles ( 11 km ) east of the county line , the highway intersects US @-@ 83 . Near the county 's east – west midpoint , at Elmwood , US @-@ 412 and SH @-@ 3 intersect US @-@ 270 and SH @-@ 23 . While SH @-@ 23 passes through the intersection north to south , eastbound US @-@ 270 , following southbound SH @-@ 23 from Beaver , joins US @-@ 412 / SH @-@ 3 heading east . The three highways continue on , passing through Slapout , before curving slightly to the north as they exit both Beaver County and the Oklahoma Panhandle .
= = = Northwest Oklahoma = = =
Upon entering the main body of Oklahoma , the first county US @-@ 270 / US @-@ 412 / SH @-@ 3 pass through is Harper County . Here , they intersect US @-@ 283 south of Laverne ; eight miles ( 13 km ) east of US @-@ 283 , in May , they intersect SH @-@ 46 . US @-@ 270 / US @-@ 412 / SH @-@ 3 only cross the southwest part of Harper County before curving southeast into Ellis County . The routes , however , only clip the northeast corner of the county , traversing only 1 @.@ 81 miles ( 2 @.@ 91 km ) of it before passing into Woodward County .
Shortly after entering Woodward County , US @-@ 270 / US @-@ 412 / SH @-@ 3 enter the town of Fort Supply . There , the routes junction with US @-@ 183 , which joins the other routes as they make their way southeast . Thirteen miles ( 21 km ) southeast of Fort Supply , the four highways enter the city of Woodward , the largest city within a nine @-@ county area and the commercial hub of northwest Oklahoma . On the west edge of town , the four highways serve as the eastern terminus of the western segment of SH @-@ 15 , a route made discontinuous by the establishment of US @-@ 412 ( see history ) . US @-@ 270 / US @-@ 183 / US @-@ 412 / SH @-@ 3 proceed east through Woodward . In downtown , they meet with SH @-@ 34 ; here , US @-@ 412 leaves the four @-@ way concurrency , as it continues east by itself while the other three highways it has followed since Fort Supply turn south to overlap SH @-@ 34 instead . For the first time since its western terminus in New Mexico , where it began concurrent with US @-@ 56 , US @-@ 412 is the sole highway designation on the road it follows .
As US @-@ 412 leaves town , it passes south of Boiling Springs State Park , running parallel to SH @-@ 34C and SH @-@ 50B , both of which serve the park . Along this stretch , it crosses the Beaver River for the third and final time , though this time it has since become the North Canadian River . SH @-@ 50 forms a concurrency with US @-@ 412 for 1 @.@ 3 miles ( 2 @.@ 1 km ) before splitting off again in Mooreland . The highway passes just south of Curtis as it continues east out of Woodward County .
The next northwestern Oklahoma county that US @-@ 412 serves is Major County . The first intersection with another highway that US @-@ 412 comes to is with US @-@ 281 at Bouse Junction . East of here , US @-@ 412 skirts the northern edge of the Glass Mountains ( also known as the Gloss Mountains ) , turning southeast before returning to a due east course . At Orienta , the highway begins a concurrency with US @-@ 60 and SH @-@ 8 ; the three highways turn north and together cross the Cimarron River . South of Cleo Springs , US @-@ 60 and US @-@ 412 turn east , while SH @-@ 8 splits away to the north . From here , it is a straight shot into Enid along US @-@ 60 / US @-@ 412 ; there are no curves along the highway for over 33 miles ( 53 km ) . US @-@ 60 and US @-@ 412 continue to the east , meeting up with SH @-@ 58 on the north edge of Ringwood . The two US highways pass through Meno before coming to the Major – Garfield County line .
Soon after entering Garfield County , US @-@ 60 / US @-@ 412 run through Lahoma . Three miles ( 4 @.@ 8 km ) east of there , they share a brief concurrency with SH @-@ 132 . The two highways enter the county seat of Garfield County , the city of Enid , along Owen K. Garriott Road , named in honor of the astronaut . In downtown Enid , the routes intersect US @-@ 81 ; US @-@ 60 breaks away from US @-@ 412 to turn north along US @-@ 81 , while US @-@ 412 continues east along Garriott Road . On the east side of Enid , US @-@ 412 reunites with US @-@ 64 ; the two form a concurrency as Garriott Road becomes an expressway heading east out of town . The next highway junction is an interchange with SH @-@ 74 ; this interchange also serves as the western terminus of the eastern segment of SH @-@ 15 . From here , US @-@ 64 / US @-@ 412 proceed due east into Noble County to a cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 35 ( I @-@ 35 ) . US @-@ 64 follows I @-@ 35 south toward Perry , while US @-@ 412 continues straight ahead , where it will form the Cimarron Turnpike .
= = = Northeast Oklahoma = = =
The Cimarron Turnpike , carrying US @-@ 412 , passes through Noble , Payne , and Pawnee Counties . The highway heads east from I @-@ 35 to its first interchange , Exit 3 , which provides access to US @-@ 77 . The first mainline toll plaza is just west of Exit 15 , a cloverleaf interchange with no straight @-@ line ramps ( forcing all traffic getting on or off to pass through the toll plaza ) connecting the turnpike to US @-@ 177 . East of the US @-@ 177 interchange , the highway curves to the south , crossing Black Bear Creek . US @-@ 412 then meets US @-@ 64 once again , interchanging with it at Exit 23 east of Morrison . The turnpike then turns back east , with a spur route ( accessible only from the westbound turnpike ) branching off to the southwest toward Stillwater . The Lone Chimney service plaza , a twenty @-@ four @-@ hour concession area , is located in the median of the turnpike east of the interchange with the spur . South of Pawnee lies an interchange ( Exit 37 ) with SH @-@ 18 . Just south of Hallett , a second mainline toll plaza sits just west of the SH @-@ 99 interchange ; again , this interchange is a cloverleaf interchange with only loop ramps . The turnpike 's final exit is Exit 60 , a partial interchange with SH @-@ 48 southeast of Cleveland . The missing movements are provided by US @-@ 64 , the northern terminus of SH @-@ 48 , which merges with US @-@ 412 as the Cimarron Turnpike ends . The two routes continue east as a freeway .
The US @-@ 64 / US @-@ 412 freeway , known locally as the Keystone Expressway , serves the western outlying areas of the Tulsa metropolitan area . Passing south of Westport , the freeway is routed along a peninsula in extreme southeastern Pawnee County , before crossing Keystone Lake , formed by the impounded Arkansas River , into far southern Osage County . US @-@ 64 and US @-@ 412 only traverse a short distance in the county , however ; after 1 @.@ 42 miles ( 2 @.@ 29 km ) the two routes pass into Tulsa County . Just south of the county line , the freeway has an interchange with SH @-@ 151 , a short connector route that runs across Lake Keystone 's dam . At this interchange the Keystone Expressway ends . The Sand Springs Expressway continues from here , through Sand Springs , where it includes an interchange with SH @-@ 97 and SH @-@ 51 , the latter of which joins US @-@ 64 / US @-@ 412 on the freeway . The three routes then continue east into Tulsa proper .
The Sand Springs Expressway comes to an end at the northwest corner of the Inner Disperal Loop ( IDL ) , a ring of freeways surrounding Downtown Tulsa . At a stack interchange there , US @-@ 64 and SH @-@ 51 split away to the south along I @-@ 244 ; this will be the final intersection US @-@ 412 and US @-@ 64 will have in Oklahoma . US @-@ 412 continues east along I @-@ 244 . This interchange is also the southern terminus of L.L. Tisdale Parkway . I @-@ 244 and US @-@ 412 form the north side of the IDL ; at its northeast corner , they interchange with US @-@ 75 , the east side of the loop ; south of the interchange , US @-@ 75 also carries the I @-@ 444 designation . I @-@ 244 / US @-@ 412 continue east , with exit ramps to local streets , as well as SH @-@ 11 and US @-@ 169 . I @-@ 244 ends at I @-@ 44 / SH @-@ 66 ; US @-@ 412 forms a concurrency with the latter two routes as they continue east into Rogers County .
Upon entering Rogers County , I @-@ 44 / US @-@ 412 / SH @-@ 66 parallel the southern boundary of the county , staying just north of the Rogers – Tulsa and , further east , Rogers – Wagoner county lines . In Rogers County , the three highways enter the city of Catoosa , one of Tulsa 's eastern suburbs . In Catoosa , the freeway serves as the southern terminus of SH @-@ 167 , which serves the city 's port , and SH @-@ 66 splits off toward Claremore . I @-@ 44 and US @-@ 412 continue east for a short distance before going separate directions ; I @-@ 44 exits from US @-@ 412 and joins the Will Rogers Turnpike . This interchange is also the northern terminus of the Creek Turnpike . US @-@ 412 becomes an expressway , and continues east of the interchange , passing through Fair Oaks on its way out of the Tulsa metro . In rural south @-@ central Rogers County , it connects to SH @-@ 412P , a state highway spur to Port 33 , before crossing the Verdigris River , a component of the McClellan – Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System . US @-@ 412 continues east through unincorporated territory before reaching Inola , where it has an interchange with SH @-@ 88 , 1 @.@ 39 miles ( 2 @.@ 24 km ) north of that highway 's southern terminus . US @-@ 412 then heads eastward out of Rogers County .
After leaving Rogers County , the next county along US @-@ 412 is Mayes County . South of Chouteau , the route provides access to US @-@ 69 via an interchange . Just west of US @-@ 412 's crossing of the Grand River , the highway intersects SH @-@ 412B , which connects US @-@ 412 to SH @-@ 69A . After crossing the river , US @-@ 412 comes to a fork in the road ; one half of the fork is the Cherokee Turnpike , which mainline US @-@ 412 follows , while the other is US @-@ 412 Alternate , which runs parallel to the turnpike on an old alignment of US @-@ 412 .
The first interchange on the Cherokee Turnpike is with SH @-@ 82 in Locust Grove . The turnpike continues east , passing into Delaware County , to intersect US @-@ 412 Alternate again between Rose and Leach . East of this interchange , a service area lies in the median of the roadway ; east of there , the highway passes through the Cherokee Turnpike 's only mainline toll plaza . The turnpike 's final interchange is with US @-@ 59 and SH @-@ 10 in Kansas . The Cherokee Turnpike then ends , merging with US @-@ 59 ; at this junction , US @-@ 412 Alternate , which was concurrent with US @-@ 59 , also ends . US @-@ 59 and US @-@ 412 continue southeast through Flint , before turning due east to West Siloam Springs . There , US @-@ 59 splits away from US @-@ 412 , while US @-@ 412 remains on an easterly trajectory , crossing the state line into Siloam Springs , Arkansas .
= = History = =
US @-@ 412 initially connected Walnut Ridge , Arkansas to Jackson , Tennessee . Mr. Murphy , deputy director of ODOT , recommended to the Transportation Commission that US @-@ 412 be extended into Oklahoma on February 1 , 1988 . ODOT hoped that establishing US @-@ 412 in Oklahoma would generate new recreational traffic , thus benefiting the state economically . The new western terminus was to become the US @-@ 183 / US @-@ 270 junction in Woodward ; from there , the highway extended for 288 @.@ 42 miles ( 464 @.@ 17 km ) to the east , exiting the state in West Siloam Springs . The Transportation Commission approved the recommendation unanimously .
The US @-@ 412 designation was applied to preexisting Oklahoma highways . From Woodward to just east of Enid , US @-@ 412 replaced SH @-@ 15 . From there to the I @-@ 35 junction , it was overlaid on US @-@ 64 ; east of I @-@ 35 , the designation was applied to the Cimarron Turnpike . US @-@ 412 continued east from the end of the turnpike along US @-@ 64 . From there , it was routed through the Tulsa metropolitan freeway system along I @-@ 244 and I @-@ 44 . East of Tulsa , the highway replaced SH @-@ 33 to the Arkansas line . The highway designations made redundant by US @-@ 412 were removed , effective December 12 , 1988 .
The first major change to US @-@ 412 occurred on November 4 , 1991 , when US @-@ 412 was rerouted onto the newly built Cherokee Turnpike . US @-@ 412 Scenic , which was later redesignated US @-@ 412 Alternate , was established along the old highway , allowing the highway system to retain a free alternate to the new toll road . US @-@ 412 was extended west on May 5 , 1993 ; like its initial extension into Oklahoma , this new portion of US @-@ 412 followed existing highways : US @-@ 56 , US @-@ 64 , US @-@ 270 , and SH @-@ 3 .
Subsequent changes to US @-@ 412 have been more minor . On March 7 , 1994 , the highway was relocated near Chouteau . Finally , on October 4 , 2004 , the Transportation Commission approved the realignment of US @-@ 60 , US @-@ 412 , and SH @-@ 8 at their junction near Orienta . Other than routine maintenance , there have been no further changes to the highway since then .
= = Tolls = =
As of 2013 , passengers of two @-@ axle vehicles ( such as cars and motorcycles ) pay a total of $ 3 @.@ 00 to travel the entire length of the Cimarron Turnpike and $ 2 @.@ 50 to travel the entire length of the Cherokee Turnpike . Tolls vary based on the entrance and exit used . Both turnpikes accept OTA 's Pikepass transponder system as an alternative to cash payment . Pikepass customers receive discounted toll rates ; the Pikepass rate for the full length of the Cimarron is $ 2 @.@ 85 , and the discounted rate for the Cherokee is $ 2 @.@ 40 .
Toll revenues from the two turnpikes US @-@ 412 uses are not necessarily used to maintain those highways . Under a practice known as cross @-@ pledging , all OTA toll revenue is pledged against the sum of OTA 's indebtedness , including bonds financing the state 's other turnpikes .
= = Spurs = =
US @-@ 412 anchors three state highway spur routes in Oklahoma . These three routes all bear the number " 412 " with a letter suffix , on an Oklahoma state highway shield .
= = = SH @-@ 412A = = =
State Highway 412A is the only US @-@ 412 spur route to not directly connect to mainline US @-@ 412 . SH @-@ 412A has a total length of 2 @.@ 98 miles ( 4 @.@ 80 km ) .
SH @-@ 412A begins at the Cherokee – Delaware county line in the town of Oaks . The route proceeds north through town . After leaving Oaks , the highway enters unincorporated territory before ending at US @-@ 412 Alternate at the unincorporated location of Twin Oaks .
SH @-@ 412A existed prior to the extension of US @-@ 412 in Oklahoma . As the adjacent section of highway was part of SH @-@ 33 prior to becoming US @-@ 412 , what would become SH @-@ 412A was originally designated as SH @-@ 33C . SH @-@ 33C was first shown on the Oklahoma state highway map in 1958 . At the time of the highway 's designation , it was a gravel highway ; by 1959 , however , it had been paved . The first revision of the state highway map to reflect the renumbering of SH @-@ 33 to US @-@ 412 was the 1989 edition ; this was also the first to show SH @-@ 33C redesignated as SH @-@ 412A .
= = = SH @-@ 412B = = =
State Highway 412B is a spur route of US @-@ 412 lying entirely within Mayes County . It is 5 @.@ 33 miles ( 8 @.@ 58 km ) long .
SH @-@ 412B begins at US @-@ 412 just west of the Grand River bridge and the western terminus of the Cherokee Turnpike . From there , the highway follows a winding path to the north , passing east of Chouteau , before ending at SH @-@ 69A between MidAmerica Industrial Park to the west and Sportsmen Acres to the east .
The highway that is currently SH @-@ 412B was first shown on the official state map in 1987 as SH @-@ 33G , connecting to SH @-@ 33 at its southern terminus . By 1989 , the first edition of the map to show US @-@ 412 in Oklahoma , SH @-@ 33G had been renumbered to SH @-@ 412B .
= = = SH @-@ 412P = = =
State Highway 412P is a spur of US @-@ 412 in Rogers County . SH @-@ 412P begins at US @-@ 412 heading south , then turns east . It then ends at Port 33 of the McClellan – Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System , along the Verdigris River . SH @-@ 412P is 1 @.@ 26 miles ( 2 @.@ 03 km ) long . The highway does not appear on the official state map .
= = Junction list = =
= Hermaphrodite ( Nadar ) =
In 1860 , French photographer Nadar ( real name Gaspard @-@ Félix Tournachon ) took a series of photographs of a young intersex person , who had a male build and stature and who may have been female assigned , or self @-@ identified as female . Possibly done on commission by Armand Trousseau , the nine photographs have been described as " probably the first medical photo @-@ illustrations of a patient with intersex genitalia " . They were originally restricted for scientific uses , and Nadar did not publish them . Further photographs of intersex subjects followed over the next several decades , although there is no evidence that the photographers knew of Nadar 's work .
= = Background = =
Nadar ( 1820 – 1910 ) , the son of a publisher , had previously had medical training in Lyon and at Hôtel @-@ Dieu . However , by the late 1830s he had left medicine to focus on the printed press , becoming a caricaturist , journalist , and novelist . He only began photography in 1854 , but by the end of that decade he was well known for his portraits of famous persons and advances in photographic techniques .
Although developed several decades earlier , photography was rarely used for medical documentation until the 1850s . In the mid @-@ 1850s France , at the request of neurologist Duchenne de Boulogne , photographer Adrien Tournachon documented experiments in which facial muscles were electrically stimulated ; another example of clinical photography was documented by German physician Hermann Wolff Berend in an 1855 journal article entitled " Ueber die Benutzung der Lichtbilder für heilwissenschaftliche Zwecke " ( " On the Use of Photographs for Therapeutic Research Purposes " ) .
Several years later , in late 1860 , Tournachon 's elder brother Nadar took a series of nine photographs of a young intersex person , possibly on commission by Armand Trousseau ; This commission is suggested by an undated letter from Trousseau to Nadar , in which the former requests help in the documentation of a subject with a " very strange malady " , to be done " with as much truth and art as you can . " The subject was to be brought to Nadar by one of Trousseau 's friends , a Doctor Dumont @-@ Pallier ; the surgeon Jules Germain François Maisonneuve was also present .
= = Subject = =
The subject of the series , whose name was never released , was an intersex person with a male build and stature , but who may have self @-@ identified as female and / or been assigned female at birth . The subject had a small , probably hypospadic , penis , rudimentary scrotum , and male pubic hair pattern . The subject also had a retracted or rudimentary clitoral hood and vaginal opening . In most photographs the subject 's face and chest are covered .
= = Series = =
The series consists of nine photographs documenting the subject in various poses and angles . Anna Blume , writing in the journal LTTR , describes the images as quite different from Nadar 's other work ; she writes that Nadar , whose normal portraits captured a personality and personage , instead focused on " a body and specifically of the genitals of this body " .
These include two images that show the subject standing . One captures a full length view , in which the subject is unclothed except for a pair of stockings and shoes . In the other , the subject 's right leg is raised to provide a clearer view of the genitalia . Another image presents the subject lying back with one arm covering the face while someone else 's hand pulls on the penile tissue . A similar photograph shows the subject in an examination position , with a hand – visible in the uncut photographic plate as belonging to Maisonneuve – spreading the vaginal lips . The series also includes a close @-@ up of the subject 's genitalia , with the legs open .
= = Post @-@ photography = =
Nadar did not publish the photographs , but in 1861 he copyrighted them – something he almost never did – and limited them to scientific uses , excluding public display . In The Journal of Sexual Medicine , Dirk Schultheiss , Thomas R.W. Herrmann , and Udo Jonas suggest that the photographs are " probably the first medical photo @-@ illustrations of a patient with intersex genitalia " and describe them as a " milestone in the history of sexual medicine " .
According to Schultheiss , Herrmann , and Jonas , although Trousseau had earlier suggested that surgery was a viable option , there is no evidence that the subject subsequently received treatment ; They suggest several possible factors , including legal issues , the subject 's refusal , or failed treatment followed by a lack of reporting , for the lack of surgery or evidence of such . Maisonneuve , partially shown in one of the photographs , treated another intersex patient in 1862 .
Several photographs are at the Musée d 'Orsay in Paris , and at least one is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art ( MET ) in New York . The MET occasionally puts the photographs on display with other Nadar works ; a 1995 exhibition featured two of the series .
= = Legacy = =
Medical photography continued to develop , both in France and abroad , after the Nadar images were shot . In Europe , several further cases of intersexuality were documented , although there is no evidence that the photographers were aware of Nadar 's work . In April 1870 a Monsieur Delacroix presented photographs of an intersex individual at the Société Médicale de Reims . In 1930 German physician Magnus Hirschfeld published a portrait of himself with an intersex individual in his five @-@ volume Geschlechtskunde ( Sexology ) , while Louis Ombrédanne published 25 images of cases he had handled in his 1939 book Les hermaphrodites et la chirurgie ( Hermaphrodites and Surgery ) .
= Malaysia – Vietnam relations =
Malaysia – Vietnam relations ( Malay Hubungan Malaysia @-@ Vietnam ; Vietnamese : Quan hệ Malaysia @-@ Việt Nam ) date to at least the 15th century . Malaysia forged diplomatic ties with the modern @-@ day Vietnamese state on 30 March 1973 ; as of 2015 , these ties are still in existence . During the late 1970s and 1980s , the countries ' relationship became strained as a result of the Cambodian – Vietnamese War and the influx of Vietnamese boat people into Malaysia . The subsequent resolution of these issues saw the cultivation of strong trade and economic ties , and bilateral trade between the countries grew exponentially , with an expansion into areas including information technology , education and defence .
Vietnam and Malaysia share a maritime border in the Gulf of Thailand and the South China Sea , and have overlapping claims in the Spratly Islands . Both have an embassy located in the other 's capital ; Vietnam has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur , and Malaysia has an embassy in Hanoi and a consulate office in Ho Chi Minh City . Historical records show that Vietnamese people have visited states and Sultanates comprising modern @-@ day Malaysia in small numbers since the 18th century , and Malaysia is currently home to a large Vietnamese expatriate community consisting of migrant workers , mail order brides and students , numbering around 100 @,@ 000 people . Vietnam also hosts a small Malaysian expatriate community , consisting mostly of businessmen based in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi .
= = History = =
= = = Early contacts ( 15th to 18th century ) = = =
The earliest record of diplomatic contact between present @-@ day Malaysia and Vietnam dates back to 1469 . Soldiers of Vietnamese Later Le dynasty had captured a Malaccan tributary mission en route to the Chinese Ming dynasty , killing some of them , and castrating and enslaving the survivors . Tonkin expressed their intent to conquer Malacca ; this intent was conveyed to the Chinese emperor in a later mission in 1481 . The Chinese emperor ordered Malacca to raise soldiers in the event of a similar attack . Malacca defeated the Vietnamese during an invasion of Lan Xang as reported in a Chinese account . The Malay Annals also mention a Cham prince taking some of his followers to form a small Cham colony in Malacca when Vietnam invaded Champa in 1471 , and deploying military assistance to Johor to fend off a botched military conquest in the 1590s . In the mid 17th @-@ century , the Cham vassal states Panduranga and Kelantan cultivated close diplomatic ties when they led a long @-@ term diplomatic mission to Kelantan to learn more about Malay culture and Islam . Subsequent Champa kings after Po Rome , beginning with his son Po Saut , periodically received Malay Muslim missionaries from Kelantan in the 17th and 18th centuries .
= = = British colonial era ( 18th to mid @-@ 20th century ) = = =
Not long after Penang was established as a port by the British at the end of the 18th century , Vietnamese junks began to visit the area for trade at the instruction of the Vietnamese emperor in Hue . An early account in the late 1790s showed Nguyen Anh 's ( who became Emperor Gia Long ) merchant ship docking in Penang carrying cargoes of sugarcane en route to India . Soldiers referred to Penang in its Sino @-@ Vietnamese terminology , Tân Lang dữ ( Chinese character : 檳榔嶼 ) ; a royal narrative in 1810 showed the Vietnamese began to refer to Penang as Cù lao Cau , meaning Palm Island . Vietnamese Catholics travelled to Penang for seminary studies from the 1840s ; these included illuminary Pétrus Ky. ethnic Chinese from Cochinchina sailed to the east in the Sultanate of Terengganu to trade in poultry and rice ; some also settled there and assimilated with the local Chinese .
In the late 1920s and early 1930s , Ho Chi Minh played a key role in facilitating the formation of the Nanyang Communist Party — later renamed the Malayan Communist Party ( MCP ) — and visited Malaya on several occasions , such as presiding over a ceremony to mark the formation of the Malayan Communist Party in Buloh Kasap , Johor , in April 1930 . Ho Chi Minh 's influence on the MCP paved the way for Lai Teck , who was also of Vietnamese origin , to be appointed as the MCP 's Secretary General between 1934 and 1938 . Collaboration and communications between the MCP and the Vietnamese Communists increased following Lai Teck 's disappearance in the late 1940s ; the MCP briefly facilitated the shipping and transport of light ammunitions to the Viet Minh around this time . During World War II , both the Viet Minh and Malayan Peoples ' Anti @-@ Japanese Army ( MPAJA ) opposed the Japanese invasion of French Indochina and Malaya . Closer ties between communist cadres from Malaya and Vietnam were forged following successful efforts by the Communist victory at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 ; the Viet Minh provided small @-@ scale logistical and communication support and training to the MCP in the 1950s and 1960s .
= = = Vietnamese refugees ( 1975 to 2005 ) = = =
In May 1975 , shortly after the Fall of Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War , the first Vietnamese refugees arrived in Malaysia , and the first boat that arrived carried 47 refugees . Until 1978 , more Vietnamese fled their country , and many of them were of Chinese descent . According to Malaysian government statistics , the country hosted 19 @,@ 000 refugees in November 1978 , compared to 500 in 1977 . The Malaysian government responded by directing its Home Ministry to set up Federal Task Force VII in 1978 , which was tasked with limiting the rising number of refugees from landing in Malaysia . The press reported incidents of Malaysian police and army personnel turning away the refugees , but some refugees resorted to deliberately sinking their boats to gain admittance to Malaysia . When the government was informed of boat @-@ sinking attempts made by the refugees , then Deputy Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad announced in June 1979 that legislation would be introduced to empower the police and navy to shoot refugees attempting to land . Mahathir 's superior , Prime Minister Hussein Onn quickly recanted Mahathir 's shooting threat .
The first Vietnamese refugee camp was opened in Pulau Bidong in August 1978 with United Nations assistance ; the island accommodated up to 25 @,@ 000 refugees . Other refugee camps were set up at Pulau Tengah , Pulau Besar , Kota Bharu , Kuantan , Sarawak and Sabah . In 1982 , a transit centre was established at Sungei Besi , where refugees awaiting deportation to Western countries that were willing to accept them would be housed . The number of Vietnamese refugee arrivals fluctuated between 1981 and 1983 , before a period of significant decrease from 1984 to 1986 . In 1987 , Malaysia and other neighbouring countries saw a sudden increase in the number of Vietnamese refugees landing in Malaysia . At an ASEAN summit in June 1987 , member countries chastised the Vietnamese government for not having sufficiently addressed the refugee problem .
In August 1988 , Malaysia and Vietnam jointly proposed an involuntary repatriation agreement , which provided for Vietnamese refugees that failed to gain admittance to Western countries to be counselled to return to Vietnam . A few Vietnamese government delegations were deployed to conduct outreach sessions at some of the refugee camps . This arrangement was considered unsuccessful because less than 40 individuals registered for the voluntary repatriation programme between 1988 and 1989 . A deadline was set for 14 March 1989 , whereby all Vietnamese who arrived before that date would automatically be considered refugees and all refugees arriving after that date would undergo a screening process to assess whether they qualified for refugee status . The screening process was proposed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) in June 1988 ; it involved thorough background checks on arrivals to determine whether they qualify for refugee status to be sent to any Western countries that were willing to accept them . Within 10 months , 4 @,@ 000 of 9 @,@ 000 refugees were sent to Western countries . In the same period , an additional 11 @,@ 000 refuges arrived in Malaysia .
The implementation of stringent rules that require Vietnamese arrivals to qualify for refugee status prompted some of them to opt for the voluntary repatriation programme ; between 1 @,@ 000 and 2 @,@ 000 arrivals to Malaysia returned to Vietnam in 1989 . Refugees who opted to return to Vietnam were provided with a monthly stipend for up to one year by the UNHCR . In the early 1990s , as Vietnam began to experience economic growth , the number of refugee arrivals to Malaysia dropped . Joint collaborations between Malaysia , Vietnam and UNHCR to address the problem enabled Malaysia to reduce the size of its Vietnamese refugee populace , facilitating the closure of the Pulau Bidong refugee camp in November 1991 . 3 @,@ 000 Vietnamese refugees participated in the voluntary repatriation programme , and Malaysia 's refugee populace reduced to 6 @,@ 000 by 1994 . Most of the remaining arrivals were not able to pass the UNHCR screening process and were classified as illegal immigrants . The majority of them expressed their reluctance to be repatriated to Vietnam ; demonstrations and rioting broke out when news of the camp 's impending closure was announced in 1995 . Sungei Besi refugee camp was later closed in June 1996 . The last refugees returned to Vietnam in 2005 .
= = Diplomatic ties = =
Malaysia established diplomatic ties with North Vietnam on 31 March 1973 at the ambassadorial level after the Paris Peace Accords were signed that year . An agreement between the ambassadors of Malaysia and Vietnam was reached in 1975 . The following year , Malaysia first opened its embassy in Hanoi , while Vietnam also opened its embassy in Kuala Lumpur on 29 May 1976 . In the mid to late 1970s , bilateral ties were strained as Malaysia pressured Vietnam to embrace the ZOPFAN concept , which the latter interpreted as a version of the anti @-@ communist containment policy . During a bilateral summit in August 1977 , Malaysia 's Prime Minister Hussein Onn made promises to provide economic and technical assistance to rebuild Vietnam 's war @-@ torn economy . When Vietnam invaded Cambodia in 1979 , many Vietnamese sought refuge in Malaysia from that time onwards and into the 1980s , and caused economic and national security problems to Malaysia especially to its racial balance as most the Vietnamese refugees resemble the Chinese people . Bilateral ties normalised from 1988 onwards , when Vietnam announced plans to withdraw from Cambodia . In the early 1990s , government leaders of both countries held several diplomatic visits and summits , which produced many agreements that emphasised economic co @-@ operation and development . Strengthening ties also saw the opening of a consulate office in Ho Chi Minh City in January 1991 . Vietnam expressed its interest in joining ASEAN with Malaysia 's support in 1994 as the countries continued to foster close economic ties . Vietnam joined ASEAN in 1
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select Vietnamese brides based on road shows and profiling methods has developed . Malaysian spouses cited the inability to find a local spouse because of career commitments and cultural affinity between Chinese Malaysians and Vietnamese as their main motivations for finding a Vietnamese wife . Such unions have faced considerable issues , such as language barriers , cases in which wives abandon their Malaysian spouses and take their mixed @-@ race children back to Vietnam , and extortion . A Chinese community leader , Michael Chong , said the key reason for runaway Vietnamese brides was their inability to adapt to Malaysian life and society , and that many of the women married to escape poverty in their homeland .
Malaysia is home to almost 100 @,@ 000 Vietnamese nationals , mostly concentrated in the industrial hubs in the West Malaysian states of Penang , Negeri Sembilan , Selangor and Johor . Vietnamese migrant workers have occasionally been mistreated by employers , and have faced overcrowded dormitories , salary deductions and physical abuse at work . A sizeable number of crimes in Malaysia , including robbery , rape , murder , and prostitution , have been attributed to the Vietnamese community . In 2008 , the then Inspector @-@ General of the Malaysian police Musa Hassan , said the Malaysian police had handled more than 200 cases of crimes involving the Vietnamese community in 2008 . Vietnamese women are common in the Malaysian prostitution trade , Malaysian clients have attributed their popularity to their alluring physique and good hospitality practices . Some Vietnamese prostitutes have reportedly resorted to registering false student passes or false marriages with local men to gain employment in this trade ; many were forced into prostitution after being tricked by unscrupulous agents promising them employment as waitresses or factory workers in Malaysia .
= Planet of the Apes ( 2001 film ) =
Planet of the Apes is a 2001 American science fiction adventure film directed by Tim Burton and starring Mark Wahlberg , Tim Roth , Helena Bonham Carter , Michael Clarke Duncan , Paul Giamatti , and Estella Warren . The sixth film produced in the Planet of the Apes franchise , it was loosely adapted from Pierre Boulle 's 1963 novel of the same name and the 1968 film version . It tells the story of astronaut Leo Davidson crash @-@ landing on a planet inhabited by intelligent apes . The apes treat humans as slaves , but with the help of an ape named Ari , Leo starts a rebellion .
Development for a Planet of the Apes remake started as far back as 1988 with Adam Rifkin . His project nearly reached the pre @-@ production stage before being canceled . Terry Hayes 's script , titled Return of the Apes , would have starred Arnold Schwarzenegger , under the direction of Phillip Noyce . Oliver Stone , Don Murphy , and Jane Hamsher were set to produce . Creative differences ensued between Hayes and financier / distributor 20th Century Fox . Chris Columbus , Sam Hamm , James Cameron , Peter Jackson , and the Hughes brothers later became involved .
With William Broyles , Jr . ' s script , Burton was hired as director , and the film was put into active development . Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal rewrote the script , and filming took place from November 2000 to April 2001 . Planet of the Apes was released to mixed reviews , but was a financial success . Much criticism focused on the confusing plot and ending , although Rick Baker 's prosthetic makeup designs were praised . Despite its financial success , 20th Century Fox chose not to produce a sequel , and later rebooted the franchise in 2011 with Rise of the Planet of the Apes .
= = Plot = =
In 2029 , aboard the United States Air Force space station Oberon , Leo Davidson works closely with primates who are trained for space missions . His favorite simian co @-@ worker is a chimpanzee named Pericles . With a deadly electromagnetic storm approaching the station , a small space pod piloted by Pericles is used to probe the storm . Pericles 's pod heads into the storm and disappears . Against his commanding officer 's orders , Leo takes a second pod and goes in pursuit of Pericles . Entering the storm , Leo loses contact with the Oberon and crashes on a planet called Ashlar in the year 5021 . He discovers that the world is ruled by humanoid apes who can speak human language and treat human beings as slaves .
Leo comes across a female chimpanzee named Ari , who protests the awful treatment humans receive . Ari decides to buy Leo and a female slave named Daena to have them work as servants in the house of her father , Senator Sandar . Leo escapes his cage and frees other humans . Ari sees them , but Leo convinces her to join a human rebellion against the apes . General Thade and Colonel Attar march ape warriors in pursuit of the humans . Leo discovers Calima ( the temple of " Semos " ) , a forbidden , but holy , site for the apes .
Calima turns out to be the remains of the Oberon , Leo 's space station , which has crashed on the planet 's surface and looks ancient ( the name Calima coming from the sign " CAution LIve aniMAls " , the relevant letters being the only ones not covered in dust ) . According to the computer logs , the station has been there for thousands of years . Leo deduces that when he entered the vortex he was pushed forward in time , while the Oberon , searching after him , was not , crashing on the planet long before he did .
The Oberon 's log reveals that the apes on board , led by Semos , organized a mutiny and took control of the vessel after it crashed . The human and ape survivors of the struggle left the ship and their descendants are the people Leo has encountered since landing . In the present , a battle ensues between the humans and the apes . A familiar vehicle descends from the sky and is identified immediately by Leo as the pod piloted by Pericles , the chimpanzee astronaut . Pericles was pushed forward in time as Leo was , and had just now found his way to the planet . When Pericles lands , the apes interpret his landing as the return arrival of Semos , the first ape , who is their god . They bow , and hostilities between humans and apes disappear .
Pericles then runs into the Oberon and Leo runs after him , followed by General Thade . Inside , Thade and Leo fight , with Pericles trying to help Leo , only to be thrown hard against a wall . Thade gets hold of Leo 's gun , but does not understand how to use it at first . Seeing that Thade is in the pilot 's deck , Leo closes the automatic door of the entrance , trapping Thade as he shoots the gun , the bullets ricocheting off the door harmlessly . Thade thrashes around to escape , but after all attempts to do so fail , he finally gives up . Leo then decides that it is time for him to leave the Planet of the Apes , so he gives Pericles to Ari , with her promising to look after him , also saying farewell to Daena . Leo climbs aboard Pericles 's undamaged pod and uses it to travel back in time through the same electromagnetic storm . Leo ends up crashing in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington , D.C. on Earth . He looks up at the Memorial , and sees it is now a monument in honor of General Thade . A swarm of police officers , firefighters , and news reporters descend on Leo , but on closer inspection , they are all apes .
= = Cast = =
Mark Wahlberg as Captain Leo Davidson
A United States Air Force astronaut who accidentally opens a portal to another world inhabited by talking human @-@ like apes and is captured by them . Leo leads a rebellion of the planet 's humans . Wahlberg had backed out of a commitment to Ocean 's Eleven to take this role in Planet of the Apes . ( Matt Damon was eventually cast in the Ocean 's Eleven role . ) Whereas other actors contending for the Leo Davidson role wanted to see the script before signing a contract , Wahlberg signed on after a five @-@ minute meeting with Burton . To avoid evoking associations with his previous work as an underwear model , Wahlberg did not wear a loincloth , even though Heston had worn one in the original film .
Tim Roth as General Thade
A sinister chimpanzee military commander who wants control over the ape civilization . Thade also intends to marry Ari , but she dismisses him . Roth turned down the role of Severus Snape in Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone because of his commitment to Planet of the Apes . Alan Rickman was eventually cast as Snape . Roth rewrote some scenes to give his character a more frightening presence .
Helena Bonham Carter as Ari
A female chimpanzee who protests the way humans are treated . She helps Leo lead the rebellion , and also develops a romantic attraction to him .
Michael Clarke Duncan as Colonel Attar
A gorilla military officer and Thade 's closest associate and second @-@ in @-@ command . Djimon Hounsou had turned down the role because of scheduling conflicts with The Four Feathers .
Paul Giamatti as Limbo
A comical orangutan who works in the trade business of human slaves . Limbo is caught in the conflict between humans and apes and tries his best to simply survive . Giamatti drew inspiration from W. C. Fields for his performance . While his prosthetic makeup was being applied , Giamatti watched episodes of Ultraman and various Japanese Godzilla films .
Estella Warren as Daena
A curvaceous female slave who , like Ari , develops a romantic attraction to Leo .
Cary @-@ Hiroyuki Tagawa as General Krull
A gorilla and former military leader whose career had been destroyed by Thade . Krull became a servant of Senator Sandar and assisted the humans in their rebellion .
Kris Kristofferson as Karubi
Daena 's father . Karubi is killed by Thade while trying to escape . Kristofferson had immediately agreed to be cast . " The director Tim Burton is a hero of mine . I have eight kids and we 've seen all of his films from Pee @-@ wee 's Big Adventure to Sleepy Hollow many times . "
Jonah ( uncredited ) as Pericles
A chimp student trained by Leo at the US Air Force space station training other chimps and orangutans to fly space pods . He is launched on a mission that involves traveling through an electronic storm . He appears in only a few scenes , interacting mainly with Leo and in the ending scene with Ari .
Small roles include David Warner ( Senator Sandar ) , Lisa Marie ( Nova ) , Erick Avari ( Tival ) , Luke Eberl ( Birn ) , Evan Parke ( Gunnar ) , Glenn Shadix ( Senator Nado ) , Freda Foh Shen ( Bon ) , Chris Ellis ( Lt. Gen. Karl Vasich ) and Anne Ramsay ( Lt. Col. Grace Alexander ) .
There are also cameo appearances by Charlton Heston ( uncredited ) as Zaius , Thade 's father , and Linda Harrison ( the woman in the cart ) . Both participated in two original films in the series , Planet of the Apes ( 1968 ) and Beneath the Planet of the Apes ( 1970 ) as George Taylor and Nova , respectively .
= = Development = =
= = = Late 1980s = = =
20th Century Fox president Craig Baumgarten was impressed with Adam Rifkin 's filmmaking with Never on Tuesday . In 1988 , Rifkin was brought in the studio to pitch ideas for films . Rifkin , being a fan of the 1968 Planet of the Apes felt it was best to continue the film series . " Having independent film experience , I promised I could write and direct a huge @-@ looking film for a reasonable price and budget , like Aliens . " Fox commissioned Rifkin to write what amounted to a sequel , " but not a sequel to the fifth film , an alternate sequel to the first film . " He took influences from Spartacus , with the storyline being " the ape empire had reached its Roman era . A descendant of Charlton Heston 's character named Duke would eventually lead a human slave revolt against the oppressive Roman @-@ esque apes , led by General Izan . A real sword and sandal spectacular , monkey style . Gladiator did the same movie without the ape costumes . "
Titled Return to the Planet of the Apes , the project was put on fast track and almost entered pre @-@ production . Rick Baker was hired to design the prosthetic makeup with Danny Elfman composing the film score . Tom Cruise and Charlie Sheen were in contention for the lead role . " I can 't accurately describe in words the utter euphoria I felt knowing that I , Adam Rifkin , was going to be resurrecting the Planet of the Apes . It all seemed too good to be true . I soon found out it was . " Days before the film was to commence pre @-@ production , new studio executives arrived at Fox , which caused creative differences between Rifkin and the studio . Rifkin was commissioned to rewrite the script through various drafts . The project was abandoned until Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh pitched their own idea , with the apes going through a Renaissance . In the story , the ape government becomes concerned over the new art works , the humans are revolting and the liberal apes shelter a half @-@ human , half @-@ ape from the gorillas . Roddy McDowall was enthusiastic about their proposal and agreed to play the Leonardo da Vinci @-@ type character they had written for him . However , the executive Jackson spoke to was not a fan of the series and seemingly unaware of McDowall 's involvement in the series , and Jackson turned his attention back to Heavenly Creatures .
= = = Oliver Stone = = =
By 1993 , Fox hired Don Murphy and Jane Hamsher as producers . Sam Raimi and Oliver Stone were being considered as possible directors , though Stone signed on as executive producer / co @-@ writer with a $ 1 million salary . On the storyline , Stone explained in December 1993 , " It has the discovery of cryogenically frozen Vedic Apes who hold the secret numeric codes to the Bible that foretold the end of civilizations . It deals with past versus the future . My concept is that there 's a code inscribed in the Bible that predicts all historical events . The apes were there at the beginning and figured it all out . "
Stone brought Terry Hayes to write the screenplay entitled Return of the Apes . Set in the near future , a plague is making humans extinct . Geneticist Will Robinson discovers the plague is a genetic time bomb embedded in the Stone Age . He time travels with a pregnant colleague named Billie Rae Diamond to a time when Palaeolithic humans were at war for the future of the planet with highly evolved apes . The apes ' supreme commander is a gorilla named Drak . Robinson and Billie Rae discover a young human girl named Aiv ( pronounced Eve ) to be the next step in evolution . It is revealed that it was the apes that created the virus to destroy the human race . They protect her from the virus , thus ensuring the survival of the human race 102 @,@ 000 years later . Billie Rae gives birth to a baby boy named Adam .
Fox president Peter Chernin called Return of the Apes " one of the best scripts I ever read " . Chernin was hoping Hayes ' script would create a franchise that included sequels , spin @-@ off television shows and merchandise . In March 1994 , Arnold Schwarzenegger signed on as Will Robinson with the condition he had approval of director . Chuck Russell was considered as a possible director before Phillip Noyce was hired in January 1995 , while pre @-@ production was nearing commencement with a $ 100 million budget . Stone first approached Rick Baker , who worked on Rifkin 's failed remake , to design the prosthetic makeup , but eventually hired Stan Winston .
Fox became frustrated by the distance between their approach and Hayes ' interpretation of Stone 's ideas , as producer Don Murphy put it , " Terry wrote a Terminator and Fox wanted The Flintstones " . Fox studio executive Dylan Sellers felt the script could be improved by comedy . " What if Robinson finds himself in Ape land and the Apes are trying to play baseball ? But they 're missing one element , like the pitcher or something . " Sellers continued . " Robinson knows what they 're missing and he shows them , and they all start playing . " Sellers refused to give up his baseball scene , and when Hayes turned in the next script , sans baseball , Sellers fired him . Dissatisfied with Sellers ' decision to fire Hayes , Noyce left Return of the Apes in February 1995 to work on The Saint .
= = = Columbus and Cameron = = =
Stone pursued other films of his own , Chernin was replaced by Thomas Rothman , and a drunken Sellers crashed his car , killing a much @-@ loved colleague and earning jail time , while producers Murphy and Hamsher were paid off . " After they got rid of us , they brought on Chris Columbus " , Murphy stated . " Then I heard they did tests of apes skiing , which didn 't make much sense . " Stan Winston was still working on the makeup designs . Columbus brought Sam Hamm , his co @-@ writer on an unproduced Fantastic Four script , to write the screenplay . " We tried to do a story that was simultaneously a homage to the elements we liked from the five films , and would also incorporate a lot of material [ from Pierre Boulle 's novel ] that had been jettisoned from the earlier production , " Hamm continued . " The first half of the script bore little resemblance to the book , but a lot of the stuff in the second half comes directly from it , or directly inspired by it . "
Hamm 's script had an ape astronaut from another planet crash @-@ landing in New York Harbor , launching a virus that will make human beings extinct . Dr. Susan Landis , who works for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , and Alexander Troy , an Area 51 scientist , use the ape 's spacecraft to return to the virus ' planet of origin , hoping to find an antidote . They find an urban environment where apes armed with heavy weapons hunt humans . The main villain was Lord Zaius ; in contrast to Dr. Zaius , Lord Zaius was very cruel to the humans . Landis and Troy discover the antidote and return to Earth , only to find in their 74 @-@ year absence that apes have taken over the planet . " The Statue of Liberty 's once proud porcelain features have been crudely chiseled into the grotesque likeness of a great grinning ape " .
Schwarzenegger remained attached , but Fox had mixed emotions with Hamm 's script . When Columbus dropped out in late 1995 to work on Jingle All the Way , Fox offered the director 's position to Roland Emmerich in January 1996 . James Cameron was in talks during the filming of Titanic as writer and producer . Cameron 's version would have drawn elements from the original film and its sequel Beneath the Planet of the Apes . After the financial and critical success of Titanic , Cameron dropped out . After learning about his previous involvement , Chernin and Rothman met with Peter Jackson to learn about his original Renaissance idea . Jackson turned down directing the film with Schwarzenegger and Cameron as his producer , recognizing they would probably conflict over the direction . Schwarzenegger left to work on Eraser . Michael Bay then turned down the director 's position . Jackson again turned down the project while facing the possible cancellation of The Lord of the Rings in 1998 , because he was unenthusiastic following Roddy McDowall 's death . In mid @-@ 1999 , the Hughes brothers were interested in directing but were committed to From Hell .
= = = Pre @-@ production = = =
In 1999 , William Broyles , Jr. turned down the chance to write the script , but decided to sign on " when I found out I could have an extensive amount of creative control " . Fox projected the release date for July 2001 , while Broyles sent the studio an outline and a chronicle of the fictional planet " Aschlar " . Entitled The Visitor and billed as " episode one in the Chronicles of Aschlar " , Broyles ' script caught the attention of director Tim Burton , who was hired in February 2000 . " I wasn 't interested in doing a remake or a sequel of the original Planet of the Apes film , " Burton said later . " But I was intrigued by the idea of revisiting that world . Like a lot of people , I was affected by the original film . I wanted to do a ' re @-@ imagining ' . " Richard D. Zanuck signed on as producer in March . " This is a very emotional film for me . I greenlighted the original Apes when I was the head of Fox in 1967 . "
Under Burton 's direction , Broyles wrote another draft , but his script was projected at a $ 200 million budget . Fox wanted to cut it to $ 100 million . In August 2000 , two months before principal photography , Fox brought Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal for rewrites . Broyles " had a lot of respect with the work they [ Konner and Rosenthal ] did . And to think that given what I 'd done and given what Tim wanted , they navigated the right course . " One of the considered endings had Leo Davidson crash @-@ landing at Yankee Stadium , witnessing apes playing baseball . Various alternatives were considered before the filmmakers decided on the final one . The production of Planet of the Apes was a difficult experience for Burton . This was largely contributed by Fox 's adamant release date ( July 2001 ) , which meant that everything from pre @-@ production to editing and visual effects work was rushed .
Konner and Rosenthal were rewriting the script even as sets were being constructed . Ari , Helena Bonham Carter 's character , was originally a princess . She was changed to " a Senator 's daughter with a liberal mentality " . One of the drafts had General Thade , Tim Roth 's character , as an albino gorilla , but Burton felt chimpanzees were more frightening . Limbo , Paul Giamatti 's character " was supposed to turn into a good guy . There was supposed to be this touching personal growth thing at the end , " Giamatti reflected . " But Tim [ Burton ] and I both thought that was kind of lame so we decided to just leave him as a jerk into the end . "
= = = Filming = = =
Burton wanted to begin filming in October 2000 , but it was pushed back to November 6 , 2000 and ended in April 2001 . Filming for Planet of the Apes began at Lake Powell , where parts of the original film were shot . Due to a local drought , production crews had to pump in extra water . The film was mostly shot at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City , California , while other filming locations included lava plains in Hawaii and Trona Pinnacles at Ridgecrest . To preserve secrecy , the shooting script did not include the ending . Stan Winston was the original makeup designer but left because of creative differences . Fox considered using computer @-@ generated imagery to create the apes , but Burton insisted on using prosthetic makeup designed by Rick Baker . Baker was previously involved with Adam Rifkin 's unproduced remake . Burton commented , " I have a relationship with both of them [ Winston and Baker ] , so that decision was hard , " he says . " Stan worked on Edward Scissorhands and Baker did Martin Landau 's makeup [ as Béla Lugosi in Ed Wood ] " .
On his hiring , Baker explained , " I did the Dino De Laurentiis version of King Kong in 1976 and was always disappointed because I wasn 't able to do it as realistically as I wanted . I thought Apes would be a good way to make up for that . " In addition to King Kong , Baker previously worked with designing ape makeup on Greystoke : The Legend of Tarzan , Lord of the Apes , Gorillas in the Mist : The Story of Dian Fossey , and the 1998 remake of Mighty Joe Young . The makeup took 4 @.@ 5 hours to apply and 1 @.@ 5 hours to remove . Burton explained , " it 's like going to the dentist at two in the morning and having people poke at you for hours . Then you wear an ape costume until nine at night . " Burton was adamant that the apes should be substantially " more animal @-@ like ; flying through trees , climb walls , swing out of windows , and go ape shit when angry . " For a month and a half before shooting started , the actors who portrayed apes attended " ape school " . Industrial Light & Magic , Rhythm and Hues Studios and Animal Logic were commissioned for the visual effects sequences . Rick Heinrichs served as the production designer and Colleen Atwood did costume design .
To compose the film score , Burton hired regular collaborator Danny Elfman , who had previously been set as composer when Adam Rifkin was to do his remake in 1989 . Elfman noted that his work on Planet of the Apes contained more percussion instruments than usual .
During filming , Roth held a grudge against Heston due to his work with the National Rifle Association : " It was very difficult for me . On one level , there 's the man and he 's my dad . But on the other level , the whole NRA thing is what it is now . I 'm so against it , very vocally so . But it was inappropriate for the workplace . If I 'm going to talk to him , I 'll talk to him outside the workplace . So it was just two guys in makeup doing a scene . " Roth later claimed he would not have appeared in the film had he known he would be sharing a scene with Heston .
= = Reaction = =
= = = Box office = = =
To help market Planet of the Apes , Fox commissioned an Internet marketing campaign that also involved geocaching . Hasbro released a toy line , while Dark Horse Comics published a comic book adaptation . The original release date for the film was July 4 , 2001 . Planet of the Apes was released on July 27 , 2001 in 3 @,@ 500 theaters across North America , earning $ 68 @,@ 532 @,@ 960 in its opening weekend . This was the second @-@ highest opening weekend of 2001 , behind Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone . The film went on to gross $ 180 @,@ 011 @,@ 740 in North America and $ 182 @,@ 200 @,@ 000 elsewhere , for a worldwide total of $ 362 @,@ 211 @,@ 740 . Planet of the Apes was the tenth @-@ highest @-@ grossing film in North America , and ninth @-@ highest worldwide , of 2001 .
= = = Critical reception = = =
Based on 156 reviews collected by the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 45 % of the critics gave Planet of the Apes positive reviews , with the site 's consensus stating : " This remake of Planet of the Apes can 't compare to the original in some critics ' minds , but the striking visuals and B @-@ movie charms may win you over . " By comparison , Metacritic calculated an average score of 50 out of 34 reviews , indicating " mixed or average reviews . " Prominent critic Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun @-@ Times gave the film 2 ½ stars ; he praised the twist ending , but felt the film lacked a balanced story structure . " The movie is great @-@ looking . Rick Baker 's makeup is convincing even in the extreme closeups , and his apes sparkle with personality and presence . The sets and locations give us a proper sense of alien awe , " Ebert commented . " Tim Burton made a film that 's respectful to the original , and respectable in itself , but that 's not enough . Ten years from now , it will be the 1968 version that people are still renting . " Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave a negative review . " Call it a letdown , worsened by the forces of shoddy screenwriting . To quote Heston in both films , ' Damn them , damn them all ' . "
Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times believed " the actors in the nonhuman roles are mostly too buried by makeup to make strong impressions . Unfortunately , none of the good work counts as much as you 'd think it would , " Turan said . " Planet of the Apes shows that taking material too seriously can be as much of a handicap as not taking it seriously at all . " Elvis Mitchell of The New York Times gave a more favorable review , feeling the script was balanced and the film served its purpose as " pure entertainment " . Susan Wloszczyna of USA Today enjoyed Planet of the Apes , feeling most of the credit should go to prosthetic makeup designer Rick Baker .
Much criticism was leveled against the ambiguous ending . Tim Roth , who portrayed General Thade , said " I cannot explain that ending . I have seen it twice and I don 't understand anything . " Helena Bonham Carter , who played Ari , said , " I thought it made sense , kind of . I don 't understand why everyone went , ' Huh ? ' It 's all a time warp thing . He 's gone back and he realizes Thade 's beat him there . " Although the ending was ambiguous , it was closer to the ending of the actual Pierre Boulle book than was the ending of the 1968 Charlton Heston movie version . In the first of two twist endings of the Pierre Boulle book , the astronaut escapes back to planet Earth , only to be greeted by a gorilla in a jeep on the landing strip . Burton claimed the ending was not supposed to make any sense , but it was more of a cliffhanger to be explained in a possible sequel . " It was a reasonable cliffhanger that could be used in case Fox or another filmmaker wanted to do another movie , " he explained .
The film was nominated for two BAFTA Awards , one for Best Make @-@ up held by Rick Baker , the other for Best Costume Design . Roth ( Supporting Actor ) , Bonham Carter ( Supporting Actress ) , Colleen Atwood ( Costume ) , and Rick Baker ( Make @-@ up ) received nominations at the Saturn Awards . Atwood and Baker were nominated at the 55th British Academy Film Awards , while music composer Danny Elfman was nominated for his work at the 43rd Grammy Awards . Planet of the Apes won Worst Remake at the 22nd Golden Raspberry Awards , while Heston ( Worst Supporting Actor ) and Estella Warren ( Worst Supporting Actress ) also won awards .
= = = Legacy = = =
Fox stated that if Planet of the Apes was a financial success , then a sequel would be commissioned . Although the film was indeed a financial success , Fox decided not to proceed with a sequel . When asked whether he would be interested in working on a follow @-@ up , director Tim Burton replied , " I 'd rather jump out a window . " Mark Wahlberg and Helena Bonham Carter would have returned if Burton had decided to make another Apes film . Paul Giamatti had been interested in reprising his role . " I think it 'd be great to have apes driving cars , smoking cigars , " Giamatti said . " Wearing glasses , sitting in a board room , stuff like that . " Planet of the Apes was the last film Burton worked on with his former fiancée Lisa Marie . After their relationship broke up , Burton started a relationship with Helena Bonham Carter , who portrayed Ari . Planet of the Apes was also Burton 's first collaboration with producer Richard D. Zanuck .
Fox returned to the Planet of the Apes franchise in 2011 with Rise of the Planet of the Apes , a reboot of the series that proved to be a hit and led to its own sequels .
= = Video game = =
In 1998 , after 20th Century Fox had greenlit James Cameron 's version of the film remake , the company 's video game division , Fox Interactive , started planning a video game tie @-@ in . The film project went on hold when Cameron pulled out , but Fox Interactive remained confident a remake would progress eventually and continued with the game . Fox contracted French company Visiware as developer ; with the film on hold , the creators developed their own story inspired by Boulle 's novel and the original films . The game is an action @-@ adventure in which the player controls astronaut Ulysses after he crashes on the Planet of the Apes . The game was developed for PC and PlayStation .
The game experienced serious delays due to setbacks with the film project and Fox Interactive 's decision to co @-@ publish with a third party . Despite its long development , the game missed the debut of Burton 's film . Fox Interactive and co @-@ publisher Ubisoft finally released the PC version on September 20 , 2001 ; the PlayStation version followed on August 22 , 2002 . The game received mostly negative reviews .
Additionally , Ubisoft and developer Torus Games produced a substantially different Planet of the Apes game for Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Color . It is a side @-@ scroller following the first two films ; the player controls astronaut Ben on the Planet of the Apes . The Game Boy versions received average reviews .
= Hippocrates =
Hippocrates of Kos ( / hɪˈpɒkrəˌtiːz / ; Greek : Ἱπποκράτης ; Hippokrátēs ; c . 460 – c . 370 BC ) , also known as Hippocrates II , was a Greek physician of the Age of Pericles ( Classical Greece ) , and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine . He is referred to as the " Father of Western Medicine " in recognition of his lasting contributions to the field as the founder of the Hippocratic School of Medicine . This intellectual school revolutionized medicine in ancient Greece , establishing it as a discipline distinct from other fields with which it had traditionally been associated ( theurgy and philosophy ) , thus establishing medicine as a profession .
However , the achievements of the writers of the Corpus , the practitioners of Hippocratic medicine , and the actions of Hippocrates himself were often commingled ; thus very little is known about what Hippocrates actually thought , wrote , and did . Hippocrates is commonly portrayed as the paragon of the ancient physician , and credited with coining the Hippocratic Oath , still relevant and in use today . He is also credited with greatly advancing the systematic study of clinical medicine , summing up the medical knowledge of previous schools , and prescribing practices for physicians through the Hippocratic Corpus and other works .
= = Biography = =
Historians agree that Hippocrates was born around the year 460 BC on the Greek island of Kos ; other biographical information , however , is likely to be untrue .
Soranus of Ephesus , a 2nd @-@ century Greek gynecologist , was Hippocrates ' first biographer and is the source of most personal information about him . Later biographies are in the Suda of the 10th century AD , and in the works of John Tzetzes , which date from the 12th century AD . Hippocrates is mentioned in passing in the writings of two contemporaries : Plato , in " Protagoras " and " Phaedrus " , and , Aristotle 's " Politics " , which date from the 4th century BC .
Soranus wrote that Hippocrates ' father was Heraclides , a physician , and his mother was Praxitela , daughter of Tizane . The two sons of Hippocrates , Thessalus and Draco , and his son @-@ in @-@ law , Polybus , were his students . According to Galen , a later physician , Polybus was Hippocrates ' true successor , while Thessalus and Draco each had a son named Hippocrates ( Hippocrates III and IV ) .
Soranus said that Hippocrates learned medicine from his father and grandfather ( Hippocrates I ) , and studied other subjects with Democritus and Gorgias . Hippocrates was probably trained at the asklepieion of Kos , and took lessons from the Thracian physician Herodicus of Selymbria . Plato mentions Hippocrates in two of his dialogues : in Protagoras , Plato describes Hippocrates as " Hippocrates of Kos , the Asclepiad " ; while in Phaedrus , Plato suggests that " Hippocrates the Asclepiad " thought that a complete knowledge of the nature of the body was necessary for medicine . Hippocrates taught and practiced medicine throughout his life , traveling at least as far as Thessaly , Thrace , and the Sea of Marmara . Several different accounts of his death exist . He died , probably in Larissa , at the age of 83 , 85 or 90 , though some say he lived to be well over 100 .
= = Hippocratic theory = =
Hippocrates is credited with being the first person to believe that diseases were caused naturally , not because of superstition and gods . Hippocrates was credited by the disciples of Pythagoras of allying philosophy and medicine . He separated the discipline of medicine from religion , believing and arguing that disease was not a punishment inflicted by the gods but rather the product of environmental factors , diet , and living habits . Indeed there is not a single mention of a mystical illness in the entirety of the Hippocratic Corpus . However , Hippocrates did work with many convictions that were based on what is now known to be incorrect anatomy and physiology , such as Humorism .
Ancient Greek schools of medicine were split ( into the Knidian and Koan ) on how to deal with disease . The Knidian school of medicine focused on diagnosis . Medicine at the time of Hippocrates knew almost nothing of human anatomy and physiology because of the Greek taboo forbidding the dissection of humans . The Knidian school consequently failed to distinguish when one disease caused many possible series of symptoms . The Hippocratic school or Koan school achieved greater success by applying general diagnoses and passive treatments . Its focus was on patient care and prognosis , not diagnosis . It could effectively treat diseases and allowed for a great development in clinical practice .
Hippocratic medicine and its philosophy are far removed from that of modern medicine . Now , the physician focuses on specific diagnosis and specialized treatment , both of which were espoused by the Knidian school . This shift in medical thought since Hippocrates ' day has caused serious criticism over the past two millennia , with the passivity of Hippocratic treatment being the subject of particularly strong denunciations ; for example ,
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2014 ) . The track was made available for digital download on 16 July 2014 , as the album 's third single . " Dance " was written by Stan , Cosmin Basasteanu , Alexandru Cotoi , Lee Anna McCollum , Mika Moupondo and Erik Lidbom , while production was handled by both Cazan and Lidbom . A music video for the song was directed by Khaled Mokhtar and debuted on Stan 's YouTube channel on 18 July 2014 , where it has since amassed over seven million views . The clip was shot during three days in Bucharest , Romania and sees Stan and her backup dancers performing choreographed dances , which were choreographed by Romanian performer Emil Rengle .
The recording was met with good reviews . Digital Journal praised the song for being " catchy " , and Stan for providing " honey @-@ rich " vocals . In an interview , Alexandra Stan explained that " Dance " is a " very sexy club song and club image " . The track was performed during Stan 's Unlocked Tour ( 2014 ) . The song became a success in Japan , where it ranked at number 25 on the Japan Hot 100 .
= = Composition = =
" Dance " was recorded at Fonogram Studios in Bucharest , Romania . The song is a dance track , also incorporating house music influences into its sound . The track opens with acoustic guitar chords , which are then followed by a pop strophe . The refrain consists of a saxophone drop , which is backed by cut saws and plucks . " Dance " ends with the last lyrics of the song being backed by acoustic guitar . Lyrically , the track speaks about the art of dancing , but also features references to friendship and romance . Markos Papadatos from Digital Journal pointed out the opening lyrics of the song for beginning rebellious , but turning into positive and optimistic . He also compared the instrumentation of " Dance " with that one of Kesha 's " Die Young " .
= = Critical response = =
Markos Papadatos from Digital Journal compared " Dance " to Stan 's 2010 song " Mr. Saxobeat " , confessing that the song " has a catchy melody " . He went on praising Stan 's " honey @-@ rich " voice on the verses " Why don 't you dance dance dance / and fall in love with friends / let 's start a new romance " . Furthermore , Papadatos said that the track deserves to top the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs charts . Concerning the music video of " Dance " , he praised Khaled Mokhtar for doing a " brilliant job directing [ the clip ] " , and Emil Rengle for choreographing " the dancers and Stan in the video exceptionally well " . He went on saying that Stan " looks breathtakingly beautiful in this video " . Papadatos gave the music video and the song itself an A rating . Everything Express writer Robin Catling described the track as a " summery David Guetta @-@ inspired Euro @-@ dance number that rattles along " . He critisised the song 's quality , saying that " even S @-@ Club 7 had better material than this " . Direct Lyrics praised " Dance " for having " enough summer flavour to do well this upcoming hot season " and confessed that they like the track better than its predecessor , " Cherry Pop " . Los 40 Principales cited the video for " Dance " as one of Stan 's best clips ever .
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= = Credits and personnel = =
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Unlocked and The Collection .
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= Charlene Robinson =
Charlene Edna " Lenny " Robinson ( also Mitchell ) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours played by Kylie Minogue . Charlene was introduced to the show along with several new characters , as part of a revamp by Network Ten to increase ratings . Minogue auditioned for the role in 1985 , shortly after finishing her high school exams . She attended the audition dressed as the character and casting director Jan Russ cast her in the role . Minogue was initially contracted for a week , but this was later extended through to mid @-@ 1988 . She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 17 April 1986 .
Charlene was portrayed as a feisty , quick tempered and outspoken tomboy . She had a difficult relationship with her mother and did not like being patronised . Minogue thought viewers liked the character as she was an average Australian teenager . Reinforcing her tomboyish image , Charlene trained as a mechanic and she often wore khaki overalls and baggy sweatshirts . Her relationship with Scott Robinson ( Jason Donovan ) was central to many of her storylines . They became a popular couple with viewers and the relationship helped boost ratings for Neighbours . Despite breaking up several times during their first 12 months together , the couple stayed together and their relationship eventually culminated in a wedding during " Episode 523 " , which was first broadcast on 1 July 1987 .
During her time as Charlene , Minogue also started singing and released two successful pop singles during 1987 followed by her debut album the following year . In mid @-@ 1988 , Minogue decided to leave Neighbours to concentrate on her music career . She filmed her final scenes in June 1988 and Charlene made her final screen appearance on 26 July . Minogue won four Logie Awards for her portrayal of Charlene , including the Gold Logie , becoming the youngest person to do so . Critical reaction to the character has been positive . Soap Opera author Dorothy Hobson said Charlene broke stereotypes when it came to careers for women in the 1980s .
= = Creation and casting = =
After the Seven Network dropped Neighbours in 1985 , rival channel Network Ten picked the series up . It initially attracted low ratings and Ten began working hard to publicise the series . They revamped the show and added several new cast members . Kylie Minogue had had a fairly successful career as a child actress , having appeared in various television dramas , including Skyways and The Henderson Kids , but she was considering giving up acting after failing to find further work . After finishing her school exams in 1985 , Minogue then auditioned for the role of Charlene . She attended the audition dressed as the character and won the role . Of hiring Minogue , Neighbours casting director Jan Russ commented " Kylie had done a couple of things before I saw her , but she was only 18 and as shy as a mouse . She really hadn 't evolved into anything at that stage , but the camera loved her and I knew I had my Charlene . " Minogue initially signed up to play Charlene for one week , this was then extended to 13 weeks and then through to mid @-@ 1988 . She made her debut screen appearance in the episode broadcast on 17 April 1986 .
= = Development = =
= = = Backstory and characterisation = = =
In her fictional backstory , Charlene was born in Coffs Harbour as the youngest child of Fred ( Nick Waters ) and Madge Mitchell ( Anne Charleston ) , and sister of Henry ( Craig McLachlan ) . When she was a teenager , Charlene drank alcohol , fell pregnant to her first boyfriend and had an abortion . In their 1989 book The Neighbours Factfile ' , Neil Wallis and Dave Hogan described Charlene 's life as " one long series of scrapes and scraps " . After her parents divorced , Charlene remained living with her father , but when he felt he was incapable of looking after her , Charlene followed her mother to Erinsborough . Hilary Kingsley , author of Soap Box , observed that Charlene left behind her " life as Lolita " upon moving to the suburb .
Charlene was a self @-@ described tomboy , who preferred to be known by her nickname " Lenny " . She was known for her quick temper and her " heart of gold " . She always stuck up for those who were considered the underdog . In her book Neighbours : The First 10 Years , Josephine Monroe wrote that Charlene did not like to be patronised and had a sharp tongue . Monroe observed that Charlene 's feisty side helped endure her to viewers . In keeping with her tomboyish nature , Charlene trained as a mechanic after leaving school and got an apprenticeship with Rob Lewis ( Ernie Bourne ) . The character 's style often consisted of khaki overalls , baggy sweatshirts and her hair set in a perm . A reporter for the Daily Mail said this look helped to launch Minogue " into the public eye " as Charlene .
Minogue thought people liked Charlene because she was portrayed as an average Australian teenager , experiencing a difficult relationship with her mother . She continued , " She is a bit of a rebel and they probably relate to that , and while she has her problems she will always come out on top . " Minogue shared some similarities with her character , but thought Charlene was far more outspoken and tomboyish than she was . Minogue liked that Charlene often said what she thought , but joked that if she were in trouble and tried to punch someone like Charlene did , she would probably get " flattened " . Minogue also said Charlene was sensitive , but she was unlikely to show it and would " rather die than be caught crying . "
= = = Relationship with Scott Robinson = = =
Charlene 's first scenes were with Scott Robinson ( played by Jason Donovan ) . He thought she was trying to break into the Ramsay house and confronted her , which resulted in Charlene punching him . Minogue ended up punching Donovan for real during the take . Producers soon created a story arc for the characters that saw them enter into a romantic relationship . Scott and Charlene 's relationship helped boost ratings for Neighbours and the show 's publicist , Brian Walsh , capitalised on Minogue and Donovan 's increasing popularity with viewers and rumoured off @-@ screen romance . Of Scott and Charlene , Minogue commented " People like Scott and Charlene being a couple . It 's probably the most normal relationship in the show . " Kelly Bourne from TV Week observed that Scott and Charlene struck a chord with fans , who could identify with them .
Scott and Charlene had problems during their first 12 months together and they broke up several times . One such break @-@ up occurred after Charlene 's mother thought she should date other boys , while Scott had to repeat his final year of school without her . Scott was initially unsure how to win Charlene back , but after speaking with his grandmother , Helen ( Anne Haddy ) , who mentioned that her husband gave her a friendship ring , Scott went out and bought one for Charlene . While they were enjoying a barbecue at Charlene 's caravan by Lassiter 's lake , the couple argued about Charlene spending time with Warren Murphy ( Ben Mendelsohn ) and Scott decided to leave . When Charlene started to go after Scott , she found herself trapped by a fire that had been accidentally started by Greg Davis ( Alex Papps ) . Greg had been storing petrol under the caravan and spilled it as he was removing the cans , causing the petrol to head towards the still burning barbecue . Scott rescued " a terrified " Charlene from the flames , but an explosion threw them both to the ground and Charlene was knocked unconscious .
Donovan commented that Scott loved Charlene , so when he saw she was in danger , he forgot to think about himself and he just went in to rescue her . Donovan added that Scott was " devastated " when he saw Charlene had been injured . At the hospital , Scott gave Charlene the friendship ring and declared that they would live together . Minogue told Bourne that Charlene was flattered by the gift , while Donovan stated that it proved that they loved each other and were not going to break up again . Minogue agreed with Donovan , saying " There is that underlying love whether they are together or not . " After learning about the couple 's plans to move in together , their friends and neighbours expressed their shock at how serious the couple had become . When Charlene showed the ring to Daphne Clarke ( Elaine Smith ) and told her how she and Scott wanted to live together , Daphne was taken back . Scott 's friend Mike Young ( Guy Pearce ) also voiced his opposition , but Scott was determined that no one would stop them from moving in together . Bourne noted that Daphne 's shock at the couple 's plans was " the start of a major controversy , splitting apart the inhabitants of Ramsay Street . "
When older Neighbours viewers expressed their concern about a young unwed couple moving in together , producers decided to have them marry instead . On @-@ screen , neither family approved of Scott and Charlene 's plan to move in together , but when Scott learned his father was only 18 when he got married , Scott found the solution to their problem and asked Charlene to marry him . Minogue said Charlene was shocked at first , but she became " very excited " about the idea of getting married . She continued , " She knows they want to live together and they have had so much trouble getting their parents ' approval that I suppose getting married seems the logical thing to do . They will be together anyway , so they may as well finalise it . " After getting over her initial shock , Madge gave the couple her blessing to get married . Minogue and Donovan both agreed that they would not get married so young , and Donovan thought that younger couples should live together first . He also believed that Scott was rushing into things . Scott and Charlene were married during " Episode 523 " , which was first broadcast on 1 July 1987 to two million Australian viewers . The episode became " a TV phenomenon " and Minogue said it was what Scott and Charlene 's romance had been building up to .
After returning from their honeymoon , Scott and Charlene moved in with Madge and Henry , and they struggled financially . Just three months after their wedding , producers decided to throw temptation at the couple to keep their relationship interesting . Andrew Mercado , author of Super Aussie Soaps , quipped that " a happy soap couple is considered the kiss of death " . Scott was the first to cheat when he kissed Jane Harris ( Annie Jones ) , while she helped him study for his HSC . After Jane confessed to Charlene , she threw Scott out and refused to talk to him . In a bid to reunite the couple , Jane told Charlene that she would steal Scott away from her unless she did something about it . The couple soon reunited . The following year , Charlene had a brief affair with her driving instructor Steve Fisher ( Michael Pope ) .
= = = Other storylines = = =
One evening in July 1986 , Charlene came home with a newborn baby and shocked her mother by claiming that he was her son . Charlene told Madge a story , so convincing that Madge believed she had become a grandmother . However , Charlene soon revealed that the baby was actually her half @-@ brother Sam ( Thomas Hamston ; Scott Wealands ) . She explained to Madge that she had been helping to care for him , after his mother Susan ( Gloria Ajenstat ) , turned to Charlene for help . Susan had had an affair with Charlene 's father Fred , until he threw her out . Charlene knew Madge would not be happy looking after another woman 's child , so she claimed he was her son . Soap Box author Hilary Kinglesy noted the situation helped expose Charlene 's " soft heart " and her sensitive side .
In the same year , Charlene acted as a backing singer for Scott and Mike Young 's band . Scott and Mike entered a demo tape into a song competition , and the judges , Molly Meldrum and Brian Hanson ( Jon Finlayson ) , sought out Charlene as they were impressed with her vocal ability . Molly and Brian invited Charlene to their music studio to record some tracks , but she soon realises that she is not interested in singing and wants to complete her HSC instead . Scott also apologised to Charlene for being jealous of her talent .
= = = Departure = = =
Minogue ventured into music during her time on the show and her cover of " The Loco @-@ Motion " spent several weeks at the top of the Australian music chart . In late 1987 , Minogue flew to England to record " I Should Be So Lucky " , before returning home to continue with Neighbours . The press speculated that she would soon have to make a decision between acting and singing . Shortly after , Minogue chose to concentrate on her burgeoning music career and decided to leave Neighbours after two and a half years . She filmed her final scenes in June 1988 . Charlene 's exit storyline saw her move to Brisbane , after her grandfather , Dan ( Syd Conabere ) , bought her and Scott a house there . Scott was initially unable to go with his wife , so she said goodbye to him , on the understanding that he would join her as soon as he could get a job transfer . All of the cast gathered in the street , while Charlene said goodbye to her brother , mother and friends . She then got into her green Mini and drove out of Ramsay Street .
In November 2004 , Minogue was invited to film a cameo appearance for the show 's 20th anniversary the following year . A report then emerged that Minogue was willing to film an appearance as Charlene while she was on tour in the UK , but the producers had refused the offer . However , in a statement from production company Grundy Television , the producers said that they " made every effort to accommodate Minogue " , including filming the cameo anywhere in the world , but that their offer was turned down . In May 2010 , Minogue pondered a return to Neighbours during an interview published in The Sun . Minogue commented on how fun it would be to appear as Charlene again , after years of saying no , and added " I 've decided how it would work . Charlene would screech up the drive in her souped @-@ up Mini which she 's been working on all the time " .
In 2014 , Scott and Charlene 's son , Daniel Robinson ( Tim Phillipps ) , was introduced to Neighbours . While Phillipps has yet to have any contact with Minogue , Daniel has been seen making several phone calls to Charlene on @-@ screen . Phillipps also said Scott and Charlene were still together and had become " really loving , supportive parents " to Daniel and his sister , Madison ( Sarah Ellen ) , who was introduced in 2016 . In August 2014 , a Network Ten spokeswoman told the Australian Associated Press that Minogue had been invited to return to Neighbours for the show 's 30th anniversary celebrations in 2015 , but she chose not to return . However , Minogue agreed to take part in the documentary special Neighbours 30th : The Stars Reunite , which aired in Australia and the UK in March 2015 .
= = Reception = =
= = = Accolades = = =
For her portrayal of Charlene , Minogue won Most Popular Actress at the 1987 Logie Awards . She had also been nominated for Most Popular New Talent , but lost to her co @-@ star Donovan . The following year , Minogue became the youngest person , at nineteen , to be awarded the Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television . She also won the Most Popular Personality On Victorian Television and Most Popular Actress Logie awards . In 1989 , she earned another nomination for the Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television .
= = = Critical reception = = =
Reception for the character has been positive . The BBC 's official Neighbours website stated that Charlene most memorable moments were " her wedding to Scott and punching Scott in the face during their first meeting . " The Independent said Minogue 's " elfin prettiness " won Charlene a huge following in Australia and Britain . During a TV Week feature on Minogue , a columnist said she " brought to life one of the most loved and memorable characters of Australian TV . " Colleen Last from MSN TV branded Charlene " iconic " and " beloved " . During a column on the " Top five ex @-@ Neighbours stars " , The Daily Telegraph 's Robin Wilks placed Minogue at number one , commenting that " Kylie was once best @-@ known as the sharp @-@ tongued , permanently overalled tomboy Charlene " . The Age 's Jo Roberts said that the " slightly goofy " Charlene was a " tousle @-@ headed teenager with an oil rag and hoop earrings " .
In Tony Johnston 's 2005 book , Neighbours : 20 Years of Ramsay Street , Charlene placed sixth in the twenty classic characters chapter . Johnston said Charlene and her mother represented " the old and the new " , that her career choice was unusual and her " razor @-@ sharp tongue " put the fear into all the men who lusted after her . Johnston added that the younger female viewers admired Charlene , while the boys loved her feisty nature . In her book Soap Opera , Dorothy Hobson believed Charlene broke stereotypes , especially when it came to careers for women in the 1980s . She wrote , " The sight of one of the most attractive female characters , dressed in overalls , with her cascading blonde curls tied up on top of her head , was one of the most positive images for breaking the stereotypes of what jobs are suitable for girls . " Hobson also praised Charlene 's on @-@ screen relationship with Scott branding the positive images for young people as " immense " . The BBC News noted that Charlene became one of Neighbours ' most popular characters .
Hilary Kingsley , author of Soap Box , dubbed Charlene " soap 's teen queen " and the " darling of the show " . Kingsley also said the character was an inspiration to girls all over the country with mother problems , calling Charlene and Madge " a marvellous double act " . Sky included Charlene in their feature on the twenty @-@ five most memorable Neighbours characters . They stated ,
Charlene was only in the show for two years , but she remains one of the iconic characters because ( a ) she 's Kylie Blooming Minogue , and ( b ) she married Jason ' Scott Robinson ' Donovan . Charlene 's name has become the by @-@ word for girl @-@ next @-@ door characters in Soapland , thanks to her tireless efforts to promote the cause of denim dungarees while working as a mechanic , and as a crucial member of the most successful set of teens that Ramsay Street has seen .
In October 2006 , Minogue and Donovan , as Charlene and Scott , were included on a postage stamp issued by the Australia Post to celebrate 50 years of television . The Holy Trinity Church experienced an increase in interest after Scott and Charlene 's wedding aired . Backpackers visit the nave where the couple were wed , while some viewers have held their own weddings there . Charlene 's wedding dress was donated to the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery by Grundy Television in 1989 . It has since gone on display in the Powerhouse Museum and travelled to the UK . In 2013 , The Daily Telegraph included Scott and Charlene in their list of the " 20 best TV couples " . They called them " a supercouple " and " a bit of a Romeo and Juliet " pairing .
= General Aircraft Hotspur =
The General Aircraft GAL.48 Hotspur was a military glider designed and built by the British company General Aircraft Ltd during World War II . When the British airborne establishment was formed in 1940 by order of Prime Minister Winston Churchill , it was decided that gliders would be used to transport airborne troops into battle . General Aircraft Ltd were given a contract by the Ministry of Aircraft Production in June 1940 to design and produce an initial glider for use by the airborne establishment , which resulted in the Hotspur .
Conceived as an " assault " glider which necessitated a compact design and no more than eight troops carried , tactical philosophy soon favoured larger numbers of troops being sent into battle aboard gliders . Due to this , the Hotspur was mainly relegated to training where it did excel and it became the basic trainer for the glider schools that were formed .
The Hotspur was named after Sir Henry Percy , a significant captain during the Anglo @-@ Scottish wars who was also known as " Hotspur " .
= = Development = =
= = = Operational requirements = = =
The German military had pioneered using airborne formations , conducting several successful airborne operations during the Battle of France in 1940 , including the Battle of Fort Eben @-@ Emael . Impressed by the success of German airborne operations , the Allied governments decided to form their own airborne formations . This decision would eventually lead to the creation of two British airborne divisions , as well as a number of smaller units . The British airborne establishment began development on 22 June 1940 , when the Prime Minister , Winston Churchill , directed the War Office in a memorandum to investigate the possibility of creating a corps of 5 @,@ 000 parachute troops . When the equipment to be used by the airborne forces was under development , War Office officials decided that gliders would be an integral component , to transport troops and heavy equipment .
On 21 June 1940 the Central Landing Establishment was formed at Ringway airfield near Manchester ; although tasked primarily with training parachute troops , it was also directed to investigate using gliders to transport troops into battle . It had been decided that the Royal Air Force and the Army would cooperate in forming the airborne establishment , and as such Squadron Leader L.A. Strange and Major J.F. Rock were tasked with gathering potential glider pilots and forming a glider unit ; this was achieved by searching for members of the armed forces who had pre @-@ war experience of flying gliders , or were interested in learning to do so . The two officers and their newly formed unit were provided with four obsolete Armstrong Whitworth Whitley bombers and a small number of Tiger Moth and Avro 504 biplanes for towing purposes .
As this unit was in the process of being formed , in June the Ministry of Aircraft Production contracted General Aircraft Ltd to design and produce an initial glider type for use by the airborne establishment . It would be used for both assault and training purposes , and would be capable of transporting eight airborne troops . The glider had to be capable of a long approach during landing , due to the prevailing belief at the time that gliders would have to be released a considerable distance from the target and glide in to ensure the sound of the towing aircraft did not alert the enemy . It therefore had to be aerodynamically stable , but also cheap and easy to construct as it would only be used once . The Hotspur was intended to have an operational range of 100 miles ( 160 km ) when released at high altitude , although in practice this was reduced to 80 miles ( 130 km ) when released from a height of 20 @,@ 000 feet ( 6 @,@ 100 m ) .
= = Design = =
The GAL.48 was primarily designed by F.F. Crocombe ( team leader ) to the Air Ministry specification X.10 / 40 , and was to be similar in design to the German DFS 230 assault glider which had been used in the Battle of the Netherlands . The first prototype of the glider , designated GAL.48 and which would receive the service name Hotspur Mk I , flew in November , only four months after General Aircraft Ltd had been given the requirement for the glider . An initial order of 400 Hotspurs was placed with General Aircraft Ltd in September by the Ministry of Aircraft Production , nearly two months before the prototype first flew .
The Hotspur Mark I was constructed from wood and was designed to accommodate eight fully armed airborne troops . Its wingspan was 62 feet ( 18 @.@ 90 m ) and it was 39 feet 3 @.@ 5 inches ( 11 @.@ 98 m ) in length . With a full load ( approximately 1 @,@ 880 pounds ( 850 kg ) ) , it weighed approximately 3 @,@ 600 pounds ( 1 @,@ 600 kg ) . The Mk I was distinguished from its other variants by the addition of cabin portholes along its fuselage , and hooks on the nose and tail to allow multiple Hotspurs to be towed together . The two pilots , and later the pilot and instructor when the Hotspurs were used as training gliders , sat in tandem in the cockpit . It had a jettisonable undercarriage , and its unusual fuselage functioned like a lid ; once the Hotspur had landed , the troops inside would throw off the top half of the fuselage and then climb out of the lower half , much like leaving a small boat . A total of 18 Hotspur Mk Is were produced , 10 by GAl and eight by Slingsby Aircraft .
The first operational Hotspur arrived at the Central Landing Establishment between February and April 1941 , with 15 being delivered by 22 August . Towing trials began in February 1941 with a Boulton & Paul Overstrand bomber .
= = = Further development = = =
Even as the initial 400 gliders were being produced , several problems with the Hotspur 's design were uncovered , the primary one being that the glider did not carry sufficient troops . Although it had been designed to transport eight airborne troops and a cargo of 1 @,@ 880 pounds ( 850 kg ) , this was found to be inadequate . Tactically it was believed that airborne troops should be landed in groups far larger than eight , and the number of aircraft therefore required to tow the gliders needed to land larger groups would be unfeasible ; there were also concerns that the gliders would have to be towed in tandem if used operationally , which would be extremely difficult during nighttime and through cloud formations . Its disappointing glide ratio was also a contributing factor to reevaluate the assault glider concept .
Due to the limitations inherent in the Hotspur design , the decision was made to continue with the development of several other types of gliders , including a 15 @-@ seater which would become the Airspeed Horsa and a tank @-@ carrying glider , which would become the General Aircraft Hamilcar . The Hotspur remained in production primarily as a training aircraft and as a " stop @-@ gap " in case the other programmes failed .
Three variants on the original Hotspur Mk I were created . The first was the heavily modified Mk II ( Specification X.22 / 40 and X.23 / 40 ) , which was redesigned partially to address changes in operational requirements and also to bolster the ground handling of the initial series of aircraft . In operations , rather than releasing the glider from a long distance away and allowing it to glide gently to the ground , it was decided that the towing aircraft would approach the landing zone and only then release the glider , requiring a more robust glider . The Hotspur Mk I wings had also shown considerable flex and the type had proved difficult to handle on the ground . In order to reduce stresses on the airframe , the fuselage was strengthened and wings were " shortened " by over eight ft each , resulting in a wingspan of 45 feet 10 @.@ 75 inches ( 13 @.@ 99 m ) with the tips made square @-@ cut and ailerons moved from the end of the wings to an inset position .
While maintaining its original all @-@ wood construction and overall fuselage and empennage dimensions , the Mk II incorporated a modified fuselage which included altering the cockpit enclosure and a " deeper " canopy . Instead of using the " lid " ( where the two pilots still boarded via the hinged Plexiglass canopy ) , two side doors were added from which troops would enter and depart . The seating was re @-@ arranged , and a braking parachute added to the rear . Its other dimensions remained the same , however , with a length of 39 feet 3 @.@ 5 inches ( 11 @.@ 98 m ) and a gross weight of approximately 3 @,@ 600 pounds ( 1 @,@ 600 kg ) , with eight airborne troops and some 1 @,@ 880 pounds ( 850 kg ) of equipment .
A total of 50 of the early @-@ production Mk IIs were modified into trainers as the Mark III , by adding dual controls and instruments for the student pilot and an externally braced tailplane .
The third variant of the Hotspur was the GAL.48B " Twin Hotspur " , which did not progress past the prototype phase . The Twin Hotspur was a 1942 attempt to create a glider capable of carrying 15 airborne troops as an interim glider until production of the Horsa reached sufficient levels . It was created by connecting two Hotspur fuselages together , using a constant @-@ chord centre wing section of 12 feet ( 3 @.@ 66 m ) length , and a constant @-@ chord tailplane . Two pilots sat tandem @-@ style in the port fuselage . In August 1942 , the sole " Twin Hotspur " prototype ( MP486 ) underwent testing , towed behind an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley tug . The project was abandoned before production could begin , primarily because the glider 's flight characteristics were criticised by its pilots .
= = = Production = = =
When Hotspur production ended in early 1943 , a total of 1 @,@ 015 gliders had been produced . The primary sub @-@ contractor , Harris Lebus was responsible for 996 Mk IIs and Mk IIIs while the parent company produced only 10 Mk Is and a single Mk II prototype . Slingsby was the only other sub @-@ contractor involved in production with eight Mk Is completed .
= = Operational history = =
Due to changing operational requirements , no Hotspurs were used in combat operations , and were instead exclusively used for training purposes ; it was the glider in which all pilots belonging to the Glider Pilot Regiment received their initial instruction . Although relatively heavy with a high sink rate , the Hotspur exhibited good flying characteristics and could even be flown aerobatically , allowing novice pilots to quickly gain proficiency . The first glider pilots were curiously named " glider coxswains " .
Glider pilots first trained at an Elementary Flying Training School on de Havilland Tiger Moths or Miles Magisters before converting to glider training . At the Glider Schools , a Hotspur MK III was first employed for dual instruction with the rear seats weighted for ballast and only the instructor and student aboard . The gliders were usually towed by Hawker Hector or Hawker Audax biplanes ( later Miles Master and Westland Lysander " tugs " ) during training . Some 8 to 11 dual @-@ instruction flights usually preceded the student 's first solo flight . At Operational Training Glider Schools , the flights were made with troops instead of ballast in Hotspur MK IIs . Release at high altitudes and night @-@ flying was also part of the training .
A total of 250 Hotspurs were retained for operational use if they were required , but the rest were used as training gliders . In 1942 , 22 Hotspur Mk IIs were sent to Canada , eventually six were redeployed to the United States Navy and one to the United States Army Air Forces .
In the build @-@ up to Operation Overlord in early 1944 , a scheme was considered in which Hotspurs would have been used to transport cargo and equipment . A Canadian fighter squadron - 401 Squadron - was selected for trials , the intention was to enable faster redeployment of fighter squadrons by using gliders to carry spare pilots , ground crew and essential supplies . The squadron operated the Supermarine Spitfire IX , some of which were modified to tow gliders by means of a tow @-@ point attached to the tail wheel ; some pilots were trained to fly the Hotspur , including fighter ace Don C. Laubman . The Spitfires were found to be reasonably effective as glider tugs , although their engines were prone to overheating because the glider 's maximum tow speed was 160 miles per hour ( 260 km / h ) , comparatively slow for a Spitfire . Despite this , the scheme was judged to be practical , although it never saw operational use .
At war 's end , the type was retired and relatively few Hotspurs were preserved for display .
= = Variants = =
Hotspur Mk I
Single prototype , production run of 18 aircraft
Hotspur Mk II
Production series , modified with reduced wingspan , inset ailerons , new seating arrangement , deeper cockpit canopy , side doors , braking parachute ; fuselage strengthened
Hotspur Mk III
Production series , dual controls and instruments , external tailplane bracing
Twin Hotspur
Two standard Hotspur fuselages and outer wing panels joined together with common centre section and tailplane ; single prototype made . This variant did not enter series production .
= = Operators = =
United Kingdom
British Army
Royal Air Force
Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force
United States
United States Army Air Forces
United States Navy
= = Survivors = =
A Hotspur Mark II ( HH268 ) replica is on display at the Museum of Army Flying in Hampshire , England . The front fuselage of a Hotspur was preserved at the Parachute Regiment And Airborne Forces Museum in Aldershot prior to the museum 's 2007 closing , in anticipation of a move to the Imperial War Museum Duxford .
= = Specifications ( Hotspur Mk II ) = =
Data from The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II
General characteristics
Crew : 2
Capacity : 8 troops
Length : 39 ft ( 11 @.@ 89 m )
Wingspan : 45 ft 10 ¾ in ( 13 @.@ 99 m )
Height : 10 ft ( 3 @.@ 05 m )
Wing area : 272 ft ² ( 25 @.@ 3 m ² )
Empty weight : 1 @,@ 661 lb ( 753 kg )
Max. takeoff weight : 3 @,@ 598 lb ( 1 @,@ 632 kg )
Performance
Maximum speed : 90 mph ( 145 km / h )
Landing speed : 56 mph ( 90 km / h )
Range : 83 miles from a 20 @,@ 000 ft release ( 134 km from a 6 @,@ 100 m release )
Wing loading : 13 @.@ 23 lb / ft ² ( 64 @.@ 6 kg / m ² )
= De Akkermolen =
De Akkermolen ( Dutch pronunciation : [ də ˈɑkərˌmoːlən ] ; English : The Field Mill ) is a 17th @-@ century windmill in Zundert , Netherlands . Built around 1605 to replace an earlier windmill , it was used as a gristmill until it was severely damaged in 1950 . The mill was bought by the local government and restored in 1961 , and it was listed as a national heritage site in 1974 .
= = History = =
An earlier windmill had existed on the same location and was mentioned in 1557 as " the mill in the Sundertsch Field " ( de molen in de Sundertsche Akker ) , and this earlier windmill was in its turn a replacement of a nearby watermill , De Poelmolen , which was mentioned in 1438 . The earlier windmill was destroyed in 1584 by Spanish troops and the building of a new mill took several years . The new windmill was first mentioned in 1605 .
The mill was owned by the margrave of Bergen op Zoom and was a banmolen ( nl ) , meaning peasants in the locality were obligated to use this mill to grind their wheat . In 1794 it became property of William V , Prince of Orange and baron of Breda . Banmolens were taken out of common law during the French revolution , meaning that people could choose where they wanted to grind their wheat , and in 1830 the mill became private property . The mill was in constant use as a gristmill until the wooden windshaft broke in 1950 , which caused the sails to crash into the ground , making the future of the mill uncertain . The mill was bought in 1959 by the municipal government of Zundert and restored in 1961 . It ceased to be an active gristmill , but was in functioning order . The mill needed another restoration in 1991 when it was taken apart and rebuilt .
= = Description = =
De Akkermolen was built as an open trestle post mill , meaning that the whole body of the mill that houses the machinery is mounted on an uncovered single vertical post or trestle , around which it can be rotated to bring the sails into the wind . The mill is made out of painted wood , the body is partially covered in tar and it has a roof of bituminous waterproofing . The mill has four common sails of 23 @.@ 00 metres ( 75 ft 6 in ) span , that drive a wheel of 71 cogs , driving the lantern pinion stone nut , which has 15 staves . The stone nut drives a pair of Cullen millstones from Mayen ( " Cullen " for " Cologne " , where such millstones were marketed from ) , 17 hands in diameter or 1 @.@ 50 metres ( 4 ft 11 in ) .
Inside the mill inscriptions can be found by the miller and his assistants from 1804 .
The mill was listed as a national heritage site ( nr 41113 ) on 11 July 1974 . It is open to the public on the first Saturday of the month or by appointment .
= Salimuzzaman Siddiqui =
Salimuzzaman Siddiqui ( Urdu : سلیم الزّماں صدّیقی [ səˈliːmʊzzəmɑːn sɪˈd ̪ d ̪ iːqi ] ; 19 October 1897 – 14 April 1994 ) , HI , MBE , SI , DPhil , FPAS , FRS , was a Pakistani organic chemist , versatile scholar , and a leading scientist in the natural product chemistry . He is credited for pioneering the isolation of unique chemical compounds from the Neem ( Azadirachta indica ) , Rauwolfia , and various other flora . As the founder director of H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry , he revolutionised the research on pharmacology of various domestic plants found in South Asia to extract novel chemical substances of medicinal importance .
In addition to his scientific talents , Siddiqui was also an avid painter , a poet , and a great connoisseur of Western music . His paintings were exhibited in the United States , Germany , India , and Pakistan .
= = Early life = =
Harris was born in Subeha ( Barabanki District ) near Lucknow on 19 October 1897 . He received his early education from Lucknow , both in the Urdu and Persian languages , and soon developed interest in literature , poetry , and calligraphy from his father Sheikh Muhammad Zaman . He graduated in Philosophy and Persian language , from Muhammadan Anglo @-@ Oriental College ( that would later become Aligarh Muslim University ) in 1919 .
In 1920 , Siddiqui proceeded to University College London to study medicine . However , after one year of pre @-@ medical studies , he moved to Frankfurt University in 1921 to study chemistry . In 1924 , he married his German classmate , Ethel Wilhelmina Schneeman . He received Doctor of Philosophy under the supervision of Prof Julius Von Bram in 1927 .
On his return , he established the Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbi Research Institute at the Tibbia College Delhi , under the guidance of Hakim Ajmal Khan . He was appointed its first Director . However , soon after the death of Hakim Ajmal Khan , Siddiqui left the post . In 1940 , he joined Indian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research where he worked until 1951 when he migrated to Pakistan on the request of Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan .
= = Pioneering research = =
Siddiqui 's first breakthrough in research came when he successfully isolated an antiarrhythmic agent in 1931 from the roots of Rauwolfia serpentina . He named the newly discovered chemical compound as Ajmaline , after his mentor Hakim Ajmal Khan who was one of the illustrious practitioners of Unani system of medicine in South Asia . Later on , Siddiqui also extracted other alkaloids from Rauwolfia serpentina that included Ajmalinine , Ajmalicine ( C21H24N2O3 ) , Isoajmaline , Neoajmaline , Serpentine and Serpentinine . Many of these are still used worldwide for treatment of mental disorders and cardiovascular ailments , especially as antiarrhythmic agents in Brugada syndrome .
= = = Discoveries from Neem = = =
Siddiqui was the first scientist to bring the anthelmintic , antifungal , antibacterial , and antiviral constituents of the Neem tree to the attention of natural products chemists . In 1942 , he extracted three bitter compounds from neem oil , which he named as nimbin , nimbinin , and nimbidin respectively . The process involved extracting the water @-@ insoluble components with ether , petrol ether , ethyl acetate and dilute alcohol . The provisional naming was nimbin ( sulphur @-@ free crystalline product with melting point at 205 ° C , empirical composition C7H10O2 ) , nimbinin ( with similar principle , melting at 192 ° C ) , and nimbidin ( cream @-@ coloured containing amorphous sulphur , melting at 90 – 100 ° C ) . Siddiqui identified nimbidin as the main active antibacterial ingredient , and the highest yielding bitter component in the neem oil . These compounds are stable and found in substantial quantities in the Neem . They also serve as natural insecticides .
In acknowledgement of these revolutionary discoveries , he was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1946 .
In his later career , Siddiqui continued to discover and isolate numerous unique anti @-@ bacterial compounds from various parts ( leaves , bark , etc . ) of the Neem and other plants . He had more than 50 chemical compounds patented in his name in addition to those discovered as a result of his joint research with other colleagues and students . Most of these discoveries still remain vital natural ingredients of various medicines as well as biopesticides .
= = Research leadership = =
Siddiqui migrated to Pakistan in 1951 , four years after the emergence of Pakistan in 1947 , after being offered and appointed as " science advisor " to the government by Prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan . He was appointed as Director of the Pakistan Department of Research that was reformulated in 1953 as Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research ( PCSIR ) . The aim of PCSIR was to support the industrial infrastructure through research and development . The regional laboratories of the institution were located in Dhaka , Rajshahi and Chittagong ( East Pakistan ) , and in Lahore and Peshawar ( West Pakistan ) . In 1953 , he founded the Pakistan Academy of Sciences as a non @-@ political think tank of distinguished scientists in the country . In 1956 , when Government of Pakistan established Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission ( PAEC ) as an atomic research agency , Siddiqui was designated as its technical member .
In recognition of his scientific leadership , Frankfurt University granted him the degree of D.Med. Honoris causa in 1958 . Also in 1958 , the Government of Pakistan awarded him with Tamgha @-@ e @-@ Pakistan . In 1960 , he became the President of Pan @-@ Indian Ocean Science Association . The same year , he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society . In 1962 , he was awarded the Sitara @-@ e @-@ Imtiaz for distinguished merit in the fields of science and medicine . Siddiqui remained the director and chairman of PCSIR until the time of his retirement in 1966 . In that year , the President of Pakistan awarded him the Pride of Performance Medal for the respectable completion of his service . In 1967 , Siddiqui was invited by University of Karachi to set up a Postgraduate Institute of Chemistry in affiliation with the Department of Chemistry . He was designated as the institute 's Founder Director , whereas the additional research staff was provided by PCSIR .
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= = Credits and personnel = =
Recording and mixing
Recorded at Biffco Studios , Brighton , England ; mixed at MixStar Studios , Virginia Beach , Virginia .
Personnel
Songwriting – Richard " Biff " Stannard , Tim Powell , Ash Howes , Perrie Edwards , Jesy Nelson , Leigh @-@ Anne Pinnock , Jade Thirlwall
Production – Richard " Biff " Stannard , Tim Powell
Mixing – Serban Ghenea
Mastering – Tom Coyne
Credits adapted from the liner notes of DNA , Sony Music Entertainment , UK .
= = Track listing = =
Digital ( Remixes ) EP
" Change Your Life " ( Single Mix ) – 3 : 21
" Change Your Life " ( Sonny J Mason Radio Mix ) – 4 : 21
" Change Your Life " ( Bimbo Jones Radio Edit ) – 2 : 48
" Change Your Life " ( Instrumental ) – 3 : 20
= = Charts and certifications = =
= = Release history = =
= Chris Paul =
Christopher Emmanuel Paul ( born May 6 , 1985 ) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . The point guard has won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award , two Olympic gold medals , and led the NBA in assists four times and steals six times . He has also been selected to nine NBA All @-@ Star teams , eight All @-@ NBA teams , and eight All @-@ Defensive teams .
Paul was a McDonald 's All @-@ American in high school . He attended Wake Forest University for two years of college basketball where he helped the Demon Deacons achieve their first ever number one ranking . He was selected fourth overall in the 2005 NBA draft by the New Orleans Hornets and traded to the Clippers in 2011 .
Off the court , Paul has served as the National Basketball Players Association president since August 2013 . One of the highest @-@ paid athletes in the world , he holds endorsement deals with companies such as Nike and State Farm .
= = Early life = =
Paul was born on May 6 , 1985 in Winston @-@ Salem , North Carolina to Charles Edward Paul and Robin Jones . He has an older brother named Charles " C.J. " Paul . A former athlete himself , Charles , Sr. taught his sons basketball and football and coached them in various youth leagues throughout their childhoods . Growing up , the Paul brothers spent their summers working at a service station owned by their grandfather Nathanial Jones , to whom Paul attributes many life lessons , and describes as his " best friend " . On the opening speech of 2016 ESPY 's , Paul revealed that one of his uncles is a police officer .
= = High school career = =
Paul attended West Forsyth High School in Clemmons , North Carolina . During his freshman and sophomore seasons , he played on the junior varsity team . For his junior year , he averaged 25 points , 5 @.@ 3 assists , and 4 @.@ 4 steals per game , helping West Forsyth reach the state semifinals . Over the ensuing summer , he led the Winston @-@ Salem @-@ based Kappa Magic to the National U @-@ 17 AAU title , earning tournament MVP honors in the process . During his senior season , Paul received national attention for scoring 61 points in a game ; his 61 @-@ year @-@ old grandfather was slain earlier in the year and Paul honored him by scoring one point for each year of his life . Paul finished the season with averages of 30 @.@ 8 points , 5 @.@ 9 rebounds , 9 @.@ 5 assists , and 6 steals per game , leading West Forsyth to a 27 – 3 record and the Class 4A Eastern Regional finals . He was then named a McDonald 's All @-@ American , first @-@ team Parade All @-@ American , and North Carolina 's Mr. Basketball by The Charlotte Observer .
= = College career = =
As a freshman , Paul averaged 14 @.@ 8 points , 5 @.@ 9 assists , and 2 @.@ 7 steals per game for Wake Forest University , setting school freshman records for three @-@ point percentage , free throws , free throw percentage , assists , and steals . Behind his play , the Demon Deacons qualified for the NCAA Tournament , losing in the Sweet Sixteen to St. Joseph 's . At the conclusion of the season , Paul was named ACC Rookie of the Year and Third Team All @-@ ACC .
For two weeks early in Paul 's sophomore season , Wake Forest was ranked number one in the nation for the first time in school history . In the final game of the year , Paul punched NC State guard Julius Hodge in the groin and received a one @-@ game suspension for the ACC Tournament , an incident that marred Paul 's image for a short time . The Demon Deacons again qualified for the NCAA Tournament but suffered a second round upset at the hands of West Virginia . With final averages of 15 @.@ 3 points , 4 @.@ 5 rebounds , 6 @.@ 6 assists , and 2 @.@ 4 steals per game , Paul was eventually named First Team Consensus All @-@ America , and with a 3 @.@ 21 grade point average ( GPA ) , he was also named to ESPN 's Academic All @-@ America Team . On April 15 , 2005 , he announced he would be hiring an agent and turning professional . On March 2 , 2011 , Wake Forest retired his jersey .
= = = College career statistics = = =
Cited from Sports Reference .
= = Professional career = =
= = = New Orleans Hornets ( 2005 – 2011 ) = = =
= = = = Early seasons ( 2005 – 07 ) = = = =
Paul was selected fourth overall in the 2005 NBA draft by the New Orleans Hornets . Due to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina , the Hornets played most of their games in Oklahoma City that year . Paul finished the season leading all rookies in points , assists , steals , and double @-@ doubles , and became only the second rookie in NBA history to lead the league in total steals . With final averages of 16 @.@ 1 points , 5 @.@ 1 rebounds , 7 @.@ 8 assists , and 2 @.@ 2 steals per game , he was named Rookie of the Year , falling just one vote shy of winning the award unanimously . The only other rookie to receive a first place vote was Deron Williams , with whom Paul enjoyed a brief rivalry early in their careers .
At the 2007 All @-@ Star Weekend , Paul set new Rookie Challenge records with 17 assists and 9 steals . For his sophomore season , he increased his scoring and passing averages to 17 @.@ 3 points and 8 @.@ 9 assists per game , but played in only 64 games due to injury .
= = = = Rise to stardom ( 2007 – 11 ) = = = =
Paul was selected to his first NBA All @-@ Star Game in the 2007 – 08 , playing in front of his home fans in New Orleans . Behind his leadership , the Hornets were near the top of the Western Conference standings all year , temporarily occupying first place on March 17 following a win against the Chicago Bulls . New Orleans finished the season with a franchise @-@ record 56 wins and the second seed in the West . Paul led the NBA with 11 @.@ 6 assists and 2 @.@ 7 steals per game to go along with 21 @.@ 1 points per game , finishing second in NBA Most Valuable Player Award voting and being named to his first All @-@ NBA and All @-@ Defensive teams . In his playoff debut , he scored 35 points against the Dallas Mavericks . In Game 2 , he set a franchise playoff @-@ record 17 assists . The Hornets defeated the Mavericks in five games , with Paul registering 24 points , 11 rebounds , and 15 assists in the final game . New Orleans were eliminated in the next round by the San Antonio Spurs .
Prior to the start of the 2008 – 09 season , Paul signed a contract extension with the Hornets worth $ 68 million . On December 17 , he set the NBA record for consecutive games with a steal at 106 . On several occasions he came within a few steals of recording a quadruple @-@ double , including a 27 @-@ point , 10 rebound , 15 assist , and 7 steal game against the Philadelphia 76ers on January 26 . His final averages were 22 @.@ 8 points , 5 @.@ 5 rebounds , 11 assists , and 2 @.@ 8 steals per game . Despite Paul 's individual accomplishments , New Orleans ' record fell from the year before and they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Denver Nuggets .
After a slow start to the 2009 – 10 season , the Hornets fired coach Byron Scott . Paul stirred up controversy when he announced his displeasure with the move , commenting that team management should have " consulted with me and asked how I felt before it happened . " In early February , Paul tore cartilage in his left knee and was sidelined for over a month by surgery , forcing him to miss the All @-@ Star Game . In total , he played in only 45 games and his averages dropped to 18 @.@ 7 points , 3 @.@ 8 rebounds , 10 @.@ 7 assists , and 2 @.@ 1 steals per game . Without Paul , the Hornets struggled , missing the playoffs .
Paul had another injury scare on March 6 of the 2010 – 11 season , suffering a concussion after colliding with Cavalier guard Ramon Sessions and being carried off the court in a stretcher . He returned two games later , registering 33 points and 15 assists against the Sacramento Kings . With Paul playing a full season , the Hornets qualified for the playoffs and were matched up with the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in the first round . Paul had a " historically great " performance in the series , contributing 33 points , 14 assists , and 4 steals in Game 1 and 27 points , 13 rebounds , and 15 assists in Game 4 . His final averages were 22 points , 6 @.@ 7 rebounds , 11 @.@ 5 assists , and 1 @.@ 8 steals per game on 54 @.@ 5 percent shooting . New Orleans were eliminated in six games , and ownership , fearing that Paul would leave the franchise via free agency , began actively pursuing a trade that would provide the team equitable compensation in return for his services .
= = = Los Angeles Clippers ( 2011 – present ) = = =
= = = = Trade to Los Angeles ( 2011 ) = = = =
On December 8 , 2011 , the Hornets agreed to a three @-@ team trade sending Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers . The NBA , who owned the team at the time , nullified the deal , with commissioner David Stern claiming New Orleans would be better off keeping Paul . The teams involved in the trade attempted to lobby the league to reverse its ruling and reconstruct the deal to no avail . On December 12 , the Hornets agreed to a trade sending Paul to the Los Angeles Clippers , but the deal broke down after the NBA added additional demands to the original terms . Two days later , the teams finally made the trade , sending Paul and two future second round draft picks to the Clippers for Eric Gordon , Chris Kaman , Al @-@ Farouq Aminu , and the Minnesota Timberwolves ' unprotected first round pick in the 2012 draft . Upon the deal 's completion , Paul announced that he would opt into the final year of his contract and remain in Los Angeles for at least two more seasons .
= = = = Playoff contention ( 2011 – present ) = = = =
Paul 's arrival to Los Angeles rejuvenated the Clippers franchise , with teammate Blake Griffin later commenting , " It put us on the map . " Early in Paul 's debut season , the team developed a reputation for their fast paced offense and spectacular alley @-@ oop dunks , usually from Paul to Griffin or DeAndre Jordan , earning them the nickname " Lob City " . Paul finished the year averaging 19 @.@ 8 points , 9 @.@ 1 assists , and 2 @.@ 5 steals per game , becoming the first Clipper to be named to the All @-@ NBA First Team since the franchise moved to Los Angeles in the 1980s . Behind his play and the emergence of Griffin as an All @-@ NBA performer , Los Angeles qualified for the playoffs , losing to the San Antonio Spurs in the Conference Semifinals .
At the 2013 All @-@ Star Game , Paul led the West to victory with a 20 @-@ point and 15 assist performance , earning his first All @-@ Star Game MVP Award . He finished the season averaging 16 @.@ 9 points , 9 @.@ 7 assists , and 2 @.@ 4 steals per game , helping the Clippers to a franchise @-@ record 56 wins . Seeded fourth in the West entering the playoffs , Los Angeles were defeated in the first round by the Memphis Grizzlies . Shortly after their early postseason exit , the Clippers announced they would not renew coach Vinny Del Negro 's contract and rumors arose of Paul forcing Del Negro out . Los Angeles later denied any player involvement in the coaching decision .
Prior to the start of the 2013 – 14 season , Paul re @-@ signed with the Clippers for five years on a contract worth approximately $ 107 million . Despite a shoulder injury that sidelined him for over a month , Los Angeles set another new franchise record for wins with 57 . His final averages were 19 @.@ 1 points , 10 @.@ 7 assists , and 2 @.@ 5 steals per game . In Game 1 of the second round of the playoffs , he hit a career postseason @-@ high eight three @-@ pointers to help the Clippers take an early series lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder . In Game 5 and with the series tied 2 – 2 , he made a string of late mistakes leading to an eventual Thunder victory , later commenting , " It 's me ... Everything that happened at the end is on me . " Oklahoma City eventually eliminated Los Angeles in six games .
In 2014 @-@ 15 , Paul played in all 82 games for the first time in his career , averaging 19 @.@ 1 points and a league @-@ high 10 @.@ 2 assists per game . In Game 7 of the first round of the playoffs , he hit a go @-@ ahead shot with a second left to lift the Clippers over the Spurs despite a hamstring injury . The injury forced him to miss the first two games of the next series versus the Houston Rockets , and Los Angeles eventually lost in seven games despite holding a 3 – 1 series lead . The defeat marked ten consecutive seasons and seven consecutive playoff appearances without a Conference Finals appearance for Paul .
= = National team career = =
Paul made his debut for the United States national team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan . He finished the competition with a tournament @-@ high 44 assists , helping Team USA win the bronze medal . At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing , he played a key role off the bench , scoring 13 points in a gold medal game victory against Spain . Team USA finished the competition with a perfect 8 − 0 record . Paul was promoted to the starting point guard position for the 2012 Olympics in London , averaging 8 @.@ 2 points , 5 @.@ 1 assists , and 1 @.@ 6 steals per game en route to another gold medal and undefeated tournament .
= = Player profile = =
Standing at 6 feet tall ( 1 @.@ 83 m ) and weighing 175 pounds ( 79 kg ) , Paul plays point guard exclusively . In his 2014 NBA preview , ESPN 's Kevin Pelton called Paul the league 's best point guard , adding , " a title he 's held throughout his career when healthy " . His career averages are 18 @.@ 7 points , 4 @.@ 4 rebounds , 9 @.@ 9 assists , and 2 @.@ 3 steals per game . He has earned All @-@ NBA honors seven times ( 2008 – 09 , 2011 – 15 ) , All @-@ Defensive honors seven times ( 2008 – 09 , 2011 – 15 ) , and led the NBA in steals six times ( 2008 – 09 , 2011 – 14 ) and in assists four times ( 2008 – 09 , 2014 – 2015 ) . In 2013 , he was ranked the third best player in the league by ESPN and Sports Illustrated .
Paul prefers playing in the half court versus playing up @-@ tempo . He creates scoring opportunities by constantly changing speeds ; upon beating his defender one @-@ on @-@ one or shedding him in the pick @-@ and @-@ roll , he will often slow down and box him out , denying him from regaining front side position and forcing the defense to help at all times . His ability to penetrate deep into the paint leads to easy shots for his teammates , and in 2013 he was second in the league in assisted three pointers . A deft midrange shooter , he is especially proficient from the right elbow , leading the league in shooting percentage from that area in 2015 . On defense , he aggravates opponents with active hands and high effort , and has been ranked as one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA .
= = Off the court = =
Paul married his college sweetheart Jada Crawley on September 10 , 2011 . Together they have two children , Christopher Emmanuel Paul , Jr . ( born May 23 , 2009 ) and Camryn Alexis Paul ( born August 16 , 2012 ) . The family resides in a Mediterranean @-@ style mansion in Bel Air , which Paul bought from Avril Lavigne for $ 8 @.@ 5 million in 2012 . On November 11 , 2011 , Paul appeared with his family on Family Feud .
Paul is a Christian and attends church every Sunday whenever possible . In one interview , Paul commented , " I am so thankful that my parents raised me and C.J. to depend on God 's guidance and our faith in Him , and to always be thankful for what we receive . " He enjoys bowling and owns a franchise in the Professional Bowlers Association ( PBA ) League called L.A.X. He has hosted and participated in numerous celebrity and youth bowling events as the head of the CP3 Foundation , which benefits programs in Louisiana affected by Hurricane Katrina , as well as charities in Winston @-@ Salem .
Paul 's brother C.J. played college basketball at Hampton University and University of South Carolina Upstate . In 2004 , they played against each other when Wake Forest had a preseason exhibition with USC @-@ Upstate . C.J. now works as Chris 's personal manager . Paul is close friends with footballer Reggie Bush ; the two lived in the One River Place complex in the New Orleans Central Business District while Bush was playing for the Saints . They also shared a personal chef .
In 2014 , Forbes ranked Paul as one of the highest @-@ paid athletes in the world with $ 24 @.@ 2 million in earnings including $ 5 @.@ 5 million in endorsements . Some of the companies he does business with are Nike and State Farm . He was the cover athlete for the video game NBA 2K8 .
Paul was selected president of the National Basketball Players Association on August 21 , 2013 after having served on the executive committee for four years . He was a key figure in the banning of Clippers owner Donald Sterling from the NBA following racist remarks Sterling made in 2014 ; in one interview , Paul mentioned a possible boycott if Sterling continued to own the team . Paul played a significant role in the election of Michele Roberts as the Executive Director of the Players Association , giving a strong recommendation to the executive committee responsible for filling the position .
= = NBA career statistics = =
= = = Regular season = = =
= = = Playoffs = = =
= = Awards and honors = =
= = = NBA = = =
9 × NBA All @-@ Star : 2008 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016
8 × All @-@ NBA Team :
First Team : 2008 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014
Second Team : 2009 , 2015 , 2016
Third Team : 2011
8 × NBA All @-@ Defensive Team :
First Team : 2009 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016
Second Team : 2008 , 2011
NBA All @-@ Star Game Most Valuable Player Award : 2013
NBA Rookie of the Year : 2006
NBA All @-@ Rookie First Team : 2006
= = = College = = =
First team consensus All @-@ American : 2005
No. 3 retired by Wake Forest
2x All @-@ ACC Team
All @-@ ACC First Team : 2005
All @-@ ACC Third Team : 2004
All @-@ ACC Defensive Team : 2004
All @-@ ACC Freshman Team : 2004
ACC Rookie of the Year : 2004
All @-@ ACC Tournament Second Team : 2004
= = = United States National Team = = =
2x Olympic gold medalist : 2008 , 2012
FIBA World Championship bronze medalist : 2006
USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year : 2004
= The Woman Hater ( 1910 Thanhouser film ) =
The Woman Hater is a 1910 American silent short drama produced by the Thanhouser Company . The film focuses on Tom Taylor , a woman @-@ hater , who sells his property to a financier at a play . In order to finalize the transaction , Taylor must go to the financier 's hotel and becomes the subject of a bet by Lou Bennett that she can win his affections . Lou succeeds in the bet , but Taylor finds out and is preparing to leave forever when Lou speaks to him . Little is known about the production or the cast other than a single credit of Violet Heming as Lou Bennett . The film was released on June 14 , 1910 , but is not know to have been reviewed by any trade publications . The film is presumed lost , but another production of the same name released the same year was rediscovered in New Zealand in 2010 .
= = Plot = =
Though the film is presumed lost , a synopsis was published in the The Moving Picture World on June 18 , 1910 . It states : " Tom Taylor , the owner of a pretty rustic cottage , where he lives all alone , believes himself to be a woman hater , and reproaches his friend John Sparks , when the latter tries to ornament the cottage with posters of women . Taylor 's property is valuable , and at the opening of the play a financier purchases it at a satisfactory figure . To close the deal , Taylor is obliged to go to the financier 's hotel , and there he attracts the attention of four pretty young girl guests . One of them , Lou Bennett ( played by Violet Heming ) , asks John to introduce Tom . This John declines to do on the grounds that Tom is a woman hater . Lou bets the other girls that she can make Tom fall in love with her and propose to her within a week . They take the bet , not knowing Tom 's name or where he lives . They follow his horse , borrowing a buggy built for two , that is waiting outside the hotel . Lou meets Tom , and wins her bet - he falls in love with her . But , incidentally , the girl loses her own heart . Tom finds that he has been tricked , and is preparing to go away forever , when Lou arrives , speaks with him , and all ends nicely . "
= = Production = =
The writer of the scenario was Lloyd Lonergan . Lonergan was an experienced newspaperman employed by The New York Evening World while writing scripts for the Thanhouser productions . He was the most important script writer for Thanhouser , averaging 200 scripts a year from 1910 to 1915 . The film director is unknown , but it may have been Barry O 'Neil . Film historian Q. David Bowers does not attribute a cameraman for this production , but two possible candidates exist . Blair Smith was the first cameraman of the Thanhouser company , but he was soon joined by Carl Louis Gregory who had years of experience as a still and motion picture photographer . The role of the cameraman was uncredited in 1910 productions .
Only one credit for the film is known : Violet Heming as Lou Bennett . The other members cast in the production are unknown , but the cast may have included the leading players of the Thanhouser productions , Anna Rosemond and Frank H. Crane . Rosemond was one of two leading ladies for the first year of the company . Crane was also involved in the very beginnings of the Thanhouser Company and acted in numerous productions before becoming a director at Thanhouser .
= = Release = =
The single reel drama , approximately 1000 feet in length , was released on June 14 , 1910 . Theater advertisements for the film were found in newspapers in Indiana , Pennsylvania , Maryland , and Ohio . The film was alternatively known and advertised as Taming a Woman Hater . One theater in Pennsylvania would advertise Thanhouser 's Jane Eyre as a magnificent and costly production and follow it up with The Woman Hater with the generic advertisement promotion that it was a great film . It is unknown if published trade reviews for this work exist , but there is an absence of a citation Bowers . Given this absence , it is possible that additional details or commentary can be obtained from advertisements or local newspapers outside of typical trade publications . The film was labeled a comedy in an advertisement , using the name Taming a Woman Hater in The New York Dramatic Mirror on June 18 , 1910 .
Identification of the film in showings and reviews is complicated by the existence of Pat Power 's The Woman Hater . Though it bears the same name , the film was released on November 26 , 1910 . It was the Powers film that was rediscovered in New Zealand in 2010 .
= Hurricane Rick ( 1997 ) =
Hurricane Rick was the second @-@ latest hurricane ever to make landfall in Mexico . The eighteenth named storm , ninth and final hurricane of the 1997 Pacific hurricane season , Rick was a short @-@ lived Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir @-@ Simpson Hurricane Scale that weakened before making landfall in Mexico on November 10 . It hit almost a month after the more powerful Hurricane Pauline made landfall in the same country . Most of the damage associated with Pauline was exacerbated by the weaker Rick , which struck during rebuilding efforts .
Damage from Rick was fairly minor . As Rick was heading towards Mexico , the people on the coastline evacuated due to the impact of Pauline making them more prepared to deal with another hurricane , leading to no casualties .
= = Meteorological history = =
Hurricane Rick 's ultimate origin was a tropical wave that left Africa on October 15 . While crossing the Atlantic , the wave was mainly tracked by continuity due to its lack or organization . After entering the Pacific , part of it developed cloudiness on November 5 when it was south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec . Organization and a circulation developed , and satellite tracking began on November 6 . The disturbance became better organized and formed into Tropical Depression Nineteen @-@ E on November 7 .
At first moving northwest , the depression was turned north by a trough . Around noon on November 8 , when it was about 375 miles ( 604 km ) southwest of Acapulco , the depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Rick . The storm developed a cold central dense overcast , turned northeast , and became a hurricane on November 9 . An eye appeared that day , accompanied by a well @-@ center visible on Acapulco radar . The hurricane reached its peak intensity of 100 mph ( 160 km / h ) and 973 mbar , making it a low @-@ end Category 2 on the Saffir @-@ Simpson Hurricane Scale ; However , some sources disagree , saying that Rick was a Category 3 major hurricane at its peak . After weakening to 85 mph ( 137 km / h ) , it made landfall on Oaxaca on November 10 . Around the time of landfall , hurricane force winds extended 35 miles ( 56 km ) and tropical storm force winds extended 115 miles ( 185 km ) from the center , respectively . Rick continued to weaken while moving parallel to Mexico 's coast along the Gulf of Tehuantepec before dissipating into a convectionless swirl of clouds over Chiapas on November 11 .
= = Preparations = =
The pre @-@ Rick tropical depression was a threat to Mexico . Hours before upgrading , Mexican officials issued a tropical storm watch for the area between Lázaro Cárdenas , Michoacán and Puerto Escondido , Oaxaca . Three hours before Rick was upgraded to a hurricane , the watch was upgraded to a warning and a hurricane watch was issued and shortly afterward raised to a warning . On November 9 , the hurricane warning was extended to Zihuatanejo and Huatulco ; warnings for areas west of Zihuatanejo and Lázaro Cárdenas were dropped at the same time . However , warnings for areas west of and including Acapulco remained until lifted three hours later . On November 10 , warnings were extended from Punta Maldonado to Tapachula ; all warnings west of Punta Maldonado were dropped at that time . Then , Mexico 's Interior Ministry declared a state of emergency along the Oaxaca coast . Six hours later , the warnings were downgraded to tropical storm warnings . These warnings remained until they were dropped when Rick was downgraded to a depression .
The people in the coastal areas , most of which were already affected by the more catastrophic Pauline a month ago , were ready for Rick . All major ports along the coast were closed ahead of time in preparation , as well as airports in Huatulco and Puerto Escondido where power failures occurred because of Hurricane Rick . One hundred and thirty Red Cross workers , including twenty that were based in Mexico , who were in the area in the aftermath of Pauline , kept in the area to handle the second hurricane . Many people from Puerto Ángel , Huatulco , and Puerto Escondido ( where National Operations Director Bernardino Heredia was overseeing recovery efforts ) beach areas were evacuated . During the Puerto Ángel evacuation , helicopters landed carrying soldier and rifles , which one tourist likened to a third @-@ world revolution . In Chiapas , officials watched for flooding along the rivers and upstream river valleys , where the rains from three previous systems caused the ground to saturate and in the state capital of Tuxtla Gutiérrez , families were evacuated due to rising rivers .
= = Impact = =
The damage from Rick was minor in comparison to Pauline . In Oaxaca , the hurricane was responsible for dumping 10 inches ( 250 mm ) of rain onto the state , which in turn resulted in mudslides and flash floods in areas earlier ravaged by Pauline . These rains also resulted in the sea level rising three feet above normal levels due to high waves generated during its passage . The hurricane was also responsible for rendering bridges and roads unpassable in the state , which had only recently been repaired after they were damaged by two prior hurricanes : 1995 's Hurricane Roxanne in the Atlantic and Pauline , which had weakened bridges a month prior , allowing Rick to topple them , including a bridge near Puerto Escondido which left a 15 @-@ foot ( 4 @.@ 6 m ) deep gap in the road . Among the major roads that were cut off were a mountain road from Puerto Angel to Oaxaca City , a route used to link the coast with Mexico City , and a route from Puerto Escondido with Acapulco . A total of 10 @.@ 47 inches ( 266 mm ) of rainfall , the highest total caused by Rick , was recorded in Astata / San Pedro Huameluca , which was near the point where the hurricane made landfall . Telephone communications and traffic were cut off to many villages in the wake of the hurricane .
Although Rick was much weaker than Pauline , there were some areas where Rick 's impact was greater than that of Pauline 's . One such place was the village of El Tomatal , located 10 miles ( 16 km ) southeast of Puerto Escondido . There , eight houses were destroyed and roofs were torn off of many others , which residents attributed to more rain than in Pauline , even though the winds were roughly equal . Although there were no casualties , the hurricane caused more than 2000 people to become homeless . Most of what Pauline had left behind was destroyed by Rick , which one resident said was like " Pauline came to harvest the corn , and Rick came to harvest the peanuts . "
In the United States , Rick had a temporary economic impact when , during its time off the shore of Chiapas and Oaxaca , it caused the price of coffee to rise 4 @.@ 7 percent to $ 1 @.@ 5685 per pound on the Coffee , Sugar and Cocoa Exchange in New York , the highest total it reached since October 16 . Mexico is the United States 's largest source of coffee imports and Oaxaca and Chiapas are the largest coffee growing regions in Mexico . Like the impact in El Tomatal , Rick 's effects were much worse than Pauline 's because Rick threatened the coffee crop when the beans were more susceptible to winds that could blow them off .
= = Records = =
Rick was one of only eight known hurricanes to form in the East Pacific in November . The others were Nina in 1957 , Tara in 1961 , Iwa in 1982 , Nora in 1991 , Sergio in 2006 , Kenneth in 2011 , and Sandra in 2015 . Rick was the second one of these to make landfall , although it was the third weakest of them , just slightly stronger than Nina and Iwa ( Tara 's central pressure is unknown ) . Rick is also the second @-@ latest hurricane in official records to have hit either coast of Mexico , behind only Tara .
= St. Gatien =
St. Gatien ( 1881 – after 1906 ) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire . In 1884 he was involved in the second and final dead heat in the history of the Epsom Derby , part of an unbeaten sequence of twelve races . St. Gatien went on to become a dominant performer in long distance races , winning the Gold Cup and the Alexandra Plate at Royal Ascot , the Cesarewitch Handicap carrying a record weight , and three successive running of the Jockey Club Cup .
In a racing career which lasted from 1883 until October 1886 he ran nineteen times , won sixteen races and was never beaten at level weights . He was regarded by contemporary experts as one of the greatest horses of the 19th century . At the end of the 1886 season he was retired to stud where he had success in England , Germany and the United States .
= = Background = =
St. Gatien , bred by Major E. Brace , was a " grand , lengthy " bay horse with a white blaze and three white socks . Brace made several unsuccessful attempts to sell the colt for as little as £ 100 , before putting him into training with Robert Sherwood at his Exeter House stable at Newmarket , Suffolk . Sherwood agreed to train the horse at a reduced rate of thirty shillings a week instead of the usual fifty as he had very few horses in his stable at the time . At the end of 1883 , Brace succeeded in selling St. Gatien for £ 1 @,@ 400 to Jack Hammond , a former stable @-@ boy who had made his fortune as a professional gambler . In 1885 , St. Gatien was moved to the stable of James Waugh .
St. Gatien ’ s pedigree was obscure and controversial as his dam , a former carriage @-@ horse called Saint Editha , may have been covered by two stallions in the year of his conception . She was originally sent to a stallion named Rotherhill at Worcester Park , but when the covering appeared to have been unsuccessful , she was covered by The Rover , a " stilty @-@ legged , broken down " horse , who happened to be at the same farm . Most contemporary commentators believed that St. Gatien ’ s sire was The Rover , but it is possible that he was sired by Rotherhill . Neither stallion got any other horses of notable racing merit . The success of St. Gatien provoked interest in The Rover , who was found to have been sold for £ 50 and was standing in Ireland at a fee of three guineas . On 19 November 1884 The Rover was killed when his throat was cut in his stable at Listowel . His death was the subject of a court case the following year in which his bankrupt owner was accused of the “ malicious destruction ” of the stallion to prevent him falling into the hands of his creditors .
St. Gatien was ridden in most of his races by Charles Wood , who won the Championship in 1887 . Wood was a controversial figure who was later “ warned off ” ( banned from racing ) for almost nine years for his involvement in illegal betting and suspected race @-@ fixing .
= = Racing career = =
= = = 1883 : two @-@ year @-@ old season = = =
St. Gatien was unbeaten in three minor races as a two @-@ year @-@ old . His wins were in the Teddington Plate at Kempton , the John O ’ Gaunt Plate at Manchester Racecourse and the Little John Plate at Nottingham . The combined value of the three was less than £ 500 .
= = = 1884 : three @-@ year @-@ old season = = =
= = = = Epsom Derby = = = =
In April , St. Gatien made his first appearance in the betting lists for the Epsom Derby , being backed at odds of 40 / 1 . A correspondent for Bell 's Life had little to say in his favour at this time , pointing out that the races he had won had been very poorly contested . The Sportsman noted that he was supposedly a difficult horse to ride , but admitted that his connections ( his owner and trainer and their associates ) were among the " shrewdest people on the turf " and would be unlikely to waste their money backing a horse with no chance .
St. Gatien , who had not been entered for the 2000 Guineas , made his three @-@ year @-@ old debut in the Epsom Derby . The customary huge crowd was in attendance , despite the “ cold and cheerless ” weather . St. Gatien was not a popular choice with the public but was reportedly backed by the " sharps " ( those with inside knowledge ) and started at odds of 100 / 8 in a field of fifteen runners , the filly Queen Adelaide going off the 5 / 2 favourite . St. Gatien was one of the early leaders before being settled by his jockey , Charles Wood . At Tattenham corner , St. Gatien moved into contention again on the outside as the field was led by Borneo and Richmond . Shortly after the turn into the straight Wood sent St. Gatien into the lead , closely followed by Sam Loates on Harvester . The two colts pulled clear of their opponents and a “ tremendous struggle ” ensued as they raced “ locked together ” throughout the closing stages . Well inside the final furlong St. Gatien took a half length advantage but Harvester produced a final effort and the two leaders crossed the line together . Queen Adelaide finished strongly to take third after being blocked at a crucial stage . The judge was unable to separate St. Gatien and Harvester and after a brief delay a dead heat was called . The common practice at the time was for dead heats to be settled by the two horses immediately running again over the same course , although the prize could be shared if both owners agreed . Hammond , who stood to take £ 30 @,@ 000 in winning bets , offered to divide the stakes and Harvester ’ s owners accepted ,
Shortly after the race a protest was lodged against St. Gatien on the grounds of " insufficient entry " - apparently a reference to his uncertain paternity- but this was quickly withdrawn .
= = = = After Epsom = = = =
On his first start after the Derby , St. Gatien was sent to Royal Ascot for the Gold Vase , in which he faced the top class older horses Corrie Roy ( who started favourite ) and Tristan at weight @-@ for @-@ age over two miles . Corrie Roy made the running until the straight , when Wood moved St. Gatien up to challenge . The Derby winner quickly took control the race and pulled away to win easily by four lengths from Corrie Roy , with Tristan a remote third . Later at the same meeting Corrie Roy won the Alexandra Plate , while Tristan beat Harvester in the Hardwicke Stakes .
St. Gatien , who had not been entered in the St. Leger , did not reappear until October 7 when he ran in the Cesarewitch Stakes at Newmarket . In the two and a quarter mile handicap he was assigned a weight of 122 pounds , meaning that he carried more weight than the other runners except the six @-@ year @-@ old Corrie Roy and the four @-@ year @-@ old Florence , the winner of the Grosser Preis von Baden . No three @-@ year @-@ old had ever won the race with such a weight , the previous record being 118 carried by Robert the Devil in 1880 . St. Gatien , who looked " magnificent " before the race , was restrained by Wood towards the back of the twenty runner field before being moved into contention two furlongs out . He was unable to obtain a clear run and had to be switched to the outside as the lead was disputed by Polemic and the French @-@ trained Archiduc . Once in the clear , St. Gatien 's acceleration decided the race in a " very few strides " and he drew clear with " ridiculous ease " to win impressively by four lengths from Polemic ( carrying 85 pounds ) and Archiduc ( 117 ) . His win was described by one correspondent as " the greatest that has ever been accomplished within in the memory of racing men , " while others took the race as evidence for a radical reformation of the weight @-@ for @-@ age scale . Jack Hammond reportedly took £ 40 @,@ 000 in winning bets on this occasion .
Although St. Gatien was entered in the Cambridgeshire Handicap at the next Newmarket meeting , he would have been required to carry 139 pounds , and his connections decided not to run , instead targeting the ten furlong Free Handicap at the same meeting on October 22 . He started odds @-@ on favourite and successfully conceded three pounds to Duke of Richmond , winning comfortably by three quarters of a length . On his final start of the year he won at Newmarket for the third time when taking the Jockey Club Cup .
Hopes for a meeting between St. Gatien and the other outstanding horse of his generation St. Simon were put in doubt when it appeared that the latter would be retired . Although St. Simon did stay in training in 1885 , he was unable to run and the much @-@ anticipated meeting of the " two Saints " never materialised .
= = = 1885 : four @-@ year @-@ old season = = =
Before the start of the 1885 season , Hammond announced that although St. Gatien would be entered for the most important handicap races , he would be mainly aimed at the major weight @-@ for @-@ age staying races . In spring however , all of Hammond 's plans were placed in jeopardy when St. Gatien fell seriously ill with what was described as " pleuro @-@ pneumonia " , placing his future as a racehorse in considerable doubt .
St. Gatien made a full recovery , and made his debut in the Gold Cup over two and a half miles at Royal Ascot on June 18 . Much interest in the Gold Cup was created by a " sealed entry " in the race by the Duke of Portland , with hopes that it would contain the name of St. Simon . St. Simon did not appear , but St. Gatien 's opponents for the race included Eole , the outstanding older horse in America in 1883 , and the 1884 2000 Guineas winner Scot Free . St. Gatien , who started the 1 / 3 favourite was always going easily and overtook Eole a furlong out before pulling clear to win " in a canter " by three lengths . On the following day he faced Eole again in the three mile Alexandra Plate which also attracted the leading French colt Hermitage . St. Gatien raced in last place for much of the way before moving up to take the lead two furlongs out and drawing away to win by six lengths .
At about this time there was a serious disagreement between Jack Hammond and Robert Sherwood , which resulted in Hammond removing all his horses , including St. Gatien from Sherwood 's stable and moving them across Newmarket to the Middleton Cottage stable of James Waugh .
In autumn Lord Hastings , the owner of the 1885 Derby winner Melton issued a challenge to Jack Hammond for a £ 1 @,@ 000 match race between his horse and St. Gatien , with Melton to receive nine pounds . The challenge was declined , as St. Gatien had already been heavily backed for the Cambridgeshire Handicap , a race in which he had been assigned 136 pounds and Hammond did not want to disrupt the horse 's preparation . St. Gatien returned to the racecourse after a break of four months in Her Majesty 's Plate over two miles at Newmarket on October 12 . The race proved meaningless as a contest , his only opponent being a three @-@ year @-@ old filly called Jane who had finished runner @-@ up in the 1000 Guineas . St. Gatien started at odds of 1 / 33 and won with predictable ease by twenty lengths .
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champions . Wenger became the first foreign manager to win the double , when his team beat Newcastle United in the 1998 FA Cup Final .
Wenger sanctioned Wright 's transfer to West Ham in the summer and made Anelka his first @-@ choice striker ahead of the 1998 – 99 season . His decision not to bolster Arsenal 's attack , coupled with Bergkamp 's fear of flying meant the club entered the Champions League with just one recognised striker . Their time in the competition was brief , making an exit at the group stage , and domestically their form was indifferent . Needing to strengthen their attacking options , Arsenal signed Nwankwo Kanu in January 1999 , and his presence reinvigorated the team as they embarked on a run similar to last season . They however finished second behind Manchester United , losing their slender advantage once they lost their penultimate match . United also eliminated Arsenal in a FA Cup semi @-@ final replay after extra time ; Wenger afterwards said : " … it was a smashing game , and in the end the luckiest won . " In August 1999 , Anelka joined Real Madrid having threatened to strike if Arsenal did not grant him a move abroad . Wenger renewed his forward line by signing Davor Šuker from Real , and the club spent £ 11 @.@ 5 million on Thierry Henry , who joined after seven " injury @-@ interrupted " months at Juventus . It was Wenger 's intention to partner Anelka with Henry , but the former 's departure meant the plan was scrapped .
The following seasons were comparatively barren . Arsenal again exited the Champions League at the group stage , but dropped down to the UEFA Cup . Wenger guided his team to the final , where they lost to Galatasaray on penalties . In the league , Arsenal finished 18 points behind Manchester United as runners @-@ up , and though they closed the gap to eight points in 2000 – 01 , they never posed a serious title challenge . The trophy drought continued past 2001 , when Michael Owen scored two late goals for Liverpool to beat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final . Wenger rued his team ’ s inability to make possession count , but refused to blame individuals , namely Henry for missing chances .
= = = = 2001 – 06 : Second double , Invincibles , and leaving Highbury = = = =
The cup defeat prompted Wenger make changes to his squad . He signed young England internationals Richard Wright and Francis Jeffers , midfielder Giovanni van Bronckhorst from Rangers as a partner for Vieira , and convinced defender Sol Campbell to join from local rivals Tottenham Hotspur on a free transfer . Campbell 's arrival strengthened a defence which was going through a transition phase from 1999 and 2001 ; Steve Bould and Nigel Winterburn moved on in this period , club graduate Ashley Cole displaced Sylvinho as Wenger ’ s first choice left back , while Lauren acted as Lee Dixon 's understudy . Midfielders Fredrik Ljungberg and Robert Pirès – brought in during preceding transfer windows , had now established themselves into the first team . The 2001 – 02 season brought much success as Wenger led Arsenal to the double once more . The crowning moment was the win against Manchester United at Old Trafford in the penultimate game of the season . Sylvain Wiltord scored the winning goal to secure the club 's 12th league championship and third double ; four days earlier , Arsenal beat Chelsea 2 – 0 in the 2002 FA Cup Final . The team scored in every single league fixture and were unbeaten away from home that season .
Wenger appointed Vieira as club captain following Adams ' retirement , and made few additions to his double @-@ winning squad , signing defender Pascal Cygan , midfielder Gilberto Silva and utility player Kolo Touré . He was confident his side would retain the league and told the media : " Nobody will finish above us in the league . It wouldn 't surprise me if we were to go unbeaten for the whole of the season . " Arsenal set a new top @-@ flight record in their opening game of the 2002 – 03 season ; a 2 – 0 victory against Birmingham City was their 14th league win in succession . They continued their fine start by overhauling Nottingham Forest 's top @-@ flight record of 22 away league matches without defeat and later surpassed Manchester United 's Premier League total of 29 matches unbeaten . Arsenal lost to Everton in October 2002 , which began a run of four matches without a win . Though Wenger 's team built an eight @-@ point lead over challengers Manchester United by March 2003 , they were overhauled in the final weeks of the season . The title race shifted in United 's favour when Bolton Wanderers came from behind to draw 2 – 2 against Arsenal . Wenger showed moments of exasperation during the match by loosening his tie and bellowing orders from the touchline . Journalist Phil McNulty wrote that Wenger 's demeanor " ... spoke of someone who had the title in his grasp but now saw it slipping from his fingers . " Arsenal beat Southampton 1 – 0 to retain the FA Cup at the end of the campaign .
During pre @-@ season , Wenger arranged a meeting with the players to examine why they lost the league . Martin Keown felt the manager harmed their chances by boasting they could go the season unbeaten . " Look , I said that because I think you can do it . But you must really want it , " was Wenger 's reply , as he believed the squad had the right mixture of technique , intelligence and physique . Arsenal did little transfer business given the financial demands that came with their new stadium project ; their only major signing was Jens Lehmann , who replaced David Seaman as goalkeeper . Wenger retained his best players , despite interest shown by Chelsea 's new owner Roman Abramovich . Six games into the league season , Arsenal were involved in a brawl against Manchester United ; the ill @-@ feeling stemmed from Vieira 's dismissal late on . Several players were charged and fined accordingly by the FA and Wenger apologised for his team 's overreaction . The team restored their image with an entertaining performance against Newcastle ; Henry Winter in his match report wrote : " [ Henry 's opening goal ] encapsulated all that is good about Arsenal , the slick passing and intelligent movement . " Wenger led his side to league triumph without a single defeat – an accomplishment last achieved by Preston North End 115 years before , in the Football League . " Somebody threw me a T @-@ shirt after the trophy was presented which read ' Comical Wenger says we can go the whole season unbeaten . ' I was just a season too early ! , " he remarked during the club 's victory parade .
Arsenal 's run of 49 league games unbeaten came to an end with a 2 – 0 defeat at Manchester United on 24 October 2004 . The team under Wenger 's management enjoyed another relatively strong league campaign in 2004 – 05 , but finished second to Chelsea , who ended the season 12 points in front . Consolation again came in the FA Cup ; Arsenal defeated Manchester United on penalties , after a goalless final . The emergence of Cesc Fàbregas in the starting lineup prompted Wenger in July 2005 to sell Vieira . He noticed the two as a midfield pairing was ineffective , and felt keeping Fàbregas would benefit the club 's future . The 2005 – 06 season marked the beginning of a transitional period for Arsenal as it was the club 's final season at Highbury . The team finished fourth in the Premier League and outside the top two for the first time under Wenger 's tenure . In Europe however , Wenger assembled an inexperienced defence that beat Real Madrid , Juventus and Villarreal and conceded no goals in the knockout stages of the Champions League . They progressed to the final in May 2006 , but ended the competition as runners @-@ up to Barcelona .
= = = = 2006 – 11 : Stadium move and transition = = = =
In the summer of 2006 , Wenger oversaw Arsenal 's relocation to the Emirates Stadium . During the construction phase , he described the move as " vital " to the club 's financial future and believed Arsenal were better able to attract the best players . Moving to the new stadium , however , presented several problems in the short term , as the club prioritised financing it over the team . Wenger sold some of his experienced players such as Campbell , Lauren and Pirès , sanctioned Cole 's move to Chelsea in part exchange for defender William Gallas , and integrated young players like Theo Walcott and Alex Song into the first team . His youthful team contested the League Cup final in February 2007 and were the youngest to play in a major English cup final , averaging 21 years . They ultimately came up short against Chelsea , who won the match 2 – 1 . Arsenal finished fourth in the 2006 – 07 league season ; Wenger had ruled out their title chances following defeat to Bolton in November 2006 . The team 's lack of directness and efficiency of possession was a familiar theme during the campaign ; Guardian journalist Daniel Taylor observed two matches into the league season : " The most watchable side are frequently the most frustrating . Arsenal are wonderfully incisive yet infuriatingly blunt . "
In April 2007 Dein left Arsenal due to " irreconcilable differences " about the future of the club . Wenger described it as a " sad day for Arsenal , " and sought assurances from the board over his future as well as reasons for Dein 's departure . The instability at board level influenced club captain Henry 's decision to leave Arsenal in June 2007 , which led to uncertainty over Wenger 's position . In September 2007 , Wenger signed a new three @-@ year extension , insisting that he remained committed to " the club of my life . " Arsenal flourished in Henry 's absence , with Emmanuel Adebayor , Mathieu Flamini and Fàbregas playing a more prominent role in the 2007 – 08 season . Defeat to Middlesbrough in December 2007 ended a run of 22 league matches unbeaten , but Arsenal soon built a five @-@ point lead over Manchester United . A career @-@ threatening injury to striker Eduardo against Birmingham City on 23 February 2008 acted as a turning point in Arsenal 's season . Wenger , incensed at the aggressive tactics of opponents , called for a ban on tackler Martin Taylor in his post @-@ match interview ; he later retracted the comment . Arsenal 's form subsequently suffered , and a run of three consecutive draws in March allowed first Manchester United and then Chelsea to overhaul them as they finished the season in third .
Arsenal made a troubled start to Wenger 's twelfth season . The club relieved Gallas of his captaincy , after he openly questioned his team @-@ mates , and Wenger appointed Fàbregas as his successor . Arsenal secured fourth position in the league and reached the semi @-@ finals of the Champions League and FA Cup , but it was a fourth season without silverware . Wenger was subject to criticism from Arsenal fans ; he praised the travelling supporters , though referred to a section of the home crowd as treating him " like a murderer " . Arsenal finished third in the league in 2009 – 10 and the team were eliminated in the quarter @-@ finals of the Champions League by Barcelona . Wenger had reached a landmark in October 2009 , surpassing George Allison to become Arsenal 's longest @-@ serving manager .
In August 2010 , Wenger signed a further three @-@ year contract to continue his managerial career at Arsenal . His team were on course for a quadruple trophy haul in 2010 – 11 , before defeat to Birmingham City in the 2011 Football League Cup Final , when a mix @-@ up between goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny and defender Laurent Koscielny allowed Obafemi Martins to score the winning goal . This was followed by a run of just two wins in 11 Premier League games , to take them from title contenders to a fourth @-@ place finish ; they made exits in the FA Cup and the Champions League to Manchester United and Barcelona respectively .
= = = = 2011 – present : Rebuilding and renewed success = = = =
Wenger 's preparations for the 2011 – 12 season were disrupted by player unrest . Though he insisted none of his top players would leave the club , Fàbregas eventually moved to Barcelona , while Gaël Clichy and Samir Nasri joined Manchester City . Suspensions and injuries left Wenger fielding an understrength side against Manchester United on 29 August 2011 ; Arsenal were trounced 8 – 2 , which represented their worst defeat in 115 years . Needing to address the squad 's lack of depth , Wenger completed a series of deals in the final days of the summer transfer window . He mostly brought in experienced players , such as Yossi Benayoun on loan from Chelsea , Everton 's Mikel Arteta and Germany international Per Mertesacker . By October , Arsenal had made their worst start to a season in 58 years , losing four of their opening seven matches . However , the team soon harmonised , and in the same month club captain Robin van Persie scored a hat @-@ trick as Arsenal beat Chelsea 5 – 3 . Despite another season of no silverware , Wenger guided Arsenal to third position in the Premier League , thus qualifying for the Champions League for a 15th successive campaign . Van Persie had scored 37 goals , in his first injury @-@ free season for the club . He , however , grew disillusioned with Arsenal 's transfer policy , and decided not to renew his contract , with one year remaining . When Ferguson learnt of the situation , he called Wenger to push through a deal and Van Persie agreed to join Manchester United in August 2012 . The club purchased strikers Olivier Giroud and Lukas Podolski in anticipation of the sale .
The 2012 – 13 season was Wenger 's first without his assistant Rice , who retired in late Spring . Bould was named as his replacement , who specialised in defensive work . Arsenal struggled to find consistency in the league and were 12 points behind leaders Manchester United by November 2012 . A month later , Wenger came under strong criticism following his side 's exit in the League Cup to Bradford City , when a full @-@ strength team lost on penalties to opposition three divisions below . Another cup defeat , this time to Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup , ended Arsenal 's realistic trophy chances for an eighth season , as their Champions League opponents were Bayern Munich . Before the first leg , Wenger had criticised the media for reporting he was about to sign a contract extension , and said of the Blackurn game : " We lost it in the last 20 minutes so there are a lot of superficial analyses that you cannot accept . Because one guy says something , everybody goes the same way . "
Arsenal 's chances of finishing in the top four appeared over by March , after defeat to Tottenham Hotspur . With ten league matches remaining , they were seven points behind their rivals , and Wenger admitted his side could not afford any more dropped points . He made changes to the side for their second leg against Bayern , dropping captain Thomas Vermaelen and Szczęsny , in place of Koscielny and Łukasz Fabiański . Though Arsenal were eliminated on the away goals rule , Wenger 's adjustments worked in the league as his team went on a run to overhaul Tottenham for a second successive season . A win on the final day against Newcastle United secured fourth position , which Wenger described as a relief .
Arsenal opened the 2013 – 14 season with a home defeat to Aston Villa , which prompted boos from the supporters . The club 's transfer inactivity over the summer was criticised , but Wenger assessed : " We could have won the game today with the players on the pitch , I 'm convinced of that . " In the final week of the transfer window , he re @-@ signed Flamini and sanctioned the club record signing of Mesut Özil from Real Madrid , totalling £ 42 @.@ 5 million . Wenger was instrumental in the latter deal ; he phoned and spoke to the German in his native language , convincing him that a move to England would enhance his career . Arsenal 's form thereafter improved and Aaron Ramsey 's goalscoring spree elevated the team to first position by the New Year . Poor performances in the big games , however , blighted Arsenal 's title credentials ; a 5 – 1 defeat to Liverpool in February 2014 , with four goals conceded in the first 20 minutes , was followed by a 6 – 0 loss to Chelsea , a month later . The game at Stamford Bridge was Wenger 's 1,000th match in charge of Arsenal , and he described it as " … a good hiding . You don 't prepare all week to experience that . " Arsenal consolidated fourth position in the league , and Wenger guided his team to FA Cup success , as they came from two goals down to beat Hull City in the final . At the end of the season , Wenger signed another three @-@ year extension to his Arsenal contract . He strengthened the squad by signing Alexis Sánchez from Barcelona in July 2014 , and during the course of 2014 – 15 promoted Francis Coquelin and Héctor Bellerín into the first team . Wenger won his sixth FA Cup in May 2015 , which placed him alongside George Ramsay as the most successful manager in the competition 's history .
= = Approach and philosophy = =
= = = Tactics = = =
Wenger was inspired by Borussia Mönchengladbach as a child and later influenced by Total Football , a playing style developed by Rinus Michels at Ajax in the 1970s . He recollected the team as having " perfect players everywhere and that was the sort of football I wanted to be playing myself . " At Monaco for a number of years , he employed a 4 – 4 – 2 formation , though he did trial 4 – 3 – 3 , akin to Michels ' . Wenger is an advocate of 4 – 4 – 2 as " no other formation is as efficient in covering space , " but has used it sparingly in recent seasons .
Throughout his managerial career , Wenger has trusted his players to perform and learn from their own mistakes , a quality Vieira regards as his biggest strength and weakness . Wenger encourages sportsmen to show intuition , and makes observations rather than explicitly giving orders . Campbell reflected that his former manager " puts a lot of onus on players to change the game " and " he wants certain players – especially in the last third – to be able to produce it and give something different . " When Wenger joined Arsenal , he spoke of his desire to see " ... real , modern football . That means compact lines , of zones , of quick , coordinated movements with a good technique . " He characteristically focuses on the strengths of his teams , rather than looking for areas to exploit the opposition .
During a match against Borussia Mönchengladbach in 1996 , Wenger presided over Rice 's caretaker duties and ordered the team to switch from their preferred 3 – 5 – 2 formation to 4 – 4 – 2 . The tactical change did not have its desired effect , as Arsenal lost the game having led before Wenger 's half @-@ time instruction . For much of the 1996 – 97 season , Arsenal continued to play 3 – 5 – 2 as it was the only formation the defenders were comfortable with , and injuries unsettled the side . In Wenger 's second season at the club , he reinstated 4 – 4 – 2 and focused on strengthening the front six , by signing wingers Overmars and Luís Boa Morte and partnering Vieira with Petit . According to Jonathan Wilson , the system was similar to 4 – 3 – 3 , as Overmars often pushed higher up the field and Parlour played alongside Vieira and Petit to solidify the midfield . Needing to compensate deficiencies in attack the following season , Wenger relied on his experienced defence to direct games , which conceded 17 goals in 38 league matches . From then on , Wenger deployed an unconventional 4 – 4 – 2 with a greater emphasis on attack and movement ; his teams between 2001 and 2004 were dominant on the left flank .
By the 2005 – 06 season , clubs in England were increasingly in favour of using the 4 – 5 – 1 system . Wenger , having earlier suggested he would never resort to a negative system , later adopted the formation for Champions League matches . The decision to pack the midfield and play a lone striker resulted in Arsenal reaching the final . With Fábregas breaking into the first team , Wenger chose to deviate from their counter @-@ attacking style , to a more possession based one . In 2009 – 10 , he instituted a fluid 4 – 3 – 3 formation to benefit from Fàbregas ' creativity , and since the player 's departure remodelled the system to 4 – 1 – 4 – 1 and 4 – 2 – 3 – 1 .
Wenger has been able to implement his entertaining vision of football , particularly at Arsenal . His team 's 5 – 1 win against Portsmouth in March 2004 was likened to " the magnificently fluid Ajax of the early 70s , " and greeted with a standing ovation by the opposition supporters , as the Arsenal players left the field . Wenger 's style of play has however been criticised for inefficiency and a lack of variation to go with technique . He is not renowned for making game @-@ changing substitutions , nor has his tactics helped his teams overcome flexible opponents . His ideals are noticeably different to the pragmatic approach of his rivals , though he has assembled teams to produce disciplined performances , markedly the 2005 FA Cup Final against Manchester United . Defeats in the big games during 2013 – 14 led to Wenger compromising his attack @-@ minded principles in favour of keeping it tight . The team 's approach has been less predictable than when it was built around Fàbregas ; Sir Alex Ferguson commented in his autobiography that he devised a template to beat Arsenal which involved " good players who can intercept . "
= = = Preparation = = =
Wenger leads training sessions , but delegates responsibility to his coaching staff , who predominantly work with the players . He splits the squad into groups , observing and supervising the drills . A typical training session under Wenger lasts 90 minutes , which is timed and staged precisely , and includes coordination techniques , positional play and small @-@ sided games . Wenger spends the day before a match focusing on the mental and tactical approach of his squad and varies his training style .
Wenger regards a well @-@ balanced diet as an essential part of a player 's preparation . He was influenced by his time in Japan , where " ... the whole way of life there is linked to health . Their diet is basically boiled vegetables , fish and rice . No fat , no sugar . You notice when you live there that there are no fat people . " At Arsenal , Wenger brought in dieticians to explain the benefits of a healthy lifestyle , and acquired the help of Philippe Boixel , an osteopath for the France national team to realign the players ' bodies each month . Plyometrics , exercises designed to strengthen the muscles , were introduced and Wenger routinely made players stretch before and after matches . Until 2004 , he encouraged his players to take Creatine for increased stamina , later stopping when he noticed side @-@ effects . The innovations had a desirable effect on the team as it prolonged the careers of his defence , and made Arsenal stronger in the second half of seasons . Though Wenger 's methods were common in Italian football , they had been unsuccessfully trialled in England until his arrival .
In later years , Wenger 's training regime has come under criticism , given his squad 's poor injury record . From 2004 – 05 to 2014 – 15 , Arsenal 's players lost 13 @,@ 161 days through injury , significantly more than Chelsea 's ( 7 @,@ 217 ) . In 2014 , Wenger acquired the help of fitness coach Shad Forsythe to solve the problem ; statistics revealed a year later that Arsenal 's average injury length dropped more than 25 % in Forsythe 's first season .
= = = Recruitment and spending policy = = =
Youth development and scouring for talent abroad is central to Wenger 's recruitment policy . He relies on a network of scouts and personal contacts to find and attract talented footballers to play under him . Wenger 's strategy is aided by data ; for instance , the decision to sign Flamini in 2004 came about as he was looking at statistics to find an understudy to Vieira . To examine the mental state of a young footballer , he uses psychometric tests conducted by psychologist Jacques Crevoisier once every two years . Wenger prides himself on nurturing talent , saying in an interview : " I believe one of the best things about managing people is that we can influence lives in a positive way . That 's basically what a manager is about . When I can do that , I am very happy . "
In his early managerial years , Wenger recognised the potential of football in Africa , which influenced his transfer dealings at Monaco . On the recommendation of Claude Le Roy , he signed Liberian George Weah , who later became the first African to be named FIFA World Player of the Year . Weah , while receiving his award from FIFA president João Havelange and vice @-@ president Lennart Johansson invited Wenger up to the stage , spontaneously giving his medal to the manager , as a token of his appreciation . During his final years at Monaco , Wenger worked with Roger Mendy , a Senegalese defender regarded in 1991 as one of the ten best African footballers by France Football , and Nigerian Victor Ikpeba , a forward who earnt the accolade of African Player of the Year . Wenger also fast @-@ tracked young players such as Petit and Lilian Thuram , and handed debuts to Henry and David Trezeguet .
In England , Wenger has used his extensive knowledge of the European transfer market and rulings – particularly in his native France – to recruit players . His first purchase as Arsenal manager was Anelka from Paris Saint @-@ Germain for £ 500 @,@ 000 , a deal which upset the French club as they received little remuneration . The player 's subsequent sale to Real Madrid just two years later for £ 23 @.@ 5 million highlighted Wenger 's shrewdness in the transfer market , as he used the money to fund the club 's new training centre in London Colney . He remained in contact with Guillou 's Abidjan @-@ based academy , where he discovered future Arsenal players Touré and Emmanuel Eboué , and successfully persuaded Fàbregas , Bellerín and Ignasi Miquel , amongst other La Masia graduates to leave Barcelona and join him . Wenger 's recruitment of young players came under criticism from Bayern Munich chairman Karl @-@ Heinz Rummenigge , who disputed it was tantamount to child trafficking . Wenger refuted the analogy and said : " Look at Santa Cruz at Blackburn . Ask him what age he came to Bayern Munich . Then you have an answer for Rummenigge . "
When Arsenal moved to the Emirates Stadium , Wenger prioritised investing in youth instead of purchasing experienced players . He described it as a way of creating an " identity " with Arsenal : " I felt it would be an interesting experiment to see players grow together with these qualities , and with a love for the club . It was an idealistic vision of the world of football . " The departure of Dein , coupled with the saturation of the transfer market , meant Wenger struggled to recruit players as efficiently as before . The youth set @-@ up did not replicate the success of the late 1990s and early 2000s , though Arsenal consistently finished fourth or higher in the league between 2006 and 2011 . The club earnt a reputation of functioning as a " feeder club " to bigger teams , as Wenger struggled to keep hold of his best players . He described this period as " very sensitive , " because of the financial restrictions that came with the stadium move . Since the 2011 – 12 season , Wenger has reverted to buying proven talent , and blended experience with youth in domestic cup competitions . Arsenal have benefited from increased revenue since the Emirates move , and negotiating new sponsorship deals has allowed Wenger to make marquee signings such as Özil and Sánchez .
Observing Wenger 's transfer policy in 2009 , Sir Alex Ferguson commented that it lacked balance and needed defensive players to solidfy the Arsenal team . The players Wenger recruits have often been criticised for their character and leadership capabilities ; footballer Joey Barton suggested it was because the manager discouraged them from commanding : " Sometimes you need someone to galvanise and that might be a shouter and bawler . It may not be Arsene 's way , but I think they lack that . " Wenger is perceived as frugal given his inactivity in transfer windows , but he has denied the stereotype : " Of course people say always to buy but you cannot make careers and lives of people and on top of that buy every time you have an injured player . You know I have the wrong reputation . I 'm not scared to spend money . The job of a manager is not to spend as much money . "
= = Relations with others = =
Wenger 's relations with his fellow football managers and officials have not always been genial . In a joint @-@ interview with The Times and Daily Mail in 2009 , he explained that his reluctance to trust other managers had been mistaken for discourtesy : " There are managers I respect , and I respect what they do , but you cannot be completely friendly and open up . " He is well known for his rivalry with former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson ; beginning in 1997 , the dispute reached its culmination in the " Pizzagate " incident at Old Trafford in October 2004 . After Manchester United ended Arsenal 's 49 @-@ game unbeaten Premier League run after being awarded a dubious penalty , a member of the Arsenal squad allegedly threw a pizza at the opposition in the tunnel . Wenger accused United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy of being " a cheat " in a post @-@ match television interview , and was reprimanded with a £ 15 @,@ 000 fine by the Football Association . Both managers later agreed to tone down their words , in an attempt to defuse the rivalry . In his autobiography , Ferguson wrote that the events of " Pizzagate " had “ scrambled Arsène ’ s brain ” and caused their relationship to break down for almost five years . By 2009 , Wenger noted his rivalry with Ferguson had become " respectful , " as Arsenal had ceased competing with Manchester United for major honours .
During October and November 2005 , Wenger became embroiled in a war of words with Chelsea manager José Mourinho . Mourinho accused Wenger of having an " unprofessional obsession " with Chelsea and labelled him a " voyeur . " Mourinho was quoted as saying , " He 's worried about us , he 's always talking about us – it 's Chelsea , Chelsea , Chelsea , Chelsea . " Wenger responded by pointing out he was only answering journalists ' questions about Chelsea , and described Mourinho 's attitude as " disrespectful . " Mourinho later apologised and clarified that he regretted his " voyeur " comment ; Wenger accepted the apology . In 2014 Mourinho reopened his feud with Wenger by calling him a " specialist in failure . " This was in response to Wenger 's comments that Chelsea were favourites for the Premier League and managers did not want to take responsibility if they failed to win the title . Wenger said Mourinho 's comments were " silly and disrespectful " and had embarrassed Chelsea . When asked if he regretted his remark , Mourinho replied : " You have to ask him if he regrets the comments he made . " In October 2014 , during a Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea , Wenger was involved in a touchline spat with Mourinho . Wenger later apologised for his behaviour .
Wenger has directed his anger towards referees when decisions have not gone his team 's way . In August 2000 , he was charged with " alleged threatening behaviour and physical intimidation " towards fourth official Paul Taylor , after Arsenal 's 1 – 0 defeat at Sunderland on the opening day of the 2000 – 01 season . An FA disciplinary commission found Wenger guilty ; he received a 12 @-@ match touchline ban and a fine of four weeks ' salary . He successfully appealed the ban , but was reprimanded and fined £ 10 @,@ 000 for his actions . Following the 2007 Football League Cup Final , he called a linesman a liar , for stating Emmanuel Adebayor aimed a punch at Chelsea 's Frank Lampard . This led to an investigation by the FA , a fine of £ 2 @,@ 500 and a warning .
In March 2011 , Wenger was charged with improper conduct by UEFA , over comments made to referee Massimo Busacca , after his team 's defeat to Barcelona . He was fined € 10 @,@ 000 and suspended for one UEFA club competition match ; however , the ban was later extended to a further two games , after Wenger was found guilty of communicating with Arsenal 's bench while serving a touchline ban against Udinese . A year later , Wenger was charged for post @-@ match comments made about referee Damir Skomina , in Arsenal 's defeat to Milan in the Champions League . He was fined £ 33 @,@ 000 and handed a three @-@ match touchline ban in the competition .
= = Plaudits and legacy = =
At Arsenal , Wenger has enjoyed a great deal of support and backing from the club board of directors , who have demonstrated exceptional faith in the manager and his long @-@ term vision . His arrival at the club prompted a change in their football style – once derided as " Boring , boring Arsenal " for a lack of creativity , pundit Alan Hansen described the 2004 team as " quite simply the most fluid , devastating team the British Isles has seen , " while manager Brian Clough once quipped : " Arsenal caress a football the way I dreamed of caressing Marilyn Monroe . " Wenger himself reflected that his greatest legacy at Arsenal would be the style he implemented . Supporters regularly display banners such as " Arsène knows " and " In Arsène we trust " during home matches , though equally there have been a growing number of protests against his management .
Dein described Wenger as the most important manager in the club 's history : " Arsène 's a miracle worker . He 's revolutionised the club . He 's turned players into world @-@ class players . Since he has been here , we have seen football from another planet . " Former Watford manager Graham Taylor said of Wenger in 2002 : " I believe his biggest contribution to football is getting across the idea that players have to prepare right and look after themselves " . Wenger 's loyalty towards financial fair play and handling of Arsenal 's debt since their stadium move has earnt him praise , not least from American baseball general manager Billy Beane , who in particular lauded his transfer strategy . A survey in 2007 found Wenger was the only Premier League manager to have made a profit on transfers , and between 2004 and 2009 , he made an average profit of £ 4 @.@ 4 million per season on transfers , far more than any other club .
Though Wenger has established Arsenal as UEFA Champions League regulars , he has yet to win the European Cup , or translated his domestic success in other continental competitions – often considered a blemish om his managerial career. writer Michael Calvin argues despite the European failings , Wenger should still be considered one of the greats in football : " [ He ] has been the best , most influential manager of the modern era . His job has involved managing change , and all the hypocrisy which comes with that . In a world where incoherence is routinely hailed as innovation , he has been a true visionary . " Wenger 's stubbornness to follow his idealistic vision of football has been heavily criticised during his second decade at Arsenal ; Henry Winter in 2016 reasoned the Frenchman 's methods no longer gave him an advantage over others , and he needed to adapt or resign . Winter also suggested the club was content with lucrative top @-@ four finishes , and the manager needed tough individuals to challenge him . Ferguson however expressed admiration in Wenger 's consistency and obstinate nature : " He stays with what he believes in . And I think people who do that are outstanding coaches . "
Wenger was awarded France 's highest decoration , the Légion d 'Honneur , in 2002 . In the Queen 's Birthday Honours List of 2003 , he and fellow Frenchman Gérard Houllier were awarded honorary OBEs for their services to football . At Arsenal 's valedictory campaign at Highbury throughout the 2005 – 06 season , supporters showed appreciation by holding a " Wenger Day " as one of various themed matchdays . It was held on his 56th birthday , on 22 October 2005 , in a league match against Manchester City . Wenger was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2006 , along with former England manager Ron Greenwood . Furthermore , a commissioned bronze bust of Wenger , similar to the earlier version of Herbert Chapman , was unveiled as a tribute to him by the board of directors of Arsenal , at the club 's annual general meeting in October 2007 . Wenger had an asteroid , 33179 Arsènewenger , named after him by the astronomer Ian P. Griffin , who states Arsenal as his favourite football club .
= = = Increase in worldwide players = = =
Wenger was one of the first managers in English football to scout abroad for talent . His double @-@ winning team of 1998 was described by editor Jason Cowley as " ... model of racial and multicultural integration . They were the first truly globalised team . " Richard Jolly writing for The National added that Wenger aided the Premier League 's globalisation and " showed the merit of hiring foreign managers on the basis of their record abroad . " Wenger himself felt he had changed attitudes towards foreign managers in England :
There was a history and belief in England that the foreign manager could not be successful . Now you have a different feeling , now you think only foreign managers can be successful . That is wrong as well . I believe I contributed to the change in attitude about foreign managers . That can look pretentious but I don 't think it is at all . I can show some articles where people tried to prove that the foreign managers can never win an English championship . That has changed and I have certainly contributed to that . But I am also one of the few who also defends English managers .
The continued influx of foreign players at Arsenal has , however , attracted criticism . In a league match against Crystal Palace on 14 February 2005 , Arsenal fielded a 16 @-@ man squad that featured no British players for the first time in the club 's history . This prompted Professional Footballers ' Association ( PFA ) chief executive Gordon Taylor to express it would begin " a worrying pattern for English football " . A year later , manager Alan Pardew commented that Arsenal 's Champions League success was " not necessarily a triumph for British football " . Wenger saw the issue of nationality as irrelevant and said , " When you represent a club , it 's about values and qualities , not about passports " . Other pundits including Trevor Brooking , the director of football development at the FA , have defended Wenger . Brooking has stated that a lack of English players in " one of England 's most successful clubs " was more of a reflection on England 's limited talent pool rather than on Wenger , an opinion shared by youth team coach and ex @-@ Liverpool player Craig Johnston .
Several English players have started their careers at Arsenal under Wenger , such as Ashley Cole , David Bentley and Matthew Upson , and many continue to build careers at the club , namely Theo Walcott , Kieran Gibbs , Alex Oxlade @-@ Chamberlain and Jack Wilshere . Wenger commented that an advantage of building his team around British players was the guarantee of stability .
= = = Team indiscipline and fair play = = =
In his early years at Arsenal , Wenger was scrutinised for the club 's poor disciplinary record ; Winter in 2003 described it as " ... little short of a crime @-@ wave , " while chairman Peter Hill @-@ Wood admitted the players ' conduct was unacceptable . Between September 1996 and February 2014 , the team received 100 red cards . Wenger has often tried to defend his players , involved in controversial incidents on the field , by saying that he has not seen the incident ; this is an option he resorts to when there is no " rational explanation " to defend him , and that he has the player 's best interests in mind . However , in both 2004 and 2005 , Arsenal topped the Premier League 's Fair Play League tables for sporting behaviour and finished second in 2006 . Their record as one of the most sporting clubs in the division continued up to 2009 , where the team featured in the top four of the Fair Play table . Wenger 's team again topped the fair play table for the 2009 – 10 season .
In February 1999 , Wenger offered Sheffield United a replay of their FA Cup fifth round match immediately after the match had finished , due to the controversial circumstances in which it was won . The decisive goal was scored by Overmars after Kanu failed to return the ball to the opposition ; it was kicked into touch to allow Sheffield United 's Lee Morris to receive treatment for an injury . Arsenal went on to win the replayed match 2 – 1 .
= = = Stade Arsène Wenger = = =
In May 2016 , the Stade Arsène Wenger was officially opened near Strasbourg , where Wenger was born . The stadium is the new home of USL Dippinheim and holds a capacity of 500 people .
= = Personal life = =
Wenger was married to former basketball player Annie Brosterhous , with whom he has one daughter , Léa ( born 1997 ) , and lives in Totteridge , London . Wenger and Brosterhous separated in 2015 . He spends his leisure time predominantly studying football matches — " I watch games on most days " — and has an interest in politics . Away from managerial duties , he acted as a football consultant for French television station TF1 from 2004 to 2014 , and since 2016 has worked for beIN Sports . Wenger is a world brand ambassador for FIFA World Cup sponsor Castrol . As part of the arrangement , he has conducted several training camps for international youth teams worldwide to provide input to the Castrol Performance Index , FIFA 's official ratings system .
He has authored a book on football management exclusively for the Japanese market , Shōsha no Esupuri ( 勝者のエスプリ , lit . The Spirit of Conquest ) in English , published by Japan Broadcast Publishing ( a subsidiary of NHK ) in August 1997 . The book highlights his managerial philosophy , ideals and values , as well as his thoughts on Japanese football and the game as a whole .
Wenger is a Roman Catholic , and he attributes his outlook and values to his religious upbringing . He grew up speaking French and German , and has learnt English , Spanish and Italian . He also knows some Japanese .
In 2010 , Wenger appealed for privacy after a British newspaper alleged he had an affair with a French singer . Wenger said in a statement that he wished to deal with the matter privately .
= = Career statistics = =
= = = Playing statistics = = =
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= = = Managerial statistics = = =
As of match played 15 May 2016 .
= = Honours = =
= = = Playing honours = = =
Strasbourg
Ligue 1 : 1978 – 79
= = = Managerial honours = = =
= Alben W. Barkley =
Alben William Barkley ( November 24 , 1877 – April 30 , 1956 ) was a lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served in both houses of Congress and as the 35th Vice President of the United States from 1949 to 1953 . In 1905 , he was elected county attorney for McCracken County , Kentucky . He was chosen county judge in 1909 and U.S. Representative from Kentucky 's First District in 1912 . As a Representative , he was a liberal Democrat , supporting President Woodrow Wilson 's New Freedom domestic agenda and foreign policy .
Endorsing Prohibition and denouncing parimutuel betting , Barkley narrowly lost the 1923 Democratic gubernatorial primary to fellow Representative J. Campbell Cantrill . In 1926 , he unseated Republican Senator Richard P. Ernst . In the Senate , he supported the New Deal approach to addressing the Great Depression and was elected to succeed Senate Majority Leader Joseph T. Robinson upon Robinson 's death in 1937 .
During his 1938 re @-@ election bid , his opponent A. B. " Happy " Chandler accused him of using Works Progress Administration employees to campaign for him ; Barkley claimed Chandler used state employees in the same way . Neither candidate was charged with any wrongdoing , but in 1939 , Congress passed the Hatch Act , making it illegal for federal employees to campaign for political candidates .
When World War II focused President Franklin D. Roosevelt 's attention on foreign affairs , Barkley gained influence over the administration 's domestic agenda . He resigned as floor leader after Roosevelt ignored his advice and vetoed the Revenue Act of 1943 ( the veto was promptly overridden ) . The Democratic caucus supported and unanimously re @-@ elected Barkley to the position of Majority Leader .
Barkley had a better working relationship with Harry S. Truman , who ascended to the presidency after Roosevelt 's death in 1945 . With Truman 's popularity waning entering the 1948 Democratic National Convention , Barkley gave a keynote address that energized the delegates . Truman selected him as his running mate for the upcoming election and the Democratic ticket scored an upset victory . Barkley took an active role in the Truman administration , acting as its primary spokesman , especially after the Korean War necessitated the majority of Truman 's attention .
When Truman announced that he would not seek re @-@ election in 1952 , Barkley began organizing a presidential campaign , but labor leaders refused to endorse his candidacy because of his age , and he withdrew from the race . He retired but was coaxed back into public life , defeating incumbent Republican Senator John Sherman Cooper in 1954 . Barkley died of a heart attack while giving a speech at the Washington and Lee Mock Convention on April 30 , 1956 .
= = Early life = =
Willie Alben Barkley , the eldest of John Wilson and Electa Eliza ( Smith ) Barkley 's eight children , was born November 24 , 1877 . His grandmother , midwife Amanda Barkley , delivered him in the log house she lived in with her husband , Alben , in Wheel , Kentucky . Barkley 's parents were tenant farmers who grew tobacco , and his father was an elder in the local Presbyterian church . Both parents were religious , opposed to playing cards and alcohol . Occasionally , Barkley 's parents would leave him in the care of his grandparents for extended periods . During these times , his grandmother related stories of her relatives . Childhood playmates included future U.S. Vice President Adlai Stevenson and James A. McKenzie , a future U.S. Representative from Kentucky .
Barkley worked on his parents ' farm and attended school in Lowes , Kentucky , between the fall harvest and spring planting . Unhappy with his birth name , he adopted " Alben William " as soon as he was old enough to express his opinion in the matter . In the difficult economy of late 1891 , relatives convinced Barkley 's father to sell his farm and move to Clinton , to pursue opportunities as a tenant wheat farmer . Barkley enrolled at a local seminary school , but did not finish his studies before entering Marvin College , a Methodist school in Clinton that accepted younger students , in 1892 . The college 's president offered him a scholarship that covered his academic expenses in exchange for his work as a janitor . He allowed Barkley to miss the first and last month of the academic year to help on the family farm . Barkley was active in the debating society at Marvin . He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1897 , and his experiences at Marvin persuaded him to convert to Methodism , the denomination with which he identified for the rest of his life .
After graduation , Barkley went to Emory College ( now part of Emory University ) in Oxford , Georgia , the alma mater of several administrators and faculty members at Marvin . During the 1897 – 1898 academic year , he was active in the debating society and the Delta Tau Delta fraternity , but he could not afford to continue his education and returned to Clinton after the spring semester . He took a job teaching at Marvin College but did not make enough money to meet his basic living expenses . He resigned in December 1898 to move with his parents to Paducah , Kentucky , the county seat of McCracken County , where his father found employment at a cordage mill .
In Paducah , Barkley worked as a law clerk for Charles K. Wheeler , an attorney and congressman for the district , accepting access to Wheeler 's law library as payment for his services . Despite their political differences – Wheeler supported William Jennings Bryan and Free Silver , while Barkley identified with the Gold Democrats – he hoped that being acquainted with and taught by Wheeler would aid him in his future endeavors , but congressional duties frequently kept Wheeler away from the office . After two months , Barkley accepted an offer to clerk for Judge William Sutton Bishop and former congressman John Kerr Hendrick , who paid him $ 15 per month . He read law while completing his duties and was admitted to the bar in 1901 . Barkley practiced in Paducah where a friend of Hendrick 's appointed him reporter of the circuit court . He continued studying law in the summer of 1902 at the University of Virginia School of Law .
Barkley joined the Broadway Methodist Episcopal Church , where he was a lay preacher , and several fraternal organizations , including Woodmen of the World , the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks , the Independent Order of Odd Fellows , and the Improved Order of Red Men . On June 23 , 1903 , he married Dorothy Brower ( November 14 , 1882 to March 10 , 1947 ) . They had three children — David Murrell Barkley ( 1906 – 1983 ) , Marion Frances Barkley ( 1909 – 1996 ) , and Laura Louise Barkley ( 1911 – 1987 ) . Laura Louise married Douglas MacArthur II , a U.S. diplomat and nephew of General Douglas MacArthur .
= = Early political career = =
On December 19 , 1904 , Barkley declared his candidacy for county attorney of McCracken County well before the March 1905 Democratic primary . The Republicans did not nominate a candidate , so the Democratic primary was the de facto general election . Barkley faced two opponents in the primary – two @-@ term incumbent Eugene A. Graves and Paducah Police Court Judge David Cross . He organized his own campaign and made speeches across the county , showcasing his eloquence and likeability . Graves received more votes than Barkley in Paducah , but McCracken County 's rural farmers gave Barkley the victory , 1 @,@ 525 votes to 1 @,@ 096 ; Cross came in third with 602 votes . This was the only time Barkley ever challenged an incumbent Democrat .
Taking office in January 1906 , Barkley saved taxpayers over $ 35 @,@ 000 by challenging improper charges to the county . He prosecuted two magistrates for approving contracts in which they had a conflict of interest . Even Republicans admitted that he performed well , and he was chosen president of the State Association of County Attorneys . During the 1907 gubernatorial election , he was the Democratic county spokesman , and despite his previous support for the Gold Democrats , he backed William Jennings Bryan in the 1908 presidential election . Friends encouraged him to run for county judge , a powerful position which controlled county funds and patronage , and he announced his candidacy on August 22 , 1908 . After the chairman of the county 's Democratic Club Executive Committee endorsed him , the incumbent judge , Richard T. Lightfoot , retired rather than challenge him .
On January 16 , 1909 , Democrat Hiram Smedley , county clerk since 1897 , was indicted for embezzlement . Smedley resigned , and Barkley was appointed to a three @-@ man commission to investigate the losses . The commission found $ 1 @,@ 582 @.@ 50 missing , and the county 's Fiscal Court authorized Barkley to settle with the company that held Smedley 's surety bond . In May 1909 , Smedley was arrested and charged with 20 counts of forgery , prompting an audit of the county 's finances that showed a shortage of $ 16 @,@ 000 , only $ 6 @,@ 000 of which was accountable to Smedley . The scandal gave Republicans an issue for the upcoming campaign . In a series of debates , Barkley 's opponent , Thomas N. Hazelip , claimed that the county 's entire Democratic organization was corrupt and made charges against past Democratic administrations . Barkley responded that he had no more responsibility for those wrongdoings than Hazelip had for the murder of William Goebel , a Democratic governor who had allegedly been assassinated by Republican conspirators in 1900 . He pointed to his improvement of the county 's finances through inspection of charges presented to his office and showed evidence that he had fulfilled his obligations as county attorney , a fact Hazelip conceded . In spite of the scandal , Democrats won every county @-@ wide office , although by reduced margins , but Republicans captured a 5 @-@ to @-@ 3 majority on the Fiscal Court . Barkley 's victory margin — 3 @,@ 184 to 2 @,@ 662 — was the smallest of any county officer .
At the Fiscal Court 's January 1910 meeting , Barkley laid out an agenda to reduce the county 's debt , improve its roads , and audit its books annually . Despite the Republican majority on the Court , most of the measures he proposed during his term were adopted . He appointed a purchasing agent and an inspector of weights and measures for the county and allocated a salary for the county 's almshouse keeper instead of relying on fees to fund the position . He replaced the corvée system – wherein residents either paid a tax or donated labor to build and repair county roads – with private contracts . The widening and gravelling of county roads provided rural residents access to Paducah 's amenities but reduced funds for programs like free textbooks for indigents and prevented Barkley from reducing the county 's debt as planned . When he named his father as the county 's juvenile court probation officer , opponents charged him with nepotism .
= = U.S. Representative = =
Prompted by First District Representative Ollie M. James ' decision to seek election to the U.S. Senate in 1912 , Barkley declared his candidacy for the district 's congressional seat in December 1911 . Courting the votes of the district 's farmers , Barkley advocated lower taxes and increased regulation of railroads by the Interstate Commerce Commission . After one challenger withdrew in March , three more candidates entered the race – Trigg County Commonwealth 's Attorney Denny Smith , Ballard County Judge Jacob Corbett , and John K. Hendrick , Barkley 's former employer . All were conservative Democrats who branded Barkley a socialist because he supported federal funding of highway construction . Hendrick attacked Barkley 's youth , inexperience and ambition to seek higher offices . Barkley admitted his eventual desire for a Senate seat and countered that Hendrick had also frequently sought office : " When the Pope died some years ago , nobody would tell Hendrick , for fear he would declare for that office . " Charging that Barkley 's membership in Woodsmen of the World was politically motivated , Hendrick ended up attacking the organization itself , angering the approximately 5 @,@ 000 club members in the First District . In June , the nomination of Woodrow Wilson for president and adoption of a progressive platform at the 1912 Democratic National Convention bolstered Barkley 's candidacy . He won 48 @.@ 2 % of the votes in the primary and went on to win the general election .
= = = Domestic matters = = =
Initially conservative , working with Wilson ( who was elected president ) inspired Barkley to become more liberal . On April 24 , 1912 , he first spoke on the House floor , favoring the administration @-@ backed Underwood – Simmons Tariff Act which lowered tariffs on foreign goods . He endorsed Wilson 's New Freedom agenda , including the 1913 Federal Reserve Act and the 1914 Federal Trade Commission Act . Because of his support for the administration , he was assigned to the powerful Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee and became the first freshman to preside over a session of the House . As a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission , he supported the Clayton Antitrust Act and sought to end child labor in interstate commerce through the Keating – Owen Act in 1916 . He also supported measures to extend credit to and fund road improvements in rural areas .
A speaker for the Anti @-@ Saloon League , Barkley co @-@ sponsored the 1916 Sheppard – Barkley Act which banned alcohol sales in Washington , D.C. It was passed in 1917 . He sponsored an amendment to the Lever Food and Fuel Act forbidding the use of grain – rendered scarce by World War I and a poor harvest in 1916 – to make alcoholic beverages . The amendment passed the House , but a conference committee amended it to allow production of beer and wine . Both measures increased Barkley 's national visibility and set the stage for future prohibition legislation , including the Eighteenth Amendment . By 1917 , the state Democratic Party was divided over prohibition , and the prohibitionist faction tried to enlist Barkley for the 1919 gubernatorial race . The Memphis Commercial Appeal noted in late 1917 that Barkley had not declined the invitations , but his continued silence reduced the prohibitionists ' enthusiasm . He also showed little interest in the faction 's attempts to recruit him to challenge incumbent anti @-@ prohibition Senator Ollie James in the 1917 Democratic primary .
By 1919 , James had died in office and Governor Augustus Owsley Stanley was elected to his vacant seat . The divisive prohibition issue and recent Republican gains in the state made the Democratic gubernatorial primary of particular interest . Stanley was the leader of the party 's anti @-@ prohibitionists . Prohibitionists , led by former governor J. C. W. Beckham , did not support James D. Black , who became governor when Stanley went to the Senate and was seeking re @-@ election . At the time of Black 's election as lieutenant governor in 1915 , he had sided with the prohibitionists ; he was chosen to run with Stanley to balance the party 's ticket , so the anti @-@ prohibitionists did not entirely trust him either . Attempting to unite the party and prevent a Republican victory , Black invited Barkley , who had not been linked to either leader despite his support for prohibition , to be temporary chairman of the 1919 state Democratic convention . Barkley 's convention address attacked Republicans and praised the Democrats ' record without making reference to prohibition , but many in the Beckham faction refused to accept Black , and he was defeated in the general election by Republican Edwin P. Morrow . Chairing the convention introduced Barkley to state political leaders outside the First District .
= = = World War I = = =
Barkley supported U.S. neutrality in World War I and endorsed Wilson 's plan to purchase merchant ships for the U.S. instead of paying foreign carriers to travel waters containing German U @-@ boats . His position was popular in his district , as 80 % of the dark tobacco grown in western Kentucky was sold overseas , and higher shipping costs adversely affected profits . The House authorized the purchase , but Republicans and conservative Democrats in the Senate regarded the idea as socialistic and blocked its passage with a filibuster .
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regrette rien " . A month later , back in London , he disassociated himself from the film to which he had devoted so much time and money . McLaren went on to manage Adam and the Ants and Bow Wow Wow . In the mid @-@ 1980s he released a number of successful and influential records as a solo artist , including the UK 's first ever hip @-@ hop chart single , Buffalo Gals .
The Great Rock ' n ' Roll Swindle , the soundtrack album for the still @-@ uncompleted film , was released by Virgin Records on 24 February 1979 . It is mostly composed of tracks credited to the Sex Pistols : There are the new recordings with vocals by Jones , Vicious , Cook , and Ronnie Biggs , as well as Edward Tudor @-@ Pole , briefly considered as a permanent replacement for Rotten . McLaren himself takes the mic for a couple of numbers . Several tracks feature Rotten 's vocals from early , unissued sessions , in some cases with re @-@ recorded backing by Jones and Cook . There is one live cut , from the band 's final concert in San Francisco . The album is completed by a couple of tracks in which other artists cover Sex Pistols classics . Four Top Ten singles were culled from the Swindle recordings , one more than had appeared on Never Mind the Bollocks .
The 1978 " No One Is Innocent " / " My Way " was followed in 1979 by Vicious 's cover of " Something Else " ( number three , and the biggest @-@ selling single ever under the Sex Pistols name ) ; Jones singing an original , " Silly Thing " ( number six ) ; and Vicious 's second Cochran cover , " C 'mon Everybody " ( number three ) . Two more singles from the soundtrack were put out under the Pistols brand — Tudor @-@ Pole , among others , singing " The Great Rock ' n ' Roll Swindle " and a Rotten vocal from 1976 , " ( I 'm Not Your ) Steppin ' Stone " ; both fell just shy of the Top Twenty . On 21 November 1980 , the final " new " studio recordings attributed to the Sex Pistols were released by Virgin : " Black Leather " and " Here We Go Again " , recorded by Jones and Cook during the mid @-@ 1978 Swindle sessions , were paired as one of a half @-@ dozen 7 @-@ inch records ( the other five reconfiguring previously released material ) sold together as Sex Pack .
The Sex Pistols film was completed by Temple , who received sole credit for the script after McLaren had his name taken off the production . Finally released in 1980 , The Great Rock ' n ' Roll Swindle still largely reflects McLaren 's vision . It is a fictionalised , farcical , partially animated retelling of the band 's history and aftermath with McLaren in the lead role , Jones as second lead , and contributions from Vicious ( including his memorable performance of " My Way " ) and Cook . It incorporates promotional videos shot for " God Save the Queen " and " Pretty Vacant " and extensive documentary footage as well , much of it focusing on Rotten . In Temple 's description , he and McLaren conceived it as a " very stylised ... polemic " . They were reacting to the fact that the Pistols had become the " poster on the bedroom wall of the day where you kneel down last thing at night and pray to your rock god . And that was never the point .... The myth had to be dynamited in some way . We had to make this film in a way to enrage the fans " . In the film , McLaren claims to have created the band from scratch and engineered its notorious reputation ; much of what structure the loose narrative has is based on McLaren 's teaching a series of " lessons " to be learned from " an invention of mine they called the punk rock " .
Cook and Jones continued to work through guest appearances and as session musicians . In 1980 , they formed The Professionals , which lasted for two years . Jones went on to play with the bands Chequered Past and Neurotic Outsiders . He also recorded two solo albums , Mercy and Fire and Gasoline . Now a resident of Los Angeles , he hosts a daily radio program called Jonesy 's Jukebox . Having played with the band Chiefs of Relief in the late 1980s and with Edwyn Collins in the 1990s , Cook is now a member of Man Raze . Following The Rich Kids ' break @-@ up in 1979 , Matlock played with various bands , toured with Iggy Pop , and recorded several solo albums . He is currently a member of Slinky Vagabond .
The 1979 court ruling had left many issues between Lydon and McLaren unresolved . Five years later , Lydon filed another action . Finally , on 16 January 1986 , Lydon , Jones , Cook and the estate of Sid Vicious were awarded control of the band 's heritage , including the rights to The Great Rock ' n ' Roll Swindle and all the footage shot for it — more than 250 hours . That same year , a fictionalised film account of Vicious 's relationship with Spungen was released : Sid and Nancy , directed by Alex Cox . In his autobiography , Lydon lambastes the film , saying that it " celebrates heroin addiction " , goes out of its way to " humiliate [ Vicious 's ] life " , and completely misrepresents the Sex Pistols ' part in the London punk scene . Although he praised Gary Oldman 's performance as Vicious , Lydon felt Oldman only captured " the stage persona as opposed to the real person . "
= = = Reunions and later group activities = = =
The original four Sex Pistols reunited in 1996 for the six @-@ month Filthy Lucre Tour , which included dates in Europe , North and South America , New Zealand , Australia and Japan . The band members ' access to the archives associated with The Great Rock ' n ' Roll Swindle facilitated the production of the 2000 documentary The Filth and the Fury . This film — directed , like its predecessor , by Temple — was formulated as an attempt to tell the story from the band 's point of view , in contrast to Swindle 's focus on McLaren and the media . In 2002 — the year of the Queen 's Golden Jubilee — the Sex Pistols reunited again to play the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London . In 2003 , their Piss Off Tour took them around North America for three weeks .
On 9 March 2006 , the band sold the rights to their back catalogue to Universal Music Group . The sale was criticised by some commentators as a " sell out " . In November 2006 , the Sex Pistols were inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , whose citation named Vicious as well as the four living members . The band rejected the honour in coarse language on their website . In a television interview , Lydon accompanied a suggestion that the Hall of Fame " Kiss this ! " with an obscene gesture . According to Jones , " Once you want to be put into a museum , Rock & Roll 's over ; it 's not voted by fans , it 's voted by people who induct you , or others ; people who are already in it . "
The Sex Pistols reunited for five performances in the UK in 2007 . In 2008 , they undertook a series of European festival appearances , titled the Combine Harvester Tour . In August , after performing at the Dutch festival A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise , Lowlands director Eric van Eerdenburg declared the Pistols ' performance " saddening " : " They left their swimming pools at home only to scoop up some money here . Really , they 're nothing more than that . " That same year , they released the DVD There 'll Always Be An England , recorded at their Brixton Academy appearance on 10 November 2007 . In 2010 , Fragrance and Beauty Limited announced the release of an authorised Sex Pistols scent . According to a statement from the cosmetics firm , " the fragrance exudes pure energy , pared down and pumped up by leather , shot through with heliotrope and brought back down to earth by a raunchy patchouli . " The band signed with Universal Music Group in 2012 to re @-@ release Never Mind the Bollocks .
= = Legacy = =
= = = Cultural influence = = =
The Trouser Press Record Guide entry on the Sex Pistols declares that " their importance — both to the direction of contemporary music and more generally to pop culture — can hardly be overstated " . Rolling Stone has argued that the band , " in direct opposition to the star trappings and complacency " of mid @-@ 1970s rock , " came to spark and personify one of the few truly critical moments in pop culture — the rise of punk . " In 2004 , the magazine ranked the Sex Pistols No. 58 on its list of the " 100 Greatest Artists of All Time " . Leading music critic Dave Marsh called them " unquestionably the most radical new rock band of the Seventies . "
Although the Sex Pistols were not the first punk band , the few recordings that were released during the band 's brief initial existence were singularly catalytic expressions of the punk movement . The releases of " Anarchy in the U.K. " , " God Save the Queen " and Never Mind the Bollocks are counted among the most important events in the history of popular music . Never Mind the Bollocks is regularly cited in accountings of all @-@ time great albums : In 2006 , it was voted No. 28 in Q magazine 's " 100 Greatest Albums Ever " , while Rolling Stone listed it at No. 2 in its 1987 " Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years " . It has come to be recognised as among the most influential records in rock history . An AllMusic critique describes it as " one of the greatest , most inspiring rock records of all time " .
The Sex Pistols directly inspired the style , and often the formation itself , of many punk and post @-@ punk bands during their first two @-@ and @-@ a @-@ half @-@ year run . The Clash , Siouxsie and the Banshees , the Adverts , Vic Godard of Subway Sect , and Ari Up of the Slits are among those in London 's " inner circle " of early punk bands that credit the Pistols . Pauline Murray of Durham punk band Penetration saw the Pistols perform for the first time in Northallerton in May 1976 . She later explained their importance :
Nothing would have happened without the Pistols . It was like , " Wow , I believe in this . " What they were saying was : " It 's a load of shite . I 'm going to do what I do and I don 't care what people think . " That was the key to it . People forget that , but it was the main ideology for me : we don 't care what you think — you 're shit anyway . It was the attitude that got people moving , as well as the music .
Although much of the Sex Pistols ' energy was directed against the establishment , not all of rock 's elder statesmen dismissed them . Pete Townshend of the Who said :
When you listen to the Sex Pistols , to Anarchy in the UK and Bodies and tracks like that , what immediately strikes you is that this is actually happening . This is a bloke , with a brain on his shoulders , who is actually saying something he sincerely believes is happening in the world , saying it with real venom , and real passion . It touches you and it scares you ; it makes you feel uncomfortable . It 's like somebody saying " The Germans are coming ! And there 's no way we 're gonna stop ' em ! "
The Sex Pistols ' concert of 4 June 1976 at Manchester 's Lesser Free Trade Hall was to become one of the most significant and mythologised events in rock history . Among the audience of forty people or so were many who became leading figures in the punk and post @-@ punk movements : Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto , who organised the gig and were in the process of auditioning new members for the Buzzcocks ; Bernard Sumner , Ian Curtis and Peter Hook , later of Joy Division ; Mark E. Smith , later of the Fall ; and Morrissey , later of the Smiths . Anthony H. Wilson , founder of Factory Records , saw the band for the first time at the return engagement on 20 July - A stylised version of his view of the concert appears in the film 24 Hour Party People . Among the many musicians of a later time who have acknowledged their debt to the Pistols are members of Motörhead , NOFX , the Stone Roses , Nirvana , Social Distortion , Circle Jerks , Black Flag , Bad Religion , the Germs , Green Day , the Jesus and Mary Chain , and Oasis . Mike Ness of Social Distortion went on the explain in his documentary Another State of Mind how early in his career , he wanted to be " Orange County 's Sid Vicious " . Describing the band as " immensely influential " , a London College of Music study guide notes that " many styles of popular music , such as grunge , indie , thrash metal and even rap owe their foundations to the legacy of ground breaking punk bands — of which the Sex Pistols was the most prominent . "
According to the Trouser Press Record Guide , " the Pistols and manager / provocateur Malcolm McLaren challenged every aspect and precept of modern music @-@ making , thereby inspiring countless groups to follow their cue onto stages around the world . A confrontational , nihilistic public image and rabidly nihilistic socio @-@ political lyrics set the tone that continues to guide punk bands . " Critic Toby Creswell locates the primary source of inspiration somewhat differently . Noting that " [ i ] mage to the contrary , the Pistols were very serious about music " , he argues , " The real rebel yell came from Jones ' guitars : a mass wall of sound based on the most simple , retro guitar riffs . Essentially , the Sex Pistols reinforced what the garage bands of the ' 60s had demonstrated — you don 't need technique to make rock & roll . In a time when music had been increasingly complicated and defanged , the Sex Pistols ' generational shift caused a real revolution . "
Jamie Reid 's work for the band is regarded as among the most important graphic design of the 1970s and still impacts the field in the 21st century . By the age of twenty @-@ one , Sid Vicious was already a " t @-@ shirt @-@ selling icon " . While the manner of his death signified for many the inevitable failure of punk 's social ambitions , it cemented his image as an archetype of doomed youth . British punk fashion , still widely influential , is now customarily credited to Westwood and McLaren ; as Johnny Rotten , Lydon had a lasting effect as well , especially through his bricolage approach to personal style : he " would wear a velvet collared drape jacket ( ted ) festooned with safety pins ( Jackie Curtis through the New York punk scene ) , massive pin @-@ stripe pegs ( modernist ) , a pin @-@ collar Wemblex ( mod ) customised into an Anarchy shirt ( punk ) and brothel creepers ( ted ) . "
Christopher Nolan , director of the Batman movie The Dark Knight , has said that Vicious inspired the characterisation of The Joker , played by Heath Ledger . According to Nolan , " We very much took the view in looking at the character of the Joker that what 's strong about him is this idea of anarchy . This commitment to anarchy , this commitment to chaos . " Ledger 's costar Christian Bale has claimed that Ledger drew inspiration from watching tapes of Vicious .
= = = Conceptual basis and the question of credit = = =
The Sex Pistols were defined by ambitions that went well beyond the musical — indeed , McLaren was at times openly contemptuous of the band 's music and punk rock generally . " Christ , if people bought the records for the music , this thing would have died a death long ago , " he said in 1977 . The degree to which the Pistols ' anti @-@ establishment stance resulted from the members ' spontaneous attitudes as opposed to being cultivated by McLaren and his associates is a matter of debate — as is the very nature of that stance itself . Deprecating the music , McLaren elevated the concept , for which he later took full credit .
He would claim that the Sex Pistols were his personal , Situationist @-@ style art project : " I decided to use people , just the way a sculptor uses clay . " But what had he supposedly made ? The Sex Pistols were as substantial as pop culture could get : " Punk became the most important cultural phenomenon of the late 20th century " , McLaren would later assert . " Its authenticity stands out against the karaoke ersatz culture of today , where everything and everyone is for sale .... [ P ] unk is not , and never was , for sale . " Or they were a cynical con : something with which " to sell trousers " , as McLaren said in 1989 ; a " carefully planned exercise to embezzle as much money as possible out of the music industry " , as Jon Savage characterises McLaren 's core theme in The Great Rock ' n ' Roll Swindle ; " cash from chaos " as the movie repeatedly puts it .
Lydon , in turn , would dismiss McLaren 's influence : " We made our own scandal just by being ourselves . Maybe it was that he knew he was redundant , so he overcompensated . All the talk about the French Situationists being associated with punk is bollocks . It 's nonsense ! " Cook concurs : " Situationism had nothing to do with us . The Jamie Reids and Malcolms were excited because we were the real thing . I suppose we were what they were dreaming of . " According to Lydon , " If we had an aim , it was to force our own , working @-@ class opinions into the mainstream , which was unheard of in pop music at the time . "
Toby Creswell argues that the " Sex Pistols ' agenda was inchoate , to say the least . It was a general call to rebellion that falls apart at the slightest scrutiny . " Critic Ian Birch , writing in 1981 , called " stupid " the claim that the Sex Pistols " had any political significance .... If they did anything , they made a lot of people content with being nothing . They certainly didn 't inspire the working classes . " While the Conservative triumph in 1979 may be taken as evidence for that position , Julien Temple has noted that the scene inspired by the Sex Pistols " wasn 't your kind of two @-@ up , two @-@ down working class normal families , most of it . It was over the edge of the precipice in social terms . They were actually giving a voice to an area of the working class that was almost beyond the pale . " Within a year of " Anarchy in the U.K. " that voice was being echoed widely : scores if not hundreds of punk bands had formed across the country — groups composed largely of working @-@ class members or middle @-@ class members who rejected their own class values and pursued solidarity with the working class .
In 1980 , critic Greil Marcus reflected on McLaren 's contradictory posture :
It may be that in the mind of their self @-@ celebrated Svengali ... the Sex Pistols were never meant to be more than a nine @-@ month wonder , a cheap vehicle for some fast money , a few laughs , a touch of the old épater la bourgeoisie . It may also be that in the mind of their chief terrorist and propagandist , anarchist veteran ... and Situational artist McLaren , the Sex Pistols were meant to be a force that would set the world on its ear ... and finally unite music and politics . The Sex Pistols were all of these things .
A couple of years before , Marcus had identified different roots underlying the band 's merger of music and politics , arguing that they " have absorbed from reggae and the Rastas the idea of a culture that will make demands on those in power which no government could ever satisfy ; a culture that will be exclusive , almost separatist , yet also messianic , apocalyptic and stoic , and that will ignore or smash any contradiction inherent in such a complexity of stances . " Critic Sean Campbell has discussed how Lydon 's Irish Catholic heritage both facilitated his entrée into London 's reggae scene and complicated his position vis @-@ à @-@ vis the ethnically English working class — the background his bandmates had in common .
Critic Bill Wyman acknowledges that Lydon 's " fierce intelligence and astonishing onstage charisma " were important catalysts , but ultimately finds the band 's real meaning lies in McLaren 's provocative media manipulations . While some of the Sex Pistols ' public affronts were plotted by McLaren , Westwood , and company , others were evidently not — including what McLaren himself cites as the " pivotal moment that changed everything " , the clash on the Bill Grundy Today show . " Malcolm milked situations " , says Cook , " he didn 't instigate them ; that was always our own doing . " It is also hard to ascribe the effect of the Sex Pistols ' early Manchester shows on that city 's nascent punk scene to anyone other than the musicians themselves . Matlock later wrote that at the point when he left the band , it was beginning to occur to him that McLaren " was in fact quite deliberately perpetrating that idea of us as his puppets .... However , on the other hand , I 've since found out that even Malcolm wasn 't as aware of what he was up to as he has since made out . " By his absence , Matlock demonstrated how crucial he was to the band 's creativity : in the eleven months between his departure and the Pistols ' demise , they composed only two songs .
Music historian Simon Reynolds argues that McLaren came into his own as an auteur only after the group 's break @-@ up , with The Great Rock ' n ' Roll Swindle and the recruitment of Ronnie Biggs as a vocalist . Much subsequent commentary on the Sex Pistols has relied on taking seriously McLaren 's onscreen proclamations in the film , whether lending them credence or not . As music journalist Dave Thompson noted in 2000 , " [ T ] oday , Swindle is viewed by many as the truth " ( despite the fact that the movie purveys , among other things , a completely illiterate Steve Jones , a talking dog , and Sid Vicious shooting audience members , including his mother , at the conclusion of " My Way " ) . Temple points out that McLaren 's characterisation was intended as " a big fucking joke — that he was the puppetmeister who created these pieces of clay from plasticine boxes that he modeled away and made Johnny Rotten , made Sid Vicious . It was a joke that they were completely manufactured . " ( In his final onscreen scene in the film , McLaren declares that he was planning the Sex Pistols affair , " Ever since I was ten years old ! Ever since Elvis Presley joined the army ! " [ 1956 and 1958 , respectively ] . ) Temple acknowledges that McLaren ultimately " perhaps took this too much to heart . "
According to Pistols tour manager Noel Monk and journalist Jimmy Guterman , Lydon was much more than " the band 's mouthpiece . He 's its raging brain . McLaren or his friend Jamie Reid might drop a word like ' anarchy ' or ' vacant ' that Rotten seizes upon and turns into a manifesto , but McLaren is not the Svengali to Rotten he 'd like to be perceived as . McLaren thought he was working with a tabula rasa , but he soon found out that Rotten has ideas of his own " . On the other hand , there is little disagreement about McLaren 's marketing talent and his crucial role in making the band a subcultural phenomenon soon after its debut . Temple adds that " he catalyzed so many people 's heads . He had so many just extraordinary ideas " . Though , as Jon Savage emphasises , " In fact , it was Steve Jones who first had the idea of putting the group , or any group , together with McLaren . He chose McLaren , not vice versa . "
= = Members = =
= = = Timeline = = =
Only includes singles which featured previously unreleased material .
= = Discography = =
= = = Studio album = = =
= = = Other albums = = =
^ a Bootleg release — 1977 ; official release — 1996 , as part of Spunk / This Is Crap , bonus CD included with Never Mind the Bollocks reissue ; official stand @-@ alone release — 2006 .
^ b Bootleg release — 1985 ; official release — 2001 .
Note that a host of other bootlegs arrived on the market in the mid @-@ late 80 's .
= = = Singles = = =
^ c Credited as " Ten Pole Tudor with Sex Pistols " .
= Cornelius H. Charlton =
Cornelius H. Charlton ( July 24 , 1929 – June 2 , 1951 ) was a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War . Sergeant Charlton posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions near Chipo @-@ ri , South Korea on June 2 , 1951 .
Born to a coal mining family in West Virginia in 1929 , Charlton moved to The Bronx in New York City during World War II . Enlisting out of high school in 1946 , Charlton served first in occupied Germany , then occupied Japan in administrative duties before requesting transfer to the front . An African American , Charlton was transferred to the segregated 24th Infantry Regiment , 25th Infantry Division fighting in the Korean War . During a battle for Hill 543 near the village of Chipo @-@ ri , Charlton took command of his platoon after its commanding officer was injured , leading it on three successive assaults of the hill . Charlton continued to lead the attack despite mortal wounds until Chinese troops occupying it were destroyed , saving his platoon . For these actions , Charlton was awarded the medal .
In the following years , Charlton was honored numerous times , but was controversially not given a spot in Arlington National Cemetery , which his family claimed was due to racial discrimination . The controversy attracted national attention before Charlton was finally reburied in Arlington in 2008 .
= = Biography = =
= = = Early life = = =
Cornelius H. Charlton was born in East Gulf , West Virginia on July 24 , 1929 . He was the eighth of 17 children born to Van Charlton , a coal miner , and Clara ( née Thompson ) Charlton , a housewife . Cornelius briefly moved to Coalwood , West Virginia in 1940 to live with his brother , Arthur . In 1944 , the family moved to The Bronx in New York City , New York as Van Charlton became the superintendent of an apartment building . Cornelius Charlton enrolled in James Monroe High School . Friends and family knew Charlton as " Connie . "
Charlton indicated a desire to join the United States Army from a young age ; in high school he begged his parents to allow him to drop out and enlist , wanting to fight in World War II , but his parents refused . When Charlton graduated from high school in 1946 , he remained committed to joining the Army , so his parents signed the papers allowing 17 @-@ year @-@ old Charlton to enlist .
= = = Military career = = =
Charlton left for Basic Combat Training in November 1946 . As an African American , he entered the Army at a time when it was still segregated . In 1948 , U.S. president Harry S. Truman ordered desegregation of the U.S. military with Executive Order 9981 . However , many units remained de facto segregated , with African Americans mostly being pooled into service units and non @-@ combat duties . It would be several years before troops were fully integrated .
Upon graduating from basic training , Charlton was assigned to Allied @-@ occupied Germany , where he served out his whole enlistment . Charlton opted to re @-@ enlist , and his next assignment was with a military engineering battalion at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen , Maryland .
In 1950 , Charlton was assigned to the Occupation of Japan , and was given an administrative job on Okinawa with an engineering group of the Eighth United States Army . However , Charlton indicated a desire to fight in the Korean War , and so he requested transfer to a front line unit in South Korea . He was subsequently assigned to C Company , 1st Battalion , 24th Infantry Regiment , part of the 25th Infantry Division . The regiment was one of the de facto segregated units , made up almost entirely of African American men led by white officers . From its arrival in September 1950 , the regiment had been plagued by poor performance and accusations of cowardice . Division commander Major General William B. Kean had requested the unit be disbanded , finding the regiment " untrustworthy . "
Charlton arrived at C Company of the regiment 's 1st Battalion in early 1951 , and at first was regarded with suspicion by officers and leaders in his unit . A Sergeant , he was made a squad leader in the 3rd Platoon , and quickly impressed his unit 's company commander with his natural leadership ability , and soon his squad was considered a model unit . In May 1951 , Charlton was made the platoon sergeant and his commander had recommended him for a battlefield commission .
= = = Medal of Honor action = = =
In late May and early June 1951 , the Eighth Army launched Operation Piledriver , a concentrated effort to push Chinese and North Korean troops further north and out of South Korea . The 25th Infantry Division advanced as part of this operation . The 24th Infantry saw a slow advance during this operation , attempting to advance on Kumwha but encountering strong resistance . On July 1 , the 2nd Battalion , 24th Infantry took heavy casualties and was forced to withdraw to reserve positions , and the 1st and 3rd Battalions moved up to continue the advance .
On June 2 , C Company moved to capture Hill 543 near the village of Chipo @-@ ri . The hill was protected by heavily entrenched Chinese infantry as well as mortars at the top of the hill . During their first attempt to advance up the hill , the company took heavy casualties , and the 3rd Platoon leader was mortally wounded . Charlton took command of the platoon and reorganized it for another attack . Heavy fire eventually forced the company back down the hill .
Three times , Charlton led the platoon up the hill , in the face of intense Chinese mortars and infantry fire . In spite of mounting casualties , the platoon made slow progress . Charlton single @-@ handedly destroyed two Chinese positions and killed six Chinese soldiers with rifle fire and grenades . During one advance , Charlton was wounded in the chest , but he refused medical treatment and pushed the company forward . Charlton continued to lead the attack from the front of the platoon , and several times was separated from the unit . Subsequent accounts noted Charlton continued the advance " holding his chest wound with one hand and an M1 carbine with the other . "
Under Charlton 's leadership , the platoon managed to overcome the Chinese infantry positions , but it spotted a Chinese bunker on the far side of the top of the hill , where the Chinese mortars were firing on them . As recounted by Private First Class Ronald Holmes , one of the men in the platoon , Charlton decided to destroy the bunker , and with his last known words , " Let 's go , " he urged the platoon forward , charging at the front of the formation ahead of the rest of the soldiers . In one final action , Charlton advanced alone to the top of the hill and the location of the Chinese mortars , firing repeatedly on the emplacement there . The Chinese troops wounded Charlton one final time with a grenade , but he continued firing until the position was destroyed . Charlton subsequently died from the wounds inflicted by the grenade . However , he is credited with saving much of his platoon , which had been under heavy fire from the mortars .
= = = Burial and honors = = =
Charlton 's parents were presented with his Medal of Honor on March 12 , 1952 by Secretary of the Army Frank Pace .
In 1952 , the US Army renamed its New York @-@ based Ferryboat 84 , a ferry boat that traveled to Governors Island in the Upper New York Bay , for Charlton . In September 1954 , West Virginia renamed a bridge on the West Virginia Turnpike in honor of Charlton , the Charlton Memorial Bridge on Interstate 77 . Charlton was also memorialized in the Bronx , with a park in the Morrisania area being named for Charlton in 1952 , and in 1958 several gardens in Van Cortlandt Park in South Bronx were planted in his honor . These gardens are the site of annual Memorial Day gatherings of the local neighborhood where Charlton and other Bronx residents killed in the Korean War are honored . In 1993 , a new barracks complex for US Forces Korea in South Korea was also named in Charlton 's honor . In 2000 , the United States Navy commissioned the USNS Charlton , a Watson @-@ class vehicle cargo ship . Charlton 's sister , Fairy M. Papadopoulos , served as the ship 's co @-@ sponsor .
There was some controversy over Charlton 's burial after his death . In 1951 , Charlton was not offered a burial plot in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington , Virginia , a custom which is routinely afforded to all Medal of Honor recipients . The US Army later claimed that this was due to an " administrative error , " but Charlton 's family believed the omission was due to racial discrimination . Instead , Charlton was buried in Bryant Cemetery , a segregated cemetery in Bramwell , West Virginia in 1951 . The military did not offer to rebury Charlton in Arlington until 1989 , and the family refused on the grounds that the oversight had been discrimination . Instead , American Legion Post 32 in Beckley offered to bury Charlton in their own cemetery . On March 10 , 1989 , Charlton was reburied there with full military honors at a ceremony attended by congressmen , several US Army generals , and an honor guard . Of 252 buried there , Charlton was the only African American . The controversy received national coverage when it was written about in the Los Angeles Times . On November 12 , 2008 , following efforts of other Medal of Honor winners , Charlton was finally reburied in Arlington National Cemetery , where his remains currently reside .
= = Awards and decorations = =
Charlton 's awards and decorations include :
= = = Medal of Honor citation = = =
Charlton was the second of two African Americans to be awarded the medal for the Korean War , the other being William Thompson who had been posthumously honored for actions with the 24th Infantry Regiment during the Battle of Pusan Perimeter . They were the first two African Americans to be nominated for the Medal of Honor since the Spanish – American War , though several World War II veterans were later nominated . The two nominations had seen delays because unit commanders refused to submit their nominations .
Sgt. Charlton , a member of Company C , distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy . His platoon was attacking heavily defended hostile positions on commanding ground when the leader was wounded and evacuated . Sgt. Charlton assumed command , rallied the men , and spearheaded the assault against the hill . Personally eliminating 2 hostile positions and killing 6 of the enemy with his rifle fire and grenades , he continued up the slope until the unit suffered heavy casualties and became pinned down . Regrouping the men he led them forward only to be again hurled back by a shower of grenades . Despite a severe chest wound , Sgt. Charlton refused medical attention and led a third daring charge which carried to the crest of the ridge . Observing that the remaining emplacement which had retarded the advance was situated on the reverse slope , he charged it alone , was again hit by a grenade but raked the position with a devastating fire which eliminated it and routed the defenders . The wounds received during his daring exploits resulted in his death but his indomitable courage , superb leadership , and gallant self @-@ sacrifice reflect the highest credit upon himself the infantry , and the military service .
= Valkyrie ( film ) =
Valkyrie is a 2008 American @-@ German historical thriller film set in Nazi Germany during World War II . The film depicts the 20 July plot in 1944 by German army officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler and to use the Operation Valkyrie national emergency plan to take control of the country . Valkyrie was directed by Bryan Singer for the American studio United Artists , and the film stars Tom Cruise as Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg , one of the key plotters . The cast included Kenneth Branagh , Bill Nighy , Eddie Izzard , Terence Stamp and Tom Wilkinson .
Cruise 's casting caused controversy among German politicians and members of the von Stauffenberg family due to the actor 's practice of Scientology , which is viewed with suspicion in Germany . Because of this , the filmmakers initially had difficulty setting up filming locations in Germany , but they were later given access to film in locations , including Berlin 's historic Bendlerblock . German newspapers and filmmakers supported the film and its attempt to spread global awareness of von Stauffenberg 's plot .
The film changed release dates several times , from as early as June 27 , 2008 to as late as February 14 , 2009 . The changing calendar and poor response to United Artists ' initial marketing campaign drew criticism about the studio 's viability . After a positive test screening , Valkyrie 's release in North America was ultimately changed to December 25 , 2008 . United Artists renewed its marketing campaign to reduce its focus on Cruise and to highlight Singer 's credentials . The film received mixed reviews in the United States and in Germany , where it opened commercially on January 22 , 2009 .
= = Plot = =
During World War II , Wehrmacht Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg ( Cruise ) is severely wounded during an RAF air raid in Tunisia , losing his right hand , the ring and little finger on his left hand , and his left eye , and is evacuated home to Nazi Germany . Meanwhile , Major General Henning von Tresckow ( Branagh ) attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler by smuggling a bomb aboard the Führer 's personal airplane . The bomb , however , is a dud and fails to detonate , and Tresckow flies to Berlin in order to safely retrieve it . After learning that the Gestapo has arrested Major General Hans Oster , he orders General Olbricht ( Nighy ) to find a replacement . After recruiting Stauffenberg into the German Resistance , Olbricht presents Stauffenberg at a meeting of the secret committee which has coordinated previous attempts on Hitler 's life . The members include General Ludwig Beck ( Stamp ) , Dr. Carl Goerdeler ( McNally ) , and Erwin von Witzleben ( Schofield ) . Stauffenberg is stunned to learn that no plans exist on the subject of what is to be done after Hitler 's assassination .
During a bombing raid on Berlin , he gets the idea of using Operation Valkyrie , which involves the deployment of the Reserve Army to maintain order in the event of a national emergency . The plotters carefully redraft the plan 's orders so that they can dismantle the Nazi régime after assassinating Hitler . Realizing that only General Friedrich Fromm ( Wilkinson ) , the head of the Reserve Army , can initiate Valkyrie , they offer him a position as head of the Wehrmacht in a post @-@ Nazi Germany and request his support , but Fromm declines to be directly involved , stating he will not side with them so long as Hitler is alive . With the rewritten Operation Valkyrie orders needing to be signed by Hitler ( Bamber ) , Stauffenberg visits the Führer at his Berghof estate in Bavaria . Fromm 's influence allows Stauffenberg to bring the copy directly before Hitler , and in the presence of Joseph Goebbels , Heinrich Himmler , Hermann Göring , Wilhelm Keitel and Albert Speer , his inner circle , Hitler praises Stauffenberg 's heroism in North Africa and signs the orders without fully examining the modifications , believing Stauffenberg 's changes " are for the best " .
At Goerdeler 's insistence , Stauffenberg is ordered to assassinate both Hitler and SS head Himmler at the Führer 's command bunker , the Wolf 's Lair . At a final briefing , Colonel Mertz von Quirnheim ( Berkel ) instructs the committee members in the use of pencil detonators . Stauffenberg also persuades General Fellgiebel ( Izzard ) , who controls all communications at Wolf 's Lair , to cut off communications after the bomb blast . On July 15 , 1944 , Stauffenberg attends a strategy meeting at Wolf 's Lair with the bomb in his briefcase , but with Himmler not present at the meeting , Stauffenberg does not get the go @-@ ahead from the committee
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Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun @-@ Times also found Cruise " perfectly satisfactory , if not electrifying , in the leading role " , believing that the portrayal fit the " veterans of officer rank " that would not panic under fire ; Ebert recognizes that " Singer ... works heroically to introduce us to the major figures in the plot , to tell them apart , to explain their roles and to suggest their differences . "
Writing in Time , Richard Schickel said , " I 'm not going to argue that Valkyrie is a great movie . But in its way it is a thoughtful and entertaining one , especially in comparison with the pomp and pretentiousness of most of the competition this holiday season . " . Ty Burr of The Boston Globe described the film : " It 's a smooth , compelling , almost suspenseful ... and slightly hollow Hollywood period piece — a World War II action @-@ drama in which an intriguing ( but not electrifying ) star performance is buttressed by stellar support . " Burr analyzed Cruise 's performance : " ... his Claus von Stauffenberg is an honorable conception that 's ultimately too thin to fully rise up from the pages of history . This story deserves to be told , but for reasons best known to himself , the star has latched onto a strictly Nietzschean interpretation that he rides into the ground . " Claudia Puig of USA Today thought of Cruise as " unconvincing and stiff as the disenchanted " von Stauffenberg . She felt that the film started slowly and that " even during scenes of intense action , the visually slick production is only minimally engrossing " . She concluded of the film 's overall pace , " The action becomes more engrossing during the film 's second half , but one expects more depth and nuance , given its pedigree . " Anthony Lane of The New Yorker wrote , " [ Cruise ] carries the movie , although , once you dig beneath the uniform , there isn ’ t much for him to get a handle on ; the fascination with Stauffenberg resides in what he did , not in who he was . " Lane thought that there was " too much " character acting of the British veteran actors and felt of the casting of Nighy , Stamp , and Wilkinson , " These men are meant to be battle @-@ toughened Nazi officers , but what we get is an array of discreetly amusing studies in mild neurosis . "
Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote that Valkyrie " has visual splendor galore , but is a cold work lacking in the requisite tension and suspense " . McCarthy considered Cruise as " a bit stiff but still adequate " as von Stauffenberg . The critic believed that McQuarrie 's script was well @-@ carpentered but felt that compressing and streamlining the events to make a known failed plot more thrilling lacked a " sufficient sizzle into the dialogue or individuality into the characters " . McCarthy missed " many of the interesting personal and political nuances pertaining to these men " that were not detailed . He thought that the production design by Lilly Kilvert and Patrick Lumb stood out , that Newton Thomas Sigel 's cinematography had a " restrained elegance " , and that John Ottman performed well in his dual role as editor and composer . A similar sentiment was stated by Mike LaSalle in The San Francisco Chronicle , who wrote " There 's nothing inherently laughable about the spectacle of Tom Cruise with an eye patch and a missing hand , strutting around in a German colonel 's uniform . But neither is there anything about him that truly suggests Claus von Stauffenberg , leader of the 1944 conspiracy to decapitate the Nazi government and stage a coup d 'etat . Think of Valkyrie as a reasonably entertaining drama about the time Tom Cruise tried to kill Hitler . Do that , and it becomes possible to enjoy the movie .
= = = German critics = = =
Despite differences over the quality of the film , critics were in agreement that the film had drawn attention to von Stauffenberg 's cause . It was applauded " both as a history lesson and as a film " . Tobias Kniebe of the Süddeutsche Zeitung described the film as " maybe not the masterpiece we might have dreamed of ... but not much less " , a sentiment shared by many German critics . The public @-@ service German television channel ZDF called Valkyrie " neither scandalously bad nor the event of the century ... Neither is it the action thriller we feared , but it is a well @-@ made and serious film . " The newspaper Kölner Stadt @-@ Anzeiger reported that any fear that the " myth of the German resistance would be put through a Hollywood filter has turned out to be wrong and prejudicial . "
Other critics thought that Tom Cruise did not " make the grade " as a German war hero . The film critic for Der Tagesspiegel wrote , " [ Cruise 's ] image as an actor has been finally ruined by Valkyrie ... [ the film ] doesn 't dare to be popcorn cinema and at the same time lacks any conceptual brilliance . " Hanns @-@ Georg Rodek of Die Welt reported of Cruise 's performance , " He comes over best as an American hero , someone who battles for respect with aggression and energy . But Stauffenberg was a German hero , with aristocratic bearing , and Cruise cannot carry that off . " The Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung said Cruise 's performance was " credible " , and reserved praise for the authenticity of the dubbed German @-@ language version of the film over the original .
= = Awards and honors = =
Valkyrie was nominated by the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy & Horror Films for seven Saturn Awards : Best Action / Adventure / Thriller Film , Best Director for Bryan Singer , Best Actor for Tom Cruise , Best Supporting Actor for Bill Nighy , Best Supporting Actress for Carice van Houten , Best Music for John Ottman and Best Costume for Joanna Johnston .
= = Historical accuracy = =
The Gestapo investigated the 20 July plot thoroughly , so filmmakers had access to much documentation as they integrated the historical account with " Hollywood factors " in producing Valkyrie . Peter Hoffmann , professor of history at McGill University and a leading authority on the German Resistance , was a consultant for the filmmakers . Hoffmann spoke of the film 's accuracy , " [ Valkyrie ] gives a fundamentally accurate portrait of Stauffenberg and the conspirators . There are details which must be counted as liberties . But , fundamentally , the film is decent , respectful and represents the spirit of the conspiracy . " The Scotsman reported of the film 's accuracy , " Valkyrie ... sticks pretty closely to the story of the failed conspiracy to topple the Nazi regime ... it implies that the plot came closer to success than it really did . But the basic facts are all present and correct . "
While von Stauffenberg listens to Richard Wagner 's " Ride of the Valkyries " in the film , in reality the colonel hated Wagner . In addition , von Stauffenberg 's elder brother Berthold was also omitted from the film . Bryan Singer purposely left out some of von Stauffenberg 's " macho " moments in writing the character , such as the colonel 's refusal of morphine to avoid addiction . He explained the removals , " There were things I actually left out because I knew people would think we were making them up ... imagine Tom Cruise saying ' No morphine ! ' People would think it 's a contrivance . " In the film , von Haeften steps out in front of von Stauffenberg when he faces the firing squad , but when filmmakers attempted to reconstruct the scene based on eyewitness testimony and photographs , they discovered that the shots that killed von Haeften would also have killed von Stauffenberg , who was actually shot shortly after . Another alteration was to the portrayal of Carl Friedrich Goerdeler , played in the film by Kevin McNally . Goerdeler was written in the film to be antagonistic , dramatically representing the friction and conflict that existed within the conspiracy , though filmmakers considered him a " much more moral character " in reality .
One significant historical alteration , made to avoid confusion with the audience and also to " set the stage " at the Wolf 's Lair , was changing the location of the first aborted assassination attempt to kill Hitler on July 11 . Historically , Stauffenberg first attempted to use his briefcase bomb at Berchtesgaden ; in the film , this attempt is set inside Hitler 's concrete bunker at the Wolf 's Lair while the Berchtesgaden affair is downgraded to a brief scene in which Hitler meets with Stauffenberg to approve a revised plan for Operation Valkyrie ( in reality , the Valkyrie updates occurred over a period of several weeks at meetings between Hitler and General Olbricht ) . Producer Christopher McQuarrie later stated that the shift of the first assassination attempt to the Wolf 's Lair was in order to show the audience the inside of the concrete command bunker , with the intent being to emphasize that Hitler most certainly would have been killed had the July 20th attempt not been moved to the outdoor conference hut .
British novelist Justin Cartwright , who wrote the book The Song Before It Is Sung about one of the plot 's conspirators , wrote , " The film is true to most of the facts of the plot , but fails to convey any sense of the catastrophic moral and political vortex into which Germans were being drawn . " Though not depicted , but briefly mentioned in the film , von Stauffenberg was persuaded to become involved in the plot by his uncle , Nikolaus Graf von Üxküll @-@ Gyllenband , who was disenchanted with the Nazis . The film also did not explore von Stauffenberg 's philosophy and background , which Cartwright felt fit the German tradition of Dichter und Helden ( " poets and heroes " ) . Cartwright described how von Stauffenberg was an appropriate leader for the plot : " He was the man who unmistakably wore the mantle of a near @-@ mystic German past , a warrior Germany , a noble Germany , a poetic Germany , a Germany of myth and longing . " The novelist felt that Cruise 's portrayal was more akin to one as a " troublesome cop " . Cartwright also noted that the film did not raise the question of what kind of Germany von Stauffenberg had in mind if the plot succeeded .
They did not mention or include Germany 's famous Field Marshal Erwin Rommel . He was implicated in the plot although he refused participation ( which resulted him in committing suicide ) .
= Russian battleship Knyaz Suvorov =
Knyaz Suvorov ( Russian : Князь Суворов ) was a Borodino @-@ class pre @-@ dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the first decade of the 20th century . Named after the 18th @-@ century Russian general Prince ( Knyaz ) Alexander Suvorov , the ship was completed after the beginning of the Russo @-@ Japanese War in 1904 . She became the flagship of Vice Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky , commander of the Second Pacific Squadron that was sent to the Far East a few months after her completion to break the Japanese blockade of Port Arthur . The Japanese captured the port while the squadron was in transit and their destination was changed to Vladivostok . Knyaz Suvorov was sunk during the Battle of Tsushima on 27 May 1905 . During the battle , the ship fell out of the main battle line after a shell hit her bridge , killing her helmsman and wounding her captain and Rozhestvensky . She was eventually torpedoed and sunk by Japanese torpedo boats ; other than the 20 wounded officers evacuated by a destroyer there were no survivors .
= = Description = =
Knyaz Suvorov was 389 feet 5 inches ( 118 @.@ 69 m ) long at the waterline and 397 feet 3 inches ( 121 @.@ 1 m ) long overall , with a beam of 76 feet 1 inch ( 23 @.@ 2 m ) and a draft of 29 feet 2 inches ( 8 @.@ 9 m ) , 38 inches ( 965 mm ) more than designed . Her normal displacement was 14 @,@ 415 long tons ( 14 @,@ 646 t ) , almost 900 long tons ( 914 t ) more than her designed displacement of 13 @,@ 516 long tons ( 13 @,@ 733 t ) . Her intended crew consisted of 28 officers and 754 enlisted men , although she carried 928 crewmen during the Battle of Tsushima .
The ship was powered by two 4 @-@ cylinder vertical triple @-@ expansion steam engines , each driving one propeller shaft , using steam generated by 20 Belleville boilers . The engines were rated at 15 @,@ 800 indicated horsepower ( 11 @,@ 800 kW ) and designed to reach a top speed of 18 knots ( 33 km / h ; 21 mph ) . Knyaz Suvorov , however , only reached a top speed of 17 @.@ 5 knots ( 32 @.@ 4 km / h ; 20 @.@ 1 mph ) from 15 @,@ 575 ihp ( 11 @,@ 614 kW ) during her builder 's machinery trials on 9 August 1904 . At deep load she carried 1 @,@ 350 long tons ( 1 @,@ 372 t ) of coal that provided her a range of 2 @,@ 590 nautical miles ( 4 @,@ 800 km ; 2 @,@ 980 mi ) at a speed of 10 knots ( 19 km / h ; 12 mph ) .
Knyaz Suvorov 's 40 @-@ caliber 12 @-@ inch guns were mounted in two twin @-@ gun turrets , one each fore and aft . They had a rate of fire of about one round per 90 seconds . Sixty rounds per gun were carried . The twelve 45 @-@ caliber 6 @-@ inch ( 152 mm ) guns were mounted in six electrically powered twin @-@ gun turrets carried on the sides of the ship . They had a practical rate of fire of approximately three rounds per minute and were provided with 180 rounds per gun . Four of the twenty 75 @-@ millimeter ( 3 @.@ 0 in ) guns used against torpedo boats were mounted in casemates just below the forward main gun turret , two on each side . These guns were placed well above the waterline for use in any weather , unlike the remaining sixteen guns , which were mounted in casemates one deck lower and distributed over the length of the ship , close to the water . The unsuitability of the lower deck guns was graphically demonstrated when Knyaz Suvorov 's sister ship Imperator Aleksander III made a high @-@ speed turn during her trials , heeling 15 ° , and began taking water through the lower casemates . Each gun had 300 rounds available . The ship also mounted twenty 47 @-@ millimeter ( 1 @.@ 9 in ) Hotchkiss guns for anti @-@ torpedo boat defense . Knyaz Suvorov carried four 15 @-@ inch ( 381 mm ) torpedo tubes , one each above water in the bow and one in the stern with two torpedoes each , and a submerged tube on each side forward with three torpedoes each .
Knyaz Suvorov 's waterline armor belt consisted of Krupp armor and was 5 @.@ 7 – 7 @.@ 64 inches ( 145 – 194 mm ) thick . The armor of her gun turrets had a maximum thickness of 10 in ( 254 mm ) and her deck ranged from 1 to 2 inches ( 25 to 51 mm ) in thickness . The 1 @.@ 5 @-@ inch ( 38 mm ) armored lower deck curved downwards and formed an anti @-@ torpedo bulkhead .
= = Service = =
Construction began on Knyaz Suvorov , named after Prince Aleksander Suvorov , on 10 August 1901 at the Baltic Works in Saint Petersburg . The ship was laid down on 8 September 1901 , when the ceremonial laying of one of the plates was performed by Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia , general @-@ admiral of the Imperial Russian navy . She was launched on 25 September 1902 , and completed in September 1904 at the cost of 13 @,@ 841 @,@ 000 rubles .
On 15 October 1904 , Knyaz Suvorov , flagship of the 2nd Pacific Squadron , set sail for Port Arthur from Libau along with the other vessels of the squadron . Rozhestvensky had received numerous reports of Japanese agents and torpedo boats disguised as fishing vessels before sailing and he ordered maximum alertness after coaling at Skagen , Denmark on 7 October . Early on the evening of the following day , when the squadron was near the Dogger Bank , the auxiliary repair ship Kamchatka reported that she was under attack by torpedo boats in the rain . About four hours later , the squadron encountered British fishing trawlers working the Dogger Bank in the fog and opened fire on them at very short range . One trawler was sunk and at least three others were damaged ; several fishermen were killed and others wounded . The battleships also fired upon and damaged the cruisers Aurora and Dmitrii Donskoi . The incident enraged the British population and caused a diplomatic incident with the British that nearly led to war until Russia apologized and agreed to pay reparations on 29 October .
Rozhestvensky led his ships down the Atlantic coast of Africa , rounding the Cape of Good Hope , and reached the island of Nosy Be off the north @-@ west coast of Madagascar on 9 January 1905 where they remained for two months while Rozhestvensky finalized his coaling arrangements . During this time , he learned of the capture of Port Arthur and changed his destination to Vladivostok , the only other port controlled by the Russians in the Far East . The squadron sailed for Camranh Bay , French Indochina , on 16 March and reached it almost a month later to await the obsolete ships of the 3rd Pacific Squadron , commanded by Rear Admiral Nikolai Nebogatov . The latter ships reached Camranh Bay on 9 May and the combined force sailed for Vladivostok on 14 May . While exact figures are not available for Knyaz Suvorov , it is probable that the ship was approximately 1 @,@ 700 long tons ( 1 @,@ 700 t ) overweight as she and her sisters were overloaded with coal and other supplies ; all of which was stored high in the ships and reduced their stability . The extra weight also submerged the waterline armor belt and left only about 4 feet 6 inches ( 1 @.@ 4 m ) of the upper armor belt above the waterline .
During the Battle of Tsushima , Knyaz Suvorov was the lead ship in the Russian battle line and she opened fire at the Japanese battleship Mikasa , flagship of Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō at 14 : 05 . Mikasa began to return fire about five minutes later , joined by the battleship Asahi and the armored cruiser Azuma . The battleship Fuji joined the others firing at Knyaz Suvorov around 14 : 20 , which had been set on fire by hits from the other ships . At 14 : 35 , Rozhestvensky and the ship 's captain were wounded by splinters that entered the conning tower . Shortly afterwards , Rozhestvensky was knocked unconscious by a splinter in the skull and flames made the conning tower untenable so that the ship had to be steered from her auxiliary control position . Around 14 : 52 , another hit jammed the steering gear after a four point turn to starboard had been ordered and caused the ship make nearly a full circle before she could be steered by her engines . Splinters from numerous shell hits shredded water hoses and made it much more difficult to put the numerous fires out . By this time Knyaz Suvorov 's aft 12 @-@ inch gun turret had been destroyed by an explosion that blew its roof off onto the quarterdeck , her forward funnel had fallen down and her mainmast had been shot away .
Knyaz Suvorov never regained her position in the battle line and was engaged at short range by Mikasa and the battleship Shikishima as well as five cruisers of Vice Admiral Kamimura Hikonojō 's 2nd Division between 15 : 20 and 15 : 35 . Mikasa and two of the cruisers fired one torpedo each at her during this time , but none of them hit the ship . At 15 : 39 , the unprotected cruiser Chihaya fired a pair of torpedoes and claimed one hit although no change was visible in Knyaz Suvorov 's condition . Chihaya was hit by one shell just above the waterline during her attack that forced her to make emergency repairs . Around 15 : 40 the British observer aboard Azuma reported that Knyaz Suvorov was down by the bow with a heavy list to port and was a mass of thick gray smoke from forecastle to mainmast . By this time , the ship 's forward 12 @-@ inch gun turret had been knocked out , but some smaller guns were still in action . The Japanese 5th Destroyer Division attacked five minutes later with torpedoes at ranges under 900 yards ( 820 m ) , but failed to score any hits with their five torpedoes . The destroyer leader was hit in the boiler room by a three @-@ inch shell that may have been fired by Knyaz Suvorov .
The ship found herself between the two fleets at 16 : 08 and was fired at by most of the Japanese ships at short range . Observers aboard those ships noted that she resembled " an island volcano in eruption " . Mikasa fired two torpedoes and Shikishima fired one torpedo at Knyaz Suvorov during this time without effect . Captain W. C. Pakenham , the Royal Navy 's official military observer aboard the Japanese battleship Asahi under the Anglo @-@ Japanese Alliance , noted that she was hit by a 12 @-@ inch shell near the rear 6 @-@ inch turret around 16 : 30 that caused an explosion and caused flames to spout 50 feet ( 15 m ) in the air . At 17 : 05 the 4th Destroyer Division attacked with three destroyers ; only one of the six torpedoes hit Knyaz Suvorov . The ship which immediately took on a 10 ° list , but showed no signs of sinking . One shell from Knyaz Suvorov struck the destroyer Asagiri , but did not inflict much damage .
Around 17 : 30 , the Russian destroyer Buinyi , came and took off the wounded officers from Knyaz Suvorov , including Rozhestvensky , leaving an unwounded midshipman in command . The ship continued southwards at about 4 – 5 knots ( 7 @.@ 4 – 9 @.@ 3 km / h ; 4 @.@ 6 – 5 @.@ 8 mph ) and was engaged by many of the Japanese cruisers from about 18 : 30 until four torpedo boats of the 11th Torpedo Division attacked at 19 : 20 . They fired seven torpedoes of which two or three hit the ship . One was thought to have caused a magazine to explode as a cloud of yellow and black smoke poured out and Knyaz Suvorov listed further to port before capsizing at about 19 : 30 . Other than the 20 officers taken off by Buinyi , there were no survivors of the 928 crew aboard .
= Andrew Fisher =
Andrew Fisher ( 29 August 1862 – 22 October 1928 ) was an Australian politician who served as Prime Minister of Australia on three separate occasions between 1908 and 1915 . Fisher 's second government between 1910 and 1913 completed a vast legislative programme which made him , along with Protectionist Alfred Deakin , the founder of the statutory structure of the new nation . The Fisher government legacy of reforms and national development lasted beyond the divisions that would later occur with World War I and Billy Hughes ' conscription push .
Fisher 's second Prime Ministership resulting from the 1910 federal election represented a number of firsts : it was Australia 's first elected federal majority government , Australia 's first elected Senate majority and the world 's first Labour Party majority government at a national level . After the minority governments of 1904 Chris Watson and his own in 1908 @-@ 1909 it was the world 's third Labour Party government at a national level . It was the first time a Labour Party had controlled any house of a legislature , and the first time the party controlled both houses of a bicameral legislature . At the time , it represented the culmination of Labour 's involvement in politics . Passing 113 Acts , the 1910 – 13 government was a period of reform unmatched in the Commonwealth until the 1940s under John Curtin and Ben Chifley . Serving a collective total of four years and ten months , Fisher is second to Bob Hawke as Australia 's longest serving Labor Prime Minister .
'Labour ' was changed to ' Labor ' during 1912 at the instigation of King O 'Malley .
= = Early life = =
Fisher was born in Crosshouse , a mining village near Kilmaurs , East Ayrshire , Scotland . He was the second of eight children of Robert Fisher and Jane Garvin . Fisher 's education consisted of some primary schooling , some night schooling , and the reading of books in the library of the cooperative his father had helped to establish . At the age of 10 he began work in a coal mine . He worked six days a week for 12 hours a day . He then had a 4 km trek to go to night school . At 17 he was elected secretary of the local branch of the Ayrshire Miners ' Union , the first step on a road to politics . The union called a strike in 1881 to demand a 10 per cent increase to wages , but this was to prove ultimately unsuccessful and Fisher lost his job as a result . After finding employment at another mine , he once again led miners to strike for higher wages in 1885 . This time , he was not only sacked but also blacklisted .
Unable to find work , Fisher and his brother migrated to Queensland in 1885 . Despite leaving his homeland , Fisher is said to have retained a distinctive Scottish accent for the rest of his life . Here , Fisher worked as a miner , first in Burrum and then in Gympie . He became an engine driver ( a role involving the operation of machinery to raise and lower cages in the mine shaft ) after attaining the necessary qualifications in 1891 . In the same year , he was also elected as the president of an engine drivers union . He was also active in the Amalgamated Miners Union , becoming President of the Gympie branch by 1891 .
= = Member of Parliament = =
= = = Queensland Parliament = = =
In 1891 , Fisher was elected as the first president of the Gympie branch of the Labour Party . In 1893 , he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as Labour member for Gympie and by the following year had become Labour 's deputy leader in the Legislative Assembly . In his maiden speech , he pushed for a 50 per cent cut in military spending and declared support for federation . Another policy area that captured his attention during this term was the employment of workers from the Pacific Islands in sugar plantations , a practice that Fisher and Labour both strongly opposed . He lost his seat in 1896 after a campaign in which he was charged by his opponent Jacob Stumm with being a dangerous revolutionary and an anti @-@ Catholic , accusations that were propagated by the newspaper Gympie Times .
The 1896 establishment of the Gympie Truth , a newspaper that he was to part @-@ own , was part of his response . Intended as a medium to broadcast Labour 's message , the newspaper played a vital role in Fisher 's return to parliament in 1899 . This time , he was the beneficiary of a scare campaign , in which conservative candidate Francis Power was consistently painted by the Gympie Truth as being a supporter of black labour and the alleged economic and social ills that accompanied it . In that year he was Secretary for Railways and Public Works in the seven @-@ day government of Anderson Dawson , the first parliamentary Labour government in the world .
= = = Federal Parliament = = =
The state Labour parties and their MPs were mixed in their support for the Federation of Australia . However Fisher was a firm federationist , supporting the union of the Australian colonies and campaigned for the ' Yes ' vote in Queensland 's 1899 referendum . Fisher stood for the electorate of Wide Bay at the inaugural 1901 federal election and won the seat , which he held continuously for the rest of his political career . At the end of 1901 Fisher married Margaret Irvine , his previous landlady 's daughter .
Labour improved their position at the 1903 election , gaining enough seats to be on par with the other two , a legislative time colloquially known as the " three elevens " . When the Deakin government resigned in 1904 , George Reid of the Free Trade Party declined to take office , resulting in Labour taking power and Chris Watson becoming Labour 's first Prime Minister for a four @-@ month period in 1904 . Fisher established and demonstrated his ministerial capabilities as Minister for Trade and Customs in the Watson Ministry . The fourth Labour member in the ministry after Watson , Hughes , and Lee Batchelor , Fisher was promoted to deputy leader of the party in 1905 .
George Reid adopted a strategy of trying to reorient the party system along Labour vs non @-@ Labour lines – prior to the 1906 election , he renamed his Free Trade Party to the Anti @-@ Socialist Party . Reid envisaged a spectrum running from socialist to anti @-@ socialist , with the Protectionist Party in the middle . This attempt struck a chord with politicians who were steeped in the Westminster tradition and regarded a two @-@ party system as very much the norm .
At the 1906 election , Deakin remained Prime Minister even though Labour gained considerably more seats than the Protectionists . When Watson resigned in 1907 , Fisher succeeded him as Labour leader , although Hughes and William Spence also stood for the position . Fisher was considered to have a better understanding of economic matters , was better at handling caucus , had better relations with the party organisation and the unions , and was more in touch with party opinion . He did not share Hughes ' passion for free trade or that of Watson and Hughes for defence ( and later conscription ) . In political terms he was a radical , on the left of his party , with a strong sense of Labour 's part in British working @-@ class history .
At the 1908 Labour Federal Conference , Fisher argued for female representation in parliament :
With a majority of seats in the Labour @-@ Protectionist government , Labour caucus by early 1908 had become restive as to the future of the Deakin minority government . With the Deakin ministry in trouble , Deakin talked to Fisher and Watson about a possible coalition , and following a report agreed to it providing Labour had a majority in cabinet , that there was immediate legislation for old @-@ age pensions , that New Protection was carried and that at the following election the government would promise a progressive land tax . No coalition was formed , however the pressure from Labour brought about productive change by Deakin : he agreed to a royal commission into the post office , old @-@ age pensions were to be provided from the surplus revenue fund and £ 250 @,@ 000 set aside for ships for an Australian Navy . New Protection was declared invalid by the High Court in June , Fisher found the tariff proposals of Deakin unsatisfactory , while caucus was also dissatisfied with the old @-@ age pension proposals . Without Labour support the Deakin government fell in November 1908 .
= = Prime Ministership = =
= = = First government 1908 – 09 = = =
Fisher formed his only minority government and the First Fisher Ministry . The government amended the Seat of Government Act providing for the new federal capital to be in the Yass @-@ Canberra area , passed the Manufacturers ' Encouragement Act to provide bounties for iron and steel manufacturers who paid fair and reasonable wages , ordered three torpedo boat destroyers , and assumed local naval defence responsibility and placed the Australian Navy at the disposal of the Royal Navy in wartime . Fisher 's first government also saw the passage of the Seamen 's Compensation Act , which provided payment of compensation for seamen engaged upon Australian registered ships wherever trading , and ( in certain cases ) upon British and foreign ships engaged in the coasting trade who were killed or injured in the course of their occupation .
Fisher committed Labour to amending the Constitution to give the Commonwealth power over labour , wages and prices , to expanding the navy and providing compulsory military training for youths , to extending pensions , to a land tax , to the construction of a transcontinental railway , to the replacement of pound sterling with Australian currency and to tariffs to protect the sugar industry . In May 1909 , the more conservative Protectionists and Freetraders merged to form the Commonwealth Liberal Party , while the more liberal Protectionists joined Labour . With a majority of seats , the CLP led by Alfred Deakin ousted Labour from office , with Fisher failing to persuade the Governor @-@ General Lord Dudley to dissolve Parliament .
= = = Second government 1910 – 13 = = =
At the 1910 election , Labour gained sixteen additional seats to hold a total of forty @-@ two of the seventy @-@ five House of Representative seats , and all eighteen Senate seats up for election to hold a total of twenty @-@ two out of thirty @-@ six seats . This gave Labour control of both Houses and enabled Fisher to form his Second Fisher Ministry , Australia 's first elected federal majority government , Australia 's first elected Senate majority , and the world 's first Labour Party majority government . The 113 acts passed in the three years of the second Fisher government exceeded even the output of the second Deakin government over a similar period . The 1910 – 13 Fisher government represented the culmination of Labour 's involvement in politics , it was a period of reform unmatched in the Commonwealth until the 1940s under John Curtin and Ben Chifley .
Fisher carried out many reforms in defence , constitutional matters , finance , transport and communications , and social security , achieving the vast majority of his aims in his first government , such as establishing old @-@ age and disability pensions , a maternity allowance and workers compensation , issuing Australia 's first paper currency , forming the Royal Australian Navy , the commencement of construction for the Trans @-@ Australian Railway , expanding the bench of the High Court of Australia , founding Canberra and establishing the government @-@ owned Commonwealth Bank . Fisher 's second government also introduced uniform postal charges throughout Australia , carried out measures to break up land monopolies , put forward proposals for more regulation of working hours , wages and employment conditions , and amended the 1904 Conciliation and Arbitration Act to provide greater authority for the court president and to allow for Commonwealth employees ' industrial unions , registered with the Arbitration Court . A land tax , aimed at breaking up big estates and to provide a wider scope for small @-@ scale farming , was also introduced , while coverage of the Arbitration system extended to agricultural workers , domestics , and federal public servants . In addition , the age at which women became entitled to the old @-@ age pension was lowered from 65 to 60 . The introduction of the maternity allowance was a particularly major reform , as it enabled more births to be attended by doctors , thus leading to reductions in infant mortality . Compulsory preference to trade unionists in federal employment was also introduced , while the Seaman 's Compensation Act of 1911 and the Navigation Act of 1912 were enacted to improve conditions for those working at sea , together with compensatory arrangements for seamen and next of kin . Eligibility for pensions was also widened . From December 1912 onwards , naturalised residents no longer had to wait three years to be eligible for a pension . That same year , the value of a pensioner 's home was excluded from consideration when assessing the value of their property .
Fisher wanted additional Commonwealth power in certain areas , such as the nationalisation of monopolies . The 1911 referendum asked two questions , on Legislative Powers and Monopolies . Both were defeated with around 61 per cent voting ' No ' . An additional six questions were asked at the 1913 referendum , on Trade and Commerce , Corporations , Industrial Matters , Trusts , Monopolies , and Railway Disputes . All six were defeated with around 51 per cent voting ' No ' . At the 1913 election , the Commonwealth Liberal Party , led by Joseph Cook , defeated the Labor Party by a single seat .
= = = Third government 1914 – 15 = = =
Labor retained control of the Senate , however , and in 1914 Cook , frustrated by the Labor controlled Senate 's blocking of his legislation , recommended to the new Governor @-@ General Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson that both houses of the parliament be dissolved and elections called . This was Australia 's first double dissolution election , and the only one until the 1951 election . The First World War had broken out in the middle of the 1914 election campaign , with both sides committing Australia to the British Empire . Fisher campaigned on Labor 's record of support for an independent Australian defence force , and pledged that Australia would " stand beside the mother country to help and defend her to the last man and the last shilling " . Labor won the election with another absolute majority in both houses and Fisher formed his Third Fisher Ministry .
Fisher and his party were immediately underway in organising urgent defence measures for planning and implementing Australia 's war effort . Fisher visited New Zealand during this time which saw Billy Hughes as acting Prime Minister for two months . Fisher and Labor continued to implement promised peacetime legislation , including the River Murray Waters Act 1915 , the Freight Arrangements Act 1915 , the Sugar Purchase Act 1915 , the Estate Duty Assessment and the Estate Duty acts in 1914 . Wartime legislation in 1914 and 1915 included the War Precautions acts ( giving the Governor @-@ General power to make regulations for national security ) , a Trading with the Enemy Act , War Census acts , a Crimes Act , a Belgium Grant Act , and an Enemy Contracts Annulment Act . In December 1914 , a War Pensions Act was passed to provide for the grant of Pensions upon the death or incapacity of Members of the Defence Force of the Commonwealth and Members of the Imperial Reserve Forces residents in Australia whose death or incapacity resulted from their employment in connection with warlike operations .
In October 1915 , journalist Keith Murdoch reported on the situation in Gallipoli at Fisher 's request , and advised him , " Your fears have been justified " . He described the Dardanelles Expedition as being " a series of disastrous underestimations " and " one of the most terrible chapters in our history " concluding :
Fisher passed this report on to Hughes and to Defence Minister George Pearce , ultimately leading to the evacuation of the Australian troops in December 1915 . The report was also used by the Dardanelles Commission on which Fisher served , while High Commissioner in London .
Fisher resigned from the Prime Ministership and Parliament on 27 October 1915 after being absent from parliament without explanation for three sitting days . Three days later Labor Caucus unanimously elected Billy Hughes leader of the Federal Parliamentary Party . Fisher 's seat was narrowly won by the Commonwealth Liberal Party on a 0 @.@ 2 percent margin at the 1915 Wide Bay by @-@ election .
= = High Commissioner to the United Kingdom = =
Fisher served as Australia 's second High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1 January 1916 to 1 January 1921 . Fisher opposed conscription which made his dealings with Billy Hughes difficult . Hughes asked Fisher for support by cable three weeks before the first referendum , but Fisher cabled back " Am unable to sign appeal . Position forbids . " He subsequently refused to publicly comment on the issue . Hughes ' 1916 referendum on conscription had a No vote of around 52 per cent , while the 1917 referendum had a No vote of around 54 per cent . Fisher visited Australian troops serving in Belgium and France in 1919 , and later presented Pearce with an album of battlefield photos from 1917 and 1918 , showing the horrendous conditions experienced by the troops .
The Dardanelles Commission , including Fisher , interviewed witnesses in 1916 and 1917 and issued its final report issued in 1919 . It concluded that the expedition was poorly planned and executed and that difficulties had been underestimated , problems which were exacerbated by supply shortages and by personality clashes and procrastination at high levels . Some 480 @,@ 000 Allied troops had been dedicated to the failed campaign , with around half in casualties . The report 's conclusions were regarded as insipid with no figures ( political or military ) heavily censured . The report of the Commission and information gathered by the inquiry remain a key source of documents on the campaign .
= = Final years and death = =
Fisher wanted to continue to serve as High Commissioner in London when his term expired in 1921 , but Hughes did not permit it . Upon his return to Australia , there were attempts to secure Fisher a seat in parliament and lead the Labor Party once more , but he was not interested in doing so . In 1922 he returned to London and lived in retirement at South Hill Park , Hampstead , for the remainder of his life . In his final years , Fisher gradually succumbed to the effects of dementia , such that he would ultimately lose the ability to even sign his own name . He caught a severe bout of influenza in September 1928 and died a month later . He is buried at Hampstead Cemetery in West Hampstead .
= = Honours = =
At the end of the First World War , France awarded him the Légion d 'honneur , but he declined it ; he did not like decorations of any kind and adhered to this view throughout his life . The federal electorate of Fisher was named after him . A Canberra suburb , Fisher , was also created in his memory , with its streets reflecting a mining theme in honour of Fisher 's occupation before entering public life . Ramsay MacDonald , Britain 's first Labour Prime Minister , unveiled a memorial to Fisher in Hampstead Cemetery in 1930 . A memorial garden was also dedicated to Fisher at his birthplace in the late 1970s .
In 1972 he was honoured on a postage stamp bearing his portrait issued by Australia Post .
In 1992 , his home in Gympie ( Andrew Fisher 's Cottage ) was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register .
In 2008 Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd launched a biography titled Andrew Fisher , written by David Day . In turn , Rudd was presented with an item that once belonged to Fisher - a slightly battered gold pen engraved with Fisher 's signature , which had been held in safekeeping for 80 years .
= Wir danken dir , Gott , wir danken dir , BWV 29 =
Wir danken dir , Gott , wir danken dir ( We thank you , God , we thank you ) , BWV 29 , is a sacred cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach . He composed it in Leipzig in 1731 for Ratswechsel , the annual inauguration of a new town council , and first performed it on 27 August of that year . The cantata was part of a festive service in the Nikolaikirche . The cantata text by an unknown author includes in movement 2 the beginning of Psalm 75 , and as the closing chorale the fifth stanza of Johann Gramann 's " Nun lob , mein Seel , den Herren " . Bach scored the work in eight movements for four vocal parts and a festive Baroque orchestra of three trumpets , timpani , two oboes , strings , an obbligato organ and basso continuo . The organ dominates the first movement Sinfonia which Bach derived from a Partita for violin . The full orchestra accompanies the first choral movement and plays with the voices in the closing chorale , while a sequence of three arias alternating with two recitatives is scored intimately .
Bach used the music from the choral movement for both the Gratias agimus tibi and Dona nobis pacem of his Mass in B minor .
= = History and words = =
Bach composed the cantata in 1731 for Ratswechsel , the inauguration of the new town council , which was celebrated annually in a festive service in the Nikolaikirche on the Monday following the feast day of St. Bartholomew ( 24 August ) . It was not a democratic election , but a " ceremonial transfer of office " of council members who were appointed . The service was not part of the liturgical year with cantata texts related to prescribed biblical epistle and gospel readings . For the same occasion , Bach had already written the cantata Preise , Jerusalem , den Herrn , BWV 119 , in his first year in Leipzig , 1723 . For the Ratswechsel service , he could count on the entire council ( his employer ) listening , probably also civil servants and representatives of the Elector 's administration for the region . The musicologist Klaus Hofmann notes : " It was an opportunity for Bach to show how sacred music was flourishing under his direction and to present himself as a composer . "
The cantata text of Wir danken dir , Gott by an unknown author includes in movement 2 the first verse of Psalm 75 ( Psalm 75 : 1 ) and as the closing chorale the fifth stanza of Johann Gramann 's hymn of praise " Nun lob , mein Seel , den Herren " ( 1540 ) .
Bach first performed the cantata on 27 August 1731 . In 1733 , he adapted the music of the first choral movement with only minor changes for the Gratias agimus tibi of his Missa ( Kyrie and Gloria ) for the Dresden court , on a text expressing the same idea in Latin . According to Hofmann , the movement is based on an earlier lost composition .
Bach performed the cantata for Ratswahl at least two more times , on 31 August 1739 and on 24 August 1749 . He expanded the Missa of 1733 to his Mass in B minor and concluded his work by repeating the music as the Dona nobis pacem .
= = Scoring and structure = =
The cantata is structured in eight movements and takes about 28 minutes to perform . The instrumentation reflects the festive occasion for which it was written . Bach scored the work for four vocal soloists ( soprano ( S ) , alto ( A ) , tenor ( T ) and bass ) ( B ) , a four @-@ part choir , and a Baroque orchestra of three trumpets ( Tr ) , timpani ( Ti ) , two oboes ( Ob ) , two violins ( Vl ) ( violin solo in movement 3 ) , violas ( Va ) , an obbligato organ ( Org ) and basso continuo ( Bc ) . The autograph score is titled : " Bey der Rahts @-@ Wahl / 1731 . / Wir dancken dir , Gott , wir dancken dir . / à / 4 Voci . / 3 Trombe / Tamburi / 2 Hautbois / 2 Violini / Viola / e / Continuo / con Organo obligato / di / Joh.Seb : Bach .
In the following table of the movements , the scoring follows the Neue Bach @-@ Ausgabe , and the abbreviations for voices and instruments the list of Bach cantatas . The time signature is provided using the symbol for common time ( 4 / 4 ) . The timpani are listed with the trumpets because they always play together .
= = Music = =
= = = 1 = = =
The cantata is one of few sacred Bach cantatas opened by an orchestral sinfonia . Another is the early Weinen , Klagen , Sorgen , Zagen , BWV 12 . The music , marked Presto is an arrangement of the prelude from Bach 's Partita for violin , BWV 1006 , which Bach had already revised for organ and strings in 1729 for the wedding cantata Herr Gott , Beherrscher aller Dinge , BWV 120a . In the cantata for Ratswechsel , the solo organ plays the original violin part " in virtuoso motoric writing " , while the full orchestra adds an accompaniment .
= = = 2 = = =
The first vocal movement is a setting of verse 1 of Psalm 75 , " Wir danken dir , Gott , wir danken dir , und verkündigen deine Wunder " , translated in the King James version of the bible as " Unto thee , O God , do we give thanks , unto thee do we give thanks : for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare " . In contrast to the virtuoso introduction , the chorus begins in motet style in grave stile antico . The bass begins in great simplicity a theme in even steps ; the tenor starts imitating almost immediately , the alto a little later , then the soprano . A countersubject illustrates the telling of God 's wonders , embellishing the words verkündigen ( " declare " ) and Wunder ( " wondrous works " ) . In the beginning only oboes and strings play colla parte with the voices , then a trumpet doubles the soprano . Developing further , two trumpets take part in the polyphony , and a climax is reached when the third trumpet and timpani enter . Hofmann comments that although the movement begins in old style , " Bach ’ s method of intensification ( by means of which he gradually introduces trumpets and ultimately allows the theme to be heard in stretta ) is thoroughly baroque .
= = = 3 = = =
" Halleluja , Stärk und Macht " ( Alleluia , strength and power ) is set as an aria for tenor . The voice , a solo violin and the continuo are equal partners .
= = = 4 = = =
A recitative for bass , " Gottlob ! es geht uns wohl ! " ( Praise God ! It is well for us ! ) mentions that God " holds his hand protectively and in blessing above the city " .
= = = 5 = = =
The soprano aria is a prayer , " Gedenk an uns mit deiner Liebe " ( Consider us with Your love ) ‘ ’ ( ‘ Think of us with your love ’ ) for " God ’ s future providence " , described by Hofmann as " a musical display piece full of warmth and tenderness in a rocking siciliano rhythm . For long stretches in the vocal sections , Bach does without a continuo accompaniment ( thus without the instrumental bass register ) – a tactic that effectively contributes to creating a sonic impression of tenderness and charm " .
= = = 6 = = =
A recitative for alto is a prayer for future protection , " Vergiß es ferner nicht , mit deiner Hand " ( Do not forget later , with Your hand ) ‘ ’ , concluded by a choral Amen in unison . The surprise is an interpretation of a line quoted from Deuteronomy 27 : 1526 , " und alles Volk soll sagen : Amen ! " ( And all the people shall answer and say , Amen . ) .
= = = 7 = = =
The alto performs the last aria , " Halleluja , Stärk und Macht " ( Hallelujah , power and might ) ‘ ’ , repeating and reinforcing the thoughts of the first . The music repeats the main section of the tenor aria , now accompanied by the organ . This close connection within the structure of the work of both the theme ( 3 and 6 ) and the instrument ( 1 and 6 ) is unusual in Bach 's cantatas .
= = = 8 = = =
In the closing chorale , " Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren " ( Glory , and praise with honor ) the trumpets accentuate the ends of some lines of the fifth verse of Johann Gramann 's " Nun lob , mein Seel , den Herren " .
= = Selected recordings = =
A list of recordings is provided by Aryeh Oron on the Bach @-@ Cantatas website .
= Hilda Rix Nicholas =
Hilda Rix Nicholas ( née Rix , later Hilda Rix Wright , 1 September 1884 – 3 August 1961 ) was an Australian artist . Hilda Rix was born in the Victorian city of Ballarat . Her father was an education administrator and poet , her mother a musician and artist . She studied under a leading member of the Heidelberg School , Frederick McCubbin , at the National Gallery of Victoria Art School from 1902 to 1905 and was an early member of the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors . Following the death of her father in 1907 , Hilda Rix , her only sibling Elsie and her mother travelled to Europe where she undertook further study in London and then in Paris . Her teachers during the period included John Hassall , Richard Emil Miller and Théophile Steinlen .
After travelling to Tangiers in 1912 , Rix held several successful exhibitions of her work , with one drawing , Grande marche , Tanger , purchased by the French government . She was one of the first Australians to paint post @-@ impressionist landscapes , was made a member of the Société des Peintres Orientalistes Français , and had works hung in the Paris Salon first in 1911 and again in 1913 . The family evacuated from France to England after the outbreak of World War I. A period of personal tragedy followed , as Rix 's sister died in 1914 , then her mother in 1915 . In 1916 she met and married George Matson Nicholas , only to be widowed the next month when he was killed on the Western Front .
Returning to Australia in 1918 , Rix Nicholas once more took up professional painting , and held an exhibition of over a hundred works at Melbourne 's Guild Hall . Many sold , including In Picardy , purchased by the National Gallery of Victoria . Following a period painting in rural locations in the early 1920s , Rix Nicholas returned to Europe . A 1925 exhibition in Paris led to the sale of her work In Australia to the Musée du Luxembourg , followed by an extensive tour of her paintings around regional British art galleries . There followed representation in other exhibitions , including at the International Society of Sculptors , Painters and Gravers , and the Royal Academy of Arts , both in London . Following the inclusion of several works in the 1926 Société Nationale des Beaux @-@ Arts Spring exhibition in Paris she was made an Associate of that organisation .
In 1926 , Rix Nicholas returned to Australia , and in 1928 she married Edgar Wright , whom she had met during her travels in the early 1920s . The couple settled at Delegate , New South Wales ; their only child , a son named Rix Wright , was born in 1930 . Though she continued to paint significant works including The Summer House and The Fair Musterer , Rix Nicholas , a staunch critic of modernism who was disdainful of the works of emerging major artists such as Russell Drysdale and William Dobell , grew out of step with trends in Australian art . Her pictures remained didactic , portraying an Australian pastoral ideal , and reviews of her exhibitions grew more uneven . She held her last solo show in 1947 . Rix Nicholas remained at Delegate until her death in 1961 . Her works are held in most major Australian collections , including the Art Gallery of South Australia , Australian War Memorial , National Gallery of Australia , National Gallery of Victoria , and the Queensland Art Gallery .
= = Early life = =
Henry Finch Rix and Elizabeth Sutton , each of whom had migrated to Australia as children with their families , met and married in Victoria in 1876 . They had two daughters , Elsie Bertha , born in 1877 , and Emily Hilda ( known ubiquitously just as Hilda ) , born in Ballarat on 1 September 1884 . The Rix children grew up in a gifted and energetic family . Henry , a mathematics teacher , was appointed a district Inspector of Schools in the 1880s ; he was also a poet who wrote in support of Australian Federation , and he played Australian rules football for the Carlton Football Club . Elizabeth had grown up assisting in her parents ' thriving music business in Ballarat , and was a singer who performed with the Ballarat Harmonic Society . In addition , she was an artist who had a studio in Melbourne 's Flinders Street , and a committee member of the Austral Salon , " a meeting place for intellectual women interested in the fine arts . " She painted in an academic style , generally choosing still lifes and flowers as subjects , though she also painted some large landscapes in the Beechworth region .
Hilda Rix and her sister Elsie both played musical instruments as children , and would perform songs or dances at regional shows . Elsie was a singer and actor who performed at the meetings of the Austral Salon , and the sisters collaborated in designing posters to advertise the Salon 's activities . As a child , Hilda was enthusiastic about drawing . Her artistic efforts drew praise while she was attending high school at Melbourne Girls Grammar ( known as Merton Hall ) , though in most other respects Rix was not an outstanding student . Both Elsie and Hilda took some art lessons with a Mr Mather , before Hilda went on to study at the National Gallery of Victoria Art School from 1902 to 1905 , where she was taught by a leading member of the Heidelberg School , Frederick McCubbin . Her fellow students were mostly women and included Jessie Traill , Norah Gurdon , Ruth Sutherland , Dora Wilson , and Vida Lahey . Rix would subsequently be critical of McCubbin 's approach to teaching , referring to his methods as " vague persuasions " . Nevertheless , the author of the only comprehensive biography of Rix , John Pigot , considered that McCubbin influenced her in several ways : he emphasised the creativity of individuals rather than imitating the style of any one school of painting ; he modelled the importance of nationalistic ideas and subjects that would become so prominent in her later painting ; and his work emphasised the painting 's subject over technical considerations .
Drawings undertaken by Rix while she was still a student were included in annual exhibitions at the Victorian Artists ' Society and the Austral Salon . At the same time , she was working as a professional illustrator for textbooks and a periodical , the School Paper , published by the Victorian Department of Education . In 1903 , all of the Rix family women had works included in the Austral Salon 's exhibition .
One of Rix 's early sketchbooks survives and pages from it were reproduced in the 2012 book , In Search of Beauty . Although she described the works as her " very earliest drawings when a child in Melbourne " , the dated pages indicate they were created up until at least the age of twenty . They mostly portray women , and the settings and dress of her subjects reflect the relatively affluent and educated milieu of which the Rix family were part .
In this period , it was common for aspiring Australian artists to seek further training in Europe , particularly London and Paris . Henry Rix arranged to take his family there in conjunction with a trip he was making to study British education reforms , purchasing first @-@ class tickets to travel in 1906 . But Henry , who had been overworked and ill , died suddenly , and for a time it appeared the trip might not happen . Denied a widow 's pension ( Henry had been 58 : too young for his wife to be eligible ) , the family had to reorganise their affairs and work out if they could afford to get to Europe . Finally , by combining an inheritance , rental income from their home , and money raised through the sale of works by both mother and daughter , they were able to trade the first class tickets for second class berths , and they set sail for England early in 1907 .
= = Europe 1907 – 12 = =
Just before her departure from Australia , Rix was advised by the painter Arthur Streeton to study with many different masters , as a means of preserving her own originality . Her subsequent career reflected that advice . One of her first teachers was John Hassall , although he had initially protested that she was already a better drawer than himself . Rix thought him " simply great " , and Pigot credits Hassall 's simple and direct style with influencing the artist 's later practice .
Late in 1907 , Rix moved to Paris . There she met with Australian artist Emanuel Phillips Fox , went on sketching expeditions to the Jardin du Luxembourg where Ethel Carrick Fox also worked , and became a student at the Académie Delecluse , operated by academic painter Auguste Delecluse . The following year she was taught by American impressionist Richard Emil Miller . From him she acquired the use of a relatively bright colour palette , not always naturalistic , as well as his dextrous technique ; she did not , however , follow his predilection for pretty compositions , favouring more direct and clear images . Continuing to acquire skills from a wide range of artists , she next studied at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière , including with Swiss @-@ born illustrator Théophile Steinlen . In the summers , Rix , together with her sister and mother , would travel . In 1908 they journeyed through France and Italy , while in subsequent summers they spent time at the artists ' colony at the fishing village of Étaples , in northern coastal France . Among the artists painting there was Frenchman Jules Adler , who took an interest in Rix 's work , as well as many Australians , including Rupert Bunny , James Peter Quinn , Edward Officer and one of the colony 's longest @-@ term residents , Iso Rae .
Around 1909 , Hilda Rix met Wim Brat , an architecture student from a wealthy Dutch family . He asked Rix 's mother for approval to marry her daughter , and Mrs Rix agreed . A happy engagement turned sour , however , when Rix spent time at her fiancé 's home , where she found her prospective husband dominated by his mother , who strongly disapproved of the match . Rix reluctantly broke off the engagement .
Rix continued to work hard , and was rewarded with success in having her work hung in the Paris Salon in 1911 , alongside fellow Australians Arthur Streeton and George Bell .
= = Moroccan paintings 1912 – 14 = =
Rix twice visited north Africa . She first joined American painter Henry Ossawa Tanner , his wife and a Miss Simpson on a trip to Morocco in January 1912 . They travelled via Spain , where Rix viewed the work of Velázquez , whose compositions and palette she greatly admired . The party 's destination was Tangier , a place where many other artists had sought inspiration . Jean @-@ Joseph Benjamin @-@ Constant lived and painted there in the 1870s , while Renoir and John Singer Sargent visited in the 1880s . Henri Matisse and Rix were in Tangier at the same time , during which both visited Tétouan , about 60 kilometres ( 37 mi ) east of Tangier ; they also used the same model in their works .
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with vivid directness . As a background to the figure Mrs. Rix Nicholas has set a piece of antique tapestry , so that the trees on either side lean in arch @-@ wise over the head , the face and shoulders stand out clearly against an expanse of sky , and behind the body and limbs extends a countryside full of towers and rivers and trees . The quaint conventionality of this background accords exactly with the late eighteenth @-@ century costume , all sprigged with roses and heliotrope ; and the whole mass of detail harmonies [ sic ] perfectly with the type of the model 's face . It is a cold , selfish face . The artist has brought out with revealing strokes an expression of vindictive malice which is for the moment resting there ; and the hands , the fingers of one grasped tightly by the other , give a clear indication of nervous tension within . The treatment of flesh tones and the general arrangement , drawing attention gently but not too obtrusively to the columbines scattered on the polished floor — those are excellent .
While she exhibited many of the Australian works completed before arriving in France , she was also creating many new works , including illustrations and portraits of traditional life and costume , produced during a summer in Brittany . In 1926 , Rix Nicholas was again included in London 's Royal Academy of Art exhibition , where one of her Brittany paintings , Le Bigouden , was hung . She also appeared at the Société Nationale des Beaux @-@ Arts Spring exhibition in Paris , in which she had eight works , a very large number for a single artist . The Société not only hung many of her paintings and drawings : she was also elected an Associate to the organisation in that year .
At the end of 1926 , Rix Nicholas and Dorothy Richmond together returned to Australia . Energised by her success , Rix Nicholas purchased a car , filled its rear compartment with painting equipment , and the pair set out to paint the landscape , ranging from Canberra and the Monaro plains to the south , up into central Queensland . This included a publicity @-@ attracting occasion where she painted figures on the beach at Bondi , reported by various publications including Australian magazine , The Home .
= = Wright and Knockalong , 1928 – 61 = =
Rix Nicholas had met the farming family , the Wrights , in the early 1920s , including Ned , the subject of In Australia . After returning to the district , she married Edgar Wright on 2 June 1928 in Melbourne , and the couple settled on a property called Knockalong , near Delegate . She continued to exhibit under the name Rix Nicholas , though she was also known as Rix Wright . Her friend Dorothy Richmond , with whom she had visited the region at the start of the decade , married Edgar Wright 's cousin , Walter , and settled in the same region . Then , in 1930 , Rix Nicholas and her husband had their only child , a son , whom they named Rix .
While Australian artists embraced modernism and addressed the city , Rix Nicholas focussed on representing a pastoral ideal . In France in the 1920s , Rix Nicholas had entertained Roy de Maistre , one of the first Australians to experiment with abstractionism , and enthusiastically asked him to share more about his ' colour @-@ music theory ' ; however when modernism confronted Australian art in the 1920s and 1930s , Rix Nicholas sided against it . There was in any case , as art historian Jeanette Hoorn wryly observed , " no market for post @-@ impressionist painting in outback New South Wales in the 1920s " . Rix Nicholas sought to build on her existing success and often focussed on portraits , while her approach to her subject matter became " more and more didactic " . Women were frequently portrayed , both as rural workers ( as in The Fair Musterer ) and in domestic or family scenes ( as in On The Hilltop ) . Several images , such as On the Hilltop and Spring Afternoon , Knockalong portray women caring for a young son in a rural setting . Her most " stereotypically feminine " work was The Summer House , which shows two of Rix Nicholas 's friends with some freshly cut flowers , in a setting that , unlike most of her works of the period , screened out the surrounding landscape . It was a picture about which Rix Nicholas was never convinced and which she never publicly displayed . Yet it has become one of her best known works , its easy acceptance consistent with the way reviewers in the 1930s pigeon @-@ holed her work in terms of conventional gender roles .
Rix Nicholas had a number of exhibitions with some further critical success . Nevertheless , she became out of step with both the public , who bought few works at her last solo exhibition in 1947 , and with some critics , who either rejected her work or criticised its lack of novelty . One critic , Adrian Lawler , observed :
Mrs Rix Nicholas is very gifted and she has her own individuality as an artist ; but her personal outlook is not so much that of an artist with startling things to say ... as of a healthy fellow @-@ Australian who loves the familiar beauty of our landscape and delights in representing it in all its splendour and virility .
Another , considering a 1936 exhibition at the David Jones Gallery in Sydney , found the quality of her work uneven , and while he considered some to be strong , others were criticised as " nothing more than pretty and sentimental " . Rix Nicholas 's works remained didactic and insistent in their idealism about rural Australia , but following World War II , the country – and its art critics – had moved on . In 1945 , The Sydney Morning Herald critic , lambasting Rix Nicholas 's works as " crude in colour and poster @-@ ish in presentation " , concluded : " There is insufficient spiritual material to fill the canvases of Hilda Rix Nicholas ... The bravura , the boldness of these pictures is hardly in keeping with the actual knowledge displayed . A certain humility , a close attention to the organisation of detail , and less white mixed into the colours would help tremendously . "
The antipathy between Rix Nicholas and prevailing trends in Australian art was mutual . She was appalled by the works of Russell Drysdale and William Dobell , describing the figures in their paintings as " more like victims of the German prison camps " than representations of Australian people . It seemed that the critics did not share her opinion : Dobell and Drysdale had each just won the Wynne Prize in successive years , and both would soon represent their country at the Venice Biennale .
A final trip to Europe took place in 1950 . She set out to show her husband the sights of a Europe she knew well , and to find a teacher of sculpture for their son Rix . She was distressed by the standards of artistic practice she found , and instead discouraged Rix from any career in the arts at all .
Following her last solo exhibition , a letter from Rix Nicholas to her son expressed despair in her artistic career and summarised the professional fate of her final years :
Not doing anything creative is nearly killing me . The trouble is that there is no one near me who cares whether I ever do any more work or not ... I feel the artist in me is dying and the dying is an agony ... only one 's self knows the craving and the best part in one is aching unsatisfied .
By this time , her health was deteriorating , and her passion for art fading . Rix Nicholas did exhibit alongside her son in a group exhibition in Sydney , in 1954 ; she presented two oil paintings , while her son had the largest sculpture in the show , titled The Shearer . She died in Delegate on 3 August 1961 .
= = Legacy = =
Gender was a recurring theme in Rix Nicholas 's career , for better and for worse . Praise from a French art critic for her abilities was expressed by saying " [ mademoiselle ] Rix paints like a man ! " . An Australian critic was unsure what to say , admiring her composition but declaring her technique " strangely unfeminine " . Pigot considered that , when Rix Nicholas sought to stake out a woman 's place in nationalist art in mid @-@ twentieth century Australia , her career was ultimately penalised by her unwillingness to play by the male establishment 's rules . Art historian Catherine Speck had a different perspective on Rix Nicholas 's post @-@ World War I work , suggesting that it never subsequently attained the quality of her Paris output , because her first husband 's death in the Great War drove her to create nationalist images of inconsistent quality . In their reference work A Story of Australian Painting , Mary Eagle and John Jones considered Rix Nicholas , alongside Clarice Beckett , to be " the best woman artist to emerge from the artistic milieu of Melbourne in the decade of the First World War " .
Many of Rix Nicholas 's works went into private collections for which records are limited . Many more were burned in a fire at the family property after her death in the 1960s . Though her fortunes declined in the latter part of her career , the twenty @-@ first century saw a renewed appreciation of her output . Her oeuvre is represented in most major Australia public galleries , including the Art Gallery of South Australia , the National Gallery of Australia , and the Queensland Art Gallery , as well as in other collections including that of the Australian War Memorial . Internationally , Rix Nicholas is represented in the Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume and Leicester Gallery , as well as by her works in the Luxembourg .
There have been several posthumous solo exhibitions of Rix Nicholas 's works : in 1971 at the Joseph Brown Gallery in Melbourne ( established by artist Joseph Brown , donor of the Joseph Brown Collection ) , followed by a travelling exhibition in 1978 , displayed at the Art Gallery of New South Wales , the Art Gallery of Ballarat and Macquarie Galleries . In the 1990s there were exhibitions at Ian Potter Museum of Art in Melbourne and the Caspian Gallery in Sydney . In 2013 an exhibition of her work was held at Canberra 's National Portrait Gallery . The National Gallery of Australia in 2014 chose The Three Sisters , Blue Mountains as the painting it would seek to acquire through its Members Acquisition Fund appeal .
= Effects of Hurricane Isabel in Virginia =
The effects of Hurricane Isabel in Virginia proved to be the costliest disaster in the history of Virginia . Hurricane Isabel formed from a tropical wave on September 6 , 2003 in the tropical Atlantic Ocean . It moved northwestward , and within an environment of light wind shear and warm waters it steadily strengthened to reach peak winds of 265 km / h ( 165 mph ) on September 11 . After fluctuating in intensity for four days , Isabel gradually weakened and made landfall on the Outer Banks of North Carolina with winds of 165 km / h ( 105 mph ) on September 18 . It quickly weakened over land as it passed through central Virginia , and Isabel became extratropical over western Pennsylvania on September 19 .
Strong winds from the hurricane affected 99 counties and cities in the state , which downed thousands of trees and left about 1 @.@ 8 million without power . The storm surge impacted much of the southeastern portion of the state , peaking at around 9 feet ( 2 @.@ 7 m ) in Richmond along the James River ; the surge caused significant damage to homes along riverways . The nationwide maximum rainfall total from the hurricane was 20 @.@ 2 inches ( 513 mm ) in Sherando , Virginia . In the state 's mountainous region , heavy rainfall caused severe and damaging flash flooding . The hurricane caused about $ 1 @.@ 85 billion ( 2003 USD , $ 2 @.@ 17 billion 2008 USD ) in damage and 36 deaths in the state — 10 directly from the storm 's effects and 26 indirectly related .
= = Preparations = =
By four days before Isabel made landfall , most weather models predicted Isabel to make landfall between North Carolina and New Jersey . Initially , forecasters predicted it to move along the coastline of the Chesapeake Bay , though as the hurricane neared land the predicted track was much closer to where it ultimately was . The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch from the North Carolina / Virginia border to Chincoteague near its border with Maryland about 50 hours before Isabel struck land , including the southern portion of the Chesapeake Bay . 18 hours before the hurricane made landfall , the National Hurricane Center upgraded the watch to a hurricane warning for the entire coastline . Additionally , inland hurricane and tropical storm warnings were issued for south @-@ central Virginia . The Wakefield National Weather Service office issued three tornado warnings for four counties , though none became tornadoes . The office also issued two county @-@ wide flood warnings and 43 flood warnings and flood statements for various river basins .
The Virginia Emergency Management Agency was activated on September 15 , about three days prior to Isabel making landfall and entering the state . Officials in Hampton issued the first mandatory evacuation in the state on September 17 , about 35 hours prior to landfall . Eleven hours later , a mandatory evacuation was issued for some residents in Chesapeake , Norfolk , and Virginia Beach , with a recommended evacuation for some residents in the city of Suffolk and Isle of Wight , Northumberland , Richmond , and York counties . Later on September 17 Governor Mark Warner provided authorization for all recommended evacuations to become mandatory . By the time Isabel entered Virginia late on September 18 , evacuations were also issued for Accomack County , Chincoteague , Gloucester County , Lancaster County , Mathews County , Newport News , Poquoson , Portsmouth , and Westmoreland County . The zones ordered to evacuate included residents along waterfronts , in areas prone to flooding , potentially affected by storm surge from a Category 2 hurricane , low @-@ lying areas , health care facilities , or islands . The tools officials used to determine the evacuation zones included shelter locations , the SLOSH storm surge model , evacuation maps , and clearance times .
Despite the orders , a relatively small number of people evacuated for the hurricane . According to a telephone survey conducted by the United States Department of Commerce , the highest participation rate was for residents in the Northern Neck in areas potentially affected by the storm surge from a Category 2 hurricane , of which 41 % in the survey stated they left their houses for a safer location . In Surry , only 9 % of those in a Category 2 hurricane storm surge zone left . 30 % who participated in the survey along the Eastern Shore left . The primary reasons for the choice whether to evacuate or not were due to the track of Isabel , its strength , or influence from the media . Most participants in the survey stated they did not hear any sort of evacuation notice from public officials in their location , however . Of those who evacuated , about 64 % left for the house of a friend or a relative , with about 24 % evacuating to a hotel or a motel . Most of those in Hampton and Norfolk left for elsewhere in the state , while the majority of those in the Northern Neck evacuated to destinations in their own neighborhood or community . The evacuation destinations on the Eastern Shore of Virginia were varied , with 23 % leaving for Maryland and 46 % staying in their own neighborhood or community . The length of the evacuation process varied between a few hours to two days , with the worst evacuation problems being closed or flooded roads . The Virginia Army National Guard and State Police troopers assisted in the evacuations . In all , more than 160 @,@ 000 residents in southeastern Virginia were told to evacuate , including 11 @,@ 000 in vulnerable locations along the Chesapeake Bay and all residents in mobile home parks in Chesapeake and Newport News . A total of about 16 @,@ 325 people evacuated to 67 shelters . Some of the reported problems were shortages of supplies , unanticipated medical issues , overcrowding , and lack of security .
United States Navy officials in Norfolk ordered more than 40 destroyers , frigates , and amphibious ships out to sea to avoid any potential damage from the hurricane . Officials at the Langley Air Force Base in Hampton ordered about 6 @,@ 000 workers to evacuate elsewhere , due to its vulnerability to flooding . About 350 National Guard workers assisted boat owners in the southeastern portion of the state . In Mathews County , two boat owners experienced fatal heart attacks as they worked to protect their boats . Officials distributed sandbags throughout the state for residents in flood @-@ prone areas , including about 10 @,@ 000 in the city of Alexandria . Prior to the arrival of the hurricane , the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel was closed , as were all campgrounds along the Blue Ridge Parkway and the primary parkway in Roanoke . In Chincoteague , the famous Chincoteague Ponies were moved by volunteer firefighters to grounds of about 20 feet ( 6 @.@ 1 m ) higher . Officials closed schools , government offices , and businesses across the eastern portion of the state , leaving usually heavily congested roads as empty streets . Additionally , officials canceled trains along the Washington Metro , the Virginia Railway Express , and Amtrak lines , and several flights in and out of the Richmond International Airport .
= = Impact = =
Throughout the state , Hurricane Isabel resulted in a damage total of $ 1 @.@ 85 billion ( 2003 USD , $ 2 @.@ 17 billion 2008 USD ) . The hurricane destroyed more than 1 @,@ 186 homes and 77 businesses , severely damaged 9 @,@ 110 homes and 333 businesses , and left 107 @,@ 908 homes and over 1 @,@ 000 businesses with minor damage . Across the state , the hurricane generated an estimated 660 @,@ 000 dump trucks of debris . At least ten people were directly killed by the storm , and hundreds more were injured . A total of 1 @.@ 8 million electrical customers were left without power , with electrical damage totaling $ 128 million ( 2003 USD , $ 150 million 2008 USD ) . Dominion Virginia Power reported 2 @,@ 311 broken utility poles , 3 @,@ 899 snapped crossarms , and 7 @,@ 363 spans of downed power lines , with 72 % of its primary distribution circuits damaged . The passage of the hurricane resulted in an agricultural damage total of about $ 117 million ( 2003 USD , $ 137 million 2008 USD ) .
= = = Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area and Delmarva Peninsula = = =
Along the Eastern Shore of Virginia , Isabel produced sustained winds reaching 50 mph ( 80 km / h ) with gusts to 62 mph ( 100 km / h ) at Wallops Island . Higher unofficial gusts were recorded , including a peak reading of 71 mph ( 114 km / h ) in Chincoteague . Rainfall was fairly light , with 2 inches ( 51 mm ) recorded in Heathsville . On Fisherman Island , the hurricane produced a 4 @.@ 26 @-@ foot ( 1 @.@ 3 @-@ m ) storm surge , flooding much of the island . The combination of the surge and waves resulted in minor beach erosion and overwash . Northampton County reported $ 10 million in crop damage ( 2003 USD , $ 12 million 2008 USD ) . One person died in Accomack County when a tree fell on his mobile home .
In the Hampton Roads region , Isabel produced a high storm surge , including reports of 7 @.@ 5 feet ( 2 @.@ 3 m ) at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge @-@ Tunnel and a peak of 8 @.@ 3 feet ( 2 @.@ 5 m ) at Gloucester Point . Unofficially higher amounts included an estimate of 10 @.@ 75 feet ( 3 @.@ 28 m ) at Smithfield . In some locations , the surge surpassed the previous record set by the 1933 Chesapeake @-@ Potomac Hurricane . Despite being classified as a hurricane while crossing the state , sustained winds only peaked at 70 mph ( 110 km / h ) at Gloucester Point , 4 mph ( 6 @.@ 4 km / h ) less than minimum hurricane intensity . Hurricane @-@ force wind gusts were recorded at multiple locations , with a 91 mph ( 146 km / h ) reading at Gloucester Point and unofficial reports peaking at 107 mph ( 172 km / h ) on Gwynns Island . Additionally , Chespeake Light , located 12 miles ( 19 km ) east of Virginia Beach , reported a peak wind gust of 107 mph ( 172 km / h ) . The hurricane produced heavy rainfall in the Hampton Roads area , reaching 10 @.@ 6 inches ( 270 mm ) at James City . The outer rainbands of Isabel spawned a 150 @-@ foot ( 46 m ) wide F0 tornado in Nottoway County near Crewe , the only confirmed tornado during the passage of the hurricane . However , many people in the city of Norfolk reported that there was a tornado in that city as well . The tornado lasted a short amount of time and caused no known damage . Strong waves , which reached 20 feet ( 6 @.@ 1 m ) in height offshore , caused severe beach erosion in Hampton , Newport News , and other locations along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay .
In Virginia Beach , the 15th Street fishing pier was significantly damaged due to intense wave action . Likewise the historic Harrison 's Pier in the Ocean View area of Norfolk was completely destroyed . Many private piers and some public ones along the coastline were destroyed or damaged from the waves and storm surge , including a destroyed pier each in Buckroe Beach and Lynnhaven . Moderate winds caused light damage to roofs and siding of oceanfront homes and hotels . In Virginia Beach , beach erosion and coastal flooding was minimal , credited due to a $ 125 million beach expansion project . Several bridges in the Hampton Roads area were closed due to the hurricane . The strong storm surge surpassed the floodgate to the Midtown Tunnel while workers attempted to close the gate . About 44 million US gallons ( 170 @,@ 000 m3 ) of water from the Elizabeth River flooded the tunnel entirely in just 40 minutes , with the workers barely able to escape . The flooding left the tunnel damaged and closed for nearly a month .
Heavy rainfall led to moderate to severe inland flooding , with high waters reported along U.S. Route 460 in Prince George County , U.S. Route 17 , and several other roads . The rainfall led to river flooding , including minor to moderate flooding along the Rivanna and James Rivers , moderate flooding along the Appomattox River , and moderate to major flooding along the Meherrin , Nottoway , and Blackwater Rivers . In Isle of Wight County , a driver attempted to cross high water on the James River Bridge and was killed when the water washed the car off of the road .
The unusually large wind field uprooted many thousands of trees , downed many power lines , damaged hundreds of houses , and snapped thousands of telephone poles and cross arms . Hundreds of roads , including major highways , were blocked by fallen trees . An emergency evacuation shelter in Newport News reported minor wind damage . Two people in the region died due to falling trees — one in New Kent County and one in the city of Hopewell . Power outages left most traffic lights not working across Hampton Roads , resulting in multiple minor car accidents . Additionally , most gas stations were closed , due to power outages leaving the pumps unusable . Old Dominion University remained closed for two weeks due to storm damage and power issues , the longest it has ever been closed during a school term . Likewise , Norfolk State University , Regent University , Tidewater Community College and Eastern Virginia Medical School all experienced significant closing times due to both storm damage and a lack of electricity .
= = = Northern = = =
Funnel clouds were reported along the Northern Neck . The hurricane produced a strong storm surge across northern Virginia , reaching 9 @.@ 5 feet ( 2 @.@ 9 m ) in Alexandria . Rainfall was light across the region , with amounts varying between 1 – 3 inches ( 25 – 75 mm ) .
The storm surge washed out 160 homes and 60 condominiums in Fairfax County , with an additional 2 @,@ 000 units reporting minor to severe damage from the flooding . In Stafford County , the surge destroyed five marinas and broke many boats free from their docks , while in Alexandria it flooded numerous businesses and severely impacting marinas . One section of CSX Transportation railway tracks in Prince William County collapsed into the Potomac River from the surge .
Gusty winds downed several trees across Alexandria , causing about $ 2 million in damage ( 2003 USD , $ 2 @.@ 3 million 2008 USD ) . In Arlington County , flooding and downed trees destroyed two houses and damaged 192 homes , 46 severely . The storm surge flooded a parking lot at the Reagan National Airport . Damage in the county totaled $ 2 @.@ 5 million ( 2003 USD , $ 2 @.@ 9 million 2008 USD ) . Falling trees caused major damage to 15 homes in the city of Fairfax , and damage throughout Fairfax County totaled $ 18 million ( 2003 USD , $ 21 million 2008 USD ) . Four homes and 20 businesses in King George County were severely damaged , with an additional 150 – 200 reporting lesser damage from winds and falling trees . Gusty winds forced the closure of the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge . In Prince William County , seven homes were destroyed , with 24 homes and three businesses experiencing major damage . Several roads were closed due to downed trees . The Marine Corps Base Quantico reported severe damage amounting to $ 9 @.@ 5 million ( 2003 USD , $ 11 million 2008 USD ) . Damage included a destroyed marina from flooding , with falling trees damaging buildings and vehicles . Additionally , fallen trees severely damaged 31 homes and caused minor damage to 68 more in Stafford County . The roof of a shelter in Mathews County was partially blown off . A power outage in Northumberland County caused the NOAA Weather Radio Station in Heathsville to go off the air during the height of the storm , leaving the transmitter out of service for several days .
= = = Central and southwest = = =
A tornado was reported near Emporia , though this was not later confirmed . The storm surge tracked into the central portion of the state , with a site on the James River in Richmond reporting an estimated surge of about 9 feet ( 2 @.@ 7 m ) , about 103 river miles ( 166 km ) from its confluence with the lower Chesapeake Bay . Additionally , widespread areas of heavy rainfall of over 5 inches ( 130 mm ) led to flooding of rivers . Richmond set a new daily rainfall record from the precipitation from Isabel . Strong winds were reported throughout the region , and wind gusts reached 73 mph ( 117 km / h ) at Richmond International Airport .
The storm surge significantly damaged or destroyed many homes along the James River , particularly in the towns of Claremont and Burwells Bay , Virginia . The surges in several tidal rivers caught some residents by surprise , both in height and severity . A man in Henrico County drowned after crashing into a flooded creek .
The winds downed trees throughout the area , some of which hit homes and vehicles . In Amelia County , strong winds removed a mobile home from its foundation and destroyed it . Falling trees killed two in the area — one in Chesterfield County and one in the city of Richmond . The downed trees snapped many power lines , leaving about 365 @,@ 000 Dominion Virginia Power customers in the Richmond area without power . A portion of the roof of The Diamond , home of the Richmond Braves , was damaged by the winds .
Wet conditions caused many accidents along roadways in central Virginia . A motorist on Interstate 95 in Richmond died when he hydroplaned and crashed his car . In Albemarle County , a popular forest boardwalk that was part of the Monticello property was destroyed by a falling oak tree . Also in Albemarle , two people were killed when their car drove off a road and crashed into a tree during heavy rainfall . A man in Chesterfield County died when struck by a tree . Three people died when a car in southern Fluvanna County crashed into a tree . The deaths were considered indirectly related to the storm . In south @-@ central Virginia , strong winds produced widespread wind damage , with numerous trees and power lines reported down . In Campbell County , two homes were destroyed and ten others suffered minor damage . One residence in Amherst County suffered minor damage , and in Appomattox County one home reported major damage . In Buckingham County , one home was destroyed , three reported major damage , and one business suffered minor damage , while in Charlotte County , two homes were destroyed , 30 homes suffered major damage , and five businesses suffered minor damage . The storm destroyed one home and damaged 20 , severely damaged three businesses , and caused some crop damage in Pittsylvania County . Monetary damage in the region totaled about $ 3 million ( 2003 USD ; $ 4 million 2008 USD ) .
= = = Shenandoah Valley = = =
Intense rainbands from Isabel produced heavy rainfall across the Shenandoah Valley , peaking at 20 @.@ 2 inches ( 513 mm ) in Upper Sherando in Augusta County . Sustained winds in the area ranged from 25 – 50 mph ( 40 – 80 km / h ) , while wind gusts reached about 60 mph ( 97 km / h ) . Strong winds downed numerous trees and power lines , causing some power outages .
The rainfall led to extensive flash flooding and river flooding , including along several tributaries of the South River . The rainfall also caused extensive surface runoff in higher terrains , which led to flow over emergency spillways . Four spillways to dams flooded , causing damage , though none of them failed . At the Mills Creek Dam , the water reached about 2 @.@ 5 feet ( 0 @.@ 76 m ) above the emergency spill way , causing $ 125 @,@ 000 in damage to the dam ( 2003 USD ) . Water flowed down the Black Creek at 60 mph ( 97 km / h ) , washing out the bridge and several hundred feet of asphalt along several locations of State Route 608 . The South River at Waynesboro rapidly flooded and crested at nearly 13 @.@ 9 feet ( 4 @.@ 2 m ) , destroying four bridges and flooding downtown businesses in 2 feet ( 0 @.@ 61 m ) – 3 feet ( 0 @.@ 91 m ) of water . There , emergency management personnel evacuated about 300 people due to the ensuing flooding , which caused about $ 250 @,@ 000 in property damage ( 2003 USD ; $ 293 @,@ 000 2008 USD ) . In all , about 350 were evacuated in Augusta County , 21 of whom by boat . Damages to public roads and equipment in the area were estimated at $ 1 million ( 2003 USD ; $ 1 @.@ 2 million 2008 USD ) . 13 homes were destroyed , with three businesses and 64 other residencies reporting major damage — some reported over 1 foot ( 0 @.@ 30 m ) of mud in their homes . Damage in the Shenandoah Valley totaled about $ 29 million ( 2003 USD ; $ 34 million 2008 USD ) . A man canoeing in high flood waters drowned in Harrisonburg , while two others drowned in a horse and buggy after crossing a low water bridge in Rockingham County . The flooding also killed 25 – 30 head of livestock .
= = Aftermath = =
On the day of Isabel moving through the state , President George W. Bush declared 18 counties and 14 independent cities as disaster areas , making residents and business @-@ owners there eligible for federal funding . Additionally , funds were allocated for state and local governments in the 31 designated jurisdictions to pay 75 % of the eligible cost for debris removal and emergency services related to the hurricane , including requested emergency work undertaken by the federal government . Many other jurisdictions were added , based on subsequent damage reports , and by September 22 , 99 jurisdictions were eligible for disaster assistance . The Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ) provided hurricane @-@ related bulletins , including safety tips and the method for removing hazardous materials . By 12 days after the passage of the hurricane , FEMA distributed more than 6 @.@ 3 million lbs . ( 2 @.@ 9 million kg ) of ice and 1 @.@ 4 million US gallons ( 5 @,@ 300 m3 ) of water to areas affected by Isabel . Disaster Recovery Centers , which contain information on the aftermath process , were opened in eight locations and received more than 1 @,@ 850 inquiries . More than 350 FEMA inspectors visited homes to verify damages caused by Isabel , and by the end of September 2003 about 12 @,@ 000 inspections were completed . In response to the power outages , FEMA installed 28 generators at disaster @-@ affected critical public facilities to support life @-@ sustaining community needs . By about four months after the hurricane , 93 @,@ 139 individuals in the designated areas applied for disaster assistance , while 20 @,@ 417 people visited Disaster Recovery Centers throughout the state . The Small Business Administration approved more than 3 @,@ 000 low @-@ interest disaster loans from homes and businesses , with the value of the loans totaling $ 74 million ( 2003 USD ; $ 87 million 2008 USD ) . The government provided $ 105 million ( 2003 USD ; $ 123 million 2008 USD ) for debris removal , emergency protective services , and permanent work , and approved about $ 25 @.@ 9 million ( 2003 USD ; $ 30 @.@ 3 million 2008 USD ) for life @-@ sustaining needs such as water , ice , and generators at critical public facilities . Monetary assistance for temporary rental assistance and minimal home repairs totaled $ 32 million ( 2003 USD ; $ 37 million 2008 USD ) , as well .
Volunteer agencies arrived in the state to assist in the aftermath of the hurricane , and by about ten days after Isabel volunteers served more than 550 @,@ 000 meals to affected residents ; over 933 @,@ 000 meals were served during the four @-@ month cleanup operation Over 10 volunteer organizations , under the coordination of Virginia 's Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster , worked to help individuals with debris removal across the state .
Dominion Virginia Power quickly began to restore the widespread power outages with a workforce of about 11 @,@ 000 , working between 14 and 16 hours per day . By two days after the storm , about 900 @,@ 000 remained without power . By five days after the storm , about 584 @,@ 000 throughout the state were still without power , and by ten days after Isabel the total dropped to about 160 @,@ 000 , most of whom were in the Hampton Roads area . Improper use of generators caused three indirect storm deaths due to carbon monoxide poisoning resulting from improper ventilation of homes .
As a result of polluted runoff from storm surge and heavy rains , the Virginia Department of Health forbade gathering shellfish in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay , as well as all rivers flowing into the bay .
= American Airlines Flight 1 =
American Airlines Flight 1 was a domestic , scheduled passenger flight from New York International ( Idlewild ) Airport ( now John F. Kennedy International Airport ) , to Los Angeles International Airport . On March 1 , 1962 , the plane – having just taken off two minutes earlier – rolled over and crashed into a swamp , killing all 87 passengers and eight crew members aboard . A Civil Aeronautics Board ( CAB ) investigation determined that a manufacturing defect in the automatic pilot system led to an uncommanded rudder control system input , causing the accident .
A number of notable people lost their lives in the crash . It was the sixth fatal Boeing 707 crash and , at the time , the deadliest . Today , American 1 operates the same daily route from JFK to Los Angeles , but as an Airbus A321 .
= = Flight and crash = =
The aircraft was a Boeing 707 @-@ 123B , U.S. Registry N7506A . It was delivered to American Airlines on February 12 , 1959 . At the time of the crash , it had accumulated 8 @,@ 147 flight hours . Its last periodic inspection had occurred on January 18 , 1962 at 7 @,@ 922 hours of air time . The flight crew consisted of Captain James Heist , First Officer Michael Barna , Jr . , Second Officer Robert Pecor , and Flight Engineer Robert Cain . Also aboard were four stewardesses : Shirley Grabow , Lois Kelly , Betty Moore , and Rosalind Stewart .
The aircraft received instructions to taxi to Runway 31L at 9 : 54 AM EST , and clearance to proceed to Los Angeles non @-@ stop under instrument flight rules ( IFR ) at 10 : 02 AM EST . Flight 1 became airborne at 10 : 07 AM EST . Following American Airlines procedures and Departure Control instructions , the aircraft initiated a left turn to a heading of 290 . In the course of the turn , at 1 @,@ 600 feet , the Boeing banked too far , flipped past 90 degrees , and began an upside @-@ down , nose @-@ first descent in a nearly vertical dive .
Flight 1 crashed into Pumpkin Patch Channel , Jamaica Bay , at 10 : 08 : 49 , while angled at 78 degrees and on a magnetic heading of 300 degrees . Passengers aboard a Mohawk Airlines plane bound for Albany that took off immediately after Flight 1 watched the plane plunge into the bay . The jet exploded upon impact , a geyser of brackish water and black smoke erupted from the site , and the scattered debris and fuel caught fire . Long Island residents described hearing explosions which shook the foundations of nearby houses , though no one on the ground is known to have witnessed the plane hitting the swamp . However , a few men at Floyd Bennett Field saw the massive geyser of water rising above the hangars , and one guard — at his post on a bridge that the plane flew over — saw the plane roll over .
The aircraft crashed into a remote area of marshland on Jamaica Bay used as a wildlife sanctuary . Upwards of 300 policemen and fire fighters , including 125 detectives attending a narcotics seminar at the Police Academy , as well as Coast Guard helicopters were mobilized to the crash site within half an hour of the crash for rescue operations , only to find there were no survivors . The three @-@ alarm fire was under control by 10 : 50 AM EST , by which point only wreckage remained . Low tides aided search personnel in their attempts to recover bodies from the downed aircraft . Only a few bodies remained intact .
= = Investigation = =
The Civil Aeronautics Board received notification of the accident at 10 : 10 AM EST and immediately sent investigators to Jamaica Bay to conduct an investigation . The flight recorder was found on March 9 and sent to Washington for analysis . Public hearings were held at the International Hotel in New York on March 20 – 23 , 1962 .
Investigators were unable to recover sufficient body tissue to determine whether the crew had been physically incapacitated at the time of the crash . Toxicology reports conclusively ruled out toxic gases , alcohol , and drugs as possible cause for the crash . Milton Helpern , Chief Medical Examiner , decided that having relatives attempt visual identification of the crash victims was inhumane and ordered dental and fingerprint comparisons . In early July , the CAB announced their investigators believed that a cotter pin and a bolt missing from the rudder mechanism might have caused Flight 1 's crash . Though considered to be a " mechanic 's oversight " , the CAB nevertheless wired all 707 operators to inform them of the potential danger of the assembly .
In January 1963 , the CAB released a Civil Aeronautics Board Aircraft Accident Report stating that the " most likely abnormality " to have caused the crash was a short circuit caused by wires in the automatic piloting system that had been damaged in the manufacturing process .
From the CAB 's AAR , Pg 2 , probable cause : " ... rudder control system malfunction producing yaw , sideslip , and roll leading to a loss of control from which recovery was not effective . "
From AAR pg 54 : " The Board therefore concludes that a rudder servo malfunction due to shorted wires is the most likely abnormality to have produced the accident . "
CAB inspectors had inspected units at a Teterboro , New Jersey , Bendix Corporation plant and discovered workers using tweezers to bind up bundles of wires , thereby damaging them . The Bendix Corporation issued denials , stating that the units underwent 61 inspections during manufacturing , in addition to inspections during installation and maintenance work , and insisted that had the insulation on the wires been breached at some point , it would have surely been detected and the unit replaced .
= = Notable victims = =
A number of notable people were aboard Flight 1 when it went down in Jamaica Bay . They included :
Admiral Richard Lansing Conolly , USN ( retired ) , president of Long Island University and two @-@ time Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
Johnny Dieckman , world champion fly @-@ casting fisherman .
George T. Felbeck , vice president of Union Carbide and operations manager of Oak Ridge , Tennessee 's uranium refinement
W. Alton Jones , multi @-@ millionaire former president and chairman of Cities Service Company and close personal friend of Dwight D. Eisenhower ; Jones was found to be carrying $ 55 @,@ 690 in cash , including a $ 10 @,@ 000 bill
Arnold Kirkeby , millionaire realtor and former head of the Kirkeby chain of luxury hotels
Louise Lindner Eastman , whose daughter Linda Eastman would later marry Beatle Paul McCartney
Irving Rubine , TV writer
Emelyn Whiton , 1952 Olympic sailing gold medalist ( 6 @-@ metre keelboat )
Peter F. Masse , president of C. H. Sprague & Son , an integrated coal company of New York and Boston .
In addition , 15 abstract paintings by the artist Arshile Gorky that were en route to Los Angeles for an exhibition were destroyed .
= = In popular culture = =
The crash serves as a central plot element in the Mad Men season 2 episode , " Flight 1 " ( S2 / e2 ) . The character Pete Campbell 's father is one of the passengers killed .
= History of poison =
The history of poison stretches from before 4500 BC to the present day . Poisons have been used for many purposes across the span of human existence , most commonly as weapons , anti @-@ venoms , and medicines . Poison has allowed much progress in branches , toxicology , and technology , among other sciences .
Poison was discovered in ancient times , and was used by ancient tribes and civilizations as a hunting tool to quicken and ensure the death of their prey or enemies . This use of poison grew more advanced , and many of these ancient peoples began forging weapons designed specifically for poison enhancement . Later in history , particularly at the time of the Roman Empire , one of the more prevalent uses was assassination . As early as 331 BC , poisonings executed at the dinner table or in drinks were reported , and the practice became a common occurrence . The use of fatal substances was seen among every social class ; even the nobility would often use it to dispose of unwanted political or economic opponents .
In Medieval Europe , poison became a more popular form of killing , though cures surfaced for many of the more widely known poisons . This was stimulated by the increased availability of poisons ; shops known as apothecaries , selling various medicinal wares , were open to the public , and from there , substances that were traditionally used for curative purposes were employed for more sinister ends . At approximately the same time , in the Middle East , Arabs developed a form of arsenic that is odorless and transparent , making the poison difficult to detect . This " poison epidemic " was also prevalent in parts of Asia at this time , as well .
Over the centuries , the variety of harmful uses of poisons continued to increase . The means for curing these poisons also advanced in parallel . In the modern world , intentional poisoning is less common than the Middle Ages . Rather , the more common concern is the risk of accidental poisoning from everyday substances and products .
Constructive uses for poisons have increased considerably in the modern world . Poisons are now used as pesticides , disinfectants , cleaning solutions , and preservatives . Nonetheless , poison continues to be used as a hunting tool in remote parts of developing countries , including Africa , South America , and Asia .
= = Origins of poison = =
Archaeological findings prove that while ancient mankind used conventional weapons such as axes and clubs , and later swords , they sought more subtle , destructive means of causing death — something that could be achieved through poison . Grooves for storing or holding poisons such as tubocurarine have been plainly found in their hunting weapons and tools , showing that early humans had discovered poisons of varying potency and applied them to their weapons . Some speculate that this use and existence of these strange and noxious substances was kept secret within the more important and higher @-@ ranked members of a tribe or clan , and were seen as emblems of a greater power . This may have also given birth to the concept of the stereotypical " medicine man " or " witch doctor " .
Once the use and danger of poison was realized , it became apparent that something had to be done . Mithridates VI , King of Pontus ( an ancient Hellenistic state of northern Anatolia ) , from around 114 – 63 BC , lived in constant fear of being assassinated through poison . He became a hard @-@ working pioneer in the search for a cure for poisons . In his position of power , he was able to test poisons on criminals facing execution , and then if there was a possible antidote . He was paranoid to the point that he administered daily amounts of poisons in an attempt to make himself immune to as many poisons as he could . Eventually , he discovered a formula that combined small portions of dozens of the best @-@ known herbal remedies of the time , which he named Mithridatium . This was kept secret until his kingdom was invaded by Pompey the Great , who took it back to Rome . After being defeated by Pompey , Mithridates ' antidote prescriptions and notes of medicinal plants were taken by the Romans and translated into Latin .
Pliny the Elder describes over 7000 different poisons . One he describes as " The blood of a duck found in a certain district of Pontus , which was supposed to live on poisonous food , and the blood of this duck was afterwards used in the preparation of the Mithridatum , because it fed on poisonous plants and suffered no harm . "
= = = India = = =
Indian surgeon Sushruta defined the stages of slow poisoning and the remedies of slow poisoning . He also mentions antidotes and the use of traditional substances to counter the effects of poisoning .
Poisoned weapons were used in ancient India , and war tactics in ancient India have references to poison . A verse in Sanskrit reads " Jalam visravayet sarmavamavisravyam ca dusayet , " which translates to " Waters of wells were to be mixed with poison and thus polluted . "
Chānakya ( c . 350 – 283 BC ) , also known as Kautilya , was adviser and prime minister to the first Maurya Emperor Chandragupta ( c . 340 – 293 BC ) . Kautilya suggested employing means such as seduction , secret use of weapons , and poison for political gain . He also urged detailed precautions against assassination — tasters for food and elaborate ways to detect poison . In addition , the death penalty for violations of royal decrees was frequently administered through the use of poison .
= = = Egypt = = =
Unlike many civilizations , records of Egyptian knowledge and use of poisons can only be dated back to approximately 300 BC . However , it is believed that the earliest known Egyptian pharaoh , Menes , studied the properties of poisonous plants and venoms , according to early records .
The Egyptians are also thought to have come into knowledge about elements such as antimony , copper , crude arsenic , lead , opium , and mandrake ( among others ) which are mentioned in papyri . Egyptians are now thought to be the first to master distillation , and to manipulate the poison that can be retrieved from apricot kernels .
Cleopatra is said to have poisoned herself with an asp after hearing of Marc Antony 's demise . Prior to her death , she was said to have sent many of her maidservants to act as guinea pigs to test different poisons , including belladonna , henbane , and the strychnine tree 's seed .
After this , the alchemist Agathodaemon ( around AD 300 ) spoke of a mineral that when mixed with natron produced a ' fiery poison ' . He described this poison as ' disappearing in water ' , giving a clear solution . Emsley speculates that the ' fiery poison ' was arsenic trioxide , the unidentified mineral having to have been either realgar or orpiment , due to the relation between the unidentified mineral and his other writings .
= = = Rome = = =
In Roman times , poisoning carried out at the dinner table or common eating or drinking area was not unheard of , or even uncommon , and was happening as early as 331 BC . These poisonings would have been used for self @-@ advantageous reasons in every class of the social order . The writer Livy describes the poisoning of members of the upper class and nobles of Rome , and Roman emperor Nero is known to have favored the use of poisons on his relatives , even hiring a personal poisoner . His preferred poison was said to be cyanide .
Nero 's predecessor , Claudius , was allegedly poisoned with mushrooms or alternatively poison herbs . However , accounts of the way Claudius died vary greatly . Halotus , his taster , Xenophon , his doctor , and the infamous poisoner Locusta have all been accused of possibly being the administrator of the fatal substance , but Agrippina , his final wife , is considered to be the most likely to have arranged his murder and may have even administered the poison herself . Some report that he died after prolonged suffering following a single dose at his evening meal , while some say that he recovered somewhat , only to be poisoned once more by a feather dipped in poison which was pushed down his throat under the pretense of helping him to vomit , or by poisoned gruel or an enema . Agrippina is considered to be the murderer , because she was ambitious for her son , Nero , and Claudius had become suspicious of her intrigues .
= = Later imperial Asia = =
Despite the negative effects of poison , which were so evident in these times , cures were being found in poison , even at such a time where it was hated by the most of the general public . An example can be found in the works of Iranian born Persian physician , philosopher , and scholar Rhazes , writer of Secret of Secrets , which was a long list of chemical compounds , minerals and appratus , the first man to distil alcohol and use it as an anti @-@ septic , and the person who suggested mercury be used as a laxative . He made discoveries relating to a mercury chloride called corrosive sublimate . An ointment derived from this sublimate was used to cure what Rhazes described as ' the itch ' , which is now referred to as scabies . This proved an effective treatment because of mercury 's poisonous nature and ability to penetrate the skin , allowing it to eliminate the disease and the itch .
In India , the troubled 14th and 15th centuries in Rajasthan saw invasions in the Rajput heartlands . Rajput women practiced a custom of jauhar ( literally the taking of life ) when their sons , brothers , or husbands faced certain death in battle . Jauhar was practiced within the Kshatriya warrior class to avoid the fate of subservience , slavery , rape , or slaughter at the hands of the invading forces .
= = = Nazi suicides by poison = = =
Nazi war leader Hermann Göring used cyanide to kill himself the night before he was supposed to be hanged during the Nuremberg Trials . Adolf Hitler had also taken a pill of cyanide but he bit down on the capsule and shot himself in the right temple shortly before the fall of Berlin along with his wife , Eva Braun .
= = Present day = =
In the late 20th century , an increasing number of products used for everyday life proved to be poisonous . The risk of being poisoned nowadays lies more in the accidental factor , where poison be induced or taken by accident . Poisoning is the 4th most common cause of death within young people . Accidental ingestions are most common in children less than 5 years old .
However , hospital and emergency facilities are much enhanced compared to the first half of the 20th century and before , and antidotes are more available . Antidotes have been found for many poisons , and the antidotes for some of the most commonly known poisons are shown in the table above :
However , poison still exists as a murderous entity today , but it is not as popular form of conducting murder as it used to be in past times , probably because of the wider range of ways to kill people and other factors that must be taken into consideration . One of the more recent deaths by poisoning was that of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko in 2006 from lethal polonium @-@ 210 radiation poisoning .
= = = Other uses = = =
Today , poison is used for a wider variety of purposes than it used to be . For example , poison can be used to rid an unwanted infestation by pests or to kill weeds . Such chemicals , known as pesticides , have been known to be used in some form since about 2500 BC . However , the use of pesticides has increased staggeringly from 1950 , and presently approximately 2 @.@ 5 million tons of industrial pesticides are used each year . Other poisons can also be used to preserve foods and building material .
= = = In culture = = =
Today , in many developing peoples of countries such as certain parts of Africa , South America and Asia , the use of poison as an actual weapon of hunting and attack still endures .
In Africa , certain arrow poisons are made using floral ingredients , such as of that taken from the plant Acokanthera . This plant contains ouabain , which is a cardiac glycoside , oleander , and milkweeds . Poisoned arrows are also still used in the jungle areas of Assam , Burma and Malaysia . The ingredients for the creation of these poisons are mainly extracted from plants of the Antiaris , Strychnos and Strophanthus genera , and Antiaris toxicaria ( a tree of the mulberry and breadfruit family ) , for example , is used in the Java island of Indonesia , as well as several of its surrounding islands . The juice or liquid extracts are smeared on the head of the arrow , and inflicts the target paralysis , convulsions and / or cardiac arrest , virtually on strike due to the speed in which the extracts can affect a victim .
As well as plant based poisons , there are others that are made that are based on animals . For example , the larva or pupae of a beetle genus of the Northern Kalahari Desert is used to create a slow @-@ acting poison that can be quite useful when hunting . The beetle itself is applied to the arrow head , by squeezing the contents of the beetle right onto the head . Plant sap is then mixed and serves as an adhesive . However , instead of the plant sap , a powder made from the dead , eviscerated larva can be used .
= Sarah Lancashire =
Sarah Lancashire ( born 10 October 1964 ) is an English television , film and theatre actress , from Oldham . She trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama , graduating in 1986 . To support herself , she taught drama at Salford University for five years alongside her acting career . Following a stint in the musical Blood Brothers in London 's West @-@ End in 1990 , Lancashire was cast as Raquel Wolstenhulme in the long @-@ running ITV soap opera Coronation Street in 1991 . After leaving the series in 1996 , Lancashire found further success with roles in Where the Heart Is ( 1997 – 1999 ) , Clocking Off ( 2000 ) and the television film Seeing Red ( 2000 ) . In the summer of 2000 , Lancashire signed a two @-@ year golden handcuffs contract with ITV , making her the highest paid actress in UK television .
In 2004 , Lancashire made her directorial debut on the anthology series The Afternoon Play . Subsequent acting roles included costume dramas such as the 2007 television adaption of Oliver Twist , Lark Rise to Candleford ( 2008 – 2011 ) and the
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through Krupa to Sanski Most . The 9th Dalmatian Division of the 8th Corps was deployed to the south between Livno and Bosansko Grahovo .
= = German intelligence = =
Three organisations attempted to determine the location of Tito 's headquarters and the disposition of Partisan forces in Drvar . The first of these was the Benesch Special Unit of Section II of the Abwehr ( the Wehrmacht intelligence service ) , some members of which had been involved in identifying Tito 's presence in the town of Jajce prior to the German offensive to retake the town . The Benesch Special Unit was part of the Brandenburg Division , and was staffed by ethnic Germans who spoke local languages . The unit had many contacts with both the Chetniks and Ustaše Militia , and had been tracking Tito since October 1943 . Leutnant Kirchner of that unit had been responsible for locating Tito prior to the re @-@ capture of Jajce , and he established a patrol base near Bosansko Grahovo . He got very close to the Drvar cave , and located the Allied military missions , but despite German radio intercepts confirming that Drvar was the site of Tito 's headquarters , Kirchner was unable to pinpoint the cave as the location of the headquarters . Kirchner was attached to the 500th SS Parachute Battalion for the operation .
The second intelligence organisation was FAT ( Front Reconnaissance Troop ) 216 of Section I of the Abwehr . FAT216 , commanded by Leutnant Zavadil , was also attached to the 500th SS Parachute Battalion , but did not contribute much to the intelligence used to plan the raid .
On Hitler 's orders , SS @-@ Sturmbannführer Otto Skorzeny of the Sicherheitsdienst ( SD ) ( the intelligence branch of the SS ) , who had commanded the operation to rescue Mussolini in September 1943 , was independently involved in intelligence gathering in the lead @-@ up to the raid . Skorzeny acted on behalf of the SD , and after obtaining information from a Partisan deserter that pinpointed Tito 's headquarters at the cave , he proposed a plan to infiltrate Drvar with a small group of soldiers to assassinate Tito . Skorzeny soon discovered that the plan to eliminate Tito had been compromised , and had nothing further to do with the operation . It appears that he did not pass on the useful intelligence he had gathered to SS @-@ Hauptsturmführer Kurt Rybka , the commander of the 500th SS Parachute Battalion , who was responsible for planning the critical airborne aspects of the operation . Largely due to interservice rivalry and competition , the three organisations did not share the intelligence they gathered , which had a significant effect on the tactical planning and execution of the operation .
= = Partisan intelligence = =
The Partisans had their own highly effective intelligence network . They had been aware of the presence of the 500th SS Parachute Battalion in Yugoslavia for some time , and had been aware of the general threat of an airborne assault for over six months . They may have become aware of the isolation of the 500th SS Parachute Battalion or the concentration of transport aircraft and gliders at Zagreb and Banja Luka over a month before the operation . The Partisans also managed to recapture the deserter Skorzeny had interrogated . As a result of these early indicators of an attack , Tito 's main headquarters was relocated to another cave near the village of Bastasi , 7 kilometres ( 4 @.@ 3 mi ) west of Drvar . Tito then used the Drvar cave during the day , but returned to the Bastasi cave at night . In addition to this precaution , elements of the 6th Lika Proletarian Division were moved closer to Drvar .
On 23 May 1944 , a single German Fieseler Fi 156 reconnaissance aircraft flew a number of parallel runs up and down the Una valley over Drvar at around 600 metres ( 2 @,@ 000 ft ) ; activity consistent with conducting aerial photography . The aircraft paid particular attention to the villages of Prinavor and Trninić Brijeg where the British military mission and American military personnel were located . This was observed by Street , the acting commander of the British military mission , who assumed it was spotting for a bombing raid and advised both Tito and the Americans . Both Allied missions moved their locations as a result .
Despite the intelligence received and observations made by the British , the Partisans appear to have been quite complacent about the threat , with Tito 's chief of staff , Arso Jovanović swearing that " a German attack was impossible " . The most obvious indicator that Tito was unaware of the imminent attack is that he remained at the Drvar cave overnight on the evening of 24 May 1944 , following his birthday celebrations , instead of returning to Bastasi .
Through Ultra intercepts of German signal traffic , the British had become aware that the Germans were planning an operation codenamed " Rösselsprung " but the information available did not include where the operation would occur or what its objectives might be .
= = Planning = =
Following intelligence collection , higher level planning for the operation began on 6 May 1944 , after von Weichs had issued his orders . Hitler gave his approval to von Weichs ' final plans on 21 May . The order to XV Mountain Corps was issued by Generaloberst Lothar Rendulic , the commander of 2nd Panzer Army , on the same day , leaving only three days for preparation . General der Infanterie Ernst von Leyser , commander of XV Mountain Corps headquartered at Knin , was responsible for the conduct of the operation . The ground forces of von Leyser 's XV Mountain Corps were significantly reinforced from Army Group F , the 2nd Panzer Army and V SS Mountain Corps reserves . These reinforcements included two panzer companies , the reconnaissance battalions of the 1st Mountain Division ( the 54th Mountain Reconnaissance Battalion ) and the 369th ( Croatian ) Infantry Division , and most of 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen .
In outline , the XV Mountain Corps plan was for a heavy aerial bombardment of Partisan positions in and around Drvar by Luftwaffe aircraft , followed by a parachute and glider assault by the 500th SS Parachute Battalion who had the task of capturing or killing Tito and destroying his headquarters . The assault also included tasks to capture or destroy the Allied military missions to the Partisans . On the same day , ground elements of XV Mountain Corps were to converge on Drvar to link up with the 500th SS Parachute Battalion . A small reconnaissance aircraft was tasked to fly into Drvar after its capture to retrieve Tito or his body .
= = = 500th SS Parachute Battalion = = =
Rybka received an outline of the operation on 20 May , and more details the following day . He realised that the gliders and transport aircraft would be insufficient for the whole of the 500th SS Parachute Battalion to be delivered to Drvar in one lift , so he came up with a plan involving two waves . The first wave of 654 troops would conduct the assault at 07 : 00 and a second wave of 220 troops would follow about five hours later . Critically , the intelligence he was given regarding the suspected location of Tito 's headquarters ( codenamed " Citadel " ) was that it was in or near a cemetery on high ground southwest of the centre of Drvar , nearly 2 kilometres ( 1 @.@ 2 mi ) from Tito 's actual headquarters cave . This would have far @-@ reaching effects on the planning and execution of the assault .
Rybka 's plan for the first wave called for the insertion of 314 parachute troops in three groups ( Red , Green and Blue ) to secure the town , and another 354 troops in six glider @-@ borne assault groups to carry out specific tasks . The glider @-@ borne group tasks were :
Panther Group ( 110 soldiers ) – capture " Citadel " and destroy Tito 's headquarters – to land at the cemetery
Greifer ( Attacker ) Group ( 40 soldiers ) – destroy the British military mission in the village of Prnjavor 2 kilometres ( 1 @.@ 2 mi ) south of Drvar on the road to Bosansko Grahovo
Stürmer ( Stormer ) Group ( 50 soldiers ) – destroy the Soviet military mission between the centre of Drvar and the Unac river
Brecher ( Breaker ) Group ( 50 soldiers ) – destroy the American military mission in the village of Trninić Brijeg 2 kilometres ( 1 @.@ 2 mi ) south of the centre of Drvar
Draufgänger ( Daredevil ) Group ( 70 soldiers including members of the Brandenburg Division , the Abwehr officer Lieutenant Zavadil and some Chetniks ) – capture the crossroads ( codenamed " Western Cross " ) immediately to the west of Drvar including a nearby suspected communications facility
Beißer ( Biter ) Group ( 20 soldiers ) – seize an outpost radio station to the south of Prnjavor then assist the Greifer Group
The second wave of 220 troops based on the training company of the 500th SS Parachute Battalion were to insert by parachute at midday .
Rybka does not appear to have planned for any significant contingencies such as errors in the intelligence on the location of Tito 's headquarters . His only contingency plan was that he would fire a red signal flare to order all available forces to converge on his position for subsequent tasks .
On 22 May 1944 , the 500th SS Parachute Battalion were transported to airfields at Nagy @-@ Betskerek , Zagreb and Banja Luka , dressed in Wehrmacht uniforms for security reasons . However , the troops were not briefed on the operation until a few hours before it was launched . They then linked up with their transport aircraft , including the ten @-@ man gliders that would deliver the glider @-@ borne troops onto their objectives . By 24 May , all preparations for the airborne assault were complete .
= = = Ground forces = = =
The plan for the ground forces of von Leyser 's XV Mountain Corps was for nine separate but coordinated thrusts toward the Drvar – Bosanski Petrovac area from all directions . The groupings and tasks were :
The 384th Infantry Regiment of the 373rd ( Croatian ) Infantry Division ( Croatian legionnaires ) , with elements of the 2nd Company of the 202nd Panzer Battalion , referred to as Kampfgruppe Willam after its commander , Oberst Willam , was to advance east at 05 : 00 from the village of Srb toward Drvar . Kampfgruppe Willam had the primary responsibility for relieving then taking command of the 500th SS Parachute Battalion in Drvar on 25 May , and was then to attack in the direction of Bosanski Petrovac .
A battalion group of the 373rd ( Croatian ) Infantry Division was to set out at 05 : 00 from Lapac and drive east through Kulen Vakuf to capture the crossroads at Vrtoče . If necessary , they were then to advance northwest toward Bihać to open the road .
The 92nd Motorised Regiment , with the 54th Reconnaissance Battalion ( from the 1st Mountain Division ) , the 55th Pioneer Battalion ( from the 1st Cossack Division ) , the 468th Armoured Car Company , and a regimental group of the 2nd Croatian Light Infantry Brigade was to advance southeast from Bihać and Bosanska Krupa at 05 : 00 through the village of Vrtoče to capture Bosanski Petrovac as quickly as possible , destroy the Partisans in that location , and occupy the Partisan airfield and supply installations . After capturing Bosanski Petrovac , elements were to be sent toward Drvar to prevent the withdrawal of Partisans along that road and to link up with the 500th SS Parachute Battalion in Drvar .
A regimental group of the 7th SS Division was to advance west from the area of Mrkonjić Grad , break through Partisan resistance east of the Sana and then advance on a wide front to block escape routes east out of Drvar . Part of this group was to advance from Jajce along the rail line and roads through Savici to reach their objective , the area around Mliniste power station .
An ad @-@ hoc Kampfgruppe Panzergrenadier Sturmbattalion manned by officer cadets , with 1st Company of the 202nd Panzer Battalion , under the command of the 7th SS Division , was to advance from Banja Luka toward Ključ to seize the crossing point across the Sana utilised by the Partisans .
The 105th SS Reconnaissance Battalion with an additional panzer company was to advance from Livno and occupy any Partisan supply installations in the Livno Valley , and prevent any Partisan withdrawal to the south of Drvar by attacking through Bosanski Grahovo toward Drvar .
The 369th Reconnaissance Battalion of the 369th ( Croatian ) Infantry Division ( Croatian legionnaires ) , under the command of the 105th SS Reconnaissance Battalion , were to advance from Livno up the Glamoč Valley against Partisan forces withdrawing from Drvar to the southeast .
The 1st Regiment of the Brandenburg Division , along with the Chetnik Dinara Division , were to advance from Knin toward Bosanski Grahovo and conduct special operations against Partisans in the Prekaja @-@ Drvar area .
= = Operation = =
The offensive began at 05 : 00 with the advance of ground forces from their assembly areas surrounding their assigned operational areas . About 06 : 35 , five squadrons of Luftwaffe bombers , including Junkers Ju 87 dive bombers , began bombing targets within Drvar and Bosanski Petrovac . A total of 440 sorties were flown on 25 May 1944 .
= = = Airborne assault and initial response = = =
The 500th SS Parachute Battalion began to parachute and glide onto their objectives at 07 : 00 , with most parachutists and glider pilots able to land relatively close to their targets despite the smoke and dust from the bombing . Some gliders landed significantly off course , including one that landed in front of the Bastasi cave 7 kilometres ( 4 @.@ 3 mi ) to the west of Drvar , and several that landed in a locality named Vrtoče near Drvar ( not to be confused with Vrtoče between Bihać and Petrovac , which was on the axis of advance of the 92nd Motorised Regiment ) . The occupants of the glider that landed in Bastasi were immediately killed by members of the Tito Escort Battalion guarding the cave , and the occupants of the gliders at Vrtoče had to fight their way toward Drvar . After landing , the first wave of the 500th SS Parachute Battalion quickly gained control of Drvar .
Panther Group supported by Red Group overcame minimal resistance at the cemetery and Rybka established his headquarters behind the cemetery walls . However , there was no sign of Tito or his headquarters . Greifer Group and Brecher Group were also unsuccessful as the British and American groups had moved following the aerial reconnaissance on 23 May . Parts of Stürmer Group landed their gliders in a field immediately south of the Drvar cave and came under fire from members of the Tito Escort Battalion on the high ground in the area of the cave . The Draufgänger Group landed their gliders at the " Western Cross " , then assaulted a building they believed was the Partisan communications centre . However , the building was actually the office of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia Central Committee , who resisted fanatically until the building was levelled using satchel charges . Both Blue Group and Green Group , consisting of parachute troops that landed in the eastern part of Drvar where most of the population lived , were also engaged in heavy fighting . The Young Communist League of Yugoslavia had just finished a conference in Drvar , and many of the delegates were still staying in the town . Many youths took up whatever arms they could obtain and commenced fighting the parachutists who were attempting to establish a cordon on the eastern side of the town .
About 2 kilometres ( 1 @.@ 2 mi ) further east on the road to Mokronoge was a Partisan officer training school with about 130 students . On hearing the fighting from the direction of Drvar , the students marched west initially armed with only pistols and a few rifles . They split into two groups , a smaller group which crossed the Unac and advanced west along the railway line on the ridge leading toward Tito 's cave , and a larger group which collected arms and ammunition from several stray canisters of German equipment dropped by parachute . The larger group of students attacked Green and Blue Groups from the east around 08 : 00 , suffering severe casualties , but maintained continuous pressure on the German flank . About 09 : 00 , the Germans had largely secured Drvar , and the available troops went from house to house , armed with photographs of Tito , brutally questioning the civilians they could find . Soon after this commenced , Rybka realised that Partisan resistance was concentrated to the north in the vicinity of the cave . He therefore fired the red signal flare to rally his troops for an assault in that direction .
= = = Assault on Tito 's cave and the Partisan counterattack = = =
At about 10 : 30 , Rybka launched a frontal attack across the Unac supported by at least one MG42 machine gun firing into the mouth of the cave . The Germans reached the base of the hill , fifty metres from the cave , but suffered severe casualties in the assault . They were also running low on water . Prior to this attack , Tito and around 20 staff had taken refuge in the cave .
While Rybka was assembling his troops for this attack , surrounding Partisan forces were rushed toward Drvar . Three battalions of the 3rd Lika Proletarian Brigade of the 6th Lika Proletarian Division approached from the southeast . One battalion attacked the German position at the cemetery while the other two swung around to strike the Germans from the west .
= = = Tito makes his escape = = =
At about 11 : 15 , after Rybka 's first attack had been defeated , Tito and the small group gathered with him escaped from the cave . There was a platform at the mouth of the cave , and they climbed down a rope through a trapdoor in the platform , although the hysteria displayed by Tito 's mistress Davorjanka Paunović ( codenamed " Zdenka " ) and his dog Tigar caused some delays . The party split up and following a creek leading to the Unac , the small groups climbed the heights to the east and withdrew toward the village of Potoci .
= = = Second German attack and withdrawal = = =
The second wave of parachute troops were dropped in two groups to the west of the cemetery at about midday . The drop zone was within fields of fire of the Partisans to the west of Drvar , and they suffered many casualties during the drop . Collecting the remainder , Rybka mounted a second attack , but the pressure on his flanks was too heavy , and the assault again failed . Fighting continued throughout the afternoon with both sides taking heavy casualties .
In the late afternoon , Rybka ordered his forces to withdraw to the area of the cemetery where he formed a defensive perimeter . During the withdrawal , at least one group of troops was cut off and killed . At about 18 : 00 , Rybka was wounded by a grenade blast and was later evacuated with other casualties in the light aircraft intended to carry away Tito after his capture . Roughly at the same time , his Partisan counterpart in Drvar , Milan Šijan , the commander of the 3rd Lika Proletarian Brigade , was also wounded by German machine gun fire . By 21 : 30 , the Germans had consolidated their position in the cemetery , although they were completely surrounded by the Partisans . During the night , the 3rd Lika Proletarian Brigade attacked the cemetery , with the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Brigade of the 9th Dalmatian Division reinforcing the assault . At 03 : 30 on 26 May , the final Partisan attack was launched against the cemetery , breaching the walls in several places , but the paratroopers held on .
= = = Ground force assault and Partisan withdrawal = = =
Although its total strength was estimated at 185 @,@ 500 men in late May 1944 , the 2nd Panzer Army was not able to rally more than 16 @,@ 000 troops for Operation Rösselsprung due to ever @-@ increasing Partisan activity throughout the country . The Germans had to rely on special forces and improved tactics . The Partisans defended the territory they controlled with significant demolition and mining of roads . Roadblocks were manned by patrols and smaller detachments , whose task was to hold off the enemy until reinforcements arrived . During Operation Rösselsprung , the Germans rendered these tactics ineffective by combining strong and fast motorised columns with adequate pioneer support . This combination was especially successful for the column led by the 92nd Motorised Regiment . The second German tactical innovation was the employment of five reconnaissance battalions for independent operations deep inside Partisan @-@ controlled territory .
= = = = 25 May = = = =
Throughout 25 May , the ground forces of XV Mountain Corps were not able to advance as quickly as planned . There was unexpected resistance from the Partisan 1st , 5th and 8th Corps along their axes of advance , and there was very poor communication and coordination between the various columns . The ground forces were also subjected to Allied air attacks throughout the day .
At 05 : 00 on 25 May , Kampfgruppe Willam commenced its attack from Srb in an easterly direction , aiming to cover the 20 kilometres ( 12 mi ) to Drvar as quickly as possible . It encountered organised resistance from the 2nd Lika Proletarian Brigade of the 6th Lika Proletarian Division . After a day 's fighting , the Germans had captured Trubar , but were unable to overcome the defences of the hills east of the village . Recognising the importance of Kampfgruppe Willam 's task , the commander of the 373th Division , Generalleutnant Eduard Aldrian , ordered the battalion group of the 373th Division to abandon its advance from Lapac to Martin Brod and reinforce Kampfgruppe Willam instead . The remaining brigade of the 6th Lika Proletarian Division , the 1st Lika Proletarian Shock Brigade , was deployed to the north along the Una river . The 2nd Lika Proletarian Brigade requested assistance from the 1st Lika Proletarian Shock Brigade , but divisional headquarters ordered it to send reinforcements to Drvar instead . At 21 : 00 , the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Lika Proletarian Brigade launched a successful local counterattack on the vanguard of Kampfgruppe Willam , separating it from the main body . Willam then decided to halt the advance and place the remaining units into all @-@ round defence . At 22 : 25 , Aldrian ordered him to resume the attack , but Willam reported that this was impossible due to loss of contact with his own units .
The 92nd Motorised Regiment kampfgruppe consisted of two columns , a western column based on the 92nd Motorised Regiment , and an eastern column consisting of the 54th Reconnaissance Battalion and 1st Home Guard Jäger Regiment of the 2nd Croatian Light Infantry Brigade . The western column advanced southeast from Bihać , and encountered resistance from the 6th Krajina Brigade of the 4th Krajina Division . By the end of the day , the western column had reached Vrtoče , halfway between Bihać and Petrovac . Being fully motorised , it used its mobility to outmanoeuvre the Partisans , bypassing their main defensive positions to the west , with the Cossack pioneers playing an important role in keeping the column moving . The eastern column started its advance from Bosanska Krupa , aiming to establish contact with the western column at Vrtoče . It advanced 10 kilometres ( 6 @.@ 2 mi ) before being held up by the defences of the 8th Krajina Brigade of the 4th Krajina Division .
The forces commanded by the 7th SS Division were organised into northern , central and southern columns . The northern column consisted of Kampfgruppe Panzergrenadier Sturmbattalion and included a company of tanks . It moved swiftly southwest from its start point near Banja Luka , and had reached Čađavica ( at a crossroads halfway between Mrkonjić Grad and Ključ ) by the evening of 25 May , brushing off the 16th Krajina Brigade of the 39th Krajina Division deployed on the right flank of its axis of advance . The rapid advance meant that the 13th Krajina Brigade of the 39th Krajina Division was unable to organise an effective defence . The 39th Krajina Division then ordered the 13th Krajina Brigade to block the road from Čađavica to Ključ in order to prevent the loss of Ključ , but only one battalion of the brigade managed to reach that position by dawn on 26 May .
The central column consisted of the 7th SS Reconnaissance Battalion reinforced with one battery of self @-@ propelled guns , which had a special task : it was to strike from Mrkonjić Grad , penetrate deeply into Partisans ’ rear and destroy the HQ of the 5th Partisan Corps in Ribnik . Despite having only two battalions in the area ( the third was facing Kampfgruppe Panzergrenadier Sturmbattalion at Čađavica ) , the 13th Proletarian Brigade managed to hold off this thrust . The southern column was based on the 13th SS Mountain Regiment , reinforced by I Battalion of the 7th SS Mountain Artillery Regiment and some Chetniks . This column launched its assault from the Jajce area , and had the task of reaching Mliništa ( 20 kilometres ( 12 mi ) south of Ključ ) . By 17 : 20 , II Battalion of the 13th SS Mountain Regiment had taken Šipovo , but any further advance was halted by the defences of the 1st Proletarian Brigade .
The Germans deployed two columns to attack north from Livno . The 369th Reconnaissance Battalion with some 200 men from the 6th Ustaša Brigade advanced towards Glamoč , and the 105th SS Reconnaissance Battalion with a panzer company thrust in the direction of Bosansko Grahovo . By 16 : 00 on 25 May 1944 , the 369th Reconnaissance Battalion column had reached the village of Han @-@ Vrbe , some 5 km from Bosansko Grahovo . At that point , it was attacked by the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Krajina Brigade and was forced to retreat . During the retreat , this column was attacked by two more battalions of the 3rd Krajina Brigade and was pushed back all the way to its start line at Livno with heavy losses . A preliminary German report estimated their losses at 50 , but the 3rd Krajina Brigade estimated German losses at 191 dead and wounded . The 105th SS Reconnaissance Battalion column overcame the resistance of local Partisan units and the 1st and 4th Battalions of the 13th Dalmatian Brigade , and by the end of the day had reached Crni Lug , some 20 kilometres ( 12 mi ) from Bosansko Grahovo . In the evening , the 13th Dalmatian Brigade was ordered to march towards Tičevo and Drvar to reinforce the Partisan forces in that area .
The 1st Regiment of the Brandenburg Division , reinforced by a pioneer company from the 373rd ( Croatian ) Infantry Division and the Chetnik Dinara Division , attacked along the Knin – Bosansko Grahovo axis , pushed back the local Grahovo – Peulje Partisan Detachment and by the end of the day had reached positions some 5 kilometres ( 3 @.@ 1 mi ) beyond Strmica .
Escorted by elements of the 3rd Krajina Brigade , Tito made his way to Potoci , where he was met by a battalion of the 1st Proletarian Brigade . At Potoci , they were met by the staff of the Allied military missions . The British mission signals officer had brought the only surviving radio . Initially , Tito had been in favour of continuing the attack on the SS paratroopers , but after reassessing the situation , he cancelled further attacks . As the German intention to encircle the Supreme Command in a small area around Drvar with approaching units , and then destroy it with land forces had become apparent by now , serious reorganisation of Partisan dispositions was now required . After German troops were observed in the area of Potoci , Tito and his companions were escorted towards Kupres .
The 2nd Panzer Army was monitoring the operation closely . The report of a special troop , which had been sent into the Partisans ’ rear with the help of disguised Chetniks several days earlier , drew particular attention from Rendulic . According to this report , received late on 25 May , Tito was in the area of Potoci , halfway between Drvar and Ribnik . Rendulic ordered the commander of the 7th SS Division to immediately form a special company @-@ strong detachment , with a mission to infiltrate behind the Partisan lines in order to kill Tito and destroy the Partisan Supreme Command . The detachment was formed on the night of 25 / 26 May from the 11th Company of the 13th SS Regiment , a number of pioneers , and a group of specially trained personnel from the Brandenburg Division . As the detachment failed to penetrate into the Partisan territory that night , it tried again the following night .
= = = = 26 – 27 May = = = =
At about 05 : 00 on 26 May , a Luftwaffe fighter @-@ bomber formation engaged the Partisan troops withdrawing from Drvar . The western column of the 92nd Motorised Regiment kampfgruppe was ordered to help assist the eastern column by detaching a reinforced Panzer company from Vrtoče .
On the morning of 26 May , the German columns advancing from Bihać towards Ključ , and from Livno and Knin towards Bosansko Grahovo , overcame the Partisan units in their paths , and continued their advance facing little resistance . The 92nd Motorised Grenadier Regiment , advancing from Vrtoče , took Bosanski Petrovac without a fight about 8 : 00 . It continued its march to Drvar and relieved the 500th SS Parachute Battalion at 12 : 45 . Kampfgruppe Willam established radio contact with the 500th SS Battalion around 07 : 00 , and at 17 : 00 entered Drvar via Kamenica . The 105th SS Reconnaissance Battalion arrived at Bosansko Grahovo at 10 : 30 , where it was joined by the 1st Regiment of the Brandenburg Division at 16 : 00 . Kampfgruppe Panzergrenadier Sturmbattalion entered Ključ at 14 : 15 .
In the eastern sector , the Partisan line of defence was still holding . During 26 and 27 May , the 7th SS Division continued exerting strong pressure on the 1st Proletarian Division in the upper Sana River Valley , but failed to achieve a decisive breakthrough . By the end of 27 May , the front line had stabilised to the north and south of Ribnik . After the defeat it had suffered the previous day , the 369th Reconnaissance Battalion column did not resume its advance towards Glamoč on the 26th .
On 26 May , due to the rapidly changing situation and communications difficulties , a degree of confusion emerged on both sides . Out of contact with their corps headquarters , the 4th Krajina Division continued to retain two brigades along the Bihać @-@ Petrovac road , despite the fact that the 92nd Motorised Regiment had already passed along this route and into their rear . The critically important Petrovac @-@ Ključ road to the south was left unguarded , endangering Tito and Supreme Partisan Headquarters as they fled from Drvar .
XV Mountain Corps failed to recognise and exploit these flaws in Partisan deployments . After the 500th Parachute Battalion had been relieved , the XV Mountain Corps ordered the units in the Drvar area to disperse . The 92nd Motorised Regiment with all subordinated units was ordered to return north and attack the brigades of the 4th Krajina Division on the Grmeč Mountain , with the aim of securing the main supply road from Bihać to Petrovac ; this action , codenamed " Grmeč " , was scheduled to start on the morning of 27 May . The 373rd Division with the newly subordinated 1st Regiment of the Brandenburg Division was ordered to conduct a sweep @-@ and @-@ destroy operation in the area south and southeast of Drvar ; this operation was codenamed " Vijenac " , and was to take place concurrently with “ Operation Grmeč ” . The 9th Dalmatian Division managed to repulse all attacks on 27 May , pushing the Brandenburgers and Chetniks back to Bosansko Grahovo . On 27 May , the 369th Reconnaissance Battalion column again tried to advance on Glamoč , but with no success .
Unhappy with the development of the operation to this point , Rendulic cancelled Operations " Grmeč " and " Vijenac " on the afternoon of 27 May , and ordered von Leyser to move all units back to their start positions for a concentric attack on the area where Tito and two Partisan corps headquarters ( 1st Proletarian and 5th Bosnian ) were believed to be located . The attack was scheduled to begin on the morning of 28 May . Rendulic also sent the 105th SS Reconnaissance Battalion to the Livno @-@ Glamoč area which had been left wide open by the defeat of the 369th Reconnaissance Battalion thrust .
Tito , his staff and his escort continued toward Kupres , travelling on foot and by horseback , as well as on the wagons of a narrow @-@ gauge logging railway . During this trek , one of the members of the Soviet mission was wounded by shellfire .
= = Aftermath = =
During their escape , the British mission were able to make contact with their headquarters using the surviving radio . They were able to maintain contact and called in an air offensive against the German formations taking part in Operation Rösselsprung and the Luftwaffe aircraft in the skies over Yugoslavia . This offensive included over one thousand sorties by the newly formed Balkan Air Force . A costly ground attack was also launched by a combined Partisan , British and US force on the German @-@ held Dalmatian island of Brač . Code @-@ named " Operation Flounced " , the assault was mounted from the British @-@ held island of Vis further out in the Adriatic Sea on the night of 1 / 2 June . Fighting continued late into 3 June 1944 and resulted in the reinforcement of the island by a further 1 @,@ 900 German troops . The assault force on Brač consisted of 13 battalions from the 26th Dalmatian Division , the British 43 ( Royal Marines ) Commando , one troop from 40 ( Royal Marines ) Commando , and an American mountain company , with one howitzer battery and two mountain batteries providing artillery support . After three days of fighting , the combined forces returned to Vis . The Partisans suffered losses of 67 dead , 308 wounded and 14 missing , and Allied units suffered 60 dead , 74 wounded and 20 missing , with the commanding officer , Lieutenant Colonel Jack Churchill , being captured by the Germans .
After six days evading the Germans , the leader of the Soviet mission , Lieutenant General Nikolai Vasilevich Korneev , who had lost a leg in the Battle of Stalingrad , suggested an air evacuation of Tito and the Soviet mission and this was expanded by Street to include the whole party . After three days deliberation , Tito agreed on 3 June and Street arranged the evacuation the same night from an RAF @-@ operated airfield near the town of Kupres . Seven Douglas C @-@ 47 Skytrain aircraft , one with a Soviet crew and the remainder with US crew , carried Tito and his party , the Allied missions and 118 wounded Partisans to Bari in Italy . Late on 6 June , Tito was delivered by the Royal Navy escort destroyer HMS Blackmore to Vis , where he re @-@ established his headquarters and was joined by the Allied missions . The Soviet Foreign Minister , Vyacheslav Molotov , believed that the British had known more about the attack than they claimed , based on the absence of both Maclean and Churchill from Drvar at the time of the attack . On 28 May , he sent a message to Korneev detailing his suspicions .
Although Tito 's headquarters , along with several other Partisan organisations , was temporarily disrupted and key staff were lost during the operation , all Partisan organisations were quickly re @-@ located and resumed operation . Drvar reverted to Partisan control within a few weeks of the operation . The operation was a failure , as Tito , his principal headquarters staff and the allied military personnel escaped , despite their presence in Drvar at the time of the airborne assault . The operation failed due to a number of factors , including Partisan resistance in the town itself and along the approaches to Drvar . The failure of the various German intelligence agencies to share the limited intelligence available on Tito 's exact location also contributed to the unsuccessful outcome for the Germans , and this failure to share intelligence was compounded by a lack of contingency planning by the commander of the German airborne force .
The 500th SS Parachute Battalion was decimated during Operation Rösselsprung , suffering 576 killed and 48 wounded . Only 200 soldiers of the battalion were fit to fight on the morning of 26 May . It continued throughout the rest of the war as the only SS parachute unit , although its name was later changed to the 600th SS Parachute Battalion . Operation Rösselsprung was its only combat parachute operation .
According to a German report , the ground troops of XV Mountain Corps suffered 213 killed , 881 wounded , and 51 missing during Operation Rösselsprung . The same report claimed that 6 @,@ 000 Partisans were killed . According to the commander of the 7th SS Division , SS @-@ Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen @-@ SS Otto Kumm , Partisan losses included 1 @,@ 916 confirmed and another 1 @,@ 400 estimated killed , and 161 taken prisoner . Kumm also claimed that six Allied aircraft were shot down during the operation . According to a Partisan source , their total losses were 399 killed , 479 wounded , and at least 85 missing . Of this total , the casualties suffered in fighting with the 500th SS Parachute Battalion at Drvar numbered 179 killed , 63 wounded , and 19 missing . Ultimately , according to intelligence historian Ralph Bennett , " The long @-@ term significance of the Drvar raid was simply that it failed . "
= = In film = =
Operation Rösselsprung is depicted in the 1963 Partisan film Desant na Drvar directed by Fadil Hadžić .
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= M22 Locust =
The Light Tank ( Airborne ) M22 or Locust was an American @-@ designed airmobile light tank which was produced during World War II . The Locust began development in 1941 after the British War Office requested that the American government design a purpose @-@ built airborne light tank which could be transported by glider into battle to support British airborne forces . The War Office had originally selected the Light Tank Mark VII Tetrarch light tank for use by the airborne forces , but it had not been designed with that exact purpose in mind so the War Office believed that a purpose @-@ built tank would be required to replace it . The United States Ordnance Department was asked to produce this replacement , which in turn selected Marmon @-@ Herrington to design and build a prototype airborne tank in May 1941 . The prototype was designated the Light Tank T9 ( Airborne ) , and was designed so that it could be transported underneath a Douglas C @-@ 54 Skymaster transport aircraft , although its dimensions also allowed it to fit inside a General Aircraft Hamilcar glider .
After a series of modifications were made to the initial prototype , production of the T9 began in April 1943 . It was significantly delayed , however , when several faults were found with the tank 's design . Marmon @-@ Herrington only began to produce significant numbers of the T9 in late 1943 and early 1944 , and by then the design was considered to be obsolete ; only 830 were built by the time production ended in February 1945 . As a result , the Ordnance Department gave the tank the specification number M22 but no combat units were equipped with it . However , the War Office believed that the tank would perform adequately despite its faults , so the tank was given the title of " Locust " and 260 were shipped to Great Britain under the Lend @-@ Lease Act . Seventeen Locusts were received by the 6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment in late 1943 , but mechanical problems led to the tanks being withdrawn in favour of the Tetrarchs previously used by the regiment .
In October 1944 however , the remaining Tetrarchs of the regiment were replaced by Locusts and eight were used during Operation Varsity in March 1945 . The tanks did not perform well in action ; several were damaged during the landing process and one was knocked out by a German self @-@ propelled gun . Only two Locusts were able to reach their planned rendezvous point and go into action , occupying a piece of high ground along with an infantry company . The tanks were forced to withdraw from the position after several hours however , because they attracted artillery fire that caused the infantry to suffer heavy casualties . The Locust never saw active service with the British Army again and was classified as obsolete in 1946 . A number of Locusts were used by foreign militaries in the post @-@ war period however ; the Belgian Army used Locusts as command tanks for their M4 Sherman tank regiments , and the Egyptian Army used several company @-@ sized units of Locusts during the 1948 Arab – Israeli War .
= = Development history = =
= = = Background = = =
The Light Tank ( Airborne ) M22 , also known as the Locust , began development in late 1941 in response to a request by the British military earlier in the year for an airmobile light tank which could be transported onto a battlefield by glider . At the time the request was made , the War Office considered using the equipment in Britain 's fledgling airborne forces , which had been formed in June 1940 by order of the Prime Minister , Winston Churchill . When officials at the War Office examined the equipment that would be required for a British airborne division , they decided that gliders would be an integral component of such a force . These gliders would be used to transport troops and heavy equipment , which by 1941 was to include artillery and some form of tank . Plans to transport an airborne tank went through a number of revisions , but by May 1941 it was considered feasible for a tank weighing 5 @.@ 4 long tons ( 5 @.@ 5 t ) to be carried for 300 to 350 mi ( 480 to 560 km ) in a glider , although the latter would have to be specifically designed for the task . In a conference held on January 16 , 1941 , it was decided that the General Aircraft Hamilcar , under development at the time , would be used to transport a single tank or two Universal Carriers .
A decision had recently been made by the War Office that light tanks were no longer to be generally used in the British Army ; on the whole they had performed poorly during the Battle of France and were considered to be a liability . As a result , the Vickers @-@ Armstrong Light Tank Mk VII Tetrarch light tank was now considered obsolete . This made it available for use by the airborne forces and it was chosen by the War Office as the tank to be transported by glider . However , it had not been designed specifically as an airborne tank or to be airmobile , and it also possessed several faults . Its size limited the possible crew to three — a driver in the hull and a gunner and commander in the turret — which was found to be too few crew members to operate the Tetrarch effectively . The gunner or commander , in addition to his own duties , had to act as loader for the 2 @-@ pounder , which caused delays in combat ; a report on the tank written in January 1941 stated that since the commander had both to fight and control the tank , controlling a troop of Tetrarchs during combat would be almost impossible . The War Office was also aware that the tank had a faulty cooling system that made the Tetrarch unsuitable for service in hotter climates , such as the Middle East and North Africa .
A purpose @-@ built airborne light tank was therefore required to replace the Tetrarch , but the decision was taken by the War Office not to produce the tank in Britain due to a lack of production capacity . Instead the American government was approached with a request that it produce a replacement for the Tetrarch . This request was made by the British Air Commission in Washington , D.C. , with a proposal calling for a tank of between 9 t ( 8 @.@ 9 long tons ) and 10 t ( 9 @.@ 8 long tons ) to be developed , this being the maximum weight the War Office had decided could be carried by current glider technology . The proposed tank was to have a primary armament of a 37 @-@ millimetre ( 1 @.@ 5 in ) main gun and secondary armament of a .30 @-@ 06 Browning M1919A4 , and a crew of three . The specification also called for a maximum speed of 40 mph ( 64 km / h ) and an operational radius of 200 miles ( 320 km ) . The turret and front of the hull were to have an armour thickness of between 40 millimetres ( 1 @.@ 6 in ) and 50 millimetres ( 2 @.@ 0 in ) , and the sides of the tank a thickness of 30 millimetres ( 1 @.@ 2 in ) . The United States Ordnance Department was given the task of developing the proposed tank , and in turn requested designs from three American companies : General Motors , J. Walter Christie and Marmon @-@ Herrington . The design offered by Christie in mid @-@ 1941 was rejected as it failed to meet the specified size requirements , as was a modified design the company produced in November . At a conference in May 1941 , the Ordnance Department chose the Marmon @-@ Herrington design and requested that the company produce a prototype tank , which was completed in late 1941 ; it was designated the Light Tank T9 ( Airborne ) by the company and the Ordnance Department .
= = = Development = = =
The T9 had a crew of three and weighed 6 @.@ 7 metric tons ( 7 @.@ 4 short tons ) . It was armed with a 37 @-@ millimetre ( 1 @.@ 5 in ) main gun and a coaxial .30 @-@ 06 Browning M1919A4 machine @-@ gun , as well as two further machine @-@ guns on the right @-@ hand side of the bow . The main gun and coaxial machine @-@ gun were mounted in a powered turret , which also had a gun stabilizer installed to allow the gun to be fired when the tank was moving . The T9 was powered by a 162 horse @-@ power six @-@ cylinder , air @-@ cooled Lycoming engine , and the thickness of the armour varied ; the front , rear and sides of the hull had a thickness of 12 @.@ 5 millimetres ( 0 @.@ 49 in ) while the sloped portions of the hull had a thickness of 9 @.@ 5 millimetres ( 0 @.@ 37 in ) . The tank 's engine was able to give it a maximum speed of 40 mph ( 64 km / h ) . The T9 was not primarily designed to be transported by glider , a significant change from the original request , but instead was to be carried under the belly of a Douglas C @-@ 54 Skymaster transport aircraft , using four lifting brackets welded onto each side of the hull of the tank . The turret was designed to be removable so that it could be detached and transported inside the C @-@ 54 and reattached once on the battlefield . The loading took six men about twenty @-@ five minutes , the unloading ten minutes . On top of this the aircraft required a proper airfield on which to land . However , the T9 was of the correct shape , weight and size to be carried inside a Hamilcar glider , suggesting that these dimensions had been chosen deliberately so that the tank could be transported inside a glider if required .
A number of changes were made to the prototype during testing . The main change was the addition of supporting steel beams to improve and strengthen the suspension of the tank , which increased the weight to 7 @.@ 05 metric tons ( 7 @.@ 77 short tons ) , the maximum weight that could be carried by a Hamilcar glider . Two new prototypes were ordered by the Ordnance Department in January 1942 and were delivered by Marmon @-@ Herrington in November 1942 . They were both designated T9E1 . The new tanks incorporated a number of requested changes . The turret was altered in shape ; it was lightened by the removal of the power traverse mechanism and the gyro stabilizer for the main armament . The front of the hull was altered from a stepped appearance to a more sloped profile , which would provide for a better ballistic shape ; the two .30 @-@ 06 machine @-@ guns were removed from the bow of the tank and the suspension was altered to try and reduce the weight of the design . However , contrary to normal practice , the Ordnance Department had placed an order for the original T9 design in April 1942 , before the T9E1 models were delivered in November 1942 ; 500 were ordered in April and this order rapidly increased to a total of 1900 , with deliveries to begin in November . However , production difficulties and design changes caused this date to be delayed several times , and it was not until April 1943 that production on the T9 actually began .
Production of the T9 peaked at 100 tanks produced per month between August 1943 and January 1944 ; however , this number rapidly declined when the results of the British and American testing programmes were reported to the Ordnance Department , and only 830 T9s were ever produced . The faults discovered with the design led to the Ordnance Department giving it the specification number M22 , but classing it as ' limited standard ' . No American combat units were equipped with the tank , although some of those produced were used for training purposes and two experimental units were formed and equipped with Locusts . The 151st Airborne Tank Company was formed on 15 August 1943 , despite concerns that there would be insufficient transport aircraft to deliver the unit into battle , and the 28th Airborne Tank Battalion was also formed in December of the same year . However , neither unit saw combat , due to the US Army 's lack of interest in using them in an airborne capacity . The 151st Airborne Tank Company remained in the United States , shuttling from base to base throughout the war , and the 28th Airborne Tank Battalion was refitted with conventional tanks in October 1944 . Some 25 Locusts were ordered in April 1944 for use in the European Theater of Operations , and delivered by September ; although a small number were sent to the United States Sixth Army Group in Alsace , France , for testing , they were never used in combat . However , the British still required the M22 as a replacement for the Tetrarch and the first prototype Locust was shipped to Britain in May 1942 for testing , followed by the second prototype T9E1 in July 1943 . Although they were of the opinion that the M22 possessed a number of faults , the War Office believed it would perform adequately as an airborne tank . Thus the tank received the official title of " Locust " and 260 were shipped to Britain under the Lend @-@ Lease Act . The majority of the Locusts ended up placed in tank parks until they were scrapped at the end of the conflict , and only eight ever saw action with British airborne forces .
= = = Faults = = =
Extensive testing of the M22 occurred in 1943 and 1944 , and was conducted by both the Ordnance Department and the British Armoured Fighting Vehicle ( AFV ) Gunnery School at Lulworth Ranges . These tests uncovered a number of faults and problems with the Locust . The AFV School noted that the process of loading the M22 into a C @-@ 54 transport aircraft took considerable time and involved the use of complex equipment . Overall the process took six untrained men 24 minutes , although it was believed this could be shortened with sufficient training . Unloading was also a long process , taking approximately ten minutes ; it was noted that the time it took to unload the M22 from a C @-@ 54 on the battlefield meant that both the tank and aircraft would make excellent targets for enemy fire . Operational use of the tank would therefore be restricted to the availability of airfields large enough to accommodate a fully laden C @-@ 54 , which might not be in the right geographical location or might even have to be captured in advance of a planned airborne operation . A heavy transport aircraft , the Fairchild C @-@ 82 Packet , was developed to specifically carry the M22 inside its fuselage and unload it through a set of clam @-@ shell doors , but it did not enter service until after the war had ended . The US Army Armored Board released a critical report on the Locust in September 1943 , stating that it was inadequate in the areas of reliability and durability , and indicating that it would not be able to be successfully used during airborne operations . By 1944 it was also realized that the design of the tank was actually obsolete . The armor of the M22 in several areas was found to be so thin that it was incapable of even resisting the armor @-@ piercing ammunition of a .50 caliber machine @-@ gun . Complaints were also made about the 37mm main armament , which was not powerful enough to penetrate the armor of most tanks used by the Axis powers . Similarly a report made on March 13 , 1944 by elements of the 6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment complained that when a high @-@ explosive shell was fired from the gun , the resulting shell @-@ burst was so weak that observers had difficulty in seeing where it impacted . There were also mechanical problems with the design , which caused it to be unreliable ; the engine was also found to be underpowered , possibly due to problems with the torque characteristics of the engine or an inefficient transmission system .
= = Operational history = =
= = = World War II = = =
= = = = Initial service = = = =
By late 1941 , several new British units had been raised specifically trained to conduct airborne operations . The largest such unit was the newly formed 1st Airborne Division , and on 19 January 1942 the War Office took the decision that a light tank detachment would be amongst the support units attached to the division . Designated the Light Tank Squadron , this unit was to be formed of nineteen light tanks and would operate to the fore of the division , using their speed to capture objectives and hold them until relieved by other units . The unit chosen for conversion into the Light Tank Squadron was ' C ' Special Services Squadron , which had seen service as an independent tank unit during Operation Ironclad , the invasion of Madagascar in mid @-@ 1942 . The squadron was also equipped with Tetrarchs , which had recently been re @-@ designated as an airborne tank by the War Office . ' C ' Squadron was officially transferred to the 1st Airborne Division on 24 June 1942 , bringing with it seven Tetrarchs amongst the other vehicles it was equipped with . The unit immediately began training , but did not stay attached to the 1st Airborne Division for very long ; during mid @-@ 1943 , the division was transported to the Middle East , where it would eventually participate in Operation Husky , the Allied invasion of the island of Sicily . ' C ' Squadron remained in Britain however , as not enough Hamilcar gliders had yet been built to transport and deploy all of their Tetrarchs .
The squadron was transferred to the division with which it would spend the rest of the war ; the 6th Airborne Division , raised in April 1943 . The squadron continued to train as an air @-@ portable unit and participated in a number of exercises intended to familiarize it with the duties it would perform , including reconnaissance of enemy positions and performing counter @-@ attacks against enemy infantry and armor . In mid @-@ July an American pilot was sent to Britain to illustrate that the tank could fit inside a Hamilcar and be landed , and then on October 25 the Light Tank Squadron received a shipment of seventeen Locusts . During November the new tanks were issued to the squadron , replacing a majority of the Tetrarchs ; however a small number of Tetrarchs fitted with a 3 inch ( 76 @.@ 2 mm ) infantry support howitzer , which were designated as Tetrarch 1 CS ( Close Support ) , were retained . Several of the Locusts also were fitted with Littlejohn adaptors to increase the range and penetration power of their main armament , although it is not clear how many were fitted or if they were fitted at manufacture or after they reached the squadron . The squadron was expanded into the 6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment in December 1943 , and as late as March 1944 , plans were made for the regiment to be equipped with seventeen Locusts and three Tetrarchs when it took part in Operation Tonga , the British airborne landings in Normandy . However , records indicate that by April the Hamilcar gliders of the regiment were being refitted to only carry Tetrarchs , and by late March the Locusts appear to have been completely replaced . This seems to have been due to mechanical and gunnery problems with the Locusts , as well as specific problems with the design of the Locust 's gearbox .
The regiment took part in Operation Tonga as part of 6th Airlanding Brigade in June 1944 , equipped with twenty Tetrarchs . However , due to their thin armor and underpowered armament they proved to be completely outclassed by the tanks and self @-@ propelled guns deployed by German forces , such as the Panzer IV and the Sturmgeschütz III . By August , in preparation for the 6th Airborne Division 's participation in the planned breakout from the Normandy bridgehead , the majority of Tetrarchs in ' A ' Squadron were replaced with Cromwell fast cruiser tanks ; only three Tetrarchs were retained , remaining with the Headquarters troop of ' A ' Squadron . In September the division returned to Britain and in the first week of October 1944 , the 6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment underwent an extensive reorganization . The regiment was completely restructured and retired all the remaining Tetrarch tanks it was equipped with , replacing them with Locusts .
= = = = Operation Varsity = = = =
In March 1945 , the 6th Airborne Division was informed that it would be participating in Operation Varsity , an airborne operation in support of 21st Army Group crossing the River Rhine during Operation Plunder . On March 24 the division , in conjunction with the American United States 17th Airborne Division , would be dropped by parachute and glider near the city of Wesel , where it would capture the strategically important village of Hamminkeln , several important bridges over the River IJssel and the southern portion of a major forest , the Diersfordter Wald . Eight Locusts from the regiment , divided into two troops of four , would land with the 6th Airlanding Brigade in landing @-@ zone ' P ' east of the Diersfordter Wald and west of Hamminkeln , acting as a divisional reserve ; the rest of the regiment would arrive by road after crossing the Rhine with 21st Army Group .
The eight Locusts were loaded into separate Hamilcar gliders between 17 – 20 March , and on the morning of 24 March were towed from the airfield by Handley Page Halifax heavy bombers to join the rest of the gliders and transport aircraft carrying the two airborne divisions . Weather conditions for the operation were excellent , with clear visibility , and all eight gliders arrived in the vicinity of the landing zone without incident . During their attempts to land , however , the small force was severely depleted ; one glider broke away from the Halifax towing it and disintegrated , apparently as a result of structural failure , with the Locust inside it falling to the ground . Three more gliders came under heavy German anti @-@ aircraft fire and crashed as they landed ; one tank survived with
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the case as well as 19 investigators . Disappointment on the progress caused the victims to request the Inter @-@ American Commission on Human Rights allot them an hour @-@ long hearing at their October 2005 session .
On May 19 , 2006 an initial ruling was made to release the special report on torture accusations . On June 20 , 2006 , the Illinois Supreme Court unblocked the release of the special report by Egan that took 4 years and cost $ 17 million . In the end 148 cases were evaluated . The investigation revealed that in three of the cases prosecutors could have proved beyond a reasonable doubt in court that torture by the police involving five former officers including Burge had occurred . Half of the claims were deemed credible , but because of the statute of limitations no indictments were handed out . Mayor Daley and all law enforcement officials who had been deposed were excluded from the report . Also , the 75 credible abuse cases were overlooked with the report focusing on doubts about the actual torture of pardoned death row inmates . Among the final costs were $ 6 @.@ 2 million for the investigation and $ 7 million to hire outside counsel for Burge and his cohorts . Although the statute of limitations argument was a disappointment to many , the argument was very elaborately detailed in an 18 @-@ page section of the report . Debates in the op @-@ ed pages continued for days and Egan explained his report to the public with legal theories and federal jurisdiction issues .
On the same day of the initial ruling to release the special report was made , the 36th session of the United Nations Committee Against Torture issued its " Conclusions and recommendations of the Committee against Torture " report of the United States . The document states , " The Committee is concerned at allegations of impunity of some of the State party ’ s law @-@ enforcement personnel in respect of acts of torture or cruel , inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment . The Committee notes the limited investigation and lack of prosecution in respect of the allegations of torture perpetrated in areas 2 and 3 of the Chicago Police Department ( art . 12 ) . The State party should promptly , thoroughly and impartially investigate all allegations of acts of torture or cruel , inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment by law @-@ enforcement personnel and bring perpetrators to justice , in order to fulfil its obligations under article 12 of the Convention . The State party should also provide the Committee with information on the ongoing investigations and prosecution relating to the above @-@ mentioned case . "
In 2002 , Special State 's Attorney ( a / k / a " special prosecutor " ) Egan was appointed by Judge Paul P. Biebel , Jr . , Presiding Judge of the Criminal Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County , who directed Egan to investigate ( and , if appropriate , prosecute ) the accusations . Egan 's review , which cost $ 17 million , revealed improprieties that resulted in no action due to the statute of limitations .
Four of Burge 's death row inmate victims — Aaron Patterson , LeRoy Orange , Stanely Howard , and Madison Hobley — filed suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against the City of Chicago , Burge , several of Burge 's former subordinate police detectives , Cook County , and a few current and former State 's Attorneys and assistant state 's attorneys of Cook County ( the precise list of police officers and prosecutors varied somewhat from plaintiff to plaintiff ) . Although each case was randomly assigned to a different district judge , the parties all consented to have the four cases consolidated for discovery management before Magistrate Judge Geraldine Soat Brown . A settlement of $ 19 @.@ 8 million was reached in December 2007 between the plaintiffs and the so @-@ called " city defendants " consisting of the City of Chicago , Burge , the other former detectives , and former Cook County State 's Attorney ( and Mayor of Chicago at the time of the settlement ) Richard M. Daley . The cases against Cook County and the other current / former prosecutors continue as of July 2008 . Having never been convicted of a felony , Burge continues to receive a police pension to which he is entitled under Illinois state law .
After being fired , Burge lived in Apollo Beach , Florida , a suburb of Tampa . In 1994 , he bought his current wood @-@ frame home for $ 154 @,@ 000 and a 22 ft ( 6 @.@ 7 m ) motorboat . While a police officer Burge had owned a 40 @-@ foot ( 12 m ) cabin cruiser named The Vigilante that he maintained at Burnham Harbor . Upon retiring at full pension he ran a fishing business in Florida . The precise amount of his pension is not a matter of public record , but he was eligible for 50 % of his approximately $ 60 @,@ 000 salary .
The torture revelations led to actions to mandate videotaping of confessions . The case has been chronicled in various formats in the mass media . The book Unspeakable Acts , Ordinary People ( 2001 , ISBN 0 @-@ 520 @-@ 23039 @-@ 6 ) by John Conroy includes four chapters on Burge 's story . Also , the 1994 Public Broadcasting Service documentary film , co @-@ produced with Peter Kuttner , that was entitled The End of the Nightstick , analyzed the torture charges against Burge .
= = Arrest = =
Although Burge had been presumed to be protected by a statute of limitations , the US Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois , Patrick Fitzgerald , in October 2008 charged Burge with two counts of obstruction of justice and one count of perjury . Burge was arrested on October 21 , 2008 at his home in Apollo Beach by FBI agents .
Under the charges , Burge could have been subject to 40 years in prison for the two obstruction counts and five years on the perjury count . The charges were the result of convicted felon Madison Hobley 's 2003 civil rights lawsuit alleging police beatings , electric shocks and death threats by Burge and other officers against dozens of criminal suspects .
Burge pleaded not guilty and was released on $ 250 @,@ 000 bond . Fitzgerald noted that although Burge was being charged with lying and not the torture to which the statute of limitations applied , he believed Burge to be guilty of both . In the October 21 press conference , Fitzgerald stated that Burge had " lied and impeded court proceedings " during his 2003 written testimony . In the indictment , the prosecution stated that Burge understood that he was a participant in and was aware of " such events involving the abuse or torture of people in custody " . The trial had been set for May 11 , 2009 . Instead , on April 29 , Burge filed a change @-@ of @-@ venue motion and the trial in relation to a lawsuit filed by former Death Row inmate Madison Hobley was set for October 29 , 2009 .
Also in April , Cortez Brown , who had sought a new trial with respect to two 1990 murders and who had already subpoenaed two Chicago police detectives for his May 18 , 2009 hearing , won the right to subpoena Burge from a Cook County Judge . Burge was expected to exercise his 5th Amendment right not to incriminate himself . However , the Florida judge refused to grant such a subpoena given the likelihood that Burge would exercise this right .
On May 6 , jury selection began for the trial . 80 potential jurors were given a 29 @-@ page questionnaire to complete . Attorneys had until May 24 to review the questionnaires before final jury selection began . An additional batch of 90 potential jurors was given a questionnaire on May 17 . The trial heard its first testimony on May 26 . Burge testified in his own defense for six hours on June 17 and on subsequent days . Closing arguments were heard on June 24 , and jury deliberations began on June 25 . On June 28 , Burge was convicted on all three counts : two counts of obstruction of justice and one count of perjury .
On January 21 , 2011 , Burge was sentenced to four and a half years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow , who had refused to withdraw from the case . The federal probation office had recommended a 15- to 21 @-@ month sentence , while prosecutors had requested as much as 30 years . Burge served his sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution Butner Low near Butner , North Carolina , about 45 miles ( 72 km ) northwest of Raleigh , where he was Bureau of Prisons Register # 50504 @-@ 018 . Burge 's projected release date was February 14 , 2015 . However , he was released from prison on October 3 , 2014 .
There are plans to file federal civil lawsuits against Burge , Daley and others .
= = Richard Zuley = =
The memoirs of former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Mohammedou Slahi detail his experience undergoing enhanced interrogation at the hands of Richard Zuley , a former Chicago Police Detective .
Spencer Ackerman , writing in The Guardian , reported settlements from lawsuits over Burge 's use of torture , and other expenses , had cost the Police Department over $ 100 million . Local Chicago publications identified Zuley as a protege of Burge 's . However , Ackerman states that the two officers never served together .
= = Reparations = =
On April 14 , 2015 , the Mayor of Chicago , Rahm Emanuel , announced the creation of a $ 5 @.@ 5 million city fund for individuals who could prove that they were victimized by Burge . Burge said he found it hard to believe that Chicago political leadership could " even contemplate giving reparations to human vermin " . The fund was approved by the Chicago City Council on May 6 , 2015 .
In approving the reparations , Chicago became the first municipal government to approve compensating victims with valid claims of police torture . Under the terms , about 60 living victims would each be eligible to receive up to $ 100 @,@ 000 . The living survivors , their immediate families , and the immediate families of the deceased torture victims would also gain access to services , including psychological counseling and free tuition to the City Colleges of Chicago . Additionally , the city approved building a public memorial to the deceased victims and established a requirement that students in the eighth and tenth grades attending Chicago Public Schools learn about the Burge legacy . At the May Council meeting , as more than a dozen Burge survivors looked on , Mayor Emanuel offered an official apology on behalf of the City of Chicago , and the aldermen stood and applauded . G. Flint Taylor , who was part of the legal team that negotiated the deal , stated in an interview that the “ non @-@ financial reparations make it truly historic . Taylor predicted that the reparations will be a “ beacon for other cities here and across the world for dealing with racist police brutality . ”
= Eriophorum angustifolium =
Eriophorum angustifolium , commonly known as common cottongrass or common cottonsedge , is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae . Native to North America , North Asia , and Northern Europe , it is often found on peat or acidic soils , in open wetland , heath or moorland . It begins to flower in April or May and , after fertilisation in early summer , the small , unremarkable brown and green flowers develop distinctive white bristle @-@ like seed @-@ heads that resemble tufts of cotton ; combined with its ecological suitability to bog , these characteristics give rise to the plant 's alternative name , bog cotton .
Eriophorum angustifolium is a hardy , herbaceous , rhizomatous , perennial sedge , able to endure in a variety of environments in the temperate , subarctic and arctic regions of Earth . Unlike Gossypium , the genus from which cotton is derived , the bristles which grow on E. angustifolium are unsuited to textile manufacturing . Nevertheless , in Northern Europe , they were used as a substitute in the production of paper , pillows , candle @-@ wicks , and wound @-@ dressings . The indigenous peoples of North America use the plant in cooking and in the treatment of digestive problems . Following a vote in 2002 , Plantlife International designated E. angustifolium the County Flower of Greater Manchester , as part of its British County Flowers campaign .
= = Description = =
In the wild , Eriophorum angustifolium is a creeping rhizomatous perennial sedge , with an abundance of unbranched , translucent pink roots . Fully grown , it has a tall , erect stem shaped like a narrow cylinder or triangular prism ; it is smooth in texture and green in colour . Reports of the plant 's height vary ; estimates include up to 60 cm ( 24 in ) , 15 – 75 cm ( 5 @.@ 9 – 29 @.@ 5 in ) , and up to 100 cm ( 39 in ) . E. angustifolium has " stiff grass @-@ like foliage " consisting of long , narrow solidly dark green leaves , which have a single central groove , and narrow from their 2 – 6 @-@ millimetre ( 0 @.@ 08 – 0 @.@ 24 in ) wide base to a rust @-@ coloured triangular tip . Up to seven green and brown aerial peduncles and chaffs , roughly 4 – 10 millimetres ( 0 @.@ 16 – 0 @.@ 39 in ) in size , protrude from umbels at the top of the stem from which achenes are produced after fertilisation , each with a single pappus ; these combine to form a distinctive white perianth around 5 centimetres ( 2 @.@ 0 in ) long .
Eriophorum angustifolium is described as " a rather dull plant " in winter and spring , but " simply breathtaking " in summer and autumn , when 1 – 7 conspicuous inflorescences – composed of hundreds of white pappi comparable to cotton , hair , tassels , and / or bristles – stand out against naturally drab surroundings .
Eriophorum angustifolium differs from other species within the genus Eriophorum in its habitat and morphology . Its multiple flower heads and growth from rhizomes distinguish it from E. vaginatum , which has a single flower head and grows from dense tussocks . Although E. latifolium has 2 – 12 flower heads , it has laxly caespitose ( tufted ) growth , and its pappi are forked . The smooth peduncles and preference for acidic soil pH distinguishes E. angustifolium from E. gracile , which grows in swamp with a neutral pH and has scabrid ( rough ) peduncles .
= = Distribution and ecology = =
= = = Distribution = = =
Eriophorum angustifolium is native to the Northern Hemisphere , and distributed across Eurasia , North America and the British Isles , where there is open bog , heath , wetland and moorland , with standing water and calcareous peat or acidic soil . It can survive in the Subarctic and Arctic , and is found in Alaska , Finland and Greenland as far north as 83 ° N. The British botanist William Turner Thiselton @-@ Dyer recorded E. angustifolium in the South African Republic in 1898 .
In North America , Eriophorum angustifolium is found in the north from Alaska through Manitoba and the Canadian Prairies to Newfoundland and Labrador , down the Pacific Northwest and the state of Washington , across the Midwestern United States through Michigan and Iowa , down the Eastern Seaboard as far south @-@ east as New York and New Jersey , and reaching as far south @-@ west as New Mexico . In Eurasia , E. angustifolium is distributed throughout the Caucasus , European Russia and North Asia , including Siberia and the Kamchatka Peninsula , and south @-@ east to Manchuria and Korea . It grows throughout continental Europe , with the exception of those parts within the Mediterranean Basin , growing in Scandinavia in the north , and as far south as the Norte Region of Portugal and the Pierian Mountains of Greece .
Eriophorum angustifolium is the most common of the four native species of Eriophorum in the British Isles , and has been recorded as having existed in all vice @-@ counties , thriving particularly well in Ireland and northern and western regions of Great Britain , but less so in southern and eastern areas . In the mires of Northern Ireland and the South Pennines , it considered a ruderal , pioneer and keystone species , because it can quickly colonise and repair damaged or eroded peat , encourage the re @-@ vegetation of its surroundings , and retain sediment and its landscape to serve as a carbon sink . In central and southern counties of England , the species is rare or absent , and was " completely destroyed " in Cambridgeshire , The Broads , The Fens and other parts of the East of England by human activities such as land reclamation . Within the British Isles , E. angustifolium thrives at a range of altitudes from sea @-@ level fens and lowland meadows , to exposed upland moors when provided with a habitat of acid bog or waterlogged heath . It has an altitudinal limit of 1 @,@ 100 metres ( 3 @,@ 600 ft ) above sea level , reaching 854 metres ( 2 @,@ 802 ft ) in the Wicklow Mountains of Ireland , and 1 @,@ 060 metres ( 3 @,@ 480 ft ) in the Scottish Highlands .
= = = Ecology = = =
Eriophorum angustifolium is a hardy , herbaceous , rhizomatous , perennial plant , meaning that it is resilient to cold and freezing climatic conditions , dies back at the end of its growing season , has creeping rootstalks , and lives for over two years . It grows vigorously from seed over a period of 2 – 5 years , and thrives particularly well in freshly disturbed , cut or eroded peat . E. angustifolium is protogynous .
Sexual reproduction in Eriophorum angustifolium begins with flowering in spring or early summer ( in or around May ) , when groups of 3 – 5 brown flowers are produced . Fertilisation usually takes place in May or June , via anemophily ( wind @-@ pollination ) , and the white bristle @-@ like perianth , composed of achenes with pappi ( seeds with hairs ) then grows outwards to appear like short tufts of cotton thread . These pappi endure well into summer , lasting from around June to September . Like the pappus of Taraxacum ( dandelions ) , this aids in wind @-@ dispersal , and also serves as thermal insulation , conserving the temperature of the plant 's reproductive organs by trapping solar radiation .
= = = Conservation = = =
Eriophorum angustifolium has a NatureServe conservation status of G5 , meaning that the species is considered to be ecologically secure by NatureServe , lacking any threats to its global abundance .
= = In human culture = =
Eriophorum angustifolium seeds and stems are edible and are used in traditional Native American cuisine by Alaska Natives , Inuit and Inupiat people . The leaves and roots of E. angustifolium are also edible and , because of their astringent properties , used by the Yupik peoples for medicinal purposes , through a process of decoction , infusion or poultice , to treat aliments of the human gastrointestinal tract , and in the Old World for the treatment of diarrhoea . In abundance , E. angustifolium can grow with enough density to disguise wetland and bog . Consequently , it may be used as a natural indicator of areas which are hazardous and to avoid travelling through . Attempts to make a cotton @-@ like thread from the hairs of the plant 's seed @-@ heads have been thwarted by its brittleness , but it has been used in the production of paper and candle wicks in Germany , and was used as a feather substitute in pillow stuffing in Sweden and Sussex , England . In Scotland , during World War I , it was used to dress wounds .
In 2002 , the County Flowers campaign of Plantlife International , which asked members of the public to nominate and vote for a wildflower emblem for each of the counties and metropolitan areas of the United Kingdom , resulted in Eriophorum angustifolium being announced as the County Flower of Greater Manchester .
= = Taxonomy = =
The species was named Eriophorum angustifolium in 1782 by the German botanist Gerhard August Honckeny . The German botanist Albrecht Wilhelm Roth published this name in 1788 , referring to Honckeny 's work , and is sometimes erroneously considered the author of the species name . The genus name Eriophorum consists of two Ancient Greek roots – εριων ( erion , " wool " ) and -φόρος ( -phoros , " -bearing " ) – referring to the fibrous seed @-@ heads of the genus , which resemble tufts of thread . The specific epithet angustifolium is composed of the Latin words angustus ( " narrow " ) and folium ( " leaf " ) . The Linnaean name Eriophorum polystachion is a nomen rejiciendum , being based on a mixed batch of specimens . Scirpus angustifolius is a later combination published by the Japanese botanist Tetsuo Koyama in 1958 , but this generic assignment is not widely accepted .
Two subspecies are recognised within E. angustifolium . The autonymous subspecies , E. angustifolium subsp. angustifolium , is found in more southerly sites , while E. angustifolium subsp. triste has an overlapping distribution centred further north . The two also differ in height and the roughness of the peduncles , with E. a. subsp. angustifolium being up to 100 cm ( 39 in ) tall and having smooth @-@ surfaced peduncles , while E. a. subsp. triste has rough peduncles and only reaches 30 cm ( 12 in ) tall .
In English , E. angustifolium is known by a variety of common names ( with various spellings ) , including common cottongrass , common cotton @-@ grass , common cottonsedge , tassel cotton grass , many @-@ headed cotton @-@ grass , thin @-@ scale cotton @-@ grass , tall cotton @-@ grass , downy ling and bog cotton .
= = Cultivation = =
Although " difficult to grow under cultivation " , The Royal Horticultural Society states Eriophorum angustifolium can be cultivated as a low @-@ maintenance wildflower , suitable for meadows , ponds margins or bog gardens . This may be done in sheltered or exposed terrain , but best accomplished with full sun at a south- or west @-@ facing aspect , in water up to 5 centimetres ( 2 @.@ 0 in ) deep . Poorly @-@ drained peat , sand , clay or loam with an acidic soil pH is required . Division in spring is the recommended form of propagation for the species , and regular deadheading is the recommended method of pruning . Narthecium ossifragum and Myrica gale are suitable for companion planting with E. angustifolium . Eriophorum angustifolium is " generally pest free " . As a seedling and young plant it is eaten by sheep and cattle , and a variety of goose species . It is tolerant to chalybeate ( iron @-@ enriched ) water , but may succumb to powdery mildews .
= Wings ( Bonnie Tyler album ) =
Wings is the fifteenth studio album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler . It was released in Europe on 14 May 2005 by Stick Music , and on 12 June 2006 in the UK under the title Celebrate . The album spawned two singles , " Louise " and " Celebrate " . The majority of newly written tracks were composed by Tyler and French songwriters Paul D. Fitzgerald and Karen Drotar , and produced by Jean Lahcene ( under the pseudonym of John Stage ) . Tyler also recorded new versions of her international hits " It 's a Heartache " and " Total Eclipse of the Heart " .
Reviews of the album were mixed , with music critics arguing that Tyler 's best work comes through her pairing with Jim Steinman . The album only charted in France in 2005 , peaking at number 133 .
= = Background , recording and release = =
In January 2004 , Tyler was number one in France with her bilingual song " Si demain ... ( Turn Around ) " , which boosted sales of her then @-@ current studio album Simply Believe . Still working in France , Tyler went on to collaborate with French producer Jean Lahcene to put together another album . Wings was released on 14 May 2005 , and would be her last album for eight years before the release of Rocks and Honey . Tyler co @-@ wrote nine of the tracks for Wings ; this was the first time in Tyler 's career that she had been directly involved in the composition of her songs . The album was recorded at the Pasteur Studio in Paris , France , and " All I Need Is Love " and " I 'll Stand By You " were recorded at Stuart Emerson 's studio in the UK . Wings features two tracks written by Stuart Emerson , one of which was a duet with his partner and Tyler 's friend , Lorraine Crosby . Emerson also contributed to Tyler 's 1995 album Free Spirit and 2004 album Simply Believe . Two of the tracks , " Louise " and " Celebrate " are also featured on the album in French .
Wings was released in the United Kingdom under the title Celebrate in 2006 . The UK version omitted the French versions of the two singles .
Other releases including live performances of songs from Wings include the DVD Bonnie on Tour ( 2006 ) , the live CD Bonnie Tyler Live ( 2006 ) and The Complete Bonnie Tyler ( 2007 ) ; a CD and DVD pack that included Tyler 's DVD Bonnie on Tour and Wings .
= = Critical reception = =
The album received a mixed review from Tomas Mureika of Allmusic . He described the album as " safe , " and added that it " serves as a herald that Tyler should be re @-@ teaming with a producer of Jim Steinman 's caliber to bring out the best in her inimitable voice . " After pointing out that the album did have some high points , he concluded that the album was , however , forgettable .
When released in the UK as Celebrate , Elly Roberts ( of Glasswerk Magazine ) praised the album . She said : " The voice , as unique as you ’ ll find by a female singer , is as coarse as ever . Her band is as hot as anything on the scene ( the lead guitarist is outstanding ) , with superb production at every level . " Talking about the track " Run Run Run " , she described it as a " typical chart friendly affair , full of wailing guitar solos , and a catchy chorus that would grace any party dancefloor " , and predicted that the track could possibly become her next anthem .
= = Promotion = =
= = = Singles = = =
The album 's only single " Louise " was released after Celebrate on 19 June 2006 . Tyler recorded a music video for this single in a shipwreck on the coast of Tunisia , which was released on the CD single .
= = = Television and touring = = =
The BBC produced an episode of On Show about Bonnie Tyler entitled " In One Voice " . The episode is a short documentary about Tyler 's career , and was published a few months ahead of the release of Wings . Tyler performed several of the album tracks at La Cigale in Paris on her birthday on 8 June 2005 . The concert was filmed and released as part of a DVD entitled Bonnie on Tour , and also on a live CD called Bonnie Tyler Live , both released in 2007 . She also performed some of the tracks at the 2005 Sopot International Song Festival .
Tyler had two touring bands between 2004 and 2006 ; her regular band that she first formed in the 1990s , and a French band that toured Wings with her .
= = Track listing = =
= = Charts = =
= = Personnel = =
Credits adapted from Allmusic :
Producer , executive producer - John Stage
Management - Lionel Ducos
Engineers - Stuart Emerson , Saint James II , John Stage
Programming - Fred Andrews , Stuart Emerson , Fab , Saint James II , John Stage
Photography - Ducs , Bertrand Levet , John Stage , Robert Sullivan
Artwork - Pop at Work
International coordination - Karen Drotar
Keyboards - Fred Andrews , Didier Collet , Stuart Emerson , Saint James II , Laurent Meliz , John Stage
Drums - Tom Box , Stuart Emerson
Bass guitar - Stuart Emerson , Jannick Top
Guitar - Stuart Emerson , Sebastien Heurtault , Eric " Zycki " Stezycki
Bagpipes - Loïc Taillebrest
Soloist - Lorraine Crosby
Backing vocals - Lorraine Crosby , Karen Drotar , Stuart Emerson , F. Godebout , D. Goury , Serge Haouzi , Laura Lahcene , Fanny Llado , J.J. Sombrun , John Stage
= Numedal Line =
The Numedal Line ( Norwegian : Numedalsbanen ) is a 92 @.@ 8 @-@ kilometer ( 57 @.@ 7 mi ) long railway line that runs up the Numedal valley between Kongsberg and Rødberg in Buskerud , Norway . Built and operated by the Norwegian State Railways , the non @-@ electrified , standard gauge line passes through the municipalities of Kongsberg , Flesberg , Rollag and Nore og Uvdal . It is now owned by the Norwegian National Rail Administration .
The first plans for a line through Numedal were launched after the Sørland Line reached in Kongsberg in 1871 . After it was decided that the Bergen Line would instead follow Hallingdal , the Numedal plans lay dead until it was decided that a railway was necessary to build two hydroelectric power stations near Rødberg . The plans were passed in 1918 , the first trains started running in 1924 and the line was officially opened in 1927 . At first all services were provided with steam locomotives , but from the 1930s diesel multiple units were used for passenger trains . The line was frequented with classes Cmd 16 , 86 , 87 and 91 . The last regular train ran in 1988 ; since , there has been sporadic freight service and some heritage trains running from Kongsberg to Rollag . Draisine rental is available on the section from Veggli to Rødberg .
In 2013 , Jernbaneverket reopened a 30km stretch between Kongsberg and Flesberg , to support the forestry industry . Following a derailment in April 2014 , the entire stretch was upgraded with new sleepers .
= = Route = =
The Numedal Line branches off from the Sørland Line at Kongsberg Station , which is located 99 @.@ 37 kilometers ( 61 @.@ 75 mi ) from Oslo Central Station and 161 @.@ 9 meters ( 531 ft ) above mean sea level ( AMSL ) . The line runs past four stops , Spiten , Pikerfoss , Gleda and Herbru , before reaching a branch to Svene Gravel Pit , 3 @.@ 48 kilometers ( 2 @.@ 16 mi ) from Kongsberg . The line continues past the halts Ramsrud , Svene , Furuly and Toresplassen before reaching Lampeland Station , 10 @.@ 50 kilometers ( 6 @.@ 52 mi ) from Kongsberg . The line then passes over Lyngdalselva on a 27 @-@ meter ( 89 ft ) bridge and continues past the stops Fløtterud , Ruud , Vangestad and Eie before reaching the branch to the sawmill Numedal Bruk , 29 @.@ 69 kilometers ( 18 @.@ 45 mi ) from Kongsberg , which is located just south of Flesberg Station .
The line continues past the stops Bjørnsrud , Bakkerud and Fossan before reaching the 228 @-@ meter ( 748 ft ) Helle Tunnel and then Djupdal Station 40 @.@ 63 kilometers ( 25 @.@ 25 mi ) after Kongsberg . The line then runs through the 78 @-@ meter ( 256 ft ) Ulvik Tunnel and the 57 @-@ meter ( 187 ft ) Gygrestigen Tunnel . It then passes the halt Selsteigen before running through the 44 @-@ meter ( 144 ft ) Selsteigen Tunnel . After passing through the halt Kjome , the line reaches Rollag Station , which is 46 @.@ 80 kilometers ( 29 @.@ 08 mi ) from Kongsberg . Since 1989 , this is the furthest north the line is kept operational , although the track remains all the way to Rødberg .
The line continues past the stops Tråen , Rollag kirke , Bråten , Sjorsåte , over the 65 @-@ meter ( 213 ft ) Bruhaug Bridge , past the stops Laugi , Vamre , Risteigen and then passes over the river Veggli elv on a 30 @-@ meter ( 98 ft ) long bridge . At 60 @.@ 81 kilometers ( 37 @.@ 79 mi ) after Kongsberg the line reaches Veggli Station , before continuing past the stops Tveitkåsa , Kjerre , Fossebrekke and then through two tunnels , Gjeiteryggen I and Gjeiteryggen II , which are 572 meters ( 1 @,@ 877 ft ) and 246 meters ( 807 ft ) long , respectively . The line then passes by the stops Kravikfjord , Kittelsland , Eidsstrykken , a 30 @-@ meter ( 98 ft ) bridge over Eidsåa , the stops Norefjord , Svendsrud and the 146 @-@ meter ( 479 ft ) Rundberg Tunnel . The line then runs past the stop Midtstigen and Søndre Sandnes before running through five tunnels , named Sandnes I and II , Vrennedalen I and II , and Bondeberg , which are between 12 and 140 meters ( 39 and 459 ft ) long . Just before Gvammen Station , which is 87 @.@ 39 kilometers ( 54 @.@ 30 mi ) from Kongsberg , there is a branch to Nore II Power Station .
The line then runs through six tunnels , named Gvamsås I through V , and Hvilsten . These are between 156 and 16 metres ( 512 and 52 ft ) long . The line then passes past Rødberg vokterbolig , which is 90 @.@ 92 kilometers ( 56 @.@ 50 mi ) form Kongsberg and is , at 395 @.@ 0 metres ( 1 @,@ 295 @.@ 9 ft ) AMSL the highest point on the line . The line then passes over Uvdalselva on a 35 @-@ meter ( 115 ft ) combined road and rail bridge , before reaching Rødberg , 92 @.@ 84 kilometers ( 57 @.@ 69 mi ) from Kongsberg .
= = History = =
With the construction of the Sørland Line to Kongsberg , which opened on 10 November 1871 , proposals were launched to extend the line up Numedal . On 16 August 1873 , a meeting was held between representatives from the municipalities in Numedal to discuss how they could convince national politicians to build the Bergen Line through Numedal . However , instead the Bergen Line was decided to run through Hallingdal . What finally spurred the construction was the construction of hydroelectric power stations in the valley . In 1907 , the government , through its power agency , had secured rights to build a power station in the rivers Numedalslågen and Tunnhovdfjorden . The state saw it as advantageous to build a railway through the valley to aid construction of Nore I and Nore II Power Station , despite the line not being on the railway plan . This was because machines weighing up to 40 tonnes ( 39 long tons ; 44 short tons ) would have to be transported up the valley . The initial estimates for the line was a cost of 8 @.@ 3 million Norwegian krone ( NOK ) .
On 3 August 1918 , the line was passed by the Parliament of Norway and it was decided that the line was to be built with standard gauge , which by then had become the norm . The decision was controversial , as the line was expected to have little traffic and would therefore not be profitable . A minority of the parliamentarians instead wanted the line to be built with narrow gauge to reduce construction costs . The state required that local municipalities and counties contributed to some of the investment costs . NOK 1 @.@ 2 million was paid by Buskerud County Municipality , while NOK 2 @.@ 17 million million was paid by the various municipalities . The largest amounts were paid by Flesberg with NOK 635 @,@ 000 , Nore with NOK 615 @,@ 000 and Rollag with NOK 517 @,@ 000 , while Uvdal paid NOK 198 @,@ 000 , Kongsberg NOK 125 @,@ 000 and Drammen NOK 80 @,@ 000 .
Siting commenced in 1918 , and by 1919 , an administration for the works had been established in Kongsberg . Construction commenced on 2 July 1920 , between Fossan and Bratterud . However , there quickly arose a strike , resulting in construction not being taken up until March 1921 . Final approval by parliament was first made on 20 July 1921 . Most of the construction was done using hand tools . 543 @,@ 000 cubic meters ( 19 @,@ 200 @,@ 000 cu ft ) of earth was moved , 217 @,@ 000 cubic meters ( 7 @,@ 700 @,@ 000 cu ft ) of rock was blasted and 2 @.@ 3 kilometers ( 1 @.@ 4 mi ) of tunnel were built . 190 @,@ 000 cubic meters ( 6 @,@ 700 @,@ 000 cu ft ) of ballast stone were used , most of it from the gravel pits at Bevergrenda , Guribråten and Stevningsmogen , Tjuvhaugen and Skarpsmoen . The whole construction used seven million work hours and for the tunneling , each work hour gave 7 millimetres ( 0 @.@ 28 in ) of progress . Most of the tracks were used from other railways . Five of the station buildings , at Vangestad , Flesberg , Djupdal , Tråen and Kravikfjord , were workmen 's sheds which had been placed on a foundation .
From 1924 , the railway was taken partially into use . Trains could run the 36 kilometers ( 22 mi ) from Kongsberg to Bakkerød from 15 November 1924 , the 65 kilometers ( 40 mi ) to Kjærre from 1 December 1925 and to Rødberg from 1 December 1926 . These trains included transport of 950 tonnes ( 930 long tons ; 1 @,@ 050 short tons ) of cement and 590 tonnes ( 580 long tons ; 650 short tons ) for the railway bridges . In total 4 @,@ 300 wagon loads were transported before the official opening , of which about half was for the power stations . Because of the delay of building the line , it could only be used during part of the construction period for the power stations .
The official opening took place on 19 November 1927 by King Haakon VII . When the line opened there were 21 manned station on the line . Up to 70 people worked on the line , in addition to station employees . In 1932 , the operations were rationalized , cutting costs from NOK 426 @,@ 000 to NOK 310 @,@ 000 per year . This involved removing the station masters at fifteen stations and replacing them with a clerk .
Initially , all trains on the line were hauled by steam locomotives , in particular NSB Class 20 and NSB Class 21 brought in used from other lines . The first diesel multiple units were taken into use in the 1930s , with the line seeing the use of both NSB Class Cmb 16 and Kristine Valdresdatter . During World War II , the line was again entirely hauled by steam locomotives and the service was reduced considerably . By 1945 , there were three round trips per week , but after the war ended , the frequency increased and by 1947 there were four daily round trips . Various classes of multiple units have been used , including NSB Class 86 , NSB Class 87 and NSB Class 91 . During the 1950s , there were sometimes also trains that operated just from Kongsberg to Veggli .
Because the conductors and engineers often knew where the locals lived or were headed , trains would make non @-@ scheduled stops to disembark passengers to allow them a shorter walk . In the 1960s , the number of round trips was reduced to three per day , allowing the whole service to be operated with a single unit . NSB used steam power for freight trains until 1970 , when NSB 's last scheduled steam locomotive service hauled a gravel train from Svene to Kongsberg . For a short period during the 1980s , there were also school trains , but as this forced NSB to operate two multiple units on the line , it proved too expensive and was soon afterwards again provided by bus .
Discussion about closing the line started in the 1950s , and the line became a candidate every time NSB and the parliament discussed closures . In 1988 , the parliament decided to close many Norwegian lines , including the Numedal Line , although it was decided that the section from Kongsberg to Rollag was to be kept for freight traffic . The last passenger train operated on 31 December 1988 and the line north of Rollag was officially closed on 1 January 1989 . By the time the line closed in 1989 , manning remained at only three stations : Flesberg , Veggli and Rødberg . NSB retained some traffic south of Flesberg ; in 1993 the company hauled 30 @,@ 000 tonnes ( 30 @,@ 000 long tons ; 33 @,@ 000 short tons ) of gravel and 25 @,@ 000 tonnes ( 25 @,@ 000 long tons ; 28 @,@ 000 short tons ) of lumber along the line .
After the closure , the non @-@ profit organization Friends of the Numedal Line was established and offered occasional heritage rides along the line . It maintains the tracks between Rollag and Rødberg and offers draisine rental between Veggli and Rødberg . Irregular transport from the gravel pit at Svene and the sawmill Numedal Bruk at Flesberg . The latter is operated by Tågåkeriet i Bergslagen and hauls lumber from Uddevalla , Sweden . The stretch from Flesberg to Rødberg is suggested preserved by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage .
= William S. Edmiston =
William Somerville Edmiston ( November 10 , 1857 – July 24 , 1903 ) was an architect and politician in present day Alberta , Canada . He was a member of the Edmonton Town Council and for two terms , the mayor of Edmonton .
Originally a native of Scotland , Edmiston came to Canada to settle in Clover Bar , Northwest Territories in the early 1880s . After living there for about ten years , he relocated to Edmonton where he would employ himself as an architect , the first ever in the town . Engaging in a partnership with another fellow architect , his firm would design some of the first buildings in the newly developing town . He would also involve himself with the town 's politics , sitting on the Edmonton Town Council , and later serving out two terms as Mayor of Edmonton , from 1897 to 1899 . During his time as mayor , he involved himself in local affairs as well as run his architectural business . He would also lobby for a new bridge to be built over the North Saskatchewan River , connecting Edmonton with the town of Strathcona . He would voluntarily relinquish his position as mayor and not run in the 1899 election , opting to retire .
Edmiston was also very active in the sporting affairs of Edmonton , participating in and managing many sporting activities and clubs . He died after an accident which resulted in heart failure in 1903 ; an industrial park in Edmonton was subsequently named after him .
= = Early life = =
Edmiston was born in 1857 at the Hutchesontown section of Glasgow , Scotland , the son of William Thomson and Jessie ( née Mitchell ) Edmiston . He immigrated to Canada in 1882 , and settled in Clover Bar , Northwest Territories where he farmed . His siblings , Janet Hamilton Edmiston and Herbert William Edmiston had also immigrated to Canada . In Clover Bar , he was named justice of the peace , and served as a trustee in the local school board .
= = Career = =
He relocated to the town of Edmonton in 1892 , becoming the town 's first architect . He also operated a brickyard upon settling . In 1892 , Edmiston , working independently at the time , was contracted by the Edmonton Town Council to draft a map of the town . In that same year , he was also a member of a committee tasked with a project to establish a brewery in Edmonton . In 1893 , he established a partnership with local architect Nathaniel G. Flater , and operated under the name Edmiston & Flater , headquartered at the Edmonton Imperial Bank Building . The firm designed many notable buildings for the town , including the first post office , the city 's first brick school ( for the Edmonton Public School District ) , the All Saints ' Anglican Cathedral , a home for Herbert Charles Wilson , the McDougall & Secord retail store , and a fire hall . In 1899 , he would end his partnership with Flater and enter into a new one , with Henry D. Johnson of Calgary , under the firm name Edmiston & Johnson Architects , Draughtsmen , Valuators and Insurance Agents . This firm was responsible for constructing , amongst many , a hospital building , a new Presbyterian church and making alterations to the Robertson Hall Theatre .
In 1900 , an article was published in the Edmonton Bulletin , praising the firm Edmiston & Johnson , specifically for their " skill and artistic tastes " , stating that they had " built for themselves a reputation that is second to none in their line " .
William Edmiston was also briefly involved in the meat industry , establishing a pork packing business , the Edmonton Pork Packing Company , around 1896 . During the 1890s he was also a director of the Edmonton District Railway Company .
= = = Civic politics = = =
In 1895 , Edmiston was nominated for and subsequently elected to Edmonton Town Council , finishing first in the aldermanic race in a field of nine candidates , with 175 votes . He was re @-@ elected in 1896 , finishing second of eight candidates . During this term , Edmiston sat as the chair of the board of works . He also sat on the council 's finance , public works and market committees . He did not seek re @-@ election in the next election . In early 1897 , he was a member of a planning committee for Queen Victoria 's Diamond Jubilee celebrations within the town . In the ensuing December 1897 election , having been nominated for mayor by Colin Strang and George Roy , he was the only candidate put forth for the position , and thus was acclaimed to the position . In 1898 , in response to getting nominated for re @-@ election as mayor , Edmiston responded by purchasing an advertisement in the Edmonton Bulletin , stating :
As I have been requested by a large number of taxpayers to run for Mayor for 1899 , I thank them for the honor and beg to say I have much pleasure and pride in accepting the nomination .
He would be re @-@ elected in the election later that year , defeating former mayor Cornelius Gallagher by 81 votes . He did not seek re @-@ election in 1899 , opting to retire . Following his last council meeting , after thanking members of the council , he treated members of the council and press members to " an excellent oyster supper " at a dining hall . During his two terms as mayor , he was involved in petitioning the dominion government for the bridge that became the Low Level Bridge , which would be constructed shortly after his final mayoral term , in 1900 . He also introduced bylaws that permitted a new flour mill to operate with reduced taxation rates , authorized the widening of Queen Street , and provided for the purchase of additional property for the expansion of the town .
In May 1900 , Edmiston , along with notables Alex Taylor , John Alexander McDougall , James McDonald , William Johnston Walker , Robert Manson , Thomas Bellamy , Herman McInnes , and Hedley C. Taylor , were named to The Edmonton Public Hospital corporate governing board , on the advice of the Legislative Assembly of the North @-@ West Territories .
= = Personal life = =
William Edmiston was a Mason and a member of the Old Timers ' Association , the Sons of Scotland , Knights of Pythias , Edmonton Liberal @-@ Conservative Association and Edmonton Board of Trade . Edmiston was active in the sporting community of Edmonton , serving on football and rugby committees in the 1890s , the honorary president of the Victoria Football Club , and as a member of the local hockey , curling and rifleman 's clubs . He also played on a local cricket team in the 1890s and in local billiard tournaments . He resided in the Riverdale neighbourhood of Edmonton , where former mayor Matthew McCauley had also lived . At the time of the 1901 Census of Canada , Edmiston was living in Edmonton with his wife , Georgina Edmiston ( born in New Brunswick ) , sister Janet Edmiston , and his two children , Kenneth William and Jessie Gertrude Edmiston . His son , Kenneth would serve in World War I with the 19th Alberta Dragoons .
= = Death and legacy = =
Edmiston died suddenly of heart failure July 24 , 1903 , at his Cliffe Street home in Edmonton . He was 45 years old . He had been recovering from an accident suffered a week prior in which he sustained a broken leg . After his funeral on July 26 , 1903 , he was buried at the Edmonton Cemetery . His obituary lauded that he was a well respected citizen who had " always taken a prominent part in all matters pertaining to the welfare of [ Edmonton ] . "
Edmiston Industrial , an industrial park located in the Northwest portion of the Edmonton near the Yellowhead Trail , was named in his honour in 1975 . The architectural firm of Edmiston & Johnson lasted up until the 1960s , changing partners multiple times , and ultimately folding in 1964 under the name Howard and Robert Bouey Architects .
= Battle of Kyongju =
The Battle of Kyongju was an engagement between United Nations ( UN ) and North Korean ( NK ) forces early in the Korean War from August 31 to September 15 , 1950 , in the vicinity of Kyongju in South Korea . It was a part of the Battle of Pusan Perimeter , and was one of several large engagements fought simultaneously . The battle ended in a victory for the United Nations after large numbers of United States ( US ) and Republic of Korea ( ROK ) troops repelled a strong North Korean attack .
Holding a line north of P 'ohang @-@ dong , An 'gang @-@ ni , and Kyongju , the so @-@ called " Kyongju corridor , " the Republic of Korea Army I Corps was unexpectedly hit with an attack by the North Korean People 's Army 's II Corps , part of the wider Great Naktong Offensive . The South Korean troops , already demoralized and struggling to maintain a strong defensive line , were easily pushed back from their positions . US Army units were called in to assist the South Koreans repel the attack .
Fighting was heavy and the two sides fought to capture and recapture P 'ohang @-@ dong and An 'gang @-@ ni , with the North Koreans seeking to break through the Kyongju corridor as a way to attack the UN base at Pusan . However , with large amounts of UN air and naval support , the US and South Korean ground forces were able to rout and force back the North Korean troops after two weeks of fighting .
= = Background = =
= = = Pusan Perimeter = = =
From the outbreak of the Korean War and the invasion of South Korea ( also known as the Republic of Korea ) by the North , the North Korean People 's Army had enjoyed superiority in both manpower and equipment over both the Republic of Korea Army and the United Nations forces dispatched to South Korea to prevent it from collapsing . The North Korean strategy was to aggressively pursue UN and South Korean forces on all avenues of approach south and to engage them aggressively , attacking from the front and initiating a double envelopment of both flanks of the unit , which allowed the North Koreans to surround and cut off the opposing force , which would then be forced to retreat in disarray , often leaving behind much of its equipment . From their initial June 25 offensive to fights in July and early August , the North Koreans used this strategy to effectively defeat any UN force and push it south . However , when the UN forces , under the Eighth United States Army , established the Pusan Perimeter in August , the UN troops held a continuous line along the peninsula which North Korean troops could not flank , and their advantages in numbers decreased daily as the superior UN logistical system brought in more troops and supplies to the UN army .
When the North Koreans approached the Pusan Perimeter on August 5 , they attempted the same frontal assault technique on the four main avenues of approach into the perimeter . Throughout August , the NK 6th Division , and later the NK 7th Division engaged the US 25th Infantry Division at the Battle of Masan , initially repelling a UN counteroffensive before countering with battles at Komam @-@ ni and Battle Mountain . These attacks stalled as UN forces , well equipped and with plenty of reserves , repeatedly repelled North Korean attacks . North of Masan , the NK 4th Division and the US 24th Infantry Division sparred in the Naktong Bulge area . In the First Battle of Naktong Bulge , the North Korean division was unable to hold its bridgehead across the river as large numbers of US reserve forces were brought in to repel it , and on August 19 , the NK 4th Division was forced back across the river with 50 percent casualties . In the Taegu region , five North Korean divisions were repulsed by three UN divisions in several attempts to attack the city during the Battle of Taegu . Particularly heavy fighting took place at the Battle of the Bowling Alley where the NK 13th Division was almost completely destroyed in the attack . On the east coast , three more North Korean divisions were repulsed by the South Koreans at P 'ohang @-@ dong during the Battle of P 'ohang @-@ dong . All along the front , the North Korean troops were reeling from these defeats , the first time in the war their strategies were not working .
= = = September push = = =
In planning its new offensive , the North Korean command decided any attempt to flank the UN force was impossible thanks to the support of the UN navy . Instead , they opted to use frontal attack to breach the perimeter and collapse it as the only hope of achieving success in the battle . Fed by intelligence from the Soviet Union the North Koreans were aware the UN forces were building up along the Pusan Perimeter and that it must conduct an offensive soon or it could not win the battle . A secondary objective was to surround Taegu and destroy the UN and South Korean units in that city . As part of this mission , the North Korean units would first cut the supply lines to Taegu .
On August 20 , the North Korean commands distributed operations orders to their subordinate units . The North Koreans called for a simultaneous five @-@ prong attack against the UN lines . These attacks would overwhelm the UN defenders and allow the North Koreans to break through the lines in at least one place to force the UN forces back . Five battle groupings were ordered . The easternmost of these was for the NK 12th and NK 5th Divisions break through the ROK Capital Division and ROK 3rd Division to P 'ohang @-@ dong and Kyongju .
= = Battle = =
The North Korean attack struck first on the UN 's right flank on Korea 's east coast . Although the NK II Corps general attack in the north and east was planned for September 2 , the NK 12th Division , now with a strength of 5 @,@ 000 men , started to move forward from the mountains earlier than planned , from where it had reorganized after its defeat in the Kigye and P 'ohang @-@ dong area . The division was low in food supply , weapons , and ammunition , and its men suffered from low morale . On August 26 , American and South Korean officers in the P 'ohang @-@ dong and Kigye area were optimistic ; they congratulated each other on having repulsed what they thought was the last serious threat to the Pusan Perimeter .
= = = Early attack = = =
Facing the NK 12th Division was the ROK Capital Division . At 04 : 00 August 27 , a North Korean attack overran one company of the ROK 17th Regiment , Capital Division , north of Kigye . This caused the whole regiment to buckle and retreat . Then the ROK 18th Regiment to the east fell back because of its exposed flank . The ROK 17th Regiment lost the town of Kigye in pulling back , and the entire Capital Division fell back 3 miles ( 4 @.@ 8 km ) to the south side of the Kigye valley .
At a briefing in Taegu on August 27 , Eighth Army commander Lieutenant General Walton Walker showed his concern over this development . One of those present was Major General John B. Coulter who had arrived in Korea about a month earlier . Half an hour after the briefing ended , Walker ordered Coulter to observe the South Korean troops on the east . Coulter flew to Kyongju , arriving there at 12 : 00 that day . Walker in the meantime formally appointed Coulter Deputy Commander , Eighth Army , placing him in command of the ROK I Corps which controlled the Capital and 3rd Divisions , the US 21st Infantry Regiment , the 3rd Battalion , US 9th Infantry Regiment , and the 73rd Medium Tank Battalion , less C Company . Coulter designated these units Task Force Jackson and established his headquarters in the same building in Kyongju in which the ROK I Corps commander and the KMAG officers had their command post .
When he arrived at Kyongju that day , Coulter found the ROK I Corps disintegrating rapidly and in low morale . Walker had instructed him to issue his orders to the ROK I Corps commander as advice , which Coulter did . Coulter had the mission of eliminating the North Korean penetration in the Kigye area and of seizing and organizing the high ground extending from north of Yongch 'on to the coast at Wolp 'o @-@ ri , about 12 miles ( 19 km ) north of P 'ohang @-@ dong . This line passed 10 miles ( 16 km ) north of Kigye . Coulter was to attack as soon as possible with Task Force Jackson to gain the first high ground north of Kigye . The US 21st Infantry Regiment was moving to a position north of Taegu on the morning of August 27 , when Walker revoked its orders and instructed it to turn around and proceed as rapidly as possible to Kyongju and report to Coulter . The regiment departed Taegu at 10 : 00 and arrived at Kyongju that afternoon . Coulter immediately sent the 3rd Battalion north to An 'gang @-@ ni where it went into a position behind the ROK Capital Division .
= = = UN counterattack = = =
Coulter 's plan to attack on August 28 had to be postponed . Major General Kim Hong Il , the ROK I Corps commander , told him he could not attack , that there were too many casualties and the South Korean were exhausted . The NK 5th Division above P 'ohang @-@ dong had begun to press south again and the ROK 3rd Division in front of it began to show signs of pulling back . On the 28th , the KMAG adviser to the ROK 3rd Division , at a time he deemed favorable , advised South Korean Brigadier General Kim Suk Won , the division commander , to counterattack , but Kim refused to do so . The next day Kim said he was going to move his command post out of P 'ohang @-@ dong . The KMAG adviser replied that the KMAG group was going to stay in P 'ohang @-@ dong . Upon hearing that , Kim became hysterical but decided to stay for the time being to avoid loss of face . That day , August 28 , Walker issued a special statement addressed to the ROK Army , and meant also for the South Korean Minister of Defense , Shin Sung @-@ mo . He called on the ROK troops to hold their lines in the Pusan Perimeter , and implored the rest of the UN troops to defend their ground as firmly as possible , counterattacking as necessary to prevent the North Koreans from consolidating their gains .
The ROK disorganization was so great in the face of continued North Korean pressure that Task Force Jackson could not launch its planned attack . The US 21st Infantry was in an assembly area north of An 'gang @-@ ni and ready for an attack the morning of the 28th , but during the night the ROK 17th Regiment lost its position on the high ridge northward at the bend of the Kigye valley , and the attack was canceled . The South Koreans regained their position in the afternoon but that night lost it again . At the same time , elements of the NK 5th Division penetrated the ROK 3rd Division southwest of P 'ohang @-@ dong . Coulter directed the 21st Infantry to repel this penetration . During the day on August 29 , B Company , 21st Infantry , supported by a platoon of tanks of B Company , 73rd Medium Tank Battalion , successfully counterattacked northwest from the southern edge of P 'ohang @-@ dong for a distance of 1 @.@ 5 miles ( 2 @.@ 4 km ) , with South Korean troops following . The American units then withdrew to P 'ohang @-@ dong . That night the ROK 's withdrew , and the next day an American infantry @-@ tank force repeated the action of the day before . The 21st Infantry then took over from the ROK 3rd Division a sector extending north and northwest of P 'ohang @-@ dong .
Also on August 29 , the ROK Capital Division , with American tank and artillery support , recaptured Kigye and held it during the night against North Korean counterattacks , only to lose it again at dawn . American air attacks continued at an increased tempo in the Kigye area . South Korean troops reported finding the bodies of many North Koreans , apparently killed by air attack . They also found many suits of white clothing scattered on the ground , abandoned when North Korean soldiers changed from civilian disguises into military uniforms .
With this air action in the Kigye area , US naval vessels continued their efforts to help stop the NK 5th Division on the east coast . A cruiser and two destroyers concentrated their firepower on the Hunghae area 5 miles ( 8 @.@ 0 km ) north of P 'ohang @-@ dong where the NK 5th Division 's troop assembly and forward supply center were located . On August 29 and 30 the three vessels fired almost 1 @,@ 500 5 @-@ inch shells at targets there in support of the ROK 3rd Division . Despite this aerial and naval support , on August 31 the battle continued to go against the ROK forces both at Kigye and P 'ohang @-@ dong .
= = = Kigye recaptured = = =
UN aerial observation on September 1 discovered the North Koreans were moving southward in the mountains above Kigye and P 'ohang @-@ dong . The next day another major attack was forming north and northwest of Kigye . In the afternoon , KMAG advisers with the Capital Division estimated that 2 @,@ 500 North Korean soldiers had penetrated a gap between the ROK 17th and 18th Regiments .
At the same time , North Korean pressure built up steadily north of P 'ohang @-@ dong , where the NK 5th Division fed replacements on to Hill 99 in front of the ROK 23rd Regiment . This hill became almost as notorious as had Hill 181 near Yongdok earlier because of the almost continuous and bloody fighting there for its control . Although aided by US air attacks and artillery and naval gunfire , the ROK 3rd Division was not able to capture this hill , and suffered many casualties in the effort . On September 2 the US 21st Infantry attacked northwest from P 'ohang @-@ dong in an effort to help the South Koreans recapture Hill 99 . A platoon of tanks followed the valley road between P 'ohang @-@ dong and Hunghae . The regimental commander assigned K Company Hill 99 as its objective . The 21st Infantry made very slow progress in this attack and casualties were heavy . By 15 : 25 that afternoon , K Company could account for only 35 of its men , the rest killed , wounded or missing . The company was unable to take Hill 99 from the well dug @-@ in North Koreans who threw large numbers of hand grenades to repel all efforts to reach the top . Two tanks of the 6th Tank Battalion were lost in this attack , one in a mine field and another because of a thrown track . At dusk a North Korean penetration occurred along the boundary between the ROK Capital and 3rd Divisions 3 miles ( 4 @.@ 8 km ) east of Kigye .
The next morning , September 2 at 01 : 30 , the NK 12th Division , executing its part of the coordinated NK II Corps general attack , struck the Capital Division on the high hill masses south of the Kigye valley . This attack threw back the ROK 18th Regiment on the left in the area of Hills 334 and 438 , and the ROK 17th Regiment on the right in the area of Hill 445 . By dawn of September 3 , the North Korean penetration there had reached the vital east @-@ west corridor road 3 miles ( 4 @.@ 8 km ) east of An 'gang @-@ ni . As a result of this gain during the night , the NK 12th Division had advanced 5 miles ( 8 @.@ 0 km ) and the Capital Division all but collapsed .
This forced Coulter to withdraw the 21st Infantry from the line northwest of P 'ohang @-@ dong and concentrate it in the vicinity of Kyongju . The 2nd Battalion had joined the regiment on August 31 , but Coulter had held it in the task force 's reserve at An 'gang @-@ ni . That battalion now took up a horseshoe @-@ shaped defense position around the town , with some elements on high ground 2 miles ( 3 @.@ 2 km ) east where they protected the Kyongju to P 'ohang @-@ dong highway . The rest of the regiment closed into an assembly area north of Kyongju . At the same time , Walker started the newly activated ROK 7th Division toward the North Korean penetration . Its ROK 5th Regiment closed at Yongch 'on that afternoon , and the ROK 3rd Regiment , less its 1st Battalion , closed at Kyongju in the evening . Walker also authorized Coulter to use the 3rd Battalion , 9th Infantry ; the 9th Infantry Regimental Tank Company ; and the 15th Field Artillery Battalion as he deemed advisable . These units , held at Yonil Airfield for its defense , had not previously been available for commitment elsewhere .
= = = Fall of An 'gang @-@ ni = = =
During the day on September 3 , KMAG advisers at P 'ohang @-@ dong sent Coulter a message that the ROK 3rd Division commander was preparing to withdraw from P 'ohang @-@ dong . Coulter went immediately to the ROK I Corps commander and had him order ROK 3rd Division would not withdraw . Coulter checked every half @-@ hour to see that the division stayed in its P 'ohang @-@ dong positions . That night , September 3 – 4 , the remainder of the ROK I Corps front collapsed . Three North Korean T @-@ 34 tanks overran a battery of ROK artillery and then scattered two battalions of the newly arrived ROK 5th Regiment . Following a mortar preparation , the North Koreans entered An 'gang @-@ ni at 02 : 20 . An hour later the command post of the Capital Division withdrew from the town and fighting became increasingly confused . By 0400 American tanks ceased firing because remnants of the Capital Division had become intermingled with North Korean forces . At daylight , G Company , US 21st Infantry , discovered that it was alone in An 'gang @-@ ni , nearly surrounded by the North Koreans . ROK troops had disappeared . At 18 : 10 , G Company withdrew from the town and dug in along the road eastward near the rest of the 2nd Battalion , 21st Infantry at the bridge over the Hyongsan @-@ gang . North Koreans held the town and extended southward along the railroad .
Receiving orders to withdraw and join the regiment above Kyongju , the 2nd Battalion , 21st Infantry had to fight through a North Korean roadblock on the east side of the Hyongsan @-@ gang 3 miles ( 4 @.@ 8 km ) southeast of An 'gang @-@ ni . Upon arrival , it discovered that G Company was missing and the battalion had to turn around and get G Company . The 2nd Battalion fought its way back north and found G Company at the bridge . Reunited , the battalion fought its way out again , with tanks firing down the road ahead of the column and into the hills along the sides . North Korean fire knocked the tracks off three US M46 Patton tanks . US artillery then destroyed them to prevent North Korean use . The 2nd Battalion arrived in the Kyongju area shortly
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at number one on US Billboard 200 , with 658 @,@ 000 copies sold in its first week of release . The album was also commercially successful worldwide , debuting atop the charts in Canada , Denmark , Australia and the United Kingdom . The album also enjoyed generally favorable reviews by contemporary music critics , commending the musical shift in terms of the tone and subject matter , comparing it to the distinct change showcased in 808s & Heartbreak . The album was also reported to have sold over 1 @,@ 720 @,@ 000 copies in the United States , and was further promoted by the " Would You like a Tour ? " throughout late 2013 , to early 2014 . It became one of the most successful tours of the year , grossing an estimated $ 46 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 . Drake returned to acting in January 2014 , hosting Saturday Night Live , as well as serving as the musical guest . His versatility , acting ability and comedic timing were all praised by critics , describing it as what " kept him afloat during the tough and murky SNL waters " . Drake also performed in Dubai , being one of the only artists ever to perform in the city .
On February 12 , 2015 , Drake released If You 're Reading This It 's Too Late onto iTunes , with no prior announcement . Despite debate on whether it is an album or a mixtape , its commercial stance quantifies it as his fourth retail project with Cash Money Records . If You 're Reading This It 's Too Late sold over 1 million units in 2015 , making Drake the first artist with a platinum project in 2015 , as well as his fourth overall . Drake proceeded If You 're Reading This Its Too Late with a collaborative mixtape with rapper , Future .
It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 , making Drake the first hip hop artist to have two albums reach number one since 2004 . It was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , for combined sales , streaming and track @-@ sales equivalent of over 1 million units . This prompted The Fader publication to feature Drake as the cover star for their 100th issue .
= = = 2016 : Views = = =
Drake announced in January 2016 that his fourth studio album would be launched during the spring , releasing the promotional single " Summer Sixteen " later that month . The album was originally titled Views from the 6 , but would later be shortened to Views . " Summer Sixteen " debuted at number six on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 , and proved controversial , with Drake comparing his standing in hip hop to more tenured artists . This move divided many contemporary music critics , describing his self @-@ comparison as " goodly brash " or " conventionally disrespectful . " It was also interpreted as a diss track towards Tory Lanez , who was unhappy at Drake popularizing the term " The 6 " , when referencing Toronto . Drake would also crash a Bat Mitzvah in New York on February 20 , performing at the event .
Drake soon released the album 's lead singles , " Pop Style " and " One Dance " , on April 5 . Both debuted within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 , however , the latter proved more commercially successful , with " One Dance " becoming Drake 's first number @-@ one single in Canada , and on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 , as a leading artist . The single also peaked at number one in Australia , France , Germany , Ireland , the Netherlands , New Zealand and became Drake 's first number one single as a lead artist in the United Kingdom . The single also charted in many other countries such as Sweden , Spain , Norway and Slovakia . During an episode for OVO Sound Radio , Drake confirmed the album 's release date of April 29 , through a tweet and various promotional videos .
Views was previewed in London , before its premiere on Beats 1 a day prior . It was released as an Apple Music and iTunes exclusive on April 29 , before being made available to various other platforms later that week . Views would become Drake 's most commercially successful album , sitting atop the Billboard 200 for ten nonconsecutive weeks , as well as simultaneously leading the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard 200 for eight weeks . It also achieved double platinum status in the U.S. , and earned over 1 million album @-@ equivalent units in the first week of its release , as well as gaining over half @-@ billion overall streams of the album . Despite its success , critical opinion towards the album remained much divided , drawing criticism for being overlong and lacking in a cohesive theme , whilst also claiming Drake was not challenging himself artistically , as opposed to his contemporaries .
Drake would return to host Saturday Night Live on May 14 , serving as the show 's musical guest . This foresaw Drake being named as a member of the Forbes Five , which ranks the wealthiest artists in hip hop . Drake placed fifth , following Birdman , Jay Z , Dr. Dre , and Diddy respectively . Drake and Future would soon announce the Summer Sixteen Tour , in support for their collective mixtape , and respective studio albums . This marks Drake 's third co @-@ headlining tour , which is expected to begin in Austin , Texas on July 20 , and conclude in Newark , New Jersey on October 16 . Additional cities such as Edmonton , Vancouver , Detroit and Des Moines were added to tour and announced on June 10 . On July 23 , Drake would announce that he is working on a new mixtape , scheduled to be released in early 2017 , and was later preconized as the headline act for the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival .
= = Musical style = =
= = = Influences and rapping technique = = =
Drake has cited several hip hop artists as influencing his rapping style , including Kanye West , Jay Z and Lil Wayne . Drake has also attributed various R & B artists as influential to his own incorporation of the genre into his own music , including Mary J. Blige , Aaliyah and Erykah Badu .
Drake is known for his egotistical lyrics , technical ability , and integration of personal backstory especially his relationships with women . His vocal abilities have been critically acclaimed for an audible contrast between typical hip @-@ hop beats and melody , with sometimes abrasive rapping coupled with softer accents , delivered on technical lyricism . His songs often include audible changes in lyrical pronunciation in parallel with his upbringing in Toronto , and connections with Caribbean and Middle Eastern countries which include such phrases as " ting " , " touching road " , " talkin ’ boasy " and " gwanin ’ wassy " . Most of his songs contain R & B and Canadian hip hop elements , and he combines rapping with singing . He credits his father with the introduction of singing into his rap mixtapes , which have become a staple in his musical repertoire . His incorporation of melody into technically complex lyrics was supported by Lil Wayne , and has subsequently been a critically acclaimed component to Drake 's singles and albums . His rapping ability has been noted as " polarizing " , and has contributed to him being named one of the most divisive rappers of his generation by multiple critics and media publications .
The lyrical content that Drake is most known for is considered to be emotional or boastful . However , Drake is often revered for incorporating " degrading " themes of money , drug use , and women into newer , idealized contexts . He does this through his augmentation of the typical meaning of phrases in which he combines an objective and subjective perspective into one vocal delivery . His songs often maintain tension between " pause and pace , tone timbre , and volume and vocal fermata . " Drake is credited with innovating what has been referred to as " hyper @-@ reality rap " which is characterized by its focus on themes of celebrity as being distinct from the " real world . "
= = Controversies = =
= = = Public image and fashion = = =
Drake is credited for popularizing the phrase " YOLO " in the United States , with his single , " The Motto " stating : " You only live once : that 's the motto , nigga , YOLO . " The term has been widely adopted by the general public used to advocate for a carpe diem lifestyle , it has been used to name restaurants , albums , and countless other popular culture institutions . Drake began referring to his hometown of Toronto as " The Six " in early 2015 , and has subsequently popularized the term to reference to town . Also , due to subject matters depicted within his songs , which commonly revolve around relationships with varying figures , Drake 's lyrics have been widely used on social media to as captions to photos , often to reference emotions or personal situations . June 10 was declared " Drake Day " in Houston , Texas . Drake garnered an endorsement deal with Sprite , following his admission to drinking purple drank , a concoction synonymous with the region . The drink contains Sprite as a key ingredient . Drake has also ventured into developing his own alcoholic beverage , titled " Virginia Black Whiskey " . In 2016 , Drake spoke on the shooting of Alton Sterling , publishing an open letter expressing his concern for the safety of ethnic minorities against police brutality , in the United States .
The music video for " Hotline Bling " went viral , due to Drake 's eccentric choices in dancing . The video has been remixed , memed , and was heavily commented on due to Drake 's unconventional nature on the song , causing it gain popularity on YouTube , spawning several parodies on the website . Drake has also been critiqued for his expensive , product placement heavy attire , exampled the video for " Hotline Bling " . Drake modeled a $ 1 @,@ 500 Moncler Puffer Jacket , a $ 400 Acne Studios turtleneck , and a pair of limited edition Timberland 6 " Classic Boots . This foresaw collaborations between OVO and Canada Goose , in which various items of clothing were produced . Drake had also released his own collection of Air Jordans , dubbed the " Air Jordan OVO 's " . His style and dress sense has described him as " [ one of ] the most stylish men alive " by GQ magazine .
= = = Feuds and legal issues = = =
In 2012 , singer Ericka Lee filed a lawsuit against Drake for the usage of her voice on " Marvins Room " . Claiming to have provided the female vocals , Lee also alleged she was owed songwriting credits and royalties . Despite Drake 's legal team countering by claiming that Lee simply requested a credit in the liner notes of the album , the matter was resolved in February 2013 , with both parties agreeing to an out @-@ of @-@ court settlement . In 2014 , Drake was sued for $ 300 @,@ 000 for sampling " Jimmy Smith Rap " , a 1982 single by jazz musician , Jimmy Smith . The suit was filed by Smith 's estate , claiming Drake never asked for permission when sampling it for the intro on Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2 . Despite the initial suit , it is unclear whether it has been resolved .
Drake and Chris Brown were allegedly involved in a physical altercation in June 2012 , when Drake and his entourage threw glass bottles at Brown in a SoHo nightclub in Manhattan , New York City . Chris Brown tweeted about the incident and released a record criticizing Drake weeks later . Despite no response from Drake , he and Brown both appeared in a comedic skit for the 2014 ESPY Awards , and rehearsed the skit together prior to the televised airing , virtually ending the dispute . Drake also caused a nightclub in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma to close down , due to his usage of marijuana and other illegal drugs being prevalent at the club .
In December 2014 , Drake was involved in another altercation , being punched by Diddy outside the LIV nightclub in Miami , Florida . The altercation was reported to be over Drake 's usage of the instrumental for " 0 to 100 / The Catch Up " , allegedly produced by Boi @-@ 1da for Diddy , before Drake appropriated the track for his own use . Drake was later rushed to the ER after aggravating an old injury during the dispute . Drake was also involved in a feud with Tyga , stemming from Tyga 's negative comments towards him during an interview with Vibe . Drake would later respond on " 6 God " and " 6PM In New York " , which has been interpreted as directly involved in Tyga 's abrupt removal from Young Money Entertainment .
Also in 2014 , it emerged that Drake was sued by rapper Rappin ' 4 @-@ Tay , claiming Drake misused his lyrics on when collaborating with YG on the song " Who Do You Love ? " . He sought $ 100 @,@ 000 for mistreatment and artistic theft , which Drake paid to the California @-@ based rapper later that year . Further controversy arose in July 2015 , when it was alleged by Meek Mill that Drake had used ghostwriters during recording sessions for " R.I.C.O. " , one of the lead singles off of Mill 's second studio album . This proceeded further allegations that Drake did not help in promotion of the album , due to Mill discovering the ghostwriter , widely believed to be Quentin Miller . Despite Miller collaborating with Drake and receiving past credits , Mill assured that Miller had written Drake 's verse for " R.I.C.O. " . Soon after , Funkmaster Flex aired reference tracks in support of Mill 's claims , notably for " R.I.C.O. " , " 10 Bands " , and " Know Yourself " . This prompted Drake to respond with two diss tracks , entitled Charged Up and Back to Back , in the space of four days . Mill would later respond with " Wanna Know " , before removing it from SoundCloud weeks later . Despite subliminal disses from either artist , the feud has not been officially reignited .
Drake has purported to have been in reported feuds with DMX , Ludacris , Kendrick Lamar , Jay Z , Common and Pusha T.
= = Business career = =
= = = OVO Sound = = =
During the composition of Nothing Was the Same , Drake started his own record label in late 2012 with producer , Noah " 40 " Shebib . Drake sought for an avenue to release his own music , as well helping in the nurturing of other artists , whilst 40 yearned to start a label to form a distinct production sound , prompting the two to team up to form OVO Sound . The name is an abbreviation derived from the October 's Very Own moniker Drake used to publish his earlier projects . The label is currently distributed by Warner Bros. Records .
Drake , 40 and PartyNextDoor were the label 's inaugural artists . The label houses artists including Drake , PartyNextDoor , Majid Jordan , OB O 'Brien , Roy Woods and dvsn , and producers including Boi @-@ 1da , T @-@ Minus , Mike Zombie , Nineteen85 , and Future the Prince . OVO Sound has released six albums , with two certified platinum or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) .
= = = Toronto Raptors = = =
On September 30 , 2013 , Drake was announced as the new " global ambassador " for the Toronto Raptors , thereby joining the executive committee of the NBA franchise , in conjunction with the announcement of the 2016 NBA All @-@ Star Game being awarded to the Air Canada Centre in Toronto . This would also be the setting where Drake was given The Key to the City . In the role , it was announced that Drake would help to promote and serve as a host of festivities , beginning with the All @-@ Star Game . He would also provide consulting services to rebrand the team , helping to redesign its image and clothing line in commemoration of the franchise 's 20th anniversary . When attending the press conference hosted by Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment CEO , Tim Leiweke , to formally announce Drake 's hiring by the franchise , Drake stated , " obviously , I won 't be able to be in the building every day but I am extremely dedicated to it . I do take it very seriously as a new job and a new chapter in my life . "
= = Discography = =
Studio albums
Thank Me Later ( 2010 )
Take Care ( 2011 )
Nothing Was the Same ( 2013 )
Views ( 2016 )
Commercial mixtapes
If You 're Reading This It 's Too Late ( 2015 )
What a Time to Be Alive ( with Future ) ( 2015 )
= = Accolades = =
Drake 's first four solo studio albums , all of which have gone platinum , have received numerous awards and generally positive reviews . Views , his fourth solo album , became his fourth consecutive number one album in the U.S. As of 2016 , Drake has won 1 Grammy Award from 27 nominations , and has also won 2 MTV Video Music Awards .
Drake has been ranked by Complex at number one on their " Best Rapper Alive Every Year Since 1979 " list , awarding Drake the accolade in 2011 , 2012 , and 2015 . The Pitchfork online music publication ranked Nothing Was the Same as the one of the best album of the decade " so far " — between 2010 and 2014 — at number 41 .
= = Tours = =
Headlining
Away from Home Tour ( 2010 )
Club Paradise Tour ( 2012 )
Would You like a Tour ? ( 2013 – 14 )
Jungle Tour ( 2015 ; six date promotional tour )
Co @-@ headlining
America 's Most Wanted Tour ( with Young Money ) ( 2009 )
Drake vs. Lil Wayne ( with Lil Wayne ) ( 2014 )
Summer Sixteen Tour ( with Future ) ( 2016 )
= = Filmography = =
= = = Film = = =
= = = Television = = =
= HMS Eagle ( 1918 ) =
HMS Eagle was an early aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy . Ordered by Chile during the South American dreadnought race as the Almirante Latorre @-@ class battleship Almirante Cochrane , she was laid down before World War I. In early 1918 she was purchased by Britain for conversion to an aircraft carrier ; this work was finished in 1924 . Her completion was delayed by labour troubles and the possibility that she might be repurchased by Chile for reconversion into a battleship , as well as the need for comparative trials to determine the optimum layout for aircraft carriers . The ship was initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet and then later to the China Station , spending very little time in home waters other than for periodic refits .
Eagle spent the first nine months of World War II in the Indian Ocean searching for German commerce raiders . During the early part of the war , the Fleet Air Arm was desperately short of fighters and Eagle was equipped solely with Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers until late 1940 . She was transferred to the Mediterranean in May 1940 , where she escorted convoys to Malta and Greece and attacked Italian shipping , naval units and bases in the Eastern Mediterranean . The ship also participated in the Battle of Calabria in July but her aircraft failed to score any hits when they attempted to torpedo Italian cruisers during the battle . Whenever Eagle was not at sea , her aircraft were disembarked and used ashore .
The ship was relieved by a more modern carrier in March 1941 and ordered to hunt for Axis shipping in the Indian Ocean and the South Atlantic . Her aircraft sank a German blockade runner and disabled a German oil tanker in mid @-@ 1941 but did not find any other Axis ships before the ship was ordered home for a refit in October . After completing an extensive refit in early 1942 , the ship made trips delivering fighter aircraft to Malta to boost its air defences in the first half of 1942 . Eagle was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U @-@ 73 on 11 August 1942 while escorting a convoy to Malta during Operation Pedestal .
= = Design and description = =
= = = Construction and conversion = = =
In 1911 , the Chilean Navy ordered one 28 @,@ 000 @-@ long @-@ ton ( 28 @,@ 450 t ) super @-@ dreadnought battleship , with an option for a second ship , each to be armed with ten 14 @-@ inch ( 356 mm ) and sixteen six @-@ inch ( 152 mm ) guns , that were named Almirante Latorre and Almirante Cochrane . Almirante Latorre was laid down in December 1911 , followed by Almirante Cochrane at the Armstrong yards at Newcastle upon Tyne on 20 February 1913 . On the outbreak of the First World War , construction of the two ships was suspended . As Almirante Latorre was almost complete , she was purchased for the Royal Navy , entering service as HMS Canada in 1915 . Almirante Cochrane was almost complete up to the forecastle , although her side armour had not yet been installed when war broke out . No work was carried out during the war until the British decided to complete her as an aircraft carrier for the Royal Navy . She was therefore purchased from Chile on 28 February 1918 to be converted into the carrier HMS Eagle . She was the fourteenth ship of the Royal Navy to bear that name .
The Director of Naval Construction began preliminary design work even before the ship was purchased and submitted an outline design on 8 February 1918 . This design had a full @-@ length flight deck and its most distinctive features were the two islands separated by the flight deck . Each island was to be 110 feet ( 33 @.@ 5 m ) long , containing two funnels and a tripod mast . Although they were staggered to make it more difficult for an enemy ship to estimate the ship 's course , they were to be connected to each other with heavy bracing . The bridge was to be mounted on top of this bracing which left a clear height of 20 feet ( 6 @.@ 1 m ) for the aircraft on the flight deck . There was to be a 68 @-@ foot ( 20 @.@ 7 m ) wide space between the islands where the aircraft were to be assembled before taking off . Aircraft would be transported between the hangar and the flight deck by two aircraft lifts ( elevators ) . A crane was to be located at the aft end of each island to lift aircraft aboard and to recover seaplanes . Bulk petrol storage consisted of 15 @,@ 000 imperial gallons ( 68 @,@ 000 l ; 18 @,@ 000 US gal ) in 2 @-@ imperial @-@ gallon ( 9 @.@ 1 l ; 2 @.@ 4 US gal ) tins stowed on the forecastle deck and protected by 1 @-@ inch ( 25 mm ) plating . Two ready @-@ use tanks near the islands would allow aircraft on the flight deck to refuel . The ship 's planned armament consisted of nine 6 @-@ inch guns and four 4 @-@ inch ( 102 mm ) anti @-@ aircraft guns mounted on the platform between the islands . Eagle retained the battleship 's mixture of coal and fuel oil , but the quantities were increased to 3 @,@ 200 long tons ( 3 @,@ 300 t ) of coal and 1 @,@ 750 long tons ( 1 @,@ 780 t ) of oil , as the forward and rear 14 @-@ inch magazines and shell rooms were converted to be used as oil tanks .
Based on trials with HMS Furious , in which pilots were found generally to turn to port when recovering from an aborted landing , the design was revised to eliminate the port island in April 1918 . The starboard island was lengthened to 130 feet ( 39 @.@ 6 m ) and its width was reduced to 15 feet ( 4 @.@ 6 m ) to minimise air turbulence . The island contained the bridge , both funnels and the tripod mast that carried the fire @-@ control directors for the armament . At the request of Admiral David Beatty , commander of the Grand Fleet , the main armament was increased to 12 six @-@ inch guns , including one mounted on the island , and eighteen torpedo tubes were added , three triple fixed mounts on each broadside , in case the ship met German light cruisers at night . The anti @-@ aircraft armament was reduced to a single 4 @-@ inch gun mounted on the island between the funnels as Beatty believed that the ship 's own fighters would be her best defence against enemy aircraft . This design was approved in June , although work had begun earlier .
The 4 @.@ 5 @-@ inch ( 114 mm ) armour planned for her upper belt was used to protect the ship 's waterline . The already @-@ completed superstructure was removed as were the barbettes for the 14 @-@ inch guns . Eagle was launched on 8 June 1918 and was towed downriver to the shipbuilder 's High Walker yard for fitting @-@ out ten days later . The boiler uptakes were re @-@ routed and the existing openings were plated over . The existing 1 @.@ 5 @-@ inch ( 38 mm ) upper deck became the floor of the hangar deck and a new superstructure was built above it . The flight deck was 1 inch ( 25 mm ) thick and served as the uppermost strength deck , or main supporting deck , of the ship . When the war ended in November 1918 , the ship was about nine months from completion .
Construction was slowed by industrial action after the war , and was suspended on 21 October 1919 as Chile wanted to repurchase the ship and have it re @-@ converted to a battleship . The £ 2 @.@ 5 million cost of doing so would have been higher than the £ 1 @.@ 5 million offered by the Chileans and the Admiralty decided to retain the ship . The Royal Navy needed to carry out flying trials with a carrier fitted with an island , and the Admiralty approved the use of Eagle on 11 November . Armstrong Whitworth plated over the openings for the undelivered elevators on the flight deck ( which had been cancelled when they could not meet the specifications ) , finished the rear funnel , removed the torpedo tubes , and plated over the forward funnel uptakes before she sailed to the Royal dockyard at Portsmouth for the modifications necessary for the trials on 20 April 1920 . Only two of her boilers , converted to run on fuel oil only , could be used during the trials .
= = = Flight trials = = =
The trials principally tested the longitudinal arresting gear used previously on the small aircraft carrier Argus . They were not intended to stop landing aircraft — the landing speeds of the time were low enough that this was unnecessary given a good headwind — but rather to prevent aircraft from veering off to one side and falling off the flight deck . Initially , the arresting gear was about 170 feet ( 51 @.@ 8 m ) long and was installed too far forward . Over the course of the trials it was moved further to the rear and lengthened to a total of 320 feet ( 97 @.@ 5 m ) .
The ship was commanded during the trials by Captain Wilmot Nicholson , who had previously commanded the carrier Furious in 1918 , and the Royal Air Force representative was Group Captain Charles Samson . Taxiing trials began on 10 May with Sopwith Camel fighters and Parnall Panther reconnaissance aircraft while the ship was still docked . Flights over and around the ship to evaluate air currents over the flight deck and around the island began shortly afterward and the first on @-@ board landing was made on 1 June . Larger aircraft like the Bristol F2B fighter , the Sopwith Cuckoo torpedo bomber , and the De Havilland DH.9 bomber were also evaluated during the trials . They were generally successful with only 12 minor accidents in 143 landings in all types of weather conditions , although they did reveal that aircraft landing aboard carriers would need landing gear fitted with shock absorbers to handle the impact of landing on a pitching deck . Group Captain Samson strongly preferred the elimination of the island entirely , but Nicholson recommended that the ship be retained for service , although he was not satisfied with the size and shape of the island . He also recommended that Eagle be converted to burn fuel oil exclusively and that the removal of the 6 @-@ inch guns in exchange for anti @-@ aircraft guns would allow the tripod mast in the island to be eliminated , since it would not then be required for fire control purposes .
= = = Description = = =
The ship was paid off on 16 November , but did not begin construction to a revised design until 24 March 1921 at Portsmouth . The Admiralty accepted some of Nicholson 's suggestions , but not all . The shape and size of the island was modified in accordance with the results from wind tunnel testing at the National Physical Laboratory , but the 6 @-@ inch guns were retained . The forward edge of the flight deck was faired into the ship 's bow to smooth out the air currents over the bow and the 4 @-@ inch anti @-@ aircraft guns were mounted on and around the island . The forward elevator was moved to the forward end of the hangar . After construction began , anti @-@ torpedo bulges were added , 6 feet ( 1 @.@ 8 m ) deep , and the petrol tin storage room was replaced by a 8 @,@ 100 @-@ imperial @-@ gallon ( 37 @,@ 000 l ; 9 @,@ 700 US gal ) tank . The ship 's designed fuel capacity was 3 @,@ 000 long tons ( 3 @,@ 000 t ) , but this was increased to 3 @,@ 750 long tons ( 3 @,@ 810 t ) when she was bulged . However , 500 long tons ( 510 t ) of this amount was required to act as ballast to offset the weight of the island and its equipment .
Eagle had an overall length of 667 feet 6 inches ( 203 @.@ 5 m ) , a beam of 115 feet ( 35 @.@ 1 m ) , and a draught of 26 feet 8 inches ( 8 @.@ 1 m ) at deep load . She displaced 21 @,@ 850 long tons ( 22 @,@ 200 t ) at standard load . Each of the ship 's four sets of Brown @-@ Curtis geared steam turbines drove one 3 @-@ bladed propeller . They were powered by 32 Yarrow small @-@ tube boilers . During her sea trials on 9 – 10 September 1923 , the turbines produced 52 @,@ 100 shaft horsepower ( 38 @,@ 900 kW ) and gave Eagle a speed of 24 @.@ 37 knots ( 45 @.@ 13 km / h ; 28 @.@ 04 mph ) , but this caused leaks in the turbine joints and she was limited to a maximum of 50 @,@ 000 shaft horsepower ( 37 @,@ 000 kW ) in service . She had a range of 4 @,@ 800 nautical miles ( 8 @,@ 900 km ; 5 @,@ 500 mi ) at 16 knots ( 30 km / h ; 18 mph ) .
The ship 's flight deck was 652 feet ( 198 @.@ 7 m ) long and her hangar was 400 feet ( 121 @.@ 9 m ) long and no less than 33 feet ( 10 @.@ 1 m ) wide . Its minimum height was 20 feet 6 inches ( 6 @.@ 2 m ) , and it was equipped with four steel shutter fire curtains to isolate any fires in the hangar . The forward lift 's dimensions were 46 by 47 feet ( 14 @.@ 0 m × 14 @.@ 3 m ) and the aft lift was 46 @-@ by @-@ 33 @-@ foot ( 14 @.@ 0 m × 10 @.@ 1 m ) . The fore @-@ and @-@ aft arresting gear was 328 feet ( 100 @.@ 0 m ) long and extended the length of the flight deck between the edges of the lifts . A large crane with a 60 @-@ foot ( 18 @.@ 3 m ) radius was positioned behind the island . The ship 's aircraft capacity was 25 to 30 and , in 1939 , the ship 's crew totalled 41 officers and 750 men , exclusive of the air group .
For self @-@ defence against enemy warships , Eagle had nine BL Mk XVII 6 @-@ inch guns , three at the stern and six along both sides of the ship . The ship carried 200 rounds per gun . Two of her five QF Mk V 4 @-@ inch AA guns were positioned on the flight deck in front of the island while a third was behind the island . The remaining two guns were mounted on top of the island , one between the two funnels , and each gun was provided with 150 rounds .
= = Career = =
= = = Inter @-@ war = = =
Eagle was assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet on 7 June 1924 after she commissioned on 26 February and finished working up . She was the largest aircraft carrier in the world at the time and embarked 24 aircraft in four six @-@ aircraft flights of the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Air Force . These consisted of No. 402 Flight with Fairey Flycatchers , No. 422 Flight with Blackburn Blackburn reconnaissance aircraft , No. 440 Flight ( Supermarine Seagull flying boats ) and No. 460 Flight with Blackburn Dart torpedo bombers .
While in the Mediterranean , one flight usually operated ashore at either RAF Hal Far , Malta , or Aboukir , Egypt . The Seagulls proved to be unsatisfactory in service and they were replaced by Fairey IIIDs in January 1925 . Avro Bison spotters of No. 421B Flight operated aboard for a time in late 1925 . Eagle sailed for Devonport at the end of 1925 for a brief refit where the longitudinal arresting gear was removed as it had been found to be virtually useless in service . Two single QF 2 @-@ pounder pom @-@ pom light anti @-@ aircraft guns were added forward of the 4 @-@ inch guns on the flight deck in front of the island and the ship 's petrol capacity was increased to 14 @,@ 190 imperial gallons ( 64 @,@ 500 l ; 17 @,@ 040 US gal ) .
When the ship returned to the Mediterranean after the completion of her refit in 1926 , the Bisons of No. 448 Flight replaced No. 422 Flight . In 1928 she was joined by HMS Courageous which allowed the fleet to experiment with multi @-@ carrier operations . Eagle was refitted again in early 1929 and a salt @-@ water spray system was fitted to fight hangar fires . When the ship returned to the Mediterranean later in the year , both 440 and 448 Flights had re @-@ equipped with Fairey IIIF reconnaissance aircraft . Eagle departed Malta on 8 January 1931 , en route to Portsmouth to load the latest carrier aircraft for a demonstration at the British Industries Exhibition at Buenos Aires , Argentina . She returned to the Mediterranean to participate in the summer fleet exercises before sailing for Devonport where she began a lengthy refit in August .
The ship 's boilers were replaced during the refit and the 4 @-@ inch gun between the funnels was replaced by an eight @-@ barrel QF 2 @-@ pounder Mark V pom @-@ pom mount . A single quadruple Vickers .50 machine gun mount was added on the starboard aft side of the flight deck . Four fire @-@ fighting foam generators were also fitted on the flight deck . A single High Angle Control System ( HACS ) director was fitted on the aft end of the control top on the tripod mast . The crew , now numbering 753 sailors and 253 airmen , benefited from improved accommodation . The refit was completed on 28 November 1932 , but personnel shortages prevented her from working up until April 1933 .
Following the refit , Eagle was sent to the Far East , serving on the China Station throughout 1934 , with her aircraft being deployed against pirate ships and their bases . The tropical heat caused problems in cooling the bomb magazines , and the food storage rooms and the ventilation proved to be barely satisfactory . Another quadruple .50 machine gun mount was added forward of the 2 @-@ pounder gun on the flight deck and the original mounting was shifted over to the port side . During this time , the ship 's air group comprised nine Hawker Osprey fighters of 803 Squadron and 12 Fairey IIIFs of 824 Squadron ; the latter unit was re @-@ designated as 825 Squadron in October 1934 . 803 Squadron transferred to HMS Hermes when she relieved Eagle at the end of 1934 . They were replaced by Blackburn Baffin torpedo bombers of 812 Squadron when Eagle arrived in the Mediterranean in February 1935 . Both squadrons remained behind at RAF Hal Far when the ship sailed for Devonport for another refit in June .
Eagle was paid off until her refit began in early 1936 . Transverse arresting gear was installed and a second octuple pom @-@ pom replaced the 2 @-@ pounders in front of the island . Two more quadruple .50 machine gun mounts were installed in sponsons on either side of the bow . The capacity of her bomb magazines was also increased during this refit , and the ship 's ventilation and insulation arrangements were improved as well . She was sent back to the Far East in 1937 with only nine Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers ( cloth @-@ covered biplanes ) of 813 Squadron aboard as well as nine more Swordfish to re @-@ equip 824 Squadron when it transferred from Hermes in April . Captain Clement Moody commanded Eagle from 1 January 1937 until relieved by Captain A. R. M. Bridge on 16 June 1939 . In August 1939 the ship 's crew was exchanged in Hong Kong and Eagle sailed for Singapore to begin a short refit on 12 August .
= = = World War II = = =
= = = = 1939 – 41 = = = =
When World War Two began the following month , the ship had just completed her refit in Singapore . She put to sea a few days later and began searching for German merchant ships in company with the light cruiser Birmingham and escorted by the destroyer Daring . A Swordfish discovered the freighter SS Franken south of the port of Padang on Sumatra and Birmingham was ordered to intercept it while Eagle continued her air patrols . She arrived in Colombo , Ceylon , on 10 September and until 5 October she searched the Indian Ocean for German ships between the west coast of India and the Maldive Islands with the light cruiser Liverpool . Eagle was then assigned to Force I together with the heavy cruisers Cornwall and Dorsetshire , to search the Indian Ocean for the pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee and other German commerce raiders . In mid @-@ December her boilers and bottom were cleaned during a period of maintenance in Durban , South Africa .
Eagle continued to patrol the Indian Ocean in 1940 , but escorted a large Australian troop convoy to Suez early in the year . While in the vicinity of the Nicobar Islands on 14 March , a 250 lb ( 110 kg ) bomb accidentally exploded , killing 14 men . The damage to the ship was mostly confined to the bomb magazines , although two generators were knocked out . The explosion flashed upwards through the port bomb lift and ignited the wing on one Swordfish stowed in the hangar . All but four of the aircraft were damaged by the corrosive salt @-@ water spray system when the fire was doused . She was repaired at Singapore between 15 March and 9 May when the ship sailed for Colombo en route to the Mediterranean , which she reached on 26 May . In June three crated Gloster Sea Gladiators were found in storage at Dekheila and these aircraft became the only fighters available for the entire fleet in the Eastern Mediterranean .
Flying from shore bases on 5 July , 813 Squadron attacked Tobruk harbour in a combined attack with the RAF at dusk , sinking the Italian destroyer Zeffiro and the freighter SS Manzoni , and blowing the bow off the destroyer Euro . Two other merchantmen had to be beached before they sank . During the Battle of Calabria on 9 July , 813 Squadron was used to search and track the Italian fleet while 824 Squadron made two unsuccessful attacks on Italian cruisers without loss . On the evening of 10 July , Eagle 's aircraft attacked Augusta harbour in Sicily , sinking the destroyer Leone Pancaldo . While under heavy aerial attack on 13 July , pilots of the Sea Gladiator Flight shot down three Italian bombers . On the night of 20 July , six aircraft from 824 Squadron , flying from Sidi Barrani , sank the destroyers Nembo and Ostro as well as the freighter SS Sereno . While providing distant cover to a convoy bound for Greece , one Savoia @-@ Marchetti SM.79 medium bomber was shot down on 29 July by Eagle 's Sea Gladiators while attacking the fleet .
On 22 August three Swordfish from 824 Squadron , flying from Sidi Barrani , attacked and sank the Italian submarine Iride and the depot ship Monte Gargano in the Gulf of Bomba . The ships were carrying eight frogmen and four manned torpedoes to attack British shipping in Alexandria harbour . In September , she was joined by the carrier Illustrious and both ships attacked Italian airbases on Rhodes on 9 September . Eagle 's 12 Swordfish were late in taking off and attacked the airfield at Maritza after the Italians had been alerted by the earlier attack by Illustrious ' aircraft on the nearby airbase at Collato . Four aircraft were shot down by the defending Fiat CR.32 and Fiat CR.42 fighters , but two SM.79s were destroyed on the ground and four other aircraft were damaged . These losses were the ship 's heaviest in any single mission of the war .
While covering another convoy to Malta on 12 October , she was damaged by near misses from SM.79s based in Sicily . The damage to her aviation fuel system was not immediately apparent and she covered another convoy later that month . While returning to Alexandria , her aircraft attacked Maltezana seaplane base on Rhodes on 27 October . Four of her Swordfish from 824 Squadron had been disembarked earlier and were flown to Fuka Landing Ground for a night attack on Tobruk harbour . The 824 Squadron aircraft distracted the defences with 250 @-@ pound bombs , while the 12 other Swordfish laid mines . On 28 October , Eagle and the rest of the Mediterranean Fleet patrolled off the west coast of Greece for a few days hoping to intercept the Italian Navy if it supported the Italian Army in their invasion of Greece , but no contact was made .
When the ship was examined on 5 November , her aviation fuel system was leaking and required repairs . Five of her aircraft were transferred to Illustrious for an attack on 11 November on Taranto ( Operation Judgement ) , whilst Eagle remained in Alexandria . One of Eagle 's Swordfish was shot down by the intense Italian anti @-@ aircraft fire . The ship covered multiple convoys to Greece and Malta during the rest of November . Six of her aircraft bombed Tripoli harbour during the night of 24 / 25 November without loss . Eagle spent most of December in Alexandria , but her aircraft supported the ground war , most notably when they spotted for the battleships Warspite and Barham during the bombardment of Bardia on 2 January 1941 . In mid @-@ January , the ship covered a convoy to Greece , but bad weather foiled plans to attack Italian bases en route . After her return , her aircraft complement was reorganised to include more fighters , as Eagle now had sole responsibility for fighter cover over the fleet after the crippling of Illustrious by German dive bombers on 11 January . In order to make room for the fighters , one of the Swordfish squadrons was disembarked and used to support the ground war . When Eagle was covering another convoy to Malta in mid @-@ February , the ship carried nine Fairey Fulmars of 805 Squadron , five Sea Gladiators and six Swordfish .
After the carrier Formidable arrived on 9 March to relieve Illustrious , orders were cancelled that would have transferred Eagle to the South Atlantic to hunt for German commerce raiders and the ship did not leave Alexandria until 9 April . In the meantime , both Swordfish squadrons were transferred to Port Sudan to operate against Italian shipping in Massawa , in Italian East Africa , on 25 March . They were very successful and returned to the ship on 13 April after she had passed through the Suez Canal . After she reached Mombasa , Kenya , on 26 April , she was ordered to sea on 29 April on an unsuccessful search for a raider in the Indian Ocean . The ship was then ordered on 1 May to proceed to Durban , South Africa , to rendezvous with the battleship Nelson and to proceed to Gibraltar . After the two ships arrived in Freetown , Sierra Leone , on 25 May to refuel , Nelson was ordered to continue to Gibraltar , but Eagle 's orders changed and she was now charged with hunting for German supply ships in the South Atlantic . Captain A. R. M. Bridge was relieved by E. G. H. Rushbrooke at this time .
Eagle began searching the South Atlantic on 29 May , usually accompanied by Dorsetshire or the light cruiser Dunedin . The carrier 's Swordfish discovered , bombed and sank the blockade runner Elbe on 6 June . The oil tanker Lothringen was captured on 15 June by Dunedin after it had been bombed and strafed by several Swordfish . The ship continued patrolling without incident except for a hangar fire that killed one aircraft mechanic on 20 September . All but four of the ship 's Swordfish were damaged by the spray used to put out the fire , but the ship herself was undamaged .
In October 1941 , Eagle was ordered to return to Britain for a refit at Gladstone Dock , Liverpool . She arrived off Greenock on 26 October and was docked at Liverpool on 1 November . The quadruple .50 machine guns were replaced by 12 manually operated automatic 20 mm Oerlikon light anti @-@ aircraft guns , six in sponsons on each side of the flight deck , and the crews of the four @-@ inch AA guns were given protection from splinters by the addition of zarebas around each weapon . The HACS was moved to the front of the control top and fitted with a Type 285 gunnery radar . A Type 290 air warning radar was also installed . The ship 's oil fuel capacity was reduced to 2 @,@ 990 long tons ( 3 @,@ 040 t ) in exchange for an increase in her petrol storage of 3 @,@ 000 imperial gallons ( 14 @,@ 000 l ; 3 @,@ 600 US gal ) . This reduced her range to 2 @,@ 780 nautical miles ( 5 @,@ 150 km ; 3 @,@ 200 mi ) at a speed of 17 @.@ 5 knots ( 32 @.@ 4 km / h ; 20 @.@ 1 mph ) .
Eagle 's refit was completed on 9 January 1942 and she was working up for the next five weeks . She joined the convoy WS16 en route to Gibraltar on 16 February and reached it a week later . 813 and 824 Squadrons had rejoined the ship with their Swordfish and they were supplemented by four Hawker Sea Hurricane 1B fighters from a detachment of 804 Squadron and the Fighter Flight of 813 Squadron . Because their wings could not fold , they could not use either lift and remained on the flight deck at all times . The ship reached Gibraltar on 23 February and was assigned to Force H.
= = = = Battle of Malta = = = =
Upon Eagle 's arrival in Gibraltar , 824 Squadron transferred to RAF North Front and the ship loaded 15 Supermarine Spitfire fighters brought to Gibraltar by the carrier Argus . These aircraft were partly assembled dockside and hoisted aboard for final assembly . They were too big to fit below deck and remained on the flight deck , where they impeded the operations of Eagle 's aircraft , except for those few also carried on the flight deck , until the ferried aircraft were flown off . On 27 February 1942 , she sailed to deliver the Spitfires to Malta , escorted by the battleship Malaya , Argus , the cruiser Hermione , and nine destroyers , but the operation had to be cancelled when the long @-@ range fuel tanks of the Spitfires proved defective . The problems were not rectified until 7 March , when the 15 Spitfires were successfully flown off to Malta . Upon her return , the ship 's engines required repairs that lasted until 13 March . Nine more Spitfires were delivered to Malta on 21 March and an additional seven on 29 March . After her return , her steering gear required extensive repairs that lasted until the end of April .
As part of Operation Bowery , Eagle rendezvoused on the night of 7 / 8 May with the American carrier USS Wasp , carrying 47 Spitfires , while Eagle had landed her entire aircraft complement to make room for 17 Spitfires of her own . Sixty of them arrived safely at Malta . For the next operation on 17 May , the Swordfish and Sea Hurricanes of 813 Squadron flew back on board to join the 17 Spitfires and six Fairey Albacore torpedo bombers destined for Malta . The fighters flew off without incident , but engine problems forced all of the Albacores to return . After they had landed , the ship was attacked by a half @-@ dozen SM.79 torpedo bombers which failed to score any hits . The radar @-@ guided guns of the escorting light cruiser , HMS Charybdis , were instrumental in driving off the determined Italian aircraft .
Eagle disembarked all of her aircraft , except for her four Sea Hurricanes , to make room for 31 Spitfires and flew them off on 3 June during Operation Style . Another 32 were flown off on 9 June during Operation Salient . Later in the month , the ship provided air cover for another convoy , Operation Harpoon , which departed for Malta at the same time as the Operation Vigorous convoy did , from the opposite direction . A dozen Sea Hurricanes of 801 Squadron and four Fulmars from 807 Squadron reinforced the four Sea Hurricanes of 813 's Fighter Flight to deal with the heavy air attacks anticipated . The convoy was subject to heavy air attacks by both the German and Italian Air Forces ; Eagle 's Sea Hurricanes managed to disrupt many attacks , claiming nine aircraft destroyed and a further two probably destroyed for the loss of one Sea Hurricane from 813 Squadron and three Fulmars . The escorts reached Gibraltar on 17 June and did not make the next delivery of aircraft until 14 July when 32 Spitfires were flown off to Malta ( Operation Pinpoint ) . During this time , the carrier 's aircraft complement consisted solely of six Sea Hurricanes of 801 Squadron . Another 29 Spitfires as well as four Swordfish of 824 Squadron were loaded on 20 July and the Spitfires were flown off the following day . Earlier in the day , the ship was unsuccessfully attacked by the Italian submarine Dandolo .
Eagle covered Operation Pedestal together with the carriers Victorious and Indomitable . Eagle carried 16 Sea Hurricanes of 801 and 813 Squadrons as well as four reserve aircraft for the operation . On the early afternoon of 11 August , Eagle was hit by four torpedoes from the German submarine U @-@ 73 , commanded by Helmut Rosenbaum , and sank within four minutes ,
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action sequences , similar to techniques used for the battle sequences of Saving Private Ryan ( 1998 ) . Subsequently , the scenes of slavery , desert travel , and gladiatorial training school were shot in Ouarzazate , Morocco just south of the Atlas Mountains over a further three weeks . To construct the arena where Maximus has his first fights , the crew used basic materials and local building techniques to manufacture the 30 @,@ 000 @-@ seat mud brick arena . Finally , the scenes of Ancient Rome were shot over a period of nineteen weeks in Fort Ricasoli , Malta .
In Malta , a replica of about one @-@ third of Rome 's Colosseum was built , to a height of 52 feet ( 15 @.@ 8 meters ) , mostly from plaster and plywood ( the other two @-@ thirds and remaining height were added digitally ) . The replica took several months to build and cost an estimated $ 1 million . The reverse side of the complex supplied a rich assortment of Ancient Roman street furniture , colonnades , gates , statuary , and marketplaces for other filming requirements . The complex was serviced by tented " costume villages " that had changing rooms , storage , armorers , and other facilities . The rest of the Colosseum was created in computer @-@ generated imagery using set @-@ design blueprints and textures referenced from live action , and rendered in three layers to provide lighting flexibility for compositing in Flame and Inferno software .
= = = Post @-@ production = = =
British post @-@ production company The Mill was responsible for much of the computer @-@ generated imagery effects that were added after filming . The company was responsible for such tricks as compositing real tigers filmed on bluescreen into the fight sequences , and adding smoke trails and extending the flight paths of the opening scene 's salvo of flaming arrows to get around regulations on how far they could be shot during filming . They also used 2 @,@ 000 live actors to create a computer @-@ generated crowd of 35 @,@ 000 virtual actors that had to look believable and react to fight scenes . The Mill accomplished this by shooting live actors at different angles giving various performances , and then mapping them onto cards , with motion @-@ capture tools used to track their movements for three @-@ dimensional compositing . The Mill created over 90 visual effects shots , comprising approximately nine minutes of the film 's running time .
An unexpected post @-@ production job was caused by the death of Oliver Reed of a heart attack during the filming in Malta , before all his scenes had been shot . The Mill created a digital body double for the remaining scenes involving his character Proximo by photographing a live action body @-@ double in the shadows and by mapping a three @-@ dimensional computer @-@ generated imagery mask of Reed 's face to the remaining scenes during production at an estimated cost of $ 3 @.@ 2 million for two minutes of additional footage . Visual effects supervisor John Nelson reflected on the decision to include the additional footage : " What we did was small compared to our other tasks on the film . What Oliver did was much greater . He gave an inspiring , moving performance . All we did was help him finish it . " The film is dedicated to Reed 's memory .
= = Historical authenticity = =
= = = Development = = =
The film is loosely based on real events that occurred within the Roman Empire in the latter half of the 2nd Century AD . As Ridley Scott wanted to portray Roman culture more accurately than in any previous film , he hired several historians as advisors . Nevertheless , some deviations from historical fact were made to increase interest , maintain narrative continuity , and for practical or safety reasons . Scott also stated that due to the influence of previous films affecting the public perception of what ancient Rome was like , some historical facts were " too unbelievable " to include . For instance in an early version of the script , gladiators would have been carrying out product endorsements in the arena ; while this would have been historically accurate , it was not filmed for fear that audiences would think it anachronistic .
At least one historical advisor resigned due to these changes . Another asked not to be mentioned in the credits ( though it was stated in the director 's commentary that he constantly asked , " where is the proof that certain things were exactly like they say ? " ) . Historian Allen Ward of the University of Connecticut believed that historical accuracy would not have made Gladiator less interesting or exciting because " creative artists need to be granted some poetic license , but that should not be a permit for the wholesale disregard of facts in historical fiction " .
= = = Fictionalization = = =
Marcus Aurelius died at Vindobona ( a Roman camp on the site of modern @-@ day Vienna in Austria ) in 180 AD ; he was not murdered by his son Commodus following the final battle of the Marcomannic Wars . In reality Marcus Aurelius gave succession to his immoral son . In doing so the great philosopher emperor ended the beneficent tradition of previous Adoptive Emperors .
The character of Maximus is fictional , although in some respects he resembles the historical figures Narcissus ( Commodus 's real @-@ life murderer and the character 's name in the first draft of the screenplay ) , Spartacus ( who led a significant slave revolt ) , Cincinnatus ( a farmer who became dictator , saved Rome from invasion , then resigned his six @-@ month appointment after 15 days ) , and Marcus Nonius Macrinus ( a trusted general , Consul in 154 AD , and friend of Marcus Aurelius ) . Although Commodus engaged in show combat in the Colosseum , he was not killed in the arena ; he was strangled in his bath by the wrestler Narcissus . Commodus reigned for over twelve years , unlike the shorter period portrayed in the film .
The character of Maximus had a similar career ( and personality traits as documented by Herodian ) to Claudius Pompeianus ( a Syrian ) who married Marcus Aurelius ' daughter Lucilla following the death of Lucius Verus . It is believed Aurelius may have wanted Pompeianus to succeed him as Caesar in preference to Commodus but was turned down . Pompeianus had no part in any of the many plots against Commodus . He was not depicted in the film .
In the film the character Antonius Proximo claims " the wise " Marcus Aurelius banned gladiatorial games in Rome forcing him to move to Mauretania . The real Marcus did ban the games but only in Antioch as punishment for the city 's support of the usurper Avidius Cassius . No games were ever banned in Rome . However , when the Emperor started conscripting gladiators into the legions , the resulting shortage in fighters allowed lanistae such as Proximo to make " windfall " profits through increased charges for their services .
In real life , the death of Commodus did not result in a peace for Rome , nor a return to the Roman Republic . Rather , it ushered in a chaotic and bloody power struggle that culminated in the Year of the Five Emperors of AD 193 .
= = = Anachronisms = = =
Costumes within the film are almost never completely historically correct . Some of the soldiers wear fantasy helmets . The bands wrapped around their lower arms were rarely ever worn . Their appearance is the product of historical movies always depicting peoples of antiquity wearing such bands . Although the film is set within the 2nd century AD , the Imperial Gallic armor and the helmets worn by the legionaries are from AD 75 , a century earlier . This was superseded by new designs in AD 100 . Likewise the Legions ' standard bearers ( Aquilifer ) , centurions , mounted forces , and auxiliaries would have worn scale armour : Lorica squamata . The Germanic tribes are dressed in clothes from the stone @-@ age period .
The Roman cavalry are shown attacking using stirrups . This is anachronistic in that the horse @-@ mounted forces of the Roman army used a two @-@ horned saddle . Stirrups were only employed for safety reasons because of the additional training and skill required to ride with a Roman saddle . Catapults and ballistae would not have been used in a forest . They were reserved primarily for sieges and were rarely used in open battles .
The Praetorian Guards seen in the film are all wearing black uniforms . No historical evidence supports that . On Campaign they usually wore standard legionary equipment albeit with some unique decorative elements .
In the bird 's eye view of Rome when the city is introduced for the first time there are several buildings that did not exist at the time of Gladiator . For example , the Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine is quite prominent ; however , it was not completed until AD 312 .
= = Influences = =
The film 's plot was influenced by two 1960s Hollywood films of the sword @-@ and @-@ sandal genre , The Fall of the Roman Empire and Spartacus , and shares several plot points with The Fall of the Roman Empire , which tells the story of Livius , who , like Maximus in Gladiator , is Marcus Aurelius 's intended successor . Livius is in love with Lucilla and seeks to marry her while Maximus , who is happily married , was formerly in love with her . Both films portray the death of Marcus Aurelius as an assassination . In Fall of the Roman Empire a group of conspirators independent of Commodus , hoping to profit from Commodus 's accession , arrange for Marcus Aurelius to be poisoned ; in Gladiator Commodus himself murders his father by smothering him . In the course of Fall of the Roman Empire Commodus unsuccessfully seeks to win Livius over to his vision of empire in contrast to that of his father , but continues to employ him notwithstanding ; in Gladiator , when Commodus fails to secure Maximus 's allegiance , he executes Maximus 's wife and son and tries unsuccessfully to execute him . Livius in Fall of the Roman Empire and Maximus in Gladiator kill Commodus in single combat , Livius to save Lucilla and Maximus to avenge the murder of his wife and son , and both do it for the greater good of Rome .
Scott cited Spartacus and Ben @-@ Hur as influences on the film : " These movies were part of my cinema @-@ going youth . But at the dawn of the new millennium , I thought this might be the ideal time to revisit what may have been the most important period of the last two thousand years – if not all recorded history – the apex and beginning of the decline of the greatest military and political power the world has ever known . "
Spartacus provides the film 's gladiatorial motif , as well as the character of Senator Gracchus , a fictitious senator ( bearing the name of a pair of revolutionary Tribunes from the 2nd century BC ) who in both films is an elder statesman of ancient Rome attempting to preserve the ancient rights of the Roman Senate in the face of an ambitious autocrat – Marcus Licinius Crassus in Spartacus and Commodus in Gladiator . Both actors who played Gracchus ( in Spartacus and Gladiator ) , played Claudius in previous films – Charles Laughton of Spartacus played Claudius in the unfinished 1937 film I , Claudius and Sir Derek Jacobi of Gladiator , played Claudius in the 1976 BBC adaptation . Both films also share a specific set piece , wherein a gladiator ( Maximus here , Woody Strode 's Draba in Spartacus ) throws his weapon into a spectator box at the end of a match , as well as at least one line of dialogue : " Rome is the mob " , said here by Gracchus and by Julius Caesar ( John Gavin ) in Spartacus .
The film 's depiction of Commodus 's entry into Rome borrows imagery from Leni Riefenstahl 's Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will ( 1935 ) , although Scott has pointed out that the iconography of Nazi rallies was itself inspired by the Roman Empire . Gladiator reflects back on the film by duplicating similar events that occurred in Adolf Hitler 's procession . The Nazi film opens with an aerial view of Hitler arriving in a plane , while Scott shows an aerial view of Rome , quickly followed by a shot of the large crowd of people watching Commodus pass them in a procession with his chariot . The first thing to appear in Triumph of the Will is a Nazi eagle , which is alluded to when a statue of an eagle sits atop one of the arches ( and then is shortly followed by several more decorative eagles throughout the rest of the scene ) leading up to the procession of Commodus . At one point in the Nazi film , a little girl gives flowers to Hitler , while Commodus is met by several girls who all give him bundles of flowers .
= = Music = =
The Oscar @-@ nominated score was composed by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard , and conducted by Gavin Greenaway . Zimmer was originally planning to use Israeli vocalist Ofra Haza for the score , after his work with her in The Prince of Egypt . However , Ofra died in her early 40s in late February 2000 , before she was able to record , and so Gerrard was chosen instead . Lisa Gerrard 's vocals are similar to her own work on The Insider score . The music for many of the battle scenes has been noted as similar to Gustav Holst 's " Mars : The Bringer of War " , and in June 2006 , the Holst Foundation sued Hans Zimmer for allegedly copying the late Holst 's work . Another close musical resemblance occurs in the scene of Commodus 's triumphal entry into Rome , accompanied by music clearly evocative of two sections – the Prelude to Das Rheingold and Siegfried 's Funeral March from Götterdämmerung – from Richard Wagner 's Ring of the Nibelung . On February 27 , 2001 , nearly a year after the first soundtrack 's release , Decca produced Gladiator : More Music From the Motion Picture . Then , on September 5 , 2005 , Decca produced Gladiator : Special Anniversary Edition , a two @-@ CD pack containing both the above @-@ mentioned releases . Some of the music from the film was featured in the NFL playoffs in January 2003 before commercial breaks and before and after half @-@ time . In 2003 , Luciano Pavarotti released a recording of himself singing a song from the film and said he regretted turning down an offer to perform on the soundtrack .
= = Reception = =
Gladiator received generally positive reviews , with 76 % of the critics polled by Rotten Tomatoes giving it favorable reviews , with an averaged score of 7 @.@ 2 out of 10 . At the website Metacritic , which employs a normalized rating system , the film earned a favorable rating of 64 / 100 based on 37 reviews by mainstream critics . The Battle of Germania was cited by CNN as one of their " favorite on @-@ screen battle scenes " , while Entertainment Weekly named Maximus as their sixth favorite action hero , because of " Crowe 's steely , soulful performance " , and named it as their third favorite revenge film . In December 2000 , Gladiator was named the best film of the year by viewers of Film 2000 , taking 40 % of the votes . In 2002 , a Channel 4 ( UK TV ) poll named it as the sixth greatest film of all time . Entertainment Weekly put it on its end @-@ of @-@ the @-@ decade , " best @-@ of " list , saying , " Are you not entertained ? " .
It was not without its deriders . Roger Ebert gave the film 2 out of 4 stars , and criticized the look of the film as " muddy , fuzzy , and indistinct . " He also derided the writing , claiming it " employs depression as a substitute for personality , and believes that if characters are bitter and morose enough , we won 't notice how dull they are . " Camille Paglia called the film " boring , badly shot and suffused with sentimental p.c. rubbish . "
The film earned US $ 34 @.@ 83 million on its opening weekend at 2 @,@ 938 U.S. theaters . Within two weeks , the film 's box office gross surpassed its US $ 103 million budget . The film continued on to become one of the highest earning films of 2000 and made a worldwide box office gross of US $ 457 @,@ 640 @,@ 427 , with over US $ 187 million in American theaters and more than the equivalent of US $ 269 million in non @-@ US markets .
= = = Accolades = = =
Gladiator was nominated in 36 individual ceremonies , including the 73rd Academy Awards , the BAFTA Awards , and the Golden Globe Awards . Of 119 award nominations , the film won 48 prizes .
The film won five Academy Awards and was nominated for an additional seven , including Best Original Screenplay , Best Supporting Actor for Joaquin Phoenix and Best Director for Ridley Scott . It was the first movie to win Best Picture without winning either a directing or screenwriting award since All the King 's Men at the 22nd Academy Awards in 1950 . In 2003 , Chicago became another Best Picture winner which didn 't win an Academy Award in either of these two major categories . Due to Academy rules , only Hans Zimmer was officially nominated for Best Music , Original Score , and not to Lisa Gerrard at the time . However , the pair did win the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score as co @-@ composers .
73rd Academy AwardsBest Picture
Best Actor in a Leading Role ( Russell Crowe )
Best Visual Effects
Best Costume Design
Best Sound Mixing ( Bob Beemer , Scott Millan and Ken Weston )
BAFTA Awards
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Film
Best Production Design
58th Golden Globe Awards
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
American Film Institute Lists
AFI 's 100 Years ... 100 Heroes and Villains :
General Maximus Decimus Meridius – # 50 Hero
AFI 's 100 Years ... 100 Movie Quotes :
" Father to a murdered son . Husband to a murdered wife . And I will have my vengeance , in this life or the next . " – Nominated
AFI 's 100 Years of Film Scores – Nominated
AFI 's 100 Years ... 100 Cheers – Nominated
AFI 's 100 Years ... 100 Movies ( 10th Anniversary Edition ) – Nominated
AFI 's 10 Top 10 – Nominated Epic Film
= = Impact = =
The film 's mainstream success is responsible for an increased interest in Roman and classical history in the United States . According to The New York Times , this has been dubbed the " Gladiator Effect " .
It 's called the ' Gladiator ' effect by writers and publishers . The snob in us likes to believe that it is always books that spin off movies . Yet in this case , it 's the movies – most recently Gladiator two years ago – that have created the interest in the ancients . And not for more Roman screen colossals , but for writing that is serious or fun or both . "
The Cicero biography Cicero : The Life and Times of Rome 's Greatest Politician and Gregory Hays 's translation of Marcus Aurelius 's Meditations received large spikes in sales after the release of the film . The film also began a revival of the historical epic genre with films such as Troy , The Alamo , King Arthur , Alexander , 300 , Kingdom of Heaven and Robin Hood ( the last two were also directed by Scott ) . The character of Maximus was placed 12th in the Total Film list of 50 best movie heroes and villains and 35th in the Empire 's 100 Greatest Movie Characters . Maximus is also featured on 55c " Australian Legends " postage stamp series . Russell Crowe attended a ceremony to mark the creation of the stamps .
= = Home media = =
The film was first released on DVD on November 21 , 2000 , and has since been released in several different extended and special edition versions . Special features for the Blu @-@ ray Disc and DVDs include deleted scenes , trailers , documentaries , commentaries , storyboards , image galleries , Easter eggs , and cast auditions . The film was released on Blu @-@ ray in September 2009 , in a 2 @-@ disc edition containing both the theatrical and extended cuts of the film , as part of Paramount 's " Sapphire Series " ( Paramount bought the DreamWorks library in 2006 ) . Initial reviews of the Blu @-@ ray Disc release criticized poor image quality , leading many to call for it to be remastered , as Sony did with The Fifth Element in 2007 . A remastered version was later released in 2010 .
The DVD editions that have been released since the original two @-@ disc version , include a film only single @-@ disc edition as well as a three @-@ disc " extended edition " DVD which was released in August 2005 . The extended edition DVD features approximately fifteen minutes of additional scenes , most of which appear in the previous release as deleted scenes . The original cut , which Scott still calls his director 's cut , is also select @-@ able via seamless branching ( which is not included on the UK edition ) . The DVD is also notable for having a new commentary track featuring director Scott and star Crowe . The film is on the first disc , the second one has a three @-@ hour documentary into the making of the film by DVD producer Charles de Lauzirika , and the third disc contains supplements . Discs one and two of the three @-@ disc extended edition were also repackaged and sold as a two @-@ disc " special edition " in the EU in 2005 .
= = Cancelled sequel = =
In June 2001 , Douglas Wick said a Gladiator prequel was in development . The following year , Wick , Walter Parkes , David Franzoni , and John Logan switched direction to a sequel set fifteen years later ; the Praetorian Guards rule Rome and an older Lucius is trying to learn who his real father was . However , Russell Crowe was interested in resurrecting Maximus , and further researched Roman beliefs about the afterlife to accomplish this . Ridley Scott expressed interest , although he admitted the project would have to be retitled as it had little to do with gladiators . An easter egg contained on disc 2 of the extended edition / special edition DVD releases includes a discussion of possible scenarios for a follow @-@ up . This includes a suggestion by Walter F. Parkes that , in order to enable Russell Crowe to return to play Maximus , who dies at the end of the original movie , a sequel could involve a " multi @-@ generational drama about Maximus and the Aureleans and this chapter of Rome " , similar in concept to The Godfather Part II .
In 2006 , Scott stated he and Crowe approached Nick Cave to rewrite the film , but their ideas conflicted with DreamWorks 's idea of a spin @-@ off involving Lucius , whom Scott revealed would turn out to be Maximus 's son with Lucilla . Scott noted that a tale of corruption in Rome was too complex , whereas Gladiator worked due to its simple drive . In 2009 , details of Cave 's ultimately @-@ rejected script surfaced on the internet : the script having Maximus being reincarnated by the Roman gods and returned to Rome to defend Christians against persecution ; then transported to other important periods in history , including World War II , the Vietnam War , and finally being a general in the modern @-@ day Pentagon . This script for a sequel , however , was rejected as being too far @-@ fetched , and not in keeping with the spirit and theme of the original film .
= Spirit of the American Range =
Spirit of the American Range is a classical music album by the Oregon Symphony under the artistic direction of Carlos Kalmar , released by Dutch record label Pentatone on February 10 , 2015 . The album was recorded at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland , Oregon in April 2013 and January 2014 . It contains works by three American 20th @-@ century composers : Walter Piston 's ballet suite from The Incredible Flutist , George Antheil 's " A Jazz Symphony " , and Aaron Copland 's Symphony No. 3 . The recording was the third by the orchestra under Kalmar 's leadership , following the highly successful Music for a Time of War ( 2011 ) and This England ( 2012 ) . Spirit of the American Range received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Orchestral Performance , and its producer , Blanton Alspaugh , was nominated for Producer of the Year , Classical .
= = Background and composition = =
Spirit of the American Range was released by the Dutch record label Pentatone in February 2015 , following a pre @-@ release by the Oregon Symphony on January 8 . The album contains compositions by three 20th @-@ century American composers : the ballet suite from The Incredible Flutist by Walter Piston , " A Jazz Symphony " by George Antheil , and Symphony No. 3 by Aaron Copland . These works were recorded live at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland , Oregon . The Piston suite was recorded on April 13 – 15 , 2013 , " A Jazz Symphony " was recorded on April 20 – 22 , 2013 , and Copland 's symphony was recorded on January 5 , 2014 . The album was the third recording by the orchestra during Carlos Kalmar 's tenure , following the highly successful Music for a Time of War ( 2011 ) and This England ( 2012 ) . Like these albums , Spirit of the American Range was recorded in hybrid multichannel ( surround sound ) Super Audio CD format by Soundmirror recording engineers John Newton and Blanton Alspaugh . Mark Donahue served as the mixing and mastering engineer . The album 's liner notes are credited to Elizabeth Schwartz with German translations by Franz Steiger ; its cover photography was taken by Martha Warrington , and it features designs by freshu . Angelina Jambrekovic served as product manager .
Job Maarse , artistic director of Pentatone , said of the album 's origins :
From day one the co @-@ operation between Pentatone and the Oregon Symphony and its Music Director Carlos Kalmar has been something magical . The quality of the orchestra and the program ideas of Carlos Kalmar attracted the attention of a large group of music lovers in and outside the U.S. During a pleasant meeting at the Chicago airport almost two years ago the idea for this new album was discussed . I believe all at the table liked it and now everybody can hear how these three pieces , although by composers with different styles , fit perfectly in one program . And of course the Copland symphony is one of the best pieces ever written by an American composer .
Kalmar said of the recording , " It is a great pleasure to share these important American works for which I have the greatest fondness and appreciation . They aren 't widely performed and certainly deserve to be enjoyed by a wider public . " Spirit of the American Range was funded in part by the James DePreist Fund for Broadcast and Recording .
= = = Works = = =
The Incredible Flutist ( 1938 ) , Piston 's only composition for the stage , received its premiere at Symphony Hall on May 30 , 1938 by the Boston Pops under Arthur Fiedler . The performance featured work by dancer @-@ choreographer Hans Wiener and his ballet company . The ballet is about residents of a small village becoming enchanted by a flutist affiliated with a traveling circus . Antheil 's " A Jazz Symphony " was composed in 1925 and premiered at Carnegie Hall on April 10 , 1927 . It is written for two oboes , two clarinets , one soprano saxophone , one alto saxophone , one tenor saxophone , three trumpets , three trombones , tuba , percussion , drum set , two pianos , two banjos ( one doubling guitar ) , strings , and solo piano . According to Antheil , the work is : " one of the very first symphonic expressions which attempted to synthesize American jazz as a legitimate symphonic expression " .
Copland 's third symphony was composed between 1944 and September 1946 , and was premiered by Serge Koussevitzky conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra on October 18 , 1946 . It is written for three flutes , two piccolos , three oboes and English horn , two clarinets , E @-@ flat clarinet , bass clarinet , two bassoons and contrabassoon , four horns , four trumpets , three trombones and tuba , timpani , two harps , celesta , piano , strings , and a variety of percussion instruments , including bass drum , tam @-@ tam , cymbals , xylophone , glockenspiel , tenor drum , wood block , snare drum , triangle , slapstick , ratchet , anvil , claves , and tubular bells . Copland said the work would " reflect the euphoric spirit of the country at the time " .
= = Broadcasts and reception = =
KQAC ( 89 @.@ 9 FM , " All Classical Portland " ) broadcast the album on January 8 , 2015 and made it available to stream on its website . The station offered the album as a thank you gift to donors during a fundraising campaign .
Classical Voice North America 's Paul E. Robinson said the album 's contents were unrelated to its title , and had " nothing whatever to do with the early days of the American West " , but complimented the orchestra 's performances . He praised the " excellent " flute soloist in The Incredible Flutist , called the performance of Copland 's symphony " more careful than inspired " , and noted the " vast dynamic range " created by the label 's sound technology . Peter Dickinson of Gramophone compared Kalmar 's interpretation of Symphony No. 3 to other available recordings : " Kalmar and the Oregon Symphony are impressive and create a challenge to the established choices . Kalmar is a minute shorter than Bernstein in both the opening movement and fanfare finale . Overall his interpretation is similar to Bernstein 's , and the orchestra 's expert handling of the work suggests that they should record more . " Furthermore , he wrote , " Engineering is excellent but individual tracks for the Piston would have been a help . " Anthony Tommasini , music critic for The New York Times , called the recording " exciting " and said the Piston piece received a " supple , colorful performance " . He complimented " A Jazz Symphony " , which he said " emerges here as a savvy , audacious score " , and ended his review with : " Best of all is an urgent , superbly played account of Copland 's Third Symphony . " The Oregonian 's David Stabler praised the Oregon Symphony for recording the lesser @-@ known works by Piston and Antheil .
The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Orchestral Performance at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards , marking the third for Kalmar and the orchestra . In addition , Alspaugh was nominated for Producer of the Year , Classical . Kalmer said of the recognition , " I think this is a confirmation of the excellent quality that the orchestra is offering . In my mind , it 's very important that we get nominated . Whether we get the Grammy or not has so many other components . " Christine Whiteside , executive director of the Oregon Symphony Association in Salem , said , " It validates the quality of the Oregon Symphony , and what a great honor it is to have a Grammy @-@ nominated orchestra play in Salem . "
= = Track listing = =
" Suite from The Incredible Flutist " 1 ( Walter Piston ) – 17 : 12
" A Jazz Symphony " ( George Antheil ) – 7 : 07
Symphony No. 3 ( Aaron Copland )
" Molto Moderato , with simple expression ' " – 9 : 55
" Allegro molto " – 7 : 55
" Andantino quasi allegretto " – 10 : 13
" Motto deliberato ( Fanfare ) – Allegro risoluto " – 12 : 55
Track listing adapted from the album 's liner notes .
^ Note 1 Includes : Introduction ; Siesta Hours in the Marketplace and Entrance of the Vendors ; Dance of the Vendors ; Entrance of the Customers , Tango of the Four Daughters , Arrival of Circus and Circus March ; Solo of the Flutist ; Minuet : Dance of the Widow and Merchant ; Spanish Waltz ; Eight O 'Clock Strikes ; Siciliano : Dance of the Flutist and the Merchant 's Daughter ; Polka ; Finale .
= = Personnel = =
= = = Orchestra roster = = =
Credits adapted from the album 's liner notes .
" * " denotes acting musicians ; " * * " denotes principals on Copland ; " ^ " denotes guest musicians .
= Victor Henry Anderson =
Victor Henry Anderson ( May 21 , 1917 – September 20 , 2001 ) was an American Wiccan priest and poet . He was a founding member of the Feri Tradition , a form of the modern Pagan new religious movement of Wicca which was established in California during the 1960s . Much of his poetry was religious in nature , being devoted to Feri deities .
Born in Clayton , New Mexico , to a working @-@ class family , Anderson was left visually impaired during childhood . His family regularly moved around within the United States during his early years , with Anderson claiming that encounters with Mexican , Hawaiian , and Haitian migrants led to him gaining an early understanding of these various cultures ' magical practices . The family eventually settled in Oregon , and Anderson later claimed that it was here that he was initiated into a tradition of witchcraft by an African woman . He later claimed that , in 1932 , he joined a magico @-@ religious group known as the Harpy Coven which was based in Ashland and which dissolved in the 1940s . According to his description , the group was devoted to a god and goddess , Setan and Lilith , and were influenced by both American folk magic and Huna .
In 1944 , he married Cora Cremeans in Bend , Oregon , and , inspired by the writings of English Wiccan Gerald Gardner , they founded the Mahaelani Coven , gaining followers of what became known as the Feri tradition . One of their first initiates was Gwydion Pendderwen , who was a significant influence on the development of the tradition , and who introduced elements from Alexandrian Wicca in to it . Anderson was a professional accordion player and wrote poetry for various American Pagan magazines . In 1970 , he published his first book of poetry , Thorns of the Blood Rose , which contained devotional religious poetry dedicated to the Goddess ; it won the Clover International Poetry Competition Award in 1975 . Anderson continued to promote the Feri tradition until his death , at which point April Niino was appointed as the new Grandmaster of the tradition .
= = Early life = =
= = = Childhood : 1917 – 1931 = = =
Anderson was born on May 21 , 1917 at the Buffalo Horn Ranch in Clayton , New Mexico . His parents were Hilbart Alexander Anderson ( 1883 – 1952 ) and Mary Frances Anderson ( née Smith , 1886 – 1973 ) . Regarding his ethnic ancestry , he later stated that " I am mostly Irish and Spanish with some Native American , including Polynesian " . He also claimed that his maternal great @-@ grandmother had been one of the Blue Fugates , a community living in Appalachia whose skin had a blueish coloration due to methemoglobinemia . Anderson became almost completely blind when he was two years old , either because of an accident or untreated diabetes . By 1920 , the family were living in Burkburnett , Wichita County , Texas , where a sister , Elsie Glenan Anderson , was born in February . Here , Hilbart worked as a floor worker on some of the many oil rigs in the town . From there they moved to Albuquerque , New Mexico , where they were recorded as living in the 1923 – 24 directory , and where Anderson later claimed that he had made many friends among Mexican migrant children . Anderson 's later wife claimed that he was also instructed in how to use his etheric vision by " Mexican Witches " during childhood . The family next moved to Olustee , Oklahoma , where Hilbart 's brother resided .
After several months in Oklahoma they proceeded to the area around Ashland , Oregon , where Anderson claimed to have befriended Hawaiian and Haitian migrant families who were working as fruit pickers . Anderson often claimed that he had been instructed in the magical practices of Hawaiian Kahuna and Haitian Vodou , with his later wife referring to him as both " one of the last Kahuna " and " a priest of Voudou " . He claimed to have been instructed in Vodou by Haitians who were working in southern Oregon . While living in that state he attended a school for the blind , although despite this was largely self @-@ educated . The family moved around the state in the coming years ; in August 1928 they were living in Pinehurst , where Hilbert was recorded as working as an engineer at a lumber mill in the 1930 census . By the 1940 census , the family were recorded as living in East Phoenix , Jackson county , Oregon , with Higbert adding that he had also been living there in 1935 . At this point , Hilbert was working as a millwright and Mary as a trained nurse . In 1942 they were recorded as living in Ashland , and it was here that they attended the First Baptist Church , before relocating to Bend prior to 1944 .
Anderson claimed to be initiated into a tradition of witchcraft in 1926 by a woman " of the Fairy race " , whom he elsewhere referred to as " a priestess from Africa " . Anderson informed the journalist Margot Adler that when he was nine years old he encountered a small old woman sitting in the centre of a circle containing brass bowls of herbs . He alleged that he instinctively stripped naked and that she then sexually initiated him into a witchcraft tradition , during which he had a vision of a goddess and a horned god . After the vision , he claimed that they sat in the circle and she instructed him in the magical use of the various herbs , after which he was washed in butter , oil , and salt , before putting his clothes on and returning home . The Pagan studies scholar Ethan Doyle White described this as being " difficult to accept as a literal account " , but suggested that Anderson may have undergone a significant spiritual experience with an older woman in 1926 , which was subsequently " embellished into the later tale " that he told Adler . A woman who knew Anderson , Cornelia Benavidez , later stated that " He says that he became friends with a woman in the circus who was a fire dancer and when she got older worked the stands . She somehow joined the circus in South Africa and made her way to the US . When he first met her she was 60 years old and he was a nine @-@ year @-@ old boy . He knew her for 15 years " . Researcher WIlliam Wallworth provided potential supporting evidence for this claim when he noted that a number of the circuses that performed in Oregon during the 1920s and 1930s had Africans in their travelling retinues .
= = = The Harpy Coven : 1932 – 1943 = = =
Anderson claimed that in 1932 he was initiated into a witchcraft group in Ashland that he called the Harpy Coven , although remains the only source testifying to the group 's existence . Research into the coven was later conducted by Valerie Voigt , the coordinator of the Pagan , Occult , and Witchcraft Special Interest Group of the United States branch of Mensa , who was also one of Anderson 's students and who asked him about the group . According to her claims , the group were led by two figures , known as Maybelle " Cardea " Warren and Jerome Warren , with other members being Jim Murdoch , Patricia Fern , Tom C. ( " Arven " ) , and Ruth D. , the latter of whom was a preacher 's wife . As related by Voigt , most of them had been immigrants from the Southern states , mainly from Alabama .
According to Voigt , the coven placed an emphasis on practical magic rather than worship , theology , ethics , or ritual , and were eclectic in their practices , mixing Huna with forms of American folk magic . She noted that they did not worship a goddess but held to a belief in a god who was opposed to the God of Christianity . Moreover she claimed that they met together for both outdoor and indoor meetings , according to the phases of the moon . According to Voigt 's account , Anderson also claimed that on occasion , the coven used a naked woman as their altar , and that the group disbanded after World War II broke out .
After the Pagan studies scholar Aidan A. Kelly published a summary of Voigt 's research , Anderson released an open letter dated to August 21 , 1991 , refuting many of Kelly 's claims and referring to it as " the stupid drivel of those who have only a shallow grasp of their alleged research . " He stated that contrary to Kelly 's assertions , the Harpy Coven had worshiped a goddess , who was known as Lilith , and that " we did not think of her as merely the Goddess , but as God Herself " . He added that the coven also venerated a consort of the Goddess , who was known as Setan , but " although the Goddess tells us that away from the sweet influence of her love , he is the most terrible of all spirits , he is not the fallen angel or ' Satan ' of Christianity or Islam " . Kelly later stated that the Harpy Coven might " have been self @-@ trained or may have descended from an earlier person or group " .
= = Later life : 1944 – 2001 = =
Anderson met Cora Ann Cremeans in Bend , Oregon , in 1944 ; they married three days later , on 3 May , claiming that they had encountered each other before in the astral realm . Born in Nyota , Alabama , in January 1915 , Cora had been exposed to folk magical practices from childhood ; reputedly , her Irish grandfather was a " root doctor " who was known among locals as the " druid " . The Andersons claimed that one of their first acts after their marriage was the erection of an altar . The following year , a son was born , and they named him Victor Elon , with the latter being the Hebrew word for oak ; Cora claimed that she had received the name in a dream . After the birth , a ritual was held to dedicate the infant to the Goddess . In 1948 , the family moved to Niles , California , later that year purchasing a home in San Leandro . There , Anderson became a member of the Alameda Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Eagles , and he subsequently remained so for forty years . Victor earned his living as a musician , playing the accordion at events , while Cora worked as a hospital cook . It has been claimed that Anderson could speak Hawaiian , Spanish , Creole , Greek , Italian , and Gothic .
In the mid @-@ 1950s Victor and Cora read Witchcraft Today , a 1954 book by English Wiccan Gerald Gardner , with Cora claiming that Victor corresponded with Gardner for a time . The Pagan studies scholar Chas S. Clifton has suggested that the Andersons used Gardner 's work as a " style guide " for the development of their own tradition of modern Pagan witchcraft . Similarly , Kelly stated that the Andersons ' tradition " began to more and more resemble that of the Gardnerians " as the couple learned more about the latter , adopting elements from it . Anderson was in correspondence with the Italian @-@ American Wiccan Leo Martello , who encouraged Anderson to found his own coven . Circa 1960 , the Andersons founded a coven , naming it Mahaelani , after the Hawaiian word for the full moon . Throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s , the Andersons initiated a number of individuals into the coven . One of these was Gwydion Pendderwen , a friend of their son who shared their interest in the esoteric . Pendderwen contributed to the development of what came to be known as the Feri tradition , with some members of the lineage viewing him as its co @-@ founder . Pendderwen noted that he had first met the family when , aged thirteen , he got into a fight with Victor Elon , although the two later became friends . Pendderwen was particularly influenced by Welsh mythology , and on a visit to Britain he spent time with the Alexandrian Wiccans Alex Sanders and Stewart Farrar , subsequently introducing various Alexandrian elements into Feri Wicca . In the early 1970s , the Andersons established a new coven with Pendderwen and his initiate , Alison Harlow . After Pendderwen married , his wife also joined this coven , although it disbanded in 1974 .
= = = Anderson 's teaching = = =
Over the next four decades , the Andersons would initiate between twenty @-@ five and thirty people into their tradition . Anderson has been described as one of the " founding teachers " and the " seminal voice " of the Feri tradition , although – according to Feri initiate Storm Faerywolf – he preferred to refer to himself as " Grand Master and a fairy chief " . The original word that the Andersons used for their tradition was Vicia , which Cora claimed was Italian . She added that " the name Fairy became accidentally attached to our tradition because Victor so often mentioned that word in speaking of nature spirits and Celtic magic " . Early initiates alternately spelled the name of the tradition as Fairy , Faery , or Faerie , although Anderson began using the spelling Feri during the 1990s to differentiate it from other witchcraft traditions of the same name ; not all practitioners followed his example . Cora claimed that Feri was the word 's original spelling , adding that it meant " the things of magic " . Anderson also referred to his form of Wicca as the Pictish tradition . In their writing , the Andersons mixed terminology adopted from Huna , Gardnerian Wicca , and Voodoo , believing that all reflected the same underlying magico @-@ religious tradition . It drew heavily upon the huna system developed by Max Freedom Long . According to one Feri initiate , Corvia Blackthorn :
" The Andersons ' teaching method was very informal . There were no classes in an academic sense , only conversations and the occasional ritual , usually followed by a home @-@ cooked meal . Discussions with Victor were non @-@ linear and overflowing with information . Someone once aptly remarked that talking to Victor was like to trying to drink from a fire hose . Often the connecting threads and underlying patterns in the information didn 't become apparent until later on . There was also a non @-@ verbal component to Victor 's teaching . He was a true shaman , and had the ability to shift the consciousness of his students on a level well below the surface of conversation . "
According to Kelly :
" Studying with Victor presented some unusual problems . He demanded as much respect as any working @-@ class grandfather might . One could ask for clarification , but to even hint that one disagreed with him , or worse yet , to contradict him , would result in an immediate and permanent order to leave . One was tempted to ask such forbidden questions because Victor lived in mythic time and was totally uninterested in other people 's concepts of logic or consistency ... Another student told me that when Victor read a new book and believed it was true , then he considered it to have always been true and would rethink his history accordingly . "
According to one initiate , Jim Schuette , Anderson was " a taskmaster . He took pride in testing his students . " One of those initiated into the Anderson 's Feri tradition was Starhawk , who incorporated ideas from the Feri tradition when creating Reclaiming . She also included aspects from it in her 1979 book , The Spiral Dance , including mention of the Iron and Pearl Pentagram and the three souls , all of which originated within Feri Wicca . Another prominent initiate was Gabriel Carillo ( Caradoc ap Cador ) , who in the late 1970s developed a written body of Feri teachings , and began offering paid classes in the tradition in the 1980s , generating the Bloodrose lineage ; doing so generated controversy among Feri initiates , with critics believing that it was morally wrong to charge for teaching .
= = = Poetry and final years = = =
In 1970 Anderson privately published Thorns of the Blood Rose , which contained poems that he had authored over the previous 25 years . He stated that " every poem is a love letter to the Goddess " . Money to publish the book had come from Cora 's savings , with sales barely covering the costs of publication , so a second printing was not possible at that time . In 1975 , this book received the Clover International Poetry Competition Award , and in 1980 it was republished by Pendderwen , who also put some of Anderson 's poems to music for his own 1975 album , Songs for the Old Religion . Anderson also contributed work to Pagan magazines like Witch Eye , Green Egg , and Nemeton . Anderson had assembled a group of poems to be published as a second book , released posthumously as Lilith 's Garden in 2005 .
To honor her fiftieth wedding anniversary , in 1994 Cora authored a book titled Fifty Years in the Feri Tradition , deeming it a tribute to her husband . It has been termed " the definitive written work on Feri thealogy and thought " . In 1998 , Cora suffered a stroke and was left largely bedridden by its effects .
At the time of his death , he was still running a coven , which was known as Nostos or Blue Circle . He died at his home on September 20 , 2001 . He was survived by his wife , son , and various grandchildren and great @-@ grandchildren . Cora then appointed a woman named Anaar , or April Niino , to be the new Grandmaster of the Feri tradition in summer 2003 . The tradition itself survived , with various publications appearing that discussed the practice of magic from a Feri perspective .
= = Teachings = =
Anderson 's Feri Wicca tradition theistically revolved around a Goddess , who was named Mari after the Basque folkloric character . In Feri theology , Mari was accompanied by a male consort , a Horned God named Krom . Krom was also viewed as a union of two separate entities , the Divine Twins . Cora claimed that the Goddess had created these Twins , " not because she had to have male help , but because in her divine lust she desired them " . According to Anderson , the name Mari meant " mother of water " , and he described both Mari and Krom as having been the deity names of " the tiny dark aborigines of Scotland , Ireland , and the ancient British Isles " . The God was also referred to as Melek Taus . He stressed the view that these deities were real entities , rather than Jungian archetypes , the latter being a view that had been espoused by other Pagans .
Systems of morality in Feri revolved largely around the idea of kala ; Cora stated that this term was borrowed from the Hawaiian language and that it meant " keep [ ing ] oneself clean and bright and free from complexes within and without " . Cora stated that the Feri tradition had " a code of honor and sexual morality which is as tough and demanding as the Bushido of Japan and of Shinto " . She added that while Christian missionaries would understand Feri as a " sex cult " , " we do not behave like a bunch of slavering mad dogs in heat " . Initiation into Feri was a sexual act , and according to Cora " in initiation you literally marry the Goddess , her dual consort and the Gods , whether you are male or female " . It involved a male priest giving the female initiate the names of the God and Goddess upon orgasm . If the female initiate was already betrothed to another , or did otherwise not wish to have intercourse with the priest , then a ritual known as the Intentions of the Heart took place . In this , her next sexual act with another person would be considered her initiation . When a female initiated a male , there was a similarly sexual component although according to Cora , " there are some important differences " .
The Andersons taught that there were three parts of the soul , with Doyle White believing that they had adopted this belief from those of Hawaii . Cora stated that the first part of the soul inhabited " the etheric body or double " , surrounding and penetrating the physical body , extending about 2 cm from human flesh and colored either " a misty blue @-@ gray " or " a lovely electric pink " . According to her , the second part of the soul inhabited the aura and extended 8 to 9 inches from the physical body . She believed that the third part of the soul was " the Godself " and lived in the top of the aura , appearing as a blue , white or gold ball of light . The Andersons also expressed a belief in reincarnation , believing that the allocation of one 's future births were organized by karma . They taught that between incarnations , a soul could travel to one of nine etheric globes surrounding the Earth , in which existed " well @-@ defined classes of nature spirits " which included gnomes , sylphs , undines , and salamanders .
Cora described Feri as the " direct survival of old Stone Age religion " , reflecting a trend within the Wiccan community for retaining faith in the witch @-@ cult hypothesis long after it was academically discredited by historians . The Andersons believed that the Witchcraft religion had emerged in Africa and been spread throughout the world , believing that Feri Wicca was essentially the same as Sami indigenous religion , Voudou , and Santeria . She believed that the ritual tools of " the Craft " were " very much alike throughout the world in both time and place " . She listed the ritual tools as an athame " to raise or focus power " , a binding cord for use in " ritual liberation and unbinding " , as well as a scourge " to raise power " , although the latter was never used to whip human beings . A chalice is used in rituals , symbolizing " the yoni female receptacle of the life force " , with an accompanying stone or wax phallus which is sometimes dipped into the chalice during rituals . A stone or wooden egg " honors the cosmic egg which God held in her womb " . Cora stated that in their rituals " power is raised and used in magic operations for the good of our human race , our ecology , or for necessary martial purposes " .
According to Adler , Anderson had " a very poetic way of looking at the world " . Alison Harlow had informed her that Anderson 's claims about his origins often changed , with Doyle White commenting that " Anderson believed that the telling of spiritual ' truths ' through stories was more important than factual accounts of the past " . Anderson described Feri witchcraft as " a devotional science " , and his wife called him " an Einstein of the occult " . Cora claimed that the couple were " scientists in the truest sense " . Adler noted that some of the " hallmarks " of the Feri tradition were its " shamanic practices and sexual mysticism " . It only involved one initiation . There is no set book of liturgy in the tradition , with teachings being passed down orally . Practitioner Storm Faerywolf noted that " the Feri tradition is less about specific practices and more about energetic experience " .
= Final Fantasy Tactics Advance =
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance ( ファイナルファンタジータクティクスアドバンス , Fainaru Fantajī Takutikusu Adobansu ) is a tactical role @-@ playing game developed and published by Square ( now Square Enix ) for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance . A spin @-@ off of the popular Final Fantasy series , the game shares several traits with 1997 's Final Fantasy Tactics , although it is not a direct sequel . The player assembles a clan of characters , and controls their actions over grid @-@ like battlefields . Players are mostly free to decide the classes , abilities , and statistics of their characters .
The game 's story centers on four children ; Marche , Mewt , Ritz , and Doned , who live in a small town named St. Ivalice . The children are transported to a realm of the same name as their town , " Ivalice " , after discovering an ancient magical book . The story then focuses on the exploits of Marche as he attempts to return to the real world while facing opposition from those around him .
Tactics Advance is one of the initial products from the cooperation of Square and Nintendo made for the Game Boy Advance console ; it was developed by the team brought over from the game company Quest Corporation . Following its release , Tactics Advance @-@ themed merchandise was introduced . The game was positively received . It has a sequel , Final Fantasy Tactics A2 : Grimoire of the Rift for the Nintendo DS .
Tactics Advance was re @-@ released for the Nintendo Wii U Virtual Console on January 28 , 2016 for Europe / Australia & North America with Japan on March 30 , 2016 .
= = Gameplay = =
In Tactics Advance , turn @-@ based tactical battles take place on a three @-@ dimensional isometric field . The player takes the role of Marche , a clan leader ; he must organize the clan 's members and advance their status through missions that are offered in pubs . The player competes against the computer 's team in turn @-@ based play , although unlike Final Fantasy Tactics characters execute their actions instantly .
Missions are tasks undertaken by a clan . There are four types of missions : regular , encounter , dispatch , and area . In regular missions , Marche 's entire party ventures to a particular location to do battle . Many of these missions are used to advance the story . In encounter missions , Marche 's group battles a rival mercenary clan by purchasing a mission or meeting them on the map . In dispatch missions , which do not involve battle , Marche temporarily sends away one member from his party . Area missions are usually a dispatch mission where Marche 's clan can liberate certain regions to obtain bonuses and discounts at shops .
Some missions , typically dispatch missions , require a special item to be in possession in order to accept the mission . Others require a dispatch character to have a specific job class . In regards to items , this may mean another mission must be done to get an item that would allow you to perform the later mission .
The world map is initially empty except for the starting location ; it is customized as the player wins location " tokens " after certain missions . These tokens represent different terrains and settlements , such as plains , mountains , deserts , forests , and towns , that can be placed in slots on the world map . Items are rewarded to the player depending on the placement of the tokens . Ivalice also introduces areas called jagds , lawless slums that Judges avoid . Jagd is a German word which means the hunt . Jagds are the only places in the game in which a character can die ; everywhere else , they are protected from death by the Judges and are simply knocked out .
Tactics Advance also offers multiplayer capability for two players . Players may cooperate or compete using a link @-@ cable peripheral , and also trade items and party members . Additional missions and items are also offered when players link .
= = = Job system = = =
There are 34 " jobs " in Tactics Advance that govern a character 's stats , equipment , and abilities . Most items that can be equipped have various abilities assigned to them , each available for use by characters of a certain job while the item is equipped . When a battle is completed , characters will receive Ability Points ( AP ) distributed over their currently equipped weapons or items ( such as armor ) . Once a target amount of AP has been accumulated for a given ability , the character will master that ability , allowing the character to use them at any time , regardless of items equipped and job chosen . Mastery of abilities in different jobs will eventually allow the character access to more jobs . For example , if a human unit wishes to change jobs to Paladin , it needs to master at least two " action " abilities from the Soldier job .
Units have a primary job which determines the stat boosts they receive when they level up and the attributes associated with that class . A unit may also have a secondary job set of abilities , where it can use any abilities of the selected job , but with the stat profile of the primary job . For example , an Assassin with a Sniper secondary job could use abilities from both jobs , but has the stat profile and appearance of an Assassin , its primary job . This may deny the use of some abilities depending on their equipped weapon . In the previous example , any abilities that require the possession of a great bow , will not be allowed for use if the character has a Katana equipped .
Tactics Advance also introduces five playable races : Humans , the small rodentlike Moogles , the strong lizard @-@ like Bangaa , the agile rabbit @-@ like Viera , and the magically @-@ skilled Nu Mou . Certain jobs are only available to certain races . Along with the abilities obtained with experience , each race has a guardian beast called a " Totema " to represent whom and which can be summoned to whose aid when a member of that race has 10 Judge Points , that is after your clan has defeated that Totema as part of the main story line .
= = = Laws = = =
One arbitrary game mechanic of Tactics Advance is the Laws system . Laws are set by Judges , invincible arbiters present at each battle , with some exceptions . Laws may forbid the use of certain weapons , items , elemental spells , or status changes . Breaking a law results in punishment by Carding , the receipt of a red or yellow card . Imprisonment happens if a character infringes a law twice or knocks out another unit with a forbidden ability or weapon . However , Jagds have no Judges or laws ; units knocked out in the Jagds will die and permanently leave the clan if they are not revived by the end of the battle .
To offset the difficulty of having things forbidden for use , there are certain things that are recommended by the Judges , and therefore grant Judge Points if used . Judge Points ( JP ) are used to carry out combos with nearby allies or to summon a Totema . JP are also received upon knocking out an opponent . Later in the game , the player gains the ability to use law cards , which can add laws , and anti @-@ law cards , which can nullify laws that are already in effect .
= = Plot = =
= = = Characters = = =
The story of Tactics Advance revolves around three primary characters : Marche Radiuju , the main character who battles the dream worlds of his friends ; Ritz Malheur , a stubborn girl who speaks her mind and changes sides in her struggle for self @-@ acceptance ; and Mewt Randell , a boy whose mother died that discovers a magical entity that changes the world into the world of Ivalice . There are also secondary characters , such as Doned Radiuju , Marche 's little brother who does not desire to return to the real world , since he is sick in the real world and healthy in the dream one ; and Cid Randell , Mewt 's father who becomes the Judgemaster of Ivalice .
Within Ivalice , there are other characters that help advance the plot . Some characters befriended Marche , such as the moogles Montblanc and Nono ; Ezel Berbier , a Nu Mou troublemaker and self @-@ proclaimed genius ; and Shara , a Viera archer who befriends Ritz . There are other characters who antagonize Marche , including Babus Swain , a Nu Mou Royal mage in Mewt 's service ; Llednar Twem , a mysterious enforcer who replaces the Judges when they become independent of the Palace ; and Queen Remedi , who is the ruler of Ivalice and was in the Gran Grimoire itself in a form modeled after Mewt 's deceased mother .
= = = Story = = =
Ivalice is a world created by four ordinary children : Marche Radiuju , a new student and resident of St. Ivalice and its school ; Mewt Randell , a shy boy still attached to the memory of his late mother ; Ritz Malheur , an assertive and outspoken classmate of Marche and Mewt ; and Doned Radiuju , Marche 's younger , handicapped brother and a big fan of fantasy novels and video games . Mewt comes across a dusty old tome in a local used bookstore and eagerly wishes to show it to his friends . Unaware that the book is the legendary Gran Grimoire , Mewt brings the book over to Marche 's house along with Ritz . The old book is written in a language none of them have ever seen before , and a single inscription reads : " Alta oron , Sondus kameela " . The next morning , Marche wakes up in the world of Ivalice . The fantasy Ivalice is supposedly a reincarnation of Mewt 's memories from a Final Fantasy game .
Marche is separated from the others , and immediately begins a quest to return home . Even after realizing how much better his life is in the new Ivalice , he believes that none of it is real and is even more determined to return to his home when he realizes that everyone in town has been dragged into the dream as well , many of whom are now suffering under Mewt 's rule or are being slaughtered by the adventuring Clans that populate the world . The other children , and Mewt 's father Cid , slowly realize through Marche 's efforts that the world has been shaped according to their wishes . Mewt is no longer being teased , is reunited with his deceased mother , and is now the Prince of Ivalice ; Ritz no longer has her white albinic hair , instead having the silky red hair which she always wanted ; Doned can now walk and is no longer sickly ; Marche is suddenly athletic and popular ; Cid is the highest @-@ ranking official in the nation ; and all of them now live in Final Fantasy , the video game the children all love .
Eventually Marche succeeds in his quest to return Ivalice to normal . He achieves this by destroying the crystals , or world threads , of Ivalice , defeating Llednar Twem ( the manifestation of Mewt 's negative emotions ) , and killing the Li @-@ Grim , the physical manifestation of the book 's wish @-@ based magic that had been masquerading as Mewt 's mother , Queen Remedi . He teaches the other children in the process that they cannot live in fantasy but must learn to live with their misfortunes in reality . The other children are wiser from the experience , as the ending reveals them all to have become happy with themselves .
In addition to the main plot , there are two side plots : the Redwing Arc and the Judge Arc . The Redwing Arc centers around the Redwings clan , a foreign crime ring , their subordinate clan Borzoi , and their smuggled foreign monsters . The other is the Judge Arc , unlockable after beating the main three hundred missions . This serves as an alternative ending where Marche never goes on his quest and stays in Ivalice , overthrows several corrupt judges , and becomes next in line for Cid 's judge sword .
= = Development = =
Rumors of the game 's development began when Square announced its publishing agreement with Nintendo , and it was later confirmed by the producer Matsuno . The development team of Tactics Advance , Square 's Product Development Division 4 , was constructed from employees of Quest Corporation , and work began in February 2002 . This comes after Quest announced the handover of its software development team to Square , of which the former is famed for its Tactics Ogre series . Initially thought of as a port of Final Fantasy Tactics , Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is developed with an entirely new storyline and setting , and received significant changes to make it more user @-@ friendly for the GBA handheld console ; e.g. a quick @-@ save function .
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance uses the gameplay of Final Fantasy Tactics , but introduced certain changes such as a customizable map for the world of Ivalice . While built for the Game Boy Advance , Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 's graphics are vibrantly colored and extensively detailed , and though environments and characters are wholly sprite @-@ based , facial expressions are easily identifiable and many motion frames have been given to create a smooth animation . The game also introduced an option to switch between three display modes . Two of the modes are optimized for gameplay on Game Boy Advance and the new Game Boy Advance SP respectively , and there 's also a TV mode for better color display while playing this game into a television screen by using a Game Boy Player which , must be attached to a Game Cube for this to work .
In Japan , Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 's story was expanded and broadcast in Japanese radio stations . The radio drama entitled Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Radio Edition was broadcast in four radio stations within Japan from early January 2003 to late March 2003 .
= = = Music = = =
The music in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance was primarily composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto , with additional music contributed by Kaori Ohkoshi and Ayako Saso ; Nobuo Uematsu provided the main theme . The Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Original Soundtrack album was released by DigiCube on February 19 , 2003 . It spans 74 tracks and has a duration of 2 : 05 : 27 . The first disk includes every song from the game , as it sounds through the Game Boy Advance hardware . The second disk contains fully orchestrated versions of 32 of the same 42 tracks . A new age arrangement album entitled White : Melodies of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance , a selection of musical tracks from the game arranged by Yo Yamazaki , Akira Sasaki , and Satoshi Henmi , was released by SME Visual Works on February 26 , 2003 . White spans 11 tracks and has a duration of 46 : 10 . Within the game , the classical @-@ themed soundtrack is compressed into MIDI file format . Simple sound effects are used during battles , and there are no voices or speech within the game .
= = Reception = =
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance sold over 440 @,@ 000 copies during its year of release in Japan , with nearly 225 @,@ 000 units being sold in its first week alone . By August 6 , 2004 , more than 1 million units of the game were sold in North America and Europe together .
The game was well received among the gaming community , widely regarded to feature an outstanding combination of music , graphics , gameplay , and storyline . Final Fantasy Tactics Advance won Best Handheld Game at the 7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards in 2004 . It was also rated as outstanding by IGN ( 9 @.@ 0 out of 10 ) and given 5 out of 5 by GameSpy . In 2
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that she was a victim of male prejudice stating that " for the second time in ( her ) legal career ( she ) became aware of the disdain with which men perceive women . " She expressed " amazement and contempt " for the actions of her fellow lawyers as she watched their " infighting for center stage " during the trial . Other members of the team were concerned that Williams was overly aggressive during her sole cross @-@ examination to the point of passing her notes that read , in part , " You 're antagonizing the jury " and " Shut up and sit down . "
= = = = Witnesses = = = =
Sundiata Acoli , Assata Shakur , Trooper Harper , and a New Jersey Turnpike driver who saw part of the incident were the only surviving witnesses . Acoli did not testify or make any pre @-@ trial statements , nor did he testify in his own trial or give a statement to the police . The driver traveling north on the turnpike testified that he had seen a State Trooper struggling with a Black man between a white vehicle and a State Trooper car , whose revolving lights illuminated the area .
Shakur testified that Trooper Harper shot her after she raised her arms to comply with his demand . She said that the second shot hit her in the back as she turned to avoid it , and that she fell onto the road for the duration of the gunfight before crawling back into the backseat of the Pontiac — which Acoli drove 5 miles ( 8 km ) down the road and parked . She testified that she remained there until State Troopers dragged her onto the road .
Trooper Harper 's official reports state that after he stopped the Pontiac , he ordered Acoli to the back of the vehicle for Trooper Foerster — who had arrived on the scene — to examine his driver 's license . The reports then state that after Acoli complied , and as Harper was looking inside the vehicle to examine the registration , Trooper Foerster yelled and held up an ammunition magazine as Shakur simultaneously reached into her red pocketbook , pulled out a nine @-@ millimeter weapon and fired at him . Trooper Harper 's reports then state that he ran to the rear of his car and shot at Shakur who had exited the vehicle and was firing from a crouched position next to the vehicle .
Under cross @-@ examination at both Acoli and Shakur 's trials , Trooper Harper admitted to having lied in these reports and in his Grand Jury testimony about Trooper Foerster yelling and showing him an ammunition magazine , about seeing Shakur holding a pocketbook or a gun inside the vehicle , and about Shakur shooting at him from the car . Trooper Harper retracted his previous statements and said that he had never seen Shakur with a gun and that she did not shoot him .
= = = = Jury = = = =
A total of 408 potential jurors were questioned during the voir dire , which concluded on February 14 . All of the 15 jurors — ten women and five men — were white , and most were under thirty years old . Five jurors had personal ties to State Troopers ( one girlfriend , two nephews , and two friends ) . A sixteenth female juror was removed before the trial formally opened when it was determined that Sheriff Joseph DeMarino of Middlesex County , while a private detective several years earlier , had worked for a lawyer who represented the juror 's husband . Judge Appleby repeatedly denied Kunstler 's requests for DeMarino to be removed from his responsibilities for the duration of the trial " because he did not divulge his association with the juror . "
One prospective juror was dismissed for reading Target Blue , a book by Robert Daley , a former New York City Deputy Police Commander , which dealt in part with Shakur and had been left in the jury assembly room . Before the jury entered the courtroom , Judge Appleby ordered Shakur 's lawyers to remove a copy of Roots : The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley from a position on the defense counsel table easily visible to jurors . The Roots TV miniseries adapted from the book and shown shortly before the trial was believed to have evoked feelings of " guilt and sympathy " with many white viewers .
Shakur 's attorneys sought a new trial on the grounds that one jury member , John McGovern , had violated the jury 's sequestration order . Judge Appleby rejected Kunstler 's claim that the juror had violated the order . McGovern later sued Kunstler for defamation ; Kunstler eventually publicly apologized to McGovern and paid him a small settlement . Additionally , in his autobiography , Kunstler alleged that he later learned from a law enforcement agent that a New Jersey State Assembly member had addressed the jury at the hotel where they were sequestered , urging them to convict Shakur .
Due to the high security of the trial and the sequestration , Shakur 's trial , along with Acoli 's , cost Middlesex County an estimated $ 1 million combined . In September 1977 , New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne vetoed a bill to give the Morris County sheriff $ 7 @,@ 491 for overtime expenses incurred in guarding Shakur 's jury .
= = = = Medical evidence = = = =
A key element of Shakur 's defense was medical testimony meant to demonstrate that she was shot with her hands up and that she would have been subsequently unable to fire a weapon . A neurologist testified that the median nerve in Shakur 's right arm was severed by the second bullet , making her unable to pull a trigger . Neurosurgeon Dr. Arthur Turner Davidson , Associate Professor of Surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine , testified that the wounds in her upper arms , armpit and chest , and severed median nerve that instantly paralyzed her right arm , would only have been caused if both arms were raised , and that to sustain such injuries while crouching and firing a weapon ( as described in Trooper Harper 's testimony ) " would be anatomically impossible . "
Davidson based his testimony on an August 4 , 1976 examination of Shakur and on X @-@ rays taken immediately after the shootout at Middlesex General Hospital . Prosecutor Barone questioned whether Davidson was qualified to make such a judgment 39 months after the injury ; Barone proceeded to suggest ( while a female Sheriff 's attendant acted out his suggestion ) that Shakur was struck in the right arm and collar bone and " then spun around by the impact of the bullet so an immediate second shot entered the fleshy part of her upper left arm " to which Davidson replied " Impossible . "
Dr. David Spain , a pathologist from Brookdale Community College , testified that her bullet scars as well as X @-@ rays supported her claim that her arms were raised , and that there was " no conceivable way " the first bullet could have hit Shakur 's clavicle if her arm was down .
Judge Appleby eventually cut off funds for any further expert defense testimony . Shakur , in her autobiography , and Williams , in Inadmissible Evidence , both claim that it was difficult to find expert witnesses for the trial . Not only because of the financial expense , but also because most forensic and ballistic specialists declined on the grounds of a conflict of interest when approached because they routinely performed such work for law enforcement officials .
= = = = Other evidence = = = =
Neutron activation analysis administered after the shootout showed no gunpowder residue on Shakur 's fingers ; her fingerprints were not found on any weapon at the scene , according to forensic analysis performed at the Trenton , New Jersey crime lab and the FBI crime labs in Washington , D.C. According to tape recordings and police reports made several hours after the shoot @-@ out , when Harper returned on foot to the administration building 200 yards ( 183 m ) away , he did not report Foerster 's presence at the scene ; no one at headquarters knew of Foerster 's involvement in the shoot @-@ out until his body was discovered beside his patrol car , more than an hour later .
= = = = Conviction and sentencing = = = =
On March 24 , the jurors listened for 45 minutes to a rereading of testimony of the State Police chemist regarding the blood found at the scene , on the LeMans , and Shakur 's clothing . That night , the second night of jury deliberation , the jury asked Judge Appleby to repeat his instructions regarding the four assault charges 30 minutes before retiring for the night , which led to speculation that the jury had decided in Shakur 's favor on the remaining charges , especially the two counts of murder . Appleby reiterated that the jury must consider separately the four assault charges ( atrocious assault and battery , assault on a police officer acting in the line of duty , assault with a deadly weapon , and assault with intent to kill ) , each of which carried a total maximum penalty of 33 years in prison . The other charges were : first @-@ degree murder ( of Foerster ) , second @-@ degree murder ( of Zayd Shakur ) , illegal possession of a weapon , and armed robbery ( related to Foerster 's service revolver ) . The jury also asked Appleby to repeat the definitions of " intent " and " reasonable doubt . "
Shakur was convicted on all eight counts : two murder charges , and six assault charges . The prosecution did not need to prove that Shakur fired the shots that killed either Trooper Foerster or Zayd Shakur : being an accomplice to murder carries an equivalent life sentence under New Jersey law . Upon hearing the verdict , Shakur said — in a " barely audible voice " — that she was " ashamed that I have even taken part in this trial " and that the jury was " racist " and had " convicted a woman with her hands up . " Judge Appleby told the court attendants to " remove the prisoner " and Shakur replied : " the prisoner will walk away on her own feet . " After Joseph W. Lewis , the jury foreman , read the verdict , Kunstler asked that the jury be removed before alleging that one juror had violated the sequestration order ( see above ) .
At the post trial press conference Kunstler blamed the verdict on racism stating that " the white element was there to destroy her . " When asked by a reporter that if that were the case why did it take the jury 24 hours to reach a verdict Kunstler replied , " That was just a pretense . " A few minutes later the prosecutor Barone disagreed with Kunstler 's assessment saying the trial 's outcome was decided " completely on the facts . "
At Shakur 's sentencing hearing on April 25 , Appleby sentenced her to 26 to 33 years in state prison ( 10 to 12 for the four counts of assault , 12 to 15 for robbery , 2 to 3 for armed robbery , plus 2 to 3 for aiding and abetting the murder of Foerster ) , to be served consecutively with her mandatory life sentence . However , Appleby dismissed the second @-@ degree murder of Zayd Shakur , as the New Jersey Supreme Court had recently narrowed the application of the law . Appleby finally sentenced Shakur to 30 days in the Middlesex County Workhouse for contempt of court , concurrent with the other sentences , for refusing to rise when he entered the courtroom . To become eligible for parole , Shakur would have had to serve a minimum of 25 years , which would have included her four years in custody during the trials .
= = = Nelson murder dismissal = = =
In October 1977 , New York State Superior Court Justice John Starkey dismissed murder and robbery charges against Shakur related to the death of Richard Nelson during a December 28 , 1972 , hold @-@ up of a Brooklyn social club , ruling that the state had delayed too long in bringing her to trial , saying " People have constitutional rights , and you can 't shuffle them around . " The case was delayed in being brought to trial as a result of an agreement between the Governors of New York and New Jersey as to the priority of the various charges against Shakur . Three other defendants were indicted in relation to the same holdup : Melvin Kearney , who died in 1976 from an eight @-@ floor fall while trying to escape from the Brooklyn House of Detention , Twymon Myers , who was killed by police while a fugitive , and Andrew Jackson , the charges against whom were dismissed when two prosecution witnesses could not identify him in a lineup .
= = = Attempted robbery dismissal = = =
On November 22 , 1977 , Shakur pleaded not guilty to an attempted armed robbery indictment stemming from the 1971 incident at the Statler Hilton Hotel . Shakur was accused of attempting to rob a Michigan man staying at the hotel of $ 250 of cash and personal property . During the incident Shakur was shot in the stomach and subsequently arrested , booked , and released on bail . The prosecutor was C. Richard Gibbons . The charges were dismissed without trial .
= = Imprisonment = =
After the Turnpike shootings , Shakur was imprisoned in New Jersey State Reception and Correction center in Yardville , Burlington County , New Jersey and later moved to Rikers Island Correctional Institution for Women in New York City where she was kept in solitary confinement for 21 months . Shakur 's only daughter , Kakuya Shakur , was conceived during her trial and born on September 11 , 1974 in the " fortified psychiatric ward " at Elmhurst General Hospital in Queens , where Shakur stayed for a few days before being returned to Rikers Island . In her autobiography , Shakur claims that she was beaten and restrained by several large female officers after refusing a medical exam from a prison doctor shortly after giving birth . While imprisoned on Rikers Island , Shakur filed a § 1983 suit related to the conditions of her confinement ; she was unsuccessful in persuading the federal courts to order that the legal aid paralegals assisting in her claim be granted attorney @-@ like visitation rights .
After a bomb threat was made against Judge Appleby , Sheriff Joseph DeMarino lied to the press about the exact date of her transfer to Clinton Correctional Facility for Women for security reasons . She was also transferred from the Clinton Correctional Facility for Women to a special area staffed by women guards at the Yardville Youth Correction and Reception Center in New Jersey , where she was the only female inmate , for " security reasons . " When Kunstler first took on Shakur 's case ( before meeting her ) , he described her basement cell as " adequate , " which nearly resulted in his dismissal as her attorney . On May 6 , 1977 , Judge Clarkson Fisher , of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey , denied Shakur 's request for an injunction requiring her transfer from the all @-@ male facility to Clinton Correctional Facility for Women ; the Third Circuit affirmed .
On April 8 , 1978 , Shakur was transferred to Alderson Federal Prison Camp in Alderson , West Virginia where she met Puerto Rican nationalist Lolita Lebrón and Mary Alice , a Catholic nun , who introduced Shakur to the concept of liberation theology . At Alderson , Shakur was housed in the Maximum Security Unit , which also contained several members of the Aryan Sisterhood as well as Sandra Good and Lynette " Squeaky " Fromme , followers of Charles Manson .
On March 31 , 1978 , after the Maximum Security Unit at Alderson was closed , Shakur was transferred to the Clinton Correctional Facility for Women in New Jersey . According to her attorney Lennox Hinds , Shakur " understates the awfulness of the condition in which she was incarcerated , " which included vaginal and anal searches . Hinds argues that " in the history of New Jersey , no woman pretrial detainee or prisoner has ever been treated as she was , continuously confined in a men 's prison , under twenty @-@ four @-@ hour surveillance of her most intimate functions , without intellectual sustenance , adequate medical attention , and exercise , and without the company of other women for all the years she was in custody . "
Shakur was identified as a political prisoner as early as October 8 , 1973 by Angela Davis , and in an April 3 , 1977 , New York Times advertisement purchased by the Easter Coalition for Human Rights . An international panel of seven jurists representing the United Nations Commission on Human Rights concluded in 1979 that her treatment was " totally unbefitting any prisoner . " Their investigation , which focused on alleged human rights abuses of political prisoners , cited Shakur as " one of the worst cases " of such abuses and including her in " a class of victims of FBI misconduct through the COINTELPRO strategy and other forms of illegal government conduct who as political activists have been selectively targeted for provocation , false arrests , entrapment , fabrication of evidence , and spurious criminal prosecutions . " Amnesty International , however , did not regard Shakur as a former political prisoner .
= = Escape = =
On November 2 , 1979 she escaped the Clinton Correctional Facility for Women in New Jersey , when three members of the Black Liberation Army visiting her drew concealed .45 @-@ caliber pistols , seized two guards as hostages and commandeered a prison van . The van escaped through an unfenced section of the prison into the parking lot of a state school for the handicapped , 1 @.@ 5 miles ( 2 km ) away , where a blue @-@ and @-@ white Lincoln and a blue Mercury Comet were waiting . No one was injured during the prison break , including the guards held as hostages who were left in the parking lot . Her brother , Mutulu Shakur , Silvia Baraldini , former Panther Sekou Odinga , and Marilyn Buck were charged with assisting in her escape ; Ronald Boyd Hill was also held on charges related to the escape . In part for his role in the event , Mutulu was named on July 23 , 1982 as the 380th addition to the FBI 's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list , where he remained for the next four years until his capture in 1986 . State correction officials disclosed in November 1979 that they had not run identity checks on Shakur 's visitors and that the three men and one woman who assisted in her escape had presented false identification to enter the prison 's visitor room , before which they were not searched . Mutulu Shakur and Marilyn Buck were convicted in 1988 of several robberies as well as the prison escape .
At the time of the escape , Kunstler had just started to prepare her appeal . After her escape , Shakur lived as a fugitive for several years . The FBI circulated wanted posters throughout the New York – New Jersey area ; her supporters hung " Assata Shakur is Welcome Here " posters in response . In New York , three days after her escape , more than 5 @,@ 000 demonstrators organized by the National Black Human Rights Coalition carried signs with the same slogan . The image of Shakur on the wanted posters featured a wig and blurred black @-@ and @-@ white features ( pictured right ) .
For years after Shakur 's escape , the movements , activities , and phone calls of her friends and relatives — including her daughter walking to school in upper Manhattan — were monitored by investigators in an attempt to ascertain her whereabouts . In July 1980 , FBI director William Webster said that the search for Shakur had been frustrated by residents ' refusal to cooperate , and a New York Times editorial opined that the department 's commitment to " enforce the law with vigor — but also with sensitivity for civil rights and civil liberties " had been " clouded " by an " apparently crude sweep " through a Harlem building in search of Shakur . In particular , one pre @-@ dawn April 20 , 1980 raid on 92 Morningside Avenue , during which FBI agents armed with shotguns and machine guns broke down doors , and searched through the building for several hours , while preventing residents from leaving , was seen by residents as having " racist overtones . " In October 1980 , New Jersey and New York City Police denied published reports that they had declined to raid a Bedford @-@ Stuyvesant , Brooklyn building where Shakur was suspected to be hiding for fear of provoking a racial incident .
= = Political asylum in Cuba = =
Shakur fled to Cuba by 1984 ; in that year she was granted political asylum in that country . The Cuban government paid approximately $ 13 a day toward her living expenses . In 1985 she was reunited with her daughter , Kakuya , who had been raised by Shakur 's mother in New York .
In an open letter , Shakur has called Cuba " One of the Largest , Most Resistant and Most Courageous Palenques ( Maroon Camps ) that has ever existed on the Face of this Planet . " She also referred to herself as a " 20th century escaped slave . " Shakur is also known to have worked as an English @-@ language editor for Radio Havana Cuba .
= = = Books = = =
In 1987 , she published Assata : An Autobiography , which was written in Cuba . Her autobiography has been cited in relation to critical legal studies and critical race theory . The book does not give a detailed account of the events on the New Jersey Turnpike , except saying that the jury " Convicted a woman with her hands up ! " It gives an account of her life beginning with her youth in the South and New York . Shakur challenges traditional styles of literary autobiography and offers the public a perspective on her life that is not easily accessible to the public . The book was published by Lawrence Hill & Company in the United States and Canada but the copyright is held by Zed Books Ltd. of London due to " Son of Sam " laws , which restrict who can receive profits from a book . In the six months preceding the publications of the book , Evelyn Williams , Shakur 's aunt and attorney , made several trips to Cuba and served as a go @-@ between with Hill .
In 1993 , she published a second book , Still Black , Still Strong , with Dhoruba bin Wahad and Mumia Abu @-@ Jamal .
= = = Extradition attempts = = =
In 1997 , Carl Williams , the superintendent of the New Jersey State Police , wrote a letter to Pope John Paul II asking him to raise the issue of Shakur 's extradition during his talks with President Fidel Castro . During the pope 's visit to Cuba in 1998 , Shakur agreed to an interview with NBC journalist Ralph Penza . Shakur later published an extensive criticism of the NBC segment , which inter @-@ spliced footage of Trooper Foerster 's grieving widow with an FBI photo connected to a bank robbery of which Shakur had been acquitted . On March 10 , 1998 New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman asked Attorney General Janet Reno to do whatever it would take to return Shakur from Cuba . Later in 1998 , U.S. media widely reported claims that the United States State Department had offered to lift the Cuban embargo in exchange for the return of 90 U.S. fugitives , including Shakur .
In September 1998 , the United States Congress passed a non @-@ binding resolution asking Cuba for the return of Shakur as well as 90 fugitives believed by Congress to be residing in Cuba ; House Concurrent Resolution 254 passed 371 – 0 in the House and by unanimous consent in the Senate . The Resolution was due in no small part to the lobbying efforts of Governor Whitman and New Jersey Representative Bob Franks . Before the passage of the Resolution , Franks stated : " This escaped murderer now lives a comfortable life in Cuba and has launched a public relations campaign in which she attempts to portray herself as an innocent victim rather than a cold @-@ blooded murderer . "
In an open letter to Castro , chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Representative Maxine Waters of California later explained that many members of the Caucus ( including herself ) were against Shakur 's extradition but had mistakenly voted for the bill , which was placed on the accelerated suspension calendar , generally reserved for non @-@ controversial legislation . In the letter , Waters explained her opposition , calling COINTELPRO " illegal , clandestine political persecution . "
On May 2 , 2005 , the 32nd anniversary of the Turnpike shootings , the FBI classified her as a domestic terrorist , increasing the reward for assistance in her capture to $ 1 million , the largest reward placed on an individual in the history of New Jersey . New Jersey State Police superintendent Rick Fuentes said " she is now 120 pounds of money . " The bounty announcement reportedly caused Shakur to " drop out of sight " after having previously lived relatively openly ( including having her home telephone number listed in her local telephone directory ) .
New York City Councilman Charles Barron , a former Black Panther , has called for the bounty to be rescinded . The New Jersey State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation each still have an agent officially assigned to her case . Calls for Shakur 's extradition increased following Fidel Castro 's transfer of presidential duties ; in a May 2005 television address , Castro had called Shakur a victim of racial persecution , saying " they wanted to portray her as a terrorist , something that was an injustice , a brutality , an infamous lie . " In 2013 the FBI announced it had made Shakur the first woman on its list of most wanted terrorists . The reward for her capture and return was also doubled to $ 2 million that year .
= = Cultural impact = =
A documentary film about Shakur , Eyes of the Rainbow , written and directed by Cuban filmmaker Gloria Rolando , appeared in 1997 . The official premiere of the film in Havana in 2004 was promoted by Casa de las Américas , the main cultural forum of the Cuban government . The National Conference of Black Lawyers and Mos Def are among the professional organizations and entertainers to support Assata Shakur ; The " Hands Off Assata " campaign is organized by Dream Hampton . Hip @-@ hop artist Common recorded a tribute to Shakur , " A Song for Assata , " on his album Like Water for Chocolate , 2000 , after traveling to Havana to meet with Shakur personally . Paris ( " Assata 's Song " , in Sleeping with the Enemy , 1992 ) , Public Enemy ( " Rebel Without A Pause " in It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back , 1988 ) , 2Pac ( " Words of Wisdom " in 2Pacalypse Now , 1991 ) , Digital Underground ( " Heartbeat Props " in Sons of the P , 1991 ) , The Roots ( " The Adventures in Wonderland " in Illadelph Halflife , 1996 ) , Asian Dub Foundation ( " Committed to Life " in Community Music , 2000 ) , Saul Williams ( " Black Stacey " in Saul Williams , 2004 ) , Rebel Diaz ( " Which Side Are You On ? " in Otro Guerrillero Mixtape Vol . 2 , 2008 ) , Lowkey ( " Something Wonderful " in Soundtrack to the Struggle , 2011 ) , Murs ( " Tale of Two Cities " in The Final Adventure , 2012 ) , Jay Z ( " Open Letter Part II " in 2013 ) , Digable Planets , The Underachievers and X @-@ Clan have recorded similar songs about Shakur . Shakur has been alternately termed a " rap music legend " or a " minor cause celebre . "
On December 12 , 2006 , the Chancellor of the City University of New York , Matthew Goldstein , directed City College 's president , Gregory H. Williams , to remove the " unauthorized and inappropriate " designation of the " Guillermo Morales / Assata Shakur Community and Student Center , " which was named by students in 1989 , when a student group won the right to use the lounge after a campus shutdown over proposed tuition increases . The decision resulted in a lawsuit from student and alumni groups . As of April 7 , 2010 , the presiding judge has ruled that the issues of students ' free speech and administrators ' immunity from suit " deserve a trial . "
In 1995 Borough of Manhattan Community College renamed a scholarship that had previously been named for Shakur , following controversy . In 2008 , Shakur was featured in a course on " African @-@ American heroes " — along with figures such as Harriet Tubman , Sojourner Truth , John Henry , Malcolm X , and Angela Davis — at Bucknell University . Her autobiography is studied together with those of Angela Davis and Elaine Brown , the only women activists of the Black Power movement who have published book @-@ length autobiographies . Rutgers University professor H. Bruce Franklin , who excerpts Shakur 's book in a class on Crime and Punishment in American Literature , calls her a " revolutionary fighter against imperialism . "
Shakur is still a notorious figure among New Jersey law enforcement officials . For example , black ( now ex- ) Trooper Anthony Reed sued the force , among other things , over posters of Shakur , altered to include Reed 's badge number , being hung in Newark barracks , an incident that Reed considered " racist in nature . " In contrast , according to Dylan Rodriguez , to many " U.S. radicals and revolutionaries " Shakur represents a " venerated ( if sometimes fetishized ) signification of liberatory desire and possibility . "
The largely Internet @-@ based " Hands Off Assata ! " campaign is coordinated by Chicago @-@ area Black Radical Congress activists .
In 2015 , hip @-@ hop artist Common was pulled from a commencement speech at New Jersey 's Kean University because of police complaints . The university rescinded the offer to have Common speak at the event after members of the State Troopers Fraternal Association of New Jersey voiced their anger over Common 's " A Song For Assata . "
In 2015 , Black Lives Matter co @-@ founder Alicia Garza writes : “ When I use Assata ’ s powerful demand in my organizing work , I always begin by sharing where it comes from , sharing about Assata ’ s significance to the Black Liberation Movement , what its political purpose and message is , and why it ’ s important in our context . "
The Chicago Black activist group Assata 's Daughters is named in her honor .
= = Terrorist list = =
Assata Shakur was moved to the FBI 's Most Wanted Terrorists List on May 2 , 2013 , the 40th anniversary of New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster 's murder .
= The Walking Dead ( TV series ) =
The Walking Dead is an American horror drama television series developed by Frank Darabont , based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman , Tony Moore , and Charlie Adlard . Andrew Lincoln plays the show 's lead character , sheriff 's deputy Rick Grimes , who awakens from a coma discovering a world overrun by zombies , commonly referred to as " walkers " . Grimes reunites with his family and becomes the leader of a group he forms with other survivors . Together they struggle to survive and adapt in a post @-@ apocalyptic world filled with walkers and opposing groups of survivors , who are often more dangerous than the walkers themselves .
Much of the series takes place within the Atlanta metro area and surrounding countryside . Later , the setting transitions to other parts of the country including Alexandria , Virginia .
The Walking Dead premiered in the United States on October 31 , 2010 , exclusively shown on cable television channel AMC and internationally on Fox International Channels . As a result of very favorable Nielsen ratings that rank the show unprecedentedly high for a cable series , AMC has renewed the series each year . Beginning with its third season , The Walking Dead attracts the most 18- to 49 @-@ year @-@ old viewers of any cable or broadcast television series . The series has been renewed for a 16 @-@ episode seventh season which will debut on October 23 , 2016 .
The series has been well received by critics and nominated for several awards , including the Writers Guild of America Award for Television : New Series and the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama . An AMC companion series , Fear the Walking Dead , debuted on August 23 , 2015 .
= = Series overview = =
= = = Season 1 ( 2010 ) = = =
Sheriff 's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma discovering a world overrun by zombies , colloquially referred to as " walkers " . He meets survivor Morgan Jones who reveals that an unknown pathogen , spread through bites , is causing people to degenerate and feed on living animals . Rick travels to Atlanta , Georgia , in search of his family only to find that the city has been overrun by walkers . Rescued by Glenn Rhee , Rick is eventually introduced to the rest of Glenn 's group who are camping a few miles outside of the city . There , he discovers that his wife Lori and son Carl have been hiding with Shane Walsh , Rick 's friend and former police partner . The two employ different approaches to keep the peace as Rick returns to Atlanta for supplies and a man left behind , while Shane exerts his authority over the camp . When the camp is overrun by walkers , Rick and Shane convince the surviving group to head for the Centers for Disease Control ( CDC ) in Atlanta . They briefly shelter with the only remaining CDC staff member , who has been unable to develop a cure , before a protocol incinerates the facility .
= = = Season 2 ( 2011 – 12 ) = = =
While scavenging supplies along a highway , Carol Peletier 's daughter is separated and Carl is accidentally shot , forcing the survivors to stay on the nearby farm of veterinarian Hershel Greene . Hershel saves his life , and in the group 's attempt to co @-@ exist with Hershel 's family , secrets and disagreements lead to rising tensions . In addition , Rick learns of Lori 's former affair with Shane and her newfound pregnancy , creating a rift between Rick and Shane .
A hidden collection of walkers – mainly friends and family of Hershel but also Carol 's missing daughter – is discovered in a barn and eventually released by an agitated Shane , who compels the group to eliminate the threat . Shortly thereafter , an encounter with a hostile group of survivors results in a shootout and the torture of a prisoner as they react to the new threat . Shane unilaterally decides to kill the prisoner without the group 's knowledge . In an attempt to take over leadership , an unhinged Shane lures Rick away to murder him but is himself killed . The scuffle attracts a horde of walkers who overrun the farm , forcing the group to scatter and regroup . Rick 's leadership is questioned but solidified , and he reveals what he learned at the CDC : everyone is infected and will reanimate after death even if they aren 't bitten by a walker .
= = = Season 3 ( 2012 – 13 ) = = =
After spending several months fleeing remnants of the herd , the survivors make a new home in a prison infested with walkers but find greater danger from the treachery of two rescued convicts . In the process of clearing it , Maggie Greene is forced to perform a fatal Caesarean section on Lori to save her baby , and Rick becomes withdrawn and hallucinates of Lori and others who died . Meanwhile , Andrea and Michonne – who rescued Andrea near Hershel 's farm – are discovered by Merle Dixon and taken to the town of Woodbury which is led by a man known as The Governor . Michonne is distrustful and escapes to the prison , where she meets Rick 's group and guides them on a rescue mission following Glenn and Maggie 's capture . There are casualties on both sides and The Governor , disfigured by Michonne , declares the prison group terrorists and Merle a traitor .
Reunited with his brother , Daryl Dixon briefly leaves the group with Merle before deciding his place is at the prison . Rick returns to his hometown to gather weapons and ammunition , and reconsiders his morality when confronted by an unhinged Morgan . A romantically @-@ involved Andrea convinces The Governor to negotiate a truce with Rick ; secretly , The Governor plans an ambush , and Merle thwarts it at the cost of his life . Andrea flees Woodbury but is captured by The Governor who locks her in a room with a walker and launches a full @-@ scale attack on a seemingly @-@ abandoned prison . They are ambushed by Rick 's group , and The Governor massacres his own people for refusing to fight . The Governor escapes , and Rick 's group returns to Woodbury to take in the survivors but are too late to save Andrea .
= = = Season 4 ( 2013 – 14 ) = = =
Several months have passed and the prison community has grown when a deadly flu @-@ like infection spreads among the population , killing residents who reanimate as walkers . Carol is banished for murdering two sick residents . Baited walkers breach the prison fence and are barely contained when a scavenging detail returns with medicine . Elsewhere , The Governor encounters the Chambler family , and they join another group of survivors led by The Governor 's former right @-@ hand man from Woodbury , Martinez . The Governor murders Martinez and takes charge of the group , honing them into a fighting force he turns on the plague @-@ weakened prison . Rick offers to share the prison , but The Governor ignites hostilities by executing Hershel . The Governor is ultimately killed , but the prison is overrun by walkers and Rick 's group is scattered .
Separated into small groups , the survivors discover signs along railway lines advertising sanctuary at Terminus . Glenn and Tara Chambler join with a group of survivors escorting Eugene Porter – who claims to know how to stop the walkers – to Washington , D.C. They reunite with Maggie and are the first to reach Terminus . Carol aids a pair of troubled sisters she secretly taught to use weapons , and after one commits fratricide , she is forced to execute the remaining sister . Beth Greene is kidnapped away from Daryl , and he falls in with a gang that later reveal a vendetta against Rick ; Daryl sides with Rick , Carl and Michonne to defeat them , then push on to reach Terminus . Those who arrive are initially welcomed by the residents of Terminus , but ultimately forced to disarm and locked inside a railway boxcar .
= = = Season 5 ( 2014 – 15 ) = = =
Rick 's group learn the residents of Terminus engage in cannibalism , luring victims to them under the guise of protection . Carol uses walkers to attack Terminus , enabling the others to escape . Reunited , they soon encounter Gareth and a small band of Terminus survivors who attempt to terrorize and prey upon Rick 's group but are outmatched and killed . Abraham Ford and Rosita Espinosa continue their mission to get Eugene to Washington , D.C. , joined by Glenn , Maggie and Tara . After facing a number of setbacks , Eugene admits that he fabricated the story about a cure in order to receive protection . Meanwhile , Daryl and Carol follow a marked car to Atlanta , where Beth has been held in a nearby hospital ruled by morally @-@ compromised police officers . Carol is taken , and Daryl recruits the rest of his group to help . They capture several police officers to make a trade but a brief standoff ends in Beth 's death .
The reunited group continue toward Washington , D.C. and are approached by Aaron who offers them shelter at the Alexandria Safe Zone , a fortified suburban community led by Deanna Monroe . Feeling the sheltered residents wouldn 't be able to survive against walkers or hardened survivors , Rick and Carol consider forcefully taking over the community while others begin assuming leadership roles . A series of confrontations frighten residents , and during a meeting deciding Rick 's fate he executes a prominent resident who accidentally killed Deanna 's husband . Rick 's friend Morgan arrives to witness the execution .
= = = Season 6 ( 2015 – 16 ) = = =
Trusting Rick for their survival , Alexandrian volunteers help to lure a nearby horde of walkers away from the community . Others repel an invasion by the deranged Wolves which results in a large herd of walkers breaking off to surround Alexandria . The walls hold for a day before walkers overrun the community , trapping residents indoors . An attempt to escape ends with Carl losing an eye and several deaths , including Deanna 's . Rick and Michonne inspire the community to make a stand and are nearly overwhelmed when the walkers are diverted by burning fuel brought by Daryl . Rick , who had been treating the Alexandrians as expendable , admits he was wrong and sees they can go beyond survival to build a stronger community .
Two months later , the community faces a food shortage when they meet Jesus , who invites them to trade with the Hilltop . Offering mercenary services in exchange for food and medicine , Rick leads a team to wipe out a nearby compound of the extortionist Saviors and executes a man claiming to be their leader , Negan . However , the Saviors remain a threat and seek to take prisoners as leverage against Alexandria . Extremist Carol is saved by pacifist Morgan when she flees to resolve her troubled conscience in death . Maggie suffers pregnancy complications and Rick 's group try to get her to the Hilltop but find Saviors waiting for them and eventually walk into the middle of the gang psychologically defeated . Forced to their knees , Rick 's group listen to Negan who chooses one among them to be punished for their actions .
= = = Future seasons = = =
Executive producer David Alpert said in 2014 , that the original comics have given them enough ideas for Rick Grimes and company over the next seven years . " I happen to love working from source material , specifically because we have a pretty good idea of what Season 10 is gonna be " , Alpert said . " We know where seasons 11 and 12 [ will be ] ... we have benchmarks and milestones for those seasons if we 're lucky enough to get there . "
= = Cast and characters = =
= = = Main = = =
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes : The series ' protagonist and a former sheriff 's deputy who is the leader of the main group of survivors . He becomes a more cold and calculating leader over the course of the series . ( seasons 1 – present )
Jon Bernthal as Shane Walsh : Rick 's former police partner and close friend . He becomes unhinged in season two , becoming a threat to the group . ( seasons 1 – 2 ; guest season 3 )
Sarah Wayne Callies as Lori Grimes : Rick 's wife who has an affair with Shane when she believes Rick is dead . She later becomes pregnant and gives birth to a new child . ( seasons 1 – 3 )
Laurie Holden as Andrea : A former civil rights attorney and member of the original Atlanta group of survivors . ( seasons 1 – 3 )
Jeffrey DeMunn as Dale Horvath : An older member of the group who owns the RV with which the group travels . He is often the voice of reason within the group . ( seasons 1 – 2 )
Steven Yeun as Glenn Rhee : A former pizza delivery boy who saves Rick 's life in the first episode . In season two , he begins a relationship with Maggie Greene , and over the course of the series , becomes an integral member of the group . ( seasons 1 – present )
Chandler Riggs as Carl Grimes : Rick and Lori 's young son who is forced to mature and learn to survive in the deadly new world . ( seasons 1 – present )
Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon : The group 's primary hunter who becomes Rick 's right @-@ hand man and a key member of the group . ( seasons 2 – present , recurring season 1 )
Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier : Originally a meek housewife , she overcomes domestic abuse to become a strong and empowered woman capable of making difficult decisions . ( seasons 2 – present , recurring season 1 )
Michael Rooker as Merle Dixon : Daryl 's racist and volatile older brother . In season three , he is the right @-@ hand man to the Governor . ( season 3 , recurring season 1 , guest season 2 )
Lennie James as Morgan Jones : The first survivor Rick encounters in season one . After suffering a psychological break , he comes to peace with the world around him . ( seasons 6 @-@ present ; recurring season 5 ; guest seasons 1 , 3 )
Lauren Cohan as Maggie Greene : The eldest daughter of the Greene family and Glenn 's girlfriend . ( seasons 3 – present , recurring season 2 )
Scott Wilson as Hershel Greene : A veterinarian and farmer , who maintains his faith and acts as the group 's primary moral compass . ( seasons 3 – 4 , recurring season 2 )
Emily Kinney as Beth Greene : A soft @-@ spoken teenage girl , Hershel 's younger daughter , and Maggie 's younger half @-@ sister . ( seasons 4 – 5 , recurring seasons 2 – 3 )
Danai Gurira as Michonne : A katana @-@ wielding , quiet , but fierce woman who joins Rick 's group . ( seasons 3 – present )
David Morrissey as The Governor / Philip Blake : The leader of the town of Woodbury . Serving as an antagonist , he is ruthless , paranoid , and dangerous . ( seasons 3 – 4 ; guest season 5 )
Chad L. Coleman as Tyreese Williams : Tough and compassionate , he places an emphasis on moral reasoning . He struggles to cope with the immoral nature of some of the group 's survival tactics and finds it difficult to kill in defense of the group . ( seasons 4 – 5 , recurring season 3 )
Sonequa Martin @-@ Green as Sasha Williams : Tyreese 's fiery younger sister and a former firefighter who is the group 's sharpshooter . After several personal losses , she suffers from PTSD . ( seasons 4 – present , recurring season 3 )
Lawrence Gilliard , Jr. as Bob Stookey : A former army medic and recovering alcoholic who develops a close relationship with Sasha . ( seasons 4 – 5 )
Michael Cudlitz as Abraham Ford : A former military sergeant who is on a mission to bring a survivor to Washington , D.C. , to find a cure for the walker virus . ( seasons 5 – present , recurring season 4 )
Josh McDermitt as Eugene Porter : A man who claims to know a cure for the walker virus . He is weak and inefficient when dealing with walkers , but is very smart . ( seasons 5 – present , recurring season 4 )
Christian Serratos as Rosita Espinosa : A tough , focused , and a very capable survivor and also Abraham 's girlfriend . ( seasons 5 – present , recurring season 4 )
Alanna Masterson as Tara Chambler : A former police academy student and ally of the Governor 's before joining Rick 's group . She serves as a primary supply runner . ( seasons 5 – present , recurring season 4 )
Andrew J. West as Gareth : The cannibalistic leader of Terminus , who captures and coerces Rick 's group into submission . ( season 5 , guest season 4 )
Seth Gilliam as Fr . Gabriel Stokes : A priest who joins Rick 's group . He has a lack of experience around walkers and struggles with his faith in the new world . ( seasons 5 – present )
Ross Marquand as Aaron : An Alexandrian recruiter who brings Rick 's group to Alexandria . ( seasons 6 – present , recurring season 5 )
Tovah Feldshuh as Deanna Monroe : A former Congresswoman and leader of Alexandria . ( season 6 , recurring season 5 )
Alexandra Breckenridge as Jessie Anderson : An Alexandria resident who develops a relationship with Rick . ( season 6 , recurring season 5 )
Austin Nichols as Spencer Monroe : Deanna 's son and a guard of Alexandria . ( seasons 6 – present , recurring season 5 )
Austin Amelio as Dwight : A former member of the Saviors . ( seasons 7 – present , recurring season 6 )
Tom Payne as Paul " Jesus " Rovia : A member and scout for the Hilltop Colony . ( seasons 7 – present , recurring season 6 )
Xander Berkeley as Gregory : The leader of the Hilltop Colony . ( seasons 7 – present , guest season 6 )
Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan : The psychopathic leader of the Saviors that he rules in tyranny . ( seasons 7 – present , guest season 6 )
= = = Recurring = = =
IronE Singleton as Theodore " T @-@ Dog " Douglas : A member of the Atlanta survivors . ( seasons 1 – 3 )
Emma Bell as Amy : Andrea 's younger sister and a member of the Atlanta survivors . ( season 1 , guest season 3 )
Andrew Rothenberg as Jim : A member of the Atlanta survivors . ( season 1 , guest season 3 )
Jeryl Prescott Sales as Jacqui ( season 1 , guest season 3 )
Juan Pareja as Morales : A member of the Atlanta survivors . ( season 1 )
Madison Lintz as Sophia Peletier : Carol 's young daughter . ( seasons 1 – 2 )
Adam Minarovich as Ed Peletier : Carol 's abusive husband . ( season 1 , guest season 2 )
Jane McNeill as Patricia : Hershel 's wife . ( season 2 )
James Allen McCune as Jimmy : Beth 's boyfriend . ( season 2 )
Michael Zegen as Randall Culver : A member of another group of survivors . ( season 2 )
Lew Temple as Axel : A convict discovered living in the prison . ( season 3 )
Dallas Roberts as Milton Mamet : A scientist in Woodbury studying the walker virus . ( season 3 )
Jose Pablo Cantillo as Caesar Martinez : The Governor 's right @-@ hand man in Woodbury . ( seasons 3 – 4 )
Melissa Ponzio as Karen : A citizen of Woodbury who later joins the prison community . ( seasons 3 – 4 )
Brighton Sharbino as Lizzie Samuels : A young girl who has joined the prison community and suffers from psychological problems . ( season 4 )
Kyla Kenedy as Mika Samuels : Lizzie 's younger sister who has also joined the prison community . ( season 4 )
Denise Crosby as Mary : A cannibalistic survivor of Terminus and Gareth 's mother . ( season 4 , guest season 5 )
Chris Coy as Martin : A cannibalistic survivor who becomes part of Gareth 's group . ( season 5 )
Tyler James Williams as Noah : A survivor in Grady Memorial Hospital who later escapes . ( season 5 )
Major Dodson as Sam Anderson : Jessie 's younger son who is frightful of the walkers . ( seasons 5 – 6 )
Austin Abrams as Ron Anderson : Jessie 's older son . ( seasons 5 – 6 )
Michael Traynor as Nicholas : A supply runner for Alexandria who has a cowardly nature . ( seasons 5 – 6 )
Benedict Samuel as the unnamed leader of the Wolves . ( season 6 , guest season 5 )
Jason Douglas as Tobin : The foreman of Alexandria 's construction crew . ( seasons 5 – present )
Katelyn Nacon as Enid : A teenager in Alexandria who forms a bond with Carl . ( seasons 5 – present )
Corey Hawkins as Heath : A supply runner in Alexandria . ( seasons 5 – present )
Merritt Wever as Dr. Denise Cloyd : A doctor stationed in Alexandria . ( season 6 )
= = = Darabont connections = = =
The series features several actors whom Walking Dead developer Frank Darabont has worked with previously , including Laurie Holden ( Andrea ) , Jeffrey DeMunn ( Dale Horvath ) , Melissa McBride ( Carol Peletier ) , Sam Witwer ( the dead soldier in the tank where Rick hides in " Days Gone Bye " ) , and Juan Gabriel Pareja ( Morales ) . All five appeared in his 2007 film The Mist , along with Thomas Jane , who originally was set to star in the series when it was pitched to HBO . Jane was later in talks with Darabont to possibly guest star on the series as of fall 2010 , but with Darabont 's departure , it is unknown whether the guest spot will happen or not . Laurie Holden also appeared in the 2001 film The Majestic ( as Adele Stanton , Jim Carrey 's character 's love interest ) , which Darabont directed . DeMunn has also appeared in several of Darabont 's films ; in addition to The Mist and The Majestic , he appeared in The Shawshank Redemption ( 1994 ) and The Green Mile ( 1999 ) . It was planned that Witwer ( Private Jessup in Darabont 's The Mist ) would reprise his " Days Gone Bye " role in the original conception of The Walking Dead 's season two premiere and in a webisode , but both plans were discarded .
= = Production = =
= = = Development = = =
On January 20 , 2010 , AMC officially announced that it had ordered a pilot for a possible series adapted from The Walking Dead comic book series , with Frank Darabont and Gale Anne Hurd acting as executive producers and Darabont writing and directing . The entire series was pre @-@ ordered based just on the strength of the source material , the television scripts , and Darabont 's involvement . In January 2010 a review of the pilot episode 's script attracted further attention . The pilot began filming in Atlanta , Georgia on May 15 , 2010 after AMC had officially ordered a six episode first season . The series ' remaining episodes began filming on June 2 , 2010 with Darabont serving as showrunner . On August 31 , 2010 , Darabont reported that The Walking Dead had been picked up for a second season , with production to begin in February 2011 . On November 8 , 2010 , AMC confirmed that there would be a second season consisting of 13 episodes . He would also like to include some of the " environmental elements " that take place during Volume 2 of Kirkman 's book .
= = = Crew = = =
The first season writing staff consisted of series developer and executive producer Frank Darabont ( who wrote / co @-@ wrote four of the six episodes ) , executive producer Charles H. Eglee , executive producer and creator of the comic book Robert Kirkman , co @-@ executive producer Jack LoGiudice , consulting producer Adam Fierro and Glen Mazzara , all of whom contributed to one episode each . Along with Darabont , who directed the pilot episode , the remaining five were directed by Michelle MacLaren , Gwyneth Horder @-@ Payton , Johan Renck , Ernest Dickerson and Guy Ferland .
On December 1 , 2010 , Deadline.com reported that Darabont had fired his writing staff , including executive producer Charles " Chic " Eglee , and planned to use freelance writers for the second season . Kirkman called the announcement " premature " and clarified that Eglee left to pursue other projects when Darabont decided to stay on as showrunner , and no definitive plans had been made regarding the writing staff for season two .
[ Chic Eglee ] was brought onto The Walking Dead with the idea that Frank was going to work on the first season and then go off and do movies [ ... ] Chic didn 't want to be second @-@ in @-@ command on a show when he 's used to being a top dog , and so he decided to go off and do something else , which is something that happens and is not a big deal .
On December 3 , 2010 , in an interview with Entertainment Weekly , executive producer Gale Anne Hurd commented : " It 's completely inaccurate . [ In ] the writers ' room , there are people that have set up other projects that will be their first priority if their own series is picked up as a pilot or if it 's a series . I think [ Eglee ] just decided that he wants to run his own show . " She revealed that it would be likely for the show to return in October 2011 , as Darabont and Kirkman planned on mapping out the next season early in 2011 . She also confirmed that , " every one of the principal cast is signed up for multiple seasons . " In July 2011 , series developer and showrunner Frank Darabont stepped down from his position as showrunner for the series . It was speculated that he was unable to adjust to the schedule of running a television series . However , The Hollywood Reporter reported he had been fired over disputes over planned budget cuts and executive meddling . Executive producer Glen Mazzara was then appointed the new showrunner . New writers joined the writing staff in the second season , including co @-@ executive producer Evan Reilly , producer Scott M. Gimple , story editor Angela Kang , and David Leslie Johnson . New writers in the third season included producers Nichole Beattie and Sang Kyu Kim , with Frank Renzulli contributing a freelance script .
After the conclusion of the third season , Glen Mazzara stepped down from his position as showrunner and executive producer for the series , per a mutual agreement between Mazzara and AMC . The press release read , " Both parties acknowledge that there is a difference of opinion about where the show should go moving forward , and conclude that it is best to part ways . " Scott M. Gimple succeeded Mazzara as showrunner for season four , with new writers joining the writing staff , such as Curtis Gwinn , Channing Powell , and Matt Negrete .
= = = Music = = =
Bear McCreary was hired to compose the score for the series . McCreary stated that the main theme was based on his viewing of production designs for the opening title sequence . Instead of doing a full theme song as with his earlier works , McCreary chose to use a simple , repeating motif from the strings section .
It repeats over and over , and in fact in the pilot episode , you start hearing it before the main title begins , and this is something that continues episode to episode . You hear the main title music before the main title begins , so you know it 's coming . That , to me , was the little hook – that little thing that , whenever you hear it , it takes you to the series .
= = = = Soundtracks = = = =
Four soundtracks for The Walking Dead have been released to date . The Walking Dead : AMC Original Soundtrack , Vol . 1 was released on March 17 , 2013 . The second volume was released on March 25 , 2014 . Songs of Survival is a soundtrack for the third season and it was released on August 27 , 2013 , by Republic Records as a Walmart exclusive for the special edition release of the third season . Songs of Survival , Vol . 2 is a soundtrack for the fourth season and it was released on August 26 , 2014 , by Republic Records as a Walmart exclusive of the fourth season release .
= = = Makeup = = =
Gregory Nicotero is an executive producer and the key special effects makeup artist on the series . Each walker is put through " zombie school " and is taught how to move like zombies . There are three levels of zombie makeup : Hero , Midground , and Deep Background . Hero zombies are featured walkers and are completely made over from head to toe . Midground zombies get highlights and shadows on the face , but do not get close
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= = = Filming = = =
The Walking Dead is mostly filmed in Georgia . The series is completely shot on 16 mm film . David Tattersall was the director of photography for the pilot episode with David Boyd as the director of photography on the remainder of the episodes . Production design is done by Greg Melton and Alex Hajdu . The effects team includes veteran special effects makeup designer Gregory Nicotero , special effects coordinator Darrell Pritchett , and visual effects supervisors Sam Nicholson and Jason Sperling .
= = = Marketing = = =
The Walking Dead debuted during the same week in 120 countries . As part of an expansive campaign to advertise and heighten anticipation for the premiere , AMC and Fox International Channels coordinated a worldwide zombie invasion event on October 26 , 2010 . The stunt involved invading 26 major cities within a 24 @-@ hour period , starting with Taipei and Hong Kong , and ending in Los Angeles for the U.S. premiere .
The show 's official website released , just prior to the 2010 San Diego Comic @-@ Con International , a motion comic based on Issue No. 1 of the original comic and voiced by Phil LaMarr . The site also posted a making @-@ of documentary primarily about the first episode , as well as a number of other behind @-@ the @-@ scenes videos and interviews . In the documentary , comic series creator and show executive producer Robert Kirkman as well as artist Charlie Adlard say they are pleased with how faithful the show is to the comic and remark on the similarities between the actors and the comic 's original character drawings .
Action figures of characters from the series were created for release in November 2011 and have continued throughout the years with eight line @-@ ups . The figures , which are manufactured by McFarlane Toys , are designed to resemble the actors on the series . Figures created to resemble the characters as drawn in the comic book were released in September 2011 .
= = = Green initiatives = = =
With a primary objective of reducing the environmental impacts of film and television productions , including The Walking Dead , producer Gale Anne Hurd has directed the cast , crew , production team , suppliers , and bloggers about her shows to adopt the Doddle app to make the production almost paper @-@ free ; this works by digitally transmitting interactive call sheets and other intra @-@ team and team @-@ supplier communications ( such as directions , images , menus , and updates ) to people 's cell phones and tablets . Hurd said of using Doddle : in addition to conserving paper , " It 's also easier , and it 's better for security . People are less likely to leave their smartphone or tablet lying around for someone else to pick up . "
Hurd describes additional steps taken to increase efficiency and cut production costs : " If you use vehicles that get better gas mileage , that are electric or hybrids , you 're going to pay a lot less in fuel . If you use compact fluorescent bulbs , you 're going to save a lot of money in utilities . If you recycle even your own sets , and use them again , that 's going to save money . You don 't have to buy new lumber . So there are cost savings , absolutely . " Additionally , the production team aims to reduce vehicle idling , which decreases carbon dioxide emissions .
Hurd also cuts down on plastic waste by personally using a refillable , stainless steel EcoUsable water bottle and promoting its use among her colleagues . She shared : " on a lot of my projects I give them as crew gifts before we start production , and have water stations available , but you can 't force people to use them . "
= = = Franchise and spin @-@ offs = = =
= = = = Webisodes = = = =
To date , three web series based on The Walking Dead have been released via AMC 's website – Torn Apart ( 2011 ) , Cold Storage ( 2012 ) , and The Oath ( 2013 ) .
= = = = Motion comic = = = =
In 2011 , AMC debuted an animated comic book version of The Walking Dead novel 's beginning , featuring the voice of actor Phil LaMarr .
= = = = Talking Dead = = = =
A live after @-@ show titled Talking Dead premiered on AMC on October 16 , 2011 , following the encore presentation of The Walking Dead 's season two premiere . Talking Dead features host Chris Hardwick discussing the latest episode with fans , actors , and producers of The Walking Dead .
= = = Fear the Walking Dead = = =
In September 2013 , AMC announced they were developing a companion series to The Walking Dead which follows a different set of characters created by Robert Kirkman . On March 9 , 2015 , AMC announced it had ordered the show to series , with a two @-@ season commitment . The show 's title , Fear the Walking Dead , was revealed on March 27 , 2015 . The first season , consisting of six episodes , premiered on August 23 , 2015 .
= = = Parodies and spoofs = = =
Due to its popularity , The Walking Dead has inspired dozens of parodies and spoofs featured on YouTube channels like Bad Lip Reading and TV shows such as Saturday Night Live . Bad Lip Reading made a widely viewed parody involving Rick and the Governor , entitled " La @-@ Bibbida @-@ Bibba @-@ Dum " . The series ' cast was shown the parody at the 2013 San Diego Comic @-@ Con International , and David Morrissey — who portrays the Governor — reacted by saying he now understood why so many people would walk up to him on the street and blurt , " Hey , La @-@ Bibbida @-@ Bibba @-@ Dum ! " . Until seeing the video , he had wondered , " what 's wrong with these people ? "
= = Release = =
Scenes from the pilot were screened July 23 , 2010 , as part of the 2010 San Diego Comic @-@ Con International . It premiered on AMC on October 31 , 2010 , and premiered internationally on Fox International Channels during the first week of November . Almost two weeks before the official premiere on AMC , the pilot episode leaked online .
International broadcast rights for the show were sold and announced on June 14 , 2010 . The show airs on Fox International Channels in 126 countries in 33 languages . The fifth season debuted its first part on October 13 , 2014 . The second part premiered on February 9 , 2015 .
= = = Home media = = =
The season 1 DVD and Blu @-@ ray was released on March 8 , 2011 . A three @-@ disc special edition of the first season — featuring new featurettes and audio commentaries — was released on DVD and Blu @-@ ray on October 4 , 2011 . The European versions of the first season DVD and Blu @-@ ray are edited for gore , with cuts to episode two ( " Guts " ) , episode three ( " Tell It to the Frogs " ) , episode four ( " Vatos " ) and episode five ( " Wildfire " ) . Until eOne / WVG re @-@ released the first season in D @-@ A @-@ CH in a Special Uncut Version on DVD and Blu @-@ ray on May 31 , 2013 .
The season 2 DVD and Blu @-@ ray was released on August 28 , 2012 . It was also released as a limited edition Blu @-@ ray , packaged as a miniature zombie head designed by McFarlane Toys . Special features include audio commentaries , deleted scenes , webisodes , and several featurettes .
The season 3 DVD and Blu @-@ ray was released on August 27 , 2013 . It was also released as a limited edition Blu @-@ ray , packaged as a miniature version of the Governor 's zombie head aquarium tank designed by Greg Nicotero and sculpted by McFarlane Toys . Special features include audio commentaries , deleted scenes , and several featurettes .
The season 4 DVD and Blu @-@ ray was released on August 26 , 2014 . It was also released as a limited edition Blu @-@ ray , packaged with a tree @-@ walker designed by McFarlane Toys . Special features include audio commentaries , deleted scenes , and several featurettes , as well as extended episodes which are exclusive to the Blu @-@ ray .
The season 5 DVD and Blu @-@ ray was released on August 25 , 2015 .
= = = Syndication = = =
MyNetworkTV acquired the broadcast syndication rights to the series , premiering on October 1 , 2014 . The version that airs on MyNetworkTV is edited to meet broadcast television standards .
= = Reception = =
= = = Critical reception = = =
All seasons of The Walking Dead have been well reviewed by recognized critics , with a 86 % approval rating for the series to date on Rotten Tomatoes . For the first season , 89 % of 24 Rotten Tomatoes critics gave it a positive review , with an average score of 7 @.@ 5 / 10 . That site 's consensus states , " Blood @-@ spattered , emotionally resonant , and white @-@ knuckle intense , The Walking Dead puts an intelligent spin on the overcrowded zombie subgenre . " Metacritic scored the first season 82 / 100 based on 25 critic reviews , 23 of which were positive , two mixed , and none negative . Heather Havrilesky of Salon.com included the show on their list of 9 new TV shows not to miss , giving it a grade of " A " , with the author saying , " A film @-@ quality drama series about zombies ? Somebody pinch me ! "
For the second season , 83 % of 22 critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes were positive , with an average score of 8 @.@ 1 / 10 . The site 's consensus states , " The second season of The Walking Dead fleshes out the characters while maintaining the grueling tension and gore that made the show a hit . " Of 22 Metacritic critic reviews , 18 were positive , four were mixed , and none were negative ; their average score was 80 / 100 . Early criticism of the show focused on the slow pace of the second season , particularly the first half . Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly , described the series as " a nighttime soap " , comparing it to " a parody of a Samuel Beckett play " that had very little sense of direction and few appearances of walkers . Nate Rawlings of Time 's online entertainment section noted that " the pace during the first half of this season has been brutally slow . [ ... ] They 've tried to develop individual characters , but each subplot meant to add a layer to a character has been quickly resolved . " Later reviews from other critics , such as Scott Wampler of Collider.com , recognized the increased quality of the second half , stating it " seemed far more intense , more interesting , better written " . Recognizing the overall season , Kevin Yeoman of Screen Rant offered praise saying " the writers succeeded in unshackling themselves from the intermittent monotony brought about by the serial nature of the show " .
The third season had 88 % of Rotten Tomatoes ' 30 critics giving it a positive review , with an average score of 8 @.@ 1 / 10 . The site 's consensus states , " The palpable terror and visceral thrills continue in the third season of The Walking Dead , along with a deeper sense of the people who inhabit its apocalyptic landscape . " Metacritic 's 19 critics rated the season 82 / 100 , all of whom gave a positive review . Verne Gay of Newsday claimed that the season 3 premiere " doesn 't disappoint " going on to say that there are " spots where you will yell out at the screen , ' Oh , my God , that just didn 't happen . ' Yes , the new season is that good " , concluding his review by giving the season an A + rating .
For season four , 87 % of Rotten Tomatoes ' 35 critic reviews were positive , with an average score of 7 @.@ 8 / 10 . The site 's consensus states , " Consistently thrilling , with solid character development and enough gore to please grindhouse fans , this season of The Walking Dead continues to demonstrate why it 's one of the best horror shows on television " . Metacritic scored the season 75 / 100 based on 16 critic reviews , 13 of which were positive , three mixed , and none negative .
The fifth season had 90 % of Rotten Tomatoes ' 31 critic reviews rating it positively , with an average score of 7 @.@ 9 / 10 . The site 's consensus states , " Thanks to a liberal dose of propulsive , bloody action and enough compelling character moments to reward longtime fans , The Walking Dead 's fifth season continues to deliver top @-@ notch entertainment . " Metacritic scored the fifth season 80 / 100 based on 11 critic reviews , all of which were positive .
For season six , 80 % of Rotten Tomatoes ' 21 critic reviews were positive , with an average score of 7 @.@ 4 / 10 . The site 's consensus states , " Six seasons in , The Walking Dead is still finding ways to top itself , despite slow patches that do little to advance the plot . " Metacritic scored the sixth season 79 / 100 based on 10 critic reviews , nine of which were positive , one mixed , and none negative .
= = = Ratings = = =
The Walking Dead has the highest total viewership of any series in cable television history , including its third through ( current ) sixth seasons , during which it averaged the most 18- to 49 @-@ year @-@ old viewers of all cable or broadcast television shows . Total viewership for its season five premiere was 17 @.@ 3 million , the most @-@ watched series episode in cable history .
= = = Awards and nominations = = =
The Walking Dead was nominated for Best New Series by the Writers Guild of America Awards 2011 and Best Television Series Drama by the 68th Golden Globe Awards . The show was named one of the top 10 television programs of 2010 by the American Film Institute Awards 2010 . For the 37th Saturn Awards , the series received six nominations — for Best Television Presentation , Andrew Lincoln for Best Actor in Television , Sarah Wayne Callies for Best Actress on Television , Steven Yeun for Best Supporting Actor in Television , Laurie Holden for Best Supporting Actress in Television , and Noah Emmerich for Best Guest Starring Role in Television . The series was nominated for Best Drama Series by the inaugural 1st Critics ' Choice Television Awards . The pilot episode " Days Gone Bye " received three nominations from the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards — for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series and Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series and won for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series , Miniseries , Movie , or Special . For the 41st Saturn Awards , the series received its highest number of nominations , with a total of seven , including for the show itself , Andrew Lincoln for Best Actor on Television , Norman Reedus for Best Supporting Actor on Television , Emily Kinney and Melissa McBride for Best Supporting Actress on Television , Andrew J. West for Best Guest Star on Television , and Chandler Riggs for Best Young Performer on Television .
= Amanda Clement =
Amanda E. Clement ( March 20 , 1888 – July 20 , 1971 ) was the first woman paid to umpire a baseball game , and may have also been the first woman to referee a high school basketball game . Clement served as an umpire on a regular basis for six years , and served occasionally for several decades afterwards . An accomplished athlete in multiple disciplines , Clement competed in baseball , basketball , track , gymnastics , and tennis , and has been attributed world records in shot put , sprinting , hurdling , and baseball .
= = Early life and umpiring career = =
Amanda Clement was born in Hudson , South Dakota , then part of the Dakota Territory , on March 20 , 1888 to Harriet Clement , one of the original settlers of Eden , South Dakota , and her husband , who died when Amanda was very young . In 1904 Clement traveled to Hawarden , Iowa to watch her brother Hank pitch in a semi @-@ professional game . The umpire for the amateur game taking place before Hank 's did not show , and Hank suggested that Amanda , who had played baseball with her brothers and was knowledgeable about the game , serve as the umpire . In so doing , Clement became the first woman paid to umpire a baseball game . Her performance was so well received that she was hired to umpire further semi @-@ professional games .
Clement 's umpiring career lasted six years , during which she officiated games in North Dakota , South Dakota , Minnesota , Iowa , and Nebraska . Unlike in modern games , during Clement 's time games only had one umpire , who stood behind the pitcher and was responsible for calling strikes and balls , whether balls were fair or foul , and whether runners reached bases safely . Despite the danger umpires faced during this era Clement was treated respectfully by both players and fans , and became respected for her serious style and because she was insusceptible to bribery . Her popularity was so high that baseball marketers emphasized her officiating of games to bring in crowds . In 1906 Clement wrote an editorial for the Cincinnati Enquirer arguing that women made better umpires than men because men would not speak abusively towards female umpires . She would repeat this idea in interviews with other newspapers . Clement , a Congregationalist , refused to umpire on Sundays and stayed in the homes of clergymen while umpiring on the road .
Clement earned between $ 15 to $ 25 per game , which she used to fund her college education , attending Yankton College for two years followed by two years at University of Nebraska . While at Yankton , she refereed high school basketball games , possibly the first woman to do so , captained the college 's women 's basketball team , ran track , was a gymnast , and was by her own approximation the state 's best tennis player .
A number of additional accomplishments in sports have been attributed to Clement , but cannot be confirmed because of poor record keeping at the time . These claims include winning tennis championships in Iowa and South Dakota and setting world records in shot put , sprinting , hurdling , and baseball , where it is claimed that Clement threw a baseball 275 feet .
= = After umpiring = =
Although Clement spent only six years serving as an umpire on a regular basis , she continued to serve intermittently until her forties . Following her time as a regularly serving umpire , Amanda Clement spent several years teaching physical education at the University of Wyoming , the Jamestown , North Dakota high school , and other schools in North Dakota and South Dakota . Clement also managed several Y.W.C.A.s , including one in LaCrosse , Wisconsin . Clement also served as the coach of Hudson Independent basketball team , organized tennis tournaments , and served as a newspaper reporter , police matron , typesetter , justice of the peace , and as the city assessor for the town of Hudson . In 1929 Clement moved back to South Dakota to care for her mother , who was ill . Following her mother 's death in 1934 , Clement moved to Sioux Falls , South Dakota where she spent twenty @-@ five years as a social worker before retiring in 1966 . Clement died in Sioux Falls on July 20 , 1971 .
= Audioslave =
Audioslave was an American rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles , California , in 2001 and disbanded in 2007 . The four @-@ piece band consisted of then @-@ former Soundgarden lead singer / rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell , and then @-@ former Rage Against the Machine members Tom Morello ( lead guitar ) , Tim Commerford ( bass / backing vocals ) , and Brad Wilk ( drums ) . Critics first described Audioslave as a combination of Soundgarden and Rage Against the Machine , but by the band 's second album , Out of Exile , it was noted that they had established a separate identity .
Audioslave 's trademark sound was created by blending 1970s hard rock with 1990s alternative rock . Moreover , Morello incorporated his well @-@ known , unconventional guitar solos into the mix . As with Rage Against the Machine , the band prided themselves on the fact that all sounds on their albums were produced using only guitar , bass , drums , and vocals .
In its six years of existence , Audioslave released three albums , received three Grammy nominations , and became the first American rock band to perform an open @-@ air concert in Cuba . Audioslave disbanded in February 2007 when Cornell issued a statement announcing that he was permanently leaving the band " due to irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences . " The 2007 Rage Against the Machine reunion and tour involving the rest of the band as well as solo albums released that same year by Morello and Cornell cemented the supergroup 's permanent demise .
= = History = =
= = = Formation ( 2000 – 2001 ) = = =
Audioslave 's history dates back to October 18 , 2000 , when Rage Against the Machine 's lead vocalist Zack de la Rocha announced he was leaving the band , citing a breakdown in its " decision @-@ making process " . Rage Against the Machine broke up as a result of de la Rocha 's departure , but the remaining three members of the band — Tim Commerford , Tom Morello , and Brad Wilk — decided to stay together and announced plans to continue with a new vocalist . Several vocalists jammed with the three , including B @-@ Real of Cypress Hill , but they did not want another rapper or anybody who sounded like de la Rocha . Music producer and friend Rick Rubin later suggested that they play with Chris Cornell , the ex @-@ frontman of Soundgarden . Rubin also persuaded the three of them to go into group therapy with performance coach Phil Towle after the breakup . Rubin was confident that with the right new voice Rage Against the Machine had the potential to become a better band ; he believed " it could turn into a Yardbirds @-@ into @-@ Led Zeppelin scenario . " Commerford later credited Rubin for being the catalyst that brought Audioslave together . He called him " the angel at the crossroads " because " if it wasn 't for him , I wouldn 't be here today . "
The chemistry between Cornell and the other three was immediately apparent ; as Morello described : " He stepped to the microphone and sang the song and I couldn 't believe it . It didn 't just sound good . It didn 't sound great . It sounded transcendent . And ... when there is an irreplaceable chemistry from the first moment , you can 't deny it . " The quartet wrote 21 songs during 19 days of rehearsal , and began working in the studio in late May 2001 with Rubin as producer , while sorting out the label and management issues .
= = = Audioslave ( 2002 – 2003 ) = = =
On March 19 , 2002 , Audioslave was confirmed for the seventh annual Ozzfest , even though at that time the band had no official name or release date for their debut album . A few days later , reports surfaced that the band had broken up before they had played for a public audience . Cornell 's manager confirmed that the frontman had left the band , with no explanation given . Under the name " Civilian " ( or " The Civilian Project " ) , 13 rough mixes of the songs the band had been working on were leaked onto peer @-@ to @-@ peer filesharing networks in May 2002 . According to Morello , the band was frustrated because the songs were not in their finished form and in some cases , " weren 't even the same lyrics , guitar solos , performances of any kind . "
Initial rumors suggested that Cornell took issue with having two managers actively involved in the project ( Jim Guerinot of Rebel Waltz represented Cornell , and Peter Mensch of Q Prime handled Rage Against the Machine ) . According to the band , however , the split was not triggered by personal conflicts , but by their quarreling managers . After the mixing of the album was finished , roughly six weeks later , the group reformed and simultaneously fired their former management companies and hired another , The Firm . Their previous labels , Epic and Interscope , settled their differences by agreeing to alternate who released the band 's albums .
The band divulged their official name and launched their website in early September . The first single , " Cochise " , was posted online in late September , and was on the radio in early October . Critics praised Cornell 's vocal style , a distinct departure from the rapping of de la Rocha , and found that " the former members of RAtM have gone and done a Paul Weller , retreating from the ground they broke back [ to ] the sounds that inspired them . " Music video director Mark Romanek shot a video for " Cochise , " which shows the band playing atop a tower under construction in the midst of a giant fireworks display providing all the lighting . The firework explosions during filming prompted fears of a terrorist attack among residents living near Los Angeles ' Sepulveda Dam , the shooting location .
The self @-@ titled debut album , Audioslave , was released on November 19 , 2002 , and entered the Billboard 200 chart at No. 7 after selling 162 @,@ 000 copies in its first week . It was certified gold by the RIAA within a month of release , and by 2006 achieved triple platinum status . It is the most successful Audioslave album to date , having sold more than three million copies in the United States alone . Despite its commercial success , Audioslave received mixed reviews . Some critics lambasted the group 's effort as uninspired , and predictable . Pitchfork Media praised Cornell 's voice , but criticized virtually every other aspect of the album , deeming the lyrics " complete gibberish " and Rubin 's production " a synthesized rock @-@ like product that emits no heat . " Other critics , however , praised the supergroup 's style reminiscent of 1970s rock and compared it to Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath , saying they added much @-@ needed sound and style to contemporary mainstream rock .
Audioslave made their live debut on November 25 , 2002 , performing a brief concert on the roof of the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City for the Late Show with David Letterman . This was the first time any band had appeared on Letterman 's marquee . That year 's KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas was their first official paying concert , in which the band played on the first night , December 7 , 2002 , after giving a secret club show the night before . Towards the end of the band 's six @-@ song set , Cornell told the audience , " These guys saved my life this year , " and the show ended with his bandmates hugging him . Afterwards , asked to expand on his comments , he would say only that he had dragged the trio " through a trail of shit " in the past months .
During this time , there was a rumor that Cornell had checked himself into drug rehabilitation . He later confirmed it in an interview with Metal Hammer that was conducted from a clinic payphone . In a San Diego CityBEAT article , Cornell explained that he went through " a horrible personal crisis " during the making of the first record , staying in rehab for two months and separating from his wife . He credited Morello , Commerford and Wilk with helping him rebound from the difficult period . He dismissed the rumors about being in rehab for OxyContin or heroin , but when asked , offered only , " Various things . I 'm not picky . Mainly for drinking . "
" Like a Stone " , the second single from Audioslave , was released in early 2003 . It was the highest @-@ charting single from the album , peaking at number one on Billboard 's Mainstream Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts . It was certified gold by the RIAA , making it Audioslave 's most successful single ever . The music video for " Like a Stone " was written and directed by Meiert Avis . It was shot in the Los Angeles house where Jimi Hendrix wrote Purple Haze . The video uses negative space to invoke the memory of musicians past . The music video for the third single , " Show Me How to Live " , was banned from MTV , reportedly because it shows the band in a high @-@ speed car chase running police cars and motorcycles off the road . The band 's first DVD , Audioslave , was released on July 29 , 2003 .
The band toured extensively worldwide in 2003 , gaining positive reviews for their live performances , including at the revived Lollapalooza . Their performance on the Lollapalooza tour was so well received by readers of Metal Edge that they won the magazine 's 2003 Readers ' Choice Award for " Favorite Lollapalooza Band " by a landslide .
= = = Out of Exile ( 2004 – 2005 ) = = =
In 2004 , Audioslave was among the nominees for the 46th Grammy Awards : " Like a Stone " was nominated for " Best Hard Rock Performance " and Audioslave for " Best Rock Album . " They spent the rest of 2004 on break from touring and working on the second album . This gave Morello time to concentrate on his solo project , The Nightwatchman , and also to take an active part in political activities . Cornell had time to focus on his personal life ; after his divorce from his first wife was finalized , he married Vicky Karayiannis , a Paris @-@ based publicist he met during Audioslave 's first European tour .
Work on a new album had started in 2003 during the Lollapalooza tour , and continued at the end of the year when band members entered the studio . Aside from writing new material , the band also had some leftover songs from the Audioslave sessions ; according to Morello , they had " almost another album 's worth of stuff [ already done ] . " " Be Yourself " , the first single from the still @-@ untitled album , was panned by some critics , who felt it was " limp , and the lyrics are bland and directionless . " Nevertheless , it reached number one on the Mainstream and Modern Rock charts .
In April 2005 , the band launched a club tour , which lasted until late May . Although on previous tours Audioslave occasionally played cover songs , they deliberately avoided playing their former bands ' songs to avoid using those songs as a " crutch " to " help sell and break Audioslave " as their aim was to establish the band as an " independent entity . " After achieving that goal , they thought it was " time to own those histories , " and began performing a selection of the two bands ' most popular songs ( such as " Black Hole Sun " and " Bulls on Parade " ) on the tour .
The second single , " Your Time Has Come " was released through a unique promotion , lasting one week , which involved radio listeners around the world . Radio stations were asked to post a link on their websites to a special timed @-@ out download of the song . Once one million people clicked on the link , the song was unlocked and became downloadable by all one million .
On May 6 , 2005 , Audioslave played a free show in Havana , Cuba , in front of an estimated 50 @,@ 000 people at the La Tribuna Antiimperialista José Martí ( José Martí Anti @-@ Imperialist Stand ) venue , which was purpose @-@ built in 2000 for mass protests against the U.S. government . Audioslave became the first American rock group to perform an open @-@ air concert in the socialist republic of Cuba . The band traveled to Havana — bringing along their camera crew — on May 4 to spend two days visiting historic sites and interacting with Cuban musicians and youngsters . Morello and the rest of the band insisted that the trip was not to make a political statement , but to take part in a musical cultural exchange . Cornell commented : " Hopefully , this concert will help to open the musical borders between our two countries . " The trip was organized with the joint authorization of the United States Department of the Treasury and the Instituto Cubano de la Musica ( Cuban Institute of Music ) , as travel by U.S. citizens to Cuba is restricted , but the authorization arrived so late that the band had to cancel and postpone several confirmed dates of their U.S. tour . The 26 @-@ song @-@ set concert — which included several Soundgarden and Rage Against the Machine songs — was the longest the band had ever played .
Out of Exile was released internationally on May 23 , 2005 , then a day later in the U.S. It debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 chart , the only Audioslave album to reach this position . The following week , however , it dropped to number three , with a 62 @-@ percent sales decrease — consequently reaching platinum . Cornell admitted to writing his most personal songs ever on this album , influenced by the positive changes in his life since 2002 . He also described the album as more varied than the debut and relying less on heavy guitar riffs .
The album was received more favorably than Audioslave 's debut ; critics noted Cornell 's stronger vocals , likely the result of quitting smoking and drinking , and pointed out that Out of Exile is " the sound of a band coming into its own . " AllMusic , which gave Audioslave a lukewarm review , praised the album as " lean , hard , strong , and memorable . " The lyrics , however , were still a common complaint . MusicOMH.com wrote that Cornell 's lyrics " continue to border on the ridiculous " ; the album 's softer , slower approach was frequently criticized as well .
Following the album 's release , the band embarked on a European tour , performed at the Live 8 benefit concert in Berlin on July 2 , 2005 , and played their first North American headlining arena tour from late September to November 2005 . The music video for " Doesn 't Remind Me " , the third single from Out of Exile , was posted online in September 2005 . Audioslave 's second DVD , Live in Cuba , featuring the concert in Havana , was released on October 11 , 2005 . It was certified platinum in less than two months .
= = = Revelations and breakup ( 2006 – 2007 ) = = =
In December 2005 , Audioslave received its third Grammy nomination at the 48th Grammy Awards in the " Best Hard Rock Performance " category for " Doesn 't Remind Me . " Audioslave began recording their next album ; Cornell had already expressed his desire to make " an album every year or year @-@ and @-@ a @-@ half " even before Out of Exile was released . In early July 2005 , after the conclusion of the European tour , the band returned to the studio to write new songs ; Morello said their aim was to " blur the lines between rehearsing , recording and touring . " The actual recording began in January 2006 , with plans to release the album , Revelations in June . This time , the band chose Out of Exile 's mixer , Brendan O 'Brien as producer .
Audioslave had 20 songs written and recorded 16 of those in only three weeks . However , the album 's release date was postponed to early September , and the band cancelled their previously announced European tour , to have a new album to support , when they embarked on touring . The first single off the album , " Original Fire " , was made available online on Audioslave 's official website for free streaming in early July .
News about Cornell 's departure emerged in July 2006 , when insiders stated that after the third album was released , he would depart the band and restart his solo career . Cornell immediately denied the rumors , stating " We hear rumors that Audioslave is breaking up all the time . ... I always just ignore [ them ] . " In the same interview , he also discussed his intentions to record a new solo album , the second in seven years , before the end of August .
A special marketing campaign preceded the new album 's release in August , when the art concept was featured on Google Earth as a fictional utopian island , Audioslave Nation , created in the South Pacific . Several songs from the upcoming album appeared on movie and video game soundtracks ; " Wide Awake " and " Shape of Things to Come " were featured in Miami Vice , while " Revelations " was on the soundtrack of Madden NFL 07 . Revelations was released on September 5 , 2006 . The album entered the Billboard 200 at No. 2 and sold 142 @,@ 000 copies during its first week of release . It became the band 's least commercially successful album ; dropping even faster than Out of Exile , its sales were down 65 percent the following week , achieving gold certification a month later . The album showed funk , soul and R & B influences that were non @-@ existent for the band before ; Morello referred to the new sound as " Led Zeppelin meets Earth , Wind & Fire . " Additionally , several songs took a more overtly liberal political stance than previous Audioslave releases .
The album received a similar critical response to Out of Exile with the majority of reviewers praising the band 's integrity on the record . The new funk and soul influences were also welcomed favorably , Allmusic called the album Audioslave 's " most colorful , diverse , and consistent record yet . " Many others , however , saw it as " just another rock record , " and musically not much different from the previous album .
Cornell decided to delay the Revelations tour until 2007 , because he wanted to " let the album come out for awhile [ sic ] " and also concentrate on his second solo album . The rest of the band went along ; Morello also revealed his plans to release his debut solo album in early 2007 . The second , and final single from the album , " Revelations " was released in October 2006 with an accompanying music video a month later .
On January 22 , 2007 , Rage Against the Machine was announced to reunite for one show only , at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival , on April 29 , 2007 . Less than a month later , on February 15 , 2007 , Cornell officially announced his departure from Audioslave , issuing this statement :
Due to irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences , I am permanently leaving the band Audioslave . I wish the other three members nothing but the best in all of their future endeavors .
He stated that , as far as he was concerned , Audioslave had disbanded , and that a greatest hits collection would be issued in the future , because of label commitments . The New York Post reported that according to sources the split was not about " irresolvable personality conflicts " but about the money ; a friend of Cornell said , " Chris was unhappy with the financial arrangement within the group — he wrote all the music , yet the other three bandmates took an equal share in the multimillion @-@ dollar publishing rights . "
= = = Post @-@ breakup ( 2008 – present ) = = =
Morello has since said that he never officially heard and still has not heard from Cornell that he was leaving the group . Cornell countered : " Tom and I did have communications about the fact that I was gonna go make a record , and that I was tired of what ended up seeming like political negotiations toward how we were gonna do Audioslave business and getting nowhere with it . " He also added that this process of " doing Audioslave business " led him to go solo . Cornell admits that he has not spoken to the other members of Audioslave since the breakup . He has said that the breakup was not about money , but that he was just not getting along with the other members during their later years . Said Cornell , " Getting along as people is one thing . Getting along as a group of people that can work together in a band situation ... We weren 't particularly getting along well , no . Bands work in a way where everyone at some point has to have a similar idea of how you do things ... Three albums into it , it started to seem like our interests weren 't as conjoined anymore . "
In 2011 , Cornell revealed further information about the band 's breakup ; " Personally a lot of it was me trying to land on my feet again . I went through a lot of personal turmoil right around the time Audioslave formed and unfortunately I think that affected the band a little bit in terms of me not really being grounded .... I think there was stuff that could have been resolved , and there was drama that was probably unnecessary , typical rock band stuff . I certainly played a role in it . I definitely feel like I was part of a lot of unnecessary stuff . It didn 't need to become what it became . You learn with experience . "
In 2012 , Tom Morello said that unreleased material that was not on the three albums could be released in the future at an unspecified point . Chris Cornell and Tom Morello shared the stage together for the first time in seven years , among many musicians , at the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . Cornell also joined Morello on stage on September 26 , 2014 , guesting on his solo Seattle show . They played together several Nightwatchman songs , Cornell 's usual acoustic covers , and for the first time in eight years , some Audioslave songs .
Both Rage Against the Machine and Soundgarden have reformed since Audioslave 's breakup . Rage Against the Machine has performed at several live venues and other festivals since its initial performance at the Coachella Music Festival in April 2007 , although the band currently has no plans to make a new album . Soundgarden announced a reunion in 2010 and recorded a new album , King Animal , which was released in November 2012 .
In August 2015 , Chris Cornell openly said in interview with Total Guitar , that he is quite eager to reunite with Audioslave : " I think it would be great . We did a lot of songs , and with the benefit of not having done anything with those guys for so long , I can 't imagine what it would be . It would be a really amazing experience just to get back and work with the same guys again . " Soon after , guitarist Tom Morello said that he 's interested in working with Cornell again , remembering their 2014 Seattle performance with great fondness : " I love Chris and consider him a great friend . The Hall of Fame jam was nice , but a little chaotic . Playing with him in Seattle , that was just fantastic . I love that guy . He 's one of the most talented vocalists in the history of vocalists . And to be able to play the songs that we wrote together , it was awesome and so much fun . I hope we do something like that again . "
= = Name = =
The original idea for the band 's name was " Civilian , " but it was dropped when members found out that it was already taken . Morello later discredited the story , contradicting Commerford and Cornell , and commented that " Civilian " was merely a rumor circulating at the time . He stated : " The band has only ever had one name , and that is Audioslave . " Morello described the origin of the " Audioslave " name to LAUNCHcast as follows :
That was Chris 's suggestion that sort of came to him in a vision . We 're all on the two @-@ way pagers , and Chris one night said , " I got it . It 's Audioslave . " We were all , like , " All right , fantastic . " ... To paraphrase Elvis Costello , talking about band names is like dancing about architecture — there 's just no point in it because the band name becomes the music and the people .
After the name was announced , it emerged that it was already being used by an unsigned band from Liverpool . The two bands worked out a settlement , with the American Audioslave paying $ 30 @,@ 000 in a deal that allowed each band to use the name . To avoid confusion , the Liverpool band would rename themselves " The Most Terrifying Thing . "
The name was mocked by critics due to its uninspired nature , and was regarded as one of the worst in contemporary rock music , or even of all time . Pitchfork Media called it the " most asinine bandname of the year , " and Chuck Klosterman of Spin magazine chided it as " one of the dumbest band names in recent rock history . "
= = Musical style and influences = =
By combining ' 70s style hard rock riffing with alternative rock , Audioslave created a distinctive sound . This mix was driven by Cornell 's wide vocal range , Morello 's innovative guitar solos and the rhythm section of Wilk and Commerford . Morello , although stating he " never felt musically limited " in Rage Against the Machine , did say that he had " a lot more scope to explore with Audioslave " and a " wider musical territory . " This meant that the instrumentalists had the opportunity to write slow and melodic songs , something they had not done before .
As opposed to de la Rocha 's lyrics , Cornell 's were mostly apolitical ; Morello referred to them as " haunted , existential poetry . " They were characterised by his cryptic approach , often dealing with themes of existentialism , love , hedonism , spirituality and Christianity . Audioslave 's first two albums drew influences from 1970s hard rock such as Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath and from the members ' previous bands ( the grunge sound of Soundgarden and the funk metal sound of Rage Against the Machine ) . For Revelations , which was influenced by 1960s and ' 70s funk , soul and R & B music , Morello used vintage guitars and amplifiers and Cornell adopted his " seventies funk and R & B @-@ flavor vocals . " The guitarist also cited Sly & the Family Stone , James Brown and Funkadelic as a reason for the funk overtones on the album .
Just as Rage Against the Machine did , Audioslave also included the statement " All sounds made by guitar , bass , drums and vocals " in their albums ' booklets as Morello 's guitar work often caused listeners to believe that the band used samples , synthesiser effects or different turntable techniques to produce certain sounds .
= = = Songwriting and recording process = = =
All of Audioslave 's lyrics were written by Cornell , while all four members — as a band — were credited with writing the music . Their songwriting process was described by Wilk as " more collaborative " and " satisfying " than Rage Against the Machine 's , which was " a battle creatively . " Cornell also felt the same way ; he saw Soundgarden 's songwriting method inferior to Audioslave 's . Rick Rubin , producer of the band 's first two albums , was also lauded as " a great collaborative partner " and was likened to " the fifth Beatle " by Tom Morello .
The time spent on songwriting by the band was always short . They wrote 21 songs in 19 days for the first album and exceeded that rate for the second album by having a song or sometimes two written every day . This method was adopted for the third album as well .
Cornell 's battle with drug addiction and alcoholism was a defining factor in the writing and recording process of the debut album . The singer admitted that he was " never able to write effectively " while drinking , and attended rehab after recording Audioslave . Although Morello stated that Revelations was " the first record [ Cornell ] didn 't smoke , drink or take drugs through the recording , " he later clarified his statement by saying : " Chris was stone sober during the making of our Out of Exile album . Chris was also sober during the making of Revelations and prior to recording he gave up smoking as well . "
= = Politics = =
While Rage Against the Machine 's music was politically influenced , Audioslave 's music was mostly not . Cornell stated he did not want to become the new singer of Rage Against the Machine or any political band , but he would play benefits the other band members wanted to play . Despite his reluctance to write political lyrics , he himself never discounted the possibility ; he already touched upon political issues in Audioslave 's " Set It Off " — a song inspired by 1999 's WTO riots ( the " Battle of Seattle " ) — then later wrote an anti @-@ war song , " Sound of a Gun , " and what Morello called " the most political song Audioslave 's ever written , " " Wide Awake " for Revelations . " Wide Awake " was an attack on the Bush administration 's failure to act over the consequences of Hurricane Katrina .
The band was openly anti @-@ Bush and against the Iraq War from the beginning ; on March 17 , 2003 , only hours after President Bush announced plans to invade Iraq , the band performed live in Hollywood with messages reading " How many Iraqis per gallon ? " and " Somewhere in Texas , a Village is Missing an Idiot , " scrolled across the stage . The music video for " Doesn 't Remind Me " was also critical of the Iraq war . Wilk called Bush " a fucking scam " in an interview , criticizing the Bush administration 's rationale for war in Iraq .
During the time of the second album 's release several politically charged Rage Against the Machine songs resurfaced in Audioslave 's live set . Although the members committed to not making political statements during their Cuba tour , Commerford stated in an interview that the concert made Audioslave more politically active than Rage Against the Machine ever was . While in Cuba , Cornell said that he takes " every aspect of human life " into consideration , when it comes to writing lyrics , and that he would write about the experience in a song , or more songs . This culminated in the political influences on Revelations , although he did not write about Cuba specifically . He asserted that he felt Audioslave can be a band like U2 , which is " not overtly political , but Bono gets a lot done . " That year , the band played at two more concerts organized to raise political awareness : Live 8 , which aimed to end global poverty , and the Hurricane Katrina benefit concert , ReAct Now : Music & Relief .
Audioslave was prominently involved in the Axis of Justice , a non @-@ profit organization formed by Tom Morello and System of a Down 's Serj Tankian to " bring together musicians , fans of music , and grassroots political organizations to fight for social justice . " Axis of Justice tents were set up at almost every Audioslave show , and with the exception of Commerford all band members appeared on the Concert Series Volume 1 CD / DVD charity album released in 2004 .
= = Band members = =
Chris Cornell – lead vocals , acoustic guitar ( 2001 – 2007 )
Tom Morello – electric guitar ( 2001 – 2007 )
Tim Commerford – bass guitar , backing vocals ( 2001 – 2007 )
Brad Wilk – drums , percussion ( 2001 – 2007 )
= = Discography = =
Audioslave ( 2002 )
Out of Exile ( 2005 )
Revelations ( 2006 )
= Guitar Hero Live =
Guitar Hero Live is a music video game developed by FreeStyleGames and published by Activision . It was released for PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , Wii U , Xbox 360 , and Xbox One in October 2015 and to iOS devices including Apple TV in November 2015 . As with previous games in the series , the goal is to use a special guitar controller to match fret patterns displayed on a scrolling note pattern on screen in time with the music .
The game serves as a reboot of the Guitar Hero franchise , being the first new entry in the series since Warriors of Rock in 2010 and the seventh installment overall . Activision wanted to bring back Guitar Hero for the next generation of video game consoles but wanted the new game to be innovative . FreeStyleGames was given a free rein to revitalize the series by Activision , which led to the development of a new guitar controller featuring a 6 button , 3 @-@ fret layout in contrast to the 5 button controller of previous games . FreeStyleGames also wanted to bring a more immersive experience to the player , and developed the main career mode GH Live to have the note pattern displayed atop full motion video taken from the perspective of a lead guitarist during a concert , with the crowd and other band members dynamically reacting to the player 's performance . FreeStyleGames also wanted to forgo the traditional downloadable content model to provide new songs for the game , and created the GHTV mode which encompasses curated playlists in the style of music television channels that are streamed around the clock , allowing them to easily acquire and add new songs . Within GHTV , songs are presented with the note track overlaid atop their music video or from live concert footage . GHTV allows players to pick up and play currently @-@ streamed songs at any time or use money and in @-@ game credits to play any song within the library , forgoing traditional downloadable content . The game was shipped with forty @-@ two songs on disc and 200 songs within the GHTV library ; New content has been added to GHTV on a weekly basis , provided through premium shows that earn players unique rewards .
Guitar Hero Live was released to generally positive reception , with critics praising the new controller design for providing trickier and more realistic gameplay in comparison to previous Guitar Hero games , as well as the wider variety of content available via the GHTV mode . The main Live portion of the game received mixed reviews , with critics panning its weak soundtrack , lack of multiplayer , and describing the live action footage as being self @-@ aware , exaggerated , and " campy " . The GHTV mode also received mixed reception for its reliance on microtransactions , and the inability to permanently purchase songs to own .
= = Gameplay = =
Guitar Hero Live follows similar gameplay to previous installments in the series , requiring players to use a guitar @-@ shaped controller with buttons and a strum bar to match notes on a scrolling " highway " corresponding to notes played in a song . In contrast to the previous five @-@ button design , the Guitar Hero Live controller features six buttons arranged into two rows of three . The frets are represented by a " note highway " , three scrolling lanes on @-@ screen , containing either black or white notes representing the two rows . Lower difficulty levels use one row of buttons , while higher difficulties may include " chords " that use a combination of buttons from both rows . The game typically maps out power chords to use the top row of buttons , while modifications of those chords include others from the bottow row . Notes may be held and sustained , indicated by trailing lines after the note markers , during which the player can use the guitar 's whammy bar to alter the held note 's pitch for effect . Fast @-@ moving sections of songs may employ the use of hammer @-@ on and pull @-@ off notes , marked with a special outline , which can be played without using the strum bar . The game also retains the concept of open strumming introduced in previous Guitar Hero titles , represented as a horizontal bar across the lanes and requiring the player to hit the strum bar without pressing any fret keys . The player is able to select one of four difficulty levels which affect the number and complexity of the note patterns they have to hit , and the speed at which the on @-@ screen display scrolls . Guitar Hero Live can also be played by two players , both playing on separate guitar controllers with split @-@ screen separate note highways , competing for the best score . Songs in GH Live mode ( below ) also includes vocals , allowing players to sing along in tone with the song 's lyrics using a connected microphone .
The game is playable via an app on iOS mobile devices , including the fourth @-@ generation Apple TV . This version supports both " touch " mode and support for an optional Bluetooth @-@ enabled guitar controller that provides " [ the ] full game in an uncompromised way " according to Activision . When in touch mode , the note display geared towards the 6 @-@ button controller is replaced with four touch @-@ screen buttons but otherwise retains the same gameplay ; with the controller , the game otherwise plays the same . Due to the size of the game relative to storage space on most mobile devices , Guitar Hero Live on iOS units requires a persistent Internet connection as all songs , including those that are normally part of the console on @-@ disc soundtrack , are streamed from Activision 's servers when played .
= = = GH Live = = =
In the game 's primary single @-@ player mode , titled GH Live within the game , the player completes songs while experiencing full @-@ motion video taken from the first @-@ person perspective of a band 's lead guitarist . The video includes shots of the audience and the band members . As the player performs the songs , the audience responds positively to good performances when few mistakes are made . If the player makes several mistakes in a row , the audience will become critical and start to jeer at the performer . To win back the crowd , the player can either match more notes correctly , or can use collected Hero Power to rapidly regain their interest . Hero Power , replacing Star Power from previous Guitar Hero games , is collected by correctly playing marked series of notes on the track ; Hero Power can be accumulated , marked as on @-@ screen guitar picks next to the track , to be used at later times . The player can release Hero Power for a limited time by either tilting the guitar controller upward or hitting a special button on the controller .
The career mode is broken up into a dozen @-@ some show sets , each set consisting of about 3 @-@ 5 songs . The video for each set includes the band 's introduction , banter between the band and crowd between songs , and final ovations on conclusion of the show . The player must unlock each set in order as to move forward . Once a set is complete , the player is shown the game 's ranking of their performance and for each song , based on factors such as percentage of notes hit correctly , the longest streak of properly played consecutive notes , and how long they kept the virtual crowd excited about their performance . The player then unlocks the ability to play the individual songs outside of sets .
= = = GHTV = = =
In addition to songs that were shipped on disc , additional songs are introduced to the game through Guitar Hero TV ( GHTV ) . On starting GHTV mode , the player is given a choice of a number of themed channels , which broadcast playable songs curated programs on a rotating schedule similar to a radio broadcast . One such channel always present new songs that have been added to GHTV . Songs in GHTV are played over the music video for the song or live concert footage of the band playing the song , instead of the custom visuals for the main single player game . The player can pick up and play on any song that is being shown , but they also are able to use earned Plays to replay a specific song outside of the channel 's rotation .
While playing in GHTV , the player is scored to track their performance , and their scores are compared to other players - both those playing at the same time as well as asynchronous scores from other players . To help boost their score , players can accumulate Hero Power in the same fashion as in the GH Live mode . Prior to a song , the player can choose to use Coins , the in @-@ game currency , to purchase one of several Hero Powers which they can deploy during the song , improving their score and performance . Hero Powers include temporary boosts in scoring multipliers , ability to clear all notes for a short distance on the track , or to increase or decrease the density of notes . When a song is complete , the player is ranked based on their performance with the other tracked players , and awarded experience points , Coins , and other bonuses . Experience points are used to raise the player 's rank in the GHTV metagame , allowing them to unlock player card skins and other features of GHTV , including Play tokens . Alternatively , players can use the paid , microtransaction currency Hero Cash to purchase access to content . In an update in December 2015 , players on GHTV have an opportunity to be randomly pitted in a head @-@ to @-@ head challenge against another player of similar skill level , about twice every half @-@ hour . Winning this head @-@ to @-@ head challenge can give the player an experience point boost .
New songs to GHTV are typically introduced via limited @-@ time " Premium Shows " , which run for a week or more ; these songs are then moved into the on @-@ demand catalog and later into the normal GHTV rotation . Access to Premium Shows can be purchased with Hero Cash , or by completing several specific songs in either on @-@ demand or on rotation play . Within the Premium Shows , players complete in the same manner as with normal GHTV songs and can earn unique in @-@ game rewards , such as coins or alternate skins for the on @-@ screen note " highway " .
Players can purchase a " Party Pass " that allows full access to all of GHTV 's on @-@ demand songs and paid features for 24 hours , a mode that FreeStyleGames envisioned to be used when players are hosting large parties or similar events . As first held on the weekend of 6 November 2015 , Activision may hold promotional periods that similarly offer full access .
In addition to regular content , GHTV has been used to provide specialty programming . GHTV can offer uniquely curated music video shows with host segments wrapped around playable songs ; the first such show features songs selected by the band Avenged Sevenfold and will include commentary by the band on these selections . Def Leppard used GHTV to premiere their new music video for their single " Dangerous " in January 2016 . Activision offered a contest for players to win prizes by participating in a special " Shred @-@ a @-@ Thon " premium show , highlighting the addition of Dragonforce 's " Through the Fire and Flames " - one of the most notoriously difficult songs that has appeared in other Guitar Hero titles - to the GHTV setlist .
= = Soundtrack = =
The on @-@ disc soundtrack of Guitar Hero Live includes 42 songs and spans across a diverse selection of genres , the developers recognizing that challenging guitar tracks are not strictly limited to rock music . The game 's soundtrack include songs by The Black Keys , Blitz Kids , Ed Sheeran , Fall Out Boy , Gary Clark , Jr . , Green Day , The Killers , The Lumineers , My Chemical Romance , Pierce the Veil , The Rolling Stones , Skrillex , and The War on Drugs .
Pre @-@ orders of the game offered access to a time @-@ limited premium show featuring three live recordings by Avenged Sevenfold , including " Shepherd of Fire " , " Buried Alive " and " Nightmare " , filmed from their performances at the Download Festival in England and Mexico City .
Additional songs are provided through GHTV . Two hundred songs were playable on GHTV at launch , and the developers plan on adding new songs to GHTV on a regular basis . There is no backwards compatibility with songs or controllers from previous editions of the franchise ; FreeStyleGames ' developer Jamie Jackson justified the decision , explaining that Guitar Hero Live was a " completely new game " that existing content would not work with due to the change in core gameplay . There is not any traditional downloadable content for the game in the form of additional songs , instead using the streaming nature of GHTV to provide new songs . FreeStyleGames does not expect to make GHTV content available for offline play .
= = Development = =
= = = Background and aborted reboot = = =
Rhythm games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band had been widely popular between 2005 and 2008 , but due to oversaturation of the market and the onset of the recession in 2009 , the rhythm genre suffered major setbacks , and the genre 's popularity had quickly waned . Sales of the previous installment Guitar Hero : Warriors of Rock were below estimates and lower than previous games in the series . Weak sales of Warriors of Rock , in part , led to Activision cancelling a planned 2011 sequel , and shuttering the Guitar Hero franchise .
In a July 2011 interview with Forbes.com , Activision CEO Bobby Kotick stated that they were going to try to " reinvent " the series , but a former teammember of Vicarious Visions has stated that as of 2012 , all development of Guitar Hero has come to an end within Activision . Another source close to Vicarious Visions had reported to Kotaku that while Guitar Hero 7 was in development under an Activision studio , the game was considered a " disaster " . The cancelled game omitted the additional instruments and used only a guitar peripheral , redesigning the unit to include a 6 @-@ button mechanism replacing the strum bar ; the resulting unit was considered too expensive to manufacture and purchase . The developers had started from scratch to try to create new characters and venues that would be more reactive to the actual songs being played , to give the feel of a music video , but ultimately this proved too much of a challenge and had to be scrapped . Further , with a limited budget , the song selection was limited to " low @-@ budget " hits of the 1990s , or at times reusing songs that had previously been included in Guitar Hero games . Though the team had a two @-@ year development cycle , it was closed down after Activision president Eric Hirshberg had seen the current state of the project at the one @-@ year point . Daniel Dilallo , a developer for Vicarious Visions at the time of cancellation , stated that he had come up with an idea of revitalizing the series using a first @-@ person perspective approach , and had developed a prototype that he had called Guitar Hero Live at the time , though neither Activision nor FreeStyleGames have confirmed if this prototype was used as inspiration for the revived series .
= = = As Guitar Hero Live = = =
In February 2015 , rumors surfaced that new entries in both the Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises for eighth generation consoles were in development ; Harmonix announced Rock Band 4 on 5 March 2015 . On 14 April 2015 , Activision officially announced a reboot of the Guitar Hero franchise , Guitar Hero Live , with development by FreeStyleGames .
In an interview with Fortune magazine , Activision 's CEO of Publishing Eric Hirshberg found that even after five years without a game , the Guitar Hero brand still enjoyed high social media attention , with over 10 million followers on the Guitar Hero 's Facebook page . However , Hirshberg stated that Activision realized they needed to reinvent the series so that consumers would not consider it much the same as previous games and to help sway those that were turned off by the earlier saturation of music games .
The task of developing the new game was given to FreeStyleGames around 2012 . FreeStyleGames had developed both DJ Hero and DJ Hero 2 , and while both games were critically praised , the latter was released on the downward trend of the music game genre . FreeStyleGames had suffered some layoffs as a result of the hiatus of the Guitar Hero series , though remained an Activision studio and financially viable due to their work for the Wii U Sing Party . As the development of Sing Party wrapped up , the studio created an internal research and development department to begin brainstorming what their next game would , with input from Activision . Hirshberg had encouraged the team to reconsider Guitar Hero , noting the fan dedication to the series , but noted that the game needed innovation to be successful . Activision gave the team freedom to develop the game without relying on the previous titles in the series . The core gameplay of Guitar Hero Live was rebuilt from scratch ; developer Jamie Jackson explained that the goal of the game was to bring " big innovation " to the franchise rather than continue with the same format used by previous games . He explained to his staff to only " think of [ Guitar Hero ] as a name . Think of it as a music game with a guitar peripheral , but pretend that nothing else has ever been done . " The team brainstormed on what had made the Guitar Hero series fun , and recounted the earlier titles of the series which were designed to enable the player to envision themselves as a superstar guitarist , subsequent design choices were made around recreating that experience . The team also cited fellow Activison franchise Call of Duty as an influence towards the goal of providing an immersive , first @-@ person experience .
Though FreeStyleGames experimented with other options including a controller @-@ less game , camera and motion detection , and social @-@ based games , but recognized quickly that the guitar controller was a key part of the series ' success . The developers recognized they wanted to have a guitar controller so that players would not be embarrassed to have in their living rooms and spent time getting the look of the controller accurate to a real guitar . The design of the game 's guitar controller was overhauled , using rapid prototyping to test potential guitar designs . The final design of the controller for Live utilizes a new design
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with six buttons arranged into two rows of three frets , designated by black and white @-@ colored notes in @-@ game , instead of using the traditional row of five colored frets used by previous Guitar Hero games . Jackson explained that the new layout was meant to make the game easier for new players , as the three @-@ button layout avoids the need to use one 's pinkie finger , a difficulty they recognized new players had on the traditional five @-@ button controller . The layout was also designed to provide a new challenge to experienced players , including more realistic simulations of chords . The choice to use only three buttons also came from statistical analysis of past games , where about 80 % of the players would never play harder than the Medium difficulty level which typically only required the use of three fingers with the previous five @-@ button controllers . The initial controller iterations , presented both in @-@ studio and to Activision , were met with skepticism but they found that players quickly adapted to the new scheme as an improvement over the older controllers . The " note highways " for the songs were created by both programmers and musicians using MIDI software as to map to each of the six controller buttons and the open strum bar . Note highways were developed first for the Expert difficulty level , essentially recreating the guitar part of the song note for note , while highways for lower difficulty levels were then constructed by removing notes while assuring the core rhythm of the song remained .
The game itself is presented in a more realistic and immersive style ; the rendered stages and characters of previous games are replaced by full motion video , shot from the first @-@ person perspective of the lead guitarist , simulating real @-@ world concert settings . The video footage is dynamic , and can transition between versions featuring positive or negative reactions by the crowd and band members based upon the player 's performance . The first @-@ person footage utilizes session musicians as actors playing the remaining members of the band , and is filmed using a Bolt robotic camera system , programmed to simulate the motions of a guitarist on stage . The Bolt ran along a 30 feet ( 9 @.@ 1 m ) track , and was able to move and turn quickly , mimicking the speed of a musician 's movements . Prior to filming with the Bolt , an actor outfitted with motion and position detectors acted out the song with the other band actors ; these movements were recorded and then used to direct the Bolt as it replaced the actor in subsequent takes . To avoid injury to the other actors from the motions of the camera , the routines were all choreographed based on the camera 's motions and used as cues for the other actors . To enable smoother transitions between positive and negative versions of the band footage , multiple takes were performed for each song using the same camera motions . Groups of 200 to 400 actors were filmed using a green screen to construct crowds ; using varying takes and other editing techniques , the groups of actors could be made to cover much larger areas . To simulate larger crowds , these shots were superimposed on a combination of live footage from actual rock concerts and 3D models constructed by FreeStyleGames . The effects studio Framestore helped with editing and assembling the digital live @-@ action footage . Positional audio effects are also used as part of the footage , varying the volume of certain instruments depending on how close the player is to them on @-@ screen in the footage .
Ten different bands represent the songs in the " Guitar Hero Live " mode , playing in two different music festivals . Members of these fictional bands were selected through auditions prior to filming , making sure that they could recreate the actual performance of a song , as well as mixing and matching members of ensemble groups to get the right look and feel . Bands were filmed in a warehouse in Oxford . England To help with creating appropriate stage presence for the fictional bands and their fans , FreeStyleGames created material that each band would have had in the band 's career , such as album covers and clothing , using various musical genres to help inspire their designs .
GHTV was designed by FreeStyleGames to allow them to provide new music without having to secure more stringent music licensing rights . FreeStyleGames found that this mode attracted the attention of bands who were eager to offer their music for it ; the bands saw GHTV as comparable to the marketing that music television channels had done in the 1980s and 1990s , putting the imagery of the band at the player as they played along . FreeStyleGames also compared GHTV to music services like Spotify and Pandora . This approach makes it easier to secure licensing rights , and fits in better with the current " throwaway culture " nature of society today according to Jackson . Jackson explained that the feature and its curated playlists were " about discovering music as much as it is about going and finding music you know you already like " . Activision 's Hirshberg stated that GHTV was developed as a better means to provide new songs to players through a round @-@ the @-@ clock content platform , rather than relying on scheduled downloadable content , allowing the company to provide a much larger quantity of songs , with plans for " hundreds at launch on day one " of the game 's release .
Guitar Hero Live was considered to be a game that can be expanded upon in the future through content patches , as opposed to released new titles each year which had previously led to the music genre decline in 2009 . Though FreeStyleGames added vocals prior to the game 's launch , there are no present plans to include other instruments such as bass guitar or drums in the title , with Jackson stating that the game is " all about guitars " .
= = = Marketing and promotion = = =
On 14 April 2015 , Hirshberg and Jackson invited Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy and Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance to promote the game . Wentz performed his band 's song " My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark " in the Guitar Hero Live mode , while Way and Jackson dueled each other on My Chemical Romance 's song " Na Na Na " . A commercial for the game was revealed in October 2015 , starring Lenny Kravitz and James Franco . In conjunction with Activision , The CW ran special promotional ads for Guitar Hero Live , featuring the actors David Ramsey and Candice Patton playing the game in the week prior to the game 's release . Activision arranged to have rapper Macklemore play Guitar Hero Live with FreeStyleGames ' Jamie Jackson during the halftime show of the Seattle Seahawks home game on the Sunday prior to the release of the game .
= = Reception = =
Guitar Hero Live received positive reviews . Aggregating review websites GameRankings and Metacritic gave the Wii U version 83 @.@ 75 % based on 4 reviews and 84 / 100 based on 4 reviews , the PlayStation 4 version 81 @.@ 91 % based on 43 reviews and 80 / 100 based on 69 reviews and the Xbox One version 80 @.@ 93 % based on 20 reviews and 81 / 100 based on 21 reviews .
Most reviewers praised the risk of changing up the gameplay of Guitar Hero with the new controller design , contrasting to Rock Band 4 's reliance on its established gameplay mechanics . Chris Carter of Destructoid considered the change a reinvention of the series , and though he had to relearn how to play the controller , enjoyed the experience and " the increased emphasis on chords and fancy finger @-@ work " . Griffin McElroy of Polygon also praised the new controller , finding that the higher difficulties in the game present " the most challenging fake guitar @-@ playing " that he 's seen , and having to relearn the new playing style through the game 's difficulties levels was a " delight " . Matt Miller of Game Informer found the six @-@ button layout was not any better than the traditional five @-@ button one , but " nails a different dynamic " as it feel like one was playing more realistic guitar chords . Though Game Revolution 's Nick Tan was impressed with the challenge of the new controller , he felt the buttons themselves were too small and tight on the neck of the controller , and the new challenge may cause more casual players to forgo attempt to learn the new system and go back to Rock Band and the traditional layout .
The full @-@ motion video aspect of GH Live was not as well @-@ taken as the core gameplay . GameSpot 's Scott Buttersworth found that he often ignored the motion video as he was too focused on the gameplay , and when he did notice it , felt it appeared " so campy [ that ] it borders on parody " as it " absolutely trips over itself to sell you on the idea that you 're a totally super cool rockstar " . Tristan Ogilvie of IGN also felt that the live action footage was " overly cheesy vamping " , and further felt no connection to the band and bandmates he was to be playing along with as there was very little context given between sets . Ben Griffin of GamesRadar found that the crowd and bandmates only seemed to have two states , " fawning and furious " , making the transition disconcerting when the game switched between the two states simply based on his performance . Brandon Jones of GameTrailers believed it was difficult to " take the actors seriously " in part due to the duality of the crowd reaction as well as that the song was still based on studio recordings , sounding off in the concert setting . Jones further commented that the fictional bands were well @-@ matched to the songs they played , and that the pacing of the presentation , moving quickly between songs , made the experience feel more like a real concert . McElroy acknowledged the presentation can potentially be " cringe @-@ worthy " , but felt that the video was put together with self @-@ awareness of this factor to make it more charming , noting some of the extra details that FreeStyleGames and the actors used to fully take on their roles .
The soundtrack for the GH Live portion was also considered weak . McElroy found most of the songs were from 2000 or later , forgoing classic rock songs , and considered the soundtrack to be the " biggest disappointment " of GH Live . Buttersworth stated that many of the on @-@ disc selections are pop songs that " just aren 't cut out for Guitar Hero gameplay " , as they feature the same repeating guitar riff over and over . Griffin was more favorable of the on @-@ disc set list , finding that the tracks represented " the music landscape as it is rather than as it was " . Carter also appreciated the soundtrack , calling it a " good spread " of songs that can appeal to everyone .
The GHTV mode has mixed opinions , with most reviewers praising the concept , with the presentation of the channels were highlighted as hearkening to the heyday of MTV , and giving the player the ability to explore new music . However , reviewers were critical of the emphasis on microtransactions , and though the game was " generous " with providing free Plays and other in @-@ game currency rewards , this approach could still disappoint some players . Carter found that he could ignore the microtransactions and instead enjoy the freely @-@ playable curated music channels , helping him to play music that he had not yet heard or was outside of his normal play style , giving him a " a really cool feeling " about exploring new music , as well as seeing music videos from his youth again . Ogilvie similarly found that he could spend his time in GHTV within the free channels exploring new music , but believed the mode was " somewhat inflexible for the time poor " as players may not find the type of music they want to play when they are ready the play and that there was a lack of a programming guide for these channels . Griffin said that the pricing structure was weak compared to established DLC models , believing that the pricing for options like the Party Pack would have been better used to unlock the ability to play songs that he would enjoy . Miller stated that the microtransaction " structure is exploitative " , preventing him from easily accessing his favorite songs to play and making him frustrated with the game in the long run . Buttersworth was displeased with the need to grind through songs in the free channels as to earn Play tokens to access a song he wanted to play , and the ability to permanently unlock a song , stating " that lack of freedom undermined a lot of the fun " . Premium shows were particularly noted as problematic , in addition to the lack of a practice mode for the GHTV songs , which may impact how those players that seek to perfect every song would enjoy the game mode . Tan noted that in addition to either the time to complete the challenges or in @-@ game currency to unlock the show , the player would have to complete the show in one of the ranked positions to earn the offered prize , and if they failed , they would have to repeat that process again .
In an earnings report shortly following the game 's release , Activision stated that Guitar Hero Live was outselling their previous two Guitar Hero games , Guitar Hero : Warriors of Rock and Guitar Hero 5 , though did not report exact sales numbers . In their quarterly earnings results presented in February 2016 , Activision reported that sales for Guitar Hero Live missed their expectations , and in March 2016 , announced that they had to let go of about 50 of FreestyleGames ' employees , though the studio still remains open to continue additional work for Activision . Prior to the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2016 , Activision stated they will continue to produce content for Guitar Hero Live but have no present plans for another game .
Guitar Hero Live was nominated for " Game of the Year " for the 2016 NME Awards , and for " Family Game of the Year " at the 19th Annual Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences DICE Awards . It was also nominated for " Excellence in Convergence " for the 2016 SXSW Gaming Awards , and for the " Family " award at the 2016 British Academy Games Awards .
= Band of Gypsys =
Band of Gypsys is a live album by Jimi Hendrix and the first without his original group , the Jimi Hendrix Experience . It was recorded on January 1 , 1970 , at the Fillmore East in New York City with Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles on drums , frequently referred to as the Band of Gypsys . The album mixes funk and rhythm and blues elements with hard rock and jamming , an approach which later became the basis of funk rock . It contains previously unreleased songs and was the last full @-@ length Hendrix album released before his death .
After his appearance at Woodstock with an interim group that included Cox , Hendrix began developing new songs and recording demos . When Miles became involved , he and Cox agreed to record a live album with Hendrix to be used to settle a contract dispute with a former manager . The new material , influenced by Cox 's and Miles ' musical approaches , signal a new direction for Hendrix . Songs such as " Power to Love " and " Message to Love " still maintain the dominant role of Hendrix 's guitar , but show funk and R & B influences . Lyrically , they also explore new , more humanistic themes for Hendrix . The two numbers written and sung by Miles bear the stylings of soul music . The anti @-@ riot / anti @-@ war " Machine Gun " , draws on Hendrix 's earlier blues aspirations , but incorporates new approaches to guitar improvisation and tonal effects .
As the album 's producer , Hendrix had a difficult time completing the task . Presented with the sometimes problematic recordings and resigned to turning it over to a different record company , Hendrix expressed his dissatisfaction with the final product . Shortly after its release , Band of Gypsys reached the top ten of the album charts in the US and UK as well as appearing in charts in several other countries . Although it was as popular as his albums with the Experience , it received mixed reviews . Some faulted the performances as tentative and underprepared ; additionally , Miles ' contributions on drums and vocals have been characterized as plodding and obtrusive . However , " Machine Gun " is generally regarded as the album 's highlight and one of Hendrix 's greatest achievements . The influence of Band of Gypsys is heard in the funk rock developments of the 1970s and has been cited as an inspiration by various later rock musicians . Reissues of the album on compact disc included three extra songs recorded during the Fillmore East shows and additional material has been released on later albums .
= = Background = =
In 1969 , Jimi Hendrix was under pressure from his manager and record company to record a follow @-@ up to his hugely successful 1968 album Electric Ladyland . He was also required to produce an album 's worth of new material for Capitol Records in order to satisfy a contract dispute with former manager Ed Chalpin and PPX Enterprises . Capitol had released two misleading Chalpin @-@ produced Curtis Knight albums with Hendrix on guitar , which competed directly with his own Experience albums . Additionally , Hendrix was becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the limitations of bassist Noel Redding and the Experience format . During the recording of Electric Ladyland , he and producer Chas Chandler parted ways and Hendrix explored recording with new musicians and different musical styles . By the middle of the year , he had not completed any promising new material and Reprise Records resorted to issuing his April 1968 UK compilation album , Smash Hits , with some new tracks for the North American market . A concert film for which he had performed at the Royal Albert Hall in London in February 1969 was wrapped up in legal disputes and its release was uncertain . In May , while en route to a concert performance in Toronto , Hendrix was detained and charged with illegal possession of narcotics . If convicted of the felony , he faced as many as 20 years in prison . On June 28 , 1969 , Hendrix announced he planned to work with new musicians , including a new bass player . The next day , after a potentially life @-@ threatening riot following a concert in Denver , Colorado , Redding left the group to return to London and the Jimi Hendrix Experience came to an end .
Hendrix then began experimenting with an expanded lineup for a limited number of American engagements . In addition to original Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell , he worked with bassist Billy Cox and second guitarist Larry Lee , as well as percussionists Juma Sultan and Gerardo " Jerry " Velez . Cox and Lee were two musicians with whom he had played in R & B bands in Tennessee in 1962 , shortly after his stint in the US Army . The aggregation , often referred to as " Gypsy Sun and Rainbows " , performed as the final act at the Woodstock Festival on August 18 , 1969 ( while introducing the group at Woodstock , Hendrix added " It 's nothing but a band of gypsies " ) . After a couple more appearances , including a September 8 episode of the late night American television The Dick Cavett Show without Lee and Velez , the ensemble disbanded . Lee returned to Tennessee , Sultan and Velez left to pursue other opportunities , and Mitchell joined Jack Bruce 's touring group .
In October 1969 , Hendrix and Cox began jamming and recording demos with drummer Buddy Miles . Miles had played with various R & B and soul musicians , as a member of the Electric Flag and fronting the Buddy Miles Express , both blues rock @-@ R & B fusion groups . Miles was also a frequent jam partner of Hendrix and played the drums the year before on the two @-@ part song " Rainy Day , Dream Away " / " Still Raining , Still Dreaming " for Electric Ladyland . Cox and Miles expressed an interest in performing and recording a new album with Hendrix . Hendrix 's manager , Michael Jeffery , saw the opportunity to record a live album during a New Year 's performance at the Fillmore East and the trio began preparing for the upcoming concerts and new album . Between then and the end of December , the trio rehearsed at Juggy Sound Studios and recorded several demos at the Record Plant Studios in New York City , where Hendrix recorded much of Electric Ladyland . After Hendrix 's December 10 , 1969 , acquittal in his Canadian trial , the trio rehearsed their material at Baggy 's Studios up until their first concert appearance on December 31 . In an interview , Hendrix explained , " We spent 12 to 18 hours a day practicing this whole last week , straight ahead , and then we went into a funky little club and jammed down there to test it out " . Early versions of some of the songs which eventually appeared on Band of Gypsys from two of the rehearsal sessions were released as The Baggy 's Rehearsal Sessions by Dagger Records in 2002 .
= = Musical style , writing , composition = =
As a new group , the Band of Gypsys needed to develop a repertoire . Several songs that had begun as ideas , jams , and demos with the Experience and Gypsy Sun and Rainbows ( but unreleased ) were carried over to the Band of Gypsys . These included " Lover Man " , " Hear My Train A Comin ' " , " Izabella " , " Machine Gun " , " Bleeding Heart " , " Stepping Stone " , and " Message to Love " . Three new songs featuring vocals by Buddy Miles were added : " Changes " , " We Gotta Live Together " ( both Miles compositions ) and " Stop " , an R & B song written by Jerry Ragovoy and Mort Shuman , which had been recorded by Howard Tate in 1968 . Hendrix contributed new material as well , including " Power to Love " , " Ezy Ryder " , " Earth Blues " , " Burning Desire " , and the riff for the jam song " Who Knows " . The trio began rehearsing a set of songs for the four upcoming Fillmore shows .
Many of these songs represent a change in Hendrix 's music from his Experience repertoire . Biographer and later Hendrix producer John McDermott elaborates
Hendrix 's new songs made clear the emerging shifts in his musical direction . The titles alone — " Message to Love " , " Power of Soul " [ sic ] , " Earth Blues " , " Burning Desire " — suggest a change in theme . Jimi 's playful humor ... had been replaced with a strident sense of self @-@ examination . In addition , Cox and Miles spurred Jimi 's embrace of the R & B tradition they shared [ and ] merged rock and funk with unparalleled ease .
Most of the arrangements were developed through extensive jamming , with Cox 's and Miles ' playing influencing Hendrix 's ideas . According to biographer Keith Shadwick , Cox explained in later interviews , " the process was based on building up rhythm patterns and that each pattern dictated the shape and character of a portion of a song in which it appeared " . Record producer Alan Douglas witnessed the approach during a jam at the Record Plant and saw it as inefficient . On the other hand , Shadwick feels that it was necessary : " it seemed the only way available , especially as neither Cox nor Miles , in particular , were exactly swift on the musical uptake " . Music journalist Charles Shaar Murray noted , " Cox 's funky , uncluttered bass style would give Hendrix 's new music a more solid , less frenetic underpinning [ than Noel Redding 's style ] . In every way , Cox 's function would be to provide the steadiness Hendrix so urgently required " . Soft Machine drummer Robert Wyatt described Miles ' style as " pleasantly messy ... He wasn 't as tight as a Stax drummer [ such as Al Jackson , Jr . ] ... his rolls would clatter about a bit " . However , his often described " fatback grooves " lay down a solid rhythmic foundation and the combination of Cox and Miles adds a " heavy , rolling fluidity which brings out a very different dimension in Hendrix 's playing " .
The mix of improvisation and R & B / funk elements is evident in " Who Knows " , which was the opening number for the second ( after the brief " Auld Lang Syne " ) and third shows . It is a loose jam rather than a structured song and during the performance for second show Hendrix teases the audience with " I hope you don 't mind us jamming a little bit , we 're just messing around ... seeing what we 're gonna play next " . Built on Hendrix 's guitar figure , " Who Knows " is framed by Cox 's economical funk @-@ blues bass line and Miles ' steady drum beat , which Murray describes as " a thick , lazy twitch " . Hendrix explores guitar phrases using different tones and effects between vocal sections . According to Cox , Hendrix used a new combination of effects for the first time . These included a Uni @-@ Vibe phase shifter , an Octavia harmonizer ( developed for him by Roger Mayer during the recording of his first album ) , a Fuzz Face distortion box , and a wah @-@ wah pedal . In the higher range , it has been described as producing a " whistling , shimmering , ring @-@ modulated tone so rich with upper harmonics " , while in the lower range " it almost sounds like ' Froggy Went a @-@ Courtin ' ' ... all these [ lower ] oct [ ave ] -intervals give it such a dramatic effect " . His use of the wah @-@ wah employs " rapid foot movement and wide sweeps [ which ] tend to make the melody fade in and out " . Also , by using a triplet rhythm with the pedal , a polyrhythm with the prevailing 4
4 beat is created . The lyrics , some which borrow from other R & B songs , are also improvised and show considerable differences between the two renditions . As it unfolds , there is an R & B @-@ style vocal call and response section between Hendrix and Miles , then separate vocal sections for each , which Miles follows with scat singing . During the middle section , most of the instrumentation drops out and returns with more Hendrix guitar tonal explorations before winding down at 8 : 23 ( second show ) and 9 : 32 ( third show ) . While McDermott feels that the jam is underdeveloped and biographer Harry Shapiro criticizes Miles ' vocals , Shadwick and writer David Henderson focus on the " easy groove " and " lilting flow " . Besides adding a fresh rhythmic element to his music , it also gives Hendrix more room to experiment with different approaches and sounds on guitar .
Similarly , the Buddy Miles song " We Gotta Live Together " is a jam number . It forms the second part of a medley with " Voodoo Child ( Slight Return ) " and had only been performed once before at the Baggy 's rehearsal room . The song features Miles attempting to engage the audience in a call and response " testifying " soul music @-@ style vocal section , which was mostly edited out for the album release . Hendrix and Cox back Miles ' vocal sections with parallel funk @-@ style lines , before a guitar solo using Hendrix 's new combination of effects . Shapiro comments
At that point , it picks up into double @-@ time and the sounds of electronic equipment not yet invented stream out of Jimi 's Stratocaster at breakneck speed . Coming after the kind of stuff Jimi could play in his sleep , the contrast is even more startling . The passage is quite short , but it has an eerie abstract quality .
" Changes " is another song written and sung by Miles and it benefits from more development and structure . Although it includes a prominent guitar line by Hendrix , it is Miles ' showcase piece . The song was performed during each show with little variation , except for Miles ' vocal improvisations . With these sections edited out , " Changes " is a relatively concise , soul music radio @-@ friendly number . When Miles re @-@ recorded it as " Them Changes " , it became a Billboard top 40 Best Selling Soul Singles as well as appearing in the magazine 's Hot 100 pop chart .
The two Hendrix compositions , " Power to Love " and " Message to Love " , are also more structured and rehearsed songs . They represent Hendrix 's new blending of funk , R & B , and rock together with a new lyrical approach . According to Shapiro , the lyrics reflect " a Jimi Hendrix who felt an increasing need to impart his compassionate vision of human potentiality [ and a ] move away from cynicism and bitterness " . Cox and Miles provide strong instrumental backing , where the rhythm is " locked @-@ in " or " deep in the pocket " , a common feature of funk and R & B. ( Nearly all of Hendrix 's music , and contemporary rock in general , uses common or 4
4 time ; " Manic Depression " ( 3
4 or 9
8 ) , " Dolly Dagger " ( 3
4 ) , " Stepping Stone " ( 8
8 ) , and the slow blues " " Red House " and " Belly Button Window " ( both 12
8 ) are among the exceptions . ) Jazz innovator Miles Davis felt that Cox and Miles were the best rhythm section for Hendrix and freed him from the constraints of the Experience . Guitarist Jean @-@ Paul Bourelly , who played with Davis , commented in an interview :
Band of Gypsys was the ultimate in terms of what he [ Hendrix ] was doing . I thought the rhythm section was perfect for him . Billy Cox and Buddy Miles — those were two cats who could hit . I mean , it was so solid that when Hendrix went into his psychedelic stuff it was like a perfect contrast . You could see how far he was traveling because the ground was so clear !
" Machine Gun " is another song that Hendrix had spent more time developing . By the Fillmore East concerts , it became an extended guitar improvisational piece , which " would completely change the perception of Hendrix 's capabilities as an improviser and musician " , according to Shadwick . Although based on a " minor drone @-@ blues " in the line of " Voodoo Child ( Slight Return ) " , Hendrix 's performance has been compared to jazz saxophonist John Coltrane 's approach to improvisation . Miles Davis , with whom Coltrane had recorded several albums in the 1950s , including the influential Kind of Blue , noted the connection : " Jimi liked what I had done with Kind of Blue and some other stuff and wanted to add more jazz elements to what he was doing . He liked the way Coltrane played with all those sheets of sound , and played his guitar in a similar way " . From Hendrix 's dedication of the song " to all the soldiers that are fighting in Chicago and Milwaukee and New York , oh yes , and all the soldiers fighting in Vietnam " , " Machine Gun " is as much about the late 1960s American race riots as the war in Vietnam . Guitarist Vernon Reid describes it as " like a movie about war without the visuals . It had everything — the lyrics , the humanism of it , the drama of it , the violence of it , the eeriness of it , [ and ] the unpredictability of it " . In many commentaries about Band of Gypsys , " Machine Gun " is singled out as the highlight of the album . Both McDermott and Shadwick call it one of Hendrix 's greatest achievements , which sets a standard that the rest of the album does not approach .
= = Recording = =
The material for Band of Gypsys was recorded over two consecutive nights at the Fillmore East . The group was scheduled for two shows on December 31 , 1969 , and another two on January 1 , 1970 ( because the shows went beyond midnight , the actual dates were December 31 – January 1 and January 1 – 2 ; for ease of reference , these are referred as the first show , second show , third show , and fourth show ) . The recording was supervised by Wally Heider , an experienced sound engineer who ran a recording studio and had made several live recordings . He had already recorded Hendrix live several times , including at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and Woodstock in 1969 . Portable recording equipment was set up at the venue and the trio performed for a soundcheck in the afternoon .
Concert promoter Bill Graham billed the performances as " Jimi Hendrix : A Band of Gypsys " , but Hendrix 's new direction since the breakup of the Experience six months earlier had not been publicized . With a new lineup and material , Cox observed , " We didn 't know what to expect from the audience and the audience didn 't know what to expect from us " . A total of 47 songs were performed and recorded ; since most were played in more than one show , the number of different songs was 24 . The group did not prepare set lists or otherwise plan for their performances . McDermott notes , " Hendrix called out tunes to Miles and Cox and would often make time and tempo changes on the fly , alerting his partners with a simple head nod or raising of his guitar neck " . Miles also saw improvisation as a key element of their approach . According to Shadwick , the first show was essentially a warm @-@ up set and they performed eleven new songs ( it was the only show not to include any familiar Experience numbers ) . There were some microphone problems during the first two songs , which re @-@ appeared for the first two songs of the second show as well . Hendrix also experienced tuning problems with his guitar . His heavy use of the Stratocaster 's vibrato arm or " whammy bar " stressed the strings and led to pitch problems , which he was often forced to correct mid @-@ song . For the second show , in addition to new songs , Hendrix added " Stone Free " , " Foxy Lady " , " Voodoo Child ( Slight Return ) " , and " Purple Haze " to ring in the new decade .
On the second night , the group performed a mix of new and older material for the third and fourth shows . The contrast between the first and second nights has been noted by Hendrix biographers . Based on interviews with Cox and Miles , concert reviews , and film footage , McDermott and Shadwick conclude that Hendrix was less animated during the third and fourth shows , when he stood mostly in place until the final encores , seemingly concentrating on recording . In frequent interviews and in his autobiography , Bill Graham claimed that his criticism of Hendrix for playing to the audience ( although he seems to confuse which shows ) spurred him on . However , according to McDermott , Hendrix was already determined to deliver suitable performances to finally settle the bitter legal dispute with Ed Chalpin . All of the six songs that were chosen for Band of Gypsys were recorded during these two shows . When it was all done , Hendrix cut loose for his last encores with " Wild Thing " , " Hey Joe " , and " Purple Haze " .
= = Production = =
On January 12 , 1970 , Hendrix and recording engineer Eddie Kramer began the task of deciding which songs to include on the new album ( Cox and Miles did not participate in the process ) . The review and subsequent audio mixing was undertaken at Juggy Sound Studios in New York , where the trio started rehearsing in October . Excluding Experience and cover songs , there were multiple versions of thirteen new , previously unreleased songs from which to choose . Among those that received Kramer 's and Hendrix 's attention were " Machine Gun " , " Earth Blues " , " Burning Desire " , " Ezy Ryder " , " Who Knows " , and " Hear My Train A Comin ' " . Early on , Hendrix chose to include the Buddy Miles songs " Changes " and " We Gotta Live Together " . He also decided on " Power to Love " and " Message to Love " , studio versions of which had been considered for release as a single ( these studio recordings were later included on South Saturn Delta and West Coast Seattle Boy : The Jimi Hendrix Anthology ) . Songs with recording problems and those Hendrix wished to complete as studio recordings were withheld ( studio versions of " Izabella " and " Stepping Stone " were released as a single in March ; " Ezy Ryder " and " Earth Blues " were included on his first posthumous albums ) .
By January 21 , Hendrix and Kramer narrowed the list to " Message to Love " ( fourth show ) , " Hear My Train A Comin ' " ( first show ) , " Power to Love " ( third and fourth shows ) , and all four recordings of " Machine Gun " . Hendrix and Kramer began preparing mixes of the multitrack recordings . During the process , Kramer recalled
Mixing the Band of Gypsys album was a challenge . It was like Jimi was really almost pressured into doing it . Hearing Buddy 's [ vamping or musical improvisation ] seemed to bother him . We were sitting there and he was like . ' Oh man , I wish Buddy would shut the fuck up . ' He would listen to him and say , ' Can we cut some of those parts out ? ' I ended up editing a lot of Buddy 's quote unquote ' jamming ' , where he would go off and sing a lot .
One of Miles ' songs , " We Gotta Live Together " was pared down from fifteen to a little over five minutes and another , " Changes " , also benefited from trimming , because , as Murray puts it , " a little of [ Miles ' vamping ] goes an extremely long way " . This editing also provided some lighter moments . One of Jeffery 's assistants recalled , " Hendrix played me a tape and prefaced it by saying it represented the new direction in his music . He had made up this long loop of tape of the portions edited out of ' We Gotta Live Together ' . I flipped out and he started cracking up " . After several more editing and mixing sessions at Juggy Sound , the material for the album was readied on February 17 . The following day , Hendrix and Kramer met with Bob Ludwig , who supervised the final mastering . Hendrix chose to work with his own mastering engineer , because he had been dissatisfied with his record company 's results for Electric Ladyland . The task was completed on February 19 , 1970 , and the final track listing included two songs from the third show and four from the fourth and last show .
According to Shadwick , " The process of choosing and mixing the live album was not a pleasant one : Hendrix only fullfilled his legal obligation to PPX / Capitol under duress and with the greatest reluctance " . McDermott questions why some superior tracks that recorded were not used instead . Kramer sees it as a compromise :
I don 't know that Jimi felt that these concerts were his best performances , but there were parts of them that he was really happy with . Certainly , ' Machine Gun ' and tracks like ' Message to Love ' sounded pretty good . At the time he didn 't want to include new songs that he wanted to finish in Electric Lady [ Hendrix 's new custom @-@ built recording studio ] . Jimi was kind of resigned to the fact that here we are , we have to mix this , we got to give it to Capitol , it wasn 't a Warner 's record [ his official record company ] , let 's do the best we can with it .
Early on , Billy Cox believed that the primary goal was to resolve the matter with Chalpin . Later , he commented , " Overall , the feeling was , ' What the heck , the album doesn 't belong to us anyway . Let 's just move on and forget it ' " . Already past the 1969 deadline , Hendrix summed it up :
I wasn 't too satisfied with the album . If it had been up to me , I never would have put it out . From a musician 's point of view , it was not a good recording and I was out of tune on a few things ... not enough preparation went into it and it came out a bit ' grizzly ' . The thing was , we owed the record company an album and they were pushing us , so here it is .
= = Release = =
On February 25 , 1970 , Michael Jeffery delivered the master tapes for Band of Gypsys to Capitol Records executives in Los Angeles . Capitol rush released the album one month later on March 25 , 1970 , and it entered Billboard magazine 's Top 200 albums chart at number eighteen . It reached number five during a stay of 61 weeks on the chart and , at the time of his death , was Hendrix 's best selling album in the US since Are You Experienced . Due to legal wrangling by Ed Chalpin and PPX , the album was not released in the UK for nearly two more months . When Track Records issued it on June 12 , 1970 , it quickly entered the British charts , where it remained for 30 weeks and reached number six .
For the album cover , Capitol Records used a grainy photograph of Hendrix taken during the Fillmore East shows illuminated by the multi @-@ colored liquid light show projected by the Joshua Light Show . However , Track used album cover art which proved controversial , as they had done with Electrtic Ladyland . It depicted unflattering puppets or dolls that resembled Hendrix , Brian Jones , Bob Dylan , and John Peel huddled next to a drab , corrugated backdrop . The significance of posing the three with Hendrix was not evident as they had no known association with the Band of Gypsys nor the group 's material . Hendrix was an admirer of Dylan and recorded some of his songs ; Jones , who died the year before , had participated in a recording session for Hendrix 's " All Along the Watchtower " ( a Dylan composition ) ; and Peel hosted BBC 's Top Gear radio show when Hendrix performed there in 1967 . Jeffrey remarked , " If ever there is an award for the worst taste album cover it must go to this " . Responding to public pressure , Track later replaced it with a photograph of Hendrix performing at the August 1970 Isle of Wight Festival .
By the time of the album 's release , the trio had already broken up . Their first show after the Fillmore East engagement was at the Madison Square Garden on January 28 , 1970 . There they struggled through " Who Knows " and " Earth Blues " before leaving the stage . Jeffery , who reportedly was never happy with the lineup , fired Buddy Miles on the spot . Gerry Stickells , Hendrix 's tour manager , points to " Jimi 's own lack of commitment to the Band of Gypsys concept as its fatal flaw " . Two songs , " Stepping Stone " and " Izabella " , that the trio had recorded , were issued as a single by Reprise Records two weeks after Capitol released Band of Gypsys . Hendrix was dissatisfied with the mix and it was quickly withdrawn without ever appearing in the charts . Three other songs that were recorded with Cox and Miles were later used for early posthumous Hendrix albums , including The Cry of Love and Rainbow Bridge . Additional studio recordings by the trio in various stages of development were released on South Saturn Delta , The Jimi Hendrix Experience box set , Burning Desire , West Coast Seattle Boy , and People , Hell and Angels .
= = Critical reception = =
Band of Gypsys has often been viewed as the least important album that Hendrix released when he was alive . Critics have generally found it less powerful than his performance with the Experience , whom they felt Hendrix had a better rapport with live . In a contemporary review for Rolling Stone , music journalist Gary von Tersch said that the album is hampered by poorly recorded vocals and Miles ' unpleasant drumming , and instead viewed it as a showcase for Hendrix 's virtuosic guitar playing : " With just bass and drum support he is able to transfuse and transfix on the strength of his guitar @-@ work alone . " The magazine 's David Wild was more enthusiastic in a retrospective review and felt that songs such as " Message of Love " and " Machine Gun " still sound powerful in spite of the unclear recording quality .
According to Sean Westergaard of AllMusic , Band of Gypsys is one of the best live albums of all time and an important recording for Hendrix , who played with a remarkable degree of focus and precision on what were " perhaps his finest [ live ] performances . " Sputnikmusic 's Hernan M. Campbell believed that it departed from his more psychedelic recordings with the Jimi Hendrix Experience , but still retained their intensity , particular on " Machine Gun " , which Campbell called one of Hendrix 's most captivating performances . On the other hand , Robert Christgau felt that the " overrated " album is decent by live rock standards , but unexceptional in Hendrix 's discography . Christgau also believed that Hendrix is limited by the straighter , simpler rhythm section , but added that " Who Knows " and " Machine Gun " " are as powerful if not complex as anything he 's ever put on record " . He stated that Hendrix is more reliant on wah @-@ wah guitar lines for the second half of the album , except for the " rapid fire " " Message to Love " .
= = Influence = =
Writer Rickey Vincent describes Band of Gypsys as " a never @-@ heard @-@ before almalgam of punishing guitar riffs over crisp rhythm and blues grooves ... The funk @-@ rock sound would change the face of black music , setting a template for the spectacular glam @-@ funk of the 1970s " . Music writer Corey Washington adds , " the Band of Gypsys pioneered a unique style of funk that placed the guitar in the mix right along with the bass ... [ they ] took funk to the next level because of their rock background " . Murray sees their influence in the early 1970s radio hits " Freddie 's Dead " by Curtis Mayfield and " That Lady " by the Isley Brothers . ( Hendrix was influenced by Mayfield early in his career and was a member of the Isley Brothers ' touring band before the Experience ) . George Clinton and Parliament @-@ Funkadelic , who defined funk for the 1970s , were also influenced . P @-@ Funk 's " Maggot Brain " , a ten @-@ minute guitar opus by Eddie Hazel , draws on " Machine Gun " and bassist Bootsy Collins identified Hendrix as a chief innovator in the liner notes to his What 's Bootsy Doin ' ? album . Later funk @-@ influenced artists Larry Blackmon ( singer for Cameo ) and Nile Rodgers ( guitarist for Chic and record producer ) also cite the album 's importance and influence .
In addition to funk rock , Murray sees the Band of Gypsys as " tread [ ing ] an intriguing path along the common border between hard funk and heavy metal ; less psychedelic soul than black rock " . Vernon Reid ( guitarist for Living Colour ) and Ice @-@ T ( singer for Body Count ) have commented on the Band of Gypsys as an early influence . During interviews in the 1999 documentary Band of Gypsys : Live at the Fillmore East , Reid , Velvert Turner , Slash , and Lenny Kravitz discuss " the inspiration and continuing influence that Band of Gypsys has provided " .
During the Band of Gypsys rehearsals in November 1969 , Hendrix and Miles recorded the backing track for " Doriella Du Fontaine " , with Lightnin ' Rod ( later known as Jalal Mansur Nuriddin ) of the Last Poets . Although it was not released until 1984 , McDermott cited it as " a pristine example of Hendrix 's embrace of hip @-@ hop during that music form 's infancy " . Writer Gene Santoro describes it as " foreshadow [ ing ] the rap @-@ meets @-@ metal crossover of later artists like Run @-@ DMC " . In 1990 , the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground extensively sampled " Who Knows " , the opening song from Band of Gypsys , for " The Way We Swing " on the Sex Packets album . McDermott concludes that it would be difficult " to accurately measure the lasting impact Band of Gypsys has made on rock , funk , R & B , and Hip @-@ Hop " .
= = Track listing = =
= = Personnel = =
Jimi Hendrix – electric guitar , vocals
Billy Cox – bass guitar , vocals
Buddy Miles – drums , vocals
Production personnel
Jimi Hendrix – producer , liner notes
Wally Heider – live recording engineer
Eddie Kramer – studio mixing engineer
Bob Ludwig – mastering engineer
Victor Kahn – album cover designer
Jan Blom – photographer
= = Charts and certifications = =
In the US , the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) first certified Band of Gypsys as a " Gold Record " , signifying sales in excess of 500 @,@ 000 copies , on June 3 , 1970 , less than two months after its release . On February 5 , 1991 , it achieved " Platinum Record " status ( more than one million copies sold ) . After Capitol Records re @-@ released the album on CD in 1997 , it was given a " Double Platinum " award on January 16 , 1998 , for sales over two million . Additionally , the 1999 Live at the Fillmore documentary DVD has received a platinum award .
= = Release history = =
Band of Gypsys was re @-@ released on compact disc in 1991 by Polydor Records in Europe and Japan . In addition to the original tracks , it included three extra songs recorded during the Fillmore East shows . These had been originally released in the US by Capitol Records in 1986 on the Band of Gypsys 2 album ( despite the title , only half of the album 's songs were recorded with Cox and Miles ) . In 1997 , when Band of Gypsys was re @-@ released on CD in the US , Capitol only included the original six tracks .
After Experience Hendrix , a family @-@ run company , assumed control of his recording legacy , more material from the Fillmore shows has been issued . " Hear My Train " and " Stop " are included on the 1999 double CD Live at the Fillmore East , along with several songs from each of the four shows . " Foxy Lady " was added to one version of the 2013 " Somewhere " single . An additional three songs from the second Fillmore show are included on West Coast Seattle Boy . The trio was filmed performing two of the songs that are included on the original album . Black and white footage for part of " Who Knows " was filmed by Woody Vasulka from the hall , while Jan Blom shot " Machine Gun " from the balcony . It was later included on the 1999 DVD documentary Band of Gypsys : Live at the Fillmore East .
= Giraffe =
The giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis ) is an African even @-@ toed ungulate mammal , the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant . Its species name refers to its camel @-@ like shape and its leopard @-@ like colouring . Its chief distinguishing characteristics are its extremely long neck and legs , its horn @-@ like ossicones , and its distinctive coat patterns . It is classified under the family Giraffidae , along with its closest extant relative , the okapi . The nine subspecies are distinguished by their coat patterns .
The giraffe 's scattered range extends from Chad in the north to South Africa in the south , and from Niger in the west to Somalia in the east . Giraffes usually inhabit savannahs , grasslands , and open woodlands . Their primary food source is acacia leaves , which they browse at heights most other herbivores cannot reach . Giraffes are preyed on by lions ; their young are also targeted by leopards , spotted hyenas , and African wild dogs . Giraffe are gregarious and may gather in large aggregations . Males establish social hierarchies through " necking " , which are combat bouts where the neck is used as a weapon . Dominant males gain mating access to females , which bear the sole responsibility for raising the young .
The giraffe has intrigued various cultures , both ancient and modern , for its peculiar appearance , and has often been featured in paintings , books , and cartoons . It is classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as Least Concern , but has been extirpated from many parts of its former range , and three subspecies are classified as Endangered . Nevertheless , giraffes are still found in numerous national parks and game reserves .
= = Etymology = =
The name " giraffe " has its earliest known origins in the Arabic word zarafah ( زرافة ) , perhaps borrowed from an the animal 's Somali name geri . The Arab name is translated as " fast @-@ walker " . There were several Middle English spellings , such as jarraf , ziraph , and gerfauntz . The Italian form giraffa arose in the 1590s . The modern English form developed around 1600 from the French girafe .
The species name camelopardalis is from Latin . " Camelopard " is an archaic English name for the giraffe deriving from the Ancient Greek for camel and leopard , animals which the giraffe was thought to resemble .
= = Taxonomy and evolution = =
The giraffe belongs to the suborder Ruminantia . Many ruminants have been described from the mid @-@ Eocene in Central Asia , Southeast Asia , and North America . The ecological conditions during this period may have facilitated their rapid dispersal . The giraffe is one of only two living species of the family Giraffidae , the other being the okapi . The family was once much more extensive , with over 10 fossil genera described . Their closest known relatives are the extinct deer @-@ like climacocerids . They , together with the family Antilocapridae ( whose only extant species is the pronghorn ) , belong to the superfamily Giraffoidea . These animals may have evolved from the extinct family Palaeomerycidae which might also have been the ancestor of deer .
The elongation of the neck appears to have started early in the giraffe lineage . Comparisons between giraffes and their ancient relatives suggest that vertebrae close to the skull lengthened earlier , followed by the elongation of vertebrae further down . One early giraffid ancestor was Canthumeryx which has been dated variously to have lived 25 – 20 million years ago ( mya ) , 17 – 15 mya or 18 – 14 @.@ 3 mya and whose deposits have been found in Libya . This animal was medium @-@ sized , slender and antelope @-@ like . Giraffokeryx appeared 15 mya in the Indian subcontinent and resembled either an okapi or a small giraffe , and had a more elongated neck and similar ossicones . Giraffokeryx may have shared a clade with more massively built giraffids like Sivatherium and Bramatherium .
Giraffids like Palaeotragus , Shansitherium and Samotherium appeared 14 mya and lived throughout Africa and Eurasia . These animals had bare ossicones and small cranial sinuses and were more elongated with broader skulls . Paleotragus resembled the okapi and may been its ancestor . Others find that the okapi linage diverged earlier , before Giraffokeryx . Samotherium was a particularly important transitional fossil in the giraffe linage as its cervical vertebrae was intermediate in length and structure between a modern giraffe and an okapi , and was oriented more vertically than the latter . Bohlinia , which first appeared in southeastern Europe and lived 9 – 7 mya was likely a direct ancestor of the giraffe . Bohlinia closely resembled modern giraffes , having a long neck and legs and similar ossicones and dentition .
Bohlinia entered China and northern India in response to climate change . From here , the genus Giraffa evolved and , around 7 mya , entered Africa . Further climate changes caused the extinction of the Asian giraffes , while the African ones survived and radiated into several new species . G. camelopardalis arose around 1 mya in eastern Africa during the Pleistocene . Some biologists suggest the modern giraffe descended from G. jumae ; others find G. gracilis a more likely candidate . The former was larger and more heavily built while the latter was smaller and more lightly built . The main driver for the evolution of the giraffes is believed to have been the changes from extensive forests to more open habitats , which began 8 mya . Some researchers have hypothesised that this new habitat coupled with a different diet , including acacia species , may have exposed giraffe ancestors to toxins that caused higher mutation rates and a higher rate of evolution . The coat patterns of modern giraffes may also have coincided with these habitat changes . Asian giraffes are hypothesised to have had more okapi @-@ like colourations .
The giraffe was one of the many species first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 . He gave it the binomial name Cervus camelopardalis . Morten Thrane Brünnich classified the genus Giraffa in 1772 . In the early 19th century , Jean @-@ Baptiste Lamarck believed the giraffe 's long neck was an " acquired characteristic " , developed as generations of ancestral giraffes strove to reach the leaves of tall trees . This theory was eventually rejected , and scientists now believe the giraffe 's neck arose through Darwinian natural selection — that ancestral giraffes with long necks thereby had a competitive advantage that better enabled them to reproduce and pass on their genes .
The giraffe genome is around 2 @.@ 9 billion base pairs in length compared to the 3 @.@ 3 billion base pairs of the okapi . 19 @.@ 4 % of proteins in giraffe and okapi genes are identical . The two species are equally distantly related to cattle , suggesting the giraffe 's unique characteristics are not because of a faster rate of evolution . The divergence of giraffe and okapi lineages dates to around 11 @.@ 5 mya . A small group of regulatory genes in the giraffe appear to be responsible for the animal 's stature and associated circulatory adaptations .
= = = Subspecies = = =
Up to nine subspecies of giraffe are recognised ( with population estimates as of 2010 ) :
A 2007 study on the genetics of six subspecies — the West African , Rothschild 's , reticulated , Masai , Angolan , and South African giraffe — suggests they may , in fact , be separate species . The study deduced from genetic drift in nuclear and mitochondrial DNA ( mtDNA ) that giraffes from these populations are reproductively isolated and rarely interbreed , though no natural obstacles block their mutual access . This includes adjacent populations of Rothschild 's , reticulated , and Masai giraffes . The Masai giraffe may also consist of a few species separated by the Rift Valley .
Reticulated and Masai giraffes have the highest mtDNA diversity , which is consistent with giraffes originating in eastern Africa . Populations further north are more closely related to the former , while those to the south are more related to the latter . Giraffes appear to select mates of the same coat type , which are imprinted on them as calves . The implications of these findings for the conservation of giraffes were summarised by David Brown , lead author of the study , who told BBC News : " Lumping all giraffes into one species obscures the reality that some kinds of giraffe are on the brink . Some of these populations number only a few hundred individuals and need immediate protection . "
The West African giraffe is more closely related to Rothschild 's and reticulated giraffes than to the Kordofan giraffe . Its ancestor may have migrated from eastern to northern Africa and then to its current range with the development of the Sahara Desert . At its largest , Lake Chad may have acted as a barrier between West African and Kordofan giraffes during the Holocene ( before 5000 BC ) .
= = Appearance and anatomy = =
Fully grown giraffes stand 4 @.@ 3 – 5 @.@ 7 m ( 14 @.@ 1 – 18 @.@ 7 ft ) tall , with males taller than females . The tallest recorded male was 5 @.@ 88 m ( 19 @.@ 3 ft ) and the tallest recorded female was 5 @.@ 17 m ( 17 @.@ 0 ft ) tall . The average weight is 1 @,@ 192 kg ( 2 @,@ 628 lb ) for an adult male and 828 kg ( 1 @,@ 825 lb ) for an adult female with maximum weights of 1 @,@ 930 kg ( 4 @,@ 250 lb ) and 1 @,@ 180 kg ( 2 @,@ 600 lb ) having been recorded for males and females , respectively . Despite its long neck and legs , the giraffe 's body is relatively short . Located at both sides of the head , the giraffe 's large , bulging eyes give it good all @-@ round vision from its great height . Giraffes see in colour and their senses of hearing and smell are also sharp . The animal can close its muscular nostrils to protect against sandstorms and ants .
The giraffe 's prehensile tongue is about 45 cm ( 18 in ) long . It is purplish @-@ black in colour , perhaps to protect against sunburn , and is useful for grasping foliage , as well as for grooming and cleaning the animal 's nose . The upper lip of the giraffe is also prehensile and useful when foraging . The lips , tongue , and inside of the mouth are covered in papillae to protect against thorns .
The coat has dark blotches or patches ( which can be orange , chestnut , brown , or nearly black in colour ) separated by light hair ( usually white or cream in colour ) . Male giraffes become darker as they age . The coat pattern serves as camouflage , allowing it to blend in the light and shade patterns of savannah woodlands . While adult giraffes standing among trees and bushes are hard to see at even a few metres ' distance , when moving about to gain the best view of an approaching predator , they rely on their size and ability to defend themselves rather than on camouflage , which appears to be more important for calves . The skin underneath the dark areas may serve as windows for thermoregulation , being sites for complex blood vessel systems and large sweat glands . Each individual giraffe has a unique coat pattern .
The skin of a giraffe is mostly gray . Its thickness allows the animal to run through thorn bush without being punctured . The fur may serve as a chemical defence , as its parasite repellents give the animal a characteristic scent . At least 11 main aromatic chemicals are in the fur , although indole and 3 @-@ methylindole are responsible for most of the smell . Because the males have a stronger odor than the females , the odor may also have sexual function . Along the animal 's neck is a mane made of short , erect hairs . The one @-@ metre ( 3 @.@ 3 @-@ ft ) tail ends in a long , dark tuft of hair and is used as a defense against insects .
= = = Skull and ossicones = = =
Both sexes have prominent horn @-@ like structures called ossicones , which are formed from ossified cartilage , covered in skin and fused to the skull at the parietal bones . Being vascularized , the ossicones may have a role in thermoregulation , and are also used in combat between males . Appearance is a reliable guide to the sex or age of a giraffe : the ossicones of females and young are thin and display tufts of hair on top , whereas those of adult males end in knobs and tend to be bald on top . Also , a median lump , which is more prominent in males , emerges at the front of the skull . Males develop calcium deposits that form bumps on their skulls as they age . A giraffe 's skull is lightened by multiple sinuses . However , as males age , their skulls become heavier and more club @-@ like , helping them become more dominant in combat . The upper jaw has a grooved palate and lacks front teeth . The giraffe 's molars have a rough surface .
= = = Legs , locomotion and posture = = =
The front and back legs of a giraffe are about the same length . The radius and ulna of the front legs are articulated by the carpus , which , while structurally equivalent to the human wrist , functions as a knee . It appears that a suspensory ligament allows the lanky legs to support the animal 's great weight . The foot of the giraffe reaches a diametre of 30 cm ( 12 in ) , and the hoof is 15 cm ( 5 @.@ 9 in ) high in males and 10 cm ( 3 @.@ 9 in ) in females . The rear of each hoof is low and the fetlock is close to the ground , allowing the foot to provide additional support to the animal 's weight . Giraffes lack dewclaws and interdigital glands . The giraffe 's pelvis , though relatively short , has an ilium that is outspread at the upper ends .
A giraffe has only two gaits : walking and galloping . Walking is done by moving the legs on one side of the body at the same time , then doing the same on the other side . When galloping , the hind legs move around the front legs before the latter move forward , and the tail will curl up . The animal relies on the forward and backward motions of its head and neck to maintain balance and the counter momentum while galloping . The giraffe can reach a sprint speed of up to 60 km / h ( 37 mph ) , and can sustain 50 km / h ( 31 mph ) for several kilometres .
A giraffe rests by lying with its body on top of its folded legs . To lie down , the animal kneels on its front legs and then lowers the rest of its body . To get back up , it first gets on its knees and spreads its hind legs to raise its hindquarters . It then straightens its front legs . With each step , the animal swings its head . In captivity , the giraffe sleeps intermittently around 4 @.@ 6 hours per day , mostly at night . It usually sleeps lying down , however , standing sleeps have been recorded , particularly in older individuals . Intermittent short " deep sleep " phases while lying are characterised by the giraffe bending its neck backwards and resting its head on the hip or thigh , a position believed to indicate paradoxical sleep . If the giraffe wants to bend down to drink , it either spreads its front legs or bends its knees . Giraffes would probably not be competent swimmers as their long legs would be highly cumbersome in the water , although they could possibly float . When swimming , the thorax would be weighed down by the front legs , making it difficult for the animal to move its neck and legs in harmony or keep its head above the surface .
= = = Neck = = =
The giraffe has an extremely elongated neck , which can be up to 2 – 2 @.@ 4 m ( 6 @.@ 6 – 7 @.@ 9 ft ) in length , accounting for much of the animal 's vertical height . The long neck results from a disproportionate lengthening of the cervical vertebrae , not from the addition of more vertebrae . Each cervical vertebra is over 28 cm ( 11 in ) long . They comprise 52 – 54 per cent of the length of the giraffe 's vertebral column , compared with the 27 – 33 percent typical of similar large ungulates , including the giraffe ’ s closest living relative , the okapi . This elongation largely takes place after birth , as giraffe mothers would have a difficult time giving birth to young with the same neck proportions as adults . The giraffe 's head and neck are held up by large muscles and a strengthened nuchal ligament , which are anchored by long dorsal spines on the anterior thoracic vertebrae , giving the animal a hump .
The giraffe 's neck vertebrae have ball and socket joints . In particular , the atlas – axis joint ( C1 and C2 ) allows the animal to tilt its head vertically and reach more branches with the tongue . The point of articulation between the cervical and thoracic vertebrae of giraffes is shifted to lie between the first and second thoracic vertebrae ( T1 and T2 ) , unlike most other ruminants where the articulation is between the seventh cervical vertebra ( C7 ) and T1 . This allows C7 to contribute directly to increased neck length and has given rise to the suggestion that T1 is actually C8 , and that giraffes have added an extra cervical vertebra . However , this proposition is not generally accepted , as T1 has other morphological features , such as an articulating rib , deemed diagnostic of thoracic vertebrae , and because exceptions to the mammalian limit of seven cervical vertebrae are generally characterised by increased neurological anomalies and maladies .
There are several hypotheses regarding the evolutionary origin and maintenance of elongation in giraffe necks . The " competing browsers hypothesis " was originally suggested by Charles Darwin and challenged only recently . It suggests that competitive pressure from smaller browsers , such as kudu , steenbok and impala , encouraged the elongation of the neck , as it enabled giraffes to reach food that competitors could not . This advantage is real , as giraffes can and do feed up to 4 @.@ 5 m ( 15 ft ) high , while even quite large competitors , such as kudu , can feed up to only about 2 m ( 6 ft 7 in ) high . There is also research suggesting that browsing competition is intense at lower levels , and giraffes feed more efficiently ( gaining more leaf biomass with each mouthful ) high in the canopy . However , scientists disagree about just how much time giraffes spend feeding at levels beyond the reach of other browsers , and a 2010
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Meany succeeded Foote , followed by John Jeremiah Jacob who served as the school 's principal from 1851 to 1853 . Jacob later served as West Virginia 's first Democratic governor . Reverend Joseph Nelson later served as the school 's principal until the American Civil War , and shortly after hostilities ended .
The institute and the society experienced a hiatus during the course of the war . The school held sessions under Reverend Nelson , and subsequently William C. Clayton in 1866 . Clayton later served in the West Virginia Senate . The Romney Literary Society was revived in 1869 , and following the passage of a bill which established the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind in March 1870 , the society offered the institute 's building and grounds to the state of West Virginia for the new school . The institute 's property was transferred to the state and the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind opened for its first term on September 29 , 1870 . Following the schools ' subsequent expansions , the institute 's former building became the center portion of the administration building of the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind , in which capacity it serves at the present day . In addition to Jacob and Clayton , Robert White , Attorney General of West Virginia , was also an alumnus of the institute .
= = Background = =
Prior to the establishment of the Romney Classical Institute in 1846 , Romney and its environs had been served by a school as early as 1752 , and by Romney Academy , which had been incorporated by the Virginia General Assembly on January 11 , 1814 . By 1831 , Romney Academy had outgrown its educational facilities in an old stone building just north of the Hampshire County Courthouse in Romney . Also at this time , several academies in present @-@ day West Virginia were aspiring to collegiate status , as there were few colleges operating in the region prior to the American Civil War .
To remedy this issue and improve the educational opportunities for local children , the Romney Literary Society commenced an initiative to raise funds for the construction of a new school building . On January 6 , 1832 , the Virginia General Assembly authorized the society to raise $ 20 @,@ 000 by way of a lottery for the funding of educational purposes . Following an intermission of ten years , the society made arrangements with James Gregory of Jersey City and Daniel McIntyre of Philadelphia to finance the lottery , " for raising a sum of money not exceeding twenty thousand dollars , for the purpose of erecting a suitable building for their accommodation , the purchase of library and Philosophical apparatus " . The lottery was conducted over a ten @-@ year period , and sums of $ 750 , $ 1 @,@ 000 , and $ 1 @,@ 500 were to be raised in semiannual installments .
= = Construction and establishment = =
The society was successful in raising the necessary funds by 1845 . By April 4 , 1845 , bids were called for contractors to build the new school and library facility , and the bids were to be submitted to the society by May 24 . On that date , the land was deeded for the new school . Construction commenced that year , and the building and its grounds cost approximately $ 8 @,@ 000 to complete .
According to an 1845 bid advertisement , the building was originally planned as a brick building , 36 by 40 feet ( 11 by 12 m ) and 22 feet ( 6 @.@ 7 m ) in height from the foundation . Plans also called for a tin roof to " be surmounted by a cupola . " The bid advertisement also stated that the end of the building was to be the main façade , which was to be embellished with a " handsome portico the whole width of the house " . This advertisement was signed by the committee for the school building 's construction , which consisted of E. M. Armstrong , John B. Kercheval , and David Gibson .
On December 12 , 1846 , the Virginia General Assembly further empowered the Romney Literary Society : " To establish at or near the town of Romney a Seminary of Learning for the instruction of youth in various branches of science and literature ; and the Society may appropriate to the same such portion of the property which it now has or may acquire , as it may deem expedient " . Following the passage of this act , the Romney Classical Institute was formally established . That same year , the new two @-@ story brick educational building was completed and the society 's library and classes were relocated there . The completed building measured 54 by 40 feet ( 16 by 12 m ) , with an additional wing which served as the residence of the institute 's principal . The society utilized the second story of the building , which was divided into two rooms : a hall for society meetings and a hall for its library . Only society members , Romney clergymen , and the institute 's principal were given library privileges , and were each furnished with keys to visit the library at any time .
= = Growth and curriculum = =
From its foundation , the Romney Classical Institute was a coeducational collegiate preparatory school . The institute first operated under the principalship of Presbyterian Reverend William Henry Foote , who had been a teacher and principal at Romney Academy . Foote served as the school 's principal until 1849 . Theology was one of the courses taught at the institute under Foote 's leadership . In 1849 , the Romney Literary Society established a new operating code for the institute and a new system of bylaws for the governance of the school , which empowered the society to appoint teachers , fix salaries , and provide conditions of payment . Foote took this new code as a criticism of his leadership , and he resigned . In 1850 , he founded a rival institution known as the Potomac Seminary . Foote raised the necessary funds , and a brick building for the seminary was constructed approximately 902 feet ( 275 m ) north of the institute building .
Professor E. J. Meany was selected by the society to head the institute following Foote 's departure . Meany 's assistant principals were John Jeremiah Jacob , Mrs. Meany , and Miss Kern . Jacob was West Virginia 's first Democratic governor , who had attended both the institute and its predecessor , Romney Academy . Meany remained principal of the institute until at least 1851 . Following his graduation from Dickinson College in 1849 , Jacob became the institute 's assistant principal under principal Meany . He became the school 's principal in 1851 and served in that position until 1853 , during which time he taught classes and practiced law .
While the school was operated under the leadership of the Romney Literary Society , the institute became associated with another literary organization known as the Phrena Kosmian Society . On November 15 , 1850 , the society debated the question , " Would the Southern States be justified in seceding from the Confederacy under present circumstances ? " There are no existing records of the debate 's conclusion .
In 1850 , the Virginia House of Delegates amended the act of December 12 , 1846 , establishing the school , and empowered the Governor of Virginia to appoint the institute 's Board of Visitors . According to an advertisement for a female teacher in the Baltimore Sun on November 9 , 1853 , William C. Clayton was serving as the institute 's principal in 1853 . Clayton stated in the advertisement that the institute was seeking an experienced female teacher to lead the school 's Female Department . The candidate for the female teacher was to be qualified to teach French , English , and music . Later in 1853 , Reverend Joseph Nelson became principal , and he continued to serve in this capacity until the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861 . By 1859 , John Kern , Jr . , was the secretary of the school 's Board of Visitors , and Nelson had accepted a position in Mississippi . In December 1859 the institute advertised the position of principal , and received applications until January 5 , 1860 . In the school 's December 1859 advertisements in the Richmond Dispatch , the institute sought " a gentleman well qualified to teach the classics thoroughly , whose lady could teach French and music , would be preferred " . At that time , the institute had 50 students . Nelson 's replacement was expected to take charge by February 1860 . There are no records to indicate that Nelson left his post prior to the American Civil War .
According to its May 1853 advertisement in the Virginia Argus and Hampshire Advertiser , the institute provided instruction to the following grades during its summer session : fifth grade for $ 5 , fourth grade for $ 8 , third grade for $ 10 , second grade for $ 12 , and first grade ( its highest grade ) for $ 15 . Boarding , including laundry , meals , and lighting , was $ 45 , and music lessons with use of the piano were $ 25 . An additional fee of 25 cents was charged if a student was suspended . The fifth grade was taught by the institute 's Primary Department , and lessons included spelling , reading and elementary arithmetic . The fourth grade was taught by the institute 's Junior Department and included courses in writing and preparatory English grammar and geography . The third grade was instructed by the English Department and offered studies in geography and English ; and the second grade was also taught by the English Department with courses in history and natural philosophy . The school 's highest grade , first grade , was instructed by the Classical and Mathematical Department and offered studies in Greek , Latin , French , geometry , algebra , trigonometry , surveying , mensuration , navigation , astronomy , and bookkeeping .
By 1853 , the Romney Literary Society received an endowment of $ 20 @,@ 000 , and possessed a permanent fund of $ 12 @,@ 000 , which yielded $ 720 per year . Half of this yield was utilized to support the institute , including for the purchase of textbooks . These figures remained the same in 1859 .
= = Hiatus and final years = =
The institute and the society both continued to grow in importance until the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861 . After the war began , the institute 's professors and older students joined the Confederate States Army and other Confederate partisan groups , and the institute and the society experienced a hiatus .
The Romney Literary Society 's library suffered significant losses during the war , and by the war 's end in 1865 , only about 400 volumes of its once large 3 @,@ 000 @-@ volume library could be located . Many of the society 's members never returned from the war , and those who did were at first too weary and discouraged to revive the society or the Romney Classical Institute .
In August 1865 Nelson attempted to resurrect the institute following the war , and he submitted an advertisement to the Civilian & Telegraph newspaper in Cumberland , Maryland , in which he billed the institute as " A Male and Female Boarding and Day School " . The institute opened on the first Monday in September in 1865 for its fall and winter session . According to Nelson in the advertisement , " parents desiring for their children a sound English , Classical and Mathematical Education would do well to patronize this School . " Student education was divided into three levels : the Lowest Grade level for $ 10 for a five @-@ month session , Intermediate level for $ 15 , and the Highest level for $ 20 . Latin and Greek each cost $ 5 additional per quarter . Boarding at the school cost $ 3 per week ; however , laundry , fuel , and lighting were not included in this fee . Music lessons were also taught " at Professor 's charges " .
In 1866 William C. Clayton became the institute 's principal and presided over the school for a few more terms . Like his predecessor John Jeremiah Jacob , Clayton had been a student at both the Romney Academy and at the institute , and he later served in the West Virginia Senate . A Mr. Dinwiddie was also a teacher at the school during this period following the war .
= = Disestablishment and legacy = =
Despite the institute 's effective disestablishment after 1866 , a meeting was held on May 15 , 1869 , with nine original members of the Romney Literary Society : James L. Armstrong , David Entler , William Harper , John C. Heiskell , Andrew Wodrow Kercheval , Samuel R. Lupton , James Parsons , Alfred P. White , and Robert White . These nine men set about expanding the society 's membership rolls and reviving its library . Over the next few years , 20 younger members were added to the society 's rolls .
By 1869 , the state of West Virginia was considering the establishment of a school for deaf and blind students , and the newly reorganized Romney Literary Society resolved to secure the institution for Romney as part of its Reconstruction development efforts . On March 3 , 1870 , the West Virginia Legislature passed an act providing for the establishment of the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind . The society passed a resolution on April 12 , 1870 , by which it agreed to deed , free of cost , the institute 's building and grounds to the state for the planned West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind . On April 20 , 1870 , the society sent its members Robert White and Andrew Wodrow Kercheval to the then @-@ state capital of Wheeling to offer " the grounds and buildings of the Romney Classical Institute ... to the Board of Regents , free of debt , and in good repair " on the condition that the proposed institution be located at Romney . At the time of the society 's offer , the institute 's grounds consisted of 15 acres ( 61 @,@ 000 m2 ) . Offers for campus locations were also made by citizens of Clarksburg and Parkersburg .
The society 's offer was the only one to include an existing building on its grounds . The Board of Regents accepted the society 's offer , and a formal transfer of the Romney Classical Institute 's former campus was made . The society discovered that , in order to make good on its promise , it had to raise more than $ 1 @,@ 000 , a close to impossible task during the Reconstruction Era in Romney . Following a resolution on July 11 , 1870 , to raise between $ 1 @,@ 200 and $ 1 @,@ 300 , a subscription of $ 1 @,@ 383 @.@ 60 was raised after 118 individuals and firms donated the needed funds , and shortly thereafter the formal transfer of the property was completed . At that time , the institute 's property was valued at about $ 20 @,@ 000 .
The West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind opened for its first term on September 29 , 1870 , in the former Romney Classical Institute building , which provided space for administration offices , classrooms and dormitories . Following the schools ' subsequent expansions , the institute 's former building became the center portion of the administration building of the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind , which it remains as of June 2015 . Between 1871 and 1872 , the schools added two wings to the old institute building , each measuring 70 by 30 feet ( 21 @.@ 3 by 9 @.@ 1 m ) . Following the transfer of the institute 's grounds , the Romney Literary Society built a new building between 1869 and 1870 , which became known as Literary Hall .
= = Alumni = =
During the existence of the Romney Classical Institute , the school educated several prominent educators , lawyers , military officers , and politicians . In West Virginia and Its People ( 1913 ) , historians Thomas Condit Miller and Hu Maxwell averred that the Romney Classical Institute " exerted a great influence upon the educational work of the South Branch Valley " . As stated above , West Virginia 's first Democratic governor , John Jeremiah Jacob , was educated at the institute , and later served as an assistant principal , and finally principal . West Virginia state senator William C. Clayton also attended this school , and later served as its principal following the American Civil War . Craig Woodrow McDonald , son of Angus William McDonald , attended the school in its early years of operation . Following his education here , he attended the Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia , then taught school in Culpeper County . During the American Civil War , McDonald served in the Confederate States Army as aide @-@ de @-@ camp to General Arnold Elzey and was killed in battle on May 29 , 1862 . Robert White attended the institute prior to serving as a law apprentice to his father John Baker White , Hampshire County Clerk of Court , and attending Lexington Law School . White later served as Attorney General of West Virginia .
= Guitar Hero III : Legends of Rock =
Guitar Hero III : Legends of Rock is a music rhythm game , the third main installment in the Guitar Hero series , and the fourth title overall . The game was published by Activision and distributed by RedOctane . It is the first game in the series to be developed by Neversoft after Activision 's acquisition of RedOctane and MTV Games ' purchase of Harmonix , the previous development studio for the series . The game was released worldwide for the PlayStation 2 , PlayStation 3 , Wii and Xbox 360 in October 2007 , with Budcat Creations assisting Neversoft on developing the PlayStation 2 port and Vicarious Visions solely developing on the Wii port respectively . Aspyr Media published the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X versions of the game , releasing them later in 2007 .
Guitar Hero III : Legends of Rock retains the basic gameplay from previous games in the Guitar Hero series , where the player uses a guitar @-@ shaped controller to simulate the playing of lead , bass , and rhythm guitar parts in rock songs by playing in time to scrolling notes on @-@ screen . The game , in addition to existing single @-@ player Career modes , includes a new Co @-@ Op Career mode and competitive challenges that pit the player against in @-@ game characters and other players . Guitar Hero III : Legends of Rock is the first game in the series to include an online multiplayer feature , which is enabled in the PlayStation 3 , Wii and Xbox 360 versions . Initially the game offers over 70 songs , most of which are master tracks . The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions feature the ability to download additional songs . The musicians Tom Morello ( of the bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave ) and Slash ( of Guns N ' Roses and Velvet Revolver ) make appearances both as guitar battle opponents and playable characters in the game . The PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows versions also include Bret Michaels ( of Poison ) as a non @-@ playable character .
Critics were generally favorable towards the game , but reviewers noted a difference in the game 's style compared to previous installments , associating it with it being Neversoft 's first development attempt with the series . The game is often cited to be too difficult , creating " walls of notes " that are difficult to complete , and led to alterations in note placement for future games in the series . According to Activision , Guitar Hero III : Legends of Rock is the best @-@ selling video game of 2007 , both in terms of units sold and revenue earned , and that it is the first single retail video game to exceed one billion dollars in sales . The company also claimed that it is the second @-@ best selling video game title since 1995 , following Wii Play , and is one of the best @-@ selling third @-@ party games available for the Wii .
= = Development = =
Activision purchased RedOctane in 2006 for $ 100 million to achieve " an early leadership position in music @-@ based gaming " . In September of that year , MTV acquired Harmonix , the developer of all Guitar Hero games up to that point ; this purchase would later lead to the development of the competing music @-@ game series , Rock Band . Without Harmonix 's availability , Activision selected Neversoft Entertainment to develop Guitar Hero III : Legends of Rock . Neversoft president Joel Jewett stated his company was asked to develop the game because of a conversation that Jewett had with RedOctane 's founders Kai and Charles Huang at the 2006 E3 Convention , in which Jewett mentioned how the first Guitar Hero game helped reduce the stress in the Neversoft offices during their development of Tony Hawk 's Project 8 . Several months later , Jewett was contacted by the Huangs , asking if Neversoft wanted to work on Guitar Hero III : Legends of Rock . Dusty Welch , head of publishing at RedOctane , recognized Neversoft had a " 10 @-@ year track record of launching a game every single year and being in the top of the charts " and felt that the development group " brought a better and deeper sense of music sensibilities " to the series . Despite the experience from the previous games , Alan Flores , head of development at Neversoft , commented that the game was " deceptively simple " and that it took much work for their 30 @-@ person team to recreate the gameplay for Guitar Hero III . Though they " wanted to take the Guitar Hero experience to the next level " by adding additional instruments in the same manner as Rock Band , they opted to focus on perfecting the guitar gameplay . In 2010 , Activision CEO Bobby Kotick stated that they believed Neversoft would help them to develop great games for the series , but has since come to regret their failure to seek Harmonix for further development responsibility and believed this would have been a better move for both companies .
The note tracks , on @-@ stage motions of the band , and stage lighting and effect synchronization were created by the same team of developers who were all musicians and had previous experience in note tracking either from other music video games or from MIDI tracking . The note tracks were developed by placing notes in time with the song ; for sections that had difficult parts to track within the game 's engine , they opted to use sequences of notes that would seem to the match the music but still be playable . Hammer @-@ ons and pull @-@ offs ( " HOPOs " ) for the previous Guitar Hero games were automatically placed by the software ; in this iteration , the engine was designed to allow manual placement of HOPOs to make it easier to create certain effects in songs , such as sustained string bends . Character animations were selected from several made available by the animation team , while stage lighting and effects were selected to mimic those used in live performances from YouTube or from concert appearances . A separate team came up with the concepts for the various stages and arenas in the game . The team wanted keep the same art style as the previous Guitar Hero games but add " a certain spark " to improve upon previous designs . Once a stage idea was brainstormed , the team sought visual references from real stages to expand upon , and a 2D drawing of the envisioned stage was prepared for review and to remain a constant goal of the stage design . From that , a " pop up " three @-@ dimensional version of the stage was created , and elements from the 2D concept art were added to determine the appropriate placement of set decorations . This team worked with the animation department to place the band members , stage lighting , and other effects in the game before the final 3D version of the stage was completed . The final stages included several animated elements to help further bring the stage to life .
For the game 's characters , the developers intended to keep the comical looks from the previous games , but they decided to update their appearances with realistic materials and textures to take advantage of the more powerful level of graphics capabilities of seventh @-@ generation consoles . The designers first drew character sketches to determine the characters ' looks and clothing , creating a main and an alternate outfit for each character , which were then made into reference artwork . Afterward , low @-@ level meshes for each character were created , with details added with Zbrush , resulting in characters that , before being scaled down for the game environment , had more than six million polygons . Textures and pixel shaders were added using the team 's previous work on Tony Hawk 's Project 8 to match the style of earlier Guitar Hero games . Unlike the Tony Hawk games , each character in the game was given a unique skeleton to match their variations in sizes and shapes , allowing the animators to create unique moves for individual characters . Guitar Hero III : Legends of Rock introduces three new characters modeled after real @-@ life musicians . Slash , Tom Morello , and Bret Michaels , each performing one or more songs from their past recordings . All three were brought into the game using motion capture from the Motion Analysis Corporation .
= = Soundtrack = =
= = Release = =
Activision 's original announcement of Guitar Hero III : Legends of Rock indicated a planned release in their 2008 fiscal year , ending on March 31 , 2008 . ; RedOctane later clarified a release in the last quarter of 2007 , and further revealed that all versions of the game would feature wireless controllers as well as online multiplayer and downloadable content . The game was officially announced by Activision and RedOctane on May 23 , 2007 for the PlayStation 2 , PlayStation 3 , Wii and Xbox 360 . Budcat Creations ported the game to the PlayStation 2 , and Vicarious Visions ported it to the Wii . In September 2007 , Aspyr Media announced they would be publishing Guitar Hero III : Legends of Rock for the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X ports . Demos of Guitar Hero III : Legends of Rock appeared in Tony Hawk 's Proving Ground for the Xbox 360 in the Xbox Live Marketplace , and from the Internet as an ISO image . The demo features five songs ( " Lay Down " , " Rock You Like a Hurricane " , " Even Flow " , " Hit Me with Your Best Shot " , and " The Metal " ) played within the Desert Rock Tour venue . As shipped , the game did not offer offline Co @-@ Op Quickplay mode , a feature that was included in Guitar Hero II . This mode was added to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions via a patch .
Activision called Guitar Hero III : Legends of Rock its " largest product launch ever " , selling more than 1 @.@ 4 million copies , and making over $ 100 million in its first week of release in North America ; another 1 @.@ 9 million copies were sold in the following month . Subsequently , the company was concerned that they were unable to meet the game 's demand for the 2007 holiday season . As of July 15 , 2008 , the game has sold more than eight million copies . During the first seven months of 2008 , the game sold 3 @.@ 037 million units in the United States , 412 @,@ 000 in the United Kingdom , and 26 @,@ 000 in Japan , for a total of 3 @.@ 475 million units , according to the NPD Group , GfK Chart @-@ Track , and Enterbrain . More than two million copies of the game were sold for the Wii platform , making it the best @-@ selling third @-@ party title for the platform . Game sales during the first 12 months after the game 's release were over $ 750 million . At the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show , Activision CEO Mike Griffith stated that Guitar Hero III : Legends of Rock is the first retail video game to exceed one billion dollars in sales . According to accumulated data from NPD Group in January 2010 , Guitar Hero III is the second best @-@ selling video game in the United States since 1995 , following Wii Play . In March 2011 , the title had become the top selling game with $ 830 @.@ 9 million in lifetime sales .
= = = Reception = = =
Guitar Hero III : Legends of Rock generally received positive reviews , although it scored lower than its predecessors on review aggregator Metacritic . The Gibson Les Paul controller included with the game 's bundled version received particular praise . GameSpy , in a review of the four console versions , favorable reviewed the new controllers , and called the Wii guitar the best guitar peripheral that they had seen , praising the vibration option .
Several reviews criticized the changes made to Guitar Hero III : Legends of Rock compared to previous games in the Guitar Hero series . IGN 's review of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions considered the game a " pretty safe effort " from Neversoft , doing little to change the game due to it being their first time working on the series . They also criticized the lack of customizable characters . IGN 's review of the Wii version described the game 's presentation and art direction as feeling " forced " , and , as a result , less visually appealing than previous installments . GameDaily questioned the " white boy soundtrack " and would have liked to have seen more tracks from legends like Jimi Hendrix and Prince in the mix . " GameSpy criticized some of the difficulty tweaks in the game . They stated that " Medium simply feels like Hard @-@ minus @-@ the @-@ orange @-@ button , " and that the Star Power phrases were too long , comparing the overall game to a " trial by fire " in contrast to the previous games in the series . They were also critical of the dongle approach used for the PlayStation 3 controllers , and failings in the online support for the PlayStation 3 version . GameSpot criticized the game for its " heavy dose of in @-@ game advertising . " GameSpy stated that the PlayStation 2 version received " the short end of the stick " because of a lack of online play . Official Xbox Magazine also criticized the game for being " too competitive " , a facet not readily found in the previous games . The PC version has been criticized for its high system requirements , and for lag and slowdown problems even on high @-@ end systems .
= = = Guinness World Record = = =
Recognizing the game 's popularity , Guinness World Records created a category for the Highest Score for a Single Song on Guitar Hero III : Legends of Rock in its Gamer 's Edition , using the song " Through the Fire and Flames " , noted as the most difficult song in the game . The record has been traded back and forth between Chris Chike , who also won the 2008 Play N Trade National Guitar Hero III Tournament , and Danny Johnson , the present holder of the record . Both Chike and Johnson have completed the song without missing a note , documenting their performances on YouTube , though both Chike and Johnson have hit 100 % of the notes at an official event leading to a hard world record breaker .
= = = Lawsuit = = =
In November 2010 , Axl Rose sued Activision for $ 20 million for misuse of Guns N ' Roses music and its musicians ( specifically Slash ) in Guitar Hero III . In the lawsuit , Rose claims that when he learned that a Slash @-@ like character and other Velvet Revolver songs would be included in Guitar Hero II , he refused to allow Activision to use " Welcome to the Jungle " within Guitar Hero III , nor promotional images of Slash that had already been created . According to Rose 's claims , Activision stated that these would only be used as promotional material for a trade show , but ended up using them within the game . Furthermore , Rose asserts that Activision had used " Sweet Child o ' Mine " , which was only licensed for use on Guitar Hero II , was used for promotional material within Guitar Hero III . The judge in the case has allowed the trial to move forward after an initial hearing in March 2011 . A jury trial was expected to start in May 2012 . At initial hearings in August 2012 , the judge dismissed a fraud claim made by Rose , considering that it took three years for Rose and his publisher Black Frog Music to file these claims after the release of the game , an excessively long time for such a claim . The judge maintained the likelihood of the breach of contract argument , setting a jury trial to likely occur in early 2013 . In January and February 2013 , the judge dismissed the case , indicated that the lateness of the filing of the lawsuit , about three years since the release of the game , gave him grounds to throw out the suit , though Rose stated that the delay was due to promises made by Activision for a Guns N ' Roses @-@ themed game as compensation for the violation of contract terms .
= = Technical issues = =
Although the Wii version of the game was advertised as supporting Dolby Pro Logic II , players reported that the game would output audio in neither Pro Logic II nor stereo , providing only mono sound . Activision had offered a free replacement remastered game disk that corrects this issue for North American and European releases . Later , Activision further extended the replacement program to include a full refund of the game 's purchase price as an alternative to obtaining a replacement disc . A class @-@ action lawsuit over the mono sound issue was settled out of court , and Activision agreed to ship free faceplates for the Les Paul guitar controller to those who requested a replacement disc . Additionally , during the first few days of the game 's release , players experienced difficulties uploading their scores to the official Guitar Hero website . Neversoft attributed the problem to " heavy amounts of traffic " .
= When You Dish Upon a Star =
" When You Dish Upon a Star " is the fifth episode of The Simpsons ' tenth season . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 8 , 1998 . When the family spend the day at Lake Springfield , Homer meets Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger ( voicing themselves ) , who are hiding from the media in their secluded summer home . Homer starts to work for them , developing a good friendship , but he soon reveals their secrets to the public , damaging his new friendship with them . It was the last Simpsons episode written by Richard Appel , and was directed by Pete Michels .
= = Plot = =
Bart and Lisa persuade their parents to spend the day at Lake Springfield . While there , Homer attempts parasailing and is involved in an accident when he tells Marge to send him up far too high ; as a result , his rope detaches . He crashes through a glass roof and into the bedroom of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger 's secluded summer home . The couple and Homer become acquainted . Homer convinces the couple to allow him to be their assistant , while keeping it secret that the celebrity couple are in Springfield . Homer , at first , works well with the couple , and they all become good friends . Homer scares Ron Howard when he visits the couple , and soon attempts to pitch a screenplay about a " killer robot driving instructor that travels back in time for some reason , " as well as a talking pie , the robot 's best friend . Both his attempts at writing for the couple are unsuccessful .
Homer , due to his inability to keep a secret , eventually releases the information that Baldwin and Basinger are in Springfield , and the couple 's house is discovered by Springfield citizens and the media . Baldwin and Basinger are furious at Homer for breaking their trust , and immediately end their friendship with him and kick him out of their house , and Homer sadly walks to the gate while being pelted with rocks by the citizens . Bitter about losing his celebrity friends and once again feeling like a nobody , Homer begins a mobile museum , entitled " Museum of Hollywood Jerks " , which displays the couple 's personal belongings in an attempt to expose them as being selfish and uncaring . Basinger , Baldwin and Howard discover the museum while intending to apologize to Homer . A high @-@ speed chase quickly ensues between Homer , in his mobile museum , and the celebrities in their Hummer . Homer agrees to stop after Ron Howard is injured during the chase . Homer is ordered by a court of law to remain 500 miles away from any celebrity , both living or dead . One month later , Ron Howard pitches Homer 's screenplay from earlier to Brian Grazer of 20th Century Fox , and over a still of Howard rejoicing over securing the deal , a snippet of the theme song of Happy Days is played .
= = Production = =
During the opening sequence , Bart originally wrote " butt.com " on the chalkboard , however , it was modified to butt.butt , due to butt.com being a real website . The storyline of famous celebrities moving to Springfield was pitched by Mike Scully ; Scully originally pitched Bruce Springsteen as the celebrity to move to town , however , Springsteen turned down the opportunity to appear . Richard Appel then offered the guest appearance opportunity to Bruce Willis and Demi Moore , but they too turned down the offer . Appel then offered Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger the opportunity to provide their voices , and they agreed to guest star in the episode . The episode was originally intended to be directed by Mike B. Anderson , but it was held over from season 9 and Pete Michels directed it .
In December 2008 , in an interview , Ron Howard commented that guest voicing himself " was an honour . Probably , from my kids ' perspective , my coolest turn . " Howard once again guest starred on The Simpsons as himself in the season eleven episode " Hello Gutter , Hello Fadder " ( 1999 ) . Howard was set to appear in " Children of a Lesser Clod " ( 2001 ) , but dropped out for unknown reasons .
The author of the 2003 book Ron Howard : From Mayberry to the Moon … and Beyond , Beverly Gray , noted that by playing himself in these episodes , " Howard showed once again that he could laugh at his own public persona . His appearances on The Simpsons also suggest how much he remains an American icon , long after the end of his acting career . It 's rare indeed for a director or producer to be as instantly recognizable as most Hollywood stars . "
The title episode is a reference to the 1940 film Pinocchio ( film ) , which features the song When You Wish Upon a Star . At the beginning of the episode , Homer has a dream that is a spoof of Hanna @-@ Barbera 's series The Yogi Bear Show ( 1961 ) , with Homer as Yogi Bear , Bart as Boo Boo and Ned as Ranger Smith . The time machine drawing in Homer 's screenplay contains a Flux capacitor , the device from the film Back to the Future ( 1985 ) . The drinks wobbling as the townspeople approach Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin 's house is a reference to the film Jurassic Park ( 1993 ) . Posters for 9 ½ Weeks ( 1986 ) and L.A. Confidential ( 1997 ) , both starring Basinger , are seen in Homer 's museum . At the end of the episode , Brian Grazer has a poster of the movie Titanic ( 1997 ) in his office .
= = Reception = =
" When You Dish Upon a Star " finished 32nd in the weekly ratings for the week of November 2 – 8 , 1998 with a Nielsen rating of 9 @.@ 2 . In his review of The Simpsons ' tenth season , James Plath of Dvdtown.com noted " When You Dish upon a Star " was written to be " one of the funnier episodes " . In a Simpsons flashback review , Robert Canning of IGN reviewed the episode positively , commenting " I 'm not saying this episode is one of the greatest the series has every produced , but it is very , very funny , and it features one of my all @-@ time favorite guest performances . " The authors of the book I Can 't Believe It 's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide , Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood , wrote in a negative review : " Despite three very high @-@ profile guest actors , this episode is really rather dull and uninspired . The only real moment of interest is the car chase at the end , and Kim Basinger 's delightfully self @-@ deprecating quips about her constant adoration of her Oscars , Alec Baldwin apparently not having one himself . " IGN rated Ron Howard as the twelfth greatest guest appearance on The Simpsons . Total Film 's Nathan Ditum ranked Baldwin and Basinger 's performances as the second best guest appearances in the show 's history .
= Republic F @-@ 105 Thunderchief =
The Republic F @-@ 105 Thunderchief was a supersonic fighter @-@ bomber used by the United States Air Force . The Mach 2 capable F @-@ 105 conducted the majority of strike bombing missions during the early years of the Vietnam War ; it was the only U.S. aircraft to have been removed from combat due to high loss rates . Originally designed as a single @-@ seat , nuclear @-@ attack aircraft , a two @-@ seat Wild Weasel version was later developed for the specialized Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses ( SEAD ) role against surface @-@ to @-@ air missile sites . The F @-@ 105 was commonly known as the " Thud " by its crews .
As a follow @-@ on to the Mach 1 capable North American F @-@ 100 Super Sabre , the F @-@ 105 was also armed with missiles and a cannon ; however , its design was tailored to high @-@ speed low @-@ altitude penetration carrying a single nuclear weapon internally . First flown in 1955 , the Thunderchief entered service in 1958 . The F @-@ 105 could deliver a greater bomb load than some American heavy bombers of World War II such as the Boeing B @-@ 17 Flying Fortress and Consolidated B @-@ 24 Liberator . The F @-@ 105 was one of the primary attack aircraft of the Vietnam War ; over 20 @,@ 000 Thunderchief sorties were flown , with 382 aircraft lost including 62 operational ( non @-@ combat ) losses ( out of the 833 produced ) . Although less agile than smaller MiG fighters , USAF F @-@ 105s were credited with 27 @.@ 5 kills .
During the war , the single @-@ seat F @-@ 105D was the primary aircraft delivering the heavy bomb loads against the various military targets . Meanwhile , the two @-@ seat F @-@ 105F and F @-@ 105G Wild Weasel variants became the first dedicated Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses ( SEAD ) platforms , fighting against the Soviet @-@ built S @-@ 75 Dvina ( NATO reporting name : SA @-@ 2 Guideline ) surface @-@ to @-@ air missiles . Two Wild Weasel pilots were awarded the Medal of Honor for attacking North Vietnamese surface @-@ to @-@ air missile sites , with one shooting down two MiG @-@ 17s the same day . The dangerous missions often required them to be the " first in , last out " , suppressing enemy air defenses while strike aircraft accomplished their missions and then left the area .
The Thunderchief was the largest single @-@ seat , single @-@ engine combat aircraft in history , weighing approximately 50 @,@ 000 pounds ( 23 @,@ 000 kg ) . It could exceed the speed of sound at sea level and reach Mach 2 at high altitude ; the F @-@ 105 could carry up to 14 @,@ 000 lb ( 6 @,@ 400 kg ) of bombs and missiles . The Thunderchief was later replaced as a strike aircraft over North Vietnam by both the McDonnell Douglas F @-@ 4 Phantom II and the swing @-@ wing General Dynamics F @-@ 111 Aardvark . However , the " Wild Weasel " variants of the F @-@ 105 remained in service until 1984 after being replaced by the specialized F @-@ 4G " Wild Weasel V " .
= = Development = =
= = = Design phase = = =
Republic Aviation started the Thunderchief as an internal project to replace the RF @-@ 84F Thunderflash , which first used the characteristic wing @-@ root air intakes to place cameras in a pointed nose . The design team led by Alexander Kartveli examined some 108 configurations before settling on a large , single @-@ engine AP @-@ 63FBX ( Advanced Project 63 Fighter Bomber , Experimental ) , specifically AP @-@ 63 @-@ 31 . The new aircraft was intended primarily for supersonic , low altitude penetration to deliver a single , internally carried nuclear bomb . The emphasis was placed on low @-@ altitude speed and flight characteristics , range and payload . The aircraft would be fitted with a large engine , and a relatively small wing with a high wing loading for a stable ride at low altitudes , and less drag at supersonic speeds . Traditional fighter attributes such as maneuverability were a secondary consideration .
Enthusiastic at first , the United States Air Force awarded Republic with a contract for 199 aircraft in September 1952 . However , by March 1953 , the USAF had reduced the order to 37 fighter @-@ bombers and nine tactical reconnaissance aircraft , citing the approaching end of the Korean War . By the time the F @-@ 105 mock @-@ up had been completed in October 1953 , the aircraft had grown so large that the Allison J71 turbojet intended for it was abandoned in favor of the more powerful Pratt & Whitney J75 . Anticipating a protracted development of the engine , it was expected that the first aircraft would use the smaller Pratt & Whitney J57 . Near the end of 1953 , the entire program was canceled by the USAF due to a number of delays and uncertainties regarding the aircraft . However , on 28 June 1954 , the USAF officially ordered 15 F @-@ 105s ( two YF @-@ 105As , four YF @-@ 105Bs , six F @-@ 105Bs and three RF @-@ 105Bs ) under the Weapon System designation WS @-@ 306A .
The YF @-@ 105A prototype first flew on 22 October 1955 , with the second YF @-@ 105A following on 28 January 1956 . In spite of being powered by a less potent J57 @-@ P @-@ 25 engine with 15 @,@ 000 pounds @-@ force ( 67 kN ) of afterburning thrust , the first prototype attained the speed of Mach 1 @.@ 2 on its maiden flight . ( The J75 was expected to generate 24 @,@ 500 lbf ( 109 kN ) with afterburner . ) Both aircraft featured conventional wing root air intakes and slab @-@ sided fuselages typical of the early jets ; Republic viewed the prototypes as not being representative of the true capability of the aircraft due to numerous changes prior to production . Insufficient power and aerodynamic problems with transonic drag , as well as Convair 's experience with their F @-@ 102 , led to a redesign of the fuselage to conform to the Area rule , giving it a characteristic " wasp waist " . In combination with the distinctive forward @-@ swept variable @-@ geometry air intakes which regulated airflow to the engine at supersonic speeds and the J75 engine , this redesign enabled the F @-@ 105B to attain Mach 2 @.@ 15 .
= = = Into production = = =
In March 1956 , the USAF placed a further order for 65 F @-@ 105Bs and 17 RF @-@ 105Bs . In order to conduct the nuclear mission , an MA @-@ 8 fire control system , AN / APG @-@ 31 ranging radar , and K @-@ 19 gunsight to allow for toss bombing were integrated . The first pre @-@ production YF @-@ 105B flew on 26 May 1956 . Five of the F @-@ 105C trainer variant were added to the procurement plan in June 1956 , before being canceled in 1957 . The RF @-@ 105 reconnaissance variant was canceled in July 1956 . The first production F @-@ 105B was accepted by the Air Force on 27 May 1957 . In June 1957 , Republic Aviation requested that the F @-@ 105 be named Thunderchief , continuing the sequence of the company 's Thunder @-@ named aircraft : P @-@ 47 Thunderbolt , F @-@ 84 Thunderjet , and F @-@ 84F Thunderstreak . The USAF made the name official a month later .
To fulfill the Air Force requirement for all @-@ weather attack , Republic proposed the F @-@ 105D variant in 1957 . This version featured an enlarged nose and radome housing the AN / ASG @-@ 19 Thunderstick bombing / navigation system . The AN / ASG @-@ 19 was designed around the Autonetics R @-@ 14A radar , which operated in both air @-@ to @-@ air and air @-@ to @-@ ground modes , and the AN / APN @-@ 131 Doppler navigation radar . In the cockpit , the F @-@ 105D featured vertical @-@ tape instrument displays for adverse weather operation . The ability to carry the TX @-@ 43 nuclear weapon was also added . The RF @-@ 105 reconnaissance development was also restarted , now based on the F @-@ 105D . The first D @-@ model took its maiden flight on 9 June 1959 . Plans to build over 1 @,@ 500 F @-@ 105Ds were cut short when Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara decided to equip no more than seven combat wings with the type . In November 1961 , production was cut in favor of the Air Force adopting the Navy 's F @-@ 4 Phantom II , and in the longer term , the General Dynamics F @-@ 111 Aardvark of the TFX program .
The final 143 Thunderchiefs built were of the two @-@ seat F @-@ 105F trainer variant . Based on the F @-@ 105D , this model was 31 inches ( 79 cm ) longer to provide room for the rear cockpit ; otherwise , the aircraft had similar flight performance to the preceding F @-@ 105D . A total of 833 F @-@ 105s were completed before production ended in 1964 . The F @-@ 105 had been designed for a short nuclear campaign , leading to shortcomings that became evident in a lengthy conventional war , such as a poor hydraulics layout and fuel tanks that were not self @-@ sealing . Subsequent upgrades improved the reliability and weapons capacity of the existing F @-@ 105Ds . In response to the surface @-@ to @-@ air missile ( SAM ) threat experienced in the skies above Vietnam , dozens of F @-@ 105Fs were converted into anti @-@ radar " Wild Weasel " aircraft , culminating with the F @-@ 105G .
= = Design = =
= = = Overview = = =
The F @-@ 105 was a mid @-@ wing monoplane with a 45 ° swept wing and tail surfaces . The single engine was fed by two intakes in the wing roots , leaving the nose free for a radome housing the multi @-@ mode radar . Its fuselage provided room for 1 @,@ 184 US gallons ( 4 @,@ 480 L ) of fuel and an internal bomb bay . The bomb bay measured 15 feet 10 inches ( 4 @.@ 83 m ) by 32 in ( 0 @.@ 81 m ) by 32 in ( 0 @.@ 81 m ) ; it was originally to carry a single nuclear weapon but typically held an additional 350 US gal ( 1 @,@ 300 L ) fuel tank . It featured four under @-@ wing and one centerline pylon ; the two inner wing and centerline pylons were capable of accepting fuel from 450 and 650 US gal ( 1 @,@ 700 and 2 @,@ 500 L ) drop tanks . Two outer dry stations were wired for missiles or bombs . One M61 Vulcan ( initially designated T @-@ 171E3 ) 20 mm 6 @-@ barrel Gatling @-@ style cannon was installed in the left side of the nose . A short @-@ range AIM @-@ 9 Sidewinder air @-@ to @-@ air missile could be carried on each of
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. None of the controllers involved considered the word " priority " or the assertions by the flight crew that they were running out of fuel to be indicative of an emergency . The report provided various examples of the flight crew failing to convey the danger of their situation , even moments before the engines flamed out . Although the investigators felt that the communications from the ATC personnel were " proper , " the NTSB voiced concern over the controllers not placing significance on the word " priority . " At a public hearing , it was revealed by an unrelated pilot that the emphasis on the word " priority " by the Avianca crew might have come from training and bulletins from Boeing that used the word in relation to fuel emergencies . Avianca also used the word " priority " in its publications on low @-@ fuel status procedures . ATC controllers testified that " Mayday " , " pan @-@ pan " , and " emergency " were the three phrases that they would respond to immediately . The report also stated that " priority " was defined in the ATC Handbook as " precedence , established by order of urgency or importance . " As a result of this linguistic confusion , the NTSB recommended that the FAA work with the International Civil Aviation Organization ( ICAO ) to develop a standard glossary of clearly defined terms as well as notify foreign carriers that they must be knowledgeable of ATC rules and procedures .
The NTSB also cited the pilot 's inability to land on his first attempt as contributing to the crash . The investigation revealed that wind shear was a significant factor in the failed approach but that other factors probably contributed . The report cited recurring maintenance problems with the airplane 's autopilot as a possible factor . If the pilot had been forced to fly manually from Medellín , investigators believed this might have added to exhaustion and stress in the cockpit . For evidence , the NTSB pointed to nine instances where the captain asked the copilot to repeat the ATC instructions or to confirm the aircraft configuration . This stress , investigators asserted , would have degraded the flight crew 's performance on final approach . Investigators also looked at the traffic management by the Central Flow Control Facility ( CFCF ) . The CFCF , in communication with NY TRACON , established an airport acceptance rate of 28 aircraft landings per hour that morning . Later , a CFCF supervisor contacted NY TRACON and requested a higher rate of 33 landings per hour . This acceptance rate , investigators concluded , was based on inaccurate weather conditions . The report concluded that these traffic management problems contributed to the conditions that led to the accident but did not lead directly to the accident .
= = = Controversy = = =
The probable cause of the crash was determined by the NTSB to be " the failure of the flightcrew to adequately manage the airplane 's fuel load , and their failure to communicate an emergency fuel situation to air traffic control before fuel exhaustion occurred . " However , two NTSB members filed dissenting opinions in the report . Jim Burnett voted against the adoption of the report because he felt it did not adequately address the failures of the air traffic controllers or the FAA 's role in allowing more traffic than JFK could handle . Christopher Hart filed a partial dissent because he disagreed with the report 's findings of a lack of standardized terminology . In his dissent , he wrote that " we do have standardized understandable terminology ... that would have adequately communicated the existence of a dangerous situation , and the problem was that the pilots failed to use this terminology with the controllers . "
Colombia 's DAAC investigators also disagreed with some of the NTSB 's findings . In a comment on a draft of the NTSB 's report , the DAAC recommended that the NTSB place some responsibility on the controllers for their " inadequate handling " of the Avianca flight . The DAAC also recommended that the NTSB encourage modifying the EFC system , and that FAA regulations should require an " active flight following system " to assist flight crews in evaluating weather and traffic delays .
= = Aftermath = =
Two male passengers were arrested at North Shore Hospital after a nurse informed police that 46 @-@ year @-@ old Antonio Zuluaga had swallowed containers filled with cocaine . Zuluaga , who had a fractured spine , broken ribs and a dislocated hip , was the second passenger to be found in possession of cocaine packages , after doctors operating on Jose Figueroa on the day after the crash to stop internal bleeding had also discovered packets of cocaine.They pleaded guilty to second @-@ degree criminal possession of a controlled substance . Figueroa was sentenced to seven years to life in prison , and Zuluaga was sentenced to six years to life .
Many crash survivors suffered long recoveries from the physical and psychological traumas they endured . A month after the crash , an orderly caravan of around 1 @,@ 000 vehicles drove to JFK while some demonstrators laid wreaths in the international terminal lobby to protest the handling of the flight . Some survivors sued the FAA , accusing the agency of failing to ensure the flight 's safety . In July 1990 , Avianca offered $ 75 @,@ 000 to crash survivors and the relatives of those killed . The U.S. government eventually joined Avianca and reached a settlement estimated at over $ 200 million in damages to the victims .
The same summer , there were two notable fuel emergencies declared by Avianca flights . The first happened in June when a flight declared a " minimum fuel situation " and landed with only ten minutes worth of fuel left . The second happened in August when Avianca Flight 20 declared it had " only 15 minutes of fuel left . " There was confusion as to what the pilot meant , but controllers declared an emergency preemptively and cleared the plane to land immediately . It was later revealed that the flight had over two hours worth of fuel left .
= = = In popular culture = = =
The Discovery Channel Canada / National Geographic TV series Mayday ( also called Air Crash Investigation or Air Emergency ) featured the story of the disaster in a second season episode titled Missing Over New York . It was also featured on the MSNBC 's Why Planes Crash series , in an episode titled Human Error . The impact of cultural differences between the Colombian pilots and American air traffic controllers was discussed in Malcolm Gladwell 's book Outliers , which does not specifically mention Avianca 52 . Stock footage of the plane wreckage was utilized in the 2004 film , The Day After Tomorrow . Survivor Nestor Zarate also wrote a book about the flight , titled 20 minutos antes ... 20 años después ( 20 Minutes Before ... 20 Years Later ) .
= Geneforge 2 =
Geneforge 2 is the second video game in the Geneforge series of role @-@ playing video games created by Spiderweb Software .
Players create a character from one of three character classes and explore the game 's 84 locations , deciding whether to ally themselves with one of the four factions or remain neutral . The game 's plot concerns an apprentice Shaper and an Agent ( whose name is Shanti ) , both members of a secretive sect of wizards who can create life by using their own life energy . They are sent on a mission to investigate a failing Shaper colony called Drypeak . When they arrive not all is well , the player becomes drawn into a four @-@ way war which has been hidden from the outside world .
The game 's development was made more simple by the use of the same game engine to that of its predecessor , though extra dialogue was involved due to the presence of four factions rather than the three in Geneforge . Video game journalists awarded both positive and average review scores , they were impressed by Geneforge 2 's plot and replayability but criticized the game 's graphics and ambient sound effects .
= = Gameplay = =
Geneforge 2 is a role @-@ playing game where the player 's choice of answers during conversations with non @-@ player characters affects how the player is regarded amongst the game 's four factions . The player character is an apprentice Shaper , a feared and secretive group who can create life . Players create a character from one of three character classes and explore the area surrounding Drypeak , a failing Shaper colony , solving quests and gaining experience . Each of the three character classes has a particular playing style and can approach tasks in different ways . Guardians are fighters who excel in standard combat skills , especially hand @-@ to @-@ hand fighting . They are capable of shaping creations , but have little affinity for magic . Agents are the game 's version of rogues , and excel in spell casting and are capable of hand @-@ to @-@ hand combat . The Shaper is a summoner , capable of creating living creatures by using their own life essence . Shapers rely on their creations for protection . Players can also convince certain non @-@ player characters to join them .
The game is played in 45 ° axonometric perspective , movement through the game 's environs is real @-@ time , combat is turn @-@ based . The game world is divided into 84 areas accessible through a world map . Clearing areas by defeating leaders or successfully traversing the terrain allows players to bypass those areas via the world map , reducing travelling time . The game uses an auto @-@ map , each area is completely darkened and is revealed as the player explores , similar to the fog of war used in real @-@ time strategy games . As the player completes tasks and defeats enemies they receive experience , leading to increased levels and additional skill points . The player character 's skill points can be used to increase their statistics . Canisters which increase skills or add new abilities are scattered throughout the game . Geneforge 2 offers a number of changes and additions over its predecessor . Three new creations are available to players : massive Drakons ; telepathic Gazers ; and acidic , decaying Rotghroths . Several new spells are available , such as Kill and Aura of Flames . The skill " Anatomy " , which allowed the player to cause extra damage in melee combat , is replaced with " Parry " , which has a chance of blocking incoming attacks . Also the spell " Dominate " which allows the player to take control of one of the enemies is replaced with " Wrack " . The game engine itself , however , is essentially unchanged from the original Geneforge .
= = Plot = =
An apprentice Shaper is sent on a training mission with a Shaper Agent named Shanti by the Shaper Council . The pair are tasked with assessing the failed Shaper colony Drypeak and making contact with the pair of Shapers , Barzahl and Zakary , who were dispatched years ago to revitalize the colony . The gates of Drypeak are found unmanned , much to Shanti 's disgust , the Agent and her charge are also attacked by rogue Shaper creations . When the pair gain access to the colony , they find a dishevelled Zakary who informs them that both he and Barzahl were unsuccessful in revitalizing the colony , which remains a barren desert . He also states that Barzahl has died . Zakary and the population of Drypeak behave suspiciously . Shanti is shadowed by an armed guard against her will . She instructs the apprentice , who is not guarded , to explore Drypeak and beyond in order to discover the truth behind the colony and Barzahl 's disappearance .
After exploring a number of the game 's locations , the apprentice gains access to a guarded tunnel and is astonished to discover what lies on the other side . Whereas the valley where Drypeak is located is a dustbowl devoid of vegetation , the lands on the other side of the tunnel are lush and green , meaning highly illegal shaping is taking place in secret . Serviles , the Shapers ' slaves created from life essence , show abnormal intelligence and self @-@ awareness . While still reeling from the revelation of what lies beyond Drypeak , the Shaper apprentice discovers that Shanti has disappeared during one of her escapes from her armed escorts , her necklace lay broken on the grass outside the tunnel . At this point , approximately a quarter of the way through the game , the player 's choices expand considerably .
When confronted with the apprentice 's findings , Zakary confesses to being part of a plot to conceal illegal experiments from the Shaper Council . Both he and Barzahl were sent to Sucia Island , the location where the original Geneforge game is set , where Barred Shaper technology had allowed Shapers to manipulate life in countless ways . Instead of destroying the Geneforge , the pair agreed to spirit away the technology and experiment in private . Several of the intelligent serviles who lived on Sucia were brought along ; a number of Shapers also followed Barzahl . Zakary remained in Drypeak to provide a front for the experimentation and rogue serviles which lay beyond the tunnel . Barzahl moved further into the valleys to build settlements and run experiments . Repeated use of the canisters can render the user cold , detached and possibly mad . When Zakary saw this happening to Barzahl the pair argued , Zakary regretted his part in the deceit . This occurred a year before the arrival of Shanti and the apprentice , Zakary had lost contact with Barzahl since the argument . Zakary pledges his loyalty to the Shaper Council once more and asks for help from the apprentice in dealing with what lies beyond the guarded cave .
Using the Geneforge to empower himself and his followers , the Barzites , Barzahl intends to bestow god @-@ like abilities on himself and his followers within the city of Rising . Barzahl cut off contact with Drypeak , preparing to repel the inevitable assault of the Shaper Council , who they wish to remain independent from . The Takers , a faction of intelligent serviles who had originated on Sucia Island , were given powers by Barzahl because they worked for him . In turn the Takers created powerful dragon @-@ like beasts called drakons , taught the drakons how to create life themselves , and betrayed Barzahl . The Takers stand for the total destruction of the Shaper Council . The Awakened , the other servile faction in Geneforge 2 , believe that Shapers should treat them as equals . They had been working with the Barzites , but the Awakened 's leader Learned Pinner rejected the Barzites ' view that serviles need to be controlled . Trade and communications between Zakary 's now Shaper Council loyalist Drypeak and the other three factions have ceased , replaced with spies and subterfuge . The player is free to decide which faction they wish to join , if any , and to explore the game world , reacting to the characters and situations they encounter .
= = Development = =
Geneforge 2 was developed in tandem with another Spiderweb Software title , Blades of Avernum . Developer Jeff Vogel described the game 's production as " very relaxing " , since the game engine was already completed from the previous game he was familiar with it and therefore could devote his time to creating the game itself . Due to the different reactions the player receives from the factions , depending on their actions and conversation choices , it required days to complete a single town . This was further increased from the original game , due to there being four factions instead of three . In an interview held during the development of Geneforge 2 Vogel stated " I 'm really excited about the Geneforge series . And we 're already thinking about Geneforge 3 . " A 20 area demo version was released , allowing players access to towns , mines and woodlands .
= = Reception = =
Geneforge 2 received both positive and average review scores . Video game magazine PC Gamer 's reviewer stated that " graphics aside , Geneforge 2 is a terrific game " for players new to the RPG genre . The reviewer of Computer Games Magazine praised the Spiderweb Software 's titles and said that Geneforge 2 " is probably the best twenty @-@ five bucks an RPG fiend can spend . " CNET 's staff member was more critical , describing the game as " complex enough to keep you interested , but not quite good enough to enjoy . " Indie gaming website Game Tunnel 's Gianfranco Berardi praised Geneforge 2 as " an RPG of amazing quality . " Inside Mac Games ' Ken Newquist stated the game is " a real find " for players who have been disappointed by lack of gameplay in expensive mainstream titles .
The game 's graphics and sound effects received a largely negative response , Matt Peckham of GameSpy described them as " yesteryear " and " minimalist " respectively . Ken Newquist called the graphics " far from spectacular " and stated they were worse than older titles such as Baldur 's Gate . He also highlighted that enchanted items look identical to their mundane counterparts and that highly evolved creatures are identical to their standard brethren . Newquist also disliked the ambient sounds , which make up the game 's soundtrack , calling them " numerous , but repetitive " . Gianfranco Berardi was more positive . He stated that " the graphics aren 't exactly top @-@ notch " , but noted variation between different areas . He also said " the sound effects and ambience simply added to the involving storyline . " CNET 's editor described the sound effects as " merely adequate " and the graphics " less so " .
Gianfranco Berardi praised the plot , stating that it " isn 't just good background noise like in most games . " He added that he found the plot involving , and that it can cause the player to stop and think about their actions . Matt Peckham described the plot as " fantastic and original " , and praised the game 's replayability . Ken Newquist compared the game 's setting to the pen and paper role @-@ playing game Gamma World , and stated " players get a huge world to explore and — thanks to the intricacies of the game 's plot — re @-@ explore . "
= Typhoon Sudal =
Typhoon Sudal , known in the Philippines as Typhoon Cosme , was the strongest typhoon to strike the island of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia ( FSM ) in about 50 years . Yap is one of the four administrative divisions of the FSM . The entire island , only 17 km ( 11 mi ) in length , experienced typhoon force winds , and 90 % of the structures were damaged or destroyed . Damage was most severe in southeastern Yap , where the eyewall struck and winds exceeded 185 km / h ( 115 mph ) , but the center of the typhoon passed south of the island .
Typhoon Sudal originally formed on April 2 , 2004 , out of a persistent area of convection east of the FSM . It moved mostly westward for the first week of its duration , with brief northerly and southwesterly turns . Sudal attained tropical storm status on April 5 , and it gradually intensified into a typhoon , which is a tropical cyclone with winds of at least 119 km / h ( 74 mph ) and is the equivalent of a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean . On April 9 , it passed just south of Yap , and shortly thereafter its peak winds were estimated at 240 km / h ( 150 mph ) . Later , Sudal moved to the northwest and eventually to the northeast , becoming an extratropical cyclone on April 16 and dissipating two days later .
In addition to the damage on Yap , the typhoon dropped heavy rainfall in Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia , where some minor crop damage occurred . Sudal also brushed the United States islands of Guam and Rota with high waves and light rainfall , and later moved very close to the uninhabited Japanese island of Iwo Jima . Overall damage was $ 14 million ( 2004 USD , $ 16 @.@ 1 million 2010 USD ) , most of which was on Yap , although no fatalities or serious injuries were reported . Due to the heavy damage , the name was retired and replaced with " Mirinae " . The name " Sudal " was contributed by South Korea for the Pacific tropical cyclone list and is the Korean name for the otter .
= = Meteorological history = =
The origins of Typhoon Sudal were from a persistent area of convection , or thunderstorms , southeast of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia toward the end of March 2004 . Initially , it was in an area of high wind shear , which is the change in wind direction with height and is unfavorable for tropical cyclogenesis . The unfavorable conditions gradually abated , which allowed convection to increase over a broad , developing circulation center . On April 2 , the Japan Meteorological Agency ( JMA ) classified the system as a weak tropical depression near Chuuk in the FSM . It was later classified with the international designation of 0401 , meaning it was the first tropical cyclone of 2004 . Slow development continued as the system moved slowly westward , and two days later it was classified as Tropical Depression 03W by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center ( JTWC ) ; this was the third tropical cyclone tracked by the agency . Shortly thereafter , the JTWC upgraded the depression to tropical storm status , after convection increased over the circulation .
While steadily intensifying , the system turned toward the north . On April 5 , the JMA named the system Sudal , after assessing its maximum sustained winds at 65 km / h ( 40 mph 10 @-@ min sustained ) . Concurrently , the JTWC estimated winds of 100 km / h ( 65 km / h 1 @-@ min sustained ) . After crossing over the island of Poluwat , a building ridge to the north caused Sudal to turn west @-@ southwestward . On April 6 , an eye feature began forming , and the JTWC upgraded Sudal to typhoon strength about 540 km ( 340 mi ) southeast of Guam , a small island under possession of the United States . The JMA did not follow suit until late the following day , by which time the eye had become more distinct . Around that time , the typhoon turned toward the northwest , and initially it was thought that Sudal would pass safely north of Yap in the FSM . Instead , it turned to the west @-@ southwest toward the island as the ridge intensified . On April 8 , the typhoon intensified rapidly ; the JTWC reported winds of 215 km / h ( 135 mph 1 @-@ min sustained ) , or the equivalent of a Category 4 on the Saffir – Simpson hurricane scale . Weakening slightly as its forward motion slowed , Typhoon Sudal passed about 45 km ( 28 mi ) south of Yap at 0000 UTC on April 9 , which was its closest approach to the island .
Intensification continued throughout the day on April 9 , with the appearance of concentric eyewalls on satellite imagery ; such a feature is indicative of an intense tropical cyclone . Early on April 10 , the JTWC estimated that Sudal attained peak winds of 240 km / h ( 150 mph 1 @-@ min sustained ) , making the cyclone a super typhoon . At the same time , the JMA estimated peak winds of 165 km / h ( 105 mph 10 @-@ min sustained ) , as well as a barometric pressure of 940 mbar ( 27 @.@ 76 inHg ) . Also on that day , Sudal entered the area of warning responsibility of the Philippine Atmospheric , Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration ( PAGASA ) , which provided the name " Cosme " for local advisories . For several days , the typhoon continued to the northwest , fluctuating in intensity but remaining powerful . On April 12 , Sudal turned toward the north and northeast through a weakness in the ridge , and its eye increased to a diameter of about 85 km ( 53 mi ) . The next day , the typhoon attained a secondary peak intensity of 230 km / h ( 145 mph 1 @-@ min sustained ) , although it gradually weakened subsequently due to a combination of increasing upper @-@ level wind shear and cooler water temperatures .
Early on April 15 , Sudal passed very near the uninhabited Japanese island of Iwo Jima as a rapidly weakening typhoon ; at the time , its circulation center was exposed from the deepest convection . Shortly thereafter , both the JTWC and JMA downgraded Sudal to tropical storm status . Late on April 15 , the JTWC assessed the storm as becoming extratropical , although the JMA maintained advisories until the following day . As an extratropical storm , Sudal continued northeastward until losing its identity early on April 18 , well east of Japan and far south of the Aleutian Islands .
= = Impact = =
Early in its duration as a weak tropical storm , Sudal passed near Chuuk state in the Federated States of Micronesia ( FSM ) . One station reported 17 cm ( 6 @.@ 68 inches ) of rainfall in a 24 ‑ hour period . The passage of the storm left minor roof damage and some crop damage , due to storm surge contaminating groundwater . No deaths or injuries were reported in the state . The storm briefly threatened Guam , and as it passed south of the island , Sudal produced 5 @.@ 5 m ( 18 ft ) waves and a 0 @.@ 9 m ( 3 ft ) storm surge . A station at Apra Harbor recorded a 69 km / h ( 43 mph ) wind gust , and light rainfall of around 5 cm ( 2 @.@ 0 in ) was reported , although no damage was reported on the island . High waves also occurred on Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands . The FSM is an independent nation in Compact of Free Association with the United States , and the latter nation is responsible for aid and protection .
Further west , Typhoon Sudal intensified quickly as it moved through the Caroline Islands and later Yap state . On Ulithi , a wind gust of 132 km / h ( 82 mph ) was reported , and 6 @.@ 34 inches of rainfall occurred in a 24 ‑ hour period . High waves of over 5 m ( 18 ft ) struck the island , causing severe beach erosion and damaging subsistence crops . The winds downed a few trees and wrecked some poorly built homes . On nearby Faraulep and Fais islands , similar meteorological conditions and damages were reported . The small Ngulu Atoll received gale force winds and heavy rainfall , which destroyed half of the island 's water storage tanks . Later in its duration , Sudal passed near Iwo Jima , producing wind gusts of 141 km / h ( 87 mph ) .
= = = Yap = = =
The worst of the damage occurred on the island of Yap . Initially , the typhoon was expected to pass north of the island without affecting it significantly , but instead the island experienced the brunt of the storm . Typhoon Lupit affected the island in the previous year , from which the islanders were still recovering . With the last minute change in direction , government officials rushed to complete preparations on the island . On the day before the typhoon struck , storm shelters were opened in schools and government buildings that could withstand the winds of Sudal . In anticipation of significant damage , Yap officials sent a request to the FSM government for emergency aid to clean up after the storm .
On April 9 , the eye of Sudal briefly passed over the southern portion of the island , and winds of 185 km / h ( 115 mph ) struck the island for about four hours . The entire island , only 17 km ( 11 mi ) in length , experienced typhoon force winds . Yap International Airport recorded a peak wind gust of 181 km / h ( 112 mph ) ; a subsequent survey estimated wind gusts on the island reached 226 km / h ( 140 mph ) . Heavy rainfall occurred during Sudal 's passage , including 20 @.@ 0 cm ( 7 @.@ 88 inches ) in a 48 ‑ hour period at the airport . The lowest pressure on the island was 958 @.@ 5 mbar ( 28 @.@ 30 inHg ) . Along the coast , the typhoon produced waves of 6 @.@ 7 m ( 22 ft ) in height , along with a 3 @.@ 7 m ( 12 ft ) storm surge ; the combination sunk several ships and heavily damaged the island 's coral reefs , the latter which is one of Yap 's primary tourism attractions .
When Typhoon Sudal struck the island , there were about 8 @,@ 000 people living on Yap , with about 1 @,@ 700 houses . The typhoon destroyed 700 homes , and left another 900 damaged ; many of the destroyed homes were wooden . Damage was heaviest in the southeastern portion of the island , including in and around Colonia , the capital city . The strong winds downed trees across the island . Over 90 % of the structures on the island were damaged or destroyed , including the hospital , airport , most government facilities , and the water , power and communications systems . One of the five hotels on the island was also destroyed . About 80 % of the residents lost power or water after the storm . In the southeastern portion of the island , high waves wrecked most of the coastal homes , and also severely damaged the seawall . The intrusion of salt water destroyed almost all of the food crops on the island . Following the typhoon 's passage , about 1 @,@ 000 people were left homeless , and another 500 were forced to stay in shelters .
Overall damage from Typhoon Sudal totaled about $ 14 million ( 2004 USD , $ 16 @.@ 1 million 2010 USD ) , most of which on Yap from property damage . Despite the heavy damage , there were no deaths , although there were initial reports of one fatality . Only 8 people required hospital treatment due to injuries , none of them serious . Typhoon Sudal was the strongest typhoon to strike Yap in about 50 years .
= = Aftermath = =
Following the passage of Sudal , officials in Yap declared a state of emergency , and a day after the typhoon struck , United States President George W. Bush ordered federal disaster aid for the FSM . The latter declaration provided funding for 75 % of the debris removal cost and emergency services . Less than a week after the storm , the Pacific Islands Forum provided $ 11 @,@ 500 to Yap for relief efforts . Over the subsequent weeks , the FSM government established a typhoon relief fund of about $ 250 @,@ 000 . Additionally , the United States government allocated $ 7 @,@ 443 @,@ 000 for relief efforts .
Within a few days , the Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ) identified primary concerns for the small island , including fixing the water supply , distributing water , clearing roads , and fixing damaged shelters . On the island , the water supply was rapidly diminishing ; more than 80 % of the islanders were without clean water , and the water from the treatment plant needed to be boiled for extended periods of time . Health issues included dehydration , sickness , and gastrointestinal problems . Without running water , several people bathed in the oil @-@ contaminated harbor where many boats sunk , which caused skin irritations .
Initially , telephone service onto the island was disrupted , and the only method of outside contact was by radio to the University of Guam . The Guam Memorial Hospital dropped a package of medical supplies to Yap , although planes containing aid flying onto the island were disrupted by the damaged runway . About a day after Sudal 's passage , the runway was cleared and repaired , which allowed a United States Coast Guard plane to provide relief supplies , including building materials . By April 12 , or three days after the typhoon , communication links to the island began to be restored . By four days later , the water treatment plant was repaired . One power station on the island was repaired , but since the strong winds damaged most of the power lines , about 85 % of the population remained without electricity . Primary roadways were largely cleared , and all bridges were reopened .
About two weeks after the typhoon 's passage , there were still 500 people in 18 shelters in Colonia , the capital city , as well as about 400 people in shelters elsewhere . Many others were either residing with relatives or staying at their damaged properties . The United States Army Corps of Engineers arrived on Yap to coordinate debris removal and installing generators . Officials sent 23 flights of aid to the island , as well as one each to the outlying islands of Ulithi and Fais . About 76 @,@ 000 litres ( 20 @,@ 000 gallons ) of water were sent to the island , and five large water tanks were installed . Members of the United States Forest Service arrived to coordinate the receiving and distribution of relief supplies . The Yap hospital was poorly suited to handle the typhoon , due to the lack of medications or emergency medical equipment . About 60 FEMA personnel worked at the hospital , who required additional items , such as their own supply of water and food , to prevent them from acquiring local diseases . During their stay on the island , the group assisted 163 people , mostly for minor issues . Overall , there were about 100 FEMA workers involved on the island , although only 20 stayed there due to lack of hotels and rental cars .
By 26 days after the storm , more than half of the island had power restored , and the cell phone system was fixed . In the weeks and months after the passage of Sudal , water temperatures around Yap decreased from 30 ° C ( 86 ° F ) to 24 ° C ( 75 ° F ) , due to significant upwelling . The drastic decrease caused unusual amounts of fog over the island , as well as significantly lower tides . By September 2004 , rebuilding was still underway , and half of the schools , which had previously been used as shelters , reopened to students . Power and water lines were completely restored . The hospital remained damaged with a temporary roof , and although private businesses quickly re @-@ opened , government buildings took longer to be rebuilt ; this was due to the lengthy process of receiving aid from FEMA . Additionally , officials required a land survey to determine where structures were safe to be rebuilt .
Due to the heavy damage on Yap , the name Sudal was retired during the 38th session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and World Meteorological Organization typhoon committee in November 2005 ; it was replaced with the name Mirinae .
= The Adventures of Totor =
The Adventures of Totor , Chief Scout of the Cockshafers ( French : Les Aventures de Totor , C.P. des hannetons ) is the first comic strip series by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé , who later came to notability as the author of The Adventures of Tintin series . It was serialised monthly from July 1926 to summer 1929 in Belgian scouting magazine Le Boy Scout Belge , with a nine month break in 1927 . The plot synopsis revolved around the eponymous Totor , a Belgian boy scout who travels to visit his aunt and uncle in Texas , the United States . Once there , he comes across hostile Native American tribes and gangsters , each of whom he outwits , before returning to Belgium .
Like the comics of Christophe , which were common in Western Europe at the time , the series is a text comic , consisting of pictures with separate captions , although Hergé had begun to experiment with the use of speech bubbles throughout , something influenced by American comics . In 1929 , Hergé created the character of Tintin for the new story , Tintin in the Land of the Soviets , which would be largely based on Totor . Literary critics have expressed mixed views on the narrative and artwork .
= = Characters and story = =
Totor leaves Brussels to go and visit his uncle Pad Hatt and aunt Save Hatt in Texas , the United States . Along the way he is pulled overboard by a shark and then thrown onto an American submarine which takes him to New York City . Totor is awed by the skyscrapers and is unintentionally hit by a car which flings him into a passing stranger who turns out to be a criminal named John Blood . After Totor receives a $ 5 @,@ 000 reward for the gangster he takes a train to his uncle 's ranch in Rolmopcity . His uncle picks him up at the station and on their way back a group of Native Americans hold them up . Totor manages to distract the Natives and the two of them escape . However , a few hours later at the ranch , the same tribe kidnaps Totor in revenge . Standing tied to a torture stake Totor is made into a target for knives , axes and arrows . One of the arrows cut the ropes binding him and when the Chief draws close to scalp the young boy , Totor digs his feet into the Sachem 's stomach and makes a quick getaway into a river , pretending to have drowned . Underwater , he finds an old chest full of countless jewels and buries them at the base of a boulder .
A trapper in a canoe takes Totor up the river . Leaving the trapper , Totor goes back to the ranch to find it deserted . As he searches the place a hand reaches out and pulls him through a doorway where a fierce brawl ensues in the darkness . Totor is victorious , and throws his three captors out of the building . He discovers his uncle tied to a chair ; Totor frees him , and Pad tells his nephew that the bandits kidnapped his aunt Save . Totor suddenly has an idea to use the treasure he found as a ransom for his aunt . The two of them set out to go fetch it , but along the way a criminal steals their map while they sleep . After discovering the loss of their jewels they follow the thief 's unique footprints for a few miles . When they see another set of footprints join the first and then head up into some mountains , Totor continues on his own . Having eluded several Native sentries he spies the chest in the hands of the Chief . After recovering the box and outrunning the Natives back to his uncle , they hurriedly head home . There they find a ransom note from the leader of the bandits , Jim Blackcat , saying to meet them under a big fir tree that day or they would kill his aunt . Totor rushes to the rendezvous where he overwhelms the criminals and orders them to tell him where they are keeping his aunt hostage . After a heroic rescue and an emotional reunion between his aunt and uncle , he finds out that it is time for him to go back to Belgium . Once back , he tells everyone of his adventures and wistfully yearns for more .
= = Publication = =
Aged 12 , Georges Remi — who later became best known under the pen name Hergé — joined the Boy Scout brigade attached to Saint @-@ Boniface School in his native Brussels , becoming troop leader of the Squirrel Patrol and earning the name " Curious Fox " ( Renard curieux ) . With the Scouts , he travelled for summer camps in Italy , Switzerland , Austria and Spain , and in the summer of 1923 his troop hiked 200 miles across the Pyrenees . His experiences with Scouting would have a significant influence on the rest of his life , sparking his love of camping and the natural world , and providing him with a moral compass that stressed personal loyalty and keeping one 's promise . His Scoutmaster , Rene Weverbergh , encouraged his artistic ability , and published one of Remi 's drawings in the newsletter of the Saint @-@ Boniface Scouts , Jamais Assez ( Never Enough ) ; his first published work . When Weverbergh became involved in the publication of Boy @-@ Scout , the newsletter of the Federation of Scouts , he published more of Remi 's illustrations , the first of which appeared in the fifth issue , from 1922 . Remi continued publishing cartoons , drawings and woodcuts in subsequent issues of the magazine , which was soon renamed Le Boy @-@ Scout Belge ( The Belgian Boy Scout ) . During this time , he experimented with different pseudonyms , using " Jérémie " and " Jérémiades " before settling on " Hergé " , the pronunciation of his reversed initials ( R.G. ) , a name that he first published under in December 1924 .
Les Aventures de Totor , C.P. des hannetons began serialisation in Le Boy @-@ Scout Belge in July 1926 , and would continue to appear in the magazine until July 1929 . The meaning of the name has been translated differently ; Hergé biographer Pierre Assouline translated it as " The Adventures of Totor , C.P. of the June Bugs " , while Tintinologist Harry Thompson instead translated it as " The Adventures of Totor , patrol leader of the Cockchafers " , but conversely , biographer Benoît Peeters had it as " The Adventures of Totor , patrol chief of the Scatterbrains " . ( " hanneton " is French for Cockchafer , a type of beetle , but also the French for " scatterbrain " ) . Hergé had hoped that being the author of an ongoing comic strip would improve his job prospects , for at the time he was beginning to develop a reputation as a designer of postcards , stationary , and advertisements . Rather than representing an example of a comic as
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Jones told The Denver Post that Hoey " wasn 't necessarily a scapegoat , but there were definitely mistakes made in his department . " The eligibility issues arose after Rick Neuheisel departed as Colorado 's head football coach and were part of broader problems that resulted in the school 's being placed on two years ' probation for 53 rules violations , 51 occurring while Neuheisel was the Colorado coach .
In 2004 , the Colorado Daily reported that Hoey was a career counselor working with student athletes to help them prepare for their future careers . Hoey noted : " Student @-@ athletes are consumed with stuff when they first enter college . I plant seeds that will hopefully lead them towards our department and many resources . " In May 2007 , Hoey was the University of Colorado 's career development coordinator and a co @-@ chair of the Black Faculty / Staff Association , and the Virginia Patterson Chapter of Mortar Board Honors Society at the University of Colorado honored Hoey for his efforts to educate students .
= = Family and honors = =
Herb Washington , former Oakland A and world @-@ class sprinter , is Hoey 's cousin . Hoey has two sons , William and Sean . He was inducted into the Greater Flint Afro @-@ American Hall of Fame in 2001 , and he was inducted into the Greater Flint Area Sports Hall of Fame in 2003 .
= = Career statistics = =
= Ontario Highway 23 =
King 's Highway 23 , commonly referred to as Highway 23 , is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario . The route travels from Highway 7 east of Elginfield north to Highway 9 and Highway 89 in Harriston . The total length of Highway 23 is 97 @.@ 7 kilometres ( 60 @.@ 7 miles ) . The highway was first established in 1927 between Highway 8 in Mitchell and Highway 9 in Teviotdale , via Monkton , Listowel and Palmerston . As part of a depression relief program , it was extended south to Highway 7 in 1934 . It remained relatively unchanged until 2003 , when it was rerouted northward from Palmerston to Harriston .
= = Route description = =
Highway 23 begins at Highway 7 , east of Elginfield , a community straddling the boundary between the municipalities of Middlesex Centre and Lucan Biddulph . The route travels north through the latter , surrounded on both sides by farmland . At Whalen Corners , the highway curves northeast as it exits Middlesex County , becoming the boundary road between Huron County to the west and Perth County to the east . The highway passes through the communities of Woodham and Kirkton , crossing completely into Perth County just north of the latter . It later enters Russeldale , meeting the eastern terminus of former Highway 83 ( County Road 83 ) as it swerves north . Approximately 9 kilometres ( 5 @.@ 6 mi ) beyond there it enters the town of Mitchell , where it is known as Blanchard Street . The route intersects Highway 8 ( Huron Street ) , and becomes concurrent with it briefly to cross the North Thames River before branching back northeast along St. George Street . Midway between Mitchell and the village of Monkton , the highway bisects the community of Bornholm within the municipality of West Perth . Prior to entering Monkton , Highway 23 curves gently towards the southeast ; In the middle of the village , drivers must turn at an intersection with Perth County Road 55 to remain on Highway 23 .
Continuing its northeasterly course , the highway passes through more farmland , now within the town of North Perth , and serves the communities of Newry and Atwood before encountering former Highway 86 ( County Road 86 ) on the western edge of Listowel . South of this intersection , the route is known locally as Mitchell Road South . It turns southeast onto Main Street West , where it once travelled concurrently with Highway 86 before turning northeast onto Wallace Avenue North . The final leg of the route passes through the village of Gowanstown . The route gently curves to the east before turning north at an intersection just west of Palmerston , where it crosses the boundary into Wellington County and the Town of Minto . Eight kilometres ( 5 miles ) north of the intersection , Highway 23 encounters the western terminus of former Highway 87 ( County Road 87 ) , where it turns east then northeast . The route enters Harriston , where it is locally known as Arthur Street . The Highway 23 designation ends at a junction with Highway 9 and Wellington County Road 109 ( formerly a segment of Highway 9 ) , locally known as Elora Street . The road continues beyond the junction as Highway 89 .
= = History = =
Highway 23 was first established on June 22 , 1927 , when the Department of Highways assumed the road from Mitchell to Teviotdale through Perth and Wellington counties , via Monkton , Listowel and Palmerston , connecting Highway 8 and Highway 9 . As part of depression relief work undertaken by the department during the early 1930s , Highway 23 was extended from Highway 8 to Highway 7 east of Elginfield on July 11 , 1934 . Highway 23 remained unaltered between 1934 and 1998 . On January 1 , 1998 , the section from the Highway 89 junction west of Palmerston to Highway 9 in Teviotdale was decommissioned , resulting in the northern terminus of Highway 23 becoming the western terminus of Highway 89 . During the spring of 2003 , the segment of Highway 89 between this junction and Harriston was renumbered as Highway 23 , resulting in the current routing .
= = Major intersections = =
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 23 , as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario .
= Brownimecia =
Brownimecia is an extinct genus of ants , the only genus in the tribe Brownimeciini and subfamily Brownimeciinae of the Formicidae . Fossils of the single identified species , Brownimecia clavata , are known from the Middle Cretaceous of North America . The genus is one of several ants described from Middle Cretaceous Ambers of New Jersey . Brownimecia was initially placed in the subfamily Ponerinae , until it was transferred to its own subfamily in 2003 ; it can be distinguished from other ants due to its unusual sickle @-@ like mandibles and other morphological features that makes this ant unique among the Formicidae . The ant is also small , measuring 3 @.@ 43 millimetres ( 0 @.@ 135 in ) , and a stinger is present in almost all of the specimens collected . The morphology of the mandibles suggest a high level of feeding specialization .
= = History and classification = =
Brownimecia is known from three adult fossils : the holotype — specimen number AMNH NJ @-@ 667 — collected by Yale Goldman ; the paratype ; and a third described in 2005 . At the time of the genus description , the type specimens were residing in the American Museum of Natural History , in New York City . All the described specimens are worker caste adult females which have been preserved as inclusions in transparent chunks of New Jersey amber . The amber specimens were recovered from deposits of the South Amboy Fire Clay , part of the Raritan Formation . New Jersey amber has been dated to approximately 90 to 94 mya , placing it in the Turonian of the Late Cretaceous . Analysis of the amber composition indicates it originated as cupressaceous resins which were deposited in lagoons and salt water marshes along the Cretaceous eastern seaboard . Brownimecia clavata is one of several ant species described from New Jersey amber , the others being Sphecomyrma freyi , Sphecomyrma mesaki , Baikuris casei , and Kyromyrma neffi .
The type fossils were first studied by paleoentomologists David Grimaldi , Donat Agusti , and James Carpenter of the American Museum . The team 's 1997 type description of the new genus and species was published in the journal American Museum Novitates . The genus name was coined by them as a patronym honoring the ant systemist William L. Brown , Jr. who co @-@ described the first Cretaceous ant genus and species Sphecomyrma freyi . The specific epithet clavata was chosen as a reference to the distinctive clubbed antennae seen in the workers . Grimaldi , Agusti , and Carpenter placed the new genus into the extant ant subfamily Ponerinae , without tribal assignment , based on a slight constriction of the gaster . They also noted several features that are shared with ants of the amblyoponine group , then a part of Ponerinae . The workers have genal spurs on the lower edge area under the small compound eyes . Workers also have narrow long mandibles , as do some amblyoponine genera . Placement in Ponerinae was unchanged until a revision of the subfamily was published in 2003 by myrmecologist Barry Bolton . In that paper the subfamily was shown to be a paraphylectic grouping and many of the included genera were moved to separate subfamilies , including the amblyoponines and Brownimecia . Due to the unique combination of morphological features found in Brownimecia , Bolton erected the new subfamily Brownimeciinae for the genus . Bolton notes that its sickle @-@ like mandibles which lack teeth are not usual for ants and are often associated with dulotic , or slave @-@ making , behavior in extant genera . In contrast to stem group ants such as the sphecomyrmines , the scapes of Brownimecia workers are more elongated like those of crown group ants . In his 2007 phylogenetic examination of Formicidae , entomologist Philip Ward notes the possibility that Brownimecia is a crown group genus and placed the subfamily into the informal " poneroid " grouping in his phylogony .
= = Description = =
Both the Brownimecia holotype worker and the 2005 worker are complete and fully preserved in curled positions and have their stings extended . The paratype worker is very incomplete ; the amber in which it is encased is highly likely to have been at least partly tumble polished in a rock causing the ant to be exposed and portions of the head , left antenna , mid legs , hind legs , and all of the right antennae and forelegs are gone . The exposure allowed the interior cavity of the fossil to be examined under scanning electron microscope after being coated in a layer of gold .
The holotype has an overall body length of approximately 3 @.@ 43 millimetres ( 0 @.@ 135 in ) with finely scattered setae on all parts except the notum and propodeum . The head is large with small rounded compound eyes comprised of about one hundred ommatidia . The holotype does not clearly show whether the ocelli are present or absent , but they are clearly absent in the 2005 specimen . The mandibles are scimitar @-@ shaped with no teeth present on the interior sides and almost the length of the head . The mandibles cross each other near their mid @-@ length and the oral surfaces bear approximately thirty short needle @-@ like setae . The clypeus is short but wide , crossing almost the whole width of the head . Perpendicular crenelations run along the upper margin of the clypeus on the 2005 specimen . The gena have a distinct tooth @-@ like structure on the lower sides . The eleven segmented antennae are distinct in having a definite clubbed tip , a feature not seen in any other described Cretaceous ants . The apical flagellomere segment is nearly twice the width of the other segments , while the third to the sixth segments are the shortest and the second flagellomere is slightly swollen .
The metathoracic spiracles are raised on small cones projecting from the alitrunk , while the metapleural gland orifices are not notably raised , having a ridge leading to them . All of the alitrunk gland and spiracle orifaces are to some degree obscured on the holotype by froths of bubbles that escaped them soon after the worker was entombed in the sap . The petiole top forms a pointed apex instead of a more rounded dome . There is a covering of fine microtrichia hairs on the petiole and a pair of small setae are situated near the apex . At the front of the petiole there is a narrow attachment area to the propodium , while the rear is flared into a large attachment to the gaster . The helcium , a small exoskeleton plate between the petiole and gaster , is developed and shows crenelations on the rear edge . There is a small but distinct constriction between the first and second segments of the gaster . Both the holotype and 2005 specimens have a fully preserved gaster tip showing the extended sting , while the paratype is missing the tip area .
Due to the unusual morphology of the mandibles , scientists have suggested that Brownimecia may have had a high level of feeding specialization .
= One Tree Hill ( song ) =
" One Tree Hill " is a song by the rock band U2 and the ninth track on their 1987 album The Joshua Tree . In March 1988 , it was released as the fourth single from the album in New Zealand and Australia , while " In God 's Country " was released as the fourth single in North America . The release charted at number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart .
The track was written in memory of Greg Carroll , a Māori man the band first met in Auckland during the Unforgettable Fire Tour in 1984 . He became very close friends with lead singer Bono and later served as a roadie for the group . Carroll was killed in July 1986 in a motorcycle accident in Dublin . Following the tangi ( funeral ) in New Zealand , Bono wrote the lyrics to " One Tree Hill " in Carroll 's memory . The lyrics reflect Bono 's thoughts at the tangi and during his first night in New Zealand when Carroll took him up Auckland 's One Tree Hill . They also pay homage to Chilean singer @-@ songwriter and activist Víctor Jara . Musically , the song was developed in a jam session with producer Brian Eno . The vocals were recorded in a single take , as Bono felt incapable of singing them a second time .
" One Tree Hill " was received favourably by critics , who variously described it as " a soft , haunting benediction " , " a remarkable musical centrepiece " , and a celebration of life . U2 delayed performing the song on the Joshua Tree Tour in 1987 because of Bono 's fears over his emotional state . After its live debut on the tour 's third leg and an enthusiastic reaction from audiences , the song was played occasionally for the rest of the tour and semi @-@ regularly during the Lovetown Tour of 1989 – 1990 . It has appeared only sporadically since then , and most renditions were performed in New Zealand . Performances in November 2010 on the U2 360 ° Tour were dedicated to the miners who died in the Pike River Mine disaster .
= = Inspiration , writing , and recording = =
U2 first visited Australia and New Zealand in 1984 to open The Unforgettable Fire Tour . After a 24 @-@ hour flight into Auckland , lead singer Bono was unable to adjust to the time difference between New Zealand and Europe . He left his hotel room during the night and met some people who showed him around the city . Greg Carroll was part of that group : he had met U2 's production manager Steve Iredale and been offered a job helping the band for their upcoming concert on account of Greg 's experience with local rock bands . They ended up taking Bono up One Tree Hill ( Maungakiekie ) , one of the highest - and more spiritually significant to Māori people - of Auckland 's largest volcanoes . Greg worked as a stage hand gently stopping people getting on stage , and was described as " this very helpful fellah running around the place " . U2 's manager Paul McGuinness thought Carroll was so helpful that he should accompany the band for the remainder of the tour . The group helped him obtain a passport , and he subsequently joined them on the road in Australia and the United States as their assistant . He became very close friends with Bono and his wife Ali Hewson , and following the conclusion of the tour , he worked for U2 in Dublin .
On 3 July 1986 , just before the start of the recording sessions for The Joshua Tree , Carroll was killed in a motorcycle accident while on a courier run . A car had pulled in front of him , and unable to stop in the rain , Carroll struck the side of the car and was killed instantly . The event shocked the entire band ; drummer Larry Mullen , Jr. said , " his death really rocked us – it was the first time anyone in our working circle had been killed . " Guitarist the Edge said , " Greg was like a member of the family , but the fact that he had come under our wing and had travelled so far from home to be in Dublin to work with us made it all the more difficult to deal with . " Bassist Adam Clayton described it as " a very sobering moment " , saying , " it inspired the awareness that there are more important things than rock ' n ' roll . That your family , your friends and indeed the other members of the band – you don 't know how much time you 've got left with them . " Bono said , " it was a devastating blow . He was doing me a favour . He was taking my bike home . " He later commented , " it brought gravitas to the recording of The Joshua Tree . We had to fill the hole in our heart with something very , very large indeed , we loved him so much . " Accompanied by Bono , Ali , Mullen , and other members of the U2 organisation , Carroll 's body was flown back to New Zealand and buried in the traditional Māori manner at Kai @-@ iwi Marae near Whanganui , Carroll 's hometown . Bono sang " Let It Be " and " Knockin ' on Heaven 's Door " for him at the funeral .
Shortly after returning to Dublin , Bono wrote lyrics for a song about the funeral that he titled " One Tree Hill " after the hill he remembered from his visit to Auckland in 1984 . The music was developed early in the recording sessions for The Joshua Tree . The Edge said , " We were jamming with Brian [ Eno ] . He was playing keyboards ... we just got this groove going , and this part began to come through . It 's almost highlife , although it 's not African at all ... the sound was for me at that time a very elaborate one . I would never have dreamt of using a sound like that before then , but it just felt right , and I went with it . " Bono recorded his vocals in a single take , as he felt that he could not sing the lyrics a second time . Three musicians from Toronto , Dick , Paul and Adele Armin , recorded string pieces for the song in Grant Avenue Studio in Hamilton , Ontario . In a six @-@ hour phone call with the Edge , and under the supervision of producer Daniel Lanois , the Armins used " sophisticated ' electro @-@ acoustic ' string instrument [ s ] " they developed called Raads to record a piece created for the song . Dick Armin said , " [ U2 ] were interested in using strings , but not in the conventional style of sweetening . They didn 't want a 19th @-@ century group playing behind them . " Bono found the song so emotional , he was unable to listen to it after it had been recorded .
In the song , Bono included the lyric : " Jara sang , his song a weapon in the hands of love / You know his blood still cries from the ground " . This refers to the Chilean political activist and folk singer Víctor Jara , who became a symbol of the resistance against the Augusto Pinochet military dictatorship after he was tortured and killed during the 1973 Chilean coup d 'état . Bono learned of Jara after meeting René Castro , a Chilean mural artist , while on Amnesty International 's A Conspiracy of Hope tour . Castro had been tortured and held in a concentration camp for two years by the military because his artwork criticised the Pinochet @-@ led regime that had seized power in 1973 during the coup . While purchasing a silkscreen of Martin Luther King , Jr. that Castro had created , Bono noticed a print of Jara . He became more familiar with him after reading Una Canción Truncada ( An Unfinished Song ) , written by Jara 's widow Joan Turner .
" One Tree Hill " and The Joshua Tree are dedicated to Carroll 's memory . The track was recorded by Flood and Pat McCarthy , mixed by Dave Meegan , and produced by Eno and Lanois .
= = Composition and theme = =
" One Tree Hill " runs for 5 minutes , 23 seconds . It is played in common time at a tempo of 120 beats per minute . The song begins with a highlife @-@ influenced riff by the Edge on guitar , which repeats in the background throughout the song . Percussion from drummer Larry Mullen , Jr. enters after two seconds . At 0 : 07 , a second guitar enters . At 0 : 15 , Clayton 's bass and Mullen 's drums enter , and at 0 : 31 , the verse chord progression of C – F – B ♭ – F – C is introduced . The first verse begins at 0 : 47 . At 1 : 32 , the song moves to the chorus , switching to a C – B ♭ – F – C chord progression . The second verse then begins at 1 : 49 , and after the second chorus , a brief musical interlude begins at 2 : 36 , in which the Edge 's guitar is replaced by the Raad strings . The third verse begins at 3 : 07 , and the Edge 's guitar resumes at 3 : 38 in the chorus . A guitar solo begins at 4 : 16 and is played until the instrumentation comes to a close at 4 : 36 . After two seconds of silence , the Raad strings fade in and Bono proceeds to sing the coda . The final lyric and strings fade out over the final six seconds .
Clayton called it part of a trilogy of songs on the album , along with " Bullet the Blue Sky " and " Mothers of the Disappeared " , that decry the involvement of the United States in the Chilean coup . McGuinness stated that the imagery in the song described the sense of tragedy felt by the band over Carroll 's death . Colm O 'Hare of Hot Press believed the Edge 's guitar riff personified the lyric " run like a river runs to the sea " . Thom Duffy of the Orlando Sentinel felt the song reflected the seduction of a lover . Richard Harrington of the Washington Post acknowledged the tribute to Carroll , adding that it demonstrated U2 's belief that music could spur change .
Like many other U2 songs , " One Tree Hill " can be interpreted in a religious manner . Hot Press editor Niall Stokes called it " a spiritual tour de force " , saying " it is a hymn of praise and celebration which described the traditional Māori burial of their friend on One Tree Hill and links it poetically with themes of renewal and redemption . " Beth Maynard , a Church rector from Fairhaven , Massachusetts , felt the song " vows faith in the face of loss , combining elegiac lines about a friend ... and the martyred Chilean activist and folk singer Victor Jara , with a subtle evocation of end @-@ time redemption and a wrenching wail to God to send the pentecostal Latter Rain . " Matt Soper , Senior Minister of the West Houston Church of Christ , believed the lyrics were an attempt by Bono to understand God 's place in the world . Steve Stockman , a chaplain at Queen 's University Belfast , felt that the song alluded to " transcendent places beyond the space and time of earth " . Music journalist Bill Graham noted " the lyrics , with their reference to traditional Māori burial ceremonies on One Tree Hill , indicated that the band 's faith didn 't exclude an empathy with others ' beliefs and rituals . Their Christianity wouldn 't plaster over the universal archetypes of mourning . "
= = Release and critical response = =
" One Tree Hill " was released as a 7 @-@ inch single in New Zealand and Australia in March 1988 . The cover art ( photographed by Anton Corbijn ) , sleeve ( designed by Steve Averill ) , and B @-@ sides ( " Bullet the Blue Sky " and " Running to Stand Still " ) were identical to those used for U2 's 1987 single " In God 's Country " , released only in North America . A cassette single , available only in New Zealand , was also released . The song reached number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart . " One Tree Hill " was included as a bonus track on the Japanese version of U2 's 1998 compilation album , The Best of 1980 – 1990 . The accompanying video compilation included the song 's music video , directed by Phil Joanou , which features a live performance taken from a previously unreleased cut of U2 's 1988 rockumentary Rattle and Hum . Another rendition was available on the 2004 digital live album Live from the Point Depot .
" One Tree Hill " was received favourably by critics . Hot Press editor Niall Stokes described it as one of U2 's best tracks , calling it a " fitting tribute " to Carroll . The Toronto Star felt it was one of the best songs on the album . Steve Morse of The Boston Globe compared Bono 's vocals at the song 's conclusion to the passion of American soul singer Otis Redding , also noting that the coda was reminiscent of the hymn " Amazing Grace " . Steve Pond of Rolling Stone called it " a soft , haunting benediction " . Bill Graham of Hot Press said the song was " hopeful , not grim " , describing the lyric " We run like a river to the sea " as " [ musician Mike Scott 's ] metaphor recast in terms of eternal life and the Maori 's own belief . " He described the Edge 's playing as " a loose @-@ limbed guitar melody with both an African and a Hawaiian tinge " , concluding by saying " despite its moving vocal coda , ' One Tree Hill ' isn 't sombre . It celebrates the life of the spirit not its extinction . "
Writing for The New York Times , John Rockwell felt that it was an example of U2 stretching their range , saying " the inclusion of musical idioms [ is ] never so overtly explored before on a U2 record , especially the gospel chorus of ' One Tree Hill ' " . Colin Hogg of The New Zealand Herald called it " a remarkable musical centrepiece " , believing it to be the best song on the album . Colm O 'Hare of Hot Press said it was " arguably the most poignant , emotionally @-@ charged song U2 have ever recorded . " He added that it was the " least instrumentally adorned song on the album , resplendent in a feeling of space and openness . " McGuinness called it one of his favourite U2 songs .
The American television drama One Tree Hill was named for the song after series creator Mark Schwahn was listening to The Joshua Tree when writing the idea for the show . " One Tree Hill " was also the name of the series finale in which the song was played during the last scene of the show .
= = Live performances = =
" One Tree Hill " made its live debut on 10 September 1987 in Uniondale , New York , the opening night of the third leg of the Joshua Tree Tour , where it opened the encore . The song had been left out of the set up to this point because Bono feared he would be unable to overcome his emotions in the live setting . Despite his fears , the song received an enthusiastic reaction from the audience . It was performed a further six times and then dropped from the show for a period of two months . It was revived in the main set on 17 November 1987 in Los Angeles , California , and played a further nine times on the tour . " One Tree Hill " was played occasionally on the Lovetown Tour , appearing at 19 of 47 concerts . The penultimate performance , on 31 December 1989 , was broadcast live on radio to 21 countries throughout Europe as a New Year 's Eve present from the band .
" One Tree Hill " was absent during the majority of the Zoo TV Tour , only appearing as an extended snippet at the end of " One " at both concerts in New Zealand in 1993 . It did not appear again until 24 November 2006 in Auckland , New Zealand , on the final leg of the Vertigo Tour . It was considered to close the concert , but tour designer Willie Williams voiced concern as it had not been performed in full since 1990 . The song was performed before " Sometimes You Can 't Make It on Your Own " in the main set instead . U2 performed it an additional three times on the tour . " One Tree Hill " was absent for the majority of the U2 360 ° Tour but was revived in November 2010 for two concerts in New Zealand , where it was dedicated to the miners who died in the Pike River Mine disaster ; their names were displayed on the video screen during the song . Dedicating the song , Bono said , " we wrote it for Greg Carroll , whose family are with us tonight . But tonight it belongs to the miners of the West Coast Pike River . " U2 played " One Tree Hill " on 25 March 2011 , in Santiago , Chile , in a duet with Francisca Valenzuela , and they dedicated it to Victor Jara . Its final performance was on 5 July 2011 in Chicago , Illinois , where it was dedicated to Greg Carroll to commemorate the 25th anniversary of his death .
In 2009 , when asked about the likelihood of U2 performing the song , the Edge said , " it 's one we kind of keep for special occasions , like playing New Zealand . " Bono added , " it 's a very special song that holds inside of it a lot of strong feelings , and I don 't know if we 're afraid of it or something , but we should be playing it more . " McGuinness said that U2 found it difficult to play live .
= = Track listing = =
All lyrics written by Bono , all music composed by U2 .
= = Charting = =
= = Personnel = =
= 2008 Japanese Grand Prix =
The 2008 Japanese Grand Prix ( formally the XXXIV Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix ) was a Formula One motor race held on 12 October 2008 , at the Fuji Speedway , Oyama , Japan . It was the 16th race of the 2008 Formula One season . The 67 @-@ lap race was won by Fernando Alonso for the Renault team from fourth position on the starting grid . Robert Kubica finished second for BMW Sauber , and Kimi Räikkönen third for Ferrari .
Lewis Hamilton , the eventual Drivers ' Champion , led the Championship going into the race , and started from pole position alongside Räikkönen . Hamilton 's McLaren teammate Heikki Kovalainen began from third , next to Alonso . At the first corner Hamilton braked late , forcing Räikkönen wide . Hamilton was later given a penalty , and was criticised by the British racing press for overaggressive driving . Ferrari driver Felipe Massa , Hamilton 's principal Championship rival , was penalised after an incident on lap two in which he touched Hamilton 's car , causing it to spin . The incident dropped Hamilton to the back of the field , from where he was unable to regain a points scoring position . Massa later collided with Sébastien Bourdais of Toro Rosso . Bourdais was penalised after the race , and demoted from sixth to tenth position . The penalty prompted widespread criticism from the racing media and ex @-@ drivers .
The victory was Alonso 's second consecutive win ; he started from 15th on the grid to win the Singapore Grand Prix two weeks prior . Kubica held off a determined attack from Räikkönen in the closing laps to take second place . Massa 's seventh place narrowed his gap to Hamilton in the Drivers ' Championship to five points . Ferrari established a seven @-@ point lead over the McLaren team in the Constructors ' Championship , with two races of the season remaining .
= = Report = =
= = = Background = = =
The Grand Prix was contested by 20 drivers , in ten teams of two . The teams , also known as " constructors " , were Ferrari , McLaren @-@ Mercedes , Renault , Honda , Force India , BMW Sauber , Toyota , Red Bull Racing , Williams and Toro Rosso .
Prior to the race , McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton led the Drivers ' Championship with 84 points , and Ferrari driver Felipe Massa was second with 77 points . Behind them in the Drivers ' Championship , Robert Kubica was third with 64 points in a BMW Sauber , and Massa 's Ferrari teammate Kimi Räikkönen was fourth with 57 points . Kubica 's teammate Nick Heidfeld was fifth with 56 points . In the Constructors ' Championship , McLaren – Mercedes were leading with 135 points , one point ahead of their rivals Ferrari , whom they had overtaken at the previous race . BMW Sauber were third with 120 points . In the battle for fourth place , Renault had 51 points , five points ahead of Toyota .
A botched pit stop at the Singapore Grand Prix had demoted Massa from first position to the back of field . With three races remaining in the Championship and a seven @-@ point deficit , Massa remained confident about his title chances : " If you look at what happened to me in Singapore where my gap went from one point to seven so suddenly , then you have to consider it could easily go the other way as well . " Hamilton emphasised the value that a conservative racing strategy could hold for his title chances :
I actually think Singapore was a good learning experience : there was less pressure to achieve a victory because of the unusual circumstances , which meant I was actually able to start thinking of the world championship . I hate driving for points , but I think we can all see the benefit of that approach at the moment .
Fernando Alonso 's victory at the Singapore Grand Prix was his first Formula One win since rejoining the Renault team , after driving for McLaren in 2007 . After qualifying in 15th and making an early pit stop , Alonso had managed to jump to the front of the race when his teammate Nelson Piquet Jr. crashed . Left with no opportunity to pit , the frontrunners had to delay their stops until the damage was cleared , allowing the heavily fuelled Alonso to move to the front once they did so . Though Alonso questioned whether his Renault team could match the pace of Ferrari and McLaren at Fuji , he said " We must remain focussed and try to repeat our level of performance from Singapore to fight at the front . " Renault 's technical director Bob Bell said that the team 's improvement from the start of the season was encouraging , but " we recognise that we 're not going to overhaul McLaren and Ferrari this season " . Bell said that the objective for the last races was to win more Grands Prix and , importantly , secure fourth position in the Constructors ' Championship from Toyota .
The Fédération Internationale de l 'Automobile ( FIA ) , the sport 's governing body , launched the Formula One component of their Make Cars Green campaign at the Japanese Grand Prix . For the weekend , the grooves in the tyres were painted green to promote environmentally friendly driving . FIA president Max Mosley said " The FIA is determined to ensure that future investment in motor sport will also help drive the development of technologies that will benefit the public at large . " As is normal for a Formula One race , Bridgestone brought two different tyre compounds to the race ; the softer of the two marked by a single white stripe down one of the grooves .
= = = Practice and qualifying = = =
Three practice sessions were held before the Sunday race — two on Friday , and a third on Saturday . The Friday morning and afternoon sessions each lasted 90 minutes . The third session was held on Saturday morning and lasted an hour . The Friday sessions were held in dry and sunny conditions . Hamilton was quickest in the first session , with a time of 1 : 18 @.@ 910 that was less than two @-@ tenths of a second faster than Massa . McLaren driver Heikki Kovalainen was just off Massa 's pace ; Räikkönen , Alonso and Piquet rounded out the top six , still within a second of Hamilton 's time . In the second practice session , Timo Glock , of Toyota , was fastest with a time of 1 : 18 @.@ 383 , ahead of Alonso , Hamilton , Massa , Räikkönen and Red Bull driver Mark Webber . The top seventeen drivers set times within a second of Glock 's fastest lap , indicating a competitive field . The Saturday morning session was held on a damp track , where grip was poor and many drivers were forced to use the run @-@ off areas after sliding off the track . Kubica was quickest with his final lap of the session at 1 : 25 @.@ 087 ; Glock , Piquet , Nick Heidfeld of BMW , Kazuki Nakajima of Williams , Red Bull driver David Coulthard , and Massa rounded out the top seven positions . Hamilton managed only eleventh , but was ahead of Kovalainen and Räikkönen , in 16th and 17th positions , respectively . Both Adrian Sutil and Giancarlo Fisichella of Force India spent most of the session in their garage , suffering numerous mechanical problems .
The qualifying session on Saturday afternoon was split into three parts . The first part ran for 20 minutes , and cars that finished the session 16th or lower were eliminated from qualifying . The second part of qualifying lasted 15 minutes and eliminated cars that finished in positions 11 to 15 . The final part of qualifying determined the positions from first to tenth , and decided pole position . Cars which failed to make the final session could refuel before the race , so ran lighter in those sessions . Cars which competed in the final session of qualifying were not allowed to refuel before the race , and as such carried more fuel than in the previous sessions .
Hamilton clinched his sixth pole position of the season with a lap time of 1 : 18 @.@ 404 . He was joined on the front row by Räikkönen , who was fastest for most of the final session . Provisionally sitting in third as the session drew to a close , Massa was pushed back to fifth as Kovalainen and Alonso put in last @-@ minute laps to fill the second row of the grid . Kubica took sixth place , ahead of both Toyotas of Jarno Trulli and Glock and the Toro Rossos of Sebastian Vettel and Sébastien Bourdais . Coulthard bettered teammate Webber when he qualified 11th ; Piquet split the Red Bull drivers in 12th . The only Japanese driver in the field , Nakajima , managed 14th ahead of his Williams teammate Nico Rosberg . Heidfeld could only achieve 16th place , ten places behind his BMW teammate Kubica . Heidfeld spent the majority of the first session struggling with the set @-@ up of his car . The Hondas of Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button filled the ninth row in front of the constructor 's home crowd . The Force Indias qualified last ; Sutil comfortably outqualified his teammate Fisichella by 0 @.@ 8 seconds , to sit in 19th place .
= = = Race = = =
The conditions on the grid were dry before the race . The air temperature was 16 ° C ( 61 ° F ) and the track temperature was 21 ° C ( 70 ° F ) ; conditions were expected to remain consistent throughout the race . Most of the frontrunners began the race on the harder compound tyre ; only Massa was using the softer option . Räikkönen accelerated faster than Hamilton off the line , getting ahead of him down the first straight , but the McLaren driver pulled into the Ferrari 's slipstream , before swerving to overtake Räikkönen in the inside of the corner . Going into the first corner , Hamilton badly locked @-@ up his front wheels while braking and ran wide ; although there was no contact , Räikkönen was also forced wide in avoidance . This was then followed by contact with Kovalainen , which finally forced Räikkönen off the track . All three drivers dropped back down the field as a result of the incident . Kubica took the lead ahead of Alonso and Kovalainen after the corner , avoiding collisions as other cars locked their tyres on the cold track . Fisichella drove into the back of Barrichello , scattering carbon fibre over the track . Coulthard collided with Bourdais and then Piquet , sustaining suspension damage and sliding into the barriers after turn two . Nakajima left the track trying to avoid Coulthard , although he managed to rejoin after losing his front wing . The Japanese driver pitted at the end of the lap for a new wing .
At the end of the first lap , Kubica led from Alonso , Kovalainen , Trulli , Massa , Hamilton and Räikkönen . On lap two , Massa braked late into the chicane at turn 10 , briefly letting Hamilton past , before running over the kerbs on the exit from the corner and hitting the McLaren driver 's car . Hamilton was spun round by the contact and pitted at the end of the lap for new tyres and more fuel , which dropped him to 18th place . Massa continued in seventh place . On lap eight Räikkönen passed Trulli into turn 10 to take fourth position . In third place , more than a second ahead of the Ferrari driver , Kovalainen set a new fastest lap of 1 : 19 @.@ 258 on lap 12 to which Räikkönen responded with a 1 : 19 @.@ 193 four laps later . Two more drivers joined Coulthard in retirement before the first round of fuel stops : Glock pitted on lap five and again on lap six , before retiring because of handling difficulties resulting from a broken seat fixing ; Sutil retired on lap nine with a puncture caused by running over carbon fibre shards .
On lap 17 , Massa and Hamilton were given drive @-@ through penalties , Massa for colliding with Hamilton and Hamilton for forcing Räikkönen off the track into turn one . Hamilton took his penalty immediately . Massa pitted for fuel and tyres on the next lap , before coming into the pits again on lap 20 to serve his penalty , which dropped him to 14th place , one place ahead of Hamilton . Meanwhile , Kubica and Räikkönen pitted on lap 17 for tyres and fuel . On the same lap , Kovalainen pulled over to the side of the track with engine problems and retired from the race . Alonso pitted on lap 18 , emerging ahead of Kubica to take the provisional lead , with cars in front still to pit . Trulli , Vettel and Bourdais pitted over the following six laps . Fisichella retired from the race with gearbox problems on lap 21 . Piquet took his first pit stop on lap 28 , emerging ahead of Bourdais as Alonso opened the gap on Kubica to 7 @.@ 8 seconds . Massa overtook Button to take 12th position one lap later .
Alonso lapped consistently in the low 1 : 19 range , setting the new fastest lap of the race on lap 41 , a 1 : 19 @.@ 101 , to extend his lead over Kubica to more than 12 seconds . Räikkönen was five seconds behind Kubica in third . Alonso pitted for the second time on lap 43 and changed to the softer compound tyre . Kubica , complaining of understeer over the team radio , made his second stop on lap 46 , two laps ahead of Räikkönen . Trulli , Bourdais , Vettel and Piquet pitted over the next five laps , their teams giving them sufficient fuel to finish the race . As Bourdais exited the pit @-@ lane in seventh place on lap 51 , Massa , who was eighth , but yet to make his final pit stop , attempted to pass him and the two cars collided at the first corner . Massa spun , but rejoined the race behind Bourdais . Three laps later , the stewards announced that they were investigating the incident , and would make their decision after the race . On lap 52 , Räikkönen attempted to pass Kubica on the approach to turn one after drafting behind him up the straight , but Kubica drove right as a blocking manoeuvre , braked late , and defended his position . On the following lap Kubica attempted to replicate his block , but Räikkönen out @-@ braked him into turn one , and the two drew alongside . Kubica held the inside line on the turn three left @-@ hander , and drove the racing line as Räikkönen left the track at the run @-@ off area . Räikkönen then rejoined behind the BMW driver . Kubica faced similar challenges from Räikkönen over the next two laps into turn one , but he successfully defended his position .
Massa pitted on lap 53 , and rejoined behind Heidfeld in tenth . He subsequently set the fastest lap of the race on lap 55 , a 1 : 18 @.@ 426 . Meanwhile , Piquet was able to close the gap on Räikkönen to under a second , before losing time by running wide at turn five on lap 60 . Massa passed Heidfeld for ninth on the same lap , and began closing in on Webber . On lap 65 , Massa drafted down the straight and attempted to pass Webber , who defended his position by driving to the right . Crossing the track boundary into the end of the pit @-@ lane , Massa managed to pass Webber , and out @-@ braked him into turn one , to take eighth place . Alonso crossed the finish line on lap 67 to take his second win of the season , five seconds ahead of Kubica . Räikkönen was third , ahead of Piquet , Trulli , Bourdais , Vettel and Massa . Webber took ninth on the line , ahead of Heidfeld , who struggled with a heavy car and failed to improve on a poor qualifying performance . Rosberg finished in front of Hamilton , in 11th . Barrichello and Button took the next two positions ; both drivers blamed their Hondas for their uncompetitive performance at the Fuji circuit . Nakajima finished last , in 15th , unable to recover after his forced pit @-@ stop early in the race .
= = = Post @-@ race = = =
The top three finishers appeared in the subsequent press conference where Alonso said that the decision to run a shorter second stint than Kubica ( between the first and second pit stops ) was his decision : " Sometimes you can do it , sometimes you can 't but today the car was perfect and I was able to do it . " Alonso added that he had confidence in the car to perform at the remaining Grands Prix : " The feeling I have now is that we can do anything " . Kubica said that his second @-@ placed finish was better than his win at the Canadian Grand Prix earlier in the season . He added that to finish on the podium after BMW Sauber 's failure to improve the car from the beginning of the season was a " great result for the team in , I think , a very difficult moment " . Räikkönen said that he was " a bit disappointed because being in first place in the first corner but then being pushed out didn 't help and being in the front could have given us a better result but anyhow , that 's racing " . He added that Kovalainen 's impact with him at the first corner had caused handling difficulties in his car , which left him unable to improve on his third @-@ placed finish .
Forty minutes after the race , Bourdais received a 25 @-@ second penalty from the stewards for his collision with Massa on lap 50 . This demoted him from sixth to tenth , and promoted Massa to seventh , giving him one more Championship point . Bourdais blamed Massa for the incident :
I did everything I could not to run into him and he just squeezed and turned and behaved like I didn 't exist , like I wasn 't there . What am I supposed to do ? ... It 's just a little bit of respect , you give each other room and then everything goes right , but if you don 't for sure it 's going to be an incident .
Massa denied responsibility , and agreed with the stewards ' decision : " I think there 's little to say : I had already entered the turn and he hit me from behind , spinning me round . " The penalty was largely criticized in the media . GrandPrix.com called the penalty " bizarre " , saying that Bourdais " could not just disappear " . James Allen of ITV said that in light of FIA race director Charlie Whiting 's announcement prior to the race , which indicated that cars exiting the pit @-@ lane would have right of way , the penalty was " ridiculous " . French sporting newspaper L 'Équipe criticized the stewards for their intervention , saying that both drivers held their lines and the collision was just a racing incident . Mark Blundell , who drove in Formula One for five years , called for former drivers to be part of the stewards meetings which award penalties : " You can examine pieces of paper , graphs , telemetry , but you don 't know what 's going on in a driver 's brain until you 've experienced it . " Blundell 's suggestion eventually became fact - the 2010 season introduced a system whereby a former F1 driver acted as a steward during each Grand Prix .
Lewis Hamilton was criticized for his aggressive drive into the first corner by much of the British press . Edward Gorman of The Times described Hamilton 's move as " impetuosity and untamed aggression " , adding that Hamilton " gambled with a kamikaze attempt to get past Räikkönen " . The BBC 's Andrew Benson said that " Hamilton is still in a strong position but the Englishman will have to cut out the mistakes that have characterised his season if he is not to lose the championship for the second year in a row . " In Italy , La Gazzetta dello Sport said that Hamilton 's start suffered from " his usual excessive aggression " . Hamilton said " I made a mistake and I paid for it . "
Massa 's touch on Hamilton 's car on lap two was labelled by the McLaren driver " as deliberate as it could be " . Massa rejected the allegation , saying " I had two wheels on the gravel . I could not stop the car and I was on the gravel because he pushed me into the gravel . " Media coverage of the incident suggested that though the contact was Massa 's fault , it was unintentional . Simon Arron , writing for The Daily Telegraph , said Hamilton 's accusation of deliberate contact was " unworthy and unwise " , adding that the contact was simply a racing incident . The gap between the drivers in the Drivers ' Championship after the race stood at five points , in Hamilton 's favour , with two races remaining . In the Constructors ' Championship , McLaren 's failure to score points , combined with Ferrari 's third and seventh , moved Ferrari to a seven @-@ point lead .
= = Classification = =
= = = Qualifying = = =
= = = Race = = =
^ 1 Bourdais given a 25 @-@ second penalty for colliding with Massa .
= = Championship standings after the race = =
Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion .
Note : Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings .
= Jessica Mauboy =
Jessica Hilda Mauboy ( born 4 August 1989 ) is an Australian R & B and pop singer , songwriter , and actress . In 2006 , Mauboy was the runner @-@ up on the fourth season of Australian Idol ; she had auditioned for the talent show in Alice Springs , Northern Territory to pursue a recording career . Mauboy subsequently signed a contract with Sony Music Australia .
In February 2007 , she released her debut live album , The Journey , which debuted at number four on the ARIA Albums Chart , and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association . Later that year , she briefly became a member of all @-@ girl pop group Young Divas , before resuming her solo career early in 2008 . Mauboy released her debut studio album , Been Waiting , in November 2008 , which spawned her first number @-@ one single , " Burn " , as well as the top ten hits , " Running Back " and " Because " .
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That same year , Michele was nominated for a Golden Globe in the category Best Actress- Television Series Musical or Comedy , and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series . She received another Teen Choice Award nomination in 2010 for " Choice TV Actress : Comedy " . Michele was included in Time magazine 's 2010 list of the 100 Most Influential People In the World . Her cover of The All @-@ American Rejects ' " Gives You Hell " reached the top 40 on the US Billboard 200 . Michele is featured as lead singer in 14 of the top 20 selling Glee Cast songs as of 2010 . She has won the 2012 and 2013 People 's Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actress .
Michele was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2011 . The first for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals ( " Don 't Stop Believin ' " ) , the second for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture , Television , or Other Visual Media ( Glee : The Music , Volume 1 ) . Michele said of the first Grammy nomination : " I like that it 's for ' Don 't Stop Believin ' ' , which is for the whole cast , so that we all get to go . That 's just awesome . " She was nominated again for " Best Actress- Television Series Musical or Comedy " at the 2011 Golden Globe Awards . The cast of Glee was also nominated for the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series award at the 2011 and 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards .
= Famous Fantastic Mysteries =
Famous Fantastic Mysteries was an American science fiction and fantasy pulp magazine published from 1939 to 1953 . The editor was Mary Gnaedinger . It was launched by the Munsey Company as a way to reprint the many science fiction and fantasy stories which had appeared over the preceding decades in the Munsey magazines , such as Argosy . The first issue was dated September / October 1939 ; the magazine was immediately successful , and less than a year later a companion magazine , Fantastic Novels , was launched .
Frequently reprinted authors included George Allan England , A. Merritt , and Austin Hall ; the artwork was also a major reason for the success of the magazine , with artists such as Virgil Finlay and Lawrence Stevens contributing some of their best work . In late 1942 Popular Publications acquired the title from Munsey , and Famous Fantastic Mysteries stopped reprinting short stories from the earlier magazines . It continued to reprint longer works , including titles by G. K. Chesterton , H. G. Wells , and H. Rider Haggard . Original short fiction also began to appear , including Arthur C. Clarke 's " Guardian Angel " , which would later form the first section of his novel Childhood 's End . In 1951 the publishers experimented briefly with a large digest format , but returned quickly to the original pulp layout . The magazine ceased publication in 1953 , almost at the end of the pulp era .
= = Publication history = =
By the early decades of the 20th century , science fiction ( sf ) stories were frequently seen in popular magazines . The Munsey Company , a major pulp magazine publisher , printed a great deal of science fiction in these years , but it was not until 1926 that Amazing Stories , the first pulp magazine specializing in science fiction appeared . Munsey continued to print sf in Argosy during the 1930s , including stories such as Murray Leinster 's The War of the Purple Gas and Arthur Leo Zagat 's " Tomorrow " , though they owned no magazines that specialized in science fiction . By the end of the 1930s science fiction was a growing market , with several new sf magazines launched in 1939 . That year Munsey took advantage of science fiction 's growing popularity by launching Famous Fantastic Mysteries as a vehicle for reprinting the most popular fantasy and sf stories from the Munsey magazines .
The first issue was dated September / October 1939 , and was edited by Mary Gnaedinger . The magazine immediately became successful and went to a monthly schedule starting in November 1939 . Demand for reprints of old favorites was so strong that Munsey decided to launch an additional magazine , Fantastic Novels , in July 1940 . The two magazines were placed on alternating bimonthly schedules , but when Fantastic Novels ceased publication in early 1941 Famous Fantastic Mysteries remained bimonthly until June 1942 . Munsey sold Famous Fantastic Mysteries to Popular Publications , a major pulp publisher , at the end of 1942 ; it appears to have been a sudden decision , since the editorial in the December 1942 issue discusses a planned February issue that never materialized , and mentions forthcoming reprints that did not appear . The first issue from Popular appeared in March 1943 , and only two more issues appeared that year ; the September 1943 issue marked the beginning of a regular quarterly schedule . It returned to a bimonthly schedule in 1946 which it maintained with only slight deviations until the end of its run .
In 1949 , Street & Smith , one of the longest established and most respected publishers , shut down all of their pulp magazines : the pulp era was drawing to a close . Popular Publications was the biggest pulp publisher , which helped their titles last a little longer , but Famous Fantastic Mysteries finally ceased publication in 1953 , only a couple of years before the last of the pulps ceased publication .
= = Contents and reception = =
Munsey 's plan for the magazines was laid out in a note that appeared in the first four issues : " This magazine is the answer to thousands of requests we have received over a period of years , demanding a second look at famous fantasies which , since their original publication , have become accepted classics . Our choice has been dictated by your requests and our firm belief that these are the aces of imaginative fiction . " The first issue included Ray Cummings ' " The Girl in the Golden Atom " and A. Merritt 's " The Moon Pool " , both popular stories by well @-@ known authors . Merritt 's sequel , " The Conquest of the Moon Pool " , began serialization in the next issue , with illustrations by Virgil Finlay . Finlay did many illustrations for Famous Fantastic Mysteries over its lifetime , and became one of its most popular artists . Frank R. Paul began illustrating for the magazine with the third issue ; he was not as capable an artist as Finlay but was very popular with the readers . The first five covers were simply tables of contents , but with the sixth issue , dated March 1940 , pictorial covers began , with Finlay the artist for that first cover . Three early covers in 1940 were painted by Paul , but thereafter almost every cover was painted by either Finlay , Lawrence Stevens , or his son , Peter Stevens , including every single issue from February 1941 through April 1950 . The high quality of the artwork helped make the magazine one of the most popular of its day , and sf historian Thomas Clareson has suggested that it was Finlay 's work in Famous Fantastic Mysteries and Fantastic Novels that made his reputation .
The decision to launch Fantastic Novels was taken partly because there were a great many book @-@ length works that readers wanted to see reprinted . Gnaedinger commented that " Everyone seems to have realized that although [ the ] set @-@ up of five to seven stories with two serials running , was highly satisfactory , that the long list of novels would have to be speeded up somehow " . When Fantastic Novels was launched , Famous Fantastic Mysteries was partway through serialization of The Blind Spot , by Austin Hall and Homer Eon Flint , with the third episode appearing in the May / June 1940 issue . Rather than complete the serialization , Gnaedinger decided to print the novel in its entirety in the first issue of Fantastic Novels , ensuring that readers of Famous Fantastic Mysteries would also acquire the new magazine . After Fantastic Novels ceased publication in 1941 , Famous Fantastic Mysteries changed its policy , and began publishing a complete novel in every issue , rather than several stories and one or two serials running concurrently . Usually there were also short stories , but occasionally a particularly long novel would appear alone in the issue : this happened , for example , with the February 1942 issue , which contained Francis Stevens ' The Citadel of Fear , and no other fiction .
When Munsey sold Famous Fantastic Mysteries to Popular , the editorial policy changed again , to exclude reprints of short fiction that had previously appeared in magazine form . Book length fiction continued to be reprinted , as did some shorter works that had appeared only in books , such as William Hope Hodgson 's " The Derelict " , and Robert W. Chambers ' " The Mask " , both of which appeared in the December 1943 issue . The reprinted novels included G. K. Chesterton 's The Man Who Was Thursday , H. G. Wells ' The Island of Dr. Moreau , H. Rider Haggard 's The Ancient Allan , and works by Algernon Blackwood , Lord Dunsany , and Arthur Machen . Some of the reprinted material was abridged , but despite this , Famous Fantastic Mysteries did an important service to its readers by making works available that had been long out of print , and which in some cases had only been previously published in the U.K. , making their appearance in the magazine the first chance many subscribers would have had to read them .
Some original material also appeared after Popular acquired the magazine . Contributors who published original stories in Famous Fantastic Mysteries included Henry Kuttner , Ray Bradbury , and C. L. Moore . Arthur C. Clarke 's story " Guardian Angel " appeared in the April 1950 issue ; it was later turned into the first section of his novel Childhood 's End .
= = Bibliographic details = =
Mary Gnaedinger was the editor of Famous Fantastic Mysteries for all 81 issues . The magazine was launched as a bimonthly in September 1939 , and was converted to monthly from the second issue , in November 1939 . The May 1940 issue was followed by August 1940 , which began a bimonthly sequence that lasted until June 1942 , which began another monthly sequence that ran through the end of 1942 . The next issue , March 1943 , was followed by a September issue that inaugurated a quarterly sequence that ran until December 1945 , which began another bimonthly run . This lasted until the final issue in June 1953 with only two irregularities : October 1950 was followed by January 1951 , and July 1951 was followed by October 1951 . Famous Fantastic Mysteries was published by the Munsey Corporation until the end of 1942 , and by Popular Publications , thereafter . The magazine was initially 128 pages long . This was cut to 112 pages with the October 1940 issue , and then returned to 128 pages for the June 1941 issue . From June 1942 to March 1944 the page count was 144 ; it was cut to 132 in June 1944 and again to 112 in January 1951 , where it remained until the end of the run . The price was 15 cents throughout , except for the period from October 1940 to April 1941 during which it was 10 cents . Famous Fantastic Mysteries began as a pulp , and remained in that format throughout its run except for a brief experiment in 1951 in which it was reduced to large digest size .
A Canadian reprint edition , with identical contents and dates , began in February 1948 , from All Fiction Field , Inc . ; in October 1951 the publisher became Popular Publications , Toronto , but this was just a name change rather than a change of ownership . The final Canadian issue was dated August 1952 ; these issues were half an inch longer than the U.S. versions . In addition , the Canadian edition of Super Science Stories , which had initially reprinted from its U.S. namesake and from the U.S. edition of Astonishing Stories , began to reprint almost entirely from Famous Fantastic Mysteries beginning with the August 1944 Canadian issue . As a nod to the change in source material , the title of the Canadian edition was changed to Super Science and Fantastic Stories starting with the December 1944 issue . A Mexican magazine , Los Cuentos Fantasticos , which published 44 issues between 1948 and 1953 , reprinted stories from both Famous Fantastic Mysteries and Astounding Science Fiction , mostly ( though not entirely ) without obtaining permission first .
An anthology , Famous Fantastic Mysteries : 30 Great Tales of Fantasy and Horror from the Classic Pulp Magazines Famous Fantastic Mysteries and Fantastic Novels , appeared in 1991 , edited by Stefan R. Dziemianowicz , Robert E. Weinberg and Martin H. Greenberg , and drawing almost all of its contents from Famous Fantastic Mysteries .
= Speechless ( Fred Frith album ) =
Speechless is a 1981 solo album by English guitarist , composer and improviser Fred Frith of the group Henry Cow . It was Frith 's third solo album , and was originally released in the United States on LP record on The Residents ' Ralph record label . It was the second of three solo albums Frith made for the label .
Speechless was recorded in France , Switzerland and the United States , and featured Frith with French Rock in Opposition group Etron Fou Leloublan on the first side of the LP , and Frith 's New York City band Massacre on the second . It is mostly a studio album with extracts from a Massacre concert mixed into four of the tracks on side two of the LP .
Speechless has been described as a mixture of folk music , free improvisation , avant @-@ rock and noise . AllMusic said that it is often regarded as one of Frith 's best solo albums .
= = Background and recording = =
Speechless was the second of a series of three solo albums Frith made for The Residents 's record label Ralph Records , the first being Gravity ( 1980 ) , an avant @-@ garde " dance " record that drew on rhythm and dance from folk music across the world , and the third being Cheap at Half the Price ( 1983 ) . He had recorded with The Residents in the late 1970s and early 1980s , and appeared on several of their albums . Gravity was well received by music critics .
Just as he had worked with two backing bands on Gravity ( Swedish Rock in Opposition group Samla Mammas Manna and United States progressive rock group The Muffins ) , on Speechless Frith used French Rock in Opposition group Etron Fou Leloublan and his own New York City band Massacre . Side one of the LP record was recorded with Etron Fou Leloublan at Studio Freeson in Pujaut , France and at Sunrise Studios , Kirchberg , Switzerland in July and August 1980 . Side two of the LP consists of four tracks built around extracts from a Massacre concert at CBGB in New York City in April 1980 : " A Spit in the Ocean " , " Navajo " and " Saving Grace " were later altered and added to by Frith at Sunrise Studios in July and August 1980 , while " Conversations With White Arc " is an unaltered improvised piece . The remaining four tracks of side two were recorded by Frith at Sunrise during the same period .
On Speechless , Frith continued his exploration of world folk and dance music that he had begun on Gravity , but unlike Gravity , Speechless included extensive use of found sounds and field recordings . Frith said that many of the tapes were made while walking the streets of New York City , and include street fairs and demonstrations . Recordings were also made while visiting friends : the title song 's rhythm track is provided by a malfunctioning water pipe in Tim Hodgkinson 's kitchen .
At the time Frith had a passion for tape manipulation and " sound malfunctions " . In a 1982 interview with Down Beat magazine Frith said that so much more can be done with tape : " I 'm interested in using the studio for things that you couldn 't possibly do in a performance , to use the medium of tape in a way that is intrinsic to it . " He added that hardware malfunctions often result in more interesting sounds than was originally intended : " [ A ] lot of the sounds that I get in the studio have been specifically the result of overloading or causing to malfunction various pieces of technology , like harmonizers or digital delays . "
Frith described the theme of Speechless as revolving around " questions of power and language , of striving to find a voice but remaining always on the edge being understood . " This notion came to him when he once tried to listen to a recording of an interview he had done , and the cassette machine played back both sides of the tape at the same time , backwards , rendering the words unintelligible . Andrew Jones wrote in Plunderphonics , ' pataphysics & pop mechanics : an introduction to musique actuelle that Speechless is " ultimately about being unable to articulate the words that once flowed freely . "
= = Music = =
Speechless is an instrumental album that includes elements of folk music , free improvisation , avant @-@ rock and noise , plus field recordings and tape manipulation . Featured are also many " happy accidents " that resulted from " sound malfunctions " in the studio . The tracks on the album vary from folk and melodic pieces ( including the waltz ballad " Domaine de Planousset " ) , to noisy avant @-@ rock ( " A Spit in the Ocean " ) , to layered sound collages ( " Speechless " ) .
Glenn Astarita at Jazz Review said that the listener can expect " the unexpected , amid pounding backbeats , variable rhythmic flows , and multihued soundscapes . " Peter Marsh at BBC Music described the music as being an " unholy alliance " between Captain Beefheart 's Magic Band and King Crimson .
= = Reception and influence = =
Rock critic Peter Marsh , in a BBC Music review , described Speechless as " beautifully progressive musicmaking that doesn 't take itself too seriously . " Glenn Astarita at Jazz Review said the album was " highly recommended " , adding that " Frith ’ s off @-@ kilter methodologies translate into a fun @-@ filled production , awash with a cartoon @-@ like rationale . " Tom Schulte at AllMusic wrote that Speechless is often regarded as one of Frith 's best solo albums , and that its " inspired manipulations hold up under repeated scrutiny . "
The waltz ballad " Domaine de Planousset " was performed live by Frith several times , including at the 4th Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville in Victoriaville in Quebec , Canada with René Lussier in October 1986 , and at the Bahnhof Langendreer in Bochum , Germany with Frith 's band , Keep the Dog in mid @-@ 1991 . The performance with Lussier was released as " Domaine Revisited " on Nous Autres in 1987 , and the performance with Keep the Dog was released as " Domaine de Langendreer " on That House We Lived In in 2003 . " Conversations With White Arc " was revisited on Massacre 's 1998 album , Funny Valentine as " Further Conversations With White Arc " .
= = Track listing = =
All tracks composed by Fred Frith except where noted .
= = = Original 1981 release = = =
= = = 1991 CD re @-@ issue bonus tracks = = =
= = Personnel = =
= = = Side One = = =
Fred Frith – guitar , violin , mellotron , organ and bass guitar ( track 1 ) , voice ( track 3 )
Etron Fou Leloublan :
Guigou Chenevier – drums , tenor saxophone and voice ( track 3 )
Bernard Mathieu – soprano and tenor saxophones , voice ( track 3 )
Ferdinand Richard – bass , guimbarde , voice
Jo Thirion – organ , harmonium
Guests
Tina Curran – recorders , unusual edits
Roger Kent Parsons – bagpipes ( track 4 )
Bob Ostertag – field tape recordings
Production
Recorded at Studio Freeson , Pujaut , France and at Sunrise Studios , Kirchberg , Switzerland in July and August 1980 .
Francois Riether – engineer ( France )
Etienne Conod – engineer ( Switzerland )
Robert Vogel – engineer ( Switzerland )
= = = Side Two = = =
Fred Frith – guitar , violin , keyboards , bass guitar ( tracks 3 @,@ 5 @,@ 8 ) , drums ( tracks 2 @,@ 3 ) , voice
Massacre :
Bill Laswell – bass guitar
Fred Maher – drums
Guests
Steve Buchanan – snake saxophone ( track 2 )
George Cartwright – alto saxophone ( tracks 1 @,@ 2 @,@ 4 )
Mars Williams – baritone saxophone ( tracks 1 @,@ 2 @,@ 4 )
Tina Curran – recorders , bass guitar ( tracks 2 @,@ 7 )
Production
Recorded at Sunrise Studios , Kirchberg , Switzerland in July and August , 1980 . Tracks 1 , 4 and the end of track 2 were recorded live at a Massacre concert at CBGB in New York City , April 1980 , and were later altered and added to in Switzerland ; track 6 is an unaltered improvised piece from the same concert .
Charlie Martin – engineer ( USA )
Etienne Conod – engineer ( Switzerland )
Robert Vogel – engineer ( Switzerland )
= = = Bonus tracks on 1991 CD re @-@ issue = = =
Fred Frith – guitar , bass guitar , keyboards , tapes ( tracks 14 @,@ 17 ) , drums ( track 16 ) , noise ( track 16 ) , voice ( track 17 @,@ 18 ) , homemades ( track 18 ) , effects ( track 19 )
Bill Laswell – bass guitar ( track 15 )
Fred Maher – drums ( track 15 )
Tina Curran – voice ( track 16 )
Steve Kretzmer – drums ( track 17 )
Tetsuto Koyama – bass guitar ( track 19 )
Miyamoto – drums ( track 19 )
Masami Shinoda – alto saxophone ( track 19 )
Chie Mukai – kokyu ( track 19 )
Kenichi Takeda – taisho koto ( track 19 )
Keiji Haino – voice ( track 19 )
Tenko Ueno – voice ( track 19 )
Recording
Track 14 is a tape collage of Henry Cow 's entire discography prepared by Frith for Morgan Fisher 's 1980 Miniatures compilation album ; it contains a portion of every track recorded by the band and was assembled by Frith in New York City and KUNM , Albuquerque , New Mexico in 1980 according to a strict mathematical system .
Track 15 was recorded with Massacre live at Rue Dunois , Paris in 1981 and at home in New York City .
Track 16 is from Elliott Sharp 's State of the Union compilation , recorded at home in New York City , 1982 .
Track 17 is from a record @-@ by @-@ mail project with Steve Gore for his LP Ridin ' on a Bummer , recorded at home , 1983 .
Track 18 is from the Japanese compilation Sound Cosmodel , recorded at home , 1982 .
Track 19 is from the Japanese compilation Welcome to Dreamland , collated from the other songs on that record at Studio Dig , Tokyo , February 1985 .
= = = Artwork = = =
Tina Curran ( Frith 's wife at the time ) – album cover artwork on the original LP record
= = CD reissues = =
In 1991 East Side Digital and RecRec Music re @-@ issued Speechless on CD with six additional tracks . In 2003 Fred Records issued a remastered version of the original Speechless LP on CD with no extra tracks .
= Cody Rhodes and Goldust =
Cody Rhodes and Goldust ( also known as The Brotherhood , The Rhodes Brothers , or Gold and Stardust ) were a professional wrestling tag team that competed in WWE . Cody and Goldust are half @-@ brothers in real life and were once managed by their father , WWE Hall of Famer " The American Dream " Dusty Rhodes .
The tag team was formed when Cody was fired from the WWE after losing to Randy Orton in a match prompted by Cody 's questioning of the company 's chief operating officer Triple H 's authority . The following week , Goldust fought Orton in an attempt to have Cody rehired , but was also fired after he lost . Dusty attempted to convince The Authority to rehire his sons . Eventually , Triple H and his wife Stephanie McMahon decided that the half @-@ brothers would face the two members of The Shield , Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins , at Battleground , but stipulated that if Cody and Goldust lost , they would never work in the WWE again and Dusty would lose his job as a trainer at the Performance Center . This match marked the debut of Cody and Goldust as a tag team and their victory over Reigns and Rollins led to an immediate return of their jobs . However , after almost eight months , they were disbanded at Payback due to the number of times Cody and Goldust lost . Cody suddenly returned to revive the tag team in June 2014 on Raw under his new gimmick as " Stardust " .
They became two @-@ time WWE Tag Team Champions . The first being in October 2013 after they captured the title in a no disqualification match against The Shield ( Reigns and Rollins ) with help from Big Show on Raw as Cody Rhodes and Goldust , and on September 21 , 2014 when they defeated The Usos at the Night of Champions event as Gold and Stardust .
= = History = =
= = = Early years and confrontations = = =
In 1995 , Dustin Runnels ( better known by his ring name Goldust ) , the son of WWE Hall of Famer Virgil Runnels ( better known as Dusty Rhodes ) was re @-@ signed by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) , as it was then known . The character of " The Bizarre One " ( the character 's nickname ) , is somewhat spooky and mysterious , with sexually suggestive mannerisms . Vince McMahon , the promotion 's chairman , described it as " androgynous " . In his period of time with the WWF , Goldust went on to become a three @-@ time Intercontinental Champion , a nine @-@ time Hardcore Champion , and a one @-@ time World Tag Team Champion with Booker T. However , his contract expired in the World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , as it is now known , and he refused to renew it in December 2003 . In 2008 , Runnels returned to WWE as Goldust at Cyber Sunday . After a four @-@ year stint in WWE , he was released in 2012 .
His half @-@ brother Cody Runnels ( known by his ring name Cody Rhodes ) is also fathered by Dusty Rhodes . Cody began wrestling in WWE 's developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling ( OVW ) in June 2006 . On 2 July 2007 , Cody made his television debut in a backstage segment with his father Dusty and Randy Orton , where Orton introduced himself to Cody and disrespectfully slapped Dusty . On 9 July , Rhodes slapped Orton in return and , the following week , Cody faced Orton in his debut WWE match , but lost . In the following years , he would become a two @-@ time Intercontinental Champion and a four @-@ time Tag Team Champion ( three World Tag Team Championships and one WWE Tag Team Championship ) with Hardcore Holly , Ted DiBiase Jr . ( as part of the Legacy group ) , and Drew McIntyre .
In January 2009 , Goldust participated in the annual Royal Rumble match and stared down Cody who ultimately eliminated him . Goldust married WWE Diva Aksana on 2 November 2010 on NXT , with Dusty and Cody in attendance . In 2013 , Goldust was a surprise entrant for the Royal Rumble match on January 26 and was once again eliminated by his half @-@ brother . Although he hinted at a possible feud with Cody , he later confirmed in an interview that his return was a one night only deal .
= = = The Brotherhood = = =
On 2 September 2013 on Raw , Cody Rhodes was fired from the WWE after failing to defeat the WWE Champion Randy Orton , a non @-@ title match into which Rhodes was forced after he questioned the company 's chief operating officer Triple H 's authoritarian rule . Goldust returned the following week and similarly lost to Orton in a non @-@ title match , thus failing to get his half @-@ brother rehired . Eventually , their father Dusty Rhodes returned to Raw in an attempt to convince Stephanie McMahon to give his sons their jobs back . Instead , McMahon propositioned that Dusty could choose either one of his sons to receive a job , but not both . Dusty refused and Big Show knocked out Dusty as per McMahon 's orders . In return , the Rhodes Brothers ambushed Triple H 's henchmen the Shield on Raw . The next week , Triple H and Stephanie McMahon ( later known as the Authority ) offered the brothers their jobs back if they could defeat the Shield 's Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns ( the WWE Tag Team Champions ) at Battleground . If they lost , they would never work in WWE again and Dusty would lose his job as a trainer at the WWE Performance Center . All three members of the Rhodes family were then attacked by the Shield . On October 6 at Battleground , the Rhodes Brothers made their debut match as a tag team with Dusty backing them up at ringside . The final member of the Shield , Dean Ambrose , attempted to interfere , and was taken out by Dusty . Soon after , Cody pinned Rollins in the non @-@ title match to earn the brothers ' jobs back . Various WWE wrestlers and agents came out to celebrate with the Rhodes family , including Arn Anderson , Dean Malenko , and Dave Finlay .
On October 11 on SmackDown , the Rhodes Brothers marked the first ever main @-@ roster loss of the Wyatt Family . The Rhodes Brothers heaped more misery on the Shield as they captured the WWE Tag Team Championship for the first time by winning a no disqualification match on October 14 on Raw ( with the help of the Big Show ) over Reigns and Rollins . This was Goldust 's first championship in WWE in nearly 11 years .
On the following Raw , the Shield faced the Usos in a number one contender 's match , in which the winner has the right to face the tag team champions for the title . The Rhodes Brothers were commentating and eventually interfered in the match , causing a no contest . As a result , the Rhodes Brothers faced both the Shield and the Usos in a triple threat tag team match for the tag titles at Hell in a Cell and successfully retained it . The night after the pay @-@ per @-@ view event , the brothers experienced their first loss as champions to The Real Americans in a non @-@ title match .
In a continuation of their feud against the Authority , on November 11 on Raw , the half @-@ brothers defeated Randy Orton in a handicap match . It was announced the following week that at Survivor Series , the Rhodes Brothers would team up with the Usos and Rey Mysterio against the Shield and the Real Americans in the traditional Survivor Series elimination match , but they were beaten with Reigns the only survivor of the fight . On November 22 on SmackDown , the half @-@ brothers defeated the Real Americans to retain their tag title . The Rhodes Brothers were scheduled to face the team of Ryback and Curtis Axel , the team of Rey Mysterio and Big Show , and the Real Americans at Tables , Ladders & Chairs , as they had recently been defeated by each of these teams . Once again , they successfully defended their title .
On the 3 January 2014 on SmackDown , the Rhodes Brothers defeated Luke Harper and Erick Rowan , members of the Wyatt Family to retain the title and marked their first win of the year . They once again defended the gold on the special Old School Raw episode when they won against the Real Americans . However , on the 17 January episode of SmackDown , the half @-@ brothers were defeated in a non @-@ title match by the New Age Outlaws ( Road Dogg and Billy Gunn ) after a distraction from the General Manager of SmackDown Vickie Guerrero . As a result , the Outlaws were named the number one contenders of the title . At the Royal Rumble pre @-@ show , on 26 January the Outlaws defeated the Brotherhood to end their championship reign . Later that day on the Royal Rumble main show , the Rhodes Brothers participated in the Rumble match ; Goldust eliminated Cody , but was then quickly eliminated . The following day on Raw , their rematch for the tag team belts was inconclusive when the Brotherhood were attacked by Brock Lesnar . Thus , the Brotherhood received another rematch but in a steel cage ; they ended up losing to the Outlaws .
In the following weeks , the Brotherhood feuded with different tag teams and stables . On 10 February on Raw , they teamed with Rey Mysterio and challenged the Wyatt Family , but The Rhodes Brothers yielded . On Friday , with the Usos on their team , they won against Ryback , Curtis Axel , and the Outlaws . This led to a victorious tag team match between the Brotherhood and RybAxel ( with Larry Hennig ) at the Elimination Chamber Kickoff . At WrestleMania XXX , the half @-@ brothers participated in the 31 @-@ man battle royal for the André the Giant Memorial Trophy , and were both eliminated by Alberto Del Rio .
The Brotherhood then returned for tag team action with consecutive losses to RybAxel and the Usos ; after the latter loss on April 21 , dissension was teased between the brothers when Cody shoved Goldust and left by himself . After that , more tension was built up when Cody began frequently losing singles matches while Goldust frequently won ; Goldust notably scored wins over Alberto Del Rio and Curtis Axel , two opponents which Cody lost to . When Cody managed a win over Damien Sandow in May , it was only because he resorted to cheating . The team disbanded at Payback on June 1 when they lost to RybAxel , with Cody telling Goldust to look for a new partner , after he felt he was the weak link in the team . Cody then attempted to find a new tag team partner for Goldust , such as Sin Cara or R @-@ Truth , but the new teams still lost their tag matches .
= = = Gold and Stardust = = =
On the 16 June episode of Raw , Cody announced that he had found the perfect tag partner for Goldust . This turned out to be himself , appearing under the ring name Stardust while wearing a jumpsuit and face paint similar to Goldust . The two quickly defeated RybAxel on that night , and also at the Money in the Bank .
After weeks of primarily appearing in vignettes cryptically expressing their desires to acquire " The Cosmic Key " ( their name for the WWE Tag Team Championships ) that The Usos now have , they successfully defeated The Usos in a non @-@ title match on the August 18 episode of Raw . On the August 25 episode of Raw , they challenged The Usos for the Tag Team Championships and won by countout , thus not winning the championships . They would accuse the Usos of a purposeful countout to retain the titles , and then attacked them , turning heel in the process .
At Night of Champions , Goldust and Stardust , now referred to simply as Gold and Stardust , defeated The Usos for their second WWE Tag Team Championship , and successfully retained them against the Usos in a rematch at Hell in a Cell . They also successfully retained their titles the following night on Raw ; after Mark Henry turned on his partner Big Show to give Stardust the pin . After trading wins throughout the tag division over the next few weeks ; Gold and Stardust lost the WWE Tag Team Championship to The Miz and Damien Mizdow in a Fatal 4 @-@ Way match in Survivor Series that also included the Usos and Los Matadores , ending their second title reign at 63 days . After failing in regaining their titles the next night on Raw , the following SmackDown , the duo cut a more sinister promo than usual on their loss of the Cosmic Key , claiming that " science " had failed them and adding that " darkness would fall on the New Day " , possibly referring to a stable that had debuted on the same episode . After being hastily defeated in a number one contender Tag Team Turmoil on the December 2nd edition of Raw by Kofi Kingston and Big E ; Gold and Stardust returned later on in the match and attacked their manager , Xavier Woods , distracting them enough to cost them the match , thus setting up a feud . A match between the two teams was scheduled for the Kick @-@ Off show of TLC : Tables , Ladders and Chairs on December 14 , where Big E and Kingston defeated Gold and Stardust .
= = = Disbandment and feud = = =
In early 2015 , the two again began showing signs of tension between them - with Stardust becoming further entrenched in his gimmick , leaving Goldust to have to try to communicate with his brother , Cody ; through his new entity . Stardust would respond to this by walking out on Goldust before their match had concluded on the February 5 episode of SmackDown . On the February 16th edition of Raw - for the first time since their debut , Dusty Rhodes returned to speak to his sons as a way to commiserate and smooth out the problems they were having . Though at first Cody seemed to be in agreement with his family , after Goldust took the loss for his team against The New Day , Stardust hit his old finisher Cross @-@ Rhodes thus dissolving their partnership entirely . After , when Dusty approached Stardust backstage , Stardust claimed that it was he and his brother that were responsible for the pressure Cody was subjected to from a young age . He then stated that Cody , and now his own family , were dead to him . A match between the two was set for Fastlane with Goldust promising to vanquish Stardust once and for all and to reclaim his brother and rekindle their partnership and brotherhood . Due to their father asking Goldust not to cause any real harm to Cody , Goldust won their first encounter via roll @-@ up . Backstage , Stardust viciously assaulted Goldust and again proclaimed it was his family 's fault for his mental decline .
On November 22 at Survivor Series , Goldust returned teaming up with The Dudley Boyz , Neville and Titus O 'Neil to face his half @-@ brother Stardust , The Ascension , The Miz and Bo Dallas in an ten @-@ man tag team match , which Goldust 's team emerged victorious . The following night on Raw , Goldust teamed up with The Prime Time Players taking on his brother Stardust and The Ascension one more time which Goldust 's team won also after O 'Neil hit Konnor with his move Clash of the Titus .
= = In wrestling = =
Cody 's finishing moves
As Cody Rhodes
Cross Rhodes ( Rolling cutter )
As Stardust
Dark Matter ( Modified reverse STO )
Diamond Dust
Goldust 's finishing moves
Final Cut ( Swinging vertical suplex )
Managers
Dusty Rhodes
Entrance themes
" Gold and Smoke " by Jim Johnston ( October 21 , 2013 – June 1 , 2014 )
" Written in the Stars " ( " Gold @-@ Lust " Intro ) by Jim Johnston ( August 4 , 2014 – February 16 , 2015 )
= = Championships and accomplishments = =
WWE
WWE Tag Team Championship ( 2 times )
Slammy Awards ( 2 times )
" You Still Got It " Best Superstar Return of the Year ( 2013 ) – Goldust
Tag Team of the Year ( 2013 )
= 2002 North Indian Ocean cyclone season =
The 2002 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was a below active season in terms of tropical cyclone formation . The season had no official bounds , but most storms formed in either May or after October . No depressions or storms formed during the monsoon season from July to September , the first such instance on record . There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean – the Bay of Bengal to the east of the Indian subcontinent – and the Arabian Sea to the west of India . The official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in this basin is the India Meteorological Department ( IMD ) , while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center ( JTWC ) releases unofficial advisories . An average of four to six storms form in the North Indian Ocean every season with peaks in May and November . Cyclones occurring between the meridians 45 ° E and 100 ° E are included in the season by the IMD .
Overall , there was a total of seven depressions and four cyclonic storms . The most intense and deadly tropical cyclone of the season , the West Bengal cyclone , lashed that province of India and Bangladesh in the month of November . Rough seas offshore caused at least 173 drownings offshore Bangladesh and India , while over 100 people were left missing . In West Bengal alone , 124 fatalities were reported , with over one hundred people still missing . Flooding occurred there and some areas of Bangladesh , particularly the capital city of Dhaka . Another notable storm was the Oman cyclone in May . It made a rare landfall in the Omani region of Dhofar . The storm brought historic rainfall to Oman , which in turn brought flooding to the region . Nine people drowned and damage to property , crops , and transportation reached $ 25 million ( 2002 USD ) .
= = Season summary = =
Overall , the season was inactive in terms of tropical cyclone formation . The IMD tracked six tropical cyclones , which was below the average of 13 to 14 per season . No storms were active from June to September during the monsoon season , the first such instance of no depressions in the 115 year record of the IMD . Collectively , the storms of this season resulted in at least 182 deaths and $ 25 million ( 2002 USD ) in damage , all of which can be attributed to ARB 01 and BOB 04 .
The first storm of the season , ARB 01 , developed on May 6 out of an area of low pressure over the Arabian Sea . It peaked winds of 65 km / h ( 40 mph ) before making landfall near Salalah , Oman on May 10 . The storm dissipated shortly thereafter . A deep depression , classified as BOB 02 , developed in the Andaman Sea on May 10 . The deep depression remained disorganized and made landfall near Yangon , Burma before dissipating on May 12 . Later that month , a tropical depression , recognized only by the Thailand Meteorological Department , developed in the Bay of Bengal and also made landfall in Burma . Activity in the North Indian Ocean then went dormant for over five months , a direct result of the monsoon season in the region . Tropical cyclogenesis resumed with the development of Tropical Depression BOB 03 forming near Andhra Pradesh on October 22 .
On November 11 , a severe cyclonic storm – numbered BOB 04 – developed in the Bay of Bengal . It soon became the strongest tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 100 km / h ( 65 mph ) and a minimum barometric pressure of 984 mbar ( 29 @.@ 1 inHg ) . BOB 04 made landfall in Bangladesh on November 12 , hours before dissipating . Later in November , another cyclonic storm – assigned to BOB 05 – formed in the Bay of Bengal on November 23 . It moved northward before eventually curving westward and dissipating on November 28 . The final tropical cyclone developed southwest of Sri Lanka on December 21 . The system headed generally east @-@ northeastward and strengthened into cyclonic storm on December 24 , before demising well east of Sri Lanka on the following day .
= = Storms = =
= = = Cyclonic Storm ARB 01 = = =
A low pressure area in the Arabian Sea developed into a depression while located a few hundred miles west @-@ northwest of Maldives at 0300 UTC on May 6 . By the following day , it had intensified into a deep depression . However , dry air diminished convection , causing the cyclone to weaken to a depression on May 8 at 0300 UTC . Nine hours later , it was upgraded back to a deep depression . On May 8 , the cyclone turned west @-@ northwestward . Further intensification occurred , with the deep depression becoming a cyclonic storm at 0600 UTC on May 9 . The storm maintained its intensity until weakening slightly early on May 10 , while briefly tracking northwestward . Shortly thereafter , it made landfall near Salalah , Oman . The cyclone rapidly weakened and dissipated inland later on May 10 .
Waves up to 4 m ( 13 ft ) lashed the coast of Oman , though no coastal flooding occurred . Wind gusts reaching 106 km / h ( 66 mph ) affected some areas of Oman , while light winds were reported in Al Ghaydah , Yemen . The storm brought heavy rainfall to the Dhofar region of Oman , peaking at 251 mm ( 9 @.@ 88 in ) in the city of Qairoon . Areas in the vicinity of the landfall location of the storm experienced the highest precipitation totals in 30 years . As a result , wadis quickly became rivers , sweeping away cars and drowning nine people . Additionally , property , crops , and transportation suffered impacts from flooding . Damage from the storm totaled to $ 25 million , all of which was in Oman .
= = = Deep Depression BOB 02 = = =
A tropical disturbance near Sumatra was tracked starting on May 7 . Although the system was disorganized and convection was sporadic , it managed to develop a low @-@ level center of circulation on May 9 . After significant strengthening on May 10 , a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert ( TCFA ) was issued later that day . Shortly thereafter , the disturbance became Tropical Cyclone 02B at 1200 UTC , while located about 230 km ( 145 mi ) southeast of Port Blair , Andaman and Nicobar Islands . Deep convection continued to be sporadic until becoming persistent early on May 11 . Around that time , the deep depression reached 3 @-@ minute sustained winds of 55 km / h ( 35 mph ) .
Later on May 11 , Cyclone 02B unexpectedly accelerated to the north @-@ northeast while crossing the northern Andaman Sea . At 2300 UTC on May 11 , the cyclone made landfall just east of Yangon , Burma . By early on the following day , it weakened to a depression . The final warning on Cyclone 02B was issued at 0600 UTC on May 12 and indicated that the storm dissipated about 175 km ( 110 mi ) . The city of Yangon experienced wind gusts of about 47 km / h ( 29 mph ) , according to the JTWC . Cyclone 02B co @-@ existed in a pair , with the southern counterpart being Tropical Cyclone Errol , which was in the South Indian Ocean within Australian Bureau of Meteorology 's responsibility .
= = = Tropical Depression = = =
The Thailand Meteorological Department began issuing advisories on a tropical depression in the Bay of Bengal on May 17 . Several hours later , the JTWC issued a TCFA for the system . Minimal strengthening occurred as the depression tracked rather swiftly toward the coast of Myanmar . At 0900 UTC on May 18 , the depression made landfall near Taungup , Rakhine State , with winds of 55 km / h ( 35 mph ) . The JTWC cancelled the TCFA seven hours later , having never classified the system as a tropical depression . It weakened inland and dissipated over eastern Myanmar at 0300 UTC on May 19 . Impact from this system is unknown .
= = = Depression BOB 03 = = =
The JTWC issued a TCFA late on October 22 for a depression located about 235 km ( 145 mi ) east @-@ southeast of Chennai , Tamil Nadu . By 0300 UTC on the following day , the India Meteorological Department issued a bulletin on the depression . Due to multiple low @-@ level center of circulations and an ill @-@ defined structure , the depression was difficult to track . It moved in a quasi @-@ stationary motion offshore Andhra Pradesh . Minimal intensification occurred , and by 1930 UTC on October 25 , the depression dissipated about 235 km ( 145 mi ) north of Chennai .
= = = Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 04 = = =
Tropical Cyclone 04B developed as a depression near Chennai , India on November 10 . Later that day , it intensified into a deep depression while tracking northward . As the storm was moving to the northeast , it was upgraded to a cyclonic storm , due to gale force winds . The cyclone came under the influence of mid @-@ latitude trough , which caused the storm to accelerate to the north @-@ northeast . Early on November 12 , it was upgraded to a severe cyclonic storm , as maximum sustained winds reached 100 km / h ( 65 mph ) . Later that day at 0900 UTC , the storm made landfall near Sagar Island , West Bengal . The cyclone quickly weakened inland and by 1200 UTC on November 12 , the IMD issued its final advisory , while the system situated about 200 km ( 125 mi ) northeast of Kolkata .
Rough seas offshore Orissa caused two fishing trawlers to collide , resulting in 18 fatalities , while two additional trawlers were reported missing . In West Bengal , the storm uprooted trees and dropped heavy rainfall , as well as causing two deaths . Strong winds and heavy rainfall in Bangladesh impacted many cities and villages , including the capital city of Dhaka , forcing thousands to evacuate . Ten wooden trawlers carrying 150 men sank offshore Bangladesh . Eight additional boats carrying 60 occupants were reported missing . Along coastal areas of the country , winds destroyed bamboo huts , uprooted trees , and disrupted road transport between various towns and villages . The storm was attributed to at least 51 deaths , while between 111 and 560 people were classified as missing .
= = = Cyclonic Storm BOB 05 = = =
A low pressure area developed within an equatorial trough centered over the southeastern Bay of Bengal on November 22 . After tracking northwestward for about twenty @-@ four hours , the system developed into Tropical Cyclone 05B , while located about 815 km ( 505 mi ) east @-@ southeast of Chennai , Tamil Nadu . While moving northward , it intensified into a deep depression at 1800 UTC on November 23 . Strengthening continued and early on November 24 , the deep depression was upgraded to a cyclonic storm . Later that day , the storm turned northwestward and later curved westward .
As it was moving westward , the system became disorganized and the center was difficult to track . Despite significant convection , the JTWC discontinued advisories on the storm at 1200 UTC on November 25 , possibly in anticipation that it would soon dissipate . However , it remained a tropical cyclone for almost three more days . By 1200 UTC on November 27 , the storm was downgraded to a deep depression . The system moved northwestward and weakened further to a depression six hours later . It degenerated into an area of low pressure area while located over the central Bay of Bengal on November 28 .
= = = Cyclonic Storm BOB 06 = = =
A low pressure area developed in the Intertropical Convergence Zone near Sri Lanka on December 20 . Early on December 21 , the system developed into a depression . The JTWC issued a TCFA at 1251 UTC on December 22 , while it was centered 340 kilometres ( 210 mi ) south @-@ southeast of Sri Lanka . By 1800 UTC on December 23 , the JTWC initiated advisories on Tropical Cyclone 06B , which was located about 160 km ( 100 mi ) southeast of Dondra Head , Sri Lanka . At that time , the storm had intensified into a deep depression . Further strengthening occurred , and it was upgraded to a cyclonic storm early on December 24 .
After peaking with maximum sustained winds of 65 km / h ( 40 mph ) and a minimum barometric pressure of 997 mbar ( 29 @.@ 4 inHg ) on December 24 , the storm soon weakened and convection diminished , possibly due to interaction with a nearby tropical disturbance . By early on the following day , it was downgraded to a deep depression while moving toward the northeast . Later that day , Cyclonic Storm BOB 06 weakened to a depression . At 1800 UTC on December 25 , the JTWC issued a final advisory on the cyclone , citing that it degenerated into a remnant low pressure area while located about 685 km ( 425 mi ) east @-@ southeast of Dondra Head , Sri Lanka .
= USS Porter ( DD @-@ 59 ) =
USS Porter ( Destroyer No. 59 / DD @-@ 59 ) was a Tucker @-@ class destroyer built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the second U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of both David Porter and his son David Dixon Porter .
Porter was laid down by the William Cramp and Sons of Philadelphia , in August 1914 and launched in August of the following year . The ship was a little more than 315 feet ( 96 m ) in length , just over 30 feet ( 9 @.@ 1 m ) abeam , and had a
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. He was named to the All @-@ Tournament Team . Advancing to the NCAA tournament , RIT was eliminated in the national semifinal by the Wisconsin Badgers . Tigers head coach Wayne Wilson described him during his freshman year as a " late bloomer " , having grown six inches in his final year of junior , while praising his offensive skills .
= = = Vancouver Canucks = = =
During the NCAA tournament , Tanev was scouted by Vancouver Canucks director of player development Dave Gagner , who was previously acquainted with Tanev as his childhood roller hockey coach . The Canucks scouting staff collectively identified him as " the smartest player on the ice " in the East Regional segment of the tournament . On May 31 , 2010 , Tanev signed as an undrafted free agent with the Canucks , foregoing his final three years of college hockey eligibility . He had received interest from at least three other teams , including the San Jose Sharks , Ottawa Senators and Columbus Blue Jackets , but ultimately chose Vancouver .
Beginning the 2010 – 11 season with the Canucks ' minor league affiliate , the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) , he scored his first professional goal against the Rochester Americans on November 13 , 2010 . He received his first call @-@ up to Vancouver on January 16 , 2011 , after injuries to Canucks defencemen Andrew Alberts and Aaron Rome . Making his Canucks debut two days later against the Colorado Avalanche , he became the first RIT alumnus to play in the NHL . He later recorded his first NHL point on January 24 , a second assist on a Dan Hamhuis powerplay goal , the final Canucks tally in a 7 – 1 win against the Dallas Stars . He remained with the NHL team for an extended period as Canucks defencemen continued to suffer injuries .
On March 31 , 2011 , Tanev had to be helped off the ice during a game against the Los Angeles Kings after opposing forward Kyle Clifford pushed him head @-@ first into the end @-@ boards . While recovering from the upper @-@ body injury , he was returned to the Moose on April 7 , as several regular defencemen returned to the Canucks line @-@ up from injury at that time . Averaging 13 minutes of ice time per game over 29 NHL contests with one assist , Tanev was commended by Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault for being " very dependable ... making the high @-@ percentage plays . " Vigneault also added that he had a good chance of playing with the Canucks " on a regular basis down the road . " Completing the 2010 – 11 regular season with the Moose , he finished with 1 goal and 8 assists over 39 AHL games . Tanev added a goal and 2 assists in 14 playoff games as the Moose were defeated in the second round . Following Manitoba 's elimination , he was called up to the Canucks for their playoff run as a reserve . In the Canucks ' Game 3 contest against the San Jose Sharks in the third round , defencemen Christian Ehrhoff and Aaron Rome were both injured . Tanev was inserted into the line @-@ up for the following game and made his NHL playoff debut on May 22 , 2011 . As the Canucks moved on to the Stanley Cup Finals against the Boston Bruins , Ehrhoff and Rome returned to action , temporarily sending Tanev back to the sidelines . Following injuries to Dan Hamhuis and Rome 's suspension , Tanev played in the final three contests of the series , which the Canucks lost in seven games .
Following his professional rookie season , Tanev trained in the off @-@ season particularly to increase his strength . Entering the Canucks ' training camp with an added 10 pounds , he made the Canucks ' opening line @-@ up for the 2011 – 12 season . After dressing for three of the team 's first five games , he was reassigned to the Chicago Wolves , Vancouver 's new AHL affiliate ( the Moose were relocated to St. John 's , Newfoundland , after the Winnipeg Jets returned to the NHL ) . Vigneault explained that the organization wanted Tanev receiving more ice time than he could receive in Vancouver while competing for the " No. 5 to No. 8 spots on [ the ] team . " In his first game with the Wolves , he injured an oblique muscle after receiving a hit and was sidelined for a month . After returning , he formed a top defensive pairing on the team with Kevin Connauton . In late @-@ January 2012 , he was called up by the Canucks for one game , then again in mid @-@ February until the end of the season . In 25 NHL games , he recorded two assists , while also recording 14 assists over 34 AHL games in 2011 – 12 . Tanev also competed in all five of the Canucks ' playoff games in 2012 without registering a point .
His first NHL goal was scored on February 4 , 2013 , in an overtime win against Devan Dubnyk of the Edmonton Oilers . On March 24 , 2015 Tanev signed a 5 year contract extension with the Canucks .
= = International play = =
Tanev played a major role in the 2016 IIHF World Championships team which captured gold against Finland . He was praised for his composure and defensive play by Team Canada head coach Bill Peters , and was named the best player of the game in Canada 's 7 @-@ 1 victory over Hungary . In the tournament semifinal versus the United States , Tanev robbed a scoring chance from the Americans late in the third period , which would have resulted in the tying goal . After accidentally breaking his stick in the American zone , he raced back to the Canadian end , intercepting a pass and blocking a shot without the use of his stick .
Tanev 's biggest moment came in the tournament final against Finland , playing 21 : 38 in ice time , including a team @-@ high 8 : 37 in the third period as Canada defended their one goal lead . Team Canada held on to win the gold medal for a second consecutive year .
According to many observers , including Ray Ferraro and teammates Brendan Gallagher and Connor McDavid , Tanev was perhaps the best defenceman in the tournament in terms of his defensive play - he and his defence partner , Morgan Rielly , were not on the ice for a single goal against at even @-@ strength . Tanev also played a major role on Canada ’ s tournament @-@ best penalty kill that allowed just two goals against in 29 opportunities . He registered one assist during the tournament .
= = Playing style = =
Tanev is a defenceman lauded for his " hockey sense " and puck @-@ moving ability . Upon being scouted out of college by Canucks personnel , his style of play was compared to offensive defenceman Christian Ehrhoff . Not aggressive , Tanev relies primarily on his positioning to check players . Following his performance in Game 5 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals , teammate Kevin Bieksa also highlighted his calm on @-@ ice demeanor , quipping that " he could have played with a cigarette in his mouth . "
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= La Pausa =
La Pausa is a large detached villa in Roquebrune @-@ Cap @-@ Martin , in the Alpes @-@ Maritimes department of France . It was designed and built by the French fashion designer Coco Chanel in the early 1930s , and owned by Chanel until 1953 . La Pausa was sold by Chanel to the Hungarian publisher Emery Reves . The British Prime Minister Winston Churchill spent roughly a third year at La Pausa from 1956 to 1958 with Reves and his wife , Wendy , and wrote and edited part of his History of the English Speaking Peoples there . La Pausa was occupied by Wendy Reves until 2007 . The principal rooms of La Pausa and its significant art collection were recreated at the Dallas Museum of Art during her lifetime and under her direction . The Reves wing was opened in 1985 .
Situated above the village of Roquebrune , the house enjoys views toward Menton and the French border with Italy on one side , and Monaco on the other . Its name refers to the legend that Mary Magdalene " paused " near here on her journey from Jerusalem following the crucifixion of Jesus .
= = Coco Chanel = =
Chanel bought the five acre plot on which La Pausa was built for 1 @.@ 8 million French francs in February 1929 . The plot had formerly been part of the hunting grounds of the ruling family of Monaco , the Grimaldis , and contained wild olive and orange groves . The villa was built less than a year later . The final cost of the villa was 6 million francs , a large sum for the time . It is not clear whether Chanel or her lover , Hugh Grosvenor , 2nd Duke of Westminster financed the building and furnishing of La Pausa . La Pausa was built by architect Robert Streitz , who sought to build ' the ideal Mediterranean villa ' .
The design of the house modelled on the 12th @-@ century convent @-@ orphanage in Aubazine , in the department of Corréze , which Chanel spent her childhood . A stone staircase leads up from the main entrance hall and a cloister encloses a courtyard . A design of five windows is repeated throughout the house , in tribute to Chanel 's perfume , Chanel No. 5 . Chanel ordered more than 20 @,@ 000 curved handmade tiles to be handmade for the roof , and furnished the house sparsely in shades of white and beige . Each bathroom has a servants entrance . Chanel would take Le Train Bleu from Paris every month to inspect the progress of the building . If Chanel was unable to make the trip , local craftsmen would be sent to Paris to meet her .
The colour scheme of the house was beige , which included a beige piano . Chanel may have been assisted in her design of the interior of La Pausa by Stéphane Boudin , the president of the interior design firm Maison Jansen .
The central villa is 10 @,@ 000 sq ft in size , with two smaller villas built for guests . The main house consists of seven bedrooms , with three living rooms , a dining room , two kitchens and staff quarters . Streitz had previously restored another local villa for Chanel 's friend , Count Jean de Segonzac .
La Pausa contains three wings that face onto a shaded courtyard , with the rooms containing large fireplaces . The rooms were filled by Chanel with 16th @-@ century English oak furniture , given to her by the Duke of Westminster ; English oak was also used for floors and panelling . The large reception rooms were lit by wrought @-@ iron chandeliers from Spain .
The poet Pierre Reverdy stayed at La Pausa for long periods during the 1930s , and the poet Paul Iribe , Chanel 's lover , collapsed and died while playing tennis with Chanel at La Pausa in 1935 . Guests of Chanel 's at La Pausa included Igor Stravinsky , Pablo Picasso , Salvador Dalí and Luchino Visconti .
La Pausa was profiled by American Vogue magazine in 1938 , with the garden described as containing " groves of orange trees , great slopes of lavender , masses of purple iris , and huge clusters of climbing roses . " Twenty olive trees from Antibes were replanted in the garden . The designer Roderick Cameron said that at La Pausa , Chanel was the first to cultivate lavender and other flora previously regarded as " poor plants " .
The architect of La Pausa , Robert Streitz , was a member of the French Resistance during the German occupation of France in the Second World War . Streitz hid in La Pausa 's cellars from where he transmitted covert messages . Jewish refugees were also able to utilise La Pausa , using its gardens as a staging post in their escape from France to the Italian border . During the German occupation of France , Chanel made several visits to La Pausa with her lover , the German spy Baron von Dincklage .
The design of La Pausa also influenced Chanel 's fashion designs , with her collections evoking the pink and grey palettes of the house and landscape . In 2007 Chanel released a perfume inspired by La Pausa , 28 La Pausa , as part of their " Les Exclusifs " collection . It was created by Chanel 's perfumer Jacques Polge .
= = Emery and Wendy Reves = =
Chanel sold La Pausa in 1953 to the Hungarian émigré publisher Emery Reves . Reves bought La Pausa from the proceeds of the foreign @-@ language rights to the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill 's book on the Second World War . Churchill subsequently became a guest of Reves and Reve 's wife , Wendy Russell Reves , at La Pausa , often staying for weeks at a time . Churchill found the atmosphere with the Reves 's at La Pausa relaxing , with his secretary describing him as seeming " twenty years younger " when at the house , which Churchill nicknamed " Pausaland " . Guests hosted by the Reves with Churchill included Noël Coward , Somerset Maugham and Edward Molyneux . However , Churchill 's wife , Clementine , found La Pausa claustrophobic , and only stayed with Churchill for four of his eleven visits to the house . Churchill would spend a total of 54 weeks at La Pausa over the three and a half years from his first visit in 1956 , spending roughly a third of a year at the house from 1956 to 1958 . While at the house Churchill wrote and edited part of his History of the English Speaking Peoples . Churchill would occupy an entire floor when he stayed at La Pausa , his private secretary Anthony Montague Brown , had his own office and Clementine Churchill , her own suite . Churchill 's visits to La Pausa were curtailed in 1960 after Emery Reves declined to host him , with an apparent snub by Churchill and Wendy 's mental health contributory factors in his decision .
Other notable high society guests hosted by the Reves at La Pausa included the aristocrats Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco , the Duke and Duchess of Windsor , and the actors Greta Garbo , Errol Flynn and Clark Gable .
= = = Art collection , Dallas Museum of Art = = =
Emery and Wendy Reves created an important collection of impressionist and post @-@ impressionist art at La Pausa , with such artists as Paul Cézanne , Claude Monet , Paul Gauguin , Pierre @-@ Auguste Renoir , Vincent van Gogh and Edgar Degas represented in their collection of seventy paintings . In addition to paintings their collection at La Pausa included 300 pieces of Chinese export porcelain , more than 150 silver objects , Medieval ironwork and Arabic and Spanish carpets .
Following Emery Reves 's death in 1981 , the Dallas Museum of Art in the United States approached Wendy Reves knowing that there was a possibility that her art collection at La Pausa might be given to a museum . In exchange for the 1985 donation Reves insisted that the museum recreate six of the principal rooms at La Pausa , and display the collection there as she had arranged it . The collection of 1 @,@ 400 objet d 'art is displayed at the museum as the Wendy and Emery Reves Collection in a reconstruction of five rooms from La Pausa . The villa 's central courtyard and patio were reconstructed at the museum along with the villa 's dining room , library , salon , bedroom , and hall. situated in a purpose built 16 @,@ 500 @-@ square @-@ foot wing designed by architect Edward Larrabee Barnes .
= = Present status = =
Wendy Reves continued to occupy the house until her death in 2007 . La Pausa was shut after her death , and remained unaltered several years later . In 2013 the house was described as requiring modernisation , and needing a new heating and electrical system , as well as plumbing , and a modern kitchen and bathrooms . Repairs were also required to the stone steps and road leading to the house .
Following Reves 's death La Pausa was put up for sale , with the sale of items from the house to benefit the Reves Foundation . In 2012 La Pausa was withdrawn from sale by Sotheby 's due to pending litigation . After the legal problems were resolved , Knight Frank put La Pausa up for sale in May 2013 for 40 million euros . In 2013 the French ambassador to Monaco , Hugues Moret , said of the sale that La Pausa was " ... part of France 's heritage , " adding that " We have to find a way to keep it in the family . "
La Pausa has now been acquired by the House of Chanel again , with plans to restore it to its original decor and spirit .
= = Works from the Wendy and Emery Reves Collection = =
= Khachatur Abovian =
Khachatur Abovian ( or Abovyan Armenian : Խաչատուր Աբովյան ; October 15 [ O.S. October 3 ] 1809 – April 14 [ O.S. April 2 ] 1848 ( disappeared ) ) was an Armenian writer and national public figure of the early 19th century who mysteriously vanished in 1848 and eventually presumed dead . He was an educator , poet and an advocate of modernization . Reputed as the father of modern Armenian literature , he is best remembered for his novel Wounds of Armenia . Written in 1841 and published posthumously in 1858 , it was the first novel published in the modern Armenian language using the Eastern Armenian dialect instead of Classical Armenian .
Abovian was far ahead of his time and virtually none of his works was published during his lifetime . Only after the establishment of the Armenian SSR was Abovian accorded the recognition and stature he merited . Abovian is regarded as one of the foremost figures not just in Armenian literature but Armenian history at large . Abovian 's influence on Western Armenian literature was not as strong as it was on Eastern Armenian , particularly in its formative years .
= = Early life and career = =
Abovian was born in 1809 in the village of Kanaker , then part of the Qajar Persian Empire , and now a district of Yerevan , Armenia . Abovian 's family were descendants of the Beglaryan melik family in Gulistan , one of five Armenian families who ruled around the current day region of Nagorno @-@ Karabakh . The Abovian family held the position of tanuter ( a hereditary lordship ) in Kanaker ; Abovian 's uncle was the last tanuter of Kanaker . His aunt was the wife of Sahak Aghamalian , the last melik of Yerevan at the time of the Russian annexation in 1828 . His social origins and descent imbued him at an early age with a sense of responsibility to his people . He was born six years after his parents , Avetik and Takuhi , married . He had a brother , Garabed , who died at the age of three .
At age 10 , Abovian was taken by his father to Echmiadzin to study for the priesthood . He dropped out after five years and moved to Tiflis in 1822 to study Armenian studies and languages at the Nersisyan School under the guidance of Harutiun Alamdarian . Abovian graduated in 1826 and began preparing to move to Venice to further his education . However , the outbreak of the Russo @-@ Persian War ( 1826 – 28 ) curtailed his plans . For the following three years he taught briefly at Sanahin and then worked for Catholicos Yeprem of Armenia as his clerk and translator . While working for the Catholicos , the twenty @-@ year @-@ old Abovian met many notable foreigners , including the diplomat and playwright Alexandr Griboyedov , who was stuck in Echmiadzin en route to Tabriz in September 1828 . Griboyedov 's weekly Tifliskiye Vedemosti became the first paper to publish an article on Abovian .
= = Conquest of Ararat = =
The turning point in Abovian 's life was the arrival of Friedrich Parrot in Armenia in September 1829 , a professor of natural philosophy from the University of Dorpat in Livonia ( now the University of Tartu , Estonia ) . Parrot traveled to Armenia to climb Mount Ararat to conduct geological studies and required a local guide and a translator for the expedition . The Catholicos assigned Abovian to these tasks . With Abovian 's assistance , Parrot became the first explorer in modern times to reach the summit of Mount Ararat . The project received full approval from the emperor Nicholas I , who provided the expedition with a military escort .
Abovian and Parrot crossed the Arax River and headed to the Armenian village of Agori situated on the northern slope of Ararat 4 @,@ 000 feet ( 1 @,@ 200 m ) above sea level . Following the advice of Harutiun Alamdarian of Tiflis , they set up base camp at the Monastery of Saint Jacob some 2 @,@ 400 feet ( 730 m ) higher , at an elevation of 6 @,@ 375 feet ( 1 @,@ 943 m ) . Abovian was one of the last travelers to visit Agori and the monastery before a disastrous earthquake completely buried both in May 1840 . Their first attempt to climb the mountain , using the northeast slope , failed as a result of lack of warm clothing .
Six days later , on the advice of Stepan Khojiants , the village chief of Agori , the ascent was attempted from the northwest side . After reaching an elevation of 16 @,@ 028 feet ( 4 @,@ 885 m ) , they turned back because they did not reach the summit before sundown . They reached the summit on their third attempt at 3 : 15 p.m. on October 9 , 1829 . Abovian dug a hole in the ice and erected a wooden cross facing north . Abovian picked up a chunk of ice from the summit and carried it down with him in a bottle , considering the water holy . On November 8 , Parrot and Abovian climbed up Lesser Ararat . Years later , in 1845 , the German mineralogist Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich climbed Ararat with Abovian . Abovian 's third and last ascent of Ararat was with the Englishman Henry Danby Seymour in 1846 .
= = The Dorpat years = =
Impressed with Abovian 's thirst for knowledge , Parrot arranged for a Russian state scholarship for Abovian to study at the University of Dorpat in 1830 . He entered the university directly without additional preparation and studied in the Philosophy faculty of the Philological @-@ Historical department from September 3 , 1830 until January 18 , 1836 . The years in Dorpat were very fruitful for Abovian who studied social and natural sciences , European literature and philosophy , and mastered German , Russian , French and Latin . At this time Abovian fell under the influence of German Romanticism . In addition , Abovian established numerous contacts with European intellectuals of the time . At the university he became friends with the sons of Nikolay Karamzin who studied with him . In 1834 Abovian visited his cousin Maria ( daughter of melik Sahak Aghamalian ) in St. Petersburg , then married to the Georgian Prince Alexander . Prior to graduation , Abovian learned his mother Takuhi had died .
= = Return to Armenia = =
In 1836 he returned home anxious to embark on a mission of enlightenment . Abovian ’ s efforts were thwarted as he faced a growing and hostile reaction from the Armenian clergy as well as Tsarist officials , largely stemming from his opposition to dogmatism and formalism in the school system . Abovian was appointed as the supervisor of the Tiflis uyezd school and married a German woman named Emilia Looze ( d . 1870 ) in 1839 . In 1840 he was approached by English traveler Anne Lister , who was visiting Tiflis . She hoped that Abovian would guide her on another expedition to Mount Ararat which ultimately did not occur . He was dismissed from the school in 1843 and was transferred to the uyezd school in Yerevan where he encountered apathy and antagonism from his colleagues and the clergy .
In the summer of the same year , Abovian was visited by two German travellers . A Bavarian professor , Moritz Wagner , from the University of Munich , arrived in May and toured the Lake Sevan region with Abovian and thereafter corresponded with him on a regular basis . In July Abovian also accompanied Wagner on the first recorded ascent of Mount Aragats in Armenia .
In August , Abovian spent several days escorting a Prussian agronomist Baron von Haxthausen around the province . They visited a Yazidi encampment where they met the chief Timur Aga and exchanged pleasantries with a rider from Count Paskevich 's guard . He became a trusted friend of the Yazidi community in Armenia , and when the chief returned with lavish gifts from a banquet in Tiflis organized by the viceroy of the Caucasus Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov in 1844 , he organized a tribal feast and Abovian was invited to attend . In 1845 he applied for a position at the Catholicate of Echmiadzin but was not accepted . The following year , he became a contributor to Vorontsov 's weekly newspaper , Kavkaz , for which Abovian wrote three articles .
= = Disappearance = =
On April 14 , 1848 , Abovian left his home for an early morning walk , and was never seen again ; his disappearance remains unresolved . His wife Emilia did not report him missing for a month . Their children , Vartan ( 1840 – 1896 ) and Zarmandukht ( later known as Adelaide ; 1843 – 1909 ) , were ages eight and five , respectively , at the time of the disappearance .
Numerous theories have been proposed attempting to explain his disappearance : that he committed suicide , was murdered by his Persian or Turkish enemies , or arrested and exiled to Siberia by the Special Corps of Gendarmes , among others . Given his love for his children and their young age , it is generally disregarded that Abovian committed suicide . Writer Axel Bakunts put forward the theory that Abovian was in Western Europe engulfed in the Revolutions of 1848 .
= = Writings = =
Abovian wrote novels , stories , descriptions , plays , scientific and artistic compositions , verses and fables . He was the first Armenian writer to compose literature for children .
= = = Wounds of Armenia = = =
The historical novel Wounds of Armenia ( written in 1841 , first published in 1858 ) was the first Armenian secular novel dedicated to the fate of the Armenian people and its struggle for liberation in the period of Russo @-@ Persian war of 1826 – 1828 . The novel dealt with the suffering of Armenians under Persian occupation . The basic concept of the novel was the assertion of feelings of national merit , patriotism and hatred of oppressors . These themes had a profound influence over wide layers of Armenian society . The hero , Agassi , personifies the freedom @-@ loving national spirit and its will to fight against the foreign conquerors . " Give away your life , but never give away your native lands " , is his motto . The story begins with an abduction of an Armenian girl by a band of thugs sent by the Persian sardar that triggers an uprising led by Agassi .
Abovian saw in strengthening of the friendship of Russian and Armenian peoples a guarantee of the national , political and cultural revival of his native lands . However ; when Abovian wrote the novel he was already disillusioned with Tsarist policies in Armenia , particularly with the implementation of Polozhenie ( Statute ) in 1836 which greatly reduced the political power of the Armenian Catholicos and the abolishment of the Armenian Oblast in 1840 . In the novel , elements of romanticism and realism are interlaced while the narration is supplanted by lyrical retreats .
= = = Other works = = =
Abovian 's poetry was filled with satire best expressed in The wine jug , in which he criticized Russian bureaucracy . Leisure entertainment was adapted by Abovian from notes he took in public gatherings . The work is a collection of fables in verse that chastise vice , injustice and moral degeneration . He wrote scientific and artistic non @-@ fiction works such as the Discovery of America and Book of Stories . Abovian translated to the Armenian language the works of Homer , Goethe , Friedrich Schiller , Nikolay Karamzin , I. A. Krylov and others . He continued promoting secular and comprehensive ( mental , moral , working , physical ) training , school accessibility , free education for the indigent and equal education of boys and girls . Pedagogical compositions of Abovian include the book for reading Introduction to education ( 1838 ) , a textbook of Russian grammar and an Armenian @-@ language novel History of Tigran , or a moral manual for the Armenian children ( printed in 1941 ) . He was the first Armenian to study scientific ethnography : the way of life and customs of the peasants of the native settlements around Kanaker , inhabitants of Yerevan , and gathered and studied Armenian and Kurdish folklore .
= = Legacy = =
Abovian 's life is well remembered in Armenia . During the years in which Armenia was under Soviet rule , his pro @-@ Russia stance was emphasized . Schools , streets , boulevards and parks were named after him . The village of Elar , located 10 kilometres ( 6 @.@ 2 mi ) northeast of Yerevan , was named after him in 1961 . Two years later , as the village 's population grew larger , Abovyan was accorded with city status . His home in Kanaker was turned into a house @-@ museum in 1939 , and many of his original writings are preserved there .
Two prominent statues of Abovian stand in Yerevan . The concept of the first statue dates back to 1908 when a number of Armenian intellectuals in Russian Armenia decided to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Abovian 's disappearance and raise funds for a statue . These included Alexander Shirvanzade , Hovhannes Tumanyan and Gevorg Bashinjagyan . By 1910 they had collected enough funds to order the statue . It was designed by M. Grigoryan and sculpted by Andreas Ter @-@ Manukyan in Paris between 1910 – 13 . The statue is 4 @.@ 5 metres ( 15 ft ) high and made of bronze on a granite pedestal . As a result of a misunderstanding the statue was only delivered to Yerevan in 1925 and first erected on Abovian street by the cinema Moscow in 1933 and then moved to the children 's park on the banks of the Hrazdan river . In 1964 , it found its permanent home by the Abovian house @-@ museum in Kanaker . The second statue of Abovian in Yerevan was erected in Abovian square in 1950 . The 9 @-@ metre ( 30 ft ) high bronze statue was designed by Gevork Tamanian ( son of Alexander Tamanian ) and sculpted by Suren Stepanyan .
The work Abovian accomplished in the field of education was remembered . Yerevan 's State Pedagogic Institute was named after him . On February 28 , 1964 , a medal was named in his honour ( Աբովյանի Անվան Մեդալ ) and which was awarded to school teachers who showed exceptional abilities in teaching and education . Between 1948 – 84 , five documentary films were produced in the Armenian SSR about the life and work of Abovian .
= = = Portrait = = =
Abovian 's portrait is one of the most exceptional exhibits of the Museum of Literature and Arts after Charents . It is an oil painting with a size of 20 @.@ 5 centimetres ( 8 @.@ 1 in ) by 27 @.@ 5 centimetres ( 10 @.@ 8 in ) . In 1938 Abovian 's grandsons brought it to the museum . When Abovian 's son Vardan returned to the Caucasus , he found the painting in a badly deteriorated condition . But by Vardan 's request Armenian painter Gevorg Bashinjagyan restored the portrait . He cut worn @-@ out edges , glued it to a hard paper and then filled the cracks with corresponding colors . The painter of the portrait was Ludwig von Maydell , from Dorpat University . He painted it in the fall of 1830 , when Abovian was only 20 or 21 years old . This portrait is the only painting of Abovian made during his lifetime .
= = Selected bibliography = =
= = = Prose = = =
= = = Poetry = = =
= Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary =
The Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary or United States Penitentiary , Alcatraz Island ( often just referred to as Alcatraz ) was a maximum high @-@ security federal prison on Alcatraz Island , 1 @.@ 25 miles ( 2 @.@ 01 km ) off the coast of San Francisco , California , USA , which operated from 1934 to 1963 .
The main prison building was built in 1910 – 12 during its time as a United States Army military prison ; Alcatraz had been the site of a citadel since the 1860s . The United States Disciplinary Barracks , Pacific Branch on Alcatraz was acquired by the United States Department of Justice on October 12 , 1933 , and the island became a prison of the Federal Bureau of Prisons in August 1934 after the buildings were modernized to meet the requirements of a top @-@ notch security prison . Given this high security and the location of Alcatraz in the cold waters and strong currents of San Francisco Bay , the prison operators believed Alcatraz to be escape @-@ proof and America 's strongest prison .
Alcatraz was designed to hold prisoners who continuously caused trouble at other federal prisons . One of the world 's most notorious and best known prisons over the years , Alcatraz housed some 1 @,@ 576 of America 's most ruthless criminals including Al Capone , Robert Franklin Stroud ( the " Birdman of Alcatraz " ) , George " Machine Gun " Kelly , Bumpy Johnson , Rafael Cancel Miranda , Mickey Cohen , Arthur R. " Doc " Barker , and Alvin " Creepy " Karpis ( who served more time at Alcatraz than any other inmate ) . It also provided housing for the Bureau of Prisons staff and their families . A total of 36 prisoners made 14 escape attempts during the 29 years of the prison 's existence , the most notable of which were the violent escape attempt of May 1946 known as the " Battle of Alcatraz " , and the arguably successful " Escape from Alcatraz " by Frank Morris , John Anglin , and Clarence Anglin in June 1962 in one of the most intricate escapes ever devised . Faced with high maintenance costs and a poor reputation , Alcatraz closed on March 21 , 1963 .
The three @-@ story cellhouse included the main four blocks of the jail , A @-@ Block , B @-@ Block , C @-@ Block , and D @-@ Block , the warden 's office , visitation room , the library , and the barber shop . The prison cells typically measured 9 feet ( 2 @.@ 7 m ) by 5 feet ( 1 @.@ 5 m ) and 7 feet ( 2 @.@ 1 m ) high . The cells were primitive and lacked privacy , with a bed , a desk and a washbasin and toilet on the back wall , with few furnishings except a blanket . African @-@ Americans were segregated from the rest in cell designation due to racial abuse being prevalent . D @-@ Block housed the worst inmates and five cells at the end of it were designated as " The Hole " , where badly behaving prisoners would be sent for periods of punishment , often brutally so . The dining hall and kitchen lay off the main building in an extended part where both prisoners and staff would eat three meals a day together . The Alcatraz Hospital was above the dining hall .
Corridors of the prison were named after major American streets such as Broadway and Michigan Avenue . Working at the prison was considered a privilege for inmates and many of the better inmates were employed in the Model Industries Building and New Industries Building during the day , actively involved in providing for the military in jobs such as sewing and woodwork and performing various maintenance and laundry chores .
Today the penitentiary is a public museum and one of San Francisco 's major tourist attractions , attracting some 1 @.@ 5 million visitors annually . The former prison is now operated by the National Park Service 's Golden Gate National Recreation Area , and the badly eroding buildings of the former prison have been subject to restoration works in recent times and maintained .
= = History = =
= = = Construction = = =
The main cellhouse was originally the location of the cellhouse for the military citadel and prison which existed on Alcatraz from the 1860s . A new cellhouse was built in 1910 – 12 on a budget of $ 250 @,@ 000 and upon completion , the 500 feet ( 150 m ) long concrete building was reputedly the longest concrete building in the world at the time . In 1933 – 34 this building remained , but was modernized and became the main cellhouse of the Federal Penitentiary until it was closed in 1963 . When the new concrete prison was built in 1910 – 12 , many materials were reused in its construction . Iron staircases in the interior and the cellhouse door near the barber 's shop at the end of A @-@ Block were retained from the old citadel and massive granite blocks originally used as gun mounts were reused as the wharf 's bulkheads and retaining walls . Many of the old cell bars were used to reinforce the walls , causing structural problems later due to the fact that many placed near the edge were subject to erosion from the salt air and wind over the years .
After the U.S. Army 's use of the island for over 80 years ( 1850 – 1933 ) , the island came under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Justice for use by the Federal Bureau of Prisons . The purpose of this transfer was to punish those involved in the rampant crime which prevailed in the country in the 1920s and 1930s . The United States Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz was acquired by the United States Department of Justice on October 12 , 1933 , and the island became a Federal Bureau of Prisons federal prison in August 1934 . The $ 260 @,@ 000 conversion to the federal prison took place from January 1934 . Dr. George Hess of the United States Public Health Service was appointed the chief medical officer of the prison and Dr. Edward W. Twitchell became a consultant in psychiatry for Alcatraz in January 1934 . The hospital facilities were checked by three officials from the Marine Hospital of San Francisco . The Bureau of Prisons personnel arrived on Alcatraz in early February ; among them was Loring O. Mills , acting chief clerk . In April 1934 , the old material was removed from the prison , holes were cut in the concrete and 269 cell fronts were installed , built using four carloads of steel ordered from the Stewart Iron Works . A legend at the works is that a shipment of cells and iron accidentally fell into San Francisco Bay during transportation from San Francisco Dock to Alcatraz and were never recovered , thus had to be reordered . Two of four new stairways were built , as were 12 doors to the utility corridors and gratings at the top of the cells . On April 26 , an accidental small fire broke out on the roof and an electrician injured his foot by dropping a manhole cover on it . Fencing around Alcatraz was added by the Anchor Post Fence Company and emergency lighting in the morgue and switchboard operations were added by the Enterprise Electric Works . In June 1934 , the Teletouch Corporation of New York began the installation of an " electro @-@ magnetic gun or metal detecting system " at Alcatraz ; detectors were added on the wharf , at the front entrance into the cellblock , and at the rear entrance gate . The correctional officers were instructed how to operate the new locking devices on July 30 , 1934 , and the new radio equipment was tested by both the United States Coast Guard and the San Francisco Police Department on the same day . Final checks and assessments were made on the first two days of August .
= = = Early history = = =
Alcatraz was designed to hold prisoners who continuously caused trouble at other federal prisons , a " last resort prison " to hold the worst of the worst criminals who had no hope of rehabilitation . At 9 : 40 am on August 11 , 1934 , the first batch of 137 prisoners arrived at Alcatraz , arriving by railroad from the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth , Kansas at Santa Venetia , California , before being escorted to Alcatraz , handcuffed in high security coaches and guarded by some 60 FBI Special Agents , U.S. Marshals , and railway security officials . Some 32 detainees from the original military prison were reported to have been amongst the first inmates . Most of the prisoners were notorious bank robbers and counterfeiters , murderers , or sodomites . Amongst the first inmates were also 14 men from McNeil Island , Washington . On August 22 , 43 prisoners arrived from Atlanta Penitentiary and 10 from North Eastern Penitentiary , Lewisburg , Pennsylvania . On September 1 , one prisoner arrived from Washington Asylum and Jail and seven from the District of Columbia Reformatory in Virginia , and on September 4 , another batch of 103 prisoners arrived by train from Leavenworth . Prisoners continued to arrive , mainly from Leavenworth and Atlanta in 1935 and by June 30 , 1935 , the penitentiary had a population of 242 prisoners , although some prisoners such as Verrill Rapp had already been transferred from Alcatraz some months earlier . On the first anniversary as a federal penitentiary , on June 30 , 1935 , the Bureau of Prisons observed that : " The establishment of this institution not only provided a secure place for the detention of the more difficult type of criminal but has had a good effect upon discipline in our other penitentiaries also . No serious disturbance of any kind has been reported during the year . " The metal detectors initially caused a problem by overheating and often had to be turned off . After the failure of the Teletouch Corporation to amend the problem , in 1937 their contract was terminated and they were charged over $ 200 for three new detectors supplied by Federal Laboratories .
On January 10 , 1935 , a severe storm caused a landslide on Alcatraz , causing the Model Industries Building to slide . This marked the start of a series of changes to the structures on the island . A riprap was built around it and it was strengthened and a guard tower added to the roof in June 1936 , and the same month the barracks building was remodeled into 11 new apartments and nine single rooms for bachelors ; by this time there were 52 families living on Alcatraz Island , including 126 women and children . The problems with the industries building
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and continuing utility problems with some of the old buildings and systems led to extensive updates in 1937 , including new tool @-@ proof grills on the ventilators on the roof of the cell house , two new boilers installed in the power house and a new pump for salt water sanitation and guardrails added to stairways . In 1939 – 40 , a $ 1 @.@ 1 million redevelopment was under swing , including construction of the New Industries Building , a complete overhaul of the power house with a new diesel engine , the building of a new water tower to solve the water storage problem , new apartment blocks for officers , improvements to the dock , and the conversion of D @-@ block into isolation cells . The changes were completed in July 1941 . The workshops of the New Industries Building became highly productive in the making of army uniforms and cargo nets and other items which were in high demand during World War II and in June 1945 it was reported that the federal penitentiaries had made 60 @,@ 000 nets .
= = = Notoriety = = =
Alcatraz gained notoriety from its inception as the toughest prison in America and considered by many to be the world 's most fearsome prison of the time , and former prisoners would frequently report acts of brutality and inhumane conditions which severely tested their sanity . Ed Wutke was the first prisoner to commit suicide in Alcatraz . Rufe Persful chopped off his fingers after grabbing an axe from the firetruck , begging another inmate to do the same to his other hand . One writer described Alcatraz as " the great garbage can of San Francisco Bay , into which every federal prison dumped its most rotten apples . " In 1939 the new U.S. Attorney General Frank Murphy attacked the penitentiary , saying " The whole institution is conductive to psychology that builds up a sinister ambitious attitude among prisoners . " The reputation of the prison was not helped by the arrival of more of America 's most dangerous crooks including Robert Stroud , the " Birdman of Alcatraz " , in 1942 , who spent 17 years at Alcatraz . Like a songbird ’ s call , Stroud was complex . He was also a pimp , a raging psychopath and impulsive murderer whose hazard reduced only with age . He entered the prison system at age 19 , and never left . Stroud killed a guard , tangled with other inmates and spent 42 of his 54 years in prison in solitary confinement .
While Stroud was a “ birdman , ” his scientific inquiry all took place at Fort Leavenworth , not Alcatraz as the myth goes . Ironically , he wasn ’ t allowed to pursue avian science , or even harbor birds , at the timeless bird habitat that is Alcatraz Island .
However , somewhat contradicting its reputation and the fact that many former inmates named it " Hellcatraz " based on its horrors , some prisoners reported that the living conditions in Alcatraz were much better than most other prisons in the country , especially the food , and many volunteered to come to Alcatraz .
On December 3 , 1940 , Henri Young murdered fellow inmate Rufus McCain by running downstairs from the Furniture Shop to the Tailor 's Shop where McCain worked and violently stabbing McCain in the neck ; McCain died five hours later . Young had been sentenced to Alcatraz for murder in 1933 and he was involved in an escape attempt at Alcatraz during which famous gangster Doc Barker was shot to death . He spent nearly twenty @-@ two months in solitary confinement as a result but later earned a right to work in the Furniture Shop . He went on trial in 1941 , which brought Alcatraz into further disrepute as Young 's attorneys claimed he could not be held responsible for his murder as he had endured a " cruel and unusual punishment " prior to it in torment by the prison guards . Young was convicted of manslaughter and his prison sentence only extended by a few years .
= = = Final years = = =
By the 1950s , the prison conditions had improved and prisoners were gradually permitted more privileges such as the playing of musical instruments , watching movies at weekends , painting , and radio use ; the strict code of silence became more relaxed and prisoners were permitted to talk quietly . However , the prison continued to be unpopular on the mainland into the 1950s ; it was by far the most expensive prison institution in the United States and continued to be perceived by many as America 's most extreme jail . In his annual report for 1952 , Director James V. Bennett called for a more centralized institution to replace Alcatraz . A 1959 report indicated that Alcatraz was more than three times more expensive to run than the average US prison ; $ 10 per prisoner per day compared to $ 3 in most other prisons . The problem of Alcatraz was exacerbated by the fact that the prison had seriously deteriorated structurally in exposure to the salt air and wind and would need $ 5 million to deal with it . Major repairs began in 1958 but by 1961 the prison was evaluated by engineers to be a lost cause and Robert F. Kennedy submitted plans for a new maximum @-@ security institution at Marion , Illinois . After the escape from Alcatraz in June 1962 , the prison was the subject of heated investigations , and with the major structural problems and ongoing expense , the prison finally closed on 21 March 1963 . The final Bureau of Prisons report said of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary : " The institution served an important purpose in taking the strain off the older and greatly overcrowded institutions in Atlanta , Leavenworth and McNeil Island since it enabled us to move to the smaller , closely guarded institution for the escape artists , the big @-@ time racketeers , the inveterate connivers and those who needed protection from other groups . "
Today the penitentiary is a museum and one of San Francisco 's major tourist attractions , attracting some 1 @.@ 5 million visitors annually . Visitors arrive by boat at the port , and are given a tour of the cellhouse and island , and are given a slide show and audio narration with anecdotes from former inmates , guards and rangers on Alcatraz . The atmosphere of the former penitentiary is still considered to be " eerie " , " ghostly " and " chilling " . Protected by the National Park Service and the National Register of Historic Places , the badly eroding buildings of the former prison have been subject to restoration works in recent times and maintained .
= = = Escape attempts = = =
According to the Correctional Officers , once a convict arrived on the Alcatraz wharf , his first thoughts were on how to leave . During its 29 years of operation , the penitentiary claimed that no prisoner successfully escaped . A total of 36 prisoners made 14 escape attempts , two men trying twice ; 23 were caught , six were shot and killed during their escape , two drowned , and five are listed as " missing and presumed drowned " .
The first unsuccessful attempt to escape the prison was made on April 27 , 1936 by Joseph Bowers , who was assigned the duty of burning trash at the incinerator . He tried to escape during duty hours by scaling a chain link fence at the edge of the island . When he was caught in this act and refused orders of the correctional officer located at the West road guard tower to come down he was shot . He was seriously injured in the fall from over 15 m ( 50 ft ) and consequently died .
The first escape attempt to shatter Alcatraz 's reputation as an " escape @-@ proof " prison was made on December 16 , 1937 by Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe . During their work assignment in one of the workshops they cut the flat iron bars of the window and climbed into the bay waters to escape . It was a stormy day and the bay water was highly turbulent . As the escapees were not found , they were declared drowned by the Prison authorities as it was conjectured that they drowned in the bay and their bodies swept out into the sea due to the turbulent bay currents .
= = = = Battle of Alcatraz = = = =
The most violent escape attempt occurred on May 2 – 4 , 1946 , when a failed attempt by six prisoners led to the Battle of Alcatraz , also known as the " Alcatraz Blastout " . It was carried out by six prisoners ; Bernard Coy , Joseph Cretzer , Sam Shockley , Clarence Carnes , Marvin Hubbard and Miran Thompson . They daringly took control of the cell house by overpowering Correctional officers and captured the weapons room and keys to the recreation yard door . Their aim was to escape by boat from the dock , but when they failed to obtain the keys to the outside door , they decided to battle it out . In the fight that ensued they managed to hold two correctional officers hostage whom they eventually killed after two days . Prompted by Shockley and Thompson , Cretzer shot the hostages at very close range . One of the guards , William Miller , succumbed to his injuries while the second guard , Harold Stites , was also killed at the cellhouse . Although Shockley , Thompson , and Carnes returned to their cells , the other three , Coy , Cretzer and Hubbard , persisted with their fight . The U.S. Marines intervened to help the correctional officers and killed the three prisoners . In this battle , apart from the guards and prisoners killed , 17 other guards and one prisoner were also injured . Shockley , Thompson , and Carnes were tried for the killing of the correctional officers . Shockley and Thompson were sentenced to death through the gas chamber , which was carried out at San Quentin in December 1948 . However , Carnes , who was only 19 years of age , was given a second life sentence .
= = = = " Escape from Alcatraz " = = = =
On June 11 , 1962 , Frank Morris , John Anglin , and Clarence Anglin carried out one of the most intricate escapes ever devised . Behind the prisoners ' cells in Cell Block B ( where the escapees were interned ) was an unguarded 3 @-@ foot ( 0 @.@ 91 m ) wide utility corridor . The prisoners chiselled away the moisture @-@ damaged concrete from around an air vent leading to this corridor , using tools such as a metal spoon soldered with silver from a dime and an electric drill improvised from a stolen vacuum cleaner motor . The noise was disguised by accordions played during music hour , and the progress was concealed by false walls which , in the dark recesses of the cells , fooled the guards .
The escape route led up through a fan vent ; the prisoners removed the fan and motor , replacing them with a steel grill and leaving a shaft large enough for a prisoner to enter . Stealing a carborundum abrasive cord from the prison workshop , the prisoners removed the rivets from the grill . In their beds , they placed papier @-@ mâché dummies made with human hair stolen from the barbershop . The escapees also constructed an inflatable raft over many weeks from over 50 stolen raincoats , which they prepared on the top of the cellblock , concealed from the guards by sheets which had been put up over the sides . They escaped through a vent in the roof and departed Alcatraz .
The official investigation by the FBI was aided by another prisoner , Allen West , who was part of the escapees ' group but was left behind . West 's false wall kept slipping so he held it in place with cement , which set . When Morris and the Anglins accelerated the schedule , West desperately chipped away at the wall , but by the time he got out , his companions were gone . Articles belonging to the prisoners , including plywood paddles and parts of the raincoat raft were discovered on nearby Angel Island . The FBI 's investigation from 1962 to December 1979 was finally treated as closed . The official report on the escape concludes that the prisoners drowned in the cold waters of the bay while trying to reach the mainland , it being unlikely that they made it the 1 @.@ 25 miles to shore due to the strong ocean currents and the cold sea water temperatures ranging between 50 and 55 degrees Fahrenheit .
However , The U.S. Marshals Service still list the Anglins and Morris as wanted fugitives and have Wanted Posters for each man . A 2014 study of the ocean currents by scientists at Delft University and the research institute Deltares indicates that a craft leaving Alcatraz at 11 : 30pm on June 11 , 1962 , would most likely have landed just north of the Golden Gate Bridge and indicate that debris would have washed up on Angel Island , consistent with where it was actually found . A 2015 History Channel documentary presented further circumstantial evidence gathered over the years by the Anglin brothers ' family , including Christmas cards allegedly sent by the brothers for three years after their escape . It featured an interview with family friend Fred Brizzi , who claimed to have met the brothers in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil in 1975 . To support his story , he offered a photograph of two men resembling John and Clarence Anglin , taken , he said , during the encounter . A facial recognition analyst who had examined the photo asserted that the two men were " more than likely " the Anglins . The film also presented an alternate escape theory , involving the use of an electrical cord , which was reported missing from the prison 's dock , tied to a passenger ferry that left the island just after midnight on the night of the men 's escape .
The 1979 film Escape from Alcatraz depicts the escape . It stars Clint Eastwood , Fred Ward , and Jack Thibeau as Frank Morris , John Anglin , and Clarence Anglin , respectively . Allen West was played by Larry Hankin ; his character 's name was changed to Charley Butts . The film implied that the escape had been successful .
= = Administration = =
The prison initially had a staff of 155 , including the first warden James A. Johnston and associate warden Cecil J. Shuttleworth , both considered to be " iron men " . None of the staff were trained in rehabilitation but highly trained in security . The guards and staff of Alcatraz were subject to varying salaries . A new guard arriving in December 1948 was offered $ 3024 @.@ 96 per annum , but there was a 6 % deduction for retirement taxes a year amounting to $ 181 @.@ 50 . The guards typically worked 40 @-@ hour weeks ; five 8 @-@ hour shifts . Guards who worked between 6 pm and 6 am were given a 10 % increase and guards doing overtime had to be reported and authorized by the warden . Officers generally had to pay 25 cents for meals and were charged $ 10 to rent an apartment on the island , to include laundry service , although larger families were charged anything from $ 20 – 43 a month for larger quarters and charged additional for laundry . In 1960 , a Bureau of Prisons booklet revealed that the average prison population between 1935 and 1960 was 263 ; the highest recorded was 302 in 1937 and the lowest recorded was 222 in 1947 .
The main centre for administration was at the entrance to the prison , which included the warden 's office . The office contained a desk with radio and telegraph equipment , typewriter , and a telephone . The administrative office section also had the offices of the associate warden and secretary , mail desk , captain 's desk , a business office , a clerk 's office , an accounting office , a control room which was added with modern technology in 1961 , the officer 's lounge , armory and vault , and a visitation centre and restrooms .
The basement of Alcatraz prison contained dungeons and the showers . The main stairway to the dungeon lay along Sunrise Alley at the side of A @-@ Block , but the dungeons were also accessible by a staircase in a trapdoor along the corridor of D @-@ Block . All visits to Alcatraz required prior written approval from the warden .
A hospital had originally been installed at Alcatraz during its time as a military prison in the late 19th century . During its time as a Federal Penitentiary it was located above the dining hall on the second floor . Hospital staff were U.S. Public Health Service employees assigned to the Federal Prison Service at Alcatraz . Doctors often lasted fewer than several days or months at Alcatraz , due to the fact that few of them could tolerate the violent inmates who would often terrify them if they failed to be given certain drugs . Prisoners in ill health were often kept in the hospital , most famously , Stroud and Al Capone , who spent years in it .
= = = Security = = =
With the Bureau of Prisons taking over the Alcatraz Island Federal Penitentiary on January 1 , 1934 , it marked the beginning of a series of measures to strengthen the security of the prison cells to make Alcatraz an " escape @-@ proof " maximum security prison , and also improving the living conditions for the operation and maintenance staff and officers , apart from the prisoners . Modern technological innovations available at the time for enhancing security and comfort were built into the buildings . Security guard towers were built outside at four strategic locations , cells were rebuilt and fitted with " tool @-@ proof steel cell fronts and locking devices operated from control boxes " , and windows were made secure with iron grills . Electromagnetic metal detectors placed in the entrance of the dining hall and workshops , with remote controlled tear gas canisters at appropriate locations , remote controlled gun galleries with machine gun armed guards were installed to patrol along the corridors . Improvements were made to the toilet and electricity facilities , old tunnels were sealed up with concrete to avoid hiding and escape by prisoners , and substantial changes and improvements were made to the housing facilities of guards , wardens and Captain to live with their families , with quality relative to rank . Homer Cummings , U.S. Attorney General , Sanford Bates , first Director of the Bureau of Prisons , and Warden Johnston collaborated very closely to create " a legendary prison " suited to the times , which resulted in the Alcatraz Island Federal Penitentiary being nicknamed " Uncle Sam 's Devil 's Island . "
Despite Alcatraz being designed to house the " worst of the worst " of criminals who caused problems at other prisons , under the guidelines and regulations set by the strict prison administrators , courts could not direct a prisoner to be directly sent to Alcatraz , however notorious they were for misbehavior and attempted escape from other prisons . Prisoners entering Alcatraz would undergo vigorous research and assessments prior to their arrival . Security in the prison was very tight , with the constant checking of bars , doors , locks , electrical fixtures etc . , to ensure that security hadn 't been broken . During a standard day the prisoners would be counted 13 times , and the ratio of prisoners to guards was the lowest of any American prison of the time . The front door was made of solid steel , virtually impossible for any prisoners to escape through . The island had many guard towers , most of which have since been demolished , which were heavily guarded at various points in the day at times when security may have been breached ; for instance there were guard towers on each of the industry buildings to ensure that inmates didn 't attempt to escape during the work day shifts . The recreation yard and other parts of the prison had a 25 ft fence around it topped with barbed wire , should any inmates attempt to escape during exercise . One former employee of the jail likened his prison job to being a zoo keeper or his old farm job , due to the fact that prisoners were not to be rehabilitated or educated and treated like animals , sending them out to " plough the fields " when some of them worked during the day , and then counting them up and feeding them and so on . He referred to those 4 years of his life working in the prison as a " total waste of his life " . The corridors were regularly patrolled by the guards , with passing gates along them ; the most heavily trafficked was " Broadway " between B and C Block , due to its being the central corridor of the prison and passed not only by guards but other prison workers .
At the end of each 20 minute meal in the dining hall , the forks , spoons and knives were laid out on the table and carefully counted to ensure that nothing had been taken as a potential weapon . In the earlier years as a prison , prisoners were forbidden from talking while eating , but this was later relaxed , provided that the prisoners communicated quietly .
The gun gallery was situated in the Recreation Yard and mounted on one of the dining hall 's exterior walls . There was a metal detector outside of the dining hall for security purposes . The dining hall had tear @-@ gas canisters attached to the rafters of the ceiling which could be activated by remote control , should prisoners riot or attempt to escape . The first warden , James A. Johnston , always entered the dining hall alone and unarmed , due to heavy guarding around him . Several riots did break out in the dining hall during Alcatraz 's history . Those prisoners who were not involved in the fighting hid under the dining hall tables to escape possible gunfire .
= = = Wardens = = =
= = Prison life and the cells = =
An inmate register reveals that there were 1 @,@ 576 prisoners in total held at Alcatraz during its time as a Federal Penitentiary , although figures reported have varied and some have stated 1557 . The prison cells , purposefully designed so that none adjoined an outside wall , typically measured 9 feet ( 2 @.@ 7 m ) by 5 feet ( 1 @.@ 5 m ) and 7 feet ( 2 @.@ 1 m ) high . The cells were primitive with a bed , a desk and a washbasin and toilet on the back wall and few furnishings except a blanket . An air vent , measuring 6 inches ( 150 mm ) by 9 inches ( 230 mm ) , covered by a metal grill , lay at the back of the cells which led into the utility corridors . Prisoners had no privacy in going to the toilet and the toilets would emit a strong stench because they were flushed with salt water . Hot water faucets were not installed until the early 1960s , shortly before closure .
The penitentiary established a very strict regimen of rules and regulations under the title " the Rules and Regulations for the Government and Discipline of the United States Penal and Correctional Institutions " and also a " Daily Routine of Work and Counts " to be followed by the prisoners and also the guards ; copies of these were provided to the prisoners to read and follow . Inmates were basically entitled to food , clothing , shelter , and medical attention . Anything else was seen as a privilege . Inmates were given a blue shirt , grey pants ( blue and white in later years ) , cotton long underwear , socks and a blue handkerchief ; the wearing of caps was forbidden in the cellhouse . Cells were expected to be kept tidy and in good order . Any dangerous article found in the cells or on inmates such as money , narcotics , intoxicating substances or tools which had the potential to inflict injury or assist in an escape attempt was considered contraband and made the prisoners eligible for disciplinary action . It was compulsory for prisoners to shave in their cells three times a week . Attempting to bribe , intimidate , or assault prison officers was seen as a very serious offense . African @-@ Americans were segregated from the rest in cell designation due to racial abuse being prevalent . Toilet paper , matches , soap , and cleanser were issued to the cells on Tuesdays and Saturdays , and inmates could request hot water and a mop to clean their cells . The bars , windows and floors of the prison were cleaned on a daily basis . In earlier years there was a strict code of silence but by the 1950s this had relaxed and talking was permitted in the cellhouse and dining hall provided conversations were quiet and there was no shouting , loud talking , whistling or singing .
Prisoners would be woken at 6 : 30 am , and sent to breakfast at 6 : 55 . After returning to the cell , inmates then had to tidy their cell and place the waste basket outside . At 7 : 30 work started in the shifts for those privileged enough to do so , punctuated by a whistle , and prisoners would have to go through a metal detector during work shifts . If assigned a job , prisoners had to accept that line of work ; prisoners were not permitted to have money in their possessions but earnings went into a prisoner 's Trust Fund . Some of the prisoners were assigned duties with the guards and foremen in the Laundry , Tailor Shop , Cobblers Shop , Model Shop etc. and in gardening and labor . Smoking , a privilege , was permitted in the workplace providing there wasn 't any hazardous condition , but inmates were not permitted to smoke between the recreation yard and work . Lunch was served at 11 : 20 , followed by a 30 @-@ minute rest in the cell , before returning to work until 16 : 15 . Dinner was served at 16 : 25 and the prisoners would then retire to their cells to be locked in for the night at 16 : 50 , and lights went off at 21 : 30 . After being locked in for the night , 6 guards usually patrolled the four cell blocks . Many prisoners have compared their duration at Alcatraz to hell and would have preferred death to continued incarceration .
Alcatraz Library was located at the end of D @-@ Block . Upon entering Alcatraz , every inmate was given a library card and a catalog of books found in the library ; inmates could place orders by putting a slip with their card in a box at the entrance to the dining hall before breakfast , and the books would be delivered to and from their cell by a librarian . The library , which utilized a closed @-@ stack paging system , had a collection of 10 @,@ 000 to 15 @,@ 000 books , mainly left over from the army days . Inmates were permitted a maximum of three books in addition to up to 12 text books , a Bible , and a dictionary . They were permitted to subscribe to magazines but crime @-@ related pages were torn out and newspapers were prohibited . Sex , crime and violence were censored from all books and magazines , and the library was governed by a chaplain who regulated the censorship and the nature of the reading material to ensure that the material was wholesome . Failure to return books by the date given made the inmate liable to removal of privileges . The average prisoner read 75 to 100 books a year . Every evening , inmates would generally read books loaned from the library and usually an hour or 75 minutes was allocated to the practicing of musical instruments , from the guitar to the accordion . A prison band often practiced in the dining room or auditorium above it ; Al Capone famously practiced the banjo in the shower block , although most prisoners were limited to playing in their cells alone .
= = = Corridors = = =
Alcatraz cellhouse had a corridor naming system named after major American streets and landmarks . Michigan Avenue was the corridor to the side of A @-@ Block , and Broadway was the central corridor in which the inmates would assemble as they massed through Times Square ( an area with a clock on the wall ) , before entering the dining hall for their meals . Broadway separated Block @-@ B and Block @-@ C and prisoners kept along it had the least privacy in the prison . The corridor between Block @-@ C and the library was called Park Avenue . The corridor in D @-@ Block was named Sunset Strip . Gun galleries lay at the end of each block , including the West and East Gun Galleries .
= = = A @-@ Block = = =
Due to the fact that during the time as a federal penitentiary no inmates were ever permanently held here , A @-@ Block was never modernized , so retained its " flat strap @-@ iron bars , key locks and spiral staircases " from the original military prison . Several inmates , however , were held briefly in A @-@ Block before a hearing or transfer . In the later years of the state penitentiary , the A @-@ Block was mainly used for extra storage and a law library was installed here at one point and it was a place where inmates could type legal documents . A small barber 's shop was located at the end of A @-@ block where inmates would have a monthly haircut .
= = = B @-@ Block = = =
The majority of the new inmates in Alcatraz were assigned to the second tier of B @-@ Block . They had " quarantine status " for their first three months in confinement in Alcatraz , and were not permitted visitors for a minimum of 90 days . Inmates were permitted one visitor a month , although anybody likely to cause trouble such as registered criminals were barred from visiting . Letters received by inmates were checked by prison staff first , to see if they could decipher any secret messages . Frank Morris and his fellow escapees escaped Alcatraz during the June 1962 escape from Alcatraz by entering a utility corridor behind B @-@ Block .
= = = D @-@ Block = = =
D @-@ Block gained notoriety as a " Treatment block " for some of the worst inmates , with varying degrees of punishment , including Isolation , Solitary and Strip . Prisoners usually spent anything from 3 to 19 days in Solitary . Prisoners held here would be given their meals in their cells and not permitted to work and only shower twice a week . After a 1939 escape attempt in which Arthur " Doc " Barker was killed , the Bureau of Prisons tightened security in the D @-@ Block . The Birdman of Alcatraz inhabited cell 42 in D @-@ Block in solitary confinement for 6 years .
The worst cells for confinement as a punishment for inmates who stepped out of line were located at the end of D @-@ Block in cells 9 – 14 , known as " The Hole " . The cells were devoid of light and colder than the rest of the prison , and prisoners sent here were regularly stripped , beaten , and tortured and often starved , forced to sleep on the cold concrete floor wearing nothing but light underwear . In turn , guards were abused , and often had faeces , urine or food thrown at them or were spat at . Inmates held in the hole were limited to just one 10 @-@ minute shower and an hour of exercise in the yard a week . The five cells of " The Hole " had nothing but a sink and toilet and the very worst cell was nicknamed " The Oriental " or " Strip Cell " , the final cell of the block with nothing but a hole in the floor as a toilet , in which prisoners would often be confined naked with nothing else for two days . The guards controlled the flushing of the toilet in that cell . A hatchway in the floor on D @-@ Block also led to the dungeon in the basement which contained several cells . The worst behaved inmates would be locked inside their cells in the dungeon , chained to the walls . They were given a meager diet of bread and water each day , and one regular meal every three days , although the quantity and duration often varied relative to the extent of the punishment . Denied of proper toilet facilities , they were given a bucket as a toilet , emptied once a week , and stripped and chained to the wall standing at nights ; according to Alvin J. Esau , prisoners in solitary confinement were " placed on a starvation diet and made to stand nine hours each day with hands tied and their feet barely touching the floor . " After completing the punishment in the hole , the prisoner could then return to his cell but be tagged ; a red tag , third grade , denoted a prisoner who was restricted from leaving his cell for perhaps 3 months . At second grade the prisoners could receive letters , and if after 30 days they remained behaved , they would then be restored full prison privileges .
" Its size was approximately that of a regular cell @-@ 9 feet by 5 feet by about 7 feet high . I could just touch the ceiling by stretching out my arm ... You are stripped nude and pushed into the cell . Guards take your clothes and go over them minutely or what few grains of tobacco may have fallen into the cuffs or pockets . There is no soap . No tobacco . No toothbrush , The smell – well you can describe it only by the word ' stink . ' It is like stepping into a sewer . It is nauseating . After they have searched your clothing , they throw it at you . For bedding , you get two blankets , around 5 in the evening . You have no shoes , no bed , no mattress @-@ nothing but the four damp walls and two blankets . The walls are painted black . Once a day I got three slices of bread @-@ no @-@ that is an error . Some days I got four slices . I got one meal in five days , and nothing but bread in between . In the entire thirteen days I was there , I got two meals ... I have seen but one man get a bath in solitary confinement , in all the time that I have been there . That man had a bucket of cold water thrown over him . " – Henri Young testifying his experiences in " The Hole " at Alcatraz during his 1941 trial .
= = = Dining = = =
Alcatraz Dining Hall , often referred to as the Mess Hall , is the dining hall where the prisoners and staff ate their meals . It is a long wing on the west end of the Main Cellhouse of Alcatraz , situated in the center of the island . It is connected to the block by a corridor known as " Times Square " , as it passes beneath a large clock approaching the entrance way to the dining hall . This wing includes the dining hall and the kitchen beyond it . On the second floor was the hospital and the auditorium , which was where movies were screened to the inmates at weekends .
Dining hall protocol was a scripted process , including a whistle system to indicate which block and tier of men would move into and out of the hall at any given time , who sat where , where to place hands , and when to start eating . Prisoners would be awakened at 6 : 30 , and sent to breakfast at 6 : 55 . A breakfast menu is still preserved on the hallway board , dated 21 March 1963 . The breakfast menu included assorted dry cereals , steamed whole wheat , a scrambled egg , milk , stewed fruit , toast , bread , and butter . Lunch was served in the dining hall at 11 : 20 , followed by a 30 @-@ minute rest in the cell , before returning to work until 16 : 15 . Dinner was served at 16 : 25 and the prisoners would then retire to their cells at 16 : 50 to be locked in for the night . Inmates were permitted to eat as much as they liked within 20 minutes , provided they left no waste ; waste would be reported and may make the prisoner subject to removal of privileges if they made a habit of it .
Each dining table had benches which held up to six men , although smaller tables and chairs later replaced these which seated four . All of the prison population , including the guards and officials would dine together , thus seating over 250 people . The food served at Alcatraz was reportedly the best in the United States prison system .
= = = Recreation = = =
The Recreation Yard was the yard used by inmates of the prison between 1934 and 1963 . It is located opposite the dining hall south of the end of D @-@ Block , facing the mainland on a raised level surrounded by a high wall and fence above it . Guard Tower # 3 lay just to the west of the yard . The gun gallery was situated in the yard , mounted on one of the dining hall 's exterior walls .
In 1936 , the previously dirt @-@ covered yard was paved . The yard was part of the most violent escape attempt from Alcatraz in May 1946 when a group of inmates hatched a plot to obtain the key into the recreation yard , kill the tower guards , take hostages , and use them as shields to reach the dock .
Inmates were permitted out into the yard on Saturdays and Sundays and on holidays for a maximum of 5 hours . Inmates who worked seven days a week in the kitchen were rewarded with short yard breaks during the weekdays . Badly behaved prisoners were liable to having their yard access rights taken away from them on weekends . The prisoners of Alcatraz were permitted to play games such as baseball , softball and other sports at these times and intellectual games such as chess . Because of the small size of the yard and the diamond at the end of it , a section of the wall behind the first base had to be padded to cushion the impact of inmates overrunning it . Inmates were provided gloves , bats , and balls , but no sport uniforms . In 1938 , there were four amateur teams , the Bees , Oaks , Oilers , and Seals , named after Minor League clubs , and four league teams named after Major League clubs , the Cardinals , Cubs , Giants , and Tigers . Many of the inmates used weekends in the yards to converse with each other and discuss crime , the only real opportunities they had during the week for a durable conversation .
= = Other buildings = =
= = = Warden 's House = = =
The Warden 's House was the home of the penitentiary 's warden . It is located at the northeastern end of the Main Cellblock , next to Alcatraz Lighthouse . The 3 @-@ floor 15 @-@ room mansion was built in 1921 according to the Golden Gate National Recreational Area signpost , although some sources say it was built in 1926 or 1929 and had 17 or 18 rooms .
Between 1934 and 1963 , the four wardens of Alcatraz resided here , including the first warden , James A. Johnston . A house of luxury , in stark contrast to the jail next to it , the wardens often held lavish cocktail parties here . The signpost at the spot shows a photograph of a trusted inmate doing chores at the house for the warden and that the house had a terraced garden and greenhouse . The mansion had tall windows , providing fine views of San Francisco Bay . Today , the house is a ruin , burned down by Native Americans during the Occupation of Alcatraz on June 1 , 1970 .
= = = Building 64 = = =
Building 64 Residential Apartments was the first building constructed on the island of Alcatraz , intended entirely for the purpose of accommodating the military officers and their families living on the island . Located next to the dock on the southeastern side of the island , below the Warden 's House , the three @-@ story apartment block was built in 1905 on the site of a U.S. Army barracks which had been there from the 1860s . It functioned as the Military Guard Barracks from 1906 until 1933 . One of its largest apartments in the southwest corner was known as the " Cow Palace " and a nearby alleyway was known as " Chinatown " .
= = = Social Hall = = =
The Social Hall , also known as the Officers ' Club , was a social club located on the northwestern side of the island . Located in close proximity to the Power House , water tower and Former Military Chapel ( Bachelor Quarters ) , it formerly housed the post exchange . The club was a social venue for the Federal Penitentiary workers and their families on the island to unwind after a hard week 's work dealing with America 's most hardened criminals after they 'd been locked up at 17 : 30 . It was burned down by Native Americans during the Occupation of Alcatraz in 1970 , leaving a shell which still remains .
The club had a small bar , library , large dining and dance floor , billiards table , ping pong table and a two @-@ lane bowling alley , and was the centre of social life on the island for the employees of the penitentiary . It regularly hosted dinners , bingo events , and from the 1940s onwards showed movies every Sunday night after they had been shown to the inmates during the day on Saturday and Sunday . The club was responsible for organizing numerous special events on the island ( held either in the hall or the Parade Grounds ) and the fundraising associated with it , anything from ice cream and watermelon feasts to Halloween fancy dress and Christmas parties .
= = = Power House = = =
The Power House is located on the northwest coast of Alcatraz Island . It was constructed in 1939 for $ 186 @,@ 000 as part of a $ 1 @.@ 1 million modernization scheme which also included the water tower , New Industries Building , officers quarters and remodeling of the D @-@ block . The white powerhouse smokestack and lighthouse were said to give an " appearance of a ship 's mast on either side of the island " . A sign reading " A Warning . Keep Off . Only Government permitted within 200 yards " lay in front of the powerhouse to deter people landing on the island at the point .
Between 1939 and 1963 it supplied power to the Federal Penitentiary and other buildings on the island . The powerhouse had a tower duty station which was guarded with a " 30 @-@ caliber Winchester rifle with 50 rounds of ammunition , a 1911 semiautomatic pistol with three seven @-@ round magazines , three gas grenades , and a gas mask . "
= = = Alcatraz Water Tower = = =
The Water Tower is located on the northwestern side of the island , near Tower No. 3 , beyond the Morgue and Recreation Yard . The water tank is situated on six cross @-@ braced steel legs submerged in
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and hunt for prey . Iridomyrmex ants normally forage on the ground , but most species will forage up into trees and vegetation to look for food . Most ants are diurnal foragers , but some are nocturnal . These nocturnal ants will sometimes become active during the day , but this depends on the suitability of the weather . They will also block their entrance holes when it is daytime ; however , I. bigi is nocturnal and never comes out during the day . In a few species , a nest will not be placed in a shaded area ; this is so it can warm up during the early mornings and workers can forage shortly after sunrise .
= = = Diet = = =
Iridomyrmex primarily feeds on sweet foods such as nectar and honeydew . They hunt for insects and other ants to feed to their young , and workers are particularly attracted to seeds with elaiosomes . They collect these seeds , remove the elaiosomes , and then discard the seeds . The seedlings that sprout from these seeds benefit from proximity to the aggressive Iridomyrmex ants , giving them a better chance of survival . Colonies sometimes nest in termite mounds , and so the termites are regularly preyed on by Iridomyrmex ; no evidence for any kind of relationship ( other than a predatory one ) is known . Juvenile cane toads are often preyed on , as certain Iridomyrmex species such as I. purpureus and I. ruburrus are immune to the toxins released by the cane toads . As a result , placing Iridomyrmex nests in habitats which house cane toads have been suggested as a method of controlling the cane toad population . The meat ant is the only known ant in Australia that feeds on guano .
= = = Predators = = =
Some invertebrate species specialise in predation of Iridomyrmex ants . One spider in particular , the cursorial spider Habronestes bradleyi , is a specialist predator against these ants and will use the alarm pheromones that are released by the ants during territorial disputes to locate them . The Australian thorny devil lizard ( Moloch horridus ) is a sit and wait predator that primarily preys on Iridomyrmex ants , and one lizard will reject specific species in this genus while eating others . The blind snake Ramphotyphlops nigrescens follows trails laid by these ants to locate them as a potential prey species and will eat the broods of some species , while ground beetles dig burrows near ant nests to prey on workers passing by .
A prominent predator is the short @-@ beaked echidna ( Tachyglossus aculeatus ) that eats the virgin queens during nuptial flight due to their high percentage of fat . Echidnas do not consume Iridomyrmex ants all year ; instead , they usually attack nests during August to October , which is when the winged females and males , known as alates emerge from their nest . Queens will also face more threats during nuptial flight or after ; birds such as currawongs , magpies and ravens , attracted by recently excavated soil , will dig out nests shortly after the queens have founded their colonies . Parasitic flatworms in the class Cestoda are known to infect Iridomyrmex .
= = = Life cycle and reproduction = = =
Nuptial flight occurs throughout the year in humid and warm climates . The alates begin to emerge from their nest and immediately climb onto tall structures ( such as tree trunks of fence @-@ posts ) where they begin to fly and copulate . Depending on the species , a queen either mates with a single male or with multiple males . Observations show that meat ant males begin to fly first , followed by the queens . Groups of 20 to 40 queens will approach the top of the nest and fly once they are warm enough , and this would proceed multiple times for many days until the climate changes or all of the queens have withdrawn from the nest . After mating , the males soon die and the queens proceed to search for a suitable nest to establish her colony . Finding a location to nest is dangerous , as birds and other ants prey on them ; disease and starvation are other causes of death in queens . While most queens will establish a nest by herself , nests can be established when queens cooperate with each other , are adopted into an existing colony , or by " budding " ( also called " satelliting " or " fractionating " ) , where a subset of the colony including queens , workers and brood ( eggs , larvae and pupae ) leave the main colony for an alternative nest site . 10 % of queens will cooperate with another queen during colony foundation .
Once a queen has excavated a chamber , she will lay around 20 eggs that develop into larvae in less than a month . These eggs take 44 to 61 days to fully develop and emerge as adults . Mature nests range in size , from a few hundred to over 300 @,@ 000 workers . Most colonies are monogyne , meaning it only has a single queen , but some colonies can have as many as four . Oligogynous colonies also exist , in which multiple queens are present , but they are tolerated equally by workers birthed from different mothers and antagonism exists among queens . Brood discrimination is known based on recognition of kin , and queens will look after their own brood and neglect other brood laid by different queens . Queens display intolerance to each other when the first generation of workers is present , and the queens will separate from each other once the colony grows to a certain size .
= = Symbiosis = =
Iridomyrmex ants share symbiotic relationships with many caterpillars , aphids and coccids . Workers protect these caterpillars and will sometimes take them to their feeding chambers inside the nest . In the genus Jalmenus , workers attend to the butterflies Jalmenus clementi ( turquoise hairstreak ) , Jalmenus daemeli ( emerald hairstreak ) , Jalmenus eichhorni ( northern hairstreak ) , Jalmenus icilius ( amethyst hairstreak ) , Jalmenus inous ( varied hairstreak ) and Jalmenus lithochroa ( Waterhouse 's hairstreak ) . In the genus Ogyris , attendants include Ogyris amaryllis ( satin azure ) , Ogyris olane ( olane azure ) and Ogyris oroetes ( silky azure ) . Additional species workers attend include Anthene lycaenoides ( pale ciliate blue ) , Candalides heathi ( rayed blue ) , Candalides margarita ( trident pencil @-@ blue ) , Deudorix diovis ( bright cornelian ) , Euchrysops cnejus ( gram blue ) , Lampides boeticus ( pea blue ) , Leptotes plinius ( plumbago blue ) , Lucia limbaria ( chequered copper ) , Nesolycaena caesia ( Kimberly spotted opal ) , Neolucia agricola ( fringed heath @-@ blue ) and Theclinesthes serpentata ( saltbush blue ) . I. bicknelli is an effective pollinator of Microtis parviflora , and one study suggests the pollen is not harmed by contact of these ants .
Meat ants have been observed blocking banded sugar ant nesting holes with pebbles and soil to prevent them from leaving their nest during the early hours of the day . The ants counter this by preventing meat ants from leaving their nest by blocking their nesting holes with debris , a behaviour known as nest @-@ plugging . If meat ant nests are encroached by trees or other shade , banded sugar ants may invade and take over the nest , since the health of the colony may deteriorate from overshadowing . Members of an affected meat ant colony later move to a nearby satellite nest that is placed in a suitable area , while invading banded sugar ants fill nest galleries up with a black resinous material .
= = Interaction with humans = =
In rural Australia , meat ants are important to farmers as they place animal carcasses on their nests . In a matter of weeks , the entire carcass will be consumed and reduced to bones . However , Iridomyrmex ants are sometimes considered pests , due to these ants entering human houses to feed on food and soil disturbance . Eradication of nests can be difficult , as nests can be repopulated from a rival colony or adjoining nests which were not affected . Particular species have adapted rather well to urbanisation ; during the early days in Canberra , newly constructed suburbs provided new nest sites for meat ants , and populations flourished . Other factors include plantations enriched with valuable food sources and home gardens . Workers also cause problems for those who are Citrus producers ; they will affect the biological control of Hemiptera insects , specifically those who produce honeydew .
= Ira Roe Foster =
Ira Roe Foster ( January 9 , 1811 – November 19 , 1885 ) was born along the Tyger River , in Spartanburg County , South Carolina . He was a teacher , medical doctor , attorney , soldier , businessman , and politician . During the 1840s , Foster served as brigadier general in the Georgia Militia . With the outbreak of the American Civil War , he was appointed Quartermaster General of the state of Georgia , a position he continued to hold after the war 's end . He remained active in Georgia state politics into the Reconstruction period . Foster was also elected first mayor of Eastman , Georgia . He served in the Georgia House of Representatives , and was elected to the state senates of both Georgia and Alabama .
= = Early political life and careers = =
Ira Roe Foster was born on January 9 , 1811 , on the Tyger River , Spartanburg County , South Carolina , to Ransom and Nancy Foster . He became a school teacher at an early age , then studied medicine and practiced in South Carolina . He then moved to Georgia where he was elected , as a Democrat to the state senate , representing Forsyth County from 1838 to 1839 . In 1841 , Foster became a licensed lawyer in Cherokee County , Georgia , serving as that county 's State Representative in the legislature . On September 2 , 1845 , U.S. Representative John H. Lumpkin wrote to President James K. Polk , urging President Polk to appoint Foster to a consular position in the West Indies . Lumpkin reminded the President that the whole of the Georgia delegation supported Foster 's application . Foster did not receive the appointment . In addition to being a merchant , Foster maintained extensive business interests in land and flour and saw mills in north @-@ central Georgia and Alabama . In early 1850 , he also invested in the Dahlonega and Marietta Turnpike and Plank Road Company .
= = Military service = =
During the Seminole Indian War in 1836 , Foster served as a colonel of a mounted infantry , but was seriously wounded and carried on a litter for 50 miles . He recovered and joined the Georgia Militia in 1842 , becoming aide @-@ de @-@ camp for the Commander @-@ in @-@ Chief . Foster was subsequently commissioned brigadier general of the 2nd Brigade of the 7th Division in 1845 .
= = Quartermaster General of Georgia = =
On May 18 , 1861 , during the early months of the American Civil War , Georgia Governor Joseph E. Brown , to whom Foster had been both friend and political confidant , appointed Foster Quartermaster General for the state of Georgia . His assistant was Edward M.B. Galt , whose actual title was Chief of Ordnance , charged with supervising the forging and turning of gun barrels . On May 21 , 1861 , within days of his appointment , Foster appealed to the women of Atlanta to meet at City Hall and prepare one hundred uniforms for soldiers preparing to leave for Virginia . In the fall of 1861 , the need to obtain clothing for the Confederate Army was ( temporarily ) satisfied with the establishment of Quartermaster 's depots . Garment shops were established and shoe shops built . Georgia companies fighting in Virginia sent men back home to Georgia to collect clothing and blankets for the troops . Adjutant @-@ General Henry C. Wayne instructed Foster to " proceed personally , or by duly accredited agents , into all parts of the state , and buy 25 @,@ 000 suits of clothes and 25 @,@ 000 pairs of shoes for the destitute Ga. troops in the Confederate service . "
Apart from that brief period in 1861 when supplies were adequate , Georgia soldiers were chronically in need of basic essentials . In December 1862 , the Georgia Legislature appropriated $ 1 @,@ 500 @,@ 000 for the purchase of military clothing and blankets . Anticipating the inadequacy of that measure , it also authorized Governor Brown to seize factories and supplies , as needed . The Governor executed the order , but authorized Foster to pay sellers 10 % and manufacturers 25 % of the value of their seized goods . Foster , in the course of his duty , appealed to the people 's love of liberty in meeting the demands placed upon them . While Foster 's actions benefited the troops , the effect on civilians was harsh . According to the New Georgia Encyclopedia , The Quartermaster Department 's persistent purchases ( or impressments ) of the bulk of the state 's textile and shoe manufactures left civilians facing intense scarcity and exorbitant prices . These conditions often led to accusations of profiteering . While civilians may have faced scarcities and high prices , conditions for many Georgia soldiers were far worse . In late August 1863 , following the Battle of Gettysburg , one Georgia Colonel forwarded a requisition to Foster " in which he reported his command as destitute of everything " . Men in his unit had worn out two pairs of shoes on the Northern march , and " all faced the prospect of frostbite , pleurisy , or pneumonia in the coming winter . " By this period of the war , Gettysburg historian John Heiser observes : Georgia ... had clothing depots in Atlanta , Columbus and Athens where uniforms based on a state @-@ adopted pattern were manufactured , gathered for inspection and shipment to Richmond where these items were then distributed to Georgia units serving in Lee ’ s army . Foster 's level of organization in Georgia did not , however , result in the smooth flow of supplies , once they left the state . Heiser notes that the logistical nightmare of getting clothing to Richmond warehouses followed by transport to the army caused countless shortages and more often than not , soldiers were forced to improvise by acquiring clothing through other means . By 1864 , the situation had become even more desperate . Writing to Foster on January 24 , 1864 General James Longstreet noted : " There are five Georgia Brigades in this Army – Wofford 's , G.T. Anderson 's , Bryan 's , Benning 's , and Crews ' cavalry brigade . They are all alike in excessive need of shoes , clothing of all kinds , and blankets . All that you can send will be thankfully received . "
The duties of the Quartermaster General required , on occasion , a degree of clandestine activity , both to ensure the security of textile mills , and to prevent mill owners from shipping their goods to out @-@ of @-@ state buyers . According to Dr. Harold S. Wilson :
The sources of dangers to the mills was not always clear . In June 1864 , Enoch Steadman 's Lawrenceville factory in Georgia inexplicably burned . This company worked exclusively [ supplying finished goods for Georgia soldiers ] for Governor Joseph E. Brown , but Georgia quartermaster Ira Foster was forced to keep it under surveillance to ensure that the state received its goods . One of Steadman 's employees [ warned him ] that Quartermaster Foster had ' parties watching your concern and he has expressed the belief that you are sneaking and that he says he will have goods or blood'
The Quartermaster General did not limit his efforts to supplying material to Georgia troops . On July 31 , 1863 , in an effort to thwart Union recruitment of foreigners , Foster wrote to President Jefferson Davis , proposing that the Confederacy send foreign @-@ born men of talent to their native lands , especially to Ireland to write , speak , and in every way labor to disabuse the minds of these deluded Europeans about inducements made by Union recruiting agents .
Foster worked to maintain supplies and clothes for Georgia soldiers throughout the war , and continuing in his office even after the collapse of the Confederacy .
= = = Appealing for socks = = =
As Quartermaster , Foster attempted to secure supplies from every source . In December 1862 , according to University of Georgia professor and historian Kenneth Coleman , Foster appealed to every woman in the state of Georgia to send him a pair of socks for the army . Another notable effort was the campaign to secure 50 @,@ 000 socks from organizations such as the " Young Ladies ' Patriotic Society " ( pledging one garment a week from each member ) as well as from individual girls and women of Georgia . In October 1863 , Foster placed announcements in newspapers throughout the state , asking for contributions . He pledged to make available an ample supply of yarn , for those knitters willing to undertake the task , but lacking in material . Foster also asked them to attach their names to their work , so that a complete and detailed record could be maintained of each contribution and contributor . In his request , he expressed hope that the socks would : " Cheer our soldiers , discourage desertions , hurry off able bodied furloughed men to the front and stimulate them to prefer honorable deaths in the face of the enemy , to dishonest lives prolonged by shrinking from duty . " On December 24 , 1863 , a notice was placed in the Savannah Republican by one Carrie Bell Sinclair , president of the local Ladies ' Knitting Society , stating :
Having received from the Quartermaster General a large supply of knitting thread , members of the Society , or any one interested in the soldiers , can be supplied by calling on me any time during the week . We have been unable to supply all who have come forward and entered their names as members of the Society , having been entirely out of thread for the last two or three weeks . But we have now on hand enough for eighty or ninety pair of socks , and we hope those interested in the matter will come forward now and assist us in getting them done as early as possible . With the beginning of the New Year , let us renew our efforts in behalf of the suffering soldiers , and do all that we can for their comfort .
Foster 's sock campaign stimulated the supply of the much needed item , but may have also met with a certain amount of suspicion and backlash . Rumors of profiteering by the Quartermaster 's office had circulated earlier , when Foster 's purchases and impressments of textiles and shoes had driven up the price of goods . Foster claimed that new rumors , which he denied as a " malicious falsehood ! " , had spread that he and his department were profiteering from the socks . It was alleged that contributed socks were being sold , rather than given freely to the troops . The charge would not have been without precedent . The historian Jeanie Attie notes that in 1861 , an " especially damaging rumor " ( later found to be true ) had circulated in the North , alleging that the Union Army had purchased 5000 pairs of socks which had been donated , and intended for the troops , from a private relief agency , the United States Sanitary Commission . As the Sanitary Commission had done in the North , Foster undertook a propaganda campaign in Georgia newspapers to combat the alleged rumors and to encourage the continued contribution of socks . He offered $ 1 @,@ 000 @.@ 00 to any " citizen or soldier who will come forward and prove that he ever bought a sock from this Department that was either knit by the ladies or purchased for issue to said troops . "
= = = The Battle of Atlanta = = =
Leading up to the Battle of Peachtree Creek during the Atlanta campaign , Foster 's home was occupied by General A.P. Stewart ( CSA ) who made it his headquarters . Georgia Historical Commission marker 060 @-@ 90 , erected at that location , states : " Site of the Ira R. Foster house which was occupied as headquarters by Gen. A. P. Stewart , [ CSA ] during military operations N. of Atlanta , July 16 – 21 , 1864 . From here were issued the orders directing his troops in the Battle of Peachtree Creek , July 20 . "
After Atlanta 's capture by Union forces , a refugee settlement was established in Terrell County for civilians forced to flee the city . The Fosterville settlement , named after the Quartermaster General , was according to author Mary Elizabeth Massey , the most ambitious refugee project approved by the Georgia General Assembly [ during that period ] . On March 11 , 1865 , the Georgia General Assembly authorized General Foster to continue to provide for maintenance of said exiles , or such of them as are unable by their labor to support themselves , or their families for the balance of the present year .
= = = The capture of Milledgeville = = =
After the fall of Atlanta , General William Tecumseh Sherman began his March to the Sea . The route , from Atlanta to Savannah took the left wing of Sherman 's army to the city of Milledgeville , Georgia 's state capital . With the fall of Milledgeville imminent , Governor Brown ordered Foster to remove state records from the city . The task proved to be difficult , undertaken in the midst of chaos as Federal troops closed in on the city . The records were stored at a " lunatic asylum " three miles outside of town . A train was held at the depot to facilitate their removal . But in the bedlam of panicked citizens fleeing the city , labor was difficult to find .
= = = Arrest and Union commission = = =
In 1865 , Foster traveled to Virginia , where he was imprisoned by the Union Army for his service to the Confederacy . However , in recognition of his abilities , he was subsequently released and commissioned by the Union army to distribute livestock and supplies throughout Georgia . In his History of the State of Georgia from 1850 to 1881 , the historian I.W. Avery remarks :
In many particulars the Federal soldiers acted very cleverly . Gen. [ James H. ] Wilson turned over to Gen. Ira Foster the Confederate mules , horses , wagons , and harness , for distribution to the poor , and Col. J.H.R. Washington of Macon , was associated with Gen. Foster to aid in the distribution .
On June 24 , 1865 , in General Order # 31 , General Wilson expressed appreciation to Foster and Washington , and relieved them of their authority , placing the task with Capt. R. Carter , A.Q.M. , Cavalry Corps Military Division of the Mississippi .
= = Personal life and later years = =
Foster married Mildred Arthur Creighton Crooks ( March 28 , 1810 - June 15 , 1883 ) in 1842 . They had four children : Amalthea Camilla , Erycenia Penthecelia , Nancy Lucinda Creighton , and Marcus Lucuius . In 1867 , Foster moved his family to Georgia Mountain , Alabama , where he owned six miles of Tennessee River front farming land , a large portion of the mountain and a saw mill , purchased before the war . Simultaneously , Foster operated a saw mill in Dodge County , Georgia , building a residence there in 1869 . Foster participated in the area 's saw mill boom , which was said to average one mill every two miles , along the industrial corridor created by the Macon and Brunswick Railroad . In his book The New South Comes to Wiregrass Georgia 1860 – 1910 author Mark V. Wetherington states : " Ira R. Foster shipped lumber to Brunswick , where it was loaded onto timber schooners and transported to international markets like Liverpool , Rio de Janeiro , and Havana . " When the city of Eastman was incorporated in 1872 , Foster served as its first mayor . Foster was also elected to the position of state senator in Alabama . He moved to Gadsden in 1883 when his wife died . There he built a two @-@ story colonial home on the stage coach route , in an area which became known as Foster 's Cross Roads . In the Alabama Senate , Foster was regarded as a reformer , supporting efficiency in state operations such as the consolidation of county poor farms into regional centers . His efforts , however , were largely thwarted by " localist sentiment " and the indifference of his fellow legislators . Foster continued to serve in the Alabama Senate until his death on November 19 , 1885 .
= = Correspondence collections = =
Ira Roe Foster Papers , 1862 – 1865 , finding aid created by Rob S. Cox , May 1996 , and Philip Heslip , October 2009 ( Manuscripts Division , William L. Clements Library : The University of Michigan - James S. Schoff Civil War Collection ) – a collection of 105 war @-@ time letters ( 1862 to 1865 ) .
Ira R. Foster papers 1844 @-@ 1873 ( Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library : The University of Georgia ) – the collection consists of correspoondence of Ira R. Foster from 1844 @-@ 1873 . Correspondence deals with his duties as Quartermaster @-@ General of Georgia during the Civil War , The Georgia lumber industry ( Terrell County , Georgia ) and personal and family matters . Correspondents include C.R. Armstrong , Joseph E. Brown , Howell Cobb , D.H. Mason , William H. Stiles , and The Southerner and Commercial Advertisers .
Joseph Emmerson Brown Letters ( AlabamaMosaic : The University of Alabama ) - the collection contains twenty @-@ three letters from Georgia Governor Joseph E. Brown to Ira R. Foster ,
= Landing at Lae =
The Landing at Lae was an amphibious landing to the east of Lae and then the subsequent advance on the town during the Salamaua – Lae campaign of World War II . Part of Operation Postern , which was undertaken to capture the Japanese base at Lae , the landing was undertaken between 4 and 6 September 1943 by Australian troops from the 9th Division , supported by US naval forces from the VII Amphibious Force . The first major amphibious operation undertaken by the Australian Army since the failed Gallipoli Campaign , the Australians invested a significant amount of effort into planning the operation .
The initial landing saw one brigade and supporting elements being landed at two beaches about 27 kilometres ( 17 mi ) east of Lae . Once this brigade had secured the beachhead , a second brigade was landed to follow them up and help expand the beachhead . In the days following the landing the division 's third and final brigade was brought ashore . The landing was carried out in conjunction with the airborne landing at Nadzab , and was followed by a drive on Lae by the 7th Division from Nadzab and the 9th from the landing beaches , which advanced with two brigades while one held the landing beach . Hampered by bad weather , logistical difficulties , and stiff resistance by the Japanese defenders , the 9th Division 's advance stalled and ultimately troops from the 7th Division entered Lae first , entering the town on 16 September , the day before the 9th .
= = Strategy = =
= = = Allied = = =
In July 1942 , the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff approved a series of operations by General Douglas MacArthur , the Supreme Commander , South West Pacific Area ( SWPA ) , against the Japanese bastion at Rabaul , which blocked any Allied advance along the northern coast of New Guinea toward the Philippines or north toward the main Japanese naval base at Truk . In keeping with the overall Allied grand strategy of defeating Nazi Germany first , the immediate aim of these operations was not the defeat of Japan but merely the reduction of the threat posed by Japanese base at Rabaul to air and sea communications between the United States and Australia .
In 1942 and early 1943 , MacArthur 's forces fought off a series of Japanese offensives in Papua in the Kokoda Track campaign , Battle of Milne Bay , Battle of Buna – Gona , the Battle of Wau and the Battle of the Bismarck Sea . Following these victories , the initiative passed to the Allies . At the Pacific Military Conference in Washington , D.C. , in March 1943 , MacArthur 's plans were reviewed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff . The chiefs were unable to supply all the requested resources , so the plans had to be scaled back , with the capture of Rabaul postponed to 1944 . On 6 May 1943 , MacArthur 's General Headquarters ( GHQ ) in Brisbane officially informed subordinate commands of the next phase of operations , which were to :
Occupy Kiriwina and Woodlark Islands and establish air forces thereon .
Seize the Lae – Salamaua – Finschhafen – Madang area and establish air forces therein .
Occupy western New Britain , establishing air forces at Cape Gloucester , Arawe and Gasmata .
The second part was assigned to General Sir Thomas Blamey 's New Guinea Force , which was a mainly Australian formation . As a result , " it became obvious that any military offensive in 1943 would have to be carried out mainly by the Australian Army , just as during the bitter campaigns of 1942 . "
= = = Japanese = = =
In early 1942 , the Japanese began making plans for the capture of the Salamaua – Lae area , which according to Kengoro Tanaka they desired as part of plans " to control the sea area to the east and north of Australia " due to the airfields located in the region . Lae was subsequently secured by a battalion of naval troops in February – March 1942 . Lae was then developed into a significant forward base for Japanese aircraft , while Salamaua was invested with a naval garrison . In December that year , the Japanese began reinforcing Lae as they sought to shore up their southern flanks after the failure of operations to capture Port Moresby . By January 1943 , the total strength of Japanese forces around Salamaua – Lae was around 6 @,@ 500 . Its strategic position , adjacent to the Solomon Sea , meant that it was the main Japanese base in the region , and throughout 1943 plans were made to hold both Lae and Salamaua .
By 1943 , the Japanese maintained separate army and navy headquarters at Rabaul which cooperated with each other but were responsible to different higher authorities . Naval forces came under the Southeast Area Fleet , commanded by Vice Admiral Jinichi Kusaka . Army forces came under General Hitoshi Imamura 's Eighth Area Army , consisting of the XVII Army in the Solomon Islands , Lieutenant General Hatazō Adachi 's XVIII Army in New Guinea , and the 6th Air Division , based at Rabaul . As a result of the destruction of a convoy carrying reinforcements in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea , the Japanese decided not send any more convoys to Lae , but instead to land troops at Hansa Bay and Wewak and move them forward to Lae by barge or submarine . In the long run they hoped to complete a road over the Finisterre Range and thence to Lae through the Ramu and Markham Valleys .
Imamura ordered Adachi to capture the Allied bases at Wau , Bena Bena and Mount Hagen . To support these operations , Imperial General Headquarters transferred the 7th Air Division to New Guinea . On 27 July 1943 , Lieutenant General Kumaichi Teramoto 's Fourth Air Army was assigned to Imamura 's command to control the 6th and 7th Air Divisions , the 14th Air Brigade and some miscellaneous squadrons . By June , Adachi had three divisions in New Guinea : the 41st Division at Wewak and the 20th Division around Madang , both recently arrived from Palau , and the 51st Division in the Salamaua area , a total of about 80 @,@ 000 men . Of these only the 51st Division was in contact with the enemy . Like Blamey , Adachi faced formidable difficulties of transportation and supply just to bring his troops into battle .
= = Geography = =
Lae lies on the western base of the Huon Peninsula , on the southern side of the Huon Gulf . The area was flat , and generally well @-@ drained . It had been developed as a port to meet the needs of the gold fields to the south , but there was no harbour , and deep water offshore meant that the anchorages were limited . The tidal range was small , with 3 @-@ foot @-@ 3 @-@ inch ( 0 @.@ 99 m ) spring tides and 2 @-@ foot ( 0 @.@ 61 m ) neaps , and there were no coral reefs . The beaches to the east of Lae were suitable for landing craft . They were composed of firm black sand or shingle , and were about 20 yards ( 18 m ) wide . But they had few exits , and for the most part were backed by dense jungle and mangrove swamps . There were no roads . The area was intercut by streams and rivers , the most important of which were the Burep and Busu Rivers . While neither wide nor deep , with firm , stoney bottoms , they were swift @-@ flowing , with no fords , and so presented an obstacle to troops crossing .
= = Planning = =
The landing would be made by Major General George Wootten 's 9th Division , veterans of the Siege of Tobruk and the First and Second Battles of El Alamein . It had returned to Australia from the Middle East after El Alamein , and been re @-@ equipped , re @-@ organised and re @-@ trained for jungle operations around Kairi on the Atherton Tablelands in Queensland . Training in amphibious warfare was conducted nearby at Trinity Beach in Cairns with the American 2nd Engineer Special Brigade . This brigade was a large formation , with an establishment strength of 354 officers , 16 warrant officers and 6 @,@ 806 enlisted men . Each of its three boat battalions had 120 small LCVPs and 12 larger LCMs , which they assembled themselves at a facility near Cairns . The 2nd Engineer Special Brigade was trained and equipped for " shore @-@ to @-@ shore " operations , over a maximum distance of 60 miles ( 100 km ) .
The original concept was for a brigade of the 9th Division to be ferried along the coastline of New Guinea from a forward base at Morobe . The more Blamey thought about the prospect of doing this under the noses of the Japanese air base at Lae , the more hazardous it seemed . In May he went back to MacArthur and obtained approval for the operation to be modified to employ the entire 9th Division , and that they be carried in additional large landing craft operated by the VII Amphibious Force . Also known as Task Force 76 , this was part of the US Navy 's Seventh Fleet . It was commanded by Rear Admiral Daniel E. Barbey , and operated large ocean @-@ going landing ships such as the LST , LCI and LCT . The ships ' greater range meant that the entire force could stage at Milne Bay and travel directly to Lae from there . In July and August 1943 , the 9th Division moved up to Milne Bay , where Barbey had already established his headquarters on board the USS Rigel .
As it was the first significant amphibious operation mounted by Australian forces since Gallipoli , extensive planning was put into the capture of Lae . Indeed , it was the first major operation for which the Australian Army was able to conduct long term forward planning , with deliberate planning beginning six months prior . Wooten deliberately chose landing sites beyond the range of Japanese artillery in Lae . " Red Beach " was to the east of the mouth of the Busu River , 27 kilometres ( 17 mi ) east of Lae , and " Yellow Beach " near Malahang . This was the first time in SWPA that beaches were designated with colours . The left end of the beach was marked with a solid red panel mounted on tent poles , the right with one alternating red and white . At night , the left would have a red light , and the right one alternating red and white . Yellow beach was marked the same way , with yellow instead of red . Maps and models of the landing sites were made , and kept closely guarded . Soldiers were made familiar with models of the beaches where they would be landing , but the names were kept secret . Rehearsals were conducted on Normanby Island .
A series of meetings involving Wooten , Barbey , Edmund Herring ( Wooten 's superior as commander of I Corps ) , Colonel Merian C. Cooper from the Fifth Air Force , and Air Commodore Joe Hewitt from the RAAF , reached agreement , or at least compromise , on many points . Wooten wanted at least 10 days ' reserve rations . This meant that some stores would have to be transported in bulk , and not pre @-@ loaded on trucks as Barbey initially wanted . Loading the stores onto trucks was an inefficient use of shipping space , but permitted quick unloading of the LSTs , as the trucks could simply be driven off . The 9th Division did not have sufficient trucks for this , but 200 trucks earmarked for the US Advanced Base at Lae were borrowed from USASOS . Barbey would not allow loaded vehicles on the tank decks of the LSTs , as this was a fire hazard , so bulk stores were carried there instead .
Ammunition requirements were based on experience in the desert , there being no reliable data on usage in SWPA due to acute supply difficulties . Some 1 @,@ 200 long tons ( 1 @,@ 200 t ) of ammunition was drawn from the 10th Advanced Ammunition Depot at Milne Bay for the 25 @-@ pounders of the 2 / 12th Field Regiment and the Bofors 40 mm guns of the 2 / 4th Light Antiaircraft Regiment . The 9th Division also had two shore fire control parties from the 1st Australian Naval Bombardment Group to coordinate naval gunfire support , who had been specially trained at the Flinders Naval Depot in Victoria .
Wooten initially wanted a night landing , which would give tactical surprise and maximise the time for unloading the landing ships before Japanese aircraft put in an appearance ; but there would be no moon on 4 September , so Barbey was uncertain that he would be able to correctly locate the beaches . H @-@ Hour was therefore set at 06 : 30 , which was twenty minutes after sunrise . Because the air force had commitments to support the 7th Division 's landing at Nadzab the following day , air cover would not be available in the afternoon . Barbey therefore wanted the ships to depart at 11 : 00 . This raised the question of whether the ships could be unloaded in just 4 ½ hours . Barbey gave assurances that unloading would continue even under Japanese air attack . For Australian officers with memories of the Tobruk Ferry Service , where the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy had lost 25 ships keeping the port 's garrison supplied , the US Navy 's attitude was not good enough .
A key part of Blamey 's plan was for Australian and US forces to maintain pressure on the Japanese garrison around Salamaua to the south @-@ west in the lead up to the landing in an effort to draw Japanese reinforcements away from Lae . In this they were completely successful ; the Japanese 51st Division continued to reinforce the position around Salamaua , with thousands of Japanese troops , including elements of several infantry regiments and an artillery regiment , being moved to the area throughout the campaign . Allied intelligence estimated that there were 7 @,@ 250 Japanese soldiers in Lae , of whom 5 @,@ 100 were in combat units .
= = Battle = =
= = = Landing = = =
Brigadier Victor Windeyer 's 20th Infantry Brigade departed Milne Bay on 2 September . The first waves were carried in destroyer transports ( APDs ) , old destroyers that had been converted to use as high @-@ speed amphibious ships ; the USS Brooks , Gilmer , Humphreys and Sands . Amphibian engineer scouts from the 2nd Engineer Special Brigade 's 532nd Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment ( EBSR ) accompanied them . The rest of the 20th Infantry Brigade travelled less comfortably in the VII Amphibious Force 's LCIs and LSTs . The Fifth Air Force carried out raids on the Japanese bases at Madan on 1 September and Wewak on 2 September in support of the operation , sinking a couple of merchant ships totalling 10 @,@ 000 tons in Wewak harbour .
The convoy stopped for a few hours at Buna on 3 September , where men on the LCIs were allowed to disembark . At around 12 : 15 , nine Japanese Betty bombers attacked the landing craft at Morobe , but inflicted no damage or casualties . On the night of 3 / 4 September , the final voyage to the landing beaches began . The landing was preceded by a short naval bombardment from five US destroyers . It was unopposed by Japanese land forces , with the small number of Japanese that were guarding the shore choosing to abandon their posts rather than fight .
There was resistance from the air , though . As the fifth wave of seven LCIs was coming in to Red Beach , they were attacked by six Zeke fighters and three Betty bombers that dropped twelve bombs . One hit the deck of USS LCI @-@ 339 forward of the conning tower ; another two were near misses . Badly damaged and riddled by bullets and fragments , the ship caught fire . LCI @-@ 339 remained on the beach , where she served as a landmark for Japanese aircraft . She was eventually towed off the beach , but then drifted onto a reef and became a total loss . USS LCI @-@ 341 suffered a near miss that tore a huge hole in its side . Eight Australians were killed , including Lieutenant Colonel R. E. Wall , the commanding officer of the 2 / 23rd Infantry Battalion , and 45 were wounded .
The landing operation continued despite the air attacks and within four hours of the first landing craft being lowered into the water , around 8 @,@ 000 men had been put ashore . During the initial phase of the landing the 2 / 13th Infantry Battalion landed at Yellow Beach securing the beachhead , after which it pushed patrols to the west , to link up with the 2 / 15th Infantry Battalion – which had landed at Red Beach – before advancing east towards the Hopoi Mission Station to secure the right flank of the Allied lodgement . The 2 / 17th Infantry Battalion came ashore on Red Beach behind the 2 / 15th , and pushed itself towards the west to force its way across the Buso River , and establish a beachhead on its opposite bank . The 26th Infantry Brigade then followed the 20th Brigade ashore , conducting a passage of lines with the 20th Brigade , moving through their position and then pushing west , temporarily assuming control of the 2 / 17th Infantry Battalion .
Engineers laid wire mesh on the beaches , felled trees , built roads and established supply dumps . While the LSTs were unloaded quickly enough , the seven bulk loaded LCTs were not , due to insufficient troops being designated to help unloading . The last was not unloaded until 14 : 30 . At 13 : 00 , six LSTs heading for Red Beach were attacked by a force of about 70 Japanese aircraft . Some 48 Lockheed P @-@ 38 Lightnings were vectored to assist . USS LST @-@ 473 was rocked by two bomb hits and two near misses from Val dive bombers . Eight Americans were killed and 37 Americans and Australians wounded . USS LST @-@ 471 was torpedoed on the port side aft by a Betty bomber ; 43 Americans and Australians were killed and 30 were wounded . Particularly hard hit were the commandos of the 2 / 4th Independent Company , which lost 34 dead and 7 wounded .
The remaining ships continued to Red Beach , arriving on schedule at 23 : 00 . On their way back USS LST @-@ 452 and LST @-@ 458 took the two crippled LSTs in tow , and brought them back to Morobe . They then took on their cargo , and later took it to Red Beach . The wounded were taken to Buna by Humphreys . Japanese aircraft attacked the beach at 15 : 30 . An ammunition dump exploded and a fuel dump was set on fire . The 532nd EBSR lost one man killed and 12 wounded .
The following day , after the 26th Brigade had advanced the beachhead about 6 miles ( 9 @.@ 7 km ) from the initial lodgement , the divisional reserve – the 24th Infantry Brigade – was brought ashore on the evening of 5 / 6 September . In the days following the landing , the Australians advanced with two brigades forward : the 24th on the coast and the 26th about 4 miles ( 6 @.@ 4 km ) inland . On the right of the 26th Brigade , flank security was provided by the 2 / 4th Independent Company , while the 20th Brigade remained behind to secure the beachhead .
= = = Advance on Lae = = =
Following the landing east of Lae , the 7th Division , having concentrated in Port Moresby , was flown into Nadzab following its capture by the US 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment ( 503rd PIR ) on 5 September . Tasked with advancing from the north @-@ west , its main role was to act as a buffer between the 9th Division and Japanese reinforcements which might try to move down through the Markham and Ramu Valleys . The 9th Division 's initial advance along the coast met with limited resistance , with the largest Japanese elements being mainly company @-@ sized . In response to the landing at Nadzab , the Japanese command ordered Lieutenant General Hidemitsu Nakano 's 51st Division to reinforce Ryoichi Shoge 's heavily entrenched garrison at Lae , falling back from the Salamaua region . There were numerous small creeks and rivers west of the Buso , including four major rivers and on the inland route , the 2 / 23rd Infantry Battalion , having crossed the Buso on the first day , began a series of what author Joseph Morgan has described as " treacherous river crossings and hard slogs ... through the jungle " .
Pushing their way across the Bunga and Buiem Rivers , the 2 / 23rd fanned out through Apo village while maintaining contact with the 2 / 17th Infantry Battalion by signal cable . Around the Burep River , the 2 / 23rd was held up by the terrain and as a result the commander decided to halt and form a battalion defensive position . A platoon under Sergeant Don Lawrie was pushed forward near the mouth of the river as a protection measure to provide early warning . On 6 September , a company of Japanese attacked the 2 / 23rd 's main defensive position south of the Singaua Plantation on the western side of the Buiem River , alongside a company from the 2 / 24th Battalion . Having been alerted by Lawrie 's platoon who had sent back two runners , the battalion was able to repel the attack , although numerous casualties were inflicted on the 2 / 23rd and the 2 / 17th by Japanese mortars . The Japanese company , numbering about 60 men , subsequently fell back towards Lawrie 's platoon near the Bunga . Positioned on the Japanese line of retreat , the Australian platoon was subjected to six attacks . These were fended off over the course of the afternoon , and by evening , as heavy rain began to fall , the Australian platoon was able to break contact and withdraw back to the 2 / 23rd 's main defensive position .
The Japanese assault on the 2 / 23rd subsequently delayed the 9th Division 's advance for several days , and these would eventually prove significant as in that time , the rain set in , flooding the numerous waterways that forked inland from the coast . Covered with heavy fire from the opposite bank , they would prove difficult for the Australians to cross . As the advance continued , stores were pushed forward from Red Beach , and landed by LCVs and LCMs around Apo Fishing Village on 6 / 7 September , and then again on 7 September around the Singaua Plantation , from where both the 24th and 26th Infantry Brigades undertook a resupply before the advance continued . The going was slow , with the ground saturated , and the thick jungle and kunai grass along the route of advance delayed the troops who had to cut several tracks through the foliage . On the inland route , the 2 / 24th led the way towards the Burep River , while along the coast the 2 / 28th relieved the 2 / 32nd . As they reached the Burep , the two brigades separated , with the 26th advancing alongside the Burep for several miles before crossing it further inland and then driving towards the Busu .
By 8 September , the commander of the Japanese 51st Division , Nakano , gave the order for his forces and those in Lae to begin their withdrawal northwards , as it became clear that the twin drives on the town threatened them with encirclement . The same day , though , the Australians came up against the most significant obstacle to their advance on Lae – the Busu River – which at its widest was 700 metres ( 2 @,@ 300 ft ) across , and 1 @.@ 8 metres ( 5 ft 11 in ) deep . Three days of heavy rain had flooded the river , making it treacherous to cross ; however , the need to maintain the initiative forced the Australians to launch a hazardous crossing without bridging equipment or boats . On the coast , the 2 / 28th Infantry Battalion , under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Colin Norman , attempted to run a cable across the river . This failed after the soldier who made the crossing was killed on the opposite bank by a squad of Japanese . Norman then shifted his focus to the mouth of the river , where there was a small central island that could be exploited to provide some cover for the assaulting troops . Covered by mortars and heavy machine guns , the Western Australians fixed bayonets and advanced in company lots , with the men strung out in extended line . The Japanese opened up with their own mortars and machine guns from well concealed positions on the opposite bank . Thirteen Australians drowned in the crossing , while dozens more were swept away and had to be rescued by troops from neighbouring units . Nevertheless , the 2 / 28th pushed through , subsequently securing a beachhead on the opposite bank .
The weather continued to hamper the 9th Division 's advance . The 26th Brigade , further inland , remained stuck on the eastern side of the Busu . On 10 September , the commandos providing flank security managed to get across the Sankwep River , close to its confluence with the Busu , pushing a kunda bridge across . Shortly afterwards , they clashed with a small party of Japanese attempting to advance towards the bridge , and several Japanese were killed . To reinvigorate the 26th , engineer support was brought up . The 2 / 7th Field Company was pushing a jeep track forward with the help of the 2 / 48th , and they subsequently arrived with boats , ropes and cables , and several attempts were made to get across , all of which eventually failed as the engineers came under fire from the opposite bank . Heavy clashes later took place as the Australians and Japanese fought desperately in the swamp around the crossing . As it became uncertain whether the 26th would be able to force their way across , a company from the 2 / 48th was sent south to use the 24th Brigade 's crossing and then advance north along the western bank of the Busu to help secure the brigade 's beachhead when it finally did get across. on 13 September further engineer stores arrived , including bridging equipment and folding boats , and the following day a Small Box Girder bridge was pushed across despite heavy fire from the opposite bank , allowing the 26th Brigade to get across the Busu on 14 September .
The 26th Infantry Brigade 's leading elements immediately clashed with the Japanese on the opposite bank , as they worked to push two battalions towards Kamkamun and the Malahang Mission , to secure the sawmill to the south @-@ west and the northern end of the Malahang airfield . Meanwhile , the 24th Infantry Brigade had pushed the 2 / 28th along the coast with a view advancing towards Malahang Anchorage , while the 2 / 32nd and 2 / 43rd invested Wagan to the south of Malahang airfield . In addition to the weather , the Allied supply situation also proved problematic , with the geography making resupply efforts difficult , while service politics led to arguments between military and naval commanders developing over misunderstandings about the capabilities of the navy and the risks involved in operating close to the shore . These factors combined to stymie the 9th Division 's progress and as a result , the 7th Division 's troops eventually beat the 9th in reaching the town , with its 25th Infantry Brigade – having fought a sharp action around Jensen 's and Heath 's Plantations – entering Lae on the morning of 16 September , just ahead of the 24th Infantry Brigade , which had taken the airfield around Malahang the day before .
= = Base development = =
Brigadier David Whitehead of the 26th Infantry Brigade assumed responsibility for Lae after its capture . Under his direction , garbage was burned , Japanese bodies were cremated , and bomb craters , shell holes and Japanese trench latrines were filled in . American and Australian malaria control units sprayed mosquito breeding grounds . He handed over responsibility for the town to US Brigadier General Carl W. Connell , the commander of US Base E. The advance party of Lieutenant Colonel O. A. Kessels ' Australian Lae Base Sub Area headquarters arrived by air on 18 September , followed by the main body by sea on 30 September . To control the Australian and American bases , Herring created the Lae Fortress under Major General Edward Milford .
Lae was not intended to be an air base , but the 9th Division wanted to use the Lae Drome for casualty evacuation and artillery spotting by No. 4 Squadron RAAF . By 18 September , it had been extended to 5 @,@ 000 feet ( 1 @,@ 500 m ) and widened to 200 feet ( 61 m ) , allowing four of No. 4 Squadron 's CAC Wirraways to land . The closure of the Markham Valley Road on 7 October due to heavy rainfall meant that the airbases at Nadzab and Gusap had to be maintained by air . Fuel was shipped to Lae in 44 @-@ gallon drums , and then flown to Nadzab . At one point , there was a take off or landing at Lae Drome every 26 seconds . Only after a Herculean effort by the US 842nd Engineer Aviation Battalion was the road reopened on 15 December .
Development of Lae as a port , on the other hand , was envisaged from the start ; but when the town was captured , the port was blocked by sunken barges and debris . The only discharge facilities were two rickety jetties unable to hold trucks . The first cargo was delivered by LST , and brought ashore over the beach by DUKWs , LCMs and lighters . Australian and American DUKWs were operated as a common pool . Initially , the US Navy would only allow the LSTs to arrive at night , and they had to shove off before daybreak . Only in November did it allow them to operate in daylight . Sunken Japanese barges were cleared away by a 150 @-@ ton floating crane . American engineers then installed a floating dock , which was towed to Lae in sections . It opened on 20 October , and a Type C1 ship , the Cape Kreig , discharged there that day . A new dock was completed on 23 November , although it was used to unload the Liberty ship Fremont Older on 15 November . A fuel jetty was built , along with a bulk petroleum storage facility , and the first tanker discharged there on 20 November . A 4 @-@ inch pipeline was run through to Nadzab .
= = Aftermath = =
After the capture of Lae , the Japanese high command determined that a withdrawal to a new line of defence was required . A total of about 9 @,@ 000 Japanese troops subsequently began withdrawing across the Busu River and then through the Saruwaged and Finisterre Ranges to the north @-@ east coast , while efforts were made to reinforce the Huon Peninsula , with the 20th Division being transferred from Madang to Finschhafen . The Allies , who had captured a copy of Nakano 's withdrawal order when troops from the 2 / 25th Infantry Battalion clashed with a Japanese force on 13 September , attempted to cut off the withdrawing troops and subsequently there were heavy clashes along the Markham Valley Road , with troops from the Australian 25th Infantry Brigade and 503rd PIR engaged . During the withdrawal many Japanese troops ran short of food and abandoned essential equipment , including artillery , small arms and load carriage equipment ; they subsequently reached their objective in the middle of October , having lost a further 600 to 1 @,@ 000 men on the march . Japanese strength returns indicated that the 51st Division had 6 @,@ 417 men , of whom 1 @,@ 271 were sick . The 9th Division lost 77 killed , 397 wounded and 73 missing .
The Allies subsequently launched a follow up campaign on the Huon Peninsula , with a landing at Scarlet Beach by the 20th Infantry Brigade . At the same time , the 22nd Infantry Battalion , an Australian Militia unit that had landed as part of the 4th Infantry Brigade on 10 / 11 September to relieve the 2 / 13th and 2 / 15th Infantry
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cold weather , harassing fire , raiding parties , and road blocks slowed the retreat to a crawl while inflicting numerous casualties . Despite those difficulties , the convoy reached Hagaru @-@ ri in an orderly fashion on the afternoon of 3 December , with the withdrawal completed on 4 December .
= = = East of the reservoir = = =
Regimental Combat Team 31 ( RCT @-@ 31 ) , later known as " Task Force Faith " , was a hastily formed regimental combat team from the 7th Infantry Division that guarded the right flank of the Marine advance towards Mupyong @-@ ni . Before the battle , RCT @-@ 31 was spread thin with main elements separated on the hills north of Sinhung @-@ ni , the inlet west of Sinhung @-@ ni , and the town of Hudong @-@ ni south of Sinhung @-@ ni . Although the Chinese believed RCT @-@ 31 to be a reinforced regiment , the task force was actually under strength with one battalion missing , due to the bulk of the 7th Infantry Division being scattered over northeast Korea .
On the night of 27 November , three regiments from the 80th Division attacked the northern hills and the inlets , completely surprising the defenders . The ensuing battle inflicted heavy casualties on the 1st Battalion , 32nd Infantry to the north of Sinhung @-@ ni , while the 57th Field Artillery Battalion and the 3rd Battalion , 31st Infantry were almost overrun at the inlet . The Chinese also sent the 242nd Regiment of the 81st Division towards Hill 1221 , an undefended hill that controlled the road between Sinhung @-@ ni and Hudong @-@ ni . As the night 's fighting ended , RCT @-@ 31 was separated into three elements .
Believing that the defenders were completely destroyed at the inlet , the Chinese stopped their attacks and proceeded to loot the US positions for food and clothing . As the morning came on 28 November , the 3rd Battalion , 31st Infantry counterattacked the PVA 239th Regiment at the inlet , sending the surprised Chinese back in a complete rout . In the afternoon , Almond flew into the perimeter of RCT @-@ 31 , convinced that RCT @-@ 31 was strong enough to begin its attack north and deal with whatever " remnants " of Chinese forces that were in their way . Almond ordered Colonel Allan D. Maclean , the commander of RCT @-@ 31 , to resume the offensive north while presenting Silver Stars to three of Maclean 's officers . In disgust , Lieutenant Colonel Don C. Faith , Jr . , the commander of the 1st Battalion , 32nd Infantry , threw his medal into the snow .
On the night of 28 November , the PVA 80th Division attacked again with four regiments . At the inlet , the Chinese assault became a disaster as communications broke down while devastating fire from the anti @-@ aircraft ( AA ) guns attached to the 57th Field Artillery Battalion swept the Chinese ranks . In the aftermath of the fighting , the PVA 238th and the 239th Regiment together had less than 600 soldiers . The attacks by PVA 240th Regiment , on the other hand , forced Maclean to order a retreat from the northern hills towards the inlet . On 29 November , the 1st Battalion managed to break through the Chinese blockade and reached the inlet , but Maclean disappeared as he mistook some Chinese soldiers as American . The Chinese finally stopped their attacks on the night of 29 November while waiting for fresh reinforcements .
While RCT @-@ 31 was under siege , Almond finally instructed the 1st Marine Division to rescue RCT @-@ 31 by breaking out of Yudam @-@ ni — an impossible order for Smith to implement . Only the 31st Tank Company tried to rescue RCT @-@ 31 by attacking Hill 1221 , but without infantry support , the two armored attacks on 28 and 29 November were stalled by slippery roads , rough terrain , and close infantry assaults . By 30 November the US forces evacuated Hudong @-@ ni in order to defend Hagaru @-@ ri , leaving the rest of RCT @-@ 31 completely stranded .
On 30 November , Major General David G. Barr , the commander of the 7th Infantry Division , flew into the Sinhung @-@ ni inlet and met with Faith , who by now had assumed command of RCT @-@ 31 . Faith expressed the difficulties for a breakout , particularly the 500 wounded that RCT @-@ 31 had to carry . On the same day , parts of the PVA 94th Division and the rest of 81st Divisionarrived as reinforcements for the 80th Division . By midnight , six Chinese regiments renewed their attacks and Zhan Danan , the commander of the 80th Division , ordered the complete destruction of RCT @-@ 31 before dawn . Again , the 57th Battalion 's AA guns held the Chinese at bay , but the shell supplies were running desperately low . On the day of 1 December , Faith finally ordered RCT @-@ 31 to breakout from Sinhung @-@ ni and withdraw to Hagaru @-@ ri .
The breakout began as soon as the weather allowed the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing to provide air cover on 1 December . As the soldiers formed a convoy and tried to leave the perimeter , the PVA 241st Regiment immediately swarmed over the American forces , with three other regiments closing in . Left with no choice , the covering aircraft dropped napalm right in front of RCT @-@ 31 , causing casualties among both Chinese and US troops . The resulting firestorm wiped out the blocking Chinese company , allowing the convoy to advance . As the front of RCT @-@ 31 made their way forward , heavy small arms fire caused many members of the rear guard to seek shelter below the road instead of protecting the trucks . Chinese fire also killed or wounded those already in the trucks as well as the drivers , who viewed the job as a form of suicide . Slowly , the convoy approached a roadblock under Hill 1221 in the late afternoon . Several parties tried to clear Hill 1221 , but after taking part of the hill , the leaderless soldiers continued out onto the frozen reservoir instead of returning to the column . As Faith led an assault on the roadblock , he was hit by a Chinese grenade and subsequently died of his wounds . The convoy managed to fight past the first road block , but as it reached the second at Hudong @-@ ni , RCT @-@ 31 disintegrated under Chinese attacks . About 1 @,@ 050 soldiers out of the original 2 @,@ 500 managed to reach Hagaru @-@ ri , and only 385 survivors were deemed able @-@ bodied . The remnants of RCT @-@ 31 were formed into a provisional army battalion for the rest of the battle .
= = = Actions at Hagaru @-@ ri = = =
To support the Marine attack towards Mupyong @-@ ni , Hagaru @-@ ri became an important supply dump with an airfield under construction . Smith and 1st Marine Division headquarters were also located at Hagaru @-@ ri . With the bulk of the 1st Marine Division gathered at Yudam @-@ ni , Hagaru @-@ ri was lightly defended by two battalions from the 1st and 7th Marines , the rest of the garrison being composed of engineers and rear support units from both the Army and the Marine Corps .
The original Chinese plan called for the 58th Division to attack Hagaru @-@ ri on the night of 27 November , but the division became lost in the countryside due to the outdated Japanese maps it used . It was not until the dawn of 28 November that the 58th Division arrived at Hagaru @-@ ri . Meanwhile , from the fighting and ambushes that had occurred the previous night , the garrison at Hagaru @-@ ri noticed the Chinese forces around them . Lieutenant Colonel Thomas L. Ridge , commander of 3rd Battalion , 1st Marines ( 3 / 1 ) , predicted the Chinese attack would come on the night of 28 November . Almost everyone , including rear support units with little combat training , was pressed into the front line due to the manpower shortage , and the entire perimeter was on full alert by 21 : 30 .
It was not long before the PVA 173rd Regiment attacked the western and the southern perimeter , while the 172nd Regiment struck the hills on the northern perimeter . Despite the preparations , the understrength garrison was overwhelmed , with the Chinese opening several gaps in the defenses and reaching the rear areas . The resulting chaos , however , caused a breakdown in discipline among the Chinese soldiers , who began looting food and clothing instead of exploiting the situation . The defending Americans managed to destroy the Chinese forces in counterattacks , while a breakdown of communications between the Chinese regiments allowed the gaps to close . When the fighting stopped , the Chinese had only gained the East Hill on the northern perimeter . Another attack was planned for the night of 29 November , but air raids by VMF @-@ 542 broke up the Chinese formations before it could be carried out .
Given the critical manpower shortage at Hagaru @-@ ri , on November 29 , Smith ordered Colonel Lewis " Chesty " Puller of the First Marine Regiment to assemble a task force to be sent north from Koto @-@ ri to open the road south of Hagaru @-@ ri . In response , a task force was formed with 921 troops from the 41 Royal Marine Commando , G Company of the 1st Marines and B Company of the 31st Infantry . The task force was dubbed " Task Force Drysdale " after its commander Lieutenant Colonel Douglas B. Drysdale , who also commanded 41 Commando . On the afternoon of 29 November , Task Force Drysdale pushed north from Koto @-@ ri while under constant attack from the PVA 60th Division . The task force 's harrowing experience later earned the road the nickname " Hell Fire Valley " . As the Chinese attacks dragged on , the task force became disorganized , and a destroyed truck in the convoy later split the task force into two segments . Although the lead segment of the task force fought its way into Hagaru @-@ ri on the night of 29 November , the rear segment was destroyed . Despite suffering 159 wounded and 162 dead and missing , the task force managed to bring in 300 badly needed infantrymen for the defense at Hagaru @-@ ri .
As more reinforcements arrived from Hudong @-@ ni on 30 November , the garrisons attempted to recapture the East Hill . All efforts failed despite the destruction of a Chinese company . When darkness settled , the PVA 58th Division gathered its remaining 1 @,@ 500 soldiers in a last @-@ ditch attempt to capture Hagaru @-@ ri . The reinforced defenders annihilated most of the attacking forces , with only the defences around the East Hill giving way . As the Chinese tried to advance from the East Hill , they were cut down by the 31st Tank Company .
By 1 December , the PVA 58th Division was virtually destroyed , with the remainder waiting for reinforcements from the 26th Corps of the 9th Army . But much to the frustration of Song Shi @-@ Lun , the 26th Corps did not arrive before the Marines broke out of Yudam @-@ ni . The airfield was opened to traffic on 1 December , allowing UN forces to bring in reinforcements and to evacuate the dead and the wounded . With the Marines at Yudam @-@ ni completing their withdrawal on 4 December , the trapped UN forces could finally start their breakout towards the port of Hungnam .
= = = Breakout = = =
After a short period of rest , the breakout began on 6 December with the 7th Marines as the vanguard of the retreating column while the 5th Marines covered the rear . At the same time , the much @-@ delayed PVA 26th Corps arrived at Hagaru @-@ ri with its 76th and 77th Division relieving the 58th and 60th Divisions . As the 7th Marines pushed aside the PVA 76th Division south of Hagaru @-@ ri , the 5th Marines took over the Hagaru @-@ ri perimeter and recaptured the East Hill from the 76th Division . In a last effort to stop the breakout , the customary Chinese night attack returned with the 76th and 77th Division striking the Hagaru @-@ ri perimeter from all directions . The Marines repulsed the Chinese attacks , inflicting heavy casualties .
Meanwhile , the 7th Marines opened the road between Hagaru @-@ ri and Koto @-@ ri by capturing the high ground surrounding the road . But as soon as the Marines pulled out , the 77th Division returned to the peaks and attacked the column . Chaotic fighting broke out within the column and the retreat was slowed to a crawl . The Marine night fighters , however , returned to subdue the Chinese forces , and the fighting destroyed most of the blocking troops . On 7 December , the rest of the column managed to reach Koto @-@ ri with little difficulty with the last elements arrived at Koto @-@ ri that night .
After the failure of the 26th Corps at Hagaru @-@ ri , the PVA High Command ordered the 26th and the 27th Corps to chase the escaping UN force with the 20th Corps blocking the escape route . But with most of the 20th Corps destroyed at Yudam @-@ ni and Hagaru @-@ ri , the only forces between Koto @-@ ri and Hungnam were the remnants of the 58th and the 60th Divisions . In desperation , Song Shi @-@ Lun ordered these troops to dig in at Funchilin Pass while blowing up the vital treadway bridge , hoping the terrain and obstacles would allow the 26th and the 27th Corps to catch up with the retreating UN forces . The PVA 180th Regiment that occupied Hill 1081 blew up the original concrete bridge and two improvised replacements in succession , believing the bridge was rendered irreparable . In response , 1st Battalion , 1st Marines ( 1 / 1 ) attacked Hill 1081 from the south , and the hill was captured on 9 December after the defenders fought to the last man . At the same time , the 7th Marines and RCT @-@ 31 attacked the treadway bridge from the north , only to encounter defenders that were already frozen in their foxholes .
With the path to Hungnam blocked at Funchilin Pass , eight C @-@ 119 Flying Boxcars flown by the US 314th Troop Carrier Wing were used to drop portable bridge sections by parachute . The bridge , consisting of eight separate 18 ft ( 5 @.@ 5 m ) long , 2 @,@ 900 lb ( 1 @,@ 300 kg ) sections , was dropped one section at a time , using a 48 ft ( 15 m ) parachute on each section . Four of these sections , together with additional wooden extensions were successfully reassembled into a replacement bridge by Marine Corps combat engineers and the US Army 58th Engineer Treadway Bridge Company on 9 December , enabling UN forces to proceed . Outmaneuvered , the PVA 58th and 60th Divisions still tried to slow the UN advance with ambushes and raids , but after weeks of non @-@ stop fighting , the two Chinese divisions combined had only 200 soldiers left . The last UN forces left Funchilin Pass by 11 December .
One of the last engagements during the withdrawal was an ambush at Sudong by the pursuing PVA 89th Division , which Task Force Dog of the 3rd Infantry Division repulsed with little difficulty . The trapped UN forces finally reached the Hungnam perimeter by 21 : 00 on 11 December .
= = = Evacuation at Hungnam = = =
By the time the UN forces arrived at Hungnam , MacArthur had already ordered the evacuation of the US X Corps on 8 December in order to reinforce the US Eighth Army , which by then was badly depleted and retreating rapidly towards the 38th parallel . Following his orders , the ROK I Corps , the ROK 1st Marine Regiment , the US 3rd Infantry Division and the US 7th Infantry Division had also set up defensive positions around the port . Some skirmishes broke out between the defending US 7th , 17th and 65th Infantry and the pursuing PVA 27th Corps , but against the strong naval gun fire support provided by US Navy Task Force 90 , the badly mauled 9th Army was in no shape to approach the Hungnam perimeter .
In what US historians called the " greatest evacuation movement by sea in US military history " , a 193 @-@ ship armada assembled at the port and evacuated not only the UN troops , but also their heavy equipment and roughly a third of the Korean refugees . One Victory ship , the SS Meredith Victory evacuated 14 @,@ 000 refugees . The last UN unit left at 14 : 36 on 24 December , and the port was destroyed to deny its use to the Chinese and North Korean forces . The PVA 27th Corps entered Hungnam on the morning of 25 December .
= = Aftermath = =
While the US X Corps was being evacuated from the eastern front , the US Eighth Army had already retreated to the 38th parallel on the western front in the aftermath of the Battle of the Ch 'ongch 'on River . With the entire UN front collapsing , the race to the Yalu was ended with the communist forces of China recapturing much of North Korea . The Korean War would drag on for another two and a half years before the armistice was signed on 27 July 1953 . Besides the loss of North Korea , the US X Corps and the ROK I Corps later reported a total of 10 @,@ 495 battle casualties , of which 4 @,@ 385 were from the US Marines , 3 @,@ 163 were from the US Army , 2 @,@ 812 were from South Koreans attached to American formations and 78 were from the British Royal Marines . Outside of the combat losses , the 1st Marine Division also reported 7 @,@ 338 non @-@ battle casualties due to the cold weather .
Despite the losses , the US X Corps preserved much of its strength . About 105 @,@ 000 soldiers , 98 @,@ 000 civilians , 17 @,@ 500 vehicles , and 350 @,@ 000 tons of supplies were shipped from Hungnam to Pusan , and they would later rejoin the war effort in Korea . Smith was credited for saving the US X Corps from destruction , while the 1st Marine Division , the 41 Royal Marine Commando and the Army 's RCT @-@ 31 were awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for their tenacity during the battle . Fourteen Marines , two Soldiers and one Navy pilot received the Medal of Honor , and all of the UN troops that served at Chosin were later honored with the nickname " The Chosin Few " . On 15 September 2010 , the Veterans of the Korean War Chosin Reservoir Battle memorial was unveiled by the United States Marine Corps Commandant General James T. Conway at Camp Pendleton .
China was also catapulted into the status of a major military power following the victory at Chosin , but the victory came with a staggering cost . With the escape of the US X Corps and the ROK I Corps , Mao 's vision for Chosin was not realized , and the failure caused Song Shi @-@ Lun to offer his resignation . At the same time , heavy casualties caused by both combat and poor logistical support destroyed much of the eight elite divisions under the 20th and the 27th Corps . Of those eight divisions , two divisions were forced to disband , and not until March 1951 did the 9th Army return to its normal strength and become combat effective . With the absence of nearly 40 percent of the Chinese forces in Korea in early 1951 , the heavy Chinese losses at Chosin ultimately enabled the UN forces to maintain a foothold in Korea .
= = = Operation Glory = = =
During the battle , UN casualties were buried at temporary grave sites along the road . Operation Glory took place from July to November 1954 , during which the dead of each side were exchanged . The remains of 4 @,@ 167 US Soldiers and Marines were exchanged for 13 @,@ 528 North Korean and Chinese dead . In addition , 546 civilians who died in UN prisoner of war camps were turned over to the South Korean government . After Operation Glory , 416 Korean War " unknowns " were buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific . According to a Defense Prisoner of War / Missing Personnel Office ( DPMO ) white paper , 1 @,@ 394 names were also transmitted during " Operation Glory " from the Chinese and North Koreans , of which 858 proved to be correct . The 4 @,@ 167 returned remains were found to be 4 @,@ 219 individuals , of whom 2 @,@ 944 were found to be Americans , with all but 416 identified by name . Of the 239 Korean War unaccounted for , 186 are not associated with the Punchbowl unknowns . From 1990 to 1994 North Korea excavated and returned more than 208 sets of remains which possibly include 200 to 400 US servicemen , but very few have been identified due to the co @-@ mingling of remains . From 2001 to 2005 , more remains were recovered from the Chosin Battle site , and around 220 were recovered near the Chinese border between 1996 and 2006 .
= North Carolina Highway 102 =
North Carolina Highway 102 ( NC 102 ) is a 22 @.@ 3 @-@ mile @-@ long ( 35 @.@ 9 km ) state highway running from NC 903 near Ayden to U.S. Highway 17 ( US 17 ) between Vanceboro and Chocowinity . Most of the route is rural ; the only community it serves is Adyen .
NC 102 appeared on the first state highway map in 1924 , running from Snow Hill to Goldsboro . At its peak , the road stretched from US 17 at its current eastern terminus to US 301 north of Fayetteville . The routing from Interstate 95 ( I @-@ 95 ) to Snow Hill was renumbered as US 13 in 1977 , and the segment of the route from its current western terminus to Snow Hill was replaced by an extension of NC 903 .
= = Route description = =
NC 102 begins at NC 903 west of Ayden . It then heads east until it reaches Ayden . After about two and a half miles ( 4 @.@ 2 km ) , NC 102 enters Ayden , and has an intersection with NC 11 . NC 102 continues through Ayden along 3rd Street , and in the heart of Ayden crosses a CSX rail line . From there NC 102 then continues east out of Ayden still along 3rd Street . After leaving Ayden , NC 102 enters a very rural area with many farms and small forests . About a mile ( 1 @.@ 2 km ) further east NC 102 has a junction with Ayden Golf Club Road . As NC 102 continues to the east it crosses Fork Swamp and has a junction with County Home Road ( Secondary Road 1725 , or SR 1725 ) .
About a mile to the east ( 1 @.@ 3 km ) the road turns to head in a southeastern direction instead of the eastern direction of most of the route . The routing along this part of the road almost parallels NC 43 to the east of the road . 3 @.@ 7 miles ( 6 @.@ 0 km ) after the road turned in a southeastern direction . NC 102 intersects Stokestown – St.Johns Road ( SR 1753 ) . The road continues across Clayroot Swamp before the intersection with NC 43 . The route continues eastward from that intersection and crosses Creeping Swamp and Gorham Swamp before crossing over a railroad owned by Norfolk Southern . Immediately after NC 102 crosses the railroad tracks , it ends at US 17 .
= = History = =
NC 102 first appeared on the 1924 first official state map running from NC 10 ( present day US 70 Business ) to NC 12 in Snow Hill . The 1930 North Carolina state map shows that a section of NC 102 was built from NC 60 north of Fayetteville to NC 22 in Sampson County . This section was not connected to the rest of NC 102 which had also been extended south of Goldsboro to Newton Grove . By 1931 the two sections of NC 102 were connected with NC 102 running a short concurrency with NC 23 south of Newton Grove . Between 1931 and 1936 , the road was extended to its current eastern terminus at US 17 . The road had a short concurrency with US 258 from Snow Hill to three miles ( 4 @.@ 8 km ) to the northeast . Between 1931 and 1938 , NC 102 was rerouted in Goldsboro leaving NC 102A the old route .
In 1941 , NC 102 was routed onto US 13 through Newton Grove . Around 1953 the road was routed back onto its original routing through Goldsboro , eliminating NC 102A . Between 1956 and 1957 , US 13 was extended along NC 102 from Snow Hill to US 70 east of Goldsboro . In 1958 , NC 102 was routed along a freeway around Goldsboro , along with US 70 and US 117 . Between 1958 and 1961 , NC 102 was routed onto new routing , which is currently US 13 . Between the years of 1961 and 1963 , the section of routing between US 301 and I @-@ 95 was downgraded to a secondary road . During the same time the routing between I @-@ 95 and Snow Hill was renumbered as US 13 . In 1977 , NC 102 was truncated to its current western terminus . The routing it left behind was used to extend NC 903 . The routing of NC 102 has stayed the same since 1977 .
= = Major intersections = =
= = Bannered routes = =
= = = Goldsboro alternate route = = =
North Carolina Highway 102A ( NC 102A ) was established between 1931 @-@ 1938 as a renumbering of NC 102 , from Chestnut Street , along George and Ash Streets , ending at Center Street . It also shared a concurrency with US 70 / NC 111 along Ash Street . By 1953 , it was decommissioned in favor of US 117 @-@ A and NC 102 .
= International Bank for Reconstruction and Development =
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( IBRD ) is an international financial institution that offers loans to middle @-@ income developing countries . The IBRD is the first of five member institutions that compose the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington , D.C. , United States . It was established in 1944 with the mission of financing the reconstruction of European nations devastated by World War II . The IBRD and its concessional lending arm , the International Development Association , are collectively known as the World Bank as they share the same leadership and staff . Following the reconstruction of Europe , the Bank 's mandate expanded to advancing worldwide economic development and eradicating poverty . The IBRD provides commercial @-@ grade or concessional financing to sovereign states to fund projects that seek to improve transportation and infrastructure , education , domestic policy , environmental consciousness , energy investments , healthcare , access to food and potable water , and access to improved sanitation .
The IBRD is owned and governed by its member states , but has its own executive leadership and staff which conduct its normal business operations . The Bank 's member governments are shareholders which contribute paid @-@ in capital and have the right to vote on its matters . In addition to contributions from its member nations , the IBRD acquires most of its capital by borrowing on international capital markets through bond issues . In 2011 , it raised $ 29 billion USD in capital from bond issues made in 26 different currencies . The Bank offers a number of financial services and products , including flexible loans , grants , risk guarantees , financial derivatives , and catastrophic risk financing . It reported lending commitments of $ 26 @.@ 7 billion made to 132 projects in 2011 .
= = History = =
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( IBRD ) and International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) were established by delegates at the Bretton Woods conference in 1944 and became operational in 1946 . The IBRD was established with the original mission of financing the reconstruction efforts of war @-@ torn European nations following World War II , with goals shared by the later Marshall Plan . The Bank issued its inaugural loan of $ 250 million ( $ 2 @.@ 6 billion in 2012 dollars ) to France in 1947 to finance infrastructure projects . The institution also established its first field offices in Paris , France , Copenhagen , Denmark , and Prague in the former Czechoslovakia . Throughout the remainder of the 1940s and 1950s , the Bank financed projects seeking to dam rivers , generate electricity , and improve access to water and sanitation . It also invested in France , Belgium , and Luxembourg 's steel industry . Following the reconstruction of Europe , the Bank 's mandate has transitioned to eradicating poverty around the world . In 1960 , the International Development Association ( IDA ) was established to serve as the Bank 's concessional lending arm and provide low and no @-@ cost finance and grants to the poorest of the developing countries as measured by gross national income per capita .
= = Governance = =
The IBRD is governed by the World Bank 's Board of Governors which meets annually and consists of one governor per member country ( most often the country 's finance minister or treasury secretary ) . The Board of Governors delegates most of its authority over daily matters such as lending and operations to the Board of Directors . The Board of Directors consists of 25 executive directors and is chaired by the President of the World Bank Group . The executive directors collectively represent all 189 member states of the World Bank . The president oversees the IBRD 's overall direction and daily operations . As of July 2012 , Jim Yong Kim serves as the President of the World Bank Group . The Bank and IDA operate with a staff of approximately 10 @,@ 000 employees .
= = Funding = =
Although members contribute capital to the IBRD , the Bank acquires funds primarily by borrowing on international capital markets by issuing bonds . The Bank raised $ 29 billion USD worth of capital in 2011 from bonds issued in 26 different currencies . The IBRD has enjoyed a triple @-@ A credit rating since 1959 , which allows it to borrow capital at favorable rates . It offers benchmark and global benchmark bonds , bonds denominated in non @-@ hard currencies , structured notes with custom @-@ tailored yields and currencies , discount notes in U.S. dollars and eurodollars . In 2011 , the IBRD sought an additional $ 86 billion USD ( of which $ 5 @.@ 1 billion would be paid @-@ in capital ) as part of a general capital increase to increase its lending capacity to middle @-@ income countries . The IBRD expressed in February 2012 its intent to sell kangaroo bonds ( bonds denominated in Australian dollars issued by external firms ) with maturities lasting until 2017 and 2022 .
= = Services = =
The IBRD provides financial services as well as strategic coordination and information services to its borrowing member countries . The Bank only finances sovereign governments directly , or projects backed by sovereign governments . The World Bank Treasury is the division of the IBRD that manages the Bank 's debt portfolio of over $ 100 billion and financial derivatives transactions of $ 20 billion .
The Bank offers flexible loans with maturities as long as 30 years and custom @-@ tailored repayment scheduling . The IBRD also offers loans in local currencies . Through a joint effort between the IBRD and the International Finance Corporation , the Bank offers financing to subnational entities either with or without sovereign guarantees . For borrowers needing quick financing for an unexpected change , the IBRD operates a Deferred Drawdown Option which serves as a line of credit with features similar to the Bank 's flexible loan program . Among the World Bank Group 's credit enhancement and guarantee products , the IBRD offers policy @-@ based guarantees to cover countries ' sovereign default risk , partial credit guarantees to cover the credit risk of a sovereign government or subnational entity , and partial risk guarantees to private projects to cover a government 's failure to meet its contractual obligations . The IBRD 's Enclave Partial Risk Guarantee to cover private projects in member countries of the IDA against sovereign governments ' failures to fulfill contractual obligations . The Bank provides an array of financial risk management products including foreign exchange swaps , currency conversions , interest rate swaps , interest rate caps and floors , and commodity swaps . To help borrowers protect against catastrophes and other special risks , the bank offers a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option to provide financing after a natural disaster or declared state of emergency . It also issues catastrophe bonds which transfer catastrophic risks from borrowers to investors . The IBRD reported $ 26 @.@ 7 billion in lending commitments for 132 projects in fiscal year 2011 , significantly less than its $ 44 @.@ 2 billion in commitments during fiscal year 2010 .
= French colonization of Texas =
The French colonization of Texas began with Fort Saint Louis in present @-@ day southeastern Texas . It was established in 1685 near Arenosa Creek and Matagorda Bay by explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle . He intended to found the colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River , but inaccurate maps and navigational errors caused his ships to anchor instead 400 miles ( 640 km ) to the west , off the coast of Texas . The colony survived until 1688 . The present @-@ day town of Inez is near the fort 's site .
= = History = =
The colony faced numerous difficulties during its brief existence , including Native Americans defending their homeland , epidemics , and harsh conditions . From that base , La Salle led several expeditions to find the Mississippi River . These did not succeed , but La Salle did explore much of the Rio Grande and parts of east Texas .
During one of his absences in 1686 , the colony 's last ship was wrecked , leaving the colonists unable to obtain resources from the French colonies of the Caribbean . As conditions deteriorated , La Salle realized the colony could survive only with help from the French settlements in Illinois Country to the north , along the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers . His last expedition ended along the Brazos River in early 1687 , when La Salle and five of his men were murdered during a mutiny .
Although a handful of men reached Illinois Country , help never made it to Fort St. Louis . Most of the remaining members of the colony were killed during a Karankawa raid in late 1688 , four children survived after being adopted as captives . Although the colony lasted only three years , it established France 's claim to possession of the region that is now Texas . The United States later claimed , unsuccessfully , this region as part of the Louisiana Purchase because of the early French colony .
Spain learned of La Salle 's mission in 1686 . Concerned that the French colony could threaten Spain 's control over the Viceroyalty of New Spain and the unsettled southeastern region of North America , the Crown funded multiple expeditions to locate and eliminate the settlement . The unsuccessful expeditions helped Spain to better understand the geography of the Gulf Coast region . When the Spanish finally discovered the remains of the French colony at Fort Saint Louis in 1689 , they buried the cannons and burned the buildings . Years later , Spanish authorities built a presidio at the same location . When the presidio was abandoned , the site of the French settlement was lost to history .
Fort Saint Louis was rediscovered by historians and excavated in 1996 , and the area is now an archaeological site . In 1995 , researchers located the ship La Belle in Matagorda Bay , with several sections of the hull remaining virtually intact . They constructed a cofferdam , the first to be used in North America , to excavate the ship as if in dry conditions . In 2000 , excavations revealed three of the original structures of the fort , as well as three graves of Frenchmen .
= = La Salle expeditions = =
= = = First expedition = = =
By the late 17th century , much of North America had been claimed by European countries . Spain had claimed Florida as well as modern @-@ day Mexico and much of the southwestern part of the continent . The northern and central Atlantic coast was claimed by Britain , and New France comprised much of what is now Canada as well as the central Illinois Country . The French feared that their territory was vulnerable to the expansionist aims of its neighbors . In 1681 , French nobleman Robert Cavelier de La Salle launched an expedition down the Mississippi River from New France , at first believing he would find a path to the Pacific Ocean . Instead , La Salle found a route to the Gulf of Mexico . Although Hernando De Soto had explored and claimed this area for Spain 140 years before , on April 9 , 1682 , La Salle claimed the Mississippi River valley for French king Louis XIV , naming the territory Louisiana in his honor .
Unless France established a base at the mouth of the Mississippi , Spain would have an opportunity to control the entire Gulf of Mexico and potentially pose a threat to New France 's southern borders . La Salle believed that the Mississippi River was near the eastern edge of New Spain . On his return to France in 1684 , he proposed to the Crown the establishment of a colony at the mouth of the river . The colony could provide a base for promoting Christianity among the native peoples as well as a convenient location for attacking the Spanish province of Nueva Vizcaya and gaining control of its lucrative silver mines . He argued that a small number of Frenchmen could successfully invade New Spain by allying themselves with some of the more than 15 @,@ 000 Native Americans who were angry over Spanish enslavement . After Spain declared war on France in October 1667 , King Louis agreed to support La Salle 's plan . He was to return to North America and confirm " the Indians ' allegiance to the crown , leading them to the true faith , and maintaining intertribal peace " .
= = = Second expedition = = =
La Salle originally planned to sail to New France , journey overland to the south and Illinois Country , and then travel down the Mississippi River to its mouth . To spite Spain , Louis XIV insisted that La Salle sail through the Gulf of Mexico , which Spain considered its exclusive property . Although La Salle had requested only one ship , on July 24 , 1684 , he left La Rochelle , France with four : the 36 @-@ gun man of war Le Joly , the 300 @-@ ton storeship L 'Aimable , the barque La Belle , and the ketch St. François . Although Louis XIV had provided both Le Joly and La Belle , La Salle desired more cargo space and leased L 'Aimable and St. François from French merchants . Louis also provided 100 soldiers and full crews for the ships , as well as funds to hire skilled workers to join the expedition . La Salle was forced to purchase trade goods himself for expected encounters with Native Americans . .
The ships carried a total of nearly 300 people , including soldiers , artisans and craftsmen , six Catholic missionaries , eight merchants , and over a dozen women and children . Shortly after their departure , France and Spain ceased hostilities , and Louis was no longer interested in sending La Salle further assistance . Details of the voyage were kept secret so that Spain would not learn about it . La Salle 's naval commander , the Sieur de Beaujeu , resented La Salle 's keeping their destination until the party was well underway . The discord between the two intensified when they reached the island of Santo Domingo and quarreled over where to anchor . Beaujeu sailed to another part of the island , allowing Spanish privateers to capture the St. François , which had been fully loaded with supplies , provisions , and tools for the colony .
During the 58 @-@ day voyage , two people died of illness and one woman gave birth to a child . The voyage to Santo Domingo had lasted longer than expected , and provisions ran low , especially after the loss of the St. François . La Salle had little money with which to replenish supplies , and finally two of the merchants aboard the expedition sold some of their trade goods to the islanders , and lent their profits to La Salle . To fill the gaps left after several men deserted , La Salle recruited a few islanders to join the expedition .
In late November 1684 , when La Salle had fully recovered from a severe illness , the three remaining ships continued their search for the Mississippi River delta . Before they left Santo Domingo , local sailors warned that strong Gulf currents flowed east and would tug the ships toward the Florida straits unless they corrected for it . On December 18 , the ships reached the Gulf of Mexico and entered waters that Spain claimed as its territory . None of the members of the expedition had ever been in the Gulf of Mexico or knew how to navigate it . Due to a combination of inaccurate maps , La Salle 's previous miscalculation of the latitude of the mouth of the Mississippi River , and overcorrection for the currents , the expedition failed to find the Mississippi . Instead , they landed at Matagorda Bay in early 1685 , 400 miles ( 640 km ) west of the Mississippi .
= = = First settlement = = =
On February 20 , the colonists set foot on land for the first time in three months since leaving Santo Domingo . They set up a temporary camp near the site of the present @-@ day Matagorda Island Lighthouse . The chronicler of the expedition , Henri Joutel , described his first view of Texas : " The country did not seem very favorable to me . It was flat and sandy but did nevertheless produce grass . There were several salt pools . We hardly saw any wild fowl except some cranes and Canadian geese which were not expecting us . "
Against Beaujeu 's advice , La Salle ordered La Belle and the Aimable " to negotiate the narrow and shallow pass " to bring the supplies closer to the campsite . To lighten L 'Aimable 's load , its eight cannons and a small portion of its cargo were removed . After La Belle successfully negotiated the pass , La Salle sent her pilot to L 'Aimable to assist with the navigation , but L 'Aimable 's captain refused the help . As the Aimable set sail , a band of Karankawa approached and carried off some of the settlers . La Salle led a small group of soldiers to rescue them , leaving no one to direct the Aimable . When he returned , he found the Aimable grounded on a sandbar . Upon hearing that the captain had ordered the ship to sail forward after it had struck a sandbar , La Salle became convinced that the captain had deliberately grounded the ship .
For several days the men attempted to salvage the tools and provisions that had been loaded on the Aimable , but a bad storm prevented them from recovering more than food , cannons , powder , and a small amount of the merchandise . The ship sank on March 7 . The French watched the Karankawa loot the wreckage . As French soldiers approached the Native American village to retrieve their supplies , the villagers hid . On discovering the deserted village , the soldiers not only reclaimed the looted merchandise but also took animal pelts and two canoes . The angry Karankawa attacked , killing two Frenchmen and injuring others .
Beaujeu , having fulfilled his mission in escorting the colonists across the ocean , returned to France aboard the Joly in mid @-@ March 1685 . Many of the colonists chose to return to France with him , leaving approximately 180 . Although Beaujeu delivered a message from La Salle requesting additional supplies , French authorities , having made peace with Spain , never responded . The remaining colonists suffered from dysentery and venereal diseases , and people died daily . Those who were fit helped build crude dwellings and a temporary fort on Matagorda Island .
= = = Fort Saint Louis = = =
On March 24 , La Salle took 52 men in five canoes to find a less exposed settlement site . They found Garcitas Creek , which had fresh water and fish , with good soil along its banks . They named it Rivière aux Boeufs for the nearby buffalo herds . Fort Saint Louis was constructed on a bluff overlooking the creek , 1 @.@ 5 leagues from its mouth . Two men died , one of a rattlesnake bite and another from drowning while trying to fish . At night , the Karankawa would sometimes surround the camp and howl , but the soldiers could scare them away with a few gun shots .
In early June , La Salle summoned the rest of the colonists from the temporary campsite to the new settlement site . Seventy people began the 50 @-@ mile ( 80 km ) overland trek on June 12 . All of the supplies had to be hauled from the Belle , a physically draining task that was finally completed by the middle of July . The last load was accompanied by the 30 men who had remained behind to guard the ship . Although trees grew near the site , they were not suitable for building , and timber had to be transported to the building site from several miles inland . Some timbers were salvaged from the Aimable . By the end of July , over half of the settlers had died , most from a combination of scant rations and overwork .
The remaining settlers built a large two @-@ story structure at the center of the settlement . The ground floor was divided into three rooms : one for La Salle , one for the priests , and one for the officers of the expedition . The upper story consisted of a single room used to store supplies . Surrounding the fort were several smaller structures to provide shelter for the other members of the expedition . The eight cannons , each weighing 700 to 1 @,@ 200 pounds ( 320 to 540 kg ) , had been salvaged from L 'Aimable and were positioned around the colony for protection .
= = = Difficulties = = =
For several months after the permanent camp was built , the colonists took short trips to explore their surroundings . At the end of October 1685 , La Salle decided to undertake a longer expedition and reloaded the Belle with many of the remaining supplies . He took 50 men , plus the Belle 's crew of 27 sailors , leaving behind 34 men , women , and children . Most of the men traveled with La Salle in canoes , while the Belle followed further off the coast . After three days of travel , they learned of hostile Native Americans in the area . Twenty of the Frenchmen attacked the Native American village , where they found Spanish artifacts . Several of the men died on this expedition from eating prickly pear . The Karankawa killed a small group of the men who had camped on shore , including the captain of the Belle .
From January until March 1686 , La Salle and most of his men searched overland for the Mississippi River , traveling towards the Rio Grande , possibly as far west as modern @-@ day Langtry , Texas . The men questioned the local Native American tribes , asking for information on the locations of the Spaniards and the Spanish mines , offering gifts , and telling stories that portrayed the Spanish as cruel and the French as benevolent . When the group returned , they were unable to find the Belle where they had left her and were forced to walk back to the fort .
The following month they traveled east , hoping to locate the Mississippi and return to Canada . During their travels , the group encountered the Caddo , who gave the Frenchmen a map depicting their territory , that of their neighbors , and the location of the Mississippi River . The Caddo often made friendship pacts with neighboring peoples and extended their policy of peaceful negotiation to the French . While visiting the Caddo , the French met Jumano traders , who reported on the activities of the Spanish in New Mexico . These traders later informed Spanish officials of the Frenchmen they had seen .
Four of the men deserted when they reached the Neches River . La Salle and one of his nephews became very ill , forcing the group to halt for two months . While the men recovered , the group ran low on food and gunpowder . In August , the eight surviving members of the expedition returned to Fort Saint Louis , having never left East Texas .
While La Salle was gone , six of those who had remained on the Belle finally arrived at Fort Saint Louis . According to them , the new captain of the Belle was always drunk . Many of the sailors did not know how to sail , and they grounded the boat on Matagorda Peninsula . The survivors took a canoe to the fort , leaving the ship behind . The destruction of their last ship left the settlers stranded on the Texas coast , with no hope of gaining assistance from the French colonies in the Caribbean Sea .
By early January 1687 , fewer than 45 of the original 180 people remained in the colony , which was beset by internal strife . La Salle believed that their only hope of survival lay in trekking overland to request assistance from New France , and some time that month he led a final expedition to try to reach the Illinois Country . Fewer than 20 people remained at Fort Saint Louis , primarily women , children , and those deemed unfit , as well as seven soldiers and three missionaries with whom La Salle was unhappy . Seventeen men were included on the expedition , including La Salle , his brother , and two of his nephews . While camping near present @-@ day Navasota on March 18 , several of the men quarreled over the division of buffalo meat . That night , an expedition member killed one of La Salle 's nephews and two other men in their sleep . The following day La Salle was killed while approaching the camp to investigate his nephew 's disappearance . Infighting led to the deaths of two other expedition members within a short time . Two of the surviving members , including Jean L 'Archeveque , joined the Caddo . The remaining six men , led by Henri Joutel , made their way to Illinois Country . During their journey through Illinois to Canada , the men did not tell anyone that La Salle was dead . They reached France in the summer of 1688 and informed King Louis of La Salle 's death and the horrible conditions in the colony . Louis did not send aid .
= = Spanish response = =
La Salle 's mission had remained secret until 1686 when former expedition member Denis Thomas , who had deserted in Santo Domingo , was arrested for piracy. trying to have his punishment reduced , Thomas informed his Spanish jailers of La Salle 's plan to found a colony and eventually conquer Spanish silver mines . Despite his confession , Thomas was hanged .
The Spanish government felt the French colony would be a threat to their mines and shipping routes , and Carlos II 's Council of War thought that " Spain needed swift action ' to remove this thorn which has been thrust into the heart of America . The greater the delay the greater the difficulty of attainment . ' " The Spanish had no idea where to find La Salle , and in 1686 they sent a sea expedition and two land expeditions to try to locate his colony . Although the expeditions were unable to find La Salle , they did narrow the search to the area between the Rio Grande and the Mississippi . Four Spanish expeditions the following year failed to find La Salle , but helped Spain to better understand the geography of the Gulf Coast region .
In 1688 , the Spanish sent three more expeditions , two by sea and one by land . The land expedition , led by Alonso De León , discovered Jean Gery , who had deserted the French colony and was living in Southern Texas with the Coahuiltecans . Using Gery as a translator and guide , De León finally found the French fort in late April 1689 . The fort and the five crude houses surrounding it were in ruins . Several months before , the Karankawa had attacked the settlement . They destroyed the structures and left the bodies of three people , including a woman who had been shot in the back . A Spanish priest who had accompanied De León conducted funeral services for the three victims . The chronicler of the Spanish expedition , Juan Bautista Chapa , wrote that the devastation was God 's punishment for opposing the Pope , as Pope Alexander VI had granted the Indies exclusively to the Spanish . The remains of the fort were destroyed by the Spanish , who also buried the French cannons left behind . The Spanish later built a fort on the same location .
In early 1689 , Spanish authorities received a plea , written in French . Jumano scouts had received these papers from the Caddo , who asked that they be delivered to the Spanish . The papers included a parchment painting of a ship , as well as a written message from Jean L 'Archevêque . The message read :
I do not know what sort of people you are . We are French [ ; ] we are among the savages [ ; ] we would like much to be Among the Christians such as we are [ . ] ... we are solely grieved to be among beasts like these who believe neither in God nor in anything . Gentlemen , if you are willing to take us away , you have only to send a message . ... We will deliver ourselves up to you .
De León later rescued L 'Archeveque and his companion Jacques Grollet . On interrogation , the men maintained that over 100 of the French settlers had died of smallpox , and the others had been killed by Native Americans . The only people known to have survived the final attack were the Talon children , who had been adopted by the Karankawa . According to the children , the settlement had been attacked around Christmas of 1688 , and all the remaining settlers had been killed .
= = Legacy = =
Only 15 or 16 people survived the colony . Six returned to France , while nine others were captured by the Spanish , including the four children who had been spared by the Karankawa . The children were initially brought to the viceroy of New Spain , the Conde de Galve , who treated them as servants . Two of the boys , Pierre and Jean @-@ Baptiste , later returned to France . Of the remaining Spanish captives , three became Spanish citizens and settled in New Mexico . Although the French colony had been utterly destroyed , Spain feared that another French attempt was inevitable . For the first time , the Spanish crown authorized small outposts in eastern Texas and at Pensacola . In 1722 , the Spanish built a fort , Presidio La Bahia , and Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga on the site of Fort Saint Louis .
France did not abandon its claims to Texas until November 3 , 1762 , when it ceded all of its territory west of the Mississippi River to Spain in the Treaty of Fontainebleau , following its defeat by Great Britain in the Seven Years ' War . It ceded New France to Britain . In 1803 , three years after Spain had returned Louisiana to France , Napoleon sold the territory to the United States . The original agreement between Spain and France had not explicitly specified the borders of Louisiana , and the descriptions in the documents were ambiguous and contradictory . The United States insisted that its purchase included all of the territory France had claimed , including all of Texas . The dispute was not resolved until the Adams @-@ Onís Treaty of 1819 , in which Spain ceded Florida to the United States in return for the United States ' relinquishing its claim on Texas .
The official boundary of Texas was set at the Sabine River ( the current boundary between Texas and Louisiana ) , and following the Red and Arkansas rivers to the 42nd parallel ( California 's current northern border ) .
= = Excavation = =
In 1908 , historian Herbert Eugene Bolton identified an area along Garcitas Creek , near Matagorda Bay , as the location of Fort St. Louis . Other historians , before and after Bolton , argued that the fort was located on Lavaca River in Jackson County . Five decades later , the University of Texas at Austin funded a partial excavation of Bolton 's site , a part of the Keeran ranch . Although several thousand items were recovered , archaeologists could not accurately distinguish between French and Spanish artifacts of the 17th century , and no report on the findings was ever issued . In the 1970s , the artifacts were reexamined by Kathleen Gilmore , an archaeologist at Southern Methodist University . She determined that while most of the artifacts were Spanish , some definitively matched artifacts recovered from French and French @-@ Canadian excavations of the same time period .
In late 1996 , Keeran ranch workers exploring with metal detectors located eight cast @-@ iron cannons buried near Garcitas Creek . After excavating the cannons , the Texas Historical Commission ( THC ) confirmed they were from Fort Saint Louis . In 2000 a THC excavation discovered the locations of three of the buildings that had housed the French colony and the three graves dug by the Spanish .
For decades , the THC had also been searching for the wreckage of La Belle . In 1995 , the shipwreck was discovered in Matagorda Bay . Researchers excavated a 792 @-@ pound ( 359 kg ) cast @-@ bronze cannon from the waters , as well as musket balls , bronze straight pins , and trade beads . Large sections of the wooden hull were intact , protected from the damaging effects of warm salt water by layers of muddy sediment which " essentially creat [ ed ] an oxygen @-@ free time capsule " . La Belle was the oldest French shipwreck discovered in the Western Hemisphere to that date . To enable the archaeologists to recover as many of the artifacts as possible , a cofferdam was constructed around the ship . The cofferdam held back the waters of the bay , allowing archaeologists to conduct the excavation as if it were on land . This was the first attempt in North America to excavate a shipwreck in dry conditions . Previous shipwreck excavations using cofferdams were completed in Europe , but never on a ship as large as the Belle .
The National Underwater and Marine Agency searched for L 'Aimable from 1997 until 1999 . Although they found a promising location , the ship was buried under more than 25 feet ( 7 @.@ 6 m ) of sand and could not be reached .
= Sam & Max Hit the Road =
Sam & Max Hit the Road is a graphic adventure video game released by LucasArts during the company 's adventure games era . The game was originally released for MS @-@ DOS in 1993 and for Mac OS in 1995 . A 2002 re @-@ release included compatibility with Windows . The game is based on the comic characters of Sam and Max , the " Freelance Police " , an anthropomorphic dog and " hyperkinetic rabbity thing " . The characters , created by Steve Purcell , originally debuted in a 1987 comic book series . Based on the 1989 Sam & Max comic On the Road , the duo take the case of a missing bigfoot from a nearby carnival , traveling to many Americana tourist sites to solve the mystery .
LucasArts began development of the game in 1992 with the intention to use new settings and characters after the success of the past Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island adventure titles . Series creator Steve Purcell , then a LucasArts employee , was one of the lead designers on the project . Sam & Max Hit the Road is the ninth game to use the SCUMM adventure game engine , and also integrated the iMUSE audio system developed by Michael Land and Peter McConnell . The game was one of the first to incorporate full voice talent for its characters ; the two title characters were voiced by professional voice actors Bill Farmer and Nick Jameson .
The game received critical acclaim on release , and was praised for its humor , voice acting , graphics , music and gameplay . It is now regarded as a classic point @-@ and @-@ click adventure game and is often listed in publishers ' lists of top games of all time . Several attempts to produce sequels were cancelled , ultimately resulting in the franchise moving from LucasArts to Telltale Games .
Since October 2014 , after the acquisition of LucasArts by Disney , the game is being sold by GOG.com.
= = Gameplay = =
Sam & Max Hit the Road is a 2D adventure game where the player controls the actions of Sam from a third @-@ person perspective . The player uses Sam to explore the pre @-@ rendered cartoon environments of the game and solve a series of puzzles using a simple point @-@ and @-@ click interface . The game 's puzzles have logical solutions , although a number of them have far @-@ fetched solutions due to the game 's cartoon setting . Players can set the game 's cursor in a particular mode to designate how Sam interacts with the environment : Sam can walk around an area , talk to other characters , look at objects , pick them up or otherwise try to use them . The cursor 's graphic changes when it is hovered over an in @-@ game entity that Sam can interact with . When talking to another character , the player is given a choice of subject areas to discuss , depicted in a conversation tree as icons at the base of the screen . In addition to specific topics involving the game 's plot , Sam can inject unconnected exclamations , questions and non sequiturs into a conversation .
The game incorporates an inventory system for items that Sam picks up during the course of the game . Items can be used on other entities in the game world , or can often be combined with other inventory items to provide a new object necessary for solving a puzzle . Although Max 's character will walk around the game 's areas by his own will , Sam can also use Max at various points by using an inventory icon of Max 's head on game objects — usually on characters where the solution to a problem involves violence . Sam and Max travel to different locations in the game using their black and white 1960 DeSoto Adventurer , which when clicked on in @-@ game will present a map of the United States with all the available locations the pair can travel to shown . As the game progresses , the number of locations on the map increases .
In addition to the main game , Sam & Max Hit the Road includes several minigames . Some of these , such as a carnival game based on Whac @-@ A @-@ Mole but involving live rats , must be completed in order to receive new items and further the game 's plot , while others , such as a car @-@ themed version of Battleship , are entirely optional as to whether the player uses them . As with the majority of LucasArts adventure games , Sam & Max Hit the Road is designed so that the player characters cannot die or reach a complete dead @-@ end .
= = Plot = =
Sam and Max , the Freelance Police , are two comic book characters created by Steve Purcell , who act as private detectives and vigilantes . Sam & Max Hit the Road follows the pair on a case that takes them from their office in New York City across the United States . The game starts in a similar way to many of the comic stories , with Sam and Max receiving a telephone call from an unseen and unheard Commissioner , who tells them to go to a nearby carnival . At the carnival , they are told by the owners that their star attraction , a frozen bigfoot called Bruno , has been set free and fled taking their second attraction , Trixie the Giraffe @-@ Necked Girl . Sam and Max set off to find Bruno and Trixie and bring them back . As the duo investigate the carnival , they learn that Bruno and Trixie are in love and that Trixie freed Bruno . The Freelance Police leave the carnival to pursue leads at various tourist traps throughout the country , such as The World 's Largest Ball of Twine , a vortex controlled by giant subterranean magnets and bungee jumping facilities at Mount Rushmore .
The pair learn that two other bigfoots used as tourist attractions in other parts of the country have been freed by Bruno , and that Bruno has been captured by Liverpudlian country western singer Conroy Bumpus , a cruel animal abuser who wishes to use Bruno in his performances . Sam and Max travel to Bumpus ' home and rescue Bruno and Trixie , but Bruno then departs with Trixie to join a bigfoot gathering at an inn in Nevada . Following them , Sam and Max disguise themselves as a bigfoot to enter the party . Eventually the party is gatecrashed by Conroy Bumpus and his henchman Lee Harvey , who hope to capture the bigfoots . However , Sam manages to fool Bumpus and Harvey into donning their bigfoot disguise , and Max locks them in the inn 's kitchen freezer .
Chief Vanuatu , leader of the bigfoots , in recognition of the pair 's actions , makes the Freelance Police members of the bigfoot tribe and tells them of a spell that will make the world safe for bigfoots again , preventing their capture by humans . However , the chief requires help deciphering the spell 's four ingredients , and asks for Sam and Max 's help . Eventually , they discover that the ingredients are a vegetable resembling John Muir , hair restoration tonic , the tooth of a dinosaur , and a vortex contained within a snow globe . Combined with a live bigfoot sacrifice — which Max substitutes for frozen bigfoot @-@ clad Bumpus and Harvey — the ingredients cause large trees to spring into existence , destroying towns and cities and covering the bulk of the west United States in forest . Content that their work is done , Sam and Max take the frozen ice block containing Bumpus and Harvey to the carnival . Believing that Bruno has been returned to them , the owners give a large reward of skee ball tickets to the Freelance Police , who then spend the end credits shooting targets at a carnival stall with real firearms .
= = Development = =
Sam & Max Hit the Road was developed by a small team at LucasArts , many of whom had previous experience working on other LucasArts adventure games . The game was designed by Sean Clark , Michael Stemmle , Sam & Max creator Steve Purcell and his future wife Collette Michaud , all of whom had worked on Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis . Sam and Max first appeared as video game characters as internal testing material for SCUMM engine programmers recently employed by LucasArts ; Steve Purcell created animated versions of the characters and an office backdrop for the programmers to practice on . Soon after , Sam & Max comic strips by Steve Purcell were published in LucasArts ' quarterly newsletter . After a positive reaction from fans to the strips and out of a wish to use new characters and settings after the success of the Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion franchises , LucasArts offered in 1992 to create a video game out of the characters .
The game was based on the 1989 Sam & Max comic On The Road , which featured the two on a journey across the United States . Several of the game 's tourist traps were based on real locations experienced by the developers ; Steve Purcell recollects a childhood visit to a " Frog Rock " — one of the locations featured in the game — and remembered thinking " That 's it ? It doesn 't even look like a frog ! " A chain of " Snuckey 's " roadside stores and attractions was a tribute to the Stuckey 's chain which Purcell and his family often stopped at during road trips .
Sam & Max was one of the first games to include a full speech soundtrack and music , which for Steve Purcell was a " dream opportunity " to hear his creations speak . Steve Purcell describes casting Bill Farmer in the role of Sam as his audition tape " was very dry ; he wasn ’ t trying too hard to sell the lines " . Actor Nick Jameson was cast to voice Max . The game 's jazz score was composed by LucasArts ' Clint Bajakian , Michael Land and Peter McConnell , and was incorporated into the game using Land and McConnell 's iMUSE engine , which allowed for audio to be synchronized with the visuals . High quality versions of four of the game 's tracks were included on the CD version of the game . Sam & Max Hit the Road was released simultaneously on floppy disk and CD @-@ ROM ; only the CD version of the game contained full in @-@ game speech and music . Fans of the game have since recreated the game 's MIDI soundtrack in higher quality MP3 format .
As the Sam & Max comics had a more adult tone , Steve Purcell expected LucasArts to cut back " the edgier material " from the game . However , he expressed that he was pleased with how LucasArts allowed him to stay close to his original vision for the game . The game 's various minigames were included to allow players to take a break from solving the main game 's puzzles and play something " short and silly " . Sam & Max Hit the Road also signified a major change in development for games on the SCUMM engine . The user interface was entirely rehauled from that introduced in Maniac Mansion and built upon in subsequent games . Instead of selecting a verb function from a list at the bottom of the screen and clicking on an in @-@ game entity , Sam & Max Hit the Road compressed all verb functions into the mouse cursor , which players could cycle through using the right @-@ mouse button . The inventory was also moved off the main screen to a sub @-@ screen accessible by a small icon on the screen . According to Steve Purcell , this cleared space on the screen to " expand on the excellent backgrounds and also made interaction much quicker and less laborious than LucasArts ' previous adventure games " The conversation trees were also affected by this ; Michael Stemmle proposed removing the text @-@ based selection menu used in previous LucasArts ' adventure games in favor of icons representing topics of discussion as " nothing would kill a joke worse than reading it before you hear it " . Several of these innovations were retained for future LucasArts adventure games .
= = Reception = =
Sam & Max Hit the Road received a favorable reception from the gaming industry 's press , holding a rating of 84 % on the review aggregator site Game Rankings . Edge noted that " with most adventure games , its hard to feel anything for the character ( s ) you control " , but stated that Sam & Max Hit the Road broke this mold by being " genuinely funny " and players would be " experimenting more than ... normally just to see what the madcap pair will get up to next . " The reviewer praised the game 's graphics as " beautifully detailed " and the puzzles as " intricate to solve " , but noted that a number of the minigames were " dismal " . Joonas Linkola , writing for Adventure Gamers , echoed many of these comments , praising the cartoon @-@ style graphics as " appropriately cheesy " and " colorful " . On the subject of the game 's humor , Linkola
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first album Pretty Hate Machine debuted in 1989 . It marked his first collaboration with Adrian Sherwood ( who produced the lead single " Down in It " in London without meeting Reznor face @-@ to @-@ face ) and Mark " Flood " Ellis . Reznor asked Sean Beavan to mix the demos of Pretty Hate Machine , which had received multiple offers for record deals . He mixed sound during Nine Inch Nails ' live concerts for several years , eventually becoming an unofficial member of the live band and singing live backup vocals from his place at the mixing console . Flood 's production would appear on each major Nine Inch Nails release until 1994 , and Sherwood has made remixes for the band as recently as 2000 . Reznor and his co @-@ producers expanded upon the Right Track Studio demos by adding singles " Head Like a Hole " and " Sin " . Rolling Stone 's Michael Azerrad described the album as " industrial @-@ strength noise over a pop framework " and " harrowing but catchy music " ; Reznor proclaimed this combination " a sincere statement " of " what was in [ his ] head at the time " . In fact the song " Down in It " spent over two months on Billboard 's club @-@ play dance chart . After spending 113 weeks on the Billboard 200 , Pretty Hate Machine became one of the first independently released records to attain platinum certification .
Three music videos were created in promotion of the album . MTV aired the videos for " Down in It " and " Head Like a Hole " , but an explicit video for " Sin " was only released in partial form for Closure . The original version of the " Down in It " video ended with the implication that Reznor 's character had fallen off a building and died in the street . This footage attracted the attention of the FBI . As Reznor explains in an interview with Convulsion Magazine :
There was a scene w [ h ] ere I was lying on the ground , appearing to be dead , in a Lodger @-@ esque pose and we had a camera with a big weather balloon filled with helium hooked up to it ... the first one we did , we started the film , I was laying on the ground and the ropes that were holding the balloon snapped , the camera just took off into the atmosphere ... the camera landed two hundred miles away in a farmer 's field somewhere . He finds it and takes it to the police , thinking that it 's a surveillance camera for marijuana , they develop the film and think that it 's some sort of snuff film of a murder , give it to the FBI and have pathologists looking at the body saying , ' yeah , he 's rotting , ' ( I had corn starch on me , right ) ' he 's been decomposing for 3 weeks . ' You could see the other members of the band walking away and they had these weird outfits on , and they thought it was some kind of gang slaying .
In 1989 , while doing promotion for the album , the band were asked what shows they would like to appear on . The band jokingly replied ( possibly while intoxicated ) that they would like to appear on Dance Party USA , since it was the most absurd option they could think of at the time . Much to their surprise , they were booked on the show , and made an appearance .
In 1990 , Nine Inch Nails began the Pretty Hate Machine Tour Series , in which they toured North America as an opening act for alternative rock artists such as Peter Murphy and The Jesus and Mary Chain . Reznor began smashing his equipment while on stage ; Rockbeat interviewer Mike Gitter attributed the live band 's early success in front of rock oriented audiences to this aggressive attitude . Nine Inch Nails then embarked on a world tour that continued through the first Lollapalooza festival in 1991 .
= = = Broken ( 1992 – 1993 ) = = =
After a poor European reception opening for Guns N ' Roses , the band returned to America amid pressure from TVT to produce a follow @-@ up to Pretty Hate Machine . After finding out they were hindering control of his project , Reznor criticized the labeling of Nine Inch Nails as a synthpop band and demanded his label terminate his contract , but they ignored his plea . In response , Reznor secretly began recording under various pseudonyms to avoid record company interference . Involved in a feud with TVT , he signed a record deal with Interscope Records and created Nothing Records :
We made it very clear we were not doing another record for TVT . But they made it pretty clear they weren 't ready to sell . So I felt like , well , I 've finally got this thing going but it 's dead . Flood and I had to record Broken under a different band name , because if TVT found out we were recording , they could confiscate all our shit and release it . Jimmy Iovine got involved with Interscope , and we kind of got slave @-@ traded . It wasn 't my doing . I didn 't know anything about Interscope . And I was real pissed off at him at first because it was going from one bad situation to potentially another one . But Interscope went into it like they really wanted to know what I wanted . It was good , after I put my raving lunatic act on .
In 1992 , Nine Inch Nails relocated to 10050 Cielo Drive , Benedict Canyon , Los Angeles ( renamed " Le Pig " by Reznor ) , the site of the Tate murders , when Charles Manson 's " family " murdered Sharon Tate , wife of noted film director Roman Polanski , and four of her friends . It was used for the band to record Broken , an extended play ( EP ) that was the first release distributed by Nothing Records and reached the top 10 on the Billboard 200 . In the liner notes , Reznor credited the 1991 Nine Inch Nails touring band as an influence on the EP 's sound . He characterized Broken as a guitar @-@ based " blast of destruction " , and as " a lot harder ... than Pretty Hate Machine " . The inspiration for the harder sound came from the way the live band played during concerts such as Lollapalooza . Songs from Broken earned Nine Inch Nails two Grammy Awards : a performance of the EP 's first single " Happiness in Slavery " from Woodstock ' 94 , and the second single " Wish " . In reference to receiving the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for " Wish " , Reznor joked his epitaph should read : " REZNOR : Died . Said ' fist fuck ' , won a Grammy . " Against touring of the brand new material , Reznor began living and recording full @-@ time at Le Pig , working on a follow @-@ up free of restrictions from his record label .
Peter Christopherson of the bands Coil and Throbbing Gristle directed a performance video for " Wish " , but the EP 's most controversial video accompanied " Happiness in Slavery " . The video was almost universally banned for its graphic depiction of performance artist Bob Flanagan disrobed and lying on a machine that pleasures , tortures , then kills him . A third video for " Pinion " , partially incorporated into MTV 's Alternative Nation opening sequence , showed a toilet that apparently flushes into the mouth of a person in bondage . Reznor and Christopherson compiled the three clips along with footage for " Help Me I Am in Hell " and " Gave Up " into a longform music video titled Broken . It depicts the murder of a young man who is kidnapped and tortured while forced to watch the videos . This footage was never officially released , but instead appeared covertly among tape trading circles . A separate performance video for " Gave Up " featuring Richard Patrick and Marilyn Manson was filmed at Le Pig . A live recording of " Wish " was also filmed , and both videos appeared in Closure .
Broken was followed by its companion remix EP Fixed in late 1992 . The only track that was left off the final version of the release is Butch Vig 's remix of " Last " ( the outro of the " Last " remix is heard in " Throw This Away " , which also includes Vig 's remix of " Suck " ) . The unedited version appeared on the internet as an 8 @-@ bit mono 11 kHz file , " NIN _ LAST.AIFF " , available by FTP from cyberden.com in 1993 ; it has been removed from the website , but can still be found on p2p networks ( Reznor subsequently made it available in higher quality ( 256kbit / s mp3 ) at remix.nin.com ) . Vig later spoke about his remix while answering questions on a music production forum , saying " I started recording a lot of new parts , and took it in a much different direction . When it was finished , Trent thought the front part of the mix didn 't fit the EP , so he just used the ending . I 'm glad it 's on his website . Duke and Steve worked with me on the remix , in the very early days of Garbage . "
= = = The Downward Spiral ( 1994 – 1997 ) = = =
Early ideas for The Downward Spiral were conceived after the Lollapalooza 1991 festival concerts ended in September of that year . Reznor developed a concept about the album 's themes and later used it as lyrics . He searched for and moved to 10050 Cielo Drive , renting it for $ 11 @,@ 000 per month from July 4 , 1992 , marking the beginning of the making of both Broken and The Downward Spiral . This was against his initial choice to record the album in New Orleans .
Nine Inch Nails ' second studio album , The Downward Spiral , entered the Billboard 200 at number two , and remains the highest @-@ selling Nine Inch Nails release in the United States for shipments of over four million copies , in addition to selling five million copies worldwide . Influenced by late @-@ 1970s works by Pink Floyd and David Bowie , The Downward Spiral features a wide range of textures and moods to illustrate the mental progress of a central character . Flood co @-@ produced several tracks on the album , which became his last collaboration with Nine Inch Nails . Alan Moulder mixed most of The Downward Spiral and subsequently took on more extensive production duties for future album releases . Reznor invited Beavan to work on The Downward Spiral . After contributing to remixes of Nine Inch Nails songs , such as " Closer " , Beavan mixed and co @-@ produced Marilyn Manson 's Antichrist Superstar in 1996 . It was recorded at Le Pig Studios , previously used for the recording process of Broken . " March of the Pigs " and " Closer " were released as singles . Two other songs from the album , " Hurt " and " Piggy " , were issued to radio without a commercial single release .
The music video for " Closer " was directed by Mark Romanek and received frequent rotation on MTV , though the network heavily censored the original version , which they perceived to be too graphic . The video shows events in a laboratory dealing with religion , sexuality , animal cruelty , politics , and terror ; controversial imagery included a nude bald woman with a crucifix mask , a monkey tied to a cross , a pig 's head spinning on some type of machine , a diagram of a vulva , Reznor wearing an S & M mask while swinging in shackles , and of him wearing a ball gag . A radio edit that partially mutes the song 's explicit lyrics also received extensive airtime .
Critical response to The Downward Spiral has generally been favorable , and retrospective reviews regard it as one of the most important albums of the 1990s . It has featured in several publications ' best album lists : in 2005 the album was ranked 25th in Spin 's list of the " 100 Greatest Albums , 1985 – 2005 " , and in 2003 Rolling Stone ranked the album number 200 on their " The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time " list . Blender named it the 80th Greatest American Album . It was ranked No. 488 in the book The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time by Martin Popoff . In 2001 Q named The Downward Spiral as one of the 50 Heaviest Albums of All Time ; in 2010 the album was ranked No. 102 on their 250 Best Albums of Q 's Lifetime ( 1986 – 2011 ) list . After The Downward Spiral 's release , Reznor produced an accompanying remix album entitled Further Down the Spiral , the only non @-@ major Nine Inch Nails release to be certified gold in the United States and among the best @-@ selling remix albums of all time . It featured contributions from Coil with Danny Hyde , electronic musician Aphex Twin , producer Rick Rubin , and Jane 's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro , among others .
After the 1994 release of The Downward Spiral , the live band embarked on the Self Destruct Tour in support of the album . The stage set @-@ up contained dirty curtains which would be pulled down and up for visuals shown during songs such as " Hurt " . The tour debuted the band 's grungy and messy image in which they would come out in ragged clothes slathered in corn starch . The concerts were violent and chaotic , with band members often injuring themselves , and they would frequently destroy their instruments at the end of concerts , attack each other , and stage @-@ dive into the crowd . The tour reached its widest mainstream audience with a mud @-@ drenched performance at Woodstock ' 94 that was broadcast on Pay @-@ Per @-@ View and seen in as many as 24 million homes . Nine Inch Nails received considerable mainstream success thereafter , performing with significantly higher production values and adding theatrical visual elements to the live show . Supporting acts for the tour included The Jim Rose Circus and Marilyn Manson . Released in 1997 , the Closure video documented highlights from the tour , including full live videos of " Eraser " , " Hurt " and a one @-@ take " March of the Pigs " clip made for MTV . Around this time , Reznor 's studio perfectionism , struggles with addiction , and bouts of writer 's block prolonged the production of The Fragile .
Reznor produced the soundtrack to the Oliver Stone film Natural Born Killers using a portable Pro Tools in his hotel room . The compilation featured , " Burn " , a song written exclusively for the film . Throughout early 1996 Reznor collaborated with id Software to help create the music and sound effects to the first @-@ person shooter video game Quake . In homage to him , the entire Quake series features the Nine Inch Nails band logo on ammo crates that supply ammunition for the in @-@ game nail gun weapon . In 1997 , Reznor produced the soundtrack to the David Lynch film Lost Highway . The release spawned the single " The Perfect Drug " , the music video for which was also directed by Mark Romanek . A tenth anniversary deluxe reissue of The Downward Spiral was released on November 23 , 2004 .
= = = The Fragile ( 1999 – 2002 ) = = =
Five years elapsed between The Downward Spiral and Nine Inch Nails ' next studio album , The Fragile , which arrived as a double album in September 1999 . The Fragile was conceived by making " songwriting and arranging and production and sound design ... the same thing . A song would start with a drum loop or a visual and eventually a song would emerge out of it and that was the song . " Canadian rock producer Bob Ezrin was consulted on the album 's track listing ; the liner notes state that he " provided final continuity and flow . "
On the heels of the band 's previous successes , media anticipation surrounded The Fragile more than a year before its release , when it was already described as " oft @-@ delayed " . The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 , selling 228 @,@ 000 copies in its first week and receiving generally positive reviews . Spin hailed The Fragile as the " album of the year , " whereas Pitchfork Media panned its " melodramatic " lyrics . Nine Inch Nails released three commercial singles from the album in different territories : " The Day the World Went Away " in North America ; " We 're in This Together " in the EU and Japan ( on three separate discs ) ; and " Into the Void " in Australia . Several songs from the album became regular features on alternative rock radio stations , however the album dropped to number 16 and slipped out of the Billboard Top 10 only a week after its release , resulting in the band setting a record for the biggest drop from number one , which has since been broken . Reznor funded the subsequent North American tour out of his own pocket .
Before the album 's release , the song " Starfuckers , Inc . " provoked media speculation about whom Reznor had intended its acerbic lyrics to satirize . Cinesexuality critic Patricia MacCormack interprets the song as a " scathing attack on the alternative music scene , " particularly Reznor 's former friend and protégé Marilyn Manson . The two artists put aside their differences when Manson appeared in the song 's music video , retitled " Starsuckers , Inc . " and performed on stage with Nine Inch Nails at Madison Square Garden in 2000 .
Reznor followed The Fragile with another remix album , Things Falling Apart , released in November 2000 to poor reviews , a few months after the 2000 Fragility tour which itself was recorded and released on CD , DVD , and VHS in 2002 as And All That Could Have Been . A deluxe edition of the live CD came with the companion disc Still , featuring stripped @-@ down versions of songs from the Nine Inch Nails catalog along with several new pieces of music .
In 2002 , Johnny Cash covered the Nine Inch Nails ' " Hurt " for his album , American IV : The Man Comes Around , to critical acclaim . After seeing the music video , which later won a Grammy , Reznor himself became a fan of the rendition :
I pop the video in , and wow ... Tears welling , silence , goose @-@ bumps ... Wow . [ I felt like ] I just lost my girlfriend , because that song isn 't mine anymore ... It really made me think about how powerful music is as a medium and art form . I wrote some words and music in my bedroom as a way of staying sane , about a bleak and desperate place I was in , totally isolated and alone . [ Somehow ] that winds up reinterpreted by a music legend from a radically different era / genre and still retains sincerity and meaning — different , but every bit as pure .
= = = With Teeth ( 2005 – 2006 ) = = =
A further six years elapsed before Nine Inch Nails ' fourth full @-@ length album , With Teeth , was released in 2005 , though it was leaked prior to its official release date . The album was written and recorded following Reznor 's battle with alcoholism and substance abuse . With Teeth debuted on top of the Billboard 200 , Nine Inch Nails ' second reign at number one with an album . The album 's package lacks typical liner notes ; instead it simply lists the names of songs and co @-@ producers , and the URL for an online PDF poster with lyrics and full credits . The entire album was made available in streaming audio on the band 's official MySpace page in advance of its release date .
Critical reception of the album was mostly positive : Rolling Stone 's Rob Sheffield described the album as " vintage Nine Inch Nails " . PopMatters condemned the album , claiming Reznor " ran out of ideas . "
A music video for the song " The Hand That Feeds " premiered on the Nine Inch Nails official website in March 2005 . Reznor released the source files for it in GarageBand format a month later , allowing fans to remix the song . He similarly released files for the album 's second single " Only " in a wider range of formats , including Pro Tools and ACID Pro . David Fincher directed a video for " Only " with primarily computer @-@ generated imagery . The planned music video for its third single , " Every Day Is Exactly the Same " , was directed by Francis Lawrence but reportedly scrapped in the post @-@ production stage . All three singles topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart .
Nine Inch Nails launched a North American arena tour in Autumn 2005 , supported by Queens of the Stone Age , Autolux and Death from Above 1979 . Another opening act on the tour , hip @-@ hop artist Saul Williams , performed on stage with Nine Inch Nails at the Voodoo Music Experience festival during a headlining appearance in hurricane @-@ stricken New Orleans , Reznor 's former home . The Nine Inch Nails live band completed a tour of North American amphitheaters in the summer of 2006 , joined by Bauhaus , TV on the Radio , and Peaches . The Beside You in Time tour documentary was released in February 2007 via three formats : DVD , HD DVD and Blu @-@ ray Disc . The home video release debuted at number one on both the Billboard Top Music Videos and Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos charts in the United States .
= = = Year Zero ( 2007 ) = = =
Nine Inch Nails ' fifth studio album , Year Zero , was released only two years after With Teeth , a marked change in the slow pace from the release of previous albums . With lyrics written from the perspective of multiple fictitious characters , Year Zero is a concept album criticizing the United States government 's policies and their impact on the world 15 years in the future . Critical response to the album was generally favorable , with an average rating of 76 % on Metacritic .
The story takes place in the United States in 2022 , which has been termed " Year 0 " , by the government , being the year America was reborn . It had suffered several major terrorist attacks , apparently by Islamic fundamentalists , including attacks on Los Angeles and Seattle , and in response , the government seized absolute control of the country . The government is a Christian fundamentalist theocracy , maintaining control of the populace through institutions like the Bureau of Morality and the First Evangelical Church of Plano . The government corporation Cedocore distributes the drug Parepin through the water supply , making Americans who drink water apathetic and carefree . There are several underground rebel groups , mainly operating online , most notably Art is Resistance and Solutions Backwards Initiative . In response to the increasing oppression of the government , several corporate , government , and subversive websites were transported back in time to the present by a group of scientists working clandestinely against the authorities . The websites @-@ from @-@ the @-@ future were sent to the year 2007 to warn American people of the impending dystopian future and to prevent it from ever forming in the first place .
An alternate reality game emerged parallel to the Year Zero concept , expanding upon its storyline . Clues hidden on tour merchandise initially led fans to discover a network of fictitious , in @-@ game websites that describe an " Orwellian picture of the United States circa the year 2022 " . Before Year Zero 's release , unreleased songs from the album were found on USB drives hidden at Nine Inch Nails concert venues in Lisbon and Barcelona , as part of the alternate reality game . Fan participation in the alternate reality game caught the attention of media outlets such as USA Today and Billboard , who have cited fan @-@ site The NIN Hotline , forum Echoing the Sound , fan club The Spiral , and NinWiki as sources for new discoveries .
The album 's first single , " Survivalism " , and other tracks from Year Zero were released as multitrack audio files for fans to remix . A remix album titled Year Zero Remixed was later released , featuring remixes from Year Zero by other artists . The remix album was Nine Inch Nails ' final release on a major record label for over five years , as the act had completed its contractual obligation to Interscope Records and did not renew its contract . The remix album was accompanied by an interactive remix site with multitrack downloads and the ability to post remixes .
Reznor planned a film adaption of the album and noted Year Zero as " part of a bigger picture of a number of things I 'm working on . Essentially , I wrote the soundtrack to a movie that doesn 't exist . " The project moved into the television medium because of high costs for Year Zero as a film , then Reznor found American film producer Lawrence Bender and met with writers . On August 10 , 2007 , Reznor announced that they would be taking the concept to television networks in an attempt to secure a deal : " We 're about to pitch it to the network , so we 're a couple of weeks away from meeting all of the main people , and we 'll see what happens . " Since first announcing his plans for a television series , progress slowed , reportedly due to the 2007 – 2008 Writer 's Guild strike , but it nevertheless continued . As of 2010 the resultant miniseries , also named Year Zero , was in development with HBO and BBC Worldwide Productions , with the screenplay and script written by Reznor and Carnivàle writer Daniel Knauf .
= = = Ghosts I – IV and The Slip ( 2008 ) = = =
In February 2008 , Reznor posted a news update on the Nine Inch Nails website entitled " 2 weeks . " On March 2 , Ghosts I – IV ( the first release on The Null Corporation label ) , a 36 @-@ track instrumental album , became available via the band 's official website . Ghosts I – IV was made available in a number of different formats and forms , ranging from a free download of the first volume , to a $ 300 Ultra @-@ Deluxe limited edition package . All 2 @,@ 500 copies of the $ 300 package sold out in three days . The album is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non @-@ Commercial Share Alike licence . The album was created improvisationally over a 10 @-@ week period and contributors included Atticus Ross , Alan Moulder , Alessandro Cortini , Adrian Belew , and Brian Viglione .
Similar to the announcement that ultimately led to the release of Ghosts I – IV , a post on the band 's website in April 2008 read " 2 weeks ! " On May 5 , Nine Inch Nails released The Slip via their website without any advertisement or promotion . The album was made available for download free of charge with a message from Reznor , " this one 's on me , " protected under the same Creative Commons licence as Ghosts , and has seen individual downloads surpassing 1 @.@ 4 million . The Slip has since been released on CD as a limited edition set of 250 @,@ 000 .
Since the release of Ghosts I – IV and The Slip , a 25 @-@ date tour titled Lights in the Sky , was announced in several North American cities , and was later expanded to include several more North American dates as well as dates in South America . Cortini and Freese returned as members from the previous tour , while Robin Finck rejoined the band and Justin Meldal @-@ Johnsen was added on bass guitar . Freese and Cortini left the live band , but it became a quartet with the addition of Ilan Rubin on drums .
On January 7 , 2009 , Reznor uploaded unedited HD @-@ quality footage from three shows as a download of over 400 GB via BitTorrent . In an immediate response , a fan organization known as This One Is On Us quickly downloaded the data and had begun to assemble the footage alongside their own video recordings to create a professional 3 @-@ part digital film , followed by a physical release created " by fans for fans " . This tour documentary became collectively known as Another Version of the Truth and was released throughout late December 2009 to February 2010 via three formats : DVD , Blu @-@ ray Disc and BitTorrent . To date , the group and the project has received significant attention from media outlets such as USA Today , Rolling Stone , Techdirt and Pitchfork TV , and holds the support of both Reznor and the fan community with theatrical screenings being held all over the world . Nine Inch Nails art director and webmaster Rob Sheridan noted on the band 's official website :
This is yet another example of a devoted fanbase and a policy of openness combining to fill in blanks left by old media barriers . The entire NIN camp is absolutely thrilled that treating our fans with respect and nurturing their creativity has led to such an overwhelming outpour of incredible content , and that we now have such a high quality souvenir from our most ambitious tour ever .
Nine Inch Nails Revenge , an iPhone / iPod touch @-@ exclusive rhythm game developed by Tapulous , was released on March 8 , 2009 ( five months after the company announced the development of the game ) . This installment in the Tap Tap video game franchise was themed after Nine Inch Nails , and included tracks from Ghosts I – IV and The Slip . Portions of the album Ghosts I @-@ IV were also used in making of the soundtrack for the documentary Citizenfour .
= = = Wave Goodbye Tour and hiatus ( 2009 – 2012 ) = = =
In February 2009 , Reznor posted his thoughts about the future of Nine Inch Nails on his official website , stating that " I 've been thinking for some time now it 's time to make NIN disappear for a while . " Reznor since clarified that he " isn 't done creating music under the moniker , but that Nine Inch Nails is done touring for the foreseeable future . " The " Wave Goodbye " tour concluded on September 10 , 2009 , at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles . Reznor subsequently released two tracks under the Nine Inch Nails moniker : the theme song for the film Tetsuo : The Bullet Man , and a cover of U2 's " Zoo Station " , included in the Achtung Baby tribute album AHK @-@ toong BAY @-@ bi Covered .
In 2009 Reznor married Mariqueen Maandig , and formed a project with Maandig and Atticus Ross dubbed How to Destroy Angels . Their first release , a six @-@ track self @-@ titled EP , was made available for free download in June 2010 . Reznor 's next collaboration with Ross was co @-@ writing and producing the official score for David Fincher 's 2010 film , The Social Network . Reznor and Ross received two awards for the score , a 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for a Motion Picture , and a 2010 Oscar for Best Original Score . Reznor and Ross again collaborated with Fincher for the official score the American adaptation of the novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo , released in December 2011 , and then again on Fincher 's 2014 film Gone Girl
In July 2012 Reznor teamed up with video game developer Treyarch to compose the theme music for Call of Duty : Black Ops II . Later that year Reznor again worked with Atticus Ross along with Alessandro Cortini on a remix of the song " Destroyer " by Telepathe . Reznor also appeared in a documentary called " Sound City " directed by Dave Grohl , in addition to co @-@ writing and performing the song " Mantra " with Grohl and Josh Homme . This led to further collaboration with Reznor and Homme on the 2013 album from Queens of the Stone Age titled ... Like Clockwork . Reznor contributed vocals and drum programing to the song " Kalopsia " and vocals on " Fairweather Friends " along with Elton John on piano and vocals . In October a project with Dr. Dre and Beats Electronics was announced that Reznor wrote was " probably not what you 're expecting [ from me ] " . The project was named " Daisy " ; a digital music service was announced in January 2013 . It was until January 2014 that the service was fully launched , with Reznor serving as chief creative officer .
= = = Return to touring , Hesitation Marks and future ( 2012 – present ) = = =
In an interview with BBC Radio 1 , Reznor indicated that he would be writing for the majority of 2012 with Nine Inch Nails " in mind " . Reznor eventually confirmed that he was working on new Nine Inch Nails material and might be performing live again . In February 2013 , Reznor announced the return of Nine Inch Nails and revealed the Twenty Thirteen Tour . He also revealed that the new lineup of the band would include Eric Avery of Jane 's Addiction , Adrian Belew of King Crimson , and Josh Eustis of Telefon Tel Aviv , as well as returning members Alessandro Cortini and Ilan Rubin . However , both Avery and Belew would quit the touring band before performances commenced , with former member Robin Finck returning in their place .
By May 28 a new Nine Inch Nails album was complete . Released September 3 , Hesitation Marks incorporated rhythms reminiscent of earlier releases , but was more expansive and theatrical . In addition to the recently departed Adrian Belew , Reznor employed bassist Pino Palladino along with Todd Rundgren and Fleetwood Mac 's Lindsey Buckingham to achieve various art @-@ rock elements .
The album produced three singles , all released prior to that of the album itself . " Came Back Haunted " was released on June 6 , with an accompanying music video bearing an epileptic seizure warning . The second single , " Copy of A " , was released on August 12 free of charge to US and UK Amazon.com account holders . " Everything " was the third and final single , recorded during sessions for the Nine Inch Nails greatest hits album . The sessions gave way to more songs that ended up yielding the entire album .
In July the Twenty Thirteen Tour was underway , beginning with a slew of festival appearances that included the Fuji Rock Festival , and the Pukkelpop , Hockenheim , Germany 's Rock 'n'Heim and the Reading and Leeds festivals in August . The Tension 2013 North American leg of the tour ran from September to November and added Palladino , Lisa Fischer and Sharlotte Gibson to the lineup with Godspeed You ! Black Emperor and Explosions in the Sky as opening acts . This leg of the tour was documented and released in the spring as Nine Inch Nails Tension 2013 .
In 2014 the band extended their tour worldwide as a four piece . The new lineup included previous collaborators , Ilan Rubin , Alessandro Cortini , and Robin Finck . The band was joined by Queens of the Stone Age for the Australia and New Zealand tour , during which a nightly coin toss determined who opened . The tour closed in Europe with supporting synthpop act Cold Cave .
After a month @-@ long break , Nine Inch Nails again hit the road on a joint tour with Soundgarden . The 23 @-@ day journey extended throughout the continental US , with experimental hip @-@ hop group Death Grips scheduled to open most of the shows . Two weeks into the tour , Death Grips announced their break up and cancelled all subsequent live shows . Oneohtrix Point Never , The Dillinger Escape Plan and Cold Cave each replaced Death Grips separately for the remainder of the tour .
In 2014 , their first year of eligibility , Nine Inch Nails were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with 14 other candidates . While they were not inducted that year , the band placed second in the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees Fan Vote . In 2015 , Nine Inch Nails were once again nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame .
In June 2015 , Nine Inch Nails released instrumental versions of The Fragile and With Teeth to stream exclusively on Apple Music , a service of which Reznor is chief creative director . In an interview promoting the service , Reznor mentioned he has started " messing around with some things " in regards to a new Nine Inch Nails album , stating " It 's not a record I 'm trying to finish in a month . It 's more just feeling around in the dark and seeing what sounds interesting " . At the end of the 2015 year , Reznor reported that " Nine Inch Nails will return in 2016 . "
= = Musical characteristics and lyrics = =
AllMusic 's Steve Huey states that " Nine Inch Nails were the most popular industrial group ever and were largely responsible for bringing the music to a mass audience . " Reznor has never referred to his own work as industrial music , but admits to borrowing techniques from such early industrial bands as Throbbing Gristle and Test Dept . Despite the disparity between those artists initially operating under the term " industrial " and Nine Inch Nails , it has become common in journalistic descriptions of Reznor 's body of work to describe it as such . Reznor acknowledged in Spin magazine that " Down in It " was influenced by early Skinny Puppy , particularly their song " Dig It " ; other songs from Pretty Hate Machine were described in the same interview as synthpop . Reviewing The Fragile , critic Steve Cooper noted that the album juxtaposes widely varied genres , such as solo piano in " The Frail " and drum and bass elements in " Starfuckers , Inc . "
Certain techniques and styles can be found throughout Nine Inch Nails ' catalog . Songs such as " Wish " , and " The Day the World Went Away " exhibit terraced dynamics . Reznor 's singing follows a similar pattern , frequently moving from whispers to screams . He also has used software to alter his voice in several songs , as evident in " Starfuckers , Inc . " and " Burn " . The band 's music also occasionally features complex time signatures , notably in " The Collector " , from With Teeth , and concert favorite " March of the Pigs " . Reznor regularly uses noise and distortion in his song arrangements , and incorporates dissonance with chromatic melody and / or harmony . These techniques are all used in the song " Hurt " , which features a highly dissonant tritone played on guitar during the verses , a B5 # 11 , emphasized when Reznor sings the eleventh note on the word " I " every time the B / E # dyad is played . " Closer " concludes with a chromatic piano motif : The melody is debuted during the second verse of " Piggy " on organ , then reappears in power chords at drop D tuning throughout the chorus of " Heresy " , while an inverted ( ascending ) version is used throughout " A Warm Place " , and then recurs in its original state for the final time on " The Downward Spiral " . On The Fragile , Reznor revisits this technique of repeating a motif multiple times throughout different songs , either on a different musical instrument , with a transposed harmony , or in an altered tempo . Many of the songs on Year Zero feature an extended instrumental ending , which encompasses the entire second half of the three @-@ minute long " The Great Destroyer " . Allmusic 's review described the album 's laptop @-@ mixed sound : " guitars squall against glitches , beeps , pops , and blotches of blurry sonic attacks . Percussion looms large , distorted , organic , looped , screwed , spindled and broken . "
Lyrical themes found in Nine Inch Nails songs are largely concerned with dark explorations of the self ranging from religion , greed , fame , lust , addiction , self @-@ deception , aging , regret , nihilism , and occasionally politics , with the latter topic often being scrutinized in Year Zero . Three of Nine Inch Nails ' recordings are concept albums : The Downward Spiral , follow @-@ up The Fragile , and the aforementioned Year Zero . With Teeth ( under the working title Bleedthrough ) was to be a concept album about an endless dream occurring in reality , but Reznor eventually took this idea out of the record .
= = = Influences = = =
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in the national final , but did not lose its Irish traditional quality . The performance by Dervish involved lots of movement , as well as some dancing by the group . The group was accompanied by a background showing large flowers in bloom . The song , however , was not well received by the European audience and Dervish only managed to collect 5 points , all from Albania , placing last for the first time in Ireland 's history at the contest .
= = = Points awarded to Ireland = = =
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= = After Eurovision = =
Despite coming in last at Eurovision , Dervish announced that they would continue to play their music , saying that they " play [ it ] for music 's sake " and that " it 's about heart and soul , it 's not about votes " . It was also announced that , despite Ireland 's last place , RTÉ received an increase of viewership over the 2006 numbers ; RTÉ received 780 @,@ 000 viewers for the final , marginally higher than in 2006 . Despite this , reactions in Ireland were unsettled , with talks of " vote hijacking " after Ireland gave 12 points to Lithuania , getting little elsewhere .
A TV special was aired on RTÉ on Dervish , however this faced criticism from Irish local media on RTÉ 's choice of Dervish as well as the production of the forthcoming show after Dervish 's last place in the contest , with claims that their performance on the night of the contest was " disastrous " . Demands were also made that RTÉ change their selection method for Eurovision .
Rumours spread that RTÉ would withdraw from the 2008 contest , however RTÉ announced changes to the selection of the Irish entry for the 2008 contest , abandoning The Late Late Show format and reverting to the " National Song Contest " format used in Ireland prior to 2001 .
= 1926 World Series =
The 1926 World Series pitted the NL champion St. Louis Cardinals against the AL champion New York Yankees . The Cardinals defeated the Yankees four games to three in the best @-@ of @-@ seven series , which took place from October 2 to 10 , 1926 at Yankee Stadium and Sportsman 's Park .
This was the first World Series appearance for the Cardinals , and the first of eleven World Series championships in Cardinals history , while the Yanks were in their fourth World Series in six years , winning one for the first time in 1923 . They would play in another 36 World Series ( and win 26 of those ) through the end of the 2012 season .
In Game 1 , Herb Pennock pitched the Yanks to a 2 – 1 win over the Cards . In Game 2 , pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander evened the Series for the Cards with a 6 – 2 victory . Knuckleballer Jesse Haines ' complete game shutout in Game 3 gave St. Louis a 2 – 1 Series lead . In the Yanks ' 10 – 5 Game 4 win , Babe Ruth hit three home runs , a World Series record equaled only four times since . According to newspaper reports , Ruth had promised a sickly boy named Johnny Sylvester to hit a home run for him in Game 4 . After Ruth 's three @-@ homer game , the boy 's condition miraculously improved . The newspapers ' account of the story is disputed by contemporary baseball historians , but it remains one of the most famous anecdotes in baseball history . Pennock again won for the Yanks in Game 5 , 3 – 2 .
Cards ' player @-@ manager Rogers Hornsby chose Alexander to start Game 6 , and used him in relief to close out Game 7 . Behind Alexander , the Cardinals won the final two games of the series , and with it the world championship . In Game 7 , the Yankees , trailing 3 – 2 in the bottom of the ninth inning and down to their last out , Ruth walked , bringing up Bob Meusel . Ruth , successful in half of his steal attempts careerwise , stealing bases , took off for second base on the first pitch . Meusel swung and missed , and catcher Bob O 'Farrell threw to second baseman Hornsby who tagged Ruth out , ending Game 7 and thereby crowning his Cardinals World Series champions for the first time .
= = Season summary = =
The Cardinals won the 1926 National League pennant with 89 wins and 65 losses , two games ahead of the runner @-@ up Cincinnati Reds , after finishing only fourth in 1925 at 77 – 76 . Before 1926 was half over , they traded outfielder Heinie Mueller to the New York Giants for outfielder Billy Southworth . They also claimed future Hall of Fame pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander on waivers from the Chicago Cubs . Their starting rotation was led by Flint Rhem with 20 wins and a 3 @.@ 21 earned run average ( ERA ) , far surpassing his eight wins and 4 @.@ 92 ERA of 1925 . Offensively , the Cardinals were led by Jim Bottomley , Rogers Hornsby ( who had hit over .400 in 1925 ) and catcher Bob O 'Farrell , 1926 National League MVP @-@ to @-@ be .
The 1926 NL pennant race was heated . During the second and third weeks of September , both the Cardinals and the Reds had multi @-@ game winning streaks and traded first and second place almost every day . On September 17 , the Cards took a one @-@ game lead over the Reds and extended their lead when the Reds lost several games in a row . They lost the last game of the season to the Reds on September 26 , but still finished two games ahead of them in first place in the final standings .
The Yanks had the best record in the AL at 91 – 63 , finishing three games ahead of the Cleveland Indians and greatly improving on their 69 @-@ win , seventh @-@ place 1925 season , making Lou Gehrig their permanent starting first baseman and trading for rookie second baseman Tony Lazzeri in the offseason . Gehrig , Lazzeri , Ruth and Earle Combs led the offense , while Pennock and Urban Shocker led the starting rotation with 42 wins between them .
In early September 1926 , thousands of Cleveland fans , confident that their Indians would win the pennant even when they trailed the Yanks by six games , made World Series ticket reservations . By September 23 they were only two games behind New York , but then lost three of their final four games to finish the season three games behind .
On September 11 , Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis met with representatives from four of the top teams in each of the two major leagues . The group gave home field to the AL for World Series Games 1 & 2 ( scheduled for October 2 & 3 ) and 6 & 7 , while the NL would host Games 3 – 5 . Each game was to start at 1 : 30 PM local time .
Some bookmakers made the Yankees a 15 @-@ to @-@ 1 Series favorite , while others , like New York 's top betting commissioners , thought the teams were evenly matched . One The New York Times wtiter found " little justification for installing either team as the favorite " . Regardless of the odds , players from both teams were confident of victory . Hornsby said , " We 're going to come through winners . We have the better pitching staff , the better hitters and the greater experience . That 's what it takes to win . ... We 're going to beat the Yankees . Any of my ball players will tell you that , and we expect to do it . " Yankee skipper Miller Huggins retorted ,
We 're confident we 're going to win . It 'll be whichever team does the hitting , and we 're sure we 're going to do it . We 're out of our hitting slump . We have a more experienced team and more experienced pitchers . We 're about even in the strength of the infields , but ours is steadier . Our outfield is better , stronger and more experienced , and all the boys are cocky and ready to go . There 's no doubt in their minds or in mine that the Yankees will win .
= = Summary = =
NL St. Louis Cardinals ( 4 ) vs. AL New York Yankees ( 3 )
= = Matchups = =
= = = Game 1 = = =
Saturday October 2 , 1926 at Yankee Stadium ( I ) in the Bronx , New York
Yankee Stadium was filled with 61 @,@ 658 fans on October 2 for Game 1 . Those without tickets gathered at City Hall to watch the game 's progress as charted on two large scoreboards . Before the start of the game , United States Senator Robert F. Wagner from New York State threw out the ceremonial first pitch and took his position in the VIP box next to New York City mayor Jimmy Walker . Commissioner Landis and former heavyweight champion of the world Jack Dempsey were also in attendance . Southpaw Bill Sherdel started for Cards , 16 – 12 with 235 innings pitched in the regular season . The Yanks started Pennock , the team 's only 20 @-@ game winner that season ( as stated above ) . The future Hall of Fame pitcher , nicknamed " The Knight Of Kennett Square " , had a 3 @.@ 62 ERA in 266 @.@ 1 innings during the regular season , and had finished third in the American League Most Valuable Player Award balloting behind winner George Burns and runner @-@ up Johnny Mostil .
Taylor Douthit led off Game 1 with a double to left , advanced to third on Southworth 's slow grounder to second baseman Tony Lazzeri , stayed there on Hornsby 's comebacker right to Pennock but came home on " Sunny Jim " Bottomley 's bloop single for the first run of the Series . In the bottom half , Sherdel walked Earle Combs , Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel , to load the bases . Gehrig scored Combs with a fielder 's @-@ choice grounder for his first World Series RBI , reaching first ahead of the relay . Card 1 , Yanks 1 .
In the bottom of the third , Ruth singled and Meusel bunted him over , but Ruth split his pants sliding into second , Radio announcer Graham McNamee exclaiming , " Babe is the color of a red brick house ! " Doc Woods , the team 's trainer , ran out and sewed up Ruth 's pants , much to the amusement of the crowd .
The score was still tied at one apiece in the bottom of the sixth . Just as it began to rain . Ruth lined a single past third baseman Les Bell . Meusel again sacrificed Ruth to second . Gehrig followed with a single , scoring Ruth and giving the Yanks the lead . Lazzeri lined a shot to left but Gehrig , on a headfirst dive , was tagged out at third by Bell . , Lazzeri advancing to second on the throw . Bell bobbled Dugan 's grounder for an error to put runners at first and third , but Hank Severeid forced Dugan at second to end the inning . Yanks 2 , Cards 1 .
In the top of the ninth , Bottomley singled off Pennock but couldn 't advance , giving the Yanks a 2 – 1 win in Game 1 . Gehrig was their offensive star with both of his team 's RBI . Pennock went the distance , striking out four and yielding but three hits , two in the first and one in the ninth . Hard @-@ luck loser Sherdel gave up only two runs and six hits while striking out one .
= = = Game 2 = = =
Sunday October 3 , 1926 at Yankee Stadium ( I ) in the Bronx , New York
The second game was played the next day , October 3 , at Yankee Stadium in front of a crowd of 63 @,@ 600 . Urban Shocker was the starting pitcher for the Yankees . With 19 wins and 11 losses , Shocker had the second @-@ best pitching record on the team , behind the Game 1 starter , southpaw Herb Pennock . Shocker had a 3 @.@ 38 ERA in 258 innings , along with 59 strikeouts in the 1926 season . The Cardinals ' Game 2 starter was 39 @-@ year @-@ old Grover Cleveland " Old Pete " Alexander , a veteran player in his 16th major league season . That season , he posted numbers considerably lower than the pitching season statistics from his prime in the late 1910s with the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs . Alexander had compiled a 12 – 10 record in 200 innings , while posting a 3 @.@ 05 ERA and 48 strikeouts , compared to the nearly 250 strikeouts he had in 1915 with the Phillies .
The Cardinals were first to bat in the game . After giving up a double to Rogers Hornsby , Shocker got a groundout from Jim Bottomley to end the run @-@ scoring threat . In the Yankees ' half of the inning , Mark Koenig grounded into a double play , and Babe Ruth followed by striking out . The Cardinals threatened again in the second inning , after back @-@ to @-@ back singles by catcher Bob O 'Farrell and shortstop Tommy Thevenow . However , Alexander came to the plate and popped up to Koenig to end the inning . The Yankees scored first in the bottom of the second inning . Bob Meusel hit a single into center field , and Lou Gehrig followed by hitting a grounder to Alexander , which advanced Meusel to second base . Tony Lazzeri then hit a single to left field that scored Meusel from second . Joe Dugan followed with a single of his own , moving Lazzeri to third base . On the following play , Yankees catcher Hank Severeid struck out , and Lazzeri then attempted to steal home plate . Alexander made an error on his throw to catcher Bob O 'Farrell , and Lazzeri was able to slide into home plate for the second Yankees run of the inning . O 'Farrell then threw the ball to Thevenow , but the tag was late and Dugan was called safe at second base . The inning ended when Alexander struck out Shocker .
In the third inning , Taylor Douthit hit an infield single to shortstop Koenig , and Billy Southworth followed with a single to left field , advancing Douthit to second base . Hornsby laid down a sacrifice bunt to Shocker , moving each runner up a base . Bottomley hit a single into left field , scoring both Douthit and Southworth . The next two batters , Les Bell and Chick Hafey , hit into outs to conclude the inning . In the top of the seventh inning . Bob O 'Farrell lined a double , and Tommy Thevenow followed with a single into left field . Pitcher Alexander popped up to Lazzeri , and Douthit followed with a fly ball to left field . Southworth then hit a three @-@ run home run , giving the Cardinals a 5 – 2 advantage over the Yankees . Hornsby then grounded out to Koenig to end the inning . Gehrig , Lazzeri and Dugan all grounded out in the bottom of the seventh inning . In the top of the eighth , Bottomley hit a single into right field . Yankees manager Miller Huggins came out of the dugout and took Shocker out of the game , calling in Bob Shawkey from the bullpen to replace him . Shawkey struck out the first two batters he faced , and Bottomley was tagged out after attempting to steal second base . The Yankees could not produce any runs in their half of the inning .
In the ninth inning , Sad Sam Jones , a 22 @-@ year veteran in the American League , replaced Dutch Ruether , who had replaced pitcher Shawkey . Jones gave up an inside @-@ the @-@ park home run to Thevenow . Thevenow had only two other home runs in his career , both of which were inside @-@ the @-@ park and during the 1926 regular season . Jones then walked Douthit and Hornsby and gave up a single to Southworth . With the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the ninth inning , Bottomley hit a fly ball to center fielder Earle Combs . The Yankees did not score in the bottom of the ninth inning , and lost the game to the Cardinals by a 6 – 2 score . Alexander pitched a complete game , allowed hits in only two of the nine innings and did not allow a Yankee hit after the third inning . He also had a series @-@ high 10 strikeouts , allowing four hits , one earned run and one walk . Meanwhile , the Yankees ' starter Shocker allowed ten hits and five earned runs , including a home run , in seven innings of work . Shawkey had a perfect inning with two strikeouts , while Jones gave up two hits and allowed two walks in the ninth inning .
= = = Game 3 = = =
Tuesday October 5 , 1926 at Sportsman 's Park III in St. Louis , Missouri
After Game 2 ended on October 3 , the Yankees and Cardinals boarded trains to St. Louis , Missouri . The mayor of St. Louis , Victor J. Miller , ordered that the workday end by three the next afternoon so that the city could welcome the Cardinals at Union Station . The Cardinals players were treated like champions by fans and citizens alike . Just outside the station , Mayor Miller stood at a podium and presented club manager and player Rogers Hornsby with a brand new Lincoln sedan priced at US $ 4 @,@ 000 and paid for by the city 's top businessmen . Each member of the Cardinals ' team received a new hat , a new pair of shoes , and an engraved white @-@ gold watch valued at a manufacturer 's price of $ 100 . As the Cardinals were receiving special treatment from the people of St. Louis , fans were lining up outside Sportsman 's Park with the hope of being able to purchase tickets to Game 3 for a price of $ 3 @.@ 30 .
Sportsman 's Park was filled with 37 @,@ 708 people on October 5 , 1926 for Game 3 . On the mound for the Cardinals was right @-@ handed knuckleball pitcher Jesse Haines , a future Baseball Hall of Famer with a 13 – 4 record and 3 @.@ 25 ERA in 183 innings in 1926 . Starting for the Yankees was southpaw pitcher Dutch Ruether , who had a 14 – 9 record with a 4 @.@ 60 ERA in 1926 .
The game was rain delayed for 30 minutes during the top half of the fourth inning . Once the game resumed , the Cardinals came to bat and scored the first runs of the game . Les Bell , a .325 hitter with seventeen home runs that season , led the Cardinals with a single to center field . Chick Hafey dropped a sacrifice bunt straight to Ruether , who then threw it to second baseman Tony Lazzeri . Bell beat Lazzeri 's tag at second base and was called safe by the umpire . Bob O 'Farrell was walked , and Tommy Thevenow hit a grounder to Lazzeri , who tossed it to Mark Koenig for the force out at second base . Koenig tagged O 'Farrell out , but made an error in his throw to first baseman Lou Gehrig , which resulted in a run . Then , Haines hit a Ruether pitch for a two @-@ run home run .
The Cardinals were leading the Yankees 3 – 0 by the end of the inning . The Yankees failed to produce any offense in the fifth inning , but the Cardinals added to their lead by picking up a run when Billy Southworth beat the tag at home following a Jim Bottomley grounder to second base . Ruether was then replaced by Bob Shawkey , who closed out the inning by yielding two weak infield groundouts . The Yankees picked up one hit in each of the next two innings , but could not produce any runs . Yankees pitcher Myles Thomas came in to pitch a hitless ninth inning . With one out in the top of the ninth inning , Lou Gehrig hit a line drive single into right field , but Lazzeri grounded into a double play , ending the game as a 4 – 0 Cardinals victory . Haines pitched a complete game shutout , and only gave up five hits total , two of which came from Gehrig .
= = = Game 4 = = =
Wednesday October 6 , 1926 at Sportsman 's Park ( III ) in St. Louis , Missouri
Future Baseball Hall of Famer Waite Hoyt started Game 4 for the Yankees at Sportsman 's Park on October 6 , 1926 . Hoyt had a 16 – 12 record with a 3 @.@ 85 ERA in 218 innings for the 1926 season . This was Hoyt 's fourth World Series with the New York Yankees , and he entered the 1926 Series with over 35 innings of pitching experience in the championship series . He was opposed by Flint Rhem , the Cardinals ' 20 @-@ game winner who had led the team with both a .741 winning percentage and 258 innings pitched .
In the first inning , after striking out Earle Combs and Mark Koenig , Rhem gave up a solo home run to Babe Ruth . Bob Meusel was then walked , but was tagged out at home after attempting to score on a Lou Gehrig single . The Cardinals came into the bottom of the first with two straight singles to put runners at first and third base . Rogers Hornsby singled in Taylor Douthit to tie the game at 1 – 1 and moved Billy Southworth to second base . Jim Bottomley flied out to left field , and Les Bell followed with a sacrifice fly to center fielder Combs . With the go @-@ ahead run at third base , Hornsby stole second , but Chick Hafey struck out to end to the Cardinals ' run @-@ scoring threat . Two innings later , Ruth came up to the plate with two outs and hit Rhem 's pitch for a solo home run , his second of the game . Gehrig led off the next inning with a strikeout . Tony Lazzeri followed with a walk , and Joe Dugan hit a run @-@ scoring double . Catcher Hank Severeid hit a single into center field , and Dugan ran towards home . He was tagged out at the plate by catcher Bob O 'Farrell . The Yankees ' starter Hoyt struck out to end the inning .
The Cardinals responded by scoring three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning . With one out and no runners on the bases , Hafey hit a single . O 'Farrell followed and hit a ground ball towards Koenig that he bobbled , enabling O 'Farrell and Hafey to reach first and second base , respectively . Tommy Thevenow followed with a double to right field that got by Meusel , scoring Hafey and moving O 'Farrell to third base . Cardinals ' manager Rogers Hornsby then put in left @-@ handed infielder Specs Toporczer to pinch @-@ hit for Rhem , who was done pitching for the game . Toporczer hit a fly ball to Earle Combs in center field , upon which O 'Farrell promptly tagged up to score another Cardinal run . With the game tied at three apiece and a runner at second base , Douthit hit a double in the outfield , which scored Thevenow . Southworth followed with a single to left fielder Ruth , and Douthit immediately tried to score . Ruth threw from left field to catcher Hank Severeid , who tagged Douthit out at home plate .
To start the top of the fifth inning , Art Reinhart was put in as pitcher . Reinhart walked Combs and followed by giving up a run @-@ scoring double to Koenig . He then walked Ruth and Meusel in succession to load the bases for Gehrig . Reinhart walked Gehrig , allowing Koenig to score and keeping the bases loaded with no outs . Hi Bell replaced Reinhart as pitcher , but he was not able to suppress the Yankees ' offense . Lazzeri hit a sacrifice fly to right field , which scored Ruth and moved Meusel up to third base . Dugan then hit a weak groundball ; he was thrown out at first by catcher O 'Farrell , but Meusel scored and Gehrig went to second base . Bell then balked , moving Gehrig to third base . Severeid was walked , and pitcher Hoyt ended the inning by hitting into a force play at second base .
The Yankees expanded on their three @-@ run lead in the next inning . After the entire Yankees lineup batted in the fifth inning , Combs was back at the plate to start the sixth . Combs hit an infield single past shortstop Thevenow . Koenig followed by striking out . Ruth , with two home runs already in the game , came up to the plate . The count on Ruth went up to three balls and two strikes before he hit a long home run . Ruth 's three home runs was a feat equaled only thrice since . As one of the game announcers ( either McNamee or Carlin ) described the situation :
The Babe is up . Two home runs today . One ball , far outside . Babe 's shoulders look as if there is murder in them down there , the way he is swinging that bat down there . A high foul into the left @-@ field stands . That great big bat of Babe 's looks like a toothpick down there , he is so big himself . Here it is . Babe shot a bad one and fouled it . Two strikes and one ball . The outfield have all moved very far towards right . It is coming up now . A little too close . Two strikes and two balls . He has got two home runs and a base on balls so far today . Here it is , and a ball . Three and two . The Babe is waving that wand of his over the plate . Bell is loosing up his arm . The Babe is hit clear into the center @-@ field bleachers for a home run ! For a home run ! Did you hear what I said ? Where is that fellow who told me not to talk about Ruth anymore ? Send him up here .
Oh what a shot ! Directly over second . The boys are all over him over there . One of the boys is riding on Ruth 's back . Oh , what a shot ! Directly over second base far into the bleachers out in center field , and almost on a line and then that dumbbell , where is he , who told me not to talk about Ruth ! Oh , boy ! Not that I love Ruth , but oh , how I love to see a shot like that ! Wow ! That is a world 's series record , three home runs in one world 's series game and what a home run ! That was probably the longest hit ever in Sportsman 's Park . They tell me this is the first ball ever hit in the center @-@ field stand . That is a mile and half from here . You know what I mean .
It was measured at over 430 feet ( 130 m ) and had cleared the 20 feet ( 6 @.@ 1 m ) wall in center field , crashing through the window of an auto dealer across the street from the stadium . Locals claimed it was the longest home run ever hit in St. Louis . Meusel then hit a single in right field , but was tagged out as he tried to head for second base . Gehrig followed with a double to the opposite side , but could not score when Lazzeri popped up to Thevenow to end the inning .
In the seventh inning , the Yankees faced a new pitcher , this time a southpaw named Bill Hallahan , who served as both a starter and reliever for the Cardinals . After Severeid singled and subsequently advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Hoyt , he scored on a double hit into left field by Combs . The Yankees led 10 – 4 and did not get any more runs or hits in the eighth or ninth inning . The Cardinals came up to bat in the bottom of the ninth inning with Hoyt trying to hold on to his six @-@ run lead . Hornsby singled to right field and advanced to second base on the following play . He then ran home to score a run on a Les Bell single to center field . Hafey then popped up in foul territory , and Severeid made the catch . The game ended with a 10 – 5 score . Waite Hoyt pitched a complete game , allowing two earned runs on 14 hits while striking out eight batters . The Cardinals ' five pitchers combined to give up 10 Yankee runs and 14 hits . With the series tied at two games apiece , both teams anticipated Game 5 , which featured a rematch between Herb Pennock and Bill Sherdel .
= = = = Babe Ruth and Johnny Sylvester = = = =
The 1926 World Series produced one of the most famous anecdotes in baseball history , involving Babe Ruth and Johnny Sylvester . Sylvester was an 11 @-@ year @-@ old boy from Essex Fells , New Jersey , who was supposedly hospitalized after falling off a horse . Sylvester asked his father to get him a baseball autographed by Babe Ruth . Prior to the start of the World Series , the boy 's parents sent urgent telegrams to the Yankees in St. Louis , asking for an autographed ball . Soon , the family received an airmail package with two balls , one autographed by the entire St. Louis Cardinals team and the other with signatures from a number of Yankees players and a personal message from Ruth saying , " I 'll knock a homer for you on Wednesday " . After Ruth hit three home runs in Game 4 on Wednesday , October 6 , newspapers reported that Sylvester 's condition had miraculously improved . After the World Series had ended , Ruth made a highly publicized visit to Sylvester 's home , in which the boy said to Ruth , " I 'm sorry the Yanks lost the series " . In the spring of 1927 , Sylvester 's uncle visited Ruth and thanked him for saving the boy 's life . Ruth asked how the boy was doing and asked the uncle to give the boy his regards . After the man left , Ruth , who was seated next to a group of baseball writers , said , " Now who the hell is Johnny Sylvester ? "
There have been many alternate versions of this event . One version , which was later portrayed in The Babe Ruth Story , claims that Ruth went to Sylvester 's hospital bed and promised him in person that he would hit a home run for him . On October 9 , Ruth followed up on Sylvester and told him he would " try to knock you another homer , maybe two today " . Differing newspaper reports from October 1926 claimed that Sylvester suffered from blood poisoning , a spinal infection , a sinus condition , or had a condition requiring a spinal fusion . Contemporary analyses dispute whether Sylvester was ever hospitalized , dying , or if Ruth 's three home runs had actually saved the boy 's life , as claimed by the newspapers .
A new documentary entitled ' I 'll Knock a Homer for You ' sets the record straight on this legendary story of Johnny Sylvester and Babe Ruth . Made by filmmaker Andrew Lilley , the award @-@ winning movie was broadcast on NJTV in late 2013 , and was also screened at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown , New York . Johnny Sylvester was Andrew 's great @-@ uncle .
= = = Game 5 = = =
Thursday October 7 , 1926 at Sportsman 's Park III in St. Louis , Missouri
Game 5 , played at Sportsman 's Park in St. Louis on October 7 , featured a rematch between Game 1 starters Herb Pennock and Bill Sherdel . Pennock had pitched a complete game three @-@ hitter in the 2 – 1 Yankees victory , while Sherdel had pitched seven innings , giving up two runs and six hits .
Through the first three innings of the fifth game , both pitchers held the opposing team to no runs and a limited number of hits . In the bottom of the fourth inning , the Cardinals cracked through Pennock 's tough pitching . Jim Bottomley began by hitting a one @-@ out double past left fielder Babe Ruth . Les Bell followed with a single to right field , scoring Bottomley . Chick Hafey then hit a fly ball caught in foul territory by Ruth , and Bell was called out while attempting to steal second base . In the top of the sixth inning , Pennock hit a line drive double into left field past Hafey . Cardinals ' catcher Bob O 'Farrell threw to Tommy Thevenow in hopes of picking off Pennock , who was standing a considerable distance away from second base . Thevenow made an error with his tag on Pennock , and Pennock was safe at second base . Earle Combs , the Yankees leadoff hitter , followed by drawing a walk . With runners at first and second base , Koenig hit a single to left fielder Hafey . Pennock scored on the play , and Combs moved to second base . Ruth then struck out , and Bob Meusel followed by hitting a sacrifice fly to right fielder Billy Southworth , on which Combs promptly advanced to third base . Lou Gehrig drew a walk to load the bases for Tony Lazzeri , who ended the inning by hitting a fly ball to center fielder Wattie Holm .
The Cardinals came back to take the lead in the bottom of the seventh inning . Bell led the inning by hitting a double into left field . After a Hafey fly out , O 'Farrell hit a single to Ruth in left field , and Bell ran from second base to home to score the run and give the Cardinals a 2 – 1 advantage . In the top of the ninth inning , the Yankees tied up the game . Gehrig lined a double to left field , and Lazzeri bunted a single , advancing Gehrig to third base . Ben Paschal went in as a pinch @-@ hitter for Joe Dugan and singled into center field , scoring Gehrig and advancing Lazzeri to second base . Severeid laid down a weak bunt , and Cardinals catcher O 'Farrell threw to third base to make the force out on Lazzeri . With runners at first and second base , Pennock hit a groundball to shortstop Thevenow , who tossed it to second base to get the force out on Severeid . With Pennock at first base and Paschal at third base , Combs grounded to second base , ending the Yankees ' hope of taking the lead . The Cardinals could not break the 2 – 2 tie in the bottom of the ninth inning , so the game went into extra innings .
The Yankees immediately took advantage of Sherdel in the top of the tenth inning . Koenig led things off by singling into left field . Sherdel threw a wild pitch to Ruth , and Koenig advanced to second base . Ruth then walked , and Meusel followed with a sacrifice bunt straight to pitcher Sherdel . Meusel was out at first , but Ruth and Koenig were safe at second and third base , respectively . Gehrig was intentionally walked , loading the bases . Lazzeri hit a fly ball to left field , and Koenig tagged up on the play to score a run and give the Yankees a one @-@ run lead . Mike Gazella , in place of Joe Dugan at third base , was hit by a pitch from Sherdel . With the bases loaded again , Severeid popped up to second baseman Rogers Hornsby to end the Yankee rally . The Cardinals got a single from Thevenow in the bottom of the tenth inning , but they could not score any runs . The game ended with the Yankees winning by a score of 3 – 2 . Both Pennock and Sherdel pitched ten @-@ inning complete games . Sherdel gave up nine hits and two earned runs , while walking five and striking out two . Pennock finished the game giving up just seven hits and two runs , while striking out four batters .
= = = Game 6 = = =
Saturday October 9 , 1926 at Yankee Stadium ( I ) in the Bronx , New York
The teams moved back to Yankee Stadium for Game 6 . Over 48 @,@ 000 fans came into Yankee Stadium on October 9 to see if the Yankees could win their second World Series in franchise history . The game 's pitching matchup was between Grover Cleveland Alexander and Bob Shawkey , both of whom had made appearances in previous games in the series . Shawkey had come in as relief in Games 2 and 3 , while Alexander had pitched a complete game against the Yankees in the Cardinals ' Game 2 victory . In the 1926 season , Shawkey had made most of his pitching appearances in relief , and had been an occasional starter on the Yankees rotation . He started 10 of his 29 total pitching appearances and posted an 8 – 7 record with a 3 @.@ 62 earned run average .
The game was lopsided from the start . In the top of the first inning , Shawkey gave up three runs on three hits , with the runs coming from a Jim Bottomley double and Les Bell single . Alexander encountered a minor setback in the fourth inning . To open up the bottom of the inning , Bob Meusel launched a triple into left field and scored on the following ground out by Lou Gehrig . Alexander shut down the Yankees for the rest of the inning , and the Cardinals held on to a 3 – 1 lead . In the top of the fifth inning , the Cardinals expanded their two @-@ run lead . Tommy Thevenow hit a single to left fielder Babe Ruth . Alexander laid down a sacrifice bunt and was tagged out by first baseman Gehrig , but was successful in advancing Thevenow to second base . Wattie Holm , substituting for Taylor Douthit as center fielder , followed by hitting a single into center field , scoring Thevenow on the play . Billy Southworth and Rogers Hornsby followed with groundouts in the infield to end the inning .
The Cardinals scored again in the top of the seventh inning . Thevenow again led the inning by hitting a single into left field . Alexander bunted right in front of the plate . Yankees catcher Hank Severeid made the throw to second baseman Tony Lazzeri , but Lazzeri made an error on the play , and both runners were safe at their respective bases . Holm followed by hitting a weak grounder that led to a force out of Thevenow at third base . With runners at first and second base , Southworth lined a double right by Ruth , scoring Alexander and sending Holm to third base . Urban Shocker , the starter in Game 2 , then came in to relieve Shawkey as pitcher . Shocker gave up a single to Hornsby into center field , allowing Holm and Southworth to score . Bottomley then hit a grounder to shortstop Mark Koenig , who stepped on second base to get Hornsby out on the force play . Bell followed with a two @-@ run home run , extending the Cardinals ' lead to 9 – 1 . Chick Hafey lined a double into left field , but Bob O 'Farrell ended the inning by striking out . In the bottom of the seventh inning , the Yankees scored one run on an Earle Combs single to cut the Cardinals ' lead to seven runs .
In the eighth inning , Myles Thomas came in to relieve Shocker , who had given up three hits and two unearned runs in less than an inning of work . Meanwhile , Alexander shut down the Yankees offense for the rest of the game . In the top of the ninth inning , the Cardinals increased their lead back to eight runs after Hornsby had an RBI groundout , scoring Southworth . Alexander finished with his second complete game of the series and gave up only two runs on eight hits , while striking out six batters . The three Yankee pitchers combined to give up thirteen hits , seven earned runs , three unearned runs , and one home run .
= = = Game 7 = = =
Sunday October 10 , 1926 at Yankee Stadium ( I ) in the Bronx , New York
The deciding Game 7 was played on October 10 , 1926 , at Yankee Stadium in front of a crowd of 38 @,@ 093 people . The game featured two future Baseball Hall of Famers , who were both winners in their respective pitching appearances earlier in the series . Jesse Haines took to the mound for the Cardinals ; he had pitched in relief in Game 1 and threw a complete game shutout against the Yankees in Game 3 . Waite Hoyt had pitched a complete game 10 – 5 Yankees victory in Game 4 .
The Yankees scored the first run of the game in the third inning on a Babe Ruth solo home run into the right field bleachers . In the following half inning , the Cardinals came back to take a 3 – 1 lead over the Yankees . Jim Bottomley lined a one @-@ out single into left field to start the Cardinals ' fourth inning rally . Les Bell just barely made it to first base after shortstop Mark Koenig accidentally kicked the ball while trying to field it . With runners at first and second base , Chick Hafey hit a bloop single into left field , which loaded up the bases for catcher Bob O 'Farrell . This time , left fielder Bob Meusel made an error by dropping O 'Farrell 's fly ball , so Bottomley scored to tie the game , and the bases remained loaded . Tommy Thevenow followed with a two @-@ run single to right fielder Ruth . Hoyt struck out the next batter , and Wattie Holm hit into a force play at second base . All three runs in the inning were charged as unearned on Hoyt , due to the two Yankee errors .
In the sixth inning , the Yankees cut the Cardinals lead . With two outs , Joe Dugan hit a single . Hank Severeid followed with a double , scoring Dugan , before pinch @-@ hitter Ben Paschal grounded to Haines to end the inning . Game 1 and 5 winner Herb Pennock came in relief for Hoyt in the seventh inning . He yielded only one hit in the inning and limited the Cardinals to their 3 – 2 lead . In the bottom half of the inning , the Yankees loaded up the bases with Earle Combs , Ruth and Lou Gehrig . At this point , there were two outs , and Haines had developed a blister on his pitching hand , and could no longer pitch in the game .
Rogers Hornsby had to determine who he would put in to replace Haines as pitcher . Although Grover Cleveland Alexander had pitched a complete game the day before and may have spent the night drinking , Hornsby decided to trust him after Alexander said he " had it in easy in there " in Game 6 and would be ready whenever Hornsby needed him . The first two pitches thrown by Alexander to batter Tony Lazzeri went for a strike and a ball , respectively . On the third pitch , Lazzeri hit a fly ball down the left field line . The ball initially appeared to be going into the stands for a grand slam , but at the last minute , it curved several feet into the stands in foul territory . Alexander then threw a fastball that Lazzeri swung late at and missed for strike three , ending the inning and the Yankees ' threat .
Alexander retired the Yankees in order in the eighth inning . The Cardinals did nothing offensively in the top of the ninth inning , so it was up to Alexander to preserve the Cardinals ' game in the bottom of the ninth . Alexander got the first two batters of the inning , Combs and Dugan , to ground out to third baseman Bell . With two outs and no runners on base , Alexander faced Ruth . Ruth had hit a solo home run and walked three times in the game . Manager Hornsby walked to the mound to talk with Alexander . Alexander told Hornsby that he would rather face Ruth than intentionally walk him . Alexander 's first pitch to Ruth fell in for a solid strike in the middle of the plate . Alexander 's next pitch fell outside of the strike zone for ball one . Ruth then fouled the next pitch , making the count one ball and two strikes . Alexander 's next two pitches fell too low for balls two and three , making it a full count . The following full count pitch was noted by New York Herald Tribune sportswriter W. O. McGeehan : " The count went to three and two , Ruth was swaying eagerly . The soupbone creaked again . The ball seemed a fraction of an inch from being a strike . Ruth paused a moment . Even he was uncertain . Then he trotted down to first . "
With two outs and Ruth at first base , left fielder Bob Meusel came up to the plate . Meusel was a .315 hitter that year and had batted in 81 runs in just over 100 regular season games . Meusel also had success in Game 6 against Alexander , with a double and triple . Just as Meusel was about to take his first pitch , Ruth made the bold move of trying to steal second base . Ruth was known as a good but overly aggressive baserunner , with about a 50 % success rate at stealing bases in his career , and his attempt surprised many people throughout the stadium . Meusel swung and missed at the pitch , and Cardinals catcher Bob O 'Farrell immediately threw the ball to second baseman Hornsby . Hornsby reached for the ball , and laid the tag immediately on Ruth . Ruth was out by a good 10 feet ( 3 @.@ 0 m ) , and the game was over . As the game announcer described it , " Ruth is walked again for the fourth time today . One strike on Bob Meusel . Going down to second ! The game is over ! Babe tried to steal second and is put out catcher to second ! "
As Hornsby recalled later , Ruth " didn 't say a word . He didn 't even look around or up at me . He just picked himself up and walked away " . Ruth 's failed attempt to steal second base ended the game and the 1926 World Series ; it is , as of 2014 , the only time a World Series has ended with a runner being caught stealing . Ruth explained later that he attempted to steal second base because he thought no one would expect it . He hoped that by getting to second base , he could have an easier chance at scoring if Meusel hit a single into the outfield .
The Cardinals went back home to St. Louis to a rapturous fan reception , having won their first undisputed world championship . Each member of the championship team collected $ 5 @,@ 584 @.@ 51 , while the Yankees ' players were given $ 3 @,@ 417 @.@ 75 each .
To date , the Cardinals ' 11 world championships are the most won by any National League team , and rank second only to the Yankees ' 27 . The Cardinals ' and Yankees ' last wins were within two years of each other ( having occurred in 2011 and 2009 , respectively ) . The two teams would meet again in 1928 ( which the Yankees swept in four games ) ; 1942 ( which the Cardinals won in five games ) ; 1943 ( which the Yankees won in five games ) ; and 1964 ( which the Cardinals won in seven games ) .
As for the Yankees , Game 7 of the 1926 series marked the last postseason loss for the team in a decade . The Bronx Bombers would go on to sweep their next three World Series , 1927 , 1928 , and 1932 . Their next World Series loss would be Game 1 of the 1936 World Series which the Yankees would eventually win 4 games to 2 .
= = Series statistics = =
NL St. Louis Cardinals ( 4 ) vs. AL New York Yankees ( 3 )
= Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd =
Lucy Page Mercer Rutherfurd ( April 26 , 1891 – July 31 , 1948 ) was an American woman best known for her affair with US President Franklin D. Roosevelt .
Lucy Mercer was born to wealthy parents who lost most of their fortune and separated in the years following her birth . Mercer then worked briefly in a dress store before taking a position as the social secretary of Eleanor Roosevelt , Franklin 's wife , in 1914 . Mercer and Franklin are believed to have begun an affair in mid @-@ 1916 , when she was 25 years old and he was 34 . The relationship was discovered by Eleanor in September 1918 , when she found a packet of their letters when unpacking his luggage upon his return from an inspection trip to the war zone in Europe while Assistant Secretary of the Navy near the end of the First World War in September 1918 . Though Eleanor offered Franklin a divorce and Franklin considered accepting ; political , financial , and familial pressures caused him to remain in the marriage . Franklin terminated the affair and promised not to see Mercer again .
Mercer soon married wealthy socialite Winthrop Rutherfurd , ( 1862 – 1944 ) , a widower then in his fifties , but despite her marriage and Franklin 's promise , the two remained in surreptitious , albeit infrequent contact in the three decades that followed . Especially during the War years , Franklin 's daughter Anna Roosevelt Halsted arranged for her father to meet with his former mistress , more frequently after Rutherfurd 's death in 1944 . Mercer was in Warm Springs , Georgia , at the " Little White House " the President 's long @-@ time cottage and retreat , at the time of Roosevelt 's death in April 1945 . He was having his portrait painted , at Mercer 's request , by the artist Elizabeth Shoumatoff in the living room – with Mercer and two female cousins attending . While sitting at a card table by the fireplace , reading an upcoming speech , Roosevelt said , " I have a terrific pain in the back of my head . " He then slumped forward in his chair , unconscious . Madame Shoumatoff , who maintained close friendships with both Roosevelt and Mercer , rushed Mercer away to avoid negative publicity and implications of infidelity . Mercer 's presence in the house was not mentioned in the immediate press reports nor in any of the early published biographies .
Lucy died of leukemia on July 31 , 1948 . Despite rumors , her affair with Roosevelt did not become widespread public knowledge until the publication of Jonathan W. Daniels ' 1966 memoir The Time Between the Wars .
= = Background = =
Born in Washington , D.C. , Lucy Page Mercer was the daughter of Carroll Mercer , ( 1857 – 1917 ) , a member of Theodore Roosevelt 's " Rough Riders " cavalry military unit in the campaigns in Cuba , on the south shore of the island near Santiago during the brief Spanish – American War in 1898 , and Minnie Mercer , ( 1863 – 1947 ) , an independent woman of " Bohemian " exotic , free @-@ spirited tastes . Lucy had one sister , Violetta Carroll Mercer ( 1889 – 1947 ) . Though they were both from wealthy , well @-@ connected families , Mercer 's parents lost their fortune through the Financial Panic of 1893 and subsequent great recession / depression which curtailed their lavish spending . The pair separated shortly after Lucy 's birth , and Carroll became an alcoholic . Minnie then raised the girls alone .
= = Affair with Franklin D. Roosevelt = =
As a young woman , Lucy Mercer worked in a dress shop . In 1914 , Mercer was hired by Eleanor Roosevelt to become her social secretary . Mercer quickly became an established part of the Roosevelt household , and good friends with Eleanor . According to historians Joseph Persico and Hazel Rowley , the affair between Mercer and Franklin likely began in 1916 , when Eleanor and the children were vacationing at Campobello Island to avoid the summer heat , while Franklin remained in Washington , D.C. In 1917 , Franklin often included Mercer in his summer yachting parties , which Eleanor usually declined to attend .
In June 1917 , Mercer quit or was fired from her job with Eleanor and enlisted in the US Navy , which was then mobilizing for World War I. Franklin was at that time the Assistant Secretary of the Navy , and Mercer was assigned to his office . Mercer and Franklin continued to see one another privately , causing widespread gossip in Washington . Alice Roosevelt Longworth — daughter of Theodore Roosevelt , and a cousin of Eleanor 's — encouraged the affair , inviting Mercer and Franklin to dinner together several times . She later commented , " He deserved a good time . ... He was married to Eleanor . "
In 1918 , Franklin went on a trip to Europe to inspect naval facilities for the war . When he returned in September , sick with pneumonia in both lungs , Eleanor discovered a packet of love letters from Mercer in his suitcase . Eleanor subsequently offered her husband a divorce .
Franklin 's mother , Sara Delano Roosevelt , was adamantly against the idea of divorce , however , as it would mark the end of Franklin 's political career ; she stated that she would cut him off from the family fortune if he chose to do so . Historians have also debated whether , as a Roman Catholic , Mercer would have been willing to marry a divorced man . Eleanor Roosevelt biographer Blanche Wiesen Cook expressed skepticism that this had been a serious obstacle , noting the depth of Mercer 's feelings . Persico also doubts that this was a factor , observing that Mercer 's mother Minnie had divorced and remarried , and that the family had come to Roman Catholicism only recently .
In the end , Franklin appears to have told Mercer disingenuously that Eleanor was not willing to grant a divorce . He and Eleanor remained married , and he pledged never to see Mercer again . The Roosevelts ' son James later described the state of the marriage after the incident as " an armed truce that endured until the day he died " . Eleanor later wrote , " I have the memory of an elephant . I can forgive , but never forget . " The incident marked a turning point in her life ; disillusioned with her marriage , she became active in public life , and focused increasingly on her social work rather than her role as a wife .
= = Marriage and continued contact with Roosevelt = =
Mercer left Washington after the affair and became the governess for the children of Winthrop Rutherfurd , ( 1862 – 1944 ) , a wealthy New York socialite . Winthrop Rutherfurd was famous for winning the heart of socialite / heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt , ( 1877 – 1964 ) , back in 1896 , only to see her social @-@ climbing mother instead force her into marriage with Charles Spencer @-@ Churchill , 9th Duke of Marlborough , ( 1871 – 1934 ) , ( cousin to later British prime minister Winston Churchill ) . Now in his fifties , Rutherfurd was considered one of society 's most eligible widowers . About a year and half later , on February 11 , 1920 , Mercer became his second wife . Franklin Roosevelt learned of the marriage by overhearing news of it at a party . The Rutherfurds had one child , Barbara Mercer Rutherfurd Knowles ( 1922 – 2005 ) .
Despite Franklin 's promise to Eleanor , he kept in contact with Lucy Rutherfurd after her marriage , corresponding with her by letter throughout the 1920s . Historian / author Persico speculates that these letters may have been the cause of the 1927 nervous breakdown of Franklin 's long @-@ time unmarried first secretary Marguerite " Missy " LeHand , ( 1898 – 1944 ) , as LeHand was also reputedly in love with Roosevelt and no medical cause for her breakdown was found .
In 1926 , Roosevelt mailed Rutherfurd a copy of his first public lecture after his affliction with polio , privately dedicating it to her with an inscription . At his first memorable presidential inauguration on March 4 , 1933 , Roosevelt made arrangements for Rutherfurd to attend and witness his swearing @-@ in . When her husband later suffered a stroke , she contacted Roosevelt to arrange for him to be cared for at well @-@ regarded Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington , D.C. Historian / author Doris Kearns Goodwin speculated that an entry in the White House ushers diary for August 1 , 19
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41 included a code name for Lucy Rutherfurd , suggesting that she attended a private dinner with the president then . After her husband 's death when the two began seeing each other more occasionally , Rutherfurd also arranged for her friend Elizabeth Shoumatoff , ( 1888 – 1980 ) , a well @-@ known artist , to paint Roosevelt 's portrait .
Winthrop Rutherfurd died in March 1944 after a long illness . Lucy continued to meet with Roosevelt in the months that followed more frequently . In June 1944 , Franklin requested of his daughter Anna , who was then managing some White House social functions and acting as hostess , that she help him arrange to meet Lucy without Eleanor 's knowledge . Aware of Rutherfurd 's role in her parents ' early marriage , Anna was at first angry that her father had put her in such a difficult position . However , she ultimately relented and set up a meeting in Georgetown . To her surprise , Anna found that she liked Lucy immediately , and the pair became friends . There were supposedly several dinners in the White House 's second floor private quarters during Roosevelt 's last year which were attended by Rutherfurd in a group with Anna 's presence and obvious acceptance . When Eleanor discovered shortly after FDR 's death from the female cousins of Anna 's role in arranging for these meetings , the relationship between Eleanor and Anna became strained and cool for some time .
In early April 1945 , Anna arranged for Rutherfurd to come over from her South Carolina estate in Aiken to meet her father at his " Little White House " in Warm Springs , Georgia , the small plain rustic cottage built at the polio therapy center by the heated mineral water springs resort that Roosevelt helped develop beginning in the 1920s . Rutherfurd and Shoumatoff along with two female cousins were sitting there as the artist worked on her painting of FDR as he sat at a card table by the living room stone fireplace , fine @-@ tuning a future speech and reading over some other papers on the early afternoon of April 12 , 1945 . In this quiet domestic scene as the two had just been smiling at each other , Roosevelt suddenly placed his hand up on his forehead and temple , saying " I have a terrific headache " , then slumped over losing consciousness . Later his two doctors called in quickly said he suffered a fatal cerebral hemorrhage . Since a thorough medical exam a year before , which he had been under increasing more intensive care and concern by the young recently recruited private physician in his last year . The two women , Mercer and Shoumatoff immediately packed and left the cottage . Eleanor nonetheless soon later learned the truth from the cousins and felt doubly betrayed to learn of her daughter 's role in the long @-@ time deception . Finding Shoumatoff 's unfinished preliminary watercolor among Franklin 's possessions some time later however , she mailed it to Rutherfurd , to which Rutherfurd responded with a warm letter of thanks and condolences .
In 1947 , Rutherfurd 's sister Violetta committed suicide after her husband requested a divorce . Mercer / Rutherfurd herself died from leukemia at the young age of 57 on July 31 , 1948 , just 3 @-@ 1 / 4 years later after FDR , having destroyed almost all of her correspondence with Franklin . Rutherfurd is buried along with her husband in Green Township , New Jersey .
= = Public revelation of affair = =
Following Roosevelt 's death , his administration concealed from the press the fact that Rutherfurd had been present during his death , fearing the scandal that would ensue . Shoumatoff 's presence became known , and she gave a press conference to address questions , but managed to hide Rutherfurd 's role and was even not mentioned in early post @-@ war biographies and administration histories for almost two decades . Roosevelt 's second private secretary Grace Tully , ( 1900 @-@ 1984 ) , who had also been at Warm Springs for his death , did briefly mention Rutherfurd 's presence in " F.D.R. , My Boss " , her 1949 memoir , but gave no further hint of the relationship . Though it was reported several times in Eleanor 's lifetime that Roosevelt had had a serious affair with an unnamed Catholic woman , this remained only a rumor for decades .
The Mercer @-@ Roosevelt affair became wider public knowledge in 1966 , when revealed in " The Time Between the Wars " , a memoir of the decades 1920s and 1930s , written by Jonathan W. Daniels , ( 1902 @-@ 1981 ) , a former Roosevelt aide from 1943 to 1945 . When the news of the memoir 's contents broke , Franklin Delano Roosevelt , Jr . , ( 1914 @-@ 1988 ) , said that he had no knowledge of an affair between Rutherfurd and his father , while Rutherfurd 's daughter Barbara flatly denied that any such romance had occurred . Well @-@ known historian / author Arthur Schlesinger Jr . , ( 1917 @-@ 2007 ) , stated of the affair that if Rutherfurd " in any way helped Franklin Roosevelt sustain the frightful burdens of leadership in the second world war , the nation has good reason to be grateful to her " .
= = Popular culture = =
Mercer 's friendship with Franklin Roosevelt is portrayed in the well @-@ regarded TV mini @-@ series " Eleanor and Franklin " starring Edward Herrmann and Jane Alexander from 1976 , ( a second series was also subsequently broadcast in 1977 entitled " Eleanor and Franklin : The White House Years " with flash @-@ backs to earlier episodes ) and based on the earlier best @-@ selling biography of the same name by Eleanor 's personal friend Joseph - in 1971 .
In addition , the relationship was covered in a documentary film in XX - " FDR " for " The Presidents " series of multi @-@ part video retrospectives for the " American Experience " series on American history and biography on the Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS ) .
Also , two decades later in the 2014 documentary film , also televised for the Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS ) , The Roosevelts , directed by noted documentary film @-@ maker Ken Burns , with an accompanying companion pictorial book by Geoffrey Perrett
= Papal election , 1130 =
The papal election of February 14 , 1130 was convoked after the death of Pope Honorius II and resulted in a double election . Part of the cardinals , led by Cardinal @-@ Chancellor Aymeric de la Chatre , elected Gregorio Papareschi as Pope Innocent II , but the rest of them refused to recognize him and elected Cardinal Pietro Pierleoni , who took the name of Anacletus II . Although Anacletus had the support of the majority of the cardinals , the Catholic Church considers Innocent II as the legitimate Pope , and Anacletus II as Antipope .
The double election was a result of the growing tensions inside the College of Cardinals concerning the policy of the Holy See towards the Holy Roman Empire , initiated by the Concordat of Worms ( 1122 ) , which ended the investiture controversy . Several , particularly older , cardinals considered the compromise achieved in Worms as desertion of the principles of the Gregorian Reform , and inclined to accept it only as a tactical move . They supported the traditional alliance of the Papacy with the Normans in southern Italy . Some of them were connected to old monastic centers in Southern Italy such as Montecassino . One of their leaders was Cardinal Pierleoni , representative of one of the most powerful families of Rome .
The opposite faction was headed by Aymeric de la Chatre , who was named cardinal and chancellor of the Holy See shortly after signing the Concordat of Worms and was one of the main architects of the new policy . He and his adherents looked at the compromise as a good solution both for the Church and the Emperor , and did not trust the Norman vassals of the Holy See , who expressed some expansionist tendencies . It seems that at least some major representatives of this faction had strong connections to the " new spirituality " , meaning the new religious orders such as regular canons . Besides , they were allied with the Roman family of Frangipani , opponents of the Pierleoni family .
In the last weeks of the lifetime of Pope Honorius II the cardinals , fearing the possible schism , made an agreement that the new pope would be elected by the commission of eight of them , including two cardinal @-@ bishops , three cardinal @-@ priests and three cardinal @-@ deacons .
= = Cardinals = =
The College of Cardinals had probably 43 ( or 42 ) members in February 1130 . It seems that no more than 37 ( 36 ) were present at Rome on the death of Honorius II :
Probably six cardinals were absent from Rome :
= = Preparations for the election = =
Both parties of the College of Cardinals were of almost an equal size . The party of Aymeric had 19 members , while that of his opponents 24 , but the party of the Chancellor was certainly better organized .
One of the undeniable aspects of that division is that the Anacletans were mainly older cardinals , veterans of the investiture controversy , created either by Paschalis II or early in the pontificate of Callixtus II , while Innocentine cardinals with few exceptions were created after Concordat of Worms ( 1122 ) , which established peace with the Emperor . Out of nineteen cardinals created before 1122 , only five supported the Chancellor , while out of twenty four appointed from that time onwards as many as fourteen . The other possible reasons for such radical tensions in the College ( e.g. national divisions , connections to different spiritual centres ) are widely discussed by historians without final conclusion .
In the elected committee the party of Aymeric had 5 members out 8 . This was due to the way of their election – each of the three cardinalatial orders had to elect their own representatives . Although adherents of Aymeric were in the minority in the whole College , they had a majority among cardinal @-@ bishops and cardinal @-@ deacons , while their opponents were mainly cardinal @-@ priests . Therefore , the faction of the Chancellor acquired a majority in the electoral body
The following cardinals were elected to the committee ( the opponents of Aymeric are denoted with † ) :
Cardinal @-@ Bishops ( two adherents of Aymeric )
Guillaume , Bishop of Palestrina
Corrado della Suburra , Bishop of Sabina
Cardinal @-@ Priests ( two opponents and one adherent of Aymeric )
Pietro Pierleoni , O.S.B.Cluny , Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere †
Pietro Pisano , Priest of S. Susanna †
Pietro Ruffino , Priest of SS . Silvestro e Martino
Cardinal @-@ Deacons ( two adherents and one opponent of Aymeric )
Gregorio Papareschi , C.R.L. , Deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria
Aymeric de la Chatre , C.R.S.M.R. , Deacon of S. Maria Nuova and Chancellor of the Holy See
Gionata , Deacon of SS . Cosma e Damiano †
= = Death of Honorius II and the election of Innocent II = =
Honorius II died in the night 13 / 14 February 1130 in the Roman monastery of S. Gregorio , after a long illness . Cardinal Aymeric arranged a hasty burial there and immediately called the members of the committee to the monastery to proceed for the election of a new pope . But Cardinals Pierleoni and Gionata , realising that the commission certainly would elect a supporter of the Chancellor , withdrew from it hoping that a lack of quorum would prevent it from functioning . But Aymeric ignored this fact and the commission assembled with six members only . Despite the protests of Cardinal Pietro Pisano , who was a distinguished canonist , the committee elected one of its members , Cardinal Gregorio Papareschi of S. Angelo , who accepted the election and took the name Innocent II . He was enthroned in the Lateran Basilica early in the morning on February 14 . His election was almost immediately recognized by six other cardinals : two bishops ( Giovanni of Ostia and Mathieu of Albano ) and four priests ( Joselmo of S. Cecilia , Petrus of S. Anastasia and Giovanni of S. Crisogono ; the identity of the fourth one is uncertain , but most probably it was Gerardo of S. Croce ) . In a short time they were joined also by the next eight cardinals .
= = The election of Anacletus II = =
The majority of the cardinals , however , did not recognize Innocent II under the influence of Pietro Pisano , who , as a distinguished canonist , declared that his election was invalid . On February 14 in the morning the opponents of Aymeric and his candidate assembled under the leadership of Pietro Pierleoni in the church of S. Marco to elect the new Pope . Initially , Cardinal Pierleoni proposed the election of the Dean of the College Pietro Senex of Porto , but he refused to accept the papal dignity . Then the cardinals unanimously elected Pierleoni himself , who took the name of Anacletus II .
It is not known how many cardinals elected Anacletus II . The decree proclaiming his election issued on the same day was subscribed by 14 cardinals :
Bishop Pietro Senex of Porto ,
Priests Gregorio de Ceccano of SS . Apostoli , Saxo of S. Stefano , Pietro of S. Marcello , Comes of S. Sabina , Gregorio of S. Balbina , Crescenzio of SS . Marcellino e Pietro , Lectifredo of S. Vitale , Pietro Pisano of S. Susanna , Matteo of S. Pietro in Vincoli and Enrico of S. Prisca ,
Deacons Gregorio of S. Eustachio , Gionata of SS . Cosma e Damiano and Angelo of S. Maria in Domnica .
It is not known whether the remaining five adherents of Pierleoni , who are believed to have been present at Rome , participated in the electoral proceedings . There is no doubt , however , that the lesser clergy of Rome was represented in the election . The electoral decree of Anacletus II bears the subscriptions of some of them , including Subdeacon Gregorio , primicerius scholae cantorum , who was appointed Cardinal @-@ Deacon of S. Maria in Aquiro the following February 21 , and Rainiero , Archpriest of the Patriarchal Liberian Basilica .
= = Division of the College of Cardinals = =
The double election resulted with the open split of the College of Cardinals into two parties . Their compositions can be established in the following way :
Liber Pontificalis mentions the names of 16 cardinals who supported Innocent II from the very beginning . To them should be added two other cardinals ( Guido of Tivoli and Rustico of S. Ciriaco ) , whose attitude is attested by the fact that they subscribed the bulls of Innocent II .
The obedience of Anacletus II may be reconstructed basing on the letter addressed to king Lothair III of Germany by his cardinals soon after his coronation . This letter bears the subscriptions of 27 cardinals , including five created by Anacletus II on February 21 , a Friday of the ember week . To them should be added also cardinal Oderisio of S. Agata , who later subscribed the bulls issued by Anacletus II .
Therefore , at the beginning of the schism 18 cardinals belonged to the College of Innocent II , and 28 to the College of Anacletus II .
The Innocentine cardinals , who are not mentioned by Liber Pontificalis , and the Anacletan , who did not subscribe the letter to king Lothair , are denoted with † .
Stefano Stornato joined the obedience of Innocent II no later than 1132 ; Lectifredo of S. Vitale and Giovanni Dauferio did the same in 1133 , Pietro Pisano in 1137 , and Desiderio of S. Prassede shortly before the end of the schism in 1138 . It seems that ca . 1135 Comes of S. Sabina also abandoned Anacletus II .
= = The schism = =
Both popes were consecrated and crowned on the same day , February 23 . Innocent II received episcopal consecration from Cardinal Giovanni of Ostia in the church S. Maria Nuova , the titular deaconry of Chancellor Aymeric . Anacletus II was consecrated by Cardinal Pietro of Porto in the Vatican Basilica , which means that Anacletus took the advantage in the city from the very beginning . Almost all Roman aristocracy ( with the significant exception of the Frangipani family ) , the majority of the lesser clergy and the people of Rome recognized Anacletus II and at the end of May Innocent II had to flee to France . After his defection to France even the Frangipani submitted to Anacletus .
In France , however , Innocent II found a strong ally in the person of Bernard of Clairvaux . Under Bernard ’ s influence , almost all European monarchs and episcopates recognized the exiled Innocent II . Anacletus II , although he controlled Rome and the Patrimony of St. Peter , received the support only of the Normans of southern Italy , Scotland , Aquitaine , some cities in northern Italy ( incl . Milan ) , and perhaps Outremer and probably also Poland .
Both elections were irregular , because they contradicted the rules established by the decree In Nomine Domini in 1059 , but both sides defended the legality of the respective pontificates . The adherents of Anacletus argued that he was elected by the majority of the cardinals , lower clergy and the people of Rome . The partisans of Innocent II answered that Innocent II was elected by majority of the cardinal @-@ bishops , who according to the decree In Nomine Domini had to play the preeminent role in the election . Their opponents answered with another version of the decree ( false , but very popular at the time ) , which stated that the pope was elected by " cardinals " ( meaning cardinal @-@ priests and deacons ) , while cardinal @-@ bishops could only express their approval or disapproval . Both parties used , by analogy , the Benedictine rule , which stated that in the case of a double election for abbot , the valid election was the one made by " the sounder part " ( sanior pars ) of the electors – but there was no consensus which part of the College was " sounder " in this case .
Decisive for the verdict about the legality of both pontificates were not the legal arguments , but the attitude of the Catholic world , which had almost universally recognized Innocent II . His main supporters were Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux , Archbishop of Magdeburg Norbert of Xanten and King Lothair III of Germany . The few secular lords who had initially supported Anacletus gradually abandoned his cause as lost ; only King Roger II of Sicily , who had received the crown from Anacletus in exchange for support , stood at his side to the very end . Although Anacletus II was able to retain the control of the city of Rome and the Patrimony of St. Peter until his death in January 1138 , his successor quickly made his submission to Innocent II , who is now regarded as true Pope .
= 2012 Liberty Bowl =
The 2012 AutoZone Liberty Bowl was a post @-@ season American college football bowl game held on December 31 , 2012 at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis , Tennessee in the United States . The 54th edition of the Liberty Bowl began at 2 : 30 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN . It featured the Iowa State Cyclones from the Big 12 Conference against the Conference USA champion Tulsa Golden Hurricane and was the final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams . The Golden Hurricane advanced to the game by virtue of winning the 2012 Conference USA Football Championship Game , while the Cyclones were also eligible for the bowl game due to their 6 – 6 regular @-@ season record . The two teams had previously met on September 1 at the Cyclones ' home of Jack Trice Stadium in Ames , Iowa ; Iowa State won that game , 38 – 23 .
The pre @-@ game buildup was primarily focused on the rematch . A slight plurality of experts picked Tulsa over Iowa State , but most predicted the game to be very close . Tulsa was considered a strong running team with a solid defense , while Iowa State was balanced offensively and struggled at times on defense . This was the only rematch of the 2012 @-@ 13 college bowl season .
Tulsa won the game by a score of 31 – 17 , led by Trey Watts ' 25 rush , 149 yard effort along with a three @-@ touchdown effort by Alex Singleton . Iowa State lost their quarterback , Sam Richardson , due to a " flu bug " in the fourth quarter . After Iowa State took a 17 – 3 lead , Tulsa scored 28 unanswered points to win 31 – 17 .
= = Teams = =
On November 30 , Louisiana Tech was invited to play in the Independence Bowl but asked for more time as they were in negotiations with the Liberty Bowl and Heart of Dallas Bowl . Louisiana Tech athletic director Bruce Van De Velde and WAC commissioner Jeff Hurd both claimed that on December 1 , the Liberty Bowl executive director Steve Ehrhart guaranteed the Bulldogs a bowl invite . After the Independence Bowl 's deadline for Louisiana Tech to accept their invitation passed , the Independence Bowl selected the MAC 's Ohio ( 8 – 4 ) instead . On December 2 , the Liberty Bowl extended their remaining bid to Iowa State ( 6 – 6 ) instead of Louisiana Tech ( 9 – 3 ) . The Liberty Bowl did not respond to The Times ' request for comment on the situation . Louisiana Tech did not end up playing in any bowl game despite boasting the nation 's top scoring offense .
Iowa State and Tulsa previously met on September 1 , 2012 in Ames , Iowa . After taking a 16 – 7 lead , Tulsa gave up their lead allowing Iowa State to score 24 unanswered points . Iowa State went on to win 38 – 23 .
= = = Iowa State = = =
Despite the Cyclones ' ninth @-@ place finish in the Big 12 with a 3 – 6 conference record , their record made them the Big 12 's last bowl eligible team ( the only team in the conference not to do so was the Kansas Jayhawks ) . They won three of their first four games in September beating Tulsa , Western Illinois , and Iowa . They lost on September 29 to conference foe Texas Tech . In October , the Cyclones went 2 – 2 . They defeated # 13 ranked TCU and Baylor , but lost to Kansas State and Oklahoma State . They lost three of their four games in November , but did manage to defeat Kansas , who were the only Big 12 team to finish with a worse in @-@ conference record than Iowa State . 2012 was the Cyclones ' second Liberty Bowl , following the 1972 game in which they lost to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets by a score of 31 – 30 .
= = = Tulsa = = =
The Golden Hurricane won the Conference USA West Division championship with a 7 – 1 conference record . After defeating Central Florida by a score of 33 – 27 in overtime to win their second Conference USA title ( and their first since winning the 2005 game over the same Knights ) , the conference 's corresponding contingency plan for the 2012 – 13 NCAA Bowl season put the Golden Hurricane in the 2012 Liberty Bowl .
Tulsa lost their season opener to Iowa State 38 – 23 . They then went on a seven @-@ game winning streak defeating Tulane , Nicholls State , Fresno State , Alabama @-@ Birmingham , Marshall , Texas El @-@ Paso , and Rice . Their second loss of the season came on November 3 , 2012 when they were defeated 19 – 15 by Arkansas after missing two extra points and a field goal . Tulsa won their next two games against Houston and Central Florida respectively . Their third and final loss of the regular season came on November 24 against Southern Methodist 35 – 27 . Their regular season performance earned them a berth in the conference championship game in which they defeated Central Florida for the second time of the season . This was the Golden Hurricane 's second Liberty Bowl , previously having won the 2005 game by defeating the Fresno State Bulldogs by a score of 31 – 24 .
= = Pregame buildup = =
Most experts predicted that the game would be fairly close in score and were split as to who would win , with a slight plurality favoring Tulsa .
= = = Iowa State = = =
Iowa State came off a .500 season ( six wins , six losses ) during which two quarterbacks , senior Steele Jantz and freshman Sam Richardson , started at various points . The Cyclones were coached by Paul Rhoads , who had been at Iowa State since 2009 .
= = = = Offense = = = =
Freshman Sam Richardson came into the game the starter at quarterback , a role he held since the Cyclones ' 53 – 21 win against the Kansas Jayhawks , which made them bowl eligible . Iowa State 's leading rusher coming into the game was junior running back James White , who amassed 505 rushing yards during the season . One yard behind White with 504 rushing yards was Shontrelle Johnson , another junior running back . In the receiving game , Iowa State was led by a trio of senior wide receivers , Aaron Horne , Chris Young , and Josh Lenz , who totaled 39 , 38 , and 31 receptions respectively . Iowa State 's offensive line had a few question marks coming into the game , including at right tackle where sophomore Jacob Gannon had made his first career start in the previous game . In total , Iowa State ranked 80 out of 120 in total offense averaging 364 @.@ 2 yards per game .
= = = = Defense = = = =
Defensively , Iowa State was led by three players who achieved first team all @-@ conference honors : senior defensive lineman Jake McDonough and senior linebackers Jake Knott and A.J. Klein . Knott recorded over 10 tackles in five games while Klein achieved that feat four times . Iowa State was expected to get both safety Durrell Givens and defensive back Jansen Watson back from injury for the game . The remainder of the Cyclone secondary was rounded out by senior Jeremy Reeves and junior Jacques Washington . Coming into the game , Iowa State ranked 59th in the nation in pass defense efficiency and 69th nationally in run defense .
= = = Tulsa = = =
Tulsa came off a 10 win , 3 loss season during which rushing was their key to success . This was the second time of the season when Tulsa was set have a rematch with a team , previously doing so with Central Florida in the conference championship game .
= = = = Offense = = = =
Tulsa 's offense focused heavily upon the running game ; they finished ninth in the country in rushing yards ( 3440 ) and sixth in the country in rushing touchdowns ( 41 ) . Tulsa had three running backs who achieved over 700 yards rushing : junior Trey Watts ( 959 ) , junior Ja 'Terian Douglas ( 857 ) , and senior Alex Singleton ( 765 ) . Singleton also led the team and the conference and ranked sixth nationally with 21 rushing touchdowns . In the passing game , junior quarterback Cody Green totaled 2592 passing yards and 17 touchdowns , both of which were in the middle of the pack nationally . Green 's leading receiver was sophomore Keyarris Garrett , who amassed 67 receptions for 845 yards and 9 touchdowns , all of which led the team .
= = = = Defense = = = =
Defensively , Tulsa ranked 17th in the nation in rushing defense ( allowing 121 @.@ 2 yards per game ) and 34th in total defense ( allowing 353 @.@ 9 yards per game ) . They ranked second in the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) with 53 sacks , trailing only Stanford . Tulsa was represented by three players on the coaches ' all @-@ conference team : senior defensive end Cody Dorris , senior linebacker DeAundre Brown , and senior defensive back Dexter McCoil .
= = Game summary = =
= = = Broadcast = = =
The 2012 Liberty Bowl was broadcast live on ESPN . Mark Jones provided the play @-@ by @-@ play commentary , former National Football League quarterback Brock Huard provided the color commentary , and Jessica Mendoza reported from the sideline . The game was also broadcast online via WatchESPN . Beth Mowins ( play @-@ by @-@ play ) , Joey Galloway ( color commentary ) , and Lewis Johnson ( sideline reporter ) broadcast the game on ESPN Radio .
= = = First quarter = = =
Iowa State got the ball to start the game . Their first drive was highlighted by a 26 – yard pass from Sam Richardson to Josh Lenz . The drive totaled 9 plays and 56 yards and culminated with a 33 – yard field goal by Edwin Arceo . Tulsa and Iowa State exchanged punts on their next two drives . When Tulsa got the ball back again , Trey Watts rushed the ball for four yards on the first play of the drive , and then Cody Green threw a short pass that was intercepted by defensive back Jeremy Reeves and returned 31 yards for a touchdown that put Tulsa up 10 – 0 . Tulsa then put together a 9 – play , 75 – yard drive during which all three running backs : Alex Singleton , Ja 'Terian Douglas , and Trey Watts rushed the ball . It was Singleton who rushed for a two @-@ yard touchdown that made the score 10 @-@ 7 . Iowa State 's next drive lasted only two plays , but the second was a 69 – yard pass from Richardson to tight end Ernst Brun Jr. for a touchdown . The final two drives of the quarter both went three @-@ and @-@ out .
= = = Second quarter = = =
Tulsa had good field position after a short 31 @-@ yard punt to start their first drive of the quarter . Their 4 @-@ play , 41 @-@ yard drive culminated with an eight @-@ yard touchdown run by Green to cut the gap to 17 @-@ 14 . Iowa State went three @-@ and @-@ out on the ensuing drive and were forced to punt . Tulsa got the ball at their own 41 @-@ yard line and put together a 6 @-@ play , 59 @-@ yard drive that featured passes to Willie Carter , Thomas Roberson , and Keyarris Garrett for 19 , 21 , and 6 yards respectively as well as a 12 @-@ yard rush by Watts . These plays set up first and goal at the one @-@ yard line . Alex Singleton lost a yard on first down , but ran it in for a 2 @-@ yard touchdown on second down putting Tulsa in the lead 21 @-@ 17 , a lead they would not give up for the remainder of the game . The next two drives each ended in a punt . Iowa State took over at their 35 @-@ yard line with 6 : 10 remaining in the half . They drove down the field to the 16 @-@ yard line , but couldn 't score and had to settle for a 34 @-@ yard field goal attempt by Arceo , which he missed . There was no scoring for the remainder of the half .
= = = Third quarter = = =
Since Iowa State got the ball to start the game , Tulsa got it to start the second half . They committed an illegal block in the back penalty and therefore began the drive at their own 8 @-@ yard line . The drive went three @-@ and @-@ out . Iowa State ran two plays prior to Richardson being intercepted by Marco Nelson at the Tulsa 31 @-@ yard line . Tulsa began the drive by committing a 15 @-@ yard personal foul penalty which set them back to the 16 . They subsequently ran nine plays that got them just short of midfield before having to punt . Cody Way 's punt only went 27 yards , however , and was downed at the Iowa State 25 . Iowa State punted after three plays which gave Tulsa the ball back . Their methodical 10 @-@ play , 76 @-@ yard drive was highlighted by a 48 @-@ yard run by Watts . The drive was capped by Singleton 's third touchdown run of the game . Iowa State then went three @-@ and @-@ out once again in the final drive of the quarter . At the conclusion of the third , the score was 28 – 17 Tulsa .
= = = Fourth quarter = = =
The first drive of the fourth quarter lasted 5 plays and went 39 yards for Tulsa and was capped by a 40 @-@ yard field goal by Daniel Schwarz . Iowa State went to Steele Jantz in the fourth quarter , presumably because Richardson caught a " flu bug " . Jantz completed a 15 @-@ yard pass to Brun Jr. to start his first drive in the game , but the subsequent series stalled forcing a punt , which was fair caught by Watts . Tulsa then ran a 9 @-@ play , 28 @-@ yard drive that ended in another short punt , this time 26 yards , by Way . Jantz completed two more passes on the next drive prior to throwing an interception to Dexter McCoil which set up Tulsa at their 32 @-@ yard line . They ran a 5 @-@ play , 22 @-@ yard drive , but were once again forced to punt . Iowa State 's final drive of the game ended when Jantz fumbled after rushing for eight yards . The fumble was forced by Shawn Johnson and recovered at the Iowa State 28 by Brentom Todd . Tulsa then took two knees , and won the game by a score of 31 @-@ 17 .
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= Coat of arms of Pichilemu =
The coat of arms of Pichilemu ( Spanish : Escudo de armas de Pichilemu ) is the official heraldic symbol representing the city of Pichilemu , the capital of the Chilean province of Cardenal Caro . It consists of a party per cross referencing the importance of tourism in Pichilemu , and the commune 's agricultural , huaso origins . The coat of arms is crested with a " symbolical representation of Pichilemu 's past and present : a balaustrade fused in a mitre " , worn by José María Caro Rodríguez , the first Cardinal of the Chilean Roman Catholic Church , who was born in the village of San Antonio de Petrel , in Pichilemu .
In September 1986 , the municipality of Pichilemu and the Council of Communal Development ( CODECO ) made a public call for tenders to create a coat of arms for the commune , similar to that of the province of Cardenal Caro . A design made by Hernán Martínez Morales from Curicó was eventually adopted by the local government on 19 December 1986 , under the administration of Mayor René Maturana Maldonado .
The original date inscribed in the coat of arms , " 21 @-@ XII 1891 " ( 21 December 1891 ) , prompted criticism from local historians Antonio Saldías and José Arraño Acevedo , who have pointed out it is " incorrect " . Saldías has suggested to commemorate the first municipal meeting of 6 May 1894 , or the grant of the title of encomienda of Topocalma on 24 January 1544 , for example .
= = Origin = =
During the earlier years of the municipal administration of Pichilemu by Mayor René Maturana Maldonado ( 1984 – 92 ) , the municipality made use of a drawing resembling a sun as the official logo and seal , which was used in official documents .
In September 1986 , the local government and the Council of Communal Development ( Consejo de Desarrollo Comunal , CODECO ) made a public call for tenders to create a coat of arms for the commune , with the purpose of " counting with a symbolic expression of representativeness , and to exalt distinctive features of the area and its people , " adding that they were " seeking a coat of arms similar , but not identical to that of the province of Cardenal Caro . " Participants could send as many designs as they wanted , as far as it included the name of the commune and the date of its creation , 21 December 1891 . Authors could add a motto and an inscription to their coat of arms if they wanted to . An article in local newspaper Pichilemu stated that the new coat of arms was to be chosen by a jury composed of the mayor of Pichilemu , the director of Municipal Works , two members of the CODECO , a representative of the culture department of the regional secretariat of the Education Ministry , an artist , and a teacher . The eventual winner would earn a prize of 100 @,@ 000 pesos , and a diploma . Once past the deadline , set for 31 October 1986 , the jury had a month to make a decision .
The winning design for coat of arms of Pichilemu was announced in December 1986 . It was created by Hernán Martínez Morales from Curicó , Region of the Maule , who was described in the Pichilemu edition of that month as a " fan ( of Pichilemu ) , and regular vacationer " in the city . He told the newspaper he took knowledge of the public call made by the local government by reading a previous edition of Pichilemu ; Martínez requested the municipality for more details on his Fiestas Patrias holiday , and sent a design " with a lot of faith . " Martínez Morales was , at the time , a student of graphic design at the University of Valparaíso . His design was adopted by decree of mayor René Maturana Maldonado on 19 December 1986 as the official coat of arms of the commune of Pichilemu in a public ceremony .
= = Description = =
The shield is divided party per cross : that is , it is divided in four equal parts . The first quarter is or , and the remaining are bleu celeste . According to descriptions by the designer of the coat of arms , Hernán Martínez Morales , in the December 1986 edition of Pichilemu , the forest and sea quarter , which has a yellow background , portrays " the richness of the area , its potential ; " the windsurf boards quarter , which like the two remaining quarters has a sky blue background , depicts the tourism in Pichilemu , water sports , and " the exceptional conditions for their practice ; " the sea quarter represents " the men who work at the sea , in a symbolic manner ; " the fourth quarter represents the local agriculture , " with the country and a spur . "
The name of the commune , Pichilemu is written in the upper side of the coat of arms , while the date of creation of the commune is located in the lower side ( " 22 @-@ XII 1891 " , originally had incorrectly inscribed " 21 @-@ XII 1891 " ) . The crest , according to its designer , " symbolically represents the past and future " of Pichilemu , with " a balustrade that fuses with a mitre " , worn by the first Chilean Cardinal of the Catholic Church José María Caro Rodríguez , who was born in the Pichilemu village of San Antonio de Petrel , to Rita Rodríguez Cornejo and José María Caro Martínez , the first mayor of Pichilemu .
Martínez described the colors used in his creation , beginning with the yellow , which " represents the sun , the light and the warmth of a welcoming place . Sun which stays in Pichilemu to make us spend beautiful moments . " The green color and its tones represent the " forest , economic potential of the area , which augurs the countryman a promising future . " He described the blue color and its tones used in the coat of arms as " speaking of the sea off the coast of Pichilemu , sea that is present in every moment of our stay in Pichilemu . Sea that is richness and that ' promises us a future splendor ' . " Martínez used the red color to represent " the tourism along all colors , happiness , vacations , sport , " while described the use of greenish gray as the " touch of distinction , elegance , nobleness . "
= = = Possibly inappropriate date = = =
Concerns were raised by Antonio Saldías ( pen name Don Antonio de Petrel ) regarding the appropriateness of the date used to celebrate the anniversary of Pichilemu , which commemorated the creation of the commune , on 21 December 1891 , a date also used in the coat of arms . Saldías pointed out that , since there was no act of foundation of Pichilemu nor record of date of the first inhabitation of the area by the Promaucaes , the date of 24 January 1544 , specified in the title of encomienda of Topocalma given by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia to Juan Gómez de Almagro , another conquistador , was the most correct date to be used to commemorate the anniversary of Pichilemu . The current territory of Pichilemu was part of the encomienda of Topocalma .
Later , in a March 1987 article for Pichilemu , Saldías condemned the use of an " incorrect " date in the coat of arms , stating that all Chilean communes were created on 22 December 1891 and not on 21 December , as it appeared in the coat of arms . The historian wrote that " Pichilemu possesses its own events , many of them with more valid and rightful dates [ ... ] . But overall , very ours , " and went on to suggest some " more appropriate dates " for the coat of arms and the anniversary of Pichilemu , including : the grant of the Topocalma encomienda title , the date of the purchase of the current territory of central Pichilemu by Daniel Ortúzar Cuevas ( 1884 ) , the date of purchase of the " rustic farm " of San Antonio de Petrel by Agustín Ross Edwards ( 5 September 1885 ) , the merced de tierra of Cáhuil given to Leonor de la Corte ( 1609 ) , the merced de tierra of San Antonio de Petrel given to Francisco Rojas y Puebla ( 1611 ) , the date of the first municipal meeting of Pichilemu ( 6 May 1894 ) .
In September 1987 , local journalist and historian José Arraño Acevedo said after declining the Distinción 11 de Septiembre ( 11 September Award ) award given by the Municipality of Pichilemu that his nomination was an " inconsequence " , " when I have gone to the municipality to tell them that they have committed an error by using a wrong date in the official coat of arms of the commune , and although I have spoken with reasonings , they have not heard me . "
= 2007 Balad aircraft crash =
The 2007 Balad aircraft crash was a 9 January 2007 airplane incident involving an Antonov An @-@ 26 airliner , which crashed while attempting to land at the Joint Base Balad in Balad , Iraq , which was at that time operated by the United States Air Force . The crash killed 34 people aboard and left one passenger critically injured . Officials claim the crash was caused by poor weather conditions , but other sources claim that this is a cover @-@ up and the plane was actually shot down by a missile .
= = Aircraft = =
The aircraft was an Antonov An @-@ 26B @-@ 100 , registration number ER @-@ 26068 . It made its first flight in 1981 , and was powered by two Ivchenko AI @-@ 24VT engines . An @-@ 26s are a twin @-@ engined light turboprop transport aircraft derived from the Antonov An @-@ 24 , with particular attention made to potential military use . It has a modified rear fuselage with a large cargo ramp .
= = Background = =
The aircraft , which took off from Adana , Turkey , at about 0400 GMT , was owned by the Moldovan company AerianTur @-@ M , and on the day of the accident had been chartered to a Turkish construction company , Kulak , who had been contracted to build a new hangar at the air base . The aircraft hired by BSA Aviation Ltd ( charterer ) was carrying both cargo and passengers ; a total of 1 @,@ 289 kg ( 2 @,@ 842 lb ) of cargo was on board , compared with the 5 @,@ 000 kg ( 11 @,@ 000 lb ) capacity . Turkish authorities told CNN Türk television that of the passengers , there were 29 Turkish workers , three Moldovans , a Russian , a Ukrainian , and an American on board , even though this totals one more than the number of people known to be on board . Later , the Russian consul general in Antalya said the Russian and the Ukrainian also had Moldovan citizenship . Most of those on board were construction workers who worked at the base . Brig. Gen. Robin Rand , commander of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing , said " These brave civilian @-@ contract employees were in Iraq helping us accomplish our mission , and their loss is a tragedy , " adding " Our condolences go out to the families in their time of loss . "
= = Crash = =
The plane crashed at 0700 GMT ( 0800 CET ) , about 2 @.@ 5 km ( 1 @.@ 6 mi ) away from Balad Air Base , the main hub of US military logistics in Iraq , while attempting to land . An anonymous ministry official told the Associated Press that the pilot had already aborted one landing attempt due to poor weather conditions . Although the aircraft was said to have crashed due to fog , one eyewitness , a relative of one of the deceased , said that he watched a missile strike the right hand side of the fuselage while standing just 300 – 400 meters ( 984 @-@ 1 @,@ 312 ft ) from where the aircraft went down . The man also said that multiple other eyewitnesses also saw the aircraft get shot down . İsmail Kulak , a partner in the ownership of the Kulak Construction Company , was among the dead .
= = Emergency response = =
Because the aircraft crashed in a military base , the emergency response was supplied by the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force . Ground ambulance response was by the 206th Area Support Medical Company , which is an US Army National Guard from Missouri . Eight ambulances responded with support from the base QRF . Helicopters from the Air Force 's 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron transported the dead from the scene . Of the 35 passengers and crew members on board the flight , two individuals were pulled alive from the wreckage . One died after being transported by an Army ground ambulance to the Air Force Theater Hospital . The other survivor , a Turk named Abdülkadir Akyüz , was carried by an Army ground ambulance to the Air Force Theater Hospital , where he received life @-@ saving emergency surgery .
= = Reaction from the Islamic Army in Iraq = =
The day after the accident , the insurgent group Islamic Army in Iraq , using a web site known by authorities to be used by the group , claimed that they shot the plane down . The statement said that their members had " opened fire on a plane trying to land at an American base near Balad from different directions , using medium @-@ range weapons ... With the help of God , they were able to shoot it down . "
= = Investigation = =
After the wreckage was photographed in situ , the army hauled it away on flatbed trucks to the base , where it is presently secured . As well as the ongoing question of fog , Ahmed al @-@ Mussawi , spokesman for the Iraqi transport ministry , said one day after the crash that " It must have been technical failure or a lack of aviation experience ( on the part of the crew ) , " . The crash is under investigation by the Iraqi government , American government and Moldovan government , but the Turkish government has been denied permission to join the investigative team . The Air Force and the Army say they are willing to help with the investigation . Ali Ariduru , deputy head of the Turkish aviation authority , said initial information indicated there was no technical malfunction on the plane .
There is confusion as to the whereabouts of the aircraft 's Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder ( FDR and CVR , commonly referred to as " black boxes " ) . The Turkish Foreign Ministry stated they have been shipped to Antonov 's Kiev headquarters , but Turkish Minister of Transportation Binali Yıldırım claims they are still in Iraq , with the rest of the debris . All that is confirmed is that they have been recovered , which occurred on 30 January .
= Schwa ( restaurant ) =
Schwa is an acclaimed , upscale restaurant run by chef @-@ owner Michael Carlson in Chicago , United States . It is located in the West Town community area and is considered a leader in the molecular gastronomy style of cooking . Schwa is known for its unconventional approach to business . Simple table settings match the building 's drab exterior and its tiny 26 @-@ seat interior . The restaurant employs no support staff of any kind . Chefs interact directly with customers and are encouraged to act as silly as they wish , as long as they produce top quality food .
Opening in 2005 , Schwa quickly drew local and national attention resulting in a large backlog of reservations . In 2007 , Schwa was chosen to host the opening night of Charlie Trotter 's 20th anniversary celebration . The evening was considered a success , but placed a great deal of stress on Carlson , causing him to close Schwa the following day . After a four @-@ month hiatus Schwa returned , much to the delight of local culinary enthusiasts , or " foodies " .
Schwa 's menu is known for unusual ingredients and innovative food combinations , such as Carlson 's version of pad Thai made with jellyfish tentacles instead of noodles . The quail egg ravioli is considered the restaurant 's signature dish .
Schwa has received positive reviews from both local and national critics . It has received three star to three @-@ and @-@ a @-@ half star ratings from the Chicago Tribune , Chicago magazine , and the Mobil Travel Guide . BlackBook Magazine says Schwa features " some of the best food you will ever consume " , while famed chef Grant Achatz lists it among his personal favorite places to eat . Several critics have stated that below @-@ average service prevents the restaurant from getting a higher rating . Schwa made Citysearch 's Top 10 New Restaurants of 2006 and New York magazine 's Grub Street blog ranked it among the five hardest reservations to score in the country . In 2009 , Schwa made Frommer 's international list of 500 exceptional restaurants .
= = Description = =
Schwa is a tiny , 825 square feet ( 76 @.@ 6 m2 ) restaurant located in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago , Illinois . Seating 26 , it features what chef Michael Carlson describes as a " pared @-@ down " approach to food and has been described as being on the forefront of a new " molecular gastronomy " style of cooking . The menu is short and constantly changing . Writing for the Chicago Sun Times , Allecia Vemillion calls dinner at Schwa " a window into Carlson 's own brain – laser @-@ focused on food with little time for anything else . " Unlike typical upscale restaurants , Schwa does not have a wine list , a liquor license , or even stemware .
The pared @-@ down approach can also be seen in the way the business is run . Carlson maintains a staff of only four people to run his restaurant – himself and three other chefs . Schwa has no receptionist , waiters , or other support staff . Schwa 's chefs do every job in the restaurant ranging from taking orders to busing tables . Tables are small , simple , and have none of the usual restaurant amenities – no flowers , candles , salt , or pepper . The decor is minimalist , and the kitchen is viewable by patrons in the dining room .
Even the building itself is minimalistic . One observer described it as " so understated that [ it ] is easy to miss even when one is looking for it " , while another said " pass by and you might think it 's the home of a batty husband and wife who rarely go outside " . The building has a dirty awning and cheap blinds that give the impression the business is closed for remodeling . Schwa is surrounded by dingy buildings and a tire store featuring plastic palm trees .
In line with its minimalistic tendencies , Schwa serves a maximum of 32 customers a night ( often leaving the dining room half empty ) , with staggered seating so that only one table is ordering at any time . Arriving guests are typically greeted with Carlson 's trademark salutation : " How you cats doing tonight ? " He enjoys casual interaction with his customers , such as calling his dishes " awesome " and " badass " . Instead of the soft background music typical of an upscale restaurant , guests are treated to loud hip @-@ hop or heavy metal music . One customer called Schwa " a nice change from all the corporate restaurants " .
One complaint many customers have with Schwa is that it is exceedingly difficult to get a reservation . GQ magazine describes a typical customer as having spent weeks trying to get past the always full answering machine that serves as Schwa 's primary reservation system . The restaurant attracts an estimated 60 requests for its 26 seats each day , and is notoriously slow at returning phone calls . One couple got so frustrated with the system that they drove down to the restaurant to make a reservation in person . Upon arrival , they were told they had to call it in . Despite their frustration , the couple kept trying and when they finally got in they remarked , " You know what ? It was worth it . " According to Carlson , most customers ' first comment when they arrive at Schwa is either to complain about how difficult it was to get a reservation or to ask for another one . Schwa will not seat customers without a reservation , even if the restaurant is empty .
The work environment at Schwa is also relaxed . Carlson allows his employees to act goofy and talk however they like , as long as they produce high @-@ quality food . There is no dress code ; one reporter remarked that the staff looked like a bunch of ecoterrorists . Carlson and his all @-@ male staff work long hours ( 16- to 18 @-@ hour workdays ) for below @-@ average pay .
The casual environment at Schwa attracts a diverse clientele , including many local chefs . Carlson says he does not care about etiquette or attire , but will not tolerate rudeness . " If anybody acts as though they expect to be catered to , they 're in the wrong place , " he says . Carlson adds that he is not afraid to tell a customer off if they deserve it . One reporter observed that Schwa couldn 't possibly " do less to preselect customers or filter out undesirable ones . " Schwa does not cater to families , offering no highchairs and few tables capable of seating more than two people .
According to Carlson , Schwa struggles to break even in most weeks . Salaries at Schwa are modest , but food costs make up an astronomical 60 % of the take @-@ in . Carlson has said he would rather cook and run his restaurant the way he wants than make money , and has rejected buyout offers and calls for expansion .
= = History = =
In the fall of 2005 , chef Michael Carlson was approached by an old friend who owned a small restaurant named Lovitt . The friend was moving out of state and offered to sell Carlson his location and equipment for a bargain price . With financial support from his father , Carlson took over Lovitt and renamed the restaurant after the neutral , unstressed vowel schwa ( ə ) , a name he says reflects his " pared @-@ down " approach to food .
Schwa opened September 10 , 2005 , with Carlson promising unstressed food and a laid back attitude . Initially , the restaurant was staffed only by Carlson and his sous chef Nathan Klingbail .
Carlson said his aim with Schwa was to " push the culinary envelope , " while using seasonal , organic ingredients . The Chicago Tribune noted Schwa 's initial menu did just that , featuring " a soft @-@ boiled organic egg coated in brioche , served with potato puree and Illinois sturgeon caviar " . Within weeks , the restaurant had garnered a strong buzz among local foodies . National press attention quickly followed , including Carlson receiving " Best New Chef " honors from Food & Wine magazine , as Schwa earned a reputation for great food and an innovative chef @-@ customer relationship . By early 2007 , Schwa was receiving 100 calls a day and had a three @-@ month @-@ long waiting list for reservations .
One food critic attributed Schwa 's early attention to its unusual combination of " culinary alchemy " and " straightforward Italian cuisine " . Another observer said Schwa was " all about casual sophistication " . A Metromix review called the restaurant " Alinea 's punk @-@ rock little brother . "
On October 5 , 2007 , Carlson hosted a gathering of world @-@ famous chefs at Schwa as part of Charlie Trotter 's 20th anniversary celebration . The evening was a success , but the next morning Carlson abruptly closed Schwa " indefinitely " and left town . He later said that he had burned out from working too hard – 18 @-@ hour days were not uncommon – and needed a break and explained that he and his crew had been " talking about closing for weeks , but [ knew they ] just had to do [ the Trotter ] dinner " first . Additionally , Schwa was low on cash and struggling to keep the bills paid .
After Schwa closed , about ten different Chicago restaurant owners offered to help Carlson get back on his feet . Carlson declined their help , but reopened Schwa four months later in mid @-@ February 2008 , thanks in part to a cash infusion from his father . He hired an additional chef , allowing him to focus more of his attention on the dining room . The menu was redone , with only the three most popular dishes – the quail egg ravioli , the jellyfish pad Thai , and the " pine cone " dessert – returning . The decor was also tweaked . Customers with old , unfulfilled reservations were given the opportunity to try the new Schwa before new reservations were accepted .
Schwa 's buzz , and customers , quickly returned . By May 2008 , it was routine for the restaurant 's voice mail to reach capacity because of the large number of people trying to get reservations ( and the restaurant 's lack of a receptionist ) . Shortly after its relaunch , one food critic described Schwa as even better than before , saying it was an " Oscar @-@ worthy redemption story . "
Later in 2008 , Michelle Obama ate at the restaurant . Carlson joked that it was good thing that Barack did not join her : " I don 't think the twenty extra Secret Service agents needed would have fit " .
= = Menu = =
Schwa offers a three @-@ course dinner for $ 55 and an eight- to ten @-@ course " degustation " ( taster ) menu for $ 110 . The latter option could be described as " chef 's choice " – on any given night , Carlson prepares courses of his choosing which make up the degustation menu for that evening . Add @-@ ons are also available . Approximately 85 % of customers prefer the nine @-@ course option , as it is officially called .
Portions at Schwa are said to be " small and intentionally artful . " Dishes available change frequently , as Carlson becomes bored and moves on to something new . " If he 's bored with something , no matter how many people love it and demand it , he 's done with it , " notes his girlfriend .
The menu at Schwa is hard to classify . Schwa chef Jonathan Ory describes it as " modern American " , but sous @-@ chef Gaetano Nardulli disagrees : " I don 't think it 's contemporary American , not at all . " Food critic Alan Richman describes it as " one of a kind ... earnest , innocent , irresistible , and imaginative " . The menu is famous for using sophisticated ingredients to create , as one critic put it , " poetic courses " . Surprising ingredients such as jellyfish , roe , tongue , and offal are found in a large number of dishes , as are unusual combinations such as oysters and oatmeal . No portion of the meal is spared from experimentation ; tomato sorbet finds its way into the salad , while the consommé soup features melon pieces .
Despite the large number of unusual dishes , Schwa is perhaps best known for Carlson 's simple , modern interpretation of Italian classics . Among the most popular dishes is the quail egg ravioli , which has been on the menu since day one . Considered the restaurant 's signature dish , it consists of a single ravioli stuffed with quail egg yolk and laced with truffle butter . Schwa is known for emphasizing locally grown produce , and many dishes feature organic ingredients . However , The Local Beet ( a website that promotes eating locally grown food ) questioned Schwa 's commitment to the principle , noting the use of out @-@ of @-@ season strawberries and peas . Most dishes are served with purées .
Also among Schwa 's best known dishes is the sweetbread dessert . Combining caramelized sweetbreads with vanilla bean – parsnip custard , the dish has been described as " unequivocally adored " . Other notable dishes include pad Thai made with jellyfish instead of noodles , antelope meat dusted with curry powder and coated with white chocolate pudding , " pine cones " ( sea urchin ice cream served in pine @-@ flavored cones ) , and something Carlson calls " onion glue " . Innovative drinks , such as beet juice flavored with bacon , are also available . However , Schwa does not serve bread or wine . Customers wishing wine are required to bring their own , although Carlson will offer suggestions of what to bring upon request .
= = Reputation = =
Schwa has received positive reviews from the Chicago Sun @-@ Times , Chicago Tribune , Frommer 's , and GQ , among others . In 2006 , Phil Vettel of the Chicago Tribune described the food as four @-@ star quality , while giving the restaurant an overall rating of three stars ( out of four ) because of below @-@ average service . Vettel added that nearly every item on the menu is " wonderful " . Vettel returned to Schwa after the 2008 relaunch and concluded " Schwa is at least as good as it was in its early days , and probably better " . He credited Carlson 's increased focus on the dining room for the improvement , and maintained Schwa 's three @-@ star rating .
In the Daily Herald , Jennifer Olvera wrote that Schwa 's original menu was " a culinary affair " and that seafood @-@ lovers would leave Schwa " gushing " . She described dishes as " refreshing and interesting , " " visually stunning " , and " [ begging ] to be savored " , but was not completely satisfied . She found the portions to be small and pricey , and the service to be rather poor , bordering on rude . " They need to get past the pomp and focus on the issue at hand " , she said . A Chicago magazine reviewer remarked that the cooking was " superbly inventive " and that Carlson wowed him with " tasty stunts ... [ that ] knock your socks off " .
Writing about Schwa 's post @-@ relaunch menu , Metromix dining producer Chris LaMorte writes , " It 's [ even ] better now – dishes are more focused , yet still inventive . Presentation is better . Quality is more consistent . Chef @-@ servers are ( slightly ) more approachable . " LaMorte did find some fault during his visit , describing the china as " monotonous " and saying the chef @-@ waiters " always dash off too quickly . " Martha Bayne of Chicago Reader , also writing about the post @-@ relaunch menu , agreed saying , " the food is better than ever . " Bayne called the food " legendary " , but did say the jellyfish pad Thai did not " quite live up to their promise " . Her favorite dish of the night was the sweetbreads dessert , which she described as " salty , savory , sweet , and deliriously complex , it shoots for the moon and succeeds by confounding every expectation . "
Chicago magazine gives Schwa three @-@ and @-@ a @-@ half stars ( out of four ) , saying " count on OK service but brilliant food " and an experience that " defies the norm . " Alan Richman of GQ writes " I did not taste one bite of food ... that was prepared imprecisely ... plates are filled with flavors out to the edge of the rim , " while BlackBook Magazine claims Schwa features " some of the best food you will ever consume . "
Schwa is known as a " chef 's restaurant " where local chefs eat on their days off . Paul Kahan remarks , " I think it 's so cool that the chefs serve the food " , while Carrie Nahabedian emphatically declares " Everyone loves Schwa . " Grant Achatz lists Schwa as one of his three favorite places to eat in Chicago .
Locally grown product enthusiast Rob Gardner described Schwa as " a fun restaurant " and a " tremendous value "
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by the polar exploits of his countryman Fridtjof Nansen , Amundsen joined the Belgian Antarctic Expedition as mate , aboard Belgica under Adrien de Gerlache . Early in 1898 the ship became trapped by pack ice in the Bellinghausen Sea , and was held fast for almost a year . The expedition thus became , involuntarily , the first to spend a complete winter in Antarctic waters , a period marked by depression , near @-@ starvation , insanity , and scurvy among the crew . Amundsen remained dispassionate , recording everything and using the experience as an education in all aspects of polar exploration techniques , particularly aids , clothing and diet .
Belgica 's voyage marked the beginning of what became known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration , and was rapidly followed by expeditions from the United Kingdom , Sweden , Germany and France . However , on his return to Norway in 1899 , Amundsen turned his attention northwards . Confident in his abilities to lead an expedition , he planned a traversal of the Northwest Passage , the then @-@ uncharted sea route from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the labyrinth of north Canadian islands . Having earned his master 's ticket , Amundsen acquired a small sloop , Gjøa , which he adapted for Arctic travel . He secured the patronage of King Oscar of Sweden and Norway , the support of Nansen , and sufficient financial backing to set out in June 1903 with a crew of six . The voyage lasted until 1906 and was wholly successful ; the Northwest Passage , which defeated mariners for centuries , was finally conquered . At the age of 34 Amundsen became a national hero , in the first rank of polar explorers .
In November 1906 the American Robert Peary returned from his latest unsuccessful quest for the North Pole , claiming a new Farthest North of 87 ° 6 ′ — a record disputed by later historians . He immediately began raising funds for a further attempt . In July 1907 Dr Frederick Cook , a former shipmate of Amundsen 's from Belgica , set off northwards on what was ostensibly a hunting trip but was rumoured to be an attempt on the North Pole . A month later Ernest Shackleton 's Nimrod Expedition sailed for Antarctica , while Robert Falcon Scott was preparing a further expedition should Shackleton fail . Amundsen saw no reason to concede priority in the south to the British , and spoke publicly about the prospects of leading an Antarctic expedition — although his preferred goal remained the North Pole .
= = Preparation = =
= = = Nansen and Fram = = =
In 1893 Nansen had driven his ship Fram into the Arctic pack ice off the northern Siberian coast and allowed it to drift in the ice towards Greenland , hoping that this route would cross the North Pole . In the event , the drift did not approach the pole , and an attempt by Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen to reach it on foot was likewise unsuccessful . Nevertheless , Nansen 's strategy became the basis of Amundsen 's own Arctic plans . He reasoned that if he entered the Arctic Ocean via the Bering Strait , well to the east of Nansen 's starting point , his ship would achieve a more northerly drift and pass near or through the pole .
Amundsen consulted Nansen , who insisted that Fram was the only vessel fit for such an undertaking . Fram had been designed and built in 1891 – 93 by Colin Archer , Norway 's leading shipbuilder and naval architect , in accordance with Nansen 's exacting specifications , as a vessel that would withstand prolonged exposure to the harshest of Arctic conditions . The ship 's most distinctive feature was its rounded hull which , according to Nansen , enabled the vessel to " slip like an eel out of the embraces of the ice " . For extra strength the hull was sheathed in South American greenheart , the hardest timber available , and crossbeams and braces were fitted throughout its length . The ship 's wide beam of 36 feet ( 11 m ) in relation to its overall length of 128 feet ( 39 m ) gave it a markedly stubby appearance . This shape improved its strength in the ice but affected its performance in the open sea , where it moved sluggishly and was inclined to roll most uncomfortably . However , its looks , speed , and sailing qualities were secondary to the provision of a secure and warm shelter for the crew during a voyage that might extend over several years .
Fram had emerged virtually unscathed from Nansen 's expedition after nearly three years in the polar ice . On its return it had been refitted , before spending four years under the command of Otto Sverdrup , charting and exploring 100 @,@ 000 square miles ( 260 @,@ 000 km2 ) of uninhabited territory in the northern Canadian islands . After Sverdrup 's voyage ended in 1902 Fram was laid up in Christiania . Although the ship was technically the property of the state , it was tacitly acknowledged that Nansen had first call on it . After his return from the Arctic in 1896 he had aspired to take Fram on an expedition to Antarctica , but by 1907 such hopes had faded . Late in September of that year , Amundsen was summoned to Nansen 's home and told he could have the ship .
= = = Initial steps = = =
Amundsen made his plans public on 10 November 1908 , at a meeting of the Norwegian Geographical Society . He would take Fram round Cape Horn to the Pacific Ocean ; after provisioning in San Francisco the ship would continue northwards , through the Bering Strait to Point Barrow . From here he would set a course directly into the ice to begin a drift that would extend over four or five years . Science would be as important as geographical exploration ; continuous observations would , Amundsen hoped , help to explain a number of unresolved problems . The plan was received enthusiastically , and the next day King Haakon opened a subscription list with a gift of 20 @,@ 000 kroner . On 6 February 1909 the Norwegian Parliament approved a grant of 75 @,@ 000 kroner to refit the ship . The general fundraising and business management of the expedition was placed in the hands of Amundsen 's brother Leon so that the explorer could concentrate on the more practical aspects of organisation .
In March 1909 it was announced that Shackleton had reached a southern latitude of 88 ° 23 ′ — 97 nautical miles ( 180 km ) from the South Pole — before turning back ; thus , as Amundsen observed , in the south " a little corner remained " . He was unreserved in his praise for Shackleton 's achievement , writing that Shackleton was the south 's equivalent of Nansen in the north . Following this near miss , Scott immediately confirmed his intention to lead an expedition ( what became the Terra Nova Expedition ) that would encompass the " little corner " and claim the prize for the British Empire .
= = = Personnel = = =
Amundsen chose three naval lieutenants as his expedition 's officers : Thorvald Nilsen , a navigator who would be second @-@ in @-@ command ; Hjalmar Fredrik Gjertsen , and Kristian Prestrud . Gjertsen , despite lacking a medical background , was made expedition doctor , and was sent on a " lightning course " in surgery and dentistry . A naval gunner , Oscar Wisting , was accepted on Prestrud 's recommendation because he could turn his hand to most tasks . Although he had little previous experience of sledge dogs , Amundsen wrote that Wisting developed " a way of his own " with them , and became a useful amateur veterinarian .
An early choice for the party was Olav Bjaaland , a champion skier who was a skilled carpenter and ski @-@ maker . Bjaaland was from Morgedal in the Telemark province of Norway , a region renowned for the prowess of its skiers and as the home of the pioneer of modern techniques , Sondre Norheim . Amundsen shared Nansen 's belief that skis and sledge dogs provided by far the most efficient method of Arctic transport , and was determined to recruit the most skilful dog drivers . Helmer Hanssen , who had proved his worth on the Gjøa expedition , agreed to travel with Amundsen again . He was joined later by Sverre Hassel , an expert on dogs , and veteran of Sverdrup 's 1898 – 1902 Fram voyage , who intended only to travel with Amundsen as far as San Francisco . Mindful of the value of a competent cook , Amundsen secured the services of Adolf Lindstrøm , another Sverdrup veteran who had been cook aboard Gjøa .
From his experiences on board Belgica and Gjøa , Amundsen had learned the importance on long voyages of stable and compatible companions , and with these experienced personnel he felt he had the core of his expedition . He continued to recruit through 1909 ; the Fram party would eventually total 19 . All of these except one were Amundsen 's personal choices ; the exception was Hjalmar Johansen , who was taken on at the request of Nansen . Since his epic march with Nansen , Johansen had been unable to settle down . Despite the efforts of Nansen and others to help him , his life became a spiral of drink and indebtedness . Nansen wished to give his former comrade a final chance to show that he was still a capable worker in the field ; feeling that he could not refuse Nansen 's wishes , Amundsen reluctantly accepted Johansen . The party contained two foreigners : a young Russian oceanographer Alexander Kuchin ( or Kutchin ) , who was a pupil of Bjorn Helland @-@ Hansen , and a Swedish engineer , Knut Sundbeck .
= = = Change of plan = = =
In September 1909 newspapers carried reports that Cook and Peary had each reached the North Pole , Cook in April 1908 and Peary a year later . Asked to comment , Amundsen avoided an outright endorsement of either explorer , but surmised that " probably something will be left to be done " . While he avoided the controversy over the rival claims , he saw immediately that his own plans would be seriously affected . Without the allure of capturing the pole , he would struggle to maintain public interest or funding . " If the expedition was to be saved ... there was nothing left for me but to try and solve the last great problem — the South Pole " . Thus Amundsen decided to go south ; the Arctic drift could wait " for a year or two " until the South Pole had been conquered .
Amundsen did not publicise his change of plan . As Scott 's biographer David Crane points out , the expedition 's public and private funding was earmarked for scientific work in the Arctic ; there was no guarantee that the backers would understand or agree to the proposed volte @-@ face . Furthermore , the altered objective might cause Nansen to revoke the use of Fram , or parliament to halt the expedition for fear of undermining Scott and offending the British . Amundsen concealed his intentions from everyone except his brother Leon and his second @-@ in @-@ command , Nilsen . This secrecy led to awkwardness ; Scott had sent Amundsen instruments to enable their two expeditions , at opposite ends of the earth , to make comparative readings . When Scott , in Norway to test his motor sledges , telephoned Amundsen 's home to discuss cooperation , the Norwegian would not take the call .
The privately revised expedition schedule required Fram to leave Norway in August 1910 and sail to Madeira in the Atlantic , its only port of call . From there the ship would proceed directly to the Ross Sea in Antarctica , heading for the Bay of Whales , an inlet on the Ross Ice Shelf ( then known as the " Great Ice Barrier " ) where Amundsen intended to make his base camp . The Bay of Whales was the southernmost point in the Ross Sea to which a ship could penetrate , 60 nautical miles ( 110 km ) closer to the Pole than Scott 's intended base at McMurdo Sound . In 1907 – 09 Shackleton had considered the ice in the Bay of Whales to be unstable , but from his studies of Shackleton 's records Amundsen decided that the Barrier here was grounded on shoals or skerries , and would support a safe and secure base . After landing the shore party , Fram was to carry out oceanographic work in the Atlantic before picking up the shore party early in the following year .
= = = Transport , equipment and supplies = = =
Amundsen did not understand the apparent aversion of British explorers to dogs : " Can it be that the dog has not understood its master ? Or is it the master who has not understood the dog ? " he later wrote . Following his decision to go south he ordered 100 North Greenland sledge dogs — the best and strongest available . Besides their durability as pack animals , dogs could be fed to other dogs and could provide fresh meat for the men in the polar party .
The party 's ski boots , specially designed by Amundsen , were the product of two years ' testing and modification in search of perfection . The party 's polar clothing included suits of sealskin from Northern Greenland , and clothes fashioned after the style of the Netsilik Inuit from reindeer skins , wolf skin , Burberry cloth and gabardine . The sledges were constructed from Norwegian ash with steel @-@ shod runners made from American hickory . Skis , also fashioned from hickory , were extra long to reduce the likelihood of slipping into crevasses . The tents — " the strongest and most practical that have ever been used " — had built @-@ in floors and required a single pole . For cooking on the march , Amundsen chose the Swedish Primus stove rather than the special cooker devised by Nansen , because he felt the latter took up too much space .
From his experiences on Belgica , Amundsen was aware of the dangers of scurvy . Although the true cause of the disease , vitamin C deficiency , was not understood at the time , it was generally known that the disease could be countered by eating fresh meat . To neutralise the danger , Amundsen planned to supplement sledging rations with regular helpings of seal meat . He also ordered a special kind of pemmican which included vegetables and oatmeal : " a more stimulating , nourishing and appetising food it would be impossible to find " . The expedition was well supplied with wines and spirits , for use as medicine and on festive or social occasions . Mindful of the loss of morale on Belgica , Amundsen provided for leisure time with a library of around 3 @,@ 000 books , a gramophone , a large quantity of records and a range of musical instruments .
= = = Departure = = =
In the months before departure , funds for the expedition became harder to acquire . Because of limited public interest , newspaper deals were cancelled and parliament refused a request for a further 25 @,@ 000 kroner . Amundsen mortgaged his house to keep the expedition afloat ; heavily in debt , he was now wholly dependent on the expedition 's success to avoid personal financial ruin .
After a month 's trial cruise in the northern Atlantic , Fram sailed to Kristiansand in late July 1910 to take the dogs on board and to make final preparations for departure . While at Kristiansand , Amundsen received an offer of help from Peter " Don Pedro " Christophersen , a Norwegian expatriate whose brother was Norway 's Minister in Buenos Aires . Christophersen would provide fuel and other provisions to Fram at either Montevideo or Buenos Aires , an offer which Amundsen gratefully accepted . Just before Fram sailed on 9 August , Amundsen revealed the expedition 's true destination to the two junior officers , Prestrud and Gjertsen . On the four @-@ week voyage to Funchal in Madeira , a mood of uncertainty developed among the crew , who could not make sense of some of the preparations and whose questions were met with evasive answers from their officers . This , says Amundsen 's biographer Roland Huntford , was " enough to generate suspicion and low spirits " .
Fram reached Funchal on 6 September . Three days later Amundsen informed the crew of the revised plan . He told them he intended to make " a detour " to the South Pole on the way to the North Pole , which was still his ultimate destination , but would have to wait for a while . After Amundsen outlined his new proposals , each man was asked whether he was willing to go on , and all responded positively . Amundsen wrote a lengthy letter of explanation to Nansen , stressing how the North Pole claims of Cook and Peary had dealt a " death blow " to his original plans . He felt he had been forced into this action by necessity , asked for forgiveness and expressed the hope that his achievements would ultimately atone for any offence .
Before leaving Funchal on 9 September Amundsen sent a cable to Scott , to inform him of the change of plan . Scott 's ship Terra Nova had left Cardiff amid much publicity on 15 June , and was due to arrive in Australia early in October . It was to Melbourne that Amundsen sent his telegram , containing the bare information that he was proceeding southwards . No indication was given of the Norwegian 's plans or his destination in Antarctica ; Scott wrote to the Royal Geographical Society ( RGS ) secretary , John Scott Keltie : " We shall know in due course I suppose " . News of Amundsen 's revised plans reached Norway early in October and provoked a generally hostile response . Although Nansen gave his blessing and warm approval , Amundsen 's actions were with few exceptions condemned by press and public , and funding dried up almost completely . Reactions in Britain were predictably adverse ; an initial disbelief expressed by Keltie soon turned to anger and scorn . " I have sent full details of Amundsen 's underhand conduct to Scott ... If I was Scott I would not let them land " , wrote Sir Clements Markham , the influential former RGS president . Unaware of the world 's reactions , Fram sailed south for four months . The first icebergs were sighted on New Year 's Day 1911 ; the Barrier itself came into view on 11 January , and on 14 January Fram was in the Bay of Whales .
= = First season , 1910 – 11 = =
= = = Framheim = = =
After Fram was anchored to ice in an inlet in the south @-@ eastern corner of the Bay , Amundsen selected a site for the expedition 's main hut , 2 @.@ 2 nautical miles ( 4 @.@ 1 km ) from the ship . Six teams of dogs were used to move supplies to the site , as work on erecting the hut began . Bjaaland and Stubberud laid the foundations deep into the ice , levelling the sloping ground . Because the prevailing winds came from the east , the hut was erected on an east @-@ west axis , with the door facing west ; in this way the wind caught only the shorter eastern wall . The roof was in place by 21 January , and six days later the hut was complete . By then a large supply of meat — including 200 seals — had been brought to the base , for use by the shore party and to be laid in depots before the journey to the pole . The base was dubbed Framheim , " the home of Fram " .
Early on the morning of 3 February , Terra Nova arrived unexpectedly in the Bay of Whales . She had sailed from New Zealand on 29 November 1910 and had arrived in McMurdo Sound early in January . After landing Scott and his main party there , Terra Nova had taken a party of six men , led by Victor Campbell , eastward to King Edward VII Land . This group intended to explore this then @-@ unknown territory , but had been prevented by sea ice from approaching the shore . The ship was sailing westward along the Barrier edge in search of a possible landing place when it encountered Fram . Scott had previously speculated that Amundsen might make his base in the Weddell Sea area , on the opposite side of the continent ; this proof that the Norwegians would be starting the race for the pole with a 60 nautical mile advantage was an alarming prospect for the British . The two groups behaved civilly towards each other ; Campbell and his officers Harry Pennell and George Murray Levick breakfasted aboard Fram , and reciprocated with lunch on the Terra Nova . Amundsen was relieved to learn that Terra Nova had no wireless radio , since that might have imperilled his strategy to be first with the news of a polar victory . He was worried , however , by a remark of Campbell 's that implied that Scott 's motorised sledges were working well . Nevertheless , he offered the British party a site alongside Framheim as a base for the exploration of King Edward VII Land . Campbell turned the offer down , and sailed for McMurdo Sound to inform Scott of Amundsen 's whereabouts .
= = = Depot journeys = = =
In early February Amundsen began organising the depot @-@ laying journeys across the Barrier , in preparation for the following summer 's assault on the pole . Supply depots laid in advance at regular intervals on the projected route would limit the amount of food and fuel that the South Pole party would have to carry . The depot journeys would be the first true tests of equipment , dogs and men . For the first journey , to begin on 10 February , Amundsen chose Prestrud , Helmer Hanssen and Johansen to accompany him ; 18 dogs would pull three sledges . Before leaving , Amundsen left instructions with Nilsen regarding Fram . The ship was to sail to Buenos Aires for reprovisioning , before undertaking a programme of oceanographic work in the Southern Ocean and then returning to the Barrier as early as possible in 1912 .
When the four men began their journey south , their only knowledge of the Barrier was from books previous explorers had published , and they anticipated difficult travelling conditions . They were surprised to find the Barrier surface was much like that of a conventional glacier ; they covered 15 nautical miles ( 28 km ) on the first day . Amundsen noted how well his dogs were performing in these conditions , and wondered at the English aversion to the use of dogs on the Barrier . The party reached 80 ° S on 14 February , and after laying the depot turned for home , reaching Framheim on 16 February .
The second depot @-@ laying party left Framheim on 22 February , with eight men , seven sledges and forty @-@ two dogs . Conditions on the Barrier had deteriorated sharply ; average temperatures had dropped by 9 ° C ( 16 ° F ) , and rough snow had drifted across the previously smooth ice surface . In temperatures sometimes as low as − 40 ° C ( − 40 ° F ) , on 3 March the party reached 81 ° S , where they established a second depot . Amundsen , Helmer Hanssen , Prestrud , Johansen and Wisting then continued with the strongest dogs , hoping to reach 83 ° S , but in difficult conditions they halted at 82 ° S on 8 March . Amundsen could see that the dogs were exhausted ; the party turned for home , and with light sledges travelled swiftly to reach Framheim on 22 March . Amundsen wanted more supplies taken south before the impending polar night made travel impossible , and on 31 March a party of seven men led by Johansen left Framheim for the 80 ° S depot with six slaughtered seals — 2 @,@ 400 pounds ( 1 @,@ 100 kg ) of meat . The party returned on 11 April — three days later than expected — after they strayed into a field of crevasses .
Overall , the depot @-@ laying journeys established three depots containing 7 @,@ 500 pounds ( 3 @,@ 400 kg ) of supplies , which included 3 @,@ 000 pounds ( 1 @,@ 400 kg ) of seal meat and 40 imperial gallons ( 180 L ) of paraffin oil . Amundsen learned much from the journeys , especially on the second , when the dogs struggled with sledges that were too heavy . He decided to increase the number of dogs for the polar journey , if necessary at the expense of the number of men . The journeys revealed some disunity among the men , particularly between Johansen and Amundsen . During the second depot journey , Johansen openly complained about the unsatisfactory nature of the equipment ; Amundsen believed that his authority had been challenged .
= = = Winter = = =
The sun set over Framheim on 21 April , not to reappear for four months . Amundsen was mindful of the boredom and loss of morale that had blighted the Belgica expedition 's winter in the ice , and although there was no possibility of sledging he ensured that the shore party kept busy . One urgent task was to improve the sledges , which had not worked well during the depot journeys . In addition to those chosen specifically for the expedition , Amundsen had brought along several sledges from Sverdrup 's 1898 – 1902 Fram expedition , which he now thought would be better suited to the task ahead . Bjaaland reduced the weight of these older sledges by almost a third by planing down the timber , and also constructed three sledges of his own from some spare hickory wood . The adapted sledges were to be used to cross the Barrier , while Bjaaland 's new set would be used in the final stages of the journey , across the polar plateau itself . Johansen prepared the sledging rations ( 42 @,@ 000 biscuits , 1 @,@ 320 tins of pemmican and about 220 pounds ( 100 kg ) of chocolate ) , while other men worked on improving the boots , cooking equipment , goggles , skis and tents . To combat the dangers of scurvy , twice a day the men ate seal meat that had been collected and frozen in quantities before the onset of winter . The cook , Lindstrøm , supplemented the vitamin C intake with bottled cloudberries and blueberries , and provided wholemeal bread made with fresh yeast , rich in B vitamins .
While Amundsen was confident in his men and equipment , he was , Hassel recorded , tormented by thoughts of Scott 's motor sledges and the fear that these would carry the British party to success . With this in mind Amundsen planned to begin the polar journey as soon as the sun rose in late August , though Johansen warned that it would be too cold on the Barrier so early in the season . Amundsen overruled him , and at sunrise on 24 August seven sledges were made ready . Johansen 's concerns seemed justified , as harsh conditions for the next two weeks — temperatures as low as − 58 ° C ( − 72 ° F ) — prevented the men from leaving . On 8 September 1911 , when the temperature rose to − 27 ° C ( − 17 ° F ) , Amundsen decided he could wait no longer , and the party of eight set off ; Lindstrøm remained alone at Framheim .
= = Second season , 1911 – 12 = =
= = = False start = = =
The party made good initial progress , travelling around 15 nautical miles ( 28 km ) each day . The dogs ran so hard that several from the strongest teams were detached from the traces and secured onto the sledges to act as ballast . In their wolf @-@ skin and reindeer @-@ skin clothing the men could cope with the freezing temperatures while they kept moving , but when they stopped they suffered , and barely slept at night . The dogs ' paws became frostbitten . On 12 September , with temperatures down to − 56 ° C ( − 69 ° F ) , the party halted after only 4 nautical miles ( 7 @.@ 4 km ) and built igloos for shelter . Amundsen now recognised that they had started the march too early in the season , and decided they should return to Framheim . He would not risk the lives of men and dogs for reasons of stubbornness . Johansen , in his diary , wrote of the foolishness of starting prematurely on such a long and historic journey , and of the dangers of an obsession with beating the English .
On 14 September , on their way back to Framheim , they left most of their equipment at the 80 ° S depot , to lighten the sledges . Next day , in freezing temperatures with a strong headwind , several dogs froze to death while others , too weak to continue , were placed upon the sledges . On 16 September , 40 nautical miles ( 74 km ) from Framheim , Amundsen ordered his men to push for home as quickly as possible . Not having a sledge of his own , he leapt onto Wisting 's , and with Helmer Hanssen and his team raced away , leaving the rest behind . The three arrived back at Framheim after nine hours , followed by Stubberud and Bjaaland two hours later and Hassel shortly after . Johansen and Prestrud were still out on the ice , without food or fuel ; Prestrud 's dogs had failed , and his heels were badly frostbitten . They reached Framheim after midnight , more than seventeen hours after they had turned for home .
Next day , Amundsen asked Johansen why he and Prestrud had been so late . Johansen answered angrily that he felt they had been abandoned , and castigated the leader for leaving his men behind . Amundsen would later inform Nansen that Johansen had been " violently insubordinate " ; as a result , he was excluded from the polar party , which Amundsen now reduced to five . Johansen was placed under the command of Prestrud , much his junior as an explorer , in a party that would explore King Edward VII Land . Stubberud was persuaded to join them , leaving Amundsen , Helmer Hanssen , Bjaaland , Hassel and Wisting as the revised South Pole party .
= = = South Pole journey = = =
= = = = Barrier and mountains = = = =
Despite his eagerness to start out again , Amundsen waited until mid @-@ October and the first hints of spring . He was ready to leave on 15 October , but was held up by the weather for a few more days . On 19 October 1911 the five men , with four sledges and fifty @-@ two dogs , began their journey . The weather quickly worsened , and in heavy fog the party strayed into the field of crevasses that Johansen 's depot party had discovered the previous autumn . Wisting later recalled how his sledge , with Amundsen aboard , nearly disappeared down a crevasse when the snow bridge broke underneath it .
Despite this near mishap they were covering more than 15 nautical miles ( 28 km ) a day , and reached their 82 ° S depot on 5 November . They marked their route by a line of cairns , built of snow blocks , at three @-@ mile intervals . On 17 November they reached the edge of the Barrier and faced the Transantarctic Mountains . Unlike Scott , who would be following the Beardmore Glacier route pioneered by Shackleton , Amundsen had to find his own route through the mountains . After probing the foothills for several days and climbing to around 1 @,@ 500 feet ( 460 m ) , the party found what appeared to be a clear route , a steep glacier 30 nautical miles ( 56 km ) long leading upwards to the plateau . Amundsen named this the Axel Heiberg Glacier , after one of his chief financial backers . It was a harder ascent than the team had anticipated , made much longer by the need to take detours , and by the deep , soft snow . After three days of difficult climbing the party reached the glacier summit . Amundsen was full of praise for his dogs , and scorned the idea that they could not work in such conditions ; on 21 November the party travelled 17 miles and climbed 5 @,@ 000 feet ( 1 @,@ 500 m ) .
= = = = March to the pole = = = =
Upon reaching 10 @,@ 600 feet ( 3 @,@ 200 m ) at the summit of the glacier , at 85 ° 36 ′ S , Amundsen prepared for the final stage of the journey . Of the 45 dogs who had made the ascent ( 7 had perished during the Barrier stage ) , only 18 would go forward ; the remainder were to be killed for food . Each of the sledge @-@ drivers killed dogs from his own team , skinned them , and divided the meat between dogs and men . " We called the place the Butchers ' Shop " , Amundsen recalled . " [ T ] here was depression and sadness in the air ; we had grown so fond of our dogs " . Regrets did not prevent the team from enjoying the plentiful food ; Wisting proved particularly skilful in his preparation and presentation of the meat .
The party loaded up three sledges with supplies for a march of up to 60 days , leaving the remaining provisions and dog carcasses in a depot . Bad weather prevented their departure until 25 November , when they set off cautiously over the unknown ground in persistent fog . They were travelling over an icy surface broken by frequent crevasses , which together with the poor visibility slowed their progress . Amundsen called this area the " Devil 's Glacier " . On 4 December they came to an area where the crevasses were concealed under layers of snow and ice with a space between , which gave what Amundsen called an " unpleasantly hollow " sound as the party passed over it . He christened this area " The Devil 's Ballroom . " When later that day they emerged on to more solid ground , they had reached 87 ° S.
On 8 December the Norwegians passed Shackleton 's Farthest South record of 88 ° 23 ′ . As they neared the pole , they looked for any break in the landscape that might indicate another expedition had got there ahead of them . While camped on 12 December they were momentarily alarmed by a black object that appeared on the horizon , but this proved to be their own dogs ' droppings off in the distance , magnified by mirage . Next day they camped at 89 ° 45 ′ S , 15 nautical miles ( 28 km ) from the pole . On the following day , 14 December 1911 , with the concurrence of his comrades Amundsen travelled in front of the sledges , and at around 3 pm the party reached the vicinity of the South Pole . They planted the Norwegian flag and named the polar plateau " King Haakon VII 's Plateau " . Amundsen later reflected on the irony of his achievement : " Never has a man achieved a goal so diametrically opposed to his wishes . The area around the North Pole — devil take it — had fascinated me since childhood , and now here I was at the South Pole . Could anything be more crazy ? "
For the next three days the men worked to fix the exact position of the pole ; after the conflicting and disputed claims of Cook and Peary in the north , Amundsen wanted to leave unmistakable markers for Scott . After taking several sextant readings at different times of day , Bjaaland , Wisting and Hassel skied out in different directions to " box " the pole ; Amundsen reasoned that at least one of them would cross the exact point . Finally the party pitched a tent , which they called Polheim , as near as possible to the actual pole as they could calculate by their observations . In the tent Amundsen left equipment for Scott , and a letter addressed to King Haakon which he requested Scott to deliver .
= = = = Return to Framheim = = = =
On 18 December , the party began the journey back to Framheim . Amundsen was determined to return to civilisation before Scott , and be first with the news . Nevertheless , he limited their daily distances to 15 nautical miles ( 28 km ) , to preserve the strength of dogs and men . In the 24 @-@ hour daylight the party travelled during the notional night , to keep the sun at their backs and thus reduce the danger of snow @-@ blindness . Guided by the snow cairns built on their outward journey , they reached the Butchers ' Shop on 4 January 1912 , and began the descent to the Barrier . The men on skis " went whizzing down " , but for the sledge drivers — Helmer Hanssen and Wisting — the descent was precarious ; the sledges were hard to manoeuvre , and brakes were added to the runners to enable rapid stops when crevasses were encountered .
On 7 January , the party reached the first of their depots on the Barrier . Amundsen now felt their pace could be increased , and the men adopted a routine of travelling 15 nautical miles ( 28 km ) , stopping for six hours , then resuming the march . Under this regime they covered around 30 nautical miles ( 56 km ) a day , and on 25 January , at 4 am , they reached Framheim . Of the 52 dogs that had started in October , 11 had survived , pulling 2 sledges . The journey to the pole and back had taken 99 days — 10 fewer than scheduled — and they had covered about 1 @,@ 860 nautical miles ( 3 @,@ 440 km ) .
= = = = Informing the world = = = =
On his return to Framheim , Amundsen lost no time in winding up the expedition . After a farewell dinner in the hut , the party loaded the surviving dogs and the more valuable equipment aboard Fram , which departed the Bay of Whales late on 30 January 1912 . The destination was Hobart in Tasmania . During the five @-@ week voyage Amundsen prepared his telegrams and drafted the first report that he would give to the press . On 7 March , Fram reached Hobart , where Amundsen quickly learned there was as yet no news from Scott . He immediately sent telegrams to his brother Leon , to Nansen and to King Haakon , briefly informing them of his success . The next day he cabled the first full account of the story to London 's Daily Chronicle , to which he had sold exclusive rights . Fram remained in Hobart for two weeks ; while there she was joined by Douglas Mawson 's ship Aurora , which was in service with the Australasian Antarctic Expedition . Amundsen presented them with a gift of his 11 surviving dogs .
= = = Other expedition achievements = = =
= = = = Eastern party = = = =
On 8 November 1911 , Prestrud , Stubberud and Johansen had departed for King Edward VII Land . The search for the point at which the solid ice of the Barrier became ice @-@ covered land proved difficult . On 1 December the party had their first sighting of what was indubitably dry land , a nunatak which had been recorded by Scott during the Discovery expedition in 1902 . After reaching this point they collected geological specimens and samples of mosses , and briefly explored their surroundings before returning to Framheim on 16 December . They were the first men to set foot on King Edward VII Land .
= = = = Fram and Kainan Maru = = = =
After leaving the Bay of Whales on 15 February 1911 , Fram sailed for Buenos Aires where she arrived on 17 April . Here , Nilsen learned that the expedition 's funds were exhausted ; a sum supposedly set aside for the ship 's needs had not materialised . Fortunately , Amundsen 's friend Don Pedro Christopherson was at hand to fulfil his earlier promises to provide supplies and fuel . Fram departed in June for an oceanographic cruise between South America and Africa , which occupied the next three months . The ship returned to Buenos Aires in September for final refitting and re @-@ provisioning , before sailing south on 5 October . Strong winds and stormy seas prolonged the voyage , but the ship arrived at the Bay of Whales on 9 January 1912 . On 17 January the men in Framheim were surprised by the appearance of a second ship ; it was Kainan Maru , carrying the Japanese Antarctic Expedition led by Nobu Shirase . Communication between the two expeditions was limited by language difficulties , though the Norwegians gathered that the Japanese were heading for King Edward VII Land . Kainan Maru departed the next day , and on 26 January she landed a party on King Edward VII Land . This was the first landing on this shore from the sea ; attempts by Discovery ( 1902 ) , Nimrod ( 1908 ) and Terra Nova ( 1911 ) had all failed .
= = Aftermath = =
= = = Contemporary reactions = = =
In Hobart , Amundsen received congratulatory telegrams from , among others , former US President Theodore Roosevelt and King George V of England . The king expressed particular pleasure that Amundsen 's first port of call on his return had been on soil of the British Empire . In Norway , which only six years earlier had become a free country after 500 years of Danish and Swedish supremacy , the news was proclaimed in banner headlines , and the national flag was flown throughout the country . All the expedition 's participants received the Norwegian South Pole medal ( Sydpolsmedaljen ) , established by King Haakon to commemorate the expedition . However , Amundsen 's biographer Roland Huntford refers to " the chill underneath the cheers " ; there remained a residue of unease over Amundsen 's tactics . One Norwegian newspaper expressed relief that Amundsen had found a new route , and had not intruded on Scott 's path from McMurdo Sound .
In Britain , press reaction to Amundsen 's victory was restrained but generally positive . Apart from the enthusiastic reports in the Daily Chronicle and the Illustrated London News — which each had a financial stake in Amundsen 's success — the Manchester Guardian remarked that any cause for reproach was wiped out by the Norwegians ' courage and determination . Readers of Young England were exhorted not to grudge " the brave Norseman " the honour he had earned , and The Boy 's Own Paper suggested that every British boy should read Amundsen 's expedition account . The Times correspondent offered a mild rebuke to Amundsen for his failure to inform Scott until it was too late for the latter to respond , " all the more unnecessary , for no one would have welcomed co @-@ operation in the work of South Polar exploration more than Captain Scott ... Still , no one who knows Captain Amundsen can have any doubt of his integrity , and since he states he has reached the Pole we are bound to believe him " .
Senior figures at the RGS expressed more hostile sentiments , at least privately . To them , Amundsen 's feat was the result of " a dirty trick " . Markham hinted that Amundsen 's claim might be fraudulent : " We must wait for the truth until the return of the Terra Nova " . When later in 1912 Amundsen addressed the RGS he felt slighted after Lord Curzon , the Society 's president , jocularly called for " three cheers for the dogs " . Shackleton did not join in denigrating Amundsen 's victory , and called him " perhaps the greatest polar explorer of today " . Before she heard the news of her husband 's death , Kathleen Scott conceded that Amundsen 's journey " was a very fine feat ... in spite of one 's irritation one has to admire it " .
= = = Scott tragedy = = =
Amundsen left Hobart to undertake a lecture tour of Australia and New Zealand . He then went to Buenos Aires where he finished writing his expedition account . Back in Norway he supervised the publication of the book , then visited Britain before embarking on a long lecture tour of the United States . In February 1913 , while in Madison , Wisconsin , he received the news that Scott and four comrades had reached the pole on 17 January 1912 , but had all perished by 29 March , during their return journey . The bodies of Scott , Wilson and Bowers had been discovered in November 1912 , after the end of the Antarctic winter . In his initial response , Amundsen called the news " Horrible , horrible " . His more formal tribute followed : " Captain Scott left a record , for honesty , for sincerity , for bravery , for everything that makes a man " .
According to Huntford , the news of Scott 's death meant that " Amundsen the victor was eclipsed ... by Scott the martyr " . In the United Kingdom a myth quickly developed in which Scott was portrayed as one who had behaved nobly and played the game fairly . He had been defeated because , by contrast , Amundsen was a mere glory @-@ seeker who had concealed his true intentions , had used dogs rather than relying on honest man @-@ hauling and had slaughtered these same dogs for food . Furthermore , he was considered a " professional " which , in the mindset of upper @-@ class Britain of that time , diminished anything he might have accomplished . The myth was heavily reinforced with the publication of Scott 's journals and his " Message to the Public " . Huntford points out that " [ Scott 's ] literary talent was his trump . It was as if he had reached out from his buried tent and taken revenge . " Even so , among explorers Amundsen 's name continued to be respected . In his account of the Terra Nova expedition written a few years later , Scott 's comrade Apsley Cherry @-@ Garrard wrote that the primary reason for Amundsen 's success was " the very remarkable qualities of the man " , specifically his courage in choosing to discover a new route rather than follow the known path .
= = = Historical perspective = = =
The outbreak of the First World War in 1914 delayed the start of Amundsen 's northern polar drift — to which the South Pole expedition had been intended as a preliminary — until July 1918 . He then set off in a specially @-@ constructed vessel , Maud , which remained in Arctic waters for the next seven years . The ship did not drift over the North Pole , although in the course of the expedition it became the second ship to traverse the North @-@ East Passage . Amundsen left the expedition in 1923 ; the remaining years of his life were largely devoted to polar exploration by air . On 12 May 1926 , aboard the airship Norge with Lincoln Ellsworth and Umberto Nobile , Amundsen flew over the North Pole . He and Wisting , also on the airship , were the first men to see both poles . In 1928 , while attempting to rescue a later Nobile expedition , Amundsen disappeared with his aircraft in the seas between Norway and Spitsbergen .
The four men who had stood at the pole with Amundsen were all asked to accompany their leader on the Maud drift . Bjaaland and Hassel declined ; neither participated in any further polar ventures . Helmer Hanssen and Wisting both joined Maud ; the latter took over the leadership when Amundsen left the expedition . In 1936 Wisting captained Fram on the ship 's final voyage to Oslo , where it became a museum . Johansen , who had been unable to settle back into normal life on his return from Antarctica , became withdrawn and uncommunicative . He refused to discuss his experiences or his dispute with Amundsen , and retreated into a life of depression and poverty . On 4 January 1913 he shot himself in his Oslo lodgings .
The Scott myth lasted until the final quarter of the 20th century , when it was replaced by one that characterised him as a " heroic bungler " whose failure was largely the result of his own mistakes . This portrayal , the cultural historian Stephanie Barczewski asserts , is as fallacious as the earlier one in which he was considered beyond criticism . In the early 21st century , writers have suggested more reasoned explanations for the Scott tragedy than his incompetence , and his reputation has to some extent been rescued . The renewed spotlight on Scott has also highlighted Amundsen 's achievements : Barczewski writes that " Amundsen and his men reached the pole due to a combination of superb planning , long experience with sledge @-@ dogs and skis and impressive physical stamina " . In her account of Scott 's expedition , Diana Preston is equally specific in identifying the basis of Amundsen 's success . He was focused on the single goal of reaching the pole , whereas Scott had to reconcile the competing claims of geographical exploration and scientific knowledge . " A practical and experienced professional , [ Amundsen ] planned carefully and applied all the lessons he had learned in the Arctic ... [ H ] e relied exclusively on the well @-@ tried means of transport and unsentimentally exploited their food potential . He was similarly efficient and unsentimental in his management of his men " . The United States ' scientific base at the South Pole , founded in 1957 , is named the Amundsen – Scott South Pole Station , to honour the memories of both polar pioneers .
= = = Modern research = = =
In a paper published 100 years after the Amundsen expedition , researchers claimed that the tent and flags are buried under 17 m ( 56 ft ) of ice and about a minute north of the South Pole . Scott 's party was the last to see the tent , which found it on January 18 , 1912 . Henry Robertson Bowers took a photo of the tent , but died returning from the Pole .
= = = Books = = =
Amundsen , Roald ; Nilsen , Thorvald ; Prestrud , Kristian ( 1976 ) [ 1912 ] . The South Pole : An Account of the Norwegian expedition in the Fram , 1910 – 12 ( Volumes I and II ) . Translated by Chater , A.G. London : C. Hurst & Company . ISBN 0 @-@ 903983 @-@ 47 @-@ 8 . First published in 1912 by John Murray , London .
Barczewski , Stephanie ( 2007 ) . Antarctic Destinies : Scott , Shackleton and the Changing Face of Heroism . London and New York : Hambledon Continuum . ISBN 978 @-@ 1 @-@ 84725 @-@ 192 @-@ 3 .
Cherry @-@ Garrard , Apsley ( 1970 ) [ 1922 ] . The Worst Journey in the World . London : Penguin Books . ISBN 0 @-@ 14 @-@ 009501 @-@ 2 . First published in 1922 by Chatto and Windus , London .
Crane , David ( 2005 ) . Scott of the Antarctic . London : HarperCollins . ISBN 978 @-@ 0 @-@ 00 @-@ 715068 @-@ 7 .
Fairley , T.C. ( 1959 ) . Sverdrup 's Arctic Adventures . London : Longmans . OCLC 732299190 .
Fleming , Fergus ( 2002 ) . Ninety Degrees North . London : Granta Books . ISBN 1 @-@ 86207 @-@ 535 @-@ 2 .
Hamre , Ivar ( November 1933 ) . " The Japanese South Polar Expedition of 1911 – 1912 : A Little @-@ Known Episode in Antarctic Exploration " . The Geographical Journal 82 ( 5 ) : 411 – 423 @.@ doi : 10 @.@ 2307 / 1786962 . JSTOR 1786962 . ( subscription required )
Herbert , Wally ( 1989 ) . The Noose of Laurels . London : Hodder & Stoughton . ISBN 0 @-@ 340 @-@ 41276 @-@ 3 .
Huntford , Roland ( 1979 ) . Scott and Amundsen . London : Hodder and Stoughton . ISBN 0 @-@ 340 @-@ 19565 @-@ 7 .
Huntford , Roland ( 1985 ) . The Last Place on Earth . London and Sydney : Pan Books . ISBN 0 @-@ 330 @-@ 28816 @-@ 4 .
Huntford , Roland ( 1985 ) . Shackleton . London : Hodder & Stoughton . ISBN 0 @-@ 340 @-@ 25007 @-@ 0 .
Huntford , Roland ( 2001 ) . Nansen . London : Abacus . ISBN 0 @-@ 349 @-@ 11492 @-@ 7 .
Jones , Max ( 2003 ) . The Last Great Quest . Oxford ( UK ) : Oxford University Press . ISBN 0 @-@ 19 @-@ 280483 @-@ 9 .
Langner , Rainer @-@ K. ( 2007 ) . Scott and Amundsen : Duel in the Ice . Translated by Beech , Timothy . London : Haus Publishing . ISBN 978 @-@ 1 @-@ 905791 @-@ 08 @-@ 8 .
MacPhee , Ross ( 2010 ) . Race to the end : Amundsen , Scott , and the attainment of the South Pole . New York and London : Sterling Innovation . ISBN 978 @-@ 1 @-@ 4027 @-@ 7029 @-@ 6 .
Maxtone @-@ Graham , John ( 2000 ) . Safe Return Doubtful : The Heroic Age of Polar Exploration . London : Constable . ISBN 0 @-@ 09 @-@ 480330 @-@ 7 .
Nansen , Fridtjof ( 1897 ) . Farthest North , Volume I. London : Archibald Constable & Co . OCLC 499726131 .
Preston , Diana ( 1999 ) . A First Rate Tragedy . London : Constable . ISBN 0 @-@ 09 @-@ 479530 @-@ 4 .
Riffenburgh , Beau ( 2005 ) . " Nimrod " : the Extraordinary Story of Shackleton 's First Expedition . London : Bloomsbury Publishing . ISBN 0 @-@ 7475 @-@ 7253 @-@ 4 .
Scott , J.M. ( 1971 ) . Fridtjof Nansen . Sheridan , Oregon : Heron Books . OCLC 143929 .
Solomon , Susan ( 2001 ) . The Coldest March : Scott 's Fatal Antarctic Expedition . New Haven , Connecticut : Yale University Press . ISBN 0 @-@ 300 @-@ 09921 @-@ 5 .
Turley , Charles ( 1935 ) . Roald Amundsen , explorer . London : Methuen . OCLC 3331281 .
= = = Online = = =
" Amundsen Would Compare " . The New York Times . 8 September 1909 . Retrieved 15 October 2011 .
" Amundsen @-@ Scott South Pole Station " . Office of Polar Programs . National Science Foundation . 27 April 2009 . Retrieved 16 October 2011 .
Barr , William ( 1985 ) . " Aleksandr Stepanovich Kuchin : The Russian who went South with Amundsen " . Polar Record ( Cambridge University Press ) 22 ( 139 ) : 401 – 412 @.@ doi : 10 @.@ 1017 / S0032247400005647 .
" Captain Amundsen 's Achievement . Work Of Previous Explorers " . The Times ( London ) . 9 March 1912 @.@ p . 5 . ( subscription required )
Rees , Jasper ( 19 December 2004 ) . " Ice in our Hearts " . The Daily Telegraph ( London ) . Retrieved 14 October 2011 .
" The Polar Ship Fram " . The Fram Museum . Retrieved 16 October 2011 .
" Sverre Helge Hassel " . The Fram Museum . Retrieved 11 November 2011 . ( in Norwegian )
" Oscar Wisting " . The Fram Museum . Retrieved 11 November 2011 . ( in Norwegian )
Weinstock , John . " Sondre Norheim : Folk Hero to Immigrant " . The Norwegian @-@ American Historical Association . Retrieved 16 October 2011 .
" Sydpolsmedaljen " . Store Norske Leksikon . Retrieved 11 November 2011 . ( in Norwegian )
= Battletoads ( video game ) =
Battletoads is a platform video game developed by Rare and published by Tradewest . It is the first installment of the Battletoads series and was originally released on 1 June 1991 for the Nintendo Entertainment System . It was subsequently ported to numerous other platforms , including the Mega Drive , Amiga , Game Boy and Game Gear . In the game , two space mutant warriors known as the Battletoads , Rash and Zitz , embark on a mission to defeat the evil Dark Queen on her planet and to rescue their kidnapped friends ; Pimple and Princess Angelica .
The game was developed in response to the interest in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise . A Master System port of the game was developed but never released . It has received mostly positive reviews upon release , with critics praising the graphics and variations of gameplay , however many critics were divided over the difficulty . It won six awards from the 1991 Nintendo Power Awards , and has since been renowned as one of the most difficult video games ever created . It was later included in Rare 's 2015 Xbox One retrospective compilation , Rare Replay .
= = Gameplay = =
The game is a platform scrolling beat ' em up video game with varying elements of racing , climbing and vehicular @-@ based combat . Players start with three lives each time the game is started , and get replenished every time the player continues after players get defeated . The game contains no saving system or password features . While the levels of Battletoads vary greatly in gameplay style , the game is generally presented as " beat @-@ em @-@ up " in which players progress by defeating enemies while avoiding the hazards in the environment . The players can finish off enemies in different ways , such as punching or kicking with an enlarged fist or boot , head @-@ butting with huge ram horns , or by transforming into a wrecking ball .
Side @-@ scrolling stages are generally presented as having an isometric perspective , while platforming stages that feature vertical progression are presented isometrically , which allows the player @-@ characters to crouch . Several levels in the game feature sections in the form of an obstacle course , where the players must dodge a series of obstacles with speed increasing as the level progresses . Other types of level include two " tower climb " levels , a descent to a chasm while hanging from a rope , an underwater level , a maze chase riding a unicycle @-@ based vehicle , a climbing and jumping " snake maze " , and a race level in which the players has to fall as quickly as possible through countless platforms to reach the bottom of a tower before an opponent does . Hidden in four of the levels are " mega warp " points , which , when found , allow the players to automatically advance by two levels .
= = Plot = =
Professor T. Bird and the three Battletoads , Rash , Zitz , and Pimple , are escorting Princess Angelica to her home planet using their spacecraft , the Vulture . Pimple and Angelica decide to take a leisurely trip on Pimple 's flying car . They are ambushed and captured by the Dark Queen 's ship , the Gargantua . Pimple sends out a distress signal to the Vulture , alerting Professor T. Bird , Rash , and Zitz that himself and Angelica had been captured . Learning that the Gargantua is hidden beneath the surface of a nearby planet called Ragnarok 's World , Professor T. Bird flies Rash and Zitz there in the Vulture to rescue them .
Between levels , the toads receive briefing comments from Professor T. Bird , along with teasing from the Dark Queen . During the game 's 13 levels , the Battletoads are faced with Dark Queen 's minions Big Blag , Robo Manus and Major Slaughter as bosses , ultimately facing the Dark Queen herself at the top of the Dark Tower , the game 's final level . Once the Queen is defeated , she claims it will not be the last they would see from her , later turning into some sort of tornado and flying into space , " retreating into the shadowy margins of the galaxy to recoup her losses " . With Pimple and Princess Angelica rescued , the four are brought back into the Vulture and the game ends .
= = Development = =
The game was developed by Rare and published by Tradewest . Rare founders Tim and Chris Stamper created the series in response to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles craze of the early 1990s . To create a contrast to the popular media franchise and other " beat ' em ups " of the time , Rare added extra mechanics in the game to help separate it from these genres , such as racing stages and climbing courses . According to Rare artist Kev Bayliss , the characters of Battletoads were conceived in order to " produce merchandise " on a mass scale , in similar vein Tim Burton 's Batman reboot . The game underwent changes through early stages of development , and at one point was originally titled Amphibianz . Bayliss originally designed Battletoads as a Disney @-@ themed video game , however as the game gradually became more graphic , Bayliss took extra liberties to " tone down " violence and restrict all usage of weapons in the game , whilst creating a sense of uniqueness for the characters .
= = Release = =
Battletoads has been ported for various consoles upon its original June 1991 release for the Nintendo Entertainment System ( NES ) . The original game was localised for Japan a few months after the first North American release , with several gameplay tweaks resulting in a marginally easier experience . It was ported by Mindscape to the Amiga home computers in 1992 , by Arc System Works to the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Game Gear both on 13 July 1993 , by Rare to the Game Boy later in 1993 , and by Mindscape to the Amiga CD32 in 1994 . Ports for PC DOS and the Atari ST were planned by Mindscape but never released .
European CEO of Virgin Interactive , Tim Chaney , purchased rights for Battletoads from Tradewest after the game found popularity in the United States , and planned a Master System release for in 1993 , however it never materialised . Due to the extreme nature of the original NES Battletoads difficulty , almost all future ports went to measures to tone it down to varying degrees , seeking to make the game more accessible to casual players . The Mega Drive version of Battletoads features " toned down " difficulty , as well as providing higher definition and more colourful graphics as opposed to the NES version .
The Game Gear port features downscaled graphics , with the removal of three levels and the two @-@ player mode . Despite the original Game Boy version having the same box art and title as the NES release , Battletoads for the Game Boy is a standalone game of the series and features different levels and mechanics from the original .
During E3 2015 it was announced that the NES version of Battletoads would be coming to the Xbox One as part of Rare Replay , a retrospective collection of 30 emulated classic games from Rare . Rare Replay was released on 4 August 2015 . Several bugs featured in the original release were fixed in the updated Rare Replay version .
= = Reception = =
The game received mostly positive reviews from critics upon release . The Mega Drive version received an aggregate score of 73 % from GameRankings . Reviewers of Mean Machines praised the graphics , with one reviewer stating that the cartoon @-@ style cutscenes adds to the " greatness " of the game 's presentation . Another reviewer summarised that the graphics were colourful and well @-@ animated , although he considered the sprites to be " too small " . Frank O 'Connor of Computer and Video Games ( CVG ) thought the graphics were the best aspect of the game , heralding them as " packed " with colour , smooth scrolling and " humorous " animation . Paul Rand , another reviewer of CVG similarly praised the graphics and presentation , asserting them both of " excellent " quality . Bryan Lajoie of Quebec Gamer praised the graphics , stating them to be among the most graphically advanced NES games , in particular the animation . In a retrospective review for the Mega Drive version , Shawn Sackenheim of AllGame stated that Battletoads was a " graphical leap " for the NES , although he considered it " dated " for the technically superior Mega Drive .
O 'Connor praised the overall gameplay , stating that while it borrowed " style and ideas " from other games , the combination of various styles " works a treat " and proved challenging . Rand heralded the gameplay as addictive . Reviewers of Mean Machines were divided over gameplay ; one reviewer was initially sceptical over the prospect of " another NES platformer " , although he praised the emphasis on beat ' em up action over conventional platforming . Another reviewer of Mean Machines praised the gameplay as fast , addictive and challenging , summarising that the wide variety of levels are enough to prevent the player from " getting bored easily " . Lajoie was mixed over the gameplay , admitting that whilst accepting it as a difficult game , the overall experience required " a lot of patience " and determination in order to progress . In a negative retrospective review , Spike ranked the game 's ending as the sixth biggest letdown in video game history .
= = = Awards = = =
Battletoads was nominated for the 1991 Nintendo Power Awards in nine categories , winning the first place in the categories : Graphics and Sound ( NES ) , Theme and Fun ( NES ) , Best Play Control ( NES ) and Best Multi @-@ Player or Simultaneous ( NES ) , it was also given the title of the Overall Best Game for NES of 1990 . In 1997 , Nintendo Power ranked the NES version as the 89th best game on any Nintendo platform . In 2010 , UGO included it on their " Top 25 games that need sequels " also featuring the Arctic Cavern levels on the list of " coolest ice levels " . Topless Robot ranked Battletoads as the number one " least terrible Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles rip @-@ off " in 2008 , also naming it as one of ten best beat- ' em @-@ ups of all time in 2010 and as one of ten video games that should have gotten toys in 2011 . In 2012 , it was also listed among ten " classic videos games that deserve an HD remake " by Yahoo ! News . GamesRadar ranked it the 18th best NES game ever made , stating that " it was a fun game but its most notable element was its difficulty " . Jeremy Dunham of IGN listed Battletoads as the 40th best NES game of all time .
= = = Difficulty = = =
Battletoads has been noted by critics for its extreme difficulty . The game has even been included on numerous occasions among the hardest games ever made , including the number one spot as determined by GameTrailers . A reviewer of Destructoid stated that despite the game 's " brutal and unbalanced " difficulty , it was often remembered as one of the most " beloved titles " of the eight @-@ bit generation . In 2012 , Yahoo ! Games stated that that the game was still widely recognised as one of the most difficult games ever made , particularly noting the ability for players to accidentally harm their partner in two @-@ player mode .
= = = Legacy = = =
The game 's initial success led to Rare developing various sequels which would later become part of the Battle
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might have also reduced barnacles . Right whales are very large , robust whales that can grow up to more than 18 m ( 59 ft ) long and weigh up to 100 short tons ( 91 t ; 89 long tons ) , almost as big as bowhead whales and much larger than other species with high dependencies on shallow waters . An unusually large 40 % of their body weight is blubber , which is of relatively low density . Consequently , unlike many other species of whale , dead right whales tend to float . Right whales swim slowly , reaching only 5 kn ( 9 @.@ 3 km / h ) at top speed . However , they are highly acrobatic and frequently breach ( jump clear of the sea surface ) , tail @-@ slap and lobtail .
= = = Anatomy = = =
Adults may be between 11 – 18 m ( 36 – 59 ft ) in length and typically weigh 60 – 80 short tons ( 54 – 73 t ; 54 – 71 long tons ) . The most typical lengths are 13 – 16 m ( 43 – 52 ft ) . The body is extremely thick with girth as much as 60 % of total body length in some cases . The tail fluke is broad ( up to 40 % of body length ) . The North Pacific species is on average the largest of the three species . The largest specimens may weigh 100 short tons ( 91 t ; 89 long tons ) . Right whales have a distinctive wide V @-@ shaped blow , caused by the widely spaced blowholes on the top of the head . The blow rises 5 m ( 16 ft ) above the surface . Right whales have between 200 and 300 baleen plates on each side of their mouths . These are narrow and approximately 2 m ( 6 @.@ 6 ft ) long , and are covered in very thin hairs . The plates enable the whale to filter feed .
The penis on a right whale can be up to 2 @.@ 7 m ( 8 @.@ 9 ft ) – the testes , at up to 2 m ( 6 @.@ 6 ft ) in length , 78 cm ( 2 @.@ 56 ft ) in diameter , and weighing up to 525 kg ( 1157 lbs ) , are also by far the largest of any animal on Earth . The blue whale may be the largest animal on the planet , yet the testicles of the right whale are ten times the size of those of the blue whale . They also exceed predictions in terms of relative size , as well – they are six times larger than would be expected on the basis of body mass . Together , the testicles make up nearly 1 % of the right whale 's total body weight . This strongly suggests sperm competition is important in mating , which correlates to the fact that right whales are highly promiscuous .
Many of southern right whales are seen with rolls on fats behind blowholes that northern species often lack , and these are regarded as a sign of better health condition due to sufficient nutrition supply , and could have contributed in vast differences in recovery status between right whales in southern and northern hemisphere , other than direct impacts by mankind .
= = Life history and ecology = =
= = = Courtship and reproduction = = =
During the mating season , which can occur at any time in the North Atlantic , right whales gather into " surface @-@ active groups " made up of as many as 20 males consorting a single female . The female has her belly to the surface while the males stroke her with their flippers or keep her underwater . The males do not compete as aggressively against each other as male humpbacks . The female may not become pregnant but she is still able to assess the condition of potential mates . The mean age of first parturition in North Atlantic right whales is estimated at between 7 @.@ 5 and 9 years . Females breed every 3 – 5 years . Both reproduction and calving take place during the winter months . Calves are approximately 1 short ton ( 0 @.@ 91 t ; 0 @.@ 89 long tons ) in weight and 4 – 6 m ( 13 – 20 ft ) in length at birth following a gestation period of 1 year . The right whale grows rapidly in its first year , typically doubling in length . Weaning occurs after eight months to one year and the growth rate in later years is not well understood — it may be highly dependent on whether a calf stays with its mother for a second year .
= = = Lifespan = = =
Very little is known about the life span of right whales . One of the few well @-@ documented cases is of a female North Atlantic right whale that was photographed with a baby in 1935 , then photographed again in 1959 , 1980 , 1985 , and 1992 . Consistent callosity patterns ensured it was the same animal . She was last photographed in 1995 with a seemingly fatal head wound , presumably from a ship strike . By conservative estimates ( e.g. she was a new mother who had just reached sexual maturity in 1935 ) , she was nearly 70 years of age , if not older . Research on the closely related bowhead whale suggests this lifespan is not uncommon and may even be exceeded .
= = = Diet and predation = = =
The right whales ' diets consist primarily of zooplankton , primarily the tiny crustaceans called copepods , as well as krill , and pteropods , although they are occasionally opportunistic feeders . As with other baleens , they feed by filtering prey from the water . They swim with an open mouth , filling it with water and prey . The whale then expels the water , using its baleen plates to retain the prey . Prey must occur in sufficient numbers to trigger the whale 's interest , be large enough that the baleen plates can filter it , and be slow enough that it cannot escape . The " skimming " may take place on the surface , underwater , or even at the ocean 's bottom , indicated by mud occasionally observed on right whales ' bodies .
The right whales ' three known predators are humans , orcas , and sharks . When danger lurks , a group of right whales may cluster into a circle , and thrash their outwards @-@ pointing tails . They may also head for shallow water , which sometimes proves to be an ineffective defense . The sheer size of this animal is its best defense , although young calves are the most vulnerable to orca and shark attacks .
= = = Range and habitat = = =
The three Eubalaena species inhabit three distinct areas of the globe : the North Atlantic in the western Atlantic Ocean , the North Pacific in a band from Japan to Alaska and all areas of the Southern Ocean . The whales can only cope with the moderate temperatures found between 20 and 60 degrees in latitude . The warm equatorial waters form a barrier that prevents mixing between the northern and southern groups . Although the southern species in particular must travel across open ocean to reach its feeding grounds , the species is not considered to be pelagic . In general , they prefer to stay close to peninsulas and bays and on continental shelves , as these areas offer greater shelter and an abundance of their preferred foods .
Because the oceans are so large , it is very difficult to accurately gauge whale population sizes . Approximate figures :
400 North Atlantic right whales ( Eubalaena glacialis ) live in the North Atlantic ;
23 North Pacific right whales have been identified in the eastern North Pacific ( Eubalaena japonica ) and
15 @,@ 000 southern right whales ( Eubalaena australis ) are spread throughout the southern part of the Southern Hemisphere .
= = = = North Atlantic right whale = = = =
Almost all of the 400 North Atlantic right whales live in the western North Atlantic Ocean . In northern spring , summer and autumn , they feed in areas off the Canadian and northeast U.S. coasts in a range stretching from New York to Newfoundland . Particularly popular feeding areas are the Bay of Fundy and Cape Cod Bay . In winter , they head south towards Georgia and Florida to give birth . There have been a smattering of sightings further east over the past few decades ; several sightings were made close to Iceland in 2003 . These are possibly the remains of a virtually extinct eastern Atlantic stock , but examination of old whalers ' records suggests they are more likely to be strays . However , a few sightings are regular between Norway , Ireland , Spain , Portugal , the Canary Islands and even Italy and Sicily ; at least the Norway individuals come from the Western stock .
= = = = North Pacific right whale = = = =
The North Pacific right whale appears to occur in two populations . The population in the eastern North Pacific / Bering Sea is extremely low , numbering about 30 individuals . A larger western population of 100 – 200 appears to be surviving in the Sea of Okhotsk , but very little is known about this population . Thus , the two northern right whale species are the most endangered of all large whales and two of the most endangered animal species in the world . Based on current population density trends , both species are predicted to become extinct within 200 years . The Pacific species was historically found in summer from the Sea of Okhotsk in the west to the Gulf of Alaska in the east , generally north of 50 ° N. Today , sightings are very rare and generally occur in the mouth of the Sea of Okhotsk and in the eastern Bering Sea . Although this species is very likely to be migratory like the other two species , its movement patterns are not known .
= = = = Southern right whale = = = =
The last major population review of southern right whales by the International Whaling Commission was in 1998 . Researchers used data about adult female populations from three surveys ( one in each of Argentina , South Africa and Australia ) and extrapolated to include unsurveyed areas and estimated counts of males and calves ( using available male : female and adult : calf ratios ) , giving an estimated 1997 population of 7 @,@ 500 animals . More recent data from 2007 indicate those survey areas have shown evidence of strong recovery , with a population approaching twice that of a decade earlier . However , other breeding populations are still very small , and data are insufficient to determine whether they , too , are recovering .
The southern right whale spends the summer months in the far Southern Ocean feeding , probably close to Antarctica . It migrates north in winter for breeding , and can be seen around the coasts of Argentina , Australia , Brazil , Chile , Mozambique , New Zealand and South Africa . Since hunting of the southern right whale ceased , stocks are estimated to have grown by 7 % a year . The South American , South African and Australasian groups apparently intermix very little , if at all , because of the strong fidelity of mothers to their feeding and calving grounds . The mother passes these instincts to her calves .
= = = Vocalization and hearing = = =
Vocalizations made by right whales are not elaborate compared to those made by other whale species . The whales make groans , pops and belches typically at frequencies around 500 Hz . The purpose of the sounds is not known but may be a form of communication between whales within the same group . Northern right whales responded to sounds similar to police sirens — sounds of much higher frequency than their own . On hearing the sounds , they moved rapidly to the surface . The research was of particular interest because northern rights ignore most sounds , including those of approaching boats . Researchers speculate this information may be useful in attempts to reduce the number of ship @-@ whale collisions or to encourage the whales to surface for ease of harvesting .
= = Relationship to humans = =
= = = Whaling = = =
In the early centuries of shore @-@ based whaling before 1712 , right whales were virtually the only catchable large whales , for three reasons :
They often swam close to shore where they could be spotted by beach lookouts , and hunted from beach @-@ based whaleboats .
They are relatively slow swimmers , allowing whalers to catch up to them in their whaleboats .
Once killed by harpoons , they were more likely to float , and thus could be retrieved . However , some did sink when killed ( 10 – 30 % in the North Pacific ) and were lost unless they later stranded or surfaced .
Basque people were the first to hunt right whales commercially , beginning as early as the 11th century in the Bay of Biscay . They initially sought oil , but as meat preservation technology improved , the animal was also used for food . Basque whalers reached eastern Canada by 1530 and the shores of Todos os Santos Bay ( in Bahia , Brazil ) by 1602 . The last Basque voyages were made before the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 1763 ) . All attempts to revive the trade after the war failed . Basque shore whaling continued sporadically into the 19th century .
" Yankee whalers " from the new American colonies replaced the Basques . Setting out from Nantucket , Massachusetts and Long Island , New York , they took up to 100 animals in good years . By 1750 , the commercial hunt of the North Atlantic right whale was basically over . The Yankee whalers moved into the South Atlantic before the end of the 18th century . The southernmost Brazilian whaling station was established in 1796 , in Imbituba . Over the next hundred years , Yankee whaling spread into the Southern and Pacific Oceans , where the Americans were joined by fleets from several European nations . The beginning of the 20th century saw much greater industrialization of whaling , and the harvest grew rapidly . By 1937 , there had been , according to whalers ' records , 38 @,@ 000 takes in the South Atlantic , 39 @,@ 000 in the South Pacific , 1 @,@ 300 in the Indian Ocean , and 15 @,@ 000 in the North Pacific . The incompleteness of these records means the actual take was somewhat higher .
As it became clear the stocks were nearly depleted , the world banned right whaling in 1937 . The ban was largely successful , although violations continued for several decades . Madeira took its last two right whales in 1968 . Japan took 23 Pacific right whales in the 1940s and more under scientific permit in the 1960s . Illegal whaling continued off the coast of Brazil for many years and the Imbituba land station processed right whales until 1973 . The Soviet Union illegally took at least 3 @,@ 212 southern right whales during the 1950s and ' 60s , although it reported taking only four .
= = = Whale watching = = =
The southern right whale has made Hermanus , South Africa one of the world centers for whale watching . During the winter months ( July – October ) , southern right whales come so close to the shoreline , visitors can watch whales from strategically placed hotels . The town employs a " whale crier " ( cf. town crier ) to walk through the town announcing where whales have been seen . Southern right whales can also be watched at other winter breeding grounds .
In Brazil , Imbituba in Santa Catarina has been recognized as the National Right Whale Capital and holds annual Right Whale Week celebrations in September when mothers and calves are more often seen . The old whaling station there has been converted to a museum dedicated to the whales . In winter in Argentina , Península Valdés in Patagonia hosts the largest breeding population of the species , with more than 2 @,@ 000 animals catalogued by the Whale Conservation Institute and Ocean Alliance .
= = Conservation = =
Both the North Atlantic and North Pacific species are listed as a " species threatened with extinction which [ is ] or may be affected by trade " ( Appendix I ) by CITES , and as " endangered " by the IUCN Red List . In the United States , the National Marine Fisheries Service ( NMFS ) , a subagency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) has classified all three species as " endangered " under the Endangered Species Act . Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act , they are listed as " depleted " .
The southern right whale is listed as " endangered " under the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act , as " nationally endangered " under the New Zealand Threat Classification System , as a " natural monument " by the Argentine National Congress , and as a " State Natural Monument " under the Brazilian National Endangered Species List .
The US and Brazil added new protections for right whales in the 2000s to address the two primary hazards . While environmental campaigners were , as reported in 2001 , pleased about the plan 's positive effects , they attempted to force the US government to do more . In particular , they advocated 12 knots ( 22 km / h ) speed limits for ships within 40 km ( 25 mi ) of US ports in times of high right whale presence . Citing concerns about excessive trade disruption , it did not institute greater protections . The Defenders of Wildlife , the Humane Society of the United States and the Ocean Conservancy sued the NMFS in September 2005 for " failing to protect the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale , which the agency acknowledges is ' the rarest of all large whale species ' and which federal agencies are required to protect by both the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act " , demanding emergency protection measures . According to NOAA researchers , about 83 % of right whale sightings in the mid @-@ Atlantic region occur within 20 nautical miles ( 37 km ) of shore .
The southern right whale , listed as " endangered " by CITES and " lower risk - conservation dependent " by the IUCN , is protected in the jurisdictional waters of all countries with known breeding populations ( Argentina , Australia , Brazil , Chile , New Zealand , South Africa and Uruguay ) . In Brazil , a federal Environmental Protection Area encompassing some 1 @,@ 560 km2 ( 600 sq mi ) and 130 km ( 81 mi ) of coastline in Santa Catarina State was established in 2000 to protect the species ' main breeding grounds in Brazil and promote whale watching .
On February 6 , 2006 , NOAA proposed its Strategy to Reduce Ship Strikes to North Atlantic Right Whales . The proposal , opposed by some shipping interests , limited ship speeds during calving season . The proposal was made official when on December 8 , 2008 , NOAA issued a press release that included the following :
Effective January 2009 , ships 65 feet ( 20 m ) or longer are limited to 10 knots ( 19 km / h ) in waters off New England when whales begin gathering in this area as part of their annual migration . The restriction extends to 20 nautical miles ( 37 km ) around major mid @-@ Atlantic ports .
The speed restriction applies in waters off New England and the southeastern US , where whales gather seasonally :
Southeastern US from St. Augustine , Florida to Brunswick , Georgia from Nov 15 to April 15
Mid @-@ Atlantic U.S. areas from Rhode Island to Georgia from Nov 1 to April 30 .
Cape Cod Bay from Jan 1 to May 15
Off Race Point at the northern end of Cape Cod from March 1 to April 30
Great South Channel of New England from April 1 to July 31
Temporary voluntary speed limits in other areas or times when a group of three or more right whales is confirmed
Scientists will assess the rule 's effectiveness before the rule expires in 2013 .
The Stellwagen Bank area has implemented an autobuoy program to acoustically detect right whales in the Boston Approaches and notify mariners via the Right Whale Listening Network website .
= = = Threats = = =
The leading cause of death among the North Atlantic right whale , which migrates through some of the world 's busiest shipping lanes while journeying off the east coast of the United States and Canada , is being struck by ships . At least 16 ship @-@ strike deaths were reported between 1970 and 1999 , and probably more remain unreported . According to NOAA , 25 of the 71 right whale deaths reported since 1970 resulted from ship strikes .
A second major cause of morbidity and mortality in the North Atlantic right whale is entanglement in fishing gear . Right whales ingest plankton with wide @-@ open mouths , risking entanglement in any rope or net fixed in the water column . Rope wraps around their upper jaws , flippers and tails . Some are able to escape , but others remain tangled . Whales can be successfully disentangled , if observed and aided . In July 1997 , the U.S. NOAA introduced the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan , which seeks to minimize whale entanglement in fishing gear and record large whale sightings in an attempt to estimate numbers and distribution .
In 2012 , the U.S. Navy proposed to create a new undersea naval training range immediately adjacent to northern right whale calving grounds in shallow waters off the Florida / Georgia border . Legal challenges by leading environmental groups including the Natural Resources Defense Council were denied in federal court , allowing the Navy to proceed . These rulings were made despite the extremely low numbers ( as low as 313 by some estimates ) of right whales in existence at this time , and a very poor calving season .
= International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes =
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ( ICSID ) is an international arbitration institution established in 1965 for legal dispute resolution and conciliation between international investors . The ICSID is part of and funded by the World Bank Group , headquartered in Washington , D.C. , in the United States . It is an autonomous , multilateral specialized institution to encourage international flow of investment and mitigate non @-@ commercial risks by a treaty drafted by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 's executive directors and signed by member countries . As of May 2016 , there were 153 contracting member states agree to enforce and uphold arbitral awards in accordance with the ICSID Convention . The center performs advisory activities and maintains several publications .
= = History = =
In the 1950s and 1960s , the Organization for European Economic Cooperation ( now the Organisation for Economic Co @-@ operation and Development ) had made several attempts to create a framework for protecting international investments , but its efforts revealed conflicting views on how to provide compensation for the expropriation of foreign direct investment . In 1961 , then @-@ General Counsel of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( IBRD ) Aron Broches developed the idea for a multilateral agreement on a process for resolving individual investment disputes on a case by case basis as opposed to imposing outcomes based on standards . Broches held conferences to consult legal experts from all parts of the world , including Europe , Africa , and Asia , to discuss and compose a preliminary agreement . The IBRD staff wrote an official draft of the agreement and consulted with legal representatives of the IBRD 's board of directors to finalize the draft and have it approved . The board of directors approved the final draft of the agreement , titled Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States , and the Bank president disseminated the convention to its member states for signature on 18 March 1965 . Twenty states immediately ratified the convention . The convention establishing the ICSID entered into force on 14 October 1966 .
Bilateral investment treaties ( BITs ) proliferated during the first decade of the 21st century , reaching more than 2 @,@ 500 by 2007 . Many such treaties contain text that refers present and future investment disputes to the ICSID .
= = Statistical details of cases = =
From its launch to 30 June 2012 , the ICSID has registered 390 dispute cases . The ICSID 's caseload consisted of 88 % convention arbitration cases , 2 % convention conciliation cases , as well as 9 % additional facility arbitration cases , and 1 % additional facility conciliation cases .
As of 30 June 2012 , the ICSID 's registered cases were distributed across the following economic sectors : oil , gas , and mining ( 25 % ) , electricity and other energy ( 13 % ) , other industries ( 12 % ) , transportation industry ( 11 % ) , construction industry ( 7 % ) , financial industry ( 7 % ) , information industry and communication industry ( 6 % ) , water industry , sanitation , and food protection ( 6 % ) , agriculture , fishing , and forestry ( 5 % ) , services and trade ( 4 % ) , and tourism industry ( 4 % ) .
As of 27 July 2012 , 246 of 390 registered arbitration cases were concluded. as of 30 June 2012 , the ICSID 's tribunal had resolved nearly two thirds ( 62 % ) of disputes while the remainder ( 38 % ) were settled or discontinued . As of 14 May 2016 , 362 of 574 ( 62 % ) registered arbitration cases were concluded .
Conciliation commission reports were issued for 67 % of the conciliation proceedings , while 33 % of proceedings were discontinued . In 75 % of the conciliation reports , parties failed to reach agreement , and only 25 % recorded agreement among parties .
As of 2012Impregilo S.p.A was the claimant which had filed the most applications . The following law firms had served the most times in ICSID cases in alpha order : Arnold & Porter LLP , Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP , King & Spalding LLP , Latham & Watkins LLP , Shearman & Sterling LLP , Sidley Austin LLP and White & Case LLP .
As of 2012 only two governments , Gabon and Romania , had ever filed an ICSID case against an investor . States appearing most often as a respondent were in descending order : Argentina 49 , Venezuela 36 , Egypt 17 , Ecuador 12 , Congo 12 , Peru 11 and Ukraine 10 times . Between 2009 and 2012 legal representation cost between US $ 1 and 7 @.@ 6 million . The approximate duration of a case was 3 @.@ 6 years .
= = Governance = =
The ICSID is governed by its Administrative Council which meets annually and elects the center 's Secretary @-@ General and Deputy Secretary @-@ General , approves rules and regulations , conducts the center 's case proceedings , and approves the center 's budget and annual report . The council consists of one representative from each of the center 's contracting member states and is chaired by the President of the World Bank Group , although the president may not vote . The ICSID 's normal operations are carried out by its Secretariat which comprises 40 employees and is led by the Secretary @-@ General of the ICSID . The Secretariat provides support to the Administrative Council in conducting the center 's proceedings . It also manages the center 's Panel of Conciliators and Panel of Arbitrators . Each contracting member state may appoint four persons to each panel . In addition to serving as the center 's principal , the Secretary @-@ General is responsible for legally representing the ICSID and serving as the registrar of its proceedings . As of 2012 , Meg Kinnear serves as the center 's Secretary @-@ General .
= = Membership = =
ICSID 's 161 member states which have signed the center 's convention include 160 United Nations member states plus Kosovo . Of these member states , only 153 are " contracting member states " , that is they have ratified the contract . Former members are Bolivia , Ecuador ( withdrew 2009 ) , and Venezuela , which withdrew in 2012 . All ICSID contracting member states , whether or not they are parties to a given dispute , are required by the ICSID Convention to recognize and enforce ICSID arbitral awards .
= = = Non @-@ contracting signatories = = =
The following member states have signed the ICSID convention ( date in parentheses ) , but have not ratified it .
Belize ( 1986 )
Dominican Republic ( 2000 )
Ethiopia ( 1965 )
Guinea @-@ Bissau ( 1991 )
Kyrgyzstan ( 1995 )
Namibia ( 1998 )
Russia ( 1992 )
Thailand ( 1985 )
= = = Non members = = =
Brazil , Mexico , India and South Africa are countries with large economies that have never been ICSID members .
= = Activities = =
The ICSID does not conduct arbitration or conciliation proceedings itself , but offers institutional and procedural support to conciliation commissions , tribunals , and other committees which conduct such matters . The center has two sets of rules that determine how cases will be initiated and conducted , either under the ICSID 's Convention , Regulations and Rules or the ICSID 's Additional Facility Rules . To be processed in accordance with the ICSID Convention , a legal dispute has to exist between one of the center 's contracting member states and a national of another contracting member state . It must also be of a legal nature and relate directly to an investment . A case can be processed under the ICSID Additional Facility Rules if one of the parties to the dispute is either not a contracting member state or a national of a contracting member state . However , most cases are arbitrated under the ICSID Convention . Recourse to ICSID conciliation and arbitration is entirely voluntary . However , once the parties have consented to arbitration under the ICSID Convention , neither party can unilaterally withdraw its consent .
The ICSID Secretariat may also administer dispute resolution proceedings under other treaties and regularly assists tribunals or disputing parties in arbitrations among investors and states under the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law ( UNICTRAL ) ' s arbitration regulations . The center provides administrative and technical support for a number of international dispute resolution proceedings through alternative facilities such as the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague , Netherlands , the London Court of International Arbitration , and the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris , France .
The ICSID also conducts advisory activities and research and publishes Investment Laws of the World and of Investment Treaties . Since April 1986 , the center has published a semi @-@ annual law journal entitled ICSID Review : Foreign Investment Law Journal .
Although the ICSID 's proceedings generally take place in Washington , D.C. , parties may agree that proceedings be held at one of a number of possible alternative locations , including the Permanent Court of Arbitration , the Regional Arbitration Centres of the Asian @-@ African Legal Consultative Committee in Cairo , in Kuala Lumpur , or in Lagos , the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration in Melbourne , the Australian Commercial Disputes Centre in Sydney , the Singapore International Arbitration Centre , the Gulf Cooperation Council Commercial Arbitration Centre in Bahrain , the German Institution of Arbitration , the Maxwell Chambers in Singapore , the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre , and the Centre for Arbitration and Conciliation at the Chamber of Commerce of Bogota .
= = Case studies = =
The Indonesian government was sued in June 2012 by a London @-@ based mining company Churchill Mining after the local government revoked the concession rights held by a local company in which the firm had invested . The government is countering the Churchill case , claiming that Churchill did not have the correct type of mining licenses .
In October 2012 , an ICSID tribunal awarded a judgment of $ 1 @.@ 8 billion for Occidental Petroleum against the government of Ecuador . Additionally , Ecuador had to pay $ 589 million in backdated compound interest and half of the costs of the tribunal , making its total penalty around $ 2 @.@ 4 billion . The South American country annulled a contract with the oil firm on the grounds that it violated a clause that the company would not sell its rights to another firm without permission . The tribunal agreed the violation took place but judged that the annulment was not fair and equitable treatment to the company .
Irish oil firm Tullow Oil took the Ugandan government to court in November 2012 after value @-@ added tax ( VAT ) was placed on goods and services the firm purchased for its operations in the country . The Ugandan government responded that the company had no right to claim tax on such goods prior to commencement of drilling .
Tobacco major Philip Morris sued Uruguay for alleged breaches to the Uruguay @-@ Swiss BIT for requiring cigarette packs to display graphic health warnings and sued Australia under the Australia @-@ Hong Kong BITS for requiring plain packaging for its cigarettes . The company claimed that the packaging requirements in both countries violate its investment .
In the context of Nuclear power phase @-@ out in Germany , Swedish Energy company Vattenfall sought compensation from the German government for the premature shut @-@ down of nuclear plants .
= James Franco =
James Edward Franco ( born April 19 , 1978 ) is an American actor and filmmaker . His first prominent acting role was the lead character Daniel Desario on the short @-@ lived cult hit television program Freaks and Geeks . He later played the title character in the TV biographical film James Dean ( 2001 ) , for which he won a Golden Globe Award . For his role in 127 Hours ( 2010 ) , Franco was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor . He is also known for his roles in Spider @-@ Man , Pineapple Express ( 2008 ) , Rise of the Planet of the Apes ( 2011 ) , and Oz the Great and Powerful ( 2013 ) and other films , as well as TV roles in General Hospital and 11 @.@ 22 @.@ 63 . In 2014 , he made his Broadway debut in Of Mice and Men .
Franco volunteers for the Art of Elysium charity , and has also taught film classes at New York University , the University of Southern California , UCLA , and Palo Alto High School .
= = Early life and family = =
Franco was born in Palo Alto , California . His mother , Betsy Lou ( née Verne ) , is a writer and occasional actress , and his father , Douglas Eugene " Doug " Franco ( d . 2011 ) , ran a Silicon Valley business . The two met as students at Stanford University . Franco 's father was of Portuguese ( Madeiran ) and Swedish descent . Franco 's mother is Jewish ; her family were Russian Jewish immigrants , and her father , Daniel , had changed the family surname from " Verovitz " to " Verne " some time after 1940 . Franco 's paternal grandmother , Marjorie ( Peterson ) Franco , is a published author of young adult books . Franco 's maternal grandmother , Mitzie ( Levine ) Verne , owned the Verne Art Gallery , a prominent art gallery in Cleveland , and was an active member in the National Council of Jewish Women .
Franco 's family upbringing was " academic , liberal , and largely secular " . He grew up in California with his two brothers , Tom and Dave ( " Davy " , also an actor ) . A " math whiz " , Franco interned at Lockheed Martin . He was often encouraged by his father to get good grades and did well on his SATs . He graduated from Palo Alto High School in 1996 , where he acted in plays . This led to him attending CSSSA in 1998 for theatre . In his high school years , Franco was arrested for underage drinking , graffiti , and for being a part of a group that stole designer fragrances from department stores and sold them to classmates . These arrests led to his briefly becoming a ward of the state . Facing the possibility of juvenile hall , Franco was given a second chance by the judge . " It was teen angst . I was uncomfortable in my own skin . I was shy . I changed my ways just in time to get good grades , " he recalled of his troubles with the law .
Although the idea of becoming a marine zoologist interested him , Franco had always secretly wanted to become an actor but feared being rejected . He enrolled at the University of California , Los Angeles ( UCLA ) as an English major , but dropped out after his first year against his parents ' wishes to pursue a career as an actor , since he would have had to wait two years to audition for their acting program . Franco instead chose to take acting lessons with Robert Carnegie at the Playhouse West . Around this time , Franco took up a late @-@ night job at McDonald 's to support himself since his parents refused to do so . He was a vegetarian until working there . While working at the establishment , he would practice accents on customers , an experience he remembered nostalgically in a 2015 Washington Post editorial ( " McDonald ’ s was there for me when no one else was " ) .
= = Acting career = =
= = = 1997 – 2001 = = =
After 15 months of training , he began auditioning in Los Angeles . His first paid role was a television commercial for Pizza Hut , featuring a dancing Elvis Presley ( who died 20 years prior . ) . He found guest roles on television shows but his first break came in 1999 , after he was cast in a leading role on the short @-@ lived but well @-@ reviewed NBC television series Freaks and Geeks , which ran for 18 episodes and was canceled due to low viewership . Later , the show became a cult hit among audiences . He has since described the series as " one of the most fun " work experiences that he has had . In another interview , Franco said : " When we were doing Freaks and Geeks , I didn ’ t quite understand how movies and TV worked , and I would improvise even if the camera wasn ’ t on me ... So I was improvising a little bit back then , but not in a productive way " . After his film debut Never Been Kissed , he played a popular jock Chris in Whatever It Takes ( 2000 ) , a modern @-@ day remake of the 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac .
He was subsequently cast as the title role in director Mark Rydell 's 2001 TV biographical film James Dean . To immerse himself in the role , Franco went from being a non @-@ smoker to smoking two packs of cigarettes a day , bleached his dark brown hair blond , and learned to ride a motorcycle as well as play guitar and the bongos . To have a greater understanding of Dean , Franco spent hours with two of Dean 's associates . Other research included reading books on Dean and studying his movies . While filming James Dean , the actor , to get into character , cut off communication with his family and friends , as well as his then @-@ girlfriend . " It was a very lonely existence , " he notes . " If I wasn 't on a set , I was watching James Dean . That was my whole thinking . James Dean . James Dean " . Despite already being a fan of Dean , Franco feared he might be typecast if he 'd captured the actor too convincingly . Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly wrote : " Franco could have walked through the role and done a passable Dean , but instead gets under the skin of this insecure , rootless young man " . He received a Golden Globe Award and nominations for an Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award ( SAG ) .
= = = 2002 – 2007 = = =
Franco achieved worldwide fame and attention in the 2002 superhero film Spider @-@ Man , when he played Harry Osborn , the son of the villainous Green Goblin ( Willem Dafoe ) and best friend of the Spider @-@ Man ( Tobey Maguire ) . Originally , Franco was considered for the lead role of Spider @-@ Man / Peter Parker in the film , though the lead went to Maguire . Todd McCarthy of Variety noted that there are " good moments " between Maguire and Franco in the film . Spider @-@ Man was a commercial and critical success . The movie grossed $ 114 million during its opening weekend in North America and went on to earn $ 822 million worldwide .
He next starred in Sonny , a 2002 release in which he was directed by fellow actor Nicolas Cage , whose involvement had attracted Franco to the film . Set in 1980s New Orleans , Sonny follows the titular character ( Franco ) returning home after just being discharged from the Army . To prepare for his role , he met with sex workers or people who had previously been prostitutes . The movie was panned by critics , with the New York Post 's Lou Lumenick calling it an " instant candidate for worst movie of the year " . Franco was cast as a homeless drug addict in the drama City by the Sea ( 2002 ) after co @-@ star Robert De Niro saw a snippet of his work in James Dean . He lived on the streets for several days to better understand the subject matter as well as talk to former or still @-@ using drug addicts . He also co @-@ starred with Neve Campbell in Robert Altman 's ballet movie The Company ( 2003 ) . The success of the first Spider @-@ Man film led Franco to reprise the role in the 2004 sequel , Spider @-@ Man 2 . The movie was well received by critics , and it proved to be a big financial success , setting a new opening weekend box office record for North America . With revenue of $ 783 million worldwide , it became the second highest @-@ grossing film in 2004 . The following year he made and starred in the black comedy The Ape and the 2005 war film The Great Raid , in which he portrayed Robert Prince , a captain in the United States Army 's elite Sixth Ranger Battalion . In 2006 , Franco co @-@ starred with Tyrese Gibson in Annapolis and played legendary hero Tristan in Tristan & Isolde , a period piece dramatization of the Tristan and Iseult story also starring British actress Sophia Myles . For the former , he did eight months of boxing training and for the latter , he practiced horseback riding and sword fighting . He then completed training for his Private Pilot Licence in preparation for his role in Flyboys , which was released in September 2006 ; the same month , Franco appeared briefly in The Wicker Man , the remake of the seminal horror film . Also in 2006 , he made a cameo appearance in the romantic comedy The Holiday .
He again played Harry Osborn in Spider @-@ Man 3 ( 2007 ) . In contrast to the previous two films ' positive reviews , Spider @-@ Man 3 was met with a mixed reception by critics . Nonetheless , with a total worldwide gross of $ 891 million , it stands as the most successful film in the series , and Franco 's highest @-@ grossing film to date . In this same year , Franco made a cameo appearance as himself in the Apatow @-@ directed comedy Knocked Up , which starred Freaks and Geeks alumni Seth Rogen , Jason Segel and Martin Starr . Franco co @-@ starred with Sienna Miller in the low @-@ budget independent film Camille , a dark fantasy dramedy about a young newlywed couple and Interview , where he appears in a voice only role , both 2007 movies that were ignored by audiences and critics alike . Among his other 2007 projects were Good Time Max , which Franco wrote , directed and starred in . The movie premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival and centers around two talented brothers who take very diverse paths in life , one going on to become a doctor whilst the other sibling ( Franco ) experiences unemployment and uses drugs . The actor chose to cast himself in that role because , " It was really just a process of elimination . I was better suited for this role than the responsible surgeon " .
= = = 2008 – 2010 = = =
He next starred in Pineapple Express ( 2008 ) , a stoner comedy co @-@ starring and co @-@ written by Seth Rogen and produced by Judd Apatow . Of Franco 's character , Apatow said , " You tell him , ' Okay , you 're going to play a pot dealer ' , and he comes back with a three @-@ dimensional character you totally believe exists . He takes it very seriously , even when it 's comedy " . In her New York Times review , critic Manohla Dargis wrote : " He 's delightful as Saul , loosey @-@ goosey and goofy yet irrepressibly sexy , despite that greasy curtain of hair and a crash pad with a zero WAF ( Woman Acceptance Factor ) . It 's an unshowy , generous performance and it greatly humanizes a movie that , as it shifts genre gears and cranks up the noise , becomes disappointingly sober and self @-@ serious " . His performance earned him a second Golden Globe nomination , for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy . He has stated in some interviews that he no longer uses cannabis ( although he has occasionally alluded to smoking it , most notably during an extended segment on The Colbert Report ) . He was awarded High Times magazine 's Stoner of the Year Award for his work in Pineapple Express . In 2008 he also appeared in two films by American artist Carter , exhibited at the Yvon Lambert gallery in Paris . On September 20 , 2008 , he hosted the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live ( SNL ) , and a second time on December 19 , 2009 .
Franco starred opposite Sean Penn , Josh Brolin , and Emile Hirsch in Gus Van Sant 's Milk ( 2008 ) . In the film he plays Scott Smith , the boyfriend of Harvey Milk ( Penn ) . Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times , in review of the film , wrote : " Franco is a nice match for him [ Penn ] as the lover who finally has enough of political life " . For his performance in the film , Franco won the Independent Spirit Award in the category for Best Supporting Actor . In late 2009 he joined the cast of the daytime soap opera General Hospital on a recurring basis . He plays Franco , a multimedia artist much like himself , who comes to Port Charles with unfinished business with mob enforcer Jason Morgan ( Steve Burton ) . Franco has called his General Hospital role performance art .
Franco began 2010 by making an appearance on the sitcom 30 Rock where he played himself and carried on a fake romance with Jenna Maroney ( Jane Krakowski ) in a scheme concocted by their respective agents . After appearing in the commercial successes Date Night , an action comedy , and Eat Pray Love , an adaption of a novel , Franco played poet Allen Ginsberg in the drama Howl , released on September 24 . The latter , about his most known poem and the trial about the work , premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and earned modest reviews .
In his next project , 127 Hours , directed by Danny Boyle , Franco portrayed real @-@ life mountain climber Aron Ralston . It was given a limited release starting on November 5 , 2010 . 127 Hours centered on Ralston trying to free his hand after it became trapped under a boulder in a ravine while canyoneering alone in Utah and resorting to desperate measures in order to survive , eventually amputating his arm . During the five @-@ week , 12 @-@ hours @-@ per @-@ day shoot , Franco would only leave the gully set to use the lavatory and would read books such as academic textbooks to keep busy . Franco later called making 127 Hours a once in a lifetime experience . To date , 127 Hours is one of his most well @-@ reviewed movies and was also a commercial success , earning $ 60 @.@ 7 million against an $ 18 million budget . His performance earned him universal acclaim from critics . Subsequently , he was nominated for an Academy Award , Golden Globe and SAG award , as well as winning an Independent Spirit Award .
" I didn 't have many actors to act opposite with , so the crew and the director and the writer , they all became my co @-@ stars in a way and we all had this one character to share in . I , it was my body but we were all kinda jammed in there [ the gully ] .
= = = 2011 – present = = =
On February 23 , 2011 , Franco made a cameo appearance on NBC 's Minute to Win It where the real @-@ life Ralston was participating as a contestant playing for charity . After having an uncredited cameo in the opening scene of The Green Hornet ( 2011 ) , he starred opposite Natalie Portman and Danny McBride in the Medieval fantasy comedy Your Highness . In the film , he plays Fabious , a prince who teams up with his brother ( McBride ) to rescue the soon to be bride of Fabious ( played by Zooey Deschanel ) . In May 2010 , he was cast to star in Rupert Wyatt 's $ 93 million budgeted Rise of the Planet of the Apes , a reboot of the Planet of the Apes series which was released on August 5 . Franco starred alongside Winona Ryder in The Letter , originally entitled The Stare , directed by Jay Anania . He was cast as a drug @-@ addicted lawyer in About Cherry , also starring Heather Graham , which started shooting the following month in California . He dropped out of the indie film While We 're Young to star in Oz the Great and Powerful , a Disney prequel to L. Frank Baum 's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( 1900 ) . Filming began in July 2011 , and the film was released on March 8 , 2013 . He has signed to do a sequel to it .
At the end of September 2010 , the actor acquired the rights to Stephen Elliott 's The Adderall Diaries , with the intention to adapt , direct , and star in the film . It was announced in January 2011 that the actor has planned to , not only star in , but direct himself in The Night Stalker , a film version of author Philip Carlo 's book about the 1980s serial killer , Richard Ramirez . Co @-@ screenwriter of the screenplay , Nicholas Constantine , was initially unconvinced that Franco would be right for the movie , until he learned of Franco 's desire to be a director and later watched three of his short films , one of which featured a serial killer , ultimately confirming to the writer that the actor had a darker side . The actor also has plans to direct a film version of William Faulkner 's As I Lay Dying . The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival . In late 2013 Franco starred in This is the End as a fictionalized version of himself stuck in a house with Seth Rogen , Jay Baruchel , Craig Robinson , Jonah Hill , and Danny McBride , also fictionalized versions of themselves , when the Apocalypse happens .
In February 2012 , Franco began shooting a film version of Cormac McCarthy 's 1973 novella Child of God , which stars Scott Haze as Lester Ballard . The film chronicles the depraved and violent impulses of the young Tennessee backwoodsman after he is dispossessed of his ancestral land . Child of God was selected in official competition at the 70th Venice Film Festival , an official selection to the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and an official selection to the prestigious 51st New York Film Festival . In 2013 , Franco starred as the gangster " Alien " in Harmony Korine 's Spring Breakers , with Vanessa Hudgens , Selena Gomez , Ashley Benson , Gucci Mane and Rachel Korine . A24 films began a campaign in September 2013 in support of a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for Franco 's performance .
In March 2013 , it was announced that Franco was set to make his 2014 Broadway stage debut in the role of George in a revival of John Steinbeck 's Of Mice and Men . In October 2013 , Franco appeared in the music video for " City of Angels " by Thirty Seconds to Mars .
In February 2014 , Franco was announced as the director and co @-@ producer for The Masterpiece , the film adaptation of actor Greg Sestero 's non @-@ fiction book , The Disaster Artist , which talks about the making of the film The Room . In April of the same year , Franco directed and appeared in " Techno Color Sunglasses " , which promoted Gucci 's eyewear collection . In December , Franco starred in the controversial Sony comedy thriller , The Interview , a film which played a central role in the real world diplomatic relations between the United States and North Korea as they related to the 2014 Sony hacking incident . In April 2015 , two of his projects , titled I Am Michael and True Story , were shown at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival . In I Am Michael , Franco plays a gay activist who rejects his homosexuality and becomes a conservative Christian pastor with a girlfriend . In True Story , based on a true story , Franco played Christian Longo , a man who was on the FBI 's most wanted list for murdering his wife and three children in Oregon , and who had also been hiding under the identity of Michael Finkel , a journalist played by Jonah Hill .
In 2015 , Franco was cast in the lead role for the Hulu limited series 11 @.@ 22 @.@ 63 which is based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King . The eight @-@ episode series premiered on February 15 , 2016 .
= = Other projects = =
Franco produced and directed a documentary titled Saturday Night documenting a week in the production of an episode of SNL . The film began as a short for an NYU class but grew due to his two episodes as host , while short stories he wrote for other classes appeared in Esquire and McSweeney 's . In summer 2010 , the fictional Franco from General Hospital held an exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles , while the real Franco held an exhibit at the museum based on his experiences on the soap opera .
In 2008 , Franco was named as the face of Gucci 's men 's fragrance line . His short films as director The Feast of Stephen and Herbert White were both presented within Maryland Film Festival in May 2010 . Another of his short movies , The Clerk 's Tale , was screened in competition at the Hamptons Film Festival at the end of 2010 . In June 2010 , James Franco presented his first solo exhibition , " The Dangerous Book Four Boys " , presented at The Clocktower Gallery in New York City . Curated by Alanna Heiss , the show featured video , drawings , sculptures and installation .
On October 19 , 2010 , Scribner published a collection of short stories , Palo Alto , by Franco . The book is named after the California city where Franco grew up and is dedicated to many of the writers he worked with at Brooklyn College . Inspired by some of Franco 's own teenage memories Palo Alto , and memories written and submitted by high school students at Palo Alto Senior High School , consists of life in Palo Alto as experienced by a series of teenagers who spend most of their time indulging in driving drunk , smoking weed and taking part in unplanned acts of violence . Each passage is told by a young narrator . The book has received mixed reviews ; Los Angeles Times called it " the work of an ambitious young man who clearly loves to read , who has a good eye for detail , but who has spent way too much time on style and virtually none on substance " . The Guardian said that Franco 's " foray into the literary world may be met with cynicism in some quarters , but this is a promising debut from a most unlikely source " . Writing in the New York Times , reviewer and fellow author Joshua Mohr praised Franco for how , in the story " American History " , he juxtaposed historical parts with a present @-@ day social commentary that " makes the we wonder how much we 've actually evolved in post @-@ bellum America " . At least one editor of a literary journal testified he would not publish Franco 's stories , claiming he has been published due to his star power , not literary talent . Publishers Weekly reviewed the collection , stating " The author fails to find anything remotely insightful to say in these 11 amazingly underwhelming stories " .
In January 2011 , the actor screened his multimedia project entitled Three 's Company The Drama , in which he merges video and art to update the former sitcom , at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival . Franco reunited with Milk director Van Sant to make Unfinished , a project that features two movies : Endless Idaho and My Own Private River . Endless Idaho showcases edited outtakes , deleted scenes and behind @-@ the @-@ scenes footage from the 1991 movie My Own Private Idaho , while My Own Private River focuses on the late actor River Phoenix . The idea for the exhibition was conceived after Van Sant introduced unused footage from the 1991 film to Franco , inspiring him to turn it into something more . Unfinished opened from February 26 to April 9 at the Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills .
On February 27 , 2011 , he and Anne Hathaway hosted the 83rd Academy Awards . The two were selected to help the awards show achieve its goal of attracting a younger audience . Franco had previously said that he accepted the job for the experience and because it was a once in a lifetime opportunity . Numerous media viewers criticized Franco for his discontent and lack of energy on stage and the show was widely panned , with some reviewers dubbing it the worst telecast in its history . The actor later spoke about his hosting in an interview on the Late Show with David Letterman . He explained that when accepting the job he never had high hopes , adding " It was never on my list of things to do . It doesn 't mean I didn 't care and it doesn 't mean I didn 't try , right ? ” Regarding allegations that he was under the influence of marijuana while hosting , Franco commented " I think the Tasmanian Devil would look stoned standing next to Anne Hathaway . She has a lot of energy ! " He concluded that he tried his best and could have had " low energy " during the telecast .
A few months later , he continued talking about the hosting gig at an interview for Playboy . There he said he told a producer , " I don 't know why you hired me , because you haven 't given me anything . I just don 't think this stuff 's going to be good " . He also said he felt " kind of trapped in that material " and that there was " no way out " . He also admitted to a post @-@ ceremony fight on Twitter with longtime Oscars writer Bruce Vilanch . When Vilanch intimated that the busy actor appeared less than fully committed to the job , Franco posted a photo of the two of them together graffiti @-@ ed saying " James Fucked up the oscars . Trust me , I KNOW comedy . I mean , come on , I write for Bette Midler " . Franco explained to Playboy that " I personally do not do my best thinking when I 'm angry . Before Twitter , I always had that buffer period when I could actually think and decide , Is this worth it ? ... For me Twitter is a dangerous thing " .
In May , Franco made his dance @-@ theater directorial debut at New York 's Stella Adler studios , where he narrated all the performances . Entitled " Collage " and described as a " mixed @-@ media piece " , the show featured live dance , theater , music , and poetry . Tickets were free but were distributed on a first @-@ come , first @-@ served basis . The actor also directed two short films for songs ( " Blue " and " That Someone Is You " ) by R.E.M. from their album Collapse into Now ( 2011 ) . Franco continued his career as a filmmaker with The Broken Tower , a 90 @-@ minute docudrama shot in black and white about poet Hart Crane , who committed suicide by jumping off the steamship SS Orizaba . It originally started out as his masters thesis . It was screened at 2011 's Los Angeles Film Festival – among more than 200 feature films , short projects , and music videos from more than 30 countries . It was released on DVD in 2012 .
Since 2012 , Franco has served as a lecturer at UCLA teaching classes in the School of Theater , Film and Television . In September 2012 , Franco announced the release of his band Daddy 's first single Love in the Old Days and their first EP MotorCity . On March 8 , 2013 , Franco received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , located at 6838 Hollywood Boulevard . On July 9 , 2013 , Franco announced that he would be the featured roastee on the next Comedy Central Roast . The roast aired on September 2 , 2013 .
In February 2014 , Franco wrote an article in The New York Times in support of the metamodernist performance art of Shia LaBeouf , describing LaBeouf 's project as one " in which a young man in a very public profession tries to reclaim his public persona " . In April 2014 , the literary publisher Graywolf Press issued Franco 's first collection of poetry , Directing Herbert White . The title alludes to a poem ( made by Franco into a 2010 short film ) by Frank Bidart , who has served as friend and mentor to Franco .
In September 2015 , Franco announced he would be teaching an eight @-@ part film class to high school students at Palo Alto High School . The class began on September 13 , 2015 .
= = In the media = =
Viewed as a sex symbol , Franco was named the Sexiest Man Living in 2009 by Salon.com. There has often been frequent media coverage of Franco , particularly regarding his interest in going to colleges . In addition to that , Franco has also claimed to have been strongly misquoted by reports in the media and news outlets reporting erroneous information about him . This led to the actor being parodied in an episode of SNL 's Weekend Update segment , which an Entertainment Weekly writer deemed " clever " . In a 2011 interview , he stated :
" I ’ ve been perceived as this guy yelling , ' Hey , look at me . I want attention ' . I ’ m not going to school to get articles written about me . I ’ m just going to school . But the fact that I ’ m going to school or that someone takes a picture of me sleeping is like , ' We ’ re gonna jump on that and criticize him for his antics ' . What antics ? I write . I make movies . I ’ m going to school . I hosted the Oscars . I take these projects seriously " .
Franco has deliberately garnered a reputation for publishing " selfies " ( self @-@ shot photos of oneself , alone or with others ) and wrote an explanatory article for the New York Times in December 2013 . Franco writes :
" But a well @-@ stocked collection of selfies seems to get attention . And attention seems to be the name of the game when it comes to social networking . In this age of too much information at a click of a button , the power to attract viewers amid the sea of things to read and watch is power indeed . It ’ s what the movie studios want for their products , it ’ s what professional writers want for their work , it ’ s what newspapers want — hell , it ’ s what everyone wants : attention . Attention is power "
In April 2012 , Shalom Life ranked Franco and his brother , Dave , together as number two on its list of 50 talented and attractive Jewish men . In 2013 , Franco was featured as the cover model and featured focus in the men 's magazine Man of the World .
In other forms of media , a Chicago @-@ based theater company , Under the Gun Theater , developed a show inspired by and titled after Franco . The 2015 production of Dear James Franco used , parodied and deconstructed letters penned to or by celebrities . The performances used improvisation to satirize their subject matter .
= = Personal life = =
Franco has described himself as Jewish ; regarding his secular upbringing , he told The Guardian that he feels as if he has " missed out on the Jewish experience " , but has been told not to worry about that by his Jewish friends and said in the same interview that he likes " the idea of religion as a source of community " . When asked if he was a " believer , " he responded " In God ? I don 't know . Yes . To a certain extent . It 's a complicated question " . In 2015 , Franco had an official Bar Mitzvah ceremony , presided over by a rabbi .
Due to his support for the LGBT community , and his portrayal of gay characters in his projects , Franco 's sexuality has been a subject of discussion in media sources , relentlessly questioning if he himself is gay . In response to questions regarding his sexuality , he insists he finds plenty more dimensions to the characters than their bedroom proclivities . " Or , you know what , " he quipped , " maybe I ’ m just gay " . In a March 2015 interview with Four Two Nine magazine , Franco again opened up about his sexuality , commenting that it is not who you have sex with that defines your sexuality , but instead how you act . " In the twenties and thirties , they used to define homosexuality by how you acted and not by whom you slept with . Sailors would fuck guys all the time , but as long as they behaved in masculine ways , they weren ’ t considered gay " . Franco added , " Well , I like to think that I ’ m gay in my art and straight in my life " .
The rumors concerning his sexuality led to a Gawker article linking him to a New York Post Page Six blind item about a closeted gay actor , nicknamed " the Gay Rapist " . Despite the victim of the alleged attack denying that it was Franco , two magazines then contacted Franco 's lawyer to alert them that they might run stories suggesting his involvement , but were unable to , as at least part of their stories were fabricated . However , Gawker refused to take their article down as they were simply reporting what another outlet published and instead offered him a chance to make a comment about the speculation on its website . He declined , hoping it would die down . The actor later called the episode very offensive because he has friends who have been raped . In July 2015 , a former Gawker employee admitted on his Twitter account — in now deleted posts — that he was pressured to write a series of articles about " the Gay Rapist " , and lead readers into believing the man was Franco .
After meeting on the set of Whatever It Takes , Franco dated co @-@ star Marla Sokoloff for five years . He was later in a relationship with actress Ahna O 'Reilly , until 2011 . He confirmed their separation in an interview for Playboy magazine 's August 2011 issue , saying that his interest in education got between them . He received unwelcome attention in April 2014 for trying to set a date with a 17 @-@ year @-@ old girl from Scotland in New York ( age of consent in New York is 17 ) via social media . Although the age of consent in New York is 17 , Franco 's interactions with the girl were still illegal on the grounds that the girl was a foreign citizen and the interactions took place over the Internet , both of which are circumstances invoking Federal United States law ( 18 ) rather than lesser state @-@ by @-@ state age limits . The woman filmed the conversation they had and released it to the public . Franco acknowledged flirting with her .
= = Education = =
Franco , dissatisfied with his career 's direction , reenrolled at UCLA in autumn 2006 as an English major with a creative writing concentration . He received permission to take as many as 62 course credits per quarter compared to the normal limit of 19 , while still continuing to act ; receiving many of his credits from independent study for his involvement on the set of Spider @-@ Man 3 . He received his undergraduate degree in June 2008 with a GPA of 3 @.@ 5 / 4 @.@ 0 . For his degree , Franco prepared his departmental honors thesis as a novel under the supervision of Mona Simpson . While at the university , the actor studied French , the Holocaust , philosophy of science , and American literature among other things . To continue acting , he would study on film sets .
He was selected as the commencement speaker at his alma mater , UCLA , and was to speak at the ceremony on June 12 , 2009 . Several months before commencement , an editorial in the student newspaper questioned his " caliber " and a student created a Facebook page protesting the choice . On June 3 , Franco withdrew , citing a date conflict with location pre @-@ production on a film . On January 26 , 2011 , Franco and the Harvard Lampoon released a satirical video on prominent comedy website Funny or Die mocking his last @-@ minute cancellation .
He moved to New York to simultaneously attend graduate school at Columbia University 's MFA writing program , New York University 's Tisch School of the Arts for filmmaking , and Brooklyn College for fiction writing , while also attending the low @-@ residency MFA Program for Writers at North Carolina 's Warren Wilson College for poetry . He received his MFA from Columbia in 2010 . Franco is a PhD student in English at Yale University and also attended the Rhode Island School of Design .
The actor opted against watching the 2011 Academy Award nominees ' being announced ( where he was a top contender ) in favor of attending class . " I 'm not gonna miss class to go and presume that I 'm going to be nominated , but if you want to bring out a camera crew to Yale and wait and see if I get nominated , I 'd be happy to step out of class and say I 'm very grateful " , he commented .
It was announced in March 2011 that Franco will teach a fall semester course on modifying poetry into short films to ten to twelve third @-@ year graduate film students at NYU . The course will focus mainly on production , meaning that the students will be in charge of creating their own film based on poetry .
When asked about his education , Franco said that he loves school and that it keeps him focused as well as grounded . " I go to school because I love being around people who are interested in what I 'm interested in and I 'm having a great experience ... I 'm studying things that I love so it 's not like it 's a chore " , he told the Washington Post , according to a New York Magazine article . Franco has also credited his education for helping him " take acting seriously " when his parents did not see it as a successful post @-@ college career .
Franco developed an aptitude for art — painting in particular — during his high school years while attending the California State Summer School for the Arts ( CSSSA ) . Franco has said painting was the " outlet " he needed in high school , and he " has actually been painting longer than he has been acting " . His paintings were displayed publicly for the first time at the Glü Gallery in Los Angeles , from January 7 , through February 11 , 2006 . He launched his first European art exhibition in 2011 at Peres Projects in Berlin . He enjoys reading on the set of his films . Pineapple Express producer Judd Apatow has said of him : " He 's a very education @-@ minded person . We used to laugh because in between takes he 'd be reading The Iliad on set . We still haven 't read The Iliad . It was a very difficult book . With him , it was always James Joyce or something " .
In an interview with Showbiz411 , on September 23 , 2010 , Franco made the erroneous public announcement that he received a " D " grade in " Acting " class at the NYU Graduate Film School . It was in fact a " Directing the Actor " class . Franco admitted to missing most of his classes that semester . A professor at New York University , José Angel Santana , alleged that Franco did not earn his grades while attending that school , stating that Franco missed over 80 % of his classes and only received high marks and a degree because of his celebrity status as an actor . In September 2012 , Santana filed a lawsuit against Franco for defamation seeking unspecified damages . In September 2013 , James Franco and Santana settled the defamation lawsuit . " The matter has been resolved to the mutual satisfaction of the parties ” , said Santana 's attorney Matthew Blit .
Franco defended himself when he was on the Howard Stern Show , stating that he missed the classes to film 127 Hours . Franco has taught at USC , UCLA , CalArts and NYU in Film and English departments . For his students ' film projects , he has helped to attach actors including Seth MacFarlane , Kate Mara , Natalie Portman , Chloe Sevigny , Kristen Wiig and Olivia Wilde . In March 2013 , Franco was featured in half @-@ page print advertisements for his alma mater UCLA , which celebrated the university 's famous alumnus as a " prolific academic " , and carried the tagline : " Some A @-@ Listers Actually Get A 's " .
= = Charitable work = =
Franco has said " aiding others is the key to life , the key to happiness and , as an actor , you can get wrapped up in yourself and your career ... A little secret is one of the greatest ways to break that is to stop thinking about yourself for a second " . When Franco was at a point in his life where he wanted to give back but was unsure how , he asked his Spider @-@ Man co @-@ star Kirsten Dunst for advice . At the suggestion of Dunst , he started volunteering at the charity Art of Elysium , where she also volunteers , which helps children with serious medical conditions . He said the experience helped save his life . In January 2011 , at the Art of Elysium Heaven Gala in Los Angeles , Franco was honored for his work at the hospital , receiving the Spirit of Elysium accolade .
On March 31 , 2011 , the actor took part in " An Evening with James Franco " , a Washington D.C. dinner benefit for 82
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= North Coast Hiawatha =
The North Coast Hiawatha was a streamlined passenger train operated by Amtrak between Chicago , Illinois , and Seattle , Washington , in the United States . It operated from 1971 to 1979 . The train was a successor to the Northern Pacific Railway 's North Coast Limited and Mainstreeter , although it used the route of the Chicago , Milwaukee , St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ( " Milwaukee Road " ) east of Minneapolis – Saint Paul . The train 's name combined the North Coast Limited with the Milwaukee Road 's famed Hiawathas . Created at the behest of the United States Congress , the North Coast Hiawatha enjoyed an uncertain existence before being discontinued in 1979 . Since then there have been several attempts to restore the service , without success .
= = History = =
= = = Background = = =
The flagship train on the Northern Pacific Railway ( " NP " ) main line was the North Coast Limited , which had begun running in 1900 . Its running mate since 1952 was the Mainstreeter , which operated on a slower schedule with fewer amenities . The Northern Pacific main line mirrored that of its great rival , the Great Northern Railway ( " GN " ) , running through southern Montana and North Dakota . Even after the merger of the NP , GN , and Chicago , Burlington , and Quincy Railroad ( " CB & Q " ) into the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1970 , service continued on both the ex @-@ Northern Pacific and ex @-@ Great Northern . Amtrak chose the Great Northern 's Empire Builder as its Chicago – Pacific Northwest route . Amtrak based this decision on several factors , including the overall higher speed of the ex @-@ Great Northern route and better availability of alternative transportation options along the ex @-@ Northern Pacific .
= = = Operation = = =
Amtrak 's decision to discontinue the NP trains caused consternation in Montana . Mike Mansfield ( D @-@ Montana ) , then Senate Majority Leader , pointed out that the Empire Builder bypassed Montana 's major population centers , and had no difficulty in making his displeasure felt . The new company reacted to the pressure and announced a resumption of service over the ex @-@ Northern Pacific , to begin on June 14 . This service took the form of an unnamed section of the Empire Builder running separately between Minneapolis and Spokane , Washington . Mansfield 's intervention earned the train the nickname “ Mike Mansfield Limited ” . The Northern Pacific route , which included the Yellowstone River , Homestake Pass and Bitterroot Mountains , was praised for its scenery . Amtrak considered the route one of the company 's six most beautiful . The train also provided a convenient connection to Yellowstone National Park at Livingston , Montana .
On November 14 , 1971 , Amtrak formally named this service the North Coast Hiawatha , with a tri @-@ weekly schedule between Chicago and Spokane independent of the Empire Builder . In Spokane it combined with the Empire Builder for the trip to Seattle . On the other four days of the week the train terminated in Minneapolis . Amtrak initially named the Minneapolis train Hiawatha , but adopted the Twin Cities Hiawatha name on January 16 , 1972 . Amtrak reverted to Hiawatha on October 29 , and this name remained until the North Coast Hiawatha went daily for the first time on May 19 , 1974 .
This joint operation ended on June 11 , 1973 , when Amtrak extended the North Coast Hiawatha to Seattle over the Great Northern 's route , which included Stevens Pass and Cascade Tunnel . This new routing served the northern Washington communities of Wenatchee and Everett , which had previously been without service . The train remained on a tri @-@ weekly schedule west of Minneapolis . For the summer of 1974 Amtrak added a second train , the Expo ' 74 ( named for the " Expo ' 74 " then being held in Spokane ) , to the Seattle – Spokane segment .
The schedule fluctuated over the next three years , with the train operating daily between Chicago and Seattle in the summers and reverting to tri @-@ weekly west of Minneapolis the rest of the year . Amtrak would also run a daily service during the holiday season ( as in 1975 , when the train operated daily December 12 – January 12 ) , but the train never operated a daily schedule for a full calendar year . In early 1976 the North Coast Hiawatha was threatened with discontinuance , along with the Pacific International and the three daily Portland , Oregon — Seattle trains , after the Ford Administration proposed budget cuts . Several members of Congress protested the proposed cuts , including Representative Max Baucus ( D @-@ Montana ) , and Senators Warren Magnuson ( D @-@ Washington ) and Bob Packwood ( R @-@ Oregon ) . In the end Congress approved a budget for Amtrak $ 62 million above the administration 's request , saving all three services .
Amtrak announced in October 1976 that the North Coast Hiawatha would be the second train , after the Empire Builder , to receive the new bi @-@ level Superliner coaches , then on order from Pullman Standard . In the end the train was cancelled before the Superliners entered long @-@ distance service . In the spring of 1977 Amtrak added seven hours to the schedule , increasing it to 52 hours 30 minutes . The change was prompted by new speed restrictions on Amtrak trains after a rash of derailments involving the new EMD SDP40F diesel locomotives . In September Amtrak eliminated the off @-@ day Chicago — St. Paul service , leaving the North Coast Hiawatha with three trips a week . Amtrak reduced the Empire Builder to quad @-@ weekly service as well . The Twin Cities Hiawatha returned as a daytime service between Chicago and Minneapolis .
In November Amtrak reduced the running time to 46 hours 40 minutes , after the replacement of the SDP40Fs permitted an easing of speed restrictions . Even as this improved service began , the train was threatened with cancellation . Facing a budget deficit of $ 60 million , Amtrak identified a half dozen routes which it considered " financially troubled . " Amtrak proposed merging the North Coast Hiawatha and the Empire Builder , or even cancelling both . Throughout 1978 no decision was taken , and the two trains continued to provide between them daily service between Chicago and Seattle .
= = = Discontinuance = = =
In January 1979 Secretary of Transportation Brock Adams announced plans to cut 12 @,@ 000 miles ( 19 @,@ 000 km ) from Amtrak 's network . The North Coast Hiawatha was one of many routes scheduled for elimination . The train had faced cancellation before , but after eight years of federal subsidies members of Congress favored retrenchment . Once @-@ vocal supporters such as Senator Magnuson expressed regret but made no public commitment . Adams noted that the service recovered only $ 6 million against expenses of $ 24 million , and that the per @-@ passenger cost was $ 178 .
In July an attempt by Representative ( and future Vice President ) Al Gore ( D @-@ Tennessee ) to impose a one @-@ year moratorium on the proposed system @-@ wide cuts failed 214 @-@ 197 . In the end the Senate approved a smaller cutback , citing a 24 % spike in Amtrak ridership after an oil shock during the summer , but the North Coast Hiawatha remained on the chopping block . In late September the Railway Labor Executives ' Association , along with Senator John Melcher ( D @-@ Montana ) and Representative Pat Williams ( D @-@ Montana ) , sued the U.S. Department of Transportation to prevent the discontinuance of the service , then scheduled for October 1 . A federal judge temporarily restrained Amtrak from ending the service , but the last North Coast Hiawathas ran on October 6 , 1979 , arriving in Chicago on the 7th and Seattle on the 8th .
= = = Proposed return = = =
Over the years there have been periodic attempts to restore service in southern Montana and North Dakota . A proposed plan from 1982 – 1983 would have involved North Dakota and Montana paying 45 % of costs in the first year and 65 % thereafter of a new section of the Empire Builder operating tri @-@ weekly between Fargo and Sandpoint . This proposal went nowhere as neither state voted funds . Another proposal mooted in 1991 would have required an additional yearly federal appropriation of $ 12 – 15 million plus new equipment . In this scenario the Portland section would operate over the old route . Again , nothing came of it .
In 2008 Congress directed Amtrak to study resumption of service , which rekindled hope of restoration . Amtrak published a feasibility study in October 2009 , which proposed restoring the North Coast Hiawatha to its 1979 route where possible with a daily schedule . Amtrak projected a yearly ridership of 359 @,@ 800 , some of whom would be drawn from the Empire Builder . Amtrak estimated that $ 1 billion in funds would be necessary to relaunch the service , including over $ 300 million for new locomotives and rolling stock . The corporation estimated it would take four to five years to reintroduce the service if a decision was made to move forward .
= = Equipment = =
The North Coast Hiawatha saw a variety of motive power and rolling stock during its eight years , as Amtrak disposed of its inherited equipment as best it could and gradually replaced the older equipment with its own stock . In the early 1970s a typical train might feature as many as four dome cars pulled by ex @-@ Milwaukee Road EMD E9s . In the summer of 1972 the train maxed out at 18 cars , including five dome coaches , an ex @-@ California Zephyr dome lounge , and a dome @-@ sleeper @-@ lounge . The 1970 Burlington / Great Northern merger notwithstanding , cars carried both the " Big Sky Blue " livery characteristic of late Great Northern passenger trains and the " Cascade Green " of the Burlington Northern Railroad .
The train was one of many routes to receive the new EMD SDP40F , which worked the route between 1974 – 1977 , although older EMD E8 and EMD E9s continued to be used . A series of derailments involving the SDP40F prompted their replacement , and by late 1977 Amtrak had introduced the EMD F40PH . These sometimes ran with an E9 " B " unit as well .
= Jack Chesbro =
John Dwight Chesbro ( June 5 , 1874 – November 6 , 1931 ) was a Major League Baseball ( MLB ) pitcher . Nicknamed " Happy Jack " , Chesbro played for the Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1899 – 1902 ) , the New York Highlanders ( 1903 – 1909 ) , and the Boston Red Sox ( 1909 ) . Chesbro finished his career with a win @-@ loss record of 198 @-@ 132 , an earned run average of 2 @.@ 68 , and 1 @,@ 265 strikeouts . His 41 wins during the 1904 season remains an American League record . Though some pitchers have won more games in some seasons prior to 1901 , historians demarcating 1901 as the beginning of ' modern @-@ era ' major league baseball refer to and credit Jack Chesbro and his 1904 win @-@ total as the modern era major league record and its holder . Some view Chesbro 's 41 wins in a season as an unbreakable record .
Chesbro 's 1904 pitching totals of 51 games started and 48 complete games also fall into the same historical category as his 1904 wins total , as they are all @-@ time American League single @-@ season records . These 1904 single @-@ season totals for games started and complete games , as the wins total , are also the most recorded by a pitcher in either the American or National League , since the beginning of the twentieth century and the co @-@ existence of the American and National Leagues as major leagues . If one demarcates 1901 as the beginning of major league baseball 's modern era , Jack Chesbro holds the modern era major league historical single @-@ season records for wins by a pitcher ( 41 ) , games started by a pitcher ( 51 ) , and complete games pitched ( 48 ) .
Chesbro was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946 by the Veterans Committee , though he had received little consideration from the Baseball Writers ' Association of America ( BBWAA ) . Some baseball historians consider the 1946 election a mistake , and believe that Chesbro was elected solely on the basis of his 1904 season .
= = Early life = =
He was born John D. Chesbro on June 5 , 1874 in Houghtonville , a village in North Adams , Massachusetts . He was the fourth of five children of Chad Brown Chesebrough , a shoemaker , and Martha Jane Fralensburgh .
In 1892 , Chesbro began playing for a sandlot ball team in Houghtonville . He worked in 1894 as an attendant at the Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital in Middletown , New York in order to play for the Asylums , the team representing the mental hospital . There , an inmate gave Chesbro the nickname " Happy Jack " , due to his pleasant demeanor .
= = Professional career = =
= = = Minor leagues ( 1895 – 1899 ) = = =
Chesbro began his professional career in minor league baseball in 1895 . That year , he pitched for the Albany Senators of the New York State League until they folded , at which point he joined the Johnstown Buckskins . When the league disbanded during the season , he joined the Springfield Maroons of the Eastern League . In 1896 , Chesbro pitched for the Roanoke Magicians of the Virginia League , until it disbanded . He pitched the remainder of the 1896 season in Cooperstown , New York for the Cooperstown Athletics . There , the local newspaper shortened his last name to " Chesbro " so that it would fit in the box score .
Chesbro pitched for the Richmond Bluebirds of the Atlantic League from 1897 through 1899 . After the 1898 season , he was drafted by Ned Hanlon of the Baltimore Orioles . However , Hanlon took a job with the Brooklyn Superbas and the Orioles were nearly contracted , resulting in Chesbro not signing with Baltimore , as Hanlon allowed the option to lapse . He returned to Richmond for the 1899 season .
= = = Major League Baseball ( 1899 – 1909 ) = = =
Chesbro was sold by Richmond to the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 7 , 1899 for $ 1 @,@ 500 ( $ 42 @,@ 666 in current dollar terms ) . He made his Major League Baseball ( MLB ) debut with the Pirates on July 12 , 1899 . He recorded a 6 – 9 win – loss record for the 1899 Pirates . After the season , on December 8 , 1899 , Chesbro was traded with George Fox , Art Madison , John O 'Brien , and $ 25 @,@ 000 ( $ 711 @,@ 100 in current dollar terms ) to the Louisville Colonels for Honus Wagner , Fred Clarke , Bert Cunningham , Mike Kelley , Tacks Latimer , Tommy Leach , Tom Messitt , Deacon Phillippe , Claude Ritchey , Rube Waddell , Jack Wadsworth , and Chief Zimmer . The Louisville club dissolved that offseason , and Chesbro , Fox , Madison and O 'Brien were assigned to Pittsburgh in March as the National League ( NL ) reduced from 12 to eight teams .
After going 15 – 13 for the 1900 Pirates , Chesbro won 21 games for the 1901 Pirates , while leading the NL with six shutouts . He went 28 – 6 with a 2 @.@ 17 earned run average ( ERA ) for the 1902 Pirates , leading the NL in wins and shutouts . The Pirates won the National League pennant in 1901 and 1902 .
At the end of the 1902 season , the upstart American League ( AL ) began to entice NL stars to join their league by offering competitive salaries . Chesbro agreed to sign with a new AL franchise , the New York Highlanders ( presently known as the New York Yankees ) , for the 1903 season , for a $ 1 @,@ 000 bonus ( $ 27 @,@ 350 in current dollar terms ) to join the AL . The news broke when Jesse Tannehill , who also agreed to join the Highlanders , told Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss about the planned defection while under the influence of pain medication . When he refused to participate in a postseason series , Dreyfuss released Chesbro from the Pirates .
Chesbro pitched the Highlanders ' first game . He finished the 1903 season with a 21 – 15 record . Chesbro began throwing a spitball in the 1904 season , which he learned from Elmer Stricklett , the inventor of the spitball . Chesbro also began working on a " slow ball " . That year , he started 51 games and finished 48 while posting a 1 @.@ 82 ERA , striking out 239 batters , and recording 41 wins and 48 complete games over 454 2 ⁄ 3 innings pitched , setting MLB records for wins , complete games , and innings pitched in a season . That year , no other pitcher in the league won more than 26 . Chesbro won 14 straight games from May 14 through July 4 , a New York franchise record that stood until Roger Clemens broke it in 2001 . His 239 strikeouts remained a team record until Ron Guidry struck out 248 in 1978 . On the last day of the season , in a game against the Boston Americans ( now known as the Boston Red Sox ) , he threw a wild pitch in the top of the ninth inning , allowing the winning run to score from third base and causing the Highlanders to lose the pennant to Boston . The ruling on this play was controversial . Even after Chesbro 's death in 1931 , his widow , with the support of former Highlanders manager Clark Griffith , continued to claim that the pitch was a passed ball , and blamed the winning run on catcher Red Kleinow .
Before the 1905 season , Chesbro announced that he had created a pitch he called the " jump ball " . He struggled in the 1905 season , registering a 19 @-@ 15 record . During the 1905 season , Chesbro was involved in the first squeeze play in baseball . At third base , Chesbro mistakenly thought he had received a steal sign from manager Clark Griffith , while Willie Keeler bunted for a hit . As Chesbro scored , Griffith made a note of the play and taught it in spring training the following season .
Many baseball observers expected Chesbro to return to form in 1906 . That season , Chesbro registered a 23 – 17 record while leading the AL in earned runs allowed . He was removed from his starts sixteen times , the most in the AL .
Chesbro announced he would work on keeping his weight down prior to the 1907 season , but announced his intentions to retire in February 1907 . In March 1907 , he announced he would return , but not at a pay cut . He signed a new contract two weeks into the 1907 season , in which he went 10 – 10 .
After the 1907 season , Chesbro announced that he was giving up the experimental spitball , intending to return to the " old style of pitching " in 1908 . He finished the 1908 season with a 14 – 20 record .
Prior to the 1909 season , Chesbro was assigned to the Indianapolis Indians of the American Association , a minor league affiliate of the Highlanders . However , Chesbro threatened to retire if transferred there , and did not report to the Highlanders at first . Chesbro made nine appearances for the Highlanders in 1909 , before he was waived and claimed by the Boston Red Sox in September 1909 . Chesbro pitched one game for the Red Sox , the season finale against the Yankees . The Red Sox returned Chesbro to the Highlanders prior to the 1910 season , but he was placed on the ineligible list after he refused to report to the minor leagues .
= = Post @-@ MLB career = =
Chesbro returned to Massachusetts during the 1910 Major League Baseball season , where he worked on a farm in Conway , Massachusetts that he purchased a decade prior . He pitched for a semi @-@ professional baseball team in nearby Whitinsville , Massachusetts , leading them to a championship . Chesbro coached for Massachusetts Agricultural College ( presently known as the University of Massachusetts Amherst ) in 1911 and continued to pitch for semipro clubs in Massachusetts .
Chesbro met with Highlanders owner Frank J. Farrell and new manager Harry Wolverton in February 1912 about attempting a comeback . Wolverton agreed to give Chesbro a chance at pitching for the Highlanders . However , before leaving for camp he reconsidered and released Chesbro . Chesbro 's request for reinstatement as a free agent was granted in March , while the Highlanders granted him his unconditional release . Chesbro decided to travel to Hot Springs , Arkansas , where teams participated in spring training , in an attempt to find a team willing to give him a chance at a comeback . He worked out with Brooklyn and Pittsburgh , but both teams passed on him .
Chesbro appeared in an old @-@ timers game at Braves Field , sponsored by The Boston Post to benefit Boston Children 's Hospital , on September 11 , 1922 . He served as a Washington Senators coach in 1924 , which were managed by his former Highlanders manager , Clark Griffith . However , he and Ben Egan were let go when the Senators hired Al Schacht on June 1 . In 1927 , he managed a minor league team in South Deerfield , Massachusetts , pitching for the team on occasion .
= = Legacy = =
Chesbro was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946 balloting by the Veterans Committee , which considers individuals who are eligible for the Hall of Fame , but no longer eligible to be elected by the Baseball Writers ' Association of America ( BBWAA ) . That year , the Veterans Committee elected eleven players : Chesbro , Jesse Burkett , Frank Chance , Johnny Evers , Clark Griffith , Tommy McCarthy , Joe McGinnity , Eddie Plank , Joe Tinker , Rube Waddell , and Ed Walsh . During years where Chesbro was eligible on the BBWAA ballot , Chesbro received zero votes in the 1936 balloting , one vote in the 1937 balloting , two votes in the 1938 balloting , and six votes in the 1939 balloting , zero votes in the 1942 balloting , and zero votes in the 1945 balloting .
Chesbro 's 1904 record for games won in a season ( 41 wins ) has stood for over a century — one of the oldest major records in baseball , or in any other sport . Under current playing practices , his record is unbreakable . Chesbro started 51 games that season ( plus 4 relief appearances ) and pitched 48 complete games , for a record of 41 – 12 . Today , it is uncommon for a pitcher to start even 35 games in a season and complete games are a rarity . The only other 40 @-@ win season since 1900 was 40 by Ed Walsh in 1908 , and only three other pitchers in the modern era have won as many as 35--Christy Mathewson ( 37 in 1908 ) , Walter Johnson ( 36 in 1913 ) and Joe McGinnity ( 35 in 1904 ) . Since the pitcher 's mound was lowered to its current height of 10 inches in 1969 , no pitcher has won more than 27 games in a season .
Tinker considered Chesbro one of the six toughest pitchers he faced in MLB . Dan Holmes , who runs the Hall of Fame 's website , called Chesbro " one of the best pitchers in the game at that time . "
However , Chesbro 's induction is considered dubious , as his overall career was overshadowed by his 1904 season . Baseball historian Bill James considers Chesbro to be undeserving of induction to the Hall of Fame . In particular , James compared Chesbro 's statistics to those of former Pittsburgh Pirate teammates Deacon Phillippe ( 189 – 109 , 2 @.@ 59 ) , Sam Leever ( 194 – 100 , 2 @.@ 47 ) , and Jesse Tannehill ( 197 – 117 , 2 @.@ 80 ) , none of whom are in the Hall of Fame . In his book The Politics of Glory , James charged that the induction of undeserving players created a " second tier " in the Hall of Fame . James claimed that Chesbro was inducted into the Hall of Fame solely on the basis of his 1904 season , even though other pitchers who did not make the Hall of Fame have similar career statistics .
= = Personal life = =
Chesbro married Mabel Suttleworth of Conway , Massachusetts , in 1896 . After his retirement , Chesbro farmed and raised poultry in Conway , where he died on November 6 , 1931 of a myocardial infarction ; he was buried at Howland Cemetery in Conway . Mabel died in 1940 .
= Peggy Rockman Napaljarri =
Peggy Rockman Napaljarri ( also known as Peggy Yalurrngali Rockman Napaljarri ) ( born c . 1940 ) is a Warlpiri @-@ speaking Indigenous artist from Australia 's Western Desert region . Born on what is now Tanami Downs pastoral station , she learned English when working as a child with a white mining family ; Peggy Rockman and her family were subsequently relocated by government authorities to Lajamanu , a new community west of Tennant Creek , Northern Territory . Peggy Rockman is one of the traditional owners of Tanami Downs .
Since first learning painting through an adult education course in 1986 , Peggy Rockman has painted particular ' dreamings ' , including Ngatijirri ( budgerigar ) , Warna ( snake ) , Laju and Ngarlu . Her work is in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria and the Art Gallery of New South Wales . She has co @-@ written Yimikirli : Warlpiri Dreamings and Histories , a collection of texts in the Warlpiri language with English translations .
= = Life = =
Peggy Rockman was born around 1940 . The ambiguity around the year of birth is in part because Indigenous Australians operate using a different conception of time , often estimating dates through comparisons with the occurrence of other events . Some sources give only " Lima " as a location ; a more detailed account suggests she was born at Mungkururrpa , on Tanami Downs ( formerly Mongrel Downs ) , a pastoral station in Australia 's Northern Territory .
Her name given at birth was Yalurrngali : Peggy Rockman was a name subsequently given to her by white administrators . ' Napaljarri ' ( in Warlpiri ) or ' Napaltjarri ' ( in Western Desert dialects ) is a skin name , one of sixteen used to denote the subsections or subgroups in the kinship system of central Australian Indigenous people . These names define kinship relationships that influence preferred marriage partners and may be associated with particular totems . Although they may be used as terms of address , they are not surnames in the sense used by Europeans . Thus ' Peggy Rockman ' is the element of the artist 's name that is specifically hers .
Peggy Rockman had three older sisters , all of whom married Jampu Jakamarra , to whom Peggy herself would also later be married . Her family first settled alongside white Australians — a couple mining gold in the Tanami Desert — when she was aged between six and eight . While still a child herself , she worked caring for the mining family 's children , during which time she became a proficient English speaker . After the mine was abandoned , Peggy Rockman 's family returned to a nomadic existence in the region , before settling for a time at a pastoral station called Gordon Downs . Around 1952 , the family was taken by the government 's Native Affairs Branch to a new settlement called Lajamanu , in the central desert west of Tennant Creek , Northern Territory . There , Peggy Rockman was required to work full @-@ time in the settlement 's kitchens , being paid with meals , and occasionally also with rations . At the settlement , she had three children with Jampu Jakamarra .
Peggy Rockman was one of six children of Milkila Jungarayi , and her siblings include artists Biddy Rockman Napaljarri and Mona Rockman Napaljarri . Peggy Rockman is one of the traditional owners recognised in the Tanami Downs land claim , under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1976 . Biographies published in 1994 and 2003 both indicated that she was living in the Lajamanu area , but by 2010 she had settled in Katherine , Northern Territory .
= = Art = =
= = = Background = = =
Contemporary Indigenous art of the western desert began when Indigenous men at Papunya began painting in 1971 , assisted by teacher Geoffrey Bardon . Their work , which used acrylic paints to create designs representing body painting and ground sculptures , rapidly spread across Indigenous communities of central Australia , particularly following the commencement of a government @-@ sanctioned art program in central Australia in 1983 . By the 1980s and 1990s , such work was being exhibited internationally . The first artists , including all of the founders of the Papunya Tula artists ' company , had been men , and there was resistance amongst the Pintupi men of central Australia to women painting . However , there was also a desire amongst many of the women to participate , and in the 1990s large numbers of them began to create paintings . In the western desert communities such as Kintore , Yuendumu , Balgo , and on the outstations , people were beginning to create art works expressly for exhibition and sale .
= = = Career = = =
Peggy Rockman was one of a number of artists who first learned painting through a course run in 1986 at Lajamanu by an adult education officer , John Quinn , associated with the local Technical and Further Education unit . The course , initially attended only by men , eventually enrolled over a hundred community members . Others who began their painting careers through that course include Mona Rockman Napaljarri and Louisa Napaljarri . Western Desert artists such as Peggy Rockman will frequently paint particular ' dreamings ' , or stories , for which they have personal responsibility or rights , which in Peggy 's case include Ngatijirri ( budgerigar ) , Warna ( snake ) , Laju and Ngarlu .
Peggy Rockman , together with linguist Lee Cataldi , wrote Yimikirli : Warlpiri Dreamings and Histories , a work sponsored by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies , and published in 1994 . It is a 200 @-@ page collection of oral texts , collected in Warlpiri and provided with English translations , for which Peggy Rockman was a source as well as editor . A senior dancer amongst her people , Peggy Rockman helped choose the site for , and participated in , a major ceremony for a 1993 Australian Broadcasting Corporation documentary film , Milli Milli . The ceremony , called Wati Kutjarra ( Two men ) Dreaming , was performed with others including fellow artist Susie Bootja Bootja Napaltjarri .
Peggy Rockman 's paintings have been hung in both public and commercial gallery exhibitions , including at the Araluen Centre for Arts and Entertainment and the National Gallery of Victoria 's Indigenous art exhibition " Paint Up Big " . Commercial galleries showing her work have included William Mora Galleries in Melbourne . A work by Peggy Rockman , Mukaki — bush plum , was included in the 2007 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award . Her paintings are held by the Art Gallery of New Wales , and the National Gallery of Victoria .
= = Collections = =
Art Gallery of New South Wales
National Gallery of Victoria
= Hurricane Octave ( 1989 ) =
Hurricane Octave was a Category 4 hurricane which existed during the above @-@ average 1989 Pacific hurricane season . The remnants of Atlantic Tropical Depression Nine tracked westward across the Caribbean Sea , entering the Pacific Ocean on September 3 . It slowly developed , and organized into a tropical depression on September 8 . It strengthened into a tropical storm on September 10 , thus earning the name Octave . After strengthening into a hurricane the next day , Octave started to steadily intensify en route to a peak as a Category 4 hurricane of the Saffir – Simpson Hurricane Scale . After reaching peak winds of 135 mph ( 215 km / h ) on September 13 , Octave moved into a region of cooler waters . The hurricane weakened into a tropical storm on September 14 , and degenerated further into a tropical depression the next day , before dissipating on September 16 . The remnants of the storm brought moderate rainfall to parts of California and Arizona , as well as three F0 tornadoes .
= = Meteorological history = =
Hurricane Octave originated from a tropical wave that left west coast of Africa on August 21 , 1989 . Moving westward , the wave became better organized and developed into Atlantic Tropical Depression Nine on August 27 . However , strong wind shear inhibited further development of the system , leading to it degenerating to a tropical wave . Upon weakening to wave , the system was situated roughly 400 miles ( 640 km ) east of the Lesser Antilles . Continuing westward , the system moved through the Caribbean Sea without significant development before crossing Central America and entering the Pacific Ocean on September 3 . After remaining stationary for several days , the system was upgraded to a tropical depression on September 8 about 400 miles ( 640 km ) south of the Mexican coastline . Upon becoming a tropical cyclone , the convection became well @-@ organized . Octave took a general northwestward track as it intensified , becoming Tropical Storm Octave later that day .
Upon being named , Octave had developed a good outflow and shear was decreasing , leading to forecasters at the National Hurricane Center anticipating the storm to become a hurricane . The storm slowly strengthened over the following two days , becoming a strong tropical storm early on September 11 . Octave later reached hurricane intensity late on September 11 @.@ as it developed an eye . Meanwhile , Octave was being steered by an anticyclone over Mexico and a trough to the west allowed the hurricane to continue northwest . Continuing to intensify , it was soon upgraded to Category 2 status on the Saffir – Simpson Hurricane Scale . During the afternoon of September 13 , Octave intensified into a major hurricane , a storm with sustained winds of at least 111 mph ( 178 km / h ) . Early the next day , the hurricane attained peak intensity as Category 4 hurricane , based on the Dvorak technique , a tool used to estimate tropical cyclone intensity . At this time , maximum winds were estimated at 135 mph ( 215 km / h ) along with a barometric pressure of 94 @.@ 8 kPa ( 27 @.@ 99 inHg ) .
Shortly after its peak , the storm moved over cooler waters , with sea surface temperatures estimated to be as low as 26 ° C ( 79 ° F ) . By the end of the September 13 , the eye of Octave had become less defined as the hurricane weakened . Steady weakening took place as the storm continued a northwesterly track due to a trough . By September 14 , Octave was downgraded into a tropical storm as winds dropped below 75 mph ( 120 km / h ) The system began to weaken rapidly as it turned towards the west , and it was downgraded to a tropical depression late on September 15 . After turning back towards the east , Octave rapidly dissipated on September 16 as steering current diminished . The remnant low dissipated on September 16 while located 150 mi ( 240 km ) off the Baja California coastline .
= = Preparations and impact = =
Prior to the arrival of Octave , the NHC issued public advisories . The advisories noted that 1 to 2 in ( 25 to 51 mm ) was possible in the higher elevations . The possibility of a dissipating prior to landfall was also noted . Octave came within 200 mi ( 320 km ) of Socorro Island . As a result , the weather station there reported winds of 35 mph ( 56 km / h ) and a pressure of 100 @.@ 36 kPa ( 29 @.@ 64 inHg ) . In addition , its remnants did move into California . In the Sacramento Valley , the city of Redding recorded 2 @.@ 21 in ( 56 mm ) of rain in a 12 @-@ hour span and 3 @.@ 15 in ( 80 mm ) in 24 hours . Sacramento also recorded 1 @.@ 56 in ( 40 mm ) in 6 hours . Light rainfall was reported throughout southern California , with enough falling in Los Angeles to make streets slippery . Moisture associated with Octave produced isolated showers in thunderstorms in parts of southern Arizona on September 16 . The unusually heavy rainfall in California was the delayed results of a cloud @-@ seeding operation in southern California and Arizona using the Cloudbuster Icarus . The operation was launched on September 1 but the effects took more than a week to show ; the heavy rains were the most seen in California since 1987 . In addition , a power outage in Lodi , California affected 7 @,@ 000 customers . Octave also produced minor damage to the grape and raisin crops .
= Daniel Sedin =
Daniel Sedin ( born 26 September 1980 ) is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger and an alternate captain for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . His identical twin brother Henrik also plays for the Canucks , and is the team captain . Born and raised in Örnsköldsvik , Sweden , they have played together throughout their careers ; the pair are renowned for playing off one another . Daniel is known as a goal @-@ scorer , while Henrik is known as a playmaker .
Daniel began his professional career in the Swedish Elite League with Modo Hockey in 1997 and was co @-@ recipient , with Henrik , of the 1999 Golden Puck as Swedish player of the year . He played four seasons with Modo ( including a return in 2004 – 05 due to the NHL lockout ) , helping the club to two consecutive appearances in the Le Mat Trophy Finals , in 1999 and 2000 , where they lost both times . Selected second overall by the Canucks in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft , Daniel moved to the NHL in the 2000 – 01 season . He has spent his entire NHL career in Vancouver , and in 2016 became the club 's all @-@ time top goalscorer . After emerging as a top player in the club during the 2005 – 06 season , Daniel has since recorded six consecutive campaigns of at least 20 goals and 70 points . In 2011 , he won the Art Ross Trophy as the League 's leading point @-@ scorer and the Ted Lindsay Award as the best player in the League , as voted by fellow players . Daniel was also nominated for the Hart Memorial Trophy as the League 's most valuable player . In Sweden , he and Henrik were awarded the Victoria Scholarship as the country 's athletes of the year .
Internationally , Daniel has competed for the Swedish national team . In addition to being a three @-@ time Winter Olympian , he has appeared in two European Junior Championships , two World Junior Championships and four World Championships . He won gold medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and 2013 IIHF World Championship in Stockholm . Daniel also got a silver at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi and two World Championship bronze medals , at the 1999 and 2001 editions .
= = Early life = =
Daniel was born on 26 September 1980 , in Örnsköldsvik , Sweden , six minutes after his identical twin brother , Henrik . The pair have two older brothers , Stefan and Peter . Their father , Tommy , is a school vice @-@ principal and also played for Modo Hockey in the 1960s , while his mother , Tora , is a nurse . Daniel began playing organized hockey with Henrik when they were eight . They did not regularly play on the same line until Daniel switched from centre to wing at 14 . Daniel and Henrik both attended high school at the Nolaskolan Gymnasium in Sweden while playing professionally for Modo .
= = Playing career = =
= = = Modo Hockey ( 1997 – 2000 ) = = =
Aged 16 , Daniel and Henrik began their professional careers in 1997 – 98 with Modo Hockey of the Swedish Elite League . Daniel recorded 12 points over 45 games during his rookie season . In his second professional year , he led Modo in scoring with 42 points in 50 games , helping the club to its second regular season title in team history . Daniel then added 12 points in 13 playoff games as Modo advanced to the Le Mat Trophy Finals , where they lost to Brynäs IF . At the end of the campaign , Daniel and Henrik were named co @-@ recipients of the Golden Puck , the Swedish player of the year award .
The Sedins were considered top prospects for the 1999 NHL Entry Draft . Rated as the top draft @-@ eligible players from Europe , they were expected to be top five selections and expressed a desire to play for the same team . As they were unlikely to be picked by the same team , their agent , Mike Barnett , president of international talent agency IMG , presented them with two options to circumvent the usual NHL draft process , allowing them to play together . The first option was for the pair to enter the 1999 Draft and not sign with their respective NHL clubs for two years , allowing them to become unrestricted free agents . This option required that they play junior hockey in North America , which was not their intention . Barnett also suggested either Henrik or Daniel opt out of the 1999 Draft , hoping that the team that selected the first twin would select the other the following year . On the possibility of the Sedins ' playing for separate teams , Vancouver Canucks Scout Thomas Gradin commented , " They 're good enough to play with anyone , but separately their capacity might decrease by 10 or 15 percent . " Nevertheless , Henrik and Daniel both entered the 1999 Draft expecting to be selected by separate teams . However , then @-@ Canucks General Manager Brian Burke already possessed the third overall pick and through a series of transactions he obtained the second overall pick . He used these second and third overall picks to select Daniel and Henrik , respectively . Gradin notified them of the Canucks ' intentions five minutes before the Draft . Although Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager Rick Dudley was ready to make Daniel his first overall choice before opening negotiations , he was convinced by Burke and Barnett that Daniel would not sign unless his brother was on the same team .
On 27 July 1999 , a month following the Draft , Daniel and Henrik signed identical three @-@ year , US $ 1 million contracts with the Canucks . As the contract did not require them to begin playing in Vancouver immediately , they announced on 12 August they would return to Sweden to play one more season with Modo . During the 1999 – 2000 season , Daniel finished second in team scoring with 45 points in 50 games , two points behind Henrik . The two brothers played on a line during the season with New York Islanders prospect Mattias Weinhandl . In the 2000 playoffs , Daniel added a team @-@ leading eight goals and 14 points . He recorded two goals and two assists in the deciding game of the semifinals against Brynäs IF , a 6 – 3 win for Modo . Modo made their second straight finals appearance , where they lost the playoff championship to Djurgårdens IF in three @-@ straight games .
= = = Vancouver Canucks ( from 2000 ) = = =
= = = = 2000 – 06 = = = =
The 2000 – 01 NHL season was Daniel 's first season with the Canucks . His debut was the team 's first game of the campaign on 5 October 2000 , a 6 – 3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers . Daniel and Henrik became the fourth pair of twins to have played in the NHL . Three days later , Daniel scored his first career NHL goal against goaltender Dan Cloutier of the Tampa Bay Lightning . Assisted by Henrik , the goal tied the game at 4 – 4 with 1 : 13 minutes left to go in a 5 – 4 regulation win . On 30 November 2000 , he suffered a shoulder injury , sidelining him for four games . During his recovery , he was reprimanded by Canucks Head Coach Marc Crawford , who told him that playing through pain is part of being in the NHL . Later in the season , he missed an additional three games due to a back injury , shortening his rookie season to 75 games . He became the first rookie in 2000 – 01 to reach 20 goals when he scored on 21 March 2001 , in a 1 – 1 tie against the Columbus Blue Jackets . Finishing the campaign with that goal total , he tied for second among League rookies in scoring with Shane Willis , behind Brad Richards . He also had 14 assists for 34 points in total . Making his Stanley Cup playoff debut against the Colorado Avalanche , Daniel recorded an assist in the opening game of the first @-@ round series , a 5 – 4 loss for the Canucks . He added his first NHL playoff goal later in the series as the Canucks were eliminated in four @-@ straight games . He and Henrik played primarily on the Canucks ' third line . Daniel received one third @-@ place vote from the Professional Hockey Writers ' Association for the Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL rookie of the year , finishing eighth in award balloting overall .
During the off @-@ season in May 2001 , Daniel underwent surgery for a herniated disc in his lower back , from which he suffered during the 2001 World Championships in Germany . In his second NHL season , Daniel struggled with the lowest goals total of his career , with nine . The campaign included a 25 @-@ game stretch without a goal between mid @-@ October and the end of November 2001 . With 23 assists , he had 32 points overall . Vancouver finished with the eighth seed in the Western Conference for the second consecutive year . Facing the Detroit Red Wings in the first round , they were eliminated in six games . The following season , in 2002 – 03 , Daniel continued his point @-@ scoring pace of the previous two campaigns with 14 goals and 17 assists . Vancouver finished the regular season fourth overall in the West and advanced to the second round for the first time in Daniel 's career . He appeared in a career @-@ high 14 playoff games and recorded six points , as the Canucks were defeated in seven games by the Minnesota Wild . Daniel and Henrik were re @-@ signed in the off @-@ season to one @-@ year , US $ 1 @.@ 125 million contracts on 29 July 2003 .
The Sedins began the 2003 – 04 season on a line with first @-@ year player Jason King . The trio were dubbed the " Mattress Line " ( two twins and a King ) and formed the Canucks ' second scoring line until King was reassigned to the team 's minor league affiliate midway through the season . Daniel was awarded his first penalty shot on 17 January 2004 , in a game against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim . He was stopped by goaltender Jean @-@ Sébastien Giguère as Anaheim went on to win the game 2 – 1 . On 24 February 2004 , Daniel recorded his first NHL career hat @-@ trick with a four @-@ goal effort in a 4 – 2 win over the Detroit Red Wings . Over 82 games , Daniel increased his production to 18 goals and 54 points . The Canucks won the Northwest Division title in the regular season , before losing to the Calgary Flames in the first round of the playoffs . Daniel recorded a goal and two assists in the seven @-@ game series .
During the off @-@ season , Daniel and Henrik were re @-@ signed to one @-@ year , US $ 1 @.@ 25 million contracts on 10 September 2004 . However , due to the 2004 – 05 lockout , Daniel returned to Sweden to play for Modo , along with Henrik and their Canucks teammate Markus Näslund . He finished the season with 33 points in 49 games , fourth in team scoring behind Peter Forsberg , Mattias Weinhandl and Henrik .
When NHL play resumed in 2005 – 06 , Daniel returned to the Canucks and scored 71 points . He tied for third in team point @-@ scoring with Todd Bertuzzi , behind Henrik and Näslund . His scoring success that season was influenced , in part , by the signing of winger Anson Carter , who played on the Sedins ' line and led the team in goal @-@ scoring . The trio matched the scoring pace of the Canucks ' top line of Näslund , Bertuzzi and Brendan Morrison . Vancouver 's head coach at the time , Marc Crawford , recalled that season as marking the Sedins ' ascent to leaders on the team , stating that " by the end of that year , they definitely were our top guys . They had surpassed Näslund and Bertuzzi . " Despite the brothers ' individual achievements , the Canucks missed the playoffs for the first time in their careers . During the off @-@ season , Daniel and Henrik re @-@ signed with the Canucks to identical three @-@ year , $ 10 @.@ 75 million contracts on 30 June 2006 . Despite the Sedins ' success with Carter , the Canucks did not re @-@ sign him ; he joined the Columbus Blue Jackets the following season .
= = = = from 2006 = = = =
In the 2006 – 07 season , Daniel established himself as the Canucks ' top scorer . He led the team with 36 goals and 84 points to lead the Canucks in scoring . He also tied a League record with four goals in overtime over the course of the season . Daniel notched his second career NHL hat @-@ trick on 6 February 2007 , scoring two goals against goaltender Dwayne Roloson and one into an empty net . He later took the second penalty shot of his career on 8 March 2007 , against the Phoenix Coyotes . However , he was stopped once again by Curtis Joseph ; Vancouver went on to win the game 4 – 2 . Winger Taylor Pyatt , acquired in a trade from the Buffalo Sabres during the off @-@ season , replaced Carter as the Sedins ' linemate and went on to score a career @-@ high 23 goals . In the opening game of the 2007 playoffs against the Dallas Stars , Daniel assisted on Henrik 's quadruple @-@ overtime goal to end the longest @-@ ever Canucks playoff game and the sixth longest in NHL history at 138 minutes and six seconds of play . Daniel struggled to produce offensively in the playoffs , however , managing five points over 12 games as the Canucks were eliminated by the Anaheim Ducks in the second round .
Daniel recorded 74 points in 2007 – 08 , as the Canucks missed the playoffs for the second time in three years . He finished second in team point @-@ scoring to Henrik and first in goals with 29 . The Sedins saw some time with Näslund on their top line during the season to form an all @-@ Swedish forward unit . The following season , Daniel recorded 31 goals and 82 points , tying Henrik for the team lead in points . He opened the campaign being named the NHL 's First Star of the Week on 13 October 2008 , with a five @-@ point effort over two games . Steve Bernier had been acquired in the 2008 off @-@ season in another trade with the Sabres , and began the season on the top line with the Sedins . Bernier was later removed ; on 12 February 2009 , Head Coach Alain Vigneault moved Alexandre Burrows up from the third line during a game against the Phoenix Coyotes . Late in the campaign , Daniel was named the NHL 's Second Star of the Week on 30 March 2009 , after recording four goals and four assists in four games , including a game @-@ winning goal . He added ten points over ten games in the 2009 playoffs , helping the Canucks advance to the second round , where they were defeated in six games by the Chicago Blackhawks .
Set to become unrestricted free agents on 1 July 2009 , Daniel and Henrik began negotiating with the Canucks in the off @-@ season and were reported to have asked for 12 @-@ year , $ 63 million contracts in mid @-@ June . With free agency looming , Canucks General Manager Mike Gillis visited the Sedins in Sweden , where they agreed on identical five @-@ year , $ 30 @.@ 5 million contracts on 1 July .
Four games into the 2009 – 10 season , Daniel suffered the first major injury of his career , breaking his foot in a game against the Montreal Canadiens . He suffered the injury after being hit by a slapshot from teammate Alexander Edler . Although Daniel finished the game and recorded three assists , x @-@ rays several days later revealed a fracture . He was sidelined for 18 games , returning to the ice on 22 November against the Chicago Blackhawks . Soon after his return , he notched his third career NHL hat @-@ trick in a 4 – 2 win against the Atlanta Thrashers on 10 December . Four days later , he was named the NHL 's Second Star of the Week with seven points over the course of the week . In the final game of the regular season , on 10 April 2010 , against the Calgary Flames , Daniel scored his fourth career NHL hat @-@ trick in a 7 – 3 win . All three goals were assisted by his brother , helping Henrik pass Alexander Ovechkin for the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL 's leading point @-@ scorer . The last goal was chosen by TSN in a fan @-@ voted poll as the NHL 's play of the year ; Daniel received a between @-@ the @-@ legs tip pass from Henrik near the corner boards before beating goaltender Miika Kiprusoff with a between @-@ the @-@ legs deke . Daniel finished the season with a career @-@ high 56 assists and 85 points despite playing an injury @-@ shortened 63 @-@ game campaign . His 1 @.@ 35 points per game rate was third in the League behind Henrik and Ovechkin . In the subsequent 2010 playoffs , Daniel recorded ten points in the opening round against the Los Angeles Kings , including the series @-@ winning goal in the late stages of Game 6 . Against Chicago the following round , his production decreased to four points as the Canucks were eliminated in six games . In the off @-@ season , Daniel was named to the NHL Second All @-@ Star Team . It marked the first time since 1973 – 74 that two brothers were named post @-@ season NHL All @-@ Stars , as Henrik had been named to the First Team . They were also chosen to appear together on the cover of EA Sports ' European version of the NHL 11 video game .
On 9 October 2010 , Daniel was named an alternate captain for the Canucks , who named Henrik captain during a pre @-@ game ceremony to celebrate the team 's 40th anniversary . He was joined by Ryan Kesler , Kevin Bieksa and Manny Malhotra as alternates . Daniel wears the " A " during Canucks home games , along with Kesler . On 10 January 2011 , Daniel was named the NHL 's First Star of the Week after scoring five goals and seven points in four games . During that span , he scored the 10,000th goal in Canucks franchise history in a 3 – 1 win against the Calgary Flames on 5 January . Later in the month , Daniel competed in his first career NHL All @-@ Star Game . Drafted onto Team Staal , he played with Canucks teammate Ryan Kesler opposite Henrik on Team Lidstrom . In the Skills Competition , Daniel won the shooting accuracy segment by first beating Martin Havlát to all four targets in 7 @.@ 3 seconds , then defeating Patrick Kane in the final in 8 @.@ 9 seconds . The following day , Daniel recorded one assist as Team Staal lost the game 11 – 10 . Towards the end of the 2010 – 11 season , Daniel compiled three goals and five assists in three games to be named the NHL 's Second Star of the Week on 14 March 2011 . During that month , he totalled nine goals and 12 assists in 15 games , earning him NHL Second Star of the Month honours . With a goal and an assist against the Los Angeles Kings on 31 March , Daniel became the fifth player in team history to reach the 100 @-@ point mark in one season ( after Pavel Bure , Alexander Mogilny , Markus Näslund and Henrik Sedin ) .
Prior to the Canucks ' final home game of the season a week later , Sedin was awarded the Cyclone Taylor Award as the team 's most valuable player ( MVP ) and his third Cyrus H. McLean Award as the team 's leading point @-@ scorer . Finishing the campaign with a career @-@ high 41 goals , 63 assists and 104 points , he won the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL 's leading point @-@ scorer . It marked the first time in NHL history that brothers led the League in scoring in back @-@ to @-@ back seasons , as Henrik had won the previous year . Chicago Blackhawks forwards Doug and Max Bentley also won separate scoring titles , but had achieved the feat three years apart in 1943 and 1946 , respectively . He also received the Viking Award as the NHL 's best Swedish player , following after Henrik who received it the year before .
Daniel 's efforts helped the Canucks win the Presidents ' Trophy as the team with the NHL 's best regular season record for the first in franchise history . Entering the 2011 playoffs with the top seed in the West , the Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks , Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks in the first three rounds to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 17 years . Playing against the Boston Bruins , the Sedins struggled to score in the Finals ; through the series ' seven games , Daniel recorded a goal and three assists . Consequently , the Canucks managed just eight goals in that same span . After losing Game 6 by a 5 – 2 score in Boston , Daniel told Vancouver Sun reporters , " We 're going to win Game 7 . " They went on to lose the deciding contest 4 – 0 . With nine goals and 20 points over 25 games , Daniel ranked fourth in playoff scoring behind Boston 's David Krejčí , Henrik Sedin and Tampa Bay 's Martin St. Louis . His 99 shots on goal marked the fifth @-@ highest single playoffs total in NHL history .
A week after the Canucks ' loss , Daniel was in attendance for the NHL Awards show in Las Vegas , having been nominated for the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL 's most valuable player , the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL 's most outstanding player and the NHL Foundation Player Award for his and Henrik 's work in the Vancouver community . Daniel won the Lindsay Award over forwards Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Corey Perry of the Anaheim Ducks . In Hart Trophy voting , he finished as the first runner @-@ up to Perry with 51 first @-@ place ballots and 960 voting points total ( 16 and 83 fewer than Perry , respectively ) . Daniel and Henrik also lost the NHL Foundation Award to Los Angeles Kings captain Dustin Brown . After being named to the NHL 's Second All @-@ Star Team the previous year , Daniel received First Team honours with Henrik for the 2010 – 11 season . Returning to Sweden in the off @-@ season , Daniel and Henrik were co @-@ recipients of the Victoria Scholarship , as the country 's athletes of the year . They became the third and fourth ice hockey players to receive the award , after Stefan Persson in 1980
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and Peter Forsberg in 1994 . Henrik and Daniel were presented the award , commemorated with glass plates , on 14 July 2011 , in the city of Borgholm .
At the midway point the following season , Daniel was named to his second consecutive NHL All @-@ Star Game in January 2012 . He was one of four players representing the Canucks , including Henrik , Alexander Edler and Cody Hodgson . Chosen to Team Alfredsson in the All @-@ Star Fantasy Draft , he recorded a goal and an assist in a 12 – 9 loss to Team Chara .
Later in the season , Daniel sustained a concussion after receiving a hit from Blackhawks defenceman Duncan Keith during a game on 21 March 2012 . With Daniel in the neutral zone and without possession of the puck , Keith hit him in the head with his elbow . After being helped off the ice by a trainer , Daniel remained in the game for a shift before leaving the contest entirely . Two days later , Keith was suspended five games for his hit by the League . Sidelined for the remainder of the regular season , Daniel finished 2011 – 12 with 30 goals and 67 points over 72 games , a drop off from his League @-@ leading total from the previous season .
Despite Daniel 's injury late in the season , the Canucks won their second consecutive Presidents ' Trophy . He remained out of the lineup for the first three games of the 2012 playoffs , all of which the Canucks lost against the eighth @-@ seeded Los Angeles Kings . Returning for Game 4 , Daniel helped the Canucks stave off elimination before they were defeated the following contest . In his two games played in the series , he recorded two assists .
Due to another lockout , the 2012 – 13 season was delayed until January 2013 . The Sedins this time remained in Canada , as they decided that would return to Modo only if again the entire season wound up cancelled . In the second month of the season , Henrik recorded his 757th point , surpassing Markus Näslund as the Canucks ' all @-@ time leading scorer . Two months later , Daniel also passed Näslund , scoring a goal and an assist in a 3 – 1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks , ranking the Sedins first and second in team history .
Playing in just 47 games due to the lockout @-@ shortened season , Daniel recorded 12 goals and 40 points . He ranked second in team scoring behind Henrik 's 45 points . In the playoffs , he added three assists in a four @-@ game defeat to the San Jose Sharks . The series ended on a shorthanded goal due to a penalty assessed to Daniel in overtime . In pursuit of a loose puck in the defensive zone , Daniel bodychecked Sharks forward Tommy Wingels into the boards , resulting in a boarding penalty . The call would later be the subject of controversy as it was believed by many in the media , such as National Post journalist Cam Cole , as well as teammates , such as Henrik , that Daniel had made contact with Wingels shoulder @-@ to @-@ shoulder , which according to NHL rules , should not result in a boarding penalty . At the beginning of the 2013 – 14 season , the Sedins signed matching four @-@ year , $ 28 million contract extensions with the Canucks . On 23 November 2014 , Sedin played his 1,000th game as a Canuck , joining his brother Henrik and Trevor Linden as the only players in franchise history to reach that milestone . On 7 February 2015 , Daniel scored his 115th power play goal as a member of the Canucks in the third period of a 5 – 0 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins , giving him the franchise record for power play tallies , surpassing his former teammate and linemate Markus Näslund , while simultaneously putting him level with Trevor Linden for second place in goals as a Canuck with 318 .
On 21 November 2015 , Daniel scored his 900th point with an assist against the Chicago Blackhawks , a game in which he scored a hat @-@ trick and an assist in a 6 @-@ 3 win . Daniel became the highest @-@ scoring Canucks player on January 22 , 2016 , with his 347th goal being the score opener of a 2 @-@ 1 victory against the Boston Bruins .
= = International play = =
Daniel made his North American debut competing for Sweden in the 1997 World U17 Hockey Challenge , held in Alberta . Leading the tournament in scoring with 26 points ( nine goals and 17 assists ) over six games , he helped Sweden to a silver medal . After going undefeated in five contests , they were defeated in the gold medal game by Team Ontario , 6 – 2 .
Back in Europe , Daniel competed at the 1997 European Junior Championships , recording two goals and six points over six games . The following year , at the 1998 European Junior Championships , Sweden 's final game required them to beat Russia by four goals to surpass Finland in goal differential and win the gold medal . Daniel recorded two assists as Sweden won 5 – 1 .
In his NHL draft year , Daniel competed for Sweden at the 1999 World Junior Championships in Winnipeg , Manitoba . He recorded ten points in six games , and tied for second in tournament scoring with Daniel Tkaczuk of Canada and Scott Gomez of the United States , behind Brian Gionta of the United States . Sweden failed to medal , losing the bronze medal game against Slovakia by a score of 5 – 4 . Later that year , Daniel made his debut for the Swedish men 's team at the 1999 World Championships in Norway . He notched one assist over nine games as Sweden won the bronze medal .
In 2000 , Daniel once again competed in both the World Junior and Men 's Championships . At the junior tournament in Sweden , Daniel matched his previous year 's output with 10 points . He was the third highest point @-@ scorer in the tournament , behind Henrik and Milan Kraft of the Czech Republic . Again , Sweden failed to earn a medal , finishing in fifth place . At the Men 's World Championships , Daniel and Henrik both recorded five points ; they were the youngest players on the squad . Sweden did not achieve a medal , however , losing to Finland in the tournament quarterfinal .
Following his rookie season with the Canucks , Daniel made his third World Championships appearance , in 2001 in Germany . He was injured midway through the tournament and had to return to Vancouver for surgery on a herniated disc in his lower back . Sweden defeated the United States 3 – 2 to win its second bronze medal in three years . He made a fourth tournament appearance at the 2005 World Championships in Austria . Sweden missed out on the bronze medal , losing to Russia , 6 – 3 . Daniel had an assist in a losing effort during the bronze medal game . He finished with nine points in nine games , which tied for fourth in tournament @-@ scoring .
On 22 December 2005 , Daniel was named to the Swedish Olympic team for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin . He joined Henrik , Markus Näslund and Mattias Öhlund as one of four Canucks on the squad . Competing in his first Olympics , he contributed four points as Sweden won a gold medal , defeating Finland 3 – 2 in the final . Four years later , he was once again named to the Swedish Olympic team for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver . Despite going into the tournament as one of Sweden 's key players ( in the corresponding NHL season , he was third among Swedish players in points despite missing 19 games ) , he ranked seventh among team forwards in total ice time . Sweden failed to defend their gold medal from Turin , losing to Slovakia in the quarterfinal . Daniel had a goal and two assists in four games .
Daniel represented Sweden at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , while his brother sit out due to health concerns . He played in all six of Sweden 's games , recording one goal and four assists as the Swedes ultimately lost to Canada in the gold medal game .
= = Playing style = =
Throughout his career , Daniel has been known as a goal @-@ scorer , usually finishing plays initiated by his brother , Henrik . However , Daniel is also a proficient playmaker and generates many sequences with Henrik off the cycle . Daniel 's familiarity with Henrik 's play enhances his effectiveness ; the pair are known for their ability to find each other intuitively with passes , often without looking .
With offensive skill marking the prime component of his game , Daniel is known to avoid initiating contact with opposing players . Early in their careers , he and Henrik were knocked off the puck easily . As a result , players have often taken advantage of their lack of physicality by playing aggressively against them . This once led Canucks General Manager Brian Burke to publicly complain , commenting during a 2002 playoff series against the Detroit Red Wings , " ' Sedin ' is not Swedish for ' punch me or headlock me in a scrum . ' " As their careers progressed , the Sedins have worked on their strength , improving their puck possession , allowing them to play more effectively and with increased physicality .
= = Personal life = =
Daniel met his wife Marinette in his hometown Örnsköldsvik around 1998 . She came with him to Vancouver upon the start of Daniel 's NHL career in 2000 , and the two married in 2005 . After earning a bachelor 's degree in psychology at the University of British Columbia Marinette became involved with the Canucks Family Education Centre , helping female immigrants transition to the English language . Together , they have two daughters , Ronja ( born in 2006 ) and Anna ( born in March 2011 ) , and a son , Erik ( born in 2008 ) . They live in the Vancouver neighbourhood of Shaughnessy during the NHL season , returning to Sweden every summer .
In March 2010 , Daniel and Marinette made a joint $ 1 @.@ 5 million donation with Henrik and his wife Johanna to the BC Children 's Hospital 's $ 200 million project for a new building . The two families requested that it be put towards a pediatric intensive @-@ care unit and a diagnostic imaging area .
Daniel and Henrik Sedin are devoted harness racing fans and race horse owners . Their most successful trotter so far is the 2013 Elitloppet winner Nahar .
= = Career statistics = =
= = = Regular season and playoffs = = =
Bolded numbers indicate season leader .
= = = International = = =
* All statistics taken from NHL.com
= = = NHL All @-@ Star Games = = =
= = Awards = =
= = Transactions = =
26 June 1999 – Drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the first round , second overall , in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft
27 July 1999 – Signed with the Canucks to a three @-@ year US $ 1 million contract
29 July 2003 – Re @-@ signed with the Canucks to a one @-@ year , US $ 1 @.@ 125 million contract
10 September 2004 – Re @-@ signed with the Canucks to a one @-@ year , US $ 1 @.@ 25 million contract
30 June 2006 – Re @-@ signed with the Canucks to a three @-@ year , US $ 10 @.@ 75 million contract
1 July 2009 – Re @-@ signed with the Canucks to a five @-@ year , US $ 30 @.@ 5 million contract
1 November 2013 – Re @-@ signed with the Canucks to a four @-@ year , US $ 28 million contract
= Jump the Shark ( The X @-@ Files ) =
" Jump the Shark " is the 15th episode of the ninth season of the American science fiction television series The X @-@ Files . The episode first aired in the United States on April 21 , 2002 on the Fox network . It was written by executive producers Vince Gilligan , John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz , and directed by Cliff Bole . The episode is a " monster @-@ of @-@ the @-@ week " episode — unconnected to the series ' wider mythology — and was created to give closure for The Lone Gunmen television series , which was a spin off of The X @-@ Files . The episode earned a Nielsen rating of 5 @.@ 1 and was viewed by 8 @.@ 6 million viewers . The episode received mixed to negative reviews from television critics .
The show centers on FBI special agents who work on cases linked to the paranormal , called X @-@ Files ; this season focuses on the investigations of John Doggett ( Robert Patrick ) , Monica Reyes ( Annabeth Gish ) , and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) . In this episode , Doggett and Reyes attempt to locate a female friend of The Lone Gunmen after former Area 51 Man @-@ in @-@ Black Morris Fletcher appears and claims that she is actually a super @-@ soldier . What Doggett and Reyes soon discover is a bizarre plot to unleash a biological weapon via the use of grafted shark organs .
" Jump the Shark " features the death of The Lone Gunmen — popular recurring characters who first appeared in the first season episode " E.B.E. " , although this plot was later retconned in the comic book series The X @-@ Files Season 10 . The episode proved difficult to make because , after the cancellation of The Lone Gunmen television series , Fox was adamant that the characters not have a featured role back on The X @-@ Files . ( The characters did appear in four previous season 9 episodes , but always very briefly . ) The choice to kill off the trio was controversial . Writers Spotnitz and Gilligan later revealed some regret with the way the episode was handled . However , actors Bruce Harwood and Dean Haglund were happy with the way the episode ended . The episode title is a humorous reference to the phrase " jumping the shark " , which is used to describe shows that are in decline to try a gimmick to get attention .
= = Plot = =
= = = Events = = =
The episode begins with Morris Fletcher ( Michael McKean ) on a boat in the Bahamas , where he is accosted by armed men and his vessel is blown up . When he is rescued and detained , he approaches FBI agents Monica Reyes ( Annabeth Gish ) and John Doggett ( Robert Patrick ) with information related to the super @-@ soldiers in exchange for his release . Doggett and Reyes turn to The Lone Gunmen when Fletcher provides an alleged photo of the super soldier , which The Lone Gunmen recognize as being Yves Adele Harlow ( Zuleikha Robinson ) , a fellow hacker who went missing a year ago . The Gunmen refuse to believe the evidence , especially when they find that Fletcher provided it , although the agents continue to pursue the trail .
Meanwhile , Harlow murders a biology professor , cuts out an organ and disposes of it in a furnace . After the Gunmen capture her , she reveals that he had been experimenting with the immune system of sharks and had been grafting pieces of shark onto his body in order to become a living host to a biological weapon . His research had been funded by Yves 's arms dealing father , who had commissioned Fletcher to find her and prevent her from stopping his biological terrorism plot . She further informs them that there is another host , whom she is trying to identify and locate before he can unleash his deadly payload .
Once Fletcher realizes that he has been used by Harlow 's father , he teams with the Gunmen to help Harlow find the second bioterrorist . After a few false starts and chases , the Lone Gunmen corner the bioterrorist with only a few minutes before his virus is due to be released . They realize that they lack the time to destroy his virus @-@ filled organ and therefore pull a fire alarm , causing large emergency doors to seal shut , simultaneously containing the virus and entrapping them with it . Their sacrifice earns them a final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery , where Fletcher , Doggett , Reyes , Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) , Walter Skinner ( Mitch Pileggi ) , Harlow and Jimmy Bond ( Stephen Snedden ) pay their respects to them .
= = = Retcon = = =
In the comic book adaptation of the series The X @-@ Files Season 10 — which takes place after the events of The X @-@ Files : I Want to Believe — it is revealed that the Lone Gunmen are alive and well , having faked their deaths during the events of " Jump the Shark " . The group was aided by the FBI and have since been working underground , aiding the US government ; for instance , Langly mentions that he was responsible for the Stuxnet virus in 2010 .
Mulder later makes reference to The Lone Gunmen 's survival in the tenth season episode , " Babylon " .
= = Production = =
" Jump the Shark " was written by Vince Gilligan , John Shiban , and Frank Spotnitz ; it was directed by Cliff Bole . The episode proved difficult to make . After the cancellation of The Lone Gunmen television series , which aired in 2001 , Fox reportedly " hated [ the ] characters " . Executive producer and co @-@ writer Frank Spotnitz had to fight to get the episode made ; the studio informed Spotnitz that they did not want to bring the characters back in any capacity in the ninth season . Actor Bruce Harwood later explained that " I think if the studio objected to anything , it was wasting time on our characters long enough to kill us off . " Co @-@ writer Gilligan later recalled " The Lone Gunmen was still kind of an open wound for me . " Thus , the episode was crafted as a way to wrap up the series . Due to the nature of the episode — which effectively works as a tie @-@ in — various long @-@ term characters from both The X @-@ Files and The Lone Gunmen make cameo appearances .
The episode title is a humorous reference to the phrase " jumping the shark " , coined when Fonzie did a water ski jump of a shark pen on Happy Days , which is used to describe shows that have reached their peak and started to decline in quality . Executive producer Chris Carter said that the title was tongue @-@ in @-@ cheek , and further stated that it was their " way of lowering the boom on anybody who thought that it did " . He further stated that the series was " good " until the end , even after the departure of David Duchovny as Fox Mulder . According to IGN , the episode 's title was a homage to the popular website Jump the Shark . In fact , during the commentary for " Jump the Shark " , Vince Gilligan makes a direct reference to the website .
Various plotlines leaked before the episode 's release , the most notable being the death of the Lone Gunmen . The choice to kill off the trio was controversial ; Gilligan himself later admitted that " I still think we made the wrong choice on that one . " Spotnitz later said , " I can 't say I regret killing them off , as you know , no one really dies in The X @-@ Files [ ... ] But I do feel tonally it was a mistake to end the episode on such a somber note . I wish we 'd ended it on a laugh or smile . " The actors who played The Lone Gunmen complimented the script . Harwood admitted that the episode would have either featured the trio 's death or would have featured them " walk [ ing ] off into the sunset without hobo bags over our shoulders . " Ultimately , he concluded that " I was glad we were killed off in the end " . Dean Haglund said that he " liked the way we were sent off " , and called the ending " cool " .
= = Reception = =
" Jump the Shark " first aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 21 , 2002 . The episode later aired in the United Kingdom on Sky One and later on BBC One on 23 February 2003 . The episode earned a Nielsen household rating of 5 @.@ 1 , meaning that it was seen by 5 @.@ 1 % of the nation 's estimated households and was viewed by 5 @.@ 38 million households , and 8 @.@ 6 million viewers . " Jump the Shark " was the 58th most watched episode of television that aired during the week ending April 21 .
The episode received mixed to negative reviews from television critics . Aaron Kinney from Salon magazine said that the episode title showed that the creators at least still had a sense of humor , but that the episode demonstrated some of the flaws that caused the series to jump the shark in the first place : " cheesy melodrama , deathly slow pacing , and a lack of coherence " . John Keegan from Critical Myth was also negative about the episode and awarded it a 4 out of 10 . He called it " one of the worst episodes of the season " , and hoped that it was no indication of what the series finale was going to be like . Furthermore , Keegan criticized the fact that David Duchovny did not make a cameo appearance " either full frame or in the distance " , given his history with the Lone Gunmen . Robert Shearman and Lars Pearson , in their book Wanting to Believe : A Critical Guide to The X @-@ Files , Millennium & The Lone Gunmen , rated the episode one star out of five , and noted that " there 's nothing celebratory " about the entry . The two were highly critical of the episode 's conclusion , calling it " such a bland way of dying that for a moment , you feel you must have missed the point " . Shearman and Pearson , furthermore , argued that " The Lone Gunmen deserved better . No , worse than that — we deserved better . " M.A. Crang , in his book Denying the Truth : Revisiting The X @-@ Files after 9 / 11 , criticized the " goofy tone " of the episode , saying it felt " very out of place " within the context of the series .
= Gene Amondson =
Gene C. Amondson ( October 15 , 1943 – July 20 , 2009 ) was a painter , woodcarver , Christian minister and prohibition activist , who was the 2004 US presidential nominee for one faction of the Prohibition Party and the nominee of the unified party in 2008 .
The son of a logger , Amondson was born into a Pacific Northwest lumberjack culture laden with alcoholism . He became interested in the temperance movement while attending Divinity School . After establishing himself as a preacher and artist in the community of Vashon Island , Washington , Amondson began touring the nation reenacting Billy Sunday sermons and attending events dressed as the Grim Reaper to protest alcohol corporations .
Amondson 's activism attracted notice from the Prohibition Party , which had been divided into two factions in 2003 . In 2004 , Amondson received the presidential nomination of the larger faction . On Election Day , he tallied over a thousand votes and finished in third place in several Louisiana parishes . With the death of the other faction leader in 2007 , the party reunified . In 2008 , Amondson again received the party 's presidential nomination , but fell short of his 2004 vote total . He died in 2009 after suffering a stroke .
= = Early life = =
Gene Amondson was born to Owen and Ruby Amondson in Morton , Washington near the city of Centralia . His mother was a German American homemaker , originally from Nebraska and his father , who was nicknamed " Red " , was a Norwegian American logger , an industry then rampant with alcoholism . As a child , neither of Gene 's parents drank , but he saw drunken logger fights and attended school with children neglected by alcoholic parents . In addition , he remembered witnessing a drunk logger molest a five @-@ year @-@ old child .
Gene was also exposed to politics . His uncle , Orville " Porky " Amondson was elected and served as sheriff in Lewis County , and his brother Neil served in the Washington State Senate as a Republican .
Amondson attended Warner Pacific College in Portland , Oregon , and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in zoology . In college , he occasionally drank wine . His anti @-@ alcohol views did not take root until he attended Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky in 1966 , and learned about temperance leader and preacher Billy Sunday . Amondson estimated that after divinity school , he drank beer about twice a year . In the 1970s , he moved to the liberal community of Vashon Island , Washington , where he began preaching at Cove Road Church .
= = Activism = =
After moving to Vashon Island , Amondson grew closer to the temperance movement . He started touring the nation reenacting the Billy Sunday sermons Get on the Water Wagon , Booze. and The Sermon Against Alcohol . He visited churches , prisons , schools , and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings to spread the message of temperance . In addition , he traveled to New Zealand on a Women 's Christian Temperance Union @-@ financed trip , and toured Africa .
In protest of alcohol , Amondson often stood outside liquor establishments dressed as the Grim Reaper . He once stood outside a courtroom as the figure after a couple sued Jim Beam claiming its product caused their son to be born mentally retarded . During a 1989 interview , Amondson explained that he did not protest the individuals that drank , but the large corporations that distributed liquor . In 2005 , he led a movement to stop the Washington legislature from allowing alcohol to be sold on Sundays , but was unsuccessful . Because of the passage , Amondson predicted " a lot more alcohol will be sold , [ and ] a few more children will suffer . "
On Vashon Island , Amondson provided low rent housing for people with low income . He appeared in court a few times for zoning difficulties relating to the housing complexes but received legal aid from the Interfaith Council on Homelessness . Amondson was known to drive around Vashon Island in a Honda Civic accessorized with a fake elk head on the front and a license plate that read " Vote Dry . " The car was also decorated with homemade bumper stickers that read " Dumb People Drink " and " Your Kids Need You Sober . " While driving past taverns , he regularly honked the car horn twice in protest . In 2008 , the car was installed with a hydrogen conversion kit that allowed it to be fueled by gasoline and water using electrolysis , significantly improving gas mileage . Amondson 's car was one of the first in the nation to be fitted with such a kit .
= = Presidential campaigns = =
= = = 2004 = = =
In 2003 , Amondson was approached by Thompson Township , Pennsylvania tax assessor James Hedges , the Prohibition Party 's only elected official . He convinced Amondson to seek the nomination of his faction of the Prohibition Party , which split over perennial presidential nominee Earl Dodge 's leadership of the party . Hedges ' faction felt Dodge was more concerned with his campaign button business than advancing the party 's goals . Dodge had run as the party 's nominee in every election since 1984 , but received only 208 votes in the 2000 election , down approximately 1 @,@ 000 from the 1996 election . Amondson commenced his first presidential campaign with the nomination of Hedges ' faction . Dodge received the other faction 's nomination . According to Dodge , Amondson had previously contacted him about the vice presidential nomination , but it had already been filled . Dodge reasoned Amondson was " probably a very nice man ... [ but ] he may not have known exactly what he was getting into . " Conversely , Amondson referred to Dodge as a " good man " with whom he shared the same message , but argued , " Dodge is just not getting the job done . He 's too old . We need to send it to an earlier generation . "
While speaking with the media during his campaign , Amondson voiced his anti @-@ alcohol message and attempted to address concerns that prohibition increases crime . In an AP interview , he explained that during Prohibition , " the budget was balanced , prisons were emptied , mental institutions emptied and cirrhosis of the liver declined . " He concluded , " I 'd rather have 100 Al Capones in every city than alcohol sold in every grocery store . " Amondson made an appearance on The Daily Show with comedian Jon Stewart . He spoke with correspondent Ed Helms who joked with the candidate . During the segment , Amondson remarked , " alcohol cuts the supply of oxygen to the brain and puts you in a kind of retarded state . " A short clip followed that showed Amondson in his Grim Reaper attire . Earl Dodge also appeared on the show in a separate interview with Helms .
The race between Amondson and Dodge was viewed as a way to determine which faction would lead the party in the future . Amondson achieved ballot access in Louisiana as the nominee of the Prohibition Party and in Colorado as the nominee of the Concerns of People Party . Dodge achieved ballot access only in Colorado , where he was listed as the nominee of the Prohibition Party . Overall , Amondson won the contest , collecting 1 @,@ 896 ( 1 @,@ 512 of those were from Louisiana ) votes compared to Dodge 's 140 . As expected , Amondson placed well behind both major candidates ( George W. Bush received 1 @.@ 1 million votes , and John Kerry received over 1 million votes ) . He placed eighth in a slate of 12 candidates on Colorado 's ballot ( Dodge placed last , even though it was his home state ) . Amondson 's third @-@ place finish in four Louisiana parishes was the first time since 1960 that the Prohibition Party nominee for President out polled @-@ all other third party candidates for president in any county .
= = = 2008 = = =
Amondson was nominated for President at the 2008 Prohibition Party National Convention in Indianapolis . About 10 to 15 people attended the event . Earl Dodge died late in 2007 , which reunified the split party . Similar to 2004 , Amondson 's based his campaign on media interviews . He spoke with Wikinews in June 2008 , admitting that third party candidates such as himself have no chance of winning elections . Instead , he remarked , they " say wise things . " When given a choice , Amondson favored the election of a Republican over a Democrat because of the policies on Israel and the ideological difference in justices nominated to the Supreme Court . Amondson wanted former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich as his running mate , but the designation went to activist Leroy Pletten .
During the summer , Amondson campaigned in Louisiana and walked Bourbon Street dressed as the Grim Reaper in protest of alcohol . While in New Orleans , he filmed a documentary with his three sons . In interviews , Amondson took stands on issues other than alcohol . He declared support for the War in Iraq and tougher immigration laws , and advocated limits on divorce , an increased role of religion in schools and a decrease in government welfare programs . In an August interview with Weekend America , he explained his platform , " [ w ] e want to have protected borders and keep our gun rights and a lot of conservative things , but the main thing is help America realize that 95 percent of violent crime is connected with alcohol . "
After John McCain selected Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate , Amondson complimented the Republican for picking a " beautiful woman . " Despite his own campaign , Amondson effectively endorsed McCain , revealing he would probably vote for McCain . Amondson attained ballot access in Colorado , Louisiana and Florida by Election Day , and received a total of 653 votes overall .
= = Personal life = =
Amondson described himself as a " red @-@ neck , Bible @-@ thumbing preacher . " He was married for 23 years and had four sons and one daughter , before divorcing . One of his sons died in infancy , and his remaining four children became involved in the motion picture industry upon adulthood .
Amondson appeared as a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1993 after writing a letter to the show expressing his interest in the 40 @,@ 000 single women who entered a contest hoping to win a date with five widowers from Seattle . In the letter , which left Oprah staffers " quite interested " and " surprised , " Amondson explained he was lonely and wanted someone " willing to work to help pay the taxes ... and my child support . " On the show , he discussed his artwork , and was later invited for a second appearance . According to Amondson , following the appearance , he received hundreds of letters .
In his later years , Amondson split his time between Vashon Island and Alaska , where he hunted and found landscapes to paint . He cited painters John Singer Sargent and Joaquín Sorolla as his artistic influences . In addition , Amondson took an interest in woodcarving . His life @-@ sized works can be found throughout Vashon Island . Along with painting and woodcarving , Amondson was an avid pie baker and published a book compiling his mother 's pie recipes .
= = Death = =
On July 18 , 2009 , Amondson , who had previously been diagnosed with hypertension , suffered a brain aneurism which caused him to fall into a coma . He died on July 20 , 2009 at Harborview Medical Center . His death came two days after marrying a couple and attending a local strawberry festival . He was survived by his mother , his two brothers , his sister and four children . His funeral took place July 25 at the Bethel Evangelical Free Church in Vashon Island .
= Andrew Garfield =
Andrew Russell Garfield ( born 20 August 1983 ) is a British @-@ American actor . Born in Los Angeles , California and raised in Epsom , Surrey , Garfield began his career on the UK stage and in television productions . He made his feature @-@ film debut in the 2007 ensemble drama Lions for Lambs . Garfield first came to international attention in 2010 with supporting roles in the drama films The Social Network , for which he received Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations , and Never Let Me Go , for which he received a Saturn Award and another BAFTA nomination .
Garfield subsequently received praise for his performance as the title character in the 2012 superhero film The Amazing Spider @-@ Man . He has also performed on stage , and played Biff in the 2012 Broadway revival of Arthur Miller 's Death of a Salesman , co @-@ starring Philip Seymour Hoffman . Garfield 's performance earned him a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play . In 2014 , he co @-@ produced and starred in the thriller 99 Homes .
= = Early life = =
Garfield was born in Los Angeles County , California . His mother , Lynn ( née Hillman ) , is from Essex , England , and his father , Richard Garfield , is from California . Garfield 's paternal grandparents were also from the United Kingdom . His parents moved the family from Los Angeles to Britain when he was three years old , and Garfield was raised in Epsom , Surrey , in a middle @-@ class home . Garfield is Jewish . His paternal grandparents were from Jewish immigrant families who had moved to London from Central and Eastern Europe ( Poland , Russia , and Romania ) , and the family surname was originally " Garfinkel " .
Garfield 's parents ran a small interior design business ; his mother is a teaching assistant at a nursery school , and his father became head coach of the Guildford Swimming Club . He has an older brother who is a doctor . Garfield was a gymnast and a swimmer during his early years . He had originally intended to study business but became interested in acting at the age of sixteen . Garfield attended Priory Preparatory School in Banstead and later City of London Freemen 's School in nearby Ashtead , before training at the Central School of Speech and Drama , University of London , from which he graduated in 2004 .
= = Career = =
= = = 2005 – 09 : Early work = = =
Garfield began taking acting classes in Silchar , Surrey , when he was 9 , and appeared in a youth theatre production of Bugsy Malone . He also joined a small youth theatre workshop group in Epsom , and began working primarily in stage acting . In 2004 he won a Manchester Evening News Theatre Award for Best Newcomer for his performance in Kes at Manchester 's Royal Exchange Theatre ( where he also played Romeo the year after ) , and won the Outstanding Newcomer Award at the 2006 Evening Standard Theatre Awards . Garfield made his British television debut in 2005 appearing in the Channel 4 teen drama Sugar Rush . In 2007 he garnered public attention when he appeared in the series 3 of the BBC 's Doctor Who , in the episodes " Daleks in Manhattan " and " Evolution of the Daleks " . Garfield commented that it was " an honour " to be a part of Doctor Who . In October 2007 , he was named one of Variety 's " 10 Actors to Watch " . He made his American film debut in November 2007 , playing an American university student in the ensemble drama Lions for Lambs , with co @-@ stars Tom Cruise , Meryl Streep and Robert Redford . " I 'm just lucky to be there working on the same project as them , although I don 't really expect to be recognised later by audiences , " Garfield told Variety in 2007 . In his review for The Boston Globe , Wesley Morris considered Garfield 's work " a willing punching bag for the movie 's jabs and low blows " .
In the Channel 4 drama Boy A , released in November 2007 , he portrayed a notorious killer trying to find new life after prison . The role garnered him the 2008 British Academy Television Award for Best Actor . Amy Biancolli of the Houston Chronicle wrote that " there is no doubt about the intelligence and sensitivity " of Garfield 's portrayal . Minneapolis Star Tribune 's Christy DeSmith echoed Biancolli 's sentiment , citing his " detailed expressions " as an example . Writing in The Seattle Times , John Hartl noted that Garfield demonstrated range in the role , and concluded : " Garfield always manages to capture his passion " . Joe Morgenstern , the critic for The Wall Street Journal , dubbed Garfield 's performance " phenomenal " , assessing that he " makes room for the many and various pieces of Jack 's personality " . In 2008 , he had a minor role in the film The Other Boleyn Girl , and was named one of the shooting stars at the Berlin International Film Festival . In 2009 , Garfield held supporting roles in the Terry Gilliam film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and the Red Riding television trilogy . Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times thought that Garfield gave a stand out performance in the latter .
= = = 2010 – 11 : Breakthrough = = =
In 2010 , Garfield co @-@ starred opposite Carey Mulligan and Keira Knightley in Mark Romanek 's dystopian science fiction drama Never Let Me Go , an adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro 's 2005 novel of the same name . He said of his character , Tommy D. , " There 's a sense of anxiety that runs through these kids , especially Tommy , because he 's so sensory and feeling and animalistic , that 's my perspective of him . " Garfield was attracted to the film based on the existential questions the story expresses . He called the experience of being a part of Never Let Me Go a " dream to come true " . He further remarked that the scenes in which his character — unable to contain his frustration — erupts with a wail , were " intense " for him . " I think those screams are inside all of us , I just got a chance to let mine out " . For his portrayal of a well @-@ meaning , but dim young man caught in a love triangle , he won the 2010 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor . Cleveland Magazine 's Clint O 'Connor lauded his performance , commenting that Garfield delivered " a terrifically anguished performance " in the film . Writing for Entertainment Weekly , Owen Gleiberman praised the performances of the lead cast , reflecting that " these three all act with a spooky , haunted innocence that gets under your skin . " Tom Preston , a critic from The Guardian , further described Garfield 's acting as solid and " at times deeply moving " . In comparison to Mulligan and Knightley , Scott Bowles , writing for USA Today , deemed Garfield " the real find " of Never Let Me Go .
The same year , Garfield co @-@ starred opposite Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network , a drama based on the founders of Facebook . On his character , Garfield remarked that " No one knows who Eduardo Saverin is , and I don 't either . Of course , the fact he 's a real @-@ life human being , breathing on this Earth somewhere , creates a whole new dimension to my approach because you feel a greater sense of responsibility " . Initially , the film 's director , David Fincher , had met Garfield under the auspices of him playing Mark Zuckerberg , having been referred to him by Mark Romanek . However , Fincher did not like Garfield for the part as he found Garfield 's " incredible emotional access to his kind of core humanity " better tailored for the role of Saverin . Garfield 's performance was very well received ; he earned wider recognition and numerous nominations , including BAFTA nominations for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Rising Star , as well as a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance in a Supporting Role . Mark Kermode of the BBC expressed his surprise that Garfield had been overlooked for an Academy Award nomination , opining that " everyone knows he 's one of the very best things about the Social Network " . Writing in The Wall Street Journal , Joe Morgenstern thought the role was portrayed with " great subtlety and rueful charm " . Rolling Stone said Garfield delivered " a vulnerability that raises the emotional stakes in a movie " , and proclaimed : " Keep your eyes on Garfield — he 's shatteringly good , the soul of a film that might otherwise be without one . " He received similar plaudits of the Los Angeles Times , Entertainment Weekly , and The New Yorker .
= = = 2012 – present : The Amazing Spider @-@ Man and other roles = = =
In 2010 , Garfield was cast as Spider @-@ Man / Peter Parker , opposite Emma Stone as his love interest Gwen Stacy , in Marc Webb 's The Amazing Spider @-@ Man , a reboot of the Spider @-@ Man film series . Garfield saw his casting as a " massive challenge in many ways " , having to make the character " authentic " and " live and breathe in a new way " . Garfield described Peter as someone he can relate to and stated that the character had been an important influence on him since he was a child . For the role , Garfield studied the movements of athletes and spiders and tried to incorporate them , did yoga and pilates in order to be as flexible as possible , and drew from his life experiences as inspiration . Garfield admitted to shedding tears and trying to imagine " a better actor in the suit " upon first wearing his costume . When filming , Garfield explained that he had four months of training and described his physical roles on stunts as challenging and exhausting . Released in July 2012 , The Amazing Spider @-@ Man earned a worldwide total of $ 752 @,@ 216 @,@ 557 . Garfield 's performance was generally well received . The Guardian 's Peter Bradshaw acclaimed his portrayal as the " definitive Spider @-@ Man " , Tom Charity of CNN commended his " combination of fresh @-@ faced innocence , nervous agitation and wry humor " , and Peter Travers , writing in Rolling Stone , said Garfield gave a stellar performance . Associated Press ' Christy Lemire elaborated that Garfield 's Spider @-@ Man gave the film a " restless , reckless energy and a welcome sense of danger . " Garfield reprised his role in The Amazing Spider @-@ Man 2 ( 2014 ) .
In March 2012 , Garfield made his Broadway theatre debut as Biff Loman in the revival of Death of a Salesman . Garfield was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in the role . According to The New York Times 's David Rooney , Garfield " exposed the raw ache of Biff 's solitude " . In May 2014 , Garfield hosted Saturday Night Live and appeared in a music video for the song " We Exist " by Arcade Fire , playing a trans woman . In February 2015 , Sony and Marvel Studios secured a deal which would integrate the Spider @-@ Man character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe . Sequels to The Amazing Spider @-@ Man 2 were scrapped and the franchise was closed . The role of Spider @-@ Man has now been taken over by Tom Holland . In late 2015 , arachnologists Yuri M. Marusik and Alireza Zamani honored Garfield 's portrayal of the role by naming a new species of crevice weaver spider after him , namely Pritha garfieldi .
Garfield co @-@ produced and starred in the 2014 independent drama 99 Homes . He is also scheduled to headline Martin Scorsese 's film , Silence , based on Shūsaku Endō 's 1966 novel of the same name . Production began in 2014 with Garfield set to play Father Rodrigues , a Portuguese Jesuit priest in the seventeenth century who travels to Japan . By November 2014 , it was also confirmed that Garfield would join the cast of Hacksaw Ridge , a war drama about the first conscientious objector in US history to be awarded the Medal of Honor . Mel Gibson is set to direct and Vince Vaughn and Sam Worthington are scheduled to co @-@ star .
In 2016 it was announced that Garfield will play the role of Prior Walter in Tony Kushner 's two @-@ part play Angels in America at the National Theatre , London in the Lyttelton Theatre from April 2017 . It will be directed by Marianne Elliott and co @-@ starring Russell Tovey and Denise Gough .
= = Personal life = =
Garfield has dual citizenship in the United States and the United Kingdom . In 2009 , he told the Sunday Herald that he " feels equally at home " in both the United States and the United Kingdom and " enjoys having a varied cultural existence " . Garfield customarily gives interviews about his work , but does not publicly discuss details of his private life .
In 2011 , Garfield began dating his The Amazing Spider @-@ Man co @-@ star Emma Stone sometime during production of the film . After Stone was cast in The Amazing Spider @-@ Man , which was confirmed in October 2010 , Marc Webb , the film 's director , noted that the chemistry between Garfield and Stone made her the clear choice .
In 2011 , Garfield became the Ambassador of Sport for the Worldwide Orphans Foundation ( WWO ) .
In April 2013 , Garfield publicly expressed his support for the legalisation of same @-@ sex marriage . Garfield , who was reflecting on starring in the gay marriage @-@ themed play Beautiful Thing ( 2006 ) , commented : " There is no argument against equality . How can anyone argue against compassion and understanding ? "
= = Filmography = =
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= = Awards and nominations = =
= Jeita Grotto =
The Jeita Grotto ( Arabic : مغارة جعيتا ) is a system of two separate , but interconnected , karstic limestone caves spanning an overall length of nearly 9 kilometres ( 5 @.@ 6 mi ) . The caves are situated in the Nahr al @-@ Kalb valley within the locality of Jeita , 18 kilometres ( 11 mi ) north of the Lebanese capital Beirut . Though inhabited in prehistoric times , the lower cave was not rediscovered until 1836 by Reverend William Thomson ; it can only be visited by boat since it channels an underground river that provides fresh drinking water to more than a million Lebanese .
In 1958 , Lebanese speleologists discovered the upper galleries 60 metres ( 200 ft ) above the lower cave which have been accommodated with an access tunnel and a series of walkways to enable tourists safe access without disturbing the natural landscape . The upper galleries house the world 's largest known stalactite . The galleries are composed of a series of chambers the largest of which peaks at a height of 120 metres ( 390 ft ) .
Aside from being a Lebanese national symbol and a top tourist destination , the Jeita grotto plays an important social , economic and cultural role in the country . It was one of top 14 finalists in the New 7 Wonders of Nature competition .
= = Location = =
The Jeita cave is situated at the center of the western flanks of the Lebanon mountains , more specifically in the Nahr al @-@ Kalb valley , its natural entrance is about 100 metres ( 330 ft ) above sea level . It 's located 5 kilometres ( 3 @.@ 1 mi ) east of the Mediterranean coastline and 18 kilometres ( 11 mi ) north of Beirut within the confines of the municipality of Jeita , in the caza of Keserwan .
= = History = =
Ancient vestiges of a foundry were found in a smaller cave near the Nahr al @-@ Kalb river , suggesting that the cave was used in antiquity to produce swords .
The modern discovery of the underground river of Jeita in 1836 is credited to Reverend William Thomson ( an American missionary ) who ventured some 50 metres ( 160 ft ) into the cave . Reaching the underground river , he fired a shot from his gun and the resulting echoes convinced him that he had found a cavern of major importance .
In 1873 W.J. Maxwell and H.G. Huxley , engineers with the Beirut Water Company , and their friend Reverend Daniel Bliss , president of the Syrian Protestant College ( later the American University of Beirut ) explored these caverns . In two expeditions carried out in 1873 and 1874 they penetrated 1 @,@ 060 metres ( 3 @,@ 480 ft ) into the grotto which is the principal source of the Nahr al @-@ Kalb that supplies Beirut with water . They were impeded by " Hell 's Rapids " torrents which break onto razor sharp rocks . Dr. Bliss , Mr. Maxwell and the other engineers recorded their names and the year on " Maxwell 's Column " , a great limestone pillar some 625 metres ( 2 @,@ 051 ft ) from the entrance . About 200 metres ( 660 ft ) further on , in the so @-@ called " Pantheon " , they wrote their names and details of the expedition on paper , sealed it in a bottle and placed it on top of a stalagmite . The lime @-@ impregnated water has since covered the bottle with a thin white film , permanently fixing it to the stone .
Between 1892 and 1940 further expeditions were carried out by English , American and French explorers . Their expeditions brought them to a depth of 1 @,@ 750 metres ( 5 @,@ 740 ft ) .
Since the 1940s , Lebanese explorers , notably the members of the Speleo Club du Liban ( Lebanese Caving Club ) founded in 1951 by the first Lebanese speleologist Lionel Ghorra _ have pushed even deeper into the Jeita grotto . Their expeditions revealed a great underground system which is now known to an overall length of nearly 9 kilometres ( 5 @.@ 6 mi ) .
In 1958 the lower caverns were opened to the public , meanwhile exploration was still underway mainly by the Lebanese Caving Club . This exploration led to the discovery of the elevated dry branch of the grotto later referred to as the upper galleries .
In 1962 , the Spéléo Club contributed to a study of the upper galleries aiming to provide an access tunnel which was to be dug for touristic development purposes . Work on the access tunnel was begun in 1968 . Its opening was followed by the installation of a series of walkways which permitted tourists safe access to the upper galleries without disturbing the natural landscape .
In 1969 , a concert with electronic music by the French composer Francois Bayle was held in the cave to celebrate the inauguration of the upper galleries . This event was organized by the Lebanese artist and sculptor Ghassan Klink . Other cultural events have taken place in this unusual surrounding , including a concert by the world acknowledged German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen in November 1969 , and more recently , in 2008 a classical music concert by Lebanese @-@ Armenian composer and pianist Guy Manoukian
The caverns closed to the public due to the Lebanese civil war in 1978 both tunnels leading to the lower and upper galleries were used to store munitions , the outside buildings for military purposes . The caves reopened in 1995 and remain one of the country ’ s key natural attractions .
= = Archaeology = =
Jeita I ( sometimes referred to as Nahr @-@ el @-@ Kelb ) is a dry cave , 56 metres deep to the east of the source cave from where the river flows and connected to it by narrow channels . It was first noted in 1833 by Botta and excavated by Godefroy Zumoffen in two positions in 1898 , 1900 , 1908 and 1910 . It was later excavated by Auguste Bergy with materials from both excavations now with the Museum of Lebanese Prehistory , the Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut and the private collection of Dr. Gigues . Henri Fleisch noticed an Upper Paleolithic level with further finds including polished Neolithic pieces , primitive potsherds , burned bones and end scrapers . Jacques Cauvin noted similarities in these finds to the Néolithique Moyen period of Byblos . Evidence of later occupation included a Chalcolithic tripod pot found by Father Fleisch and a combed @-@ ware sherd suggested to date to the Early Bronze Age levels at Byblos .
Jeita II ( Dahr el @-@ Mghara ) is a rock shelter situated on a platform , above and equidistant between the dry cave of Jeita I and the entrance to the grotto at Jeita III . Excavations were made by the Duc de Luynes and Lartet in 1864 , by Zumoffen in 1900 and 1908 and by Bergy in 1930 . A large number of flint tools , bones and hearths were found that were accredited to the Aurignacian . Further excavations were made in 1964 by Francis Hours which revealed much more extensive , deeper and richer deposits than had previously been suspected . Father Hours permitted Lorraine Copeland to disclose that the upper material appeared to display late Upper Paleolithic or early Mesolithic characteristics , probably including Kebaran . Excavation was to be continued but the area was fenced off and owned by the government .
Jeita III ( The Caverns ) was a deposit of brown soil that fell from a location suggested to be at the east end of Jeita II , just inside the entrance to the grotto where the tourists are conducted by boat . It was found in 1963 by the Speleologists Club and excavated by Father Hours . Flint tools found in the deposit were geometric in design and suggested to be a form of Natufian or later Mesolithic than discovered at Jeita II , from where it may have been displaced . Forms of these flints included rectangles with straight or oblique truncation , borers of the " crochet " type , micro @-@ burins , end scrapers , bladelet cores , two transverse arrowheads , crescents and short triangles . Some of the crescents had ridged backs and resembled those found at Nahal Oren . Material is stored with the Museum of Lebanese Prehistory .
Jeita IV ( Mugharet @-@ el @-@ Mal ) is a rock shelter in the cliff upstream from the grotto . It once contained a large quantity of Paleolithic material which has been looted and was deemed unfit for excavation by Sami Karkaby , Director of the Caverns in 1965 . Study of the lithic remains at this shelter were hoped to shed further light on the Paleolithic or Mesolithic communities that inhabited the different sites at different times .
= = Geology = =
The Jeita grotto is located within the Lower @-@ Middle Jurassic strata of Keserouane which has a stratigraphic thickness of 1 @,@ 000 metres ( 3 @,@ 300 ft ) and consists of dolostone and micritic limestone . The Keserouane formation was exposed to air by a local uplift during the Late Jurassic @-@ Early Cretaceous . The Keserouane strata became karstified after its aerial exposure and then was buried during the Cretaceous . In the Neogene , upon the final uplift of Mount Lebanon , this early karstification phase was reactivated .
At the Nahr al @-@ Kalb valley , the impervious Upper Jurassic volcanic rocks and Lower Cretaceous sand slant almost vertically forming a hydrogeological barrier and forcing the outlet of the Jeita underground river to the surface . This barrier could be the reason for the westernmost , large cave chambers with heights exceeding 60 metres ( 200 ft ) . Karstification of the Keserouane limestone was further intensified by the steep topography of the area and the volume of precipitation over the Lebanon ( more than 1200mm ) .
A ratio of total slope gradient of 1 / 100 is calculated between the entrance of the cave and its inland extremity . This shows its smooth flat course even though it is sometimes interrupted by several small cascades and rapids . From the west , the Jeita cave starts with large halls and meanders . Through some rapids , the dimension becomes narrower . Going forth , it is spacious with the Thompson ’ s cavern ( 250 metres ( 820 ft ) long and 60 metres ( 200 ft ) wide ) , Grand Chaos ( 500 metres ( 1 @,@ 600 ft ) long ) and Mroueh ’ s Hall ( 200 metres ( 660 ft ) long and 50 metres ( 160 ft ) wide ) . The latter two are floored with collapsed blocks . The cave ends with a Y @-@ shaped pattern , where , each branch ends with a siphon .
= = Description = =
The Jeita caves are solutional karst caves which have formed over millions of years due to the dissolution of limestone . The limestone is dissolved by carbonic acid charged rain water and groundwater ; when the limestone , which is originally waterproof , contains cracks produced by tectonic forces the water oozes into the rock and starts to widen the cracks and solute caves inside the layers . Jeita is the longest cave complex in the Middle East ; , it sits at 300 metres ( 980 ft ) above sea level and has a height difference of 305 metres ( 1 @,@ 001 ft ) . Geologically , the caves provide a tunnel or escape route for the underground river , which is the principal source of Nahr al @-@ Kalb .
The Jeita grotto is the longest explored cave in Lebanon . After many years of exploration , speleologists have penetrated about 6 @,@ 200 metres ( 20 @,@ 300 ft ) from the entry point of the lower grotto to the far end of the underground river and about 2 @,@ 130 metres ( 6 @,@ 990 ft ) of the upper galleries .
= = = Upper cave = = =
The Jeita upper cave has an overall length of 2 @,@ 130 metres ( 6 @,@ 990 ft ) of which only 750 metres ( 2 @,@ 460 ft ) are accessible to visitors via a specially conceived walkway ; access to the remainder of the cave was restricted to prevent ecological damage which may occur due to the flocking tourists . The upper cave contains a great concentration of a variety of crystallized formations such as stalactites , stalagmites , columns , mushrooms , ponds , curtains and draperies . The upper gallery is famous for its formations , lit by an effective lighting system . It is entered through a 117 metres ( 384 ft ) long concrete tunnel . The part accessible by visitors has three huge chambers . The first is called White Chamber , the second Red Chamber , due to the color of the formations . White dripstones are pure calcite without defilement , the red color is given by iron oxide ( rust ) in small amounts . In Lebanon iron oxide has a red color instead of the brown beige color which is common in northern countries . The reason is a different chemical reaction caused by the high temperature which produces a different kind of iron oxide . The White Chamber is medium @-@ sized , but has the most impressive formations of the cave . The Red Chamber is up to 106 metres ( 348 ft ) high , and 30 metres ( 98 ft ) to 50 metres ( 160 ft ) wide . The third chamber is the biggest of all three chambers and has a height of more than 120 metres ( 390 ft ) . The longest stalactite in the world is located in Jeita 's White Chamber ; it measures 8 @.@ 2 metres ( 27 ft ) long .
= = = Lower cave = = =
The lower gallery which has an overall length of 6 @,@ 200 metres ( 20 @,@ 300 ft ) is located 60 metres ( 200 ft ) below the upper gallery . It is traversed by a smooth underwater river and a lake ( the " Dark Lake " ) . The river is broken up by several small cataracts and rapids . The lower cave 's " Thompson 's Cavern " , is a massive hall with impressive speleothems such as the Eagle Obelisk stalagmite . Other halls in the lower gallery include the Pantheon , Grand Chaos and Shangri @-@ la . Visitors are transported in the lower gallery by electric boats for a distance of 500 metres ( 1 @,@ 600 ft ) . In winter the lower level is closed , when the water level is too high .
= = Economic and social importance = =
Today , the Jeita Grotto is a popular recreational show cave and a major tourist attraction . It hosts approximately 280 @,@ 000 visitors per year .
The Jeita grotto contributes heavily to the public life of the region . MAPAS , the firm which runs the grotto , is an important employer and provides full @-@ time jobs for around 115 local residents of Jeita ( 30 % of which are female ) . In addition to employment , the Jeita caves contribute 5 % of ticket fees to the local municipality , between 10 and 20 % of general revenue to the Lebanese ministry of tourism , and an additional 10 % of ticket fees along with the 10 % VAT to the Lebanese ministry of Finance .
Moreover , the Jeita cave emits a spring with a flow ranging from 1 – 2 m3 / s , providing fresh drinking water for one @-@ and @-@ a @-@ half million inhabitants of the capital , Beirut . However , water pollution , due to domestic and agricultural runoff ,
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2009 film entitled Push . Precious appeared in the Un Certain Regard , an award section recognising unique and innovative films , at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in May , 2009 . At Cannes , the film received a fifteen @-@ minute standing ovation from the audience after the film was screened . Daniels commented that , at first he was " embarrassed " to show Precious at Cannes because he did not want " to exploit black people " and wasn ’ t sure if he " wanted white French people to see our world . " After the success at Precious ' screenings at Sundance , reporters took note that the film could mirror the success of other films that had been screened and praised at the festival . S. James Snyder , of Time , compared Precious 's success at Sundance to that of 2008 's The Wrestler and Slumdog Millionaire ; both films later were nominated for multiple Academy Awards , and Slumdog itself won Best Picture at the 81st Annual Academy Awards .
Winfrey used her status as both a celebrity and a media personality to give the film what was described by Ben Child of The Guardian , as a " high @-@ profile promotional push . " At a press conference Winfrey announced her intention to lead a promotional campaign on behalf of Precious along with her other various platforms , hoping to be able to " bring in different audiences " by promoting the film on her show , in her magazine and on her satellite @-@ radio channel . Katie Walmsley of CNN remarked , based on the film 's positive reception at the Toronto Film Festival , that the film " at the very least , the [ Toronto ] award will guarantee " Precious " substantial distribution , as well as exposure for two @-@ time director Daniels . " The trailer for Precious was shown during previews of the film 's producer Perry 's film I Can Do Bad All By Myself in September 2009 .
= = = Box office = = =
Precious was given a limited @-@ theatrical release on November 6th , 2009 , and was originally scheduled to appear on screens only in North America . Due to the mature subject matter of the film , it was rated " R " by the Motion Picture Association of America ( MPAA ) in the United States , specifically for strong depiction of " child abuse including sexual assault , and pervasive indecent language " . During its opening weekend , the film earned $ 1 @,@ 872 @,@ 458 , which placed twelfth on that weekend 's box office list , despite being in only 18 theaters . The film saw a 214 percent increase in its second week of release , earning $ 5 @,@ 874 @,@ 628 at 174 theaters , which catapulted it up to third place in that weekend 's box office , with a per @-@ theater average of $ 33 @,@ 762 . On November 20 , 2009 , the film received a wider release , showing at 629 theaters ( thus tripling the number of theaters showing the film ) . In its third week , Precious , as studios had previously estimated , placed sixth at the box office , with the revenues estimated $ 11 @,@ 008 @,@ 000 — an 87 @.@ 4 % increase from the previous week .
After riding that three @-@ week wave of success , Precious began to see a decrease in box office earnings . However , the film holds the record as the highest grossing picture to open in fewer than 100 theaters , and holds the record for the highest grossing average per screen for films shown in fewer than 50 theaters . Brandon Grey of Box Office Mojo described Precious as having had a " robust expansion " in its second week of release , and he confirmed that the film holds the record for having the second @-@ highest grossing weekend for a movie playing at fewer than 200 sites , behind only Paranormal Activity . Precious grossed a total of $ 40 @,@ 320 @,@ 285 in over six weeks of release . The film opened at ninth place in the United Kingdom , with revenues totaling £ 259 @,@ 000 in its opening weekend from a limited release of 47 cinemas , generating a £ 5 @,@ 552 screen average .
= = = Home media = = =
The film was released on DVD @-@ Video and Blu @-@ ray Disc formats on March 9 , 2010 , reaching number one on the top DVD sales chart in the United States with 1 @.@ 5 million DVDs sold in its first week of release . It also reached the top position on the rental charts for iTunes and Amazon.com.
= = Reception = =
= = = Critical response = = =
Precious received much acclaim from film critics , particularly for Sidibe 's and Mo 'Nique 's performances . Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 91 % of 218 critics gave the film a positive review , with a rating average of 7 @.@ 8 out of 10 . The site 's consensus is that " Precious is a grim yet ultimately triumphant film about abuse and inner @-@ city life , largely bolstered by exceptional performances from its cast . " Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from film critics , gave the film a rating score of 79 based on 36 reviews , indicating " Generally favorable reviews . "
John Anderson , of Variety , said " to simply call it harrowing or unsparing doesn ’ t quite cut it , " having felt that the film is " courageous and uncompromising , a shaken cocktail of debasement and elation , despair and hope . " Anderson cited Carey 's performance as " pitch perfect " and Patton 's role as Ms. Blu Rain as " disarming . " Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly , praised Carey 's performance , describing it as having been " an authentically deglammed compassion " and praised the film for ' capturing ' " how a lost girl rouses herself from the dead " and for Daniels ' showing " unflinching courage as a filmmaker by going this deep into the pathologies that may still linger in the closets of some impoverished inner @-@ city lives . " Gleiberman described the film as being a movie " that makes you think , ' There but for the grace of God go I. ' [ ... ] It 's a potent and moving experience , because by the end you feel you 've witnessed nothing less than the birth of a soul " and felt that the " final scene of revelation " between Sidibe 's and Mo 'Nique 's characters was strong enough to be able to leave viewers " tearful , shaken , [ and ] dazed with pity and terror . " He identifies how Daniels uses one of the rich scenes created by Fletcher to position Mo 'Nique in a painful confrontation with Sidibe that results in a masterful and thought @-@ provoking performance that delivers the final " push " needed by Sidibe : " The more Precious tries to get away from her mother , the more she 's pulled back " .
Roger Ebert , of the Chicago Sun @-@ Times , praised Mo 'Nique and Sidibe 's performances . Ebert described Mo 'Nique 's performance as being " frighteningly convincing " and felt that " the film is a tribute to Sidibe 's ability to engage our empathy " because she " completely creates the Precious character . " He noted that Carey and Patton " are equal with Sidibe in screen impact . " Ebert praised Daniels because rather than casting the actors for their names , " he was able to see beneath the surface and trust that they had within the emotional resources to play these women , and he was right . " Betsey Sharkey , of the Los Angeles Times describes the film as being a " rough @-@ cut diamond ... [ A ] rare blend of pure entertainment and dark social commentary , it is a shockingly raw , surprisingly irreverent and absolutely unforgettable story . " Claudia Puig , of USA Today says that while there are " melodramatic moments " in the film , the cast gives " remarkable performances " to show the audiences the film 's " inspiring message . " Peter Travers , of Rolling Stone called Mo 'Nique " dynamite , " a performance that " tears at your heart . "
Mary Pols of Time praised the film 's fantasy sequences for being able to show the audience a " joyous Wizard of Oz energy " that is able to " open the door into Precious 's mind in a way even [ the author ] Sapphire couldn 't . " Pols felt that , while not implying that the film has " a lack of compelling emotional material " but that the film 's " few weak moments " are the " ones that dovetail with typical inspirational stories . " Marshall Fine , of The Huffington Post , praised the film as being " a film that doesn 't shy away from the depths to which human beings can sink , but it also shows the strength and resilience of which we are capable , even at our lowest moments . " Scott Mendelson , also of The Huffington Post , felt that when you put the " glaring issues aside , " the film " still works as a potent character study and a glimpse inside a world we 'd rather pretend does not exist in America . " But while the film " succeeds as a powerful acting treat and a potent character study , there are some major narrative issues that prevent the film from being an accidental masterpiece . " Mendelson described the film as being " an acting powerhouse " based on its many emotional themes .
Critic Jack Mathews wrote : " Without being familiar with the source material , you really have no idea how much work went into the adaptation or how well it was done .... ' Precious : Based on the Novel ' Push ' by Sapphire ' ... First @-@ time screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher did yeoman 's work turning Sapphire 's graphic , idiomatic novel into a coherent and inspiring story about the journey of an abused Harlem teenager . "
Erin Aubry Kaplan writes on Salon.com that the question posed by the film is how to assess the " hopeless story of a ghetto teen ... in the Age of Obama . " She goes on to say that " ' Precious ' proves you don 't always have to choose between artistic and commercial success ; the film 's first opening weekend was record @-@ breaking . It 's a sign how much we needed to tell this story . And , perhaps , how many stories there are left to tell . "
A. O. Scott identifies the script 's precise use of force and adept use of language , including a memorable line created by Fletcher for the adaptation : a " risky , remarkable film adaptation , written by Geoffrey Fletcher , the facts of Precious 's life are also laid out with unsparing force ( though not in overly graphic detail ) . But just as Push achieves an eloquence that makes it far more than a fictional diary of extreme dysfunction , so too does Precious avoid the traps of well @-@ meaning , preachy lower @-@ depths realism . It howls and stammers , but it also sings ... Inarticulate and emotionally shut down , her massive body at once a prison and a hiding place , Precious is also perceptive and shrewd , possessed of talents visible only to those who bother to look . At its plainest and most persuasive , her story is that of a writer discovering a voice . ' These people talked like TV stations I didn 't even watch , ' she remarks of Ms. Rain and her lover ( Kimberly Russell ) , displaying her awakening literary intelligence even as she marvels at the discovery of her ignorance . "
Conversely , reflecting the transformation from script to screen , Dana Stevens of Slate disagrees with Gleiberman 's suggestion that the " film makes you think " and argues that the film 's " eagerness " to " drag " the audience " through the lower depths of human experience " leaves little space for independent " conclusions " . Stevens noted that while the film is about improvement and self @-@ actualization , " it wields an awfully large cudgel " in contrast to Scott 's view of balance : " unsparing force ( though not in overly graphic detail ) " . Perhaps sharing Mathews ' view regarding the daunting challenge of adapting the harsh story of Push , Stevens ' observes that " Daniels and Fletcher no doubt intended for their film to lend a voice to the kind of protagonist too often excluded from American movie screens : a poor , black , overweight single mother from the inner city . "
Precious has also received some negative responses from critics . Writing for the New York Press , Armond White compared the film to The Birth of a Nation as " demeaning the idea of black American life , " calling it the " con job of the year . " In two separate articles , The New York Times cited White 's article as the most powerful negative review , adding that in a recent interview he had remarked that the film 's popularity is a result of the " fact " that " black pathology sells . " Courtland Milloy , of The Washington Post said Precious was " a film of prurient interest that has about as much redeeming social value as a porn flick . " David Edelstein , of New York Magazine , commented that while the film has " elements " that are " powerful and shocking , " he felt the movie was " programmed " and that the film had " its own study guide . " Keith Uhlich , of Time Out New York , felt that the film did not live up to its " long hype , " and felt that it was " bewildering " to discover the film 's praise at the Sundance Film Festival because Uhlich characterized the film as having " shrug @-@ worthiness . " Peter Bradshaw wrote in The Guardian that the film catalogues a " horrendous , unending nightmare of abuse " and then abruptly turns into something resembling Fame . Bradshaw commended the film 's acting and energy but said it was not quite the " transcendent masterpiece " some had made it out to be . Sukhdev Sandhu said in The Daily Telegraph that he found the film " a dispiriting mix of cliché and melodrama , " although he acknowledged that the film does feature some superb acting .
Noting Daniels ' admiration of the work of John Waters and Pedro Almodóvar and the joking attitude he and the actors sometimes took towards their material while making the movie , Jim Emerson argued that Precious is best understood as a deliberately over @-@ the @-@ top piece of camp in the vein of Waters 's Female Trouble .
= = = Accolades = = =
Precious received dozens of nominations in award categories , including six Academy Award nominations , not only for the film itself but for the cast 's performances , the direction and cinematography , and the adaptation of the novel to the screenplay . Director Lee Daniels won the People 's Choice Award , an award given by audience members at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival . Daniels won both awards for which he was nominated at the San Sebastián International Film Festival — the TVE Otra Mirada Award and the Audience Award . He was also nominated in the category of Bronze Horse at the Stockholm Film Festival , and won the Best Feature Film Award at the Hawaii International Film Festival .
Precious received five awards at the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards ( ISA ) in the categories for Best Film , Best First Screenplay , Best Direction , Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress .
Precious received nominations from the 67th Annual Golden Globes for the film and for the performances of Mo 'Nique and Sidibe ; Mo 'Nique won Best Supporting Actress .
The film was nominated in all three major categories at the 2009 Screen Actor Guild Awards : Best Cast , Best Actress , and Best Supporting Actress ( in which Mo 'Nique won ) .
Precious was considered for the BAFTA awards in several categories , including Best Picture , Best Director , Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Editing , Best Leading Actress ( Gabourey Sidibe ) , and Best Supporting Actress ( Mo 'Nique ) .
On February 2 , 2010 , the film received Academy Award nominations at the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Picture , Best Actress ( Sidibe ) , Best Supporting Actress ( Mo 'Nique ) , Best Director ( Daniels ) , Best Adapted Screenplay ( Fletcher ) , and Best Film Editing ( Klotz ) . On March 7 , 2010 , Mo 'Nique ( Best Supporting Actress ) and Fletcher ( Best Adapted Screenplay ) won Academy Awards in their respective categories . The film was also nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for " Outstanding Film - Wide Release " during the 21st GLAAD Media Awards .
= Murder of Russel Timoshenko =
Russel Timoshenko ( August 18 , 1983 – July 14 , 2007 ) was a 23 @-@ year @-@ old New York Police Department ( NYPD ) police officer who was shot on July 9 , 2007 , and died five days later , after pulling over a stolen BMW automobile in New York City 's Crown Heights , Brooklyn neighborhood . After a four @-@ day manhunt that stretched across three states , all three suspects were eventually apprehended and convicted — two of murder , and the third for weapons possession . At his widely attended funeral , Timoshenko was posthumously promoted to the rank of Detective . The case garnered national media attention because the weapons used were all illegally obtained handguns . This sparked widespread debate over gun control laws in New York City , and over the process by which firearms are traced by police departments .
= = Murder = =
Timoshenko and his partner , Officer Herman Yan , had been driving in a marked 71st precinct police car on a routine patrol in Crown Heights , with Timoshenko riding as the passenger when they spotted a 2003 black BMW sports utility vehicle headed westbound on Lefferts Avenue at 2 : 30 am . The officers scanned the BMW 's license plate on a computer in their police car . When the check came back , it indicated that the plate was assigned to a 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander , not the BMW . Timoshenko and Yan signaled for the vehicle to pull over , and the driver complied , turning north onto Rogers Avenue , where both officers got out of their car and approached the stopped vehicle .
Before the officers arrived at the front of the car , Dexter Bostic , 34 , opened fire from the passenger 's seat with a .45 caliber handgun , striking Timoshenko once in the face and once in the throat . Yan had been approaching on the driver 's side , while Timoshenko was coming up from the passenger 's side . From the back seat of the BMW , Robert Ellis , 34 , shot Yan with a 9mm handgun , striking him in the arm and chest ; Yan was saved by his ballistic vest and was able to return fire . A third suspect , 29 @-@ year @-@ old Lee Woods , was driving the BMW at the time of the shooting . After firing at least seven rounds at the officers , the three suspects fled the scene . Police later found the abandoned car on Kingston Avenue , about four blocks from where the shooting occurred .
Timoshenko was rushed to Kings County Hospital Center once medical personnel arrived at the scene . Each of the two bullets that struck Timoshenko cut across his spinal cord , just beneath his brain , which left him unable to breathe on his own or to move his muscles . According to doctors , he had no oxygen for 15 to 20 minutes after he was shot because of his initial paralysis . The loss of oxygen left him in a coma since the shooting , so he was placed on life support machines that allowed him to breathe . Tests conducted on July 14 determined that he had no brain activity ( matching the definition of legal death in the state of New York ) ; as a result , the doctors pronounced him dead at 4 : 14 p.m. and turned off the artificial respirator . He was 23 years old at the time of his death .
= = = Motive = = =
Media reports stated that the men committed the crime in an effort to avoid returning to prison , as all three had violent criminal records . Bostic previously served nine years in state prison for assault , robbery , and sodomy in 1990 . He was sent to prison again in 2001 to serve three years for armed robbery ( in which an accomplice fired shots ) , resulting in his second felony . In 1992 , at the age of 19 , Ellis was convicted of first @-@ degree rape and sodomy . Woods was sent to prison in 1997 , also at age 19 , for illegal weapons possession and assaulting a police officer during his arrest .
If the police identified Bostic even before the shooting occurred , he would have faced a two @-@ year prison sentence for violating the terms of his parole , since he was out past his curfew . After the shooting , police discovered the BMW had been stolen from the Five Towns Mitsubishi car dealership in Inwood , Long Island where Bostic worked as a salesman . A motor vehicle theft or gun possession conviction would have been Bostic 's third felony , likely resulting in a lengthy prison sentence .
= = Aftermath = =
= = = Manhunt = = =
Police apprehended Lee Woods at the home of his girlfriend , Nicole Bostic ( Dexter Bostic ’ s sister ) in Far Rockaway , Queens , New York on July 10 . He identified Bostic and Ellis as his accomplices , and told police that while he knew his friends had guns , he was unaware they were going to open fire on the officers . City detectives were tipped to the whereabouts of Bostic and Ellis on the afternoon of July 11 , after being contacted by man who , unaware of the suspects ' fugitive status , assisted the suspects in their escape by driving them across Long Island , from Far Rockaway to Port Jefferson , New York , before riding a ferry across Long Island Sound to Bridgeport , Connecticut . They then drove west , stopping at a supermarket in Tarrytown , New York , where they purchased food and water , before continuing on to Pennsylvania , according to New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly . Remnants of the same food the men purchased were found in a Pennsylvania forest , where investigators had eventually tracked the suspects .
Hundreds of NYPD officers , U.S. marshals , and Pennsylvania State Troopers were involved in the manhunt , using helicopters and four police dogs to assist with the search . By July 11 , 2007 , the bounty for information leading to the whereabouts of Bostic and Ellis reached $ 64 @,@ 000 , with the Patrolmen 's Benevolent Association proposing an additional $ 25 @,@ 000 . The driver initially dropped off Bostic and Ellis about 14 miles from where Bostic was finally arrested in Pocono Township , Pennsylvania .
On July 11 , a passing motorist spotted the fugitives by Interstate 80 and called police . The men fled when authorities arrived at the scene shortly after , but Bostic was tackled by a state trooper shortly after 6 p.m. , while Ellis managed to escape . At 8 a.m. the next morning , Ellis was cornered near I @-@ 80 by two police dogs . Both men were extradited to New York from Pennsylvania on July 12 . Police brought Timoshenko 's handcuffs and used them to apprehend Ellis during his arrest . Police did not release the name of the driver who assisted the suspects .
= = = Mourning = = =
Over 30 @,@ 000 people attended Timoshenko 's funeral in Flatlands , Brooklyn , where Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivered the eulogy , praising the fallen officer , stating , " By stopping that car , he and Officer Yan helped us capture three career criminals whose appetite for evil knew no bounds — saving who knows how many future victims , people who will never know how lucky they are . " Detective Timoshenko ’ s name is engraved on Panel 16 @-@ West , Line 26 of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington , DC .
= = = Awards and recognition = = =
Timoshenko had served with the NYPD for 18 months . In a ceremony held on July 27 , 2007 , Timoshenko was posthumously promoted to the rank of Detective First Grade and his partner , Herman Yan , was promoted to Detective . Mayor Bloomberg called the promotion , " A small measure of our appreciation for the supreme sacrifice that Russel made , and to honor his life . "
On June 16 , 2008 , Mayor Bloomberg and NYPD Commissioner Kelly bestowed the New York City Police Department Medal of Honor on Timoshenko and Yan . The award is the highest law enforcement medal given by the NYPD , which was awarded posthumously Timoshenko and accepted by his parents in a ceremony held at the NYPD headquarters in New York . New York Governor David Paterson named the two officers Police Officers of the Year in New York State on July 24 , 2009 . The award , first given in 1983 , recognizes a single police officer or team for " an exceptional act of valor symbolizing the service of police in New York State . "
On October 6 , 2009 , Timoshenko 's parents accepted the James S. Brady Law Enforcement Award ( named after the former assistant to President Ronald Reagan ) , given to their son posthumously in recognition of his commitment to public safety through his outstanding law enforcement career . The award was presented by NYPD Commissioner Kelly .
In November 2009 , a local street , Durant Avenue , was renamed to Detective Russel Timoshenko Way in the detective 's honor . Incidentally , following the controversial decision to rename a street to Sean Bell Way for police shooting victim Sean Bell , some community members had recommended doing the same for Timoshenko . However , the latter case had attracted much less media attention .
= = Trial = =
All three suspects were arraigned and charged with aggravated first degree murder for the killing of Timoshenko , and other charges related to the wounding of Yan , including attempted murder and aggravated assault on a police officer . They faced life in prison if convicted of the first degree murder charges . The city 's police union and other parties asked federal prosecutors to take over the case so that the three suspects could face the death penalty , but the case was tried by the Brooklyn district attorney on November 10 , 2008 , after federal officials refused to prosecute the case . Although the three defendants were being prosecuted simultaneously , there was a rare separate jury assigned to each of them .
On December 17 , 2008 , Robert Ellis was found not guilty on the charges of aggravated murder and attempted aggravated murder , but was found guilty on three charges of gun possession . On January 14 , 2009 , a judge sentenced Ellis to 15 years in prison on the gun possession charges . On December 19 , 2008 , Dexter Bostic was found guilty of aggravated murder , attempted aggravated murder , and three charges of gun possession ; he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole .
Lee Woods was tried twice , after his first trial ended in a mistrial due to a juror in her 20s falling ill . Wood 's attorney , Samuel J. Karlin , told the judge his client wanted to continue with the ill juror , instead of using an alternate . At his second trial on March 16 , 2009 , Lee Woods was found guilty of aggravated murder , attempted aggravated murder , and 3 charges of gun possession . He was also sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole .
Prosecutors believed Nicole Bostic , 26 at the time , aided Lee Woods in hiding the guns found in the BMW that Timoshenko and Yan pulled over , dumping them in a nearby garage before police retrieved them ; N. Bostic , however , only admitted to giving Woods a ride . She pled guilty to helping the three men escape , and originally faced seven years in prison for her role . She later accepted a plea bargain , pleading guilty to a misdemeanor count of hindering the prosecution in exchange for three years probation , thereby avoiding jail .
= = Gun legislation = =
Several press accounts reported that Timoshenko was shot by an unlicensed gun that came from Virginia . Previous reports indicated that the gun dealer had previously been indicted for his illegal gun sales , and that all the weapons found in the BMW were illegally obtained . The gun shop in question is now closed , and the dealer has been stripped of his license . Because the gun was used by a person with a criminal history , and because the NYPD was denied requests to look up the seller of the gun , legislators sought to make it easier for law enforcement to carry out their investigative duties .
= = = Senate hearings = = =
In September 2007 , Senator Charles Schumer questioned Michael J. Sullivan , nominated to be the director of the Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco , Firearms and Explosives ( ATF ) , at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing looking into why the NYPD 's request for information on who had sold the gun ( used to kill Timoshenko ) was denied . The NYPD asked the ATF for data about which dealers in Virginia supplied the most crime guns — like the one used to kill Officer Timoshenko — so they could identify the traffickers . The ATF refused that request for data , citing the Tiahrt Amendment , which restricts cities ' access to and use of ATF trace data ) . The New York Daily News ran a headline editorial in support for repealing the amendment , entitled " Congress Owes This Hero . "
At the Senate hearing in Washington D.C. , Schumer stated , " If this is true , it is an outrage . If it is true , it is a horrible example of gun laws gone wrong . " Sullivan , then acting director of the ATF , replied to the criticism , stating , " I 'm not sure why the request was turned down " , and pledged to look into the matter and provide further clarification in writing .
= = = New gun laws for New York City = = =
The complications regarding the illegal firearms used in Timoshenko 's murder inspired new laws passed in New York City , which authorized new penalties , touted as " part of the toughest illegal gun possession law in the country . " A public awareness campaign , named " GUNS = PRISON " , featured posters calling attention to the 3 ½ year prison sentence given to anyone caught carrying an illegal loaded handgun in New York . At a press conference , Mayor Bloomberg stated , " Police Officer Russell Timoshenko was just the latest victim killed by a gunman firing at close range . If the prospect of three and a half years in jail deters just one would @-@ be killer from carrying a gun and taking the life of another police officer in another deadly confrontation , then the law and the efforts to publicize it are well worth it . " NFL player Plaxico Burress was charged with this new law due to an incident that occurred inside of a New York City nightclub . On August 20 , 2009 , Burress plead guilty to a gun possession charge and agreed to a two @-@ year prison sentence .
= The Parent Rap =
" The Parent Rap " is the second episode and official premiere of the thirteenth season of The Simpsons . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 11 , 2001 . In the episode , Bart and his father , Homer , are sentenced by the cruel judge Constance Harm to be tethered to each other as a result of Bart stealing Police Chief Wiggum 's car . Eventually , Homer 's wife , Marge , is fed up with the punishment and cuts the rope , which instead leads to Judge Harm sentencing them to have their heads and hands locked up in wooden stocks .
The episode was written by George Meyer and Mike Scully , who also served as the show runner for the episode , and Mark Kirkland worked as the director . The writers based the story on “ a couple of incidents ” in real life in which troublesome children , through alternative sentencing , were tethered to their parents . The episode marks the first appearance of the infamous and notoriously cruel Judge Constance Harm , who is played by actress Jane Kaczmarek . When it was first broadcast , “ The Parent Rap ” was watched by 14 @.@ 4 million viewers , making it the second most watched show of its timeslot that night . After its release on DVD and Blu @-@ ray , however , the episode garnered mixed reviews from critics .
= = Plot = =
When Homer makes Bart and Milhouse walk to school , the boys get into trouble and are arrested for stealing Chief Wiggum 's squad car . Milhouse gets off but when Bart comes to the bench , Judge Snyder takes a vacation and Judge Constance Harm takes over and lays down the law . She holds Homer responsible for Bart 's deeds and sentences him and Bart to be tethered together . The two are against it at first , but after a while , the two begin to bond . Marge finally gets fed up with the punishment , when Bart has to stay in the room when she and Homer make love , and cuts the tether . Only now , Bart and his parents get brought back before Judge Harm . Homer and Marge have their heads and hands locked up in old @-@ fashioned wooden stocks . Not being able to bear the punishment any longer , they break free and decide to get back at the judge . When the plan goes awry , they accidentally sink the judge 's houseboat and are once again brought into court .
Bart asks Judge Harm to go easy on his parents and accepts responsibility for his own actions . Judge Harm 's harsh expressions briefly softens and she admits she appreciates him being responsible for his actions . However , she also realizes that she must still lay down the law . Just before she is ready to bang her gavel and punish Bart to serve five years in juvie , Judge Snyder comes back from his fishing trip just in time to stop her verdict . He declares a verdict of " boys will be boys " , dismissing the case and sending an irate Judge Harm on her way when she tried to complain about him being too lenient .
Afterwards , Marge asks the family not to break the law for an entire year , a promise Homer instantly breaks when he unintentionally runs over Hans Moleman , and turns up the radio to keep the family from hearing him whimper in pain .
= = Production and cultural references = =
“ The Parent Rap ” was co @-@ written by George Meyer and Mike Scully , and Mark Kirkland served as the director for the episode . It was first broadcast on the Fox network in the United States on November 11 , 2001 . The title of the episode is a reference to The Parent Trap . Even though " Treehouse of Horror XII " - the first episode of the thirteenth season - had aired the previous week , " The Parent Rap " was considered the official premiere of the season . “ The Parent Rap ” was the last episode written in its production line . “ As I recall , we got toward the end of the season and we had to write another episode in a hurry ” , said Meyer in a DVD audio commentary for the episode . Judge Constance Harm is a parody of Judge Judy .
The writing staff contributed a rough outline for the episode , and Meyer and Scully went into one of the writer 's room and “ basically , kind of locked [ themselves ] in for five days ” writing the episode . Meyer and Scully both thoroughly enjoyed the writing process of the episode ; “ It really came together easily ” , stated Meyer , “ ... because we had known each other so long and were comfortable with each other 's style ” . Ian Maxtone @-@ Graham , one of the writers for The Simpsons , commented that the draft Meyer and Scully had written was “ awfully good ” .
The episode was based on “ a couple of incidents ” that the writers had heard about in which troublesome children , through alternative sentencing , were tethered to their parents . The scene in which Homer and Marge get spanked by Springfield 's citizens as part of their punishment was also based on an alternative sentencing , in which the sentenced had to wear certain shirts or signs that indicated whether they , for example , had not paid taxes . The scene in which Bart accidentally drives away with Chief Wiggum 's police car was based on one of Scully 's friends in high school , who stole a still running police car parked at a Dunkin ' Donuts while the police were in the store .
The episode featured the first appearance of Judge Constance Harm , portrayed by American actress Jane Kaczmarek . The character 's name was conceived by Meyer , who had always thought that Constance was a scary name .
The episode makes a reference to Blue Öyster Cult 's hit song “ ( Don 't Fear ) The Reaper ” , which also plays during the episode 's end credits , and inspired the title of a later episode . Meyer later got to meet the band , who said that they were “ stoked ” to be referenced in a Simpsons episode .
= = Release = =
In its original American broadcast on November 11 , 2001 , “ The Parent Rap ” was seen by approximately 14 @.@ 4 million viewers , according to Nielsen Media Research . The episode received a 6 @.@ 9 rating / 16 share among adults between ages 18 and 49 , making it the second most watched television show of the night in its demographic , losing the number @-@ one spot to Malcolm in the Middle . The episode was listed among the 15 most watched shows in its demographic that week .
Following the episode 's broadcast , as well as the home video release of thirteenth season of The Simpsons , “ The Parent Rap " received generally mixed reviews from critics . Writing for NY Daily News , Eric Mink gave the episode a mixed review . " To be sure , the show has its moments " , wrote Mink , " But there 's not much zip here , and the show has , of all things , a warm @-@ and @-@ fuzzy ending ... ' The Simpsons ' and warm @-@ and @-@ fuzzy is not a healthy combination " . Nate Boss of Project @-@ Blu described the episode as “ filler ” and praised the episode 's concept , but criticized how the episode was executed . Colin Jacobsson of DVD Movie Guide also gave the episode a mixed response , and wrote that “ ' Rap ' starts with a clever – if absurd – concept ” , but “ does little to churn good comedy out of its theme ” , and concluded by calling the episode “ disappointing ” . Writing for Obsessed With Film , Adam Rayner described the episode as “ woefully weak ” and “ an example of the farcical that the series would fall deeper and deeper into ” . He did , however , praise the episode for being original . Jennifer Malkowski , reviewing the season for DVD Verdict , was more positive towards the episode . Giving the episode a rating of B + , Malkowski listed “ The Parent Rap ” among episodes in the season where “ We see wacky scenarios force Homer to bond with his family , to a rather heartwarming effect ” . Ron Martin of 411Mania was also favorable , calling the episode “ decent ” .
= Action of 6 April 1809 =
The Action of 6 April 1809 was a small naval battle fought between the French frigate Niémen and several British frigates , principally HMS Amethyst , as part of the blockade of Brest , France during the Napoleonic Wars . During the Wars , a central part of British strategy was to isolate French ports from international trade in an attempt to both restrict French imports of food and military supplies and simultaneously to damage the French economy . To achieve this , British warships maintained a constant vigil off the French coastline , attacking ships that attempted to enter or leave French ports . Despite the threat that their ships faced , communication and the transfer of supplies between France and her colonies was vital to the French war effort , and the French Navy made constant attempts to evade the patrolling British squadrons . In late 1808 , a significant French squadron was deployed to Isle de France ( now Mauritius ) to disrupt British trade in the Indian Ocean . This force required reinforcement and supply from France , and periodic attempts were made to reach the isolated convoy with new frigates , the first of which was Niémen .
Niémen was a new and fast ship , carrying 40 guns and a large quantity of much needed naval supplies . However , in order to leave her home port of Brest , it was necessary to avoid contact with the British frigates that constantly watched the entrance to the harbour in search of enemy movement . In April 1809 , these ships were HMS Amethyst and Emerald , loosely supported by other patrolling ships and tasked specifically with the capture of Niémen , acting on intelligence passed on by the Admiralty . When Niémen emerged on 5 April , she was immediately spotted and chased . Amethyst retained contact throughout the night and brought the French ship to action on the morning of 6 April . The ensuing battle was fiercely contested and both ships suffered severe damage and heavy casualties .
While the outcome of the battle was still undecided , a second British frigate — HMS Arethusa — arrived . Outnumbered , the French captain saw no alternative and surrendered his ship . The late arrival of Arethusa — under Captain Robert Mends , who claimed the victory for himself — sparked a furious argument that developed into a lasting animosity between Mends and Captain Michael Seymour of Amethyst . The failure of Niémen to reach Isle de France also had serious repercussions for the French squadron there . With naval supplies severely limited , their ability to operate at sea for long periods of time was hampered and by late 1810 few of their vessels were still seaworthy .
= = Background = =
During the Napoleonic Wars , as with the French Revolutionary Wars that preceded them , the British Royal Navy enjoyed almost complete dominance at sea . By 1809 , their superiority was so entrenched that few French ships even left port , because to do so meant breaking through a system of blockading warships off every major French harbour . The biggest port in France at the time was Brest in Brittany , and thus it was there that the greatest concentration of British warships off the French coast was concentrated . The main squadron was formed from large ships of the line , often dubbed the " Offshore Squadron " due to their position up to a hundred miles from the coast , to avoid the risks posed by the rocky Biscay shore . This was complemented by the " Inshore Squadron " , formed primarily from frigates and brigs , which was tasked with watching the myriad entry points to Brest and other Biscay ports . These frigates often sailed independently or in small squadrons , maintaining contact with each other and with the Offshore Squadron via signals and despatch boats .
Despite their inferiority at sea , both in numbers and experience , frigates of the French Navy were still required to leave port regularly on raiding missions against British commerce and to convoy supplies and reinforcements to overseas regions of the French Empire . These colonies formed bases for French commerce raiders , and in 1808 a determined effort was made to develop a raiding squadron on the French Indian Ocean territories of Isle de France and Île Bonaparte . These ships — led by Commodore Jacques Hamelin — required regular resupply from France as they were unable to repair damage and replenish ammunition and food from the reserves on the Indian Ocean islands alone . In early 1809 , therefore , it was decided to reinforce and resupply the squadron by despatching the newly built frigate Niémen from Brest under Captain Jean Dupotet .
In January 1809 , John Tremayne Rodd — captain of the frigate HMS Indefatigable , then part of the Inshore Squadron — obtained information that Niémen was preparing to sail from Brest . Rodd passed this information to the Admiralty , who took immediate steps to intercept the French ship . For this purpose , they selected Captains Michael Seymour of HMS Amethyst and Frederick Lewis Maitland of HMS Emerald . These captains had extensive experience serving with the Inshore Squadron off Brest and Seymour , who had lost an arm at the Glorious First of June , was much in favour for his recent capture of the French frigate Thétis at the Action of 10 November 1808 . Seymour and Maitland — during their patrols in 1808 that led to the capture of Thétis — had entered into a verbal agreement that any prize money they earned would be shared equally over both crews . This agreement continued on their new commission , which was jealously guarded from other captains : when Seymour discovered HMS Naiad hunting in the same area in March , he was furious and ordered her away .
= = Battle = =
On 3 April 1809 , Niémen — laden with provisions and naval stores for Isle de France — sailed from Brest , passing through the rocky passages that sheltered the port during the night and thus avoiding discovery by the regular Inshore Squadron . Steering westwards , Dupotet made good time , travelling nearly 100 nmi ( 120 mi ; 190 km ) over the next two days with the intention of escaping the British patrols in the Bay of Biscay and reaching the open Atlantic . At 11 : 00 on 5 April , however , Dupotet spotted two sails to the northwest . Assuming them to be British , Dupotet turned southwards in the hope of outrunning them . The sails — which belonged to Amethyst and Emerald — immediately gave chase . Throughout the day , the three ships sailed southward , Amethyst slightly gaining on Niémen but leaving Emerald far behind , Maitland 's ship disappearing from view at 19 : 20 as darkness fell .
Dupotet attempted to throw off Amethyst 's pursuit during the night by turning westwards once more , but Seymour anticipated this manoeuvre and turned his ship westwards as well , discovering Niémen only a few miles ahead at 21 : 40 . Rapidly gaining on the French ship , Seymour began firing his bow @-@ chasers , small guns situated in the bows of the frigate , in an attempt to damage her rigging so that he could bring his broadsides to bear . Dupotet responded with his stern @-@ chasers , but by 01 : 00 on 6 April it was clear that Amethyst was going to catch the French frigate . The pursuit had been exhausting : since first sighting the British ships , Niémen had travelled over 140 nmi ( 160 mi ; 260 km ) and was just 12 nmi ( 14 mi ; 22 km ) from the Spanish coast when she was caught . At 01 : 15 , Amethyst opened fire , Niémen immediately responding and turning to the northeast in an attempt to shake off the British ship . Seymour followed his opponent and at 01 : 45 was again close enough to engage , the frigates firing upon one another from close range for over an hour .
At 02 : 45 , Amethyst was able to pull across the bows of Niémen , inflicting a devastating raking fire on the French ship which caused terrible damage . Niémen surged forward into Amethyst , but the collision caused little damage and at 03 : 00 Amethyst again raked her opponent , this time from the east . The frigates were so close that shot from Amethyst started fires among Niémen 's hammock netting , placed along the decks to deter boarding actions . At 03 : 15 , Niémen 's mizenmast and main topmast collapsed and another fire broke out in the main top , but Amethyst was also severely damaged and at 03 : 30 her mainmast fell onto the deck from a combination of shot damage and stress in high winds . Niémen 's mainmast also collapsed a few minutes later . Both frigates had stopped firing at 03 : 25 , as the confusion on their decks was brought under control .
Although Niémen was very badly damaged , Amethyst was almost uncontrollable and despite Seymour 's best efforts , he was unable to close with Niémen to ensure her surrender . Dupotet meanwhile was overseeing hasty repairs in the hope of getting away before Amethyst could recover . At 03 : 45 , however , a new ship emerged from the darkness , soon revealed to be the British frigate HMS Arethusa . Arethusa was deployed as part of the force blockading the ports of Northern Spain and her commander , Captain Robert Mends , was a successful officer who had been commended just two weeks earlier for raiding the French @-@ held port of Lekeitio . Mends immediately pulled alongside Niémen and Dupotet fired a single shot each at Amethyst and Arethusa . The shot at Amethyst missed its target , but the one at Arethusa struck the ship and threw up splinters . Mends was struck on the forehead and badly wounded , the only man to be hit . Both Amethyst and Arethusa then opened fire , Niémen surrendering immediately .
= = Aftermath = =
Aside from Captain Mends on Arethusa , casualties were severe on both sides . Amethyst had eight killed and 37 wounded from a crew of 222 , while the French ship lost 47 killed and 73 wounded from a crew of 339 . Recriminations among the British officers began within minutes of the French surrender : Mends took possession of Niémen and sent a note to Seymour informing him that he had seized the valuable French nautical charts and the French captain 's personal stores . The note also requested that Seymour send back Arethusa 's surgeon , who had gone aboard Amethyst to assist with the wounded , so that Mends could be ready to leave without notice . Seymour , who was still effecting hasty repairs and dealing with his casualties , responded angrily , forcing Mends to back down and return the stores . Seymour was also annoyed by Mends ' late arrival , which meant that Arethusa was entitled to half the prize money from the captured frigate without having done any of the fighting . Repairs were completed on 7 April , and Amethyst and Niémen limped back to Plymouth , arriving on 13 April .
On arrival in Britain , Seymour was celebrated and rewarded with a baronetcy for his second victory in less than six months while all of his officers were promoted . Niémen was purchased into the Navy for the sum of £ 29 @,@ 979 @-@ 2 @-@ 10d , which was split between the government , the crew and a number of other parties . The share that went to the captors came under dispute : Mends had no intention of abiding by Seymour 's agreement with Maitland and refused to allow Emerald to share in the prize money . Seymour and Maitland took Mends to court and the ensuing legal battle lasted years , Mends deliberately exaggerating his role in the capture of Niémen in public ( although privately admitting that the victory was entirely Seymour 's ) . Seymour and Mends became bitter enemies and their animosity continued throughout their lives , although both remained in the Navy and had successful careers . Forty years later , the battle was among the actions recognised by a clasp attached to the Naval General Service Medal , awarded upon application to all British participants still living in 1847 .
In France , the action was infamous for a despatch supposedly sent by Dupotet and subsequently printed in edited form in the newspaper Le Moniteur Universel . The report , which was later used by Mends in his dispute with Seymour , claimed that Niémen had not only been largely undamaged before Arethusa 's arrival , but that Seymour had actually surrendered to the French captain before Mends arrived . This story , almost totally invented , was widely believed in France at the time . The effect on the Mauritius campaign of the defeat of Niémen was not immediately apparent , Hamelin 's squadron remaining a menace to British shipping well into 1810 . However , in the aftermath of the destructive Battle of Grand Port , the French , although the victors , were unable to repair their ships due to lack of naval stores and their effectiveness declined until they were unable to resist the Invasion of Isle de France in November 1810 . This inability was directly related to the failure of all but one of the French frigates sent to reinforce and resupply the island to reach it , the others either captured or driven back en route .
= Up in the Air ( 2009 film ) =
Up in the Air is a 2009 American comedy @-@ drama film directed by Jason Reitman and co @-@ written by Reitman and Sheldon Turner . It is a film adaptation of the 2001 novel of the same name , written by Walter Kirn . The story is centered on corporate " downsizer " Ryan Bingham ( George Clooney ) and his travels . The film follows his isolated life and philosophies and the people he meets along the way . Filming was primarily in St. Louis , Missouri , which substituted for a number of other cities . Several scenes were filmed in Detroit , Omaha , Nebraska , Las Vegas , and Miami .
Reitman promoted Up in the Air with personal appearances at film festivals and other showings , starting with the Telluride Film Festival on September 5 , 2009 . The Los Angeles premiere was at the Mann Village Theater on Monday , November 30 , 2009 . Paramount scheduled a limited North American release on December 4 , 2009 , broadening the release on December 11 , 2009 , with a wide release on December 23 , 2009 .
The National Board of Review and the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association named Up in the Air the Best Picture of 2009 . It received eight Broadcast Film Critics Association nominations and garnered a win for Adapted Screenplay , six Golden Globe nominations , earning a win for Best Screenplay , and three Screen Actors Guild nominations . It received six Academy Award nominations , but did not win in any category . Up in the Air also received recognition from numerous critics ' associations .
= = Plot = =
Ryan Bingham ( George Clooney ) works for a HR consultancy firm which specializes in termination assistance , and makes his living travelling to workplaces across the United States in order to conduct company layoffs and firings on behalf of employers . Ryan also gives motivational speeches , using the analogy " What 's In Your Backpack ? " to extoll the virtues of a life free of burdensome relationships with people as well as things . A frequent flyer , Ryan relishes his travels , and has a personal ambition to become only the seventh person ( as well as the youngest ) to earn ten million frequent flyer miles with American Airlines . During his travels , he meets another frequent flyer named Alex ( Vera Farmiga ) and they begin a casual relationship .
One day , Ryan is unexpectedly called back to his company 's offices in Omaha , Nebraska . Natalie Keener ( Anna Kendrick ) , an ambitious , freshly @-@ graduated new hire , promotes a plan to cut costs by conducting layoffs via videoconferencing . Ryan raises concerns that the program could potentially come across as detached and uncompassionate , arguing that Natalie knows nothing about the reality of the firing process , live or not , and does not know how to handle upset people . He then plays the role of a fired employee to demonstrate her inexperience . His boss ( Jason Bateman ) assigns him to take Natalie with him on his next round of terminations to show her the ropes , much to his annoyance .
As they travel together and become better acquainted , Natalie questions Ryan 's philosophies on life , but an unmoved Ryan is adamant that he is more than happy with his lifestyle . During the trip , Natalie is shattered when her boyfriend unceremoniously dumps her by text message , and Ryan and Alex try to comfort her . Natalie later lectures Ryan about his refusal to consider a commitment to Alex in spite of their obvious compatibility , and becomes infuriated ; she apologizes later , but soon afterwards they are both ordered back to Omaha to begin implementing Natalie 's program . On the test run , the earlier concerns Ryan had raised immediately prove true ; one laid off person breaks down in tears before the camera , and she is unable to comfort him .
Instead of returning immediately to Omaha , Ryan convinces Alex to accompany him to his younger sister 's wedding . He learns that the reason the couple had him take photos of a cutout picture of them in various places was because they cannot afford a honeymoon trip . When the groom gets cold feet , Ryan ’ s older sister talks him into using his motivational skills to persuade him to go through with it . Although this runs counter to Ryan 's personal
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